bballtroy: Gabriella?
Troy bit his lip. He wasn't the guy that bit his fingernails. Gabriella told him before in high school that that was unhealthy. Gabriella…
sci4evergabi: Troy. If you're thinking of asking me out again…I'm married to Brian Hernandez, the love of my life.
Gabriella wanted to slap herself. You love him…
No I don't. I only typed that so he wouldn't get the wrong idea…
bballtroy: Oh, I'm sorry. I was...I am...still single.
Troy's heart tore apart. I'm so gonna kill the one who married my Gabi, he thought.
Gabriella was stunned at Troy's answer. Troy is so cute and he's the perfect guy. Why wouldn't anyone...
Just then, Taylor walked in, making out with Chad.
"Taylor! What are you doing here? I'm an new student studying for my master's and you come in sucking faces with your husband. Please, you guys are in college!" Gabriella cried indignantly.
The couple broke apart. Chad's face grew red. "Yeah…about that…" and he quickly dashed off.
Gabriella folded her shoulders as Taylor walked to the computer.
"Er…Gabriella? Why are you talking to…Oh. My. God. TROY!" Taylor sat down and started typing.
sci4evergabi: You know what? I change my mind. I don't care about Brian. Meet me at Hendrick's Café on Graham Street tonight at 7?
Taylor giggled loudly. "Oh my God, he hasn't changed," she turned towards a furious Gabriella, "I mean, Chad sees him everyday, but his dorm is on the other side of the school…"
Gabriella looked down at her conversation with Troy.
bballtroy: Umm…great! I'll pay.
sci4evergabi: Alright. I'll see you!
Taylor stared up at Gabriella. "I see you're busy tonight, so I'm gonna go downstairs and hang with Chad, Kelsi, and Jason, alright?"
As she was walking towards the door, Gabriella said, "I'm not going. He's already broken my heart and I've got plans with Brian tonight, Tay, so I'm sorry."
Taylor shook her head. "You don't know what you're missing out on."
It was getting closer to six o'clock when Gabriella finished studying. "That should take care of Professor's exam tomorrow..."
Then she remembered. The "date". Gabriella groaned. She hated to disappoint people but she couldn't stand the fact that Troy didn't want her anymore, and now he did. It was like he was "using" her.
She made an excuse to exit the apartments. "If anyone asks, I'll say I went to get a cup of coffee.", she muttered under her breath. She tossed on a purple top with a cropped green jacket and jeans.
Walking along the streets of New Mexico, she smiled at all the familiarity. Gabriella felt...at home again. She smiled at everyone. Strangers, vendors, even dogs.
The smile slid off her face in a flash. She was at the entrance.
Walking in, Gabriella ducked down to hide her face in case Troy was already there. She checked her watch. "Dammit." she muttered under her breath. It was exactly seven o'clock and Troy was already seated at the bar.
"Two coffees please." He grinned at the bartender. Troy felt so...overjoyed. He was single, and the one he longed for was coming at seven.
Gabriella sat in a little booth by the bar. Oh my God, he's so cute. And look at those muscles...
She sat there for five minutes, peering over her booth to get examine the greatness of Troy's features.
Troy checked his watch. He was getting tense each minute.
"Hey, sexy, wanna buy me a drink?", asked this slutty, drunk girl. She was practically grinding into Troy, sitting on the same stool as him, going up and down with each syllable...
"Sorry, he's with me." said a disgusted Gabriella. She crawled out of her booth and stood up menacingly. Troy dropped his jaw. "Wow..." was all he could repeat over and over again.
The girl ran off giggling and tried the guy two booths away from Gabriella's hideout. Gabriella stared at the girl. "Some bitches never learn do they..."
"Wow..." said Troy again. That was his fifteenth "wow" that he said. "Hey Gabi."
Gabriella swung around, captivated again by Troy's steamy blue eyes.
"I...I..." she stuttered. Just hearing her namefly across Troy's lips was unbelievable. Whoa, whoa. Gabriella Montez! You are married! she thought.
But he's so cute...and dreamy...
You can't just ditch Brian and run off! You've only been married for a year!
He's the guy I want...
Brian's the guy you have, so don't take it for granted!
As Gabriella's mind exploded into a mental arguement, Troy grinned at her. "Coffee?" he offered.
"Oh...oh...yeah. Thanks Troy." She shivered. Just saying the name felt like a firework in her body.
Silently drinking from her cup, Troy began to talk.
"I haven't seen you in a long time. I...I really miss you. I mean, I feel like the past two years have been a trance for me. I-"
"I didn't really want to be here Troy. Taylor was the one setting this thing up." Gabriella interrupted him. She wanted to slap herself. Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP! her mind raged on.
"You shut up!" Gabriella stood up. Troy looked at her in shock. "I-I didn't say anything." he said nervously.
Gabriella blushed. "N-not you. It's these...voices...in my head...yeah. They bug me...so they're like my worst enemy...you know?" Desperately thinking of an excuse from the embarassment, she said, "Thanks for the coffee."
"Hey, no problem. Did Tay really set this up?" Troy questioned.
"Er...yeah. Truthfully. But, look at this technically Troy. I'm married and you're single. I...I don't know how else to put it." Gabriella checked her watch again. "I gotta go Troy. I'll see you around."
She walked out into the rain leaving behind a really confused Troy. You couldn't see the tears fall from her face, but they mixed in with the rain.
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