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Chapter 3

It had been a few hours since Troy and Gabriella had shared their very first kiss, and they did it very passionately. Since then they had repeated their first kiss many times, many, many times. Everything felt perfect all of a sudden for Gabriella. She felt content and more happy then ever before. Something about being with Troy, kissing Troy, him looking at her, him caressing her leg, something about all of that made her life feel complete. It made her happy, excited, like she wanted to jump up and down and squeal as loud as possible. If only she could stand on her two feet right now.

There current position was the same as before their first kiss when they were eating. Gabriella's back was up against the arm rest of the couch and her thighs were in Troy's lap. Troy's left hand had found its way up the pant leg of Gabriella's right leg. His hand was under her pants and rubbing her soft and smooth skin repeatedly. His right had was being held by Gabriella's hands and Troy was staring straight ahead at the television. Gabriella on the other hand was looking right at Troy, memorizing every single feature that he possessed.

Troy knew that she was looking at him the entire time, but tried to ignore it and let her be. But when he heard her voice he turned to look at her beautiful mocha eyes.

'Can I tell you a secret?' asked Gabriella.

'Of course.'

'I've had a crush on you for almost ten years.'

Troy couldn't help but laugh at her cute confession, as if what she was saying would completely change the world.

'Can I tell you a secret?' asked Troy in return.

Gabriella nodded her head.

'Ive had a crush on you for more than ten years.'

Gabriella turned her head away from Troy's and smiled. He was the sweetest thing she had ever seen.

'I still have a crush on you. In fact, I think it's more than a crush. I really like you Gabriella Montez, a lot.'

Gabriella turned her face back to Troy's at his kind words.

'I really like you too Troy Bolton, a lot.'

Troy leaned in to Gabriella's face once more and the two of them shared another passionate kiss that made their heat beats race. Towards the end of the kiss Troy was sucking Gabriella's lower lip and ever so gently bit her bottom lip as softly as he could. This caused a quiet moan to escape Gabriella's mouth as Troy left her wanting more.

'...tease,' said Gabriella lustfully with her eyes still closed and her forehead resting on Troys.

'Hmm...you still love it.'

'I do, more than anything.'

After hearing her words Troy continued on with their kissing, putting his heart and soul into it. It was filled with an enormous amount of heavy passion. Gabriella had never been kissed like this before, and she wasn't complaining at all. Once again things started to get extremely heated between the two and the need for air and to cool off over took them.

'So...how's your ankle?' asked Troy.

'It's...it could be better,' answered Gabriella still in a daze.

'But it's not as bad as it was?'

'Thanks to you, no,' said Gabriella with a smile as she poked Troy's chest.

'Well, I'm glad that I could help.'

'You did so much more than help Troy. And thank you, really, from the bottom of my heart. I'd be a mess if it wasn't for you.'

'Your welcome, and it wasn't a problem at all, so don't worry about it. Trust me when I say this, it was my pleasure.'

'Okay.'

With the conversation ended, Troy and Gabriella turned their attention back to the television screen to pretend to watch what was going on, when in reality they were both in deep thought of what was going on right there between them.

'Before me Dad died, when I was thirteen, he made me promise that I would never settle for anything less than the type of man that he was. He told me that I deserve a man who will treat me with respect, love me for who I am, and give me the world. I told him that he was crazy and that that person most likely didn't exist. You want to know what he said to that?' asked Gabriella.

'Tell me.'

'He said that he knew for a fact that that person already exists, and that he was a lot closer to me than I think. I just realized who he was talking about.'

'Who was he talking about?' asked Troy curiously.

'You.'

It may have been one word, but it was in this one word that made his breathing hitch. It was one word that made Troy realize that this girl sitting next to him was more than special, and he should have done something about it sooner.

Troy had loved Mr. Montez like a second father. He was a major part of his life and he always looked up to him. When he found out that he had died, he was heart broken and he had been miserable for weeks. Although no one besides him and Gabriella knew this, he had actually spent weeks after school at the Montez house looking through old photo albums with Gabriella. The two of them would laugh and cry together for hours on end. They even pulled out some embarrassing home videos, but they laughed none the less. They became so much closer during that time and Gabriella will always be grateful to him for being there for her.

