Summary: The gang go through tough times at university with family illnesses to having to deal with babies. Will they all still be friends by the time they've finished? Who will suffer heartache and will all the couples all still be together by the time they've finished?
A/N: Hey thanks to those who have reviewed. The reviews seem to be slowing up on this story but I'm still getting quite a few hits so please review. I'm dedicating this chapter to xxeviexx because she threatened who readers with going on strike if people didn't review so thank you for wanting people to review so I would update. This chapter is for you then. Please R&R!
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Chapter 49
"Tell you that I may kind of have something to tell you and it might come as a bit of a surprise and please don't kill me…" Troy started. "When I was looking for the twins hats the a while back I kind of found your diary." Gabriella's eyes went wide. "And I may have read some of it." Troy refused to look her in the eye.
"You read my diary?!" She asked as he looked at her.
"Hey you read mine not that long ago." Troy reminded her.
"Yeah only because you went missing and didn't give us a clue as to where you were going." Gabriella smartly pointed out.
"Troy just get to the point before you two wake the twins up." Jack said interrupting the argument brewing between the pair.
"Oh yeah well the part I read was about where you wrote about your dream wedding." Gabriella blushed as she looked away. "Hey look at me. I'm glad I found it because I have a surprise for you. What if I was to tell you that in 6 days, Christmas eve, what would you say if I told you we were going to get married." Gabriella looked up in shock.
"What?!" Gabriella asked confused. "That's impossible because we don't have enough time to plan and arrange everything." Gabriella pointed out as Troy shook his head.
"Everything is sorted out apart from your dress which if you agree Sharpay has already arranged to take you out for the whole day with the girls to get it. What do you say Gabs? Do you want to get married in 6 days?" Gabriella grinned as she wrapped her arms around Troy and kissed him passionately as Jack cleared his throat to remind them he was in the room.
"I don't really need to see that and neither do your kids." Jack told the couple who grinned. "Go on. I'll go tell everyone what Gabi said and warn them not to interrupt you too." Gabriella and Troy blushed as Jack walked out smirking.
"Remind me to kill my dad when he's asleep." Troy told Gabriella who smacked him.
"Troy leave him alone. I can't believe you have done all this for me." Gabriella said feeling a bit embarrassed that he did what he knew she wanted.
"Gabs don't worry about it. I know you want this and I want to see you as happy as I can make you. I know it will be hard for you. I read how you are going to miss your parents being around to watch you so I thought you needed something else that could make up for that and that is for me to give you your dream wedding." Gabriella smiled at him as Alexia coughed. She gently stroked the top of her daughter's head as Troy wrapped his arms around her.
"I love you Troy so much." Gabriella whispered as Troy pressed his forehead against the back of her head.
"I love you too and I can't wait to finally make you a Bolton." Gabriella grinned as the two of them watched their children sleep.
The next day all the girls plus Lisa Bolton went shopping for Gabriella's wedding dress leaving Troy and Jason in charge of the babies with the other boys and Jack too.
"I can't believe you all have been planning this behind my back and I didn't even suspect a thing." Gabriella told the others as they looked through several wedding dresses.
"Well you have been far too busy with classes and the twins to even remember about your wedding and then when Troy told us about what you had written we decided to do it." Sharpay explained as Taylor and Annabelle gasped.
"Gabi we've found the dress for you!" Annabelle exclaimed as she pulled Gabriella over. As soon as Gabriella laid her eyes on the dress she knew it was perfect.
"Wow I think they may be right. Gabriella go try it on." Sharpay enthusiastically said picking up the dress and pushing her towards the changing room. Gabriella shook her head as Sharpay's eagerness. She tried the dress on and knew it was perfect. As she stepped put all the girls smiled and nodded. Lisa had tears in her eyes.
"If Troy is still alive when he sees you in that dress it will be a miracle." Taylor commented as they all laughed.
"So it looks alright?" Gabriella asked unsurely as Kelsi walked up to her.
"Gabriella its perfect I promise." Kelsi sincerely told her.
"Thanks Kelsi." Gabriella gave her friend a quick hug before going back to change. They brought the dress and Sharpay was put in charge to look after it so that Troy didn't find it as no one else could take it because if Lisa took it Troy's obviously in the same house, if Chad found it he would tell Troy all about, Jason and Kelsi had to think about Michael and Annabelle was staying with Sharpay and Ryan. They spent the rest of the day getting all the things Gabriella needed thanks to the list Sharpay had already prepared for them.
"Gabs just think in 5 days you will be a married woman." Annabelle pointed out as Gabriella smiled at the thought.
"I can't wait to become Mrs Troy Bolton." Lisa shook her head.
"Gabi I don't think you have ever not really been Mrs Bolton already because you have been in this family for so long now and you and Troy can act like an old married couple quite often." Lisa told her as Gabriella blushed slightly and the other girls laughed.
"I bet she's going to become all boring girls. No girl's nights out. No flirting with guys. She will be one of those stay at home mom's all boring and everything." Taylor joked as Gabriella smacked her playfully on the arm.
"Come on let's go see of the men have burnt the house down looking after the little ones." Lisa said as they left.
With Troy and the guys and the babies
Ever since the girls had left that morning none of the babies wanted to go to sleep so they had to watch them. Well Troy and Jason were. Jack popped in on them time to time but the others were just playing basketball or messing around. Finally about 3pm the two boys fell asleep and were put down in the room upstairs but Alexia wasn't going to sleep so Troy had to look after her. She had had a little nap before but Christian and Michael were still up so they didn't have chance to relax. All the others were playing basketball outside with the baby monitors on while Troy sat on the swing with Alexia just looking at her.
"You know you remind me so much of your mom. Your just as beautiful as her and one day you are going to make someone very happy just like your mom makes me." Alexia grabbed one of Troy's fingers and wrapped her tiny hand around it. "Your mom is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I still remember the first time we got together while away with all your aunts and uncles who hated each other at the time. But now look at us. All in love. Some of us married with kids and all at the age of 21/22." Troy was too busy talking that he hadn't heard the back door open. Gabriella and Lisa were stood there just listening to him bond with his daughter. "I promise I will try a look after you and you brother and stop others from hurting you and I promise not to do anything stupid again to hurt your mom. I love her too much and I can't wait to make her a Bolton finally." Gabriella sat down and wrapped her arms around Troy, resting her head on his shoulder. "Hey."
"Hey. I can't wait to get married either." Gabriella said kissing his neck. Lisa and the other girls were now with their respective fiancée/husband watching the pair.
"So how did your shopping go?" Troy asked turning to wrap one arm around her while Alexia slowly closed her eyes.
"How else can shopping go when you're with Sharpay? We got everything I think." Troy smiled and kissed the top of her head. "How were the twins?"
"Ok but I haven't stopped all day because when one's asleep the others awake and then when I put one down to sleep the other one refuses to go down. I honestly have no idea how you do it and balance all your work too." Troy told her as she stroked her daughter's face.
"You get used to it." Gabriella told Troy, as they looked down at their daughter both knowing that their family was finally soon going to be complete after their wedding and everything was official.
A/N: Hey so there you go. There is only 3 chapters left and then this will be over. I will be doing a sequel to finish this series of stories because I don't want to drag this story on and I need to do a bit on the other couples but the sequel won't be up till around the end of June. If you review this and are reading older guy I have decided to just move onto the epilogue because people said they weren't to bothered so if you review this I will make the epilogue as long as possible. Sorry for the long A/N. Please review. Thanks!