"Terri, we have something to tell you." My mom said.
"What is it mom?" I asked as if I didn't know.
"We need to sit and talk." Troy said.
"Ok." I said and we sat down.
"Troy, is your-" my mom started but I cut her off.
"Father." I said.
"Yea and… wait? You know?" She asked.
"Well it was hard not to when I found you making out last night and talking about how to tell me." I said as if it weren't a big deal.
"You heard that?" Troy asked.
"You saw that?" my mom asked.
"Yea…" I said.
"And you're ok with it?" My mom asked confused.
"I can't change it that he's my father." I replied.
"Umm… ok." My mom said.
"So how about we go out somewhere? As a family." Troy suggested.
"Sure, why not?" I said.
"Alright…" My mom said, still confused at how well I took the news.
"Where do we go?" Troy asked.
"How about we go get ice cream?" I suggested.
"Ok." Troy said.
"You can go on without me, I have a call to make." My mom said staying behind as I got in the limo with Troy.
"So what do you like to do?" Troy asked.
"I like to do a lot of things." I answered.
"Sports?" He asked.
"Basketball." I answered.
"Arts?"
"Drawing, acting, and singing."
"School?"
"Math."
"Home?"
"Hang with friends or mom."
"So how do you feel about me just coming and walking into your life?" Troy asked.
"I never really thought my dad would be Troy Bolton." I told him.
"It must be pretty shocking." Troy said.
"Yea, but I always thought my father walked out on mom or just didn't want to be apart of my life." I said.
"Well, I broke up with your mom… I felt I needed to get to college and full fill my dreams. I knew it would be hard to keep a long distant relationship, so I ended it. The worst part of it was that I lied. I lied to Gabriella, and I lied to myself." Troy told me.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"You see, I told her I didn't love her. I tried to convince myself I could find someone like her. I told myself I didn't love her. I never found a relationship that lasted more than a week. I compared them to your mother, and to me, she is as close to perfect as you get." Troy said.
"That's sweet… in a way." I said.
"Thanks, I think." He replied and smiled at me.
"So…." I started.
"Are you mad at me?" Troy asked.
"No I'm not Troy." I told him.
"That means a lot to me Ter." He said.
"Hey, come on, we're here." I told him getting out. He slipped a hat on and some sunglasses.
"Ok, what do you want?" He asked as we walked in.
"I'll have a vanilla cone with sprinkles." I told him.
"Two vanilla cones with sprinkles." Troy told the lady.
"$4.50" The cashier said.
"Here." Troy pulled out a credit card and handed it to the cashier.
"You're-" The cashier started.
"Shhh. I'm keeping it on the down low." Troy told him, signing the receipt, and taking the ice cream. We walked to a table and sat down.
"You're mom told me we were a lot alike." Troy said.
"You must be where I got those habits mom shakes her head at." I told him.
"Yea, I have some crazy habits." Troy shook his head.
"Now what's going to happen?" I asked him.
"I don't know… what would you think if I became part of the family sometime?" Troy asked.
"I would like that Troy." I told him.
"If you want you can call me dad, otherwise Troy is fine." Troy told me.
"Sure… Dad." I said.
"Come on, let's get out of here." My dad suggested.