"Oh Gabriella darling, you looking absolutely beautiful" Lucille gushed, as she pulled Gabriella in for a hug.
"Thanks Lucille" Gabriella said sweetly as she hugged back, pulling away she looked at what Lucille was wearing. "You look amazing Lucille"
"Thanks sweetie" Lucille smiled, and turned to her husband. "Jack, aren't you going to say hi to Gabriella?"
Gabriella looked at Troy's father shuffling her feet slightly awkward.
This had been the first time in four years Gabriella had seen Jack Bolton, her ex boyfriend's father. He didn't approve of the relationship at first because Troy wasn't concentrating on basketball as much as he should, but after Gabriella had come round after three months for the first time he finally approved and treated her like a daughter. Sometimes even better than what David did.
Now Jack was standing here in front of Gabriella, looking hurt and confused.
"Gabriella" Jack finally spoke, after at least a five minute of thoughts. "You look beautiful" He said softly as he walked over to her and squeezed her, ruffling her hair the way he use to when they embraced in a fatherly daughterly hug. "I missed you"
"I missed you too" She said, her voice cracking as she did so, hugging him back just as tight.
Jack pulled back and walked over to his wife relieving another person, that she didn't really want to see but had to.
The blue eyed boy that broke her heart in more ways than one. There he was standing in a of dark blue jeans, and a pale blue shirt that bought out his beautiful blue eyes, and his hair had been washed and spiked with gel, he looked absolutely gorgeous. It would of made her fall in love with him all over again.
"Hi Troy" She nodded.
He couldn't say anything; he just stood there looking Gabriella up and down with wide eyes. She looked gorgeous dressed in that dress, it made him think of how good it would be to lift that little thing over her head and fuck her senseless, but he knew it wasn't going to happen, she was in a relationship now, and it would seem a sexual relationship.
"Troy?" He heard his mother say in front of him snapping him out of his gaze. "Aren't you going to say hi to Gabriella?"
Troy coughed, slightly embarrassed and by the looks of the smirk on Gabriella's face he knew she knew. "Um.. Hi Gabriella"
Narrowing her eyes suddenly she walked away from them, and walked towards the kitchen where Gabriella's mother had disappeared to a couple of minutes ago.
"What was that about?" Lucille asked, turning to Troy.
Troy shrugged. "We aren't exactly best of friends after what happened mother"
"Well I think you need to try and sort things out with her" Lucille ordered strictly.
"I tried" Troy signed. "She doesn't want to know, so I'm going to let her get on with it"
Lucille shook her head in disappointment. "Well you should try a little bit harder, you did hurt her bad Troy you can't earn respect, or any kind of friendship back that quickly"
Before Troy could respond, Maria walked out of the kitchen with a smile on her face.
"Dinners ready"
"So Gabriella how's new york treating you?" Jack asked, trying to break the tension at the dining table.
Gabriella nodded, eating some of her macaroni and cheese, swallowing it. "Yeah it's good, I love it there, and the shopping centres aren't too bad either" Giggling, she continued. "The scenery is great, and weather is amazing"
Jack nodded, taking a sip of his red wine. "That's good, how long have you been with Jack?"
Gabriella smiled at the sound of her boyfriend's name. "Nearly three years"
Jack's eyes went wide eyed, looking at Troy who was looking down at his plate playing with his food, signing he looked back at Gabriella. "Well as long as your happy, that's all that matters… right Troy?" He asked his son looking at him.
Troy rolled his eyes at his food before mumbling a yeah.
Gabriella looked towards Troy before signing, knowing she would have to talk to him sooner or later, she plucked up the courage. "So Troy, are you seeing anyone at the minute? I know Sharpay is getting married"
Troy looked up at Gabriella, shaking his head. "No I'm not seeing anyone, I haven't in four years"
Gabriella nodded, feeling guilty. "Why not?" Knowing she shouldn't really be asking but it couldn't hurt right?
"I'm not the dating type, you of all people should know that" He snapped, but instantly regretting it when Gabriella looked back at him with pain in her eyes. "Gabriella I-"
"Mum may I be excused?"
Maria signed, looking at her daughter nodding. "Yes you may"
Gabriella nodded, standing up from her chair glaring at Troy before storming off upstairs hearing a bang of her bedroom door shutting.
Troy closed his eyes, shaking his head. Why didn't you just keep your mouth shut Bolton, now you have made her upset!
"Troy" Jack said sternly looking at his son. "Go up and apologize to Gabriella"
"Bu-"
"No buts" He said, pointing into the living room and towards the stairs. "Go"
Troy looked at Gabriella's mother who nodded at him, smiling slightly. "Fine" He said and stood up walking into the living room where he's ex girlfriend went a couple of minutes ago.
