J O U R N E Y

Chapter 2: I Kissed A Girl

Written by: BeneathTheSurface

Summary: Sequel to E X T R A H E L P. Twenty nine year old Gabriella Montez and her girlfriend twenty two year old Sharpay Evans are making a new chapter in their lives. Gabpay; femslash; GabriellaxSharpay

Dedicated to my favorite freaks Heather and Ray :) You guys are the best buddies EVER! ;p


The sun showed through the closed blinds of the dark apartment. There were neither sounds nor any movement throughout it. Silence filled the whole condo, when stirring came from the bed. A blonde mop was visible under the covers, holding the brunette close to her body, with her head laying on her chest, curled up close to her.

Sharpay moved slightly as the sun collided with her face, causing her to open them; tiredly. She yawned quietly, placing her hand over by her cell phone on the night table. She picked it up, checking the time. She rolled her eyes, placing it back on the table and yawned again, this time waking the woman next to her.

"Hey," the raven haired woman said to her tired lover. Sharpay stretched her arms out in all ends and legs.

"Hey," she managed to get out, kissing her lightly on the nose, making her giggle.

"You look so tired," Gabriella whispered as Sharpay began blinking still sleepy.

"I am," she yawned yet again. Gabriella slipped out of her arms and pulled her legs over the blonde to get out of the bed, stopped and kissed her deeply.

"Get some more sleep. I have to get ready for my last class," she told her stroking her cheek gently, making Sharpay groan.

"I come back and you have school; so unfair," she whined as the brunette pulled her tank over her head throwing it at the blonde, making the blonde laugh.

"Who said life was ever fair?" she replied with the same line Sharpay pulled four years ago in the parking lot. Sharpay did catch it, but she knew that she didn't mean it the way it was implied before.

They still had their fair share of fights, but they were pretty stupid. At first when Sharpay got discovered at a club in New York where she was performing and Gabriella heard that her girlfriend was leaving her for an entire month, coming back, then leaving again because of her record, that placed a fire in Gabriella. She didn't want to wait for her girlfriend to come back, all the way from LA back to Boston. She was pretty sure that Sharpay was planning something too, just not sure on what that was.

"Well at least you have off work…" Sharpay said getting up after the brunette placed a clean bra on, making Gabriella stop short and turn around guilty. "You did get off right?" she asked, making Gabriella feel guiltier.

It wasn't that she didn't want to get off or anything, it was just the fact that she forgot to ask her boss if she could get off today. She did remember to get two weeks off for their trip, just forgot today. Of course she didn't expect the girl to show up at two o'clock in the morning either.

"I forgot," she simply said, making Sharpay sighed. "I'm sorry; I can try to leave early, if you want," she asked her, making the blonde sigh again and shakes her head.

"No it's okay, you need to bring home the bacon anyway," Sharpay said walking into the bathroom, making the brunette laugh and follow.

"Please, you're gonna be bringing home both bacon and pork chops when your record drops," she replied, making the blonde laugh as she placed her toothbrush that she leaves over at the apartment.

"Probably," Sharpay said brushing on each side as she got ready to spit. Gabriella folded her arms as she leaned against the doorframe, smiling at her girlfriend. Even though she was brushing her teeth, it was things like her presences that kept her going strong; made her feel happy.

Sharpay spit out the remaining toothpaste out of her mouth, wiping her mouth with the towel then looked over at her smiling girlfriend, who didn't seem to notice she was still shirtless. Sharpay walked over to her and placed her hands in front of her pushing her slightly, confusing Gabriella at first until her back legs hit the bed, making both of them fall on it.

Sharpay sat up on her girlfriend as she rested her hands on each side of her waist. She ran her hand through the brunette's, silky hair letting her nails collide with her scalp. Gabriella closed her eyes to savor the moment and began wondering why her lips haven't come in contact with the blonde's. She needed that contact, but at the same time she knew it was all a distraction to keep her from going to class and going to work; not that she seemed to care. When their lips finally met; she knew class and work will have to wait…

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Gabriella ran out of the elevator doors and into the office she works in, stopping by one of her co-worker /friend's office. Gabriella took a deep breath before stepping in to look at the slightly older looking woman.

