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July 31, 2010 7:45 am

"Happy last day of camp sweetie!" Gabi said while jumping on the bed.

"Have you been eating sugar all ready? It's 7:45 in the morning. No person should be that hyper this early in the morning." I said shaking my head.

"Well I'm hyper buddy. You're just going to have to deal with it. You're a lucky guy today." Gabi told me as I looked at her.

"Why am I a lucky guy?" I asked her as she grinned at me.

"You get two notes today." She said handing me a black and white envelope. I tore it open and took out the navy blue paper.

Hi Troy!

Happy last day of camp! Today's song is "Something Like You" by 'NSYNC. Quit rolling your eyes at the choice. Listen to the song while I explain why I picked this particular song. I picked it because I have to pinch myself every now and then and realize I'm with you. I still, to this day, can't believe I'm dating or even engaged to you. Have a great last day!

Te Amo,

Gabi

"Ok so where's the second envelope at?" I asked her with excitement in my eyes.

"You have to go to camp first and then you'll get the second envelope." She said as I pouted.

"You will love the second one I promise." She said as I got off the bed and walked towards the bathroom.

"All right I'll be back later. I love you." I told her as she grinned widely at me.

"I love you too honey." She said pushing me out the door and into the hallway.

2:00 pm

"Gabi where are you?" I called opening the door to the dorm and walking in.

I noticed her bag and mine sitting by the door full packed. She came out of the bathroom with a smile on her face.

"Oh good you're here." Gabi said walking over to the bed as I followed her.

"What are our bags doing by the door?" I asked her as she motioned me to sit on the bed.

"Read this first and then I'll explain." She said handing me another envelope.

I tore the envelope and took out a plain white piece of paper and unfolded it.

Troy,

You're probably wondering why you get two notes today. Well this one contains a surprise. You can't ask any questions until we arrive at the first destination. Noticed I said first. There are two. Now put the note with the rest and we'll go. Don't forget your bag!

Love,

Gabi

I looked at her with confusion written all over my face. She just laughed as she grabbed her book bag and duffle bag. I grabbed my bags and followed her out the door. We walked downstairs to the car as I got in the passengers' side. She got into the drivers.

She started to drive as I looked out the windows. I noticed the familiar scenery as we headed towards the airport. She grinned at me as she parked the car and got out.

"You can ask only one question." Gabi said as we walked towards the entrance of the airport.

"What are we doing here?" I asked her as she grinned widely at me.

"We're going somewhere far, far away from here." She said as I shook my head at her.

"You could never give me a straight answer could you?" I asked her as we checked into our gate.

"No I never could." She said as the attendant handed Gabi our tickets, which Gabi insisted on holding the entire way.

We sat at our gate until our flight was called. We handed our tickets to the attendant and headed towards the plane.

"Thank you for you doing this." I said looking over at Gabi's happy face.

"You're most welcome. I got the ok from your coach to take you early from the camp." Gabi told me as I leaned back into the seat of the plane.

"You're amazing, you know that?" I asked her as she held onto my hand.

"I have a pretty good idea. You've down these last couple of days so I figured a surprise might cheer you up." Gabi told me as I smiled.

"It did and thank you again." I said leaning over and placing a small kiss on her cheek.

2:00 pm (Albuquerque time)

We just landed and Gabi is dragging me to where her mom parked her car. I laughed at her as she stuck her tongue out at me.

"Come on slow poke." Gabi yelled as I continued to laugh at her.

"Where are we going in such a hurry?" I asked her as I threw all the luggage into the trunk of her small car.

"Megan does have a dance recital does she not?" Gabi asked me as my eyes went wide.

"I completely forgot about that. Let's hit the road, Gabs." I said hopping into the car as she got into the passengers' side.

We drove through the familiar streets of Albuquerque. I smiled happily as we drove through my parents' neighborhood. We continued on until we reached the theatre where the recital was going to take place.

We parked the car and headed inside. I saw Anna and Brandon but not my parents. Gabi and I watched them climb to the balcony as we chose seats on the ground level of the theatre.

The lights flickered as the recital started. Gabi and I held hands as we watched Megan dance her heart out to Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings". She danced solo to "Get Out of My Dream" by Billy Ocean, a personal favorite of mine. Megan then did another dance to "American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. And before we knew it, the recital was over.

"Let's go see them." I said looking at Gabi with excitement in my eyes and voice. All she could do was laugh at me.

We walked out of the theatre and over to where Anna, Megan, Brandon, and my parents all stood. I walked up behind Megan and placed my hands over her eyes.

"Guess who?" I whispered as she turned around with a big grin on her face.

"OMG! What are you doing here?" She asked catching the attention of the rest of the family.

"I'm here to see you dance." I told her while rolling my eyes as her question.

"No I mean what are you doing here in New Mexico? You're supposed to be in Florida until tomorrow night." Anna said looking at me.

"It was all Gabi. She talked to coach and asked him to let me go early. Now we're here with you guys." I said with a grin on my face.

"It's good to have you back home, son." Dad said clapping me on the back.

"Well it's good to be home. Are you ready to launch the operation, Brandon?" I asked my younger brother.

"Ready as I'll ever be. She comes home day after tomorrow." Brandon told me as I nodded.

"Perfect timing. And how are Jordan and Ryan doing?" I asked my sisters about their boyfriends.

