The next week, Gabriella was waiting at her locker for Troy at the end of the day. He had been busy with training sessions throughout so he asked to meet her at her locker at the end of the day. In the mean time she had went to the library while he was in practice so they could go home together. When she was putting books back in her locker, she felt arms around her waist and smiled turning towards the boy, shocked to find that it wasn't Troy.

She pushed the boy's hands away and glared at him. The boy - Chris Major, the football captain and Troy's enemy - watched her reaction with amusement. She crossed her arms over her chest and narrowed her eyes. "Don't touch me."

"Oh come on Babe, you love it."

"Get lost Major, don't you have something better to do?"

"Now why would I do that Babe?" He said, trapping her against the locker.

She felt slightly nervous and uncomfortable in the position but pushed the feelings aside and shoved the boy back. "I said get away from me and don't call me Babe."

"Ooh hit a nerve sweetheart? Guess Bolton's got you under his spell but guess what Babe." He said boxing her into the locker and pinning her arms. "He ain't ever gonna want you and he's gonna use you for one thing. He's too much of a wimp to do anything. You seem pretty cozy with him so why don't you come with me and I'll show you what a real man is."

His grip was too tight for her to be able to free her arms and she saw him leaning towards her. She knew Troy would get there soon and she was hoping he'd get there fast enough. She was shaking her head and telling Chris to get off of her and leave her alone but he wouldn't listen.

"MAJOR." Gabriella sighed in relief when she heard Troy's voice, despite its angry tone. Chris let go of her and she immediately went to Troy's side, wrapping her hands around his arm. His eyes were stone cold and he wouldn't look at her which made her nervous. "I've made it clear to the school and I will tell you again, leave Gabriella alone."

"Or what Bolton? I ain't afraid of you."

"Don't push me Major. Now get lost."

Chris rolled his eyes before leaving the couple. Gabriella bit her lip as Troy's eyes stayed stone cold. "Troy?" She asked hesitantly. "You're not angry at me, are you?"

He simply shook his head and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, his eyes still blank. "Just give me a second Brie." She sighed and leant against his chest, giving him the time that he needed. She felt him slowly become less tense and he placed a kiss on her forehead. "Are you ok Baby?"

"Yeah I'm fine, I felt really uncomfortable but you got here in time. Are you ok?"

"Of course Brie, he just gets under my skin, that's all."

She bit her lip. "Are we ok? I hate to sound so insecure, but your eyes were so empty and I haven't seen them like that in the past six months."

He wrapped his arms around her waist and rubbed his thumb over her hip bone. "We're ok, there was never anything wrong. I could see he had you pinned and you were trying to move. I just didn't like him near you. What actually happened?"

"I didn't like him near me either... Well I felt someone's arms around my waist and I thought it was you since that's normally how you surprise me but something felt weird then when I turned around he was there. He was calling me pet names that I didn't like and he was trying to touch me and box me in but I kept pushing him away. Then he pinned me to the locker so I couldn't move then you showed up. But it's over now so let's forget about it. I think there's a little girl at home waiting to see her Daddy."

Troy kissed her temple and took her bag from her. "Ok Brie, let's go home, I think our little Angel would want to see her Mommy and Daddy."

They had spent the afternoon playing with Isabella and now they were all asleep. Gabriella tossed in her sleep, her dream slowly becoming a nightmare.

It was Isabella's birthday and they were back at the park. They were sat on a picnic mat and Troy was tickling Bella. After a few minutes, he stopped and kissed her forehead. "Daddy'll be back Angel." He turned to Gabriella and kissed her cheek. "I'll be back Baby, just going to the bathroom."

She nodded and turned back to her daughter, she started playing with the girl when she heard his voice, the voice that had been haunting her. "Now isn't that a pretty picture?"

She gasped and pulled Bella into her arms immediately. "What are you doing here? You shouldn't be anywhere near us."

He laughed evilly. "Oh naive little Gabriella, you haven't changed a bit. I see you have a little brat now, it's mine isn't it?"

"My daughter is a person not a thing and it's none of your business who her father is because I wouldn't want my daughter around a monster like you."

He smirked, "well it's a shame she's going to isn't it."

Her dream changed and now she was naked on a bed, the same one Ashton raped her in three years ago. She looked over to the corner of the room to see Isabella tied up. She went to run to her daughter but was shoved back to the bed.

"Don't even think about it Gabriella or the little brat is punished."

"Please let her go." She begged. "I don't care what you do to me, but let my daughter go, she's still a baby."

Ashton shook his head. "I don't think so, you made a mistake when you confessed and ran Gabriella and now you're being punished while the little brat watches."

He started taking off his clothes and moved toward Gabriella. He pinned her down and entered her, making her scream in pain.

"Mama." Isabella whimpered.

Gabriella tried her best to reassure her daughter. "Don't look Baby... you're ok."

Gabriella shot up and looked over to Troy, relieved that she hadn't woken him. She snuck out of bed and into Isabella's room, she was only going to watch from the doorway but she heard her daughter whimpering in her sleep.

As Gabriella walked over to the girl's bed, the toddler shot up with tears in her eyes. Gabriella immediately pulled her into her arms. "Mama." Isabella whimpered as she gripped Gabriella, her beloved teddy bear that she'd previously been clutching, forgotten by her pillow as the teen mother soothed her daughter.

"It's ok Baby, Mommy's here, Mommy's got you."

"Scawy."

"I know Baby Girl, it's ok Mommy's here, you're safe."

"Sleep Mommy and Daddy's bed."

Gabriella kissed the girl's forehead and nodded, carrying the girl into her room. She laid down with Isabella between her and Troy. She could feel the little girl's heart racing as she gripped onto her shirt. She cradled her daughter's head into her chest and gently scratched the little girl's back. Isabella's heart rate returned to normal and her grip loosened slightly. "You're ok Angel, Mommy's got you. Do you want to tell me what you're bad dream was about."

"Mean man take me from Mama and Dada."

Gabriella froze slightly before kissing the top of the girl's head. "It was just a bad dream Baby Girl, Mommy's got you and I'm never gonna let anyone take you from me Bella." She hugged her daughter. "I love you so much Baby Girl."

"Love Mama."

Gabriella placed the girl back between her and Troy, caressing her face like she had done when Bella was a new born in hopes of getting the toddler back to sleep. She was relieved when it did and Gabriella wrapped her arms protectively around her daughter before trying to fall back asleep, trying to ignore the feeling in the pit of her stomach.