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Sorry the last chapter was a bit boring lol. There's not much drama this time around but there's a fair bit of Troyella cuteness so I hope you enjoy it anyway!
Ang
CHAPTER 10
'Macho Man Troy wins toy for Gabriella
Troy Bolton was man about town yet again as he and on-off girlfriend Gabriella kicked back at the Arcades on the coast. The couple played games and Troy even won his darling a toy, no doubt endearing his fans even more at his romantic gesture
The couple then relaxed on the beach, looking comfortable as they embraced near the waves.'
Amy looked at the small picture printed of Troy and Gabi in the national paper and smiled as she saw how happy her two friends were. She held the phone in the crook of her neck as she dialed Gabi's number.
"Hello?" Karen answered
"Hi Karen, it's Amy, is Gabi there?" she asked
"Sure is, hold on" Karen put the phone away from her ear "Gabi!" she called and handed over the phone
"Hello?" Gabi came on
"Hey scumbag" she greeted
"Hey you old hoe!" she greeted back "I thought you were Troy" she giggled
"Oh wait…" Amy put on a deep voice "It's Troy here"
Gabi giggled "You're so weird"
"I caught it off you" she smiled down the phone "So, I saw you in the paper. You got back with Troy" she said
"Yeah, it's just happened. Oh, Amy I screwed up big-time, thank you so much for helping me find my way back to him"
"That's okay"
"How are you?" she asked with concern
"I…I've not been well actually. On and off. I'm having a few tests. I've got a few hospital visits to do, overnights and things" she said gently
"Oh my god, are you okay?" Gabi panicked
"I think so, its routine. I just needed to hear a familiar voice"
"Oh Amy, if I could, I'd come straight up but I started a new job today and I just can't risk losing it…" she said with anguish
"Who said I want you under my feet anyway?" she joked "But if you want to send your boyfriend, I won't complain…"
Gabi laughed again "I'm sorry, I'll write you instead" she offered
"I'd like that. And send me pictures" she asked
"Okay I'll see what I can do" she promised
"Okay, I gotta go now, I'll speak to you soon" Amy said, distracted
"Okay, bye" Gabi put the phone down and immediately began worrying about her friend.
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In typical boy fashion, Troy didn't call until the following morning at an ungodly hour and Gabi answered the phone half asleep and grumpy
"What?" she whined into the receiver
"Gabi?" Troy's voice came on
"Oh, it's you" she muttered
"Okay, look don't be angry, I had a meeting yesterday afternoon and it went on for hours and hours and by time I got out I hadn't been to the gym or eaten and I was so tired I thought I'm not gonna make any sense if I call so I may as well just wait…"
"Troy" Gabi cut him off "You talk too much" she complained
"I'm sorry" he said then
"Okay. When do I get to see you?" she asked
"Wait…how was your first day?" he asked and she smiled that he had remembered
"It was good."
"Good. Okay…uhhh diary, diary…" she heard scratching around "Okay, so I'm stuffed this week, but Greg said we got a dress shop we can look round on Saturday if you're free?"
"We?" she said incredulously
"Yeah…" he frowned though she couldn't see him
"You can't see my dress before the ball" she laughed
"We're not getting married" he shot back, then regretted it
"Who wants to marry you anyway?" she accused in return
"No-one, I'm messy apparently" he joked
"I heard that somewhere" she mused
"We can meet up when you're done. I'm all yours Saturday night" he said
"Promise?" she asked
"I promise" she could hear the smile in his voice
"Okay bunny, well I guess I will see you Saturday" she sounded sad and Troy's gut twisted
"I'll try, babe, to come up before then but I'm being pulled everywhere at the moment" he sighed
"I know. I love you" she said softly
"I love you too"
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"Hi Gabi" Greg said warmly as her and Karen came into the dress shop entrance.
"Hi Greg" she smiled back "I'm here to be a mannequin for the day" she joked, a little nervous about trying on dresses with Troy's manager
"Listen, Troy's ill, he's at home and he's not coming down to pick you up so he asked me if I could take you up after, is that okay with you?" he asked
Gabi cocked her head "He's ill?" she asked worriedly
"Man-flu apparently" he quipped drily and Gabi smiled at him knowingly
"Great, I bet I catch it" she mused
"At least you won't sulk for days on end" he said with lifted brows and Gabi giggled.
