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Gabriella

A week had passed since the BBQ at Sharpay's house and Gabriella couldn't keep the smile off her face. Gabriella had decided to take Sharpay's advice and just let go of everything for once and found that she actually enjoyed the company of Bradley. Gabriella found that he made her laugh easily and the conversation flowed and she even found herself flirting, but although she wouldn't admit it out loud she also liked the look on Troy's face which could only be jealously.

All week Bradley had been sending flowers, chocolates and sweet flirty texts, Gabriella didn't realize how much she missed the company of a male, how good it felt to blush, and be treated like she was the only girl in the world (no pun intended to Rihanna song).

That's why now Gabriella found herself standing in front of her mirror trying to decide what to wear for their first date and she felt like a teenager all over again full of nerves about what lays ahead.

Gabriella had called the girls over for their help and after many hours of trying on various different dresses they finally decided on a simple LBD that was strapless and a simple pair of black heels, hair down in natural curls and simple but noticeable make up it was as Taylor put it effortlessly beautiful.

"Guys are you sure I look okay?" Gabriella sighed while fluffing out her hair.

"Gabs for the hundredth time you look absolutely drop dead gorgeous, Bradley won't be able to keep his hands off you, I guarantee it" Sharpay said excitedly.

"Yeah Hun you look stunning" Taylor smiled like a proud mother.

"Sharpay, how times do I have to tell you I am not going to sleep with the man, I barely know him!" exclaimed Gabriella while once again standing in front of the mirror studying her reflection.

"Hey I never mentioned anything about sex, got something on your mind Gabriella hey?" Sharpay grinned cheekily.

Before Gabriella could respond there was a knock on the door, she gave the girls a scared look but they just pushed her towards the door.

"Don't forget protection" Sharpay shouted earning a slap from Taylor.

"Shut it Pay" Gabriella shouted back and tried to flatten out her dress. She composed herself then opened the door coming face to face with…..

"Ohh… Troy what…what are you doing here" Gabriella squeaked.

Troy (1 hour earlier)

"I just think we should start getting some ideas together about what we both want and start making it happen" Anna exclaimed in a huff.

Troy groaned and turned to face Anna.

"I don't see what the rush is all about A we…" before Troy could continue Anna cut him off.

"Troy Bolton I don't want to be one of those couples who has an extremely long engagement, I just want to be with you forever and be Mrs. Bolton, and what is the point of waiting you were all for getting married as quickly as possible until we moved here!" Anna stood firmly in front of him with her hands on her hips.

"Anna we haven't been here that long, we haven't even unpacked properly yet, and I have only just re-connected back with all my old school friends" Troy explained irritated.

"So you're basically saying that everything else but me and our wedding is more important to you? God Troy what has been wrong with you this week you've been in nothing but a foul mood ever since Sharpay's BBQ" Anna shouted.

"Of course I'm not saying that Anna it's just that…" Troy couldn't get out the words to explain how he felt.

"It's just what Troy….. Huh? Come on tell me" Anna was getting more and more annoyed.

"I FEEL SUFFOCATED!" Troy cried loudly and silence filled the room.

"Anna I...I didn't mean that…" Troy studied Anna's face.

"Suffocated… you feel suffocated why? I don't understand, I haven't even mentioned the wedding till today" an awkward silence filled the room

"Don't you want to get married is that it? I mean you proposed to me Troy, it was your idea" Anna whispered tears starting to fill her eyes.

"I...of course I do Anna, I don't know what's been wrong with me this week I just feel angry and I don't know what I am angry at, I'm an awful person for taking it out on you" Troy rose from where he was sitting to reach out for Anna but she turned her back on him.

"You heisted when you answered Troy… I want to get married to you so badly, I want to be your wife and I want to be yours forever… but I'm starting to think you don't want the same things as I do" Anna breathed.

"Anna of… of course I do" Troy voice breaking.

Anna turned to face Troy, tears now running freely down her face.

"For some reason I don't believe you" Anna said in a horse whisper.

"Anna, don't think like that I've just been having a man period this week" Troy said with a small smile trying to break the tension in the room, but Anna's mouth didn't even twitch.

"Troy, I know what I want and I'm a 100% sure of it, before we go any further I need you to feel the same" Anna then slowly walked out of the office leaving Troy alone in the silence.

Gabriella

"Hey Brie I just… I… wow you look beautiful" Troy said in a soft voice, his eyes looking her up and down.

"Troy what are you doing here?" Gabriella said after composing herself.

"I…I don't know really, I just drove and ended up at your front door, I just wanted to see you" Troy sighed.

Gabriella heart melted when she heard his sad voice, she wanted nothing more to wrap her arms around him and make him feel better. Before Gabriella could even think of something she heard Sharpay's voice behind her.

Troy looked over Gabriella's shoulder and saw the blonde approaching and then looked back at Gabriella and saw her cursing under her breath.

