Hsmgirl says: Okay guys, I know I've kept you waiting far too long, so here you are. I present to you Chapter ten. )
Chapter 10
Sharpay woke up to the smell of pancakes and bacon being made downstairs. She breathed the scent in slowly as she sat up in her bed. She suddenly remembered yesterday's events and her lips formed a frown. How could something that was her decision make her so unhappy? She was the one who broke up with Troy when he wanted to forget what happened. She looked at her reflection in the mirror her hair was everywhere and her face without makeup. She shrugged and pushed the covers away from her body and her feet touched the ivory colored carpet that covered the entire house. She walked into the bathroom and touched up her hair to the best of her ability and went downstairs.
Gabriella giggled as Ryan tried to make a "S" Shaped pancake for Sharpay with one arm around the her and the other flipping the pancake with a spatula. Gabriella Picked up the bowl containing the batter and tried to make an "R" Shaped pancake for her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the pancake wilted into a blob shape and looked nothing like an R. She and Ryan laughed at the mishap she had created and Sharpay appeared in the doorway. Ryan quietly put her pancake on a plate while Gabriella greeted her.
"Hey, how are you feeling," Sharpay sighed and searched in her mental dictionary for the words to describe her current mood.
"Like a million bucks," Sharpay said putting on a fake smile. She didn't want her brother or Gabriella to worry about her, they already had enough to worry about. Gabriella smiled at her in a friendly way. Sharpay could tell that she didn't believe what she had said. Gabriella opened her mouth to say something, but then Ryan walked up beside her with Sharpay's pancake smothered with butter and maple syrup. Sharpay's face instantly twisted into a gorgeous smile.
"I made it special for you Shar," Ryan said while handing her the plate. She took the delicious looking food from his waiting hand and smiled at him.
"Thanks, Ry," She said gently while going to sit down at the breakfast bar. Gabriella smiled at Ryan and gave him an approving thumbs up. He draped his arms around her affectionately and kissed the top of her head. Sharpay watched Ryan hold his girlfriend and wished that she and Troy still had something like that. But they didn't. He had to go and ruin everything because he couldn't resist the slutty girl of the neighborhood.
Gabriella and Ryan watched her eat like she was a child. Sharpay looked up at them with her mouth full and smirked. Gabriella shrugged her shoulders looking at the blonde like she didn't know what she was implying. Sharpay shook her head and went back to eating the pancake. Gabriella's face suddenly looked like she had just gotten the best idea ever. She whispered something in Ryan's ear and he nodded along with a crooked smile. They both ran up the stairs leaving Sharpay sitting puzzled. She
finished off the last bite that was left and went upstairs to see what Gabriella and Ryan were up to. She saw Ryan dusting off an old record player and Gabriella going through some old records. She cocked her head at them slightly.
"Uh what are you two doing?" she asked curiously. They both turned around in alarm. Ryan grinned at his sister and held up the fifties rock and roll record they used to listen to when they were kids. Sharpay smiled in awe.
"I haven't seen that in years!" She exclaimed and knelt down next to Ryan and plugged in the record player. Ryan placed the record in it and placed the needle on the piece of vinyl. There was a few crackling noises but then the music played happily and Sharpay smiled ear to ear. Ryan rose to his feet and held out his hand.
"May I have this dance, miss?" He asked Sharpay. Sharpay smiled and nodded. She rose to her feet and Ryan took her hands and swayed her to the beat of the music. She laughed enthusiastically and let him lead her around the room slowly. Gabriella watched them dance happily to their childhood memories and continued going through the records. Ryan danced his way back over to the dark haired girl and separated himself from Sharpay while still laughing. He gestured for Gabriella to get up and dance with him. She sighed and he pulled her up off the floor and they moved to the slow tempo of the song that started playing. She placed her arms behind his neck and he set his hands on her hips and pulled her close. Ryan sang along with the music quietly making Gabriella smile even more. Her smile suddenly faded into a look of surprise. Ryan looked concerned.
"What?" he asked in a worried voice. She smiled once again and put her hands on her stomach.
