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The next morning, Gabriella woke up. Her eyelids felt glued to the bottom of her eye. She was tired and didn't know where she was. She squirmed a little and looked around. She was in an unfamiliar room. The bed was comfortable and big. She squirmed around, feeling the warmth ness under the covers. Suddenly the door opened and Troy appeared.
"Hey." He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.
"Hi." Gabriella sat up a little bit more.
"How are you feeling?" He asked.
"Okay. I'm tired kind of." She said.
"Figures. You had a pretty rough night." Troy said.
"Yeah." Gabriella spoke softly, having all the memories of last night rush to her head. "I thought you were mad at me."
"I was, but then I thought about it, and I didn't give you any sort of chance to explain. Who was that guy anyway?" Troy asked.
"That was Jerry, my ex-boyfriend. He was the break-up I was trying to get over, and then he came last night and I don't love him anymore… I love you." Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"But, I guess we're better off as just friends, right?" Her smile faded.
"Uh, yeah. Probably." He said.
"Well, I love you as a friend then." She giggled.
"Okay. Sounds good." Troy said. Of course, secretly, Troy wanted to be more with Gabriella but maybe that would just take time.
"Am I in your room?" She laughed.
"Yeah. Well, you seemed cold and I have a bed heater, so..." Troy laughed too. "And you know, if you woke up or something from a nightmare, you might have gotten scared if you were by yourself, or something."
"Okay, thanks. Well, I'm glad your here to comfort me." She giggled some more.
"Me too. So, hey, do you want to go see a movie or something later today?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, sounds good." She said.
"Good." He got up and headed to the door.
"Troy, wait." Gabriella said. Troy turned around. "Thanks for saving my life."
"It was my pleasure." He smiled and walked out of the room.
Gabriella sat back and smiled. She really liked Troy. Thank god, he forgave her. She knew that she secretly loved Troy as more than a friend, but he just wanted to be friends. Gabriella got out of bed and went into the living room. She was still in her short shorts and camisole. She sat next to Troy on the couch.
"Hey." Gabriella said.
"What's up?" He put his arm around her.
"Not much. Troy, where am I supposed to go?" She looked into his blue eyes.
"Well, I could drive you to somebody else's place or a hotel." He offered.
"Okay."
"You could stay again if you want." He added.
"Is it alright?" She asked, just to make sure he was okay with it.
"Yeah, sure. I'm fine with it." He said.
"Okay, good. Just didn't want you to feel uncomfortable or anything."
"Uh, so you want to get ready to go to the movie?" Troy asked.
"Yeah." She went into the bathroom, realizing she had nothing else to wear. She peered out of the door. "Uh, Troy?"
"Here. I picked them up before we left your place." He handed her a pair of jeans, an orange shirt, and a sweatshirt.
"Thanks." She smiled before she shut the door to change.
When they went to the movie, Troy paid because she didn't have any money. They got a large popcorn; they both got small sodas, and even a box of candy.
"I think we're ready." Troy laughed.
"Me too." She smiled. When they got their seats they waited until the lights came down. They didn't know what to say so it was kind of awkward. They both wanted to be together more than anything but they already had this conversation about their relationship.
When the movie was over, Troy and Gabriella decided to go to Gabriella's house to pick her up some clothes for the next week or so. When they got there, Gabriella looked around. Her place scared her now. Everything was knocked over and it brang back the horrible memories of last night. Gabriella seriously thought that she was going to die last night.
"I'll be a minute." She said to Troy and walked into her bedroom.
Troy sat on the couch, waiting for Gabriella. He picked up the coffee table. Under it was the vase with the roses shattered on the floor. He was surprised they looked so healthy. Suddenly, Gabriella came out. "I'm ready."
"Okay." Troy got up.
"Oh, hey Gabriella!" Rachael came out of her room, rushing to hug her.
"Hey! Your back." Gabriella hugged her back.
"Yeah. I tried calling you today, but you didn't answer." Rachael said.
"We saw a movie."
