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A/N: Alright, this is week is another double post. I want to thank my reviewers from last week; blueprincess972, googoogrl007, toddntan, Sciencefreak2007, Tracie2004, Siggystar, and baby2ludaris. I hope you all enjoy this double posting, and please remember to Review.

Chapter Twelve

"Hello ladies I'm Jason Scott, Taylor's ex-husband." He said as he looked down at Taylor for a moment before glancing back up at her friends. Taylor was nervously tapping her foot up and down trying her best to calm her nerves. Glancing out towards the floor his eyes immediately focused on his son, getting a pat on the back from the one person in his wife's past that he hated with a burning passion. Reaching down he yanked Taylor's arm ignoring the hiss of pain she let out and looked at her for a moment before pointing out towards the floor. "What the hell is that?"

"Let go of me, Jason." Taylor exclaimed ripping her arm away from his grasp, his jaw clenched in fury and he pointed back out towards the floor. Taylor however just focused on him and crossed her arms over her chest protectively. "What are you doing here?"

"I came here to see my son play basketball only to find that he's all buddy buddy with your white pimp." Taylor's jaw dropped in shock at his words, as did Gabriella, Sharpay and Olivia.

"The only whore I know of is the one you left me for." She flinched when she saw him take a step forward. He looked her over and then leaned in closer and whispered in her ear.

"You better watch yourself."

"Get away from her." Jason jerked his head up and looked into the dark blue eyes of Troy Bolton, looking over his shoulder he saw his son standing behind the man with his arms crossed in angry. Judging by the way his son was looking at him he could that Taylor had poisoned the boy's mind. As soon as the thought entered his mind the quicker he returned his attention to Troy and frowned.

"You know you look a lot more masculine on t.v. when you were in the NBA now you just look like a little bitch." Jason spat out looking Troy up and down. "Don't make the mistake of trying me…I can handle my business." He stated coldly as he looked at Troy who had tighten his fists at his side. Troy looked over at Taylor who was silently shaking her head at him to not engage Jason in a fight. Jason smirked and crossed his arms over his face. "What you serious…you aren't going to do anything about what I said to you."

"I'm a man and I don't need to fight you." Troy bit out wishing he could reach out and strangle the man for grabbing Taylor like he had. "Unfortunately I can't say the same for you."

"What's that suppose to me?"

"It means you aren't a man." Sharpay stated as she stood up with her hands on her hips glaring at Jason who just watched her with amusement on his face, he then looked at Gabriella and shook his head. Glancing at Taylor he pointed at the two and smirked.

"So these are the two women who are with the black guys…huh."

"What's that suppose to mean." Gabriella said with her hands on her hips, he sent her a glare and then looked at Taylor for a moment before smiling and turning his back to Troy so he could face her fully. "I am going to have a little talk with you and Lucas."

"The hell you will."

"Oh I will, Taylor…just not right now since you have your whole gang here." He snapped as he looked at her for a brief moment. "I don't know why though they act like I'm going to do something to you."

"Maybe we just don't trust your ass." Troy pointed out coldly, "and I would appreciate it if you got the hell of here." Sucking his teeth, Jason turned around and looked at Troy one last time.

"We're definitely going to have to settle this like men later on."

"Well don't you have to be a man first?"

"Don't worry I'm man enough where it counts." He said rudely, letting Troy and everyone else know what he meant he stepped back from Troy and looked down at his son who was looking up at him with undisguised hatred. Looking down at his son, he patted the boy's shoulder and smiled.

"Good luck son." When Lucas didn't answer, he glanced over his shoulder one last time at Taylor. His eyes silently convening to her what he was feeling and thinking. Taylor could feel a chill run down her back as she watched him push his way through the crowd before heading towards the exit. Troy watched as he left, and then looked between both Taylor and Lucas.

"Are you two okay?"

"I'm fine, Troy." Taylor said, she looked over at Lucas who was silently being comforted by Olivia. Chad cautiously made his way through the crowd. Looking at his best friend and Taylor he sighed and looked at his wife for answers.

