Gabriella is a waitress who is busy with school, family problems, and work. She hasn't had time for herself, or a relationship in years and she isn't looking for one. Until one day, a guy comes in to order a burger, but asks for something else.

When Gabriella Montez moves back to Albuquerque with her two daughters after a messy divorce, falling in love is the last thing she has on her mind until she runs into her ex-boyfriend Troy Bolton.

Gabriella gets a job at a garage owned by a Mr Troy Bolton. Their first impressions aren't good. But as each relaxes and let other feelings take over, Gabriella's secrets of her past reappear, one by one.

When Gabriella stepped onto the beach she hadn't expected anything to come out of it. She never expected to meet Troy Bolton, the lifeguard and doer of all odd jobs around town. She soon realizes that people are not always who everyone says they are.