Chapter 48 – Cousins leaving
The days after Christmas went by fast.
Gabriella, Troy, Hilary and Julia were hanging out, having fun. And before they knew it, Hilary had to go home with her parents.
"Thanks for an amazing Christmas, beauty," Gabriella smiled and hugged her cousin.
"Thank yourself," Hilary smiled, "it has been so much fun being around here, and it has been so good to see you again!"
"You too," Gabriella giggled, "take care, right?"
"Yeah, you too," Hilary smiled.
"Bye uncle," Gabriella smiled and went to hug her uncle.
"Bye my sweet little Gaviella," he chuckled and hugged her, "take care of yourself and lover boy over there, alright sweetie?"
"Yeah, I will, and you take care of my cousin and my aunt," Gabriella giggled.
"It was so good to see you again, sweetie," Gabriella's aunt smiled and hugged her.
"You too Aunt Tina," Gabriella smiled.
"Well, you guys have save trip home," Maria smiled.
"Yeah, thanks for a lovely Christmas, sister," Tina hugged Maria.
Everyone said their goodbyes and Troy, Julia, Maria, Michael, Leslie, John and Troy's aunt and uncle stood waving at the car as Hilary and her parents drove down the road and soon the car was out of sight.
"So, what do you want to do now?" Gabriella asked turned to Julia, and Troy.
"We could go inside and watch a movie," Troy suggested.
"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea," Julia smiled.
"Well, movie it is," Gabriella giggled, "come on."
The three teenagers went upstairs to Gabriella's room.
As they were watching the movie, Troy and Gabriella were sitting cuddled up to each other, while Julia was lying across Gabriella's bed.
"When are you guys going home?" Troy asked his cousin.
"Tomorrow," Julia sighed.
"Oh, so this will be our last night together," Gabriella sighed, "well, let us enjoy it!"
"Yeah," Julia smiled, "I have loved this Christmas, and it has been so much fun here. I really hope that I will see you again, Gabby."
"I really hope I will see you again too," Gabriella smiled at Julia.
"Well, I am not planning on letting this girl go, so you will get to see her again!" Troy chuckled and buried his face into Gabriella's hair.
Gabriella giggled, "Well, that sounds good, because I am not planning on leaving you, so we will see each other again, girl!"
"That sounds great!" Julia laughed, "Just promise that you will be nice towards my cousin there, even though I might think I should tell him to be nice to you right now."
Troy was napping in Gabriella's neck skin, trying to get her attention, but Gabriella was used to it, so sometimes she just ignored it.
"Well, I will be nice towards him, and he is nice to me," Gabriella giggled as she slipped her arm around Troy's neck starting to caress his neck.
Troy looked up, "I am always nice, you now that, Jul," he laughed.
"Right," Julia rolled her eyes sarcastically.
"Hey!" Troy exclaimed and threw a pillow at Julia.
"God Bolton you are so childish," Julia laughed and threw the pillow back.
And before they knew it they were having a pillow fight, throwing pillows at each other, laughing and having fun.
Suddenly Gabriella fell down from the bed and landed on the floor.
"Bella!" Troy said scared that she was hurt by the fall.
"Gabby, are you okay?" Julia asked.
Troy bended down beside his girlfriend, "baby, are you okay?" he asked as he softly lifted her from the floor.
"I don't know," Gabriella said trying to fight back the tears.
Troy could tell she was in pain, "Bella, where does it hurt?"
"My knee and my stomach," Gabriella cried.
"Left or right babe?" Troy asked placing her down at the bed.
"Left," Gabriella said.
"Okay, babe, did you land on your knee?" he asked as he softly lifted her left leg from the bed and pulled a pillow under it.
"I think so," Gabriella sighed.
"Well, let me see it, baby," Troy said and gently pulled up Gabriella's sweatpants up over her left knee. "Well it doesn't look like anything happened, can you bend it babe?"
Gabriella slowly lifted her leg and bend it, "yeah," she said.
"Well, then I think it was just because you hit it against the floor," Troy smiled at her softly.
"Yeah, you are probably right, babe," Gabriella smiled.
"And what about your stomach?" Troy asked.