"That was Taylor's ex-husband."

"He's an asshole if you ask me." Sharpay huffed as she came to stand by them. Troy cleared his throat, and shook his head while running a hand through his hair.

"I can't believe he's back." Taylor whispered softly, Troy could see her trembling and tapping her feet in nervousness. Reaching out he placed a soothing hand on her shoulder forcing her to look at him.

"He's not going to do anything to you." Hearing his voice seemed to snap Taylor out of thoughts. Looking up into her boyfriend's eyes she realized that she had nothing to fear as long as he was there for her. "Taylor do you hear me, you don't have to worry about anything." he whispered as he looked at her for a moment, leaning forward he kissed her cheek and then turned around to look at Lucas. "You don't have to play if you don't want to."

"Oh I'm going to play, Troy. Jason isn't going to stop me from doing what I love to do." Lucas said taking a deep breath, he kissed Olivia one last time and headed down to the court. Taylor watched him with concern and looked back up at Taylor who was watching her intently. Reaching up she touched his cheek, and stood up on her tiptoes and kissed him, before rubbing his back.

"Go ahead, I'll be fine." He nodded and moments later he and Chad made their way back to the gym floor and ten minutes later the game started.

The Wildcats ended up winning, and Sharpay took Olivia and Lucas out for dinner. Taylor stayed behind and waited on Troy to get finished putting everything up so they could head home. Troy came over to her on the bleachers and kissed her on the cheek. "You ready to head home?"

"Yeah, Sharpay said that Lucas should be back around ten tonight." Troy nodded and pulled Taylor up and to his side, draping his arm around her shoulder they started walking towards the parking lot. "Lucas played real good tonight." Taylor said wanting to talk, because the silence was getting to her. Troy looked down at her and just sighed.

"Yeah, I know…I don't think my records are going to be last any longer once he reaches Highschool." Troy murmured opening his passenger side door and helping her up into his car. Closing the door he hurried around and got in, and started the car up but he looked over at Taylor for a moment.

"Taylor...I just want to know is Jason going come back what did he whisper to you today." Crossing her arms over her chest, she looked over the window and sighed. Reaching over Troy took her arms down and sighed as she looked over at him. "Answer me baby?"

"I don't know, Troy…" she trailed off as she looked at him for a moment. "He's angry I could tell that much."

"He doesn't have the right to be angry." Troy exclaimed, as he looked over at her for a moment before shaking his head. "He doesn't have the right…he left you for another woman gave you Lucas and didn't look back but now all of a sudden he's back. Something's wrong? Yeah, that's it otherwise he wouldn't be back." He stated calmly as he looked at her for a moment before shifting the car into gear and driving away. They arrived back at her place a mere twenty minutes later. Getting out, Troy surveyed the street trying to see if Jason was parked anywhere nearby. Satisfied that the man was nowhere nearby he went and opened the door for Taylor helping her out o the car. Wrapping an arm around her waist he led her into the house. Closing the door, he watched as she moved out of his embrace and headed into the kitchen, Troy moved to go after her but his phone went off, and glancing at the caller i.d. the screen read Sharpay Baylor. Thinking something wrong had happen he picked up. "Is everything alright."

"Everything is fine, Troy calm down. I'm calling because Zeke wanted to have a celebration for Lucas. Dinner at his restaurant tomorrow everyone is going to be there. Tell Taylor alright."

"Um, yeah I will alright."

"Good, Lucas seems excited, when we told him about our plans." She stated with a nod of her head.

"That's good he needs something to take his mind of his ass of a father coming back into his life like he did…you know Jason's lucky I didn't kick his ass. I mean I seriously thought about as I watched him manhandle Taylor like he did."

"I know what you mean Troy, if I wasn't so stun by him actually showing up I would have kicked his ass too." Troy watched her as she bangs around in the kitchen putting up the clean dishes from the dishwasher. He winced as he heard the dishes hit against one another. Walking up behind her he circled her waist with his arms and reached down and placed his hand on top of hers that was holding the dish. She froze in his arms and allowed him to take the dish from her hand and gently set it in the cabinet.

