Promises are Forever

Chapter Twenty-One

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"Gabs, what can't you do?" Chad held Gabriella tighter as she cried more and more. He was worried because Gabriella never was this upset over something that she couldn't tell Taylor or Troy.

"I had a dream last night," she said in between sniffles, "that some guy, he, he, he killed Troy and I was thinking about it and how I couldn't ever live without him and—"

"Whoa, Gabriella. No one is trying to kill Troy."

"I tried to write it off, but Chad, I know that something isn't right. Something hasn't been right since my dad died. That was the start of it all. Someone is out there for me and they're just killing off all of the people I love."

"Gabriella, you're talking crazy. But why would this just come up again, like, were you thinking too much?"

"I don't know."

"But what you said before, what can't you do?"

Gabriella started to cry again, even harder than before. "I can't stay with Troy. I love him too much to see him get hurt all because of me."

"Gabriella, you do know that Troy would do anything for you, even if his life was at risk?"

"Yeah, that's the problem. I wouldn't be able to live knowing that I was the reason for all of his agony, or even, death."

"They would have to get through me and Troy to ever get to you Gabs." He gave Gabriella a little squeeze.

"Yeah."

Just then, Troy poked his head into the room. "The food is done, if you guys are hungry."

Chad got up from the bed and motioned to talk to Troy in the hallway. Gabriella laid back down on their bed, holding Troy's pillow.

"What's up man?" Troy knew that Gabriella had been acting funny from his and Taylor's conversation earlier.

"You need to talk to her. All she said was that she didn't know if she could do the wedding anymore. She said something about someone being out to get to her, and that she didn't want to see you get hurt just because of her."

"Not that again. Right after the explosion across from the hospital happened she got all paranoid. She thinks that someone is out to get to her, and that's why her dad is gone, and why I was put in the hospital after my accident."

"Troy, just go talk to her. I think that something else is going on." Chad slapped his best friend's back and walked down the stairs.

Troy looked into the bedroom. His heart broke every time Gabriella cried over him.

"Hey, Ella, you alright?"

"Troy, it's not your fault." Gabriella cried. Troy ran over to the bed and laid down next to Gabriella. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him.

"Ella, listen to me. No one is going to hurt me. You need to stop thinking about me so much. Think about yourself. I'm fine. I love you, and that's all that matters."

"I know, I know," she said as she kept crying into Troy's arms," but the wedding—"

"What about the wedding? Tay said that you wanted to move it up, but why?"

"Because I don't want to look fat in my dress and I don't want my mom to think—"

"Wait, Ella?" Troy said in a soothing tone. "You're not fat at all, you're beautiful, but why would you think that you would be fat in a couple of months?"

Gabriella let a small smile escape from her tear stained face. "Because you're going to be a daddy."

"Oh Ella, I love you so much, this is amazing!" Troy said as he kissed his fiancé. "Just wait until we tell the others! They'll be so excited!"

"But Troy, I don't want to tell them. I'm going to tell Taylor, and you can tell Chad, but not anyone else. Not your family, nor my mom. I told my mom that we wouldn't do anything until we were married. That's why she was so okay with you sleeping over. She trusted me, and I went back on her word a few years ago."

"Ella, it's not like I'm just going to leave you alone and pregnant."

"Oh my God Troy, don't even kid about that."

Troy laughed. "I'm sorry Ella, but think about it. We're going to finally start our family, just like we've always wanted. And yeah, we can move the wedding up. How about we have the wedding in two months. Well, how far along are you?"

"Only a few weeks, I guess. I'm not going to show for at least three more months. But can we have the wedding in a month? Please Troy, pleaseee?"

"I'm going to have to take off of work then. The wedding would be in September then, or early October. It would be perfect weather, right?"

"Yeah, it would be great. I'm so sorry though Troy. I screwed everything up."

"You didn't do anything wrong Gabriella. Everything happens for a reason, right?"

A noise came from outside of their bedroom door, somewhat like a giggle or a squeal.

"Did you hear that Troy?"

"Mmhmm." Troy got up from the bed and walked over to the door. He pulled it open, leaving Taylor and Chad standing in the doorway in disbelief.

"Hey guys." Gabriella snickered as she watched her best friends turn bright red with embarrassment.

Taylor walked into the room and sat down on the bed next to Gabriella. "Congratulations honey!" she said as she hugged her best friend. "I'll be happy to help you with whatever you need help with. I'm sure that Zeke would love to cater the wedding also."

"Thanks Tay. I'm going to need you so much during the next nine months."

"Don't even bother asking, I'm going to be over here all the time."

Gabriella smiled, knowing that whatever happened in the next few months, her two best friends and her amazing fiancé would be there for her, always.

So guys, I'm very disappointed in the ZERO reviews that I got for the last chapter. Consider this then end of the story if you don't want to review anymore. If I get ten reviews, then I will continue this story. If I don't get the ten reviews, well, then, say goodbye to Gabriella and Troy and their wedding and their baby. You'll never know what is going to happen! So I suggest that you review. And don't just say "good chapter." I actually want to know what you think, what you want out of the story, and anything else. Happy reading and reviewing.