Chapter 28 – Sickness and back to school
The next morning Troy woke up before Gabriella, he smiled at the sleeping girl in his arms.
He really loved her, more than anyone would ever understand – he could not even explain it, the words was not enough no matter how much he tried it would not be enough.
Troy pushed a curl out of her face and watched her sleep, and then he got an idea.
He took his phone from the nightstand and took a picture of his girl sleeping and then he kissed her forehead, "I love you baby," Troy whispered and then he slowly let go of her and laid her down at the bed and put the blanket over her and then went to his closet to take some clothes and went to take a shower.
After the shower Troy went downstairs to make some breakfast for them. After he had made breakfast he sat it on a tray and then he went upstairs and sat the tray at the nightstand and sat down beside Gabriella and stroked her cheek.
"Bella baby, wake up," he said softly, but Gabriella did not wake up. "Bella," Troy smiled and shook her slowly, which made her wake up.
"Morning sleepy head," Troy smiled and kissed her.
"Morning good-looking boy," Gabriella giggled.
"How was your sleep?" Troy smiled at her.
"Great, I was dreaming of you and me," Gabriella giggled, "and then you just woke me," Gabriella pretended to be disappointed over him, but Troy just chuckled.
"You can dream of us another time babe, now there is breakfast for my princess," Troy smiled and kissed her forehead.
Gabriella giggled, "You made breakfast for me again?"
"Of course, babe," Troy smiled and took the tray and placed it at the bed.
"You are the best, you know that honey?" Gabriella giggled as she took a pancake.
"Nah, you are the best, babe," Troy smiled and took a pancake.
"I'm not going to win this, am I?" Gabriella smiled at him.
"No, you are not," Troy smiled, "You are the best – that's a fact!"
"Ugh, boys!" Gabriella smiled.
"I heard that," Troy chuckled.
"Like I care," Gabriella giggled.
"You should," Troy smirked.
"Oh yeah, and why?" Gabriella crossed her arms trying not to laugh.
"I'll show you, just wait Montez, just wait," Troy smiled at her, "now eat, missy!"
Gabriella smiled, "I'll be waiting Bolton," she giggled and started eating, "Uhm, it's the best pancakes ever," she smiled at Troy, "you are pretty good in a kitchen, you know that?"
Troy chuckled, "well, you can thank my mom for that," he smiled as he finished his breakfast.
Gabriella giggled and finished her breakfast too, "I'll remember to do that one day," she smiled at him.
"Good, but now go take a shower and then I'll go downstairs and do the dishes and clean the kitchen.
"But…" Gabriella said.
But she got cut off by Troy, "babe, now," he smiled and kissed her, "I'll do it alone, and then we have the rest of the day together, okay?"
"Okay then," Gabriella agreed and kissed Troy, "but hurry," she smiled at him before getting out of bed to take some clothes.
Troy was still sitting in the bed watching his girlfriend looking for clothes she wanted to wear in her suitcase, "ugh, I don't know what to wear," she exclaimed.
Troy chuckled at her.
"It's not funny, Bolton!" she smiled.
"Sorry babe," he smiled and stood up and walked to her, "well, let me see," he looked in her suitcase, "take your knickers and this one," Troy smiled and gave her a white top and her black knickers.
"Okay babe," Gabriella smiled, "thanks," she kissed him softly on the lips.
"You are welcome, my love, now go get that shower," Troy smiled and softly pushed her towards the bathroom door, making her giggle.
"I'm on my way, babe, slow down," she smiled and then went into the bathroom, "bye," she giggled and closed the door, and then Troy went downstairs to clean the kitchen and do the dishes.
After Gabriella had taken the shower and got dressed, she felt a little dizzy, but decided to pretend, she was fine.
She walked downstairs to the kitchen, where Troy was almost done with cleaning the kitchen. He was standing by the sink with the back to the door.
Gabriella slowly went to stand behind him, "hi handsome," she whispered as she wrapped her arms around him from behind.
"Hi princess," Troy smiled and turned around to face her.
"Are you done?" Gabriella asked hoping he was.
"Almost," Troy kissed her nose, she was warmer than usually, but he thought it was because she just had been in the shower.
"Okay, do you need help my man?"
Troy shook his head, "nope, babe, just sit down I'll be finished in two minutes," he smiled at her and pecked her lips.
"I'm not going to get the permission to help you, am I?" Gabriella smiled at Troy.
"Not now," Troy smiled, "now go sit down before I carry you to the chair," Troy smirked at Gabriella, who did not move.
