"Just go ahead and put that right there." Taylor said, pointing toward her clear and clean backyard for the men who were holding the white circular tables as everyone was preparing for Gabriella's surprise bridal shower.

Kelsi walked toward an ordering Taylor, wearing a lilac purple halter dress and white strap high heels, while her hair was straightened and left down. She looked pretty and dainty. "Five minutes 'till people start arriving and the setting is barely beginning to get set up?" she asked, annoyed.

Taylor nodded. "It was a late start for me, this beautiful morning, ok?" She sighed and walked toward the white and pink rose arrangements that were settled on the floor, in her light brown strapless dress that hit her knees, gold pumps and her side ponytail. "Where's Sharpay, also? She supposed to be here helping."

"She went to go stall Gabs, a little bit, considering we're running late." Kelsi said, muttering the last part and reciving a glare from Taylor.

The party would be taken in Taylor's backyard. Her mothers red rose garden, the fountain in the backyard and the large grass area really did make it complimentary for a bridal shower. The African-American girl sighed. "Now, where the hell is the caterer?" she asked out loud as the clock ticked toward 1:30 P.M.

"What exactly is the surprise that I have to wear this?" Gabriella asked, pointing down toward her white lace trimmed strapless dress that hit to her knees, paired up with a pair of white pumps and her straightened hair.

Sharpay smiled. "You'll like the surprise, Gabs. Just shake all your stress out and try to enjoy the surprise, alright?" she asked, sitting up from the brunettes bed and walked toward her. Her pale pink dress curved around her, along with her matching pink heels.

"I'm not stressed, I'm just...I don't know." Gabriella sighed, finishing applying her pink lip-gloss. She rubbed her lips together and slid out of her Vanity's chair.

"I have known you too long to know that nothing is wrong. I say call Troy and have a long, long conversation with him."

Gabriella grabbed her pink clutch and shook her head. "He started it all, he can call me." she said, opening the door to her bedroom.

Sharpay rolled her eyes, grabbing her phone from her gold clutch as it began to vibrate. "Hello?"

"Roses or lilies for Gabriella?" Troy asked, over the phone.

Sharpay looked forward to Gabriella who was stuffing a granola bar in her face, grabbing her car keys off the kitchen counter. "Why?" she asked, walking outside so Gabriella wouldn't hear. "Don't tell me you're gonna sugar Gabriella up when you make a surprise appearance at the party, Bolton."

"And if I do?"

"Because I wanna know, what I gotta do to win roses or lilies." she replied, walking toward Gabriella's car as she had walked to the Bolton residence earlier.

Troy rolled his eyes. "Bite your tongue, Evans. Now, choose one."

Sharpay clicked her tongue. "Lilies, they're her favorite. Plus, all there is at the shower today are roses."

"Thanks, Evans."

"Don't screw this up, Bolton. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt."

Troy sighed. "Bye."

Sharpay clicked her phone off and turned toward the opening door to see Gabriella opening another granola bar. "Stop eating! You're gonna get cellulite!" she cried, snatching the bar out of her hands and taking a bite of the bar, before throwing it.

"Excuse me! Sorry, if I'm hungry and didn't eat breakfast."

"You're not pregnant are you? Because when I was pregnant, I gained like two pounds." Sharpay said.

Gabriella looked at her and slid into her Mercedes driver seat. "I'm not pregnant. Why do you always think that?"

"Old maternal instincts, Gabs." Sharpay shrugged. "Plus, at your surprise there's like tons of food."

"As long as it's not Red Lobster, I'm ok." Gabriella said, pushing gently on the break as a stop sign came into view.

Sharpay shook her head. "It's not, don't worry." She bit her lip as they arrived at Taylor's house, seeing all the cars.

Gabriella turned to her friend, confused. "What's going on?"

"Just park." Sharpay muttered, grabbing her phone to text Taylor that they were at the house.

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"Ok, ladies, quiet down, she's here!" Taylor called out as she received Sharpay's text message, to the seventy five some woman that all stood in the backyard drinking either lemonade or iced tea.

"It is lobster isn't it? Are you kidding me?" Gabriella asked, as Sharpay walked her to the backyard with her hands covering her eyes.

Sharpay rolled her eyes. "Just shush, Montez."

Gabriella threw her arms. "Does nobody get that I don't like lobster? Like do I have to scream-", she cut herself off as Sharpay released her hands from her face, hearing a loud surprise. She stood there trying to comprehend everything, "it." Her throat became dry as she saw all the smiling faces. "A surprise party?" she asked, hesitantly.

