It was the Friday night after the last day of finals, which meant that finally, after going almost three long weeks without it, Gabriella was sleeping over at Troy's house. She couldn't wait to crawl under the covers of his bed with him and snuggle in his arms while he sang her to sleep, and to wake up in the morning to see his handsome blue eyes looking down on her, and to have him greet her with a kiss as soon as she awoke. But unfortunately, it was only six o' clock, so all that would have to wait. However, she was currently at his house, so she was getting to spend some time with him.

"Brie, baby girl, do you want that hot bath and massage I offered you while you were studying last week?" asked Troy. Currently, he and Gabriella were sitting on his bed, his arm around her waist.

"That would be nice," Gabriella, who was resting her cheek on her boyfriend's shoulder, replied.

"Let's go, then." Scooping Gabriella up in his strong arms, Troy carried her into his bathroom and set her on the counter. After kissing her forehead, he turned toward the tub and began filling it with hot water and bubbles. While it was filling up, he selected the thickest, fluffiest towel from the small closet in the corner of the room and placed it on the closed toilet lid. A few more minutes then passed before he turned off the water. "There you, go, sweetheart," he told Gabriella, brushing his lips against her cheek.

As Troy started to walk out of the bathroom, Gabriella said, "Troy, wait! Can't you stay?"

Troy looked at Gabriella. "I thought you didn't want me to see you naked anymore."

"Well, I am unhappy that you told the guys what we did together and especially that you were describing my body to them, but I haven't talked to you a lot in the past couple weeks and-"

"I understand, princess," Troy interrupted. "And again, I want to apologize for what I told the guys. I'm really, really sorry about that."

"I forgive you," Gabriella assured. "But can you stay, please? I don't want you to touch me or anything, but I don't care if you just see me naked just this once. I'm still comfortable with you; I'm just punishing you for what you did." She giggled as she slid down onto the floor.

"Well, just to tell you, I'm definitely suffering. But of course I'll stay with you, Brie." Troy took Gabriella's place atop the counter.

"Thanks." Turning her back to Troy so that it didn't look like she was stripping for him, Gabriella removed her clothes, then stepped into the relaxing water and sat down. "So, how's off-season basketball practice going?" she inquired.

"Good. The coach is going a little bit easier on us since we don't have to worry about playing games against other schools," answered Troy. He smiled at Gabriella, who was covered with bubbles all the way up to her neck. "Did I put too many bubbles in?" he asked.

Gabriella shook her head. "No. I like my baths this way." She picked up a small handful of bubbles and tossed them in Troy's direction, giggling.

Troy lowered himself back down to the floor and walked over to the tub. Kneeling beside it, he rested his arms on the edge and leaned over to kiss his girlfriend's lips, then took one of her dripping hands and laced her fingers with his. "I wish I could come in there with you..."

"Nice try," said Gabriella, playfully smacking Troy's arm. "But you have to remember that first of all, I'm punishing you, and second of all, I don't think I'm ready to have a bath with you yet. Maybe when we're older."

"Can I at least help you wash up?"

Gabriella thought for a moment. "Alright. But you're not allowed to touch my breasts or the space between my legs. I don't need you telling the guys you rubbed soap on those places." When speaking the last sentence, her tone was playful, yet serious.

"Okay. I won't touch you there," agreed Troy, pressing his lips to Gabriella's forehead. He then proceeded to grab the shampoo bottle resting on the side of the tub. After pouring some shampoo into his hands, he slowly massaged it into Gabriella's hair, taking special care not to accidentally miss even one strand. He wanted to be sure that his girlfriend got the most out of his night spoiling her.

Gabriella closed her eyes to relax and let out a satisfied sigh. "That feels good," she murmured. When a minute where she didn't feel Troy's hands in her hair passed, she leaned back to rinse the shampoo from her hair.

"You ready for soap?" asked Troy.

Gabriella nodded with a smile.

Taking the bar of soap that was next to the shampoo bottle, Troy started to rub it over Gabriella's arms, then her legs, then her back.

After rinsing the soap off, Gabriella let out a contented sigh and, leaning against the back of the tub, closed her eyes.

"Don't fall asleep in there, Brie, sweetheart," Troy said gently.

"I won't," promised Gabriella.

"Alright," Troy spoke after a short pause. "Well, you seem like you want to just relax for a little bit, so I'm gonna give you some privacy, okay?"

"Okay," Gabriella agreed.

Troy left his bathroom, then went downstairs and grabbed a quick snack. When he returned to his room, he saw Gabriella sitting on his bed in shorts and one of his t-shirts. "Hey, baby girl. I see you finished your bath. Are you ready for me to give you your massage now?"

"I'm more than ready," came Gabriella's response.

Sitting behind Gabriella, Troy began to slowly rub her shoulders, occasionally leaning forward to press kisses onto her cheeks.

Gabriella relaxed, leaned back so she was resting against Troy's chest, and allowed her eyes to close.

Troy continued to rub Gabriella's shoulders for a few more minutes, then took her hands in his and stroked her fingers with his thumb. "Are you sleepy?" he asked, noticing that his girlfriend appeared to be half-asleep.

"Mm-hm," nodded Gabriella, cuddling into Troy.

"Let's go to bed," Troy suggested, reaching over to the top of his bed to pull the covers aside. "Go ahead." He motioned for Gabriella to lie down.

Gabriella crawled over to the space where the covers were drawn back and rested her head on one of the pillows. Once Troy joined her and pulled the blankets over the both of them, she rolled over onto her side and smiled as she felt his arms wrap tightly around her waist, spooning her close to him.

"Brie," Troy started.

"Hm?"

"I never got my good night kiss."

Turning around in Troy's arms, Gabriella leaned in and connected her lips with Troy's in a sleepy kiss that lasted a bit longer than usual. "Good night," she murmured, rolling back to her original position.

"Good night," Troy whispered in return after turning off the lamp by his bed. He then nuzzled his nose into Gabriella's hair, where he pressed several sweet kisses. It wasn't long before his girlfriend's peaceful, even breathing told him she had fallen asleep. Suddenly feeling more awake than he had all day, Troy smiled to himself and decided to watch Gabriella sleep for a little while.

"Yes...Troy...I love you."

Woah, hold on a second. Did she just say she loved me? "I love you, too, sweetie," he responded quietly. However, Gabriella didn't react. I guess she's not awake, thought Troy with a sigh. She must've just been talking in her sleep. Disappointment overtook him. Oh, well...I guess there'll be other times. He then closed his eyes and let sleep take over his body to wash away the frustration he was feeling.

I know this one was short again, and sorry it took so long. I was upset about the whole Austin/Vanessa thing, so I didn't exactly feel like writing fluff. However, I'm back in the mood because of Zac's new movie that just came out today, which is one of the reasons why I updated! The other reason is because Vanessa's birthday is on Wednesday, so happy birthday Vanessa! The sad thing is that it's been a year since Zanessa have been apart:'( And also, I have a new M-rated oneshot, so if you're interested, go check that out!

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