"Okay, you don't give me any choice then," Troy chuckled and picked her up and carried her to the chair, "now sit missy," Troy smiled at her and went to the sink and finished the dishes.
"I'm boring over here," Gabriella grumbled.
Troy walked to her and bended down in front of her, "oh, babe," Troy smiled at her, "so what do you want to do?" he lifted her from the chair and sat down with her on his lap.
"Everything with you," Gabriella smiled.
Troy chuckled, "that's pretty much babe," he caressed her leg with his thumb, "choose something," he smiled at her.
"We could go outside," Gabriella faked a smile, she really did not want to go outside, but she thought Troy maybe would.
"And do what?" Troy smiled at her and intertwined their fingers.
"Just be outside," Gabriella smiled.
"Okay then," Troy kissed her softly, "but then you should go get some more clothes on; it's not the best weather outside."
"Then we'll stay inside," Gabriella rested her head at Troy's shoulder.
"Babe, are you okay?" Troy asked concerned, "you are much warmer than you should be," Troy looked at her.
"I'm fine," Gabriella smiled weakly.
"Bella," Troy looked at her with a look telling her to tell the truth.
"Okay, okay," Gabriella sighed, "I feel a little dizzy, but it's nothing, babe, I promise you!"
Troy looked at her not really convinced, but he decided to let it go, "okay babe, but promise me to tell me if it gets worse, okay?"
Gabriella nodded, "I promise," she smiled weakly, "but could you please hold me?"
"Of course, princess," Troy smiled at her, "but I'll just carry you to the couch, so that we can sit a little more comfortable," Troy picked her up and carried her to the couch and sat her down, "I'll be right back my love," Troy kissed her temple.
"Where are you going?" Gabriella asked worried.
"I'll just go get the blanket from my bed and then I'll be back," Troy smiled gently at her.
She nodded, "but hurry," she sat there waiting for Troy as he rushed upstairs took the blanket and a pillow and then he took their cell phones and ran downstairs to Gabriella again.
"Hi babe," he smiled and sat down beside her.
"Hi," Gabriella smiled weakly.
"Come here, darling," Troy opened his arms to let her into his arms.
Gabriella slowly got into his arms and cuddled up to him, "thanks," she whispered as she rested her head at Troy's chest.
"No problem, my girl," Troy kissed her hair.
They sat there, not speaking at all, the only sound there were, was their breathing, Troy caressed Gabriella's stomach making her feel safe. After some time Gabriella was fast asleep in Troy's arms.
Troy sat there with Gabriella still stroking her stomach as he held her, when the door went open and his parents got in.
"Troy?" Leslie's voice called from the hall, "Gabriella?" she went into the kitchen, from where she could see Troy's head, "Troy?" she asked.
Troy turned his head to look at his mom, "hi mom," he whispered.
"Why are you whispering?" John asked as he got to the door, where his wife was standing.
"Hi dad," Troy smiled, "Gabriella is sleeping," he whispered to them.
"Oh," Leslie said as she walked to him and his sleeping girlfriend "is she okay?"
Troy looked at her, "I don't know, she is warmer than usually, and she was a little dizzy, when we were in the kitchen after she had taken a shower and I had cleaned the kitchen," Troy looked down at his sleeping girlfriend.
"Maybe you should just let her sleep and then it will be fine, when she wakes up," John smiled.
"Yeah, you are probably right," Troy sighed, "but I'll take her to my room, and then I'll come back down," he smiled at his parents.
"No, it's okay, just stay here with her," Leslie smiled, "we'll just talk in a low voice," she said as she sat down at the other couch.
"Okay," Troy smiled kind of happy that he could have Gabriella with him downstairs.
"How have you been this weekend?" John asked.
"We've been fine," Troy smiled, "Well, the night to yesterday Gabriella had a nightmare, but apart from that we've been fine," Troy looked at his parents.
"Nightmare?" John asked, "About what?"
Troy sighed, "That Jordan killed me…" Troy held Gabriella tighter, when he said that.
"Oh," Leslie sighed, "it's hard for her, isn't it?"
Troy nodded, "yes it is, but she will be fine, I'll help her!"
"That's good my son," John smiled.
"Yeah," Troy smiled and then remembered something, "her parents are coming back tomorrow," he sighed.
"It will be fine, Troy," Leslie smiled, "we'll go with you guys to her house, and then we'll help you talk to them, okay?"
Troy nodded and smiled weakly, "thanks, you are the best!"
John smiled, "we'll always help you. You know that!"
Troy, Leslie and John sat talking for an hour or something like that, and then Leslie went to the kitchen to make some dinner.
"Troy…" Gabriella's weak voice said as she woke up.
