Chapter 3!! Enjoy (:

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Gabriella's floor plan to her apartment is in my profile. I borrowed it from the Four Seasons hotel. Each apartment is like a condo with a pool and a terrace.

"I can't believe that you are actually moving in here!" Sharpay exclaimed as she walked into Gabriella's new room carrying a tower of boxes.

"I can't believe it either." Gabriella responded with her head buried deep into one of the billion boxes of books.

"And I can't believe that you are wearing those 4 inch heels while moving all those boxes!" came Taylor's voice from where she was leaning against the doorframe of Gabriella's new bedroom.

"You are just jealous that you had to take yours off and I didn't!" Sharpay retorted as her eyes peered down at Taylor's now bare feet.

"Whatever Sharpay!" Taylor told her weaving her way through all the boxes and plopping herself down on Gabriella's freshly made bed, stretching her legs out and lying down. "Anyways I am here to tell you guys that Troy, Chad, and Zeke want us all to go out for dinner… so are you up for it?" Taylor asked with a questioning look.

"Ya that would be fun!" Sharpay exclaimed in her way too happy voice.

"Guys I can't…" Gabriella told them taking her head out of the box of books she was unpacking.

"But Gabs! You have to come!" Sharpay and Taylor whined.

"You can just go without me ok." She told them starting to unpack another box.

"Fine… we will bring you something back ok? Troy usually knows what you like anyways." Sharpay told her walking out of Gabriella's room towards the front door with Taylor following.

"Bye Gabi!" Taylor yelled as she opened the door and walked out.

"Arrivederci!" Sharpay yelled as she followed Taylor out the front door closing it on the way.

"Finally, peace and quiet!" Gabriella said to herself. "But before I do anything else I need to change into something else." she said as she made her way to her closet that was neatly organized in colors, and name brands. All salutations go to Sharpay. Gabriella pulled out a pair of Connecticut Blue Juicy Couture sweat pants with Juicy written on the top left hand corner,(pic in profile) and a white tank top that hugged her every curve. She then walked over to her red iPod Nano and put on "Don't Call Me Baby" by Kreesha Turner. She walked back over to her boxes and started to unpack.

"Arrivederci?" Taylor asked Sharpay as they made their way down the little road to Troy's apartment.

"What can't I show off my intense Italian skills?" Sharpay retorted her face in serious mode.

"Whatever you say!" Taylor told her as they made their way into Troy's apartment. Once they walked in they were greeted by a bunch of curse words.

"That's bullshit! How the fuck can someone miss that damn basket!" Chad screamed at the TV.

"I have no fucking clue man! No fucking clue." Troy exclaimed also at the TV.

"Guys it's just a basketball game!" Sharpay exclaimed as they all turned and looked at her like she had three heads.

"What? I am just stating the obvious…gosh can't someone speak their mind?" she asked them making her way to the couch to sit next to Zeke.

"Hey baby." Zeke said leaning over to give Sharpay a gentle kiss on the lips.

"Hi yourself." She told him kissing him again.

"You are so whipped!" Troy exclaimed laughing at Zeke.

"Whatever Bolton! You're just jealous that I had the courage to ask Sharpay out…while you just lust after Gabriella Montez but don't say anything. So shut it!" he answered before turning back to talk to Sharpay as Troy turned bright red.

"Anyways…" Taylor said. "Gabi doesn't want to come and eat with us she is busy unpacking… so I think that we will just order pizza and bring it over to her place and have a get together over there. What do you guys think?" she asked looking at each and everyone's reaction.

"That's a great idea Tay!" Troy told her.

"Yeah I think so too!" Sharpay exclaimed.

"I'll order the pizzas!" Chad offered as he started to get up off the couch.

"Actually I think I will order the pizzas." Zeke told him sternly pushing him back down onto the couch and making his way into the kitchen.

"Geez! Everytime I try to do something I always get told not too! So you know what I am not doing anything nice anymore I swea-" he was saying until Taylor cut him off with her lips on his.

"Chad… shut the hell up!" she told him turning back around and joining in on Sharpay and Troy's conversation about prom.

"Walking away now! Walking away now baby! Oh baby! Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Gabriella sang as she was dancing around her room with a hairbrush in her hand, using it as a microphone. She kept on dancing and singing until the song was over and she didn't even realize the gang come through her door.

"Nice singing skills Montez." Troy told her cheekily as he was leaning against the doorframe with his feet and his arm crossed.

"How much did you see?" she asked him turning bright red.

"Enough to use it for blackmail Brie." He told her as he chuckled at how cute she looked when she was embarrassed. "But anyways the gang is here with pizza so lets go eat." He told her grabbing her hand and pulling her into the living room towards the gang and the pizza.

10 minutes later Troy was telling the gang how he walked in on Gabriella dancing and singing around with her hairbrush as Gabriella was blushing madly.

"Aww…it's ok Gabster! We have seen you do more embarrassing stuff than that!" Chad told her pulling her close to him.

"Ya! Like remember the time you got so drunk on New Years that you stripped in the hallway of the hotel and walked into the elevator in just your thong and bra!" Troy told them all as they all started laughing.

"Oh well Mr. Bolton I see that you have failed to tell the gang here about when I walked into your room while you were in your boxers singing to "Dancing Queen" now didn't you?" she retorted as he turned fire engine red.

"Oh your going to get it now Montez!" he told her getting up off the couch and making his way over to where she was sitting on the arm of the chair Chad was in.

"What are you going to do?" she asked him getting up off the arm of the chair and backing away from him.

