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Gabriella swallowed hard as she looked at the picture, and then proceeded to read the article underneath it.

BLUFFING BOLTON?

Two-Timing Troy Seen In Louisiana

We all know how the Bolton-Dashsend wedding has been under careful administration; only few people had known the secret location of where the most prestigious wedding of the year was to take place. However, Jamie Khiser, (27) head of Louisiana Wedding Agency, has recently called our sources to tell us some secret information. "I've never had someone famous to plan a wedding for," she comments over the phone. "And when Troy Bolton's fiancée called, I had a sudden idea," she tells Louisiana Evening News.

Recently, Melanie Dashsend, (23) was seen in New York on a business trip. So who was in Louisiana giving him company? No other than former high school sweetheart, Gabriella Montez (24); a.k.a., the wedding planner.

"Gabriella is one of the best wedding planners around," Khiser comments, "it was no surprise that Melanie requested for her assistance to plan her wedding."

It was however, a surprise when her fiancée, Troy Bolton, (24) NBA star for the L.A. Lakers, was seen smooching it up with their wedding planner.

"They seemed to regret it after," says an anonymous source who witnessed the kiss.

Was it because they were caught?

"Those two have an undeniable chemistry," Evelyn Parker of Professional Photography tells us. "They looked so happy together when they walked into my office to order photography. When she told me she was just his wedding planner, I was shocked."

This apparently oblivious pair have been seen at a local flower shop, Professional Photography as well as walking around town for the past few weeks. But what about Melanie?

"Melanie's reaction and comments are not available yet or the status of where the wedding stands," Khiser says.

Now, however, Gabriella's job could be in jeopardy. "She broke the cardinal rule," she adds, "Her job will have to be decided by the new head of department after I leave."

Khiser now plans to leave the agency and write a book on her experiences. "This situation my employee was given was just too good not be written about," she explains. "Even though they weren't my own experiences, I think I can relate to how Gabriella felt."

"What? She has no idea how I felt when-" Gabriella started but was cut off by Taylor.

"Shut up! Just finish reading!" Taylor snapped.

But it looks like Big-star Bolton isn't the only one who has been completely untrue. While Dashsend was in New York, she was constantly seen out and about with the same man - who evidently, is not her hot basketball superstar fiancée. "They're just business partners," says one of her close friends. "Melanie has no romantic interest whatsoever."

Our sources tell us otherwise. "They were holding hands through out the town, and briefcases were not present once," an uncover journalist reports.

What's really going on between the two lovebirds? Will the hottest sports couple turn into the hottest break up?

Gabriella bit her lip as she finished reading and put the article down. She slowly shifted her gaze to Troy. His eyes were still fixed on the newspaper, looking at the picture and back to the bottom of the article. He sighed loudly and then fully stood up. Gabriella started to rub her shoulder nervously as she looked down at the floor.

"Troy, I'm sorry," Taylor said to break the silence.

He snapped his head up to look at Taylor. "Don't apologize, Taylor." He said quietly, looking at his feet.

Taylor shifted uncomfortably. "Well, um, Gabriella call me later," she replied before swiftly making her way out of the apartment.

"This is just…great. What am I going to do?" Troy asked, pacing around in her apartment.

Gabriella looked up from the floor. "Well…I did tell you that you shouldn't have done it," she replied softy.

"Oh, so now it's my fault? If I'm not mistaken, I'm pretty sure you're contributing to this also," he answered, holding up the picture of them kissing.

Gabriella blushed slightly but looked away. "You know what I mean! I mean, now we could both be screwed. Your marriage could be stopped, and I could lose my job!" she exclaimed.

Troy put down the article and moved closer to Gabriella. "You know what, Gabriella? I never planned any of this to happen! A few weeks ago, everything in my life was great. I was engaged; I was starting center in my game line up, and for once in my life my dad was off my back. But then Melanie brought me here…to you. I haven't talked to you in four years, and now all of the sudden you're my wedding planner? Did you really think I would make you plan my wedding if I had a choice?" he asked, out of breath.

Gabriella stood there, shocked at what he had said.

"I knew it would be awkward from the start. But no, Melanie wanted you. And I let her go through with it when we came here, because it's what she wanted. And now…I'm stuck in this!" he added, walking back towards the door.

