Gabriella smiled, "Well, I..at least I'm trying." he smirked, "Bye Christopher."
She grabbed her bag putting it on her shoulder, "Wait, Gabriella." Troy called out. she turned to him, "Yeah."
He smiled, "Umm how would you like to umm go out..on a date with me?" she sighed, "Troy I'm..I'm seeing someone-" Troy sighed, "Gabi, he don't care about you like..like I do.."
Gabriella sighed, "Troy..I just..I..I barely know you.." she bit her lip.
Troy looked at her, his heart breaking in two. "Gabriella, we..we known each other forever.." Gabriella bit her lip, "Can I ask you something?"
He nodded, "Sure." she sighed taking a seat on the couch, and so did he. "Are you still inlove with me?"
"Brie..." he whispered, walking over to her. She stood up from the couch backed up a bit, "I want to save myself the heartbeak Troy if you don't-"
"I never stopped." she looked at him, "wh-what?"
"Brie, I never...never stopped, I've always-"
"but how you, I mean in the store-" he swallowed, getting up to hold a once again fussy Christopher, "I...I'll admit I was hurt...but Brie, I thought I wouldn't see you again, I didn't know what happened to you I thought you left."
Gabriella bit her lip, playing with her fingers; "Troy...I-" her phone rang again, she sighed, pulling it from her purse. "Hell-Robert I-I'm sorry I know, I'm on my way- Robert please don't yell...Okay!" she hung up, and nearly tossed the infernal thing into her purse. Troy looked at her, bouncing Christopher back and forth slowly, "something wrong?"
She looked at him with bleary eyes, "it's just...he's just a...not so trusting."
Troy looked at her nodding, "You know, you don't need to let him control you-" her head snapped to him, "I don't let him control me, I'm my own person."
Troy looked at her, "then don't go." she looked at him, "what?" he kissed christopher's forehead, and layed him in the crib. he stuffed his hands in his pockets, 'If your with me, you won't have to go..I won't control you, I'll love you.. I won't make you run, I'll protect you."
He grabbed her hands squeezing them tightly, she sighed, "But how do I know this is real? how we are real? how do I know your just not trying to get me in bed?"
Troy sighed grabbing her hands with his, and looked into her eyes. "I would never..ever hurt you like that." his hands traveled up to her warm cheeks, that had tears rolling down them. He kissed them away. "You don't deserve him, he doesn't deserve you.. he's not worth your time.. Gabi, he tried to kill you at the park..that's not love..let me be that person, let me show you that I love you.."
Troy nodded, "Yeah..tomorrow." she smiled, kissing his lips gently grabbing her bag and walking down the steps and to her car. Troy watched her leave, he wished so much for her to come back but when she came back, he wanted her to be back for good. He looked down at christopher, "I promise you.. I'm going to make mommy better..I promise you." Christopher was sucking on his pacifier, Troy smiled kissing his forhead, "I love you." and he sighed, the Brunette beauty never leaving his mind.
Gabriella bit her lip, "Troy-" he looked into her eyes, then at her lips, then at her again, "You should be kissed, everyday, every hour, every minute." his lips connected with hers, and it was like sparks flying around them, Gabriella wrapped her arms around him tightly; after three minutes of passionate kissing. Gabriella leaned her forhead on his. he looked at her, "I'm not letting you go this easy this time." he whispered.
Gabriella bit her lip, looking into his eyes, "Christopher...I'm Christopher's Mother.?" Troy nodded, "Yes you are.. your his beautiful mother, and I want you to be in my life and his again..." he cupped her cheeks.
Gabriella had tears in her eyes, "I..I'm afraid to..to do that..I'm afraid to remember everything cause I am so used to this new life."
He sighed, moving his fingers from her cheeks to her hair, she couldn't help but close her eyes at the comfort she felt. "Brie...everything you know, is here, with me..with our son." she opened her eyes, staring into his cerulean blues. "I..I-I..."
He ran his thumb over her soft, plump lips, "I'll always be here...you know where to find me. He doesn't deserve you Gabriella, anyone who beats a girl doesn't deserve that girl." she bit her lip, her eyes glistened with wet tears, and Troy thought she's never looked more beautiful. He smiled, leaning his forehead on hers, pecking her lips softly, "Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward."
Gabriella looked at him, he chuckled, "It's about taking chances...take a chance Brie...think about it.." she bit her lip, and wrapped her arms around his neck kissing him with passion. she pulled away, and kissed his nose gently, "I..I will come by tomorrow and see christopher..if that's..if that's alright with you-"
He kissed her lips, "It's fine.. he's your son brie, I'm not keeping him away from you." she smiled, "Thank you."
He looked at her, "For what?" she smiled, "for raising Christopher.. it wasen't an easy job, and I'm sorry for whatever I did.."
Troy looked at her, "He's my son, I love him.. just like I love you."
Gabriella nodded, "I have to go Troy..I'll see you tomorrow?"