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A/N: Well here's another week and another update at this time I just want to thank my reviewers from last week; HelloLish, k, GoodnessFootprintsInTheSand, sarah.symmonds, look at the stars, Sciencefreak2007, xo-ChaylorGGQueen-xo, Angel, and Yellow-queen18. Now I hope you all enjoy this new update and please remember to Review.
Baby S
Chapter Twenty-Five
"Man, I just never thought I'd see you get married this young." Chad said with a smile as he and Troy hoisted a small round table up between them. Troy took a few cautious steps back and looked at him for a moment before raising an eyebrow and looking across the table at his friend.
"And when did you think I would get married, Chad."
"Forty." He stated bluntly which made Troy laugh out loud as he looked at his best friend shaking his head Troy stepped onto the patio and sat the table down and waited for Chad to do the same.
"Forty? Man let me tell you sometime if I was going to be a player till forty I wouldn't get marry ever." He said. "I mean what's the point." Troy said with a shrug of his shoulders. Chad smirked at him for a moment before shaking his head and pointing at him.
"Gee, I don't know."
"Look, why are we talking about this…I've got Taylor and things are looking great right now man…I'm about to propose and I know she'll say yes…I just know she will." He said with a smile as he looked at his friend. Chad nodded his head and smiled.
"Yeah, and I hope you have a little girl…that way our kids can-."
"If I have a little she sure as hell isn't going to be dating." He said firmly, "She's going to stay at home and do what I tell her which will be no dating." Chad laughed and shook his head at his friend as Troy watched him for a moment. "I'm serious Chad."
"I know that what makes this even funnier…besides all I can say is that if you have a little girl. I just want you to know that it's karma."
"Thanks Chad...thanks."
"So where is the future wifey anyway?" Chad said as he looked at Troy who shoved his hands into his cargo pants.
"She's visiting her dad with her brothers…they've been meeting with him for the last few weeks you know trying to repair their relationship. I think it's doing Taylor's so good so I've supported her but the minute I think he's overstepped his bounds…" he trailed off and tilted his head to the side. Chad nodded his head.
"I got you man." Chad said with understanding, "So this is the night huh, the night you pop the question and sign away your rights to pursue anything in a skirt."
"Would you stop that?" Troy said as Chad smiled at him.
"I just want you to know all you're giving up." Chad said nudging Troy's shoulder. Troy playfully pushed him away and shook his head.
"Well all I'm thinking about is what I'll be gaining…and when I put all that together, Taylor seems a hell of a lot better than just some female in a skirt." Troy said bluntly as Zeke came out of the house.
"Well, I have everything ready just pop it in the oven for a few and it should be warm enough…so what is this I hear about you getting a group to come here and sing." Zeke asked crossing his arms over his chest as he looked at Troy and Chad.
"I hired a group to come here and sing for me and Taylor when I propose why?"
"Nothing really just wanted to know what was going to happen with Taylor…cause believe me Sharpay can not wait for details."
"Man, she should wait like the rest of the normal human race." Chad declared as he looked over at Zeke who stared back at him with smile.
"I'll tell her you said that." Chad paled at his words and shook his head as he looked him, walking over he started to plead with Zeke to reconsider.
"No, man don't tell her…why do you always gotten be a snitch." Chad exclaimed as Zeke just laughed, even since Chad had met Sharpay it seem that they were constantly at one another's throats. No one really know what to do about it, however Zeke thought it was absolutely funny, and told Sharpay anything that would rile her up about Chad. He constantly said that he loved the verbal smack downs she gave Chad.
"Cause when it comes to by baby…I snitch." Zeke stated proudly as Chad just rolled his eyes, and looked over at Troy who was watching the entire confrontation with amusement.
"Thanks Zeke for cooking the dinner…Taylor loves your food, so…" Zeke waved him off and smiled.
"Man, thank me after she says yes."
"Alright then...I will just don't expect a call till tomorrow afternoon." Chad looked at Troy and pretended to gag at his friend's words.
"Man, just make sure that when we come back over here there's a place to sit down." Chad said with a smile. Zeke laughed and shook his head as he looked at Chad and patted him on the shoulder.
"No problems…I'm sure he and Taylor aren't like me and Shar."
"That's just too much information, Zeke." Chad screamed as he covered his ears with his hands making both Zeke and Troy burst out laughing. Chad slowly lowered his hands and glared at Zeke who was watching him. "Alright look I'm going to head on home and try to forget what I heard okay." Chad said as he pounded Troy's fist and then pounded Zeke's fist. Both men watched as he left. Zeke looked over at Troy and crossed his arms over his chest and smiled for a moment before shaking his head.
"So you're going to take my little sis off the market."
