Thanks for the reviews! I had major writers block and I still do, so I'm making this up as I go.

The next morning, Gabriella woke up feeling really tired because she had to go back to school today. When there's something she's looking forward to, she seems to wake up early and want to get up, but when there's something she doesn't want to do, she wants to stay in bed because she feels tired. Gabriella looked at the clock. It was 7:38 am. She lay in bed for about five minutes, not wanting to get up. She remembered that she was at Troy's house, in his guest bed. She felt like she was intruding. Maybe she should just leave, but her landlord told her to stay away from the apartment. Gabriella slowly got up and went to the bathroom. She brushed her teeth, and then took a shower. When she was finished, she went into the kitchen to make a cup of coffee and get a bagel out of the bag. When she sat down, she noticed a note on the table.

Gabriella-

Had to go back to school today. Sorry, I forgot to tell you. Help yourself to anything and I'll see you when you get home.

-Troy

Gabriella read it over and over. If you were a stranger and you didn't know the situation, you would almost think that Gabriella lived there too. She felt special that he would write her a note just to tell her that he wasn't home. She smiled to herself. Troy was a really nice and sweet guy. He was so caring. 'How could I have ever lost touch with him?' Gabriella thought to herself. She finished her coffee, grabbed her bag, and left Troy's house to go to her college.

"Alright, that's enough review for today, students. Please read chapters twenty-six and twenty-seven. There will be a review test at the end of the section. I'll see you tomorrow." The teacher said, dismissing the class.

Troy got his stuff together and walked downtown. It was a bright, sunny day. Troy decided to get some ice cream. He then, walked into a bookstore and picked out a book because he needed something to read.

"Hi, I'll get this." Troy handed the book over to the cashier. He noticed a small rack of bracelets.

"You like them? They're new. We just got them in." The cashier said.

"Uh, how much are they?" Troy asked. He thought about Gabriella.

"They are 15.99. Do you want to buy one?"

"Sure. I'll take one." He took the sapphire blue one off and put it in the pile with his book.

"Will that be all?"

"Yeah." He grabbed the bag and walked out of the store. He drove back to his house. When he got in, he dropped his keys on the table. Gabriella wasn't there so he decided to take a nap. At first, he couldn't sleep. Troy thought that maybe he should make Gabriella a (romantic) dinner. Maybe they would get closer together that way. He eventually fell asleep dreaming about the how the evening might go.

Troy woke up to his cell phone ringing. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the time to see that it was 6:30 pm. He grabbed his phone and answered.

"Hello?" Troy hoarsely answered.

"Troy? You sound tired." It was Gabriella. She sounded jumpy and cheery.

"Yeah, I actually took a nap." He sat up more, to focus on their conversation.

"Really? I aced all my classes! I'm so happy!" Gabriella exclaimed.

"Well, do you maybe want to do something... tonight... later. Like, I could make dinner or something. It doesn't have to be a date or anything." Troy stuttered.

"Yeah, sounds good. Now I'm even more excited. I'll be there in like a half an hour, okay?"

"Yeah. Okay, bye." Troy hung up. It sounds like a better excuse to celebrate for getting all A's instead of starting a relationship. More practical. Troy quickly got up and took out some sirloin. He started to cook it with vegetables and seasonings. Hey, he was a better cook then he thought. He made two salads with a vinaigrette dressing and set the food out until she got home. He made her a 'Congratulations!' card and lit the candles. Suddenly, he heard a knock at the door. He answered it.

"Hey!" Gabriella exclaimed. "Wow! This looks really good and smells really good."

"Yeah, I worked hard." Troy said.

They sat down and started eating.

"You know, Troy. This is so sweet of you. I don't know how to thank you." She smiled.

"Well, I know you worked hard at school so this is for you." He took a bite of his salad.

"I'm so glad that we met again. I don't know how I could have almost completely turned you down and out of my life forever. I'm sorry." Gabriella said.

"I really wish we would have talked and kept in touch. It was a waste of years to go by." Troy added.

"Yeah, I definitely agree. Your just so nice and caring..." Gabriella trailed off into his blue eyes. Troy couldn't find what to say either. Her looks are getting in the way of words.

"Well, I have something for you." He pulled a small brown box out of his pocket. "Here."

"Oh, Troy! Are you serious?" She opened the box and found the blue bracelet. It sparkled in the candlelight. "Oh my gosh!" Gabriella jumped up and hugged Troy immediately.

"I thought you would like it." He smiled, pulling apart from her.

"I do!" They sat back down and continued eating; trying to think of something to say that was appropriate for the moment. When they were finished eating dinner, they sat down on the couch, talking.

"I just really don't know what to say..." There was a pause. "Thank you." Gabriella smiled.

"Your welcome."

"If I didn't know any better, I would almost say this is supposed to be romantic." Gabriella said, getting closer to him.

"You would?" Troy leaned in and pressed his lips against hers. He had wanted to do this for so long. It was like a flashback from high school. They deepened it and then broke apart.

"Um, wow. This is not really how I planned my night, but this is so much better." Gabriella said and leaned in again and they kissed again, wishing this moment would last forever...

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