A/N-Okay. I'm updating again. Thanks for reviewing!

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Chapter 2

"She won't stop crying over him. Its like she wants to be hurt," Gabriella told her boyfriend, Troy Bolton. Gabriella and Troy have been dating for two years. She knew that Troy wouldn't like the fact that she was putting Chad down again, but she was just so upset about what Taylor was letting happen to herself.

"Gabi, it's Chad's business what happens in his relationship. What am I supposed to do? Tell him how to run his relationship?" He asked her as he paced his small room. Troy's room was covered in basketball awards from over the years. Gabi even noticed an award from when he was in Biddy Ball.

"No, I don't mean tell him how to run his relationship. I just thought that you could talk to him about feelings and love. Maybe even use our relationship as an example?" she suggested.

He sharply laughed and looked at Gabi as if she was joking. Troy saw her face narrow and glare at him as if to tell him to be careful what he says.

"Gabi, I'm not sure if that the way to go. You know how Chad gets. You saw how angry he got the last time I yelled at him for what he did to Taylor. Chad will just get angry again and flip out on Taylor again. He might even really hurt her bad. He hates to be told what to do. I'd feel like a total hypocrite if I told him how to run his relationship when I hate to be told how to handle you." He told her.

She narrowed her eyes again and said, "So that's what you're supposed to do with women? 'Handled' them?"

Troy saw his mistake and quickly said, "No! No, I don't mean that you should be handled. I meant how to treat you and stuff…and um…" He looked at her pleadingly.

Gabriella then broke out laughing. She got up from Troy's bed and went to where he was sitting on the floor and kissed him smack on the lips. He was surprised at first, but then he deepened the kiss. Soon they were making out and Troy tried to lift Gabriella's shirt.

"Wait," she said as she quickly stopped the kiss. Troy silently watched her get up and smooth out her fitted American Eagle tee.

"I'm not sure about this yet," she told him.

Troy then got up and tenderly reached for her hand, "Baby, I love you. I know you love me. Why can't we? I want you so bad. I know you want to wait till we're married, but I'm not sure I can wait that long. I don't want to wait until we graduate from college. That's four whole years away." He then brushed her wavy, dark hair out of her hair and whispered that he loved her. She melted in his arms then and he kissed her.

Just then, Gabriella's cell phone rang.

"Don't answer it," Troy whispered as he kissed her.

Gabriella broke the kiss and said, "Troy, it's probably my mom." She reached for her pink Razor and looked at the caller id.

"It's my mom," she said before opening it. "Hello? Hi mami. Omigosh! It's 11 already? It's past 11? Oh. Yes, I know it's a school night. Yes, mom. I know. Okay. I will. Buh Bye." Gabriella then shut her phone and put it into her small black purse.

"Gabs has to go?" Troy said to her as he pouted.

"Yes, Gabs has to leave," she said as she planted a kiss on his still pouted lips. "My mom just about flipped out when I wasn't home by 11."

"What time is it now?" Troy asked her.

She got out her phone again and checked the time. "11:42," she responded.

"Oh."

Gabriella gathered her purse and put her pink flip-flops on. She then said, "Bye, baby. I'll miss you. Will you miss me?"

"I don't know," Troy said coyly. "It depends on how long you'll be away." He then pulled her down to the carpeted floor and started to tickle her. She laughed and tickled him right were she knew he was ticklish at. He then said, "You're not playing nicely!" He proceeded to tickle Gabriella until her side hurt from laughing too much.

"Okay. Now I need to leave!" She said giddily as she got up from off the floor.

"No!" Troy told her and tried to pull her back down.

"Troy if you keep this up, then I'll never get home. And if I don't get home by midnight, then I won't be seeing you for a very long time," she responded coolly.

"Ahh," Troy pouted. "We don't want that now do we?" He watched as Gabriella once again got up.

"I love ya!" She smooched Troy. She stopped before she left and said, "Don't forget about talking to Chad, okay?" He then nodded to her and she left his room. She then jogged down his steps and told Troy's parents, who were sitting in the family room watching TV, goodnight.

Gabriella quickly ran to her small, red Honda and drove home.

A/N: I had more left to this chapter, but I decided to hold it off until next chapter. The third one will be very short, though.