Disclaimer: I don't own HSM, though I do tend to burst into song when I'm playing sports, when I'm happy, sad, when school ends, at lunchtime, when I win things, when I'm alone and when I'm with my friends.

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Missing You

Part Ten

"Troy?" Taylor called. He had left to put Zoë down for a nap and…he hadn't come back. Kelsi, Jason and Martha had left, and Ryan was currently watching Barney with Dylan, while Chad was complaining about having to watch Barney with Dylan.

Taylor sighed. She was marrying that curly haired dude, and he was so immature. It took him three years to propose, and who knows when he'll be ready to be a dad.

Taylor smirked secretively, as she walked into the spare guestroom. There, she saw Zoë curled up in a little ball, snoozing, while Troy lay beside her, just watching.

"That has got to be the sweetest thing I've ever seen." Taylor crooned, sitting beside Troy.

Troy sat up, sighing, "I'll bet it is."
"Troy, she's gorgeous. Aren't you happy to have a baby?"
"I didn't know about her for so long." Troy said, before turning towards Taylor with worried eyes, "I don't know if I can do this. I can't adapt to being a father like Ryan, I'm not that…that…"
"What? Special? Amazing? Mature?"

"…no, un-guy-ish."

Taylor laughed, "C'mon, stop all these Ryan's-in-the-closet rumors!"
Troy pulled a face, "Fine."
Taylor grinned, "Troy, I think you are cut out to be a dad. You've just got to be around Zoë and you'll get that paternal feeling."
Troy turned back to Zoë, "I still can't believe Shar kept the secret for so long."
"Everyone has secrets."
Troy looked at Taylor, now with a cheeky smile on his face, "Really? What's Chad's?"
Taylor shrugged, "Nothin'."
"C'mon, tell me!"
"Okay. You know he said his mom had seen Phantom of the Opera 27 times?"
"Yeah…"
"That wasn't her, it was Chad."
Troy burst out laughing loudly, which disturbed Zoë and she left out a grumpy 'Hurrumph' before rolling over and going back to sleep.

Taylor stroked Zoë's hair, "Chad's secret is funny, I guess."
Troy giggled, "Yeah. What about you?"
"Me?" Taylor cried, stiffening.

"Do you have a secret?"
Taylor nodded, before looking around the room like she was worried someone was hiding there.

"I do. It's about how sick I am."
Troy's eyebrows shot up, "Really? Do tell."
Taylor lay back, placing a hand on her stomach before muttering something inaudible.

"What?"
"I'm pregnant…"
Troy stared at her with wide eyes, before saying in an unmanly, high squeaky voice, "Pregnant?"
Taylor's eyebrows went up. Troy cleared his throat and said in his normal voice, "You can't be serious, Tay-Tay."
"What's wrong with being pregnant?" Taylor asked, looking hurt, "Technically, it's Chad's fault, not mine."
Troy grinned, before hugging Taylor, "Congrats, Tay. Aww, look at you all grown up!"
Taylor laughed and swatted him away, "C'mon. Let's get out of here. Barney's on and Zoë won't want to miss it."
"Okay, but I want to miss it!"

Troy gently picked Zoë up, whose eyes snapped open and she beamed up at Troy.

"C'mon, Zo. Let's get you in there to stare at…a big purple dinosaur."
Taylor laughed again, and followed Troy out of the room.

"SHOES!!!!"
The shoppers in 'Lisa's Boutique' were grumpily disturbed by the loud cry of a word describing a certain accessory for feet. They all turned to see an excited blonde woman and her raven-haired friend, with a burning red face.

"Sharpay, you have bought seven pairs of shoes today!" Gabriella hissed, turning away from the bemused shoppers.

"BUT they were all heels! These are flats!" Sharpay snapped, stubbornly.

Gabby frowned, "I know this is the first time we've been shopping properly in three years, but dial it down! We should go soon, we've already got four bags each, and we've spent nearly…"
"I don't want to know!" Sharpay muttered, "Ooh! Pink!"
Gabby rolled her eyes and grabbed Sharpay's arm, "Come!"
"Wh--? No!"

"Sharpay Elizabeth Evans, do not make me take your purse away!"
Sharpay pulled a face before grudgingly following Gabriella out of the shop.

"I dislike you." Sharpay said, while Gabriella hailed a cab.

"I know." Gabby grinned.

"Excuse me, do you have the time?" a voice asked.
Sharpay looked at her watch.

"Yeah, it's three o'clock," she mumbled distractedly.

"Thanks."
"No prob--" Sharpay turned to flash the person a 1000-watt smile, but instead her jaw dropped.

"Er…Gabby…?"
"What?" Gabby asked, turning, but then she froze.

"Gabriella?!"
"…Mom,"

Next Time…

Ryan waved awkwardly, while trying to stop Dylan grabbing his hair.

"Oh."
Lucia suddenly froze, staring at the baby.

"T-this must be m-my grandson?" she muttered. Gabriella nodded.

"Yes. Dylan Lucifer Montez."
Ryan looked at her, "Montez? He's an Evans!"
Gabriella smiled, "I know, but I thought it would be easier to give him my name."
Ryan smiled at her, and Gabriella beamed back. Before long, basically everyone saw the blush rise in both of their cheeks and they both looked away.

Hm…short chapter…Well, Mrs. Montez is back, and she is a granny…unbeknownst to her. She'll find out though, lol! I am in a mega-good mood, because it's half-term here in England, but school starts in a day so…BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! My big bro gets another week off so I repeat…BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Please review:D

Oh, and here are the answers to the HSM quotes in the last chap.!

…muttering something about pink jelly

Gabby shrugged uncomfortably, "I don't know. Maybe it wasn't Ryan we were with! Maybe we're being punked! Maybe we get to meet Ashton"

"EVAPORATE, TALL PERSON!"

…Namasté!"

"That girl really needs to take up knitting! Or something when she can only hurt herself."