Chapter 10

Two&half weeks after all the drama

At Gabriella&Taylor's house

"Hey Taylor I'm back from the photo-shoot and guess what?" Gabriella smiled.

"What? Tell me everything!" Taylor demanded.

"I have another date tomorrow!"

"This soon? Are you sure you're ready? After all this Troy drama, do you think it's time for a new relationship?" Taylor asked worriedly.

"Taylor, after all this Troy drama, I think this is the best time for a new relationship, even if I'm ready or not. Anyways Troy's engaged, I can't wait for him forever! I have to move on and that's what I'm doing. I'm going to go on another date with Daniel Williams."

"Oh my gosh! Daniel Williams! You've been going on dates with a famous basketball player and you didn't tell me!" Taylor asked shocked.

"Well I didn't know if it was going to work out, so i decided not to tell you until I knew for sure. And now I know for sure that it may work out," Gabriella said as Taylor walked up to congratulate her with a bug hug.

"I'm so happy for you Gabi! I think he's so incredibly gorgeous and he also plays for the NBA! He's like the captain of a team isn't he?"

"Yea he is the captain and he got MOST VALUABLE PLAYER three years in a row so far. He's actually one of the nicest guys I know, and to top it off he has big muscles, lustrous shaggy brown hair, beautiful hazel eyes and a cute smile!"

"You're so lucky Gabs! I would definitely date him!"

"What about Tim?"

"We broke up this morning," Taylor glanced down.

"Really?! Why?" Gabriella asked her best friend as she took off her shoes.

"Because we realized that we weren't right for each other and that we should try to date new people," Taylor said quietly, "That was like two years I'll never get back."

"Well at least now you're free to date Chad," Gabriella winked. As Taylor smiled as Gabriella cell phone began to ring. Gabriella grabbed her phone from her purse and pressed a button. Taylor watched in interest as Gabriella talked.

"Hello?... Really? Oh my gosh!... Seriously... But I have a date... Daniel Williams!... I can?... thanks... okay... yup... bye!" Gabriella pressed the button to rang up.

"Who was that Gabs?"

"That was Christie my manager I'm going to Paris tomorrow for a fashion show!" Gabriella and Taylor started jumping up and down in excitement.

"What about your date?"

"Well Christie said I could bring Daniel since you have a important meeting and Sharpay's going to be in Zeke's show," Gabriella grinned, "I'm so excited! This is going to be so much fun!"

"Well then lets go celebrate!"

Troy&Julie's house

"Julie I'm home! Practice ended early today," Troy placed his sports bag on the carpet. But Julie hadn't heard him since she was still on the phone with her friend in the living room. He didn't want to disturb her so he stepped in the room quietly. Julie just continued on with her conversation.

"He totally believed me, I was like acting all innocent and saying how I didn't do anything to Gabriella. Oh my gosh the expression on her face was priceless! She was even crying! And also she was like accusing me of threatening her and I so denied it even though I did threaten her like last week. Oh my goodness it was hilarious! It totally plays off to be an actress!"

"Oh really does it!" Troy said firmly.

Julie instantly hung up the phone as her eyes went extremely wide, "Troy honey, exactly how much did you hear?"

"Don't honey me Julie! I should of known! I should of believed Gabriella! But NO I had to believe slimy, crude, uncivil YOU! Why did you do all of this? What good does it do you?"

"I did this because of Gabriella. All your friends were talking about how close you were and how it was her idea of breaking up in the first place. That the only reason you guys broke up was because of the long distance! But what really ticked me off is what Sharpay told Zeke," Julie said softly, "She told Zeke that Gabriella still loved you. And that's when I knew I had to do something, anything to keep that fretful, irritating, little Montez away."

Julie continued to blabber on and on but Troy was no longer listening, all that was playing in his mind was "Gabriella still loved you" over and over again.

"Julie please shut your nonstop talking and annoying mouth and go pack your things," Troy pointed towards their room.

"Why baby, are we going to a trip? A vacation? Paris, Hawaii, Mexico, Florida?!?" Julie asked excitedly .

"Lets just say you'll be going on a trip with all your belongings and never coming back," Troy smiled.

"Oh my gosh we're moving?! Where? A bigger mansion? I hope so!" Julie started clapping.

"Julie, get this straight into your minuscule teensy-weensy brain. Only you'll be moving. You will be going directly back to your parents' house."

The next day Troy finally decided he was ready to talk to Gabriella. He walked up the driveway of the ladies' home holding a beautiful bouquet of flowers and knocked nervously on their door.

The door opened slightly and revealed Taylor in a black business dress.

"Hi Troy, whats up?"

"Hey Taylor, is Gabriella here? I need to tell her something."

"Well then you're out of luck, because Gabriella just left to go to Paris. She's probably at the airport right now."

"I need to talk to her! I have to go Taylor! Bye!" said Troy as he ran to his convertible and drove away quickly.

Taylor tried to tell him earlier but failed, "But Troy, she's with Daniel," she whispered to herself.