Troy jumped up from his seat. He started to shake and pace all over the room. "H...How is she in the hospital?" he exclaimed he was worried but more than ever he was angry. He was raging how could they do that to a lovely women. What has his grandmother ever done to him. But right now he was more angry with himself than anyone else.

How could he leave out of town and leave his grandmother here with Gabriella and Jenny? He felt like he should've been her instead of them. Of course, they didn't have anything to do with this but he was frustrated. Since Troy was a little boy, he was always stuck to her like glue and if he was here all week while his parents went on vacation she might not have ended in the hospital.

"Did you call my parent and told them what was going on?" He asked turned around since he had his back towards Gabriella. She was curled up on the couch with tears freely falling down her face. "No." she said shaking her head.

"Why not?" he demanded and Gabriella flinched. He seemed to get a little more aggressive. "I didn't have their number." she answered timidly.

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. Of course she didn't know the number to their hotel. They gave it to Rosa but she wasn't here at the moment because she was at the hospital. Troy sat down on the couch across from Gabriella. He rested his elbow on his knees and ran his fingers through his hair. He sighed again then clapped his hands together while his elbows were still on his knees.

"What about Jenny? How is she handling all of this?" He asked scooting closer to Gabriella. As he scooted towards her, she scooted as well. She seemed to try to get as far away as she possibly can.

"She just thought that she was sleeping." Gabriella's voice cracked. "She thinks that the paramedics were some friends taking her to their house for a sleep over."

Troy shook his head while Gabriella covered her mouth in order to make the sob less loud. There was a pause as they both thought about Rosa. Both deep in thought there was no noise in the house except from a TV show that was long forgotten after Troy got back and Gabriella's occasional sob.

"Do you think we can go see her?" he asked breaking the silence. He turned his head to look at Gabriella and she just extended her legs out from the curled up position that they were in.

"My mom said we should go in the morning." Gabriella told him shrugging her shoulder and wiping her tears away.

"But what if she wakes up?" Troy asked suddenly getting up and pacing the room. "What if she needs help? She needs support and she needs someone to be there with her. I can't just leave her alone."

"My moms' going to stay with her all night." Gabriella answered in a voice just above a whisper.

Troy whipped his head to look at the gorgeous Latina. She stared back Troy, noticing, for the first time that she's known him, that he was vulnerable and alone without his grandmother and that he really did have a heart. He wasn't just any bully. He was a caring bully. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion as he nodded.

He looked over at the clock that was right above the TV. It read 1:13 am. "I think that we should go to sleep we have a long day ahead of us." Troy said stretching his hands over his head and yawned. He shook his head and looked at Gabriella once again. He broke the gaze so he can lean down and turn off the TV and then turned to look at Gabriella once again. He shook his head at the fact that he just noticed that he couldn't stop staring at her.

"I've already tired to sleep. It was no use." she confessed to him breaking the intense stare that he was giving her. She brought her knees close to her chest and rested her chin on her knees. "Every time I close my eyes I keep seeing Rosa laying on the floor in the kitchen unconscious. It really scares me." she said in a whisper with her voice cracking at the end. Troy felt like he needed to comfort her. She was obviously feeling horrible over the whole situation.

He sat back down on the couch and was really close to Gabriella. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and she rested her head on his shoulder. It only seemed natural for both teenagers as they stayed in this embrace. Gabriella started to cry once again and he just stroked her hair soothingly. He whispered that it was going to be okay over and over again. He finally felt her calm down and he leaned back. She lifted her head from his shoulder to look at him once again.

She smiled at him. "I'm sorry." she whispered.

"Why? It's okay. Everyone cries. You need to know that." He said smiling at her sadly rubbing his hand up and down her arm.

"I feel like somehow this is my fault. I was here and I should've been on top of this. I should've been with her all day. I could've stopped it before she got to the point of fainting in the kitchen. What if something happens to her?" She asked.

"It's going to be okay." he reassured Gabriella continuing his soothing motion of rubbing his hand up and down her shoulder.

"How do you know?" she asked him softly laying her head on the back of the couch and looking at the side of his face. Troy felt his eyes on him and turned to look at Gabriella and gave her a sympathetic yet sad smile.

