Chapter One
Nineteen year old Gabriella Bolton sat in her new living room and was looking through the photo album. There was her and Troy onstage right after the Twinkle Towne musical. On the next page was a picture of her and Troy and all their friends. Jason, Kelsi, Chad, Taylor, Ryan, Sharpay, and Zeke.
She turned the page once more. Here was a picture of her wedding day. She smiled, remembering. Troy had asked her to marry him on her eighteenth birthday. She, of course, agreed and they were married months later, thanks to the generous donation from Ryan and Sharpay.
She turned to the final page. It was a picture of her and Troy standing in front of their new house. Just then the door opened. "Gabriella, are you here?" Troy called.
"In the living room." She hollered back. She closed the book and set it back in it's place on the shelf in the room. Troy walked in the room, set down his gym bag and planted a passionate kiss on her lips.
"How was your day?" He asked pulling back. He sat down on the couch and pulled her down so she was sitting on his lap.
"Fine. I got bored so I went to the mall." Gabriella replied. "I was sort of hoping that the school would call. I would have loved to go in and help teach today. What about you?"
"Practice was fine. The coach really worked us hard." Troy replied. "With the temperature being so hot today, it made things worse." He was referring to the Albuquerque weather. After they had graduated, Troy got a spot on the local basketball team and Gabriella got a chance to go back to East High to help with several classes. Principal Matsui had asked her to be a student teacher. When she pointed out that she hadn't gotten her degree yet, he smiled and said that he would make an exception.
Just the a buzzing sound came from the kitchen. Gabriella leaned in, kissed him quickly and headed out to the kitchen, with Troy following her. She reached into the microwave and pulled out a bowl of nachos and cheese.
Troy reached over to grab one but before he could, Gabriella playfully slapped his fingers. "Hey, hey. If you eat these, they'll spoil your supper." She warned.
Troy gave her puppy dog eyes. "Please?" He pushed his bottom lip out.
Gabriella laughed. "Alright just one. Besides, they're for the girls."
Troy swallowed the nacho and looked at his wife. "The girls?"
Gabriella slowly nodded. "Remember? It's Thursday. Thursdays are always girl's night in." Each and every Thursday faithfully, Kelsi, Sharpay, Taylor, and Gabriella would get together and have a Girl's Day In. They would watch movies, do make up and hair and tell stories.
Troy slapped his forehead. "That's right. I forgot." He paused. "You're going to hate me. I told the boys they could come over and watch the game tonight."
"Can't you watch it somewhere else?" Gabriella asked. She got an idea. She pouted her lip and gave him puppy dog eyes. "For me?" She asked.
Troy almost laughed. "Well…" He started. Gabriella made her way around the counter and got real close.
"If you do this for me, I'll do something for you."
"Fine by me." He replied. He picked her up and started kissing her. They made their way into the living room. He gently laid her on the couch and started to undo his jeans.
"Troy." Gabriella started. He reached down and slid his hand up her skirt. "Troy." She said again.
"Huh?"
"As much as I would like to do this now, we can't."
"Why not?" Troy asked.
"The girls will be here." As if on cue, the doorbell rang.
Troy got off Gabriella and started to fix his jeans. Together they answered the door.
"Did we interrupted something?" Kelsi asked. The others giggled.
"No. Nothing at all." Troy said, standing behind Gabriella to hide his hard on.
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"Okay, tonight's movie is called. 'I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer.'" Gabriella said popping the DVD in.
"I heard this was good." Taylor commented. They were all sitting on huge cushions, popcorn in their laps.
"Zeke wanted to take me to see it when it was in theaters but I was sick." Sharpay added. "He said it was awesome."
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Over at Kelsi and Jason's the boys were watching the game. Troy was telling them what happened right before the girls rang the bell.
"That has got to suck." Chad said.
"It did. I was so close to getting some. Oh well." Troy grinned and turned back to the TV.
"Who wants drinks?" Jason asked getting up. When he got the order, he made his way out to the kitchen. When he came back in, he handed them their drinks. "A Coke for you, Dr. Pepper for you, and Pepsi for the rest of us."
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Back at Troy and Gabriella's, the movie had the girls on the edge of their seats. When the killer came out of the shadows, they all jumped, sending popcorn everywhere.
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At Eleven-thirty Troy stood up. "I had best be going." He said. He thanked Jason for changing the plans so suddenly and told them he'd see them tomorrow at practice.
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When he got in the door at midnight, he made his way to the living room. The sight he saw made him smile. All four girls were fast asleep. He gently picked Gabriella up and carried her to their bedroom.
When he set her down on the mattress, she started to stir. "Shh." He said, wiping her hair off her face. He covered her up and made his way to the hallway closet. He took out several blankets and pillows.
Once he got back down to the living room he covered each girl up and slid a pillow under their heads.
He grabbed his cell phone and went to the kitchen. "Hey, Jason, the girls were fast asleep when I got here." He paused. "No, they can stay. I already covered them up." Another pause. "I'm sure. You can stop by tomorrow and pick Kelsi up. Take care man. Bye." He closed his cell phone, took a quick shower and crawled into bed beside his wife.
As if she felt his presence, she curled up next to him. He kissed her head and threw his arm around her waist. Within five minutes, he was sleeping peacefully.