Nicole and Gabriella looked at each other and back at the door waiting on whoever was there to come inside. The man they and their grandparents thought they would never see again standing right in front of them.
"Oh my God" Gabriella mumbled aloud, She looked at Nicole and she had the same expression on her face. He smiled at them and dropped his bag on the ground with wide arms. Nicole smiled and ran and jumped in his arms crying. "I've missed you so much," she pulled away a little and looked him in his face. Nicole kissed him everywhere on his face except his lips and laughed. He laughed at her and continued to hug her. The man put her down and looked straight at Gabriella. Gabriella just stood there like she had seen a ghost.
She was shook out of the trance by Troy who was pulling her hand. Gabriella ran full speed and cried into the man that was so much like her father. She sobbed in his chest and hugged him so tight; he thought his neck would pop off. He chuckled a little and a few tears rolled down his face. He put her down and from Nicole and Gabriella, he was a giant. 6 foot 6 weighing almost 250 lbs. with mostly muscles, and almost a head full of hair at the age of 27, Nicole was 5 foot 2 weighing 158lbs, with a little bit of muscles, and Gabriella was 5 foot weighing 145lbs, with very little muscles also.
"Are you really here" Gabriella asked touching his cheek. He smiled and grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it.
"I am,"
Ángela got out of her seat and hugged the man tightly; the men came and gave him a handshake and a hug. "I've missed you so much Ian" Gabriella said hugging him again, she than thought about Troy. Gabriella let go and went over to Troy, she took his hand and led him over to Ian.
"Ian, this is my boyfriend Troy Bolton, Troy this is my great big brother Ian Montez" Gabriella introduced. Ian raised his eyebrow at Gabriella then looked at Troy and smiled sarcastically at him. Troy isn't the type to be scared of anything or anybody, but the way Ian was looking, he was kind of scared.
Troy reached his hand out and gulped, "It's nice to meet you" Ian looked at Troy, then his hand, and then at Gabriella. She had that pleading look on her face that he couldn't resist. So, he sighed and stuck his hand out, "Likewise" he replied. They all went back to the table and sat down and ate. They all got to know Troy and had their laughs.
Now they were all sitting in the living room, with Ian sitting between his grandmothers, the grandfathers were sitting on the love seat talking, Nicole was sitting on the floor in between Ian's legs with Janessa in her lap, and Troy was sitting next to Nicole with Gabriella in his lap.
Gabriella's POV
"Can you go get the duffel bags I brought" I asked Troy. He nodded and sat me up to get up and go outside. "So Brie-Ella, how long have you and basketball boy been together" Ian asks me. I gave him a look and shook my head.
"Almost 5 months, look Ian, I really love him. He's different than other guys; he might be this bad boy thug, but he's different when he's with me. I know you were never fond of me dating anybody, but I'm getting older so please be nice to him. He just might be the one" I told Ian pleading, but before he could say anything Troy came into the house with four black duffel bags.
I scooted to where I was in front of everyone.
"Damn, what the hell is in those bags?" he asked. I laughed and kissed his cheek. Ian sat on the floor next to Nicole, and Troy sat behind me again.
"Ok these bags are what I got when Mama and Papi died, I never opened them, but they have names on it so…" I gave Ian his bag and he came on the floor while the grandfathers came over by us. I gave Nicole her bag, I gave the bag to my grandparents, I gave Ian his bag, and I got mine.
"So Nona, Nana, you guys open yours first." I said. (Nona and Pawpaw are the maternal grandparents and Nana and Papi are the paternal grandparents just to help remind you)
They opened the bag to see money and letters separated on each side.
No one's POV
Anna grabbed the letter that had all their names on it and opened it, but before they could they heard something fall.
"What was that" Nicole asked looking at Anna.
"Nothing" She answered too quickly. Gabriella, Nicole and Ian looked at each other, but shrugged their shoulders.
"Nona, do I still have clothes here, I really need to get out this uniform." Ian asked, Anna nodded her head and he went up the stairs to his old room. He walked in there and there was a medium size, curvy woman in Ian's bed. Ian knew exactly who that was.
A few years back before Ian enlisted into the military, he had a girlfriend. It was basically the best 2 years of his life, but suddenly out of nowhere they broke up due to his deployment. They promised if they didn't have anyone upon his return, they would see each other again. Ian smiled and walked towards her.
Ian's POV
She still looks beautiful, her long brunette hair, soft gorgeous, tan face and skin. She was wrapped up in my old ROTC Leatherman jacket. I sat on the bed next to her and stroked her hair. She started to stir. She opened her eyes and everything from the day we met until now was clear to me.
