Y'all are going to kill me...

When I woke up I felt two arms wrapped around me. I perked up hearing Harmony cry. I looked at Troy behind me. "Shit." I muttered to myself. I was naked. I got up quickly pulling on some panties I left and one of Troy's shirts. "Good Morning baby!" I said cheerfully as I walked into her room.

"Mama!" She reached out for me with an excited smile. I could see all eight of her front teeth. God, she was the cutest baby ever.

I picked her up and kissed her face. "Mama loves you so much." I nuzzled my face in her neck. She squealed, pushing me away. "Let's go make daddy some breakfast okay."

"Yeah." She laid her head on my shoulder.

We bounced down the stairs and Harmony giggled. We made it to the kitchen and I buckled her in and pulled her to the counter by me. I made her a bowl of cereal. I grabbed a bowl and the pancake mix. I hummed quietly, mixing the ingredients together. I put the pan on the burner and sprayed it with some oil.

"Baby, is someone else calling you baby?
It's driving me crazy, just being in the dark.
Goodbye ain't ever easy
So break it to me hard.
If you're over my love girl
Just lay it on my heart
Don't try to save me.
Is someone else calling you baby?"

A little Luke Bryan always made me feel good. I flipped the pancake in the pan. I hummed quietly, looking over at Harmony who was eating carefully. I grabbed a plate and put the pancake on it. I poured the next one and felt arms wrap around me. "Hey baby." Troy hummed against my neck. "Mmm, I love when you sing in the morning."

"Hey, did you sleep good?" I asked, turning to look at him.

"Yeah, pretty good." He kissed my neck gently. "What about you?"

"Good." I scanned him. He had boxers and shorts on. I turned back to the pancake, flipping it.

He kissed Harmony. "Hey baby girl." She grinned up at him. He pulled some juice out of the fridge. "You want some juice?" He asked me.

"Sure." I said, glancing at the orange liquid. He pulled off the foil seal and threw it away. I looked over at Harmony who was trying to drink the milk from the bowl, spilling it in the process. "No, no, no baby." I took the bowl from her. "Oh you're gonna need a bath."

"Baf!" She said excitedly with her milk covered face.

I gave her a paper towel and took the pancake off. I watched her wipe her face and I poured more batter on the pan. Troy slid over a cup of juice. "Drink up. I'm going to give little missy a bath and get her dressed." Troy kissed the side of my head

"Alright, the pancakes should be done by the time you're done." I said, watching him pick up Harmony. I smiled to myself. I was impressed with Troy. He was doing really, really well. If he asked me, I might even move back in with him. I don't know if he would though.

I continued making pancakes. I put the bowl in the sink when I was done. I grabbed two plates and set them up on the table. I brought the pancakes over bringing out the butter and syrup. I took a sip of juice and set it next to my plate. I put two pancakes on my plate and started eating. Troy came down with Harmony. She was changed into a cute pink dress with some nylons on underneath.

"Don't you look beautiful Harmy." I said, watching him set her down.

"I tried to do her hair but she wouldn't sit still." Troy said, walking over to me.

I shrugged. "I'll do it after breakfast." I offered, sticking a piece of pancake in my mouth. I watched Harmony drag one of her toys to the kitchen just to play around us. "I think I'm going to take the day off today."

"How come?" Troy asked, looking over at me.

I licked my lips. "I think Harmony should have some family time today. We could go to the park or something."

Harmony's head perked up. "Pak?"

"Yes, the pak." I mimicked her. Troy chuckled. "Remember what mama taught you? Say desierto."

"Det-do." She said, continuing to play with her toy.

"What is that?" Troy asked, chuckling.

"Desert in Spanish. The sprout channel has words of the day to say in Spanish. That's the only one that she tries to say. The rest are no." I said, taking another bite.

"Can you say please?" Troy asked.

"No." Harmony replied.

I laughed. "That is your response too." He nudged me. I giggled. "Joking."

"You better be." He said, turning back to his pancakes. "I want a dog."

"A dog?" I looked at him as if he were joking.

"Yeah, a dog."

"How are you gonna get a dog? You're leaving." I pointed out.

Troy rolled his eyes. "After I come back, I want to get a dog."

"What kind of dog?" I moved my hair to the other side of my head.

"I don't know. I'll probably rescue one." He said, picking at his breakfast.