"I don't know what happened, it just hurts a bit," Gabriella sighed, she feared what happened to her.
"So she is alright?" Julia asked as she sat beside Gabriella.
"Yeah, she is," Troy smiled and kissed Gabriella's forehead, "right babe?"
"Right," Gabriella smiled.
They sat talking for a while until Maria called.
"Kids, the dinner is ready!"
"We are coming mom," Gabriella called back.
They all got up and went downstairs, where everyone was seated. After having dinner and doing the dishes, everyone was seated in the living room, talking.
Troy and Gabriella were once again sitting in a chair together.
"How is your knee and stomach babe?" Troy whispered as Gabriella rested her head at his shoulder.
"It is fine, baby," Gabriella smiled and kissed Troy softly.
"Good," he smiled as they pulled back.
"So Bella, you want to come and stay at our place for the night?" John smiled at the two teenagers in the chair across the room.
"Yeah, I would love to," Gabriella smiled.
"I could have told myself that, right?" John chuckled.
"Yeah, you could," Troy smiled and the others laughed.
After talking a little more the three teenagers, Troy's aunt and uncle and Troy's parents went back to the Bolton's house, where the four teenagers went up to Troy's room for a little chat before Julia went to bed.
"So now it is us alone again, princess," Troy smiled at Gabriella as he pulled of his shirt, followed by his jeans.
"Yeah, I guess it is, prince," Gabriella giggled as she pulled down her jeans and took off her shirt and bra, only to put on Troy's shirt.
Troy smiled at his girlfriend and went over to her slipping his arms around her waist. "Hey there beauty," he kissed her softly.
"Hi," Gabriella smiled as she let her hands slip around Troy's neck.
Slowly pulling back Troy looked Gabriella in the eyes, "I could really get used to spending this much time with you," he chuckled.
"Yeah, me too," Gabriella giggled lightly as she took Troy's hand leading him to the bed.
Troy smiled and kissed Gabriella's forehead. "How is your knee babe?"
"It is okay, I guess, it hurts a bit, but it's nothing serious, honey," Gabriella smiled and cuddled up against Troy.
"Good," Troy smiled as he caressed Gabriella's back. "Babe, what about your stomach? Why did it hurt?"
Gabriella sighed, should she tell him now? No not right now. "I don't know, I just guess I got scared," she said.
Troy nodded, "I understand babe." Troy knew that there might could be more to it than that, but he would not push her to tell him anything.
The next day after saying goodbye to Julia and her parents, Troy and Gabriella was lying at the couch in the living room at Troy's place.
"Hi you two," Leslie smiled as she entered the room.
"Hi," they smiled as Leslie sat down at the other couch.
"Is it good to be alone again?" Leslie asked them.
"Well, yeah in some way," Troy said honest, "now we can allow ourselves to be a couple and not having to get them into things too."
Gabriella nodded, "yeah, I agree, but it is a little weird not having any cousins around," she smiled.
"Well, I understand you," Leslie smiled.
They sat chatting for a while, until Gabriella's phone started ringing.
"Hello?" Gabriella said as she picked up the phone.
"Hi girl," Sharpay's voice sounded from the other end of the line.
"Hi Shar, what is up?" Gabriella smiled.
"Well, just thinking about our party thing, should we just be the gang?" Sharpay asked, "Or should we invited the whole student body?"
"It is a little late for the last one, I think," Gabriella giggled.
"Yeah, you could be right about that," Sharpay laughed, "well; then it is only the gang."
"Sounds great Shar," Gabriella smiled, "so at your place, New Years Eve, what time?"
"My place, New Years Eve, at 7 pm," Sharpay said.
"Great," Gabriella answered smiling, "so any dress code?"
"Nah, I do not think so," Sharpay answered Gabriella.
"Okay, do you call the others?"
"Yeah, say hi to lover boy," Sharpay giggled.
"Will do, bye Shar," Gabriella smiled and hung up.
"Say hi again," Troy chuckled as Gabriella had hung up.
Gabriella smiled at him, "I will do that when I talk to her the next time."
"Good. So, what are the plans for New Years Eve?" Troy smiled.
