Thanks so much for all the lovely reviews! I know some of you are upset about the breakup…but it is the big drama part of the story. I think that this chapter might be a bit sad…but it is REALLY important to the story.

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Not Enough

Taylor sat on the floor of her room, rocking back and forth. Gabriella sat with her, a tub of ice cream next to them.

"Shhh. It will be okay." Gabriella tried to soothe.

"N-n-n-NO! It will not be o-okay!" Taylor wailed as her tears increased tenfold.

"What do you mean? You'll get through this, I'm there for you Tay." Gabriella said as she rocked Taylor in a comforting manor.

"He was always there for me, n-n-now he won't be there for m-me!" Taylor said as her head fell into her hands.

"Tell me what happened." Gabriella said as Taylor lifted her head.

"I was walking h-home from school, and Alex More s-started talking to me. I d-didn't want to be rude, so I t-talked to him. He then said s-s-something about his life not being g-great, and how he knew a w-way to make it better." Taylor said as her tears started to flow faster then they had before she began talking.

"Then what happened? What made Chad so mad?" Gabriella prodded.

"He t-took a step c-closer to me and he k-kis-kissed me!" Taylor wailed.

"Did Chad see you kissing him?" Gabriella asked.

"Y-ye-yes." Taylor answered as she whimpered.

"So now we know why Chad broke up with you." Gabriella began as Taylor whimpered again.

"Yes." Taylor got out before she started to sob uncontrollably

"Did you want Alex to kiss you?" Gabriella asked.

"N-n-n-NO! NEVER! I l-love Chad!" Taylor wailed.

"So all you need to do is talk to him Taylor! Simple as that!" Gabriella exclaimed.

"NO!" Taylor wailed again.

"What do you mean 'No'" Gabriella asked.

"No it is not that simple." Taylor said.

"How is my plan not that simple?" Gabriella questioned.

"Chad won't even look to me, let alone talk to me. I hurt him too much." Taylor said as she put her head back into her hands.

"I'll ask Troy to talk some sense into him." Gabriella said as she pulled out her cell phone.

"Thank you." Taylor said as she lay down onto her bed.

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With Chad and Troy

"Chad, man you need to calm down!" Troy said as his friend attempted to throw his basketball at a picture of Taylor that sat on his desk.

"How can I calm down when I found by girlfriend kissing another guy?" Chad yelled.

"Just hold on a second. Take deep breaths." Troy said as he reached for his ringing cell phone.

While Chad was taking deep breaths, Troy answered his phone.

"Hello?" Troy asked as he kept an alert eye on Chad.

"Troy, it's Gabriella." Gabriella said from the other line.

"Oh hey Gabby." Troy said as a smile slid onto his face.

"I have a big problem, you see I have a hysterical Taylor here, and I think that I need help." Gabby said as shuffling was heard on the other end.

"Why? What happened to her?" Troy asked, although he had a feeling that he knew.

"Chad dumped her." Gabriella said bluntly.

"I had a feeling that you were calling about that. I have Chad here…" Troy said, letting the sentence drift off.

"Well, from what Taylor told me, he didn't let her explain." Gabriella said as she sighed.

"Well in Chad's defense, what Taylor did was wrong, and if I were Chad, I wouldn't want to talk to her either." Troy said defensively.

"No, you don't understand Troy, it was all a misunderstanding!" Gabriella shrieked.

"How can something like this be a misunderstanding?" Troy asked as he ran a hand through his hair.

"This guy, Alex, he knew Taylor before this, and I think that he liked her from what I can gather from Taylor. I think they were friends." Gabriella started to explain.

"So they were friends, what's your point?" Troy asked, somewhat aggravated.

"Taylor said that she was walking home and Alex started to talk to her. He got closer to her and told her that his life could be better then he kissed her. Taylor tried to push him off, but he is stronger, this much we all know for a fact." Gabriella explained.

"Likely story." Troy said, defending his friend.

"I know Taylor, and the Taylor I know doesn't lie. From what I have heard about Alex, he is a liar." Gabriella tried to convince her boyfriend.

"Yeah, he is a liar." Troy agreed.

"So then who are you going to believe Troy, your girlfriends best friend and a friend of yours, or a guy who is known as a liar?" Gabriella asked.

"You and Taylor." Troy mumbled.

"Good, now please talk to Chad, tell him that he should at least hear Taylor out." Gabriella ordered.

"OK. Love you, bye." Troy said as he shut his ell phone. He turned to Chad who was currently sitting on the ground, his head in his hands.

"What's up with Gabby?" Chad asked, his voice slightly muffled by his hands.

"Well, apparently Taylor is with Gabby, and she is crying and almost not even able to talk." Troy said as he sat down next to Chad.

"I don't know why she is crying, I'm the one that got hurt, not her." Chad said angrily.

"Gabby told me what Taylor's side of the story was." Troy began before he was cut off.

"There is no story Troy. Taylor cheated on me, end of story." Chad said bitterly.

"Can I at least tell you what Gabby told me?" Troy asked.

"Fine." Chad said grudgingly.

"Well, Taylor was walking home when Alex came up to her. Apparently they had been friends a long time ago, so they are talking and Alex gets closer to Taylor and says that his 'life could be better' and then he kissed her. She tried to push him off, but we both know that she would fail because he is stronger then her." Troy said as he looked at Chad carefully.

"Even if that is the truth, it doesn't change anything." Chad said sadly.

"But Chad, you can apologize for jumping to conclusions and we will all be happy again." Troy tried to reason.

"No because I would never be able to live with it. I would always wonder if she is cheating on me or if I was good enough for her. It's better that we ended it sooner rather then later, it spares us both some pain." Chad said as his eyes started to shine with unshed tears.

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"Maybe if we-" Gabriella began.

"No." Taylor choked out.

"No? What do you mean 'No'?" Gabriella asked.

"If he doesn't believe me, then there is nothing that we can do." Taylor said with her voice shaking.

"But we could-" Gabriella began again before she was cut off again.

"No, I just have to accept that love isn't always enough." Taylor said before a new wave of tears came over her.

"You don't believe that." Gabriella said softly.

"I don't?" Taylor asked sarcastically. Gabriella shrugged, unsure of the answer. "Chad and I have been through so much, and if we can't get through this, then it shows that love is not always enough." Taylor finished softly.

"You don't believe that Taylor…or at least you didn't." Gabriella pleaded.

"Well, I do now." Taylor said before lying down on her bed and she fell into a fitful sleep.