Just know I am so sorry for not updating on Monday. Busy week, but I am off work all weekend so I will be updating another chapter later today and another tomorrow. I decided to make this chapter about Derek and the next chapter about Troy. The chapter after Troy will be…interesting. We might see some jealousy begin. Hope you enjoy! Please review…even though I don't deserve it for the late update. Hope you enjoy!
20 minutes. I had 20 minutes to find something to wear for my first date with Derek and I had nothing. All he told me was to dress nice, but not too fancy. What does that even mean? I swear I have went through my whole closet 3 times.
"Taylor!" I heard a loud fall and then footsteps running.
"What?! What is it? Are you okay? Did Derek do something?"
"I have nothing to wear for this date in 18 MINUTES NOW. Please help. It's nice, but not too fancy."
"I fell out of my bed and ran in here like a mad woman because you can't find clothes to a not fancy date? You've got to be kidding me. I'll be right back. Just do something to your hair." I went in the bathroom to pin my hair. I had already curled it early this morning. I decided to pin it in a messy low bun. Simple, yet elegant.
I walked back in my room and saw none other than Sharpay standing there.
"Hey Sharpay, what's going on?"
"Taylor sent me in here. You should've told me earlier cause now I only have 10 minutes to take you from stepsister to Cinderella, but I've dealt with much worse." She started searching through my clothes throwing some on the floor and some on the bed.
"Okay. I love this dress with your hair and wear this cardigan." She picked out my light pink floral dress that was flowy and went above the knees with a beige cardigan. The dress showed off a little bit of cleavage which was good. It was innocent but a little sexy. The cardigan was perfect since it was a little windy outside. I don't even remember looking at it earlier. Guess I was rushing.
"I don't have any shoes though."
"What size are you?"
"A 7. Why?"
"Just throw that on with some cute jewelry and I'll be back." I knew better than to argue with Sharpay, so I put on the clothes with some jewelry and even added a little make up just when Sharpay walked back in the room.
"Here." She put some cute beige wedges in my hand. "They are cute and yet comfortable. Just don't fall in them. I heard somebody knocking, so I'll get the door while you put those on." Right before she walked out the door, I stopped her.
"Hey Sharpay. Thanks for this." She actually smiled at me.
"No problem, but I want to borrow that dress next week."
"You got it." I said laughing. I put on the shoes and looked in my mirror. I couldn't believe how good everything looked together.
"Gabi! Derek is here!" Sharpay sure can yell.
"He's looking hot, so you better get in here before I take him." Of course, Taylor would say that. I grabbed my purse and my keys and walked out to the living room. Taylor was standing in front of Derek with his back toward me and Sharpay was smiling at me.
"Taylor step away from him." Derek laughed while he was turning around and stopped when he saw me. He looked me up and down while I was walking towards me.
"Wow. You look amazing."
"Thanks. You look good too."
"Seriously Derek, if you have any friends that are single, tell them I am available.
"Taylor!"
"Fine, fine. I'm going to my room. You guys enjoy your date. I swear you and Kelsi are the quiet ones here, and you already have boyfriends." I tried to ignore the boyfriend part and gave Taylor a death glare. I forgot Kelsi was on a date tonight too. Apparently, she met a new guy named Jason that was a freshman too. It was a study date, but a date nonetheless. Kelsi tried to act like it was nothing, but she was freaking out about clothes too earlier.
"Okay, bye girls. We are leaving now. Don't wait up for me." I waved at Sharpay and grabbed Derek's hand as we walked to the elevator. "Sorry about that. They can be a bit embarrassing at times."
"It's no biggie. Honestly, I'm surprised Sharpay was so nice tonight. She was actually smiling."
"Truth moment. She helped me pick out my clothes tonight. She was actually happy to help, so I think she was a little excited."
"Well, I will have to thank her next time because you look beautiful. But, you are beautiful no matter what you were." Here, we go with the blushing. "I know you have on heels but we have to walk a little bit to the place."
"That's fine." After we got off of the elevator and out of the building, we started walking through the city. New York was so vibrant at night. I loved the fast paced atmosphere at times. It gave you a rush. After a while, we ended up at this place called, 'The Tavern'. When I walked in, I was so amazed.
"Wow. This place is amazing." The restaurant was like a café, but had beautiful lights hanging from the ceiling. There was a band playing jazz music. It was something out of the music.
"The other day after class when you said you missed the stars, I thought about this place. I knew it's not quite Alabama, but I thought I would show you New York can be just as beautiful." God, I really like this guy.
"If this is a first date, I don't know how you'll top this. Thanks for this though."
"I have my ways Gabi. Come on. I have reservations." We ended up sitting in the table right in the middle of the restaurant.
"When you said you had reservations, I was thinking we were going to be in a room away from everyone else." I felt a little self-conscious being in the middle of everything.
"Nope. I thought about that, but I want everyone in the room to know I'm with you."