"Yes babe?" Troy looked concerned at him.
"Can I get some water?" she asked holding onto her head feeling the warm from her skin.
"Of course, darling," Troy kissed the top of her head, "I'll be right back, but then you have to sit up, so that I can go get it to you," he smiled at her.
Gabriella slowly moved away from Troy and then he ran to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and a glass from the cupboard and then went back into Gabriella and sat down beside her and poured up a glass of water for her, "here you go," Troy smiled and gave her the glass.
She slowly drank it and then gave Troy the glass again, "thanks," she smiled weakly.
"How are you feeling baby?" Troy asked concerned.
"A little better," Gabriella smiled weakly at Troy.
"We are going to eat in 30 minutes," Troy smiled, "then we can go upstairs, and you can sleep again, okay?"
Gabriella nodded and rested her head at Troy's shoulder, as Troy wrapped his arm around her and held her tight.
"Dinner is ready," Leslie called from the kitchen.
"Okay, we are coming," Troy called back and then he stood up, "come on babe," he smiled and took Gabriella's hand and help her up, "are you okay?" Troy asked her concerned as she grabbed onto him.
"I just need support," Gabriella sighed, "I feel dizzy."
Troy grabbed onto her and let her lean on him as he walked her to the kitchen.
"Hi Bella," Leslie smiled.
"Hi," Gabriella smiled weakly.
"How are you feeling, sweetie?" John asked Gabriella.
"A little dizzy, but I'm fine," Gabriella smiled weakly as she got to the chair and sat down with Troy by her side.
"I think you should go to bed after dinner, darling," Leslie smiled at Gabriella.
"I'll take her to bed after dinner," Troy smiled and caressed her leg under the table.
They ate the dinner, but Gabriella did not eat much, she just could not get the fork up to her mouth, and when Troy then helped her, she could not swallow it.
"Come here," Troy smiled at Gabriella and took her in his arms, "I'll carry you upstairs," he kissed her temple.
"Goodnight, Bella," John and Leslie smiled.
"Goodnight," Gabriella smiled weakly.
"Goodnight mom," Troy smiled, "goodnight dad."
"Goodnight Troy," they smiled at him as he picked up Gabriella and then went upstairs.
"I hope she'll be fine tomorrow," John sighed.
"Yeah, me too," Leslie sighed, "it hurts Troy to see her sick," Leslie sighed again and went to the sink and started doing the dishes.
"Yeah, it does, but he is helping her through it, and that's good," John smiled and helped his wife with the dishes.
Upstairs with Troy and Gabriella.
"Bella?" Troy looked at his girlfriend in his arms.
"Yeah?" she asked weakly.
"Come on, let me help you change to some clothes you can sleep in, babe," Troy kissed her forehead and helped her to the bathroom, "do your things, but don't you dare to move more than from the toilet to the sink, before I'm back," Troy ran into his room and grabbed a pair of his shorts and one of his T-shirts and then ran back to Gabriella, who was standing by the sink with tears in her eyes.
"Babe," Troy said concerned and rushed to her and held her tight, "it's okay, my love," he kissed her softly at her temple.
"Troy, I'm just a burden for you," she cried into his chest.
"No you aren't! Don't ever say that, Bella," Troy held her even tighter and kissed her hair.
"But I'm just so weak, and I need help to everything," she cried.
"Bella, listen to me!" Troy pulled back to look at her, "you are no near a burden! You never were and you will never be! It is okay, that you need help, it is okay, that you are sick, it is all fine, babe," he kissed her forehead and pulled her into his chest again.
Gabriella cried into his chest, but slowly started to calm down, and then Troy looked at her, "ready to get something else on?" he asked her, and she just nodded.
"Okay," he smiled and helped her with taking of her shorts and gave her his shorts on, and then he helped her taking off her shirt and bra and gave her his T-shirt on, "ready to bed?" he asked her stroking her cheek.
"Yeah," Gabriella smiled weakly, "thanks," she whispered.
"No problem, my baby girl," Troy smiled and helped her into the bed again and put her in the bed, "oh the blanket," Troy looked at Gabriella, "I'll be right back with the blanket!" He ran downstairs into the living room.
"Is something wrong, son?" John asked.
"No, I just forgot the blanket and the pillow," Troy smiled at his parents and took the things.
"Okay," Leslie smiled, "is she okay?"
"Yeah, I think so," Troy sighed, "but goodnight," he smiled at them and ran upstairs to Gabriella, who was sitting at the bed, with tears running down her face.
