CHAPTER 2 -

The next morning, Gabriella woke up and tried to get out of bed, but she couldn't. Something was trapping her. "Whaat?" She groaned.

She looked up. A sleeping Troy had wrapped his arms around Gabi sometime during the night and Gabi had wrapped her own arms around him. Gabriella couldn't help but think how perfectly they fit together. No no no no! He clearly still had a wife, he was going through a rough time and Gabi hadn't even known him for 24 hours! He was attractive, sure. But she didn't know if his personality was as attractive as his face or his body.

Troy moaned and slowly opened his eyes. His grip on Gabriella tightened then he looked down. "Morning."

"Hey." She smiled.

"Um…" He quickly let go of her. "Sorry." He grinned.

"Sokay. I don't mind." Gabriella quickly got out of bed and grabbed some clothes and a towel and ran into her bathroom.

Troy smiled and ran his hand through his hair. He grabbed the clothes that he had worn last night and put them on while Gabriella took a shower.

Gabriella finished her shower. She looked everywhere for her bra. "WHAT?"

She thought she had clearly brought her bra with her. She remembered!

She quickly wrapped a towel around he naked body and stepped out of her bathroom biting her lip. It would just be her luck if Troy just happened to walk past the bathroom… which he did. He had his hands behind his back.

"Err… hey Troy."

Troy smirked. "Um. You're not going out in public like that, right?"

"N-no.." Gabriella blushed.

"Looking for this?" He held out her black lace bra.

Gabriella grabbed it, blushed bright red, and ran back to her bathroom, embarrassed.

Troy chuckled and walked into the kitchen to make Gabriella breakfast and coffee.

10 minutes later, Gabriella walked out with a black tank top underneath a see through lace top. It was her favorite shirt. She paired it with black skinny jeans. She straightened her hair and did her makeup. She quietly walked out of the bathroom and smelled something incredible. She took a deep breath and walked out the the kitchen in her bare feet.

Troy looked up from the stove and smirked at her. "Did you lose anything else?"

Gabriella giggled, "No…"

Troy smiled. "Where do you keep the plates?"

Gabriella got 2 plates out and handed it to Troy. "Do you want coffee, milk, juice, or water?" Gabriella asked.

"Um, I'll take milk."

Gabriella got out a cup and a mug. Gabriella poured some milk for Troy and some coffee with cream and sugar for herself. Troy put the plates on the table. Gabriella smiled and looked down. On the plates were egg and cheese omelets, a piece of toast with butter, and 4 pieces of bacon. Gabrielle looked up at him. "You cook?"

"I cook." He smirked.

"But, most guys I meet never cook!"

"I learned a couple things from my mom." He smiled.

They sat down and Gabriella poked at the omelet. She joked with him, "Hm. Looks suspicious."

Troy smirked. "Just try it, Brie."

Gabriella took a bite of his omelet. It was the best omelet she had ever tasted in her life. "Ohmygosh. This is one of the best omelets I have ever tasted."

Troy stared at her in mock sadness. "ONE of the best?"

"Fiine. It's THE best omelet I have ever had!"

Troy grinned. "That's better, thank you."

They finished their breakfast.

"You look, um, really nice today, Brie." Troy stammered.

"Thanks." She rolled her eyes.

"I mean it."

"OH DAMN!"

"What?" Troy looked up at her.

"One second."

Gabriella ran up to her room and opened the drawer that contained her brother's clothes. She got out a pair of jeans and a plaid shirt for Troy. She ran back downstairs where Troy was sitting.

"Here," she handed him the clothes.

"No, Brie. I'm good. I have these clothes from last night, I'm alright."

"Troy, just take them. My brother rarely ever comes by and he won't even notice these are missing. I promise."

"Thanks, Brie." He got up to change.

Minutes later he came out wearing Gabriella's brother's clothes.

"Listen Brie, I appreciate everything you've done for me," Troy started.

"But, it's time for you to go back to your life," Gabriella finished for him.

"Yes, I mean no."

"No?"

"You're part of my life now, Brie. You've been an amazing friend to me last night."

