The body leaned against the bar. The drink in hand swirling it around. The friends laughing standing beside. The door opening and the others walk in. Their hands pulling their ties up close to there necks. But then again theres always one.
"Why do we have to eat here?" Chad asked. Troy and Zeke turned their heads and glared at Chad who was fixing his tie.
"Because Its my engagement dinner and we wanted to go somewhere nice." Troy told him. "Thats why."
"But you guys are already married." Chad told him. Troy rolled his eyes and walked away from the two men.
"Chad." Zeke said. Chad turned his head towards Zeke. "Shut....up."
Troy walked down the bar in the front of the restaurant trying to find his wife. There were business men, middle age women, the usual guy thats divorced and drinking his marriage away, but then her found them. A girl in a little black dress that fit her curves ever so right. A wacko in a pink dress, and one in a blue dress. The one in the black was in the middle. Troy smiled and walked up behind them and put his arms around the girl in the black dress.
"Excuse me, I was wondering if I could by you a drink." Troy whispered in her ear. Gabriella smiled from ear to ear and turned around to Troy.
"Sorry, Im married." She told Troy playing along with the joke.
"Its ok. I didnt think you were that good looking anyway." Troy joked and Gabriella slapped him gently on his chest.
"Hey mister, I have no problem calling my husband to beat up some guy who hit on me at the bar." Gabriella told her. Troy smiled.
"OH GOD!" Sharpay announced. "You to seriously make me want to throw up." She said pushing herself off the bar and into Zekes arms. Taylor laughed and walked over to Chad.
"Ill get our table." Chad told Troy. He nodded and the four walked over to the seating hostess to tell them that the Bolton party of six was there.
Troy turned back to Gabriella who had her back up against the bar and a glass of wine in her hand. Troy put his right hand on her hip and looked into her eyes.
"You look beautiful tonight." Troy told her. Gabriella placed her glass on the bar and looked back at her husband.
"And you look very handsome." She said to him placing a kiss on his lips. They broke apart and Troy took her hand and led her back to their table.
After the dinner plates were cleared and dessert was ordered Sharpay stood up and was going to make a toast.
"As much as I make fun of you guys for being to cute and adorable for the world," Sharpay started. Troy and Gabriella turned and smiled at each other. "I am so happy for you guys. We all know that Troy and Gabriella are supposed to be together. You guys have made it through so much and that just shows us that love can get through pretty much anything. I love you guys." Sharpay said raising her glass up a little and everyone took a sip from their glass.
Chad pushed his chair out and stood up. He cleared his throat.
"First of all, ties suck." Chad said pulling his tie lose. Everyone laughed but Taylor hit his stomach a little. "Ow, women." He said to her. She smiled. "Anyway, I dont want to take credit for bring you back together but I am. If I hadnt put Gabriella on that plane and brought her back to a hurting Troy, they would not be here right now." Chad joked. "But these two have so much love for each other, I think they would have found their way back eventually." Chad said to them. Troy took Gabriellas hand in his and kissed his lightly. She put her head on his shoulder. "I love you guys. Congratulations." Chad sat back down.
When they got back from Pennsylvania two weeks ago Gabriella asked Sharpay to be the maid on honor and Troy asked Chad to be the best man. They seem to be liking their roles right now, as expected.
The waiter brought out the desserts and they all ate the chocolate cakes and cheese cakes. After the cakes were eaten and the wine was gone they decided to leave. Troy held up Gabriellas coat as she put her arms inside. Hand and hand the couples walked out.
"Where did you guys park?" Zeke asked the girls.
"Down the street. This place was packed when we came there were no spots." Sharpay told her. "We have a walk baby." She told him. The girls drove over in Sharpays car and the guys came in Troys car.
Zeke took her hand. "Lets go." He told her. "Goodnight guys." They both called.
"Goodnight." The other four called back.
Chad and Taylor got in Troy and Gabriella and Troy drove them home. They dropped them off and Troy and Gabriella started off for home. Gabriella stared out the window in a daze. Troy looked over and noticed Gabriella.
"Whats up kid?" Troy asked. Gabriella shot up and looked at her husband.
"Just thinking how I have to go to work tomorrow." Gabriella told him.
"Dont." He told her.
"What?" She asked.
"Dont go to work." Troy said pulling into the driveway. "Stay home with me all day." She smiled.
"I cant just stay home from work. The kids count on me to be there." She told him opening the car door. Troy got out on the other side and put his arm around Gabriella.
"You need a day off. You have had a very stressful few weeks." Troy told her trying to persuade her more to stay home. She turned to him.
"You have practice, I have work." She said opening the door and stepping inside. Troy closed the door.
"Fine." He said. Gabriella smiled and walked out to the kitchen to check the messages. She was waiting for her mom to call her. She hadnt talked to her in a few days. Troy took her hand.