"Oh. Why is it so messy in here?" Rachael picked up a paper from the floor.
"You see, I know it's hard to believe but, that guy on the loose actually did come here and he almost killed me." Gabriella said.
"Okay! Sure. You were probably just drunk and don't remember you trashing the place. We'll clean it up tomorrow." Rachael laughed.
"No, I'm serious." Gabriella looked at Troy and he nodded.
"Oh my gosh! Are you okay?" Rachael hugged her.
"I am now but if it weren't for Troy, I don't even know what would have happened." Gabriella said.
"Oh, so you're going over to Troy's?" Rachael asked.
"Yeah." Gabriella answered. She just wanted to get out of here and go to bed.
"You can stay over, too. If you want. You can stay in the guest bedroom." Troy offered.
"Really?" Rachael exclaimed. Troy nodded. "I'll go get my stuff."
"Where am I supposed to sleep?" Gabriella asked Troy, once Rachael went inside her bedroom.
"You can sleep in my bed again. I won't do anything." Troy smiled.
"Okay." She smiled at him, too.
When the three got to Troy's place, they sat in the living room and chatted. It was 9:30 at night now.
"So, are you two like, dating?" Rachael asked.
"What? No. We're just friends." Gabriella answered, quickly.
"Oh, okay." Rachael took a drink of some water. "Sure."
"You know, I think I'm going to go to bed." Gabriella stood up and yawned.
"Okay, goodnight." Rachael and Troy said. "I think I'll go to bed too." Rachael agreed.
"I'll just clean up while you two use the bathroom and stuff." Troy didn't want to sound like one of the girlfriends.
Gabriella and Rachael went to the bathroom to brush their teeth and change.
"So, how was your flight back?" Gabriella asked.
"It was good. I had to of course, pay for the food. I hate that new rule." Rachael brushed her shoulder length blonde hair. "How was your time here? Did you stay here the whole week or something?"
"Yeah. I was really scared staying at the house all by myself. I stayed in the guest room." Gabriella said, brushing her teeth.
"Are you sure you didn't do anything with him, in his bed?" Rachael nudged her.
"No way! I stayed in my bed the whole time. Well, except the first night when we fell asleep in front of the television." Gabriella said. Rachael looked at her with raised eyebrows. "On the couch! Nothing happened."
"Are you sure that this whole time you've been here, you haven't done anything or felt anything for him?" Rachael asked.
"Well yeah. We admitted our feelings toward each other and made out a few times, but that's all." Gabriella washed her face.
"What! This is a big step from not liking him. Well, then why did you guys just say you were friends?"
"Because, we are now. We decided being friends was better. It's a long story, and it has to do with Jerry. I secretly like Troy more but he just wants to be friends so I'm okay with that." Gabriella said, wiping her face in a towel.
"But you're going to sleep with him tonight!" Rachael shouted.
"Shut up!" Gabriella hissed. "Well, were literally sleeping together but not having sex sleeping together? You jump to too many conclusions." Gabriella said.
"Okay, sorry. Well, goodnight." Rachael said and left the bathroom. They waved to each other, as they went in the rooms opposite each other.
Gabriella turned on her bed heater and her bedside lamp. She slipped in bed and started reading her book that she brought. After about ten minutes, Troy came in and shut the door.
"Hey." He said.
She put her book down. "Hey."
Troy got in on the other side, far away from where her body laid. They sat there for about five minutes. Gabriella was still reading, but she closed her book, laid back and faced him. He faced her too.
"So, what exactly happened last night?" Troy asked, getting comfortable.
"Well, I was in my bed and he basically broke in. I went out to get the bat but he saw me, started chasing me. I tried to call the police, but he said he would kill me. Troy, he was going to kill me no matter what." Gabriella almost had tears in her eyes.
"Gabriella, I'm so sorry. I was such a jerk. I feel so guilty and bad that you had to go through all this."
"I'm sorry too." She wiped her tears away and looked up. Troy leaned over, cupped her chin and kissed her gently.
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