1 ½ weeks.

Gabriella and Troy hadn't seen each other for 1 ½ weeks.

Gabriella got a call from her Aunt who lived in the northern part of Canada, saying that her grandmother was dying… her grandmother she loved with all of her heart… who taught her almost all she knew, was dying… Gabriella understood though… she had cancer and was really old… 98... Yikes.

Since Canada was far away the trip took at least a day and they stayed for about 3 days before she passed away in her sleep… the funeral was 2 days later and they stayed a day longer to be with family. Gabriella wasn't that sad though. Her grandma was old and it was her time to go, she knew she was in a better place. They left the day after and they just landed. They drove out of the airport and to their house.

Of course… Rick… was with them… Gabriella refused to even think of him. She didn't talk to him once and her mother barely at all. Only when necessary. She was still furious with them.

She missed Troy so much, and she felt bad for him also. He had to work one whole week without her with some old poopy counselor who was mean and according to Troy 'smelled like beer.' He got the weekend off and its Monday now. Everyone knew Gabriella was coming home so they let Troy have the day off. Gabriella told her mom to drop her off at the camp where she could greet everyone. Its where Troy was anyway.

Like I said before, she missed him immensely. Her nightmares were worse without him there to hold her and comfort her through them. She would wake up and look around franticly for Troy… but he wasn't there. She couldn't wait to be in the same bed with him again… in a good way of course.

Gabriella's mom pulled up in a the small parking lot where you could see all the kids and staff waiting. It was beautiful and sunny out so it made Gabriella's mood ever more happier. The car stopped and her mom and Rick hopped out so they could get the bags. Gabriella tried but found her seatbelt was stuck.

"Fudge…" she muttered under her breath and after about 5 seconds of fussing with it, she got it undone. She grinned and whipped open the door. She looked to her right and saw Troy grinning about twenty feet away. He was wearing dark jeans and a bright pink shirt. What she thought was funny was that she was wearing dark skinny jeans with a tight pink tank-top too. Troy never looked more beautiful in Gabriella's eyes before. She squealed and screamed, running to him.

Gabriella's mom and Rick both turned their heads, in shock of Gabriella's shriek. It was almost ear piercing.

Gabriella just laughed and jumped in Troy's arms, wrapping her legs around his waist. He grinned and stepped back a bit, wrapping his arms around her back and hugging her tight. It felt amazing to have her back in his arms again. He breathed in and smelled her lilac perfume. It was breathtaking and so was she.

He laughed. "Whoa there, Brie. Don't run, your foot is still healing." Gabriella rolled her eyes at Troy's thoughtfulness and worrying about her. Even though she should probably be grateful she has a boyfriend that does care about her.

She giggled and pulled her head back to look at him and whispered. "I don't care…" She giggled again and leaned forward, kissing him sweetly on the lips. He smiled and put his hand on the back of her head, deepening the kiss.

The kids around them all cheered and yelled things like, "Whhooo-hooo!" And whistling at them and snickering.

Marie and Rick just stood there a little shocked. They had no idea they were going out, I mean its perfectly fine that Rick doesn't know, but the fact that Marie didn't know made the mother sad… it was probably her own fault anyway, she thought. She never bothered to ask Gabriella so in other words it was her fault she didn't know.

Gabriella giggled and pulled away, running her fingers through his hair and smiling. She rubbed noses with him and he put her down on the ground. Gabriella turned around when she heard someone clear their throat.

Her mother smiled a little. "Umm, I didn't know you two were a thing…" She coughed awkwardly and shrugged. Gabriella almost glared. She wanted to say something like, "You never asked." But decided on being nice and not embarrassing her mom. She just rolled her eyes playfully and threw up her arms for dramatic effect. "Duh!" She giggled and so did some other people. Maria was glad her daughter didn't make some rude remark and embarrass her… even though she thought she probably deserved it. She just smiled and said,

"Well… I'm happy for you two." Gabriella smiled a small smile at seeing her mom trying to be nice to her. She was still furious and that wasn't going to make al of it up. Even though it helped. Gabriella turned back to Troy and stood on her tippy-toes- which kind of hurt because of her foot- and whispered in his ear.