"Come to bed." Troy told her. Gabriella pressed the button for the messages.
'You have zero new messages." The robot told her. Gabriella sighed.
"Waiting for someone?" Troy asked her. She shook her head.
"No. Lets go."
Racks upon racks of dresses.
"Oh...MY...god." Sharpay exclaimed running her hands across the racks of dresses. All of them so white, so beautiful. "I want to get married." She whined.
"You'll be next." Taylor told her. Sharpay turned toward her.
"What makes you think Ill be next?" Sharpay asked her.
"Because me and Chad like where things are right now. Its good, it works for us." She told Sharpay. Sharpay rolled her eyes.
"You two have been together forever. Trust me. You will be walking down the isle soon." Sharpay told her taking a dress off the rack and holding it against her tiny body. "I really like this dress." She said to herself.
In the dressing room Gabriella stood in front of the mirror with her hands on her stomach. She examined the dress. It was nice. It was strapless, and have a brown ribbon going around the stomach and flowed out at the bottom. She spun around and looked back in the mirror. She just wasnt sure.
"Guys!" Gabriella announced as she opened the door. Both of the girls squealed when they saw Gabriella.
"You're beautiful." Taylor told her. Gabriella looked down at herself and back up at the girls.
"You think so?" She asked. They nodded.
"I think this is the dress." Sharpay told her.
"You do?" Gabriella asked her. She nodded. "I dont know." Gabriella said stepping in front of the three way mirror. The two girls stood next to Gabriella.
"Its your day. If you dont think this is it, then keep looking." Taylor told her. Gabriella turned around and looked at both the girls.
"I have a job for you." She told them. "I picked out the color for the bridesmaids dresses." Gabriella told them.
"What color?" Sharpay asked.
"Its red." She told them. Gabriella was waiting for the WHAT? RED? WHY WOULD YOU PICK THAT? but instead.....
"Thats so pretty." Sharpay and Taylor said in sync. Gabriella was taken back.
"Really?" She asked. They both nodded. "Ok. Well anyway thats the color I want and you guys can pick the dresses." She told them. They jumped up and down in excitement.
"OK. get to it." Gabriella told them and the two girls went to the back of the store where the bridesmaids dresses were.
Gabriella picked up her dress so she could wonder around the store. She still had that dress in mind. The one from the catalog. The flowers going down the front, the way it flowed out. That was the dress that she wanted. She pushed through the dresses and sighed. None of them she liked because she had that other dress in mind. She walked back to the dressing room and took the dress off and got changed. She hung the dress back up and Pulled her phone out. She called a person who she knew wouldnt pick up.
"Hi, You reached Troy Bolton. Im not here right now but leave a message and I can get back to you as soon as possible." BBEEEPPP
"Hey its me. Im just calling you to remind you that we have to meet with the florist and the minister tonight. Ok call me back. I love you. Bye." Gabriella pulled the phone away from her ear and pressed end. She slipped the phone back in her bag and looked up to Sharpay and Taylor standing in front of her.
"We found them."
They were perfect. Both dresses fit every curve in Sharpay and Taylors bodies. They were the perfect dresses. They were strapless and were very long, they went all the way down to their feet. They were simple, and thats what Gabriella was looking for. Simple.
"God, this dress makes my boobs look huge." Sharpay said looking at herself in the mirror.
"Is that a good or bad thing?" Gabriella asked. Sharpay turned around and smiled.
"A good thing. A very good thing." Sharpay said with a smile. Gabriella laughed.
"Ok then lets get them." Gabriella said standing up from the couch that sat on the side.
"Did you find a dress?" Taylor asked. Gabriella shook her head.
"I have something in mind and I havent found it yet."
The door slamed and the car beeped. The bag was flung over her shoulder in frustration as she walked up to the church. She heard a car pull in behind her and she turned around. Troy popped out of the car trying to fix his tie. He came right from practice. Gabriella walked over and closed his door.
"We are 10 minutes late." She told him quietly. Troy tightened his tie.
"Did you just get here?" He asked.
"No, I got here on time. I was waiting for you. But you were late and I didnt want the man to wait any longer. God you smell." Gabriella said to him. Troy opened the backseat door and pulled his gym bag out and threw on some deodorant.
"Happy now?" He asked.
"Yes." Gabriella snapped. She tighten Troys tie and his hand quickly pushed her away.
"Ow, theres a neck under there." He said. She turned around and stormed into the church. Troy knew that something was up with Gabriella but he wasnt sure what. She usually doesnt get this angry.
"Get back here." He told her. Gabriella turned around on the steps of the church and faced her husband. Troy walked up closer to her. "You ok?" He asked.
"We are not talking about it here." She told him. Troy took her hand.
