Road Trip
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Chapter 7
Taylor was still trying to place the voice she had heard outside Gabriella's flat the pervious evening. It had been bugging her all evening and most of the day as she walked around LA. However it was going to take her a while to figure it out.
Meanwhile with the happy couple they had just stumbled into Gabriella's apartment joined at the lips. They had spent the morning walking around LA and hiding from the paps. And getting Gabriella a new camera. Now Troy wanted to see Gabriella's apartment but it seemed like he wanted to see Gabriella's bedroom first.
Troy had taken to wearing his wedding ring since the world knew. And while Gabriella was with him, he had insisted she wear hers as well. And promised at some point to get her an engagement ring.
Now two hours later, Gabriella was cooking crispy chicken sandwiches in her kitchen while Troy had a shower. She was clothed in a black tank top and Troy's black boxers her damp hair piled into a bun. What they didn't except was for Taylor to come back early.
Or for Troy to walk out of a steamy bathroom a towel wrapped round his waist which is precisely what happened.
Gabriella turned round as she heard two doors close, she saw Taylor, she heard Troy coming down the hall. Taylor raised an eyebrow at her attire.
And Troy came into view. Taylor's mouth dropped open at the sight of a half naked Troy Bolton in her best friend's apartment.
"Shit!" exclaimed Gabriella
"You seem to like that word a lot," chuckled Troy he hadn't noticed Taylor.
"Well when my best friend is stood staring at you it's shit," Gabriella
Troy looked up "Shit!" he exclaimed "I'm just going to go get dressed," he muttered before back tracking down the hall.
"Taylor could you watch the chicken please?" asked Gabriella "I'm just going to go put some change,"
Taylor nodded and Gabriella took of down the hall.
Taylor could hear mutters from Gabriella's bedroom.
"What do we tell her?" whispered Gabriella
"The truth or do we miss out the marriage," muttered Troy
Taylor gasped Troy Bolton got married in Vegas to an unidentified brunette. Gabriella had a one night stand in Vegas. Now they were sleeping together in Gabriella's apartment. And it was Troy's voice Taylor had heard out in the hall last night. Then she realized what she had just thought her best friend was married to Troy Bolton.
"I can hear you, you know," she called "And your sandwiches are ready," she added
Seconds later now dressed Gabriella still in the tank top but now in a black short and what Taylor suspected was one of Troy's hoodies. Troy clad in black jeans and a tight grey t-shirt.
Gabriella and Troy sat down to eat and Taylor sat at the head of the table.
"Before you give me the who what's when's and how's let me get this straight you both got drunk in Vegas, somehow meet each other, got married, slept together and are now trying to make this work," said Taylor
Gabriella nodded. "Pretty much," she said
"Can I say it?" asked Taylor
Gabriella nodded.
"Say what?" asked Troy
"Your married to Troy Bolton," said Taylor
"I am," smiled Gabriella
"What's your mother going to say?" asked Taylor
Troy and Gabriella looked at each other as the thought of their parents came into their heads.
"Shit!" they exclaimed
"Crap and I've not just got a mother to deal with I've got a publicist and a manager," muttered Troy
"And I have an editor of a newspaper," sighed Gabriella
"There is no way The LA Journal are doing any story on us," said Troy "I don't like them," he added "I have a friend who runs a reliable magazine she can do the article if we do an article," said Troy
"Oh Kelsi," said Gabriella
Troy nodded.
"Kelsi what?" asked Taylor
"Nelson to be Evans why?" asked Troy
"That's Sharpay's brother's fiancée," said Taylor
"Sharpay's the blonde one married to the owner of Baylor's in Albuquerque right?" asked Troy
"Yeah," smiled Gabriella "I like Kelsi I wonder if she has any jobs at her magazine," wondered Gabriella
"I could call her," said Troy "I think she's looking for someone for someone," said Troy
"But then what would I do about my job at The LA Journal?" asked Gabriella
"Quit say you got a better offer," said Troy
"Can I do that I mean I've haven't even started work there yet?" said Gabriella
"Why don't I phone Kelsi first?" asked Troy "And should we give her the exclusive?" he asked
"Yes but not yet," said Gabriella
"I'll go phone her about the job. Should I say you're my friend or what?" asked Troy
"I'm your wife," said Gabriella
Troy smiled "Alright then Mrs Bolton," and he headed down the hall to make the call.
"Ok spill," squealed Taylor
"There's nothing to spill you pretty much summed it up before," laughed Gabriella
"Yeah but you didn't tell the where's how's when's what's and who's," pointed out Taylor
"Ok, ok. Who Troy Bolton. Where I don't know Vegas, chapel and then his hotel suite. What I married him. How at the chapel," said Gabriella
"I know that what's it like I mean your married to Troy Bolton one of the hottest bachelor's in the world," said Taylor "I mean he's worth a fortunate," she whispered
"I know," whispered Gabriella "Shit I'm married to Troy Bolton," she murmured
"You only just realized?" asked Taylor
"It hadn't sunk it," Gabriella said
"You married him, you're sleeping with him and you're in love with him," said Taylor
"Yeah," smiled Gabriela
Troy sat back down "Same goes for me," he said
Gabriella turned her head smiled at him and snuggled into his side.
"Why don't we all go sit on the couch," said Taylor
Gabriella and Troy nodded and once sat on the couch Gabriella snuggles into her husband's side.
"You tired hun?" asked Troy
Gabriella nodded.
"Well we did have a late night last night," said Troy
Taylor raised an eyebrow.
