So sorry it took me so long to update. I was working on a new site and I didn't have the muse to write! But here it is! Chapter 4
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Credits for some of the dialogues goes to Kellie aka Corbin's Girl. This chapter is kind of co written!
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 needed to get out. He needed to have some fun. He hadn't been to a club in forever. He needed to get out and a drink or two and watch as girls try to flirt with him and get him to dance. Troy showered and decided on what to wear. He had no idea. He decided on skinny jeans and a Hollister wife beater with a shirt over it with buttons down the front. He was planning on leaving the buttons open because he knew that it would get hot in the club. He would probably take it off before he got into the club or while he was in there.Troy headed to his car and took out his phone. He texted Gabriella asking her to join him at the club to talk and have a drink or two as friends. Troy pressed send and then headed to the club. It was about 8 at night when he headed off. He knew that he could probably end up staying out all night if he really wanted to but he knew that he had school tomorrow and he had to be somewhat sober, unless he calls out sick which he just might do depending on how bad the hang over is.
Troy parked his car outside the club and he could hear the music coming from inside the club. He was excited he loved coming to the club and having a beer or two. It felt great to get out and drink once in a while. Troy entered the club and went straight to the bar. He ordered himself a beer and smiled at the waitress who was obviously flirting with him. He just smiled and then turned to look out at the dance floor. He wasn't interested in her or any other girl there at the club. Gabriella was at her house unpacking some of her clothes and settling in, in general. When she had finally emptied all of her suitcases and placed all her clothes in the closets she moved in tidying the house, moving furnitures, putting things in their places and all that jazz that came along with moving into a house. She had actually made a really good job. Now all she had to do was wait for the new living room furnitures that would come in a few days and she was done. She didn't know how long she was going to stay there, but she could definitely use that alone time, since she never actually stayed alone... She was living with her mother for her whole life, and when she and Drake got engaged she moved into his apartment. So this was kind of a nice change for her... Drake was coming in the weekend so hopefully the house would be ready until then, so she could spend all of her free time with him instead of trying to decorate the house...
Gabriella collapsed on the couch and turned the TV on, watching the news, when she heard her cell phone ringing. She sighed and got up heading to the kitchen counter where she had previously left it and read the text message Troy send her, about going out as friends. At first she thought about denying politely and turning down the offer, saying that she was tired, but on the other hand, she was the one that made the friend offer so now saying no would not only give the wrong signal bu would also b rude... Plus it's been a while since she last went out. And Drake were crazy busy lately so they really weren't in the mood for going out. Gabriella replied to the text sighing and she headed upstairs to the bathroom
After a nice and relaxing bath, in order to wash the tiredness of the day away, she got dressed, fixed her hair and make up and then grabbed her purse and car keys and headed downstairs and out of the house. After locking the front door, she got into her car and drove towards Stardust, the night club Troy was at. She waited in line for a while before she was allowed inside, since unlikely for a school night there were a lot of people waiting outside. Once she was in she headed to the bar and nodded to the bartender to come take her order Can I have an apple martini please? she said giving her order. The bar tender returned after a while with her drink. Gabriella thanked him with a small smile and took a sip, as she started looking around at all the people in the club
Troy felt his phone vibrate as he took a sip of his beer. He took his phone out and read the message. He was glad that Gabriella was going to come out to have a drink and talk with him. Troy drank a little bit more before he finished his drink. Troy ordered another beer. He knew that he was going to be drinking more then just two beers. Troy thanked the girl at the bar who handed him his drink. He was glad that he didn't have to pay because most of the girls told him it was on the house because they all thought he was hot.
Troy saw Gabriella walk in and he smirked. She looked beautiful as always. Troy felt himself react but he shook his head getting rid of those thoughts. Troy smirked and he took a swig of his beer and he made his way towards Gabriella. He wanted, no he needed, to dance with her, for old times sake. Troy loved dancing with Gabriella because of the way that she made him feel. Even now he knew she would make him feel amazing and he knew that he would need to take a cold shower when he got home.
Troy stopped behind her, "Wanna dance?" Troy asked with a small smile on his face. Right now 'Slave for You' by Brittany was playing. Troy waited for her answer. His shirt was unbuttoned showing off his abs and his defined chest. Gabriella usually loved seeing his defined chest and he was hoping that this would bring back old memories. He could hope but he doubted it would.
The bartender returned with Gabriella's martini and she thanked him with a smile before she took a sip from it. She hadn't had one of these in a while. Plus, she usually avoided alcohol since it wasn't really her style to go out and drink to the point where she got wasted. She still kept the good girl reputation and way of life she had in high school. That was one thing she would never change on herself. She might have changed everything else, her style, way of thinking etc but the habits were habits and were hard to forget.