"My grandma is strong." He answered. Right at the moment he was trying to reassure himself that his grandma was strong and that she was going to be okay. She was a Bolton! Troy thought. She needed to be fine. She would be. Gabriella lifted her head from where it was resting on the back of couch to rest her head on his shoulder once again and closed her eyes. He leaned his head on hers as they looked for comfort. He says that Rosa was going to be okay. She sure hoped so.

"You should sleep." he said to her looking at her. She lifted her head and nodded. She got up the couch and Troy soon followed. They both went to their rooms in the house and prayed that everything was going to be alright. Before both of them thought of Rosa and finally they eventually fell into a dreamless sleep.

"TROY!" Jenny said running into the Troy's room and jumping on his bed. Troy groaned and scrunched his face and opened one eyes just a little to see his little sister. He brought one arm up and placed it over his eyes trying to block out the sunlight that was pouring in through the window. With the other arm he wrapped it around his little sister's waist pulling her close to him.

"What's up kiddo?" he asked pulling Jenny close.

"Me missed you." she announced. He smiled he might not have realized it, but he did miss her too.

"Me too." he said grabbing her by the waist and kissing his little sister all over while tickling her stomach. For a moment but just for that moment her felt carefree. He forgot what was going on with his love life. He forgot about his feelings towards Gabriella and the fact that he still had a girlfriend. He forgot about school . Just for a second he forgot about his grandma being in the hospital.

His sister was his role model, although he didn't admit it very often. She was smart, caring and she was so carefree. He wished he could be like that. "Twoy. Stop." she said giggled squirming all over the place trying to get away from him.

"Okay." He said simply laying his hands by his sides as she sat on his chest looking at his older brother with the blue eyes that they both got from their father.

"Again." she said smiling lifting little arms in the air waiting for her brother to tickle her again. But frowned when he made no movement to tickle her.

"I thought you wanted me to stop." he said rubbing her stomach slightly trying to get her to giggle again.

"No. Again." she said with her hands up again. He tickled her lightly and she started to laughed again. He laughed along with her. He sat up making her slide into his lap so she can sit on his lap but she kept laughing since he didn't stop tickling her.

"Okay, Okay." She giggled. "Twoy. Pwease stop." He stopped and she looked up to see Troy. She had this smile on her face that made him smiled.

"I wove you Twoy." she said pushing him a little, but not in a manner that was teasing it was so she can get more comfortable in his lap. He laughed noticing that it was the same thing that he would do to his dad when he wanted some money to go to the movies.

"I love you too Jennifer." He teased calling her by her real name. She frowned and made a face of disgust making Troy smile. They only heard that name when Jenny was going to get in trouble.

"No." she said frowning.

"No?"

"NO." she said frustrated.

"I love you Jenny." he told her and she smiled again forgetting why she was suppose to be frowning at him or be mad at him in the first place.

"Much better." she answered getting off of him, crawling across the queen size bed and hopped off the bed. She slowly padded her feed across the room towards the door as Troy studied her every move.

"Where are you going?" he finally asked her when she reached the door. She ignored the question and ran down the hall. Troy stared at the door way, still sitting in his bed when his sister immediately appeared in the door way once again.

"Twoy!" she said in a cute pout as she stomped her foot on the ground softly.

"You. Run. Me." She said trying to get a sentence out but she had a small vocabulary. Troy stared at her. Why did she want him to run but then again she said me. That needs to mean something as well. It all clicked. She wanted him to chase her.

"You better run." he warned her as he slowly pulled the blankets away from his body and she took off as fast as her small feet could take her down the hall way. She giggled the whole way down the hall but Troy knew that if he started he would run past her so he started to jog towards he. Sure enough, he caught up to her. He picked her up and slung her over her shoulder and started to tickle her. She laughed as she tried to get out of the tickling but Troy tightened his hold on her making sure that she didn't get away from him or fell.

"Twoy. Down." she said laughing.

"Your wish in my command." Troy said with a big smile on his face as he squatted down and put her on the floor. She giggled and puckered her lips adorably waiting for a kiss from his big brother.

