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Never In My Wildest Dreams

Chapter 4

Sharpay had arranged for a limo to pick her and Gabriella up from the apartment. Sharpay insisted that they would have to arrive to the party in style; after all she was a "celebrity."

Gabriella began to squirm in her seat the closer they came to their destination.

Sharpay looked over at the fidgeting Gabriella and said, "Gabs, stop moving so much, you are going to mess up your dress."

Gabriella glared at Sharpay, "Sorry Shar, I'm just nervous. I have never been to anything like this before."

Sharpay grabbed Gabriella's hands to comfort, which in turn caused Gabriella to lift her head and look Sharapy in the eye. "Gabs, you have no reason to be nervous. You are a smart and fun girl; not to mention you look HOT tonight," Sharpay said trying to make Gabriella feel more at ease

Gabriella giggled and lowered her head a little to show she was a bit embarrassed by what Sharpay had said.

Just then the limo stopped signaling that they had arrived.

Sharpay squealed in excitement as the driver open the door for them.

Gabriella took a deep breath, "Relax, Relax," she told herself, "Tonight, you are going to enjoy yourself. This is the first day of the rest of your life." She smiled at this thought and stepped out of the car and followed Sharpay into the building.

Shapay had grabbed Gabriella's hand and was guiding her through the sea of people. Sharpay stopped once she spotted the director of Hands of a God It was at that moment that Sharpay let Gabriella's hand loose and strutted off in a power walk towards the director.

Gabriella stood in place for a moment taking in her surroundings. She should have known this would happen. Sharpay was like a kid and was distracted by shiny objects, so of course she would feel the need to brown nose with the director. Gabriella shook it off. She noticed the bar in the back corner and made her way towards it, she needed a drink

Gabriella lifted herself onto the leather stool and turned towards the bartender who was approaching her.

"What can I get for you beautiful," he said.

Gabriella smiled at what he had said, "I'll have a gin and tonic with extra lime please."

He smiled back at her and went to work on her order.

Every now and then Gabriella would pat her hair to make sure it was still in place and flatten out her dress to ensure that still looked presentable.

Gabriella twisted around on the stool to face the sea of people who were either dancing or caught up in their own private conversations. She spotted Shar in the back corner laughing at something the man next to her had said. Gabriella laughed and took a sip of her drink.

Gabriella pulled out her I-phone and began tinkering with it when she felt a strong presence approach her.

"Is this seat taken?" he asked.

Gabriella rolled her eyes still messing with her I-phone. Great, some guy was here to try and pick up the girl sitting alone at the bar.

She lifted her head to say something, but stopped when she was captured by his electric blue eyes.

"No way," she thought, "I must be dreaming. It couldn't be!"

She shook her head and he took that as an invitation to sit next to her.

She smiled at him, taking a sip of her drink in the process.

"So, what's a beautiful girl like yourself doing sitting at the bar alone?" he said in his husky voice.

Gabriella laughed as if he had said something completely absurd

He looked at her confused but still had a huge smile on his face.

"Well, you see that blonde over there with big hair laughing like an idiot?"She said pointing

He nodded in understanding and laughed slightly at how blunt she had been.

"She is my roommate and she insisted that I come with her so she didn't seem like a loner loser," Gabriella laughed, "and I'm the one who looks like the loner loser," Gabriella felt a blush rise to her cheeks. She couldn't believe she had just said all that. Damn gin and tonics!

He couldn't help but notice the sudden shyness that had come over the girl in front of him. She had been so frank before and all of a sudden it was as if she realized what was going on. It was cute, and he couldn't help but be intrigued.

He smiled at her lifting his beer off the bar bringing it to his lips and taking a sip; his eyes never leaving her. She was beautiful and something about her that drew him to her. He didn't know if it was the way she was so blunt but yet so shy at the same time or the fact that she was so naturally beautiful. He couldn't help but notice she didn't cover up her beauty with a ton of make-up. She had a hint of definition on her eyes that made her brown orbs stand out and the light gloss that glimmered on her lips had been so enticing. The way her strapless light blue dress hugged her tiny frame and hit mid thigh was extremely sexy.

He stuck out his hand as to introduce himself, "Troy Bolton."

Gabriella smiled; she knew exactly who he was. He was the guy she had spent so many hours online talking about and here he was, in front of her. To be honest, she couldn't believe she wasn't freaking out more. After all, she had been rather bold and opinionated in front of him; it must be the liquor she concluded.

She shook these thoughts away and stuck out her hand shyly, "Gabriella Montez."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Gabriella," he said, flashing his million dollar smile while his eyes stayed firmly fixated on her.

"Likewise Troy," she said in a sweet, yet sexy voice that she had never used before in her life and wasn't sure where it had come from.

Troy and Gabriella had moved closer to one another as the night progressed. Their bodies were in constant contact as they laughed and exchanged small talk.