"No, silly a bridal shower." Taylor said, running toward her shocked friends.

"For me?"

Sharpay hit her on the head, staring at her, crazily. "No, for me." she said, sarcastically. "Of course for you, you're the only one getting married."

Gabriella smiled weakly. "Aw." she cooed, walking toward the people, noticing her mom, Mrs. Bolton, all of her friends from St. Katherine's, Sharpay, Taylor and Kelsi's mothers, family members and such. "Thank you all so much."

"To get this party started, so eat your guys food!" Sharpay said, clapping her hands.

"What's the rush?" Taylor whispered, into the blondes ear while Gabriella was greeting people.

"Troy's coming and I don't want their awkwardness to be seen in front of everyone. I thought it was just a get together!" Sharpay hissed.

Taylor shrugged. "It was Kelsi who was in charge of inviting everyone, not me. Why is Troy even coming? Isn't this an all girls thing and to take the problems that they're having out of Gabriella's head?"

"Yeah, but you haven't seen Gabriella have a real smile in how long?"

"What happened to breaking Troy and Gabriella up?" Taylor asked.

Sharpay sighed and crossed her arms. "It was never about breaking them up, it was about seeing them both happy, genuinely."

"This is such shit. Dude, if you get Gabriella lilies, then that means that we have to get our girls, flowers." Chad said, pointing to him, Zeke, and Jason. "I'm broke!"

Troy chuckled and rolled his eyes. "Your chicks also aren't pissed at you, at the moment."

Chad nodded and watched as his friend thank the cashier, holding his yellow lilies. "One word: Whipped." he smirked.

"Kiss my ass." Troy muttered, walking out of the flower shop, his green Converse squeaking against the tile.

"Why are you and Gabriella fighting anyways?"

Troy shrugged, hopping into the drivers seat of his car, hoping they wouldn't start asking all kinds of questions. "We just had a little disagreement." he muttered, before driving out of the parking lot.

Zeke scoffed. "Little disagreement, my ass. If it was only that, you two would've already had make-up sex."

"We don't have make-up sex, ok? I can't even tell you the last time I've had sex."

"Wow, Troy Bolton, doesn't know the last time he's had sex. Alert the media!" Chad teased, sticking a piece of gum in his mouth, while rolling his window down.

Troy turned and glared at him. "Least none of my condoms have broke while having sex."

Chad narrowed his eyes. "I really do hate you sometimes, Bolton."

"Feelings mutual."

Jason sighed. "Well, I frankly don't like it when you and Gabriella are fighting. It's so stupid and you guys are missing out on sharing love that is so great and beyond." He winced as Zeke slapped him on the head.

"Are you serious?" Zeke asked.

"Sorry, that I actually have a heart, rather than the three of you!" Jason hissed, crossing his arms and leaning into the backseat.

Chad turned around from the passenger seat to Jason and placed a hand on his heart. "I for one do have a heart. Last year, I went to a retirement home and helped old people."

"Wow, how citizen of you. Last year." Troy laughed, pulling into Taylor's street. His laughter died down as he saw all the cars parked on the street leading to the McKessie home. "God." he breathed.

"What?"

Troy sighed. "Sharpay didn't tell me that all these people would be here." He shifted the car into reverse and shook his head. "We're leaving."

Zeke shook his head and pushed Troy's shoulder. "No! I wanna see what kind of food they have at this party, that I couldn't cater."

"Cry me a river." Chad muttered. "Just park right here, Troy. What are you just never gonna talk to Gabriella again?"

"Fine." Troy said, parking parallel in between two cars. He opened the drivers door and slid out of the car, looking down quickly as the afternoon sun shined throughout Albuquerque. He straightened out his jeans and black and green stripped polo.

Chad walked over to him and nudged him, while Jason and Zeke walked toward the house's front door. He held his hands out. "I'll say we all gave her the flowers. You look like you're about to shit yourself."

"Sure, um, thanks." Troy said, handing him the flowers and sighing. He began to walk toward the door with Chad on his side.

"Since when do you get so nervous when it comes to Gabriella?" Chad asked, confused.

Troy shook his head. "I don't know, but I'm not nervous. I can't look nervous in front of her."

Chad let out a laugh and put a hand on the doorknob to get inside the house. He groaned as he walked inside the house to see his mom and Mrs. McKessie chatting. "I swear, everytime those two talk it leads into talking about the future of me and Taylor." he mumbled to Troy. "Pass them, without them noticing."

