When Gabriella got back, she found Robert sitting on her porch. "Hey, where the hell were you?" she sighed opening her apartment door and he followed her, "I was with a friend-"

"were you with that throwback with a baby?" Gabriella glared at him, "Don't talk about him that way!" she screamed and that got her a slap in the face and a sting cheek, "You don't fucking talk to me that way bitch!" he grabbed her shoulders pushing her into the wall.

Gabriella's eyes widened, "Stop Robert! Stop!" she screamed as he sent a punch to her face, punching her repeatedly.

Gabriella packed her bag that night and drove to Troy's place were he was staying. she knocked on the door and Troy's cousin opened door and he looked at her, "Gabi! what happened!" she sighed, "C-Can I..Is Troy here?"

He nodded, "Yeah, he's upstairs." Gabriella nodded walking up the stairs. She walked into the room where Troy was putting Christopher in the crib. Gabriella sighed knocking gently on the wall. he looked at her, his eyes went wide,"Can I stay here tonight?"

She whispered. "Brie! what happened to your eye!" he came over to her to touch her eye, she flinched, 'Please..please don't touch me..please.." she whimpered.

Troy wrapped his arms around her, rubbing her back gently, "Hey...hey...calm down, it's okay, you're safe..your with me." she couldn't help but bury her face in his chest; her arms wrapping around his waist.

"Troy...I-I...he was never like this, he used to be loving and nice and-and..." her voice broke off into sobs, he rubbed her back, "It's okay...it's okay...come on." he lead her to the guest room, sitting her on the bed.

Troy rubbed her back, "Brie..everything is going to be alright..I promise." she buried her face into his chest and sobbed more. he sighed, "Brie..it's alright..it's alright.."

Gabriella sighed biting her lower lip, "I..I'm scared of him Troy..I'm scared of him." Troy sighed, "Look, Listen, you need to get away from him."

She sniffled, "I..I can't do it.. I can't do it alone.." Troy sighed, "I'll go with you.. I promise, I won't let him hurt you."

Gabriella shook her head, "No..No I can't risk you getting hurt also..."

He looked at her, rubbing the tears away with his thumb, "I won't let you get hurt...or worse, killed." she shook her head, standing up from the bed and wrapping her arms tight around herself. "Troy...it's hard to kill someone when their already dead..."

He stood up, going to her and grabbing her shoulders gently, "Brie don't talk like that."

She sniffled, "I haven't been ...haven't been the same since...since Robert-since the accident. It's like I died and just...came back an empty shell."

Troy sighed grabbing her shoulders gently, "Brie...look..I know how you feel.. a part of me died when you..when you left." Gabriella looked at him, biting her lower lip, "I..I'm sorry."

He sighed, "I was worried for months, each day I wondered why you left, or what happened to you, or if I did something to make you run away." Gabriella looked away, "and you still love me-"

"of course I do!" he cupped her cheeks, "Brie.. you were and are the best thing that's ever happened to me, you and Christopher both.. you two were the only things I did right in my life.. I will always love you and be there for you..always."

Gabriella looked into his eyes, "Kiss me." she murmured.

He stared into her eyes, his fingers going to her temples and running through her hair. She has...never looked more beautiful than now. He smiled, "Brie..." his lips were less than a breath away from hers, then...they touched. Moving with a slow intimacy that sent Gabriella into a toe-curling bliss and her arms around his neck while her fingers tugged at the fine hair at the base of his neck. "Mmm.." she moaned flutteringly, he pushed her against the wall, lifting her up a little bit-just enough to have her wrap her legs around him. He brought the kisses down to her neck when they grew more heated, she moaned, her nails digging into his scalp; the kisses moved to the split between her breasts. She moaned, biting her lip. This...Robert never made her feel like this.

She moaned when he slipped off her jeans, he was kissing her heatedly, making a hot trail from her lips to her breasts and down her belly button. Gabriella moaned running her hands through his fingers. Gabriella's hands went up his shirt rolling it up over his head and throwing it on the ground. She wrapped her arm around his neck, and used her other hand to cup his cheek, kissing his lips gently. Troy pulled away leaning his forhead on hers. "I missed everything about you Brie." he murmured.

Gabriella bit her lip, tracing his bicep with her fingertip. "mmm Troy...you.. make me feel so loved..I feel safe with your hands on me."

He smiled, kissing her sweetly, "you have no idea how much I've missed you...your voice..just everything about you." she let a smile curl her lips, "Troy..." she whispered, "Take me." he smiled, kissing her passionately and moving his hands over her skin that was bared for his touch.

He missed this...her. Oh God, he missed her. Through the kiss, "Gladly..." he whispered, lifting her off the wall and taking her to the bed and laying her down gently as she uncurled her legs from his waist; he stopped her. "I missed you...leave your legs." She smiled, cupping his face between her hands, bringing her lips to take his in another slow passionate kiss. He ran his hands all over her, his left hand coming to cup and fondle her breast, she moaned and arched toward him as his other hand went to stroke her feminine lips that were slick and moist. Beckoning for him. Aching for him.

"Troy..." she whispered into the kiss, Troy moaned, leading his hands down her sides and resting them on her hips and pulled himself inside her gently, she jumped but relaxed immediately. "Troy..mm.." she moaned lightly, he chuckled, leaning his forehead against hers and kissing her lips gently.

Gabriella's nails scratched down his back making him moan loudly, "Brie.. Oh baby." Gabriella's hand went down to his butt, while the other one rested on his bicep. his lips were attached to her neck. her hand ran through his hair. "mm Troy...Stop..I wanna feel you like this..please.." she moaned.

Troy halted his thrusting, his arms quivering as he held himself there above her. Her eyes were closed in pleasure, her lips curled in a smile. Beautiful. "Brie..." he whispered, she opened her eyes and they had that spark in them; she brought her hands up to cup his face again, "Troy..." just as she was bringing his lips to meet hers the door burst open and a little boy was standing there. "UNCLE TROY!" they both jumped, and Troy looked over his shoulder, "uh...Chuck...ho-how...what are you doing in here?"

"DADDY WANTS YOU!"

Troy paled, visibly paled, "uh...Chuck..I'm a er, busy-" the little boy shook his head and started to jump up and down, "if you don't come down to daddy because he wants you now I'm gonna scream."

Gabriella looked at the little boy-Chuck-and then at Troy. "Troy?" her voice had gone soft, He looked at her, cupping her face and kissing her gently, "I'll be-"

"AAAAAHHHHHH!" the two jumped again, turning and literally falling off the bed to see Chuck screaming like he was being murdered. One might assume that.