"You seriously know all the right things to say." He reached across the table and held my hand while rubbing it with his thumb. I couldn't help but look down and blush again. We ended up ordering and while we were waiting, we started talking about random things. Our food arrived and I fell in love as soon as I took the first bite. I ordered a shrimp and chicken alfredo. He ordered a grilled chicken that was smothered in some type of sauce. He let me try his and whatever it was, it was amazing.
"So did you like your first week of classes?"
"Yes. It was interesting. All my teachers seem pretty cool. Dr. Wilson has it out for Chad though. I have a friend in all of my classes except one though so it should be fun."
"That's cool. I forgot to tell you I actually hung out with Troy and Chad earlier. They are cool guys. Chad's a little quirky. I guess that's the right word, but he's cool. We played basketball earlier with a few guys and I see why they are so talked about."
"Yeah, they are cool. You just have to get used to Chad. Troy thinks Chad has a thing for Taylor which is the craziest thing I have ever heard."
"They would be good together though. They are complete opposites, so when you put them together, they would balance each other out."
"Well I guess when you put it like that, you're right. Maybe it'll happen."
"So is Troy into Sharpay?" I almost spit out my water laughing at that.
"Definitely not! Only reason they don't argue is because he is too busy trying to stop her from killing Chad. Troy is into…well basketball. He never talks about girls. At least with me he doesn't."
"Oh okay. Just wondering. Well, I know your friends, so you have to meet mine one day. It's a small group like yours. Charlotte, your RA is one of them. There's another girl named Lindsay. She's a junior. Another girl named Madison. She's a sophomore. Reminds me of Sharpay, but is a nicer version. Then there is my best friend Matt. He's a sophomore too. He's actually a nursing major, so you guys have something in common."
"A male nursing major. You don't meet those often, but I like it. I wish there were more guys that went into nursing."
"Well, you would make me change my major."
"You're cheesy." I heard the band start playing one of my favorite songs, "So High" by John Legend and some couples got up to dance. "Beauty pageant, you want to dance?"
"Under one condition."
"What's that?"
"Stop calling me beauty pageant." He got up and took my hand leading to the dance floor. I pretended to think about it. He put one of his hands around my waist and pulled me close while holding my other hand, and we began to slow dance.
"Mmm maybe." He began to laugh in my ear.
"Gabriella Montez, you are the only girl that I will let call me that."
"Well aren't I special?" I leaned back to look up in his eyes and smiled. For a moment, it was like time stopped. I stared in his eyes like some cheesy romance novel and something told me to kiss him. Before I got the chance to, he leaned down and kissed me. It was amazing. It was soft and gentle. When we pulled back, we pulled back and smiled at each other.
"You got me up so high." He was singing a part of the song and I just had to kiss him again for that. This guy is seriously perfect. We danced for a little while longer before we went back to the table. He paid and we walked out hand in hand. We ended up walking back to campus and sat on bench in the quad. He wrapped his arm around me and rubbed my shoulder as we talked. I felt comfortable with him. I ended up leaning my head on his shoulder.
"I didn't expect to get this in my first month of college."
"I didn't expect to get this in college to be honest. I mean I've heard the stories of meeting a girl in college, but Gabi, you are too good to be true. I think of myself of a good guy and we don't get too many of the good girls anymore, so I hope you stick around."
"I plan to. I'm not a girl that will sit here and say I'll marry you one day, but I will say I like you and I think this can be something serious. Let's not move too fast though."
"I agree. Let's just take it one day at a time." We sat there in silence after that and guess I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I remember was waking up in my bed in my clothes from the date. I saw that it was 1 in the morning. I looked at my phone and saw a text from Derek.
You fell asleep while we were talking and I just carried you in since we were close to the dorm. Had an amazing time. Can't wait to do it again. –Derek
Thanks for everything. Can't wait for the next date too. Good night. –Gabi
I decided to change clothes and wash off my make-up. I decided to grab a snack out of the dining area before going back to sleep. Sharpay and Tay were on the couch watching a movie.
"Well Sleeping Beauty has woken up. I have to admit it was pretty cute seeing Derek carry you in." I grabbed a snack and sat on a bean bag.
"Whatever Shar. He did tell me to thank you for the amazing outfit."
"The boy has taste I like it. So details." I told them about the date and they kept squealing especially when I told them about the kiss.
"Deriella…I don't really like it, but it'll have to do."
"Taylor, what are you talking about?"
"Your couple name…duh."
"Okay, on that note, I'm going back to bed. See you guys tomorrow."
"Hey! We forgot to tell you Chad and Troy are coming over tomorrow morning just to hang."
"Sounds good. Good night you guys." When I got back in my bed, I had a text from Derek.
Good night beautiful. –Derek
On that note, I went to bed with a smile on my face.
Hope you guys enjoyed! Next chapter is all Troy. I'm sure yall will enjoy that.