Scared


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When they stopped kissing they just looked into each other's eyes. Troy was thinking "Maybe she'll be my girlfriend again." but Gabriella was thinking, "If I become his girlfriend again, will he want me to move in with him?". After 5 minutes of staring they walked inside, holding hands. When Taylor and Chad caught sight of this, they smiled at each other and kissed. And so did Jason and Kelsi, and Sharpay and Zeke. When everyone was done having a "make-out moment", Gabriella and Troy took their original seats. Everyone finished eating and drinking, and they all chipped in their pay for the bill.

Taylor told Gabriella to get Troy to take her home, but she didn't want to. But after Taylor and Chad left her, she had no choice.

"Um, Troy? Will you drive me home?" she asked him nervously.

"Oh, uh, sure. You still live in that one apartment?"

"Yeah."

"Okay then. Hop in." He opened the door to his car for her. She stepped in and he shut the door. He drove her back to the apartment, where he stayed for a few minutes.

"Do you want anything to drink?" Gabriella asked Troy once they were at the apartment.

"Oh no thanks."

"Okay." she said, pulling out a water bottle for herself. She hopped up on the countertop and drank. They looked around in silence. Troy felt like he was in the right place, doing the right thing. Do you ever get those homey feelings where you feel as if you are doing something right and feel right at home, but then after a few minutes or hours, that feeling is gone? Well, he had that feeling. He wanted so much to ask her to be his girlfriend again, but he was just too nervous. He walked over to the counter where she was sitting on and just looked at her. The woman he once knew was still somewhere inside her. He just knew it.

She wanted him to be her boyfriend so much but she was scared. Scared that he might want her to move in with him. Scared maybe he'll want to have sex. She was ready, but she didn't want to get hurt again. What if they had another fight? What if they broke up? Where would she go? Would they not speak to each other? Would they ignore each other? What? The man she once loved, she is falling for again.

"So. Doyouwannabemygirlfriendagain?" Troy asked her so fast, even though she caught every word.

"I don't know Troy." Gabriella said, sounding sad and nervous at the same time.

"Why? Just tell me why. I won't force you to do anything else." He asked her. He wanted her so much, but if he wasn't careful, she would reject him.

"Well...I'm...scared." she said slowly.

"Of what?"

"What if you want me to move in with you?"

"I do but, I wouldn't make you do it. I would let you ask if you could when you were ready."

"But if I said I wanted to, and we broke up, where would I go?" she asked him. He got confused and didn't answer. He was about to plead her again.

"Please?" he asked her, looking up into her eyes, pouting. He had the doggy lip and the cute wittle baby fashe. She smiled, and nodded, and he nearly jumped for joy. He helped her down off the counter and kissed her on the cheeks, forehead, and the lip. They then walked over to the couch and watched T.V.

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They fell asleep together on the couch with the T.V. on. Chad and Taylor walked in the the room the next morning and saw them snoozing away with Troy behind Gabriella, both lying down and facing the T.V. Taylor and Chad walked quietly to the couch and whispered in their ears. Their eyes fluttered open, and Gabriella stood up when she felt someone behind her. Troy sat up and stretched. Almost hitting Chad in the face. He got up and went to the bathroom. Chad started watching t.v. and Taylor took Gabriella into Gabbi's bedroom.

"You have to tell me everything that happened last night!" Taylor said once they got in the room.
"Well, he asked me to be his girlfriend again, I said 'yes', we watched t.v. and fell asleep on the couch." Gabriella said, pacing around the room.
"OK...Nothing all that interesting but you two are still going out."
"Yeah."

Troy came out of the bathroom and went back into the living room where Chad was sitting, watching T.V. When he sat down on the couch, Chad starting asking him what happened last night, and Troy told him.

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They all went to the movies that day. During the movie, Taylor and Chad made-out. Taylor kept nudging Gabriella to start making out with Troy, but she wouldn't do it. But Troy leaned in and kissed her. So they ened up making out to. Once they movie was over, they went to the mall and just walked around. Then they all went home around 9:30, Troy driving Gabriella home, then going back to his place. When they got to her apartment, Gabriella and Troy gave each other good-night kisses. Long, passionate ones.