A/N: I know this is short, but it's just a little filler before we get back to the good stuff. Hopefully I'll have the next one up tonight and it will definitely be a lot longer. Enjoy!

Chapter 8

"You so had sex last night."

"Sharpay! How the hell do you do that?" Gabriella asked, astonished by her half-sister's perceptiveness.

"It's a gift. Now stop stalling and spill it," Sharpay said with a smirk.

"Fine… I had sex last night," Gabriella responded, blushing furiously.

"Gabi, sleeping with someone isn't going to help you get past these feelings you're having for Troy," Sharpay said gently.

"Sharpay… it was Troy," Gabriella admitted.

Sharpay blinked slowly. "I'm sorry, I just hallucinated. Did you say something?"

"I had sex with Troy last night." Gabriella said softly, trying to contain the smile that was threatening to appear. Even though she was still as confused as before, if not more, she couldn't help but remember every detail. How perfect he felt inside her, the way he kissed her as if she was just… everything. Gabriella had to admit it. Having sex with Troy Bolton was the best experience of her life.

"You. And Troy. Had sex," Sharpay said slowly, "Holy. Fuck."

"I know."

"You got naked. And had sex with Troy."

"I know."

"So? Was he as amazing as I'd always imagined he would be?" Sharpay said, finally regaining her composure.

"Sharpay!"

"What? You know I love Chad more than anything, but come on. Troy is gorgeous. Plus have you ever noticed how long his fingers are? Well I'm sure you have now, considering they were in-"

"Okay stop right there. It was..." Gabriella started, and then a dreamy smile appeared on her face, "Yeah. He was fucking incredible, Shar."

"Oh my God!" Sharpay squealed, "What happened after?"

"We put our clothes back on and went to our own bedrooms," Gabriella said, her smile falling.

"You didn't even have cuddle time?" Sharpay asked.

"No, we didn't. We're both still so confused, Shar. And having sex definitely didn't make things any easier," Gabriella said softly, "And now we have that awards ceremony tonight. When I found out I was nominated for best actress, we decided he would be my date. He's always my date to these things, but now it's different. Really, really different."

"Gabs, I think you definitely need to actually talk to Troy about this," Sharpay said with a sympathetic smile.

"I know, Shar," Gabriella nods her head with a sad smile.

Well I can guarantee one thing that will come out of tonight," Sharpay said with a knowing smirk.

"What's that?" Gabriella asked.

"When he sees you in that little dress we picked out, he'll want to push you up against the nearest wall and do naughty, naughty things to you."

"Shat!" Gabriella exclaimed blushing and she couldn't hide the hope that crossed her face as she added, "Do you really think so?"

"Absolutely," Sharpay said, smiling confidently.

Gabriella's eyes glazed over as she imagined just how hot the sex would be a second time.

Sharpay let out a giggle as she watched her sister gaze off into fantasyland. 'Oh yeah, she has it bad,' she thought and her smile grew even larger, happy that the two idiots she called her best friends were finally figuring out what Sharpay had known since the first time she saw the two interact, 'Finally!'


"Dude."

"Yeah, I know."

"Dude!"

"Chad, say something that actually helps!" Troy yelled.

"I'm sorry! I'm just shocked. I mean I've always known that you two should be fucking like rabbits, but I never thought you'd actually get the balls to go through with it," Chad said.

"Yeah, still not helping," Troy said, slightly shaking his head.

"Well, how was it?" Chad asked with a slight smirk.

"It was… God it was fucking amazing. Everything about it was just… she's incredible, man," Troy said, his thoughts returning to the amazing night the two had shared.

"Dude, snap out of it," Chad said as he waved his hand in front of his friend's glazed over eyes, "What's going to happen now?"

"I have no idea. This is so fucked up. She's my best friend, man," Troy said.

"You're starting to sound like a broken record. We all know she's your best friend! But there's obviously something more there, so stop being such a fucking pansy and confront what you're feeling," Chad stated forcefully.

"It's not that easy, Chad," Troy quickly became defensive.

"Of course it's not going to be easy. Nothing as life changing as this ever is. But you need to accept that and work this out before you lose the best relationship you'll ever have," Chad said showing a shocking amount of maturity, "And as difficult as it will be, you're going to have to talk to her."

"I know," Troy admitted, "We're going to that awards thing tonight. I don't know how I'm going to get through an entire night with her after what happened yesterday. How am I supposed to keep my hands off of her?"

"Who says you have to?" Chad asked with a devilish smile, quickly returning to his normal demeanor.

"Is that really a good idea?" Troy asked.

"Probably not. But you've already crossed the line of no return. So why can't you just have a little fun in the meantime?"

"You're a crazy man, Danforth," Troy said, smirking slightly.

"Most geniuses are, Bolton," Chad stated simply, "Now let's play some hoops while you give me all the dirty details of last night."

"Yeah, that's definitely not going to happen." Troy said as he walked away.

"Bastard."