Troy's body couldn't move, not that he would want to anyways. The sun was boring in through the window as he could hear her even breathing beside him. His hand was running up and down her bare arm as her small stomach moved up and down with each breath she took. It was transfixing to look at. Everything about her was beautiful. The way her hair draped over her shoulders, the way her body curled to his while they were spooning, just everything. He couldn't believe he went that long without her. But what he couldn't believe more is that she actually took him back,

He was happy with his decision to tell her about Aaron. It had happened so long ago, but it still tore him up inside. Even though Troy couldn't stand the fact that everyone loved him, he still loved Aaron more then anyone. He was his brother, and basically best friend. After he died, it seemed that Troy subconsciously decided that he was going to do the best he could to make up for it. He was the kind of player that Aaron would have been, which would explain his competitiveness. He wanted to make his brother proud.

Troy suddenly feels Gabriella stir beneath his arm as her body tenses for a moment stretching, then relaxes as she turns around in his arms. He smiles a little as he sees her perfectly smooth face. The long eyelashes flutter a little as they then open up to reveal her deep brown orbs. She smiles softly and then opens her mouth for a yawn. "Hey…" She says while lacing their fingers underneath the blankets.

"Hey yourself." He says while pressing a kiss to her forehead. "You know… I could get used to this." He says while Gabriella's head lay back down on the white pillow.

"Get used to what?" She asks as his hand begins to caress hers with his thumb.

"You waking up next to me." He says with a smile as Gabriella rolls her eyes and he kisses her softly. "We should ask Tay to switch rooms with me."

Gabriella rolls her eyes again and turns over so she was facing the ceiling. "Yeah, that will go over with the rest of the team great."

He shrugs as he kisses her shoulder gently. "Hell, it's worth a shot."

She looks back at him and smiles a little. He lays on his back while she brings her body up to rest her head on his chest and drapes a leg over his own. Troy could feel the small, familiar throb start to form, but he turns to her and smiles. "Hey… did I tell you the good news?"

Troy laughs a little. "Gab… you haven't talked to me in almost two weeks."

Gabriella smiles a little as he could feel her finger drawing circles on his bare chest. "Well, that's not the point. Guess who got the senior solo for the final showcase?" She asks while Troy's smile suddenly grows.

"Sharpay?" He asks teasing her, but Gabriella rolls her eyes again and slaps his chest playfully.

"No, me!" She says while beaming as Troy's mouth matches hers. He pulls her into a hug and then kisses her lightly, finding somehow to roll on top of her and resting his elbows on either side of her in the process.

"Congratulations. I'm proud of you." He says against her lips as she beams up at him. "Is that what you were doing that one day you stayed after?"

Gabriella nods. "But someone thinks I'm too stiff." She says while Troy rolls his eyes.

"You were." He says and then leans down to kiss her again. "Maybe I should help you loosen up." He says seductively against her lips.

Suddenly, there was a click and then the door crashes open. Troy reflexively rolls off Gabriella, who then sits up and looks at the door to see that Taylor was running in with Chad at her heels and panic stretched across her face. "Brie! We can't find Troy!" Taylor exclaims while Troy laughs a little at the fact that he was sitting right there, yet she was too frantic to even notice him. Chad seemed calm, probably knowing Troy was in here somewhere.

"Wait… what?" Gabriella asks while glancing down at Troy who was smirking up at her.

"Tay… calm down." Chad says while looking at Taylor. He obviously knew Troy was safe because of the talk they had the past night. "I already told you he's fine."

Troy's body pops up from the bed and Taylor's eyes grow wide. "For once man, you're right." He says while standing up, revealing him in his basketball shorts.

Gabriella giggles a little as Chad rolls his eyes. Taylor sighs and shakes her head. "We thought you got wasted and drown or something."

Chad looks at her with a raised eyebrow. "Wait… we?"

She rolls her eyes again while Gabriella giggles her sweet laugh that Troy loved. It was just like Taylor to worry about things that weren't that big of a deal. "Well, I didn't." He says with a smirk while Gabriella throws the covers off of her body and stands up as well. Troy couldn't help but smile as she arches her back, revealing her flat stomach.

Taylor sighs and sits down on her own bed. "So I take it you two are fine?" Chad asks while Troy nods slowly and wraps an arm around Gabriella, pulling her closer.

"Yeah… we're good." She responds while smiling brightly up at him.

"Finally." Taylor says while Chad sits down next to her. "Shar and I were gonna lock you two in a room and handcuff you until you guys figured it out."

Troy's mouth forms another smile as he looks down at Gabriella. "That might not be a bad idea…"

Gabriella rolls her eyes and hits his chest. "Keep dreaming Bolton."

Troy smiles and shrugs. "You know you'd want to…"

"Ok guys, we're still here." Chad says while looking at them.

