A/N: I'm going into this chapter blindly. Usually I know what I want to write about but this one I don't. Enjoy and I own nothing!
Before Troy or Gabriella even knew it, Christmas break was over. Troy and Gabriella had spent the entire time they were home inseparable. They would go out on dates, go and hang out at each other's houses, or just spend the day talking to each other on the phone. It was a good break just relaxing and catching up with what the other did while they were apart.
It was the day they were leaving to go back. Troy had told Gabi that he would pick her up so they could go to the airport together. Gabi had some last minute packing to do before Troy arrived.
"Gabi, sweetie, what's wrong?" my mom asked me as I sat on my bed hugging a stuffed elephant Troy had given me when we first went out our sophomore year.
"Nothing mom. I'm just thinking." I told her as she came and sat beside me and hugged me.
"You my girl are growing up. I can't believe you're almost done with your freshman year of college. It just seems like yesterday I brought you home from the hospital." Mom told me as I smiled.
"And now look at you. Gabi you're back together with your high school love. I bet he's going to propose sometime in the near future." Mom told me as I shot her a look of embarrassment.
"Leave it to you to bring up proposals and marriage. Mom I'm 19 and Troy and I just got together like 3 weeks ago. Don't rush it." I told her grinning.
"I'm just casually mentioning it. You know you're secretly begging him to ask you. I know you, Gabi." Mom told me as I buried my face in her shoulder.
"Mom I'm begging you to stop. You will be the first person I tell when he asks but not another word until then ok?" I asked her as she smiled.
"Ok fine I won't bring it up again. You have my word." Mom told me as I smiled.
"Good. Now you should take some of your vacation time and come up to Rhode Island and see the campus. You would love it mom." I told her as she smiled.
"I'll try. I let you know and then you and Troy can show me around campus." She told me as I fell back onto my bed.
"Mom can you not go two minutes without mentioning Troy?" I asked her as she laughed.
"I'm glad she can't go two minutes without mentioning me." A familiar voice said as he pushed open the door.
"Troy, how long have you been listening in on our conversation?" I asked him as I got up off of my bed.
"Just from the part when you asked your mom to come up to Rhode Island. Why? Did I miss the juicy parts?" He asked as I smiled.
"Ok and yea you did miss the juicy parts but you will never find out what we were talking about." I told him as his grin fell from his face.
"Darn. I always wanted to know what girls talked about." He told me as we all laughed.
"Well you aren't going to be finding out in this lifetime." I told him as he put his arm around me and kissed my cheek.
"You ready to go? We've got to swing by my house for something I all ready forgot." He told me as I smiled.
"Yeah. Bye mom. I'll call you when we get in." I told her as she smiled.
"Bye my girl. You go and make me proud." She told me as we hugged.
"Bye Troy. Take care of her and you're always welcomed here any time." My mom told him as she wrapped him in a hug.
My mom walked up downstairs and out to the porch. She sat down as we walked down to the car. I turned and looked at the house I've come to love. I got in the car and we were on our way.
"What are you thinking about?" Troy's voice interrupted my thoughts.
"I'm thinking about how much I love this town and how much I want to live here after I graduate from Brown." I told him as he smiled.
"I forgot how much I love this town but when I came home and saw you, all those memories came back." He told me as he pulled into his driveway.
Troy grabbed my hand and led me into his house. I've been a thousand times but I love coming into his house. His house has a calming way to it. We walked in and heard his parents in the kitchen talking. We walked into the kitchen to see his parents drinking coffee.
"Troy you're back so soon. Did you forget something? Oh hello Gabi." His mom, Amanda, asked as Troy grinned.
"Yeah I'll be back in a minute." He said as he jogged up to his room, leaving me, his mom and dad all in the kitchen.
"So Gabi, Troy told us that you go to Brown. Are you excited to get back into the swing of things?" Jack, Troy's dad asked me.
"I am. I love Rhode Island so I'm excited to get back up there and explore the sights." I told them.
"Gabi I was so excited when Troy came home and told us you two had gotten back together. You guys are perfect together." His mom told me as I grinned.
"He was staring at my house contemplating whether or not to come in and say hello. I think I scared him a little." I told her as we both laughed.
The two of continued to talk and laugh and swap stories. I have always loved Troy's family. They are so easy going. I saw Troy come back into the kitchen and he and his dad started talking.
"So Troy what did you forget?" Amanda asked him as he shot her a look.
"My lucky necklace that you guys gave me for Christmas." Troy said and I could totally tell he was lying but we went along with it.
"Ok honey whatever you say. Gabi and I were just talking about you." Amanda told him.
"Oh. Well you know I am always a good topic to talk about." He said as I rolled my eyes.
"No you're not. If you keep this up, you're head's not going to be able to fit through the door." I told him as he stuck his tongue out at me.
"How mature you are, Troy. You're 19 years old now! Grow up and start acting like it." Amanda told him as I laughed.
"Troy mature? Yeah right. That's like Chad learning to be quiet." I told them as we all laughed.
"Fine Gabi find your own way to the airport!" Troy told me as he walked to the door.
"Fine be that way Troy. You were always the one who took things way too serious." I told him as I walked out to their backyard.
I was out there standing for about two minutes before the back door opened. I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist and a pair lips on my neck.
"I'm sorry baby. Do you forgive me?" I asked him turning around a kissing his lips.
"Yeah. We just have to figure out how to deal with our little arguments. We're going to be on the same campus now so we are going to be spending a lot of time together. I love you baby and I need to you tell me when something isn't the way it should be. Ok?" He asked me as I smiled.
"I completely understand. I love you too! And to let you on a little secret, I'm scared that we are going to mess this up but when you're around I feel completely not scared. That probably doesn't make sense to you but that what I'm feeling." I told him.
"It makes perfect sense but I understand you and love you. Now are you ready to go so we don't miss our plane?" He asked as I grabbed his hand.
"Are you two ok now?" Jack asked as we both grinned.
"Yeah we're cool. We need to go though so we don't miss our plane." Troy told him as they both gave us hugs.
"Gabi call me if you need anything." Amanda told me as I got her hint.
We said our final goodbyes before we left. The drive to the airport was a quiet one. We just held hands and took in that we survived our first mini fight.
NEXT TIME:
First date at Brown