Troy nodded and walked quickly around the living room without them noticing, feeling a bit victorious. He chuckled as he heard Mrs. Danforth called out Chad's name, and hearing the afro-headed boys groan. He slid through the arcadia door and walked slowly to the back where Zeke and Jason wear standing, unnoticed by the guest as they were all to busy staring off at Gabriella opening her gifts. He smiled weakly as he saw her laugh, the sound of her adorable and funny laugh, was music to his ears.

"She just got a blender for yours and hers house. Lucky ass." Zeke muttered to Troy, rolling his eyes.

"That present is from Sharpay." Taylor said, sitting next to a smiling Gabriella and handing her the Victoria's Secret bag. She glared at Sharpay who was smiling innocently at her. She glanced up to see Troy, narrowing her eyes at him, but quickly turned to Gabriella as she saw his wide eyes. Her mouth dropped as she saw Gabriella pull out a black lace thong and black lace almost see-through push-up bra.

"Dude, you get that in that!" Jason cried, loud enough for everyone too turn to the four, since Chad had walked out.

Troy felt his stomach drop as he saw Gabriella's wide eyes and her cheeks, blushing madly.

Sharpay glanced between Troy and Gabriella who were just staring at each other. She laughed nervously and jumped up. "I for one love the present I got her actually!" she said, loudly, trying to capture everyone's attention to her and not the four nervous looking boys. She rolled her eyes as it was no use since Mrs. Baylor had jumped up and walked toward Zeke.

"Zeke, I thought that this was an all-girls party. What in the world are you doing here?" she asked, loudly.

Zeke shrugged. "Me and my friends were bored?" he said, uneasily. He groaned as she grabbed his hand and led him to her table.

"Then you won't be bored, anymore. Sit and watch." she replied, sitting back in her seat.

Kelsi let out a loud cough bringing some of the attention back toward a nervous looking Gabriella and her. "Let's finish opening presents." she cheered.

Gabriella looked away from Troy and sighed. "Uh, yeah." she smiled, grabbing a present from the ground.

Troy shook his head and slid a seat underneath him, as his mom mouthed 'sit' to him. He sat there, soon watching Chad and Jason pull seats next to him. He watched as Gabriella laughed as she opened her presents, thanking each person. She looked so beautiful to him, the way her hair blowed in the slight wind and the sun shining on her naturally tan skin.

Minutes passed, before Gabriella finally finished opening up all of her presents. She got everything to jewelry, house appliances, clothes and yes, lingerie from none other from Sharpay.

Gabriella let out a chuckle and stood up. "Thank you all so much for coming and the presents." she smiled, holding her hands together in front of her. She nodded her head toward them and watched as they slowly went back to their food. She walked to the side where Sharpay, Taylor and Kelsi were standing. "Why are Troy and all the guys here?"

Taylor quickly pointed to Sharpay. "Sharpay invited Troy, so that you two can talk and not be mad at each other anymore. She had no idea that Chad, Zeke, and Jason would all come."

"Thanks." Sharpay said, sarcastically, glaring at Taylor. She turned to Gabriella. "He's just sitting there. Go talk to him and thank him also for coming."

"No, I'm not going over there alone."

Sharpay rolled her eyes. "You mean to tell me your nervous to go talk to your own boyfriend? Are you kidding me?"

Gabriella shrugged. "A boyfriend, that's holding a secret from me."

Taylor and Sharpay glanced at each other, quickly. "Let's just all go." Taylor said, watching as Zeke walked back to the bored looking three. She walked in front of the three, with Kelsi in toe and Gabriella and Sharpay in the back. "Hey, boys. Glad you could come."

Chad wiggled his eyebrows and took a sip of his Coke. "Hey, gorgeous." he winked, licking his lips.

"Oh my god, ew." Sharpay muttered.

"Thanks for inviting us, Sharpay. No one told me that it was an all girls thing." Chad said, glancing toward Troy, who was looking down. He gasped and stood up quickly. "Be right back. We got you something Gabriella."

"Okay." Gabriella said, softly. She swallowed as Sharpay nodded toward Troy. She shook her head, getting a glare from the blonde. She gasped as Chad walked out of the house with a bouquet of white Lilies in hand. "They're beautiful."

Sharpay looked between the flowers and Troy confused. "You four got her those? I thought Troy was getting them for her and only him on the from part?"

Troy looked up quickly to see Gabriella smiling at him.

"Thanks." she replied.

"No problem." Troy said, looking back down in embarrassment and nervousness. He looked up and groaned as he heard his mom shout his name.