"Im not going to let you go in there in a bad mood." Troy told her. Gabriella whispered into his ear.
"We arnt talking about it here because there is a possible chance that I might curse and I wont do that in a church." She told him and opened the door to meet with the minister.
They have a date and a time. They have a location, they have caterers, Gabriella still doesnt have the one thing.
Gabriella and Sharpay sat down at a restaurant during Gabriellas lunch break and finished writing out the last invites to the wedding. July 15th. That was the date that they decided. They were getting married at the church and the reception was at a country club. It was beautiful. The flowers they picked out were the roses that Gabriella had always dreamed of having. They were having salmon for dinner. Everything seemed to be in place except for the dress. And the one person that was not returning any of Gabriellas messages.
"So have you talked to your mother lately?" Sharpay asked Gabriella. Gabriella stopped writing for a minute.
"No." Gabriella sighed. "I havent talked to her since the wedding." She said scratching her head.
"Is she ok?" Sharpay asked.
"Shes fine. I called Matt to see if hes talked to her and he has. Shes avoiding me and I have no idea why." Gabriella told her.
"Try calling her again." Sharpay suggested.
"After work. Speaking of." Gabriella looked down at her watch. "I have to get back. Can you mail the rest of these for me?"
Sharpay nodded. "Not a problem." She said. Gabriella kissed her cheek.
"Thank you. Call you later." Gabriella told her.
"Bye."
3:20 was the time that read on the car clock. School let out at 2:45. Gabriella closed the car door and opened her bag before she started the car. No new messages. Gabriella sighed. She took Sharpays advice to call her mother...again. Mom was pressed and the other line started to ring. On the last one she picked up.
"Hello." Said Maria.
"Mom." Gabriella said. "Um I havent talked to you in a while." A while, more like a few weeks.
"Ive been busy." Her mother snapped. Gabriella was confused. Was she mad at her.
"Oh, Well I just wanted to see how you were, I was getting worried." Gabriella said.
"Worried?" Maria asked with some attitude.
"Excuse me? Where is my mother?" Gabriella asked. This was not a kind of conversation she would have with her mother. It was more like a evil conversation with Maria right now.
"I dont have the time for his right now Gabriella." Maria told her.
"Mom, What did I do?" Gabriella asked a little frustrated. She wasnt sure what she did to make her mom mad.
"You know what you did." Maria told her.
"I really dont, do you want to tell me?" Gabriella asked.
"You skipped out on my wedding." Maria said. Gabriella wanted to scream and yell right now. But she kept cool.
"I skipped out?" Gabriella asked.
"You and Troy had sex in the coat room and then you just left." Maria said coldly.
"Mom I said goodbye and you told me it was fine." Gabriella said.
"Well it wasnt fine. That was my day Gabriella. And you had to leave with him." Maria yelled at her daughter.
"What the hell is wrong with you. First of all that him has a name and hes my husband. Second of all You told me that to go and and you would call me later. It was toward the end anyway." Gabriella said to her.
"You're my daughter and you should have been there for the entire thing." Maria told her. "It doesnt matter anymore. I have to leave." And the call ended.
Gabriella pulled the phone away from her ear and looked at the phone in disbelief. That did not just happen.
"ELLA!" Troy yelled when he came in the front door. The gym bag was thrown on the floor and the coat hung up in the closet. He ran upstairs to try to find Gabriella.
"Ella?" Troy asked looking in the bedrooms in the house. He walked into their bedroom and found his wife hunched up in the middle of the bed holding a pillow crying. Gabriella looked up and make up was streaming down her face. Troy walked over and sat on the bed next to her.
"Hey hey hey." Troy said taking her in his arms. "Whats up?" Troy asked.
"I....talked to my...mom too..daaayy." Gabriella cried. Obviously it wasnt a good call.
"Is everything ok?" Troy asked. Gabriella slowly shook her head.
"The rea..son she hasnt cal....called me is....is because I....I skkipped out on her wed...wedding." Gabriella told him. Troy was confused.
"Skipped out?" He asked.
"She found out we had....sex.....in the coat room and then we left." Gabriella told him leaning her head against his chest. "She sounded really hurt." Gabriella said to him.
"She said to go ahead and it was fine if we left early." Troy told her.
"I know. She said it wasnt.....fine." Gabriella cried harder. Troy rocked her back and forth.
"Hey, its alright." Troy told her kissing her head.
"Troy, shes not com...coming to the wedd...ingg." Gabriella told him.
"How do you know?" Troy asked her.
"You didnt hear the way she talked to me." Gabriella said quietly.
Troys heart broke in half. Gabriella and her mother are so close. How can she not come to the wedding? And Gabriella didnt leave the wedding viscously.
Even if Maria didnt say she wasnt coming to the wedding, Troy was going to make sure that she was there. She had to be.
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