The College Parents
Summary - Troy and Gabriella have successfully rasied their daughter for 3 years now, but now they face a whole other challenge. College. MUST read YOUNG PARENTS to understand.
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Our new home was definetly not big.
In fact, it was quite small. With two small bedrooms, a small kitchen, bathroom and a living room. I had to admit, Troy, Chad and Zeke had done an extremely good job moving everything in. When i entered the apartement for the first time with Troy and Kayla i was kind of gobsmacked.
This was Troy's and mine first home together.
"What do you think?" Troy asked.
"I think its amazing and it's ours." I said, holding Kayla in my arms. "Shall we go have a look at our new home sweety?" I asked Kayla.
She nodded excitedly, squirming and wriggling around to get out of my arms. I put her down on the ground. No sooner had i done it she had run off as fast as her little legs could take her to the other rooms. Troy and I however, were alot slower when it came to looking around.
Luckily, Student housing came with all the basics. A television, couch, double bed, cooker, refridgerator etc etc. So it was really only our stuff that we needed. "She is going to need some other colour in here" I said referring to Kaylas blue coloured room.
"Why?" Troy wondered
"Babe, it's blue. She adores pink. Thanks to her aunty Shar" I rolled my eyes.
"Princess, do you like your new room?" Troy asked, kneeling down to Kayla who was now standing infront of us and looking around.
"Yeah!" She said happily, reaching out her arms and wrapping them around Troys' neck, hugging him as he held her close. I smiled at the interaction before walking out of the room to discover the rest of the apartement. Troy's and mine bedroom was alright. It had a simple closet and double bed, with peach walls and carpeted floor. It was ok and definetly liveable.
I sat on the bed, it felt so wierd to not be in my room, with the cozyiness and security of knowing everything and everyone. Because i mean, after we had seen all the apartement there was still the neighbouring places - Such as the U of A campus and supermarket we had to discover along with sorting out our schedules and Kaylas proper babysitting arrangements etc etc.
It wasn't going to be easy.
"What's up babe?" I spun around to see Troy holding Kayla in his arms, standing in the doorway.
"Nothing, just thinking"
"Homesick?" Troy wondered, sitting beside me on the bed, resting Kayla on his lap.
"Daddy, what is Homesick?" Kayla asked
"It's when people miss their home alot" Troy told our daughter who nodded in satisfaction with the answer. I giggled slightly before finally answering "Yeah, kinda. But i'll be ok."
"Good" Troy said, wrapping one of his free arms around me in comfort.
"Mooommmy..." Kayla whined after a minute.
"Yes sweety?"
"I'm Hungry" She told me. I nodded, suddenly realising in agreement that i was to, hungry.
"Troy, we need to go get some groceries and stuff." I said.
"Well, let me go and ill get them.You look tired babe" Troy offered, passing me Kayla before standing up.
"No, i need to go. Besides your the one that should be tired, you are the one who moved all the stuff with Chad and Zeke."
"Why do you need to go? Babe, we have alot to do tomorrow and..."
"Troy, i need to get some things, im coming" I said firmly while standing up and resting a quiet Kayla on my hip.
"What things do you need? I can get them" Troy said.
"Tampons." I smirked evilly, knowing straight away Troy would give in. He was very understanding of it all - The womans stuff. Especially if i had the cramps or something like that but when it came to buying the products i needed? Hell No.
"Come on Kayla, lets get you in the car seat while mommy grabs you a coat to wear. Then we can all go shopping" Troy said quickly. I smiled triumphantly at him.
"Your lucky i give into you all the time" Troy commented.
"You know you love me" I giggled kissing him quickly before leaving the room, Troy and Kayla following.
Shopping; For Troy and I it is NEVER easy. There are 2 main reasons :
1) We have to keep to a budget and often end up argueing about what luxury items to get.
2) We have a curious 3 year old daughter who wants everything and can't keep her hands away from the shelves. So Troy and I are on constant watch that we aren't paying for dog food when we don't need it.
