A/N: Again, I'm so sorry for not updating last night, I had that one-shot already, and the document shut on me, to say the least I was super pissed. But here's the chapter, sorry if it's a little sloopy.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. :(

Recap.

Troy was very shocked. 'Why was she here? Is that even her? Oh my god! It is! It's her!! It's her! And Oh my gosh! Theres...theres...' Troy couldn't finish his thoughts. Troy gulped before opening his mouth.

"Gabriella?" Troy asked softly, making the figure freeze abruptly and all of the sudden Troy felt hugging around his legs.

End Of Recap.

Troy suddenly averted his gaze from Gabriella and looked down to what was hugging his leg. He almost gasped at the beautiful toodler that was hanging on so despertley to his legs. She had flowing long brown curly hair, just like her mothers, and her brown eyes looked up at him, smiling and laughing with joy. She had to be the most beautiful toodler he had ever seen, and she almost mirrored Gabriella exactly. He looked down at the toodler again, and he saw her smiling the worlds biggest smile, he smiled back, and that only made her hold on tighter.

Troy averted his gaze from the brunette toodler holding on to his leg despertley, and fixed his gaze on the young woman in front of him. He took in how much she had changed, her hair was slightly longer, and she was wearing normal looking clothes. She had make-up on, and for the first time in since her mom's death, Gabriella could pass as being quite wealthy. Troy saw her looking between him and the little girl frantically, probably wondering what to do or say. By the look in her eyes, it looked like she hadn't expected this to happen. Troy smiled slightly, but he wasn't suprised when she didn't return his smile.

Gabriella stared in awe at the man in front of her -well her ex boyfriend. He had changed in just a years time. His hair was a little shorter, but his cobalt eyes still shone and were the same eyes that she had grown to love. She looked at his face, his jaw was set, and he was looking at her intentley probably caluclating what her next move would be. She could tell that it was going to get more awkward then it already was. 'Oh my god, it's really him. I can't believe it, it's really him. God he's changed, but he's still the same Troy. Oh my god,' Gabriella thought.

She looked frantically between her daughter and the love her life -we her ex boyfriend. She looked at her daughter who was still clinging onto his leg, as if she was going to die if she let go. The little girl grinned up at her mother, and she wondered what to do next. Should she grab Leigh and run? Should she stick around and see what he has to stay? Should she pretend to have a heart attack? Gabriella laughed at the thought, out of the corner of her eye she saw Troy smile at her, but she didn't return it because she was to caught up in her thoughts, and he didn't look surprised.

"Gabriella?" He asked again.

And suddenly membories of when they first met up again flooded Gabriella's mind. She softly shook her head to get rid of the membories, even if they were slightly good ones. She turned towards Troy and looked into his big cobalt eyes, the same ones that made her melt. She opened her mouth, but closed it, only to have it open again. Confusing both her and Troy.

"Yes?" She asked quietly, but not timidly.

"Wow, long time no see, huh?" He asked.

"Y-yeah, I guess" She stammered.

"So what have you been up to?" He asked, trying to get away from the awkward state that they were in.

"Working, trying to repair my life back to the way it was," She said somewhat icily, but mostly her voice was filled with sadness. Troy looked toward the ground, suddenly feeling very very guilty. "You?"

"Nothing really, concerts, promoting, touring, and writing new songs" He said casually.

Troy was about to say something else when he felt a tugging on his leg, he looked down to see Leigh staring up at him smiling. He smiled a geniune smile and picked her up by the arms, causing her to giggle loudly with delight. He threw her up in the air, and she laughed with excitement, only to have her fall back into his arms. Gabriella watched the two, and had tears in her eyes.

"Hey princess, did you miss me?" He asked the little girl.

"Yeah!!" She cheered clapping her hands.

"Well you know what?" He asked her,

"What?" She asked excitedly.

"I missed you to" He whispered softly into the child's ear, and the girl giggled with delight.

"Daddy!!" She cheered, and he froze, so did Gabriella.

"W-what did s-she just call m-me?" He asked bewildered and curious filled his words. (I don't think that makes sense...but oh well.)

"She called you daddy Troy" Gabriella whispered.

"B-but why?" He asked still stammering.

