Chapter Three - Mischief

I was shocked, and I apologized over and over again to Troy. He silenced my lips with a kiss. Then he said "It's OK, Gabi. She's probably just feeling protective of her baby girl. I should probably leave now. I'll call you tomorrow." I sighed and gave him a hug before showing him to the door. "Good-night, new boyfriend of mine," I said grinning. He grinned back and winked at me before getting into his car and driving away.

I then ran upstairs to find out what was the deal with my mom, but she was asleep. I decided to wait until the next day.

The next morning I slept until 11. When I woke up, I smiled remembering the night before. Then I frowned, remembering my mom's little outburst. I sat up and got out of bed. I ran down to the kitchen, then I smack my forehead. Duh! She was at work! I started to pour myself a bowl of cereal, then stopped. It was almost lunchtime! So instead I stuck a pizza pop in the microwave and poured myself a glass of juice. I sat down at the table and turned on the TV. The Price is Right, my favorite game show, was on. I watched it, playing along, until the phone rang. It was Troy. I smiled and picked it up.

"Hi Troy," I said, "How are you?"

"Not too bad," he replied, "but I'll be even better if you will let me take you out for dinner tomorrow night." I grinned.

"Hmmm, should I stay at home and eat a TV dinner alone or go out to dinner with my adorable boyfriend?" I teased. He just laughed, and then I did too. "Of course I will Troy." Then we just chatted for awhile. After we hung up, I called Taylor, Kelsi, and Sharpay to invite them to go to the mall with me that afternoon. They were all free so we agreed to meet and the mall at 2. I finished up my lunch, got dressed, and drove to the mall.

We met in the food court. As soon as everyone was there, I told them the news about Troy and I. they were all pretty excited. It had turned out that lots of people had gotten together the previous evening. Chad had asked Taylor after we left, Sharpay and Zeke were officially dating, and Jason had asked Kelsi out. Sharpay also told us that Ryan had danced with Sindra, a girl who had gotten a minor role in the musical. Things were looking promising for them. I was glad that all my friends were as happy as I was.

The next evening Troy picked me up promptly at 7:00. My mom wasn't home. It seemed to me that she had thrown herself into her work, which she usually does when she has a problem. On the way to the restaurant, Troy and I discussed reasons for her anger. "Maybe my mom had an affair with your dad," he joked. I smiled and then we arrived at the restaurant.

The dinner was delicious and the restaurant was beautiful. Troy and I talked a lot about the musical. I told him about our friends pairing up and he just laughed. "It was bound to happen sooner or later," he explained.

I was disappointed when we left the restaurant. I didn't want the evening to be over. It was only 10:00. But to my surprise, it wasn't. Troy blindfolded me before driving me to a mystery place. When we got there, he helped me out of the car and led me to a place to sit down. Then he took the blindfold off.

"Where are we?" I asked, looking around in wonder and amazement. We were sitting on a bench and we were surrounded by gorgeous flowers. There were a few trees scattered here and there and a fountain was right in front of us. I leaned my head on Troy's shoulder.

"I don't know if I should tell you," he taunted.

"What if I kiss you?" I asked.

"Well, that would depend on how good it is," he replied solemnly. So I leaned towards him and planted my lips firmly on his. We kissed for about thirty seconds, and then I pulled away. "How was that?" I asked. He smiled and told me our location. We were in a park really close to our houses. It had some gardens and one day Troy discovered them.

Troy stood up and pulled me with him. "Well, Gabi," he said, "you're not wearing white today!" With that, he picked me up and threw me into the fountain. It was surprisingly deep. And cold! I swam over to the edge, feeling a bit vengeful. I grabbed Troy's arm, and with a fast jerk I pulled him in. He sputtered for breath and starting scolding me.

"Well Bolton, you started it," I exclaimed and got out of the fountain. He got out too and he walked towards the car. He took two towels out of the trunk and I gasped. "You were planning this!" I exclaimed. He just grinned and handed me a towel. We then drove to my house in a comfortable silence. I walked up the step, waved goodbye to him, and ran inside. I was just so happy. My smile quickly turned to a frown as I saw my mom there glaring at me.