"You want a kiss?" Troy pretended to guess what she wanted. She nodded with her lips still puckered up to him. He kneeled down to her level with a huge grin on his face. He grabbed both of her arms to her and pulled her to him

"Here's a kiss!" Troy exclaimed kissing her cheek. "Here's another one!" giving her a kiss on the other cheek. "And another." he continued smothering his little sister with kisses.

After he finished smothering his little sister in kissed he picked her up and head towards her room. "Twoy." she said softly playing with the collar of his shirt. Troy turned to look at her and stopped walking once they reached her room. "Where we go?"

"I'm going to give a bath little girl." he said making her pout.

"No me big girl." Jenny said pouting.

Troy laughed and shook his head. "You're a little girl." he insisted and she shook her head. They headed towards the bathroom and he turned on the water and filled the bath for her. He stripped her off her clothes and placed the little girl in the back tub while he sat on floor right next to the shower.

He brought her some toys so she could play while she took her bath. She kept telling his stories about each of her toys. Troy listened in amusement because she was so funny and had a small vocabulary.

She was great distraction from what was going on in his life. After Troy helped Jenny take a bath, where she would continuously splash him making him get all wet and soaked he got her dressed and put a movie on in his room so she can watch while he was in the shower.

Troy appeared in the doorway of his room just to watch his sister sitting on the edge of the bed, her eyes glued on the TV. She had a smile on her face and was so concentrated on the TV and she didn't even notice him coming in her room. He sneaked right past her and was right behind her. He smiled mischievously and pounced on the bed making little Jenny shriek and jump off the bed.

She turned around to look at Troy. She furrowed her eyebrows in anger and closed her tiny fists at her sides and shook her head. "Not funny Twoy." Jenny announced after a moment of glaring at her big brother. Troy just smiled at her but tried his best not to burst out laughing.

She was really mad. He sat up on his bed and looked at his bed spread once again then raised his gaze to look at his little sister shaking her head in anger at him. That did it! He had to laugh. He couldn't help but laugh at the situation. "Not funny Twoy." She repeated and crossed her tiny arms across the chest and stalked out of the room.

Troy chuckled once more before running after his sister. She didn't get far before Troy swept her up in his arms and starting to kiss her cheeks repeatedly. "I love you." He repeated after every kiss on her cheek. After a few more kisses on her cheek he finally achieved a smile from Jenny. "Are you still mad at me?" Troy asked her in a baby voice.

Jenny didn't answer right away. He turned her and made her rest on his hip and looked at his little sister cutely. He pouted and stuck out his lips. She smiled at him and with her finger she pushed his lower lips back into his face. "It's okay Twoy." She answered sweetly kissing him lightly on his cheek. He smiled at her.

"Why don't you go and turn off the tv in my room while I go and make us some breakfast." Troy proposed making her nod rapidly. "Meet you there." He kissed her cheek once more before putting her down as she ran towards his room to turn off the TV. Troy shook his head and walked downstairs with a silly smile on his face.

He loved his sister and she made him feel better even though right now she he should be worrying about his grandmother but he also knew that it was a good distraction. He soon began to worry. How was he going to break this to his parents? How could he call them during their time off and tell them that Grandma was in the hospital? How do you even start that conversation? He also began to wonder when Gabriella was going to get out of bed so they can both head down to the hospital.

He knew that she cared for his grandmother. He knew that she was very close to her. He sighed. Once he reached the kitchen one of his questions were answered. Gabriella was sitting there in the kitchen with bags under her eyes showing that she hadn't sleep at all. She looked tired and weary. She sat there in the kitchen island with a cup of tea as she stared outside.

"Gabriella?" Troy whispered bringing her out of her trance and train of thought. She turned around to look at Troy.

"Hey." she whispered.

"What are you doing up?" he asked walking towards her and sitting down next to her in the stool. She raised her cup asking his silently if she wanted some tea. He shook his head in a 'no thank you' kind of manner.

"I repeat my question." Troy said placing both of his elbows the table. "What are you doing up?" She turned her head to look at him and gave him a small smile.

"I could ask you the same thing." she said. He leaned back on the stool and put his hands up in surrender.

