Tonight was the night. No more interruptions. No more backing out. He was going to do it.

Everything was arranged perfectly. They were going to go to dinner just as he had planned before, and then to the park.

Before Troy went to go pick up Gabriella, he decided to call her first and make sure she was at home and nothing had happened.

"Hey Gabriella." Troy said into the phone.

"Hi Troy. Did you need something?" Gabriella asked.

"Oh no, I was just making sure you were home. I'm coming to pick you up right now."

Gabriella laughed. "Yes I'm home. And I'll be ready when you get here."

Troy laughed as well. "Ok, I'm on my way. Bye"

"Bye."

Troy grinned as he walked out to his car.

Tonight is going to be perfect, he thought to himself.

10 minutes later he was walking up the driveway to Gabriella's house. He knocked on the door and waited.

The door opened. There stood Gabriella. She looked amazing.

She was wearing a black, silk dress that was floor length with a small fur jacket to match. Her hair was up in curls, beautifully framing her face. She looked like a goddess.

Troy couldn't help but just stare. This made Gabriella smile.

"Hi Troy." She said sweetly.

Troy snapped out of his trans.

"Hi, you look amazing." He said with meaning in his voice.

"Thank you. Are you ready to go?" she said stepping out the door.

"I am if you are." Troy said.

They linked arms and walked to Troy's car. He helped her in and then climbed into his seat and started the car.

They talked happily as they drove to the restaurant. Once they got there they were showed to their seats and sat down looking at the menus.

As they were sitting there in silence, Gabriella put the menu down and looked at Troy.

"Thank you Troy." She said slightly softly.

Troy looked up from his menu and stared at her curiously.

"For what?"

"For being there for me. For being my friend. For being you."

A small smile grew on Troy's face. He reached over and took her petite hand in his.

"Anything for my freaky math girl."

Gabriella smiled at him warmly at his comment. Then she pulled her hand from his and picked up her menu again.

"Well, what do you recommend?" she said jokingly.

Troy laughed and picked up his menu as well.

"That was amazing food. I'd never been here before." Gabriella said, as they were walking out of the restaurant.

Troy smiled, "I'm glad, we'll have to come here again."

They got in the car and started driving. But when Gabriella noticed he wasn't taking her home she started to get curious.

Troy stopped the car in the park and got out to open Gabriella's door.

"Troy, what is going on?" she said as he took her hand.

"Just wait and see."

The sun was just setting and it put a beautiful glow on the park. It was the perfect setting for what was about to happen.

Troy stopped at a small secluded place with a perfect view of the sunset.

"Troy what's going on?" Gabriella asked slightly frustrated.

"Well, first, I thought you might want to look at the sunset." He said.

Gabriella smirked. "Yeah right. Come on Troy fess up." She said playfully punching him in the arm.

Troy stepped at little closer to her, looking her straight in the eyes.

"Well, I've been thinking a lot lately. And I've come to a decision." He said, taking another step towards her.

"And what would that be?" she asked softly.

Troy smiled at her. He stepped back a little. Then he withdrew a small black box from his pocket. Gabriella gasped. Troy got down on one knee and held out the box.

"Gabriella Montez, will you marry me?"

Gabriella stared at him. Tears were coming down her face. She stepped toward him and took the box in her hand. She looked at it closely, meanwhile Troy stood up.

Gabriella looked up at him.

"I have no reason to say no."

Troy looked at her closely, then swiftly took her in his arms and kissed her passionately.

Gabriella wrapper her arms around his neck and her hands ran through his sandy colored hair, while Troy's arms were tightly around her waist, pulling her close to him.

After a few minutes, they broke apart. Still in each others arms, Troy whispered to Gabriella.

"I love you Gabriella Montez."

"I love you Troy Bolton."

Then Troy leaned in again and kissed her again.

(a/n: ok there's that one. I'm planning on one more chapter so keep reading. I'll have it up soon. Thanks for reading. Please read and review.)