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Authors Note: Happy Easter everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying this! Thanks for the reviews! I'm glad everyone is liking it. I wasn't sure about it at first.

Oh and thanks to lipshake I am now informed that Troy wouldn't be a psychiatrist, but a psychologist. I probably should have known that since that is what my sister is going to college to become. So change his job to psychologist. Thanks once again Lipshake!
Enjoy!


Troy got up out of bed. "Breakfast?" He asked Gabriella. She shook her head no. "Gabriella, you have to eat. This isn't healthy." She laughed a bit as he gave her a sad face. She took the hand that he reached out to help her up. He walked her to the kitchen. "Now, do you want eggs or pancakes?" Troy asked went through his fridge. "Pancakes?" Gabriella asked. He nodded and pulled out ingredients and a bowl. He mixed everything together and poured it onto a pan. He sat against the counter and looked at Gabriella who was sitting down at the table. "So, what else have you been up to?" She shrugged, "Nothing. College was a bore." Troy nodded, "What did you end up majoring in?" She sighed, "Health. I didn't change my mind." He nodded once again, "One more question." He said as he flipped the pancakes. "Aren't you full of questions today?" Gabriella said, beaming a smile at Troy. He laughed, "Do you ever regret anything?". She sat there and nodded, "All the time. You?" Troy nodded and watched the pancakes, "I wish I would have tried harder in school. Get into a college I actually wanted to go to." Gabriella froze for a minute, "I wish I would have stayed around here for college." She looked out the window and viewed the outside.

Troy grabbed two plates and set the pancakes on them. He grabbed the powdered sugar and the butter and went to the table. "You remembered?" She asked as she laughed. He grinned, "Probably the only thing I learned during my senior year.". They laughed as they fixed their pancakes. Troy got up and grabbed two glasses of orange juice and sat back down. "Thanks." Gabriella said as he set the glass in front of her. He just smiled. I wonder what is going through her mind. I wonder if she still loves me. Troy tore apart his food a bit and looked at the clock. 10:30. He loved sleeping in. He loved being able to eat a good breakfast. He loved being with Gabriella.

Gabriella got up and headed towards the sink. Troy jumped up and ran and grabbed the dish out of her hand. He rinsed them off in the sink and put them in the dishwasher. She laughed, "Thanks." Troy shut the dishwasher, "No problem. I'm going to go get in the shower. Make yourself at home." He smiled as he walked out of the kitchen. Gabriella sighed as she walked to her room. She dug through her bag to find her journal at the very bottom. She always thought 25 was too old to write in a journal, but she couldn't stop. She wanted to get it published one day. Maybe it would help some women, inspire them to get help. She opened it.

I'm staying with Troy now. His place is very, homey. He hasn't changed much
from high school. I missed him so much. I'm staying her just until the ex leaves
town. Man, he can be crazy. I can't stay at Chad and Taylors because he knows
that I'm close to them. He doesn't know about Troy. Funny story actually.Troy
was actually my phycologist. Weird how things turn out. I miss highschool soo
much. I regret leaving New Mexico. I regret leaving Troy. At least I'm here. It
could be worse. I hope he doesn't want to start a relationship or any thing any
time soon. I'm not ready. After everything that has happened, I don't know if
I'll ever be ready. Time will tell. It's weird though. I actually slept and ate. It
is like, Prozac and Zoloft won't help, but when it comes to being with Troy, I feel
unbelievable. Maybe it's what I've been missing. Maybe it's what I'm looking
for.

-Gabriella

She shut the journal and stuffed it back in her bag. She grabbed a pair of jeans, a pink tank top and a yellow polo and changed into it. She pulled her hair back into a low ponytail. She walked out into the hallway. She was going to go watch TV in the living room. The bathroom door swung open and there Troy was, in just a towel. His hair was soaking wet. His body hasn't changed from high school. He was still unbelievably fit, and had the body that every guy wanted to have, and every girl wanted to have next to her at night. Gabriella jumped a bit, and they both turned a bright shade of red. "Sorry." Troy said, as he hurried up and went to his bedroom, "Forgot my clothes." He mumbled as he opened his bedroom door. Gabi flopped down on the couch and sighed a bit. She turned on the TV and watched the news. Troy came out minutes later with jeans and a dark green t-shirt with the Abercrombie logo on it. He sat next to her on the couch. "What are you doing today?" Gabriella asked as she glanced at Troy, who was looking at her. Troy blushed, "Nothing at all." Gabriella smiled. "Well, Chad is having a little get together. Kelsie and Jason and Zeke and even Shar and Ryan are going to be there. Do you wanna go?" Troy asked as he rubbed the back of his head. She nodded. "Great!" Troy said, happy that Gabriella was smiling.

