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Wow this is way long overdue, i was supposed to put it up earlier today but internet played up and wouldn't let me sign in anything :[

so chapter 21......

He's My Student

Chapter 21

Gabriella roughly shoved the key into the hole on her front door, trying to get in the house as fast as possible. She hadn't heard from Jo all day and he said he'd ring her as soon as it was over! Surely it doesn't take a whole day to match some DNA.

Cursing as she dropped her keys from speeding, she took a deep breath and gently put them in the lock and turned them opening the front door. As soon as she stepped foot in the house her eagerness to know what had happened with Jo kicked back in.

"Jo," She shouted dropping her handbag and car keys onto the hall table, heading for the stairs, to check up stairs first. "Jo Jo are you home?" She shouted checking all the rooms, running down stairs when she found them empty.

She came to a halt, as she was about to run into the kitchen and found Troy in front of her, gently gripping her upper arms.

"Whoa El, baby slow down, where's the fire?" Troy asked and watched as she took a deep breath, closing her eyes in the process if only for a millisecond. His eyebrows rose in concern when she opened them and he saw the worry that filled them. "Hey, what's wrong?" He whispered again.

"Have you seen Jo, he'd said he'd ring when it was over and he had the results and everything but he hasn't. I wanna' know what's going on." She said hurriedly.

"I'm sure everything's fine, he said he'd ring. I'm sure he's just got side tracked or they're still working on something. He'll be here soon." Troy said soothingly bringing her into a hug and she sighed tiredly wrapping her arms around him happily accepting the hug.

"I hope so, where's Syd?" She questioned quietly into his chest and he smiled kissing her temple softly before leading her into the front room, his arm still over her shoulders.

"In here watching Sponge bob," he answered sitting down on the couch. Gabriella smiled and laughed a bit as she watched Syd dancing along with Sponge bob on the screen. Hearing someone laughing, the little girl turned, her smile widening seeing her mom and dad sat down. Giggling she jumped up from her spot on the floor and ran over to the sofa and heaved herself up, Troy helping her along, setting her on his knee.

"Hi mommy," she said waving and Gabriella smiled again leaning forward to kiss her cheek.

"Hey Syd, have you had a good day at school?"

"Yeah," she said nodding vigorously. "Play sand, toys and water and dwew picture put fridge." She continued as she moved to stand up on Troy's thigh's, pulling at his hair to steady herself.

"Aw Syd, don't pull daddy's hair," he scolded gently and she let go with a giggle and a small sorry, once stood up correctly now supporting herself by holding his shoulders.

"What wrong mommy?" Syd asked as Gabriella laid her head down on Troy's shoulder with a sigh.

"Nothing I'm just worried about Jo," she said smiling when Syd smiled at the mention of her new 'uncle'.

"He comes here?" She asked again pouting, causing Troy to laugh and kiss her cheek.

"Yeah he's busy right now but as soon as he gets back I'm sure he'll play with you for a bit." Her dad reassured and the 2 year old nodded and clapped.

"Troy? Do you think everything's okay? I mean I thought he went this morning surely it can't take this long to match the DNA." Gabriella asked lifting her head off his shoulder. Troy sighed before bringing his arm over to move the hair out of her face.

"I honestly can't tell you what's happened Brie but I'm sure everything has gone fine and he's out shopping for furniture for your house that's now nearly his or something." Despite her worried mood Gabriella laughed gently.

"Furniture shopping?"

"Well that's the only thing I could think of," Troy defended himself; shifting Syd on his knee so she was out of reach of his hair. As Gabriella opened her mouth to speak the front door shut and Jo came into view whistling an unrecognisable tune.

"Jo were the hell have you been?! I thought you said you where going to phone me?" Gabriella said standing up from her seat as he went to sit down.

"Oh yeah sorry got out of the police station later than expected then I went out to see if I could find a job." He explained sitting in the chair that was opposite the sofa Troy, Gabriella and Syd where previously sat on. Gabriella smiled and launched at him, wrapping him in a hug.

