A couple weeks later, Troy was back on his feet. He had a tough recovery from his accident. He had had nightmares of the car that hit him every night for a month and would wake up screaming.
Flashback to a month ago.
Troy and Gabriella had been asleep but Troy had been tossing and turning all night long. He started sweating and hyperventilating in his sleep. Troy finally screamed and woke up Gabriella in the process.
"Baby, your okay. Everything is fine. Relax, shhh" Gabriella said soothingly.
"The car-" Troy started but Gabriella interrupted him.
"I know, babe. Your fine. Come here" Gabriella said.
Troy scooted closer to Gabriella and she put her arm around his waist and rubbed his back. She kissed his cheek, lovingly.
"Go back to sleep, Troy. I will be right here if you need me" Gabriella told her boyfriend.
Troy nodded and closed his eyes and snuggled into Gabriella's side.
End of Flashback
He stopped having nightmares and was doing his normal everyday routine. One morning, Troy came downstairs and saw Gabriella in the kitchen. He walked into the kitchen and snaked his arms around her waist.
"Hey, whats the plan for today babe?" Gabriella asked.
"I was thinking we could go out to dinner tonight" Troy said.
"Okay, whats the dress code?" Gabriella asked her boyfriend as she kissed his arm that was wrapped around her.
"A nice dress, maybe" Troy told her.
"Okay" Gabriella said kissing his lips.
Later that night, Gabriella was getting ready in the bathroom. Troy walked in and saw her putting on makeup and went to kiss her head.
"I love you, Gabriella" Troy said truthfully.
"I love you too, sweetheart" Gabriella said.
Troy left the room and quietly checked his shirt pocket. He pulled out the ring box and opened it and closed it. Troy had decided that he wanted to marry Gabriella and make it official. He knew she was going to sat yes. Troy put the box back in his pocket and saw that Gabriella was ready to go.
"You ready?" Troy asked as he entwined their fingers.
"Yeah. Let's go" Gabriella said as they walked out the door.
Troy drove Gabriella to her favorite restaurant, Zeke's French Cuisine which was owned by Troy's friend Zeke Baylor. They got out of the car and sat at their table.
"Gabriella" Troy said as he held her hand.
"Troy" Gabriella said smiling.
"I need to tell you something sweetheart. When I met you 3 years ago, I thought you were the most amazing person I had ever met in my life. You were pretty, funny, sweet, shy, and always smiling. I love you so much and I want to hang out forever. Gabriella Montez, will you marry me?" Troy asked her smiling.
Gabriella was crying tears of happiness. She held Troy's hand.
"Yes, baby. I will marry you" Gabriella answered as Troy slid the ring onto her finger.
Troy leaned in and kissed her passionately.
"I love you, Troy" Gabriella said.
"I love you too, Gabriella" Troy said kissing her again.
They finished dinner and walked hand in hand to the car and drove home. They walked into the house and went to the kitchen. Gabriella sat on the counter and watched Troy drink a glass of water. Troy walked over to Gabriella and picked her up. Gabriella wrapped her legs around her fiancee's waist and kissed his lips. Troy walked to the bedroom and set Gabriella on the bed.
"Good night, sweetheart. I love you" Troy said.
"Night, I love you" Gabriella said as she snuggled into his chest.
The couple slept peacefully in each others arms. The next morning Troy woke up and saw that Gabriella was still asleep. He leaned down, kissed her forehead, and left the room. They were going to have dinner with Troy's parents tonight and they were going to tell them about their engagement.
"Babe, which one?" Gabriella asked Troy about which dress she should wear.
"The black one. It looks sexy on you" Troy said as he kissed her cheek.
Gabriella took the dress off the hanger and went to the bathroom to take a shower. She got out and got dressed. Gabriella put on light makeup and dried her hair. She walked out of the bathroom a few minutes later.
"Gabriella, your beautiful" Troy said looking into her eyes.
Gabriella blushed and smiled "Thank you babe" she said as she walked to the kitchen.
A couple hours later, they both drove to the Bolton's house. Troy and Gabriella walked on the pathway holding hands as Troy rang the doorbell.
"Troy, Gabriella. Come on in" Lucille Bolton told her son and his fiancee.
"Hi, mama" Troy said as he kissed her cheek.
"Hi, Lucille" Gabriella said as she hugged her fiancee's mother.
"Your dad and Christine are in the backyard. Go say hello" Lucille said.
Troy and Gabriella walked to the backyard and saw Troy's father, Jack and sister, Christine laughing at something.
"Hey guys!" Troy said as he shook his father's hand.
"Hey, Troy" Christine greeted her brother as she hugged him.
"Gabby!" Jack said hugging Gabriella.
"Hey Jack, how's it going?" Gabriella asked.
"Oh, you know the usual. How about you?" Jack asked.
"Everything's perfect. We have something to tell you all, but I think we should wait for dinner to announce it" Gabriella explained.
Gabriella saw Troy talking to Christine. She had blonde long hair and big blue eyes. Christine was a senior at East High.
"How are you, Christine?" Gabriella asked her future sister-in-law.
"It's going good. Senior year is a pain but other than that I am fine. Basketball season is coming up, will I be seeing you and Troy at my games?" Christine asked.
"We wouldn't miss them for the world" Troy said putting his arm around Gabriella.
"How are you, Troy?" Christine asked her older brother.
"I am perfect. Everything is good. Now what's this I hear about a boyfriend?" Troy asked starting to get in protective mode.
"Oh, his name is Michael. He's really sweet. You won't meet him" Christine said.
"Why? I need to check this guy out. I am your older brother and if this guy hurts you in anyway I will murder him" Troy said seriously.
"Dinner's ready!" Lucille called.
Troy, Gabriella and Christine walked into the dining room and sat down at their places. They all started eating and talking about work.
"So, Troy what's this news that you have to tell us?" Jack asked his son.
"We are engaged!" Troy said nonchalantly.
Lucille didn't really get the actually meaning of the sentence until a couple seconds later.
"Ah! My baby is getting married!" Lucille said excitedly.
"How did he ask you, Gabriella?" Christine asked.
"He took me to my favorite restaurant and he started off on this speech of how we are perfect together and that we love each other and that's when he got down on one knee and asked me"Gabriella explained.
Gabriella showed her future mother and sister-in-law the ring that Troy gave her.
"It's beautiful! Troy has really good taste in jewelry" Lucille said.
"Thanks mom" Troy said.
After dinner they all talked a little while longer until they were getting tired. They said their goodbyes and went home.
"Well that was better than I expected" Troy said.
"Yeah your family is really happy" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella on the lips passionately.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too, babe" Gabriella said.
They fell asleep with smiles on their faces and couldn't wait until they got married.
