Troy's POV

I woke up at five like I normally do. My arms were wrapped around a tiny body and my face was embedded in a mass of dark curls. This is how I should wake up every morning. I lifted her hair up and kissed the back of her neck gently.

"You better let me go back to sleep or else I will kick you so hard in the balls you are never having children." Gabi grumbled tiredly.

I let go of her and chuckled. I kissed her forehead and tucked her in. "Go back to sleep baby." She mumbled something before falling back asleep. I got up quietly without disturbing her and I took a shower. I got dressed for work. I took a piece of paper and started writing. "Sweetheart, I have to work today. I'm working a half shift then I have a meeting. I'm going to work on the house. later I'll get there at 12:30. Meet me there and we can get lunch or something. I'm giving you the keys to my car. It's the black one parked next to the truck. Feel free to go wherever you want. Call me when you wake up. I love you. -Troy." I read out loud as I wrote. I put it on the table with the car keys next to the bed and left for work.

I got into work and I clocked in. I saw my dad walking over to me. "Hey Son." He said patting my back.

"Hey dad." I smiled at him as I walked into my office.

"I heard Gabi was here and you guys are coming over for dinner?" Dad asked, sitting in front of me.

"Yep. We're coming over later, I'm not sure when. Can you head down to Albuquerque Rocks and make sure all the orders are in place? I left Greg to do it but he's incompetent some times." I ran my fingers through my hair. "I have to finish the Mayor's sketch and head over there and give it to them. Then I'm supposed to head over to the Gomez site and check up with them. We should be done soon."

"I think you should put Greg back to his secretary position and I'll run Albuquerque Rocks. I've been there for 9 years and I know that place like the back of my hand." Dad said, looking at me. "I checked up last week and we were losing the Benson deal."

I sighed. "Please tell me you saved it?" I said, scratching the back of my head.

"Of course I did." Dad said with a chuckle. "I should get going now."

"Dad go and stay. Make sure everything is dealt with property. When in doubt, what would Rocks do?" I said with a chuckle. He shook his head and walked out of the door. I called Jenifer. "Hey Jen."

"Hey Troy, what's up?" She answered. She was in the room in front of mine but I didn't feel like getting up.

"Mayor's Sketch. What time am I supposed to be there?" I asked, looking down at the sketch in a plastic cover. The Mayor wanted to build a new gym for West High over the summer.

"You have to be there at 8 sharp. He is very persistent and punctuality will be a bonus." Jen said with a sigh. "Are you dressed nicely?"

"Yes I'm dressed nicely Jenifer." I said, narrowing my eyes at nobody. "I have work to do. Bye." I hung up and started working. I looked at the time and grabbed my book and ran out of the building. I drove over to city hall and got there just in time.

After a long meeting with the mayor he decided he was going to use us for his namesake gym. I was beyond happy. I looked at the time and drove to the Gomez site then back to headquarters. I clocked out and maybe a quick round at Albuquerque Rocks. Dad assured me everything was fine.

I drove down to the house. I went down into the basement and grabbed a can of paint. The room next to the orange room was going to be a light purple color. My mom and Jen helped out with the colors. Orange reminded me of Gabriella. Purple for Emma. A light pink color for Elizabeth. My room was going to be a deep red, like the color of wine. The down stairs room was Ocean Blue as my mom called it. I checked the color before taking it up to the room. I went down to the truck for some painting tape and a change of clothes.

I took off my suit and changed into some shorts and a plain shirt. I put the suit in my room so it doesn't get ruined. I walked back to up to the room. I put a plastic sheet down to protect the floor. I started taping up the walls where necessary. My mind drifted off to Gabi as I did usually. She woke up around 9 and texted me. She was going out and about. I opened the can of paint and poured it on the tray. I dipped the roller in and started to paint.

I finished two walls and I heard the door shut downstairs, or I least I thought I did. "Gabi?" I called out. I heard nothing. I shook it off and went back to work. I finished another wall and took a break. I walked down the stairs and Gabi was sitting on the floor with food all around her. She looked at me and smiled.

"I was wondering when you were going to take a break." She got up slowly. I walked over to her and she wrapped her arms around me. She leaned up and kissed my lips slowly. "Are you hungry?"

"I'm very hungry. I didn't eat anything all day." She giggled and lead me over the little picnic she set up in the living room. "When did you get here?" I asked her looking at her. We sat down and I put a grape in my mouth.