The day passed and the clock was approaching 5:45. They were to be over Chad's by 6:30. They had to leave in 25 minutes, because of the drive. Gabriella walked down the hall and into the living room where Troy was standing. She was dressed in a pair of dark jeans, a white tank top and a black button up sweater. Troy thought she looked amazing, but then again, when didn't he thinks he looked amazing. Her heels clicked against the tiles as she walked through the kitchen. "Ready to go?" Troy asked. He stood there in a pair of jeans and a vintage t-shirt with an overcoat. She smiled and nodded.

Twenty minutes and a awkward silence later, they arrived. They were greeted at the door by Taylor who hugged Gabriella. She smiled at Troy. Kelsie, Jason, Zeke, Sharpay and Ryan ran up to them. "I haven't seen you guys in forever!" Sharpay squeeled. They laughed and hugged eachother. "Gabs, can you help me in the kitchen?" Taylor called over to her. She went to the kitchen and stood against the counter. "So." Taylor said, with a huge grin on her face. Gabi gave her a confused look. "Don't play dumb Gabriella. How are things with you and Troy." Gabi sat there, "Good, it's great to be talking to him again." Taylor rolled her eyes, "Did anything happen." Gabi shook her head, "Taylor, no many how many attempts you have to take to set me up with someone, I'm not, repeat not. N-O-T! ready for a relationship." Taylor rolled her eyes and sighed, "You know Troy won't do that to you." Gabriella shrugged, "I'm sorry I didn't marry my high school sweetheart." Gabi laughed and walked out of the kitchen with Taylor. "It's never too late." Taylor grinned. Gabi nudged her with her elbow as Troy and Chad approached them.

They sat around and talked, just like old times. Sharpay was getting engaged to a guy she went to college with. Ryan was still single. Kelsie and Jason were still going out after many breakups, and we all know that Taylor and Chad are married. When they came upon Troy and Gabriella's 'status' they both kind of sat there. Single, but they could be so much more. They sipped coffee and talked about how much they miss East High. They laughed at the old memories. "Remember the time when we set Gabriella and Troy up, so that they would not do the musical." Chad said as he wrapped his arm around his wife. Gabi and Troy both rolled their eyes, "You guys are terrible." Gabriella said as she Troy nodded in agreement. Everyone laughed. Nothing changed, but at the same time everything did.

Troy and Gabriella soon realized that everyone had left, so they said their goodbyes to Chad and Taylor. "That was fun." Gabriella said as she smiled, walking slightly closer to Troy. He nodded. "Look at them." Troy said, looking up at the sky. Stars. "There's not as many as there used to be when we'd look at them from your backyard." Gabriella said. They both sighed. They got in their car and drove home. They talked the whole ride home about memories. "Remember the one time at dress rehersal when the tree fell over on top of Sharpay." Troy laughed as he drove. Gabriella started laughing hard. "Or the time in Chem when you and Chad almost burnt the school down." They laughed. "That was all Chad." Troy said under his laughs. "Do you remember this?" Troy said as he pulled out his wallet to reveal a picture of them when they were juniors. They were in a photo booth. "Yeah. You just got your license." Gabriella said as she took his wallet and looked closely at the pictures. She flipped through the pictures. There were pictures of his cousins that she recognized from when they were dating. Troy parked the car as soon as he arrived to his place. They got out and headed up to the apartment.

Gabriella changed into pajamas, washed her face and brushed her teeth. Troy did the same. He knocked on her door. He heard foot steps creep across the floor. The door swung open to find a very tired looking Gabriella. He smiled, "I was wondering if you wanted to sleep in my room, again." She nodded as she followed him to his room. She crawled up next to him, just like the night before. She looked at the clock, 12:14. Troy was rubbing her back softly. Soon, she fell asleep.

Troy sat there and thought about where this might bring them. He didn't want her to leave. He wanted her to stay there forever. He didn't want to go to work, or leave the house. He wanted to be with her. He loved her, but was afraid to say anything about it. He was scared that she didn't feel the same way. He wasn't sure if she was ready for a new relationship after everything that happened. He wanted it to be like senior year, but he knew that things would never be the same.


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