"Harmy do you want a puppy?" I asked her.

"Yeah." She said, without even paying attention.

I laughed. "She answers questions like you too. Huh, honey?"

"Yeah." Troy said without paying attention as well.

I shook my head at them and finished my breakfast. I got up and put my plate in the sink. Troy was piling the rest of the pancakes on his plate. I stood by his side and rubbed his back for a second. "I'm going to go back to Molly's and take a shower."

He hummed and turned in the seat, putting his hands on my hips. He swallowed the food in his mouth. "You can just shower here. You still have some clothes here." He pointed out. He pulled me closer to him. "Don't leave." He said as he brought his lips up to meet mine.

"You taste like syrup." I licked my lips then sighed. "I'll go take a quick shower."

"You can take a bath if you want. There is no rush." He said, rubbing my hips.

I smiled. "Fine, then I'm going to take a bath." I pushed off his shoulders and pulled away from him.

He pulled me back toward him and kissed my lips slowly. "I love you Gabi."

"I love you too, Troy." I ran my fingers through his hair slowly, staring at him for a moment. "I'll be out soon." He finally let go of me, smacking my butt as I turned around. I rolled my eyes and walked up the stairs.

I had to leave Harms with Troy for the rest of the day. Chris called me at lunch for an emergency meeting. I drove over to the studio and parked. The paparazzi was already out front. I sighed, preparing myself for them. I hopped out of the car, walking with my head down into the building.

"Gabi! Where's your ring?"

"Is it really over between you two?"

"Did you see the video?"

"What do you have to say about the video?"

"Do you know who the girl is?"

I tried to ignore them but their voices were echoing in my head. I walked straight to the elevator without saying a word to anybody. I tapped the top button impatiently. I sighed, looking at myself in the reflection of the mirrored walls. What video? What the hell was going on?

The doors opened and I walked straight to Chris' office. I sat down. "Can you tell me what the hell is going on?"

He jumped. "Gabi, hey. I didn't expect you to be here so quickly."

"I didn't come here for Chit-chat. What is going on?" I asked.

Chris let out a deep breath. "There is a video, taken by a phone. It was turned in by an anonymous source."

I blinked at him. "Okay."

"I just think you should watch it." He turned his monitor on his screen. The red E! News ribbon flew across the screen. God, I hated E! Fucking News.

"Oops, Troy Bolton did it again. This video shows Country Star Troy Bolton cheating again. He's been with his co-writer Gabriella Montez for about two years now. They have one child together. The first scandal happened the weekend of his 23rd birthday. Now this happened the weekend before his 25th. Will Troy ever learn?" It cut to a clip of Troy slow dancing with a blonde girl. He dips her and she giggles. They stand back up and she pushes him away. He pulls her back by the bottom of her dress and they kiss.

Chris turned the video off. "I'm going to kill him." I decided, getting up.

"Gabi-"

"No!" I yelled back at him. "I'm going to fucking murder him." I stormed out of the building hitting the elevator button.

"Gabi.." Chris came running after me.

I got in the elevator and closed it quickly before he caught up to me. I pressed the lobby button and closed my eyes. Hitting my head against the back of the elevator. "Fuck my life." I groaned. The doors opened and I walked quickly back to my car. I pushed the paparazzi out of the way and got into my car. I backed up with a loud honk and sped out the lot.

I drove back to Troy's and kept the car running. I got out and went inside. I slammed the door behind me. "Whoa, babe. Harmony is sleeping." Troy said, wiping his hands with a towel.

"Don't call me babe." I hissed at him. I walked up the stairs.

"Hey, hey. What's wrong?" He asked, following me up the stairs.

"You know exactly what's wrong. You can go fuck yourself." I went in the bathroom and grabbed the ring from the sink. "We're done Troy. Don't call me or text me unless it has something to do with my daughter." I shoved the ring in his hand.

He looked at the ring in his hand, shoked. "What's going on?"

"I'm giving you the liberty to fuck whoever you want without screwing me over in the process. Getting into a relationship with you was such a fucking mistake. You are the most selfish inconsiderate asshole I've ever met. I loved you since I met you. I gave you everything, my whole fucking heart. I even gave you a fucking child. I doubt now that you ever even loved me because when you love somebody you don't keep fucking them over again and again." I was at the point of tears now. I wiped my face. "You think about that the next time you leave to a bar or decide to kiss some other girl."

