Summary: The gang go through tough times at university with family illnesses to secrets as to two members accused of cheating. They are all attending UCLA and all the girls will be sharing an apartment just as the boys will. Someone's dad gets ill and causes them to withdraw from the gang and hurt the ones they love the most. How will they cope? Two people are helping each other out but with the amount of time they are spending together their other half's start to question them. Will they all still be friends by the time they've finished? Who will suffer heartache and will the pressures of being so different finally get too much?
A/N: hey thanks for the reviews. I'm glad you are all enjoying this still. I'm sorry the gang haven't been in it as much but they will be in this chapter. Please R&R!
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing except the plot and any original characters.
Chapter 33
Both Gabriella and Jack were released the next day but both were told to take it easy so they planned to have a day in and just relax. They were in the middle of watching a movie when the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Lisa told them as she went to answer the door.
"Hey Troy you ok?" Gabriella asked Troy while they lay on the couch cuddled up.
"Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine." Troy said kissing her forehead.
"Hey Coach, hey Gabs." Chad walked into the room.
"Hey Chad," Gabriella replied from her position next to Troy.
"How you doing coach?" Chad asked sitting on the arm of the couch Gabriella and Troy were on.
"I'm ok. Tired and sick of not being able to play but I'm ok." Chad smiled at him.
"Troy can I talk to you outside please?" Chad asked trying not to sound to annoyed and angry.
"Sure. I'll be right back." He told Gabriella. The two left as Gabriella looked at Jack.
"Want to go listen because I know something's up and we won't know otherwise." Gabriella asked as Jack shook his head at her but stood up.
"I like your way of thinking Ms Montez." The two walked into the kitchen and stood by the back door listening to Troy and Chad shout at each other. The two looked at each other confused.
With Troy and Chad
"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!" Chad yelled as soon as they were outside.
"Whoa calm down. I know Gabriella getting pregnant now isn't what we planned but we're happy." Chad looked confused.
"Gabriella's pregnant? URGH! HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID?" Troy was surprised at Chad's reaction.
"We made a mistake but we are happy, why are you acting like this?" Troy said calmly.
"BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW ABOUT YOU SLEEPING WITH STACEY ON FRIDAY!" Troy paled, as Chad looked ready to kill him.
"How'd you find out?" Troy asked panicking
"Stacey called and wanted to hook up with you again." Chad told him.
"It was one time and it was a mistake. I was mad and I got drunk. It didn't mean anything to me. I love Gabriella too much and I don't want her to find out because otherwise it will tear her apart." What they didn't see as they continued their argument was Gabriella and Jack walking towards them.
"I can't believe you Troy Bolton!" Gabriella shouted as she pulled the ring of her finger. "I thought you cared about me but obviously not." Troy looked at her crying and felt like his heart had just been torn apart.
"Gabi I'm sorry…" Gabriella stopped him.
"Don't Gabi me. I trusted you and I loved you but you still went and slept with someone else while I was in hospital finding out I was having our baby. Well you can stick your stupid engagement because we're through." Gabriella pulled the ring of and placed it in Jack's hand not wanting to damage it because she knew how much it meant to Jack, then took of running inside and crying. Jack just looked at Troy disappointingly before Troy ran after Gabriella.
"Gabriella! Come on open up I'm sorry." Troy said as he knocked on his bedroom door. After she didn't he opened it and saw her chucking all her clothes and stuff in her bag. "What are you doing?"
"What does it look like Troy? I'm going back to UCLA, to my friends and away from you!" Gabriella angrily spat. She was rushing around the room making sure she had all her stuff.
"Gabriella you need to slow down because you're pregnant. What can I do to make it up to you?" He said grabbing her arm.
"Yeah don't remind me and there is nothing you can do to make it up to me. You hurt me Troy and I'll never forgive you." Troy looked at her as she pulled her arm out of his grip, grabbing her bag she walked out the room. "Chad?"
"What's up Gabs?" she handed him her bag.
"Can we go back now?" Chad nodded as she grabbed her purse. "Hey Jack I hope you start feeling better soon and if you need anything call me. You too Lisa." Lisa and Jack both stood up and went to hug her while Troy just sat on the stairs helplessly knowing he had screwed up big time.
"If you need anything, you or the baby, please call us because we want to be there for you." Lisa whispered in her ear as they hugged. Gabriella smiled and nodded before turning to Jack.
"You promise me you will look after this baby and yourself and not get too stressed. I want to bee part of this baby's life even if you don't want Troy in its life." Jack told her.
"I promise and don't worry you can still be part of this child's life. I would never try and stop you since it will only have one set of grandparents alive anyway." Chad came up behind her wrapping an arm around her shoulder.
"Chad your in charge of making sure nothing happens to either of them." Jack told him sternly.
"Don't worry Coach, I won't let anyone hurt my little sis again." Gabriella smiled as the two walked out and jumped in the car Chad had hired.
"Thanks Chad." Chad smiled at her noticing her tears.
"Everything will be all right Gabs, I promise. We're all going to make sure Troy doesn't come near you again." Chad promised her as she settled into the seat.
A couple of hours later, it was early evening and Chad and Gabriella had got a flight a 9pm. They were sat around just talking about stuff when Chad's cell rang.
"I'll be right back." He said noticing it was the girls calling. "Hello?"
"Chad what's going on?" Sharpay asked instantly.
"Me and Gabi are on our way back. We've got a flight at 9pm." Chad told them.
"What about Troy? Are you sure it was the truth because Aaron and Belle said that Stacey always said she would have Troy." Taylor explained.
"Oh its true alright. Troy didn't want me to know. And you want to know something else. While Troy was off having his fun, Gabriella had collapsed at home and had been rushed to hospital only to discover she was pregnant. Also he proposed to her literally the day before he cheated on her." He heard several gasps and guessed everyone was listening.
"Poor Gabi. How is she?" Kelsi asked.
"She hasn't really said much about it. I think she's trying to forget it at the minute. I gotta go. We'll see you guys later if your still awake." Chad hung up and made his way back to Gabriella.
"Was that the gang?" Gabriella asked sadly.
"Yeah. They wanted to know what was happening. I hope you don't mind but I told them about the engagement and the baby." Gabriella smiled at Chad.
"I'm glad you did. I don't think I would have been able to." Chad pulled her into a hug as they sat there waiting.
After arriving back at their apartments, Chad carried Gabriella's bags up to the apartment where the whole gang, including Ryan and Annabelle, were all still up and awake. The girls instantly got up and ran over to hug Gabriella who started to cry while Chad put her bags down and walked over to the guys.
"How is she?" Ryan asked Chad as the girls started to come and sit down. Gabriella sat in between Zeke and Chad.
"I'm ok guys, I promise. I just don't want to see Troy ever again." Everyone looked at her sympathetically.
"Well we can help with that. Jason lives with us now so if Troy comes round we can just get Jason or Sharpay to sort him out and Chad and Zeke can try and talk to him and make him see he just lost the best thing in the world." Kelsi told Gabriella as everyone agreed. They spent the next few minutes talking about what had happened exactly before everyone went to bed. They knew tomorrow would be full of drama since Troy was coming back.
A/N: What will happen when Troy arrives back? Please review. Thanks!