Chapter 18

Chapter 18

"What do you think Jessica's going to say?" Gabriella asked Troy as he grabbed their hand luggage from the compartment above. They were in the flight and the flight had landed in New York.

"I don't know," Troy admitted. "I've never met her."

"Would she be happy or mad?" Gabriella asked.

"I don't know, Gabs," Troy repeated as he put his arm around her. "Come on. Let's just go and tell her and then we'll find out what her reaction is."

"Okay," Gabriella sighed.

A few minutes later, Gabriella arrived at Jessica's house with Troy. She rung the doorbell and Jessica opened the door.

"Hey, Gabs, what are you doing here?" she asked Gabriella. Then, she noticed Troy. "With Troy Bolton?"

"We have to tell you something," Gabriella said.

"Well, come in," Jessica said and let them in. "Can I get you anything?"

"No, thank you," Gabriella said.

"I'm good," Troy answered.

"So, what did you want to tell me?" Jessica asked.

"You know, how I've always told you how I wanted to start a family?" Gabriella asked Jessica as Troy squeezed her hand.

"Yeah," Jessica said, slowly. "Where are you taking this?"

"I'm pregnant," Gabriella said.

"Whoa!" Jessica said. "Let me get this! I give you some time off. You go to Albuquerque. You meet the Troy Bolton. You sleep with him. And, end up getting pregnant with his baby. Am I right?"

"Yes," Gabriella smiled.

"Gabs," Jessica said. "How could you sleep with someone you just met?"

"I didn't just meet him," Gabriella said. "I met him before."

"When?" Jessica asked.

"She was my girlfriend," Troy said before Gabriella could say anything. "We dated in high school. And, well, we both went back for the reunion and memories came back."

"Okay," Jessica said, slowly. "Gabs, you're going to have to reduce your work."

"I was thinking, maybe I could work till my next album comes out," Gabriella suggested. "And, then stop work till the baby comes."

"Sounds good," Jessica nodded. "Well, actually, your album is all done, now."

"It is?" Gabriella asked.

"Yes," Jessica said. "It's set to be released next month."

"Good," Troy said.

"But, wait, if you two are back together, and if you're pregnant, people will know," Jessica said. "The paparazzi will do anything to get hold of you when you are pregnant."

"I know," Gabriella sighed. "They'll all think that I'm a slut of some sort – getting pregnant with the captain of the Lakers' baby."

"They won't think that, Gabi," Troy said, gently. "When the time comes, we'll tell them the truth."

"But, they'll still hate me," Gabriella said, sadly and Troy put his arm around her.

"They won't hate you," he told her. "And, even if they do – which I'm pretty sure they won't – they'll hate me, too. We're both in this together, okay? I'm not going to let anything bad happen to you or the baby."

"Okay," Gabriella said.

"So, are you guys planning on staying here or moving back?" Jessica asked.

"We haven't really decided," Troy said glancing at Gabriella.

"I'd like to move back," Gabriella said. "Albuquerque is a great place to raise kids."

"I was thinking the same thing," Troy smiled.

"So, we're going to move, right?" Gabriella said, excitedly, like a small girl.

"Yes, Gabs," Troy smiled. "If you really want to move, then, we'll move."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Gabriella said, happily as Troy and Jessica laughed. "We can buy a big house, right? With a big backyard? And, maybe a swimming pool?"

"Sounds great, Ella," Troy smiled.

"I'm hungry," Gabriella decided, suddenly. "Take me to McDonalds, Troy. Please, please, please, please, please."

"Alright, alright," Troy laughed. "Come on."

"Bye, Jessica," Gabriella said as she rushed towards the door.

"She's been like that since we arrived," Troy told Jessica.

"Hormones," Jessica smiled.

"Oh, well, I should get used to it, right?" Troy sighed. "Anyway, thank you. It was nice meeting you."

"You, too," Jessica smiled. "And, good luck dealing with Gabriella's mood swings."

"Thanks," Troy chuckled.

"Troy!" Gabriella called.

"Suddenly, you reminded me of Sharpay," Troy told Gabriella laughing as he followed her to his car.

"Oh, just come on," Gabriella said impatiently.

Troy and Gabriella went to the McDonalds. They were both eating burgers when Troy they saw the paparazzi out of the window. They both decided to ignore them.

"Did you mean what you said, Gabs?" Troy asked. "About us moving in together?"

"Of course, I did," Gabriella said. "Did you?"

"I'd never lie to you, Gabs," Troy assured her. "The only time I lied to you was about my heart condition, and that was the last time I lied to you, too. It's not going to happen anymore. I promise."

"Thank you," Gabriella smiled.

"I really love you, Gabs," Troy grinned.

"I love you, too," Gabriella smiled.

The two were about to lean in for a kiss when they realized that the paparazzi was still out there, so, they decided to leave it for later.

A/N So, this is just a chapter I wrote. A bit pointless, I think. Anyways, in the next chapter, Gabi will be two months pregnant, but, you'll have to wait a bit for that. Review for these two chapters while you wait!