Ever since then their relationship had taken on to a new level. They had connected on such a different and more powerful level. No matter what happened, they always knew that they had the other person to turn to.

Troy was thrilled that something more was finally happening between the two of them, it's what he's wanted for as long as he could remember. Being with her made her happy and making her happy made him ecstatic.

Troy leaned down to Gabriella once more to place another soft and sweet kiss on her luscious lips. He had to admit, she was an incredible kisser. It amazed him that at times he would look at her and see this innocent, sweet and pure little girl. But then when he would kiss her it was like a completely different Gabriella, which he found incredibly attractive. She became even more sexy, naughty, spicy, and provoking. He couldn't help himself but get completely lost in her kisses, and he couldn't help but think about what it could all lead to and how absolutely amazing it would be.

Troy reluctantly pulled away once more as he felt Gabriella becoming desperate for air. They both smiled at one another and Troy gave Gabriella a soft kiss on her cheek before he returned his gaze back to the television. Through everything that had happened in the last half an hour, his left hand hadn't moved away from under Gabriella's pants and it was still on her right leg moving in soothing motions. Gabriella still had a strong grip on Troy's right hand as well.

A large yawn escaped from Gabriella's mouth which caused Troy to turn his face back to Gabriella's and smile at how adorable she was.

'You tired pretty face?' asked Troy as he moved his right hand up to her face to caress it.

Gabriella dropped her face at the name that Troy called her and a small blush started to form. Troy raised her face back up to his with his thumb and forefinger and finally received a small nod from Gabriella.

'I guess I better get you to bed then.'

'You don't have to, I can just pass out here,' said Gabriella motioning to the couch.

'You?! Sleep on the couch?! I don't think so princess, you deserve way better than that.'

Gabriella burst out in laughter at how adorable Troy was being, and the best part was that she knew he wasn't joking one bit.

'Where am I going to sleep then? You're parents bed? I'd really rather not. That would be way too weird,' said Gabriella as she scrunched up her nose in a disgusted looking face.

'You can have my bed.'

'What? No, I can't just take your bed, that's crazy! Where are you going to sleep?'

'Don't worry about that sweetheart.'

'Troy!'

'Gabriella!'

Gabriella crossed her arms and let out a small huff in disappointment. Troy shouldn't have to sleep on the couch while she takes his bed, that just wasn't fair at all.

The conversation ended and the room fell silent again except for the television. Soon enough Gabriella let her eyes drift shut and her head fell to the side against the back of the couch. Noticing movement in the corner of his eyes, Troy turned to see Gabriella asleep like an angle.

He reached for the remote control and turned the television off before he lifted Gabriella's legs from off of his lap. After standing up he gently laid her legs back down again. Troy removed the ice from her ankle and put that back into the freezer before returning back to his sleeping beauty.

Placing one arm under her knees, and the other behind her back, he carefully lifted her light body off of the couch and into his arms. Immediately Gabriella adjusted to the new arrangements and wrapped her arms around Troy's neck. With a bigger smile on his face, he leaned down to place a kiss on her forehead before making his way towards the stairs and up to his bedroom.

Once in his bedroom he softly and gently placed Gabriella down in his bed and covered her with his blankets. As he turned to leave he felt her soft hands reach towards his wrist to stop him from moving.

'Stay with me...please. Don't go,' begged Gabriella.

'I'm not going anywhere angle,' replied Troy as he pulled back his bed covers once more and climbed into his bed. He shifted over towards Gabriella's body and pulled her as close to his body as humanly possible. She laid her head on his chest and he protectively wrapped his arms around her. While holding onto one another, they both were able to fall asleep in no time at all.

AN: There you have it! I thought this chapter was really cute, please let me know and tell me what you think! Also, if you have any romantic ideas that I can write about in the next chapter, please help me out and let me know!! Thanks again, and review like you did last time!!!

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