A/N: I am really surprised at all of the reviews that I got! Thank you so so so so so so so so much for them! And again, thank you for all the helpful suggestions and I figured out that the 'shaker thing' was actually called a cocktail shaker. Thanks for that…lol. Anyway, here's chapter 3!

Troy sat back at his table, watching Chad trot over to the bar to where Gabriella was. He saw her look up in surprise, and then run to hug him. 'How much I would pay to be in his place right now,' Troy thought to himself. He saw them in a tight embrace, and then he looked away. He knew he couldn't say anything to her, because then he would be afraid that old feelings might come back. 'If the feelings ever went away,' a voice inside his head said. Troy sighed, and leaned back in his chair. 'I don't know what I'm going to do,' he thought. 'Sure, Abigail is great, but she's no comparison to Gabi…'

Troy's thoughts were interrupted by Chris. "Hey, Troy, when is Abigail getting here?" he asked.

"In about ten minutes," he mumbled checking his watch.

Chris nodded and went back to talking with the rest of the team. Troy once again sighed, but then looked over at Chad and Gabi. Chad was sitting on a stool while Gabi was talking to another customer; a very odd one also. From what Troy could see, the other person was wearing a very large hat. He shrugged it off and looked at his glass. Troy took a large swig from his drink and then walked over to sit next to Chad.

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Gabi just stood there, as if her feet were frozen to the ground. She stayed there in shock for several seconds, and when she finally found her voice she asked, "Troy?" very quietly.

Troy grinned and nodded. Gabi's stunned face broke out into a huge smile. Not another second passed before Gabi ran around the counter and was in his arms once again. Troy's arms were around her waist and holding her close, while taking in the smell of her hair. Gabi finally pulled away. She took a step back, looking him over.

"You haven't changed one bit," she said softly.

"Neither have you! You got taller, but if anything, you got more beautiful," Troy said. 'Did I just say that?' Troy asked himself silently.

Gabi gave a small smile. "Thanks. Can I get you anything?" she asked.

"Anything with alcohol please," Troy said taking his seat next to Chad.

"Rough night?" Gabi asked deciding what to get him.

"Something like that," Troy replied.

Chad chuckled beside him. "Nice, Troy," he mumbled to his friend.

"What? She's getting here in ten minutes," he mumbled back.

"Oh, boy. This is going to be a long night," Chad said, and then took a large gulp of his drink.

"Pst!" Taylor whispered to Gabi.

Chad sighed. "Taylor, you've been sitting there for ten minutes looking like a complete ass, trying to fool me, but I figured it out ages ago. And that must be a record, me figuring something out within ten minutes, so just come out. I promise I won't bite," he added with a cocky grin on.

Taylor took off her sunglasses and narrowed her eyes. "Yes, that must be a record. I'm surprised you even knew what a martini was," she snapped back.

Gabi rolled her eyes. "Here we go again," she muttered to herself. Troy however, heard her and smiled. And sure enough, Taylor and Chad were at it again; bickering themselves into the next century.

"At least I'm not the one looking like an idiot in public!" he shot.

"I only did it to avoid this!" she exclaimed back.

"Guys! Come on, we haven't seen each other in three years. Can we at least pretend to get along?" Troy pleaded.

"Fine by me," Chad answered.

Taylor sighed and took off her hat. "Whatever," she replied.

"Thank you!" Troy said exasperated.

"So, how has your life been Troy?" Taylor asked getting in on the conversation.

He sighed. "It's been alright…it could be better," he answered.

Taylor nodded. "It seems everyone's life could be better. Have a girlfriend?" she asked sitting up.

Gabi shot her a glare. Taylor smirked, which only resulted in Gabi throwing a cherry at her head.

"Er-" Troy was about to answer, but then he was interrupted by a very high pitched voice.

"Troyiekins! Oh my gosh, it seems like it's been forever!"

Troy closed his eyes. "No, not now," Troy mumbled to himself.

Gabi looked past Troy and saw a girl standing about ten feet away. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. When Troy didn't turn around, she came and positioned herself on his lap. "I've been looking all over for you! I almost panicked when I saw you weren't sitting at the table! Luckily Chris told me where you went!" she screeched, while Chad put his fingers in his ears to avoid her voice.

"Oh my gosh!" Chad mouthed mimicking her, causing Gabi to laugh quietly.

The girl's head snapped around to face Gabi. "Is there something funny?" she asked.

Gabi was about to answer when Chad interrupted. "Gabi, I'll have another one of those martinis please!"

"You know her?" the girl asked surprised.

Chad turned to face her. "Yeah, she's an old friend of mine from high school," he replied, while shooting Troy a glare.

Troy got the message. "Yeah, she's mine too," he added.

