AN: Thank u guys so much for the reviews! Here's another chapter

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(( No One P.O.V))

Gabriella woke up the next morning feeling as though a wieght has been lifted off her shoulder after finally getting the ugly secrets out of her chest. It was such a relief to let it all out. She pushed these thoughts out of her mind and climbed out of her bed. She glanced at her radio clock that stood on her night table. 9:03. Wow, not bad for a Sunday morning. She walked over to Alex's crib only to find it empty. Panicked, Gabriella rushed out of her bedroom.

"Mom! Mom! Alex is -" she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw her son in the living room quietly watching an episode of Barney. He looked up at his mother when he heard her yelling. Releived, Gabriella walked over to him and picked him up.

"Morning Mommy!" exclaimed Alex grinning. Gabriella kissed his cheek.

"Morning sweetie. How did you get up on your own? You scared mommy there for a second." Just then, Maria walked in.

"Morning Ella" she saw the confused look on her daughter and continued. "Oh, I walked into your room to get your laundry and found him awake so I bathed him and we both ate breakfast." Gabriella nodded her head and placed him on the floor.

"We left you some scrambled egg on the kitchen counter" said Maria. Gabriella noticed her mother looking dressed up.

"Where are you going Mom?"

"Me and some of my friends are meeting up for lunch. I'll be back before dinner" she said picking up her purse.

"Oh ok. Alex and I probably wont be here for dinner." Maria smirked at her daughter.

"Oh right. Your little play date with Troy" Gabriella blushed.

"Its not a date Mom! We're just going to the theme park and grab some lunch." Troy decided to take Gabriella and Alex to one of Albuquerque's best amusement parks to entertain Alex and then grab some lunch. Both she and Alex are excited. Gabriella is mainly excited to spend some time with Troy and her son.

"Right. Well have fun. I'll be back soon"

"OK. Have fun. Bye" Maria opened the front door and left. Gabriella looked over at her son who was singing along with Barney. She giggled and headed upstairs to shower and change.

After taking her shower, Gabriella changed into a pair of black skinny jeans and a red sweatshirt. She put on her red Puma shoes and tied her hair in a high ponytail. After applying little make-up, she walked back downstairs into the kitchen to eat her breakfast. It was now 10:30.

"Mommy?" Alex walked into the kitchen.

"Yes sweetie?" Gabriella finished wiping her plate and placed it in the cabinet.

"When is Uncle Twoy comming? I dont want to miss any games!" whined Alex. Gabriella laughed and led him back into the living room.

"Uncle Troy is comming soon hunny. Why dont you just sit down and -" Gabriella was inturrupted by the sound of the doorbell. She walked over to the front door and opened it to reveal a grinning Troy.

"Morning Gabs!" exclaimed Troy cheerfully. Gabriella smiled at him.

"Morning Troy. Come in." As soon as Troy stepped foot into the hallway, Alex came running from the living room.

"Uncle Twoy! Your here!" Troy chuckled and bent down to pick him up.

"Good morning buddy. How are you? And how many times have I told you to call me Troy? Uncle Troy makes me sound really old." He frowned playfully causing Alex to giggle. Gabriella stared at the two amazed. Never in her life has she seen Alex acting towards a man like Troy. Troy was just super amazing with kids. He and Alex have bonded together and were pretty close. Alex trusted Troy and loved hanging out with him, same as Gabriella.

"OK Twoy. Can we now pwease go?! I dont want to miss any games" said Alex.

"Your now going to miss any games Alex. They'll always will be there anytime you go" said Gabriella, grabbing her large black purse and sunglasses along with Alex's cap, placing them inside her purse

"Oh"

"Now that that's clear. Lets get going!" Troy opened the front door and stepped out with Alex grabbing his hand. Gabriella locked the front door and followed them. She noticed that Troy's car was no where to be seen.

"Troy? Where's your car?" she asked.

"Oh, well. I figured we could walk there. Its really close and only gonna take about 5 or 10 minutes maximum. You dont mind do you?" asked Troy worried. Gabriella shook her head.

"No, not at all. It is a beautiful day so walking sounds good. But did you walk all the way here?" Troy shook his head.

"Nope. Chad dropped me off on his way. He's taking Mickey to the dentist" Alex tugged on Troy's hand and started walking, dragging Troy with him. Gabriella laughed at how eager her son was.

Ten minutes later, the were standing at the park's front gates as Troy payed for the tickets. When they got in, Alex's eyes widen at all the rides there and a huge grin crept on his face. Gabriella stared in awe at how dense and active the place was. A long red and yellow roller-coaster was speeding by, turing upside down as it zomed by the round ring. All sorts of rides were there around such as the Merry-Go-Round, water tunnels, the Barrel of Love, carousels, and the enormous Ferris Wheel ahead. Different booths were set up such as hot dog booths, cotton candy, teddy bears, and clowns were al over the places with dozens of balloons in their hands to give out to the kids. Tons and tons of children were running around, yelling and laughing and young couples were either at booths or walking around. Watching them made Gabriella's heart sink. She never had a high school sweetheart and never experienced true love. Most guys she dated were complete jerks. 'Maybe not everyone has soulmates. Maybe not everyone is meant to be with others. Maybe some are just meant to be alone and lonely for the rest of their lives' thought Gabriella sadly. She quickly pushed these thoughts away, determined to have fun today.

