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Chapter Nineteen: Sharpay's Unraveling

"Open the fucking door, Troy!" Sharpay continued to bang on the door loudly until it was opened by Jack.

"What's going on here? And what is with that language?" He asked as he crossed his arms in amusement, though he was doing his best to feign anger at Sharpay. Troy told him Sharpay's plan and what he and Gabriella planned to do to her. Like mother, like daughter. Rushton planned something very similar in her heyday. Nothing was ever simple with the Callaghan/Evans women. Ever. Everything was drawn out, melodramatic and absolutely ridiculous.

"Where is he so I can strangle him?" Sharpay snapped as she pushed her way in.

"He's not here." Jack told her.

"Then where is he?" She demanded. Jack just shrugged. "Are you telling me you don't know where your son is? Or are you telling me you're not planning on telling me?"

"A healthy mix of both."

"How does that even make sense?" She snapped.

"If I did know I wouldn't tell you." Jack clarified. Sharpay let out a loud shriek before turning and storming back down the driveway to her pink Mustang before tearing out of the drive and around the corner.

"Lord have mercy that child has lungs." Tracey sighed as she came up behind her husband.

"Don't I know it. Thank goodness Troy didn't decide to date her."

Tracey through her hand over Jack's mouth, "Never ever repeat those words again. If they ever came true I'd just die."

Jack laughed in response, "Did you get a hold of Troy?"

"Yeah, he and Gabriella are cooking dinner at Kelsi's house. Her parents are out of town and they figured Sharpay would show up at her place looking for her after the break up."

"Sharpay had that one coming."

"She is just like her mother."

"It's scary to think there's two of them." Jack shook his head.

"Hopefully when she and Zeke have babies in many, many years from now his genetics will tone hers down." Tracey prayed.

"Highly unlikely. That's what we said about Rushton." Jack rolled his eyes and shut the front door, "Come on, let's go to bed."

"Why Mr. Bolton, are you tired already?"

"Not in the least, Mrs. Bolton." Jack grabbed her hand pulled her upstairs, loving that he could still make her giggle like that more than twenty years later.

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"Open." Gabriella directed as she held up a spoon filled with a marinara sauce above the pot on the stove.

Troy did so and groaned, "Okay, you could give Zeke a run for his money with cooking." Troy informed her.

"Cooking yes, baking not so much." Gabriella laughed and wiped her hands on a towel, "It needs to simmer for another fifteen minutes or so. Then we'll put the pasta on. This is a cheap and easy dinner than won't make a mess."

"That's fine by me. I'm more interested in this than eating." This being the kiss he placed on her lips that she leaned into.

"Me too." She mumbled as she sucked his bottom lip with her teeth.

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"Gabriella Elizabeth Montez open up the fucking door. I know you're home." Sharpay screamed as she banged with the side of her fist on Gabriella's front door.

"Figures I'd find you here." Kelsi state flatly.

Sharpay turned to find Kelsi, Taylor, Chad and Ryan behind her. "What the fuck does that mean and where the fuck are they?"

"Gabs is probably off somewhere crying where you can't find her and Troy is probably off screwing some whore." Taylor snapped. "Dear Lord why did you feel the need to show the whole school the date of a relationship that's tenuous at best?"

"I don't know what that means, but I know it was insulting to me and they were supposed to say 'I love you'." She snapped.

"They clearly don't, Shar, and it's really none of your damn business when they do decide they're in love if they ever decide it in the first place." Ryan snapped.

"This is not my fault. This is Bolton's fault and I'm going to kill him when I find him." Sharpay turned to face the front door, "Did you hear that Gabriella, I'm gonna fucking kill your boyfriend when I find him."

"Ex-boyfriend." Taylor reminded her, which only led to a louder shriek from the blonde before she stormed back to her car.

"Should she really be driving right now?" Chad asked.

"I'll tex Zeke and tell him he should meet her at our house to calm her down or distract her." Ryan said as he pulled his phone out. "Then I think Chad and I deserve an explanation."

"An explanation for?" Taylor asked.

Chad rolled his eyes, "Why they broke up? Why Sharpay set up a movie theater in the gym? How you two know?" He started.

"Oh you mean how Troy and Gabriella took their anniversary to my house so they could do it without the prying eyes of Sharpay and a thousand people they don't care about? Or how they just wanted to piss Sharpay off a little bit?" Kelsi asked.

Ryan pocketed his phone, "Come again, baby?"

"They didn't break up. They staged it."

"They staged a break up?" Chad repeated.

Taylor nodded, "Zeke told Gabriella Sharpay's plan and so they decided to fuck with her."

"That is so awesome." Chad nodded, "Way to go Troy and Bells."

"Why didn't we know?" Ryan asked.

"We didn't want to put you two in the middle of it." Kelsi told him. In other words, they didn't want Ryan to be at odds with his sister and Chad to inevitably spill the beans.

"Got it." Ryan nodded. Chad didn't even note the underlying words of her response.

"So they're just having their date at your house?" Chad asked.

Kelsi nodded, "My parents are out of town. I figured I'd be hanging out with you guys anyhow so they can enjoy themselves. I told them if they're going to do it to use the guest bedroom."

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"Troy," Gabriella moaned, "we promised Kels we" her protest was cut off in a moan as his lips latched onto the pulse point on her neck. She was currently pinned to the kitchen counter and was not planning on complaining anymore.

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"I just don't understand why they broke up. I know he's a dick, but still." Mandy shook her head, "Poor Gabriella." She glanced down at her phone, "I haven't heard from her yet."

"She probably wants to be alone." Jason admitted softly. He felt bad that he'd witnessed that, but then again he'd never seen up close exactly how Troy decimated the girls he played with. None of them had. If he'd known how bad and ugly it was he wouldn't have let Gabriella anywhere near him. Jason looked sideways at Zeke. The three of them were waiting at the Evans mansion for Sharpay to return. Zeke didn't look that upset. He looked, well Jason wasn't sure quite what he looked, "Zeke? What do you know?" He finally asked.

"Huh?" Zeke snapped to attention, "What? Know? Nothing." He sputtered.

"Liar." Mandy accused.

"I think they staged the break up because I told them about Sharpay's plan and they told me to let her go through with it." Zeke spit out.

"What?" Jason and Mandy chorused.

"I don't know for sure though." He replied, relieved to be telling his secret, "Sharpay's going to hit the fan when I tell her."

"You'll do no such thing." Mandy snapped, "She's getting what she deserved." She picked up her phone, "I'm texting Tay and Kels to find out."

"Well, I can't find either of them. Figures." Sharpay muttered darkly as Mandy's phone lit up with a reply from Taylor telling her to keep her mouth shut. "I'm going to kill Bolton."

"I'll help." Mandy replied cheerfully, her eyes telling Zeke not to spill to Sharpay what they knew. This was going to be more fun than the original plan.

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XOXO

MAS