"Hey, pretty thing"
"Oh my God, you're here" She said hugging Ian tightly. "It's so good to finally see you" Kristi said kissing Ian's cheek. They pulled away and smiled at each other
"It's good to see you too. How've you been?" I asked her, a few months ago Kristi's mom died of leukemia and Kristi has had a hard time dealing with everything.
"I've been good…I'm lying, I've been horrible. Everywhere I look I see her and it hurts that I can't do anything about it because I just want her back so badly" Kristi said crying. I pulled her close to me and held her.
"I know what you're going through and it's going to hurt like hell, but it will get better. I promise." I wiped her tears away and kissed her forehead.
"So what are you doing here exactly? How could you have possibly known I was coming back and fly from New York to my grandparents' house?
"I didn't know you were coming home. I just needed advice from your Nona and I just decided to go to sleep earlier.
"Advice on what" I asked her, standing up to change into comfortable clothes.
"Us. Where we would stand when you came back home. How I would jump into your arms and kiss you and tell you that us breaking up was a huge mistake and how I-" I kissed her on her lips licking her bottom lip for more. I pulled away. "You talk too much. You know that"
She laughed and kissed me. We sat there making out for about 5 minutes. Come downstairs and get something to eat and my sisters are down there." I grabbed her hand and we walked out the room and down the stairs.
No one's POV
Ian walked down the stairs and while Kristi went into the kitchen to get something to eat, Ian went to his Nona and gave her a hug and a kiss. "Thanks Nona" Anna smiled and patted his hands. "Guys I have someone who wants to say hi. Come on in babe" Kristi walked in slowly and waved. Gabriella and Nicole got up quickly and hugged her tightly. The paternal parents got up and hugged her too. Ian and she both sat down on the floor.
"Now it's you kids turn to open," Emmanuel says. Gabriella, Nicole and Ian all open their bags to find money, letters and jewelry, but in Gabriella's bag were 5 papers. She took them out and looked at them.
"It's the estate houses and cars; he wants us to split it up. We each get 3 cars and one house, but the houses in Tennessee and Colorado stays as the family houses." Gabriella said reading the papers.
"Well, I want the house in Texas and moms' black Range Rover, the Camaro, and Audi" Nicole said getting the papers from Gabriella.
"I want the house in New York and I guess I'll take dad's trucks and the motorcycle" Ian said taking those papers out of Gabriella's hand.
"So that leaves me with the house in Los Angeles and moms' Cadillac Escalade, the white Range Rover and the Challenger." Gabriella said nodding. Once they all got that situated they looked in their bags and saw a lot of cash, Nicole counted, "There's about 3 million dollars in mine, so I think we all 3 million dollars."
Gabriella then grabs a bag and turns it over to find at least 4 keys.
"Hey these are time shares and cabin keys. In Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and Boston."
"Wow" Gabriella said amazed. She looked at Ian who looked at Gabriella with a sad look. "What's wrong?"
"You know how we each get a house and 3 cars" Ian said, Gabriella and Nicole nodded.
"Well it also says that we have to meet the realtors in New York to get everything" Nicole looked down and sighed, she then looked Gabriella who looked like she about to cry.
"Then I'm not going" Gabriella said. "C'mon Ella, we all know you don't want to go back, but we have too." Ian said. Gabriella sighed and looked at everyone who was looking at her.
"Okay, I'll go, but I'm taking Troy with me."
It was now around midnight and it was now time to head home. Troy picked up Gabriella's bag and put it in the truck while she said goodbye.
"Promise you'll come visit more often" Nona said. Gabriella smiled and nodded her head. She then hugged her Pawpaw. "We are leaving for New York tomorrow, you guys should come out for your birthday" Nana said.
"I think we will" Gabriella said before hugging her Nana and Papi. She then moved to Ian and looked at him.
"I'm sorry I wasn't there when it happened" he whispered. Gabriella pulled away and said, "It was not your fault, don't blame yourself" and hugged him again and wiped a tear away from his eye. "I love you too" Gabriella said. She stood up and walked out the door to Troy's truck.
While driving back to the middle of Albuquerque, Gabriella looked at the window, Troy grabbed her hand and intertwined them. .
"I love you Troy Bolton"
"I love you too Gabriella Montez" Gabriella got out Troy's truck and went to her front door with her bag and waved at Troy before going in. Troy pulled his truck back and drove home.
