Last Time

"You're not going to leave me are you daddy?" Daniel asked. He looked like he was about to cry.

"No! I promised didn't I? I wanted to tell you that instead of you and mummy going to live in another house, me and mummy decided that you should both come and live here with daddy…how does that sound?" Daniel screamed loudly and started to run around the living room with Gabriella chasing him and telling him to be careful. He was running in all the bedrooms trying to find his own. I was just as excited. I looked at Gabriella out of the corner of my eye. She's smiling that smile that I love, almost as much as her. This was going to be one heck of a life.


Monday

Gabriella and Troy and had moved in Daniel's bed and other big pieces of furniture on Sunday morning and Sunday night was their first night at the new apartment. Troy and Daniel had already left for school but Gabriella still had some time off and she was going to take this time to bring in other things such as the ornaments and clothes. Gabriella hadn't told Daniel about Troy and made sure that he saw them go into separate bedrooms. But later when Daniel was asleep they would both end up together in Troy's bed.

Troy had brought several boxes upstairs early that morning and Gabriella had happily busied herself in unpacking them and displaying hers and Daniel's belongings around the apartment. She had started on some ornaments. She didn't have many of them but she had just enough to put on the shelves and around the room. Troy had gladly moved some of his clothes to make room for Gabriella's and together they had put up a new rail in Daniel's closet and now all his clothes hung neatly in a line. This is going to be a good life, Gabriella thought to herself.


Troy's POV

"Ok everyone…it's tidy up time and the quicker you put everything away, the quicker you can all go home." I watched as twenty children ran around the room rapidly clearing away the paints and dolls that they had been playing with. Two minutes later they were all sat on the carpet at my feet with their legs and arms crossed and their small index fingers pressed to their lips.

"Good job guys! I'll see you all tomorrow!" I dismissed them and there was a rush to the coat rack. Daniel stayed on the floor coloring a picture out of his bag. He had quickly learnt that in school he couldn't call me daddy and I hadn't even needed to tell him to stay. He just did. I was taking him home soon. I was just packing up when one of the mothers came in.

"Excuse me Mr. Bolton…we have a problem." I could tell straight away that she wasn't happy.

"Emerson told me that Daniel bit her today and I would like you to sort the problem out. His parents are obviously not teaching him the difference between right and wrong!" This was Mrs. Yeoman. She had complained quite a bit about the other children and her daughter was a bit on the wild side. However, in her eyes, Emerson could do no wrong.

"Daniel can you come here please?" Daniel cam bounding over to the desk. I knelt down on the floor so that our eyes were level.

"Did you bite Emerson today?" I hated myself for asking. Daniel was easily upset and I already knew what the answer was.

"I didn't I promise!" His eyes were full of fear.

"Mrs. Yeoman can you show me where Daniel apparently bit Emerson?"

"It happened this morning Mr. Bolton. And I am sure that you are aware that the marks will have faded by now." I listened and thought for a moment. Choosing my next words carefully.

"Well then I'm sorry Mrs. Yeoman. Daniel promised he didn't do it and he is a good boy and without any evidence their isn't anything that I can do." I was trying to avoid her finding out about him being my son because I knew that wouldn't go down too well.

"Well then if you won't doing anything then I'll have to speak with his parents. Goodbye." She turned and strutted out of the classroom. The Yeoman's had money and they like to make everyone believe that because of this they were the superior life form in this small community. I groaned to myself. No doubt she would be on the phone to Gabriella some time within the next hour and by the time I get home she'll be sat perched on MY couch silently judging our home, family and parenting techniques.


No one's POV

Troy and Daniel were home at about 4pm. Gabriella had had a woman called Mrs. Helena Yeoman on the phone and she had conveniently invited herself to the house to discuss Daniel's 'inappropriate' behavior. Troy had called Gabriella on the car phone and told her what had happened and she stood by Troy and Daniel 100. Daniel was not the type of boy to do that and he never told lies no matter what.