"So they were Stacy's finger prints, congratulations Jo. So has there been a court date set up?" She excitedly asked as she removed herself from him.

"Yeah a week from now, Rob asked you guys to come."

"Oh yeah definitely," Troy said standing, taking Syd with him. "We wouldn't miss it, congrats dude." He continued shaking his hand as he came in front of him and Joe took it with a nod. "On another note, I think someone wants to say hi," Both guys laughed as Syd fidgeted to get out of Troy's grip and her arms stretched out for Joe to take her.

"Hey munchkin hows it going?" Syd giggled excitedly as he took her from Troy, started tickling her stomach. He sat down on the chair with Syd on his knee. "Oh Gabs I've got something for you." Gabriella turned from Troy at this and watched as he reached into a packet he produced from his pocket. Her eyes widened as she saw her necklace dangling from his fingers.

"Oh my god." Gabriella breathed bending down in front of him gently taking the piece jewellery of him. "They give it you?" She asked standing and putting it back around her neck, where it belonged.

"Yeah they've finished with all the evidence now so Rob asked me to give it to you." Jo answered still tickling Syd in his lap.

"Oh I can't believe I got it back," grinned Gabriella gently running her fingers over it, sitting back down next to Troy as they all easied into conversation, relief flooding through them as the cas was nearly over.

Month Later, mid February.

Flashback.

"We find the defendant Stacy Harrison guilty of burglary, drug use and possession and section 18 assault." The head jury said before sitting back down. Gabriella, troy and Jo's face all flooded with happiness.

"Miss Harrison I sentence you to 5 years without parole, take her away." Judge David Kelly said, and they watched as the police officer handcuffed and lead her out the back way of the building, surprisingly without any trouble coming from her.

Flashback.

Troy Bolton Residence.

Jo remembers this day perfectly when ever he was with Sydney those words come back to him and he has to smile softly at her knowing she was perfectly safe now. He watched her playing with her dolls for a moment before he turned to Troy who was sat on the couch opposite him.

"Oh a load of mail came this morning before I went out I put it on the side near the kettle." Jo said and then turned back to Syd as she poked his cheek to get his attention. Troy nodded and went into the kitchen to see them exactly where he said.

"Bills, bills, bills," he muttered flicking through them, then stopped on the second to last one as he saw the address on the corner. "Gabriella!" he called as soon as he saw it instantly recognising the address.

"What's up?" She said as she entered the kitchen and hesitantly took the letter as he held it up in front of her "Oh," she gasped hope lighting up her eyes as she speedily opened the letter. "Oh my god!" She squealed and kissed him.

"What?" Troy chuckled holding her hips. "What does it say babe?"

"It's says they've read over everything I've sent them, you know like why I want to adopt Sydney and why I think I'd be a good mother to her. They've booked someone to come round and watch us as a family and stuff and then her evaluation on how I do will decide if I can become her mom legally." Gabriella excitedly explained wrapping her arms around his neck. He grinned and kissed. "I just have to give them a ring and let them know that I got the letter and they'll give a date of when the lady comes."

"That's amazing news baby,"

"Do you think they'll let me adopt her?" She asked insecurely.

"They have no reason not too!" he instantly responded and pecked her lips. "But if they don't we won't bother with them, I know who her mother is, legal or not." He whispered softly and she smiled up at him, touched at his words.

"Thank you, I love you."

"Love you more." Troy replied his voice still whispering and she giggled before attaching their lips.

"What was the rest of the mail?" Gabriella asked as they pulled back from the kiss and he shrugged walking back over to where the mail was.

"Bills, bills, bills and more bills." He muttered as Gabriella walked behind him and picked on up that wasn't on the bill pile.

"That's strange," she continued as she read that it was addressed to her but it had come to Troy's address. She hadn't officially moved in yet so how could her name be listed under this address. "Troy is there any more mail listed for me?" She asked searching through bill pile in case he'd missed place one. She knew the adoption papers would come here cause she'd put down this address on them but that was all.