"When you first called my name." Gabi said giggling. "Here, I got pizza." She opened the box.

I reached over and grabbed a slice of pizza. "You are the best. Did you know that?"

She nodded. "I am pretty great aren't I?" She giggled. "I have another surprise for you, but you don't get to see it until after we eat." Gabi winked at me before grabbing a slice of pizza for herself.

"I missed you today." I said before stuffing pizza in my mouth. "I loved waking up to you this morning." I said with my mouth full.

She shook her head at me with a smile. "All I heard was om nom nom nom nom." She giggled and opened a can of Dr. Pepper. She took a drink and smiled at me.

"I said, I loved waking up to you this morning." I put my hand on her bare knee. "Even though you threatened me and our reproductive future" I said, smirking at her. I took another bite and winked at her.

She glared at me and finished her pizza. She grabbed the bowl of grapes and popped some in her mouth. "How many grapes can you fit in your mouth?" She asked with her mouth full, but I understood perfectly.

I chuckled. "I don't know. How many grapes can you fit in your mouth?" I asked raising my eyebrow.

"Let's find out." She said as she swallowed the food in her mouth. "One." she held up a grape and put it in her mouth. "Two, three, four." She popped them in one by one. I was just watching her, amused. I chuckled as she fit two more in her mouth. "Don't laugh at me." She mumbled. She fit 3 more in. After that I lost count until she started choking.

I rushed over to her and patted her back firmly. "Are you alright?" She spit out each grape one by one into her hands.

"Fifteen!" She celebrated and put the grapes on a paper towel.

I looked down and counted them. "That's fourteen babe." I said correcting her.

She shook her head. "I think I swallowed one." She said clearing her throat.

I chuckled. "You are still so weird." She glared at me. "But I love it." I leaned in and kissed her forehead gently. "I love you." I puckered my lips. She leaned over and kissed my lips.

"Love you too." She said as she got up and sat in my lap. "Do you like your surprise?"

I nodded. "I do, I love it. You just keep surprising me, don't you?" She nodded. "I thought you said you had another surprise?"

She popped up. "Oh I do, but hold on." She got her purse and walked into the down stairs bathroom. I picked up a strawberry and ate it. I put the stem on the napkin with Gabi's mouth grapes. Gabi emerged from the bathroom and walked over to me. "I got this for you." Gabi said, looking at me. I watched her pull her dress up. I looked down at her crotch. "Not down there you pervert." She pointed to her hip.

I looked at her him. I got up on my knee to get a closer look. Right next to her hip bone there was a heart with a T in the middle. Gabi got a tattoo. I blinked up at her. "When'd you get this?"

"Earlier today. I went and to the parlor you went to. I was talking to Tommy, one if his employees and he called Jake McFarlane and he came down. He remembered me after all these years, do you believe that?" She asked me smiling. "So I got a tattoo, I love it." She dropped her dress.

"You weren't wearing a dress were you?" I asked, smirking at her.

She rolled her eyes. "No babe. I was wearing shorts. I changed into a dress so I can flash you." She lifted up her dress. "Woooo!" She yelled. I chuckled, pulling her against me and she sat down on my lap. I kissed her lips gently.

We sat there quietly looking at the empty house. "I am almost finished with the lavender room, then I need to finish the pink one. Then I'm on to mine."

"What color is yours going to be?" She asked me, looking over at me. She wrapped her arms around my neck, holding onto me.

"Deep red, like wine." I said, picking up a strawberry and eating it. I winked at her.

She opened her mouth and I fed her a strawberry. "Deep red, how sexy." She wiggled her eyebrows.

I chuckled. "That's what I was aiming for."

After we were finished eating we packed up our little picnic. I walked upstairs and finished painting the purple room. Gabi was watching me paint. "So we're going to your house?" She asked me.

"Yes we are, for dinner." I said, looking around the room. I did some touch ups and started putting the paint away.

"We should have a paint fight, we could make a whole bunch of different colors." She said with a giggle. I looked back at her and she bit her lip.

"One day, sweetheart." I closed up the paint and took it down stairs. I climbed back up the stairs and Gabi was standing by the window. I put my arms on either side of her and opened the window. I kissed the back of her head. "You know, I'm going to have to repaint these when we have kids. My son is not going to have a lavender room."

She giggled and turned around. "What if he's gay?" She asked, tilting her head.

