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A/N: Alright I'm back and with more updates. First off I want to thank everyone who reviewed my last chapter; blueprincess972, Sciencefreak2007, Favor1234, AyaneC, serena's girl 4-ever, cornique chaylor girl, baby2ludaris, Angel, toddntan, Ani Thompson, and jinidu93. Thank you, now I hope you all enjoy this new update…because we're about to hit some drama real soon. So please read and enjoy. Oh and don't forget to Review.

Baby S

Chapter Six

As they headed down the street away from Taylor's house, Troy turned on the radio and then leaded back in the driver's seat. "Alright now what's the plan?" he asked as he looked over at her. Taylor looked back at him and shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know I thought you were going to show me how the West Siders have fun."

"It's West Highers and yes I was going to show you that, while doing whatever it is that you had planned with that punk Danforth." He said with a smirk as she shot him a pointed glare.

"What?"

"You can just take me home if all you're going to do is diss my boyfriend." She said with a shake of her head as she crossed her arms over her chest. He looked over at her and chuckled for a moment before smiling.

"Well someone has too…and if it isn't going to be you than it might as well be me. He isn't any good anyway. I mean he dissed you tonight for some BS."

"Troy!"

"Okay fine, I'm changing the subject…so what were you and he who shall not be named going to do tonight anyway."

"We were going to go to a dinner and a movie."

"Oh how cliché." Troy said with a laugh as he continued driving. When he saw that Taylor wasn't laughing he stopped and looked over at her. "I was just playing you know…I mean if you look at any movie from the 80's or the 90's even some guy is always taking about taking his date out for a 'dinner and a movie' I was just pointing that out."

"I certainly didn't need the history lesson."

"Well I was telling you why I was laughing, but next time I'll make sure to laugh at you so my explanation will be easier to understand." He said with a smirk.

"If that is so cliché what would be your perfect date."

"I'm not telling you…only the girls lucky enough to go out with me know and judging by your taste in men. I'm afraid aside from work we would never even cross paths." She just rolled her eyes and looked out the window.

"I'm starting to think that this whole idea was a mistake." She exclaimed as she looked at him. He shook his head and smiled at her for a moment before replying.

"It wasn't…so um…where do you want to eat?"

"Um are you sure you want to know…I mean we can go where you want to go." She said with a shake of her head. Troy looked over at her once he pulled up to a red light. Turning in his seat slightly he looked her up and down before speaking.

"Taylor, I asked you now just tell me." She sighed and mumbled.

"Roy's Salad Bar and Grill." He reached over and patted her on the arm, just as the light turned green.

"Okay then Roy's Salad Bar and Grill it is?" he said as he headed in that direction. "I take by your little episode back there that Chad doesn't go here when you ask." Taylor looked out the window and shook her head.

"Hardly ever…and if he does it's only because he feels like it, not because I asked" She admitted. Troy shook his head in disbelief over how Chad mistreated Taylor, he would have never treated any of his girlfriends this way.

"Well, you don't have to worry about that with me, Taylor."

"Oh I hope not, cause with you there are a whole lot more things to worry about." She said with a sigh. He flashed her a wink, and pulled into the parking lot.

"Thank goodness this is in the neutral part of town." He said as he turned his car off. Taylor just hopped out of the car and Troy followed with a frown.

"What?" she asked noticing his look almost immediately. Troy walked over to her and then pointed back at his car.

"I'm not an asshole, Taylor…and you know it. I actually like helping my dates out of my car…opening doors…pulling out chairs…you know the whole gentleman act." He said standing before her with his arms crossed over his chest. Taylor looked up at him, her brown eyes sparkling with mischief.

"Oh really?"

"Really." He stated as she turned on her heel and headed back towards the van, once at her door she opened it and got back inside. Troy watched her for a few moments before it dawned on him what she was trying to do. Walking over to the car, he opened the door and helped her out.

"There and how does your gentleman act feel now." She said as she strutted ahead of him. Troy just smiled and looked after her before following so he could get the door, all the while thinking to himself that he certainly was going to enjoy his time entertaining her this evening.