Gabriella felt her cell phone vibrating and she took it out, seeing a meddage from Drake wishing her a good night. She looked at her watch and smiled. 9.30... He probably had another long day and was going to sleep early, since he had to wake up early in the morning... It was like he was programed and a clock was ticking inside of him or something like that. Something that sometimes irritated her, but she would never admit it. Gabriella took another sip from her drink when she heard a familiar voice behind her and she immediately felt the hair at the back of her neck standing still and in attention. She turned around and noticed his unbuttoned shirt and his chest undernath it and she turned around again, biting her lip before she took another sip from her martini, hiding her instant reaction when she saw that. Gabriella sighed and simply raised her left hand showing him her ring Don't forget Troy... Just friends she said simply
Troy saw Gabriella get her phone out and a smile form across her face. Troy just rolled his eyes. He was jealous of Drake. He wouldn't admit it. He really was. He knew he was losing Gabriella to this Drake guy and he didn't like it at all. It didn't make him happy, it made him mad and upset. Troy didn't want anyone else to have her, to see her body. Only he had seen her body because he was her first relationship and he didn't like the thought of another guy seeing her body. Troy saw her turn around and heard what she said. He simply smiled.
"Right just friends I know," Troy said shrugging. Troy held his hand out for her to take. No reason why friends can't dance. Sure this was treading on thin ice because they had dated in the past and were in love. Troy knew that he was going to react the same way he did when they danced together when they were dating. Troy knew all her sweet spots and he knew how to get her hot and bothered. He looked at the ring on her finger and he cleared his throat slightly.
Gabriella read Drake's text message smiling, and she took a sip from her drink, before she started typing a reply. Letting him know that she was out, wishing him a goodnight and sweet dreams and telling him that they would talk in the morning. It was always the same... Whenever Gabriella decided to spent her night at her mother's instead of the apartment with him. He would send her a message goodnight and then would call her first thing in the morning to wish her a good day. It was so sweet but at the same time so... Predictable! She knew exactly what he did everyday, the way he did them one after the other. No exceptions. It was like they were following a schedule that never changed! Drake was her safety net in a way... She knew that he would always be there for her, that he would never cheat and that he loved her. He made her feel safe, but at the same time kind of bored... Maybe it was the same routine over and over again, every single day, that made her feel kind of tired
When Gabriella saw the chest under Troy's shirt she bit her lip and started drinking her drink, feeling butterflies in her stomach. That wasn't supposed to happen! Why was it happening? She felt nothing for him! She was in love with her fiance! She was engaged! She quickly shook her head, to snap out of it. But nope. Butterflies and chills still there. Something that hadn't happened to her in a while. And it had to stop. Immediately!
Gabriella heard what Troy said and she nodded. She just needed to put things straight. That they were just friends. ONLY friends. And she needed to make her position clear not only for him but also for herself to hear that. She wasn't a cheater and she wasn't planning on becoming one. Never. She didn't want someone else to experience and feel what she felt because of the man currently standing so close to her at the moment. And especially not Drake, that was so sweet with her. He didn't deserve something like that! And she wasn't planning on hurting him!
She saw Troy holding his hand out for her to take and she looked at him and let out a sigh, shaking her head. She finished her drink at once and left the empty glass on the bar. What the heck? It was just one dance. It meant nothing. They were friends after all... Right? Uh, what the heck? Is just a dance she said as she took her jacket off and gave him her hand and then she got off the bar stool, standing up BUT! No funny business! Can I trust you on this? she asked arching an eyebrow
Troy heard what she said and a smile graced his face. He was glad that she was going to dance with him. He knew that this was going to be like old times in some sort of way. Even though they weren't together they were still dancing with each other. Gabriella was never a dare devil. She was alway a goody two shoes and Troy wanted to break her out of the goody goody stage. Troy saw her take off her jacket and he smirked. She still managed to make him breathless. Even after all this time... The simple things she did...
Troy heard what she said after she took his hand. He nodded knowing that if he started to feel like he did in high school then he probably wouldn't be able to control his feelings. Troy took her hand and led her to the dance floor. Troy placed his hands on her waist and started to dance against her. Troy didn't know if she would find this awkward but he wanted her to relax and live for once. Troy wasn't advising her to cheat on her fiance, no matter how much he wanted her to, but just to have fun.
Gabriella was hesitent to dance with him, and that's why she was thinking about that over and over until she took her decision. She didn't want to give the wrong signals and most deffinitely she didn't want Troy to misunderstand her acceptance. She wasn't a cheater, she would never be one. And there was no chance for them to be anything more than just friends. What they had was over and with it, and she was now engaged and soon to be married to someone that really loved her and never missed the chance to show it to her
Gabriella stood up and took her jacket off, so she could be more comfortable. Used in the Californian weather that it was hot the whole day and cool at night she forgot that in New Mexico, wen it's hot, it's hot the whole day, with no temperature changes. So being in a club packed with people and wearing a jacket wasn't a very good idea obviously. Plus it was a bit uncomfortable.
