It was six in the evening and Taylor and Sharpay finally came back with the four boys from earlier. Gabriella groaned and pulled Taylor into the kitchen area.
"What the hell are they doing here?" She asked angrily.
"They're only going to be here for like an hour…tops." Taylor said.
"What about Chad?" Gabriella asked.
"Nothing is going on." Taylor said. "Don't worry."
"Yeah, okay," Gabriella said shaking her head. "The guys had better not find out."
"We're not doing anything so it's okay, Gabs." Taylor said.
"So much for a boy free day." Gabriella mumbled as she passed Taylor and went back into the main area. Sharpay was sitting on the floor and all the boys were surrounding her. She had a smile on as she spoke to them.
"Here are some chips." Taylor said as she put the bag on the floor. She then sat down and waved Gabriella to sit with them. Gabriella obeyed as she looked around at all the guys who were looking at her. Derek smiled at her and she returned the smile half heartedly.
"Why'd you ditch?" James asked.
"I didn't feel like going to the spa." Gabriella said looking down at herself. She was still wearing the bathing suit.
"Let's play a game." Sharpay said. "Spin the bottle…"
"Sharpay!" Gabriella hissed.
"Come on! It'll be fun, Gabby." Taylor said happily. Gabriella could tell that she was nervous about it too.
"Fine," Gabriella said grudgingly. Sharpay immediately got up and fetched a bottle from the kitchen that had soda in it.
"Here, you go first, James." Sharpay said handing it to him. He took it and immediately spun it. Please not me, Gabriella thought.
"Taylor," James announced. Taylor leaned and he leaned and their lips eventually met. Taylor cheated on Chad, Gabriella thought looking at them with shock, what is going on with her. Gabriella felt her heart racing knowing that Troy had something special for her and how hurt he would be if she cheated on him.
"Uh, I don't feel well." Gabriella moaned. They all looked up at her when she stood up.
"What's the matter?" Sharpay asked. Taylor was still kissing James very passionately.
"I might just need some antacid." Gabriella said. Sharpay nodded and allowed her to leave. Gabriella grabbed her cell phone on her way out and stood out in the hallway. She heard some flirtatious giggling from her two friends and it was driving her crazy.
"Hey, you," Gabriella looked up quickly and saw Troy strolling towards her. She smiled weakly.
"What's up, Troy?" Gabriella asked with a smile.
"I set it up." Troy said. Gabriella smiled trying to feign excitement.
"Okay," Gabriella said.
"You ready?" Troy asked.
"I've never been ready-er." Gabriella said. She took Troy's hand and he began to lead her.
"Wow, Troy, this is beautiful." Gabriella said as she tucked some hair behind her ear. Troy had made the suite special like he said he would. There was soft, romantic music playing. The lights were dimmed and there were two bottles of champagne even though neither of them drank.
"Thanks, Gabby," Troy said. Gabriella smiled and then wrapped her arms around his shoulders and began kissing him. Troy held her closely and slowly backed her to the bed. She fell onto it with him on top of her.
"Are you okay?" Troy asked.
"Uh, yeah," Gabriella said. Troy smiled at her before kissing her again. Gabriella felt like she was about to pass out or throw up. She was nervous and scared.
"Are you sure you're okay? You're shaking." Troy said. He stepped away from her to examine her.
"Yeah," Gabriella said. "It's just so beautiful and everything. I can't believe you went through all of this for us."
"I did it for you because you're special to me." Troy replied. Gabriella smiled and tears began to fall down her eyes.
"I love you, Troy." She wept before hugging him. Troy held her close.
"Do you not want to do this?" Troy asked. She took a step away from him and wiped her eyes.
"I want to but…" She sighed. "I don't feel like its right. It's not you. I'm just not ready yet. Is that okay?"
"Yes." Troy said. "Were you scared to tell me that?"
"A little." She breathed. She smiled weakly at him and he smiled back. What she didn't know was that Troy was disappointed and didn't want her to know.