"Well, when he is born we have to paint it boy colors, like green or blue and if he's in high school or something and comes out of the closet I will gladly paint his room pink or yellow or any other color he wanted it to be." I kissed her forehead.

She smiled at me and squeezed my cheeks. "You are so handsome."

"I know." I said winking at her. "I can't wait till it's finished." I wrapped my arms around her and leaned my forehead against hers. "When you finish school and if you want to come back to New Mexico. My door will always be open for you."

She nodded silently. "I know, Thank you. I still have to decide what I want to do. I think after school I'm going to go down to LA for a little while, help out with Bree and the baby." She looked up at me and smiled. "When you finish it, I'll come by and If I like it, I'll stay" She joked.

I smiled. "Well I really hope you like it." I kissed the top of her head and pulled away. "You ready? I have to go and shower, I have dry paint on me."

"Let's go then." She clasped her hand around mine and we walked down stairs. I waited for her by the door as she got her purse. She grabbed the keys and walked over to me. "I love this house." She said smiling at me. "Good choice."

"Thank you sweetheart." I closed the door behind me and I locked up the house. I walked her to the car and opened the door for her. "I'll see you back at the apartment." I leaned down and kissed her lips.

"Alright, I'll race you." She said smiling at me. I chuckled and shook my head, closing the car door. I walked over to the truck and I got in.

Gabi tried to race me home but I let her win. I didn't feel like getting pulled over for doing something stupid. I parked in my parking spot and I turned off the truck. I jumped out and Gabi was already in the apartment. I walked in the door and Gabi was no where to be found. "Gabi?" I sang. "Are you hiding from me?"

I heard a giggle coming from around the house. I closed the door behind me. I heard the shower turn on. I shook my head and smiled. I walked into the bedroom and I opened the bathroom door. She was sitting in the small empty bathtub naked, waiting for the water to fill it up. She smiled up at me. "You found me."

I chuckled. "How the hell are we both supposed to fit in there?" I asked, taking my shirt off.

She shrugged. "I don't know. We can make it work, I might have to sit on you though." She stood up and smiled. "Wait, I'm not supposed to get my tattoo wet." She pouted and grabbed a towel and patted her tattoo.

"Well we are going to have to be really careful then." I said. I pulled down my pants and my boxers and I sat down in the bathtub. She sat at the edge of the bathtub and massaged my shoulders. I closed my eyes. "Mmm, that feels good." I opened my eyes and looked up at her. She leaned down to kiss my lips. "Your boobs on my forehead." I said chuckling.

She sat up. "Well if you're complaining…."

I looked at her and shook my head. "I'm not complaining, trust me." She rolled her eyes and leaned down to kiss my lips again. I licked my lips after she pulled away. I turned around and stood on my knees in front of her. I wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her lips firmly. "Your kisses are still intoxicating."

Gabi smiled against my lips and pulled away. She rubbed my cheeks. "Did you shave this morning?" She asked me, curiously.

I nodded. "I had a meeting with the Mayor, we are building a gym for his namesake, for West High."

She giggled. "Well look at you, all professional." She bit her bottom lip. "You should come home all sweaty with a just a reflector vest on, a hard hat and a tool belt."

"Can I wear pants?" I asked, joking.

She nodded. "I have to take something off of you right?" She said giggling. She licked my bottom lip. "Can't wait."

I chuckled at her. "You are something else."

She smiled brightly. "I know."

After our bath, we hopped into a quick shower. We got ready for dinner with my parents. I pulled my shoes on and Gabi came out in another dress. I turned to look at her. Her perfect curls were resting on her back. She was putting earrings in while putting on some heels. She was perfect in every single way.

"Why are you staring at me like that? You already know what I look like naked." Gabi said.

My head shot up from her long tan legs to her face. I smiled at her. "I'm just admiring your beauty sweetheart."

"Are we ready?" She asked slipping on her second heel before walking back into the bathroom.

"I'm ready. Are you ready?" I asked, brushing off my jeans. Gabi came out and nodded. I walked over to her kissing her freshly glossed lips. "Mmm…" I licked my lips. "Pineapple? Is this new?" I asked her.

"It's Pina Colada, but it tastes like pineapples." She said pulling out her tube of lip gloss. "I bought it earlier today, I did a little shopping. I had to have some things here right?" She said with a small smirk. She looked at the tube of gloss. "Ohh! It was made in Hawaii." She popped her lips and walked out of the room.

