A/N: I'm sort of in a rut right now. I have no idea what to write next. I sort of lost my motivation after that last chapter. It just really disappointed me. So basically I'm just gonna start writing and see what happens next…

Chapter 9

That same day during lunch period, Troy went downstairs to see his father in his office. Troy found his father with his feet kicked up on his desk, reading the newspaper. Troy took a deep breath and walked into his father's office.

Jack looked up from the letter he was reading and smiled at his son. "Troy! Sit down, son."

Troy grabbed the seat that was pushed off into the corner and sat in front of his dad. Jack put his feet under his desk and pushed his newspaper away. "So, son. What's on your mind?"

Troy started, "Well…Dad. It's about my scholarship…"

Jack started beaming and interrupted, "Isn't it great son? You can be a real big shot there. You can relive my glory days. The best part is that you won't have to worry about paying student loans and that stuff. Everything is paid for!"

Troy sighed. "Dad, I don't think I'm going to take the scholarship."

Jack nearly had a heart attack when he heard this. "What! Troy, you have to! This is your big chance! You need to accept this. Florida is a great school, and they have a great team, too. We can't afford to pass this up, son!"

"What about what I want? I want to go to UCLA with Gabriella." Troy shot back angrily.

Jack responded with as much fire as his son had, "Gabriella! Why is it always about her? You need to do this for you! You want to play college ball, don't you?"

"Yes, but I want Gabriella more. I love her, Dad, and she loves me. She is also having my baby! That changes things, don't you think!" Troy's voice must have been loud enough to hear the conversation from the locker room, but he didn't care.

Jack sighed and started. "She's giving the baby up for adoption, isn't she?"

Troy shook his head no. "We've decided not to."

Jack again sighed and brought his hands up to his throbbing head. He tried to massage it out, but the pain was still there. Troy then started up again.

"Dad, it's our decision. Not yours. We're adults. We can do this."

Jack again looked up and said, "Troy, you can't possibly do this. You are only 18 years old. If you don't go to Florida, then you will have it even harder, with tuition, student loans, apartments….I just don't think you really know what you're getting into."

Troy started desperately. "I can work for a scholarship. I can walk on. It won't be a big deal. And besides, I could still get that scholarship from UCLA."

Jack shook his head and said, "No, son. You don't get it. If it takes this long to get a letter, it's usually a letter declining a scholarship. Troy, UCLA is known for it's high standards. I just don't know if you realize that you can't get in a being a good basketball player. You have to be almost goddamned perfect. I'm sorry, but I don't think that you will get in."

Troy's mind raced to Gabriella, and how they could stay together. He immediately dismissed it. "Dad, I got to go."

Jack nodded. "Me too. I've got P.E. in 20 minutes."

Both Boltons got up and went their separate ways out the door.

A/N: That's all I really felt like writing. I guess I do that a lot, but oh well. I'm kind of frustrated with this story. I'm fresh out of ideas, and I think I might just abandon this and work on another project for a while. Maybe that will clear my head. I just don't think that this sequel is living up to the original. Oh well. Please review. Suggestions are WARMLY welcomed.