As the Snow Fell

December 25

Christmas Day

As the snow fell, a beautiful young woman was sitting next to the window, just watching. A type of silence hung in the air that can't be described. No one around her spoke as she stood up and walked solemnly to the door. Her life seemed to be crushed as her world crashed down. A silent sigh of despair was released from deep within and she stepped out into the cold. How could he end up here? Not that she hated him or anything like that, but he wasn't supposed to be there. He couldn't know about her.

"Mommy!" A voice screamed from inside before the door behind her smashed open and a little girl with black hair flew out into the snow.

"What is it sweetie?" She asked her daughter still giving off a strong pain filled vibe.

"Aunt Abby told me that you were sad because someone you didn't want to see was coming." The sweet young girl explained.

"Well Ginger, he wants to talk to me but I really don't want to see him." She tried to explain but she wasn't sure what her daughter would understand.

"It's ok mommy." Ginger said sympathetically hugging her, she hated seeing her mother sad.

"Gabriella?" A deep voice that seemed to fly over the snow to her spoke.

"Uh Ginger, could you go inside and play with Aunt Abby?" Gabriella asked her daughter and she nodded and ran in all the while staring at the man behind her mother.

"Gabriella… I-" The man started but Gabriella cut him off, "Troy don't say anything."

"No Gabriella, I'm sorry. I- err when I said that I didn't love you anymore, I was lying Gabriella… I just didn't want to see you give up everything for me." Troy tried to explain.

"You don't understand! You were everything to me! I ended up giving up my everything… except Ginger." Gabriella said confidently until whispering the last part through the falling snow.

"Who's Ginger?" Troy asked uncertainly, he didn't seem to understand who the little girl actually was.

"Never mind, you should get back home to LA. To your sweet life." Gabriella almost spat at him but she really wasn't all that angry, she just didn't want him to be mad about Ginger.

"No, I'm not going anywhere. You'll have to call the police if you really want me to leave… Now, who is Ginger." Troy asked placing his hands on her upper arms. Gabriella just looked down and mumbled something inaudible that Troy couldn't understand, "What?"

"Our daughter!" Gabriella yelled as she stared up into Troy's shocked eyes. As he slowly started to take in the quick information, he kicked the back of her legs and lowered her into the snow gently. As he continued staring into her brown eyes, he leant down and kissed her sweetly on the lips. Loving the feeling, Troy wrapped one hand behind her neck and the other under her waist as Gabriella wrapped hers around his neck.

"Ewww…" Ginger screeched from the doorway.

"Come here Ginger, there is some one I want you to meet." Gabriella told her as she pushed Troy off her and the three of them sat in the snow together.

"Hi! I'm Ginger… WAIT! You're Troy Bolton!" Ginger exclaimed very loudly.

"Yes sweetie but there is something about Troy that you don't know." Gabriella said as she sighed and released a breath she didn't know she was holding in.

"What is it?" Ginger asked and Troy saw that Gabriella was struggling.

"I'm your father." Troy interrupted Gabriella from her thoughts as he revealed it.

"REALLY? YES!! Now I have to show you my room" Ginger screeched as she stood and pulled Troy by one finger to go show him her room… Only ten minutes later she was playing dolls and Troy was standing next to Gabriella in the doorway as they both looked up and notice the mistletoe hanging just above. Leaning into her ear, Troy said," Merry Christmas." Before leaning in and they kissed passionately, knowing that everything would be alright.