Here's another chapter!
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Troy was jogging down street, coming back from his morning jog, when a car pulled up outside of Gabriella's house. He slowed down and jogged on the spot as he tried to see who it was.
'NANA!' screamed Olly, as he was outside helping Mara wash her car. He was covered in soap subs and had appeared to have only been cleaning the same spot for the last ten minutes. He watched as Olly dropped his sponge into his bucket and barreled towards his Nana.
'There's my little munchkin!' she cooed, scooping Olly up into her arms, kissing him on the cheek.
'I missed you, Nana!' he told her, as he pulled back from the hug and looked at her.
'I missed you too, darling. Has mommy gone?' she asked, referring to Gabriella's appointment. Olly nodded and then saw Troy over the other side of the road.
'Hi Daddy!' he called. Inez frowned and turned round seeing Troy waving back at his son.
'I thought daddy went with mommy?' Inez asked Olly, confusion laced in her. Olly shook his head, playing with his nan's hair.
'Mommy and Daddy aren't together anymore. Daddy kissed another girl' Olly said innocently, not realizing what he had done. Inez tensed up as Troy crossed the street.
'Morning buddy, you okay?' he asked his son, who nodded. Inez turned to face Troy, her face showing her bottled up anger.
'You cheated on my daughter?' Inez asked through clenched teeth. Troy straightened up and swallowed silently.
'It wasn't my fault! It was Sharpay's!' Troy said, watching as Inez shook her head and carried Olly back towards Mara, who was already walking back up the garden path, knowing that her best friend needed the low down on what had happened…
Gabriella had just stepped out the shower when Gary awoke. He yawned and sat up in bed, running a hand through his messy bed hair and looked round, his eyes freezing on Gabriella as she emerged from the bathroom, in a lacy black bra and panty set. He cleared his throat and quickly averted his eyes.
'Morning G. You okay?' Gabriella asked as she pinned her hair elegantly to the side. Gary didn't answer straight away.
'Yeah thanks, are you?' he replied, once he knew his voice wouldn't break.
'Yeah. I'm getting nervous though. What if I screw this up?' Gabriella fretted, turning to face him.
Don't be silly, Ella. You're best fashion designer I know! Tell you what, I'll come with you if you want and afterwards we'll go to lunch or something? To celebrate?' Gary suggested, making Gabriella smile.
'Yes, I'd like that' she said, as she slipped her silver earrings into her ears. Once she had fastened them, she grabbed her dress and stepped into it, slipping her arms through the thick straps and turned round.
'Any chance you could zip me up?' she asked, looking over her shoulder. Gary nodded and climbed off the bed, carefully zipping her up. She turned back to the mirror and smoothed down the creases of her fitted, professional dress, before turning to Gary.
'How do I look?' she asked. Gary started from the bottom, admiring her black, peep toe heels; her sun kissed legs seemed to go on forever, before the black material of her dress started. The dress hugged her curves in all the right places, before the black material turned white at the bust. Her hair elegantly swept to the side, clipped into place by a few Kirby grips.
'You look every inch the professional' he told her with a smile. Gabriella let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.
'Good!' she took a deep breath and checked the clock. 9:45am. She grabbed her folder and made sure that she had everything. Her photo's, some of her collages, her fabric swatches and her portfolio.
'You ready to go?' Gary asked, as he emerged from the bathroom, washed and dressed. Gabriella frowned, how long had she being checking her portfolio?
'Erm, yes. Let's go' Gabriella said, her voice a little shaky. She zipped up her massive folder and headed for the door, grabbing her bag and hotel key card along the way…
It was a little after one o'clock in the afternoon in Albuquerque, when Inez's mobile rung. She smiled at the caller I.D.
'Hi darling, you okay?'
'Mom! She loved me! She said that if I wanted to I could start my internship now, but I told her that I would rather graduate High School first and then she gave me her number and email address and told me that if any inspiration struck, I could email her for her opinion!' Gabriella said, all in one breath.
'Oh my word! Well done, my darling! Oh I'm so proud of you!' Inez squealed, making Olly frown at her, before going back to playing with his toys.
'Oh, mom! I never thought she would like me that much!' Gabriella said, her voice telling Inez that she felt a tiny bit of regret.
'Gabi? Did you want start your internship now?' Inez asked her voice uncertain.
'I don't know. I mean, I can't because I've got Olly to think about and this situation with Troy… I don't know' Gabriella said
'Maybe you should sleep on it and think about it, before making any decisions. Whatever you choose, I'll support you, I always will' Inez told her daughter, who smiled on the other end of the line.
'Thanks, Mom. Listen, I've got to go. I'll call you later! Bye!' Gabriella said quickly, before hanging up, as her starter got put in front of her.
'So… to you?' Gary proposed, holding up his glass of lemonade, making Gabriella laugh.
'To me' she said, giggling, before taking a sip of her ice cold water…
'Mommy, you're back!' Olly screamed, rushing through the kitchen and into Gabriella's arms, three days later.
'I'm back, darling! I missed you!' she said, hugging her son close to her. She put him back on his feet before heading for the kitchen, Olly following closely behind.
'Hey mama!' she greeted, hugging her. Inez smiled and hugged her daughter back.
'Hey darling, how was your flight?' she asked
'It was good, I just can't believe this weekend. Everything seems like such a big dream' Gabriella told her with a smile.
'Well, I've very proud of you darling! How about we celebrate with a spot of lunch and a shopping trip?' she asked.
'That sounds good' Gabriella said, while Olly folded his arms and pouted.
'I don't want to shop!' he whined.
'Well, you can stay with daddy then, actually… I need to have a word with him!' Gabriella remembered. She turned for the front door and pulled it open, heading for her car…
After pulling up at Lava Springs, she headed in the direction of the kitchens, sneaking past Fulton's office.
'Where's Troy?' she demanded, making Chad and Zeke jump.
'Wow! You're tanned!' Chad said, making Gabriella roll her eyes.
'He's on the golf course, clearing it' Zeke said. Gabriella smiled her thanks and headed for the golf location.
'Why did you dump our son on Gary and Mara the other night?' she demanded as she headed towards him. Troy sighed and turned to speak to her, his mouth falling open as he saw her, her tanned skin making her baby blue summer dress stand out, with her white strappy sandals on her feet and her long black hair falling over her shoulders.
'I got called into work' he said, checking her out.
'Eye's up here! Couldn't you have said you were looking after your son?' Gabriella shrieked, making Troy flinch.
'Sharpay request-'
'Oh, of course! You're her lap dog! Everything she tells you to do, you do!' Gabriella said, sarcasm dripping from her tone. Troy's face contorted into anger.
'Alright then, what about you and G swanning off to wherever you went to over the weekend?' Troy said
'That… was for my future, for your information!' Gabriella told him hotly.
'Really? What was so important that he had to go with you?' he asked, unable to keep the jealousy out of his voice.
'He didn't. He turned at his own record because he wanted to be there for me and make sure I was okay!' Gabriella shouted. Troy backed down slightly, still staring intensely at her.
'You ever do something like that again, dumping him on someone without telling me and I swear, you'll never see either of us again!' Gabriella threatened. She turned to go, but Troy grabbed her arm, forcing her to turn and face him. She thought he was going to threaten her back, so she was slightly stunned when he connected their lips hotly. She responded for a second before she shoved him away from her, her fingers going to her lips, tracing them.
'I'm sorry, I just had to!' he said, his breathing heavy. Gabriella stared at him, before turned and swiftly walked away, not looking back…
R&R
