Little Blue Eyes- Ch.7
Disclaimer: ...sigh...nuthin's mine...well, i guess i own austin...and faith...and the idea...but that takes too long to write...
Rating: T
Gabriella and Austin sat in an awkward silence at dinner. No words were spoken, and oddly, there was a midst of tension in the air.
The only noise being made were those of the fork to the plate whenever someone took another bit of the lasagna.
Faith was sleeping in a small swing that sat on the kitchen counter.
Gabriella kept her eyes down.
" So, um…I was thinking…" Gabriella started as she continued poking at her food.
Austin glanced up from the newspaper he was currently reading.
" Yes?"
Gabriella sat her fork down.
" I was thinking, that we should, um…maybe, move the wedding to Albuquerque…" She said as she lifted her head up.
Austin sighed, as he put the newspaper down and laced his hands on top of the table.
" Gabriella…" he trailed off, " I thought we already talked about this…"
Gabriella butted in, " We did. But, I kind of wanted to be with my family and-
" I thought we agreed on just having a small ceremony and going to the courthouse to be legally married…"
Gabriella bit her bottom lip, " I know that was the original plan but…"
" Then that's what we're sticking to." Austin replied simply.
He calmly picked up the newspaper and began reading it.
Gabriella sat there, her eyes like ice on him. She felt a rush of anger flow through her body.
She sat there a moment longer, then obnoxiously scooted her chair backwards and abruptly left the kitchen.
She fumed as she was walking up the stairs.
" What a freaking…urgh! He always has to be so difficult, it's what he says and that's it."
She went up to her room, because they didn't share one.
Gabriella slammed the door. She frustratingly ran her fingers through her hair and walked over to her vanity.
She stared at her appearence in the mirror.
" What's happened to me..."
Suddenly, a spark of an idea ran through her mind.
She sat on the small bench and opened the left, top drawer. She smiled and pulled out a small piece of paper, it was folded two times.
She carefully unfolded it, and smoothed it out.
Gabriella smiled as she gazed into the picture.
Two years ago, almost to the date.
Gabriella traced the outline of the figures.
A small, almost unnoticeable tear rolled down her cheek. She slowly turned the picture over.
In small, sloppy, handwriting was written:
" Me and you on our, technically, 2nd anniversary.
I love you and, as cheesy as it sounds, can't wait to give you one of these next year."
Gabriella's eyes followed the words, she quietly giggled.
Gabriella turned the picture back over.
Troy had Gabriella in a tight, but still loose, bear hug. Whatever that was said before the picture was took, must've been funny because both were cracking up. Gabriella was looking up at Troy, with a huge grin, and Troy was looking down at Gabriella with the same expression.
Gabriella looked up from her picture, and looked at another picture. It was single and lonely as it sat there on her vanity.
Her and Austin.
That's really how it was described. Gabriella was standing next to Austin at one of Austin's business's Christmas parties. Gabriella was smiling, but forced, and her eyes told a different story. Austin was smiling, but not because of the picture, but because at that particular Christmas party, he was promoted.
Gabriella looked at that picture, and then looked back at the one of her and Troy.
There really was no comparison.
Gabriella was in a trance when she looked at the one of her and Troy. Almost like she was trying to re-live it.
Gabriella was soon lost in it.
Suddenly, there was a knock at her door.
She quickly snapped out of it and refolded the picture and shoved it back into her drawer.
She got up from the bench and walked over to the door.
Gabriella took a deep breath, and then opened the door.
Austin was standing there with Faith, who was screaming at the top of her lungs.
Austin had a serious look on his face, like he was almost annoyed.
" Your baby's crying." He said simply.
Gabriella instantly reached out for Faith and held her to her chest.
As soon as Austin was free of the baby, he turned and headed towards the stairs.
" She's your baby too!" Gabriella spat before Austin reached the top of the stairs.
Austin turned and then gave Gabriella a look, which didn't need any explanation.
" Sure she is."
Gabriella's jaw dropped as she angrily slammed the door.
Faith was still crying and Gabriella was ridiculously angry.
" What was that suppose to mean! He's got some nerve saying that."
Gabriella broke of her personal thoughts for a moment.
Faith's face was red, and her eyes were puffy and closed.
"Shh, Faith, it's ok baby."
At the sound of her mother's voice, Faith slowly started to calm down.
Gabriella smiled and began humming the tune to "When there was me and you"
She laid Faith down in the center of her bed, and set the pillows to act as a boundary.
Gabriella reassumed her seat on the vanity; she softly pulled out the picture that was securely hidden in the drawer.
She smiled.
" Maybe it's a good thing the baby's not his."
Author'sNote: yep...so there ya go. lol um...i dont have really anything to say! excpet for that: the next chapter, will be a flashback...and then the next after that will be continued from this particular chapter.
Thanks so much to those of you who review!! They always make me smile! So dont stop now! lol
i gotta go tan outside, the sun's kinda shining and yeah...lol, i'll probably have the next chapter up later today. gosh, i love weekends! lol