The next couple hours were pretty much the same until Gabriella commented that she was starving. Troy got up and threw his clothes back on telling her that he was going down next some hamburgers stating that he had been craving them for almost six months. Gabriella giggled as she watched him get dressed. He had instructed her to stay where she was through her protesting that she was fine going with him to get their food. She looked at Troy, trying to see if he was hiding anything from her. When he turned around and saw her staring at him, his same mischievous smile appeared on his face and Gabriella knew that he was alright.

"Checking me out, Montez?" he asked playfully.

"You know it, Bolton." Gabriella grinned.

"Now, you stay here looking sexy while I go out and get food." Troy told her kissing her gently on the lips.

Gabriella smiled into the kiss and held them against her lips for a few more seconds, not wanting to let him go. Troy pulled himself away explaining the quicker he left the sooner he'd be back to her. Gabriella watched him leave the room and sighed happy to have him back. She then got up and stretched her arms as she moved to find some clothes to put on. She wished she had something better to wear than one of Troy's old basketball jerseys for bed. Maybe before they got married she could find a little lingerie shop for her to buy something more appropriate.

After putting on the jersey, Gabriella walked out onto their balcony to watch the sun set. She smiled feeling the warmth of the radiant sun against her skin. Her smile widened when realization donned on her that her fiancé was really back and they were going to get married within hours from now. The always present butterflies were present as they always were when Troy always surprised her were fluttering inside her stomach.

Twenty minutes later, Troy returned with their dinner. Gabriella was still sitting out on the balcony letting the cool Hawaiian air flow over her. Troy smiled and brought two blankets out, one for them to sit on and one to wrap around them when they got cold. Gabriella smiled as they ate together for the first time in almost two years. Even though, Gabriella was only dressed in his old jersey, she never looked more beautiful in his eyes. As long as she was with him, nothing could be more beautiful to him.

An hour and a half later, the two found themselves back in bed trying to catch up on the time that was lost to them. Like Troy promised, this time it was slow and intimate, not raw and fast like the first time. Both wanted to make this one last as if it was the first time all over again. Troy took the time in exploring Gabriella and relearning her body. Gabriella found excitement in feeling his well formed muscles ripple against her stomach each time he entered her. No matter how many times they made love, they would never grow tired of how it made them feel every time.

"So, what time is the ceremony?" Gabriella asked two hours later.

"At eleven thirty, at the exact time we met." Troy answered from behind her.

The two were currently nestled in the bathtub letting the water relax their bodies. Gabriella was nestled between Troy's legs as he washed her hair gently. She loved the way he massaged her scalp through her thick brown tresses. She sighed and leaned further back into him. Troy kissed her smooth shoulder before helping her rinse her hair out. Gabriella turned around and kissed him several times.

"You're amazing, do you know that?" she asked him smiling.

"I've been called that, but it does not mean as much unless it comes from you." Troy told her. "I can't even begin to describe how much I missed you."

"I bet it was as much as I missed you."

"One of the guys in my tents got a letter from his girl stating she was tired of waiting for him and broke up with through the letter. I can't tell you how many times I worried that a letter like that would be addressed to me from you like that one day."

"Baby, you are the only one for me. I would have waited fifty years if it meant you would come home to me." Gabriella told him gently. "I love you and wouldn't want any other person to be with me right now. I am just so glad that you are back here safe and sound."