Author's Note: Sorry I haven't updated! I've been busy with school and everything. Now that its summer vacation, the chapters will be coming in every week or so! So, keep reviewing!

"I can't our plan backfired," Troy sighed. He was on his side of the bed, pulling the covers off and getting in. Everyone had left their apartment and now he and Gabriella were getting ready to go to bed. Neither of them was happy about the outcome of the night. If anything, the tension between Chad and Taylor only grew.

"We have to do something, Troy," Gabriella said, moving onto the bed to face him. She looked down, sadly, "I can't bear to see Taylor like this… I know that deep down she wants more than anything to be with him."

"Then why can't she just give in," Troy asked. He then rolled his eyes, 'Why do women have to be so complicated?'

"I don't know," Gabriella shrugged. "I'll check up on her tomorrow. You know, just to see she needs anything."

"Gabi, she's fine," Troy said. "She has to learn that she can't keep doing this. She needs to enjoy life and not stay in her apartment all day brooding."

Gabriella nodded, "I know…"

Ever since Taylor was diagnosed with leukemia, she would shut herself her friends, family, everyone. Gabriella would take it upon herself to make trips to Taylor's house at least once a week to make sure she was okay.

Troy, however, felt Gabriella was babying her and the couple would often argue over this. Troy's argument was always that Taylor was smart, she wouldn't do anything to hurt herself no matter how low she was feeling. Since Gabriella would always check up on her, it took away from time she would be spending with Troy.

Troy could see a look of worry coming onto his girlfriend's face. He placed his arm over her shoulders and rubbed them, "What's wrong?"

Gabriella brought her hand to her forehead, "We need someone to watch over Taylor next week. I completely forgot that we had a meeting to book the wedding at the ski lodge." Normally, Troy and Gabriella would take Taylor with them but they were already running a tight budget for the wedding.

Something came over Troy, "I know the perfect person for the job."

"Troy you can't be serious," Gabriella said, she gave him a stern look. "Taylor would do everything in her power to find someone else to watch her. She couldn't even bear seeing him for dinner, what makes you think she'd want to spend a week with him."

"Gabi, you said it yourself! You said that deep down inside, she wants to be with Chad more than anything. Yes, she'll put up a fight at first but she's going to give in because she still has feelings for him."

Gabriella could only nod. She thought about what he had just said and realized that he was right. The only hard part would be breaking the news to Taylor. Gabriella turned to her boyfriend, "This isn't going to be easy… She's going to throw a fit."

Troy took her hand in his, "Gabi, you can't keep having her play things safe. I'll go over with you if you'd like." Gabriella agreed. Troy smiled and kissed her on the cheek.

"I love you," Gabriella whispered softly.

"I love you too, Gabriella."

The next morning, Gabriella and Troy were on their way to Taylor's apartment. Troy had just called Chad to see if he was doing anything that week. At first, he was hesitant; he knew Taylor would go crazy. But, after a lot of persuading on Troy's part, he agreed.

Before they left, they made phone calls to all their friends to check up on Taylor and Chad every so often. Just in case they end up strangling each other. As much as Gabriella would have preferred Kelsie or Sharpay to watch over Taylor, she knew that both Taylor and Chad needed this. She didn't want to have another dinner disaster just because the two couldn't handle the situation as adults.

Now the couple was making their way up to Taylor's floor.

"Gabriella -- breathe," Troy teased, seeing how nervous she seemed.

They both turned quickly when Taylor opened the door of her apartment. "Hey guys, come in." She pushed the door open a little more so that the two could enter. She made her way over to the living room, motioning for them to follow her lead. "Have a seat."

"No, that's ok," Gabriella smiled.

"What's wrong," Taylor asked. She was friends with Gabriella and Troy long enough to realize that something was up. Taylor was able to see right through their faces.

When Gabriella couldn't speak, Troy took over. "You see…" As soon as he locked eyes with Taylor, he couldn't bring himself to break the news. "G-Gabi here has something to tell you."

"Is this about yesterday night," Taylor asked. "I'm sorry if I ruined your evening…"

"NO," Gabriella exclaimed, "We're just here to tell you that Troy and I need to fly over to Chicago to book the chapel for the wedding… So, I'm not going to be here for our weekly get together. OK, I want you to keep in mind that we're only going to be gone for a week and that everyone else in the gang is busy so-"

Taylor interrupted, "Gabi - you're rambling, which means you're nervous. Just cut to the chase."

"Ok," Gabriella said before taking a deep breath. "I'm not going to be here next week to watch over you… So, Troy and I have decided to let someone stay here with you. You know, just to make sure you're doing all right."

"Like… a stranger," Taylor asked, nervously. She looked up at them like they were crazy, leaving her home with someone who might be insane. "Why can't it be someone from our gang?"

Troy decided to answer her on this one, seeing that Gabriella was nervous as it was. "My point exactly, you mean someone we all know and trust, right?" Taylor nodded, slowly, "Someone like Chad?"

Taylor's eyes grew bigger as she stood up, "No! I am not spending my week being watched over by him!"

Troy continued, "Taylor you just said that you wanted someone from our group of friends. Chad is one of our friends, and besides, everyone else is busy."

"I changed my mind, I'll be watched over by a stranger… anybody! As long as the person's name isn't Chad, I'm good! Gabriella, can you knock some sense into your boyfriend!"

"Taylor, y-you don't have a choice…" Gabriella stuttered. She couldn't bear to do this, she hated hurting her friends. But deep down, she knew it was for the best.

"What," Troy and Taylor asked at once. Troy was surprised mainly because he didn't expect Gabriella to be so straightforward about things. Taylor on the other hand couldn't believe that her friend wasn't helping her at all.

"I'm hiring someone," Taylor spoke up after moments of silence. She pushed her way through the couple and made it to the phone.

Before she got a chance to dial, Gabriella followed her, "Taylor, what if the person you hire turns out to be a maniac. What if that person robs you or something worse? We just got off the phone with Chad and he's getting ready as we speak… He'll be here tomorrow night."

Taylor slammed the phone down. "Whatever," she mumbled before stomping her way into her bedroom and slamming the door behind her.

Troy and Gabriella exchanged worried glances.