Tonight was the night. It was 5:30 and Troy was already ready at Subway ready to pick up Gabriella. He had been so excited, yet nervous, for tonight he had gotten ready to go quite early. Though, he was still flabbergasted at the fact that she had said yes.
As he leaned against his car in the parking lot, he watched the traffic go by on the road. His attention was suddenly caught by a young teenage couple walking down the sidewalk and stopping at the intersection. They were smiling and laughing at each other, while holding hands.
This made Troy smile.
They somehow reminded him of when he and Gabriella were going out in high school. They had been so happy together. Everyone thought they were the perfect couple.
Troy had really thought that they would never leave each other. But, that wasn't what had happened.
Somehow they had lost contact after high school. They had both gone separate ways, and from then on, they hadn't talked to each other.
Troy felt a tap on the shoulder from behind. He was brought back to reality once again.
It was Gabriella. And boy, did she look amazing.
"Hi Troy. I hope I'm not too late." She said sweetly. Troy just stood in amazement.
She was wearing a light yellow dress that went to about her knees. Her hair was in beautiful curls, flowing down on her shoulders. She had a diamond earrings and necklace on which gave it the perfect touch.
She waved her hand in front of his face.
"Hello? Anyone in there?" she said. Troy landed back on solid ground.
"Oh, sorry. Hey, um, you look amazing." He said with a smile on his face.
She smiled back at him.
"Thanks. So do you." She replied to him.
"So um, should we go? Or would you like to stay here in the cold?" he said with a joking smile on his face.
"By all means, lets go." She said quickly.
Troy walked over and opened her door for her and helped her in. Then he got in and started the car.
"Well, would you like to tell me where we're going, or am I to remain in the dark?" she said slightly sarcastic.
Troy laughed.
"I don't know. Maybe I should keep you in the dark for a little longer." He said slyly.
She playfully hit him. "Troy, that's not fair. Come on."
"Ouch, fine, fine. We're going to Olive Garden." He said quickly as to surrender.
"I love Olive Garden. How did you know?" she said with a smile.
"I don't know. I really like it, so I decided to go there. I'm glad you approve too." He said with a grateful voice.
"I would be happy anywhere." She said defending herself.
Without looking at her he said, "That's good to know."
For the rest of the drive, they were both silent, lost in their thoughts about each other.
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"Table for two please." Troy said to the waiter.
"Follow me please." He said.
As they were walking, Troy looked around. Although he had been here many times, he loved looking around at the place.
It had rustic, beige colored walls, there were romantic chandeliers/lights hanging down everywhere. There were pictures all over the walls, showing couples, families etc. There were vines all over the walls and ceiling making it have a cool affect on the scenery. And best of all it smelled heavenly of Italian food.
They were sat down at a cozy little table in the corner, blocking themselves from the rest of the restaurant. They looked at there menus and ordered within 5 minutes. Troy wanted to have plenty of time to talk to Gabriella.
"So Troy, how have you been these past few years?" Gabriella asked, starting the conversation.
"Oh, I've been pretty good. I've been plenty busy with school, basketball and so forth." He answered.
"I didn't hear the word girls in there." She said with a sly smile on her face.
Troy grinned.
"Well, it just so happens that I haven't had time for girls, or stuff like that." He said , this time defending himself.
"Well, if you didn't notice, you're having dinner with a girl right now. How come you made time for me?" she told him.
"That's easy, I wanted to be with you, and what's the problem with seeing an old friend from way back when?" he shot at her.
"Nothing I guess." She said calmly.
"Oh, good." He said, with a smile spreading on his face.
For the rest of the night they ate their dinner and caught up with each other.
It was about 8:30 when they were leaving the restaurant. Troy insisted on taking her home, instead of having her call for a ride. So she directed him to where she lived.
As he pulled up to a house, Troy asked something.
"How did you get a house?" he asked in a why-can't-I-have-that voice.
She laughed. "Me and some friends share it. We all pay the rent on it."
"Oh, gotcha." He got out and opened her door for her. They walked up to her door and stopped.
"Thank you Troy. It's been a really fun night. I really enjoyed it." She said smiling her million dollar smile.
"I'm glad you did. I did too. In fact I had so much fun, I'd like to do it again. How about tomorrow?" he said in a smooth voice.
"Yeah, I think I can. That would be fun."
"Great."
They stood there in silence for a few minutes, not knowing what to say.
"Well, I guess I better go inside." She said hesitantly.
"Yeah." He said softly and slowly.
She started to turn towards the door.
"Wait, Gabriella."
She stopped and turned back to him.
"Yeah?"
"I, um…" he started to lean into her, but then his nerves got the best of him. He immediately pulled back.
"I'll pick you up at 6:00 tomorrow." Then he started running back to his car, leaving her there.
"Oh, yeah sure. Bye Troy." Then she quickly opened the door and went inside.
As Troy was driving away he hit himself mentally. You idiot you've got to get a hold of yourself. He said to himself.
As he was steering, he was thinking to himself.
Wow, I have got to get my touch back.
(a/n: well, how was that? Any better? Any help would be great, or ideas. Please read and review.)