"We spent half of it talking," said Gabriella
"Shit!" exclaimed Troy
"What?" asked Gabriella sitting up
"It's 3 I have to go I've-" the girls interrupted him
"Got a game tonight," chorused the girls
"Yeah how'd you know?" asked troy
"We've got tickets," said Gabriella
"Well if we all get ready, you guys can come with me and I get you good seats plus I have like 10 missed calls from my publicist," said Troy
"I don't have a ring," said Gabriella
"I got one while I was in Las Vegas after we texted deciding to make it work," smiled Troy "I'll go get it," he added standing up.
With that he left the apartment to go to his.
"What does he mean changed I'm dressed," said Gabriella
"In shorts that I'd rather my team mates didn't see you in," said Troy
"Just because I'm your wife doesn't mean you can tell me what to wear," said Gabriella
"I'm just I'm just going to go get ready," said Taylor
"Brie I didn't mean that," said Troy
"Is this going to work Troy?" asked Gabriella
"Brie I've told you I've already fallen for you," said Troy
"I know," said Gabriella playing with the toggle on the zip of Troy's jacket. "I know you have but we have it all backwards you meant to meet the person, date, fall in love and then get married. We've met got married and then fallen in love. We barley know anything about each other," she whispered
Troy wrapped his arms round her. "Then we'll go slow we'll go on date proper dates. Have some rules. And see how we go from there," said Troy
"How slow we talking?" asked Gabriella
"As slow as you want," whispered Troy
"Because I like going to sleep with you and waking up with you," whispered Gabriella resting her head on Troy's chest.
"We'll be ok," he whispered "Now about those shorts you don't have to change but every Lakers player and fan may hate you if we lose," he smiled
"And why's that?" asked Gabriella
"Cuz there captain will be to busy staring at his hot wife," whispered Troy leaning down to capture her lips.
"Speaking of your wife I want that ring on my finger," she whispered
Troy nodded and pulled the box out of his pocket.
"Now I'm going to do this properly," he said
"Oh god," groaned Gabriella as Troy got onto one knee.
"Gabriella Bolton we are already married but will you wear this engagement ring despite the fact we were never engaged?" he asked
Gabriella chuckled and nodded. "Yes," she whispered "Now get up you dork," she laughed
Troy chuckled rose to his feet and slid the ring on her finger. For a minute Gabriella studied the ring it was quiet a beautiful ring a simple sliver ring inset with diamonds with one diamond attached to the top. "Oh Troy I love it," she whispered wiping the tears that fell from her eyes.
"I'm glad," he whispered before capturing her lips.
"Hey enough of that. You can do that in a few weeks when I'm not here. We have a game to get to," called Taylor as she exited her room.
"This is like our honeymoon," said Gabriella
"Oh Kelsi said if you go along to meet her she'll do any interview," said Troy
"When?" asked Gabriella
"I can call her or she said to give you her number and she will call you," said Troy
"I'll do that and I will go and get changed and phone her on the way to the game," said Gabriella walking backwards down the hall to her room.
"I'll drive," called Troy
Minutes later Gabriella emerged wearing the same black tank top and a white gypsy skirt with a dark orange ,sorta of a rust colour, scarf tied round the top. There was a gap between the top of skirt and her tank top revealing a silver of skin. A string of orange beads hung from her neck and had been wrapped round twice creating to strands hanging down while a gold textured Egyptian Style cuff bangle clung to her right wrist and black and gold watch on her other wrist and a ring that could be say was styled around Princess Diana's and Kate Middleton's engagement ring a black oval gem sat in the middle an oval of diamonds but without looking close it was hard to say whether it was real of costume. Her wedding ring and engagement ring glittered on her ring finger. And a small white bag hung over her shoulder.
"Your killing me," groaned Troy "Here's my phone for Kelsi's number,"
"I'll just phone her off your phone is that ok?" asked Gabriella as they exited the apartment and she bagged her keys.
"Gabriella we're married what's mine is yours," smiled Troy
"Really?" she asked
Troy nodded and smiled at her as she snuggled into his embrace.
Taylor had walked ahead leaving the loved up couple behind her but when there will still walking across the first landing she came back.
"Guys there's a whole host of paps out there," said Taylor
"Shit!" muttered Troy
"Do you guys want to meet there?" asked Troy
"Us go and then you follow?" asked Gabriella
Troy nodded.
"Well if I'm in the paper with you and my parents find out before I get to tell them there will be hell to pay," said Gabriella
"Isn't there a back entrance?" asked Taylor
"Yes I'll go throw the back, you guys drive round to the next street and I'll get in the car," said Troy
"We'll have to put the roof up," said Taylor
"I thought we already had," said Gabriella
Taylor shrugged.
"Right so I will see you in a few," said Troy "Take your rings off," he added
Gabriella nodded and slipped her rings off and into her bag.
"See you in a few," he whispered pressing a kiss to her forehead before leaving.
"Come on," said Taylor pulling Gabriella out to the car.
Minutes later they were round the corner no paps following since the girls were of little interested to them. And Troy was in the car. Sunglasses on and jacket pulled up round his neck. The roof was up and the sun screens that went on the windows were up. And hopefully no one could see in and there was no paps around if anyone could.
Minutes later they were at the back of the stadium were no paps were allowed and moments later due to Troy's clearance the three of them were in the stadium.
And an very angry lady was walking towards them.
"Shit!" muttered Troy
"Is that your publicist?" whispered Gabriella
"Yes," said Troy
"Bolton were the hell have you been and what the hell is going on," she shouted
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