A/N: Here's the next chapter! Enjoy! I hope you guys enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters.
Saturday, May 16, 2015 1:30 pm
After greeting all of our guests, Troy and I jumped into a limo and were on our way. We had chosen a local park for the place of our pictures. Our wedding party would be coming over on a trolley that we had rented out for the night. I sighed as I thought about my new name and how happy I was.
"What was that sigh about, my lovely wife?" Troy asked as I scooted closer to him.
"About how happy I am and that I have a new last name." I told him grinning broadly.
"Mrs. Gabriella Elizabeth Bolton." Troy said as he and I laughed happily.
"I don't think I've ever been this happy in my life." I told him in total contentment.
"Funny I don't think I have either." Troy replied as we both peered out the window at the passing scenery.
"So where are we going now?" I asked while looking at my husband. Just the word husband, brought a giggle to my lips.
"We're going to the park and then the reception. What are you giggling about now?" Troy asked shaking his head.
"How you're my husband from now on out." I told him as he smiled.
"Well you're my wife from here on out." Troy replied as the limo came to a stop.
I looked out and saw our wedding party had all ready arrived and were waiting for Troy and I. Chad came and opened the door for us as we climbed out.
"Let's get this over with." Troy yelled as all the guys cheered.
"Not a fan of having your picture taken?" Kelsi asked as Troy grinned.
"Not by my self but with Gabi it's not so bad." Troy told her as we all laughed.
The photographer situated us how he wanted us. First he did some with Troy and I alone and then we mixed the wedding parties and did some with them. Overall, the photographer took over a 100 pictures and I couldn't wait to see how they all turned out.
I watched all the couple interact with each other and my smile grew wider by the minute. I felt someone come up beside me and take my hand in theirs.
"Ready to head over to the reception?" Troy asked as I nodded my head.
"Yeah let's go. But first." I said wrapping my arms around his shoulders.
"But first what?" Troy asked as I leaned up and gave him a gentle kiss on his lips.
"Oh nothing but that." I told him as he leaned down and gave me another kiss.
"That was pretty slick of you Mrs. Bolton." Troy told me as I laughed and pulled back a little.
"Oh really? Well I've never been kissed like that in a park before." I told him smiling.
"Well there's a first time for everything." Troy said before kissing me again.
"You look absolutely fabulous today. Have I told you that before?" Troy asked as I shook my head.
"You might have mentioned it once or twice but I haven't heard it in a while. You know a girl could loose her mind if she didn't hear how she looked every few minutes." I told him grinning.
"Well, my darling wife, Gabriella Elizabeth Bolton, you look absolutely stunning, beautiful, gorgeous, fabulous, amazing, and every word in between." Troy told me as my eyes welded up with tears.
"Thank you. You can be so sweet sometimes that you make a girl cry." I told him.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you cry; I just wanted you to know how I felt." Troy said covering my lips with his own.
"You two are going to be late to your own reception if we don't leave now." Brandon yelled from the other side of the park.
"The prince is calling." I said sadly as Troy grabbed my hand and led me over to our friends.
"He's going to be a dead man later." Troy mumbled under his breath as I laughed.
"Oh you know you love him. Don't kill him yet." I told him as Troy nodded his head.
"All right I won't because the princess requested it." Troy told me.
"About time you guys come back. We thought we lost you forever." Ryan joked as Troy and I looked at him.
"We just thought we would take some time for ourselves today. Are you guys ready to go?" Troy asked as the gang all agreed.
Troy and I watched our wedding party get into the trolley before we got into the limo. Troy and I each had a class of champagne while we rode over to the reception hall.
"What are you thinking about?" Troy asked me as another smile crept onto my face.
"How happy I am with you. I can't believe we're married." I told him seriously.
"Me either. We've been together since we were 16 and now we're 25 and married. It's just insane. It's true you know." Troy told me as I looked at him.
"What is true?" I asked him.
"The best things in life are the things you wait for." Troy told me as I nodded happily.
"Yes it is indeed. Are you ready for the reception?" I asked him as he gave me a weird look.
"I'm ready to have our first dance but for the speeches, not really." Troy told me laughing.
