Hey this is the forth chapter. Huge thanks to everyone who has reviewed, added my story or read it. It means a lot to know that someone out there is getting a bit of enjoyment from my stories.
This chapter is dedicated to zanessaforever207. Beccy helped me come up with the embarrassing situation so thanks!!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story except for Troy's family (excluding his mum and dad) and if I did I think my story would be a TV show not fan fiction lol.
Okay this chapter is set the same day as the first part (but you already knew that!).
Part of the Family
Recap
"Ok. I can say something about you and then they might ask questions." Justin looked proud of what he was saying.
"Okay why don't you give it a try?" Gabriella smiled and turned Justin around so he was facing everyone.
"Ummm…"
"Oh I have one!" Justin exclaimed after about a minute of pondering. "Once when me and mummy were staying over, Ella and Uncy Twoy kept yelling at each others name and when I went to ask if I can yell as well they were all sweaty and yucky."
Justin smiled proudly, happy that he thought of something to say without noticing the shocked expressions on all the adults faces, and the red faces of their children, some from being about to burst of laughter and the others (actually just Gabbi and Troy) tomato red from embarrassment plus the mouthful of juice Christine had just burst out.
"Well would you look at the time. Must be going, holes to be dug, graves to be picked out." (A/N if you don't get the joke it's to mean she was about to die of embarrassment.) Gabriella quickly got up, determined not to have questions asked about what the innocent 3 year old had just said although before she could escape Jake grabbed her arm.
"Where would be more important then being here with your soon to be in-laws?" Jake said trying hard not to collapse laughing although he had enough control over himself to see the blush that crept across Gabbi's cheeks after his statement.
"Oh would you all just laugh it up already." Gabbi spoke reluctantly, hoping that if they all burst out laughing they wouldn't notice her leaving. Nobody had to be told twice within a second that Gabriella finished speaking everyone was laughing their heads off well except the kids and Grandparents as both were either confused or horrified.
It wasn't long before Troy and Gabriella both joined in with the laughter, mostly to decrease their over all embarrassment.
After about 10 minutes, the laughing subsided and now everyone was just in little chuckles. Actually looking at the time this time Gabriella was shocked to see how late it got.
"Frick, I really have to go." Gabriella then bolted out the door (may I add in heels) grabbing her purse and coat on the way out.
"Where is she going at 5 to 9 in the morning, on a Sunday I might add?" Laura asked.
"Church." The main Bolton clan answered at once (this meaning Troy's immediate family.)
"Well then we should be going to then." Anthony piped up.
"Why?" Kelly whined.
"Well, I think we should go to church as a family at least once. We are all dressed and ready to go and if we drive we will get their before it starts."
"Do we have to??" Jake now too joined in.
"Yes, we do. I think we could all use a little faith. Now everyone to the cars." Alice spoke over the feud that may start between her son and granddaughter.
Within 5 minutes everyone reluctantly were in the cars driving to the local church. As they arrived they saw a just arriving Gabriella who had walked to the church.
"Gabi!" Lizzie exclaimed for her entire family. Gabriella turned around surprised that Troy's entire family was currently walking into church, genuinely because Julie had once said to her that none of the Bolton's believed in a 'higher power'.
"Hey. What are you guys doing here?"
"We thought a little faith is just we needed." Anthony answered as it looked like none else was going to. "Don't worry we will sit in the back so you won't even know we are here."
The Bolton's all took a seat at the back of the church with the younger ones sitting behind the older adults of the family, Gabriella however was sitting 3 rows in so she was quite far from them.
Around halfway through church boredom overcame all of the cousins and they couldn't help but talk.
"God, can't we just leave I mean come on, it doesn't even look like your girlfriend's listening." Brendon whined.
"She doesn't have to. Church is like when she talks to her parents not when she learns about God. Her reason to come here is because it's a tradition her and her parents used to have and she wants to honor that tradition and feel as though she is with her parents." Christine added in a low whisper as she was sitting a few seats down from the boys.
"Physiological babble." Brendan replied in a huff.
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with B." Matt said quietly.
"Bible?"
"Nope."
"Baby?"
"Nope."
"Bird?"
"Nope."
"This game is so stupid." Christine said annoyed at how immature her cousins were. (All cousins are between 20 and 30).
"You're stupid." Dylan replied immaturely while sticking his tongue out.
"Really mature." Lizzie said. It surprised everyone how she could be the youngest yet the most mature.
"And that concludes today's sermon." The father said speaking through the argument.
All of the Bolton's were out the door before you could say peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
"Wow so that's what happens in church. Make a note we are never going again unless we desperately have to." Anthony spoke out once he knew that there was no one who takes offence to his statement to hear him.
"I told you we should have stayed at home." Kelly said in a matter of fact tone of voice.
"That was an hour of my life I will never get back. I mean come on who wants to learn about our savior (A/N any one who believes in god I am not meaning to offend you, it's just a part of the story!). And God said to Jesus you are my son…"Brendan was set to an abrupt stop as he noticed most of his family giving the shut-up eye. "What I mean that's what he said, who wants to know that type of…" Noticing his family motioning for him to turn around Brendan turned around to find Gabbi behind him. "Thing"
"He didn't mean it like that dear he just is ummm; well he doesn't know what he's saying half the time." Laura said trying to cover up her son's stupidity.
"Yer I mean I didn't umm mean to offend you in any way or anything I mean god's awesome." Daniel rambled trying to cover up for his son as well although noticing a smile comes across Gabriella's face he stopped.
