I Want You This Much
Chapter 4
A/N: Thank you to Panda Express for your wonderful idea... Although it may seem like it,this is not the end of this story, just apparently the longest chapter. R&R!
Her daddy says he ain't worth a lick
When it comes to brains, he got the short end of the stick
But Katie's young and man, she just don't care
She'd follow Tommy anywhere
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
And even if they have to run away
She's gonna marry that boy someday
"She's in Love with the Boy" – Trisha Yearwood
Sharpay walked into Chad and Taylor's, hand-in-hand with Zeke as Libby and the other kids raced past them to go play. Sharpay laughed, "They always get like this so don't let them scare you or anything.
"The adults get that way too," Gabriella butted in, reminding Sharpay about a few nights back. Sharpay giggled, covering her mouth.
Zeke looked at Gabriella, "Gabby!" They embraced. "Look at you. All grown up and pregnant. Troy's right?" All she could do was nod. "Good..." Zeke made his way over to Taylor and Chad, covering Taylor's eyes.
"Troy, I..." Taylor uncovered her eyes and turned around. "Zeke?" Tears fell from her eyes as they embraced. "Oh god... Zeke..."
Sharpay smiled, watching Zeke and her friends reunite, when someone tugged on her jeans. She looked down and picked up Libby, "Yes, Baby?"
"Is that Daddy?" Libby asked in a disgust tone.
"Yeah, Sweetheart, that's Daddy," Sharpay nodded.
"Okay..." Libby said, wiggling out of her mother's arms. She made her way over to Zeke and kicked him in the shin.
"What the hell?" Zeke exclaimed, holding his shin in hands.
"Leave my mommy alone, you son of a..." Libby started.
Chad clapped a hand over her mouth, "Excuse us..."
Sharpay gaped in shock, "Oh my god! Zeke! ELIZABETH JESSICA EVANS!"
"Uh-oh, middle name," Ryan taunted his niece.
"Shut up, Jerk!" Libby said, and tried jumping out of Chad's arms to tackle Ryan.
"Zeke, are you alright?" Gabriella asked, making her way to Zeke, who was being held up by Taylor.
Zeke nodded, "Of course I am, Gabby."
"Elizabeth!" Sharpay said dumbfounded. "Stop talking like that! Zeke is your father and I love him very much!"
"I don't care! He left you and he doesn't deserve you! I deserve you!" Libby whined.
"Is that what this is about?" Sharpay asked, hands on her hips.
Chad and Sharpay led Libby to her room upstairs to finish talking. Chad set her on the bed and both adults sat on either side of her.
"Libby, your mommy and I can't be together no matter how much you want it. You that right?" Chad asked. Libby shrugged with a sigh. "I married your Auntie Taylor and we have seven kids..."
"Eight," Sharpay interrupted.
"I have eight?" he asked, looking up at her. She nodded as he started muttering their names and counting off his children on his fingers.
"Libby, what we're trying to say is that we love you so much, but we're happy just as friends. I mean, your Uncle Chad is like the brother I never had..." she started.
"You have Ryan," he reminded.
"Besides your Uncle Ryan..." she said and mouthed a thank you to him. "Sweetie, Chad and I are always here for you, but Zeke is your daddy and you need to accept him and me and the relationship that I have with Zeke and the one I have with your uncle."
"Can I still hate him?" Libby asked.
Chad and Sharpay chuckled.
"For a little while, Angel," Chad said.
"But after six months, you can't," Sharpay cut in.
"Why does she have to like him after six months?" he asked, looking at the blonde woman.
The former diva looked back up at the basketball coach, "Because, by then, everyone will love Zeke! Plus I want her to have a good relationship with her father!"
"I never had any relationship with mine!" he exclaimed.
"You have problems! You don't even know the number of your kids!" Sharpay shot at him.
"Nine!" he defended himself.
"Eight!" she corrected again.
Libby quietly slipped out of her room, closing the door behind her, giggling inside. She crept down the stairs and made her way over to Zeke. He stepped back, afraid to get kicked again.
"Stop cringing!" Libby whined.
"Sorry," Zeke apologized.
"Uncle Chad and Mommy talked to me... I'm sorry and I'm allowed to still hate you for now," she said with the most innocent angelic face ever.
"Thanks, Libby," Zeke said.
"No problem... But if you hurt my mommy... I'll kill you!" Libby reasoned. "Later!" She walked off to play with her cousins.
"Is she always like that?" Zeke asked the others.
"Yep," Gabriella nodded, rubbing her stomach.
"I bet we have another Ice Queen on our hands," Ryan said.
"Someone call me?"
They all faced Chad and Sharpay.
Zeke pulled her into his arms. "I did," he said, dipping her and pressing his lips to hers.
"Step away from the mother!" Libby yelled.
Zeke quickly pulled away from Sharpay and pointed at Troy, "He did it!"
"Elizabeth Jessica, what did we talk about?" Chad questioned.
"Ha-ha, you got the middle name!" Kelsi teased.
"Zeke and Mommy are in love. You never said anything about hurting him," Libby reminded.
"Crap! I knew we forgot something!" Sharpay said, looking at Chad in worry.
"Uh! No hurting Zeke!" Chad added to her rules.
"Awww!" she whined and then stepped on Kelsi's foot with her Mary Jane heal for the middle name comment.
Kelsi's eyes went wide as her foot started swelling, "You're so lucky I'm your godmother!"
"You're so good at threats!" Libby said sarcastically.
"Ohhh!" all the adults said as Kelsi held back her anger, but chopped the peppers fiercely.
"Uh-oh," Troy whispered.
Kelsi leaned down and tickled her niece, until the eight year old could barely gasp for air. That's when Kelsi stopped, "That'll teach you to mess with the all-powerful Auntie Kelsi!" Kelsi grinned as her niece retreated to the living room. "I love that little girl."
"Me too," Sharpay smiled, fists on her hips.
"I love her mother!" Chad grinned.
"Watch it!" Zeke said warningly and then pulled Sharpay back in his arms. "I love her mother." They got lost in each other's eyes and kissed.
"Do we really have ten kids?" Chad asked, once the couple separated.
"EIGHT!"