Well, aren't you guys lucky? We're giving you another chapter! (Hint: now is when you all say "Yay!") lol. I had some extra time on my hands before I went to school, so Luc and I agreed to update. How cool is that? Gotta go.
Don't own it.
Chapter 7
The room was silent for a few moments before Troy placed a comforting hand on Gabriella's shoulder. "It'll be all right," he soothed. She whipped away from him and spun in his direction, tears brimming in her eyes. "And how do you know that?" She swallowed the lump in her throat, trying her hardest to keep herself from crying. "I can't do this, Troy. Not without this baby's father. I can't raise a child on my own."
Troy squeezed his eyes shut, deciding if what he was about to say was the best decision. "Um, you can stay here with me." She looked up at him, confused, and said, "I didn't say anything about-" He put his finger to her lips. "I wasn't finished." He paused. "I'll…um…I'll help you raise the baby." Gabriella shook her head as she looked away. "I couldn't do that to you." Without realizing it, she started to pace. "I mean, it's nice of you to offer, but we're just becoming the best of friends. A baby, especially from another man, could ruin that between us. I don't want to lose you now that I have you." She continued pacing as he said, "I want to do it, Gabriella. I want to help you raise your child. I think it could bring us together."
Gabriella stopped dead in her tracks before snapping her head to face him, shocked by what she just heard. Seeing her face, Troy quickly said, "Um…I meant bring us closer. Uh, you know, um, give us a special bond?" he shook his head, frustrated with himself, "No, wait, a tighter friendship…yeah, a tighter friendship." Over the time it took for Troy to say all that, Gabriella's face had morphed into an amused smirk. She laughed, "I understood what you meant, Troy. Really." Troy's face became red and he stared at the carpet, embarrassed. "And," she continued, "I want to thank you for your help in advance. I'd really like for you to do this with me."
Troy brought his head up and they both smiled. She placed a hand on his upper arm and felt fireworks, but ignored it as she had been doing. "I think maybe we should go see the doctor so that we can make sure. Then we can tell everyone else." Troy nodded and said, "Sounds good to me. Now, what would you two like to eat?" He started to make his way into the kitchen, leaving Gabriella standing there for a second, smiling so brightly you could easily mistake her for the sun. We're really going to do this, she thought; we're going to be a family. She finally noticed him staring at her, waiting patiently for her response. She opened her mouth and told him, "How about some pizza?" He nodded and made to turn around, but she continued, "With some tuna fish on it too, please." All he did in response was give her a strange look and slowly say, "Alright."
After watching Gabriella devour the tuna fish pizza, Troy drove them both to the doctor's office. He had called a few minutes before and arranged an appointment. "Here we are, you two," Troy smiled. Gabriella shook her head at him, opening the door before he had a chance to. "You need to stop doing that. I think you're enjoying this more than me. And I really don't want you to get your hopes up." He quickly disagreed. "I'm not going to get my hopes up. I can sense this." Gabriella laughed. "Okay Mr. Sense, how about you leave this decision for the doctor to make."
He sighed dramatically just as they reached the waiting room. "If you say so…" Gabriella giggled. "Oh, so now you're going to be the Drama King like Sharpay was Drama Queen in high school?" He gaped at her. "Did someone say my name?" This was the peppy voice of none other than… "Sharpay?" Gabriella asked when she turned. The blond gave her star dazzling smile and nodded her head. "The rest of the gang is over there." She sent a nod over to the corner of the room by the windows.
The three walked over to the spot and sat down. "What are you guys doing here?" Gabriella asked. Taylor rolled her eyes while stating, "Chad dropped a flower pot on his foot." At that point, Troy and Zeke were trying their hardest not to laugh but were failing miserably. "What are you two here for?" Kelsi asked pointedly. "Just to see the doctor," Gabriella answered, "That's all."
At that moment, Thomas came bounding towards Kelsi. "Mama! Mama!" He laughed as he stumbled over his own shoe. "Dad got his hand stuck in the vending machine!" he laughed. Kelsi instantly slapped her hand to her forehead. "Oh Lord," she muttered, "Please help me." She told him to show her the way and they walked off.
Sharpay giggled. "Jason sure is something." Everyone agreed, nodding. "And Thomas is just the cutest thing, isn't he?" she went on. Once again, everyone nodded. "How old is he?" Gabriella questioned curiously. "He's 9 in one month. Kelsi and Jason adopted him last year." Gabriella smiled at Troy. "You never told me Kelsi and Jason had any kids; adopted or not." Troy shrugged. "You never asked." The group burst into laughter. Once it died down, Gabriella spoke again, still gazing at Troy. "I think I'd like to adopt someday." The two locked eyes for a moment. While they were preoccupied, the others raised their eyebrows, amused.
A nurse stepped through the double doors. Checking her clipboard, she called out, "Gabriella Montez and Troy Bolton?" The two young adults stood and vanished through the double doors. The last thing Gabriella heard from the waiting room was Taylor saying, "I wonder what those two are doing."
"Ok, Gabriella," the doctor said as she stepped in the room, "I've got the tests, and…" She checked the clipboard again for dramatic effect. "It looks like we've got ourselves a baby. You're around two months along."
Troy and Gabriella smiled at each other. "I told you I could sense it," Troy smirked. Gabriella rolled her eyes playfully in response. "Yeah, yeah. You think whatever you want Mr. Sense, but I think you're just lucky." The doctor didn't realize that the two weren't in any kind of relationship besides friendship. But, she said, "Well, congratulations Mommy and Daddy." She stopped in the doorway. "I'll see you two in a month for your first ultrasound." With that said, she left.
When Gabriella looked at Troy, she started to laugh. He was so shocked at what the doctor had just said. "Oh, Troy, knock it off. She didn't know." An idea was suddenly making itself clear in her head. "What?" Troy asked. "How about we have a little fun with telling them?" Gabriella smiled. Troy raised his eyebrows. "How would we do that?" He brought a cup of water, which he had grabbed on the way to the room, to his mouth. "Oh, you know," she shrugged, "tell them it's ours." Troy instantly spit the water out of his mouth. "What? I don't think I heard you right." She giggled at his reaction and tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear. "I said we tell them the baby is ours. I want to see how they react." She put her hand out in front of her. "Deal?" He looked a bit uncertain, but placed his hand in hers anyway. "Deal," he agreed. She nodded, satisfied, and set both of their hands on her still flat stomach. She smirked up at him. "Congratulations Daddy."
Hehe. How about that? Looks like Troy is unofficially the "Daddy". How cute. So, how'd we do? (Hint: Now's the time when you hit that little purple button and review:D) Adios!!
