Chapter 3

Troy picked up Ryan the following day in his normal school car his classic mustang, "You know not even Chad is dumb enough to fall for this Troy, this car alone is worth a fortune." Ryan said to him.

"I know but its cheaper than the Aston." Troy said to him. "Its also the cheapest car I have." Troy said to him Ryan laughed. "I like my cars okay, I don't like clothes like most gay guys do I like them just not like you by the way. Cars and basketball are my passions." Troy said to him as they drove of leaving Sharpay in the driveway staring at them and wondering how she could miss something that simplistic like his expensive taste in cars.

When they pulled into school Chad Zeke and Gabriella were waiting for them, Troy gave Ryan a glance and saw him smiling.

"You little minx." Troy growled playfully at the blond who giggled as they got out of the car.

"Hey Chad." Troy said to his best friend who hugged him. "Good weekend?" he asked.

"Yes thanks how was it seeing Alex and Lucas?" he asked.

"Great, Alex moaned because I got him a lakers outfit." Troy said with a smirk Chad laughed.

"New clothes." Gabriella said.

"Yes that was Ryan's idea apparently I needed to stop letting mum buy my clothes for me." Troy said Ryan laughed with her at that.

"Troy can we talk alone we have a while before class starts." Gabriella said Troy smiled at his boyfriend before heading of with Gabriella Zeke made to go after them.

"Leave them be, they have to sort this out on their own." Chad said.

"But I screwed up to." Zeke said.

"Your not the problem." Ryan said to him.

"She isn't either." Zeke said.

"Actually she is, whether you guys like it or not they never broke up before he went to his family in Australia." Ryan said to him. "You both hurt and betrayed him, and trust me you do it again Troy isn't going to be the one who you worry about it will be me come after you." Ryan growled. "I got him to talk to her that is the only favour I do for you two." he added.

"When did you become incredibly scary." Chad said.

"Since he told me that he loved me." Ryan said to the boy who looked gob smacked. "You don't know everything about him Chad, you may think you do but you don't when his ready to tell you all your understand." Ryan said to the now thoroughly confused bushy haired boy Zeke simply looked pleased about something.

"You know something I don't?" Chad asked.

"I know a lot of things you don't." Ryan said with a smile. "He'll tell you eventually." Ryan added. "Don't ask him." Ryan added.

"I won't I promise." Chad said to him.

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Troy found a seat for them both near the school field, "How are you Troy?" Gabriella asked him.

"Good thanks you?" he asked.

"Not bad, so you and Ryan." Gabriella said.

"I didn't know for sure while I was dating you." Troy said to her she smiled. "If I did I wouldn't have dated you." he said to her.

"I knew." Gabriella said. "I hurt you Troy I know I did, but I took the decision out of your hands with whether you ended it with me or not." Gabriella said to him.

"Believe it or not I am glad you did, my life is to complicated as it is." Troy said she laughed.

"You got to meet your nephew apparently." she said to him.

"Yeah you want to see a photo?" he asked proudly she nodded taking out his wallet he passed the photo he had been given by Alex of that first day.

"Did you sleep like that?" she asked.

"I was sleeping when that was taken as was he." Troy said. "I was asked by Alex to be his godfather to, we are going out as a family to Australia for Christmas." he added.

"Wow that's a big responsibility, his gorgeous." she said.

"He sure is and he has mine and his dads eyes." Troy said to her.

"A heart breaker in the making then." she said he laughed. "You look good Troy, Ryan is having a good influence on you." she said.

"Not like you didn't as well." Troy said to him. "Gabriella if he makes you happy then I am happy for you." Troy said to her.

"He does, Troy don't punish him for something that was beyond any of our control." she said.

"I didn't tell dad that I kicked him of the team so tell him if his at practice tonight his still on the team." Troy said to her she smiled.

"We okay?" she asked.

"Yes I guess we are." Troy said with a smile.

"Nice car by the way." Gabriella said to him.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Oh come on that's a fortune Troy." she said to him he laughed.

"I know, you know that my mum and dad are rich." Troy said to her. "Well they invested in me and Alex so we were set up for life, I invested a lot of it with the help of my mum and a financial adviser. I'm set for life and any children we have together will be to." Troy said to her.

"You and Ryan discussed that." Gabriella said to him.