"She hasn't been on the market since she met me." Troy said, Zeke nodded and smiled at him for a moment before shaking his head. "You know what, Zeke…it's strange…just when I was getting to the point in my life where I didn't care about anything she came into my life…you know when you think about it, it's almost scary."
"Love can be scary man…you just have to know that what you're fighting for is worth it."
"Taylor's worth it man…and thanks again for the dinner."
"You're welcome; just make sure she says yes."
"Oh I will...she won't say no. We love one another to much and have been through two much for us not to take this final leap in our relationship."
"When is she coming home?"
"After seven…I think they went out for dinner and something else…she trying to bond with her father and I'm not going to come in between that at all…if you messes up he's going to do that all on his own."
"I feel you on that…to tell you the truth I don't know how I would handle the situation. Oliver was a bastard to her and her brothers…he's just lucky that they have loving and caring hearts. Cause if they were anything like him, well let's just say there wouldn't be any bonding going on."
"You're right about that...so I'm about to head on out, and get home before Sharpay comes over and decides to stay…call me tomorrow with the details cause believe me Sharpay is going to want to know."
"Sure man, I'll call you guys when I get a chance alright." Zeke nodded and shook Troy's hand before handing out of the house. Troy waited till he was gone before he headed inside and grabbed the white table cloth he was going to be using for the night and carried outside draping over the table. Then he went inside and got his boom box and carried it outside as well. Setting it up near the side of the patio, placing the remote in his pocket he headed inside and went to get dressed for the night. Feeling very excited about the night and its possible outcome.
"So, Taylor are you enjoying today." Oliver asked as he looked across the small table at his daughter. Taylor jumped silently and looked across the table at her father before looking at her brothers who were all looking at her silently.
"I'm enjoying myself a lot, Oliver." She replied softly as she looked at her father and saw him smile. Today they had all went to a country club and played a round of golf. Taylor did better than expected but that was due to her golf outings with Troy.
"That's good, how did you learn to play so well." He asked as he took a sip of his water, Dean and Wes nodded their heads in agreement for a moment while Taylor just blushed and looked down for a moment.
"Troy, likes to golf and we have been going to a country club like this and playing…he's really good and he's been teaching me how to play."
"Well, can you tell him that he's doing a good job. Shoot I'm always tempted to ask him to teach me how to play." Wes said with chuckle as he looked at Taylor with a bright smile. "I still can't believe I lost."
"That's because you were hitting the ball like my son." Dean said with bright smile, as Wes rolled his eyes at his older brother. Oliver watched the interaction silently with a smile on his face.
"Alright guys calm down." Oliver said with smile as he looked at his sons, before returning his glaze to Taylor.
"Troy really is doing a good job of teaching you how to play golf…you really did well out there."
"Thanks Oliver." She replied as she looked at him, he gave her a weak smile and picked up his drink and took a sip.
"So how are you and Troy doing?" she smiled at the mention of Troy and blushed again, Oliver smiled as her cheeks darken as she looked away from her him and her bothers who were currently teasing her by awing.
"We're doing just fine."
"That's good…I'm happy for you both. Dean…Wes how are your wives."
"Denise and Louis are doing great and they love it here." Dean said with a proud smile on his face that he usually got whenever he talked about his son and wife. Wes nodded his head in agreement as he looked over at his father.
"Tanya is doing well too and guess what…she's pregnant." Wes exclaimed with excitement. Dean patted his brother's back while Taylor gave him a hug. Oliver sat silently and watched as his children congratulated their brother. Smiling he met Wes' glaze and nodded his head.
"Congrats, son I know you're going to make a good father."
"Thanks, Oliver." He said as he reached across the table and moved to shake his father's hand, however instead of shaking his son's hand Oliver stood and moved around the table and pulled his youngest child into a tight hug and then moved on to hug both Taylor and Dean as well.
"I'm really happy that you guys are happy, you have no idea how glad I am for you guys." He whispered as he looked at his children. Dean patted his father's back before speaking. Taylor looked at her father, and then graced him with a smile.
"And I'm happy that you're finally in our lives the way you should be." She whispered as she looked him, he nodded his head with a smile then sighed.
"Gosh, it's like every time we're together our time goes by so fast." He said frowning as he looked down at his watch. "I guess we better head on out." He said softly. Slowly they all made their way to the parking lot. Oliver hugged each and every one of his children before they all went their separate ways heading to their respective homes.
Taylor sighed as she opened the front door, closing the door she sat her purse down and smiled as she looked around the house that she now shared with Troy. Stepping further inside she saw Troy walking towards her. Wrapping his arms around her, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her cheek. "Hey baby how was your day?" he asked with a smile as he looked down at Taylor. She smiled up at him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"It was fine…what did you do all day."