Bethany smiled brightly and walked over to her son, and his friend. "Troy, what are you doing here?" she asked.

Troy shook his head. "No reason."

She nodded and turned to Gabriella. "Oh, Gabriella you look beautiful. I can only imagine how you're going to look at the wedding."

"Thanks, Mrs. Bolton."

"Mrs. Bolton, when are you making lemonade again? I've just been craving it." Chad said, standing up and wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

Bethany pinched his cheeks, smiling. "Tomorrow, sweetie." She unwrapped herself from his shoulders and looked grabbed Troy's and Gabriella's hands. "We have to go say hello to a few people." She winked at the other six. "We'll be just a second."

"Take your time, Mrs. B." Jason laughed, noticing Troy and Gabriella's uncomfortable faces. "Those two are going to kill themselves before getting married."

"Tell me about it. I wanna know why they're all of the sudden so uncomfortable with each other, though." Zeke said.

Sharpay sighed and rested herself in her boyfriend's lap. "They're foolish, that's why."

"So, Troy, going to UCLA, I hear." Gabriella's aunt Maria said, placing a hand on the boy's cheek. "I'm so happy that you decided to go where Gabriella was going."

"Uh, actually, I had no clue, Gabriella was applying there."

The middle-aged woman looked taken back. "Really? Gabriella, he's perfect." she said, nudging the brunette who stood in between her mother and Troy. "He's incredibly handsome, tall, built from what I can see, his lips are perfect-"

"Aunt Maria, how about you go get another martini from that caterer, right there." Gabriella said, pointing to the blonde girl standing in the corner and wanting to get the woman to be quiet.

"Oh, okay." Maria said. She kissed Troy on the cheek and pinched it afterwards, leaving a red lip-stick mark. "I'll talk to you later, son."

Gabriella sighed and nudged Troy, forgetting their terms at the moment and feeling a new found confidence take over her. "I'm so sorry. She tends to be a cougar or whatever, if you know what I mean sometimes."

Troy laughed. "No, it's alright."

Gabriella smiled and arched a brow. Instinctively, she slipped her hand into his and walked in front of him, leading him to the side of Taylor's house. "I'm sorry." she said, quickly.

"What?" Troy asked, taken back, slightly.

She sighed. "I'm sorry about last night. I didn't mean to pressure you, and just everything. And if you don't wanna tell me what's going on, that's fine. I realize that me and you do have separate lives in a way and yeah, I'm just really sorry."

Troy smiled and placed a hand on her cheek, cupping it. He leaned in and captured her lips in a soft kiss, leaving Gabriella wanting more when he pulled back after a few seconds. "I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have snapped at you, like I did and I should've just told you."

"Troy, you honestly don't have to tell me as long as it's not like, huge, huge."

"I'm gonna tell you, Gabs, soon. For now, though, I just need to relax for a bit." Troy said, softly, brushing her hair out of her face. "I love you."

Gabriella felt her heart skip a beat whenever he said that. She smiled and kissed him once again. "I love you, too."

"...Basically what we're gonna do is dance, all you gotta do is take a chance, yeah, that's right it's sneakernight." Sharpay sang, dancing around Taylor's backyard as the night time sky went over Albuquerque and picking up trash, throwing it into a black garbage bag. She threw a glare at Zeke as he turned off her iPod dock. "Excuse me!"

Zeke rolled his eyes. "Your mom just called. She said she wants you home."

Sharpay scoffed and shook her head. "No, thank you. I'm staying the night here at Taylor's tonight, tell her."

"Fine." Zeke said, holding his hands up and walking back into the house.

"Where the hell is Kelsi? She missed the whole cleaning fun." Taylor said, grabbing the last garbage bag out of Sharpay's hands.

"She went with Jason, to go rock the tree, if you know what I mean. Then, Gabriella went with Troy, somewhere."

Taylor sighed. "Gabriella and Troy, man. They're such a dysfunctional couple, yet, loving couple."

Sharpay nodded. "No kidding. In exactly two weeks, they'll be husband and wife."

"When does he plan on telling her about you know what?" Taylor asked, letting her hair down and pulling it into a messy bun.

"I have no clue. I'm guessing soon though. I just get this gut instinct."

Taylor nodded, pursing her lips together. "Let's hope that gut instinct is true."

"Just aim it, Gabriella." Troy said, as the two were at the city park's basketball courts.

Gabriella shook her head, holding the ball in her hand, standing in the center of the court. She'd taken off her shoes, leaving her barefoot and stole one of Troy's large zip-up hoodies, from the back of his car. "I don't know how to play basketball, Troy. I never in my life have tried or want too."