"Alright so what's good here?" Troy asked after helping Taylor into her seat. She looked up at him as he sat down across from her and picked up a menu.

"What you've never been here before?"

"No not really…so what's good here." He asked looking up at her over the top of his menu. She looked down at her menu and shrugged her shoulders.

"Um…I really like the house Caesar salad and the grill chicken." She replied looking back up him.

"Caesar salad and grill chicken huh? Well I guess I'm going to have to take your word for it and go ahead and order that as well."

"Are you sure cause you might like something else…and I don't want you to be disappointed this being your first time and all." She said nervously, Troy just shook his head and closed his menu.

"I'm fine…you said you liked it, and while I still think your taste in men is lacking…I really don't know anything about your taste in food so I will give this a try." He said chuckling at the glare that she sent him across the table. "Alright moving on."

"Good…so since you have this gentleman act going on…I guess you date a lot." Troy shook his head and leaned back in his chair.

"Nope…I don't date a lot…but when I do I treat my girlfriends like their Queens and-." He paused as Taylor giggled and shook her head turning her face away from him. Watching her closely he smirked and just sighed.

"What did I say?"

"Nothing other than the queen comment," she said as she finally stopped laughing. "I just wasn't expecting that…that's why I laughed." He nodded his head as if he didn't believe her, just as the waitress came over to them.

"So what can I get you two?" she asked.

"Um, I'll have a sprite." Troy said "And the house Caesar salad and grilled chicken."

"And you."

"The same." Taylor with a smile, the waitress nodded and left. Troy looked at her and then spoke.

"So what are you planning on doing once you graduate."

"Well I was hoping that I would go to USC, UCLA or Berkley." She answered with a bright smile. Troy nodded his head impressed with her answers.

"Well who knows we might be seeing one another again, and this time we won't be divided by something as stupid as which side of the track we're from." He said as he looked at her.

"Oh so you're planning on going to those schools too."

"I know that USC and UCLA have shown interest in me…however I also know that if my major isn't there I won't be as well." He said with a sigh, as he looked at her. Taylor nodded her head in understanding.

"I get that…I'd feel the same way if a school were to offer me a scholarship."

"Oh I'm sure before the year's over they will. From what Mrs. Jackson told us before you arrived is that you were a very smart woman." He said with a smile.

"Wow, she said that."

"Yeah, she did." He said with a smile, leaning across the table he looked at her and chuckled. "And you know I had to wait to see you seeing as how you were from East High before I could make a final judgment."

"Oh you are so wrong." she said with a shake of her head. He shrugged his shoulders and started laughing at the frown on her face, just as the waitress returned. After she sat all their plates and drinks down she left. Troy and Taylor immediately started eating, after awhile Troy lifted his head and looked at Taylor.

"This is good…I guess I can trust your taste in foods." He said with a laugh as she sent him yet another look.

"Whatever Troy…so about that movie." He nodded his head as he picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth.

"Oh yeah that's right we're going to a movie aren't we…so what do you want to see." He asked. Taylor looked at him for a moment shock, she had to admit to herself that this date or pretend date was going much better than any real date she had ever had with Chad, but she wouldn't dare let Troy in on that little secret.

"I…um wanted to see um Pineapple Express or Tropic Thunder." She said with a sigh looking down. Troy leaned back in his chair and looked at her closely before shaking his head.

"I would have never guessed."

"Guessed what?"

"That you wanted to see something so girly." Taylor paused for a moment and shook her head.

"You know Troy, you shouldn't assume anything about anyone cause all you'll do is make an ass out of yourself."

"Wow, you know Taylor you really have a sharp tongue." He said with a shake of his head. She looked down and then back up at him.

"Like I told you, growing up like a nerd isn't the best and in order to keep the kids that thought picking on me would be fun at bay was to developed this sharp tongue." She replied with a shake of her head.

"Oh right…I'm sorry I forgot, cause at West High we don't do stuff like that." He said with a shake of his head. She sighed and looked at him.

"Must everything I do or my classmates do be compared to West High?"

