A/N I DON'T OWN ANYTHING!

You didn't need to scream. I wouldn't have hurt you. I need to speak to you face to face Gabriella. After we have to talk I'll leave you all alone. Troy and Lucille as well. Please Gabriella meet me at the park at 10:00 and please come alone. If not I'll have to use Troy as bait.

Gabriella read and re-read the text. Should she go? Should she tell someone about the text? He said if she didn't show up he's use Troy as bait. What did that mean? Was she really willing to find out? Sighing she knew what she had to do but it would be hard and she would have to lie to Troy but it was all for his safety. Just then Troy came into the room. She closed the text and turned to him.

"Hey you." She greeted.

"Hey. You feel better?"

"Yeah a lot better. Are mom and dad home yet?"

"Nope. They won't be home till late tonight like 10 maybe 11."

"Great. So what are you doing?"

"I was just going to shower."

"Great you should do that. You will feel so much better."

"Are you trying to get rid of me Montez?" Troy teased.

"No I just know how much better you'll feel after the shower."

Troy laughed. "Ok I'll go shower. Maybe after we can watch a movie."

"Sure."

Troy kissed her on the head. Gabriella kissed him on the lips. It might be the last time she ever got to the kiss him.

"I love you Troy."

"I love you too."

Troy walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Gabriella opened her text and sent a reply I won't be able to get away at ten but I can get away now. I'll be at the park in 1 hour be there and we can talk. LEAVE TROY ALONE!

Gabriella quickly closed her phone and left the house.

She made it to the park.

"I'm here where are you?"

"Well, well, well, Hello Gabriella." A voice said.

Gabriella turned around and saw Greg.

"Hello Greg."

Greg sighed.

"I will not call someone dad if they have never shown me true love like a father should."

"I deserved that."

Gabriella was shocked.

"What did you just say?"

"I said I deserved that."

"Since when?"

"Since I saw what a real father was like."

"What?"

"Gabriella I know this will never be enough but I'm sorry for what I put you through."

"What happen to make you say that?"

"Gabriella it's time I told you the truth…about everything."

"Ok I'll listen."

Greg sighed. "I'm not sure how much your mother ever told you about us but when we were teens we were so in love. Just like you and Troy. One day we made love for the first time and your mom got pregnant with you. Our parents were furious. They kicked us both out of the house and refused to give us any money. So I met this man. Mark Anderson he offered me and your mother a job in the mob. He said it paid well and at the time we needed money. They gave us a place to live free of charge if we worked for him so we agreed. Now I will not go into detail but we worked for the mob for 9 months planning to get out once you were born. After you were born we had Mark Anderson come over to talk about quitting. He said if we left we'd lose the house and we didn't have enough money to buy or even rent a new one so I agreed to stay in the mob. Then he heard you screaming. He started telling me how if I didn't do something or got distracted he'd fire me. He told me that hitting a child was the best way to discipline them. I was only 18 maybe 19 at the time. I didn't know what to do and I couldn't get fired so I beat you."

"But you hit mom too I saw you."

"I hit her because she said she was going to leave. She was going to take you and leave she never wanted you in the mob life. She never wanted that for you. When I told her she couldn't quit she said we should put you up for adoption and I couldn't do it. Even after the countless times I beat you, you would look at me and smile. You loved me so much no matter what I did to you and I couldn't lose you. So I got mad and hit your mother."

"So she didn't really leave to save herself from you?"

"No. Look most of the time your mom's job was paper work and money till one day she had to shoot someone she felt so bad and was so upset by it that she just packed up her things and left. I was so angry that she left so I blamed you and I hit you more. But it was never your fault you hear me nothing was ever your fault. It was all mine. Everything was my fault."

"So what changed?"

"Well I was hiring someone to work for me and like myself he was young and in need of money because his girlfriend was pregnant so I offered him the job. He turned it down. He said "No thank you I do not want my child growing up in a mob life' and I thought to myself how wonderful that man was going to be as a father because he did the one thing I wasn't strong enough to do. He wanted money but there was something's he wouldn't do. Me on the other hand I was willing to do anything to get money. That's when I realized how horrible I've been to you. I realized your mother was right. We should have put you up for adoption we never should have kept you knowing you wouldn't be safe. So I wanted to meet with you because I wanted to say sorry. I know that will never be enough but I will say it and I will mean it. Gabriella I am so sorry for everything I've done to you and I love you so much. I will never forgive myself for what I've done. Once we finish here I will call the cops and go with them peacefully and take whatever punishment they give me."

