Right, people, next chapter.
Troy and Gabriella walked down the stairs and into the lounge. Ms Silverstone was sitting there and she got up and gave Troy a hug when he walked in. Mrs Montez walked in with a tray of glasses and hot drinks and set them down on the table. The two adults sat together on the couch, and Troy sat on the seat opposite them. Gabriella hesitantly sat down on the arm-rest of the seat, and Troy slipped an arm around her waist, pulling her down onto her lap. Neither of them saw the amused looked passed between the two woman opposite them as Gabriella smiled slightly at Troy.
"Where's Jeanette?" Gabriella asked.
"She wanted to go to school," Ms Silverstone replied. "And it's probably for the best...Good for her to return to normality." Mrs Montez nodded. "Now, we're sorted out what we're going to do about this...Situation." Gabriella felt Troy shift slightly underneath her, and she held his hand, squeezing it softly. "We're going to call Jack, and ask him to come around here. We'll talk it over, him and I, and then Troy, you will come in and we'll all talk, us three. If it gets out of hand--" Gabriella saw Ms Silverstone take a quick breath at that point. "--Then we will have someone to ring the police for us." Mrs Montez saw the worried look on the teenagers faces and quickly added,
"But that is only if worst comes to worst. Hopefully, Troy, your father will see reason and there will be no need to ring the police." Troy nodded tensely.
"I will ring him later on, maybe during the lunch hour at the school, then he will be able to come over," Ms Silverstone said. Troy nodded again. "Well," she let out a relieved sigh. "I'm glad to get that over with at the moment. We're going out for a coffee, and you two can come with us, or stay here, it's up to you."
"Stay here," Troy said quickly, and the two mothers laughed.
"Okay, see you later!" Mrs Montez called as they walked out the door and the front door slammed. Gabriella turned slightly in Troy's lap and looked at him. He was staring straight ahead, looking at the cream-coloured wall opposite him. Gabriella lifted her hand and pushed a strand of hair away from his face and kissed him gently on the cheek.
"What do you want to do? Coz I'm not going to let you sit here and mope about what's going to happen this afternoon," Gabriella told him. Troy smiled wanly at her. "So we can go out for lunch, or watch a movie, or go to the park or--" Troy cut Gabriella off by kissing her quickly. "Or sit here and talk?" Gabriella murmured. Troy laughed and got up, carefully placing her on her feet. "What are we doing?"
"I want to go play basketball," Troy replied. Gabriella frowned slightly but nodded slowly. Troy laughed as he saw the confusion on her face. "Do you have a ball?"
"Um, yeah, in the garage," she replied. She followed him out to the garage, and he found a basketball at the back. It was a bit flat, but it worked. "Where can we go, other than the school?" Troy closed the garage door and turned to her.
"There's a place at the park," he replied.
Troy and Gabriella walked hand-in-hand to the park, and Troy lead Gabriella down to where the court was. He jogged off in front of her and threw the ball at the hoop, the ball sliding cleanly through and bouncing back to him. Gabriella clapped and grinned and Troy gave a mock bow. He watched as the wind ruffled her hair and Gabriella laughed and ran over to him.
"I'm going to teach you how to throw a basketball," Troy told Gabriella. She snorted and rolled her eyes.
"Yeah right! That's a Mission Impossible!" Gabriella said with a smirk.
"Here," Troy handed her the ball and went behind her, his arms going around her waist. "Just throw the ball at the hoop." He let his mouth drop to her neck and sucked lightly on the skin there. Gabriella giggled and attempted to move away from his mouth.
"How am I meant to concentrate with you doing that?!" She laughed lightly and shifted, still trying to aim the ball.
"With great difficulty," Troy replied, still holding her tightly and kissing her neck. Gabriella laughed and half-heartedly tried to pull away, without success.
"Troy..." Gabriella laughed.
"Yes?" He asked, turning her around in a circle and pulling her close to him. Gabriella looked up at him from underneath her eyelashes.
"Your a terrible teacher," she told him with a grin and kissed him quickly on the mouth before ducking out of his arms and running away, still holding the ball. Troy laughed and ran after her, chasing her across the grass. Gabriella ducked behind a tree and waited while he ran straight past. Then she ran after him quietly and jumped on his back, throwing the ball away.
"Hey!" Troy yelled and spun around. Gabriella laughed, her legs tight around his waist. He tripped over and they both fell to the ground, laughing. They laid side-by-side, staring up at the periwinkle sky and the sun. Neither of them said anything, scared they might shatter the moment, so they lay in silence, fingers entwined.
"They obviously like each other very much," Ms Silverstone told Mrs Montez as they sipped their coffee. Mrs Montez laughed and nodded.
"Yes," she replied. "I'm glad we moved here."
"I must say that I was a bit worried when I told Troy he could stay the night, a bit worried they might do something...foolish," Ms Silverstone shook her head. "I hope you didn't mind." Mrs Montez shook her head.
"Not at all. It's been good for Gabriella to have Troy. I think she likes feeling that she's the one helping someone else, since it's always been her being looked after, because of her father," Mrs Montez sighed and looked out the window. Ms Silverstone reached across and patted her on the hand.
"It's all okay now, you and your daughter are free, and soon Troy will be too," Ms Silverstone said with a reassuring smile. Mrs Montez smiled back and nodded.
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