"We talked about a lot of things this weekend, he was worried about the fact that he couldn't give me a child. I told him that if we got that far that we had options with adoption and surrogacy." Troy said to her with a smile.

"That makes some sense." she said to him. "Do you love him?" she asked.

"Yes I do." Troy replied.

"Glad to hear it." Gabriella said to him kissing his cheek. "Lets go find our men." she said to him as they rose and headed back to the main entrance.

"Hey." Ryan said to him.

"You scratch the paint on that car Chad your paying for it." Troy said to him.

"Since when do you own this I thought it was your dads?" Chad said.

"No I drove dads until I was happy telling you guys about the fact that I am as rich as my parents and probably earn more than they do a year." Troy said to him. "That is my car dad drives around in the rusty banger." he added. "When his at school anyway." he added.

"Yikes you thought you couldn't tell us?" Zeke asked.

"I was nervous because I know how worried you guys are about money." Troy said ducking his head in embarrassment.

"We don't have a problem with Ryan being a rich kid." Chad said.

"Yeah I was just worried about it." Troy said Ryan gave Chad a look.

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By the time it was time to go home after school Troy was exhausted, "Hey you guys fancy coming over for a game with the hoop, Ryan and mum can bake or something." Troy said with a wink at Chad, Ryan pouted.

"You think I can't play basketball." Ryan growled Troy smiled.

"No I know you can't play basketball but that doesn't matter Gab's coming over and she can't either so don't worry about it just have some fun." Troy said to him Ryan smiled. "Blonds can't jump you know?" Troy said kissing his boyfriend softly.

"Meet you at the house, dads ordering pizza so you don't need to worry." Troy said to them all.

"Maybe you can take Chad out in your other car." Ryan said Troy blushed.

"You have more than one car?" Chad asked.

"Yeah I have an Aston Martin." Troy said to him.

"Hang on you have an Aston Martin and you drive the mustang to work you have issues." Zeke said to him Troy laughed.

"The mustang is my favourite possession." Troy said.

"You have an Aston and your mustang is your favourite people with money are strange." Zeke said with a grin.

"I guess neither of you want to take her out for a spin then." Troy said getting into his car. "We'll see you back at the house." Troy said kicking the car into gear before backing out. "Ryan can you pick up some soda on the way to the house, you just want cheese don't you?" he asked.

"Yes please." Ryan said.

"No problems I should get back to the house before he phones it through I'll make sure he orders a plain pizza." Troy said to him. "Thanks Ryan." Troy said.

"Can I catch a lift?" Chad said. "My cars in the shop again." he added Troy pointed at the shotgun seat. "Thanks dude." he said.

"What are best friends for." Troy said Ryan smiled as Chad grinned. "You want to drive." he asked popping the seat belt on his side when Chad nodded nervously. "You crash the car with me in it and I may have to kill you." he said chuckling Chad laughed. "Don't worry about it just drive and get us back to the house in one piece and I'll be happy." Troy added as he swapped seats so Chad could get in and buckled up again.

They drove of after a kiss between Troy and Ryan.

"Troy what aren't you telling me?" Chad asked Troy looked at him.

"Its private." Troy said to him.

"Troy you're my best friend I can take it." Chad said to him.

"Did Ryan talk to you?" Troy asked.

"Troy…" Chad started.

"Did he talk to you?" Troy demanded.

"He just said that I didn't know you as well as I think I do." Chad said. "He didn't say anything else that and you would tell me when you thought the time was right, he also said not to ask." Chad said.

"He meant well I should be mad at him but I love him to much." Troy sighed.

"Troy you don't have to say anything." Chad said.

"Its okay, he meant well and his right it'll help my councillor said I should have done this a long time ago." Troy said to him.

"You see a councillor since when?" Chad asked.

"Since I was eight and saw my twin killed by a drunk driver outside my old house." Troy said softly.

"What?" Chad said.

"He was older than me, his name was Matt and we were playing out in the garden, he went to get the ball from the road he didn't have a chance." Troy said biting back an urge to sob but he couldn't stop the tears from falling Chad looked over at him as they sat at the lights. "I miss him, its not like Ryan and Sharpay they are ordinary twins if there is such a thing, we were identical its like a bottomless pit of emptiness." he added.

"Sorry Troy. Is that why you moved here from New York?" Chad asked Troy wiped away his tears away.

