Chapter 3: Till Forever Doesn't Exist

This was not how things were supposed to turn out. She was supposed to go to the senior start fiesta with the love of her life and her best friends but instead she was at home, cleaning out the refrigerator with everything that was edible from lasagna leftovers from last night's dinner to red gummy worms that aren't supposed to be even be in there. She pulled out every known food and grabbed two pieces of bread. She grabbed a handful of chips and crushed it into bits over her piece of bread. She grabbed a butterknife and spread strawberry jam over the chip bits. After adding more ingredients onto her "sandwich", she finished it off with the second piece of bread. She grabbed a cup of Pepsi before going upstairs to munch on her deformed sandwich.

Setting the food on her nightstand, she looked at her closet. Her sundress was already hanging inside her closet as the first thing to pull out when she got home today. She decided last minute she didn't want to go. She just wasn't in the mood.

"What?!" Troy practically screamed. Sharpay jumped at his voice and began to cry again. Gabriella hasn't seen Sharpay cry out loud like that. She was known to be the most confident person in school; nothing was supposed to stop her from yelling at the victim even if it was her fault, but seeing her like this just showed another side of Sharpay. The side that she rarely shows.

"I told you, man. She's a bitch and always will be," Chad cussed. Taylor shook her head and sighed. When Chad was angry, there isn't really anything you could do to calm him down.

"Sharpay," Gabriella said quietly. Sharpay looked up apologetically. Her mascara stains were flowing down her white cheeks. Gabriella walked over to her bed and sat next to her but didn't dare touch her. She was furious inside but Sharpay may had a reason. "Why… why did you do it? I thought we were friends." Sharpay faced her body toward Gabriella which made her move back a little.

"Gabriella, I'm really sorry. I really didn't mean to take that picture. I went to check people's room to see if anybody was destroying my parents' stuff but then I accidentally went into your room. I don't know why but I pulled out my phone and took a picture of it. I realized that I didn't take the flash off so I ran out before you guys could notice me."

"What in your sick mind made you fucking take a picture?" Troy asked harshly. Sharpay just whimpered to herself, knowing she had caused this whole tension between Gabriella and the whole school.

"Troy," Gabriella said sternly. "Sharpay already said she's sorry. Don't make her stress about this even more."

"Gabi, how would you even let this go? She made the whole school think you're a slut!" Chad shouted. "She doesn't deserve your forgiveness."

"Chad's right. I don't," Sharpay confessed softly. Gabriella shook her head and rubbed Sharpay's back.

"Sharpay, it's okay. You made a mistake. Mistakes are made to be fixed."

"But how am I going to fix this?! Everyone already knows about this and won't forget it." Sharpay wailed a sob and fell on her pillow. "God damn it, I'm the most fucked up person in this universe." Gabriella frowned. It was one thing for her to be sad about the picture flying around but it was another thing for the culprit to be one of her friends who was finally becoming civil with her and her not forgiving herself for a mistake that she didn't think through. Gabriella got up and started walking out.

"Gabi, where are you going?" She heard Troy call out. Gabriella just kept walking. When she reached the front door, she felt someone pull her back. "Gabi." She didn't answer him. He tilted her head up and that's when she saw her tears falling down. "Gabs." He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him. Gabriella soundlessly cried into his chest, not caring if any of Sharpay's maids heard her.

"I can't believe it. How could I be so stupid?" Troy rubbed her back and kissed her all over her forehead.

"It's not your fault," he softly comforted.

"It's not Sharpay's either. We weren't careful enough."

"It's nobody's fault. It was just bad luck." Gabriella looked up at him. He really was perfect. Despite from his attitude in the summer, he really changed for the better. In a way, he changed to be a better boyfriend for her. Well, she didn't know if she was back together with him. Ever since that night, they've never really labeled themselves as boyfriend and girlfriend. So far, it seemed like they were friends with benefits.

"I think I can only take so much for one night. I'll just go home." Troy nodded.

"Do you want me to take you home?" She shook her head.