"They will work it out" Jack said looking between his wife and Maria. "They are Troy and Gabriella"
The woman nodded, easily falling into an adult conversation.
"Gabriella?" Troy said, knocking on her bedroom door.
"Go away Troy, I don't want to talk to you"
"Well its to bad because, I want to talk to you" He signed. "I'm coming in"
He opened the door to see Gabriella sitting on her bed looking at a photo frame, walking over to her curious he looked over the picture to see a picture of him staring right back at him, with a massive grin on his face showing his perfectly white teeth, sitting on the floor with Gabriella sat in between his legs smiling brightly up at the camera with Troy's arms wrapped around her waist from behind, and her hands covering his while his head was leaning up on her shoulder.
"This was a great day" Gabriella said quietly, letting a tear fall gripping the photo in her small hands, afraid it was going to slip out of her grasp. "We were" She chocked on her tears. "We was so happy"
Troy closed his eyes, as a pain of guilt shot through his body. He couldn't believe he messed something up that was so great, just because he was horny and wanted sex, he should of took it in hand not go and fuck her best friend.
"What happened to us?" Gabriella whispered, more to herself than Troy. "I shouldn't of made you wait two years"
Troy's eyes went wide as he heard her, shaking his head he sat down next to her but making sure they had a good amount of distance away from each other. "Gabriella, don't do that"
Gabriella looked up at him at the sternness in his voice making her shiver. "Don't make this out to be your fault, I should have been more understanding, I should of waited until you was ready to take us to the next level, not go and just into someone else's arms"
"But you didn't do you" Gabriella said harshly, watching Troy flinch at the tone of her voice. "If I had let you have sex with me, you wouldn't have got it elsewhere, and maybe" She said wiping her tears, letting more fall. "Maybe we would have still been together"
"Things happen for a reason Gabriella, I guess time wasn't on our side" Troy said softly, taking the picture out of Gabriella's shaking hands looking down at it, smiling back at himself. "All we have now is memories"
Gabriella signed, wiping her tears away standing up from the bed. "You best go downstairs"
Troy frowned, looking up at Gabriella confused. "What? Why?"
Gabriella shrugged her shoulders. "Jack is going to bed back soon, and I don't want him jumping to conclusions"
Troy rolled his eyes at the sound of Jacks name, god he hated that guy. "I'm sure he will be fine Gabriella, I'm not doing anything wrong"
Gabriella glared at him, not knowing where the sudden anger came from. "You said earlier before you left that I was all his now"
Troy went wide eyed, cursing that he had heard him say that to Jack, looking up at Gabriella, he frowned scratching the back of his head wanting to say something, but wasn't sure how she would react.
"Can we start over?"
Gabriella looked at him as if he was crazy; he had already asked her this before. "I already told you before Troy" She signed, opening her bedroom door for him to get the message to leave.
Troy stood up, walking over to her not leaving much distance between them which made Gabriella uncomfortable, she was trapped in between the wall that was near the bedroom door and Troy's chest she couldn't move.
"Please Ella" He said softly, uttering the name for her when they had first started going out.
Gabriella gulped hearing it, looking up to meet blue eyes staring into her brown eyes. "Tro-"
She couldn't say anymore, because she was cut off by his mouth covering hers in a sweet passionate kiss. After the shock had worn off she had found herself kissing him back, gliding her tongue across his bottom lip, hearing him gasp she guided her tongue to meet with his, while she wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him closer as he wrapped his arms around her waist, while she started to play with the hairs at the back of his neck.
This kiss was amazing; Gabriella had missed the feel of his lips against hers. She knew it was wrong but she couldn't pull away somewhere deep inside her, told her to carry on but she knew if she didn't they would end up doing something that later she knew would regret. All you could hear was lips smacking together, moans, and groans.
Pulling away slowly, as air became necessary, Troy rested his forehead against Gabriella's has her eyes fluttered open. "I still love you Gabriella" Troy whispered.
Gabriella's eyes went wide at Troy's confession, not being able to do anything or say anything apart from looking into his eyes, to see his eyes look sincere. This made Gabriella confused, scared, excited, and most of all happy.
"You still love me, don't you?" He whispered again, as Gabriella just looked at him not being able to speak.
"Gabriella" They heard a faint voice shout from downstairs, which came from her mother. "Jack is home"
Gabriella jumped out of Troy's grip, letting her arms from his neck down to her sides. Not being able to believe what she had just done. She was disgusted in herself; she had just willingly kissed someone, with her boyfriend now downstairs. She didn't know if she liked it or not, but what she did know was Troy loved her.
Not looking at Troy she walked out of her bedroom and into the hallway. "We best get downstairs"
Troy signed, looking at the back of his ex girlfriend who was now walking down the stairs to meet her boyfriend.