Troy bent down and picked up Alex, placing him on his shoulders so that he wouldnt get lost.

"Mommy I want a balloon!" shrieked Alex. Gabriella giggled and the three walked to the clown that was standing nearby.

"Which do balloon do you want sweetie?" asked Gabriella.

"That one" Alex pointed to a balloon shaped like Mickey Mouse's head. Gabriella and Troy argued about who should pay but Troy quickly won the arguement stating that since he has invited them, he would pay for everything.

"Tank you Twoy" said Alex politely. Gabriella smiled.

"No problem. So buddy, where do you want to go first?" asked Troy smiling up at him. Alex narrowed his eyes and looked around, gripping the balloon's string tightly.

"Ooh! I wanna ride that horsey!" exclaimed Alex, pointing to the Merry-Go-Round.

During the ride, Gabriella laughed as she took pictures of Troy and Alex on the ride. She was laughing at Troy's embarrased face. Alex had insisted that Troy rides with him and Troy just couldnt say no to his cute pout.

"I want those pictures deleted Montez!" said Troy as he and Alex got off the game. Gabriella laughed and shook her head.

"No way Bolton. These are precious memories. Besides, I could use them to blackmail you," Gabriella teased. "Now come one, I want to ride in one of those water rides" Troy shook his head as Gabriella dragged him to the game.

"I thought we were here to entertain the child, not the mother" he teased.

"Since we're already here, might as well enjoy it" she shrugged. She got into the cart followed by Troy and Alex sitting in between. All through the ride, Alex kept giggling and shrieking as the water splashed on him. Gabriella and Troy laughed along with him, with Troy occasionlly splashing at Gabriella. Every time he did that, Gabriella would complain saying that she didnt want to get wet.

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Two hours later, the three of them were exhausted. The had gone on 12 different rides. When they got into the Ferries Wheel, Alex started crying so they had to stop the game so they could get out. Troy aplogized to the man controlling the ride while Gabriella comforted Alex. To cheer him up, Troy bought him an ice-cream cone and got himself one and Gabriella as well. She was grateful at his fast thinking and kind gesture. The three were now heading to Mcdonalds which was on the other side of the park. Troy was giving Alex a piggy back ride after complaing that his feet hurt from walking.

"Mommy I want that tiger!" Alex suddenly pointed to a yellow stuffed tiger at a booth they just passed by.

"You cant buy those sweetie. You have to play and win the game to win that" explained Gabriella.

"Why dont we pway then?" he asked.

"Mommy and I are pretty tierd buddy. I promise you after lunch, we'll try and win you that toy. Sound good?" said Troy, repositioning Alex so he was again sitting on his shoulders.

"Sound good" mimiked Alex. Gabriella giggled.

"Troy you dont ha-"

"Relax Gabby. It's not a big deal, really." He smiled at her and she smiled back. They walked into Mcdonalds and headed to the counter. While they waited for their food, Alex bent down to Troy's ear.

"I need to go potty" he whispered. Gabriella looked at them confused.

"Whats wrong?" she asked.

"He needs to use the toilet" said Troy.

"Oh. Well you can wait here while I take him. We wont be gone long" said Gabriella, extending her arms to pick Alex off Troy's shoulder.

"All right. I'll be sitting at that empty table" he said pointing. Gabriella nodded and walked away. She then realized that she didnt know where the toilets were.

"Excuse me? Can you tell me where the toilets are?" she asked the janitor who was wiping the tables.

"Upstairs to your left" Gabriella thanked him and headed upstairs. On the way up she was trying to balance her bag on one shoulder while holding the wiggling Alex on her hip. She didnt notice where she was going and accidently bumped into someone.

"Oh I'm so sor---Mark?!" she stopped once she realized who she bumped into.

"Well, well, well. Look who's here. In a hurry Montez?" he smirked. Gabriella groaned inwardly. He was the last person she wanted to see.

"Um..yea kinda." she replied.

"Mommy!" whined Alex biting his lips. Mark looked at him.

"Who's this cute little guy?" he cooed trying to ruffly his hair but Alex instantly buried his head into Gabriella's shoulder, stoping him from doing so.

"Uh..thats my son, Alex" she noticed the dissapointed look on his face.

"Oh. Your married?" he asked.