"Gabs are you going to let the man stand on your doorstep all night" Sharpay exclaimed sarcastically and grabbed hold of the door handle opening it widely.

"TROY!" Sharpay's voice said rather loudly shock clearly evident.

"Sharpay…erm Hello" Troy said awkwardly while rubbing the back of his neck.

Sharpay looked from Troy to Gabriella raising one eyebrow.

"Well isn't this a surprise, what are you doing here exactly?" Sharpay said looking confused, Gabi remained silent knowing it was only to get worse.

"I just wanted to erm… to see Gabriella" Troy's face reddened as he started at the floor.

"Oh well right…why?" Sharpay a bit irritated thinking he was going to ruin Gabriella's date night.

"It doesn't matter now anyway it looks to me like you're off out somewhere nice…" Troy said pointing at Gabriella dress still embarrassed.

"Troy i…" before Gabriella could continue Sharpay butted in.

"Yeah she is, very nice actually she's off out with Bradley for their first date," Sharpay said rather smugly.

Troy face became even redder and he felt a pang of jealously hit him, of course she was going out with Bradley, he had seen them at the BBQ, how could I have been so stupid Troy thought angrily in his mind.

"SHARPAY that's enough just go back inside" Gabriella said annoyed and gave Sharpay a not so soft push back into her flat.

"Bye Troy" Sharpay said in a sing-song voice and disappeared from view.

"I'm sorry Brie… I mean Gabriella I shouldn't have come here it was stupid" Troy said angry at himself and started to make his way back to his car.

"Troy, don't be stupid are you okay, what wrong you can tell me?" Gabriella said in a caring voice and pulled on his arm to make him face her.

"It's nothing…" before Troy could continue he heard footsteps approaching behind him and looked over his shoulder to see Bradley walking up the path towards them.

"You look really beautiful tonight Gabriella, I hope he gives you the night you deserve" Troy whispered sincerely and walked passed Bradley back to his car.

Gabriella closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Hello Gabriella, my goodness you do looking stunning darling, what was Troy doing here?" Bradley said slightly confused and embraced Gabriella.

"Hello, erm he just wanted to borrow something, and thank you, you look very handsome too" Gabriella said still confused over what was wrong with Troy she looked over Bradley's shoulder to the place where Troy had just stood.

"You ready to go?" Bradley asked while pointing to the direction of his car.

"What… oh yes let me just get my purse I will meet you in the car okay?" Gabriella said now in a rush.

"Okay don't be too long now" Bradley said in a jokingly tone while winking and started to make his way back to his car.

With that Gabriella quickly headed back into her flat to grab her purse and came face to face with Sharpay who was sitting on her sofa with Taylor having some coffee.

"What was all that about with Troy Sharpay" Gabriella spoke in a harsh tone while grabbing her purse.

"What was what?' Sharpay said with a slight smile on her face.

"You know what, being rude to him! He generally looked upset" Gabriella exclaimed

"I didn't do anything, I only told him where you were going, and HE asked" Sharpay huffed

"Yeah well you didn't need to rub it in his face Pay, he looked sad, maybe I should call him…make sure he's okay" Gabriella whispered and grabbed her phone.

"WHAT! Noooo Gabriella Montez give me that phone NOW!" Sharpay shouted while jumping off the sofa and quickly snatched the phone out of Gabriella's hand.

"God Gabs don't you see he is sucking you in again, you and Troy are over, you don't have to share his pain anymore you shouldn't care as much as you do!" Taylor sighed.

"He is still my friend guys, and he came here I didn't ask him too, and you were the ones telling us to suck It up and act like adults and put everything behind us" Gabriella moaned.

"Gabs we're just scared for you Hun, you and Troy are well you and Troy and he is getting married and you've got Bradley, why are you so drawn to him?" Taylor whispered concerned.

"I'm not drawn to him, I just care, just like I care about Chad and Zeke and Ryan, guys I don't know how to please you, you want me to be okay with him, but then when I start to care you go all ape on me telling me I shouldn't get involved, I just can't win can i?" Gabriella cried

"We just know what you're like when it comes to Troy Gabriella" Sharpay said giving Taylor a sideward glance.

This comment stopped Gabriella in her tracks and gave the girls a sour look.

"And just what is that meant to mean exactly, just because I care that Troy is upset must mean I am falling in love with him again right? Poor pathetic Gabriella can't get over Troy Bolton? Well let me just remind you that for 7 years I had no contact with him and I managed just fine, and I would love to stay and chat but I have a date, and when i get back i don't want you here" and with that Gabriella stormed out the front door.

Troy

When Troy left Gabriella's he drove round for a couple of hours trying to clear his head, he thoughts swirled around and around, the wedding, Gabriella, Anna, Gabriella again. His thought just kept coming back to the brunette knowing that right at this moment she was on a date with another man.