"No just the adoption papers, why? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong with that?" she asked giving him the letter she had in her hands. He frowned and flicked it around in his fingers a few times.

"I have no idea," he said shaking his head.

"Look at the name," Gabriella instructed.

"Miss G Montez," he read nodding and then shrugged.

"And then the address."

"Oh my god that's my address, the papers most have gone through." He said with a grin and she laughed.

"Yeah but why haven't they notified us of this." Troy shrugged and looked at the letter in his hands and laughed. "What's funny?" she asked smiling and he lifted the letter level to her face.

"I bet this is it and they've put your name on because it was you who sorted it and by sending it here they're letting you know that the papers have gone through." Troy said and she laughed too.

"Oh yeah, duh." She said to herself biting her lip and taking the letter of him and speed-reading over what it said. "Wow this was quick. It just says that I officially live here and for Jo to move into my house and for it to become legally under his name, he'll have to go and see Julie the woman I sorted all this out with and she'll sort him out."

"Today's been a good day," Troy said with a chuckle wrapping his arms around her and she laughed nodding her agreement.

"Really good,"

"So when do you wanna go and collect the rest of the things from your house?" Troy asked as they made their way back into the front room. Jo and Syd on the floor playing what looked like My Little Pony.

Gabriella shrugged before answering, "I don't mind there's not that much stuff to get, most of my things are here anyways, I'll leave all my furniture and stuff there." Troy nodded. "What I wanna discuss is money."

"Money?" Troy asked confused.

"Yeah like I think we should split the bills, you know phone bills, electric bills and take turns buying the grocery's. I don't feel comfortable having you do all that."

"Oh okay, sure but how are we gunna do that?"

"Do you pay them when they come or does it go straight out of your account and you just get the statement."

"Straight out of my account that's what all they are in there, statements." Troy said with a gesture of his head to the kitchen and she nodded.

"Okay so we could add the amount of how much goes out at the end of the month and I could give you half or we could get a joint bank account."

"You do know there isn't much that comes into my account right?" Troy said. "I mean I only work every odd week day and sometimes on a Saturday."

"Yeah so? I don't care how much money you have Troy," Gabriella replied confused as to why he would think she would care of how much money he had coming in.

"Oh god no I didn't mean it like that, god no," Troy instantly responded seeing where she was coming from. "I just mean you're gunna have the most coming in I don't want you thinking you have to pay for everything, if I can't pay it one month. My parents help me with that kind of stuff."

"Troy I won't and we're here to help each other, if I want help pay then I will. And it's only the bills so unless you use the phone for hours or leave the water on we can deal. I moved in because I love you and so we could be a proper family and families help each other pay the bills. We're in this together now." Gabriella said with a grin.

"Yeah I know that I just don't you wasting your money having to pay everything when I can't, believe me that's happened. That's why it took me so long to pay the house off when it shouldn't have done."

"Exactly it's paid off so we won't get into that predicament." Responded Gabriella with a grin, Troy chuckled and leant over to kiss her.

"Okay so if we just split it for a few months and when everything's settled down like with you having graduation coming up an' all I'll go to the bank join them together." Gabriella concluded and didn't miss Troy's unsure frown. "Talk to me." She whispered.

"It's just you've already risked your job to be with me and I don't want you wasting the money you make doing your job on the house. I don't mind paying -"

"Troy stop, it's our house now which means we split everything directly. Just think I was paying my own before just like you where, so think of it as where both better off, by splitting it where both saving some money."

Troy sighed in defeat although he still felt bad and a bit cheeky even though she offered to share the bills. "yeah I suppose you're right."

"Aren't I always." Troy chuckled at this and kissed her again. "I love you." She whispered sincerely and his chuckled turned into a grin whispering it back to her before kissing her once more and she turned to Jo.

"Jo you need to ring this number tomorrow and she'll help you with the house and stuff." Gabriella said leaning over to hand him a piece of paper with Julie's details on. He nodded and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Awesome, what was will all the squealing?" he asked taking a seat back in the chair.

