After the movie, the gang headed to Burger Hut, their favourite fast food restaurant. Once they ordered their food, they sat at the long table that they occupied previously. They talked among each other, sometimes directing questions to Gabriella.
"...and it took me three hours to clean the glue out of my hair!" Everyone cracked up at the incident Chad just told that happened to him with his son Michael last week.
"So Gabriella, what classes do you have to teach?" asked Taylor. The girls turned their attention to her while the guys kept talking about a basketball game last night.
"Um..Mr. Morgan assigned me a couple of freshmen classes to teach Science and I have to substitute another class" replied Gabriella.
"Oh. How come he gives you light classes while I got tons" whined Taylor.
Gabriella giggled and said, "He thinks that I should start with few classes to adjust" Taylor mouth formed an 'o' and nodded. The waiter then brought their order and they started eating while chatting.
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After dinner, Gabriella said her goodbyes to her new good friends and swaped phone numbers with the girls before heading to the parking lot with Troy, who would be giving her a ride home. Taylor promised her to call that night for more details on Mrs.Newton, the nanny, which Gabriella highly appreciated. The ride home was full of laughter and talking as Gabriella and Troy talked, joked, and laughed about everything that came across their minds.
"Your friends are really a great bunch of people Troy. How long have you known them?" asked Gabriella, her eyes shining with happiness.
"Thanks.Well, I've known Chad ever since pre-school along with Zeke and Jason. The three of us met Tay and Kelsi in eighth grade. As for Sharpay and Ryan, we met them during sophomore year in High School. We then met Amy after Ryan hooked up with her in college" said Troy.
"Wow. So you guys all went to high school together? At East High?" asked Gabriella amazed.
"Yep. Good old East High. Its like our second home. Thats why most of us preffered to work there. What about you Montez?"
"Well, when I lived here in Albuquerque with my mom, I used to go to a private school about 15 minutes away from our house." replied Gabriella.
"Oh. Only child huh?" Gabriella nodded in response. Troy pulled into Gabriella's driveway and turned to face her.
"Thank you Troy for inviting me. I really had a great time" said Gabriella smiling.
"No problem. I'm glad you had fun. So, do you need a ride to school tomorrow?" asked Troy.
"Oh no thanks. I'm going with the girls"
"Uh huh. Well, I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow then."
"Yep. Goodnight Troy" Gabriella opened the door and stepped out.
"Night Gabriella." He watched as she walked to her front door and drove off after making sure she got in.
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(( Gabi P.O.V))
Once Troy dropped me off, I walked through the front door and to the living room and found my mom sitting there watching TV.
"Hey Mom" I dropped my purse on the side table and flopped down on the couch next to her.
"Hello sweetie. Your early, I didnt expect you home till an hour later." She turned down the TV volume and turned to face me. I glanced at my watch and saw that it was only 9:32.
"Nah. We all had work tomorrow so we didnt want to stay up late" I said.
"Oh. So how was it? Did you have fun?" she asked, smiling.
"Oh yes! They are such a wonderful group of people. Mother, how come you didnt tell me you knew them?! The Danforths, Sharpay, Ryan, and all the others?" I asked.
"Oh! Are these the ones you met up with? Oh hunny I didnt know. But I do agree, they are woderful people. I'm glad you had fun. Now Gabriella, about earlier tonight, what was that about? Is there anything you'd like to tell me? I have a feeling that you did not tell me everything over the phone" I sighed and stared at my hands that layed on my lap. I knew this question would come up sooner or later.
"Mom, I dont wanna talk about it right now. Can we talk about this later?" I really didnt want to talk about it. It brought back bad memories and I didnt want to ruin my happy mood. I havn't been this happy for a while and didnt want to ruin it by bringing back hurtful memories.
"All right. But I'm bringing this up later on" I smiled and nodded my head.
"Fine. Oh, and Mom, you dont have to baby-sit Alex tomorrow. I already took care of that" I said smiling proudly. My mother looked at me surprised.
"Really? Who's going to look after him?"
"Taylor Danforth and Kelsi Cross know this good neighbor of them, Mrs. Newton, who looks after their kids. They offered to set me up with her. Taylor should be calling soon with the details" I said. As if on cue, my cell phone started ringing. I dugged through my pruse and flipped it on. I answered it not bothering to check the ID.
"Hello?"
"Hey Gabriella, its me Taylor"
"Oh. Hi Taylor" I smiled.
"I just got off the phone with Mrs. Newton. She's more than happy to look after Alex and is looking forward to meet him tomorrow"
"Really?! Oh thank you so much!" I grinned happily.
"Anytime. So, how about Kelsi, Sharpay and I pick you up tomorrow morning before heading over to Mrs. Newton?"
"But wont we delay Sharpay? I mean you guys pobably dont live nearby and I dont want to stand in the way. You can just give me the address and I'll find my way" I said although I wasn't sure about the finding my own way part.
"Nonsense! I talked to Sharpay about it and told her that she didnt have to come with us. But she insisted. She said she wanted to meet Alex as much as we do" I giggled at the last part. It was nice to hear that they were excited to meet my son. "So we'll be picking you up and heading over to Mrs. Newton. Discussion over!"
"All right all right" I rolled my eyes playfully. "Thanks alot Taylor. I really appreciate it. Oh, and I live with my mom at the moment. Do you guys know her address?" I asked. Since aparently they knew each other, I figured that they might know where she lives.
"Oh yeah we do. She invited us a couple of times for dinner. Dont worry, your house is really close to most of us. Just a block or two away. I guess that's it then."
"All right. And again, thank you so much!"
"No problem. Goodnight Gabriella. We'll see you tomorrow morning bright and early!"
"Night Taylor." We both hung up and I turned to my mother and said, "Mrs. Newton said yes! She said she'd love to baby-sit Alex and cant wait to meet him" I grinned happily.
"Oh that's great! I guess I have tomorrow free" she joked. I looked at her confused.
"But dont you have work as well?"
"No. Tomorrow is my last day off then its back to work for me. I'm glad you found someone to look after Alex. I was starting to get worried"
"I told you I'd take care of it. Well, I'm off to bed now. The girls are picking me up tomorrow before heading over to the nanny. Night mom" I stood up and pecked her cheek before picking up my purse and heading towards the stairs.
"Night Sweetie" she turned back to the TV. I headed upstairs to my room and quietly crept in. I walked towards the crib and looked over my son sleeping peacfully holding his favourite blue blanket in a tight grip. I kissed his forhead softly and went to my bathroom to change. After changing into my PJ's, I climbed into my bed and for the first time in years, I slept peacefully excited for what tomorrow has in store.
A.N: OK I know that this isnt as long as the previous one. I first planned to make Gabriella tell her mom about her past a bit but then changed my mind. I didnt want to rush the story. Next chapter will be about the first day at EHS for Gabriella. Please leave a review! Oh and some of you are probably thinking that this is like high school days, you know with the movies and dinner and stuff. But I'm just 13 and not quite sure how adults hang out lol. That sounded wierd. But later on i'll try to make it look more grown-upish :P Review!!
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