A/N: I'm sorry I've been neglecting this story a little bit! Thank you guys for all the awesome feedback! Here's the next chapter and I only own the characters that weren't in the movie!


Before Troy and I knew it, exams were upon us. We spent very little time together and the time we did spend together, it was studying for our own individual exams. Finally on April 26, we were completely done and able to relax.

"What time does our flight leave tomorrow? And Troy Michael Bolton, that's disgusting" I told Troy as he stood in the apartment's kitchen drinking milk from the container.

"Our flight leaves Providence at 8:15 and we'll be in Albuquerque by 4 tomorrow afternoon. Wow you finally figured out my middle name." Troy told me as he put the milk container back into the fridge.

"Ok. I'm going back to the dorm to pack. Come over later if you're done. Troy, I found out your middle name the day we started dating. Your dad told me." I told him as he grabbed my hand.

"You're not leaving until I get a goodbye kiss." Troy told me as I grinned.

"If you insist." I told him as he pulled my closer and gently kissed my lips.

"I insist." Troy told me as he kissed me again. I momentarily forgot where I was.

"I have to leave now. Goodbye Troy and I will see you later!" I told him as he closed the door.

I walked back to my dorm in a phase. Troy has always had that power over me with his kisses. With one of his earth shaking kisses, I could always forget what I was talking about. Troy usually used that to his advantage. I don't know what I would have done without him in my life.

"Wow you look like you're in a Troy daze." Liz told me as I opened the door.

"I am. Do you ever have earth shaking kisses with Jake?" I asked her grinning as I sat on my bed.

"All the time. And the bad part is that he uses that to his advantaged." Liz told me as I grinned.

"Troy does that too. If I'm mad at him, he'll just kiss me like that and everything is ok again." I told her as she smiled.

"It's the power of a guy. Wow I'm going to miss this place." Liz told me.

"Wow you just changed the subject faster than anyone else." I told her as she smiled.

"I'm just sad that our freshman year is over." Liz told me as I smiled.

"It seems like we just started. Now look at us, we're done until September." I told her as she smiled.

"Now when do you and Troy go back to Albuquerque?" Liz asked me as I grinned.

"Tomorrow morning. Our flight leaves at 8:15 and we get into New Mexico at like 4 tomorrow morning. When do you and Jake go back to Atlanta?" I asked her.

"We leave on the 29th." Liz told me as I grinned.

"If you get a chance, come out to Albuquerque. You can stay with me and you can meet everyone. I can show you around the town and all that." I told her as she smiled.

"Jake and I might have to make a trip out there. I have to see how angry I can get at my parents." Liz told me as I grinned.

"Troy and I just might show up at your doorstep anytime. Troy, maybe more likely than me." I told her as she laughed.

"His parents seem nice enough." Liz told me as I shook my head.

"Not his parents, our friends. Our friends are going to want to hang out everyday and catch up on everything that's been going on in the last 8 months." I told her as she nodded her head.

"I understand. My friends are like that. Let's see how long they can go before someone makes me mad." Liz told me as I grinned.

"That how it's going to be like in Albuquerque. I think Troy and I are going to lay low for a while because the other schools don't get out until the first week of May so we have a few days to just relax and truly enjoy being home." I told her as she smiled.

"Are we going to room together next year?" Liz asked me as I grinned.

"We put it in so hopefully we'll get paired together. When are you coming back out here?" I asked her.

"Classes start September 5 so I'm coming out here August 27 so I can be settled in." Liz told me as I smiled.

"I'm thinking Troy and I will be out here by the 27th but I don't know. We might be road tripping it. Who knows?" I told her as she smiled.

"Will your mom and his parents let you guys do that?" She asked as I looked at the window.

"Probably not but we'll do it anyways. We can convince our parents pretty well." I told her grinning as she came and sat on my bed.

"I'm going to miss hanging out with you girl! It's going to be a long 4 months." Liz told me as I smiled.

"There's snail mail, email, digital cameras, instant messaging, phones, and everything else. We'll still talk during the summer but it's not going to be the same as spending time with you." I told her as we both smiled.

"I've got to get over to Jake's but I'm going to say this now. I'm glad I got paired with you Gabi. You're an awesome roommate and I'm glad we're friends." Liz told me as I hugged her.

"You're a pretty cool person yourself, Liz! I'm glad we're friends. I'm going to miss you these next few months!" I told her as she smiled.