I stormed out of the room and over to Harmony's. I picked her up out of her crib and she woke up. "Mama." She looked at me, touching the tear rolling down my face.

I sniffled. "Go back to sleep baby." I said quietly, stroking the back of her head. I pushed past Troy and walked down the stairs quickly.

"Gabi! I love you." He chased after me.

I stopped at the door. "Troy, just save it okay? Quit lying to yourself and me. Goodbye." I walked out of the door slamming it behind me. I hooked Harmony in and drove back to Molly's. I was shaking, I was so mad when I walked into Molly's.

"Where have you been?" She asked, smirking. Her face dropped when she saw my face. "Hey, what happened?"

Harmony was sleeping against my shoulder. "Hold on." I said quietly. I set her on my bed, covering her with a blanket. I walked out of the room into the kitchen. I opened the fridge, taking out a water.

"Gab." Molly said quietly.

"Troy and I are done. I'm going to start looking for apartments tomorrow." I said calmly.

"What happened?" She asked, moving closer to me.

"I'm sure you've seen the video." I said quietly. "I'm going to take a nap." I took a long swig of water and put it back in the fridge. I walked past her and back into my room. I climbed into the queen sized bed. I curled up into a ball in the corner and decided I wasn't going to cry any more. I was going to turn my feelings off. I felt the numbness immediately take over as I drifted off to sleep.

I woke up to Harmony babbling. I sat up and looked over. Harmony was in her pen. I sighed and looked at my phone. It was six in the morning. My eyes almost fell out of my face. I got up and picked up Harmony. "Hi Mama." She said.

'Hi Harmy." I picked her up and took her into the kitchen. Molly must have been sleeping still because the house was quiet. I put her in her high chair and buckled her in. "What do you want for breakfast?" I asked, running my fingers through my messy hair. I made her some oatmeal and I sat with her, feeding it to her. "Harmy and Mommy need to find their own place so we don't have to bug Auntie Molly anymore."

"Mowie!" She said, excitedly.

I smiled at her. "Yeah, Molly. Good job baby." I finished feeding her the oat meal and washed the bowl in the sink. I took Harmony back to our room and sat her on the bed with me. I turned on the TV so she would be occupied while I looked at apartments on my laptop.

I stared at the picture of Troy, Harmony, and I that was my background. I sighed to myself. I quickly changed it to just a picture of Harmony. I did some research and one of the penthouses of this building was up for sale. It was a little expensive for just Harmony and I but I loved the building it it'd be worth it. It did have three bedrooms. Maybe Molly could move into with me. I don't know.

I pulled out my phone and checked the time. It was 7:30. It wasn't an unreasonable time. I called the building owner. After a quick chat with him he offered to give me a little tour of the place in a couple hours. I changed Harmony into some normal clothes. I put her in her pen so I could take a quick shower. I walked back into the room after the shower and Harmony was gone. I rushed out into the living room and saw Molly holding her.

"Oh thank god." I said, putting my hand over my heart.

"Sorry. She was yelling and I heard the shower so I might as well entertain her for a while." Molly said, smiling. "She tried to eat all my yogurt."

I laughed quietly. "My girl can eat."

"She ate like a whole bowl of Mac and Cheese last night. I wonder if you ever did feed her." Molly laughed.

I shook my head. "She just loves to eat, huh Harmy? Do you like to eat?"

"Yeah!" She said, pointing to Molly's yogurt. "Mmm"

"It's all gone Belley, remember?"

"I'm gonna go change." I said, walking back toward my room. I changed into some new clothes. I grabbed my phone and ignored the text from Troy, deleting all of the messages he's been sending me. I walked out to Molly and Harmony. "Are you busy today?" I asked, sitting next to Molly. Harmony was playing on the floor.

"Not until later, why?" She asked.

"One of the apartments in this building is for lease and I'm gonna go look at it. I want you to come with me." I said, pulling my knees to my chest.

"Sure, when?" She asked, watching TV.

"At 10." I said, rubbing my knees. "You don't have to get all dressed up. Were just going a couple floors up."

She let out a yawn. "Alright." She laid her head against me.

"How's Madi doing?" I asked of her sister.

