Wildcats: All Grown Up
Chapter 13
Now it was Gabi's turn. Was he really ready? Could he really face her? He had to. Face it, Troy! You need Gabriella in your life. He took a deep breath. He slowly turned the door knob. He grasp when he saw the site in front of him….
This could be true! No, I don't wanna believe it! This woman can't be Gabi, she just can't. Taylor said this wouldn't happen but she was wrong! What happened to my beautiful wife? The woman was sitting on the four-poster king size bed staring at the sheet. She was crying and her face was all red and blotchy.
Her body wasn't the same. Her beautiful figure was gone. All her curves were gone. It was replaced with a skinny structure. Her sun-kissed skin was gone and replaced with a pale complexion. It was disgusting. He could now break Gabi in half. How do guys like girls that are like this? It's so gross. She looked loss in her own world. He was scared to walk over to her. He slowly approached her.
"Gabi?" She made no movement that she heard him. "Gabi? Honey, please talk to me. I need you. I love you" Troy said quietly.
"What's there to talk about?" she barely was audible.
"About how I left. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it. If I could take it back, I would. I didn't mean for this to happen. I thought you could handle it, but seeing you now I see you can't" Troy said, taking in her appearance again.
"Troy, don't you know by now that you are my weakness. I love you more than the air I breathe. I can handle many things, cancer even, but if you are not by my side, then I die inside. I need you with me. I have always loved you and always will" Gabi said, tears spilling out and making their way down her face. Troy gently wiped away her tears with his thumb.
"Aww, Gabi, don't cry. I love you so much. I hate it when you cry. Please forgive me" He begged. She just had to forgive him. If the roles were reversed, I would-wait, I don't think I could if she left me and the kids. Oh great, I don't blame her if she doesn't.
"Troy," she finally spoke. "I don't know if I can. You left me. You left me and the kids. It's not that easy"
Troy hung his head. "I gonna leave after I say goodbye to the kids. I'll just stay at Chad and Taylor's till I can get my own place. I'll come by every so often to see the kids. I guess I'll talk to you soon, Gabi. I love you" His voice was all shook up. He made his way to the door, before talking one last glance at Gabi before leaving down the hallway.
Gabi just stared at his retreating figure. Could she really just let him go? I should, but I love him to much. I need him. She ran after him.
She met up with him just as he was about to go down the stairs.
"Troy…Troy….Troy!" She shouted.
Troy slowly turned around. "Yea?" Wow, he thought, taking in her full appearance. She is even sicker than I thought.
"Have you been staying at Chad's this whole time?" Gabi asked, wondering where he had been.
"Yes, but if you don't want me to, I'll rent a hotel room" Troy said to her, just wanting his wife to be happy. Wait, that means they will get a divorce. Oh god, I think I'm going to cry. Just wait till you leave here. You don't want to cry in front of her. Too late. Tears streamed down his face. He tried wiping them away discreetly but Gabi noticed. She tried to wipe them away put he stopped her.
"Troy, let me help" Gabi protested, reaching up again to wipe them away. Troy just put her hands back down again.
"I'm fine. I-I have to go" he shook. Why was this so hard? Oh yeah, because my wife is kicking me out and we are getting a divorce. He tried again to leave, but Gabi just pulled him back. "Gabi, please, you're making this harder for me. Just let me leave" he whispered.
"I don't want you to go. I love you Troy Bolton and I want you to stay here" Gabi told him.
A smile broke out on Troy's face. "For real?"
Gabi nodded. "For real" she confirmed. "But that doesn't mean things will go right back to the way things were. It will take time"
"I don't care, as long as I get to stay. It could take 7 years for all I care" He cried as he picked her up and spun her around in the air. Gabi gave him a look. "Okay, well, maybe not 7 but I could last a year" he just spun her around faster, while she just laughed. When he finally stopped, he pulled her to him and kissed her.
"I love you Gabi, so fucking much" Troy confessed, as he rubbed his forehead against hers.
"I love you, too, Troy" Gabi whispered against him.
"Gabi, you need to get better, you are so unhealthy" Troy scolded. Gabi rolled her eyes.
"For you information, guys like girls like this" Gabi said to her husband.
"Are you out of you're fucking mind? Guys don't like girls like this. It's disgusting" Troy exclaimed.