"Kayla sweety. No. You don't like those" I sighed, taking a packet of biscuits from her hands and placing them back on the shelf before continueing to push the cart down the isle. I wondered where Troy was? He had only left me to go get some nescessities that we needed so it would cut the time we had to be in the supermarket by half. However, i was nearly done but he was nowhere to be seen.
"Wheres your daddy Kay?" I asked, not really expecting an answer as i looked down at the brown haired beauty sitting in the childrens seat of the cart, smiling happily.
"Moommmmy! I want those!!" Kayla said excitedly pointing to a can of baked beans.
"Sweety, we already got some" I chuckled softly, brushing some of her hairs from her face before kissing the top of her head.
"Toooyys!!" Kayla said, holding her arms out as if she was grabbing for the numerous toys that were down one isle.
Crap.
I was meant to dodge this isle so she didn't see it and wouldn't get upset when i told her we couldn't afford the new toy she was craving. "Sweety, we can look at the toys another day. We need to find daddy" I tried.
"No!! Tooooys!" Kayla cried.
"Sweety..."
"Toooooooooooooooysss!!" She whined. I sighed, giving in as i began to walk down the isle. I watched as Kaylas eyes were captivated by the numerous girls and boys toys that was designed to appeal to her.
I pushed her over to the girls toys that were sutied to her age range and watched her reach out for one of them. However, forseeing the problem that could occur i pushed the trolley away from the toy. Sadly, unallowing Kayla to take it like she wanted. Being very clever she realised what i had done within a second and instantly began crying. I looked at her sadly.
Glancing at the toy i spotted the price tag. It read 34 dollars. I shook my head sadly. "Sorry baby, not today."
"Noo!!" Kayla cried, her face growing red. I noticed people who were walking by looking at me, probably thinking about how much of a bad mother i was.
"Kayla, stop it!" I said firmly. I so wished Troy was here and not somewhere around the store. Even though he could hardly ever NOT give into Kayla he always got her to calm down and listen. "Kayla, stop it right now. Don't make me get daddy" I said sternly, desperate to get her quiet. Suddenly, i saw Troy at the end of the isle, a small cart infront of him, walking towards us while pushing it. I looked at him pleadingly; he nodded, reaching us.
"Kayla" He said, coming into view of Kayla who was now sobbing. "What are you crying about?"
"Toooy" She sobbed.
"She wanted this toy, but we can't afford it. I told her no and she didn't like it" I said simply.
It was Troys' turn to sigh now before turning to Kayla. "Kayla, you can't have the toy im afraid, you have alot of toys at home already. And you do not play up in a supermarket; Do you understand?"
Kayla sadly blinked a few times before nodding slowly, knowing not to mess with her daddy.
"Come on babe, lets go get this checked out" Troy said, obviously upset that he had just had to scold our daughter.
"Thankyou" I mouthed to him. He nodded softly and continued to push his cart as i pushed mine.
I landed on the sofa later that night next to Troy who instantly pulled me onto his lap and wrapped his arms around me. I sighed, snuggling up to him.
"Kayla in bed?" Troy asked.
"Hmm...Finally. She is finding it hard being in a new place already"
"Much like you?"
"Kinda" I said shyly. "Its not the same. But i know we will all adapt"
"Yeah, we will. I kinda feel bad i scolded Kayla earlier" Troy admitted, running his hand over one of my thighs softly.
"Babe, you had too. She wasn't listening to me." I told him.
"I know, its still hard. She has been upset with me all night" Troy said.
"Troy, she is 3. She will be all smiles with you tomorrow."
"I guess..." Troy said.
Deciding Troy and I both needed some cheering up and turned around on his lap, so i was now straddling him - Our bodies incredibly close. I moved my hand running it through his hair. There was no talking, just our eyes connecting. The blue and brown. Troy reached up, cupping my chin in his hand, before pulling it down so our lips connected. There were no tongues used, just our lips, moving sensually against each other. There were no battles for dominance, just both of us, basking in the love we both felt between us. I felt Troys' hands hold onto my waist and slowly move up my top, massaging the sides of my stomach.