Gabriella gave her hand to Troy, and waited for him to nod at what she said, before she just let him lead her through the crowd and to the dance floor. She felt his hands on her waist and saw him as he started moving. Gabriella had to put a huge effort in order not to bite her lip or show any sign of nervousness. She had no idea why this made her feel so uncomfortable... And weird... In her mind she felt that she was kind of cheating... It just wasn't right! She started moving to the music but avoiding to look at him in any cause she just pretended to be looking around, keeping her distances
Troy could tell, from the moment that he led her to the dance floor, that she was going to hold back. Troy could tell that she wasn't uncomfortable and wasn't going to loosen up. So now that they were friends they couldn't dance together. It was insane. Troy could see that she was nervous by her body movements. Troy's hands dropped from her waist and he took a step back. He pursed his lips together and just stared at her. Troy didn't know what to say, well he did but he didn't know how to say it.
"If you're not going to have fun then I'll go find someone else to dance with. It's a harmless dance. Be wild, be crazy for once and stop being a goody goody," Troy said to her, crossing his arms. Whenever he did that, when they were dating, she said it made him look sexy. He wasn't trying to do that now he was just trying to figure her out and understand her. Troy fet something he knew he did, and he knew that deep down she did too. She just couldn't admit it because of her fiance.
Gabriella felt his hands dropping from her waist and she turned to look at him, since all this time was avoiding his gaze, just in time to see him taking a step back and folding his arms on his chest. That brought back so much... She quickly shook her head, almost horified that she even thought that! She heard what he said and she sighed Then go! Dance, flirt, have fun. You are single... You are allowed to do that. I'm not she said simply shrugging her shoulders I'm sorry... That's just... Not who I am! she explained I'm going to get a drink she muttered before she turned her back and headed to the bar again, where she was sitting before. Se sat down and nodded to the bartender to approach A Smirnoff Ice she said simply and waited for her drink. The man returned and Gabriella took it, taking a sip. Why on earth was she acting like that?! She just couldn't understand it...
Troy heard what she said and he sighed. He knew that he couldn't deal with this and he was going to get angry but he didn't want to get angry at her. He wanted to try to win her back. He knew that the chance of that happening was slim to none but he had to try. Troy watched her disappear towards the bar and he rolled his eyes. He knew that she was being stubborn but she would eventually warm up, hopefully.
A few beers later, and a lot of dancing, Troy was drunk. He never got drunk, ever since he got drunk at that one party and made the worst mistake of his life. He vowed from that point on he was only going to have one or two beers. However tonight, seeing Gabriella, made him want to drink more. Troy wasn't fully there when he was drunk. He flirted with a lot of girls and he did things he wasn't supposed to.
Troy was currently dancing with a girl, with another one behind him. He could feel her hands running all over his chest, however he didn't get any feelings from it. He didn't feel anything towards this. He wasn't in love with any of these girls. He was in love with Gabriella. And he only wanted her. He wasn't going to admit that to her but he did. Troy felt the girl moving his hands lower and he sighed and detached himself, excusing himself from her. He went to the bar to order another beer.
Gabriella turned around and made her way through the people that were dancing, towards the bar. When she got there, she sat back on the bar stool she was sitting before, and she ordered a drink. The bartender brought it to her and she thanked him silently before she took a few sips. She finished that one and took another and then another. She usually didn't drink much, she couldn't take it and she didn't really like alcohol but tonight she didn't know why, but she just had the need to do itThe whole night she didn't move from the bar stool... She just sat there looking around her and at Troy that was obviously having fun, dancing and enjoying the attention and flirting of all those girls that were throwing themselves at him. She thought that the way they did it was seriously pathetic. Gabriella had no idea why, but she felt a slight pinch of jealousy and anger as she watched that. Which wasn't normal for a woman engaged and soon to be married! And for a guy that was NOT her fiance! She finished her drink and took another one, drinking it as well.