"Well, we have to be at Shar's place at 7," Gabriella smiled.
"Sounds great, my love," Troy chuckled.
"Mmh," Gabriella mumbled and rested her head at Troy's shoulder as he wrapped his arm around her.
"Well, I will go make dinner," Leslie smiled.
"You want help?" Gabriella asked.
"Would you?" Leslie asked back.
"Yeah," Gabriella smiled at her mother-in-law.
"Well, then off we are to the kitchen," Troy chuckled and stood up followed by Gabriella.
The days passed and Gabriella still did not tell Troy about her thoughts. But she would have to soon, right?
New Years Eve came and Troy and Gabriella were at Gabriella's place, getting ready for the party at Sharpay's place.
Gabriella was taking a shower while Troy was sitting at the floor in the bathroom talking with her. He had taken his shower so he was just waiting for Gabriella to finish her shower.
"So are you excited for tonight babe?" Troy asked Gabriella.
"Yeah, it is going to be fun," Gabriella giggled as she closed for the water.
"Yeah, hopefully," Troy said as he stood up from his place at the floor and handed Gabriella her towel.
"Thanks babe," Gabriella smiled and kissed Troy softly.
"You are welcome, you know that," Troy chuckled and kissed her nose, causing Gabriella to giggle.
Gabriella got herself dried and put on her underwear.
"So sexy lady, what are you going to wear tonight?" Troy asked as he wrapped his arms around Gabriella's waist.
"Hm… actually I don't really know yet," Gabriella sighed, "what about you sexy guy?"
"I was thinking dark jeans and a blue striped shirt," Troy smiled down at his girlfriend.
"Well, that sounds hot babe," Gabriella smiled and stood up on tiptoes and kissed Troy softly.
"You are hot!" Troy chuckled and picked Gabriella up. "Come on babe; let us find some clothes for you," he chuckled carrying Gabriella into her room and put her down. "Now go find something babe," he kissed her nose and went over to the bed, where his clothes was placed.
Gabriella opened her clothes, where her dresses were. She flipped through the dresses, "too fine," she mumbled, "too boring." She continued to look through her dresses, mumbling to herself.
"Too used and too boring," she mumbled.
Troy chuckled as he watched his girlfriend go through her dresses.
"It is not funny, Troy," Gabriella said smiling at him.
"You look cute when you are standing there talking to yourself, babe," Troy smiled and went over to her and wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"Very funny Bolton, very funny," Gabriella smiled and continued looking through her dresses.
"What about this one," Troy said and picked out a blue dress from her closet.
"I think that will make it," Gabriella smiled, "thanks for the help babe."
"Anytime babe," Troy chuckled and kissed her neck and slowly pulled back from her neck and kissed her softly, "so time to get dressed honey."
"Yeah," Gabriella smiled, "but I will do my makeup and hair first."
"Girls," Troy smiled and rolled his eyes.
"Hey!" Gabriella giggled and smacked him playfully at the arm.
Troy chuckled and kissed her cheek, "just do your hair and makeup babe, I will be waiting," he smiled and went to sit down at the bed.
Gabriella dried her hair and brushed it, "should I put it up or just leave it hanging?" she asked looking at Troy, who was watching her.
"Leave it hanging, it looks great when you does that," Troy smiled.
"Okay," Gabriella smiled and started doing her makeup.
Troy watched her closely. The way she moved around. The way she put on her makeup. The way she always smiled at herself in the mirror to see if it looked good enough. The way she just did her things. He loved it. He loved her! He smiled to himself, he was really lucky to have her. She was just perfect to him!
Gabriella finished her makeup and looked over at Troy, who was smiling to himself as he watched her. "Stop starring babe," she giggled.
"So now I can't stare at my own girlfriend?" Troy chuckled and got up from the bed.
"Nope," Gabriella giggled and went over to him.
"That is too bad, because she looks so gorgeous," Troy smiled and kissed her softly.
"Well, thank you," Gabriella smiled up at Troy. Troy slowly leant down and kissed her nose, "now get your nice ass in your leggings and put on your dress babe," he chuckled.
"Okay baby," Gabriella smiled, "I am ready in five minutes."
