Amateur Heiress

A/N: In honor of Thanksgiving, and the Cowboy's famed Thanksgiving game, I decided to update earlier than expected. I hope you like it! Happy Thanksgiving!

After four years, Troy knew what to expect at training camp. Intense practices, long meetings, too much team bonding, etc. But one thing he definitely didn't expect was to walk into his room and see his girlfriend curled up on his bed, sobbing. After the shock wore off, he hurried over to his bed, and wrapped his arms around her.

"Baby what's wrong?" he asked worriedly. She just shook her head and cried even harder into his chest. "I can't help you if you don't tell me."

"He's…he's here." She finally choked out.

"Who? Who is he?"

"Josh."

"Josh? Our new AOC? Who…" The realization the Gabriella had been expecting finally came over Troy, leading her to tense. "Who worked at UT." Gabriella just nodded.

"I'm sorry, I know the last thing you want to hear is something about me and another guy, but I just…I just need my boyfriend."

"No it's okay baby. Just tell me. What happened?"

"I was a sophomore when he was hired. We met at Horns Café. I was a naïve 19 year-old, and he was 26. He swept me off my feet. We started dating, and it was perfect. He was sweet, charming, everything a girl could wish for. Then after about 3 months, everything changed. He…he just got mean. He was always yelling at me, he got really possessive."

"He didn't…didn't hit…"

"No, it never got that bad."

"So what happened?"

"Well," she started, after taking a deep breath and wiping away her tears. "I was so sick of it I decided to break up with him. I invited him over to my apartment, and when he arrived he was drunk. When I told him it was over…I've never seen someone so angry before. He…he threw me against a wall, called me a slut…"

"Baby…"

"Just let me finish." Troy nodded, while stroking her arm lightly in support. "Anyway, it turns out he had driven to my place, and on his way home he drove his car into a pole. He was arrested for a DUI. The athletic program was gonna let it slide, so when I found out I went to Director Hargin. I told him what happened, and if he didn't do anything I was going to go to the Dean. Obviously he didn't want that so he fired him."

"You blackmailed the UT athletic director?" Troy asked in shock, and she nodded. "And you did all of it by yourself?"

"I mean Shar knew, but it's not like I could tell my parents. So yeah, pretty much. And now… " Not able to control herself, Gabriella broke down into tears again. "I'm gonna have to see him everyday. I can't tell my Dad to fire him, because he will be so disappointed that I was in a relationship like that, and then he will be even more mad when he finds out I'm with you." Troy sighed, knowing she was right. He needed to do something. He couldn't let this guy be around his girlfriend. He didn't even know if he could be around him. So as Gabriella cried into his chest he thought about what he could do, which is when he realized that they wouldn't be able to do anything without telling someone.

"Baby, look at me," he said softly, leading her to look up at him. "I have an idea."

"What?"

"I remember you told me that when you felt like you couldn't tell your Dad something, you went to David."


David Evans was a calm man. He sat and he listened. He rarely lost his cool. A trait that many people wished he had passed onto his daughter. But that is a different story. His ability to stay calm and collected was probably the biggest reason as to why he was so good at his job. Despite the fact that Gabriella knew this as much as anyone, when she walked into her godfather's office, she felt as if she had never been so nervous in her entire life.

"Gabsy!" David exclaimed as soon as she walked into his office. A small smile appeared on her face.

"Hey Uncle David, umm are you busy?" she asked nervously, leading his eyes to narrow in confusion.

"Never too busy for you. Is everything okay?" Tears coming to her eyes, she shook her head. He immediately got up from his desk and rushed over to her. "What's wrong sweetie? You know you can tell me anything." She nodded as he led her over to the couch.

"It's about Josh. Our new AOC."


Troy couldn't handle it. He couldn't be in a room with a guy who had mentally and physically hurt his girl. All he wanted to do was leap across the table and kill him. He tried to focus on the plays in front of him…

"So have you guys met Jerry's daughter?" Troy's head popped up within a millisecond. His knuckles turned white as he clenched the pen he was holding in anger. Yes, Josh's question wasn't anything demeaning, but he knew it was going there.

"Of course we have. She's the future owner of the team," Brian, the QB coach, responded, a little confused.

"How fucking fine is she? I hear she's fucking one of our players." The only thing Troy was happy about at that moment was that all eyes were on Josh right now, or else someone would notice the look of fury on his face.

"No shit!" Jay, another member of the staff exclaimed.

"Yep. She's such a whore."

That was all it took for Troy to jump out of his seat, run around the table, pull Josh out of his chair and slam him against the white board. A wide smirk appeared on Josh's face.

"Well, now we know who the player is."


"Gabsy…" David said in a sympathetic but shocked tone as soon as she finished.

"Are you mad at me?"

"No, but I am upset you didn't tell me. I understand, you were 19 years old. People make mistakes, especially when it comes to relationships. But I am proud of how you handled it."

"Thanks," she mumbled.

"Now, why are you so scared to tell your Dad?"

"Because it was an inappropriate relationship! Which means he will be even more upset when he finds out who I am dating now!" she practically cried and David's face fell.

"Please don't tell me you are dating a 40 year old who is married with two kids."

"No of course not!"

"Then who could…" David was interrupted when they heard a big crash come from the room next to them. Gabriella's eyes immediately widened. She immediately hopped out of her chair and ran out of the room, with David close on her heels. As soon as they walked into the meeting room, they both froze. Brian and Jay were holding back Troy, trying to stop him from literally killing Josh. Blood was dripping down Josh's nose, there was a dent in the white board, and there were papers and binders all over the floor.

"Well now I know who you are dating."

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