Disclaimer: I don't own HSM or any songs I mention!
Inspiration: She's Royal by Tarrus Riley
Author: Alleycat
Story: My Pseudo Girlfriend
TG Troy Bolton is an NBA player who wants to appease his mom about his lifestyle choices by hiring a girlfriend for his visit to trick her. Enter Gabriella, who's both fun and enticing, and changes everything
I AM SOOO SORRY FOR BEING LATE! THIS WEEKEND WAS SO CRAZY AND THE TIME I WASN'T WORKING WAS SPENT TAKING CARE OF MY FRIEND BECAUSE HER BIRTHDAY WAS SUNDAY AND SHE OBVIOUSLY CANT CONTROL HERSELF.
I know there is no excuse, especially when you guys kicked ass on the reviews so I figured I"ll reward you by giving you a Gabriella pov:
Chapter 6- Day One
Gabriella stretched out on the bed before unwrapping Troy's arm from around her waist. She chuckled softly when his arm struggled to remain around her. She had some trouble but managed to slip out after a couple minutes. She jumped off the bed as if he could sense, in his sleep, that she was still close and able to be held.
She grabbed her phone on the dresser to check the time when she noticed she had a couple of texts from her best friend Taylor. She rolled her eyes at her friend's frantic texts. Taylor had been against her accompanying Troy from the get go. Citing that he was creepy and a stranger did not deter Gabriella, because all that stayed in her mind was his hypnotizing blue eyes.
It wasn't like she was going into this blindsided either.
After she heard his job, she searched the internet for anything and everything about the Laker's star player. Interviewers praised his manners, coaches with his skills, and dates with his looks. If Gabriella was being honest, she would admit she spent more time on the dating and gossip articles.
Taylor said he would break her heart.
Gabriella viewed this week as expiration dating. It was a week to have fun with a hot guy and then it would be over. No strings meant no mess. Then she could concentrate on her graduate studies. Flings were good for the soul they let you get crazy for a while just to keep sane.
It was still early, a little before eleven. With one push on her cell phone, Gabriella saw that it was in the high eighties. Perfect for tanning she thought while digging in her bag. She pulled out a leopard bikini with a bandeau top and bottoms with side ties.
Five minutes later, she was walking down the hallway quietly, making sure not to wake anyone up. If she didn't know better she would think it was like eight in the morning at how quiet it was. She passed by the kitchen when she saw Lucille standing at the counter sipping on a steaming mug.
This made Gabriella turn around and head toward the bar in the kitchen. She sat her towel, ipod, and the docking station on the counter.
Lucille jumped at the sound but smiled upon seeing her visitor. "Good morning, or should I say afternoon?"
"Afternoon," Gabriella agreed, taking the offered mug of coffee. She inhaled the aroma and let it rejuvenate her before taking a small sip. "Is everyone always such a late riser?"
Lucille took a drink of her coffee before answering, "My boys are late sleepers and Pam seems to be in on the ritual." She shrugged.
Gabriella's face scrunched up and her nails tapped the side of the mug. "I was thinking about asking her to come lay out with me too. Maybe I'll just walk by to see," Gabriella smiled slyly. "Which room are they staying in?" She stood up and drained her cup.
Lucille chuckled while grabbing both empty mugs and heading over to the sink. "The room left of the bathroom," She said as she was turning on the faucet.
"Thanks Mama Bolton," Gabriella dashed out of the kitchen and into the hallway where she tripped on a rug. Her stuff including her ipod went flying down the hallway and she landed with a thud on the carpeted ground.
For a few moments she was dazed before the giggles began and then she was fighting to breathe.
"Are you okay?" Pam asked, leaning over the girl on the floor. Her eyes were calculating as she stood in the open doorway trying to figure out if she had been injured.
"Yes," Gabriella said as she took the offered hand of help up. "I was coming to see if you wanted to lay out." Without waiting for a response, she walked down the hallway, picking up her scattered items.
Pam looked self consciously into the room, where her husband still lay, snoring soundly. Next to him was book that was laid down so the cover was up. Someone had obviously been reading it but put it down suddenly. "I don't," She paused and Gabriella walked back amused. "I mean I didn't even bring a swimsuit."
Gabriella smiled in a way that made Pam squirm. "Well you're in luck because I brought two."
Pam opened her mouth to protest when she was cut off. "I have an answer for every excuse now you are coming out there with me."
Pam looked like she was about to protest before nodding. "I'll be there in five." She said unhappily, as if the sound of her defeat would cause Gabirella to change her mind.
