After taking a bath with Troy, Gabriella realized that she doesn't have any clothes with her except for the clothes she wore earlier that day.
"Troy?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I borrow clothes from you just for tonight? It seems that the only clothes I have is the one I wore earlier"
"Okay. Just get it on my closet. I'll be downstairs ordering foods for dinner" Troy replied heading out of the room. "And by the way, what do you like? Chinese or pizza?"
"I'm fine with pizza" she replied back getting clothes from his closet. "And Troy? I would like to be your girlfriend… again" she said looking at him with a smile.
"Good to know your answer" he said with a smile.
Troy walks downstairs with a smile and much confidence to answer Gabriella's question that she had asked last night. He doesn't care now what will she think but it's worth a try. It will be easier to tell her than to keep it inside growing with guilt without telling her.
He ordered pizza while waiting for Gabriella to go downstairs wearing his boxers and a large shirt which she folded the sleeves up to her shoulders. They sat on the couch watching television while waiting for the pizza to be delivered.
After waiting for the pizza, Troy made his way to the door and paid for the pizza. He then set down the box of pizza on the table and headed to the kitchen to grab some drinks.
"Gabby! What would you like to drink? Tropicana, coke or water?!" Troy yelled from the kitchen
"I'll have Tropicana!!" Gabriella yelled back
Few minutes later, Troy came back with 2 glasses in his hand and on the other is a big plastic bottle of Tropicana. They sat silently on the couch eating the pizza and watching news on T.V.
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Troy breaks out the silence saying: "I came back for you"
"What?" Gabriella asked almost chocking out on her food.
"I came back for you" Troy repeated. "Just like I said to you last night, I will answer your question even if it is stupid."
"But Troy, I already told you last night that you don't need to answer it. But still…" Gabriella trailed off
Troy gets up out of the couch and kneels down on front of Gabriella, holding her hands and looking at her eyes before starting again. "Gabby, no matter what your question is, I will answer it. Even if I need to climb the highest mountains, swim the deep seas, fly up in the sky and jump from a building, I will do any of it just to find the answers on your every question to me." He said to her telling all the truth.
"Troy, I don't need you to do any of that. I just want to hear and know the truth coming from you" she replied looking straight into his eyes
"I'm telling the truth, Gabby. Right at this moment. Right here, right now" he said to her softly while caressing her right cheek with his left hand. "You also wanna know the truth?" Seeing Gabriella nodded, he continued. "The day when I talked to you when I came back, remember that? You know what it feels when you said you don't want to talk to me again, it hurts me. It hurts the heck out of me when you said that. It feels like the world is being dropped to my shoulders. It feels like I will never be yours again. But when you cry at the airport and saw the necklace, it gave me more hope that we can be together again. It is insatiable, Gabby. Being with you is insatiable. I always want to be with you every second of everyday."
Gabriella smiled to his confession. She never knew that Troy can say those words to her. It flattered her heart. She now knew that Troy is the only one she wanted in her life. Without him, she won't have been there sitting in front of him telling her the truth. Without him, she won't be realizing that life is good. Life is perfectly good.
"But you never lost me, right?" Gabriella asked earning a laugh from Troy
Troy laughed at her question, "Of course not. If I'm going to lost someone like you, I will find you until the world ends"
Troy leans in and connects his lips to her just simply connecting it, giving her a long, loving kiss. Once he pulls away, he stayed on his position for a couple of minutes looking at Gabriella with a small smile plastered on their faces. Their faces are inches away from each other.
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Couple of hours later, Gabriella fell asleep on the couch watching Troy play Guitar Hero on his Xbox 360. They had been playing for 4 hours before she fell asleep. She got tired of watching him win every time.
Troy, on the other hand, didn't notice that Gabriella has fallen asleep on the couch. When his fingers got tired of pushing and strumming on the guitar controller, he decided to stop the game. Turning around after keeping away the console and turning off the T.V., Troy saw Gabriella sleeping peacefully on the couch with her head on the armrest.
