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Authors note : Quick update kinda, but I'm kinda getting into this one. Nothing really planned, just going with the flow. Thanks for the reviews. I hope you guys like this. Enjoy!


Troy walked into his office the next day. It was going to be an easy day, he only had one client. But he still had a lot of work to do. After his client walked out the door he rushed to his boss' office. He held in his hand the clipboard that was full with notes on Gabriella. "Sir, do you know if Johnson left any more papers on Ms. Montez?". His boss raised an eyebrow and looked up at him, "I see you've taken an interest in Ms. Montez." Troy froze. 'You have no idea' he thought and grinned to himself. "Just trying to get to know my clients, sir." The boss sat there, "I see. You can check Johnsons' office. Good luck." "Thank you." Troy said as he headed to Johnsons' office.

He checked through everything, the drawers and the cabinets. Finally he came across a folder. It only had one paper, but it was for Gabriella. He took it back to his office. He shut the door and sat back in his big black chair. He swivled in it, just as a child would do when they would be put in a chair that spins, and read the paper. It was a survey that they had their clients take, just to know them a little better. The answers were brilliant, just like her. Half of them were medical questions like medication, sleep and such, but some of them were in depth. Like for instance 'What do you regret most?' Troy's heart stopped when he seen 'Going to Yale and leaving behind everything that ever mattered to me'. He froze there and reread it. And reread it. He continued to read. 'Last time you were happy: High School. It was amazing. Everything went downhill from there'. And then the big shocker came in. 'When you think of happiness what do you think of: I think of East High. In more detail a certain boy I went out with. He was the only person who ever made me feel special'. Troy sat there and a slight smile crept upon his face. "Bolton. You can leave now." His boss said, interrupting his thought. Troy nodded and packed up his bags. 6 o clock already? Where did the day go?

Troy's stomach growled as he pulled out of the parking lot. He went to Panera Bread, only to realize that Gabriella's car was sitting in the parking lot. He could see her through the window. He continued driving down to Quizno's, which was a few stores away. He ordered a Honey Mustard Chicken and Bacon sandwich. He got a pop and paid and left. He went to his car and took a bite of the sandwich. It was delicious. You know heaven? Kinda like that. He put the car in drive and drove off.

As soon as he stepped inside the house he got calls from Chad. He ignored them. He was extremely tired and wasn't in the mood to talk. He was shocked. But more importantly, he couldn't wait for the next day. He turned on TV to watch the basketball game. It was Miami Heat against the Detroit Pistons. He smiled as he looked at the score to find Pistons winning. Before the game was over, he headed to bed. He changed into some pajama pants and crawled under the blankets.

It was a week later. He woke up at 7. He was grateful everyday that he didn't have to wake up extremely early to go to work. It was only a block away from his apartment, and he didn't have to be in until 8. He jumped in the shower and towel dried his hair. He threw on some dress pants and a light blue dress shirt. He put on cologne and brushed his teeth. He spent a little too much time on how he looked and missed breakfast. He ran out to his car and went to work. He got there just in time for his first client. That had to be the slowest appointment ever. They sat there and cried the whole entire time. But that was what he was paid to do. He had a break. He decided to go through some papers. Then at 11, Gabriella walked in.

"Hey Gabriella." He said as he smiled at her. "Hi Troy." They sat there for a minute. "Have things gotten any better since the last time we met?" Troy asked as he got a pen from his drawer. "Not really." She said as she played with her bracelet that dangled off of her wrist. She was nervous. "Have you slept at all?" She shook her head and looked at the ground. The look of pain in her eyes made Troy want to cry. He couldn't sit here and watch the woman he loves be hurt like this. He needed to be there for her, as more than someone she makes appointments with. Troy sat there for a minute writing. "Have you talked to anyone else besides me or Johnson about this?" She nodded a little, "Taylor." "Is that it?" Gabriella let out a slight laugh, "Well, it's Taylor. Everyone probably knows by now. I'm surprised you didn't... Did you?" Troy shook his head. "That's amazing. Back in high school she spread rumors like it was nobodies business." Gabi laughed. "I miss it." Troy blurted out, not knowing it was out loud. "Me too." They sat there for a minute. "Anyways. What about your mom. Have you told her?" She sat there and shook her head. "Why not?" "She died Troy." They sat there in an awkward silence. After a few more questions, Gabriella was on her way.

After a few more interviews the day was done. On his way home, Troy got a call on his cell phone from an unknown phone number. "Hello?" "Troy?" It was Gabi. This brought a smile to Troy's face. "What's wrong?" "Can you come pick me up?" "Sure, where are you at?" "Chad's." "Okay, I'll see you in a few minutes." "Thank you." "Bye." Troy sped to Chad's place. He wanted to know what made her voice sound so nervous. He wanted to know why she sounded so frightened. He pulled up to Chad's apartment building and rushed to their door. Taylor was sitting there holding Gabriella and Chad was pacing back and forth. "What's wrong?" Troy said, wondering why the room was quiet and full of tears. "Alan, Gabriella's exboyfriend is flying out here. Listen man, he knows about Taylor and her being close, this will be the first place he checks. Can you take her with you?" Troy nodded as he helped Gabriella up. He brought her into a hug. She took a deep breath in. A mix of Troy's cologne and shampoo, just like high school. It suddenly calmed her. She grabbed her purse and a bag full of clothes, which Troy took from her and they headed out to the car.

Gabi sat with her hands on her lap and looked outside. "Thanks Troy." Troy smiled at her, "It's no problem." The ride home was silent. He pulled up to his apartment and grabbed her bag. He opened the door for her and she got out. They took an elevator up to the 9th floor and Troy opened the door. To Gabriella's surprise, it was nicely decorated. "Well. This is it." He said as he continued to walk. "This is the living room, this is the kitchen, here is the bathroom, here is my room, and this is where you will be staying." He said as he opened up the door to reveal a nice guest room. He set Gabriella's bag on the bed. "Is there anything I can get you?" She shook her head. She looked around. She was afraid, and Troy could tell. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her. "Listen, everything will be okay." Gabi looked at him and smiled. "Thanks." Troy smiled at her. There was no way that Troy was going to let anyone touch Gabriella, and she knew that too. "I'm going to watch TV. You can come if you want." "Okay." Was all that Gabriella said as she followed Troy out of the room and onto the comfortable black couch. Every time someone would walk past the door in the hallway, Gabriella would jump in fear. Troy got up and dead bolted the door and locked every lock on it. "It's okay, I promise."

Night soon approached, and Troy was happy it was Saturday. He could sleep in. He was up all night though worrying about Gabriella. He knew she was not sleeping. He got up to use the bathroom only to find Gabriella up getting a drink of water. "Troubles sleeping?" Troy said, startling her. She nodded. Troy could still see the fear in her eyes. He sat up with her while she finished the water. He led her to his room where she crawled under the blankets and Troy followed her. She curled up to Troy and finally felt safe when he put his arms around her. He felt her relax alot. He sat up and watched her all night, and around 4:30 she finally fell asleep. Troy didn't bother setting an alarm. It was his day off, and he needed the sleep.

He woke up at 10 the next morning. Gabriella was just waking up too. He smiled at her. "Sleep okay?" He asked as she stretched out a bit. "You have no idea." She smiled, "That's a record 5 and half hours, which is five hours more than last night." He just laughed. "What?" She asked. "I've missed you." Those were the words she needed. Those were the words that made her feel special. Those were the words that made her worries go away. "I've missed you too." She smiled at him.


Not as long as the last one, but still kinda long. Hope you all enjoyed it!