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His skin tingled where her lips were. He brought a hand up and touched his cheek. He silently drove back home thinking about her. He had a crush on Gabriella. Then he thought about Kelly, his girlfriend. Sure things were great but there wasn't a spark when they touched like there was with Gabriella.

The next day Troy walked into the Gap seeing Gabriella right away. She walked up to him and pulled him out right away. "What's wrong?" He asked once she stopped a little past the next store over.

"I didn't want my sister to come out. She kind of found out that someone came in and won't stop asking me who it was. If she found out it was you, I wouldn't hear the last of it." Gabriella rolling her eyes.

"Why didn't you freak out yesterday," Troy asked remembering her reaction. She shrugged her shoulders and started walking away.

"So, where do you want to go today?" She asked. "We can go basically everywhere," she added motioning around to everyone.

"What no smoothie today," Troy asked. They walked past the store it had a closed sign on the door and people were inside putting something up. "what are they doing in there?" He asked.

"Just trying to make it look cooler but it'll only take a day or two," Gabriella said. "So where do you want to go," she asked. "Oh, I want to stop in here and try on that top," she said walking in the store.

"Come on Gabs, shopping?" Gabriella smiled at the nickname. She nodded and ran towards the rack with the shirt. Gabriella spent the next two hours dragging Troy from one store to another, but Troy didn't complain much, he got out of the house and spent time with Gabriella.

Troy picked Gabriella up from her house one day since she didn't have to wait around for her sister to finish work and he brought her to the movies. They were having a great time.

"I like everything crazy," Troy said as they left the theater. The movie had been a little different but they were both cracking up.

"Fine if you like everything crazy then I'm gonna start calling you crazy." Gabriella said smirking. He shook his head as she ran to the car. He eventually caught up to her.

"Where did you learn to run like that?" He asked breathing heavily, he was planning on tickling her but was too out of breath, so was she.

"Athletics, we have to run two miles every day in thirty five minutes." He nodded and they got in the car.

"Well, if you're calling me crazy then I'm calling you...berry!" He said. She was about to say something but his phone rang.

"Hello... ok... we'll be right there." Troy said and hung up the phone. "Do you mind if we go to my uncle's place, they said they needed to talk to me?" She shook her head as he started up the car.

"One question. Berry?" she raised her eyebrows at the nickname. Troy blushed and thought up an explanation really fast.

"You like strawberries and that's just too long to say," he said. She looked at him and shook her head. He just shrugged his shoulders and kept on driving. He pulled up in front of a large brick house.

"This is where you are staying?" She asked him almost laughing.

"Yeah why. What's s funny?" He asked chuckling a little too now.

"The Smiths?" He nodded his head. "Josh Smith is my ex boyfriend." They both started laughing.

"Well, this is a small world. You're the one that has him moping around?" Troy asked.

"I guess so, he never mentioned being related to you though," she said.

"Maybe he thought that you would just start using him to get to me," Troy said. "I mean who can resist me?" Gabriella rolled her eyes and shook her head.

'Man Josh was stupid. I can see why he is moping,' Troy thought as he looked at her. "Okay, come on, we can't stay out here forever." The got out and ran into the house using Troy's key.

"Uncle Ben, Aunt Hilary. Someone wants to see you." Gabriella hit his arm and he laughed. They walked out into the front room and saw the two teens laughing together.

"Gabriella?" Hilary asked. She nodded. Hilary went over and hugged Gabriella. Ben came next. "How have you been," she asked the teen.

"I've been good, Troy's been keeping me company. I may have gotten him hooked on Jamba juice but other than that it's all good." Gabriella said glancing at Troy who seemed to be shrinking.

"What did you need to tell me uncle?" Troy asked getting back on topic.

"Well, me and your aunt are going on a weekend vacation. We will be gone from Thursday to Sunday. We are still deciding if we can trust you and Josh alone with the house. Allie would stay with one of her friends." Ben said.

"Uncle you know you can trust me. Even ask Gabriella, she'll tell you." They all looked at her.

"I would trust them. I'll even make sure they don't get in any trouble. It should be fine." Ben and Hilary knew Gabriella to be honest so this helped them. Someone came running down the steps.

"Hey, mom dad did you tell Troy yet?" Josh asked not seeing them. His mother made a spinning motion and he spun around. "Gabriella?" she nodded awkwardly.

"We were just telling them. And I have decided to let you stay alone. Gabriella will be watching though," Ben said leaving them alone. There was an awkward silence.

"So you are the girl that Troy has been talking about," Josh said sadly.

"Yeah. What exactly has he been saying?" Gabriella asked looking at Troy who was shrinking again.

"I can answer that!" A little girl said coming down the stairs. "Gabriella!" the little girl ran up to her and jumped.

"Hey Allie!" Gabriella. "So what exactly has your cousin been saying about me?" she asked her. Troy quickly pulled her off Gabriella and covered her mouth. "Come on Crazy! It can't be that bad!" Gabriella whined.

"Allie why don't you go back upstairs." Josh said helping his cousin. He knew that Troy had a girlfriend but wasn't' sure about what was going on.

"Fine, I better get going. Can you give me a ride home?" Gabriella asked.

"Yeah," they both chanted and then looked at each other. "I'll take you Gabriella," Josh said dragging her out of the house. Troy looked back at her as she looked at him and shrugged.

Over the next two weeks Troy and Gabriella kept on getting closer, they saw each other almost every day. Around a week and a half after they had met he had given her a necklace, it wasn't too big or too small, just right for her. She never took it off now except for volleyball and showers. They were still only friends even though each wanted to be more.

Troy and Josh were standing out in the drive way waving to Ben and Hilary. They pulled out and drove off into the distance. "So, what's with you and Gabs," Josh asked. Troy shrugged, they turned around about to go into the house when another car honked and pulled into the drive way.

"Who is that," Josh asked. Troy's mouth was hanging open.

Who could it be? Please review.

Amanda!