"Guilty." he said smiling. "Nah, I woke up because Jenny jumped on me this morning. So unless Jenny jumped on you too, you shouldn't be awake." Gabriella looked down to see her tea.

"I couldn't sleep." she mumbled. Troy wrapped a comforting arm around Gabriella almost instinctively and she leaned on him as if it were a magnet pulling her to him. "I just can't stop thinking about it." she said to him. "I can't handle death."

Troy pulled away immediately looking at her with intense eyes. "Who said anything about death?" He asked in a tight controlled voice.

"Nobody." she admitted as Troy relaxed and his mind eased on what could've been or what he was thinking. "Why are you telling yourself that?" he asked getting just a little annoyed and angry that she was giving up on his grandmother. How can she think that she was going to die. How can she think that she was not going to be okay.

"That's how my dad started off." she confessed.

He looked at her quietly and she looked up with tears glazing her eyes. "He started being okay then suddenly we see him on the floor." She said emotionally. "He woke up and he kept saying that he was okay. My mom insisted that we take him to the hospital but he didn't want to go. A few months passed after that and then one day I went in his room to jump on his bed but he wouldn't move. I kept nudging him...I was smiling and waiting for him to just attack me out of no where...but...he didn't...I went to get my mom and she was cooking up a great breakfast and asked me where my father was...I told her that he was asleep...we waited and then my mom got up." Gabriella paused to look at Troy who was looking at her with sadness.

"She came back crying...Soon enough my relatives came over and they cried and wouldn't tell me what was wrong...After a few hours...some...some men came...they took him away in a flat bed with a black sheet covering him...I didn't know what was going on seeing as I was only 7 years old. But then when I went to bed I asked where daddy went and she told me that he would always be here." A tear fell down her face and Troy cupped her cheek showing her support and with the pad of his thumb he wiped away the tear. She leaned her head against his hand.

"I woke up in the morning and ran downstairs and they were saying that he was dead and they were arranging his funeral." She finished her story sobbing at this point. He stood up from his stool and wrapped his arms around her bringing her close to him. she hugged her tight and she hid her head in the crook of his neck.

"That's why you think grandma is going to die?" he blurted out softly. He froze and she became tense in his embrace. She pulled away and wiped her tears getting off of her stool and opened the microwave. "I made you guys breakfast." she said ignoring the question he asked her.

She pulled out a huge stack of pancakes and eggs from the microwave and set them down on the island. She forced a smile expecting him to smile back but he just stared at her."I'm sorry I just can't talk about it." she apologized.

He nodded and rounded the island so he stood right in front of her. She turned so her body was facing him and he placed both hands on the island that was right behind her, trapping her. "You don't need to apologize. You've been through something." Troy comforted leaning his forehead on hers, making their noses touch and lips a few inches apart. "But I really think you should rest." he continued softly.

She gave him a soft nod but not enough to make him take his forehead off of her. "And I want to kiss you." Gabriella looked at his ocean blue eyes under her eyelashes and raised both of her hands to rest them on his firm chest. Troy thought that she was going to push him aside but he kept them there. A surge of confidence went through Gabriella.

"What's stopping you?" she asked him a whisper. He smiled at her and she smiled back at him. Troy noted that this smiled wasn't anything that she gave him the past few days. This smile was sincere and excited. Troy pulled his eyes away from Gabriella's soft plump lips to look at her eyes. They looked excited and eager. His smile grew, if that was even possible and touched he lips about to apply pressure when he heard Jenny.

"Sowy Twoy. I had to go potty." Jenny announced coming into the kitchen. Troy pushed himself off of Gabriella and gave his sister a smile. He squatted down and opened his arms for Jenny to come to him. She prepped herself with a smile and ran into Troy's arms as he lifted her off the ground and settled her on his hips.

"You done with the food?" Jenny asked shocked as she looked at Troy. Gabriella giggled at the sight. Troy looked over to see her at her giggle and smile genuinely. He loved her giggle. They were like musical bells in her throat.

"Gabriella made these." He told Jenny and she smiled.

"I knew it." Jenny announced happily. "Let's get eating." Gabriella said going to the cupboard where the plates were located and grabbed three of them as they sat down and ate and giggled with Jenny as she said the cutest things.

