Chapter 5
It was a warm, sunny day, particularly for the month of November. Troy Bolton and his children Nathan, Megan, Sarah, and Micah, were in the back yard playing a game of basketball. Gabriella and her daughter, Kayla, were currently inside the Bolton kitchen, making peanut butter cookies. They had flour down their shirts with some specks of flour in their hair. Gabi was washing dishes, after cleaning up the stove while Kayla was pulling out the last batch of cookies form the oven.
"So Kayla, when are you going to tell Mike that you like him?" Gabi smiled, turning around from the sink to look at her daughter.
"I'm not going to. I want him to make the first move, which he clearly isn't so that proves he doesn't like me like that" Kayla replied.
"Honey, don't you think that sometimes guys have a hard time expressing themselves" Gabi said, turning off the sink and wiping her hands on a handtowel.
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Come on, pass it Sarah" Nathan yelled to his sister. The game was currently 23- 20. Troy and his daughter, Megan, were somehow losing. Sarah ran around her sister, Megan and threw it to her brother. Nathan took a perfect shot. Whoosh!
"Ha! Beat that dad" Nathan called to his father in triumph. Troy rolled his eyes.
"That was a lucky shot" Troy defended.
"Uh huh, sure dad. It seems to me, like you are losing your touch" Nathan grinned.
"You wish" Troy replied.
"Let's go into the house. It's too hot out here. Besides, Mom's making cookies with Kayla" Megan said, still not understanding how her and her dad lost. They all agreed. They made their way into the house but stopped short upon hearing Gabi and Kayla's conversation. Troy wanted to know what they talked about when he wasn't around. They stayed behind the living room wall and listened in.
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"Mom, I've moved on. I'm into a new guy now," Kayla said, putting all the cookies into the cookie jar.
"Really? Already? And who might that be?" Gabi asked, suddenly amused.
"His names Derek. He's in my biology class" Kayla said excitedly. Troy's eyes darkened. His baby girl liking another guy other than Michael Danforth? This wasn't good.
"I remember the days of having crushes. It seems like it was only yesterday," Gabi said in a dreamy state of mind.
"Mom, please. So, when did you know you liked daddy?" Kayla asked, wanting to know more of her parents past.
"The moment I laid eyes on him. We just took longer to go out because I didn't think your father would ever like a girl like me" Gabi replied. Troy frowned.
"Why not?" Kayla asked intrigued.
"Well, back in my high school days, boys just didn't like me. I was a geek and a bookworm, honey. Kids bulled me all through my school years till I reached East High. Boys never looked twice at me till your father" Gabi said sadly.
"That's just crazy mom. You're so beautiful" Kayla exclaimed. Troy smiled and nodded. The kids looked at him funny.
" Thanks sweetie, but that's how it was. When your father came around, he just swept me off my feet. He has always had the most amazing blue eyes. I could tell his every emotion by just looking into his eyes. And that smile…. wow. Everytime he flashed me that Bolton smile, it made me weak in the knees, it still does" Gabi sighed. "I'm so lucky to have him. I'm still surprised he didn't go for a cheerleader though, after all, he was the basketball captain and most popular guy in school" Gabi chuckled. Gabi went back to putting the dishes away. Troy decided it was time to make their presence known. They walked into the kitchen. With her back turned, Troy decided to creep up behind his wife. He wrapped his arms around her waist and placed his head on her shoulder. He gave her a loving kiss to her neck. Gabi shivered.
"Hey"
"Hey" Gabi said quietly. She turned around to face her husband. Troy pressed her against the counter and flashed her a smile. Her knees started to shake a little. Troy noticed this and laughed. Gabi gave him her best pout.
"Mmm…. I don't know how a guy couldn't have liked you. You're so adorable" Troy said leaning in, and gave her a sweet kiss on the lips. "Glad to know my smile still makes you go weak in the knees"
"You were listening weren't you?" Gabi demanded. Their kids laughed.
"Sorry honey, couldn't help it" Troy replied. "As for me liking a cheerleader, that never happened. I never had liked them but Chad used too. You're the girl I only wanted, the most beautiful girl in the world" Troy declared. Gabi blushed.
" I don't understand how guys didn't like you back then mom. So many guys in East High want you. If you weren't my mother I would want you too" Nathan added. Gabi and Troy gave him a funny look.
"Eww…. Nate that's so gross" Kayla exclaimed.
"Please, it's not any worse than you saying if dad weren't your dad, you would totally sleep with him" Nathan revealed. Kayla looked mortified. Megan and Sarah stifled laughs while Gabi and Troy were looking rather amused.
"That-that's not true" Kayla stuttered. "I never said that"
"It's true. You also said-" Kayla cut her brother off with her hand on his mouth.
"Don't you ever think about saying that" Kayla growled.
"I would very much like to hear this, Nate, please tell" Troy said, looking from Kayla to Nathan. "Kayla take your hand off your brother" Troy added.
"But-but…."
"No buts, now" Kayla reluctantly let her hand go. She wanted to crawl up and die now.
"I think you might want to get the little ones out of the room, dad," Nathan said, glancing at his sisters intrigued faces.
"Girls, take your little brother and go play with him upstairs" Gabi said, also wanting to know what her son had to say. Their faces fell, but they went.
" Well, when she was younger, she stumbled upon you guys having sex, and how dad seemed to
good at it or whatever and had dreams with you and her doing that. She also said, numerous times, when you had no shirt on, that you looked so hot and mom was so lucky" Nathan said. Troy and Gabi looked mortified. Kayla's face was scarlet. There was silence for a few minutes.
"Wow, I never would have guessed that" Troy squeaked out. His face was scarlet. Kayla bursted into tears and ran from the room. Nathan felt really ashamed and guilty.
" I never should have said that, I'm really sorry," Nathan said with his head down.
"It's ok, Nate. I'll go talk to her" Troy said, taking a step towards the stairs.
"No, I'll go. She won't want to talk to you right now of all people," Gabi said, kissing Troy on the cheek. Gabi walked up the stairs. Troy just sat at the table dumbfounded, staring at the table. Nathan excused himself and went to his room.