"Good," Troy smiled, "I will be downstairs with our parents waiting for you love."
"Okay," Gabriella smiled and kissed him softly before he went out of the door and downstairs.
Gabriella put on her black leggings and the blue dress and took the necklace and bracelet she had got from Troy and put it on. She looked into the mirror.
She was starting to recognize herself again. Gabriella turned her side to the mirror, she had the perfect body now, she could see that now. But would it be ruined soon? She was not sure right now. She sighed and smiled a little at herself in the mirror before she put on some stilettos.
Now she was ready to go to Sharpay's place.
Gabriella took her purse and went downstairs and into the living room where her parents, Troy's parents and Troy were sitting talking.
"You look great, sweetie," Leslie smiled at her as she entered the living room.
Gabriella could feel her cheeks get red, because of blushing, "thanks."
Troy stood up from his place and walked over to her. "Hello my gorgeous princess," Troy whispered and kissed her cheek.
"Hi prince charming," Gabriella giggled.
"So are you guys leaving now?" Michael asked.
"Yeah, I think so," Gabriella smiled.
"Yeah, we should get going, before the drama queen starts calling us telling us to get going," Troy chuckled.
"Well, have fun then," Maria smiled and hugged her daughter.
"We will mom," Gabriella smiled.
"Take good care of her and yourself, son," John smiled at them.
"I will dad," Troy chuckled.
"Good, have fun, you two, and say hello to the others from us," Leslie smiled.
"Okay, we will call you at midnight," Troy and Gabriella smiled.
"Great, we will be waiting then," John chuckled.
"Ready to go, babe?" Troy smiled down at Gabriella.
"Yeah," she smiled.
"Let's go then," Troy smiled and took her hand and intertwined their fingers leading her to the door.
"Bye," they called from the hall and walked out to Troy's car, where Troy of course opened the door for Gabriella and then ran to his side of the car and got in.
As they arrived at Sharpay's place, Chad and Taylor pulled into the driveway right behind Troy's car. Troy stepped out of the car and went to Gabriella's side and helped her out.
"Hey guys," Chad said as he stepped out of the car and went to Taylor's car door and opened it.
"Hey," they smiled.
"Ready to jump into the new year?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah, of course," Taylor giggled, and hugged her, "hi sunshine, you look beautiful!"
"Hey man," Chad chuckled and did his and Troy's handshake with Troy.
"Hey," Troy chuckled.
"Gabster, you look so beautiful, little sis," Chad smiled and hugged her.
"Thanks, you too Chaddy," Gabriella smiled.
"We should get inside it is cold out here," Troy smiled and wrapped his arm around Gabriella's waist, "come on babe."
"Hi guys," Sharpay greeted them as she opened the front door, "everyone is here waiting for you."
"Hi," they smiled, "oh great, so we have kept you waiting?" Taylor giggled.
"Sort off," Sharpay laughed, "but it is okay, dinner is ready in five minutes, so just come on in."
They got inside and sat down around the table ready to eat.
Two hours later everyone was seated in the living room, talking, having fun, and enjoying the time together.
"We could play sing star," Sharpay suggested, when they talked about playing a game.
"Yeah, let's play sing star," Taylor, Kelsi, and Gabriella giggled.
"Yeah, let's play," Ryan chuckled.
"Do we have to?" Chad asked groaning.
"Yes," Sharpay giggled smiling.
"But Shar…" Chad complained.
"No buts, Danforth," Troy chuckled, "just play."
"Where was the support I should have from my friends?" Chad looked reproachful at Zeke and Troy.
"Nowhere," Zeke chuckled.
"Get over yourself and have fun, Danforth," Sharpay smiled.
"Fine," Chad gave in, "but I am not singing as the first one!"
"Well, I will sing first then," Gabriella giggled.
"Yeah, and I will join her," Troy chuckled.
"Great," Sharpay smiled, "so what song?"
"Hm… let us see," Troy said and flipped through the songs, "what about this one?" he asked and looked at Gabriella, who smiled and nodded.
"Well, then start it Troy," Sharpay giggled.
"Yeah, sing, dude!" Chad chuckled.
