Chapter 12

So um, I based the conversation on the one my ex boyfriend, Roman had with his Dad. It was rough, but…what isn't?

Troy's p.o.v

I nervously tap my foot, waiting for my dad to make it to his office. I got here early today, to make sure I would catch him. I check my watch again. Where is he! I get up and begin pacing back and forth.

"Troy, relax, he'll be here, he has to be, this is his job" Ryan says

He gets up and walks over to me. He places his hands on my shoulders and gives my neck a quick kiss. My body begins to loosen up and my stomach unknots it's self.

"Just tell him, what we talked about, alright?" he says

"Alright, okay." I breathe.

Just tell him, that he always wanted me to fall in love, and I can't help the fact that it's with a guy. I'm still his son and he should still love me. Okay, simple. The locker door opens and Ryan quickly yet smoothly moves away from me. He takes a sit on the nearby bench. It's my dad. Okay, okay you can do this. He sees me and let's out a frustrated breathe. He pushes past me and opens his office door. Okay, go, go, and go! I follow behind him as he takes a seat behind his desk. He doesn't look at me

"This locker room is for players only" He says as he rustles with more papers on his desk

I slam my hand on the desk to get his attention. He shoots his head up.

"Dad, I am your child! You raised me, I'm sorry if I didn't turn out the way you wanted, but this is who I am. Like it or not! And you're supposed to love me, no matter what! For Christ sake, you're my father!" I say, all in about two breathes.

I'm out of breath, and I'm waiting for a response, anything. He's looking at me. He's clenching his jaw shut, he takes a deep breath.

"Troy, you know that I was gonna put you back on the team"

WHAT!

"Huh?" I ask

"Of course, how could I possibly get rid of my star player?"

He's still not getting the point

"Dad, tell me you accept me" I say bluntly

He shakes his head

"I don't approve of your choices Troy" he says

I can tell my mom told him what to say.

"But I will NEVER accept you." He says

"Fine" I say turning around

"Wait!" he says

I whirl around. He's standing up and smiling.

"Like you said, I raised you, and I don't raise gays. So I know you can get over this whole confusion thing." He says

Is he insane? Get over it? Get over what? And to think I was gonna tell him about Ryan! But wait, this is your chance! If you tell him you can get over it, then everything can go back to normal! I think this is a great idea until I turn around and see Ryan's face smiling at me. Those pink lips that taste so good and bring so much comfort. I can't deny him just to make my dad happy.

"Dad, I'm sorry. I can't get over something that I love. I've too much pride to pretend" I say

There, I said it. He takes it or leaves it. He sits back down and I can see his walls coming back up. He's leaving it. He goes back to his papers.

"Like, I've said, this locker room is for players only, goodbye" he says, still not looking at me.

I turn to leave, but stop half way and turn around.

"You know, once you stop acting like an immature ass…I'll be here, still loving you, because I'm your son and that's what sons do" I finish and walk back into the hall way.

I don't stop when I get to Ryan. I look straight ahead and keep walking. Ryan scuffles to his feet and follows me.

"I'm sorry" He says "I'm sorry your dad's an ass"

I don't look at him. I can't, because looking at him will remind me how much I love him and how much our love cost. And that's just too much for me to handle right now. We're both going through a lot and one of us has to be strong, Ryan's counting on my. I can't just break down every time things get difficult. So I keep walking ahead and reach for the one thing I know will never change…Ryan's hand. He locks his hand in mine, and I don't ever wanna let go. I need him, so much. He's the only thing I love and want. If he left, I'd have nothing. Nothing.

Ryan's p.o.v

"Make sure you don't lock the door, if you go to sleep" I tell Troy

He nods his head.

"I know I know" he says as he gives me a quick kiss on the check.

I watch him leave the auditorium. I feel bad; I wanna go home with him. But I have to stay in these last two classes. I told him not to make going home, during school a habit. The last thing we need on our problems list is, not graduating. I look around to make sure we weren't seen. I make my way to my geometry class. Once I push open the door, I freeze. The hallway is packed with people. I push my way to the epicenter of the commotion. It seems to be a poster on a wall. I push past more people to the wall. Oh my god! It's a poster alright. A huge one, of me. Me, kissing Troy. That's it, no captions nothing, just an over sized picture of me and Troy kissing. It was taken from far away. How did she get this? What a freakin stalker! Everyone's gawking over the poster. Their not laughing or yelling, there almost completely silent. Their just staring at the poster in disbelief. I make my way out of the crowd and go towards my class. The halls are silent. I look at my watch. I still have four minutes. The post lunch noise should be exploding from the halls. That's when I realize what's going on. I walk quickly past hallways. And my worst fear is confirmed. Down every hall there are crowds, all staring at different posters of me and Troy kissing.

"This is not happening" I say to my self as I lean against a nearby wall.

"Oh, but it is" a voice says

I turn to my right to see Gabriella, smiling. She walks over to me.

"And it's just the beginning" she says "I'm going to ruin you and you little boyfriend"

I step up to her

"Awww, is this supposed to be your big break through, huh?" I ask "is this the part where I beg you to stop and let me and Troy live in peace? Well, guess again bitch. I don't cry, I'm an Evans…I get even. You're so pathetic, Gabbi. Look at you, you're just jealous. No matter what you do, you'll always be alone. I mean think about it. First your dad dies, and then your mom gets sick, and now I have Troy." I can see her eyes swelling with tears. Keep going. "Wow, it seems that every one you love has to either day or turn gay to get away from you. Why don't you just do the world a favor, and go jump off of a building" I say as I push past her and go to my class.

As I get to my class I stop. Sharpay and Zeke are standing there. Zeke's in his uniform, he must have rushed here. I go towards the class, but they walk towards me.

"You do NOT wanna go in there!" Sharpay says

She grabs my arm and we go towards the parking lot exit.

"Where are we going?" I ask

"Home" she says "we need to think"

Once I open the door, I notice how quiet the house is.

"Troy?" I call

Nothing. I run up the stairs and swing my door open. Troy's laying on the bed in his boxers. I smile.

"Troy are you sleep?" I whisper

He slowly turns around. And opens his eyes.

"hey." He says in a horse voice. "What are you doing home?"

"Long story" I say

He gets up and walks to me. He wraps his arms around my waist and kisses me. I melt in his strong arms. I taste his tongue, savoring every inch. He pulls me towards the bed and lays me on my back. He crawls on top of me and we go back to kissing. I forget about Gabriella and all the crap that's been happening. He pulls away and stare into my eyes. His hair, falling on my forehead. He smiles and comes back down; slowly kissing my neck until he finds the spot that makes my knees weak. I shiver a bit and grab his shoulders. I'll tell him about Gabbi later, why ruin a perfectly good moment. Suddenly there's a knock at the door. I pull away.

"GO AWAY!" I yell

Troy's smiling; he catches my bottom lip between his teeth. My tongue grazes his lip. He comes back down. I love Troy. I know he feels the same way, and for that I am thankful. Because without him, I would be nothing. Nothing.

So I hope you liked this one. I know it's kinda short but, sorry. So I just noticed that I've been getting more reviews from different ppl. And I LOVE that; I think the more ppl who read the better. Alright.

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