"She's doing good. She has a new man. He's really sweet. I'm gonna meet him in a couple weeks, when I fly down for my mom's birthday." Molly said, grinning.

I smiled. "I'm happy for her. I'm glad she found somebody good."

"Me too. She's known for only dating jerks." Molly said, looking at the screen. She sat up suddenly, looking at me. "You know when we go on tour, we should always do one song in the middle of my set."

"Sounds good." I said before sighing. "I really don't want to leave Harmony."

"Bring her with us." Molly said.

I shook my head. "She needs stability. That's why I'm leaving her with Mine and... his parents in Albuquerque. After the tour I'm probably going to move back down there."

"Did he really burn the bridge?" Molly asked, frowning.

"He just started the fire." I said, looking down at my daughter.

When it was time, we met the building owner at the top floor of the building. There was four penthouses on the top floor. The one I was interested in had two master bedrooms with en suite bathrooms. One spare or study, or guest room, whatever you wanted to call it. A glorious kitchen with amazing granite countertops. It had a deck and a hot tub on the balcony with an breathtaking view of Nashville. It was definitely worth the price.

"This is to die for, Mr. Salvaggio." I said, holding Harmony after I came out of the spare room. "What is the shortest lease?"

"Six months, but it will be a better value if you go for the year lease." He suggested.

"What about an 18 month lease?" I asked, shifting Harmony.

"I can certainly do that if you're interested." He said, looking at Molly than at me. "Are you both interested?"

"Oh, no sir. I was just coming up to look with her. But hell, I'd move in here too. This place has a hot tub!" She said, grinning.

The man laughed. "I don't mind as long as you pay on time. What do you say Ms. Montez?"

"I'll take it." I said, holding out my hand. He shook it. He was going to draw up the paper work and bring it to Molly's when he was finished. We went back down to Molly's and I fed Harmony some lunch. She fell asleep and I put her in the room while we sat down on the couch.

Molly held a sandwich in one hand. "Are you hungry?"

I shook my head. "I ate a big breakfast." I lied. I honestly didn't have an appetite. I didn't want to be force fed either. I'd eat when I was hungry. "I'm going to show you this new song I've been working on." I said, sighing.

"Alright." She turned to face me but I got up and grabbed my guitar and my song book. "This for you?"

"Don't know yet." I said, flipping to the page I was last working on. I held it under my leg while I strummed once, adjusting the tune. I started strumming.

"So you're standing in the middle of the thunder and lightening.
I know you're feeling like you just can't win, but you're trying.
It's hard to keep on keeping on when you're being pushed around.
Don't even know which way is up
You just keep spinning down, around, down.

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day.
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain.

So hold your head up and tell yourself that there's something more
And walk out that door.
Go find a new rose, don't be afraid of the thorns
Cause we all have thorns
Just put your feet up to the edge, put your face in the wind.
And when you fall back down, keep on remembering

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day.
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain.

It's gonna run out of pain.
It's gonna run out of steam.
It's gonna leave you alone
It's gonna set you free
And set you free.

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day.
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain.
It's gonna set you free.
It's gonna run out of pain
Set you free."

I set it down and closed my book. I sighed to myself. "It was for Troy." I admitted quietly.

"Now it's for you. Just like you wrote. Every heartache will fade away." She rubbed my leg. "Fantastic song though." She smiled encouragingly.

"We'll see." I said, running my fingers over the guitar strings. "I heard Georgia Peaches went platinum. Congratulations."

"Thanks. You looked so gorgeous in the video. Thank you for doing that for me." She said, grinning.

"You know you're like the little sister I've always wanted. I'd do anything for you." I leaned my head against the couch. "Will you move in the penthouse with me?"

"Of course. I will. I'll help out with Harmony and we'll have more space so were not stepping on each other all the time." She laughed. "Madi won't be a problem right?"

I shook my head. "Of course not. She's welcome to visit anytime she likes. It's gonna be your apartment too."

"Me, you and Belley. Girl power." She laughed.

"Ain't that right." I laughed with her, leaning against the couch.

I told you this story is more dramatic than Those Who Wander. What do you think if gonna happen next? Don't forget to review!

Song:
Someone Else Calling you Baby- Luke Bryan
Every Storm (runs out of rain)- Gary Allan. (One of my favorite songs now suggested by Cncgrad02)