"We didn't want to stay in that house after what happened, there are photos and things of his all over the house if you look closely enough." Troy said.

"Don't screw at Ryan, Troy he was just trying to help." Chad said.

"You sure its not you dating Ryan because your protective of him." Troy said with a smile. "I'm going to talk to him about it but I won't be screwing at him." Troy said to his best friend. "I should have told you sooner." he said.

"Troy it doesn't matter you told me, you're my best friend so it doesn't matter to me." Chad said as they pulled into the house Ryan's car was already there Troy laughed.

"You took your time getting here." Ryan said as they got out of the car in the garage.

"You told Chad something you said you wouldn't say anything to anyone about." Troy said to him. "I need to be able to trust you Ry I can't do that if you tell people things you swore you wouldn't." he added.

"I'm sorry Troy." Ryan said head bowed.

"Your forgiven do it again though and I'll spank you." Troy said to him. "Or take your teddy away from you as punishment." Troy said Ryan blushed Chad looked like his dreams had come true. "You knew that Ryan has a teddy with a hat in the shape of his favourite hat, which is that one you gave him over the summer by the way." Troy said to Chad who was giggling. "What you're the only one who can tell secrets today." Troy said at the growl from his boyfriend and playfully swatted his boyfriends arm before kissing him thoroughly on the lips.

"Hello Chad." Alex said from the open door way.

"Alex wow you look good, Troy was just embarrassing Ryan." Chad said.

"I heard I would like to talk to Ryan alone then we have a game to play." Alex said.

"Alex please, its okay I can deal with this." Troy said to him. "I have dealt with it I don't need my overprotective brother stamping on my boyfriend." Troy said to the man who nodded before dragging Ryan into the house. "Shit." Troy groaned following his brother into the house quickly Chad trailing behind him.

"Ryan he tells you something then you tell someone else." Alex screamed Troy cringed he could hear the anger in his brothers voice as he burst into the room Ryan was crying on the floor.

"Did you hit him?" Troy demanded.

"What…" Alex said.

"I said did you fucking hit him?" Troy snarled.

"No what would give you that impression." Alex said shocked.

"His on the floor crying." Troy snarled sitting down next to his boyfriend.

"I shouted a lot at him, Troy I wouldn't do that." Alex said to him. "He screwed up and whether your telling him or not he hurt you." Alex said to his brother.

"I told him I forgave him that should be enough for you Alex, I know you still think of me as the baby of the family but I am seventeen years old eighteen in a couple of months you have to let it go." Troy said to him.

"I'm sorry Ryan, I shouldn't have reacted like that." Alex said bending down to his eye level Ryan looked at him. "I really am sorry I can be over protective of my brother when I am home, I worry about him." Alex said Ryan nodded then Troy watched his brother hug his boyfriend and Ryan's hand found his it was shaking.

"Woah Ryan do you need a drink." Troy asked.

"Water please." Ryan said.

"I got it." Chad said as their mum and dad came in.

"Did I hear you two shouting?" Jen asked.

"Ryan said something to Chad about Matt after I had asked him not to, I didn't think I was ready for my friends to know the truth. Ryan didn't mention it directly by the way he just told Chad that he didn't know everything and would when the time was right. Ryan thought he was doing right by me which he was, I didn't know he was at the time though do not get angry with my boyfriend dad I don't want to have to hurt you." Troy said to his dad. "I'm fine with it and I told Chad the truth okay, for the first time I can be myself and who knows maybe I can start to heal from this mess." Troy added to his parents with a smile.

"Your sure honey." his mum said to him.

"As fine as I can be about it, look I know you guys try to keep me wrapped up in cotton wool about Matt. I finally found someone who helps to keep the pain and the nightmares away, I'm pretty sure Ryan is my one in a million so cut him slack okay." Troy said holding Ryan to him.

"Sure thing." Jack said as the rest of them left the room.

"Ryan are you okay?" Troy asked softly.

"I can see why his in the army your brother is incredibly scary." Ryan said.

"He was meant to be watching us the day it happened he took his eye of the ball for a second and Matt was dead. I know he says that he doesn't blame himself for what happened but I know he does, he was fourteen he should never have had to watch us on his own. Mum and dad popped to the store to pick some things up so they left him in charge, for a while it didn't look like we could survive it as a family you know." Troy said to his boyfriend. "We did of course but well when you lose your twin brother its hard to really take in what every one else was thinking, my grandma said to go over to her and stay there for a while. I was schooled there for a while, before we came here." he added.