"I don't know if you ever say anything that is similar to what goes on in West High I might not have to compare anything." He said with a shrug. "So which one do you want to see?"

"Which one what?"

"Which movie do you want to see." He asked as he set his fork down on the plate. Taylor thought for a moment before answering.

"How about Tropic Thunder?"

"That's fine with me…so you ready." He asked. Taylor looked down at her empty plate and then up at Troy who was now by herself ready to help her out of her seat.

"Yes, I am." She answered with a smile. He nodded and offered her his hand. Taylor accepted his hand and allowed him to help her up from her seat.

"Good let me go play the bill and then we'll go see Tropic Thunder." He said as he walked over to the cashier by the door. Taylor stood off to the side waiting; everything so far was going well. Normally by now her and Chad would be splitting the bill, and he would be trying his best to get her to go and see some type of action movie, and she would eventually cave and they would go see whatever he wanted. Being out on this date with Troy was quite the eye opener. He was the perfect gentleman, and he was treating her well. She slowly found asking the question, 'Why can't Chad be more like this?' As soon as she finished the thought, Troy walked back over to her and looked down at her. "Ready?" he asked offering his arm. She smiled up at him and laced hers through his.

"Yes I am."

Chad sat next to his cousin Darren inside a club on the Westside of town, ever since his phone call with Taylor he had been quiet all evening. Darren pushed one of the girls who had been sitting on his lap off and looked at him. "Yo, man you alright?" Chad took his eyes off one of the girl who was sitting in front of him and nodded his head.

"Yeah…I'm just hoping that Taylor isn't still mad about me canceling." He said with a shrug. "Not that I care really…I just don't feel like dealing with the drama."

"Yeah, that's right you got yourself a real 'smart girl'" Darren said laughing as he finished the sentence. Chad looked at him for a moment and shook his head.

"Hey man, Taylor's a good one…I plan on keeping her with me for awhile."

"Yeah, while you cheat like it's going out of style…you're lucky she likes you so much cause any other girl would have dumped your ass by now." Darren said with a chuckle. "So man you gotta tell me your secret."

"There isn't a secret…you just pick a girl you know is a goody goody. You know one you can take home to momma and then get her."

"So she's your front then huh man."

"Yeah, she's a front." Chad admitted with a nod. "But hey over the last few years I guess I caught myself some feelings."

"Not many." Darren said as he motioned to the girl that was motioning for Chad to come out onto the dance floor. Chad smiled and shook his head as he stood up.

"Yeah not many." he said as he walked over to the girl and wrapped his arms around her. Not noticing the couple across the room.

Jandro looked at Kerry and shook his head in disbelief. "I don't believe what I'm seeing right now." He replied as he stepped to the side to the get a closer look. Kerry who had been dancing in front of him turned around and looked as well.

"What is it?"

"Is that Taylor's boyfriend?" he asked as he pointed across the dance floor to a bushy headed guy who was currently grinding against a girl barely clad in any clothes. Kerry covered her mouth with her hand and nodded her head.

"It is…isn't he the reason she was crying today at work."

"Oh he most certainly was." Jandro said with a shake of his head. "The bastard." He spat out angrily. Kerry looked at him and then back towards Chad.

"Well…there's no denying what he's doing here." She said finishing her statement with a sneer. "Taylor so deserves better."

"Yeah, someone like Troy, cause I know he wouldn't even dream of doing this to one of his girlfriends." Jandro said with a shake of his head.

"Do you think we should tell Taylor?" Kerry asked as she looked back up at Jandro who hadn't taken his eyes off Chad and the girl. At her question, he looked down at her and then sighed.

"I think we should…we'll tell her next week on Monday." He said. Kerry nodded her head and then glanced back towards Chad who was now laughing at something another guy said as he continued dancing with the girl. Jandro frowned at the action and then reached down and grabbed Kerry's hand as Chad pushed the girl away from him and walked towards them. Stepping back he pulled Kerry off the dance floor after him. Chad paused and looked at them and smirked.

"Man don't nobody want her." He sneered as he looked over Kerry and then back up at Jandro who took a step forward.