"No, I want you to stay and comfort Sharpay. She's really upset about this and I want you to just tell her that this isn't her fault." Troy nodded and leaned down to kiss her. She met him halfway and pressed her lips onto his. She pulled back after a while and hugged him. "Thank you so much."

"Anything for you, freaky math girl." She giggled as she pulled from the hug. He handed her the keys to his truck and kissed her forehead before going back upstairs. She left to Troy's truck and pulled out of the big driveway that was big enough to be called a private parking lot.

Troy came back to comfort her that day after being dropped off from Chad. He only stayed for a while until Gabriella's mother came home and left. Today was a week after Sharpay confessed she sent the picture. She and Gabriella slowly became friends again but it was just different from before; somehow Gabriella still have a little trust issue with Sharpay and she understood. Sharpay knew she did wrong and it would take time for Gabriella to be able to trust her. As for Troy, he kept his distance from Gabriella hoping she'll be able to recover from the gossip that began to decline from that day. People were still talking about it today but they had moved onto another scandal with some cheerleader giving a blowjob to a soccer player and it leaked onto the East High student website.

Taylor and Kelsi tried to convince Gabriella to the senior start fiesta tonight but with all the events, she thought she needed a rest at home. The truth was, she was afraid she'll lead herself into something similar to the Halloween party and she'll be in talks again. She told the girls to go ahead and have fun without her but she's going to have to sit out for this one. She didn't tell Troy that she wasn't going anymore but she knew he'll find out when she doesn't show up at the party.

She heard a knocking on her balcony. She jumped up at the noise and widened her eyes. What if it was some stranger that saw the picture and wanted to know if he could have a sex session himself? She shivered at the thought and climbed down her bed to grab the hair curler from her bathroom and unplugged it, thanking herself that she was curling her hair a few minutes ago for fun. She slowly tiptoed to her balcony, waiting for the right moment to pop out. She heard the door handle shake, knowing that the person outside really wanted to come in. She turned the handle, closed her eyes, and started swinging her curler around.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" She screamed, swinging at the person without looking. She heard a sizzling and a person's yelp.

"GABI!" She opened her eyes and saw Troy holding his arm tightly. She saw the red burn on his arm and widened her eyes.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry!! I just freaked out that… uhh… hold on, let me get first aid." She ran out of her room quickly. Troy grabbed onto his arm tightly and sat down on her bed. When she came back, she bounced onto her bed and opened the first aid kit. She grabbed an ointment and squeezed it on his arm. She then rubbed it slowly, ignoring Troy's groans of pain. She blew on it softly and rubbed the ointment until the white was all smeared evenly.

"That hair curler does make a good weapon." She giggled and blew on his injury again.

"I'm really sorry. I got scared."

"I don't blame you. Your mom's not home and you'd rather get a hair curler than a knife to protect yourself." She slapped him on his upper bicep.

"Well I'm a girl. I can't throw punches hard enough to knock out a guy."

"True." Gabriella laughed and sat down Indian-style.

"So what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the senior start fiesta? Jimmy would be really sad if you weren't there. You're the only reason he's holding it at his house."

"Well Taylor told me you weren't going anymore. If you weren't going, how come your sundress is out of your closet?" Gabriella shrugged.

"I decided at the last minute. I'm just not in the mood tonight."

"Well," he kicked off his shoes and lay back on her bed, "if you're not going, I guess it's up to me to stay here with you."

"You don't have to. I don't wanna ruin your fun." He sat up, leaning on his elbows.

"It wouldn't be fun if you weren't there." Gabriella looked down sadly. He reached up and brushed her hair away from her face. "Are you still sad about Sharpay?" She shook her head.

"No, I guess I'm just upset that out of all people, it would be someone I was becoming really good friends with. And I guess I don't want the same thing to happen to me again if I went to the senior start fiesta." Troy nodded in understanding. He sat up completely and leaned on the headboard of her bed. He opened his arms.

"Come here." She crawled over and laid her head back on his chest as his arms enclosed around her waist. He kissed the top of her head and behind her ear. "I'm always going to be here for you. No matter what we go through together. It's what boyfriends do for girlfriends." Gabriella looked up at him shocked.