"You worried there's going to be some deep dark secrets revealed?" I asked him.
"No just worried about what stories will be shared." Troy told me shaking his head.
"I don't think you're going to be permanently scared." I told him.
"We'll see baby doll." Troy said before the limo pulled to a stop at the reception hall.
Troy and I got out before walking into the hall. It was set up exactly how I pictures. In the little entry way, was the guest book Troy and I had spent so much time on. We had made our own; we got pictures of all the guests who had RSVP and put them in a scrapbook with places they could put encouragement and well wishes for us.
Chad walked in and told the band that we had arrived. Troy and I watched the lead singer quiet everyone before announcing Troy and I. We walked in while everyone cheered for us.
We made our rounds to the tables before the DJ told us that we would have our first dance.
"What did you end up picking?" I asked Troy as we stepped onto the dance floor.
"You're just going to have to wait and listen." Troy told me as I wrapped my arms around his shoulders.
The music started to play as I looked at Troy. He had picked one of my all time favorite songs as our first dance. I laid my head on his shoulder as we danced to "At Last" by Etta James.
"Good choice husband." I whispered as we continued to dance together.
"I knew you would love it. I've just good taste." Troy said as I giggled softly.
"Cocky little on aren't we today?" I asked him as he shook his head.
"No more like head over heels in love today." Troy told me as I nodded my head before listening to the rest of the song.
After the song finished we walked over to the head table and grabbed our champagne glasses before each taking a sip. We continued to make rounds until Chad, Jason, Ryan, Zeke, Brandon and Lucas all stood up.
"Can we have your attention please? It's time for the wedding party to give their speeches." Chad said into the microphone as Troy and I stood in the middle of the dance floor.
"We decided since Troy and Gabi decided on such a large wedding party, that we would do the speeches together; girls do their own while guys did theirs. So the guys decided to go first." Brandon said taking the microphone.
"Whatever happened to ladies first?" Anna called as Brandon rolled his eyes.
"Ladies always go first so we decided to mix it up. Plus ours will be longer." Brandon told his sister.
"All right put yourself back to 2006; where were you? Well Troy and Gabi were sophomores in high school. My parents decided to take us to Colorado for Christmas break and who does my brother run into? His future wife, Miss Gabriella Montez. Troy came back to the room he and I were sharing and started talking nonstop about this girl. I just thought he would never meet her again but I was wrong." Brandon started as Jason took over.
"The first day of school Troy and I were talking about something and suddenly he was distracted by this girl who walked into the room. He was hooked and there was nothing we could do." Jason said with a smile.
"That's how Troy and Gabi started and were that way all through high school. But their sophomore year of college, they were separated for 2 weeks while Troy went to Florida for basketball camp. Gabi sent a packet of letters with Troy and instructed him to open one everyday and listen to a certain song. Those letters always made Troy in a better mood no matter what had happened in the hours before he read them." Lucas continued as I looked up at Troy. Troy pulled me closer to him as we continued to listen.
"Everyone in this room knows the love Troy and Gabi have for each other. It's evident just by talking to both of them for 10 minutes. Troy and Gabi, we wish you all the luck, love, joy, and happiness in the world. Congratulations you two." Zeke and Ryan said as Troy and I walked closer to our groomsmen.
"Thank you guys. That was great." I said giving hugs to the guys.
The girls waited until Troy and I were back on the dance floor before continuing.
"Now that we've heard the guys' version, it's time for ours. Now girls have a little different perspective than the guys but it's going to be better." Anna started as everyone laughed.
"Now our brother isn't the brightest person in the world. Oh we still love you, Troy. But the one thing he is bright for is asking Gabi to be his girlfriend and then to marry him. Anna and I both knew this was it for Troy and Gabi. They found their soul mate at the tender age of 16. Not many people can say they did that. That is one reason Troy and Gabi are set apart from most couples." Megan continued before handing the microphone to Sharpay.
"Troy and Gabi give us hope that true love really does exist. When I look at them, they make me want to be a better person. There's no one in the world that deserves all the love, happiness, and good times like Troy and Gabi do." Sharpay said before handing the microphone to Heather.