"Oh."

"I do have to go, but I don't wanna leave you behind. I want to keep you in my life." Troy blushed a bit.

"Troy," She shut her eyes. "I don't know. I mean, I barely even know you."

"I barely know you, but I know that you're a great friend if anyone ever needs you." Troy said moving closer to Gabriella.

Gabrielle looked up at Troy. He looked down at her. "Brie…" he whispered, tilting his head down towards Gabi.

Their lips were about to touch. Gabriella's eyes fluttered shut and Troy closed his eyes. Then Troy's phone rang.

They jumped back in surprise. Troy smiled sheepishly. "Sorry."

He answered the call.

"Hello?"

"TROY MICHAEL BOLTON. GET YOUR ASS BACK HOME NOW." The voice on the other end yelled so loudly that Gabriella could hear it.

"Uh, who is this?"

"YOU'RE WIFE, IDIOT."

Troy sighed. "Hi Sharpay. I'm not going home."

"YOU COME HOME IN 5 MINUTES OR ELSE I'M FILING FOR A DIVORCE."

"Go ahead! See if I care!" Troy tried not to yell.

Troy and Gabriella could hear a gasp on the other end and then Sharpay hung up.

"Didn't mean to eavesdrop, cause it was hard not to, but it seems like you gotta go." Gabriella smiled sadly.

Troy looked at her. "Brie, I'm not going home."

"You have 4 minutes before you're gonna be divorced."

"It's okay. I live at least 10 minutes away from here anyways. I don't think I ever loved Sharpay, you know?"

"Wait. Sharpay?"

"Yeah."

"Sharpay Evans?"

Troy looked at Gabriella shocked, "You know Sharpay?"

"We were in the same class together at East High."

"You went to East High?"

Gabriella laughed. "Yes, I'm pretty sure I just said that."

"No way! I went to East High!"

"Really? I've never seen you around…"

"And I've never seen you around."

"Well, we're almost the same age, wouldn't we be in the same class?"

"I guess…"

"Well, I was the science/math geek or nerd or whatever you wanna call it."

"No way! You're too pretty to be a nerd."

Gabriella raised her eyebrows.

"I mean… I was captain of the basketball team."

Gabriella nodded her head knowingly. "Ahh. That's why. We were in different groups… 2 groups that don't associate very well with each other. Well, actually, my friend Taylor was like… really obsessed with this guy… Carl?"

"I think you mean Chad." Troy smiled.

"Yeah! Chad!"

"He was my best friend! Do you keep in touch with your friend anymore?"

"Nah. Taylor and I lost contact after my first year in college."

"Oh…they got married." Troy smiled.

"Awww."

Troy smiled.

"So, you were a Wildcat?" Gabriella giggled.

"Yep."

"That's your new nickname," Gabriella smiled.

Troy smirked. "I love it."

Gabriella smiled. "Listen, I have to run a couple of errands. Are you planning on staying here for a long time?"

"Actually, I was planning on sleeping in a hotel until I could find a house."

"Well, how about you help me with my errands today and then you can stay at my house for as long you want?"

Troy looked at Gabriella. "Are you sure?"

"I'm positive!"

"Thanks, Brie! But… there won't be any more bra problems, right?" Troy winked.

Gabriella turned about 10 shades redder. "Right."

Troy laughed and engulfed her into a huge hug. "I was kidding. I really don't mind."

That made Gabriella turn even redder.

Troy the let go of her. "So, what do you need me to do?"

"Not very much. I just have to get some food. You, Wildcat, are going to the grocery store with me and you can pick out whatever you eat all the time and I'll pick out whatever I eat and then we'll go from there."

Troy smiled. "Sounds like a plan."

Hi... I'm sorry. I wrote this at like... 2 in the morning so if I spelled anything wrong or if there are grammar mistakes, I'm sorry. And I have no idea what I was thinking about the whole bathroom/bra thing... And, I had already written it and I just didn't feel like taking it out... And guys, thank you SO much for the reviews, honestly. I didn't think I'd get any at all! Thank you so so much.