"Yes, they do. My old boyfriend liked me skinny" Gabi told him.
"Yes, that just tells us what kind of boyfriend you had. A complete moron!" Gabi giggled. Troy smiled at her laugh. It was like music to his hears.
"Troy" She giggled. "That was mean"
"So? Look at how he liked you" Troy said. "So, let's go eat with the kids"
"Ummm, are you sure?" she asked.
"Of course I am. Besides, we can make dinner here as a family. That will be fun" He said, as he started to make his way to the kid's rooms. Gabi just nodded.
They made their way to the kid's rooms. The first one was Nathan's. They heard whispering coming from inside. They smiled, before knocking and opening the door. Inside was not only Nathan but all of them. They must have been either talking about their parents or planning something. They immediately stop talking once they stepped into the room.
"What's going on guys?" their mother asked them, noticing the sly smiles on all their faces.
"Nothing" they all said unison. But Troyella knew better. Their children were known for being sneaks. They always got in trouble at school for it. Even little Micah. They were the neighborhood rascals.
"We know something is up. This is the Bolton kids we are talking about" Gabriella said.
"Hey!" Megan said. "We take offence to that"
"I don't care if you do or you don't. I can say what I want. I'm your mother" Gabi smirked. They all kept their mouths closed. "Ha! Got you there"
"Mom, that's so uncool" Kayla complained.
"I don't care. Now come on, we are gonna make dinner together as a family" she said. "And no complaining" she added, seeing the look in Kayla's face. Kay sighed but went.
When they all got downstairs, Troy asked everyone what they wanted. They all decided on homemade pizza. Nathan gathered all the ingredients while Kayla and Gabi mixed all the ingredients. Troy and Micah put the pizzas into the pan and into the oven. When it was done, Megan and Sarah got the pizzas into equal slices and served everyone. They all sat down ate eat their creation. They all enjoyed it.
"So dad, are you here to stay?" Megan asked while reaching for another slice of pizza.
Troy looked to Gabi, who just nodded. "Yes, I am"
"Awesome. So you can help me with my Jab step? I really need work on it. And the playoffs are coming up" Megan asked.
"Of course, Superstar. I will always help you, even if I wasn't here I would" Troy said. Megan smiled, loving the nickname her dad had for her.
Everyone smiled at the table. Besides what Troy and Kayla used to have, Megan and Troy were the closest. They did everything together. Going to basketball games, going out to eat and playing pranks on the rest of the family were just a few things they did together. Kayla and Troy did stuff too, but when Kayla hit the age of 13, she wanted nothing to do with her dad. Troy hope that Megan wouldn't do that to him.
"So who's up for a game?" Troy asked his family. They all groaned minus Micah and Megan.
"Troy, you're a nut when it comes to basketball. Let's take a break from it" Gabi protested, giving him the puppydog look.
"Aww, Gabi, not that look. You know I can't ressit it" Troy cried.
"I know, that's why I do it" Gabi smirked, before continuing with her puppy face.
"Ugh! Fine" he pouted. "Guess there's no game tonight, guys" he added to Megan and Micah, who had sad looks on their faces.
"Aww, ma!" they prostested. "That ain't fair"
"I don't care. Wanna go to bed?" Gabi demanded.
"No" they replied.
"That's what I thought" Gabi said with a smug look on her face. They each had puppy faces on. Even Troy. " Stop trying it won't work. Now, let's watch a movie" They sighed but agreed.
"Which one?" Troy asked.
Umm….how about 'The Wizard of Oz'?" Gabi suggested. They all nodded. "Ok, well put it in" Troy went over to the DVD case, pulled out the movie, and popped it in the DVD player while everyone suggled up on the couch. Troy waked back over and took his place on the side of his wife. They all enjoyed the movie so much, they all fell asleep right there to it.
They may have had a good family night but that didn't mean the problems will all go away. What the kids didn't know was that there will be a lot more drama coming from their parents. More fights, pretending to get along for their kids sakes. It would take a long time before things would be even close to normal as they were before.
A/N: I am sorry for the slow update but now school's over for me, I'm actually graduation today. Lol. I will now have more time now to update faster. Lol. 'Saved' should be out in a few days, I'm just waiting for my editor to send it back to me. Sorry for all the mistakes in the chapter. I really wanted to get this out to you guys. Don't worry, more drama is on the way!