After they had breakfast they all got dressed and then called Gabriella's mom to see if it was okay to visit Rosa. She said that they could come but Gabriella was worried about her mother's voice. She sounded sad or depressed and that certainly wasn't a good sign.

This worried Gabriella, although she didn't tell Troy because it might just be nothing. He didn't want her to worry if it was nothing. She hoped it was nothing. Troy immediately noticed that something was bothering Gabriella, call it brother's instinct. He just knew something was bothering. She was fine when they had breakfast. It all seemed to go downhill since she talked to her mom. Troy found some car keys to his grandmother's van. They hopped Jenny on her car seat and Troy smiled once he settled in the driver's seat and Gabriella in the passenger seat.

"What's that big smile for?" Gabriella teased him a little once she put on her seat belt. Still grinning he put on his seat belt and put on a movie for Jenny to watch. Jenny was quite happy with the movie and she was excited about a road trip. Jenny comfortable in her car seat gripped her milk bottle with dear life.

Gabriella turned to look at the little girl then turned to look at Troy, who still had his grin on his face. He opened the garage and started to back up the driveway. Once they were on the street and he closed the garage Troy decided to answer.

"My grandma use to drive me all around town in this van. I was in Jenny's seat and age and she would put on a movie. As I grew older I would tell her that I wanted this to be my first car and she would always say no. She said and I quote 'Son, you'll never drive this car as long as you live'" he said making the exact imitation of how Rosa would. Gabriella laughed shaking her head.

"You're unbelievable."

"Once I see grandma," Troy continued making a left turn for the freeway. "I'm going to tell her that I drove the van because that was the only car keys that I found." Gabriella rested her elbow on the car door and rested her head in her hand and looked out. All the teasing and laughing was over.

She grew serious and worried. 'If you see her again' Gabriella mentally added. She kept thinking about how she could go on without this women. She was always there for her. She saw suddenly startled when a hand landed on her thigh making her look at the owner of that hand. He glanced at her then he made himself look at on the road.

"What's wrong?" he asked not taking his eyes off the road.

"Nothing." Gabriella mumbled sitting back on the passenger seat looking at her hands.

"There must be something wrong." He insisted.

"There's nothing wrong Troy." She told him firmly. She didn't want to take about it so she wouldn't talk no matter how much he insisted.

"Gabriella..." he started again.

"Troy. Just leave it. There's nothing wrong with me." she said gritting through her teeth in annoyance.

He sighed and just left her alone. Maybe what she needed right now was some peace and quiet.

Gabriella texted her mother to see what room and floor they were in. Troy had Jenny resting on his hip and he face tucked in his shoulder since she fell asleep during the car drive. They parked the car and they were heading towards the fifth floor where Rosa was located. In the elevator Gabriella started to get nervous. Troy looked at her and reached down to hold her hand in comforting smile and offered her a small smile.

The doors opened and Gabriella took a deep breath. They walked in the halls of the hospital nervously and looking for the room. When they reached the room they found that the door was closed. Gabriella's eyes widened and looked over to see Troy. He adjusted Jenny so she would be more comfortable looking at Gabriella giving her a reassurance look in his eyes.

Gabriella stepped forward to open the door cautious and quietly. She first thing she noticed in this hospital room was that her mom was sleeping on a chair looking very uncomfortable. Troy was right behind Gabriella as they came in the room. The TV was on and they heard a chuckling. They both assumed that it was from the TV but when they stepped inside the room they saw Rosa watching TV and laughing. She turned to look at them and gave them a warm smile.

"Hello. Come in." she said opening her arms which Gabriella immediately walked into letting her tears fall down her cheeks.

"Child, don't cry. I'm okay." Rosa whispered letting go of Gabriella. Gabriella stepped back and wiped her tears.

"You scared me." Gabriella admitted to her and Troy noticed for the first time how close those two really were. He smiled and sat on the other chair with Jenny in his lap and let out a sigh of relief. His grandma looked fine.

"Don't do that again." Gabriella said fake lecturing voice.

"I won't." Rosa reassured Gabriella and then turned her head to see her grandkids on the chair.