"When your done with school is that where you'd like to go?" Ryan asked.

"God I'd love to move there some day you know, your see why if you haven't been to Australia before at Christmas. Where nana lives its beautiful all year around the beach is incredible and the heat well your get tanned pretty quickly if you want to." Troy said to him with a smile.

"I'm looking forward to going with you." Ryan said.

"You want to tell me what caused you to react like you did." Troy said.

"Your think I am silly." Ryan said.

"I think that I probably won't." Troy replied.

"I don't like small spaces, ever since my sister accidentally locked me in closet when we were five, I was in there for like four hours with no lights I was a mess when they found me." he said to Troy.

"I get that we both have a fear of being alone for very different reasons of course." Troy said Ryan laughed. "You afraid of the dark to?" he asked Ryan nodded. "Well it shows me that the person I thought was perfect isn't so perfect." he said to him with a grin.

"Why don't you freshen up in my bathroom I need to change anyway into something more comfortable for sport, you need some shorts or something?" Troy asked him Ryan smiled nodding his head as they walked out of the kitchen they could hear shouting coming from the front of the house and the garden. "Chad as started." he said then they heard some one call out food.

"That would explain the shouting then." Ryan said laughing.

They walked to his room as Troy pulled out shorts and a muscle shirt for himself and Ryan likewise from his wardrobe.

"I'm okay with an ordinary t-shirt Troy." Ryan said to him.

"You sure with arms like that you should try muscle shirts." Troy said smiling as he swapped one for a t-shirt he walked into the bathroom in his room. "If your not comfortable with me watching you can change in here." he said to the blond.

"No its okay." Ryan said walking back into the bedroom.

Troy tried to watch him out of the corner of his eye without being caught by the blond, he really did look good all the yoga and dancing and baseball had been doing wonders for him.

"You like what you see?" Ryan asked softly surprising Troy he laughed.

"You look hot in just your boxers, but if you don't get dressed quickly I may not be able to control the urges I am having right now." Troy said as he pulled his shorts up over his tight boxers.

"Your one to talk." Ryan said as Troy grabbed a towel from his bathroom tossing it at Ryan and grabbed his own. "Your not putting your shirt on?" he asked.

"I'm just going to end up taking it of again I figure I can forgo that." Troy said to him.

"You work out?" Ryan asked.

"We have a out building in the back garden which is a weights room I spend a couple of hours in their a day, it helps in my other sports as well." Troy said to him. "You don't think I look this good just because of basketball?" he asked laughing leaning into kiss his boyfriend and walked down to the garden where his dad and friends were already playing a game Gabi was eating pizza sitting on the porch.

"The love birds decide to join us." Jack said Troy laughed. "Ryan why don't you join us down here." he said as Alex came around the back of the house with Lucas.

"Hey Alex." Troy said.

"Hey Ryan I want to apologise again for earlier." Alex said.

"Its no problem." Ryan said as he hugged the man.

"Last time I saw him he was still my little brother, now his an adult in a couple of months and you know what I didn't realize that until tonight." Alex whispered in his ear as Troy plucked his nephew out of his brothers arms the baby giggled as he sat on his hip.

"You not wanting to play." Gabi asked as he sat down next to her with Lucas in his arms.

"I can play in a little while, they are here for another week then the next time I see them all is Christmas I want to get some cuddle time in with Lucas before then." Troy said to her she smiled in understanding as he grabbed a slice of pizza one handed he had gotten used to holding Lucas enough to do things one handed when holding him.

"Your good with him." Gabriella said to him.

"You want to hold this little monster." Troy asked.

"You sure it will be okay?" she asked.

"I don't think Al or Jen will mind as long as you don't drop him on his head or something." Troy said. "It'll mean I can have my pizza without wearing it all over my face and chest." Troy said Lucas trying to make a mess of him as he spoke.

Gabriella took Lucas from his arm Alex looking on with a smile as he watched the two interact.

"They used to be an item before Troy went to your grandmas for the summer." Jack said.