"Sorry." Gabriella says while she wraps both arms around Troy's torso. "I wanna go to the beach." She says while Troy's hand was running up and down Gabriella's bare arm. "We only have a couple weeks left and I want to make the most of it."

The two on the bed nod as Gabriella gets out of Troy's grasp, against Troy's wishes and grabs her swimsuit. She then opens another drawer and tosses him his own. "So, you didn't burn my clothes?" He asks while Gabriella giggles a little.

"I wanted to, but I'd figure you'd beat me up for it." She says with a smile on her face.

"Wow, you're so nice." He says while Gabriella giggles and hits his chest with her suit flirtingly.

"I am." She says while walking towards the bathroom, Troy watching her the whole way.

A giggle erupts from her throat as she could feel his hands rest on her hips. Gabriella smiles up into the crystal blue eyes as the waves splash up around them. She feels herself be pulled under for a moment, before returning to the surface and moves the hair that was sticking to her forehead out of her eyes to see that Troy had returned as well. "I'm gonna miss this." She says while they continue to bob up and down in the water.

Sharpay and Zeke had also joined them at the girls' pool, while Jason was over with the rest of the guys at their hotel. The couple, along with Taylor and Chad, were somewhere on the deck, trying to get as tan as humanly possible, while Gabriella and Troy were in the ocean. "Gonna miss what? Seeing me with out a shirt on everyday?"

She giggles a little as she shakes her head. "No… I could get that anytime." She says somewhat seductively as Troy smirks at her and gives her a light kiss with his wet lips.

"Yeah… that's true." He says while still smiling.

Gabriella feels his hand try to connect with hers underwater even though the waves were trying to pull them apart. "I'm just going to miss this! All of it." She says with a sigh. "What's East High like?" She asks. It would be a weird question, since she knew a lot of the people in her class already, but she had only been there once when they met the principal.

Troy shrugs. "I don't know. Like any other high school. Except everyone had like… major school spirit."

Gabriella smiles at him. "It's gonna be weird. You left for the summer without a girlfriend, and now you're coming back with one. What are they gonna say?" She asks while Troy smiles and her and swims closer to her.

"They're gonna be jealous that I have the hottest girl in school." He says while giving her another light kiss on the lips again.

She smiles as she grabs his hand and they start to swim towards the beach again. There weren't that many people out today, but a few people from other teams for her dance camp wave to her, whom she waves back to once they could stand again. Troy grabs her hand and laces it together. Gabriella couldn't believe that less than twenty-four hours ago, she was seriously considering not forgiving him. Now, she knew she couldn't live with out him.

They walk up the stairs leading away from the beach and to the deck of the pool, when Gabriella suddenly looks left to see that Amber and Brittany were laying there, Amber in her black and extremely revealing suit. Troy's eyes lock on her for a moment too, but Gabriella knew she had nothing to worry about when he looks down at her and smirks. "You look forty times better in a bikini."

Gabriella smiles as they take the long way to make sure they didn't pass the two girls. They walk until the see the familiar blonde lying in the same chair that Zeke was in with her white sunglasses on, along with Taylor and Chad holding hands while lying in chairs side by side. "Took you too long enough." Sharpay exclaims while Gabriella rolls her eyes.

"Sorry?" She says as Sharpay takes her glasses off. It was hard for Gabriella to imagine this girl liking her own boyfriend, but then again, Troy was so irresistible, who wouldn't like him?

"We were beginning to think you guys got lost." Taylor says while rising her head up. Gabriella rolls her eyes and feels Troy's arm drape over her shoulders.

"Maybe we should have gotten lost." He mumbles while Gabriella giggles.

"Uh… you guys make me sick." Sharpay says as Gabriella feels Troy's arm pull her closer to him.

"That's your problem." He says while sitting down in a beach chair next to Zeke, pulling Gabriella's hand down with him. She falls into his lap and giggles again as he kisses her bare shoulder.

She leans back into his chest as the two of them just sit there silently. Gabriella's eyes move over to the brunette that was sitting several feet away. "She's so pissed at me." She says while Troy looks down at her, scrunching his eyebrows in the cutest way.

"Amber? Why?" He asks while drawing invisible circles on her stomach from behind.

"I stole her senior solo." She says while Troy rolls his eyes.

"She'll get over it." He says before placing a kiss on her back, making her squirm a little. "You'll look hotter doing it anyways."

She laughs and turns her head around, staring into his gorgeous blue eyes. "You have to say that… you're my boyfriend."

He shrugs while leaning back. Gabriella scoots backwards too and rests her head onto his chest. He wraps an arm around her and kisses her forehead gently. "I don't have to, it's the truth." Gabriella smiles a little while looking up at him.

"Thanks…" She says while feeling him kiss her head again. She wraps her arm across his chest while his lips make their way down the side of her head and then connect with her own. It was slow and passionate, but Gabriella feels her hand come up to the side of his face and tries to bring him closer to her.