Troy rolled his eyes and walked beside her. "What are you gonna do, when our kids, wanna play basketball, but you don't know how to and I'm like in New York playing a basketball game?"

"I'll take them over to Chad's house. Easy as pie. Plus, who says that there will ever be children? You or me could not be fertile."

"Please, Gabriella, you wish." Troy smirked.

Gabriella stuck her tongue out at him and turned back to look at the hoop. "Let's make a bet."

"Your bets always suck, Gabs." Troy groaned.

"They do not! Do you just not want to know the bet?"

Troy shrugged. "Go ahead."

Gabriella nodded. "Thank you. Now, the deal is, that if I make the shot, you have to walk back to your car naked and if I miss the shot, you can choose whatever you want."

"Anything I want?" Troy asked, a smirk creeping upon his lips.

Gabriella nodded, oblivious to his naughty smirk. "Yep. Anything."

Troy crossed his arms and nodded toward the hoop. "Go right ahead."

"Okay, then." Gabriella said, stepping a bit closer. She sighed and closed her eyes, feeling herself slowly release the ball. She covered her eyes with her hands for a moment, not wanting to watch. She opened her eye for a moment and squealed as she saw the ball rolling in the hoop. "I made it!" She turned to Troy, to see the grimace on his face. "Clothes off, Bolton."

"How about I just clean your car?" he asked, groaning.

Gabriella smiled brightly and shook her head. "Nope, take them off."

"I could get arrested."

"So? Maybe, you shouldn't of underestimated me."

Troy glared at her and moved his hands to the hem of his shirt. "So help me god." he muttered, next pulling his wife beather off, leaving him shirtless.

Gabriella wiggled her eyebrows. "Very nice." she said, arching a brow.

Troy blushed and pulled off his belt. "How about I take the rest off behind a tree or something?"

"Nope. Come on, big shot. It's late evening time, you better hurry and run to the car, before the pervs get out." she teased, beginning toward the car. She turned around and smirked, as she saw him pulling his pants down. "Show everyone what you're made off." She turned back around and soon let out a loud laugh as she saw him running toward the car, holding his clothing items over his bottom and front. She fell onto the ground, clutching her side as she watched him run to the back of his car.

Troy glared at the open space, while trying to pull on his clothes and hearing her laugh take over all the sound in the park. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair while finishing buckling his jeans. He turned around from the back of the car and began to walk toward Gabriella who was laying on the ground, giggling madly. He stood beside her, narrowing his eyes at her. "Thanks alot."

"Oh my god," she laughed, "you should've seen this one lady who was running her dog, and the way she looked at you."

"You are on my list, Montez." Troy said, glaring at her.

Gabriella stood up, wiping the small tear that fell from her eye. "Best thing in forever." she said, amused, as her laughter died down.

Troy arched a brow. "Is that so?" He walked closer to her, hearing her let out a small shriek as he threw her over his shoulder and began to pat her butt.

"Troy Bolton, put me down, this instant. I am wearing a dress!"

"Like it's just as bad as everyone seeing just about all of you." he said, walking the two back toward his car. He set her on the hood of the car and glared at her.

Gabriella crossed her arms and leaned into him. "I'm sorry, Troysie." she said, trying to told back her laughter. She pecked him on the lips. "Do you forgive me?"

"Nope. As a matter of fact, I should leave you here."

"You would never do that to me. You love me too much." Gabriella replied, in a baby voice. She pouted her lips and widened her eyes slightly. "I said sorry and remember you agreed to the bet."

Troy looked into her brown eyes, knowing she knew that, that was his weakness. "Fine."

Gabriella smiled brightly and hugged him tightly. "See, I knew, you couldn't resist me. Now, since I'm nice, what was going to be your part of the bet? You can still have your one wish."

"Thank you." he sighed. "Let's go back to my house and chill for a moment."

"You can always just say you wanna have sex ya'know." Gabriella said, cutting him off guard as she walked to the passenger side of his black Range Rover.

Troy's eyes widened as he walked toward the drivers side. "What makes you so sure it's sex?"

"Please, Bolton. Sex is half of what you live for."

Troy chuckled and shrugged, starting the car. "I can't help it. I'm a growing boy."

Gabriella placed a hand on his shoulder. "From what me and the people in the park just saw, you're not a little boy anymore. Just don't lead me on and then say you're too tired for sex." she smirked, receiving his glare.

