Little BLue Eyes: Ch- 24
Disclaimer: i own stuff...but nuthing important. this chapter has like...a paragraph of flashbacks...try not to be confused :S
Rating: T no song this time...the chapters too long...
Gabriella sat, dumbfounded on the edge of her bed.
She heard Austin's gallant laugh coming from the kitchen as he attempted to entertain her mother, and high school friends.
Gabriella felt a tear trickling gown her cheek.
" No." she thought as she hastily wiped the tear, " I'm not going to cry again."
Gabriella sat with her legs crossed and her head propped up by her hands, and stared blankly out the window.
She heard a soft knock on the door.
" Gabby?" Taylor's soft voice spoke.
Gabriella didn't move, she held her gaze with her reflection.
" Gabby?" Taylor asked again, " Um, Faith started crying…I volunteered to bring her up to you…"
Gabriella looked over her shoulder and acknowledged the puffy eyed infant, clinging to Taylor.
Gabriella gave a light smile as she lifted herself and walked over to Taylor.
" Come here sweetie." Gabriella said as she reached out to Faith.
Faith instantly went to her mom and nestled her head to Gabriella's neck.
Gabriella, out of habit, began swaying back and forth.
Taylor's watched her with sorrowful eyes.
Gabriella looked to the ground, and the tears began to fall.
Taylor gently placed a hand on Gabriella's arm.
" Shh, Gabby. It'll all be ok…" She said soothingly.
Gabriella looked up, attempting to make the tears go away.
She blew out an inhale, " I'm sorry Tay. I'm just in one of those moods…"
Gabriella walked over and sat on her bed, Faith still clinging to her chest.
Taylor nodded and sat next to her.
" Do you want to talk about it?" Taylor asked as she placed a hand on Gabriella's shoulder.
Gabriella looked at her friend, and burst into tears again.
" I just don't understand why it had to end this way." She sobbed.
Taylor sighed, " Well…Gabby, I mean…you're kind of engaged…"
Gabriella looked up, making another effort to stop crying.
" I know…and this whole thing is my fault!"
Taylor shook her head and embraced her friend with a hug.
" Gabriella, stop it. You've both made mistakes, it's not just your fault, and it's not just Troy's fault."
Gabriella nodded as Taylor continued.
" You can't keep doing this to yourself. Ok? You have a beautiful baby girl now, and if you want her to have somewhat of a normal childhood, then stop doing this!"
Gabriella chuckled, and again nodded.
Taylor pulled away from her hug and looked Gabriella square in the eye.
"Are you going to be ok now?"
Gabriella nodded, and sniffed up the last of her depressed remnants.
" I just don't know what to do anymore Tay."
Taylor continued to listen.
" I mean, I love Austin…don't get me wrong, but…when I'm with Troy…" Gabriella smiled." Everything's just so…"
" Right?" Taylor finished.
Gabriella, surprised, looked at Taylor, " Yeah. How did you know that?"
Taylor rolled her eyes, " Gabriella, you've been saying that since high school!"
Both girls laughed.
Back downstairs, Austin was getting worried.
" Where is Gabriella…and that girl…um…Tina? Ta…Ta…Ta something…never mind. The girl who took Faith…where did she go?"
Austin looked up at the quiet dinning room table.
He curiously looked around. Slowly, he reached his hand into his pocket and pressed a button on his phone, causing the phone to ring.
" Oh, excuse me, I have to take this." He said as he stood.
Austin walked out of the dinning room and curiously looked up the staircase.
" Oh, and remember! At the after party, when you and Chad announced that you two were officially dating?" Gabriella exclaimed.
Taylor sighed, " How could I forget! When he was supposed to give a speech, to the team and guests, he called me up there! Not only was I embarrassed, but I was shocked!"
Gabriella giggled, remembering the day.
" Oh! And remember, that day that all of us went to the park? No! The garden place…with the pretty fountain? Do you remember that?" Taylor asked
Gabriella's grin slowly faded, but Taylor didn't seem to notice.
" And how we all went through that maze as couples, and you and Troy were the last ones out? What exactly were you guys doing anyways?" Taylor asked with her eyebrows raised.
Gabriella blushed, and sadly looked down, " That's um…when he proposed."
" Oh…Gabriella, I'm sorry…I didn't mean to-"
" No! It's ok…it was really sweet. He took me to the middle of the maze, where that fountain was, and it was nighttime, so everything was lit up. Then, he took my hands and kissed me." Gabriella smiled, remembering the memory.
Taylor felt tears welling in her eyes.
" He told me, that he wouldn't want to be here with anyone else, and that I was the only girl he'd ever told " I love you" too…and I started crying, so he wiped my tears, dropped down to one knee, and asked if I would be his wife." A small tear trickled down her face.
Taylor wiped her eyes as well.
" And I said yes." Gabriella laughed.
" Wow…Gabby…I had no idea…"
" It's fine Taylor. I needed to tell someone eventually."
Taylor nodded her head.
Austin causally walked up the stairs, and paused when he saw a bedroom door closed.
He suspiciously looked around, then placed his ear against the door.
" So…did you ever tell Troy that Faith was his?" Taylor asked.