Troy didn't know why it shocked him, did he expect her to just only ever be with him, to have no one else hold her hand, kiss her, make love to her. But what annoyed Troy the most was that he could have made sure he was the only one to do those things, but he was stupid and cheated.

Troy sighed and looked up at his house seeing the bedroom light on, he needed to make it right with Anna is wasn't fair on her, Gabriella had moved on, he made sure of that, it was time to stop being an idiot and grow up. Troy silently walked into his house.

"Anna" Troy whispered as he walked slowly into his bedroom seeing her form sift in their bed.

He quickly stripped down to his boxers and climbed in next to her and pulled her into his arms Anna didn't put up a fight.

"I'm sorry I've been an idiot all week, you don't deserve to be treated like that" Troy whispered and softly stroked her back, he waited for a reply but she remained silent.

"I want to get married Anna, I just want it to be perfect, but I promise tomorrow we can start planning" Anna shifted and leaned up to kiss Troy softly on the lips.

"I love you and you're forgiven" Anna mumbled then snuggled back into Troy arms.

"I love you to" Troy whispered and reached over and turned the lamp off, it was true Troy did love Anna very much, but the feelings he had pushed deep down for Gabriella were all springing back, and fast.

Gabriella

"This place is amazing Bradley" Gabriella said while taking a small sip from her wine.

"Well only the best for a girl who deserves the best" Bradley smiled and gave a wink, Gabriella couldn't help but blush.

The waitress came over and took their orders.

"So Mr. Bradley Jones tell me what made you decide to move to the States?" Gabriella said sweetly while twisting a strand of hair around her finger.

"Well I don't know, just fancied a change, I've always loved America when we came here for our holidays I just wanted a new adventure" Bradley smiled and reached out and grabbed Gabriella hand across the table.

"Is this okay?" Bradley whispered while staring at their locked hands, Gabriella felt her heart speed up a little.

"Well I didn't pull my hand away, so I would take that as a good sign" Gabriella said playfully, making Bradley laugh.

As soon as their hands touched a nagging thought popped into Gabriella's head out of nowhere Troy's hands are softer. Gabriella quickly shocked her head trying to compose herself.

"So what about you, lived her all your life?" Bradley asked changing the subject.

"Yeah up until I turned 18, then I moved to attend Stanford, and then spent some time in New York and LA building up my company" pride shone in her eyes.

"Oh yes I heard, that's very impressive what you have achieved, and I do have a confession to make actually…?" Bradley smiled cheekily.

"Oo yes and that is?" Bradley craned his finger in a 'come' motion and Gabriella leaned closer.

"I've seen a lot of your commercials" Bradley whispered and Gabriella giggled loudly.

"Oh dear that's embarrassing" Gabriella felt her face flush and took another sip of wine.

"Why? I think it's pretty cool to be honest, having your face plastered on the TV" Bradley smiled humorously.

"Your eyes are blue" Gabriella said randomly.

"Pardon…" Bradley asked confused at the sudden change in topic.

"Your eyes… there blue I never noticed that before" Gabriella stated not as blue has Troy's the voice nagged again.

"And your eyes are brown, now we've got the obvious out of the way" Bradley said in a humorous tone, Gabriella blushed again.

Not long after their food arrived.

The rest of the evening was spent getting to know each other, it was full of laughs and lots of blushing on Gabriella's side, the evening had gone far too quickly for Gabriella's liking.

For the first time in a long time she felt alive, and girly, she had decided that she really liked Bradley and she hoped he liked her as much as she liked him.

They arrived back on Gabriella's doorstep and for the first time it was awkward between them, Gabriella looked down at her heels.

"I've had a really fantastic time tonight Gabriella, and I … I would like to do it again sometime, if you like of course" Bradley mumbled quickly, Gabriella felt a smile form on her face.

"Yeah I would like that very much, I had a really good time to thank you very much' Gabriella looked up into his eyes.

"No thank you" Bradley said and before either of them could stop they both leaned in their lips met. It was only a quick kiss but for Gabriella t was the perfect end to a perfect night. His lips aren't as soft as Troy's or as full the voice struck again Gabriella shock her head slightly trying to silence the voice.

"Goodnight Bradley" Gabriella pushed her key into her door.

"Goodnight Gabriella, I will defiantly call you" Gabriella smiled and then walked into her flat, she watched as Bradley got back in his car and drove away. She sighed as she slipped her heels off and walked straight to her bedroom, that night she fell asleep with a smile on her face.

A/N: Hey guys I know it has been an awful long time and I'm soooo sorry about that. On top of everything else I just had a massive writers block. I just want to also thank you for you messages they made me feel slightly better knowing that you all understood that I needed some time. It's been a hard couple of months but I am back now and hopefully nothing more will happen so I won't have to stop again.

So if you're still with me please review and tell me what you think.

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