"I don't know if I'll be here when you and Troy leave for the airport but I love you girl and I'm going to miss you!" Liz told me as I grinned.

"Call me if you're going to be in New Mexico and we'll meet up." I told her as I hugged her one more time and as she left the room.

It felt weird being in the room alone. Sure I've had my share of being in the room alone but this was a different feeling. The feeling of knowing that summer was upon us and that we were leaving our college friends behind and going home to where our high school friends were.

I turned on my mixture CD that Troy had made me when we broke up. I grinned at the thought that we were back together and happier than we had ever been. I started to pack all my nick nacks into boxes that would get shipped home in the next few days. I smiled as I found a box that had everything I've done, from plays and concerts, to movie stubs, to photos. Everything I've done since I've been up in Rhode Island. I looked at the picture that someone had taken the day that Troy proposed to me. All these memories that I would have to leave and go back to my life before college.

The phone interrupted my packing. I turned down my stereo and answered the phone.

"Hi Troy. What are you doing?" I asked him as I sat on our window seat that looked out into the courtyard.

"Packing. I decided to call you and see if you wanted to go out to lunch." Troy asked me as I smiled.

"Sure. You wanna come get me in a little bit and we'll go?" I asked him as he laughed.

"Sure. Give me 30 minutes and I'll be over." Troy told me as I smiled.

"That sounds great. See you then. I love you!" I told him as I turned the music up a little.

"Love you too babe. See you then." Troy told me as we both hung up.

I continued to pack and clean up until a knock on the door pulled me out of my day dream. I opened the door to find a smiling Troy.

"How's it going?" Troy asked me as he pulled me close to him and gave me a kiss.

"It's kind of sad packing up all my belongings and packing from the place I've been living for the past 8 months. I'm going to miss this place." I told him as he kissed me again.

"We'll be back here before you know it. Just remember all the memories we've created here." Troy told me as I smiled.

"I know but this has been my home for 8 months and I'm going to miss hanging out with all my girlfriends I've met here and having late night chats with Liz. It's just going to be hard for the first few weeks being home and away from everyone here." I told him as he hugged me.

"I'll be with you and I'll help you get over the quote unquote homesickness." Troy told me as I smiled.

"Thank you Troy. I knew I could count on you." I told him as I gave him as kiss.

"Why do we always have serious talks in the doorway of your dorm?" Troy asked me as I giggled.

"I have no idea. It's a style for us. Now let's go. I'm hungry." I told him as he laughed.

"Leave it to my baby to tell me what she's feeling." Troy told me as we walked out of my dorm hand in hand.

"Dang right I do. Just don't get tired of me telling you what I'm feeling." I told him as he laughed.

"I will never get tired of you talking." Troy told me as I looked at him and gave him a smile.

"Troy can I ask you something?" I asked him as he squeezed my hand.

"Yeah go for it." Troy told me as I grinned.

"Are you scared about going home and getting back into the normal routine with all our friends?" I asked him as he looked at something.

"I am. I hope that we can all still be friends like we were back before we all left for college." Troy told me as we walked into a little deli, where we always got lunch.

We both ordered and sat down outside the deli shop. I smiled as I watched a mother, father, and a daughter playing in the park across the street.

"Think we'll be like that in a few years?" Troy asked me as I grinned and squeezed his hand.

"I hope so. I think you would be an amazing father." I told him as he smiled.

"Well thank you. And you would be an amazing mother." Troy told me as I smiled.

"I can't wait until we start having kids. But that day is a long ways off." I told him as his smile fell.

"I know but we both want to start our careers before we have children." Troy told me as I smiled.

"Yeah I know. But I can't wait for us to hold our child." I told her as she smiled.

"That's gives us something to look forward to. I love you." Troy told me as I leaned over and kissed him.

"I'm going to be looking forward to that and I love you too." I told him as we finished eating.

"Now where to my princess?" Troy asked me as I giggled and smiled at him.

"How about we go back to your dorm and hang out and watch a movie?" Troy asked me as I smiled.

"That sounds really good. I'll even let you pick the movie out." I told him as we walked back to my dorm.

We got back to the dorm and Troy picked out the movie. The Disney logo came up and I smiled.

"What are we watching?" I asked him as his smiled got wider.

"Just watch and you'll see." Troy whispered back to me as we continued to watch.

We sat on my bed and watched "Beauty and the Beast" one of my favorite movies. Troy left my dorm at 9 and was heading back to his apartment to go to sleep since we had to get up really early. I was looking forward to the next morning.


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