"This!" he yelled as he started to chase her around her apartment. Gabriella was dodging boxes every which way trying to get away from Troy, but she knew if she turned around he was going to get her for sure. She ran into her bedroom and ducked behind the bed, but little did she know Troy was right behind her. He picked her up and pinned her down on the bed and was tickling her like crazy.

"Troy stop!" Gabriella shrieked as he continued to tickle her.

"Not until you say that Troy Bolton is the hottest, most amazing best friend in the world!" he told her laughing at her.

"Never!" she screamed as she stuck her tongue out at him.

"Oh yes very mature." He teased as she continued to laugh harder.

"Ok! Troy Bolton is the hottest, most amazing best friend in the world! Happy?" she told him breathless as he finally stopped tickling her.

"Now that wasn't hard was it?" he asked her lifting her up off the bed and pulling her back into the living room.

For the next hour and a half the gang was all laughing and talking about everything. But the big subject they motioned in on was prom. All the girls were talking about how there moms and them were going to be taking them shopping, but what was on Troy's mind was how Gabriella's mom had left. He glanced over to his left where she was sitting and couldn't help but notice how her lips were smiling but her eyes were filled with sadness. The gang finally dispersed and the only ones left were Troy and Gabriella. They were both in the kitchen cleaning up the mess that was left behind.

"Brie? What's wrong? You have been sad the whole night." Troy asked her shutting off the water and turning to her.

"Nothing Troy. I am fine." She responded not looking up at his eyes because she knew that she would crack.

"Gabriella. Something is wrong, you know you can tell me anything right?" he told her putting his finger under her chin so their eyes met.

"Nothing Troy ok! Just drop it already!" she snapped at him and went back to loading the dishwasher.

"Ok Gabriella." He told her leaving the kitchen and heading to the front door to go home. Once he got to the front door he remembered he left his keys in the living room. Right when he turned around he was bombarded by Gabriella as she jumped into his arms, her legs encircling his torso, while her head was buried in his neck.

"I'm sorry Troy…" she whimpered, "I really am. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I-I was just frustrated that's all." She whispered clinging onto him tighter.

"It's ok Brie I understand. Lets get you to bed though you look tired." He whispered into her ear taking her to her bedroom and laying her down on the bed. He rummaged through her drawers and brought out a red Wildcat t-shirt.

"Here, put this on you will be more comfortable." He told her getting up to go and turn the lamp on beside her bed.

"Can you just do it?" she asked him as he felt himself blush. "I'm too tired." She told him shutting her eyes peacefully.

"Sure." He told her. He pulled down her Juicy sweats which left her in her black lace thong, and took off her shirt which left her in a matching black lace bra. He sat there for a second taking in how gorgeous the girl in front of him was. He couldn't believe that that was his best friend since he was born. He just smiled and slipped her t-shirt over her head and down her body. He pulled the covers back on her bed and tucked Gabriella in. Right as Troy was about to leave she called out his name.

"Troy?" she whispered softly.

"Yeah?" he whispered back turning around to look at her.

"Can you stay here please?" she asked him with a pleading look.

"Ok, I just have to lock the door I will be right back." He told her going into the living room. Once Troy was safely away from Gabriella's room he called up his mom.

Mrs. Bolton/Troy

"Hello?"

"Hi mom."

"Hello Troy. How are you love?"

"Good I was just calling to ask you a favor."

"And what would that be dear?"

"Well today the gang all came over and all the girls were talking about going prom dress shopping with their mom's, and you know how Gabriella's mom moved with her fiancée?"

"Yes I do keep going."

"Well I was wondering can you take her prom dress shopping tomorrow? You're like her mom anyways."

"Are you kidding? Of course I will I love Gabriella like my own daughter. Tell her I will pick her up tomorrow at 11."

"Thank you so much mom! You're a savior!"

"No problem Troy. Goodbye sweetie."

"Bye mom. Goodnight."

Troy quickly shut his phone and went around making sure that all the doors and windows were locked. He walked back into Gabriella's room and stripped down to his blue plaid boxers and crawled into bed next to her.

"What took you so long?" she whispered moving closer towards him so her head was in his chest.

"Just making sure that I shut and locked everything." He told her wrapping his arms around her and holding her tightly.

"Ok well goodnight Troy." She told him shutting her eyes.

"Goodnight Gabriella." He responded shutting his eyes to join her in dream land.

One hour later Troy awoke to Gabriella shaking in his arms.

"Brie? Gabriella?" he moved his hand to see her face. She has tears streaming down her face at a rapid pace not planning on stopping anytime soon.

"Troy… did I make the right decision leaving my mom?" she asked him.

"Is this what this is all about?" he asked her pulling her up into his lap and cradling her in his arms. He felt her nod her head as she continued to cry.

"Gabi, I think you made the right decision ok. I would have done the same thing too. You were not about to go and live with that freak that your mom was marrying, I wouldn't have let you. I just need you to understand that I will never ever leave you ok? I love you way to much to leave you. You understand?" he said to her tilting her head up so brown met blue.

"Yeah I do. Thanks Troy you always know what to say."

"Well I try." He told her shrugging his shoulders and smiling sheepishly.

"Alrighty Mr. Bolton I'm going to bed so you can stay up and sit there or you can lay with me." She told him removing herself off his lap and laying down under the covers. Troy joined her and pulled her close as they both fell into a well deserved sleep. Little did they know there was going to be a lot more heartbreak along the way.

Sorry it took me so long. Long story short is I have been really really busy! But hit that little purple button and tell me what you think (:

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