Ryan woke up in Troy's arms and smiled. Troy's fingers were playing with his hair and he felt safe. "Morning," Ryan mumbled sleepily and turned to face Troy.

"Hey," Troy smiled kissing him softly. Ryan smiled and settled beside his boyfriend. "What do you want to do today?"

"I don't mind," Ryan smiled.

"Well we can just stay here?" Troy suggested.

"Haven't got you a game to play with your friends?" Ryan reminded him. "You should go home, have your little practice with your dad and get Chad and the boys round for a game. Like you normally do."

"What about you?" Troy asked.

"I will stay in bed and miss you but do stuff that I normally do." Ryan smiled. "I don't want us to you know be with each other all the time and then in a week or a month get bored of each other's company."

"I could never get bored of you." Troy promised. Ryan smiled. "But I probably should get home. Maybe we can meet up tonight?"

"Yeah, come round here about six?" Ryan asked and Troy nodded with a smile. Ryan got comfortable on the bed and watched as Troy started to get dressed.

-x-

"Did you have fun at Ryan's?" His mum asked. Troy blushed at the question and his mother smiled knowingly. "You're being safe right?"

"Yes mum." Troy smiled. His mum nodded.

"So what are you and Ryan doing today?" She asked curiously as she dished him up some breakfast.

"Actually we're not doing anything today, well together I mean." Troy frowned. "He said he doesn't want to do everything together because he's scared I'll get bored of him."

"Oh well, erm. What did you say to that?" She asked, she could tell that Ryan was insecure and she didn't want Troy to hurt him, because if she was going to have a gay son she knew there wasn't anyone better to have as a son in law than Ryan.

"I told him I could never get bored of him." Troy smiled. "I really like him."

"Love?"

"I think so." Troy smiled. "I don't you know want to rush in and say it though, not yet."

"I'm glad it's Ryan," his mum smiled. "He's a nice boy."

"Yeah he's perfect." Troy blushed. "Right so yeah I'm going to shoot some hoops." He laughed and headed outside. He had phoned Chad who had arranged the guys to come around, they were also bringing the girls to hang out too, and Troy wanted to phone and invite Ryan but he wondered whether that would be okay. He had a feeling Taylor would being Gabby along because she was still part of the group, and Sharpay would be there because she was with Zeke. Shrugging Troy sent Ryan a text letting him know everyone was coming over and he should come too.

An hour later everyone was over, except for Ryan which made Troy frown. "Where's Ry?" Kelsi asked.

"Ryan went out." Sharpay sighed.

"Are you two still not talking?" Gabriella asked. Troy thought it was weird that the two girls had bonded ever since Troy broke up with Gabriella, he figured now that he was gay Sharpay had realised she didn't need to be in competition with Gabby and they made good friends.

"No, well... When I said hey to him this morning he didn't ignore me." Sharpay shrugged. "I'll make it up to him."

"By bringing him back into the drama club?" Kelsi asked hopefully.

"He wont go back." Troy said. "He's stubborn."

"Well we'll make him." Gabriella smiled.

Just then the doorbell rang and Troy's mum had answered it. "Ryan, hello how are you doing?" Troy grinned and headed into the house, everyone else was in the garden area shooting hoops and just talking.

"Fine thanks, how are you?" Ryan asked politely.

"Very well thank you." Troy's mum smiled and walked away. Troy walked over to Ryan and kissed him softly.

"Didn't think you were coming." Troy said sadly.

"Sorry, I went out and forgot my phone, then when I came back I got your text." Ryan smiled.

"Oh where did you go?" Troy asked as they headed out side. Ryan waved and smiled at everyone and sat down. "So where'd you go?" Troy repeated once Ryan stopped saying hello to everyone.

"To the local community centre." Ryan answered.

"Ew." Sharpay laughed. "I mean... charity work?" Ryan looked at his sister and sighed.

"Something like that." Ryan shrugged.

"What for?" Chad asked, he didn't even realise that the words Ryan Evans and Charity could ever go in the same sentence.

"Extra credit work for college, teaching some children to dance." Ryan smiled.

"You never said anything about that to me!" Sharpay said and Gabriella nudged her, this wouldn't help their relationship.

"I only went this morning to ask." Ryan said pointedly. "Besides you're not my keeper."

"So how did it go?" Troy asked wrapping an arm around Ryan.

"Okay I guess, I start on Thursday after school, two hours a week." Ryan smiled.

"Thursday is drama club!" Kelsi reminded him.

"No longer in the drama club, remember." Ryan sighed. Kelsi just frowned, as did Sharpay. "So have you lot played a game yet? Because if you have I'm extremely disappointed." Ryan pouted at Troy.

"Why?" Chad laughed.

"Troy isn't sweaty enough," Ryan smiled cheekily. Troy blushed and everyone laughed.