I am so so so sooooooooooo very SORRY! I really didn't think it would take this long to update, but then my life just go so much more hecktik and I had no time. So I really hope you enjoy this one, it came out good,...I think, let me know!

Disclaimer: If I owned it I would not be sitting here typeing this right now!

Without futher adue, chapter 2


Not Again

Chapter 2: So Hard Holding On, Can't Let Go

"So Gabi, you ready to sing the National Anthem at tonight's game?" Taylor asked while picking at her Caesar salad.

"What?" Gabriella asked confused.

"You're singing at Jason's game tonight remember, I signed you up, you said you would." Kelsi explained.

"What I can't sing tonight, do you know who's team Jason's is playing."

Taylor and Kelsi exchanged looks, and Gabriella's turned from nervous to horror.

"You did know, you did this on purpose, you knew Troy was on that team, that's why you wanted me to sing."

Taylor and Kelsi looked guiltily at each other before Taylor sighed "Gabi, we know how we know how we know Troy's team is playing Jason's, but um… How do you know?"

Gabi froze, she hadn't told Taylor and Kelsi about seeing Troy and Chad yet. "Oh…um…well…I…kindofsawthemyesterday."

Taylor and Kelsi looked on in confusion. "What, Gabi, slower" Taylor said.

Gabriella blushed before looking down at her hands "I sort of saw them yesterday, while singing at LJ's"

"Wait, them, who's them?" Taylor asked.

"Well troy and Chad of course." Gabi replied.

"What, Chad's here too?!?" Taylor said in shock while Kelsi started humming, not daring to look at Taylor, who she knew was giving her a death glare at the moment.

"That's not the point of this story," Kelsi reminded "So you saw Troy, what happened, we want to know everything."

"Well," Gabi started, " I was singing at LJ's, you know to make a little more cash, and I was feeling kind of depressed because yesterday was the 8th anniversary of the day we broke up. So I couldn't stop thinking about him and during my brake I was listening to my I-Pod, and a song came on, and it reminded me so much of him that I told the DJ to play it, and before I sang I dedicated it to hem, figuring that no one would know who I was talking about, there are lots of Troy's out there."

"Gabi, what song was it?" Taylor questioned.

"The Wrong Girl by Lee Ann Womack" Gabi replied.

"Oh, that's a good one" Kelsi said.

"I know and Troy was there at the bar and he heard me, and so after I finished they started Karaoke night and, so Troy gets up and says 'I'd like to sing a song, but only if Gabriella will sing it with me.' And I sang with him.

"What song?" Kelsi asked knowingly.

"After All" Gabriella said, hiding her read face.

"Ahhhhh," Taylor sighed "The most romantic love song on the planet, which also happens to have been you two's song in high school. Gabi is there something you're not telling us?" She joked, but her eyes widened in shock when Gabi didn't laugh.

"I still love him" Gabi whispered "I don't know how or why, but I can't stop, and I can't tell him, because I can't have my heart broken again, it hurt too much." Her voice now faltering, tears appearing in her eyes.

Taylor slid over and put her arms around her best friend. "It's going to be ok Gabi, just try to be friends with him, no heart breaking and no pain of loosing him, ok?"

"Ok" Gabi sniffled "I'll try."

"Hey guys are you ready for school to start." Kelsi said, thinking it was a good time to change the subject.

Gabi and Taylor met Kelsi at the game. Gabi had dragged Taylor along saying that if she had to go and see Troy, then Taylor had to go and see Chad. "Besides," She had added "he looked pretty surprised and delighted when I mentioned you."

They quickly found Kelsi and sat with her on the bleachers. "Hey guys she said "Oh, I forgot to mention that we are all going out after the game, a reunion of sorts." She paused, but not long enough for them to object "Oh, look Gabi, looks like they are going to start soon, you better go down and get ready."

Without saying a word, Gabriella got up and went down to talk to the announcer. While back up in the bleachers Taylor glared at Kelsi.

"Oh don't give me that look," Kelsi said "this isn't about you and Chad and you know it. It's about Troy and Gabi, Gabi is scared right now, but she need to realize, that anything worth it is hard to get." Taylor sighted, she knew Kelsi was right.

