Chapter Two – The Surprise
"What's wrong, Gabriella," he said as he wiped away my tears with his index finger. I just sobbed even harder. He mover closer to me and gave me a big hug, my head resting on his shoulder. We sat like that for a few minutes until I became calm enough to speak.
"Oh, Troy. When I was 10 my dad died. He was crossing the street while walking our dog and a drunk teen on his way home from a party hit him. He died instantly. His death hit me really hard. We were really close. I haven't really gotten over it. And I don't drink. I just don't want to put another family through what we've been through."
Troy pulled me closer.
"I didn't realize that that had happened to your family Gabi. I'm so sorry. Any time you need a shoulder to cry on, I'm just a phone call away. Remember that. Now how would you like to hear about the special surprise I've planned? Hopefully it will cheer you up."
I sat up and looked into his eyes. He looked so sincere. I nodded, grinning.
"Gabriella Montez, will you be my girl friend?" he asked, pulling out a small box. I gasped as he handed the box to me. As I opened it, my eyes filled with tears. There was a beautiful heart-shaped silver locket with my name written across the front. I looked up at him and nodded again, not wanting to ruin the moment with words. He leaned closer to me until our lips were only centimeters apart. Then he closed the gap. Fireworks exploded inside of me and I put my arms around his neck. I felt his hands on my waist. I pulled away from him for a moment, smiled at him, and returned his kiss, this time with a bit more passion. Then we pulled apart with the sound of the back door opening.
I moved a little away from him, and then I giggled. It was Chad and Taylor. They sat down on the porch swing and started kissing. Troy and I decided to sneak up on them and get them back for interrupting our would-have-been kiss after the basketball game. We silently crept out of the gazebo, hand in hand. We ran and hid behind the huge oak tree. Then we snuck toward Chad and Taylor. They were quite engrossed in each other and didn't notice as we walked up the stairs. Troy and I looked at each other and on the count of three we yelled "BOOO!"
Taylor and Chad sprung apart very quickly. When Chad saw who we were, he started chasing Troy around the yard yelling. I was cheering for Troy and Taylor looked at me grinning.
"So what were you two doing out here, Gabriella?" she asked me suspiciously. I smiled sweetly.
"Well, Troy and I were just talking in the gazebo. We saw you come out and thought it would be funny to get back at you guys for interrupting our kiss after the game." Taylor raised her eyebrows.
"So you were 'talking,'" she said, "What exactly were you 'talking' about"
I grinned and playfully swatted at her arm. "Well, maybe we kissed just a little," I replied, "but we did talk too. Troy asked me to be his girlfriend! And look at the locket he gave me!"
Taylor squealed and I did too. It was starting to sink in. Troy wanted me to be his girlfriend. He could have had any girl in the whole school! Then Taylor sighed and looked at Chad.
"Chad hasn't asked me to be his girlfriend yet. It almost makes me think he only wants to be with me physically," she said, blinking back tears.
"Taylor, I can tell Chad loves you very much. He's just scared to ask for fear of rejection. Guys may act all macho, but deep down they are wimps," I advised her.
Then we were interrupted by Troy and Chad. They were done with their little impromptu chase. "What was that, Montez?" Troy asked slyly.
"Nothing. I was just…um…saying how amazing you are," I defended myself.
Troy rolled his eyes, then ran towards me. He picked my up and carried my towards Chad's pool.
"I don't think so, mister," I screamed, giggling. "I just took a shower before we came here. Besides, I'm wearing a white shirt!"
"I thought you were trying to stop me from throwing you in," he joked. I glared at him and he put me down. Then I looked at my watch. It was almost midnight! I gasped, because my curfew was 11:30. Troy asked me what was wrong. When I explained my situation, he offered to drive me home right away. We said goodbye to Chad and Taylor and walked towards the car. I used my cell to call home, and I explained to my mom that we had lost track of time. I told her that Troy and I were just about to leave. She wasn't too angry, luckily. She told me that it was my big night and I could take all the time I needed. I relaxed, and Troy and I had a nice leisurely ride home. We talked a lot and when we got to my house, he walked me up to my front porch. He gave me a kiss good-night that quickly deepened until my mom opened the door. We jumped apart and she just smiled.
"Umm…mom…this is Troy. Troy, this is my mom Maria Montez."
"Nice to meet you," they both said at the same time. Then mom told me I should invite Troy in for some soda. I looked at him questioningly and he smiled and said "I'd love to."
We went into the kitchen and I got out three Sprites. While I did this, my mom started a conversation with Troy.
"You know, Troy, you look really familiar. What are you parents' names?"
"Dana and Jack Bolton, Ma'am," he replied. Suddenly my mom's face turned all angry. She gave him a glare then left the room.
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