"I don't know." She said softly. "We were looking at pictures the other day, and there was one with all three of us, she pointed to your picture and said 'Dada'." She whispered almost inaudibale.

"B-but, how could s-she remember me?" He asked.

"Don't you get it? Your unforgettable Bolton" Gabriella replied.

"Now were on last names?" He smirked.

"Yes" She muttered.

"Hmmm" He murmmered.

"Daddy?" Leigh asked, her bright eyes shining.

Troy didn't know what to do, should he ignore her, and pretend he never heard her? Or respond. He looked over at Gabriella who was looking back at him, he looked at her with a pleading look, and softly but slowly she nodded her head. In her own way telling him that it was okay to answer her daughters question. Troy smiled and looked down at the little girl.

"What is it princess?" He asked, he knew that only Gabriella called her baby girl.

"You stay wit momma and me?" She asked, using her baby language. He looked around worridley.

"I don't know sweeite" He answered unsurley, and her smile turned into a frown.

"Baby girl, d-daddy, is very busy" Gabriella replied, using Daddy, as hard as it was to comfort Leigh.

"Me no see daddy?" She asked crying.

"No, no baby. You'll see me, I promise" He replied.

"You promtisey?" She asked not pronoucing the word right, making Gabriella giggle and Troy chuckle.

"I promise" He repeated, and she ran off to go to the playground.

"Gabriella" He sighed, "What are we going to do? She's already calling me daddy, you know that I can't just get up and leave, that won't be fair to Leigh" He said looking at her.

"I know," Gabriella replied. "But I can't just let you back into my life Troy," She sighed.

"Why?" He questioned,

"B-because, y-you, well you k-now" She stammered, she didn't have anything to accuse him of and both him and Gabriella knew that.

"See, I did nothing wrong" He said.

"I know" She replied.

"Then what's holding you back Gabriella? You know that I love you, and I would never hurt you purposley. You know that I love Leigh like my own" He pushed her.

"I don't want to get hurt again." She said quietly.

"But Gabriella it wasn't me who hurt you, I didn't do anything. Please Gabriella" He begged.

"Troy my life was going just fine, before you re-entered it." She said stubbornly.

"Gabriella you and I both know that, that is bull crap" He told her, not harshly.

Gabriella sighed, for she knew that what he had told her was true. She looked at him, looking for any flaws, and untruthfullness, so there could be a reason to not to take him back. She found nothing but love, care, and desire. She had nothing to acuse him of, and she couldn't pull the Leigh card, because they both knew that she loved him to death. He was quite attached to her also.

"Troy..." She started.

"Yes?" He asked.

"I'm scared." She replied.

"Of what?" He asked.

"Of the paparrazzi hurting me or Leigh. Troy if they hurt her I would never forgive myself, and what if they see us?" She asked. "I can see the headlines now Troy Bolton, Mrs. Bolton, and Baby Bolton? Was Troy Hiding Something From Us?"She said like a newscaster.

"Gabriella, I would never let them hurt Leigh," He replied.

"But they hurt me" She replied, and he put his head down guilty again. She had a point.

"Gabriella do you trust me?" He asked.

She heistated before answering. "Yes, I do" She sighed.

"Then let me love you, let me be there for you, let me be your better half" He reasoned with her. "I promise I won't let them hurt you or Leigh, I won't let them anymore. Cause so help me if they do they'll wish they never even took that picture, or wrote that article" He told her and she laughed.

"How can I know that your being truthful?" She asked.

"Trust me, Gabriella. I'm telling the truth. Love me like I love you" He told her despertely. He missed her, he needed her, he wanted her.

"Do you mean that?" She asked.

"Every word" He whispered in her ear. Without warning Gabriella crashed her lips upon his, not caring if every single paparrazzi out there took a picture. She was with the man she loved, and she was happy.

Boy was that long, I'm perfectly content with ending it there, and I probably will. So if you want an epilouge, just tell me. This was unplanned, I didn't expect to end it here, it just happened. I hope that you understand. But now I can update my other stories, that people have been asking me to update for ages. But if you want an epilouge/sequal, tell me now, cause if not, then I won't do anything.

Review please.

x Steph x