Hey everybody! I'm sorry that this chapter is so short but I haven't updated this story in FOREVER and had a sudden fling to do so. So, without further ado, here is the fifth chapter.

-Haleigh-

Chapter 5

When Troy and Sharpay got back to the Bolton house, it was only nine o'clock, so Lisa and Jack were still up sitting in the living room watching television. When they walked in the door, Lisa noticed that Sharpay's face was tear-stained and her eyes were still watery. She got up quickly and hugged her tightly. "Oh my gosh, honey! What in the world happened?" Sharpay started explaining but her words were so slurred from her crying that you couldn't understand what she was saying, so Troy just led her upstairs.

He threw on pajama pants and a tee and walked back down stairs while Sharpay finished getting ready for bed. When he got to the bottom of the stairs, he noticed that he was getting 'the eye'. "What?" he questioned his mom.

"Why didn't you tell us that your girlfriend was a famous Broadway star? You know I love the theatre!" she stood with her hands on her hips, reminding Troy a lot of his girlfriend upstairs.

"Mom, I didn't even know until we got to the event tonight. And how do you know?"

"They showed the red carpet live on channel eight. We were flipping channels when we saw the event and I insisted that we watched it."

"That's awkward."

"You're telling me." The whole time Jack had been silent… until now.

"Shouldn't you really be asking what's wrong with Sharpay right now Lisa?"

"Oh, yes! What happened?" Lisa sat Troy down on the couch and listened intently.

"As you know, Shar and her mom don't have a great history together." Lisa and Jack nodded knowingly. "Well, her mother brought her new boyfriend who was all over Sharpay at the bar and then when her mom came over, her boyfriend said that Shar was all over him, so her mom called her some pretty bad things and then we just decided to leave." Troy felt two hands on his shoulders and turned to find Sharpay standing behind him.

"Yeah, Troy and Ryan kicked his ass." She winked at him and walked around the couch to sit next to him. "Anyways, that's all over now. Oh, and by the way Troy, I got a call from my manager. He is so furious that I just left, so I will have to deal with him tomorrow as well as the rest of the theatre community. Oh, and then there's my mother."

"So much to do. So little time."

"Exactly. Now, as fun of an evening I've had, I'm pretty tired so I think I'll go to bed now. Good night ya'll." She turned to walk away and Troy stared after her with a smile on his face. He turned to look at his parents and noticed that his mom had her eyebrows raised and a smile on her face.

"What is that look for?" he asked.

"You really love her don't you, Troy?" he blushed and look at his hands.

"Yeah, I do. I think she's the one, Mom. I really do." It was silent for a moment longer and then Troy spoke once again. "Well, I think I'll head to bed. Goodnight mom. Goodnight dad." He ran up the stairs and slowly opened his bedroom door, trying not to make too much noise in case Sharpay was already asleep. The room was dark so he tip-toed into bed and lay down softly. He immediately felt Sharpay move closer to him. "Are you ok Shar?"

"I guess. I just wish my mom would get her head out of her freaking ass." She chuckled softly. Troy could faintly see her face just inches away from his. He leaned towards her and caught her lips in a kiss. It wasn't one of those face-eating kisses though; it was the kind of kiss you see in romantic movies when the two lovers finally realize that they love each other.

A few seconds later, they pulled apart. "What was that for?" Sharpay asked.

"Because I love you." Troy said oh-so-sweetly.

"I love you too." Sharpay pecked Troy on the lips and moved closer to him. Troy wrapped his arm tighter around her and they soon drifted off to sleep…

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I like what you do to my hair, who knew that looking a mess could feel so good?

Sharpay's eyes popped open when she heard that oh-so-familiar ringtone playing in the distance. She moaned and crawled out of bed, searching for the source of the ringing.

I like what you do to my hair, tousle it tease it run your fingers through it. You know how you do it.

The ringing grew louder as Sharpay searched blindly around the room. Goddamned escalating ringtones… She finally opened her purse and pulled out her pink iPhone. Without even looking at the caller ID, she hit the green answer button and softly mustered out, "Hello?"

"Sharpay, darling! Why do you sound like you just got run over by a bus?"

"Donny, you know I love you but you have to remember that it is two hours earlier in Albuquerque than in New York City!" Sharpay glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table and her eyes widened in shock (well, as much as they could widen when you were half-asleep). "Oh my god, why the hell are you calling me at six thirty on a Sunday?! Shouldn't you be sleeping in?"

"Honey, you know that I never sleep past eight! Anyways, the day must not be wasted on frivolous sleeping!" Sharpay grunted a little just so that her manager would know that she was still awake. She turned around quickly when she heard Troy rustle around.

"Pay, who the hell is calling you at six thirty in the morning?" Troy mumbled.

"It's just Donny. Go back to bed sweetie; I'll be there in a second." Troy grunted in reply and lay his head back down on his pillow. Sharpay smiled softly and then turned her attention back to Donny once he started talking again.

"Sharpay, you lucky bitch! You're dating him, and sleeping with him?! How much better does life get?" Donny was so flamboyantly gay that sometimes Sharpay felt manly, but right now, all she was was tired.

"I'm glad that you think I'm a lucky bitch but I am really tired and I'm going to go now. Bye Donny." Ignoring the protests from the other end of the line, Sharpay quickly touched the screen where the "end" icon was and set her phone to silent.

Walking back over to the bed, Sharpay saw that Troy was still mostly awake and smiling up at her. "What?" Sharpay laughed lightly.

"You look so cute in my t-shirts." Sharpay smiled and lay down next to him, allowing him to wrap his arms around her waist. She pulled him very close to her and whispered seductively in his ear,

"I bet I look even better without it on."