"W-well, I-I'm not the o-one w-who couldn't control their hormones!" Gabriella shot back weakly.

Troy turned around sharply. "Gabriella, what do you want me to say? I'm sorry that I wanted to kiss you? Is that what you want? Well I apologized before," he snapped before walking out the door.

Gabriella swallowed and watched the door close, shutting her out from Troy's world.

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Troy angrily clutched a copy of the article in his hand as he opened his hotel room door. When he walked in, he saw Melanie lying on the bed, reading a copy of the article. When she noticed him, she stood up and held up the paper for him to see as he did the same.

"What the hell is this?" they asked furiously in unison.

"The wedding planner?" Melanie started off in an angry tone, "she was your high school sweetheart?"

"Don't pin this all on me! What about you? You haven't been exactly truthful, either. You told me you had business in California! Not New York!" Troy shot back.

Melanie's face softened and looked away. "I know, and I'm sorry, but I got transferred," she replied meekly.

"And you didn't care to tell me?" Troy asked with his brows furrowed.

"Troy…it doesn't matter. I was transferred to New York for a couple of days with my partner. Nothing happened," she said looking down at the article.

Troy looked back at his own copy. "'They were holding hands and briefcases were not present once,' says one of our uncover reporters,'" he read out of the article, "nothing happened?" he asked with raised eyebrows.

"Troy, you're honestly going to believe a newspaper over me? And really what the hell is this?" she asked livid, pointing to the picture of Troy and Gabriella.

It was Troy's turn to look away. "Um…friendly greeting?" he tried weakly.

"Friendly greeting? Troy! How can I trust you now?" she asked throwing the paper down. "How long has this been going on? Tell me, Troy."

Troy scratched the back of his neck. "Look, Melanie, nothing has been going on between Gabriella and I…the kiss was just something that happened. I didn't plan on it, but it just did. I love you," he said pleadingly.

Melanie sat on the bed with her arms crossed. "You don't love her?" she asked, her face still holding a irritated expression.

Troy swallowed hard. "Not her," he answered painfully.

Melanie searched his eyes. "Troy, I love you, but I don't want to get married if this is what's going to happen," she said, tears forming in her eyes.

"Mel, people fight. It happens all the time. Of course we bound to fight sometimes, but we'll get over it soon enough. We'll get through it together," he said, sitting next to her on the bed. Melanie then wrapped her arms around Troy and cried silently in his chest. He sighed and rubbed her back, kissing her head.

Melanie sniffled before pulling away and looking up at him with her glassy blue eyes. "Troy, I want you to be honest with me. Do you love me?" she asked searching his eyes, a tear falling from her clingy eyelashes.

Troy looked down at her with sad eyes. He nodded. "Yeah, Mel, I do."

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ONE WEEK LATER

"Melanie, that dress looks really pretty on you," Gabriella commented as Melanie stepped out of the dressing room.

Melanie smiled slightly, looking down at her possible wedding dress. It was pure white, and strapless. "Thanks, Gabriella. That really does mean a lot coming from you," she snapped venomously.

Even though Troy said he didn't love Gabriella, Melanie didn't trust her anymore. After all, she did kiss him back. Gabriella smiled sadly as she watched her spin around and squeal with her bridesmaids. She then turned to salesman. "We'll take it," she whispered as she handed him her credit card. The salesman smiled and took it swiftly. Gabriella then turned and watched Melanie talk excitedly.

"When Troy sees you in this he'll drop dead!" one of her sisters exclaimed.

"Yeah, I don't think he'll be able to take his eyes off you," another one added.

Melanie blushed furiously. "Stop it! You're making me even more nervous," she said as she looked at herself in the mirror.

Gabriella gave a small smile as the salesman came back with her credit card.

"It's all taken care of, Miss," the salesman said as he handed it back to her.

"Thank you. I have to go, tell them for me, will you?" she asked as she began to walk out of the store.

The salesman nodded and made his way over to the squealing girls in the corner.

"Excuse me, but how much does this dress cost? I really like it, but I want to know if I can afford it," Melanie asked sweetly.

"No need, Miss. The young lady who just left paid for it," he answered smiling.