It didn't and Gabriella skipped to the back, past a laughing Lucille. She had just set up her docking station and laid down on the chaise when Pam came walking out. She was wearing a bright lilac bikini with modest bottoms. She held her towel around her self-conciously.
Gabriella lifted her aviators. "You look hot!" She gushed while whistling appreciatively.
"Yeah right," Pam scoffed, hurrying her pace to lay down on one the chaise as an attempt to cover herself. "I am so pale!"
This caused Gabriella to sit up. "I am serious, you should wear that all day long," She complimented before sitting back after getting a laugh of Pam. "But really, you look stunning."
Pam smiled genuinely. "Thank you."
Gabriella shrugged noncommittally, trying to show she wasn't just trying to be nice. "It's the truth. So what do you wanna hear? Rap, pop, country, or rock? Anything you want to hear I bet I'll have."
Pam mimicked her pose and laid down. "What about Cascada? Do you have anything by her?"
Gabriella leaned over to her ipod and was fiddling with it before "Evacuate the Dance Floor" blast out of the speakers so loud they both jumped back before laughing. Gabriella turned it down just a little before laying back and soaking up the sun.
The song was almost over when Gabriella opened one eye and saw that Pam's foot was bouncing to the music. "This song makes me wish I was dancing at a club," She half-yelled because the music was still pretty loud.
Pam turned her head toward Gabriella and nodded. "That's why I like her so much because even though I haven't been out in forever, I still feel like I'm in a club."
Gabriella paused, making sure that no reaction slipped. "How long is forever?"
Pam continued talking, without realizing what she was doing. "At least a couple of years."
This caused Gabriella to stand up quickly and loom over Pam, effectively interrupting her sun. She took off her glasses dramatically. "Josh hasn't taken you?"
Pam avoided looking at the small but intimidating figure of Gabriella. "I used to but Josh made a comment years ago about how I was a dorky dancer. I guess I've just been too self-conscious to go again."
Gabriella nodded as if expecting that and sat back down before abruptly saying, "Too bad because we are sooo going."
Pam gaped, "But Josh said-"
Gabriella leaned back, beginning to get comfortable again after her shocking admission."Too bad that Josh isn't going so it doesn't matter what he said, it'll be a girl's night!" She paused for a moment as the idea began to fold. "We'll go tonight and we can go out for a nice dinner beforehand, if you want!"
"I-I don't have anything to wear," Pam sputtered out, her hand starting to shake at the thought of dancing in public with a stranger.
"Then we'll go shopping tomorrow and go out after," Gabriella decided, her head bouncing to the new song that came on.
"Are you always this pushy?" Pam asked, finally gathering her courage. She wasn't one to speak her mind until it was absolutely necessary.
Gabriella just giggled and nodded instead of actually answering. She was used to that kind of reaction from shy girls. It was exactly the same reaction Gabriella gave Taylor when they first met in college.
Gabriella and Pam had continued discussing their plans for the next night including their shopping trip. Pam told Gabriella all possible shops that would have dancing clubbing. Pam only tried to get out of it one more time by citing a lack of money. Gabriella responded to this by offering to pay, and if she couldn't pay for it then she would make Troy because he was a famous basketball star. Pam gave up after that and actually allowed herself to get excited.
"Ella?" Troy questioned, appearing out of nowhere.
Gabriella looked up at him, as best she could while on her stomach.
His naturally messy hair was disheveled and he was blinking a lot, as if he had just woken up. Troy was also wearing the same clothes he was last night when he got into bed. Even though he looked like had literally gotten out of bed seconds ago, he was still gorgeous.
Gabriella was unsure at how they made her felt: lucky that she was his girlfriend for a week or annoyed because she looked like death in the morning.
"Can I talk to you in private?" He asked quietly after a few moments of her just staring at him.
"Um sure," She answered slowly while getting up and gave Pam a look as if to say 'I have no idea what is up with him.'
Pam giggled at the expression.
"What's up?" Gabriella asked calmly after they had reached a remote part of the backyard. Well as remote as you can be with such a small backyard.
He ran a hand through his hair giving Gabriella reason to believe that maybe it was so messy because he was nervous about something and no just cause he rolled out of bed. "Are we going to talk about it?"
"Talk about what," Gabriella responded, extremely confused.
"About the kiss last night," He hissed in a whisper, his blue eyes darker and more intense than she had ever seen. "You kissed me at the bar last night! Or were you too drunk to remember?" He asked sarcastically while flailing his arms about.
