So sorry it took me so long to update. I swear I had the story ready since Friday but I wasn't at home that much and I didn't have the chance to post it! But here it is! Hope you guys like it! Please R&R

Credits for some of the dialogues goes to Kellie aka Corbin's Girl

Original plot idea from my HSM RP site: .com (if you are interested message me. LOL)

I do not own any HSM just the plot of this story

"Troy" Gabriella said, simply but with a slight tone of sarcasm in her voice, when she looked up to see him

This was NOT going to be good...

Troy rubbed the back of his neck, he always did that when he was nervous. Just being around her and actually talking to her after all this time made him feel like that. He slightly cleared his voice "You look great" he said looking at her.

Gabriella shook her head at what he said "Thank you" she replied at the same tone she used when she talked before. "You look good yourself" she said again returning the compliment. That was the right thing to do. He might have basically destroyed her three years ago, but she wasn't going to forget her manners and her etiquette just because he was a jerk. She was way above this. After all, what happened belonged to the past and it was time to let this hole thing, that has been eating her inside for three years, go... She had moved on, she was was engaged to be married in a few months to someone that loved her and would NEVER cheat on her. Holding on to the past was stupid. At that thought Gabriella's eyes fell on the diamond ring that was catching the sunlight and shining on her left hand, a small smile gracing her lips.

When Troy noticed the ring on her finger, he swallowed the lump in his throat. She was engaged. To someone else... He could feel his heart breaking into millions of pieces... He still loved her, he never stopped loving her. And he was regretting what he did to her, every single day of his life. He never moved on, and he was blaming himself and his stupidity for losing her and hurting her like that. Deep inside, he always hoped that they would get together again someday. But seeing that ring, crushed all of his hopes

"So...How are you? How have you been?" he asked trying to start a conversation, even if he was heartbroken he wanted to be close to her as much as possible. Being near her made him remember a time of his life when everything was actually going great for him. A time of his life that he was happy... Before he screwed up for the rest of it, losin his one and only love.

Gabriella averted her gaze from her papers to Troy and she had to suppress a deep sigh that was threatening to escape her lips. She thought that after three years the pain and anger would go away... But no... They didn't... She could feel them return just by looking at him. What she couldn't understand though, was why she felt so nervous and why her heart was beating so fast and loud like if it was going to pop out of her chest. She shook her head quickly and closed the folder putting it back into her purse and she crossed her legs looking up to see him again.

I've been... Good... Graduted and now I'm working at a law firm. How about you? she asked. It's been three years! They could have at least a polite conversation between them... Right? They both moved on with their lives, she was willing, why not? To even become friends with him

Gabriella heard her cell phone ringing and she mouthed a sorry Troy before she reached for her purse and took her cell phone out. When she saw who was calling she smiled. She pressed the button and answered the phone "Hey! Yes I got settled don't worry! Well I actually went looking for furnitures. The house is exactly how I remembered! When will you be able to come to see with yourself? Really? Oh my god! Ok! I'll come pick you up from the airport then! See you in the weekend! I kind of need a second opinion on the mansion case I told you about! Ok! Bye! We'll talk tonight!" she said smiling and closed the phone, and then put it back into her purse "Sorry... It was my fiancee" she apologized

Troy smiled at her when he heard her reply and he took a seat on the bench as well but a few feet away from her so he wasn't crowding her and she didn't take it the wrong way... He didn't wamt to make her feel awkward or uncomfortable, even if the only thing he currently wanted to do was bring her into his arms and kisse her until he had no air left in his lungs. But he knew that this wasn't going to happen. Ever again. Troy let out a small sigh "I graduated as well... I played professional basketball for a couple of years but I had an injury a few months ago, so I have to take a year off in order to heal completely. Which we don't know if I'll be in a condition to play. Anyway... In the meanwhile I work here as a coach with Chad" Troy explained with a shrug of his broad shoulders

Troy heard her cell phone ringing and he saw her mouthing a sorry to him. Troy shrugged and smiled. He took out his own cell phone and texted Chad to see where the hell he was. Troy heard her conversation and tried not to be nosy. He didn't like to be nosy but he couldn't help it since she was, well sitting next to him and her voice was kind of entrancing. So he couldn't help but overhear what she said. When she said that it was her fiance, Troy's fingers stopped in mid text. He pressed the send button and cleared his throat, "Fiance huh?" Troy asked, his voice a little weak. Hearing her confirm it made his heart break even more, since now the whole thing seemed real.