He walks towards the couch and lifted Gabriella carrying her to his room bridal style. Opening the door, Troy laid Gabriella down on the right side of his bed and he lay down on the left side beside her. Putting the blankets over their bodies, Gabriella turned her body to her left side and slump her right arm into Troy's stomach. Troy put his left hand on her arm and falls asleep.
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Day 7
Gabriella woke up getting blind by the brightly shining sunlight hover the room. Feeling a little sticky on her forehead, Gabriella moved her hand over her face lazily and pulls out the piece of paper sticking on her forehead.
Slowly opening her eyes, she sits up and leans her back on the headboard. Rubbing her eyes for the clearer view on the paper, Gabriella managed to see the letters slowly. She started to read the letter and it says:
Good morning… or good afternoon (neither of the two). Sorry if I didn't wake you up but you are so peaceful sleeping and I don't want to wake you with a bad temper because I know you are not a morning person. By the way, I brought your clothes from yesterday to your house and I brought you new ones. They are on the small bag lying on the floor near the bed. There is breakfast or brunch on the dining room. You'll probably be thinking where I am right now. Don't worry, I'm just around fixing some stuffs. I'll pick you up at 2 this afternoon. Don't ask why. I won't tell you anyway. Go now! I'll see you later.
Love,
Troy
Gabriella smiled on the sweetness of her boyfriend. And for being a secretive person when he plans on surprising her. She gets out of the bed stepping on the bag where her clothes have been put. She made her way downstairs and headed to the dining room.
Upon arriving on the dining room, she saw a piece of cloth covering the food on the table and a note on top of the paper. She reads it.
Hey. Sorry for the paper sticking on your forehead. I don't know where I will stick it for you to see before you freak out that I'm gone. But I will make it up to you later. Right now, you need to prepare for our date later. Don't worry, it's not formal. Like I said, I brought you your clothes. Trust me; you will not be looking to overdress for later. Just do what I have instructed you and wait for me until 2 this afternoon.
More and more love,
Troy
Gabriella didn't waste any time. She obeyed what Troy instructed her to do before he picks her up.
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Gabriella is waiting patiently for Troy to arrive. It's 2:30 on the dot and he hasn't shown up yet. She's been waiting for half an hour for him to come. Gabriella groaned in frustration.
5 minutes more of waiting, there's a knock on the door. Gabriella answered it mad. Opening the door she got angrier. There stood Troy who is supposed to pick her up 35 minutes ago.
"WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN?!" Gabriella yelled
"Out?" Troy asked more than a statement which causes Gabriella angrier.
"I"VE BEEN WAITING FOR HALF AN HOUR FOR YOU TO PICK ME UP!! I'M OVERLY BORED WAITING!!" Gabriella exclaimed before calming herself down. "I'm just going home. I don't want to go anyway"
Before she could go any further, Troy had stopped her by grabbing her arm. "What the heck?! Troy let go of me!"
"Nuh-uh. I let you go once; I'm not going to let you go again" Troy replied pulling Gabriella through his car. "You're coming with me whether you like it or not"
"Fine! This should turn out into a beautiful date. If not, I will leave you at the place where we are going"
"Deal."
Troy opened the car door for Gabriella. He ran on the other side to get to the driver's seat. Once he got on the driver's seat, he started the car and drive off. The rest of the ride is silent until they arrived to their destination.
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After a 15 minutes ride, they both reach their destination. Troy parked his car on the empty side of the street and gets out of the car and rushing through the opposite side opening the car door for Gabriella.
"Troy, where are we?" Gabriella asked
"You'll see" Troy replied and covered her eyes with a blindfold.
"Why are you covering my eyes?"
"So you won't see where I am taking you" Troy said leading Gabriella on their destination.
Once getting there, Gabriella felt a cold air blew on her body making her shiver. Troy noticed that she is shivering as they walk more. Gabriella's eyes still covered with the blindfold with Troy leading her.
"You cold?" Troy asked
"Yep" she instantly replied wrapping her hands around her arms.
"Here, wear this." He put her jacket over her shoulder. "Sorry I forgot to give your jacket earlier. I thought it will not be this kind of cold since its mid-winter."
