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Countryside Adventure
Chapter 7 – Deeper Feelings
As soon as Troy came back home after taking Sunflower for a ride, he showered and changed, before he left to find Daniel and claim his payment.
A little later, the Bolton's were on their way over to their neighbours.
Leslie opened the door and gave Lucille a hug before she welcomed them all inside.
She showed them into the dining room.
"Jessica, where's Gabriella?" Leslie asked her eldest daughter.
"I don't know. In her room, probably," Jessica shrugged.
"Go get her for me, will you?" she asked, and Jessica got up.
"Sit down everyone, the food is almost ready," Leslie said as she went out to check on it.
Jessica entered the room again, Gabriella followed close behind.
She looked at Troy, who grinned. She looked down, blushing, but a slight smile played on her lips.
"Okay, everyone, let's eat!" Leslie came out from the kitchen with the food.
During dinner, Troy gently touched Gabriella's leg with his foot to make her look at him. She couldn't ignore that, and raised her look.
"We need to talk," he mouthed.
She nodded.
After dinner, Troy and Gabriella managed to sneak up to her room without anyone noticing.
Gabriella closed, and locked the door, before turning to a grinning Troy.
"Why are you grinning?" she asked, tilting her head a little in confusion.
"No particular reason," he wiped off his grin. "Anyway, what are we going to do about, you-know-what..?"
"I don't know... What do you want to do?" she asked.
"Honestly?"
"Honestly."
Before she knew it, he had grabbed her waist, and planted his lips on hers.
Oh God, this has got to end, she thought.
Gabriella pulled away.
"Troy, we can't just keep making out, and then act like nothing's happened," she said.
"I know. But I did like your little 4 am-visit. At least I got some sleep after that," he said.
"Yeah, sorry about that. I just couldn't sleep," she said, and noticed the smirk on his face.
"Okay, that's not what I meant!" she exclaimed.
"Why did you kiss me yesterday? Honestly," she asked.
"Well, I guess my feelings are a little bit deeper than what they're supposed to be in a friendship," he said. He had turned serious now.
"Really?" she asked in disbelief.
"Yeah. I mean, Ella, I told you you're not like other girls. Everything little thing you do made me fall for you Gabriella. I'm sorry if it's too soon, I mean I've only known you for a month. But it's obviously long enough for certain things. And besides, we've hung out every day, and I really feel like I know you," Troy said.
Gabriella wanted to let the tears she felt pushing, stream down her cheeks.
She sighed and sat down on her bed, signalling him to sit next to her. He did.
"Troy, remember the day after we moved here. I'd been a bit distant because I thought you liked my sister, remember?" she asked.
Troy nodded.
"Why do you think I was?" she asked.
Troy thought about it for a moment.
"You mean, you..." he trailed off. Gabriella nodded.
"I came here, and you talked to me like I was just a normal girl. No one has ever done that to me. The only times boys talk to me are when they're trying to get to me sister, and I hoped so badly that you didn't. And yeah, you know the rest," she said.
"So you kind of like me too?" he asked, hopefully.
He looked so hopeful that Gabriella had to giggle. She nodded slowly.
Troy smiled, and leant in to kiss her again, but she stopped him.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" she asked.
Troy looked confused for a second, before it obviously made sense.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" he asked, grinning.
Gabriella grinned too.
"Yes!"
Troy smiled, before he leant in to kiss her again. Their lips touched, sending an incredible feeling through their bodies. Gabriella placed a hand on Troy's knee, soon Troy's hand was over hers.
Gabriella could feel Troy smile into the kiss, and couldn't help but smile back.
"Gabriella!? Are you in there!? Is Troy there too?" her mother shouted from the hallway, while knocking on the door.
They broke apart, and Gabriella stifled a laugh.
"We'll be right out mom, I'm just showing Troy my...paintings," Gabriella said.
"You paint, Gabi?" her mother asked surprised.
"Uhm...uh...yes. No! They're from kindergarten," Gabriella said.
"Oh, well, okay. It's cake downstairs,"
"Okay, we'll be there in a few minutes."
"Okay," Leslie said and left.
"Phew," she said and got up. "The cake is waiting for you, Troy."
She started walking against the door, but Troy grabbed her hand and pulled her back down to his lap.
"It can wait a little longer," he said softly.
Gabriella felt her heart become warmer, and she smiled at him.
She kissed him lightly, while holding onto his sleeves.
The kiss had obviously lasted for longer than they thought, because soon there was another interruption.
"Gabriella!? You guys coming, or what?" Jessica shouted from the hallway.
Again, they had to break apart.
"Yes!"
"Are you guys making out in there, or something?" her sister asked.
"What? No! I'm 16! I'm too young to make out with anyone," Gabriella said, causing a look on Troy's face that she had to try very hard not to laugh at.
"Ugh, Gabriella you've always been so immature," Jessica said.
"Save it, Jessica. It makes you sound immature," Gabriella said.
Jessica hissed and went back downstairs.
"We better go, before they start to really suspect something," she said and got up.
"You're right. Just know that I'm really happy about this, Ella," he said.
She smiled and nodded.
"Me too," she said. "And Troy?"
"Yeah?"
"Let's keep it a secret for a while, okay?" she asked.
"Okay," he smiled and nodded.
They went back downstairs.
When they entered the living room, they were met by staring eyes and questioning looks.
All of them thought the same, but only Lucille dared to ask.
"Are you... Uh, are you two..?" she half-asked.
Gabriella and Troy knew very well what they were talking about, but they pretended that they didn't.
"What?" Gabriella looked at them, questioningly.
"Going out!? Duh!" Jessica said.
Gabriella looked around.
"Going where?" she asked.
Troy had to use all of his strength to stifle the laughter. She was acting so sweet and innocent.
"Dating?" Daniel said.
"Oh! That kind of going out. No, we're just friends," she said.
"Oh, okay. You guys want some cake?"
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