"Bar, did uh Dean, come out yet?" she asked barely able to get through her heavy breathing. Barbara looked her over; she looked like a huge mess. Her hair was disheveled and she was makeupless.

"Gabriella, what happened to you? You look like a twister went through your hair and came back," she commented causing the brunette to roll her eyes.

"Thank you, now please tell me he hasn't--,"

"Ah Ms. Montez, just the woman I wanted to see," Gabriella spun around quickly and stared up at her boss, scared that he'd comment on her appearance or her lateness, so she decided to beat him to it.

"Mr. Bunker, I'm so sorry for my tardiness there is really no excuse, except for the fact that my girlfriend came back into town and she sort of distracted me and well--," he silenced her with his hand and she knew he meant business.

He instructed her to follow him into his office which was much larger then hers. Gabriella feared she's probably going to lose her job, for being late and it'd be all Sharpay's fault if she did.

Dean Bunker is the founder of Bunker Law Incorporated. He is known nation-wide for his many offices and cases won. He has over fifteen offices in over fifteen states, making him the fastest growing lawyer in the entire world.

He sat himself down in his leather chair in his all maple wooded office. Gabriella stood in front of the desk, waiting for her punishment. He turned around in his chair and told her to sit down politely, so she did so.

"Look sir I am truly sorry about--," she tried again, but he, again silenced her with his hand up.

"It's quite alright Ms. Montez, everyone is entitled to be late at least once in their lives," he told her, letting the nerves just wash away. "I actually wanted to speak with you about a promotion," he told her, causing her to raise her head up at him.

"Really?" she asked in disbelief. He nodded giving her one of his famous smiles.

"Yes as I remember you were going to school to become a lawyer, am I correct?" He asked her; she nodded frantically, hoping he was suggesting what she thought he was suggesting "well my office in California is looking for a new lawyer, but I don't want you on the field just yet, just intern around with the other lawyer's. You'll still be paid, so money is no issue, but when I feel you are ready to commit to a case, I will inform you on that," he tells her.

Gabriella couldn't believe the opportunity that was being placed out for her. She couldn't believe that Mr. Bunker had that much faith in her, to actually win a case, when it's placed in front of her; of course. The only thing she was worried about was how it'll affect her and Sharpay's relationship.

"Mr. Bunker sir, um…with all do respect. I want this job, but I'm not sure how it'll affect my relationship," she told him unsure, which made him nod in understanding.

"Well Gabriella, I know that love and family is very important, so I must ask. What does your girlfriend do for a living?" he asks, folding his hands and placing them on the desk.

"Well she's a singer. She has her own record debuting later this month," she tells him, making him nod.

"Oh, what's her name, maybe I've heard of her?" he asks clearly interested "I have daughters, so..." that makes more sense to Gabriella, knowing there was no way her boss listened to Sharpay's music, without being forced.

"Sharpay Evans," just the name of her, made her boss nod right away.

"Ah yes, Sharpay Evans, my daughters adore that girl. Just the one single that's been placed out makes them go nuts," Gabriella giggled. "I imagine she has to go out of town a lot," Gabriella agreed, thinking about it, then she realized what he just said.

"Sir, I think I'm going to be taking that job offer," she told him, making him smile.

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Gabriella made her way up the stairs of her condo, passing her landlord's apartment, then made the rest of the way up the stairs. When she got to her door she heard the bass from her stereo, which freaked her out because she knew Sharpay was home, so it only meant one thing; she was having a party?

Gabriella quickly opened the door, bracing herself for a ton of guests, but there was no one there; that confused her. She placed her keys on the counter and listened to the bass of the song and started laughing when she saw Sharpay dancing in only her bra and underwear. Her hair was down, she had a hairbrush in her hand like a microphone and she had her Chanel sunglasses on, singing to the song.