"She's kicking," She replied while smiling at him again. Sharpay walked over and watched as Gabriella grasped Ryan's hand and set it on her stomach in the spot where the unborn baby was kicking. Ryan laughed happily.
"I think she likes the music," Sharpay put in. Ryan laughed and nodded. Gabriella had always commented on the fact that her little girl kicked a lot, which in turn made Ryan think that their daughter would be a great dancer. Sharpay smiled as the couple went on dancing around the room. Now that Riley had stolen Troy from her, she felt that she had to prevent the same thing from happening to Gabriella and Ryan. After all, they were great together and Sharpay had no doubt in her mind that they would end up spending the rest of their lives together.
Ryan finished dancing with Gabriella with a spin and smiled at her vibrantly. Gabriella smiled in return while walking over to turn off the old record player. She squatted down slowly and switched the device off carefully and sat down on the floor and threw a glance at Ryan and Sharpay.
"I'm not entirely sure if I can get up on my own," Gabriella laughed while shaking her head at her pregnant state. Sharpay wandered over to Gabriella and helped her up slowly. Gabriella rose to her feet slowly and leaned on Sharpay as she did so.
"Maybe Ryan and I should turn off the record player from now on," Sharpay said starring at Ryan. Ryan shrugged and lifted his eyebrows in return.
"Sounds good to me," Ryan replied in agreement. He often forgot that his girlfriend was pregnant, therefore letting her do things that pregnant women wouldn't do. He shook his head at his silly thoughts and shrugged a second time.
"Well, what do you want to do now dearest?" Ryan asked Gabriella while taking a few steps toward her and wrapping his arms around her lovingly and rocking her in his arms. Gabriella giggled in return.
"I know," She said seductively. Sharpay's eyes widened in horror and she backed away from the two of them.
"Um, eww!" She commented. Gabriella and Ryan laughed at Sharpay's childish reaction and Ryan leaned in to kiss Gabriella softly on the lips. Sharpay turned her head in disgust and held her hands over her face. Gabriella parted her lips from Ryan's after a few moments and glanced at Sharpay.
"Is it over yet?" Sharpay asked. Gabriella laughed at Sharpay's sarcastic attitude and kissed Ryan's lips again, in order to antagonize Sharpay.
"You know, you two only think that's funny – except it's not," Sharpay retorted while throwing the evil eye at them. The couple laughed once again and Sharpay shook her head and walked towards the door. She spun around to address the both of them before walking out.
"I'm going in the pool, just so you two know," She explained to the two seventeen year – olds. and then turned towards the doorway and exited promptly. Gabriella shrugged at Sharpay's actions and leaned in to kiss her boyfriend once more. His cool lips lingered on hers as she gently slipped her tongue into his mouth. He returned the favor while walking her backwards over to the wall.
Gabriella pulled her lips away from Ryan's and laughed. Ryan's perfect face looked completely puzzled as he let his hands fall to her shoulders and sit on them.
"What?" Ryan asked in a concerned voice. Gabriella directed her eyes toward her fat middle and allowed her pink lips to form into a sheepish grin.
" You can't exactly sandwich me between you and the wall anymore," she laughed. Ryan nodded and rubbed both Gabriella's shoulders at the same time as to say he understood.
"You're right, Gabs," He said sliding his hands down her arms until they reached her hands. His hands grasped her red painted nails and rubbed them lovingly. "You're going to be a great mom, Gabs," He said while smiling at her vibrantly. Gabriella forced a smile, which then suddenly fell. Ryan shook his head and stared into her eyes in concern.
"What's wrong babe?" Ryan wondered out loud. Gabriella sighed that sigh that she only did when she was regretting or reconsidering something. She then shook her head and opened her mouth to speak
but looked as if the words would kill him if they were released from her mind. Ryan was mentally biting his nails as she began to speak.
