CHAPTER 9
((hey everybody…I just finished chapter 25 for my other fic…im about to do chapter 9 for this one…that means tomorrow will be my tenth chapter…time does fly…I'm in a really good mood and this chapter might reflect it cuz I just had a long musical practice and it went really well so I am happy right now…hopefully the same thing will happen tomorrow…crosses fingers…okay so on to chapter 9…somebody asked me what happened to David…I haven't forgotten him…yet…I haven't decided if he will be in the rest of the story…chances are really high that he will be…here's the ninth chapter of Promises…R&R…XOXO, Christine))
Sunlight streamed through the windows of Troy's huge bedroom. He and Gabriella were all cuddled up in his bed. His alarm clock went off at 7:15. He reached his arm out and slammed the clock as hard as he could.
"Oww," he groaned.
Gabriella stirred. "Troy?" she mumbled. "What are you doing in my bed?"
"You're in mine. You were afraid of the storm, remember?"
"Oh yeah. We must've fallen asleep."
"Yeah," replied Troy. "I gotta get up. I've got practice."
Gabriella moaned and sat up. "Do you have to go?" she asked. "Can't you stay a little longer?"
"I'll be back at noon."
"I'll make lunch," said Gabriella.
"Yeah, replied Troy. "Then we can eat it outside by the pool."
"You have a pool?" asked Gabriella incredulously.
"Did I forget to mention that?"
"You most certainly did," replied Gabriella. "This place is awesome. I can't believe you told me it was small. It's huge. Damn, you are so modest. That is one of the things I love about you."
Troy smiled. He sat up and ran his hands through Gabriella's hair. He leaned in to kiss her when Chad opened the door to the room. "Troy?" he said. "Oh. Oops, sorry."
"Ever heard of knocking, Chad?" Troy asked annoyed.
"No," replied Chad quickly. "We gotta go, Troy. We'll be alive skinned if we are late."
"Don't you mean skinned alive?" asked Gabriella.
"Don't correct him in the morning," whispered Troy so Chad couldn't hear. "It might be the last thing you ever do."
"Don't correct me in the morning," Chad growled. "Since you didn't know the rules, I'll let it slide this one time." He acted as if Gabriella committed a misdemeanor.
Gabriella rolled her eyes. "Get out," she said. Chad obeyed. He left shutting the door behind him. "Finally." She leaned in for a kiss, but Troy had already gotten out of bed. He was almost completely changed into his basketball clothes.
"Shit," he cursed. "I'm gonna be dead. If I don't leave now, I'll be late." He rushed over to Gabby and gave her a hard kiss. "Bye. See you at lunch. Love you." He left for the gym.
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"Come on, Troy!" shouted the coach. "Get your head in the game! If you don't, you'll be running until the end of the century!"
"I'll be dead before the end," mumbled Troy so only Chad could hear him.
"Tired?" asked Chad. "Did Gabriella keep you up all night?"
"No," he replied. "I just had trouble sleeping knowing Gabby was in the next room. That storm was a gift from heaven. She came into my room because she was scared, and she slept with me in my bed. I slept solidly after that."
"So did you two do anything?" Chad asked.
"No," replied Troy. "You and Taylor?"
"Maybe," replied Chad in that way that meant yeah of course.
"Was it fun?" asked Troy as if Chad was his kindergarten sun who had just come home from his first day of school.
"F you," Chad flicked him off, too.
"Bolton, Danfield, are you two having a tea party? Get out there and practice." Coach Jensen was nobody's favorite person. He was rude to everyone including his assistant coaches. He had absolutely no manners. But, nobody could deny it, he was definitely one of the best. He had won more games and titles than any other coach. "Once you two are finished with your crumpets, you can run for the rest of practice!" Jensen knew Troy was his star, but that didn't stop him from being a strict unreasonable jerk.
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"Gabby!" Troy called when he walked in the door. He felt ready to collapse. Chad had driven into town to meet Taylor for lunch. "Gabby!" He called again. He collapsed into the nearest chair. "Gabby!" He whined again. He couldn't feel his legs.
"Hello, Mr. Whiner," Gabriella said plopping on his lap. Troy made a noise when she sat on him as if she weighed a lot. "Oh well fine then, if I'm to fat for you, I'll go back to David." She started to get up. Troy pulled her back down and kissed her as hard as he could. "That's more like it." She kissed him back. They pulled up for air. "All you had was mac and cheese, so that's what I made."
"Sounds great," replied Troy. "Coach made Chad and I run sprints for two hours."
"That sucks," replied Gabriella. "So that's why you were whining earlier."
"Yeah," replied Troy. They sat down to lunch on the porch. After lunch, they went for a nice swim. "This feels nice." He and Gabriella were relaxing in the hot tub. Gabriella was sitting on his lap. He kissed her on the cheek.
"I don't wanna go back to Duke," Gabriella replied pouting. "I wanna stay with you."
"We have a whole week ahead of us," said Troy. "Enjoy it."
"Okay," replied Gabriella.
((There you go…chapter 9…please review and tell me what you think…next chapter comes tomorrow after musical practice and basketball practice…XOXO, Christine))