The girl almost fell off his lap. "You know her?" she asked with her mouth open.

Taylor stepped in. "Yeah, you have a problem?"

"Who are you?" she asked with a look of disgust on her face.

Troy laughed nervously. "Okay, can I have another one of these?" he asked picking up his glass. Gabi nodded and started to prepare the drink.

"Well anyway," Troy continued, "Guys, this is Abigail," he said pointing to the girl on his lap.

"His girlfriend," She added, smirking.

Gabi felt her throat go dry.

Troy rolled his eyes. 'Fantastic.' He thought, but continued, "And, this is Taylor, she's an old friend from school, and this is Gabriella-"

"She wasn't anything more, was she?" Abigail asked, not really caring what he said, unless it was about the girl who was bartending.

Gabi and Troy's eyes locked. Troy bit his lip, and then Gabi answered, "No, we weren't."

"Oh, okay, because I was going to say," she started laughing.

Gabi looked down, while Taylor and Chad spoke up. "Were going to say what?" they said together angrily.

Abigail stopped laughing. "Well, come on. I mean what are the odds of her ending up with him?" she said starting to laugh once again.

Gabi's heart broke in half. 'Maybe she is right; maybe what happened was for the best….'

Taylor and Chad jumped up, "Look, I don't know who you are, but what the hell is your problem?" Taylor asked.

Abigail had a look of disgust on her face. "Okay, guys, look, calm down. Abigail, knock it off, did she ever do anything to you? No, so back off. Taylor and Chad, sit down," Troy said, trying to keep everything under control.

Chad and Taylor slowly sat back down, and Abigail had a shocked and appalled look on her face.

"Can I get anything for you?" Gabi asked, trying to be nice. She found that rather hard, after what she just said about her, and she wanted nothing more than to punch her in the face at the moment.

"Yes, an apple martini. You do know how to make those, right? And make it quick." She said with a smirk on her face.

Gabi smiled, but when she turned around she rolled her eyes.

"Abigail, what is your problem?" Troy asked her once Gabi walked to the other side of the bar to get the ingredients.

She turned around in his lap, "Whatever do you mean?" she asked batting her eyelashes.

Troy narrowed his eyes. "I think you know exactly what I'm talking about."

She chuckled. "What's it to you? She said herself that she was nothing more than a friend."

"Yeah, my friend. That doesn't give you permission to treat her like dirt!" He said getting louder.

"Troysie, chill. I won't say anything too mean," she said laughing.

"Abigail, just don't say anything," he said getting mad.

"Why not? Look, Troy, she's not worthy. She's not pretty, she's not like me. And if something like that was something more than your friend, then that just doesn't say a whole lot," she said turning around and snatching her drink from Gabriella.

Troy was enraged. 'How could she say that? Gabi has to be the nicest, prettiest, most worthy person…I've ever met…'

Abigail took a sip from her drink. "Not bad. For you at least," she added.

Gabi sighed and looked at Chad. He seemed to be sending glares at Abigail, and Taylor also seemed to be doing the same.

"Gabi!" someone shouted. She looked around, and saw the manager running towards the bar. "It's 11:45! Get out of here! Your shift ended 15 minutes ago! Shoo!" he said running inside the bar.

Gabi laughed. "All right, I'm leaving! Just give me a minute," she said.

The manager smiled. "Okay, but I want you out in five minutes. You work too hard, take a break! Leave!" he said over his shoulder as he walked away.

"Well," she said putting a hand on the counter, "as much fun as this is, I apparently have to go. I will see you guys later," she said as she got her purse out from under the bar.

Chad smiled and got up, as well as Taylor. Troy was trying to stand up, but Abigail was refusing to get off.

"Well Gabster, I will see you tomorrow. I'll come around…six. Is that good?" Chad asked while walking to the entrance with her.

"Yeah, that's fine," she replied, giving Chad a hug.

She broke away and looked over where Troy was. He was now standing, but next to a very angry Abigail. He shook his head and walked over, and embraced Gabi in a tight hug.

"I'm so sorry. I don't know what to say," he whispered into her hair.

"It's okay, it's not your fault," she whispered back, getting tears in her eyes.

Troy tightened his grip on her waist. "I'll see you at the game?" he asked hopefully.

"Yeah, I'll be there," she said. Gabi broke the huge and gave a watery smile.

"I'll see you guys soon," she said, and then walked out into the chilly night air; thinking about how much she wanted to be back in Troy's arms.

A/N: ahahah. I know, Abigail is a bitch. You probably all hate her, and want her to die, but…you won't find out what happens until next chapter! Haha! Okay, well anyway, I hope you liked it, and sorry I didn't update yesterday, but I was at a family party. Anyway, please review! Thanks!