"Well, Zeke and Chad came over…and I got Zeke to cook us some dinner. I thought you would want to eat something good tonight you know…and since its spring I thought we could eat out on the patio."
"The patio?"
"Yeah, it's a nice night…we might as well take advantaged of the patio." He said with a smile as he took a step back pulling her along with him. Taylor smiled as he led her throughout the house towards the backdoor. Taylor took this time to look Troy over, and saw that he was dress in a casual manner. He had on what he called his Jamaica clothing. He had on a loose white shirt, and loose khaki pants. The only word she could find in her mind to describe the way he was looking was sexy. Troy looked real sexy to her as he pulled her throughout the house as they made their way to the patio. Once he opened up the door, he led her outside and sat her at the table. "You wait one moment I'm going to go inside and get our dinner alright." He said as he gave a quick kiss on the cheek. Taylor smiled as he walked back into the house. Moments later he arrived with two plates in his hands. Sitting one down in front of Taylor kissed her forehead and then moved to his seat. They immediately began eating, after a few minutes Taylor watched him for a moment before asking.
"So what's the occasion." He paused and looked up at her for a moment before smiling and looking at her.
"Occasion…I wasn't aware that I needed one." He whispered as he reached across the table and held her hand. "All I know is that I wanted to do something nice for you…so how do you like your meal."
"It's wonderful…I can't wait till Zeke opens his own restaurant, I'm telling you right now that I will be there all the time." She replied with a bright smile, while Troy chuckled.
"Well, I'm glad you like it…maybe when you're finished we can dance for bit, I bought out the boom box." He said pointing to the machine on the other side of the patio. Taylor looked and then returned her glaze back to Troy and smiled.
"My goodness you certainly are trying to make this a good night."
"Baby please that's one of the things I want from you…good nights." He said wiggling his eyebrows as he looked at her for a brief moment. She playfully rolled her eyes at him as he looked at her.
"I don't know whether to think of that as kinky or as something sweet." He reached across the table and grabbed her hands.
"Think of it anyway you want to, because it means both of those." He said as she smiled at him and shook her head.
"You are so crazy." She whispered as she looked at their hands, he smiled at her words and lifted her right hand up to her mouth and kissed her gently on the back of the hand.
"Crazy about you." He responded, as he looked at her for a moment. "Shoot, baby let's finish this meal dance a bit and then see where the night takes us." He replied with a bright smile as he reluctantly released her hands. Taylor watched him for a moment and nodded her head, and they returned to their meal. Twenty minutes later they both finished and sat silently together before Troy cleared his throat. "How about that dance now?"
"Okay, Troy." Taylor responded as he stood and walked over to her. Pulling her up out of her seat they slowly walked over to the open part of the patio. Reaching into his pant pocket he pulled out the remote and turned on the radio. Almost immediately a soft beat started to play. Pulling Taylor close they started to dance. "Oh, Troy I love this song."
"I know." He whispered.
Loving you is all I need
Never take your love from me
Cuz I think I would lose my mind
If you would go away
Oh, say you'll never leave my side,
That forever you'll be mine
(Oh) April Shower me with your love
And girl I'll give you all the love I have inside this heart of mine
And yes I swear that I'll be here for you forever and all time
So, if ever you feel lonely all you have to is call me
And I'll be there to shower you with my love
2nd Verse
Heaven must of smiled on me
Like it did the earth that day
When God created the sun and said let there be light
So I write your name across my heart
And proclaim it to the stars above
Oh April Shower me with your love
And girl I'll give you all the love I have
Inside this heart of mine
And yes I swear that I'll be here
For you forever and all time
So if ever you feel lonely
All you have to do is call me
And I'll be there to shower you with my love
Baby
Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Du, du, du, du, du, du, du,
I love you, I need you, your my heart and soul
So don't you ever go away
Once the song ended Troy took a small step away from Taylor and looked down at her for a moment. She looked up at him quietly as he smiled down at her and leant forward kissing her forward. "You know what Taylor? That song explains just how I feel about you." He whispered as he reached into his pocket and knelt down in front of her on the patio. Taylor's eyes immediately watered up as she looked at the man she loved with all her heart get down on his knee. "I love you, Taylor…I need you, Taylor…You are my heart and soul, and I never want you to go away…so Taylor will you marry me and make me the happiest man in the world." He whispered as he looked up at her. She smiled and nodded her head, before whispering.
"Yes…yes, I will marry you. Oh my goodness Troy I love you so much." She exclaimed as he put the ring on her finger and stood up kissing her passionately as the song started to play again. Together, the newly engaged couple started gently swaying to the music, as they whispered their love to one another.
A/N: Song Credit: April Showers by Dru Hill