After awhile we pulled away, resting our foreheads against each others. I smiled before standing up and taking his hand, helping him stand up also. "Come on, we haven't christened our new bedroom yet"
Troy chuckled before wrapping his arms around me and lifting me up, allowing me to wrap my legs around his waist before he carried me to the bedroom, closing the door behind us.
I suddenly woke up the next morning, feeling a coldness. I sat up, confused as to why Troy was not laying beside me. Flinging back the comforter i pulled on a pair of basketball shorts and t-shirt before leaving the bedroom, looking around for Troy.
"Troy?" I called out.
"Kitchen!" I heard a reply. I walked into the kitchen spotting Troy sitting on the counter, Kayla sitting infront of him in her high chair, eating. I walked over to them, Troy holding out a piece of toast for me to take. I smiled, taking it gladly before joining him on the counter. "How long have you been up?" I asked, taking a bite of the toast.
"15 minutes" Troy said, flicking the switch on the coffee maker beside him.
"Ok, Morning Kayla" I said, looking over at my daughter who was seemingly enjoying her cut up pieces of toast, ripping them to shreds.
"Mommy!" She said before returning to her toast. I chuckled.
"Is she ok with you now?" I asked Troy.
"She is fine"
"Told you. See, clever" I joked.
"Hmm, you sure are." Troy said. "So what do we have to do today?"
"Umm...We have to go get our schedules and stuff from admissions on the campus, then we have to go see about Kaylas' arrangements. I know you said there is allowance for nannies, but i heard that there is a child development centre that the early childhood majors go to study children's development. It also doubles as a daycare. A lot of students and staff who have children leave their kids there while they are at class or work. Its an option." I informed him.
"It sounds cool. I don't now how i feel about students looking after Kayla though"
"Well, before we make a decision lets just go check it out." I said "Oh and we both have to find jobs, but i think thats probably best to do tomorrow, because don't you have to go meet the Redhawks today?"
"Yeah, im kinda nervous though. I'm not half as good as them" Troy admitted, pouring the coffee that was now ready.
"Babe, you shouldn't be. You wouldn't of been given a basketball scholarship if you sucked would you. You have nothing to worry about" I re-assured him.
"Hmmm" He said, handing me the poured coffee.
"So, who is having a shower first?" I asked, taking a sip.
"You, i'll go get Kayla ready." Troy said, leaping of the counter after kissing me briefly.
"Alright, love you" I said before leaving the room, hearing an 'I love you too' back.
An hour later, Troy, Kayla and i were pulling into the U of A campus. It looked soo much bigger now, more then ever. Sure, i had seen it before but it seemed different now that i was actually a student here. I had to admit, i was kind of nervous. Not just because i was new and had no idea what the hell i was doing, but because i hadn't seen anyone else with a child. It kind of made me feel a little insecure.
I jumped out of the car and opened the back seat door, revealing a very wide awake Kayla. I smiled at her, unbuckling her from her car seat and lifting her into my arms, resting her on my hip before closing the door again. Glancing around i saw many students, all walking around, getting settled in most probably before lessons started that monday. They all seemed happy and loving their new surroundings...the first years anyway. I could make out a few people who seemed to be in their 2nd year etc.
"So wheres the admissions office?"
"No idea, lets ask someone?" I wondered, re-adjusting Kayla in my arms. I noticed a few people, mainly girls looking at us, staring lustfully at Troy. I gulped, trying not to let jealousy take over.
"Awww, she is sooo cute!! Is she yours?" A voice came from behind us. Troy and I both whipped around, coming face to face with two very exciteable girls, both admittedly looking extremely friendly and chirpy.
"Yeah she is" Troy said. "Her names Kayla"
"Awwr! Hello Kayla!...Im guessing you two are both new on campus right?"
"Yeah" I said
"Cool, so what are your names?" One of them asked. She had black shiny hair, tied up into a ponytail.