Gabriella had just finished making a pot of coffee when the intercom buzzed, telling them that someone wanted to get into the building to see them. Troy buzzed in the woman who cam storming through the front door holding a young girls hand.

"Mr. Bolton I clearly said I wanted to speak to the parents. What are you doing here?" Mrs. Yeoman was a woman of average height and build with a fake snobby, British accent. She also looked as if she walked with a limp.

"Erm…this is my home." The room was silent as the cogs turned inside the middle-aged woman's head. "Come on Dan let's run away and let mummy sort this one out!" troy picked Daniel up and threw him over his shoulder before running into Daniel's bedroom and closing the door behind them.

"Well then that explains why he would not deliver a punishment." Mrs. Yeoman stated with a disgusted tone. She then regurgitated the story to Gabriella who said the same thing as Troy. That Daniel wouldn't do that and without evidence there's was nothing she could do. The two women stood outside the room arguing until Troy came out.

"Look!" Gabriella was losing it now. "My son is a good kid. He knows right from wrong and he doesn't tell lies and that's the end of it! Now will you just leave!"

"Fine I'll go. But not before I say this."

"Here we go." Gabriella groaned and rolled her eyes, receiving a glare from the irate parent.

"Daniel was once part of a single parent family which means that he's obviously only had half as good an upbringing as any other…normal…child. Therefore he's more likely to go off the rails. That I can accept because it is not his fault. As for you two. Do young people have no self-control these days. I mean you I can understand I can see what sort you are. But Mr. Bolton! You have lots of young beautiful respectful women wanting to be yours and you turn them down. I think you need to sit and have a good think about your image. Goodnight." Gabriella was about to leap on her and only failed because of Troy's strong arms holding onto her waist.

"Troy she is so going down!" Gabriella shouted as she struggles.

Troy chuckled lightly he turned her round so they were facing each other. "You know something…you're really cute when you're e annoyed."

Gabriella smiled. They kissed gently before hugging each other. Neither one wanting to let go. Anything that came their way they would face together…no matter what.

The next weeks passed quickly. Christmas was rapidly approaching and Troy and Gabriella were faced with some explaining. The gang was still unaware of their relationship though there had been some suspicions. Chad and Taylor had walked into the bedroom on a Sunday morning and found them together in Troy's bed. Luckily, the night before there had been a huge thunderstorm and everyone knew that they terrified Gabriella, plus Daniel was laid in between them. But Sharpay had also seen something. Or more like heard something. Gabriella was supposed to be out with old girlfriends and Troy was out on a work party. Sharpay was babysitting and had went back to see if their was any kid DVD's for Daniel as he hadn't brought anything and she didn't have any. She came out of Daniel's bedroom when she heard giggling from one of the bedrooms. It was Troy's room. The laughter was soon followed by quiet thumps and gentle moans. Sharpay's eyes widened and she left the apartment in a hurry.

The next day she questioned them about it. They both played dumb and later on Troy told her he had brought his date home. It was something to cover up what had actually been going on. So as you can see, they were finding hard to keep this a secret. But it just wasn't the right time to tell them. Daniel knew on some level but it wasn't something he ever spoke about because he saw it as normal. How a mummy and daddy should be. But the secret had to come out some day soon. Because there was another secret. Known by only one person and that secret could make or break the entire relationship.


Hey everyone!

Just to let you know the review submitter thing is working again and this chapter was supposed to be up yesterday but that wasn't working either.

Again sorry this chapter is shorter I actually failed one of my exams so I need to do some work! Which means I'm not spending a lot of time on here (PS- If your from England my exam was an A-Level english literature mock and I got U!!)

So I need to buckle down and bring my grades up before you get more regular updates.

I am planning a special xmas update and or story so watch out for it and by the 21st of this month updates should be almost everyday over the xmas period!

Love

Hannah

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