Gabriella nodded, " Yeah…"
" I knew it!" Austin thought.
" So…how did he react?" Taylor asked, glancing at the baby napping in Gabriella's arms.
" He was thrilled." Gabriella said simply.
Taylor smiled, " I'm glad he was happy."
Austin, not being able to stand it any longer, knocked hardly on the door.
Both Taylor and Gabriella jumped, causing Faith to unpleasantly wake up.
" Gabriella? Are you in there? Are you almost done packing?" Austin quickly asked.
Faith began crying at the loud words, and Gabriella rolled her eyes as Taylor got up, off the bed.
As Taylor went to open the door, Austin burst the door open. Taylor smiled, fakely, and walked out of the room, leaving the door open.
" Gabriella, are you packed up yet?" Austin asked as he looked at Gabriella.
" Why are you so eager to get me out of here?" She shot back angrily as she comforted Faith's cries.
Austin sighed, " Because Gabriella, I missed you…I want you to come home."
Gabriella stood there, not knowing what to say.
" Gabriella, Gabby-"
" Don't call me Gabby." Gabriella said coldly.
Austin felt a rush of anger sweep over his body.
" Oh. So only your friends and ex boyfriends can call you that?" He snapped.
" What are you-"
" I know about Faith. I was outside the door when you told that girl…" Austin said.
Gabriella's breath stifled, " Can we talk about this later? I really don't want to do-"
" Is that why you wanted to come out here? And be honest Gabriella. Did you purposely come out here to meet him again?" He said, almost sadly.
Gabriella thought about her time in Albuquerque.
Troy looked at her, " Do you have to go wish your mom a happy new year?" Gabriella smiled, " No…but, I do have to go."…
" So, this is still your stage?" Gabriella asked. Troy turned and shot another basket, " Only when I'm coaching." He replied…
"Have you ever been in love?" Gabriella asked as she went after the ball.
He was so close Gabriella could feel his warm breath on her face. Gabriella gulped; there was static running through her body.
He took the ball from her hands, and rolled it on the ground.
" Only once" he whispered…
"…She's yours…" Gabriella quickly spit out.
" I mean…what?" Troy sat up in his seat and turned toward Gabriella.
Gabriella took a deep breath in, " The baby…she's yours…Troy."…
" Stay. Please? " Gabriella asked as she slightly pouted.
Troy looked at her pleading eyes and smiled, " If you insist." He shrugged…
Right as Gabriella was about to close the door, Troy's hand was blocking her.
He quickly stepped in and cupped her face, then leaned in and passionately kissed her lips…
Gabriella shook her head as she looked into Troy's bright blue eyes, " Wrong number." She smiled…
Then, she leaned in and passionately kissed Troy's lips. She pulled away and licked her lips.
" Cheater." Troy said with a raspy voice…
" I'm sorry Gabby…I guess…I guess we just weren't meant to be…." Troy said solemnly…
" We're broken."
Gabriella caught her breath and came spinning back to reality.
" No." She replied
" I just ran into him…it brought back memories…that's all." She lied.
Austin's expression dissolved, " So, are you ready to come home?"
Austin took a step closer to Gabriella.
Gabriella diverted her eyes and nodded.
Austin smiled as he kissed her cheek, " Ok. I'll be downstairs."
Gabriella nodded again, and waited for him to leave her room.
Gabriella looked down at Faith, who was looking at Gabriella with sad eyes.
" I'm sorry." Gabriella said to Faith. " What else am I supposed to do?"
Gabriella sadly began packing her things.
Forty-five minutes later, Gabriella was hauling all her things down the stairs.
Austin began loading her things into the rental car as Gabriella began saying goodbye.
Sharpay was crying, she came over to show everyone her sonograms of the new baby, another little girl.
" I'll miss you Gabby!" Sharpay said, " You still have to come out for the shower ok?"
Gabriella gave a laugh, " I wouldn't miss it!"
Next was Chad, who was sadly smiling.
" He really does love you Gabby, he's just-"
" It doesn't matter anymore…" Gabriella replied.
Chad hugged his friend, and let her go.
Taylor was one of the harder people to say goodbye to.
Both girls were crying, and no words were really spoken.
" Email?" Taylor laughed.
Gabriella nodded her head, " Email." She repeated.
Her mom was the last person to say goodbye to.
After a loving hug, Gabriella didn't know what to say.
Her mom had been warning her this whole time, but Gabriella refused to listen.
" You know where we are Gabriella. Don't ever forget where you belong." Her mother whispered quietly into her daughter's ear.
Gabriella nodded and picked up Faith's diaper bag from off the ground.
She slid into the backseat of the rental car.
Gabriella watched as her friends, and family, became smaller and smaller.
Author'sNote: Ok...sorry if the formats kinda whacked...i dunno what's going on with that! lol but sorry about not posting...i was at a friends house! and then some boy drama occured, and...now im writing this...lol
so, the next chapter's like...directly after this one, and fyi, it was the same chapter, but it was like...10 pages alltogether, so i couldn't upload it without it being all retarded...
so, do you guys know the song "hey there delilah' by the plain white tees? cuz im going to make a refrence to it in ch 26...
please review:)