"Its okay" she replied. "Where exactly are we?"
"You'll see soon enough. A little more walk then we're there"
Troy leads her to their destination. As they were walking, Gabriella can hear rustling noises as they come closer.
"We are here. You can take your blindfold off now." Troy said
Gabriella took off the blindfold and she looks around, "The beach? Why are we here?"
"I want to watch the sunset with you. Walk around here and maybe have some fun before we head home later." He said taking her hand for a walk.
Troy couldn't be happier to that on his life. He longed for this moment to come. How he regretted moving away. How he regretted finding another girl, where in Albuquerque stays the only girl she love and will love until the day he die.
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The both of them got sat down near the shore. Feet lying down straight on the sand; their hands behind for support. They watch the sun set down over the horizon. Looking at the beautiful color that outshines the lining of the ocean, Troy broke the silence.
"Gabby, do you know what thoughts I had when I left 5 years ago?" Troy asked looking at the ocean.
"Same as mine? Moving on, finding new love, breaking promises, etc." Gabriella replied.
"Nah." He said shaking his head. "Mostly that was I was thinking before, for you. Mine is different."
"How come?"
"You know, when you said you knew how it felt moving around places, I thought of something different. For me, it seems like I'm not going to be able to see you again. Everything will fall into place." He looks at Gabriella, "Everything that I had shared with you will be worthless." He said as he put his right hind to touch her left hand.
"You know what the worst part is when I had move?"
"What?" she replied looking at him.
"The fact that I had to love another girl just to be able to play basketball." He sighed, "At first, I really don't like the idea. I know it's not right but I had nothing to do. I gave in when the coach of the team forces me to marry his daughter. My parents didn't even agree of me marrying Angela at first, they always wanted you to be my wife, their daughter-in-law."
Gabriella smiled to what Troy had said, "Really? I really love your parents. They are like my second parents. Ever since my father died, I longed for a father to take care of me." A tear starts to form on her eyes. "And when I met your father, I'm afraid the first time I met him. He didn't approve on our relationship but when the time that he got to know me well, he love me as a daughter. And I still remember when you got angry at me and accidentally punched me." She laughed as she remembers what had happened in the past.
"Don't remind me. My dad almost killed me when he heard that I had punched you. It's pure agony when he didn't let me go and see you for 1 month because he is still mad for what I had done." They both laugh as they reminisce the old times. The old times they will never forget. How they always sneak up just to see each other even if they are forbidden to see one another.
Unlike Troy, Gabriella is free from anything. She can have the time of her life whilst Troy is grounded for doing things that are not forgivable – like punching Gabriella. He can clearly remember that he almost got attacked by the basketball team when they heard that Gabriella suffered from his punch. Oh how they love Gabriella more than Troy.
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The time flies. It was now dusk and the sky is getting darker and darker by the second. The two of them didn't realized that it is already night. They had been chasing, playing in the water and walking along the shore. Troy got nervous all of a sudden when something popped out of his mind.
Now is the time to make it official. He can't wait to make Gabriella his own. He clears his throat before talking.
"Gabby, let's head home. It's already dark and I know that you are hungry." Troy said getting sweaty.
"Let's go. I'm starting to feel hungry." She replied taking his hand into hers.
The ride way back home is silent. No one spoke.
Arriving at their destination, Troy got out off the car and opened Gabriella's car door.
"Why, thank you, Mr. Bolton."
"It's my pleasure, mademoiselle"
Troy leads the way to Gabriella's house. Lights are turned off and Gabriella got confused. When she opened the door, she gasped. She didn't expect that Troy will set up a romantic dinner. All of this to her is a dream. A dream she doesn't want to wake.
She turned to Troy and said, "You made all of this… for me?"
Troy nodded his head, "Yeah"
Gabriella walks inside and looks around the beauty that surrounds her. Flower petals scattered on the floor, dinner for two set-ups on the table and a sweet mood flowing in the air.