"Am I… am I your girlfriend?" Troy smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Do you want to be?" Gabriella looked down, playing with her fingers. Troy caught one of her hand and intertwined with it.

"I don't know. I don't want to pull you into my mess."

"Stop blaming yourself for the picture. It was a private moment and shouldn't have been taken as a picture. It's not your fault."

"But I felt like we should've been careful."

"We were. At least we used protection." Gabriella smacked him on the arm that was wrapped around her waist. "I mean, we were but we weren't aware that someone would be at the door." Gabriella bit her lip. Troy lifted her face up and caressed her cheeks. "We're in this together. Forever." Forever, he said. He said forever. She smiled and leaned up to kiss him tenderly. She pulled back and grinned.

"Wanna ask me that question again?" Troy raised his eyebrows and then suddenly realized what she meant.

"Gabriella Montez," he lifted her right hand and kissed her knuckles, "will you be my girlfriend… again?" She nodded. He smiled and brushed her hair to the side so he could kiss her neck. "I love you Gabi," he muttered into her neck. She groaned and lifted her hands to brush her hands through his hair.

"I love you too Troy." And that was all it took for him to lift her up and set her on the opposite side of the bed. He openly kissed her neck, down to her collarbone, and back up to her jaw. She felt him pulling at the hem of her white tanktop. She pulled back and lifted her shirt off of her. Troy took the time to take off his green polo shirt, revealing his toned abs that he knew Gabriella loved. He pulled her back to an adoring kiss as he unclasped her ruby red bra and flung it to the side. He kissed down to her neck, passed the collarbone, and to her chest where he started licking softly on one of her erect nipples. She purred with delight as she felt Troy's tongue swirling around and sucking on her upper private part. Her hands found the button of Troy's jeans and started to unbutton it. She pulled the zipper down and tried to tug it down. Troy left his attention from her breasts to pull down his pants for her. He then took the opportunity to pull down her red pajama shorts.

Troy's mouth drooled over the naked sight of his girlfriend and immediately crashed his lips onto hers, hoping she won't see his bulge growing. Gabriella smiled into the kiss, showing that she had already seen it and her hands rubbed along his erection. He groaned and swirled his tongue on her neck, sucking so he'd mark his territory on her. She pulled down his boxers and instantly rubbing his penis. He groaned as Gabriella's hand movements fascinated him. He pulled back and watched as Gabriella lowered her head to his dick and swirled her tongue around the tip. His head fell back when Gabriella pushed her mouth down his shaft, rubbing it at the same time. Her head bobbed up and down quickly, hoping that she'll give him the best blowjob for being there for her this whole time. Cum started to pour out into her mouth as he orgasmed. She licked it all off and sat up to kiss him full on the lips. He pulled back to find his pants and pulled out a condom from his wallet. He opened it and slipped it on, carefully leaving a little air in the condom so it won't break. He climbed back on bed and kissed Gabriella again.

"Are you sure?" Gabriella nodded and spread her legs. He positioned himself in front of her and pushed into her. She opened her mouth and let out a moan as Troy thrusted into her a few times. He pulled out slowly and slammed back into her, causing her to bite her lip.

"Troy, please… harder." He obeyed as he thrusted in harder and his pace a little faster. She let out a scream, silently glad her mom wasn't home tonight. "Mmm… Troy! Ooo baby…. Keep going…. Faster…" He penetrated her womanhood as fast as he could. He couldn't hold on anytime longer as she felt her breathe deeply and screamed his name. "TROY!" She screamed once more before laying back on the bed. He pushed into her a few more times until he let himself orgasm into the wall of the condom. Until he caught his breathe to its normal state, he pulled back and lay back on the bed next to her. He pulled her to his side and kissed her forehead.

"I really love you Gabi. Till forever doesn't exist." She breathed deeply, hoping to catch her breathe before replying to him.

"Till forever doesn't exist."

A/N: There you go. Hopefully it'll make up for the time I didn't get to update my story for you guys. And I know you guys have been wanting this chapter for a long time. Reviews are very much appreciated and You'll Get Me if You Want Me will be updated very soon.

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