"I was not that drunk," Gabriella defended, not sure what his point was and why it needed to be discussed. "And yes I remember the kiss. I figured since your shy sister-in-law was tonguing your brother across the table it was appropriate for us to kiss too."
He was quiet and the way his eyes narrowed made Gabriella think he was mulling over her reasoning. "That makes sense," He told her finally.
She rolled her eyes at his lack of faith in her. "If we're done here, I'm going back to lay out." She turned to walk away when she felt his hand grab her arm. She turned around expectantly. "Yes?"
"So then what are the rules?"
"Rules?"
He shifted, looking extremely uncomfortable like he was having a sex talk with his parents. "For PDA stuff," Troy trailed off but was forced to continue at her blank look. "like kissing and touching?"
Understanding dawned on Gabriella. "Why do we even need rules? We're in a relationship, Troy just go with the flow. You're over thinking everything. Remember I'm the one who went to Stanford not you." She teased, smiling widely to let him know she was kidding.
He looked troubled but smiled at the end of the speech.
"Don't worry, nothing you are gunna do is going to offend me," She assured him, brushing his bangs out of his startling blue eyes. She wanted this week to be fun without drama or worry. That baggage was only for actual relationships. "I'll make sure to tell you if I ever feel uncomfortable."
He looked significantly calmer with his head leaning into her hand. She stroked his cheek before kissing him on the lips quickly and running off. He yelled after her to wait but she just laughed without turning.
They stayed out there for most of the day; Pam gave up on tanning after two hours and began to swim. It wasn't long before Lucille came out in a bathing suit and joined Pam in the pool. Lucille said she was making Jack make the dinner tonight and it was her time to hang with the girls. They eventually convinced Gabriella to join them. The men came outside with meat to grill and to watch the ladies have fun from a distance.
Gabriella invited Lucille to go out with them both for shopping and dancing, but Lucille had to decline. She said she was sorry she couldn't make it and by the pouting and cursing her luck, they were both inclined to believe her. In fact, it tickled Gabriella to see a mother acting so childish.
She hadn't given up though and brought it up again at dinner. "Jack, do you think there is any way we could get out of dinner with Danforths tomorrow?" Lucille asked, while cutting her steak.
Jack glanced around the table as if sure he was the only missing something. "I thought you were excited about that dinner?" He questioned, placing his fork on his plate. "Plus it's been so long since I've hung out with Charlie and Chad's going to be there too." He directed the last part to Troy as if preparing to take on everyone wanting to ditch the dinner.
"Hmm," She said thoughtfully. "What if I didn't go?"
"What is the meaning of this?" He asked, now fed up with her not telling him the truth.
She threw her fork down. "The girls are going out and it's been so long since I've been out," Lucille admitted beseechingly.
Troy whirled on Gabriella and asked her accusingly, "You guys are going out?"
"There is no way I'm going dancing," Josh said through his chuckles, as if the idea was absurd.
Gabriella glanced at Pam after his rude comment, to see her new friend looking upset. "Well it's a good thing that you weren't invited then," She snapped, ignoring everyone's surprised gazes. "Me and Pam are going out to dinner and then dancing and you guys are going to have fun at the Danforths. It's settled then," She said before continuing to eat her steak.
"But I wanted you to go," Troy said while his mother said "I want to go too."
"How about we all go out another night?" Jack asked, smiling convincingly at his wife who sniffed.
"I think that is a great idea, Daddy Bolton. That way we will all be happy!" Gabriella agreed.
With Gabriella's acceptance, Lucille looked like she warming up to the idea.
"I won't," Josh reminded her petulantly.
Lucille gave him a stern look, which Josh understood as a demand for silence.
"So you're going tomorrow?" Troy asked hopefully.
Gabriella gave him a weird look. "No, me and Pam are still going out. We'll just go out again with the whole family."
He frowned. "What if I just-"
"Troy Alexander Bolton! This is a girl's night! Now you go have fun with your family and friend," She scolded, wagging a finger threateningly at him.
He pouted causing everyone to laugh his expense, which only made it worse. He didn't smile until Gabriella kissed his cheek hoping to appease him. She knew it worked when he smiled brilliantly at her.
He was still trying to change her mind when they went to bed that night. When it became clear that nothing he could do or say would change anything, he got mad. Gabriella just took it all in stride and didn't let it bother when he didn't say goodnight back or even face her.
She was seconds away from sleep when she felt his back scoot closer until it touched hers. She ended up falling asleep with a smile so wide it hurt.
She had great dreams that night.
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