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Troy's POV

As the bell rang for lunch break I thought about 2 weeks ago. I took a deep breath. I didn't really like to think about it but then again I kinda did. Oh my God I sound crazy! Okay well… Sometimes you like to think about things but sometimes those are things that hurt. Yeah that's how 2 weeks ago felt like.

I sighed. I kissed her; she kissed me back. Why did she leave my house with tears on her face though? The only explanation: she felt guilty about cheating her boyfriend whom I don't know.

Closing my eyes while I opened my locker I realized something fell out. I picked up a piece of paper folded in half. Opening the paper shocked me for a second or 2.

Meet me at the secret place…

I knew the handwriting. I've gotten 100s of notes with this handwriting on them. Taking a deep breath I followed the paper's instructions.

5 Minutes Later

Walking up the stairs to the secret place made my heart – not my face – smile. Felt good to be coming back to a place where only Gabby and I knew. It was the garden above the cafeteria. This garden was on the roof and none of our friends ever bothered going up the 3 flights up stairs that lead to a roof.

I saw her sitting on a bench by the hanging flowers. This time I smiled with my face.

She looked more beautiful than the flowers she was sitting next to. Ironically dressed in a pink, yellow and white flower patterned dress made me smile. She really was beautiful even though she carried a baby in her womb. Then again, that baby made her glow. Her face looked bright and happy as she saw me. The stomach made her beauty transform into perfection. Impossible.

"Hiya Troy," she greeted then she went back to her half eaten sandwich.

I couldn't help but smile back and answer, "Hey Gabs."

She blushed and glowed even more. The perfection took my breath away.

"See you got my note," she stated nodding towards the piece of paper in my hand.

"Yeah," I answered quietly. "So uh, what's up?"

"Oh. Uh, I guess I just wanted company up on the roof. Haven't been here in a while."

I nodded. Getting my hopes up while I walked over here was wasted as I predicted.

"Uhmm, I also wanted to talk to you…" she trailed off.

That shocked me a little. Though I wanted her to say this I replied with a shaky voice, "Uh, okay. What is it?"

She took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry."

I turned towards her with an arched eyebrow. She was sorry. About what? She was the one taking care of the baby. I was the one who walked out on her. Even though I felt like crap thinking about the possibility, she was the one who left when I kissed her because she wanted to stay true to her boyfriend. Gabriella was a good person. She shouldn't have to say sorry for anything or to anyone.

Seeing my expression she continued, "I'm sorry for just running out on you like that 2 weeks ago. I should have controlled myself and told you why I ran."

I muttered out, "I know why you left…"

She turned to me with a shocked expression. "What? How? I didn't tell anybody about this!"

I sighed, "Great! I guessed your damn secret!" I shook my head.

With a bewildered expression she asked, "So you know how I feel? You know why I left you in your room after making out with you?… Crying?"

Slowly nodding I answered, "Of course I do!… You have a boyfriend and you want to stay faithful to him. Don't worry; I get it Gabs."

With wide eyes she half yelled, "What?!"

"You have a boyfriend Gabs! You left me mid-kiss because you want to stay true to him! You felt guilty about kissing me so left crying out my house. It's okay Gabs, I know – and I forgive you," I confessed.

"Troy," she said slowly, "I don't have a boyfriend."

This fact surprised me though I was joyful – something I didn't expect. Since my mouth couldn't speak, my eyes looked into hers and asked, "What?"

"I don't have a boyfriend."

"Then why are you apologizing to me?"

"Because I left you! I didn't explain myself! I still feel terrible for doing that so I want to make it up to you by explaining why I did," she answered. I eyes begged for her to continue. She took a deep breath then started again. "I left because… I didn't want to hurt again. I don't want to hurt this baby emotionally so before I could let myself get carried away, I left you. Trust me when I say I really didn't want to…"

I took a deep breath and asked her the question, from the look of her face, that would break her heart.

"Why did you leave then? Excluding the baby's safety?"

She breathed slowly first, as if to control herself. "I left because… I wouldn't, no, couldn't stand it if you just lead me on for nothing." She gulped then continued, "If you just kissed me like that only to break up with me like you did before… I won't stand it. I'll be heartbroken forever." She sighed as she licked her lips. "Troy, no matter what you did to me before, I still loved you… If you break me like that again though, I don't know what would happen." She blinked back the tears.

Instinctively, I pulled her closer to me. Half-expecting her to back away she surprised me by snuggling closer. I kissed her hair.

I closed my eyes before I started. "I'm so sorry Gabby… I didn't realize that you were, hurting so much. When I broke up with you, trust me now, it was the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life. Breaking up with you was just an overreaction, believe me!"

"I do," she whispered.

"Really?" I asked skeptically.

She nodded slowly again, "I knew you were hurting too. I saw it in your eyes 2 weeks ago. I just couldn't figure out if it was for me or if it was for you."

Half-ignoring her, I continued, "Gabs, I think you can understand my pain – to an extent." She looked at me with confused eyes. "I mean, I know both you and I have been hurting over my stupid, brutal overreaction. We've been hurting because we wanted each other," she gasped as I said the words out loud, "but we couldn't stay together over the fuss I started. That's the pain you've experienced though… Pregnancy pains are the other things you experienced but I don't think it could compare to the guilt I felt…"

We skipped all our afternoon classes as we confessed to each other our burdens. Apparently I was wrong. I didn't get the worst end of the stick, Gabby did. I told her was the most sorry and stupidest person on earth; she laughed and said it was okay through the tears. I held her closer then and she cried silently onto my chest.

Even though I wanted to kiss her again, holding this close was perfectly fine. We told each other how we felt and it was all okay.

Through the sniffles she asked, "So, uh, how do you feel about the baby?"

I stiffened then relaxed again. "I don't regret having the baby anymore. Actually I was quite happy when I first found out but then… I don't know something came over me…"

"Oh."

"Sorry."

"No, it's okay Troy. I knew how you felt before. I'm just glad we're on the same page about the baby now." I could tell she was smiling on the last sentence.

"Are we on the same page?" I asked doubtfully.

She moved so she could meet my gaze, "What are you talking about?" Her voice didn't sound rude, it sounded either anxious or confused.

I licked my lips. "Well, us. What are we gonna do?"

"I have no idea on how close we can be Troy." She turned back to my chest, though she didn't cry. "We're still hurting and I don't know if that bond can just come up again after all this time," she admitted.

I held her closer to me though, despite what she said. "This, is enough."

Yaaay! It's resolved! :P What will happen though? Will they get together? Would they go separate till they healed?! WOAAAAHS! This and everything else answered AFTER you review!

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