"I can't believe you're doing this." DeAnna said, looking at her friend Alexa who was sliding her black mini-skirt on.

Alexa rolled her eyes, grabbing her white tank top from the bed. "Please, De. I'm gonna make Troy realize that I'm for him and not that pathetic dog, Gabriella. Plus, I got to Troy before her."

Lindsay sighed. "Lex, now that I really think of it, how about you just leave Troy and Gabriella alone? They seem to be really in love and maybe, you and Troy just aren't for each other. Do you actually want to break two peoples heart and hell, even a marriage?"

"Listen, Lindsay. You were the one who informed me about Troy and Gabriella in the first place, so don't try going good Samaritan on me, ok? I am doing what's best for both of them. You can either back me up on this or get the hell out of my way." Alexa snarled, narrowing her eyes at her friend.

"You're going to his fucking house to try and have sex with him! Don't you think, that's a little overboard?" Lindsay cried, staring at Alexa, pleadingly. "Do you even think about if his parents or even Gabriella are there?"

Alexa stepped closer to the blonde and glared at her. "What the hell are you saying Little Ms. I-Want-Everyone-To-Love-Me? And if Gabriella is there, then so be it! I'm telling her. Troy's little pity party, is over."

Lindsay shook her head and stood up, grabbing her coat. She walked toward the door of the black haired girl's room and turned around to her and DeAnna's blank face. "I'm saying that if you wanna be a stupid bitch and act the way you're acting, you can do it without me, because like you said. I want everyone to love me. Not know me as the girl who walked around with a bitch, who think's it's just okay to mess around with people." She glared at her, before walking out of the room and slamming the door behind her, leaving Alexa and DeAnna stunned.

"Troy!" Gabriella squealed as he hovered over her and began to kiss her neck, while moving his hands to her bare stomach, ticking it softly.

Troy looked up and smiled, seeing her still flushed cheeks and her wild hair. "You're so beautiful." he said, randomly, staring into her soft brown eyes.

A soft smile formed on Gabriella's lips. "As are you." she said, pulling him into a kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and slid her tongue into his mouth, feeling the room get just as intimate as it was a couple minutes ago. She heard Troy groan into the kiss as the doorbell was heard.

"Who the hell is here at my house this late?" he muttered, into Gabriella's mass of curls as he rested his head in the crook of her neck.

Gabriella laughed and pushed him off of her. "I'll go receive it." she said, wrapping the blanket around her body. She grabbed her panties on the floor and slid them on, along with her bra. She grabbed a pair of Troy's boxer shorts, and one of his large shirts; her favorite outfit. She walked out of the room, oblivious to Troy who was slipping on his boxers and a t-shirt off of the floor.

She hummed softly while walking down the stairs. Her smile stopped quickly as she opened the door to see Alexa wearing, a short black mini-skirt, white tank-top, black stiletto heel. Her black hair was left down, along with barely no make-up. "Alexa." Gabriella said, confused, as she could feel a bitter taste in her mouth, forming.

"Oh, Gabriella! What a surprise! You're here!" Alexa said, in a farce enthusiastic tone in her voice. She pushed past the brunette, looking her up and down as she turned around. "Where's Troy?"

"Why?" Gabriella asked, crossing her arms.

Troy groaned while walking down the stairs, not knowing the tension that was resting downstairs. "Gabs, if it's one of those little girls, trying to sell those cookies at all hours of the night-" he cut himself off as he noticed a smirking Alexa, staring up at him.

"Troy," Alexa said, walking toward the bottom of the stairs, leaving a confused Gabriella, "so good to see you." She kissed him on the cheek, making Gabriella cringe and pull a fist behind her back.

"Alexa," Troy replied, nervously, as he pushed her way slightly, "what are you doing here?"

Alexa sighed and looked between him and Gabriella. "I just wanted to come see you. I can see that you haven't told Gabriella about anything we've talked about, right?" she asked, biting her lip to hide her smirk.

Gabriella pursed her lips together and looked up at Troy. "What is she talking about?"

"You might as well just tell her, Troy. It's the perfect moment and I was gonna tell her anyways. I can't believe you fell for the I'll give you ten days shit." Alexa laughed.

Troy turned pale as his throat became dry, while feeling his heart racing, as nervousness took over his body. "Uh," he stuttered, looking at a confused Gabriella.

A/N: Thank you all so much for the reviews. I understand that Troy sucks right now, but as you can tell from this quite long chapter, something's gonna be told, but if you're smart, I'm sure you know. Well anyways, I should be updating very soon, so yeppers. Please review. :)