Troy and Gabriella get married very young. What will happen when Troy is forced to get a job when Gabriella gives birth to their 1st child? How will their relationship hold when they can't spent every minute together? Troyella

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"Oh man!" Troy said nervously.

"Troy, relax! Everything will be alright." Just then, Jack Bolton answered the door. "Oh man!" This time, Gabriella was nervous.

"Troy, Gabriella?"

"Hi, Dad." Troy said.

"What are you two doing here?" Jack said while crossing his arms.

"We decided to take a visit, and drop by." Troy said. Troy reached down and squeezed Gabriella's hand.

"You decided to drop by…from California?" Jack questioned. There was still some tension between father and son.

"Jack? Who's at the door?" Marie Bolton asked.

"Come and see. We have some visitors." Jack said with a complete lack of enthusiasm.

"Troy? Gabriella? Oh my goodness!" She hugged them both at the same time. "You look so beautiful, Gabriella!"

"Thanks, Marie." Gabriella said with a smile.

"Hey, Mom. Can we come in?" Troy asked.

"Of course! Of course!" She said. Marie led them into the living room. "So, how long are you guys here for?"

"Just for the weekend." Gabriella said.

"Oh, so quick? What is the occasion for this visit?"

"Well, Mom…we have some news." Troy said after sitting down. "Dad, wouldn't you like to sit down?"

"No." He said sternly.

"Ok." Troy gulped. "Gabriella and I have something very important to tell you, and-"

"Oh my goodness, Jack! She's pregnant!" Marie said hysterically. "I think I'm going to faint!"

"What?" Troy said in a surprised tone.

"I am?" Gabriella said confusedly.

"I knew this was going to happen!" Jack shouted.

"Troy, how could you?" Marie had a disappointed tone in her voice.

"Mom, Gabriella isn't pregnant." Troy said while shaking his head.

"She isn't?" Marie asked.

"Then why are you here." Jack asked. There was an awkward pause between them. "Well?" Jack said in a 'duh' tone.

Troy sighed. "Mom, Dad…" Gabriella could feel Troy's hand shaking.

"Come on, spit it out, Troy." Jack said.

"Gabriella and I…got engaged last week." Troy let out a sigh of relief.

"Well…" Jack said unenthusiastically.

"Wow, honey! That's wonderful!" Marie said to Troy.

"Thanks, Mom." Troy said with a smile. Marie got up, and hugged Troy and Gabriella. Jack glared at Troy, and left the room in a huff. "I can't believe this." Troy whispered.

"What?" Marie asked.

"He's disappointed!" Troy complained. "He can't get over that I'm not going to Duke!"

"Troy, I don't think-" Marie started.

"No, Mom. Why can't he accept that Gabriella and I are together?"

"Maybe he just needs to cool off." Marie said. "I'll go talk to him in a few minutes."

"Would it be ok if I talked to him?" Gabriella asked.

"Gabi, I don't think that would be such a great idea." Troy said while stroking her hand.

"Please?" She asked.

"It's worth a shot, Troy." Marie said.

"Ok." Troy said while letting go of Gabriella's hand. Gabriella smiled, and gave Troy a peck on the cheek. She left the room, and went to find Jack.

"You really love her, don't you?" Marie asked. Troy smiled at his mom.

"You have no idea how much."


Knock, knock, knock

"Come in." Jack stated.

"Hey, Jack." Gabriella said calmly. Jack was sitting in his office, looking at the pictures on his walls.

"What do you want?" Jack said as he turned around to face Gabriella, who was sitting in a chair.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Fine."

"How old were you when you and Marie got married?" Gabriella kept her calm voice.

"I don't know…about twenty-one, I guess. Why?" Jack wasn't as mad as he was before, but he still had a bit of anger in his voice.

"So, by the time Troy and I get married, he'll be twenty."

"So?"

"He'll only be one year younger than you when you got married." Gabriella said. "So, I guess I don't see the problem with Troy and me getting married."

"Age isn't the problem, Gabriella." Jack was starting to get a bit angrier.

"Well, what is?" Gabriella was getting a bit annoyed, too. She didn't show it in her voice, though.

"You see this picture? This is the East High 1982 state-championship basketball team. I was on that team, Gabriella. I thought that if we won, which we did, that I'd reach my dream of becoming a Blue Devil. That I'd be able to play for the Duke University Basketball team. But unfortunately, I wasn't good enough to meet their standards. I trained every single day for four years. But, I never was able to be quite that good."

Gabriella didn't know any of this about Jack.

"But Troy, on the other hand, he was good enough. He had the raw talent that I never had. I knew it from the first time he picked up a basketball. Troy had so much potential. I knew that he'd be accepted to Duke, and become a Blue Devil himself. I knew that he'd be able to reach all of his dreams. When that acceptance letter came, it was the best day of my life. I was so proud of him, and all that he worked so hard to achieve. But, all of that changed."

"Maybe becoming a Blue Devil wasn't Troy's dream, Jack."