"Is there a problem here?" A deep voice exclaimed from across the dance floor. Jandro looked over there and saw Darren Dawkins staring at him.

"Naw man everything is fine," Chad called out he then looked back at Jandro and smiled. "Right?"

"Yeah right." He muttered, Chad nodded at him and winked before going over to the bar. Jandro watched him go and then looked at Kerry. "Let's go." He said with a sigh as he took one last look at Darren who was still eyeballing him and Kerry.

"Oh my goodness that was the funny movie ever." Taylor exclaimed over her laughter as she and Troy exited the movie theater that night around twelve o'clock. Troy chuckled at her, and shook his head.

"Yeah I got to admit it was good."

"Good…you were laughing at some of the things harder than me." She said with a smile as she looked up at him. He shook his head and smiled down at her.

"Oh really and how can you be so sure especially since you didn't stop laughing until the credits rolled and even now you're still laughing."

"It was so funny."

"I know I know…so are we headed home or do you want to do something else." He asked as he shoved his hands into his jeans. Taylor's chuckles died down at his words and she looked over at him.

"I think it would be best if you took me home." Troy nodded and fell into step beside her as they walked through the parking lot towards his van.

"You're right…you're right," he said as he opened the passenger side door and helped her inside. "I should take you home." After getting Taylor into the van, he went around to the driver side and got in. She looked over at him and gently touched his hand with her own.

"I just want to thank you for bringing me out tonight I really had a fun time." She said with a smile as she looked at him. He smiled back and turned on the van and headed out of the parking lot.

"I did too…you're really good company." He replied with a smile as he headed back towards her house. The rest of the ride was driven in comfortable silence until they pulled up into her driveway.

"Well I guess I'll see you next week." Troy nodded his head with a smile and turned off the car. Taylor looked at him for a moment before saying. "What?"

"Hey…I haven't completed my gentleman act yet."

"Meaning?"

"I'm going to walk you to your front door." He said with a smile as he hopped out of the van and went over to her side of the van. Opening the door, he helped her down and together they headed towards her front door.

"Thanks for the dinner and movie."

"Oh you're welcome…I truly enjoyed myself." Troy said as he tucked his hands into his pockets. Taylor smiled and nodded her head in agreement.

"I enjoyed myself as well…thank you again, you really made this night something to remember."

"Glad to help, Taylor." He said with a smile, they both turned to look at one another, "Well I guess I better get going I'll see you on Monday alright." He said with a smile, Taylor watched as he headed back towards his van, she waved as he pulled out of her driveway and then she headed inside. With a sigh, she flopped down on the sofa and took off her shoes. She couldn't get over just how wonderful the night had been with Troy.

The next day when Troy entered West High, he seemed to be on a natural high. Smiling he walked over to his locker and started taking his books out. "Troy…man we need to talk to you?" he looked up and saw Jandro and Kerry standing right in front of him. Looking them over he closed his locker down and sighed.

"What's up?"

"Jandro and I were out last night…" Troy smiled at her words and nodded his head in agreement.

"When are you guys not out."

"Troy, please just listen to us alright." Realizing they were serious, he nodded his head and dropped the smile from his face. Tightening his grip on his book bag's shoulder strap he looked at both Kerry and Jandro before saying.

"Alright what's going on?"

"We saw Chad Danforth…you know Taylor's boyfriend at the club we usually go to, and he was in there dancing with some other girls." Troy frowned at their words and shook his head.

"Hold up wait a minute…you mean to tell me that he was out last night? Man he was suppose to take Taylor out on a date."

"Yeah man he was out and dancing with those girls like he was going to make a baby with her on the dance floor." Jandro said with a shake of his head. "And get this he was hanging with Darren Dawkins." Troy frowned at that sighed.

"What should we do, Troy? Should we tell Taylor…I don't feel right keeping this to myself." She said, as Jandro draped his arm around her shoulders. Troy slowly thought about all the outcomes from telling Taylor about Chad, and then made his decision.

"You should tell her…and you should tell her this afternoon alright." He said as he looked at them both. "The sooner the better."