I chuckled as I stuffed my wallet in my pocket. I walked out of the bedroom and over to the counter. I picked up my car keys and headed toward the door. Gabi followed me over to the door, putting her fingers in my back pocket. "Ready to go beautiful?" She nodded quietly in response.

We walked out the door and I locked it. "Hey Troy!" I turned to my left and saw my neighbor Ashley. She was a college student at U of A, fresh out of high school. Her parents paid her and her roommate Rachel's rent. She was standing outside of her door. "I forgot my key and I think Rachel is in the shower." She said with a sigh.

"You're always loosing your key Ashley. You should invest in a lanyard." I said, giving her a polite smile. She let out a laugh. I saw a small smirk on Gabi's face out of the corner of my eye. "Ashley, this is my girlfriend Gabi, Babe, this is my neighbor Ashley. She has a roommate, Rachel." I turned to look at Gabs.

"It's nice to meet you." Ashley said. "I've never seen Troy with a girl, except for Jen? I think that was her name. The blonde. I was starting to think he was gay or something."

Gabi smiled, politely. "It's nice to meet you as well. And Troy is definitely not gay." Gabi looked up at me with a devilish grin. "We should be heading out, but it was nice to meet you Ashley."

"Bye Ashley." I said, wrapping my arms around Gabi.

"Bye!" Ashley called after us.

We walked down the stairs and Gabi took the keys out of my hand. "Can I drive?" She asked looking up at me. I shook my head and took them out of her hand. I unlocked the car and opened the door for her. She thanked me with a kiss before getting in the car. I closed the door behind her and got in. "So I'm your girlfriend?" Gabi asked as I buckled my seatbelt.

I chuckled. "Ashley and Rachel tend to hit on me every chance they get." I explained to her. "They're 18."

"Oh." Gabi said nodding. "That explains a lot."

Gabi sang along to the radio quietly as I drove to my parents house. I ran my fingertips along her smooth legs. "You look beautiful." I murmured. She put her hand on mine, squeezing it. "I love you." We pulled up to the house.

She jumped out of the car and ran all the way to the door. She pressed the doorbell. Liz opened the door as I was walking up. "Gabi! Troy!" She ran over to me and I picked her up. "I missed you."

"I missed you too Lizzy." I said, kissing her cheek. I set her down and she grabbed Gabi's hand and ran inside. Gabi was running after her to keep up. I closed the door behind us. "Hey Pops." I said, sitting next to him on the couch.

"Hey son." He glanced at me then back at the T.V. "Did you see the Bulls game yesterday?"

I shook my head. "No, Gabi's keeping me busy. Less work more Gabi time." I said with a chuckle.

My dad smiled. "She was always good at that."

"Who was good at what?" Mom said coming in. She leaned down to kiss my cheek. "Hey baby."

"Hey Mom, where's Gabi?" I asked, getting up from the couch.

"Liz kidnapped her, they're playing." Mom explained. "In her room."

I nodded and started walking up the stairs. I opened the door to Liz's room. "Hey Get out! Girls Only!" Liz shrieked as she saw me.

"I'm your big brother, I'm immune to your rules Elizabeth." I said walking in the room. I sat down on the bed. "What are you guys talking about?" I looked from Liz to Gabi. They were sitting on the floor.

"None of your business Troy Maxwell." Gabi said looking over at me then looking back at Liz. "But I'll be right back Liz, Troy is going to show me his old room."

"Okay," Liz said turning back to her toys.

Gabi pulled me up and we walked across the hall. I opened the door and Gabi walked in. She laid down on the bed and sighed. "Ah, I missed this bed."

I climbed in the bed next to her and wrapped my arms around her. "I missed having you in my bed." Gabi turned around to face me. I leaned down and kissed her lips firmly. "So many good times in this bed." She nodded and kissed my lips firmly. Her fingers moved up my shirt slowly.

Gabi pulled away from me. "I wish I could take you everywhere with me." She rested her head against my chest. I placed a kiss on the top of her head.

"Elizabeth! Troy! Gabriella! Dinner!" Mom yelled from down stairs. Gabi got up slowly and smoothed down her dress.

I got up after her and held her hand as we walked out of my old room. We walked down stairs and sat down at the table. Mom and Dad were just as happy as I was to have Gabi back. Liz fell in love with Gabi just as I knew she would.

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