Meant To Last

An- Hello! I'm awake this time! Lol I just read the last chapter over again. Boy was I out of it. There were a million mistakes. I kinda rushed it. I can understand why a lot of you didn't review. lol The trivia winner was HSMandChelseaFCfan! The answer was the girl who kept winking at Darbus. Also, Wilamehna99, XOxo.Breaking.Free.xoXO, and HMHSMOTHgrl gave the corretct answer. Awesome Job! I want to thank all of you for reviewing! I really don't do it enough. Here's another chapter! I'm gonna try to finish this up before school starts. I'm kinda busy because of VBS. It's tiring to have to teach 3 year-olds. lol Also there's an Author's note at the end for everyone who is interested in my new story. Alright, I'm shutting up now...

Disclaimer: If I owned, I wouldn't have a million posters of Zac in my room.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chapter 12

"Okay, so the weather says its a bad night to leave! Big deal! I'm gonna make you a meal right here and now." I told Mel as we re-entered the house. It was pouring outside.

"No offense, but are you sure its safe? Last time I checked, you couldn't even make sugar water correctly." She giggled. I shot her a playful glare.

"Harty Har har! I happen to be an awesome cook! Ever since Gabs introduced me to Zeke." I stated proudly as I walked over to the pantry. Mel took a seat at the counter.

"Ok, I guess if the house catches fire, then the rain will put it out." How funny of her. I brought the contents over to where she was.

"Mel's got jokes?" I asked, laughing. She just nodded while smiling. This was the Melissa I was best friends with.

"What are you gonna cook anyway?" She leaned over to see what I had spead out.

"The classic cheeseburgers we always have on rainy days." She beamed.

"I remember when our mom's made them. It was awesome." I laughed.

"Those were some good times." Mel seemed to be drifting off down memory lane. I smirked. "How much do you wanna bet that I can make them better?" She snapped back to reality. I stayed focus on the food. Okay, now just a pinch of pepper...

"No way! No one can make them better!" She shook her head. "The fifty dollars I have in my pocket says so."

"You're on!" I challenged. She shook her head smiling. Now for the little bit of barbeque sauce...

"I've missed this Troy." Where did that come from?

"Missed what?" I asked, completely bewildered. I looked up at her, but she wouldn't meet my gaze.

"This." She gestered to the space in between us. "Us being friends. After I kissed you that night..." She staring directly into my eyes.

"Don't bring up the past Mel. Not tonight. Not when we're having fun." I reasoned.

"It has to be brought up sometime Troy! We can't keep pretending that it never happened and that you never stopped talking to me." Her voice was raised from a quiet whisper into a shout. She was out of her seat and standing.

"This wouldn't have happened if you weren't being jealous!" I yelled back. She let out a short breath and looked away. "None of this would've happened. I wouldn't be going crazy and Gabriella and I would be happy."

"You're right. I'm the cause of all you're problems right now. It's my fault that Gabriella's pregnant with a baby, who's father can't be identified because she slept with two huys in the same night, and wasn't smart enough to use protection. It's my fault that you slept with her and that Jason left her. As of matter of fact. I'm pretty sure it's my fault that she met Jason too. Yeah, because I'm the one that told her I was too busy for a relationship and that school got in the way! But wait, I'm pretty sure all of that was you!" She screamed at me. She was furious and so was I. However, my mouth wouldn't let me speak. My mind was telling me that I just made a big mistake. Everything that came from her mouth was true.

"Melissa, I'm sorry. Everything is my fault. You didn't do anything. It was just me trying to find someone to blame. I shouldn't have said those things." I feel so bad right now. I can't even bring myself to look at her.

"It's fine Troy. You've got a lot going on right now. I shouldn't have said anything either."

"No! I'm glad you did. You put me back in my place where I belong. I was out of line." She just giggled. "What are you laughing at." She pointed down at my pants.

"I think you spilled a little barbeque sauce on your pants." She laughed harder when I looked down. Oh boy. She calls this a little? There's a spot the size of Texas on my right pant leg!

"Oh, so you think thats funny?" I picked up the bottle, and splashed it all over her. She sure shut up.

"Troy! That was my only dress! You just ruined it! All of my stuff has been shipped home already!" She yelled. I laughed harder. Mel didn't seem to see th humor. Trust me, if you saw her, you would be in tears from all the laughter.

"Don't sweat it, you can borrow some of my clothes. Just go shower." She nodded and went into the bathroom. I put the burgers in the oven and went to find her something to wear. I settled on a pair of my basketball shorts and one of my old T-shits. A while later, she came out. Her hair was wrapped in a towel. I stifled a laugh. She looked like an alien. My blue towel was wrapped around her body. She doesn't look to bad. I mean she's got a nice shape...wait. I'm dating Gabi. She's the only girl who's shape I should be interest in. She's the one I wanna marry. Just keep that in mind Troy.

"Troy?" Mel's voice pulled me out of my thoughts. "Can you let go?" I looked down to see that I hadn't let go of them.

"Sorry." I mumbled not looking at her. This is embarrasing.

"You checking me out, Bolton?" Okay, she sounds exactly like Gabriella right now...not good. I shook my head and she left to go change. "I still smell like barbeque sauce!" She called. I chuckled to myself. Mel returned a little later. I was sprawled out on"So, how serious are you and Gabriella?" She plopped down next to me and laid her haed on my pillow.

"I wanna propose to her." I said softly. Melissa smiles.

"Can I help pick out the ring?" I Shot up and faced her.

"Why?"

"Well, I wanna help. I love weddings, and really need to get on her good side." She shrugged. I laughed. I nodded at her and she grinned knowingly. We then set up a date for her to come back into to town. She was going to help me set up everything.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Troy..." It's three o'clock in the morning and Mel's ready to leave. I'm kinda sad, but not really. I'll be seeing her again soon. I brought her into my arms. She held onto me tight.

"I'll see you in two weeks?" I whisper in her ear.

"Bet on it." We pull away from each other and look.

"Thanks again for agreeing to do this." She laughed.

"It's no problem. Good luck with everything. You have my number, so call if anything drastic happens."

"I will. Thanks for being there Mel." She smiled.

"Anytime." She grabbed her purse and hopped into the cab. She waved as the cab pulled away. I waved to. Now, all I had left to do was think of a way to propose...I'm not really a hopeless romantic. This is going to take some thought.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

REVIEW!

#12- What does Gabriella's mom stop her from doing on New Year's?

An- Okay, so my new story. I'm changing the entire thing. So, here's the new summary.

Gabriella Montez is different, and because of this, her parents seem to forget all about her. Her sister, Jasmin, is the golden child in their eyes. Everything she does is more important than Gabriella's life. When the brunette meets a boy, will he help her turn her life around?

there it is! I can't tell you what's different about her for the sake of the story. The summary may suck, but it's what i can think of at the moment. Let me know what you think!