"Who knew this time last year, in a year's time we'd be here?"
"What?!"
"I thought you were supposed to be clever."
The couple burst into laughter.
"I know what you mean, Troy." Taylor sighed.
"This time last year…" Troy gulped. "New Year's Eve 2007. I guess Gabriella was off with Chad. Man, I was so mad she'd missed midnight. Turned out she was making out with Chad."
"They're both jerks." Taylor kindly smiled. "Although…"
"What?! You were right the first time, they're jerks. No two ways about it."
"But Troy, if they hadn't both cheated on us, you and I would have never got together."
Troy looked thoughtful momentarily - Taylor guessed he was remembering how the two of them came to be a couple. His face then relaxed, breaking into a smile.
"Wow. I guess you're right."
"And now, it's you and me."
"I'm glad we decided to have a quiet night in, Tay. Instead of going somewhere loud and smelly, just for the sake of being with people and drinking."
"You're the only one I want to be with, Troy."
Troy smiled. He lay back on the sofa, and enjoyed the soft comfort his head came into contact with. He looked down as a hand placed itself on his thigh.
"Troy, I want to see the new year in the way I intend to see it out."
"Together?" Troy smiled.
"Yeah." Taylor smiled. "Together."
She leaned in towards Troy, and placed her lips on his. He sharply took in some breath, revelling in Taylor's vanilla scent. He raised his hand to her cheek, squeezing it slightly. Taylor ran her fingers through Troy's hair, stopping to twirl a little of it around a finger. She squeezed the strands, pulling on it slightly, when Troy gently bit her lip.
"Oh. Together." Troy grinned, nodding.
Taylor also nodded. She stood up and took Troy's hand. She dragged him out of the room and up the stairs to their bedroom.
When they reached the bedroom, Taylor forcefully pushed Troy onto the bed, and climbed on top of him.
"Troy Bolton!" She exclaimed. "I love you."
She dived down to his neck and placed her lips lovingly, dotting kisses all the way up until she reached his jaw.
"Oh…" Troy mumbled. "I love you too. Taylor McKessie."
Taylor hungrily pulled Troy's shirt up over his head and threw it across the room. It landed on her desk, covering a clock that the pair both failed to notice had just struck twelve.