After the game, Kelsi went to go wait for Jason by the locker room, leaving Taylor and Gabriella no choice but to talk to Troy and Chad. Each one separated for a talk with their ex-significant other.

"Great game Troy" Gabi said, trying to not focus on them.

"Yeah" Troy said absently, obviously thinking about something else.

Just then Jason and Kelsi came up, and Troy snapped out of it.

"Wow Kelsi, I haven't seen you in forever and look at you, your pregnant."

Kelsi blushed smiling. "Yeah going on 7 months soon."

"Where have Chad and Taylor gone to?" Jason asked.

"Oh, I'll go look for them, you guys catch up." Gabi replied, thankful for having a reason to get away from Troy. She went off in search of Taylor and Chad.

When she found them, she saw Taylor pressed up against the wall, with Chad pressed against her, making out. 'Same old Taylor and Chad.' she thought "I hate to break up this little reunion but, we're leaving for the restaurant now." She said as Taylor wiped her swollen lips, embraced. They all walked out together and while walking Gabi whispered in Taylor's ear, "and I had to drag you here." Taylor just giggled.

They all met up at the Chinese restaurant, The Firecracker. They got a booth and Gabi and Troy squished in the middle because Kelsi needed to use the bathroom a lot due to her pregnancy and Taylor got the other outside because, well because Kelsi told her they needed to squish Troy and Gabi into the middle.

They all caught up and talked about how their life had been since high school, and they had a good time.

After the dinner everyone was saying goodbye and promising to keep in touch, especially now that they knew they lived closer. While Kelsi and Jason where talking to Taylor and Chad, Troy pulled Gabi off to the side.

"Hey Gabi, would you like to get some lunch with me tomorrow, and then we can catch up just the two of us." Troy asked

"Shore Troy, I'll meet you at LJ's at one o'clock, does that sound good"

"Yeah, that's good."

As soon as they saw Troy lead Gabriella away, Taylor and Kelsi, excuse themselves saying they needed to powder their noses. But ran off in the opposite direction, hiding around a corner form were Troy and Gabi where, trying to catch their conversation.

"Can you hear what they are saying?" Kelsi asked.

"Shh…." Taylor whispered "Nope can't hear a word."

"We have to get closer!" Kelsi whispered

"What! No she'll see us!" Taylor said

"You guys can come out now, he's gone" Gabi called form around the corner.

"Or hear us." Taylor sighed, as she and Kelsi walked out guiltily and Gabriella just shook her head saying "You two, I should have known you where up to something."

The next day Troy meet Gabi at LJ's for lunch like they had planed. The waiter had already talked their order and now they where talking while waiting.

"This is nice" said Troy "maybe we could do it again some time."

"I don't know Troy." Gabriella sighed.

"Oh, come on Gabi we've been having fun." He reached across the table to cover her hand with his.

But she quickly pulled it away, now feeling the tears forming in the corners of her eyes. "I can't Troy, I can't pretend like nothing happened, I just can't go through it all again, not again."

"Gabi…" Troy trailed off.

"I'm sorry Troy I have to go." She said getting up form her chair "I'll see you around" she whispered, running her fingers through her hair, trying desperately to hold back her tears, and then she turned and was gone before he could finish.

"I love you" he whispered sighing to himself.

Gabriella sat at home later that day in her Pajamas; When Harry Meet Sally paused on the screen, with a pint of Ben and Jerry's Rocky Road ice cream on the coffee table.

"Taylor I can't do it again, be broke my heart, you have no idea how hard it was. And it doesn't help that I still love him, I can't stop loving him, but I can't give my hart to him again, I can't let it break again."

"Gabriella," Taylor said, feeling like she was fighting a loosing battle "Troy still loves you, he never meant to break your heart, you two just went to separate collages, no messy break up no nothing. And you still love him, wouldn't you be a lot happier if you follow you heart, right now you r only hearting it, just give him a chance, otherwise you might end up married to someone you don't love and who really doesn't love you for the rest of you life, is that what you want?"

"I don't know Taylor, I don't think I can. I just don't know much of anything anymore." Gabi said "I've… I've got to got." Taylor heard a sniffle then the dial tone.

Taylor sighed "I wish it didn't have to come to this but that girl needs some serious relationship help.

Ok so I hoped you liked it, I set aside time especially to type it for you guys.

So here is my rant,

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