Troy grabbed her chair and let her to sit before he sits on the opposite side of the table. They ate in silence. Both wanted to last this forever. Troy took all of the courage before talking again.
"Gabby, I want to tell you something."
"What is it?" she asked
"Before I say anything, I just want to recite a verse from the Bible and a little poem for you." He clears his throat, "The verse might be familiar to you because it has been mentioned on the movie 'A Walk to Remember'. Here it goes…" Troy took a deep breath.
"1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in devil but rejoices the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away." He finished reciting not turning away his gaze away from her eyes. He picked a folded paper on his pocket and clears his throat again.
Before he started to say anything, Gabriella cuts in. "Troy, can I be the one to read the poem?" She asked as he gave her the folded paper. Gabriella read the poem as tears started to form on her eyes. She then read it.
"Every day and every night,
I always think of you
From afar or not,
You fill my head
An image of you I save
From all of these year
You are my love, my only one
Is much precious as the diamonds.
I keep on thinking why
Why, why can you do this to me?
Got me feel so hopeless at times,
Got me all confused somehow
Could it be your spell?
Or am I just into deep
Tell me now before I leave
Tell me now before I'm gone
All I wanted to know is not enough
Will you enlighten me please?
Your words will be treasured
As the last three words I'll say…
I love you"
Gabriella finished reading the poem and looks at Troy with tears on her eyes. She gives him a soft smile.
"Did you write the poem?" Gabriella croaked
"Yes." He said and sighed, "I know it's cheesy, but hey, at least I had the effort to make a poem like that."
Gabriella just let the tears flow out of her eyes. She never had experienced this on her life. Only Troy is the only one made her so special that she can't think of anything at the moment.
Troy got up from his seat and kneeled on one knee beside Gabriella. "Gabby, I know that we just got back together and I feel more in love with you more than before. After all of the years we'd spent at high school and college, I got to know you more and more behind all of the nasty marks that people told you. I love you, Gabriella and I want you to know that. I want to tell it to you everyday, every time I will wake up, every second of everyday." He breathed deeply and pulled a velvet box out of his pocket and opens it, revealing a silver ring with a flower-shaped diamond. "Will you, Gabriella Montez, take the honor of being my wife and making me the happiest man in the world?" He asked hoping the she will say yes.
Gabriella grew silent as tears stopped falling from her eyes. She opened her mouth to say a word but nothing came. She cups Troy face and looks intently to his eyes and slowly nodded her head indicating a 'yes'.
Troy smiled widely and stands up. Jumping up and down like crazy, he yelled a yes and started to dance which makes Gabriella laugh at his act. He stops when he realized that he's acting stupid and made his way to Gabriella. He pulls her right hand and slipped the ring on her ring finger. Engulfing her into a hug, Troy kissed the side of her head and said, "I love you, Gabriella."
"I love you, too, Troy" she replied with a smile.
They stayed like that for a couple of seconds before Gabriella spoke up.
"Troy? Can I ask you something?" She asked pulling away from the hug.
"Shoot"
"Can you promise me to love me forever?"
"No." He replied as Gabriella's face turned sad. Troy smiled cupping her face, he say, "I won't promise you anything because I learned that promise is just for people who tend to keep it and that person is not me. But there is one thing I can assure you"
Gabriella scrunched up her nose and gave him a questioning look. He laughs at her face expression. Getting a slap from her, he stops and became serious and continued on what he will say.
"I will love you forever even if there is only 7 day to love" he said truthfully and kissed her.
Pulling away, he hugged her lovingly. A time he waited for five years. A dream she never expected. The moment they will cherish until they grow old. A special memory that will keep them reminiscing every moment – even if it's good or bad - they had shared from high school. A wish they will pursue with each other. Love will keep them strong together and forever.
- The End –
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A/N: Wow! First story I had finished here on FanFiction. What do you think of the ending? You must be asking who wrote the poem. To answer your question, I wrote the poem. I know it's not good but at least I tried. I'm not a poem-writer, only a storywriter. That's all. Wait for the upcoming sequel for this story which my brother and I entitled, "Happily Never… After?"
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