Oh. My. God. I cannot believe how long it has been since I updated this story! Like...FOREVER! I am so sorry for the extremely long wait and I hope that I still have a few faithful readers! Please R&R! Toodles!

-Haleigh-

Chapter 10

The next morning, Sharpay's eyes fluttered open slowly and took in the wonderful morning light that was streaming in through the patio door. It was Saturday. The week was finally over and now she could enjoy her two days of freedom. Smiling to herself, Sharpay rolled over expecting to find Troy laying next to her but instead, the bed was empty and the covers pulled back. Sharpay sat up in bed quickly, causing her head to spin and she layed right back down. Raising back up, this time more slowly, she stood up out of bed and spotted a note on the bedside table. Good morning beautiful. I hope you slept well. I went for a run and will be back in a short while. We can go shopping for Kelsi when I get back. Love you, Troy. :) Sharpay, after smiling to herself, walked subconsciously down the stairs and into the kitchen. She only stopped when she realized that there were actually people sitting at the breakfast table talking. Lucy turned towards her and laughed lightly.

"Not quite awake yet Sharpay?" Lucy stood up as Sharpay shook her head and squinted her eyes against the bright light. Sharpay took the cup of coffee from Lucy easily and began to drink. "This is my mother, Elizabeth."

At the mention of Troy's grandmother being present, Sharpay's eyes shot open and she finally became aware that she was still in her pajamas. She walked over to the table and stuck her hand out. "It's nice to meet you Elizabeth. I'm Sharpay Evans." Sharpay noticed the woman staring at her oddly and dropped her hand from the awkward handshake. Finally, Elizabeth said something.

"You know, you look just like your mother did." Sharpay was slightly taken aback.

"You knew my mother?" Sharpay sat in the chair across from this, now, very interesting lady.

"Yes, very well. She was one of my good friends. I was a member at Lava Springs when you're family first bought it before you moved to New York." Sharpay looked at the woman in awe like she was some sort of Greek goddess.

"I can't believe this. What a small world. I'm guessing you've heard about my father's death then?"

"Yes, I'm very sorry to hear that. I know you were very close with him. How is your brother? Ryan, right?"

"Yes ma'am. He is doing alright. Just being a teenager." Lucy quickly intruded.

"Sharpay, shouldn't you be getting ready? It's nearly ten o' clock already." Sharpay looked at the clock and stood up.

"I suppose I should. It was so nice to meet you Elizabeth. I hope we see each other soon again."

"Try not to get into to much trouble, now. You hear?" the older woman called after Sharpay.

"Yes ma'am. I'll try my best." She bounded up the stairs.

There was a slight awkward silence in the room until Elizabeth broke it. "Lucy?"

"Yes, mother?"

"We could have some very beautiful grandchildren one day." She said with a smile on her face. Lucy smiled too. The thought of Troy and Sharpay eventually getting married and having children didn't seem so foreign to her anymore.

When Troy returned to his house and headed upstairs to his bedroom, he was surprised that Sharpay was no where to be found. Then he heard the sound of the water running from his shower. He walked to the door and knocked lightly. "Shar?" No answer. He opened the door just enough to fit his mouth through the opening. "Shar?" He saw her poke her head out of the shower and he laughed at the ridiculous sight. She had shampoo built up on her head for miles.

"Hey, when did you get back?" She went back into the shower and began rinsing out her hair.

"Just a second ago. What have you been doing all morning?"

"Ate some breakfast, drank some coffee. Oh! And met your grandmother." She stuck her head out of the shower again and gave him a quizzical look.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry, I should have warned you in my note. She comes over for breakfast on Saturday mornings." The shower shut off and there was a slight awkward silence before he continued. "So, do you like her?"

Sharpay all of a sudden pulled back the shower curtain, scaring Troy a bit, and stepped out of the shower with a towel wrapped around her. "Your grandmother? Oh, I loved her! We hit it off great." she wrung out her hair one last time and stepped forward to Troy. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. "Troy, she knew my mother. She says that we're a lot alike." Troy could feel Sharpay smile into his chest and he pulled back to look at her.

"That's great, Shar." Sharpay walked back into Troy's room as she was still talking.

"So, what did you have in mind for Kelsi?" She disappeared into Troy's closet for a moment.

"I don't really know. I thought that maybe we could hit the mall and go from there." Troy looked up just as Sharpay was walking out from his closet. A knot seemed to form in his throat as he watched her walk by him. She was wearing tight hot pink boy shorts and a white sports bra. She must have noticed his discomfort because she next said,

"Do you want me to change Troy?" this woke him up out of his trance and he thought a minute before replying.

"No, no. I just," he swallowed. "You're very revealed and I don't want my parents to walk in." he walked up and wrapped his arms around her bare stomach. She smiled at his awkward reply.

"Troy, if you want me to change, I will. I just get really hot when I'm blow drying my hair and I don't want to overheat."

"Well, we can't have that now can we? I would just like to meet the lucky guy who gets to be your boyfriend." He leaned down and kissed her softly.

"I could possibly arrange that." she said in between kissing Troy. She pulled back and looked at him seriously. "Now, you have to go shower before we make ourselves late. I need to call Kelsi and see if we need to bring anything."

"Fine. If I have to. Oh,and if your boyfriend calls, tell him he's the luckiest guy in the world." He shut the bathroom door and Sharpay picked up her cell phone. Scrolling through her hundreds of contacts, she found Kelsi's number. She hit dial and put the phone to her ear. It rang twice before anyone picked up, but it wasn't exactly what she expected.

"Hey Shar." her brother said through the phone.

"Ryan, why are you answering Kelsi's phone?" she was going through her suitcase to find the swimsuit and cover-up she wanted to wear today.

"I spent the night at her house and she and her mom are getting everything ready for the party. What did you need?"

"I was wondering if we needed to bring anything food-wise." Ryan seemed to think about it for a minute.

"Nah. I think we have everything already here. Thanks though."

"Ok, bye Ryan."

"Bye."

Troy opened the door as she was hanging up the phone and gave her a look. "Was that your brother?"

"Yeah, apparently he slept at Kelsi's last night."

"Oh. That's kind of weird. Is that the swimsuit you're wearing to the party?" Troy asked her when he saw it laying out on the bed.

"Yeah, why?"

"Do you have one with a little more fabric?" Sharpay laughed.

"Troy, what are you afraid of?"

"That swimsuit is just awfully showy offy. I don't want all the other guys to look at you like that. When you're with me that's one this but you're my girl, Shar."

"Troy, you have nothing to worry about the other guys. Trust me." she winked and paused a second. "Could you tie a knot for me? I can't quite reach it." She turned her back to him and smiled to herself as he tied the knot to hold her swimsuit up. Troy finished and went to walk by her but she grabbed his hand and pulled him close to her. "Oh, and one more thing...I love you." Troy smiled and leaned down to kiss her. When he pulled away, he echoed.

"I love you too Shar."