Gabriella was in tears. Her father finally said he loved her. Since the day she was born that was all she wanted to hear. She knew she shouldn't, she knew everyone would thing she was crazy but she did forgive him and she still love him.

"I love you too dad. I understand why you did what you did and I forgive you. Please don't turn yourself into the cops. We can talk to Jack and Lucille and work something out." She cried.

"I'm glad you forgive me but I have to turn myself in. It's the right thing to do. Knowing you forgive me though makes me feel a lot better. Would it be all right if I hugged you?"

Gabriella nodded. She and Her father shared a hug.

Back at home a few minutes before Troy had gotten out of the shower and gotten dressed. He went into the living room but didn't see Gabriella. He searched the whole house and didn't see her. His blood ran cold. He grabbed the phone and called her cell. It went right to voicemail. He cursed and hung up. He called Stone. He told him Gabriella was missing. Stone agreed to get his men on it. He then called all his friends and his parents. They all rushed over. They were all sitting around waiting for Stone to call back. Troy was pacing.

"Troy sit down you're making us dizzy." Chad said.

"I can't sit. I can't." he muttered.

Lucille got up and went over to him. "Troy, baby, listen to me, Gabriella will be ok. I'm sure she just went for a walk in the park and her phone died. Just try and relax everything will be ok."

"I didn't protect her. I should have saved her. I promised her I'd protect her and I didn't. It's all my fault. It's all my fault."

Lucille hugged Troy rubbing his back knowing he was in shock. Just then the phone rang. Troy pulled away and grabbed it.

"Hello…..Yes, Officer Stone it's Troy…Great we'll be right there….Ok I'll be right there. Tell her to hang on."

Troy hung up. "He found Gabriella. She is at the police station. Stone said we shouldn't all go at once. He said just I should go."

"Ok we will wait here." Lucille said.

Troy ran out of the house and into his car. He drove to the police station and went inside. Stone came over to him.

"She is in shock. She won't answer any question all she will say is 'Don't trust cops, trust Troy.'"

"What happen?"

Stone sighed and explained what happen.

"Well now I can see why she says don't trust cops. I can't believe you would do something like that. I thought you wanted to help her."

"It wasn't me. It was another cop."

Troy just shook his head. "Where is she?"

Stone led Troy to his office where he saw Gabriella shaking. She was curled into a ball rocking back and forth muttering to herself. Troy's heart broke. He went over to her and knelt down.

"Brie. Hey baby girl it's me. It's Troy."

Gabriella looked up at him and said "Don't trust cops. Trust you."

"You can trust me baby girl it's ok. Come on I want to take you home."

Gabriella wrapped her arms around Troy's neck clinging to him as tight as she could.

He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist and buried her face in his shoulder. Troy walked out of the police station and drove Gabriella home. Once he reached the house he opened the door with Gabriella still in his arms and everyone rushed over to them. Everyone was asking Gabriella questions touching her arms and legs to see if she was ok and Gabriella couldn't take it. She let out a blood curling scream. Everyone pulled away in shock.

"Leave her be. She had a rough night."

"Troy what happen?"Lucille asked.

"Greg is dead. That's all I'm going to say right now."

"Gabriella sweetie are you ok?" Lucille asked.

Gabriella whimpered.

"I'm going to take her up to bed." Troy said.

He walked up stairs and out of sight.

"What do you think happen?" Jack asked.

"I have an idea…I just really hope I'm wrong."

"What your idea?"

"I think Gabriella witnessed Greg dying and was scared by it."

"How did she even end up with Greg?" Taylor asked.

No one answered because no one knew.

Upstairs Troy walked into his room and pulled the blanket back. He tried to put Gabriella down but she let out another blood curling scream.

"Ok baby ok shhhh I'm sorry shhhh." Troy soothed. He sat down on the bed and lifted his feet up. He laid down with Gabriella.

Gabriella clung tighter to him not wanting him to leave her. Troy stroked her hair and rubbed her back hoping to get her to sleep. Gabriella fought off the darkness knowing once she fell asleep the nightmares would come. That was becoming harder and harder as Troy gently moved his hand and scratched under her shirt on her bare back. He also started to sing and continued to stroke her hair. Gabriella laid her head on the side on Troy's chest. Finally she gave into the darkness and fell asleep. Troy didn't once stop his actions. He knew the nightmares would come he knew Gabriella was in for a long night. He also know that the funeral they were planning was going to be a lot harder.

A/N ok I know you guys are wondering what happen with Gabriella and Greg but trust me you will find out in the next chapter. Next chapter will be the funeral.