Warning: This chapter has a couple of swears and mature references in it.
Later that night (at The Wildcat)…
"Ok everyone we have an announcement." Zeke said. "Now before we tell you and you all kill us only Ryan, Sharpay, and I knew about this. And the only reason Ryan knew was because he's Sharpay's brother."
"We get the point Zeke." Melissa said, who had to sit by Ryan because no one else would move places with her.
"Well you all know about 2 months ago Sharpay visited me from New York. And we've kept this a secret all the time. But When she visited me, well we got engaged."
"What?!" Everyone except Ryan, Sharpay, and Zeke said.
It was a happy moment.
Later that night (at Melissa and Gabriella's house)…
Melissa heard a knock on her bedroom door.
She opened it and Ryan was there.
"Oh, Ryan, um, come in, if you want to."
Ryan stepped inside the room.
They both sat on Melissa's bed.
There was silence.
"Listen Melissa, about the whole leaving Broadway thing…"
"Just stop right there. Listen Ryan you're happy on Broadway."
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are. When we visited you guys when Kelsi's you were."
"Were! That's the key word. I was. I was because you were there. It killed me every time that you weren't there. I miss you Melissa."
"But this is your dream. And I can't go with it. Sure I'm a good singer. But I'm a rancher. Not a signer, or actor. But yeah I take online courses to became a teacher. But that's only because when I started them I didn't know a was going to be able ranch. And still ranching in New Mexico doesn't bring in as must as in Colorado, but still it's my life. And Broadway's your life, your dream."
"Last time you didn't let me finish. It may have been my dream before, but now it isn't. My dream now is you. Not Broadway, not singing, not acting. You and only you is what I want now. When I see what I want 20 years from now, I see you. I see you and me together, with our children. That's all I want. I don't care whether I'm on the streets or the richest person in the world. If I have you I'm complete. And if I don't have you, then I'll never be satisfied. Melissa, I love you."
Melissa didn't know that it wasn't Broadway, or acting, or singing that made Ryan happy, it was her. When she broke up with him, she didn't save him from unhappiness. She prevented him from happiness. And she also stopped herself from having the thing she now knew that completed her.
"Love you too Ryan."
"It's your choice. After the wedding, am I going back to New York? Or not?"
Melissa smiled.
"You're not going anywhere buster."
Ryan smiled.
"Then I guess I'm not going to New York."
They kissed.
After they pulled away they smiled, then started to make out.
The next morning…
Gabriella was confused normally Melissa didn't sleep this late so she decided to go wake her up.
She went into Melissa's room and was surprised at what she saw.
Ryan and Melissa asleep on the same bed.
"What's going on here?" Gabriella said loud enough for them to wake.
"Gabriella. Um, good morning?" Melissa said.
"What part of It's not like you're going to be in the same room and same bed don't you understand?" Gabriella said.
"It's not what it looks like."
"Then tell me… What the hell happened? Yesterday you to wanted to avoid each other altogether, and now you two are in the same bed together."
"Gabriella clam down. We made up last." Ryan said.
"Oh yeah I bet you where "making up" last night."
"Gabriella! We only slept together."
Gabriella looked them and raised her eyebrow.
"No! I mean we fell asleep."
"After doing what?"
"Listen I swear what I'm about to say is 100 true."
"Fine."
"We talked, then made up, and then made out, then feel asleep. Gabriella you know I'm not that kind of girl. I would never lose my innocence before I was married. And a doubt Ryan would either."
"She's right." Ryan said.
"You're right. It's just I overreacted when I see something like that."
"Hey I would too if I saw you and Troy together like that." Melissa said.
"Me too with my sister. I hope she and Zeke haven't done anything yet." Ryan said.
"Speaking of them have they set a date yet?" Melissa asked.
"Yeah. It's, hold on, let me remember, it's, um. May 13, 2010."
Gabriella looked at the clock it said: 10:00.
"You guys we have to go! We're meeting the guys at The Wildcat in half an hour." Gabriella said.
Ryan changed in the guest room, Gabriella in the bathroom, and Melissa in her bathroom.
A/n: When Melissa and Gabriella moved into Gabriella's mom's old house, they decided to have Gabriella in her old room, and Melissa in the master. The master had a bathroom.