Here it is guys, the last chapter. Enjoy!

One Year On

Troy rubbed the sleep out of his eyes as he made his way into the Montez's back garden. Today was the first anniversary of Gabriella's Grandma's death and he wanted to be with her all day like he was with him.

As he turned the corner he was startled to see Carlos and Maria sitting cuddled up on their swing seat.

"Oh, Troy honey, we didn't expect to see you here this early." Maria spoke once she noticed Troy in her garden.

"Yeah me either, I nearly slept through my alarm, so how come you guys are up?" Troy asked as he pulled up a seat next to Carlos and Maria.

"Couldn't sleep." Maria admitted. "Today's going to be hard for her Troy, you know that, right?"

"Maria, I know better than most what you guys are gonna go through today, of course I know it's going to be hard for her."

"Yeah I know sweetie, I'm sorry, just look after her for me today, please? Take her out, she'll probably want to go to the crematory, Carlos and I are going to go in a bit, just look after her and whatever you do don't let her shut down."

"I won't Maria, I'm not gonna let that happen, I promise. Is she still in bed? Is it alright if I make her some breakfast and take it up to her?"

"Troy, this house is as much yours as it is ours, do whatever you have to do to make Gabi have a good day."

"Thanks Carlos, I'll keep things tidy, I promise."

"Stop making promises and go be the first thing Gabi sees when she wakes up this morning." Carlos told Troy as he pulled Maria closer to his side and gestured for Troy to head inside and start making breakfast.

Gabriella tossed and turned in her bed trying to go back to sleep, she didn't want to wake up today because she knew of she did it wouldn't be easy.

She finally gave into that idea when she heard someone come into her room. She didn't open her eyes through, knowing her parents usually came and opened her curtains and then left to let her slowly wake up of her own accord.

Today was different, this person came and sat next to her on her bed and then they kissed her forehead, Troy.

"Troy? What are you doing here?" Gabriella questioned as she slowly opened her eyes.

"I am here so I can spend the entire day with you and stop you from moping about the house." Troy answered as he pushed hair out of Gabriella's eyes.

"Good, I'm glad you're here, I wanted to be with you today."

"That's why I'm here, now sit up I come baring gifts." Troy instructed as he leant over the side of the bed to retrieve a tray holding his home made breakfast.

"Troy, how long have you been here?" Gabriella asked as she arranged her pillows against her head board.

"I'm not sure, an hour maybe, your parents have been up longer though." Troy said as he set the tray down on Gabriella's lap.

"Really wow, its eight thirty now they must have been up since like six."

"I think they had been up a while, they were on the back porch, your Mum said she couldn't sleep."

"I thought so, today won't be easy for her, but she's got Dad so I know she'll be okay." Gabriella said looking down at all the food in front of her.

"Troy I can't eat all this, there's way too much." She said looking down feeling ashamed because Troy had gone to so much trouble.

"Hey, don't worry about it, we'll share, you know I can eat two breakfasts in one morning." Troy said as he wrapped his left arm around Gabriella, feeling her relax at his touch.

"You know my Mum still can't get over that." Gabriella laughed as she tucked into a pancake.

Ever since they'd started going out Troy would pick Gabriella up and take her to school, allowing him two breakfasts, one at home and one at the Montez's.

He'd done this because, one, he didn't want to be rude to Maria, and two, what teenage boy doesn't turn free food!

Troy just poked Gabriella in the ribs for teasing him and then helped her to finish off her breakfast.

Troy leant against a tree and watched as Gabriella laid flowers in front of her Grandma's gravestone.

He wanted to let Gabriella have a moment by herself and so had sent her ahead telling her he'd catch her up.

He watched as Gabriella blew a kiss for her Grandma and then said something he couldn't quite catch before she turned and gestured for him to come over.

He pushed himself off of the tree and made his way towards her, settling himself down on the grass next to her. Gabriella turned and looked him in the eye, she tried to smile but couldn't, instead tears just began to fall.

"What are we gonna do with you?" Troy asked as he scooted over and sat Gabriella in his lap, her legs hanging over his right leg. He held her tight and allowed hr to cry into his shoulder, like she'd done for him in his tree house.

"Do you remember what you told me back in November when I was crying?" Troy asked as Gabriella's sobs turned to sniffles.

Gabriella nodded. "I told you that your Grandpa wouldn't want you to cry, and I know my Grandma wouldn't want me to cry either, it just happened, I didn't want it to."

"I know sweetie, it's okay, everyone needs to cry once in a while, it's good to let your emotions out and besides your Mum says you aren't allowed to shut down, so at least I know you aren't doing that." Troy concluded.

Gabriella just shrugged not knowing what to say.

"Don't shrug at me little Missy." Troy said as he poked Gabriella in the ribs, earning him a poke back in the chest.

"Can we go home now?" Gabriella asked.

"Only if you get off my lap first!" Troy joked with her as she got up, pulling him with her they kept their hand linked together as they made their way back towards Troy's truck.

"So, you're telling me that Jack and Dad are about to start cooking in the same kitchen. Should I call the fire brigade now, or when the kitchen's on fire?" Gabriella asked as she and Troy tried hard not to wet themselves at the sight of their Dads trying to light the stove.

Troy and Gabriella had returned back to hers to find Jack and Lucille had come over, and that the women were now taking refuge in the back garden because the men had offered to cook.

"What I don't get." Troy started, as he tried to regain his composure. "Is why you agreed to the idea in the first place, you both know they can't cook?"

"It seemed like a good idea." Maria answered.

"But now, we're not to sure." Lucille finished.

"I've got an idea." Gabriella said making her way into the kitchen and then re-appearing a short while later with Jack and Carlos trailing behind her.

"I've made them a deal; Troy and I will cook, if they do the washing up because we're saving them from the wraith of you when the kitchen burns down." She finished all in one breath.

"Well, even though I wasn't told I was cooking, I still agree to that." Troy said as he wrapped his arm around Gabriella's waist. "Come on then Montez; if we're cooking we'd better get started." Troy stated gently pushing Gabriella in the direction of the kitchen.

"That"

"Was"

"Amazingly"

"Delicious" the adults all concluded together making Troy and Gabriella laugh.

"I think the wine is starting to get to them." Troy told Gabriella as he pulled her chair closer to his, allowing her to snuggle into his side.

"I'd like to make a toast." Jack suddenly announced, causing everyone to pick up their glasses and wait for him to continue.

"We've been though a lot as separate families and as one big family, in the past year and a bit, and there has been one word that has been said a lot, anytime." Everyone laughed at Jack's proud announcement.

"Gabi said it first the other November and Troy returned the favour last March, and it's been passed back and forth by pretty much everyone in that time, so I think it's now our word." He announced.

"So, I propose a toast, to being there, ANYTIME!" Jack said putting emphasis on the anytime.

Everyone raised their glasses and locking eyes with their other half, repeated Jack's toast.

"ANYTIME!"

So there it is, my first story finished. PLEASE, PLEASE, REVIEW and let me know what you think about the chapter and the story as a whole. THANK YOU!