"I KISSED A GIRL AND I LIKED IT! THE TASTE OF HER CHERRY CHAPSTICK! I KISSED A GIRL JUST TO TRY IT! I HOPE MY BOYFRIEND DON'T MIND IT!" Sharpay yelled into the hairbrush before turning around. She almost tripped when she saw her girlfriend leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, just watching her.

Sharpay grabbed the remote and turned down the volume, took the sunglasses off and placed the hairbrush on the counter. "When did you get here?" she asked embarrassed slightly.

"I just got here. I was let off early because I got some good news," she told her. Sharpay smiled and walked towards Gabriella.

"Well? What is it?" she urged. Gabriella sighed, looking her up and down, then grabbed her by the waist to pull her closer. She hugged her close, not wanting to let her go because she missed her when she left and they didn't get to spend much time together before she had to leave. "What is it?" Sharpay asked, running her hand through the brunette's hair as the other held her lower back.

"I got promoted to be an intern at the Los Angeles office," she said into the blonde's bare shoulder. Sharpay gasped pulling away to see Gabriella's huge smile, suddenly letting out an ecstatic scream. Sharpay jumped up quickly as Gabriella grabbed under her butt as the blonde wrapped her legs around her girlfriend's waist.

She kissed her frantically "Congratulations," she said in between kissing her, then pulled away "We should celebrate, we're going out to dinner tonight," she said as she tried to get off of Gabriella, but the brunette wouldn't let her. "Gabi, would you mind putting me down?" Gabriella nodded.

"I do mind because as far as I'm concerned. You don't pass up a half naked girl in your condo," she told her, making Sharpay nod in understanding.

"Okay true. Fine do you mind at least taking me to the bedroom 'cause I think you're feeling a tad frisky?" Gabriella nodded.

"That I'd be happy to do," she said running with Sharpay in her arms into her bedroom, dropping her on the bed, causing the blonde to let out a shriek…

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"Okay, so when are you supposed to be doing this internship?" Sharpay asked as they ate dinner at one of their favorite places. It was a little pizza joint, but they loved that even though it wasn't romantic or anything, they were together and could make it romantic if they wanted to. Besides, the owner loves them since they come in so much and leave generous tips.

"I figured since we're going to LA in two weeks anyway, that we'd figure out the living arrangements, so I told him give me four weeks to figure things out," she told her girlfriend as she sipped her Diet Coke.

"Well I can't wait, but you do know that being in LA won't prevent me from having to travel, I mean yeah it's definitely going to be easier, but I will have a tour and what not. Martin already arranged the tour to be next year," Sharpay explained; Martin is her manager. He's a sweet guy and he's gay, so that's why he didn't care that Sharpay and Gabriella were together. Sharpay knew that if she had a manager that hated her relationship, she'd pick a life with Gabriella over fame.

"I know it's just that--,"

"Sharpay Evans?" they turned to their side to see an overly happy teenage girl with a napkin and pen in her hand; she nodded. "Oh my gosh, can I have your autograph?" she asked, causing Sharpay to nod.

"Here you go, this is the first one I've ever signed so you should be thrilled," Sharpay told her as she signed her name and added 1st autograph EVER! The girl laughed as she got it back, she thanked her and walked away.

"What were you saying?" she asked the brunette.

"I was saying I know that you will still be traveling and I'm okay with that, but the fact that I'll be in LA instead of back here in Boston, waiting for you to come back from LA or New York will make life so much easier on both of us," Gabriella explained, making the blonde nod. Sharpay held her hand out for Gabriella to take, which she did as the blonde kissed it lovingly.

"We'll work everything out, I promise," Sharpay told her with a smile as Gabriella agreed, hoping she was right…


Okay so I hope you're all glad I updated. Thanks for the reviews and the reason there is no BIG sex scene yet is because it isn't necessary yet, because I hate random sex scenes that don't make sense. Anyway I will do some BIG one in the future, but not now. So again thank you and please review and keep reading; it'll get better, I promise :)