"His really good with Lucas, I think he realized that he wouldn't be able to eat with him in his arms without wearing it." Alex said laughing as Troy walked down to join the game he looked back at Gabriella finding her playing with Lucas. "Finally came down to join the rest of us." Alex asked him with a grin as he tossed his towel next to Ryan's.

"Yeah I needed some food before I came down here." Troy said to his brother as he saw Jen sit down next to Gabriella.

"Your going to make a fine dad one day." Alex said Troy smiled but his eyes were on Ryan.

"Thanks, and thank you for apologising to Ryan." Troy said.

"I didn't mean to shake him the way I did." Alex said.

"Yes you did, you just didn't mean to reduce him to tears. You triggered a panic attack Alex, and you apologised to him twice so your off the hook and my nephew will maintain hope of having a brother or sister or two in the future because of it." Troy said to him his brother laughed.

"Hey Ryan you finished punishing your self yet?" Troy asked sweetly. "Your pizza is on the porch honey, I don't want your mum and dad saying we don't feed you enough." he said with a smirk his boyfriend laughed tossing the ball at him which he caught. "I guess its brothers versus friends then." Troy said as Alex rose from his seat.

"Like always." Alex said to him laughing.

"They do have Zeke though and we all know his a lanky sod." Troy said as they joined their friends on the court.

"You know I think I resent that." Zeke said to him Troy laughed.

"Zeke you tower over the rest of us so its not really an insult so much as a statement of fact." Troy said to him with a giggle. "You want to tell us something big man your girlfriend is getting weepy all over Lucas?" Troy said with a playful grin on his lips Zeke would have blushed openly if his skin was lighter but he did manage a chuckle.

"No we haven't been to third base and don't want to go to third base either at the moment Troy." Zeke said.

"Just checking you know." Troy said to him punching the boys arm. "I think we'd all hurt you if you had got her pregnant so quickly." Troy added to the boy who laughed.

"We are not doing that until after we have left school." Gabriella said to Troy as she walked down to watch them. "Ryan is fawning over Lucas at the moment." she said Troy looked up at the porch and grinned.

"He loves Lucas almost as much as I do." Troy said to her.

"You two are very serious." Gabriella said.

"I don't know how its progressed like this. We haven't done anything more than cuddle and kiss and shop, that's probably it he shopped me." Troy said to her his dad was laughing. "You know he brought with my money I might point out my whole wardrobe except for athletics cups of course." Troy said to her she laughed.

"You have a meet the week after I leave don't you?" Alex asked.

"Yeah I do." Troy said.

"Sorry I am going to miss that." Alex said.

"Dad will send you the film I am sure." Troy said Alex laughed. "Its not like I am doing very much just the short distance races." Troy said to him.

"Your do great Troy, you always do." Jack said to him.

"Thanks dad." Troy said.

"Do you know what you want to do when you leave school?" Alex asked.

"Don't laugh okay, I want to do law and politics." Troy said to his brother who looked strangely at him. "I don't like guns so the army is out and I am not keen on following sports I am a millionaire already, I want to do something that means something to someone other than sports fans." Troy said to his brother and father.

"Then do it." Alex said patting his arm. "This tour is my last, you ever need someone to help out give me a call." he said Troy stared at him in shock for a moment. "Its time, I missed you growing up I don't want to miss my own son growing up as well." he said.

"I get that." Troy said. "I don't resent your not being here Alex, you're an adult you have your own life." Troy said. "I could use an office manager someone running the business for me, making sure I don't get robbed out right. Better yet I could use a business partner." Troy said to his brother.

"Are you asking me to buy in." Alex asked.

"I guess I am." Troy said to his brother.

"Troy this had better not be your attempt at charity I am rich." Alex said.

"I should punch you right here for that, you're my brother and I need someone I trust to run the business while I am out doing my college studies and what ever else." Troy said to him. "You buy in on this it makes me feel safer at night." Troy said to him.

"I can do that in the army." Alex said.

"Alexi don't make me pound your head in, you worry me when your out there." Troy said to him he laughed. "So you in?" Troy asked.

"Damn straight I am, I'll work it out with your advisers." Alex said.

"I'll let them know that I tabled it so you can get past the door." Troy said to him with a smiled.

AUTHORS NOTE: If you want to read more review these three chapters and let me know what you think there are four more chapters at least and working on more at this moment in time, this is my first HSM story so don't be to harsh.