Gabriella couldn't understand why she felt so weird being around him. She could actully feel butterflies in her stomach. After a long time. But that just wasn't right! She felt nothing for Troy! Her feelings for him died a long time ago! She loved Drake! She was engaged to him and was soon to be married! This was just a stupidity. She was probably overwhelmed by the emotions of being back to the school and seeing him so suddenly. No matter what happened, she had lived a lot with the person that was sitting next to her now... He was her first love... Even his betrayal couldn't change that

Gabriella saw him smiling when she mentioned that she worked on a law firm. She really appreciated the fact that he always supported her decisions in the past, and that he was there for her when she recieved her early admission for Stanford, he was the one that convinced her to take it. At what he said about being coach to East High with Chad as his assistand, Gabriella smiled Nice! But what about theatre? I thought the reason you went to Berkeley was because you wanted to study both Basketball and Theatre she asked. That was his big dilemma during the whole senior year after all! That he couldn't decide if he wanted to study theatre or basketball!

Gabriella ended her conversation with Drake and pressed the button, before she threw her cell phone back into her purse. She heard him asking about her fiance and the tone his voice had and she nodded yes with her head Yes... Drake, my fiance... We got engaged a few months ago. I'm surprised you didn't know. I thought Chad might have mentioned something about it she said shrugging her shoulders. Taylor was her best friend so she was the first one Gabriella called to share the news. So it was normal for Chad to know as well. We met at college... How about you? she asked. She seriously never asked for Troy's personal life. She never asked for Troy in general, but she always assumed that he must have found someone. So she guessed that he was probably engaged as well or married...

Troy shrugged again at her question "Well... I was offered a place at a team as soon as I graduated so I didn'tgive it much thought... I still love theatre and want to do something at one point, since all the years of studying can't go waisted, but I guess that right now basketball is the job that pays the most" he said. To Troy, basketball was his life, but so was theater, but basketball came in number one. With out basketball he was nothing. It was what he did since he was little after all... He then turned to look at her "And the reason I went to Berkeley wasn't just because of basketball and theatre" he said loking at her.

When she brought the conversation to her fiance and to Chad Troy shook his head. "I never asked about you," Troy said softly, "Chad never brought you up because I would blow up at him if he did," Troy said. He also hit his friend because he continued to talk about Gabriella in front of him. It hurt to much to hear her name. Troy rubbed the back of his neck. He heard what she asked and he sighed, "There hasn't been anyone, but you truthfully," Troy said softly, "That girl... I was stupid, an idiot and right now I'm regretting every thing I did to you. You didn't deserve any of it. But I wasn't in love with her. I was in love with you. I haven't let myself fall in love with another girl. So to answer your question I'm not married or engaged. I'm just me. Single Troy." Troy said shrugging. It didn't really bother him. But deep down he knew who he wanted. He wanted her! But she was currently taken. "I'm surprised Taylor never told you about my everyday life"

Gabriella heard him talking about what happened in college and she looked away. That subject was still painful for her and she really didn't want to hear about it again. It was the last thing she needed and it was her fault for bringing it up. When he said that he was in love with her she scoffed When someone is in love Troy, doesn't sleep with someone else. I guess that it was just meant to stay in high school, and I was just a fool to believe that it was something more. End of story. It happened three years ago and now it's over she said simply shrugging her shoulders I guess I was lucky enough to find someone that truly loved me and stuck next to me no matter what she said shrugging her shoulders. And Taylor never told me, because just like you I never asked. I didn't want to know... Which I now realize that it was selfish of me... You must have been through a lot, with the injury and all.I know what basketball is for you and how hard it must be for you not playing... And no matter what happened between us I would want to be here to support you. As a friend... I'm sorry she said

Troy heard what he said and he felt a surge of guilt wash over him. Troy knew that he f**ked up everything, once again. Troy looked over at her, "I truly did love you. I was stupid, I went to a party, got drunk and I had no idea what was happening, or what the hell I was doing. You have to believe me," Troy said. Troy wanted her to at least believe that he didn't mean to cheat on her. He never wanted to hurt her like he did. Troy heard what she said about being there to support him as a friend and his heart broke, "Friends..." Troy muttered quietly. He didn't want to be just friends. He wanted to be more then friends. Despite the fact that she had a fiance...