Thanks for the reviews guys. Sorry it took so long, but here's the next chapter.
[6 years later
A now 24 year-old Gabriella found herself laying on the couch watching an episode of 'Full House' which she had already seen 10 times. She now lived in a 2 bedroom New York apartment with her mother, who was always nagging her about her single life-style. "All I'm saying Gabi, is that you need a man in your life. You aren't going to have me around forever, and you'll need someone to support you." Gabriella sighed at her mother's statement. "Mom, I'll find a boy when I'm good and ready. Besides, I'm not just going to choose a slob off the street to spend my life with." She replied before changing the channel. Her mother shook her head at Gabriella's last sentence. "How would you even know if they we're a slob or not? You haven't been on a date since we left Albuquerque and you stopped seeing that Todd Bolton." "His name is Troy, mom" Gabriella protested "And I don't want to talk about this anymore." Gabriella said while walking over to the kitchen table. She watched her mother walk in and add a few last minute ingredients to her soup. "Fine, but at least think about going out on a date with a boy soon?" He mother asked, almost begging "Okay mom." Gabriella lied. "Perfect." Her mother said cheerfully. She brought a hot plate of soup over to her daughter but as she went to put it on the table it spilled all over Gabriella's legs and outfit. "Oh Gabi! I'm so sorry!" Her mother grabbed a wet towel and started to clean up the mess on her daughter's outfit. "Mom, no worries, I'm fine. I'll just go change real quick before work" Gabriella stood up and walked to her bedroom. She didn't know which annoyed her more. The fact the soup and slightly burnt parts of her leg, or that she had already changed her outfit 4 times today in order to find the perfect outfit for her new job. She closed the door behind her and quickly got changed.
Gabriella ran to the family room freshly changed and grabbed her purse. "I have to go mom, I don't want to be late on my first day." Gabriella said before hugging her mom goodbye and speeding out the door. "Bye Gabi! Good luck!" Her mother shouted behind her. Gabriella opened the door to her black Ford Focus and drove until she reached her new work building. She slid out of her car and smoothed out her skirt. She looked up at the building that towered above her. She was excited and nervous all at once. She exhaled deeply before walking through the doors of the building and over to her new office. She smiled at the lovely "Welcome" flowers that were on her desk. Next to them was a piece of paper. "Must be my job for today" She guessed. She read through it and saw she had to interview a basketball player. This made her think of Troy and the conversation she had with her mother that morning. She started walking through the long hallways over to where her interview was to take place. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going, due to the fact that she was painfully remembering the last day she had ever seen Troy. Sure they had phoned each other for a while. But shortly they were caught up in college and hadn't spoken for years. Gabriella's thoughts were suddenly interrupted bye her tripping over her own foot and falling into someone's warm arms. The person spoke "Gabriella?"
Hmm, I wonder who that could be. Lol. Please read and review!