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CHAPTER 9

"What are you wearing tonight?" Gabi asked Troy as they sat together at lunch, cheer practice cancelled as the game wasn't until the following week.

"It's a surprise" he said drily and Taylor and Chad both laughed at his joke which made him blush but he still smiled at Gabi with the cutest grin she had ever seen and she felt her stomach flip-flop at the sight of it.

"Ok, smart-ass" she quipped "I might just have to change my outfit then" she cocked her head with a wide plastic grin

"Wait, you decided on the red d-dress" he said, worried she wouldn't wear it

"Dude, how you know what that girl is wearing tonight is creeping me out" Chad interjected and Gabi giggled

"I showed him dummy!" she said to Chad "But I might change my mind" she added jokingly, knowing she would wear the red dress because the sound of Troy's voice when she had tried it on just sent her stomach into free fall.

"Ok, so what's the plan?" Taylor asked Gabi and Gabi batted her wide brown eyes at her

"I thought you were in charge?" she said

"Me!? Gabi, you're the party princess"

"Taylor, it's at your house, honey!" she reminded her and the group laughed

"Okay, your coming with Troy, right?" she checked and Gabi looked to Troy with pursed lips

"I think he'll be seen with me" she said and he smiled

"I'll bring Gabi" he confirmed

"Okay, Chad you're helping me set up, you two can get there early in case I have a panic attack and Gabi you can help me with my hair" to which Gabi nodded agreeably.

"Sorted. I'll see you at seven!" Taylor finished and they applauded her.

"Ugh, class is gonna start, I better go" Gabi sighed as they got up to leave and Gabi came face to face with Andre

"Got a minute?" he asked and Gabi nodded, meeting his gaze

Troy hovered at the back of the cafeteria for her, making sure she was okay before he left.

"I see you told the principal that I beat up your friend" he said and Gabi nodded

"Well you'll be pleased to know I got taken off the team for six games" he added and Gabi kept her chin up

"Your choice, Andre" she reminded him

"And I've been grounded too by my dad so you won't see me tonight. You and your geek boyfriend can have the time of your lives" he sneered

"You know what amazes me Andre?" she asked lightly and he turned

"That everyone thinks you're this amazing guy…if only they knew what you were really like" she mused, passing him and finding Troy hovering, taking his arm as she smiled knowingly at him and he walked with her to class.

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"Oh yeah, Spin the bottle baby!!" Chad called as a group of ten or so students all sat in a circle and eyed each other nervously.

Troy felt especially nervous knowing that at least 90% of the girls here would not want to kiss him.

Chad span first and he pointed to Martha who he kissed on the cheek, not wanting to upset Taylor. Martha's bottle landed on Zeke and they kissed as the bottle went round the group. Taylor's bottle landed on Gabi and the girls grinned at each other as they got up on hands and knees to meet in the middle of the circle, kissing each other softly on the lips, with delighted whoops from the group as Chad looked on stunned, much like Troy. Gabi giggled as she smiled at her friend and they nodded to each other.

Gabi span her bottle and somewhat predictably it stopped right on Troy so she lifted her eyebrows, wondering how in the hell did that happen?

She turned to him next to her and he licked his lips nervously, cursing his brace as he closed his eyes and let her lead, hoping she wouldn't kiss him on the cheek as he felt her arm go around his neck as she leaned up on her crossed legs and her soft lips connected with his pretty much the same way they had with Taylors and he had never tasted anything so sweet. He opened his eyes as she pulled away and saw her little blush, realising she enjoyed that as much as he did, even though it was the softest, most innocent kiss.

She flicked her brown eyes up to him and she rubbed her lips together and he span the bottle, it falling on Martha who seemed to be keen for him as she grabbed him round the neck and flicked her tongue into his mouth, causing all kind of uproar and Gabi sat back in shock.

How dare she kiss Troy? He was hers to kiss, no-one else's. And give him tongue? What was Martha thinking?

She frowned at the scene before her and Troy blushed deeply as he sat back in his seat and tried to hide.

"Wow" he said, shocked himself "That was…" he groped for the right word

Gabi looked at him, her brown eyes hurt "Nice?" she offered

"Wet" he adjusted "Weird" he added, thinking that Gabi's kiss was off the scale compared to Martha's.

The game ended and other games erupted around them as they drank punch and Gabi danced to the music, Troy sitting on the stairs out of the way.

"Take a name" Taylor said, sticking out a hat to Troy and he took the last name tag in it, about to unfold it

"Not yet!" Taylor said and she took him through to the lounge where the group had gathered and Gabi knew exactly what was coming next as Taylor opened the cupboard door

"Ten minutes in the cupboard!" she announced with a grin

"Who you got Zeke?" she called and Zeke unwrapped his tag

"Nancy!" he grinned and the pair of them got shut in, the rest of the group laughing. Troy leaned over to Chad "Do you actually have to make out in there?" he panicked

Chad grinned at him "For sure, dude, the chicks love it. Who you got?" he asked, ripping the tag from his hand and reading it.

"Oh dude, you're stuffed" Chad said with a small smile.