"Baby," Troy said softly as he sat down beside her, Gabriella looked at him, "come here, and let me hold you," Troy opened his arm to let her in and she cuddled up to him as he laid back down at the bed with her, "are you comfortable my love?" Troy asked her.
Gabriella nodded against his chest.
"Good, now see if you can sleep, baby," Troy kissed the top of her head, but she was already asleep.
The next morning Troy woke up before the alarm went off, he looked at Gabriella sleeping peacefully beside him, he placed a hand on her forehead; she was not warm anymore.
He smiled and kissed her forehead, "Bella, wake up," he said softly.
She slowly opened her eyes, and then she smiled at him.
"Morning, my sun," Troy smiled at her.
"Morning my wildcat," she smiled at him.
"How are you feeling?" Troy asked her stroking her cheek.
"Much better," she smiled and kissed him softly.
"Good," Troy smiled, "there is still half an hour until we have to get up, so we can lie here a little longer," Troy smiled and pulled Gabriella into his arms.
"I like that," Gabriella giggled and rested her head at Troy's shoulder.
"Me too," Troy smiled at her.
"Troy…" Gabriella sighed.
"Yes baby?" Troy looked at her.
"What if people ask questions at school?" Gabriella looked down.
Troy stroked her cheek and lifted her chin to make her face him, "no matter what they ask, if they ask, then I'll be by your side, we have the same classes today, so it will be fine, babe," he kissed her nose.
Gabriella smiled weakly, "thanks," she whispered and placed her hand on his cheek.
"For?" Troy smiled at her.
"Everything," Gabriella smiled and kissed him softly.
The alarm went off, "damn! That clock knows how to ruin everything," Troy chuckled.
Gabriella giggled, "yeah, but you'll get all the time you want with me all day," Gabriella smiled and kissed him and then climbed out of bed.
"Where do you think you are going?" Troy asked as he walked after her.
"To take a shower," Gabriella smiled as she took a thong, a bra, a pair of light blue jeans and a top from her suitcase.
"Can I join you?" Troy asked hoping for a yes.
"What do you think your parents will think if they find out?" Gabriella asked looking at him, she really wanted to say yes, but she did not wanted Leslie and John to get mad.
"They are gone for work, they had to leave early, babe," Troy smiled at Gabriella.
"Well, then come on," Gabriella giggled.
They took a shower and stole a few kisses and then they went downstairs to get some breakfast. After the breakfast they got ready for school.
"Are you okay, babe?" Troy asked as he pulled into the school's parking lot, Gabriella was quiet, and it made Troy worried.
"I'm just… nervous," Gabriella sighed.
"Don't be, I'll be there, Chad will be there, and the rest of the gang will be there too," Troy smiled softly at her and stroked her cheek.
She nodded, "thanks babe," she smiled at him.
"For what?" Troy asked smiling at her.
"Making me feel okay all the time," Gabriella smiled and kissed him softly.
"Anytime my love," Troy smiled at her and got out of his car and ran to the other side to help Gabriella out. "Ready my love?" Troy asked Gabriella as he intertwined their fingers.
"You won't leave me, will you?" Gabriella looked nervous at him.
"Never," Troy smiled and kissed her temple as Chad pulled up beside them and jumped out, "hey," he smiled.
"Hi Chad," Gabriella smiled.
"So are you ready for school again baby sis?" Chad asked as he hugged her.
"As long as I have you guys, I think I'll survive everything," Gabriella smiled.
"Great," Chad smiled.
After a while Sharpay, Taylor, Kelsi, Ryan and Zeke arrived, and then the gang entered the building. Everybody froze as they entered the school.
"Troy," Gabriella whispered and tightened her grab of his hand.
"It is okay babe," Troy smiled at her making Gabriella believe him.
"Are you okay Gabby?" Taylor asked.
"Not really," Gabriella sighed.
"Shar… would you?" Troy asked Sharpay.
"Sure," Sharpay smiled and stopped as the rest of the gang continued to walk.
"Okay, now stop staring! Gabriella is back, and so what?! Look away! She is a girl, for god sake! And she is alive as much as you are!" Sharpay yelled, and everybody got back to what they were doing before the gang entered the school, and then Sharpay walked to the gang, who was standing by their lockers in the other end of the hall.
"Thanks," Troy smiled.
"No problem," Sharpay smiled, "are you okay Gabby?"
"I think so," Gabriella sighed as she took out some books from her locker.
"Bella?" Troy asked looking at her with eyes asking her if she was okay.
"I'm fine, Troy, I promise you," she smiled at him, "I'll tell you if something is wrong," she kissed him softly.
"Good," Troy smiled at her and put his arm around her waist, and the gang went to class.