Melanie stood there wide eyed. "Gabriella paid for my dress?" she asked in disbelief.

He nodded. "Yes, all charges," he responded before walking off.

Melanie plopped to the ground in her dress, thinking that maybe she was just a little too harsh on Gabriella before.

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Gabriella opened the door to her apartment with ease and chucked her keys on the table as she took of her coat. She was about to plop down on the couch, but she looked quickly and saw it was already occupied.

"Sharpay? What are you doing here?" Gabriella asked excitedly as she realized who the blonde person sitting on her couch was.

Sharpay stood and hugged Gabriella. "I saw the picture in the paper…" she said uneasily.

Gabriella pulled away and nodded meekly. "Oh," she replied.

Sharpay was about to say something when Taylor came out of her bedroom. "Oh, Gabriella, you're here! I thought you weren't coming back until later," she said surprised.

"Yeah, well, I came home early. If I may ask, what are you guys doing in my apartment?" she asked confused.

Taylor and Sharpay exchanged glances. "Gab, you and Troy haven't talked for a week," Taylor started.

Gabriella rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I know. But why does that matter?" she asked.

It was true, ever since Troy left her apartment that night; they only talked when it was absolutely necessary; sometimes they didn't exchange a word at meetings.

Sharpay took this time to roll her eyes. "Gabs, you and Troy are perfect for each other. He's making the biggest mistake of his life right now. I mean, I thought my brother made that pretty clear to him when he came down for tuxedo fittings, but apparently he didn't. Don't tell me you didn't feel anything when you kissed him," Sharpay said caring.

Gabriella sighed as walked to her window. "Guys, I appreciate what you're doing, I really do, but he's getting married. Literally. Now he's serious…I think he made it pretty clear he doesn't want anything to do with me anymore," she replied desolately.

Taylor stood by her friend. "Gabi-" she started but the phone started to ring.

"Don't answer it," Gabriella mumbled as the answer machine picked it up. "Hey it's Gabriella, I can't get to the phone right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can," her voice rang out.

"Hey, Gabriella, it's Jeremy…I've just been wondering why you haven't responded to my calls? But, um, if you want, I was thinking maybe wanted to go out soon? Call me please, my phone number is 523 1268. I guess…I'll talk to you soon," Jeremy's voice stopped as he hung up.

Gabriella furrowed her brow. "He called me? I don't remember him calling…" she said as Taylor shifted around.

"Well, um, there is actually a reason for that," Taylor said weakly.

Gabriella looked at her friend questionably, before putting it all together. "You! What did you do?" she asked moving closer to her friend.

"Gabriella, calm down, it was really for you and Troy-" Taylor tried as she backed up.

"Taylor! There is no 'me and Troy!' How many times do I have to tell you that? It was one kiss! One! It doesn't look like it meant a lot to him anyway!" Gabriella snapped.

Sharpay chose this moment to interject. "Wait, so you deleted his messages?" Sharpay asked Taylor.

Taylor nodded. "Yeah, everyday before she got home," she replied.

Gabriella gawked as Taylor earned a high five from Sharpay. "I can't believe you guys! I am going to say this one last time, okay? Me and Troy are not together anymore, he's with Melanie. Do you comprehend?" she asked slowly.

Sharpay and Taylor glanced at each other before answering. "Sure," they said together is a disbelieving tone.

Gabriella dropped her hands to her sides as she made her way over to the cordless phone. "If you guys don't believe me now, maybe you will after this," she said as she picked up the phone and dialed a number. Gabriella stood in the middle of the room, waiting for someone to pick up on the other end. Taylor and Sharpay watched her with uncertain expressions on, wondering what she was doing. It seemed that Jeremy was the someone on the other line, because Gabriella said, "Hi, I'm so sorry I haven't returned your calls. But I was thinking about that date, and I would love to."

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Author's Note: Dun dun dun…what shall happen next? No one knows…well, except me. Haha. Okay, well, yeah…there's chapter 13, sorry if it sucked. But I think Troy is stupid, don't you? You don't have to answer that. Well, I'd like to thank Citizens of Humanity and lipshake for helping me with the chapter. XD So, next chapter should be up sooner than how long this update was…if you understood that. Haha. So, please review! Thanks!