I noticed that i've been sligtly awol, but i have a very good excuse. We moved into a new house, and it took a while to get truly unpacked and then my mom threw this chapter away. So i had to rewrite it and i haven't had a ride to the library in a while. I apologize but really this is all my moms fault. ;)
"Its here." grumbled Taylor. She never says his name; she pretty much ignores his existence. Unless it's absolutely necessary that she acknowledge him, like tonight he's at the door. Ready to pick up Gabby for their second date; for their first date he took her home and he cooked her dinner. They sat around eating and talking. Tonight they're going to the fair.
"Tay please, his name is Troy." pleaded Gabby.
"And that's great for him." retorted Taylor, walking out of the room with Gabby hot on her heels.
"But Tayl-."
"No." she snapped. "Do you remember the last I let you have your way with a guy, what happened? Oh I know he hurt you. Until this idiot can prove that he's worth it, I'm going to continue to pretend that he's not there."
"That juvenile."
"So be it, let him earn my respect."
"No it's stupid, he's not trying to date you he's trying to date me." hissed Gabby.
"Well fine, if he hurts you, I'm not here Gabriella." said Taylor.
"Taylor." she called, only to be answered by a slamming door.
Please don't let him have heard any of that. She thought as she walked downstairs into the sitting room.
"Hey." she whispered, grabbing her coat.
"Hey yourself, something's bothering you; what's wrong." he asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it."
"That's fine."
"What do you think Sharpay has to tell us Ry?" Kelsi asked.
"Whatever it is, it better be important, she knows you shouldn't be flying this close to your due date." He grumbled.
"Ryan!" she chided.
"Sorry."
"Will that be all?" asked the cashier. Taylor stared at the girl in contempt. Its not that she did anything wrong, Tay just wasn't felling like being nice. "That'll be 300.96." She pulled out her platinum, and singed on the dotted line and left Banana Republic. That makes her grand total so far 950.96, well at least she's stocked for Christmas. Taylor has no idea why she's spending so much. Well, no that not true, its probably lingering anger from her fight with Gabriella. If you could even call it a fight; more of a heated discussion. Most likely it has to do with another brunette, one of the male persuasion.
She has never met a man so… so. God, she couldn't even come up with something to describe him. Chad fucking Danforth and his stupid baby soft curly hair, beautiful chocolate brown eyes, full soft lips, and sexy rock hard abs. The idiot was completely unnecessary, even though he was sweet and funny. He shouldn't' be able to get under her skin so well. No boy ever did. Ding! That where her problem is. Chad Danforth is everything but a boy. He's all man, a sexy man at that. His unflappable confidence in himself made him gorgeous. His smooth baritone sent chills down her spine and aroused her. His smoldering eyes capture and hold her attention, much to her distaste. A quick flash of his charming boyish smile and you'll be doing anything that he asks you to. Not that she will mind you; she hasn't fallen that hard for him. Yet. Scratch that, not at all. But hell she's so close.
"Thanks for tonight Troy, it was great." Gabriella said pecking him on the cheek. "And thanks for Peaches."
"No problem. I had a great time to." He replied.
"Good night Troy." She said one final time, before climbing out the car and quickly walking up the walk to the front door.
"G'night Gabby." He stayed in the driveway until she got inside and then zoomed off. Gabby took a deep breath and stood silently listening for any sign of her best friend. Nothing. Not a peep.
Where can she be?
Walking up the stair to Taylors' room, Gabby cuddles the orange dragon Troy won for her.
Where the hell is she? She asked herself once she found Taylors' room empty. Now that she thinks about it Taylor's probably with Chad. Chad, now there's a strange relationship. Tay's never had a guy friend, that wasn't Zeke or Ryan, who she considers more brothers than friends. Back to Chad, maybe he could help mellow out her speed dating or something. Now there's a thought, Tay only dating one guy a month. Ha, like that could ever happen. The day Tay gets a steady boyfriend will be the day I cut my hair.
"Gabriella Isobel Montez I know you're in there. You better come open this door right now!" screeched Sharpay from the other side of her bedroom door.
"Que pasa chica?" she asks letting Sharpay into her room.
"Ryan's plane just landed and Kelsi went into labor. That's what's pasa." she answered all in one breath.
"C'mon Shar lets go find out if you're having a niece or nephew." Gabby said pulling Sharpay behind her through the house.
"But what about my wedding dinner?" she whined.
"Make it a wedding brunch or something. C'mon girl your brothers about to be a dad."
"Oh my, your right, my poor baby. We have to hurry."
The Muki Sinai hospitals waiting room was filled with pissy females; not only did Taylor come late, she got into a slight altercation with the receptionist upon her arrival. Nothing major, Taylor might have slapped the bitch for looking at Chad a little to long for her taste, but nothing bad happened, to her at least. They had to physically remove her from the building and it took Chad a good ten minutes before he could get her to even think about apologizing for her behavior and another ten to get her to act on her new found maturity.
"I apologize for my behavior, it was truly unprofessional and undignified of me." she said stiffly.
"That wasn't so hard now was it?" Chad asked teasingly, as she said down next to him.
"Don't talk to me right now." she grumbled. He laughed when she sent him a glare. He turned and talked to Zeke and Troy, bidding their time until they went and got some food or Ryan came out to see them. Honestly whichever came first.
Five hours and two McDonald runs later, Ryan came out flushed but happy.
"It's a girl. I have a daughter." he sighed. Everyone gathered around him congratulating and looking at the little pink bundle.
"So, it finally happened?" Taylor said from the other side of group.
"Yeah I guess it did." he replied smiling.
"I didn't think you had it in you." she said.
"You and me both Tay." he agreed.
"So you're a dad now." she whispered, and he blanched.
"Oh my god I'm a dad." he said and crumpled to the floor in a dead faint.
"Can we have a doctor over here please?" hollered Taylor.
As the gang made their ways to their cars, Chad pulled Taylor back,
"What was up with that back there?" he asked.
"Sorry, you'll have to be more specific." she stated.
"With Ryan, what was that?"
"That was us being us." was her cryptic reply. He rolled his eyes at her antics.
"Tay, Gabs, as soon as Kelsi comes out we're going shopping. Make sure you're free." Sharpay said and then zoomed of.
"Well I'm out." Taylor said, starting her car.
"Hey, give me a ride?"
"Oh but of course sweetie."
well... umm, review :)?
