Kelsi and Gabriella stood at the magazine rack. "Thanks for coming with," Gabriella said with a smile as she flipped through a cosmopolitan magazine.
"It's cool," Kelsi said with a smile. "This should be fun, you know, a girls night." Kelsi smiled as she lifted US Weekly. "This is bound to have information on that twilight break up thing?"
"You think she'll want to read about that?" Gabriella said with frown.
"Well," she said with a shrug, "it's always good knowing there someone out there doing worst than you are?" Kelsi said with a smirk.
"I guess," Gabriella said with a shrug, looking back at the cosmopolitan page. Everything You Need To Know About Your G-SPOT her eyes drifted further down the page just as a familiar voice whispered in her ear.
"Research?"
Quickly shutting the magazine she felt a blush on her cheeks from his chuckle. "What are you doing here?"
"Beer run," Troy said holding up a case. "You?" he said eyeing the magazine.
"We are preparing for a girls night." Kelsi said motioning to the items in her basket. Troy leaned forwards taking in all the candy, junk food, mud mask, nail polish, magazines, and Kill Bill volume 1.
"Looks like fun." He said looking back at Gabriella with a raised brow. "You ladies need a ride back to campus?"
"No," Gabriella answered quickly.
"Yes," Kelsi said giving Gabriella an odd look. "We're going to have a lot of bags,"
"Alright," Gabriella said with a frown as she put the cosmopolitan in the cart along with a Glamour magazine.
"Alright," Troy said smiling a little at Gabriella. "Just let me know when you're ready."
"Well, we're all set," Kelsi said, "I just have to go pick up some koteks." She said with a grin. "I'll meet you guys at the register." She said handing the basket to Gabriella. Gabriella was going to follow but Troy stepped in her way as Kelsi made her way out of site disappearing into store.
"Now who's avoiding who?" he said with grin.
"I'm not avoiding you," she said turning to make her way to the register.
"Sure you aren't," Troy said with raised brow as he followed her. "You owe me money for that pizza you know?" he said with a smile. "Admit it you love BBQ chicken on your pizza."
"It wasn't bad," Gabriella said with a smirk as she got in line.
"You loved it," Troy said in a whisper as he got in line behind her. "You loved it so much you want me to show you other foods you've been missing out on all your life."
Gabriella felt a shiver roll over her skin from the brush of his words. Closing her eyes she took a deep breath searching for the familiar scent she could almost smell in her sleep. A smiled tug at her lips and she turned so she could see him over her shoulder. "And if I agree to this student teacher relationship?" turning back she placed her items on the counter and cosmopolitan magazine was on top.
Troy raised a brow as he eyed the magazine, "Depends on the lesson plan you had in mind," he said looking back at her.
Gabriella's eyes fell to the magazine as well, her breath hitched as excitement bubbled in her stomach. Lifting her eyes they came up to his and for a hot moment they both had a knowing look and both understood that the conversation had changed. "What's your area of expertise?" She said in a low voice she almost couldn't recognize.
It was everything for his jaw not to hit the floor. Her lips had parted, and Troy eyes fell over her chest which was rising and falling a little quicker. His eyes came lower admiring the curves of her body, revealing the forbidden feeling he suddenly had towards touching her. Inhaling slowly he let the grin on his lips get a little crooked in the most devilish way. "Certain things can't be described with words," he said in a low voice.
"Hey did you guys know that their getting rid of Twinkies and Ding Dongs?" Kelsi said as she held up a Twinkie.
Troy facial features shift and he looked over at Kelsi. "Crime isn't it?"
Gabriella fell a never giggle escape her as she turned back to the register where her items were being rung up. Had that really just happened? Were they talking about what she thought they were talking about? Feeling the rush she paid for stuff and waited with Kelsi out by his truck.
"I wish I had a car," Kelsi said as she looked at Troy's truck.
"I never really learned how to drive." Gabriella said watching the door to the store.
Kelsi let out a small sigh, "So how long have you and Troy been making the eyes at each other?" Kelsi leaned on the truck with a smirk on her lips.
"What?" Gabriella said turning her attention to Kelsi.
"You so like him." Kelsi said with a giggle. "Not that anyone can blame you as far as prefect goes, Troy one of the gods on campus."
"We're not," Gabriella said not able to keep a straight face.
"Right," Kelsi pointed at her lips. "You're smiling every time I say Troy."
Gabriella fought a smile and she felt the red hit her cheeks. "I am so not smiling because of Troy."
"Troy," Kelsi said followed by a giggle when Gabriella looked away to hide her smile.
"Stop it," Gabriella giggled.
"Oh my god your giggling." Kelsi also giggled. "Troy, Troy, Troy."
"That's my name don't wear it out," Troy said as he approached the car.
Both girls jumped at his presence and the giggles stopped as they both stood up straight and gave him their best act causal smiles.
"Should we get going or should we make the parking lot the next hottest hang out?"
They piled into Troy's truck with Kelsi in the middle. Gabriella watched for a little while as Kelsi talked about Ryan, their first date, about butterflies and first kisses. Without much effort one of them would say something or pose a question that would send Kelsi into a long dramatic speech, praise, or giggles. Gabriella was happy for the distraction. It was obvious to her that Troy wasn't paying any more attention than she was. Every once in a while he'd mutter a 'yea' or an 'really, wow'. Nothing solid, nothing more than the occasional glance and even then Gabriella knew he was only looking over at her. She could feel his glance burning into her. After a while she stopped pretending, so did he. Kelsi was now texting Ryan and the car was quite as he drove into the parking lot for the campus.
When the car was parked and everyone got out, Troy helped carry the bags up to the dorm. And the girls took the bags from the door to the room. When Gabriella brought the last bag into the room she'd entered into the room to find Kelsi and Taylor smiling at her with knowing expressions.
"You told her?" Gabriella said a little mortified.
"Troy," Taylor said with smirk.
Gabriella shifted her weight to the left and did her best to be annoyed but the smile on her face was hard to resist and she rolled her eyes instead. "Alright, alright I give up!" she said with a giddy feeling in her stomach. "I like him. A lot."
"Does he know?" Taylor asked looking over at Kelsi
"They're going to the beach to drink and party." Kelsi said with a smile. "He said the guys were doing a small hang out."
Taylor smile grew as she held up the bag of comic goodies. "I say we get dolled up and go join the party."
Both girls bust into giggles as Kelsi picked up her phone and started texting a number.
"But wouldn't that be awkward, I mean we weren't invited." Gabriella said as she bit her lip.
Taylor quickly pulled the zipper from Gabriella sweater down and helped her out of it. "You need to show some skin." She said as she tucked her shirt down and brought her hands up to adjust her boobs.
Gabriella started giggling as stood there mouth agape. "Oh my god." She said lifting her arms to cover her boobs a little.
"Ryan said it's okay." Kelsi said as she jumped up and down. Putting her phone down she came over to Gabriella and began helping Taylor by removing Gabriella hair band and teasing her hair.
"What are you doing?" Gabriella said as she flinched and jerk from their touches.
Taylor came over with a tube of pink lip gloss. "Giving you a shot to lay the sexy on him." Taylor said with giggle as she took a step back. "Do have anything in red that's hot?"
"I don't know," Gabriella said as she looked at Kelsi and Taylor with a worried expression.
"It's okay, we're here for you." Taylor said dramatically.
Kelsi raced over to Gabriella closet and pulled the chain light, "Do you have a push up bra!" she shouted as she came out with something black.
Gabriella felt her stomach do a nervous dance. "We're really doing this?"