"It's okay. I know church isn't for everyone. I only go like 10 times a year. It's just something that you either believe in or you don't." Gabriella spoke genuinely. "Now just curious but by judging the fact that you would have had to leave to get here like 2 minutes after me, wouldn't that mean that there is still currently food spread all of table which is probably causing some unnecessary bugs to come lurking."
"Quite right. Come on everyone lets go home." Julie said while walking to the cars. Everyone also got in the cars, excluding Troy and Gabbi.
"Mum, me and Gabbi are going to walk home." Troy said taking Gabriella's hand.
"Okay, see you at home sweeties." All the cars then left leaving Gabriella and Troy alone.
Troy and Gabriella started walking back to the Bolton's resident in comfortable silence. Troy had his arm wrapped tightly her waist pulling her into him, she had her arm around his waist as well but tucked slightly into his jeans while her head rested comfortably on his chest, enjoying the closeness.
Breaking the silence they were in, Troy spoke up. "I love you Gabbi." Stopping in front of him although never breaking the position they were in, Gabriella turned so she was facing him and slowly went into kiss him. "I love you too." Gabriella spoke in a whisper that told him that he was the only one she will ever want to say that to. Finally closing the gap between them, Troy kissed Gabriella lovingly, not lustfully or hungrily, but a simple kiss that would tell her she was the only one for him. (A/N just re-read the paragraph and I must say it is extremely cheesy). They broke apart and just stood looking in each others eyes with the foreheads rested together. Troy kissed Gabbi's nose making her giggle, she loved it when he did that and he loved seeing her smile, win-win.
"I'll race you back to the house." Gabriella said out of the blue, but before Troy could reply Gabriella was already off.
"I'm going to get you Montez." Troy yelled after her in a playful way. He then started chasing after her to busy with the thought of getting home first he failed to notice Gabriella cut a corner and go off in a different way.
Gabriella quickly jumped over a fence, and straight through a few gardens before coming out of an ally that was directly across from Troy's house. Looking around to make sure it was safe to cross Gabriella bolted across the road to find that the Bolton's had just arrived and were looking quite confused at how she got back at the same time as them.
Continuing running Gabriella quickly ran in the front door, which had just been open for most of the cousins were hungry and rushing their way in. Gabriella slipped off her coat through it onto the rack, sliding her way into the kitchen she quickly jumped up on the counter and acted as if she didn't just run all the way to the house.
Troy ran down the street to his house, walking in the door with his aunts, thinking he had won.
"Nice of you to finally join us Troy." Lizzie said jumping up next to Gabriella.
"Oh come on. How the hell could Gabbi have beat you. She's in heels for gods' sake!" Jack exclaimed a bit disappointed that his son lost a simple running race.
"Come on Jack we had a deal." Gabriella said holding out her hand. Jack pulled out a 50 dollar note and put it into Gabriella's hand neither realizing the stares from the family, obviously because they didn't know of how close Gabbi and Jack's relationship was.
"You know seriously these bets of ours are paying for my Christmas shopping." Gabriella said with a laugh. "Now last time I checked I didn't exactly get any of your names."
Troy wondered over to Gabriella who had just hopped off the counter, and wrapped his arm around her waist. (All of his cousins had just left the room to go watch TV... not exactly important but just to fit in with the story)
"Well we better introduce you then shouldn't we? Okay let's see…well you know my grandparents of course." Gabriella sent a little wave to the 2 elders of the group. She had met them once before when she was their waitress. "Moving on... We have my Aunt Miranda and Uncle Mitchell, My aunty Laura and Uncle Daniel and My uncle Anthony and Aunt Emily." Troy finished off, each time Gabriella would either smile or shake their hands depending on where they were in the room. "Uncle and Aunts, Gabriella." Troy motioned his hand in front of her.
"It's great to meet you all." Gabriella smiled genuinely at them.
"Well it's a pleasure to be able to put a face to the name that has captured our little nephew's heart. Oh it seems like yesterday when he would run out around in the house completely na-" Before Laura could finish her story Troy was pulling Gabriella into the TV room.
"Aaww I think its cute little Troy running around the house expressing his free will." Gabriella said in a mocking voice.
"Shut up." (Troy implied it playfully)
"Ahh so do we finally get to meet Miss Gabriella Montez, the Filipino girl who captured the heart of a boy who used to run around the house completely"
"What is with everyone telling the story?" Troy said in a huff.
"Don't worry sweetie I have seen the picture of all your older cousins and sister sitting in the bathtub having a good old soak." Gabriella said directing the joke towards the adults currently in front of her.
"Okay moving on. I'm Matt." Matt got up out of his seat to go shake her hand. "I am the oldest of the fellows in this room." Gabriella smiled at him.
"I'm Samantha, call me Sam, and this idiot next to me is my brother Brendan." Sam said while hitting her brother across the head.
"I'm Kelly; these are my brothers Dylan and Jake, and my older sister Caitlyn." Kelly said each time pointing to her siblings.
"Caitlyn and I have already met." Gabriella said walking over to hug Caitlyn.
After talking for a little while, about random topics, Brendan asked something that if he had listened before wouldn't have needed to ask.
"So, where about are your parents?"
The room went silent; everyone shot Brendan a you-did-not-just-ask-that look. Troy kind of looked down at Gabriella (they were sitting on a couch together with Gabriella's head on his chest while his arm was wrapped around her shoulder) to see if she was okay, Gabriella however was trying to think of a way to talk about her parents without crying.
"Well, my parents are……
Yet another speaking cliffy. What will Gabriella say?
Okay once again not sure about the chapter although you guys are the readers so let me know.
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Little Nikki