After a while she realized that she was just too pissed off to just stay there and watch that circus! Gabriella paid for her drinks and stood up, she put her jacket on, hanged her purse on her shoulder, and made her way towards the exit of the club, opening a path through all those people. She didn't say goodbye since she thought it would be rude to interrupt Troy, who was clearly having the fun of his life with all that attention. She walked out, and immediately felt the breeze of the night air on her face and she sighed, before she started searching in her purse for her car keys
She was seriously confused by her reactions... Why did this whole thing bothered her and angered her so much? It just didn't make sense to her, and she currently couldn't sit and think about it. Eveything was kind of blur in her mind, since she had more than she usually drank and she felt a bit dizzy from the alcohol. One thing was for sure though, Gabriella was incredibly pissed. Pissed at herself for acting like that! It wasn't in her character. It just wasn't her! Everything had ended three years ago, she had moved on with her life, and he was free to do whatever he wanted with his life. Maybe it would be better if she went back on keeping her distance... Or beg Drake to come stay with her for a while Apparently the whole staying alone for a period thing wasn't doing her any good. She was acting weird and she hated it. She disliked this part of herself! She would ask him first thing in the morning when he called... She currently needed him more than ever. Gabriella knew that if Drake was there, she wouldn't do anything that she would regret
She finally found her car keys and let a small sigh of relief. She took her cell phone out as well and she saw the time. It was late... And she had to wake up early the next day. Her decision to go out was obviously a bad idea. She suddenly snapped... She was going to call him now! She didn't care if she woke Drake up. She just needed to talk to him. Just the sound of his voice would bring her to her senses and put her to the right road again. Gabriella sighed and started dialing his number
Troy ordered another beer and lent against the bar. He took a sip and looked around to see where Gabriella was. Troy was confused. He didn't see her anywhere. Troy really wanted to talk to her, to see her, but he wasn't going to be able to do that if he couldn't find her. Troy sighed. Troy heard some guys talking about a girl with black curly hair and he was interested. It sounded like Gabriella. He set the beer down and made his way to find her. Troy walked around the bar looking for her.
He found her outside the bar. He stumbled out of the doors, obviously a bit drunk. Troy walked up to her, "Where are you going?" Troy asked stumbling towards her. He could see the skin on her neck and he sighed. He remembered kissing her neck, making her moan, when they were dating. It was music to his ears. He wanted to be able to make her moan again. Troy went up behind her and placed a hand on her waist, lightly caressing it, "Don't leave." Troy said softly. He really didn't want her to leave.
Gabriella took her car keys in her hand and then kept searching into her purse for her cell phone. She finally found it and saw the time. It was late and it was definitely time for her to go home and get some sleep if she wanted to be able to last the next day... She had yet anoher meeting with the administration of the school and then she was heading to the city board to see their point of view, and it depended from what they said if she was going to take the things too far, and go to the court, or if they could come to a settlement and finish all this nice and quiet, with the school staying exactly where it was! Because Gabriella was the quiet Gabriella everyone knew in her everyday life, but when it came to her job and was in court, she could be a real b*tch. Her first case was a murder for God's sake and she managed to win it! She wouldn't hesitate in front of this!
Gabriella was debating on whether to call Drake now or not. She just needed to talk to him, to make her feel that everything was normal and that nothing had changed. Nothing was going to change. She needed to get relieved from her confusion and the whole thing that was going on in her mind! She started dialing his number and put the phone on her ear, listening to the beep. Someone replied, but much to her dismay it was the auto-responder. As usual his phone was off during the night. Gabriella groaned and left Drake a voice mail before she hang up. Stupid Voice box! she hissed. She was seriously on the verge of a break down at the moment
She suddenly heard Troy's voice behind her, asking her where she was going and Gabriella turned around, to see him stumbling towards her. She rolled her eyes Home. Thanks for the invitation, but it's late and I have to wake up early tomorrow she explained simply shrugging her shoulders, before she turned around again. Gabriella zipped her jacket all the way up and then zipped her purse as well, and turned the keys in her hand, hearing the sound the did when they clinched
She suddenly felt Troy's hand caressing her waist and his voice so close to her. Gabriella bit her lip in order to supress a moan that was threatening to escape her lips. She would normally slip away and head quickly to her car, but she was currently in no condition to do that, since she couldn't think or act clear because of the alcohol I... I... I have to... It's l... late she said stammering. She didn't understand why him being so close to her made her feel so nervous...
Troy heard what she said. That wasn't what he wanted. He didn't want her to leave. He wanted her to stay there. He didn't want her to leave. Now that he saw her again, his heart ached to see her. He wanted her and he was afraid to admit it to not only himself but to her and Chad. Troy knew that if Taylor found out then she would not be happy. But it really wasn't Taylor's decision, it was Gabriella's. She is her own person and she is the one who makes the decision. She should not be influenced by her friends decisions.
Troy heard what she said and he heard her stammer. Gabriella usually never drank to the point where she was drunk, and usually he didn't either. If Troy was in the right state of mind he would be able to tell that she was drunk. Troy pulled her close to him, "Come home with me...." Troy said, "Please." Troy begged. He wanted to spend time with her, even if she did have a fiance. Right now that was the last thing on his mind.