"Aww little Jenny fell asleep." she cooed stroking Jenny's hair lightly.

"Yeah." Troy nodded. "I'm so glad that you are alright." Troy told her and smiled. "I would give you a hug but it seems like Jenny won't let me do that." he said and her grandma laughed.

"Rosa," Gabriella said trying to lighten up the mood and Rosa turned to look at the Raven haired beauty. "Guess what Troy drove on his way over here?" Gabriella looked at Troy who was grinning and turned Jenny in his arms to make her more comfortable in a cradle. Jenny unconsciously snuggled in her brother's stomach and Rosa looked at Gabriella in confusion. What was she talking about? She wasn't making any sense.

It soon clicked in her head because she's a smart women. "Troy! You drove my van!" she exclaimed pretending to be angry.

"Yeah." he said shaking his head up and down with his grin still on his face, Rosa rolled her eyes and smiled she was very happy to have both of them here.

After some convincing Maria finally went home with Jenny. Troy and Gabriella stayed in the hospital with Rosa as she shared some childhood memories. Gabriella took it all in. Troy looked from his grandmother to across the bed were Gabriella was sitting.

She was really comfortable and enjoying this. He gave her one more loving look before looking back at his grandma. She seemed to light up every time they would ask a question about her story or anything in general. She seemed really happy to have them there with her.

"Mom!" Jack's voice was heard at the entrance of the room. Gabriella, Troy and Rosa turned towards the door to look at Jack and Lucille come into the hospital room. He looked worried and came into the room with Lucille right in tow towards the elderly lady in the hospital and Troy cursed softly. He forgot to call his parents. He knew there was something that he forgot to do.

"Lucille. Jack. What are you doing here?" Rosa asked with a small smile on her face. "What happened to your honeymoon?" Jack wrapped an arm around Lucille while she blushed softly hiding her face in Jack's shoulder as Jack wrapped an arm tighter around Lucille and he had a knowing grin on his face. Gabriella bit her lip in order to stop the 'Aww' that was coming out of her mouth and turned to look at just in time to see him make a face of disgust.

Gabriella giggled and stood up. "I'm going to get something in the cafeteria." she announced softly. "Do you any of you want anything?"

Lucille turned her head to look at her smiling softly. "Would it be too much to ask you for a water?" Lucille asked and Gabriella shook her.

"I'll go get you a water Mrs. Bolton." With that she headed out of the room.

"I'll go with her!" Troy announced running after Gabriella hoping that they would avoid any more awkward situations. Gabriella was in the elevator when she was that Troy was running towards her.

She put her hand on the elevator doors so that it wouldn't close completely and he ran in there just in time and shot her a grateful look. "I'm so glad that you suggested going to the cafeteria or I would be having another awkward moment with my parents." He said shuddering at the thought that made Gabriella laugh.

"I think it's sweet." Gabriella told him pressing the lobby button.

"It's because you don't know them as well as I do." Troy paused. "And they aren't your parents."

"I'm so glad that you came home from your trip." Gabriella mumbled changing the subject looking down at the elevator floor.

"Why?" he asked her curiously but also had an amused look on his face.

"I couldn't do this on my own." she said motioning to the elevator even though she actually meant the hospital visit.

"Gabs there's nothing scary about the elevator." he said jokingly and Gabriella looked up to shoot her a playful glared.

"I know what you mean." he said after a while. "I couldn't be here alone either. I'm glad you're here too." Troy admitted.

"After what happened to my dad I've been scared when someone's sick." Gabriella confessed to him tilting her head back and shut her eyes trying not to cry again. That was the last thing she needed right now. He put an arm around her shoulder and pulled her close to him and she wrapped her arms around her waist burying her head in his chest while he rested his head on top of hers. The elevator suddenly stopped and dinged, they knew that he door was opening and were about to pull away when Troy heard an all familiar voice. "Troy? What's the meaning of this?"

Okay. I've just decided that this story is going to be short. It's going to have all the original idea but it's going to be shorter than planned because it's going to have extra long chapter =D. Hope you guys like it and sorry for the mistakes if there is any. Review and tell me what you think.