"Lucas and Troy were teammates on UCLA's basketball team and the first time I met Gabi was at a team party. We were both sitting on the couch and just randomly started up a conversation. We've been friends since. We would complain about basketball and why we weren't with our guys while they were on the road. But she taught me something more importantly. You're blessed with stuff and Gabi had been blessed with Troy. They are soul mates and will remain that way until the end of time. Congratulations you two." Heather said as I grinned at her.
"What else can you say about Troy and Gabi that hasn't all ready been mentioned? They're soul mates but also they're best friends. I remember a time when Troy was being a dumb ass and hurt Gabi's feelings. Troy basically broke her heart but being the good friend to him she was, she took the time and listened to his side of fence. Once she found out the truth, she forgave him and they continued being soul mates and more importantly, best friends. You can recount countless stories that Troy and Gabi have shared but the thing I remember most is their ability to be friends along side of dating each other." Taylor said as I wiped away a tear.
"Ok I'm the last one, I promise. Troy, Gabi you're my best friends and we've had some good times. This last thing is from your entire wedding party." Kelsi said as she nodded her head.
The lights were dimmed and a video screen was dropped from the ceiling. A video started as I laid my head on Troy's shoulder.
Our wedding party had made a video of highlights from mine and Troy's relationship. There were video from callbacks in high school, countless basketball games we had attended, graduations, vacations we had taken, and so many more memories.
We stood there watching it; most of the things on the video I had forgotten even happened. After the video was done, Troy and I went and hugged the entire wedding party again.
The music started again before Troy and I headed to the dance floor. We danced with our families and friends. After the song, the lead singer cleared his throat to get the attention of everyone.
"Can I have your attention please? We're going to do family dances now. Jack, Gabi, Nicole, and Troy please come out to the floor." The lead singer told us.
"What about your mom?" I asked Troy as he looked at me.
"She's got the next dance while you dance with Brandon." Troy told me gently kissing my cheek.
"Try a little Tenderness" by Michael Buble played as Jack and I twirled around the dance floor. I looked over and saw my mom and Troy dancing as well.
"You're happier than I've ever seen you." Jack told me as I nodded.
"That I am dad. It's a good day." I told him calling him dad. Once Troy and I were engaged, he insisted on calling him dad instead of Jack.
"I'm very proud of you two. You're my third daughter now." Jack told me.
"Thank you. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulder." I told him.
"You had nothing to be worried about. Everything fell into place beautifully." Jack told me just as the song finished up.
"Thank you for the dance, kind sir." I told him before going back to Troy's side.
"Good dance?" Troy asked as I smiled.
"It's always a good dance with your dad." I told him smiling.
Troy dance with his mom while I danced with Brandon. Brandon kept me laughing the entire time. We danced to "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts.
I sighed happily as Troy came over to my side and kissed my temple after the dance was over. He looked at me and then looked around the room.
"How about cake now?" Troy asked as I grinned evilly.
"You can't shove it in my face." I told him pointing a finger at him.
"I can't promise that sweetheart." Troy replied as I gave him a glare.
"You can't mess up my pretty dress." I told him as he looked me over.
"I won't mess up your dress; I promise." Troy told me as we walked over to the white cake.
"Ok everyone, the bride and groom are going to cut the cake now." The lead singer told everyone as our entire guest list crowded around Troy and I.
We picked up the knife and cut a piece together. We broke it in half before picking a piece up each. I smiled and shook my head at Troy's evil grin.
"Now be nice." I told him before holding a piece of cake up for him to take.
"I will be if you are." Troy said as I shoved the cake in his open mouth.
"Good choice for the cake." Troy told me after he swallowed the cake.
"Thanks." I told him as he put the cake in my open mouth.
"You should have shoved it in his face." Anna told me as I pointed a finger at her.
"If I would have done it, he would have done it back to me." I told her with a grin.
"You know you would have loved it." Megan told me as the music started up again.
We danced the remainder of the night before Troy and I took off for the apartment. We were leaving the next morning for Hawaii for 10 days.
There you guys go. I don't know how many more chapters I'm going to post but there will be another sequel to this. Feedback would be most appreciated!