Chapter 36: Love or Lust
After Lunch Period Ends, With Troy and Gabriella
"You know Gabriella, I think the word has spread around the school already." Troy said looking into Gabriella's eyes. "Are you sure you still want to go through all of this, you know. There are probably going to be a lot of girls who want to kill you." Troy laughed.
"What do you mean?" Gabriella asked slightly confused. Troy always had a girl wrapped around him.
"Well I hang out with girls all the time, but none of them I really called my girlfriend. None of them I really went out with. You're the first believe it or not." Troy grinned sheepishly.
"You cease to amaze me Bolton." Gabriella smiled. "You're first girlfriend, or pretend girlfriend, whatever you call it." Gabriella smiled once more. "And for the record, you're my first boyfriend."
"Really Montez? Wow, I guess there is a first for everything." Troy smiled as the pair walked through the hallway together to get to Gabriella's locker.
Gabriella and Troy felt many awkward stares at them while their hands were laced together. A lot of the girls' expressions were in pure fury or sadness. The guys faces were mixed between laughing, and feeling pity for Troy or Gabriella, they didn't know which one.
"Am I supposed to feel okay with all these people staring at me?" Gabriella asked Troy.
"Um, I'm not sure. But they should be staring. You look absolutely stunning." Troy flirted.
"Very cute Bolton, you are an amazing flirt you no that? No wonder why like all the ladies pick you for the ladies' choice." Gabriella laughed. "But seriously Troy, are we pretending this going out thing...or are we actually doing this in real life?" Gabriella questioned hoping for the answer she wanted to hear.
"I can fall for Gabriella that easily, right?" Troy thought. "We just become friends after being enemies, and now I want to be more?" Troy thought confused. He regretted the words as soon as they cane out of his mouth. "I think we should pretend you know Gabriella? That way you can save your first real boyfriend for someone worthy." Troy cringed at the site of Gabriella with someone else.
Gabriella disappointed attempted a soft smile. "Sure Troy, sure. That's a smart idea. I like the way you think." Gabriella said hoping that maybe one day they could be something more. Maybe, just maybe.
Gabriella was really smart but she sure did have a hard time relating love to lust though. Gabriella knew what she wanted at this moment, to be Troy's. That would never happen. No way a popular guy such as Troy would ever fall for a geek like Gabriella.
Gabriella decided to push away the hurt memory.
"Since bell is going to ring soon, I think we should better be going." Gabriella told Troy.
"Okay Gabriella, but we do regular things that couples do? Dates, being together, sharing food, kissing right?" Troy asked.
Gabriella cringed when she heard faking going out with Troy meant she would have to kiss. If Troy was that awake as he was this morning, Gabriella was sure to fall for him. She was way confused, was it really love, or possible lost?