"Ryan, I've been thinking… I've been thinking that…. Well you and I are nowhere near ready to be parents. I mean, my mom is going to flip if she find out I'm pregnant. She would disown me, and throw me out of the house and probably never speak to me again. And babies are nothing easy, they're hard work. I've babysat in the past and I can only handle babies for so long. They always cry when I touch them, or try to feed them. I just… don't think that keeping this baby is a good idea for us," Gabriella explained. Ryan felt as if his heart had just been shattered into a million pieces. He released her hands from his and made them into fists at his sides. Gabriella could tell that he wouldn't take this too well.
"Please, Ryan, please try to understand what I'm saying. I mean we have lives ahead of us, and this baby is only going to complicate them. I mean, do you really think that we're going to stay together that long? I seriously doubt we'll get married or anything," Gabriella continued. Ryan's face fell even more than it had the first time and he wondered what had suddenly provoked Gabriella to think such thoughts all of a sudden. It had only been this morning that she had been quite content with the fact that she was having a child.
"Gabriella, I love you. Of course I want to marry you someday when we're older. And I want my baby to be part of it. She's not just yours to give up. She's mine too, and I love her even though she's not even born yet. You can't just throw her away like an old loaf of bread and just forget about her for the rest of your life," Ryan said sternly. He hoped that Gabriella would agree and stop this nonsense, but she didn't. The dark haired girl scoffed and glared at Ryan like there was no way she was going to take his side.
"What? Ryan, We're seventeen, we have no idea what love means. And how are we supposed to support a child? She needs someone who has the money to care for her and give her everything she wants and needs. There's no way we can go to college and take care of a baby at the same time. And I'm her mother; I have the right to give her up if I want," Gabriella yelled at Ryan. Gabriella knew that what she wanted to do was the right choice. Ryan didn't agree, but she was the baby's mother. Ryan only frowned more at Gabriella's hurtful words.
"Look, you can't do this Gabriella. I love you. Who the hell cares what you're mother says? You can come and live with Sharpay and I if she doesn't want you to stay. And we can live off of me and Sharpay's trust funds, need I remind you they each have a million dollars in them. It would be plenty for me you and the baby. Then when she's old enough to have a babysitter, we can go to college. Or just you can go to college and I'll wait until the baby's older," Ryan yelled back at her. But no avail. She shook her head in sorrow and glanced at him.
"Ryan, if you and I can't agree, we're going to have to break this thing off. I want to give up the baby and that's what I'm going to do, and if you don't want to support me, fine. I'm still doing what I think is right," Gabriella told him. Ryan glared at her and bit his lips to keep from breaking down and crying.
"You're breaking my heart, Gabs. I love you so, so much. Please don't break up with me, if anything we can go on a break, but I don't want to break up," Ryan explained to his girlfriend that he loved so dear. Gabriella sighed and crossed her arms across her chest while shoving a strand of dark hair behind her ear angrilly. Ryan raked his fingers through his hair in frustration as she thought for a moment.
"Fine, but we aren't getting back together unless you agree to my terms. I'll go back to my house then. Where's my stuff?" She demanded while pushing past him. Ryan bit his lips harder. He followed after her and stood in front of her, blocking her path.
"It's… in my room," He said kindly while pointing in the direction of his room. Gabriella strode past him angrily without looking back. He followed her like a faithful dog down to his room. Gabriella shoved her things into her duffel and flung it over her shoulder and walked out of the room without speaking to Ryan. She reached the door and he grabbed her hand before she could lift it to grasp the door handle.
"I love you, Gabs, don't forget that," He said to her and leaned to kiss her. She pulled away before their lips could touch, in return Ryan frowned.
"Ryan, please don't make this any harder than it has to be," Gabriella pleaded while wiping a few tears off her cheeks. He nodded and let her hand slip away from his. "Goodbye, Ryan," She continued and walked out the door without hesitation and slammed it shut behind her.
Hsmgirl says: Oh the drama! Dun dun DUN! But what will happen?! That is the question… haha I know you guys are probably fuming with rage that such a thing happened in the plot of the story, but not to worry, I promise good things shall come of this. Haha. Well don't forget to drop me a review if you get the chance. I would really appreciate it. ) so until next time my friends! Thanks for reading.