"Oh the adoption papers have gone through and they're sending someone out to come and check us out." Gabriella replied and Jo grinned at the excitement shining in her tired eyes.

"Congrats Gabs,"

"Thank you. Man what time it is I'm so tired." Gabriella yawned leaning back onto the couch.

"Nearly 8, I better get this one to bed." Troy said standing up to pick Sydney just in time to see her yawn. "Say night to Jo." Syd leaned forward in her dad's arms and bent to kiss his cheek and whispered night to him.

"Well I'll go too, see you tomorrow guys." Jo said as he bid everyone goodbye before leaving.

"Night Syd love you," Gabriella whispered as she had followed Troy upstairs and tucked her in bed.

"Lwove you mommy."

"You want me to put pony's on princess?" Troy asked as he sat on her bed brushing the hair out of her face and she nodded moving her head to see the TV as he pressed play on the DVD player.

"Night sweetie I love you," He whispered kissing her head as she yawned, causing him to smile softly at her.

"Syd lwoves daddy too," she whispered before they walked out dimming the light on the way.

"Oh, I can't believe how much good can happen In one month I mean I got my necklace back and today I got a positive on the adoption and I officially live here with you and Syd."

"Mm hmm it's our first night here of our house," he said smirking as he crawled above her on all fours after ridding of his pants and shirt. She giggled as he put emphasis on the 'our', shivering in a good way as he kissed down her neck, sending tingles through out her body.

"Mm our house, our home." Gabriella whispered in content wrapping her arms around his neck bringing his head in front of hers. "I love it." She continued with a quiet moan as he ran his hands up her stomach bringing the tank top over her head leaving her in pink panties/boy shorts.

"I love you," Troy whispered his breath tickling her skin as he moved his mouth down her chest taking one of her breasts in his mouth, his tongue flicking the nipple causing her back to arch and her head fall back on the pillows as his hand attended to the other. She ran her hands down his back, through his hair anywhere she could reach till she landed at his waist band of his boxers, gently pulling them down and he finished the job by kicking them off.

"I love you too," Was her breathlessly whispered reply as he kneeled up at her side, hooking his fingers at the hips of her underwear gently bringing them down, chucking them behind him. He moved back in between the v of her legs, leaning on his lower arms at either side of her head. Their heavy attempts to take in oxygen hitting each other in the face, a light sweat starting to form making his hair stick to his head. The butterflies that appeared when he was around where doing back flips in her stomach, the look he was wearing was different as he sank into her, she could tell this time was going to be different, gentle and soft. Her breathing became deeper as he slowly moved in and out making the strokes feel longer.

He loved watching the emotions cross her face and in her eyes as he made love to her. They were filled with lust love passion, everything. He gently attached his lips to hers keeping his eyes open to watch her. He watched as her eyes closed blissfully when he pulled more or less all the way out then straight back in again making all of his length bury deep inside her and she bucked up to him when he did it again making them rock back and forth together, as one.

"Oh Troy, oh." She gasped out between deep breaths as his paced picked up but it was still soft and gentle. He ran his hands over her body, as if forcing the texture and feel of her skin into his memory, their climaxes where reaching as the blissful moments as one together passed on.

"I love you baby," Troy grunted making his mark on her neck. "Come with me, for me." He muttered and she moaned her reply before he did a few more thrusts and they came together. He did a couple more as if too savour the feeling of being inside her before collapsing at the side of her instantly bringing her into his frame, holding her shuddering form against him. He brought the sheet over them correctly before the sweat dried and they began to shiver.

She rested her hand on his chest next to where her head was lying on his left peck, kissing it softly.

"That was amazing, thank you," she admitted with a breathless giggle.

"Yeah it was and thank you," Troy replied kissing her drying sweaty head running his hand up her arm then down her side to her hip bone and then back again. She yawned again before kissing his peck once more, mumbling

"Night, love you." Only falling asleep when she heard it whispered back seconds later.

Note that what ever i write including medical or police related things are made up, take it all as fiction!

I know it's all seems rushed with the month skipping but i wanna' get it moving :D

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