"Seriously, there are people watching." Sharpay says while the two pull apart. Troy rolls his eyes as Sharpay shakes her head.

"Get a room or something." Chad adds in. Gabriella giggles a little until she suddenly feels Troy leave her back behind her and stand up.

She narrows her eyes at him in a curious manner. "Let's go." He says while gathering their towels.

"Um… go where?" She asks while he smiles at her and leans down so they were eye level. She could see the passion in his eyes as the piercing blue bore into her own deep brown. A seductive smirk was playing on his lips and he presses his to hers gently.

"They told us to get a room, let's get one." He says while wiggling his eyebrows.

Gabriella smiles as she stands up as well. "We'll see you guys later." She says while waving as Troy takes her hand. She could see Sharpay rolling her eyes, along with the others giving knowing looks to exactly where they were going. Troy takes her hand and Gabriella glances across the pool to see that Amber had completely left the area.

They walk towards the back of the hotel and into the lobby. Her body immediately tenses up as she sees the brunette talking with what looked like Brittany, flustered about something. Gabriella glances towards the stairs, trying to find the best way they could get there without the captain seeing. But the piercing green eyes lock on the dark brown as Troy tries to drag her towards the stairs.

"So you two are peachy again." She says while strolling over. Gabriella could feel her eyes narrow. "Is everything ok?"

Gabriella couldn't tell if she was trying to rub in her face how they were fighting or if she was really just curious unto why they were fighting. "We've never been better." Troy exclaims while Gabriella could feel his arm pull her body closer to him.

"Good." She says while raising her eyebrows a little. "We wouldn't want Brie to be stressed out even more so the solo doesn't go well." She says with her smooth smile on her face that Gabriella really wanted to rip into tiny pieces.

"Don't worry. I'll nail it." She says with emphasis in her voice.

Amber smiles sweetly at her. "Good. Because I've seen the seniors in the past. But… yours should be perfect. After all, you are the best." She says while looking Gabriella up and down in a mocking manner.

"Stop it alright?" Troy says while Gabriella's eyes grow wide. Amber's do the exact same. Did he just say what she thought he said? Usually, Troy was nice to her; he was friends with her wasn't he?

"What?" Amber asks in shock.

Troy shakes his head while removing the arm from Gabriella's shoulders and grabbing her hand. "Gab is gonna nail it, so you don't have to worry about her alright?" He says as Gabriella smiles a little. He pulls her hand so they start walking towards the stairs. Gabriella turns her head around briefly to see that Amber was still standing there in shock.

As soon as the door closes to the stairwell, Gabriella turns to him and raises her eyebrows. "What the hell was that?" She asks while Troy keeps leading her up the steps.

"She can fuck herself." He says while Gabriella's eyes were still wide.

"Troy!" She exclaims while they make it up a flight and he shrugs.

"What? She almost broke us up, you can't tell me you're not pissed at her." He states while opening the door, revealing the open hallway.

"I am, it's just… aren't you friends with her?" She asks while Troy rolls his eyes.

"Why would I be friends with someone who treats my girlfriend like shit?" He asks while Gabriella smiles brightly.

"I love you, did you know that?" She says while they find the door and he leans back against it for a moment. Gabriella presses her body against his so their pelvises rub dangerously. He smiles and shrugs.

"Hell… everyone does." He says while Gabriella rolls her eyes and grabs her key out of the bag she was holding.

"Thanks Mr. Cocky." She says while sliding the white key into the door and then waiting for the light to turn green.

"But you're lucky." He says while grabbing the door handle and leading them inside. The door shuts as he wastes no time in crashing his lips against hers. She sighs into the kiss and wraps her arms around his neck.

He backs them up over to her bed and falls back on it. Gabriella's legs immediately straddle his torso as he continues to back them up so his head was on the pillow while Gabriella's body was leaning down to continue kissing him. "Why is that?" She asks as their lips part for a moment to get air.

Troy's body flips over so Gabriella was under him. He smiles down at her as he leans his forehead against hers, staring into her deep brown eyes with his piercing blue that were filled with love.

"Because I love you back."

A/N: I know this chapter is short, but it's a filler. I just wanted to warn everyone, there are two chapters left. I know this story is A LOT shorter then Time Changes Everything and Can't Just Be Friends, but it's coming to a close. I kind of think I rushed it a bit, because I wanted to try not taking it slow and jumping into their relationship. But I realize that's not my style of writing. So, yeah, there are two chapters left. I'll be coming out with a new story when I end this one, but that story is going to be a lot heavier and different then anything I've written so far. People were saying how I tend to have the same sort of story line, just different situations, and I can see where they're coming from. But this new one is something totally different. Anyways, thanks so much for reading and for your reviews! You guys are amazing!