"No. Single mother. Listen, Mark I need to go. Sorry." she hurried off to the ladies washroom and walked in. She didnt want to talk to him much longer and Alex was starting to get really uncomfortable, from both being near a strange man and from his wet diaper. After changing Alex's diapers and washing both their hands, she picked him up and walked outside and sighed in relief once she saw that Mark was no longer there. She walked downstairs and started to walk to their table.

"So Montez, what are you doing here?" Gabriella jumped in surprise and turned around.

"Mark! You scared me. To answer your question, Troy thought that it would be fun for Alex to spend a day here so he invited us to go today" she explained. Mark clenched his fists in anger, jealous that Troy got to her first, but tried to stay calm.

"Oh. So Bolton is here as well." Gabriella ignored his cold tone.

"Yes. What about you?" asked Gabriella curiosly.

"I'm with my little cousins. They're with their eldest sister in the play pen upstairs. How about you and Alex join us? One of my cousins are about his age." Gabriella froze. What kind of question is that? He knows she's with Troy. She didnt want to be rude but definitely didnt want to join him as well. She didnt know how to turn him down politely.

"Oh, um..well.."

"Hey Gabi, over here!" Gabriella spun around and saw Troy waving from their table. She sighed in relief and turned back to Mark who was glaring angrily at Troy.

"I'm sorry Mark. I cant. Maybe next time?" she smiled fakely. Mark nodded smiling, pleased.

"Mommy come on! I'm hungwy" whined Alex.

"All right Sweetie. I'll see you tomorrow then Mark." Gabriella waved and quickly walked away before Mark could reply. She placed Alex in the seat and sat next to him. Alex scooted closer to Troy.

"I want to sit next to Twoy" Troy laughed and Gabriella giggled. For the rest of their meal, the three ate with Gabriella and Troy chatting happily, oblivious to the unhappy and jealous man seated nearby.

"Uncle Mark can we go now? You've been staring at that woman long enough. She's obviously happy spending time with her son and husband and doesnt -"

"He's not her husband!" snapped Mark at the young girl next to him. The young girl rolled her eyes and got up, joining her other siblings in the play pen. Mark kept staring at Gabriella and Troy, gripping his coke so hard he squashed it. She will be mine. She'll soon realize the mistake she made and come crawling to me. Whether you like it or not Bolton.' Mark thought.

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After lunch, Troy led them to the booth were they had the stuffed tiger to try to win it as he promised Alex he would. Gabriella was holding Alex in her arms as Troy payed the man. The game consisted of three small basketball nets lined up vertically.

"You have to get the ball through all three nets three times to win the tiger and this brown bear. You have five chances" said the man, handing Troy five tiny orange balls. Alex started clapping cheering Troy and Gabriella giggled at them. Troy threw the first ball and it went through all three nets prefectly.

"Yay! Go Twoy!" cheered Alex clapping his tiny hands. Troy smiled at him and threw the second ball.

He missed.

Gabriella patted his shoulder and smiled encouragically. Troy threw the third ball and it got through all three nets. Alex cheered loudly.

"One more Twoy!" Troy threw the fourth ball and missed again. On his last chance, he took a deep breath and threw it. The ball got into all three nets!

"You won!!!" shrieked Alex cheering. Troy grinned at him and ruffled his brown hair. The man smiled and got the yellow tiger along with a brown teddy bear, smaller than the tiger.

"Congratulations Sir. There you go. One for your pretty wife and one for your cute kid" smiled the man, handing Troy the prizes. Troy's face turned into a deep shade of red and rubbed his neck awkwardly. Gabriella's eyes widen and she blushed furiously, turning her gaze to the floor. Troy cleared his throat and accepted the prizes mumbling a thank you and walked away with Gabriella holding Alex who was hugging the tiger close. The man stared at them confused at the sudden awkwardness before turning his attention to his new customers.

"Tank you Twoy!" Alex leaned over and wrapped an arm around Troy's neck tightly. Trou chuckled and patted his small back.

"No problem buddy. You just make sure that you take good care of him all right?" Alex nodded his head, a wide grin on his face.

"Thanks Troy" said Gabriella. Troy smiled at her.

"No problem. Oh, and here. This is for you." Troy smiled and handed her the brown bear. Gabriella smiled widely.

"Aww thank you" Gabriella leaned over and kissed his cheek. He's so sweet. Troy blushed and looked down, stuffing his hands in his front pockets.

"Come on. Let's get you home. It's getting pretty late and someone's getting sleepy" teased Troy nodding at Alex who had his head resting on Gabriella's shoulder, his eyes half closed. Gabriella giggled quietly and pecked her son's forhead and followed Troy out the park's front gates.


AN: Awwwww!!! That was soo cute! dont you think?! And that Mark...dont you guys feel like punching him as well? LoL. But wow...that was a long chappie. Troy and Gabriella are starting to like each other..a bit. And dont you think that the Troy and Alex bond is cute too?! Please R&R!

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