"I'm really excited to be in our cabin tonight… alone… by ourselves." Gabriella pulled away and bit her lip, looking at Troy with a small hint of lust in her eyes. Troy saw how sexy she looked right then and gulped. Holy cow…

He finally got it together and smirked back, nodding his head once. Gabriella giggled and took his hand. "Come on, you get the honors of helping with my bags." She smiled and he rolled his eyes playfully, walking to the car with her.

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Gabriella and Troy just got her bags put back in the cabin and were heading out the door to go have lunch with everyone in the cafeteria. Gabriella was excited and surprisingly not sleepy at all. She actually slept peacefully the other night- the only night- and slept on the plane.

Gabriella reached for the knob on the door and was about to turn it to let he rout in the hall, when she felt a hand grab hers and Troy whirled her around, aside him and he backed her against the wall, kissing her hungrily. What she did to him outside 10 minutes ago was cruel and painful… especially for his southern area. He needed some type of kiss from her before they left for lunch.

Gabriella giggled and cupped the side of his face, squirming when Troy tickled her side, playfully. Troy's hand slowly crept under her shirt and placed his hands firmly on her sides, caressing them with his thumbs.

The nights before Gabriella left they had basically made out every night after work. Since they didn't get to in front of the children, that time was perfect. In those nights Gabriella let Troy go farther with their making out, and she was totally fine with it. The farthest they had gone was Troy kissing and massaging her tummy and occasionally squeezing her butt. But nothing more. Gabriella wanted to go a little farther then that tonight. Of course she wasn't near ready to go all the way but a little farther couldn't hurt.

Gabriella parted her lips and let Troy' tongue slowly enter through her mouth, stroking her tongue slowly. She moaned softly and Troy smiled victoriously in the kiss. He knew her weaknesses and how to make her melt in his hands. She finally pulled away and Troy took this as an opportunity to start kissing around her neck and the soft spot she had under her ear. He nibbled and bit at the delicate skin. She moaned a little louder the usual and gripped at the back of Troy's hair. She managed to catch her breath and force him away.

"T-Troy… my mom… everyone's waiting…. I c-can't have any marks…" She put a hand on her chest and tried to catch her breath. Troy chuckled breathlessly for he to was out of breath.

"Okay…" He kissed her cheek and took her hand.

"Lets go…. 'ho'." He smiled and went through the door and out in the hall with her.

"Oh boy." Gabriella snickered.

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Troy and Gabriella sat across from Maria and Rick with their food and talked casually with each other. It was about 10 minutes later when she saw a familiar figure walk through the cafeteria doors. The person turned to Gabriella and she immediately gasped and put her hand to her mouth, standing out of her chair and baking away slowly.

Troy immediately looked up and saw her backing away. "Brie, what's wrong?" He looked at the doors to where she was staring. An average height- 18 year old maybe older- looking boy was standing. He had black, short curly hair and looked at Gabriella sadly.

"No… N-No." Gabriella blinked many times and wiped at her eyes,, hoping this person would go away.

"Gabriella don't be afraid-" The man spoke but Gabriella cut him off.

"What are you doing here?!" She nearly shrieked. The whole cafeteria silenced and looked up at the man and Gabriella. The man walked forward and stepped closer to Gabriella. "Gabriella, listen." She waved her hands franticly in the air and stumbled backwards, tripping on a leg of one of the chairs and sending her on the ground.

She quickly sat up and crawled away. "No! Go AWAY!" She screamed. Troy got up from his chair and helped her stand up. Before he could ask what was going on, Gabriella hid behind him and buried her head in his back, wrapping her arms around his stomach.

"Gabriella, I promise, I'm not going to hurt you. I just came back to warn you." The stranger spoke.

Troy put his hands in front of him, to stop the man from walking any further. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, buddy. Back up. Who are you and what do you want with Gabriella?"

The man looked down and sighed. But plopped his head back up, stretching out his hand. "My name is Matthew Thompson. I'm sure if you know about Gabriella's past…. I was the one who tried to…" the man paused to find the right words.

"The man who tried to hurt Gabriella's best friend… Sharpay Evans."