"Im Gabriella Montez" I said
"And I'm Troy Bolton" Troy smiled.
"Cool, Im Megan" The blacked haired one said.
"And i'm Cassandra but you can call me cassie" The other girl said. She had red hair and bright eyes. "Oh! your engaged! How cute"
I giggled. I was liking these girls already, they were upfront. "Yeah we are."
"So are you both he on scholarships...or..." Megan asked
"Yeah, Im on a basketball one and Gabriella is on a Biological Science Scholarship" Troy told them.
"Your pretty" randomly came Kaylas voice. She was looking directing her comment at Megan and Cassie who both smiled brightly at her.
"Thankyou Kayla." Cassie said warmly.
"Hey, Um you girls wouldn't know where the admissions office is would you?" Troy asked.
"Oh yeah, its just through those main entrance doors there, follow the corridor and turn right. You can't miss it. Well we better go, i hope to see you all again" Cassie said before walking away with Megan.
"They seemed nice" I said, walking towards the main entrance doors with Troy.
"Yup" He agreed.
Maybe going to college at U of A would not be SO bad afterall. After a very lengthy discussion with the admissions officer, Troy and I had been able to sort out our schedules and Kaylas arrangements.
It had been decided that i would miss 2 days of college a week and only go in on Mondsays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays giving me 2 days to work when i got a job. This seemed the best option as everyone won; Troy and I would get more money and I would still go to school. Troy however, because he had more to juggle with a.k.a Basketball, lessons and a job (Not counting Kayla and I) it was slightly harder. He could only miss one day of college; Thursdays, as every other day he had lessons then basketball practice every afternoon. This meant that unfortunately if he was to get a job he would need to do night hours and therefore, he would never really be able to see me and Kayla. We were undecided about this: I didn't want him to get a job but he did.
When it came to Kayla we had decided to use the child development centre on campus as it was free because the college paid for it. It was decided she would go there everyday before mine and Troy's lessons and would stay there till one of us could pick her up. I knew Troy wasn't exactly happy with this but we had been re-assured that there would be older staff there to look after her aswell as students.
"This place is sooo much bigger then the East High gym" I commented looking around at the RedHawks gym. It was huge. I noticed the Red Hawks were already out on the court. They were VERY tall.
"Yeah, definetly" Troy said, re-adjusting Kayla who was in his arms so she was more comfortable.
"Yo Troy!! My man!" One of the team members called noticing Troy.
Troy smiled, luckily he and I had met the team during the summer and were quite friendly with them. "Hi Jason"
We walked forwards onto the court, everyone now stopping their practice. Everyone greeted Troy, Kayla and I with handshakes for Troy, Hugs for me and nodds towards Kayla.
"You coming to practice Dude?" Jason, the captain asked.
"Nah man, we are still trying to settle in. We only arrived yesterday and everything"
"Ah, Alright dude, but first practice is Monday. Is Chad coming to?" Another guy, Dave asked.
Chad had also been lucky enough to be given a spot on the team although it wasn't a scholarship. Zeke however was not, although that didn't seem to bother him as he was majoring in cooking.
"Yeah man, he should be here by monday." Troy told him as he noticed Kayla squirming in his arms. Troy put her down and watched her run off over to where a basketball was sitting on the floor. She picked it up with some difficulty before throwing it onto the floor and giggling as it bounced away before running after it.
Everyone laughed "She is going to turn out like her dad" Dave commented
"I'll go get her" I said, walking over to Kayla, lifting her up and twirling around, both of us laughing happily.
I guess, at that moment i realised.
U of A was our home now and although it was only the beginning, i could tell this adventure was going to be something special.
Hope you guys like this!! Sorry for the lack of update...i have just been reli busy. :S I made a long chapter to make up for it.
So what ya think?
Oh and a little shoutout to DancinBlondeGurl for the help with the Child development centre idea. Its appreciated.
If ANYONE else knows things that happen at college - For example lessons, programs etc let me know.
- Sarah
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