"They're fine Troy. Quit worrying. Now how was camp?" Megan asked me as I grinned.

"I'm your older brother; it's my duty to worry about you guys. Let's go home and I'll tell you all about camp." I said as we walked towards the car.

Gabi, Anna, Brandon, and I all piled into the car while Megan went with mom and dad since she had to go get all her dance stuff. I started the car and headed towards my parents' home. I listened to Gabi and Anna catch up on what had been going on while Brandon sang along to the radio.

I pulled into the driveway as everyone piled out of the car. I sighed as I got up and looked at the old house.

"What are you thinking about?" Gabi whispered coming up behind me and wrapping her arms around my waist.

"I'm thinking about all the memories we've shared here." I told her grinning.

"All the slow dances on the porch, all the serious talks on the swing, and all the goodbye kisses we shared." Gabi said as I leaned over and kissed her sweet lips.

"We've got one more to add." I said as I grabbed her left hand and started towards the house.

"Oh really? What memory will that be?" Gabi asked as I looked at her.

"Telling everyone we're engaged." I whispered as my parents pulled into the driveway.

"Oh I temporary forgot about that." Gabi said as I grinned at her.

"Well I'm thinking of telling the family today and our friends later." I told her.

"Let me call mom and then we'll tell them." She said walking into the house as I followed her.

We no sooner called Jessica, Gabi's mom did she walked through the door and sat with us in the living room.

"Oh calling both parents in. What did you two do?" Brandon asked as Gabi and I both laughed.

"We didn't do anything. We just have some news to share." Gabi started as the mothers eyed us.

"What kind of news are we talking about?" Mom asked us as we both grinned.

"On July 28th, I asked Gabi to marry me." I started as Gabi finished.

"And I said yes." Gabi finished as the mothers grinned widely at us.

"Congratulations you two! Have you set a date?" mom and Jessica asked Gabi and I.

"Becky, Nicole let the two breathe. They just told us the news. Let them calm down a little." Dad told the mothers as Gabi and I shot him a look of thanks.

"Actually we did decide on a date." I started as I looked over at Gabi.

"We decided on July 28, 2012. We'll both be out of college by that time. We want to get married here instead of California." Gabi explained as I looked over at my three younger siblings.

"What do you guys think?" I asked looking over at Megan, Anna, and Brandon.

"It's about time you two. You've been dating since you were my age. Congratulations." Anna said coming over to give me and Gabi a hug.

"Dude you're going to be a married man. But you got the best girl possible." Brandon said as I looked at Megan.

"Are you ok, Megan?" I asked looking at my youngest sister.

She just turned around and ran up the stairs. I looked at Gabi after I heard the door slam. She nodded her head as I ran up the stairs. I knocked on Megan's door as I heard a faint 'go away' come from inside the room. I slowly pushed open the door and walked quietly over to the bed where Megan laid crying.

"Hey you. What's wrong?" I asked Megan while sitting on the bed and rubbing her back soothingly.

"You would just laugh." She said picking her tear stained face up and looking at me.

"Megan have I ever laughed at anything you've ever said?" I asked her as she looked at me.

"No but why I'm crying is stupid." Megan told me as I reached over and hugged her.

"Just tell me what's wrong." I tried again as she laid her head on my shoulder.

"You're going to get married, open your restaurant, and move away. We're not going to see you and Gabi very much." She said as I understood where she was coming from.

"That's not true. The only place I want to open a restaurant is right here in Albuquerque. Gabi and I have all ready talked and we want to raise our children here and eventually send them off to East High. We want to be near our families. We have no immediate plans to move." I explained to Megan.

"But you're so far away right now." Megan said as I looked at her.

"I'm home for the rest of the summer. Sure in September I'll be back in California but I'll se back in December, March, and May." I said as she smiled.

"It is still open that Anna, Brandon, and I can come out to visit you and Gabi?" Megan asked me as I grinned.

"It's open any time you want to come out. You can always come watch me play ball." I told her as she smiled.

"Thank you Troy for everything." She said as she wrapped her arms around me.

"Not a problem Megan. It's what big brothers are here for." I said pushing myself off the bed.

I walked out of the room, shutting the door quietly. I stood out in that hall for a few minutes, just watching Megan in her room. It seemed like yesterday that her and Brandon had been born. I pushed myself off the wall and walked downstairs to join the others.

"Is she all right, Troy?" Dad asked me as I sat down next to Gabi on the couch.

"She will be now. She was just worried that she wouldn't see us anymore." I explained as Anna and Brandon looked at me.

"You're going to live in Albuquerque, aren't you?" Anna asked me as I grinned.

"Gabi and I have talked about it. We want to raise our kids here. We don't want to be anywhere else, but here. We want to send our kids to the same school we fell in love in. And this is the only place I want to open the restaurant. Sorry but you're not getting rid of me that quickly." I said looking towards the stairs where Megan was coming down slowly.

"We don't' want to get rid of you that quick. It's been too quiet here for the past two weeks." Anna told me.

"Are you saying I'm a loud mouth?" I asked them as they all got grin on their faces.

"That's exactly what we're saying. But you bring a livelihood into the house while you're here." Brandon told me.

"Thanks you guys." I said settling back into the sofa with my arm around Gabi.

The rest of the afternoon we relaxed and I told them all about camp.


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