"Well, it was…until he met you."

"Excuse me?"

"Going to Duke was his dream until he met you. Then, you filled his brain with 'be yourself,' or 'follow you own dreams.' Gabriella, it is your fault that my son isn't going to Duke! How can you live with yourself knowing that you shattered Troy's dreams?"

"No, Jack. I did NOT shatter Troy's dreams. You did that yourself. You suffocated him!"

"Oh, what?! And you were his savior? Yes, I was so terrible, and you were his beacon of hope."

"Jack, you wanted Troy to achieve YOUR dreams, not his own." Gabriella sighed. "You know what I don't get? How you could disown your very own son the way that you did. You crushed him! And for what? One stupid game." Gabriella got angry now. She got up, and headed to the door. "You know, I had to convince Troy to tell you about the engagement." She walked out of the room, but turned around to say one last thing in her calm voice. "Do one favor for your son. Be happy for him." She closed the door, and let out a 'growl-like' sigh.

"So, how'd it go?" Troy asked as soon as he saw Gabriella again. He was sitting in the same place as before.

"Uh…it was…ok, I guess." Gabriella flopped down on the couch next to Troy. Gabriella leaned back against him.

"What did he say?" Marie asked.

"You know…I'm really not sure." Gabriella stated.

"Huh?" Troy asked.

"I think I only made him madder."

"What did he say to you?" Troy asked in a protective tone.

"Oh…nothing that I haven't already heard." She said while letting out all of her breath.

"Gabi, what did he say to you?"

"Just that it was my fault for shattering your dreams."

"He did?" Marie asked.

"Oh! And I forgot about the part where he said that I brainwashed you into being yourself and following your own dreams."

"What?" Troy said.

"Yup, I'm still trying to figure that one out myself."

"Are you kidding me?" Troy said. He immediately stood up from the couch.

"Troy, what are you doing? Sit back down please." Gabriella said.

"No! He cannot talk to you like that!"

"Everyone just needs to stop arguing." Gabriella said.

"Hold that though for a few minutes." Troy left to go settle things with his father.

"Troy, wait!" Gabriella called after him.


Troy didn't give the courtesy of knocking on the door to Jack.

"What did you say to her?!" Troy shouted after flying through the door.

"To who…Gabriella?"

"Yes, Dad. What did you say to Gabriella?" Jack just sat there, and stared at Troy. "You know…my fiancée." Troy said in a 'duh' tone. "That she brainwashed me? You've got to be kidding me on that one!" Jack looked back at the wall. "That she shattered my dreams? Please…those were never my dreams to begin with. You never once asked me what I wanted to do with my life! It was always, 'This is my son Troy. He's going to be a basketball superstar.' I never wanted any if that." Troy's anger kept rising. "Whenever I won a game, you were never happy for me. You said 'you almost lost the game, we'll work on free throws tomorrow,' or 'you should've scored ten more points that time, Troy.' Why couldn't you just be content? I was never good enough for you. Admit it! You never have been proud of me, Dad."

"That's not true." Jack whispered.

"I ran away from basketball because it was becoming too much. You were too much for me! Don't you dare bring Gabriella into this! She's not the only reason I quit. I quit to get away from you!"

"What, Troy?" Jack said while standing up from his char. "What do you want me to do? Do you want me to take it all back?! Do you want me to be sorry for pushing you so you could be the best? No! Training so hard made you into a man, Troy."

"No, Dad." Troy lowered his voice. "I don't care about that."

"What do you want from me?!" Jack shouted.

"Want you to accept that I'm never going to be a Blue Devil."

"I-" Troy interrupted Jack.

"And, I want you to be happy for me and Gabriella." He spoke in a softer voice.

"Troy-" Troy interrupted Jack again with a hug. Troy started tearing up in his father's embrace. Jack started tearing, too, but he wouldn't show it.

"I just want you to be happy for me." Troy repeated.

"I-I'm sorry, son."

"I'm sorry, too." Troy said. "I love you, Dad."


Troy and Jack both walked out to meet Gabriella and Marie. Troy went over to Gabriella, and signaled her to stand up.

"So, how'd it go?" Gabriella whispered so only Troy could hear.

"You'll see." Troy whispered back.

"Troy, Gabriella…" Jack took a breath. This made Gabriella a little nervous. "…nothing would make me prouder, and happier than to see you two get married." Marie shot up, and ran over to hug her husband.

"Really?" Gabriella asked excitedly.

"Of course." Jack said. Gabriella instantly hugged Troy, and gave him a kiss.

"I'm so happy now." Gabriella told Troy.

"Good, I'm glad." Troy said with a smile. She gave him one more peck, and then walked over to Jack.

"Jack, I'm sorry-"

"Sorry? I should be the one apologizing. I'm sorry for saying those things to you, Gabriella." Gabriella leaned in, and gave him a hug, which caught Jack a little off guard. "I cannot wait until the day I can call you my daughter-in-law."


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