Troy couldn't believe how comfortable he felt around Gabriella. She treated him like Troy, not Troy the celebrity and he liked that, a lot. He had learned that she was a senior at UCLA majoring in biological sciences and wanted to be a teacher. She lived with the hyper blonde that he saw daily on the set, whom he found rather entertaining to say the least. The more he learned about her the more he found himself wanting more and wasn't sure what he meant by more.

Gabriella had forgotten that she was talking to "The Troy Bolton." She had gotten lost in their conversations and jokes. He was just as down to earth as all the happy trail girls had said. He wasn't pretentious in the least. She was having a great time. She found herself so drawn to him and it wasn't just because he was absolutely gorgeous or the fact that he was a movie star. It was something else, a feeling, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

Just then his armed brushed her side, which it had done several times before, but for some reason this time she was more aware of it.

He turned to her smiling as a surge of electricity shot through him. He looked her in the eyes while moving a strand of her curly hair away from her face that had escaped her loose bun.

Her eyes widen at his actions and the same electric surge that Troy had felt reciprocated in Gabriella.

She looked him in the eyes moving her hand up to cover his as it brushed the hair away from her face.

They exchanged glances of want and need.

Troy wanted nothing more than to cover her mouth with his and Gabriella could sense this and wanted the same.

Just then reality set in, she looked away and said, "I need to use the restroom. She smiled lightly and excused herself to the restroom.

Troy nodded in confusion. What had just happen? He could see in her eyes she had wanted to kiss just as much as he did. They had been having such a great time and he wasn't ready for that to end. There was something special about her and he wanted to know more.

Troy sat at the bar contemplating what to do and in one swift movement, he lifted himself off the stool, putting his beer on the bar and went in search of the beautiful woman that had captivated his attention the entire night.

Gabriella sat with her back against the bathroom door. Her eyes closed reviewing the highlights of the night, when she stopped on the final one. Troy Bolton had been about to kiss her and she was going to let him.

Gabriella let out a sigh, "What the hell is wrong with you Gabs, you were about to kiss the guy you had been dreaming about for months and you excuse yourself to the restroom? Stupid, stupid," she said aloud while resting her head in her hands.

"What are you so scared of?" she said to herself silently, "What happen to enjoying yourself and not second guessing everything you do?" She shook her head at these thought.

She walked over to the mirror and touched up her lip gloss; gave herself a once over and said taking a deep breath, "Take two!"

She smiled and walked out the bathroom door when she was suddenly pushed backwards.

"Excuse me, I'm so sorry I was just looking for, when he stopped what he was saying and looked at the girl who he had nearly run over. "Gabriella!"

"Troy, I was," she started to say when she was stopped by Troy's mouth closing over hers.

She melted into his kiss as she raised her arms to encircle his neck. Troy's hand quickly moved from her face to her waist and pulled her into him. She opened her mouth as his tongue began to press itself against her lips.

He found her mouth very inviting as he began to massage her tongue with his. He slowly walked Gabriella back into the coat room never removing his mouth from hers shutting the door with his foot.

Gabriella pulled away once she heard the door shut. She looked Troy in the eyes. She found his blue orbs filled with the same desire she felt all over her body. Gabriella wasn't sure what was going on with her, she was feeling something she had never felt before. She closed the gap that she had created and pulled him into a fiery kiss.

Troy wasn't sure what was going on, but he knew he liked it. He was feeling something but didn't know what it was. Overcome with a desire he pushed their bodies into the mass of coats till they were completely encircled. He looked at the beautiful women in front of him and once again captured her mouth with his. This time he felt her begging for entrance, he welcomed her willingly as he left out a soft moan at the twirling of her tongue his mouth. He moved his mouth from hers capturing her neck with his tongue. He moved it down her neck till resting on her collar bone, where he began to suck lightly.

Gabriella threw her head back letting out a moan, which she could tell from the hardness of his penis that was rubbing up against her thigh; pleased him very much. He slowly found her mouth again sensing her need. His left hand moved from her waist to her thigh and began to slowly raise the bottom of her dress exposing more and more of her thigh. Oh God, Gabriella was in heaven. Troy continued to move his hand up and down her thigh causing moans to escape her mouth more frequently. His hand began to graze the top of her panties. Gabriella began to feel hot all over. Just then Troy slowly pushed his hand under her panties grazing the lips of her vagina, when the door to the coat room burst open.

Gabriella immediately lowered her leg which had been slightly lifted and pulled away from Troy saying in a rushed manner, "I-I have to go," and ran out the door.

Troy watched Gabriella rush out and let out a sigh and turned to the guy who had burst into the coat room, "Thanks a lot Chad, thanks a lot," he said in a sarcastic tone

"Sorry man, you have been MIA for over an hour," Chad said trying to explain himself to his best friend.

Tory adjusted himself, then ran his fingers threw his shaggy brown hair and walked past Chad bumping him in the process, "I got to go find her man," and Troy set out to look for Gabriella as a smile appeared across his face at what had gone on in the coat room.