Troy did like to sulk.
After trying on what seemed like a million dresses, they decided on a black number which was short and showed off her legs right to the top of her thighs, clingy but it had black fringes on it that shimmied every time she moved. The top half was modest but the overall effect suited her perfectly.
She picked out some high heeled sandals to match and collapsed into Greg's car after waving goodbye to Karen. Exhausted, grumpy, fed up of hearing how she looked 'wonderful' in every dress she'd tried on, even if she'd looked hideous, she was glad that Karen had come to offer an honest opinion.
She waited at Troy's door for him to answer and he opened the door, wrapped in a blanket, looking pretty ill, and his hair was all crazy as she looked at him carefully
"Hi bunny" she smiled "How are you feeling?" she asked as she shut the door behind her, Troy already traipsing back to the sofa to lay there with a groan, grabbing his teddy to him.
"Ohh bunny, you not well?" she said in a baby voice, following him, hiding an amused smile
He stuck his bottom lip out and she knelt next to the sofa where he lay on his side
"I'm dying" he said, sounding nasal with a blocked nose
She stroked his messy hair a little and he pressed his lips together, closing his eyes as she ran the back of her hand across his forehead to check his temperature.
"You ARE kinda hot, do you feel okay?" she checked
"Dying" he moaned again, clutching his teddy, pulling his blanket tighter
Gabi frowned "Want me to call a doctor? Make sure you haven't got something nasty?" she asked, a little worried
He looked at her "I'm a man. I don't need a doctor" he assured her
"You've not got any pain anywhere else? Just the headache?" she asked and he nodded from his cocoon
"Okay. Well that's something. Can you eat?" she asked and he nodded again
"I'll heat you up some soup" she offered
"Thanks babe" he murmured
Gabi wandered over to the kitchen, looking through his cupboards and starting lunch.
"Did you find a dress?" he asked then and Gabi smiled behind her.
"I did" she stated
"Is it low cut?" he asked again and Gabi knew he couldn't be that sick if he was thinking about sex.
"Nope" she answered primly
"Can you go back and get a low cut one?" he asked and she came back into the living room, hands on hips as he lay on the sofa, looking up at her with innocent eyes
"What?" he asked
"Are you kidding me? NOW you tell me you like my boobs?" she threw her arms down in mock exasperation
"Hey" he said weakly "I like every damn part of you, babe"
"How you can be sick and still manage to be a pervert is beyond me" she commented "And be endearing doing it!" she called over her shoulder, returning to the stove to stir the soup.
She sat next to him with his food, waiting for him to sit up which he did, eventually relieving his death grip on the toy after her persuasion that 'teddy will be okay while he eats' and she looked at him adoringly.
"If you weren't so strange, I wouldn't love you half as much" she mused
He looked offended "Who's strange? I'm adored by millions you know" he reminded her
"Pffft!" She choked "And so modest too" she slapped his arm
"I was kidding" he smiled as he ate his soup "And thank you for doing this" he said gently, looking at her for a long moment.
"You're welcome. Got to get you better for the ball. Cinderella can't get in without Prince Charming" she said
"I hope I can look half as good as you" he said "At least you'll make me look better if not"
"Okay, seeing as you are sick and I really don't want to catch it, I think I better leave you in your pit of despair and get back…" she mused
He moaned and she looked at him "What?"
"Stay with me? For a bit?" he asked "I haven't seen you all week…" he begged
"If you're sure you're up to it?" she asked
"Snuggle with me?" he asked, twisting on the sofa so his back was against the arm rest and he opened his blanketed arms
She smiled at his invitation, taking off her boots and laying between his legs, her head against his chest as she rested her hands curled against his chest as he wrapped her into his blanket cocoon.
"Mmm. This is what I like" he said
"You're only saying that cos my boobs are pressed into you" she grumbled and he chuckled, hugging her tighter
"You may be right" he conceded as he gently drifted into sleep, Gabi lying awake for a time before closing her eyes to snooze.