"Calm down, baby."

"How can I calm down…he's…he's going to do something I just know it." She cried angry as she closed her eyes and leaned against Troy who kissed her temple and brushed his hands up and down her arm. "You need to calm down baby."

"I know I know…it's just that seeing Jason makes me nervous, you don't know what I went through."

"How about you tell me." She turned around in his arms and rubbed her hands up and down his shirt before grabbing his sides and placing her head on his chest.

"I don't want to Troy you understand right." She whispered looking up at him for a moment, with a broken sigh he nodded.

"I understand baby…I understand but don't let him ruin our night. Oh and before I forget Zeke and Sharpay are planning on having a party tomorrow and Zeke's restaurant to celebrate the win so we're going to go right." Still not looking up from her position of resting on his chest, she nodded her head.

"Yeah, we're going to go."

"Good maybe that can get your mind off of Jason." He whispered, Taylor just nodded at his words, still not believing that nothing could actually take her mind off of Jason being in town. Why did he have to return just when she was starting to get happy again? Why did he have to come back? Pushing herself away from Troy, she moved to the other side of the kitchen. Troy watched her for a moment before bending down slightly and looking at her. "Tell me what you're thinking about, Tay?"

"I'm thinking about what Jason is going to do the next time I see him." Troy nodded and rubbed a hand over his chin.

"He isn't going to do anything if he knows what's good for him." He stated coldly, silently thinking to himself that if Jason laid one hand on her or Lucas that he would kill the man.

"You better not do anything foolish." She admonished looking at him for a moment raising his hands with a smile on his face he shook his head while saying.

"I wouldn't scouts honor."

"You weren't a scout, Troy." She said with a shake of her head. "Remember you didn't want to miss basketball camp…you cried and cried for like two whole days before your parents finally gave in." Crossing his arms over his chest he looked at her trying his best to glare before saying.

"I cried for a day."

"Two." She said giggling; Troy walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her, and looked down at her lovingly

"There's that smile…," brushing his lips against hers he pulled back and winked. "Love you."

"I love you too." She whispered as he kissed her one last time, he looked over her shoulder sighed.

"Damn…I gotta go home and get some sleep." Taylor looked up at him as he lost his mind. "What?"

"You're going to go home."

"I really have some paper work I need to work on and I can't get it done if I'm here…believe me that's last thing I will if I am here." He said with a bright smile, Taylor just nodded her head and sighed.

"I guess you can go."

"What were you planning on doing something naughty to me?" He asked with a wiggle of his eyebrows. Taylor just smiled and shook her head as she looked at him for a moment before walking over to him and wrapping her arms around his waist she rested her head once again on his chest. "I'm starting to think you don't want me to go."

"Really what give you the hint?"

"Gee, I don't know." He mumbled as he held her to him for a moment they stood like that for awhile just holding each other, before he gently stepped back. "I've got to go…East High doesn't just pay me to make sure that we win games…I teach too."

"P.E."

"And health and in that class I give work." He said before kissing her and heading towards the front door. She followed behind him; they stopped in front of the door. Bending down he kissed her one last time and then headed out. She sighed as she closed and locked the door, she was silent as she heard the car start and pull off. Pushing off the door she wandered deeper into her house and sighed when she saw his jacket lying on the kitchen counter. Just as she was about to pull out her cell phone to call him the doorbell rung, picking up the jacket she went back down the hall and opened the door.

"Why are you always forgetting your jacket, Troy?" she asked with a smile that immediately dropped as she looked into the cold brown eyes of her ex-husband. Jason looked from her to the jacket and back again. Before pushing his way into the house, Taylor stumbled back dropping Troy's jacket. Jason cruelly stepped on it and slammed the door shut.

"I think its time you and I have a talk." He said coldly, and Taylor immediately felt a chill race down her spine.

A/N: If you haven't checked on my new story Being A Man, please go and check it out and tell me what you think.

Baby S