What a Drag
Chapter 28
Gabriella's POV
I opened my eyes trying to get them used to the light. I wasn't home…I shot up in my chair finally remembering yesterday's events. I looked at Troy's bed. He was sitting up with Catherine on his lap. She was waving her arm around trying to catch Troy's finger that was in the air. She finally got this face on her and hit his arm like a baby would do. "Oh so that's how you want to play." He said laughing.
She was getting big…Troy looked over right at me. "Look who's awake." He said smiling.
He looked perfect, like he wasn't even injured at all. "How are you feeling?" I asked him.
"I'm fine, just my chest hurts. Bailey said I could be out tomorrow and be back to work in a month." He said smiling.
"That's good." I said sitting on his bed.
"Taylor's doing good she woke up an hour ago. She and Chad named their baby." He said letting Catherine play with his finger.
"Oh yeah what's her name?" I didn't want to talk about anyone else. I just wanted to talk about my future with Troy. I wanted to ask him to marry me.
"Her name is Gabriella Sharpay Danforth."
"Seriously? Is Chad ok with that?" I asked him.
"Chad suggested that name. Taylor loved it because she loves you guys." He said smiling at me. "And she also wanted me to ask you if you could be little Gabi's Godmother. Ryan is going to be the Godfather."
I smiled. Not only did I feel honored, but excited. I didn't have to have a reason to spoil my godchild now, but my smile faded away. Troy was talking now on how he wanted to know what happened yesterday.
"Gabi, hey...did he hurt you?" he asked me.
I looked up into his eyes. "No…just a scratch or two." I said. The hospital door opened and in came Sharpay carrying two trays of food. Kelsi and Ryan also walking in with their food. Sharpay sat Troy's food on his table and sat down. "Where's Zeke?" I asked.
"Oh, he's scrubbing in on surgery. Taylor and Chad are fast asleep so we came here." Kelsi said.
"Yeah, Bailey told me to tell you to get your ass home and shower and feed Catherine." Sharpay said taking a big bite out of her sandwich.
"I should go home and shower." I said standing up. Their blood was still on me.
I took Catherine from him and kissed him on the cheek. "You'll be ok here?" I asked him.
"Of course he will. He has us." Ryan said.
"Gabi I'll be fine. I'll talk to you when you get back."
I walked out of the room and down the hallway. I held Catherine close to me for warmth. Getting my coat and keys from the locker room I went to my car. Everything was getting blocked out in my mind. I was home just like that. I didn't even remember how I got home here so fast. I got out of the car and closed the door. I backed up two feet and opened the back door unbuckling Catherine out of her car seat. That's when I realized her birthday was in two months. I smiled and closed the door and walking up the steps. I opened the door and looked into the house. There wasn't any noise. I leaned against the door frame with Catherine on my hip, her head against my shoulder. I could feel her drool seeping through my blouse. I walked inside and closed the door.
Two months later…
I sat down on the bench outside. It was fall and the air wasn't too cold or too warm. The backyard was filled with the autumn leaves. I looked around and admired my handy work. Taylor and the baby were coming home today and it was Catherine's birthday so I decided to celebrate by throwing a surprise party. Troy came home a week after he woke up and was back to work. Little Gabriella was doing fine. She was taken off of the respiratory system after readings showed she could breath on her own. Taylor looked as if she lost all the baby weight and she was happy because her wedding after all was in two more months.
The balloons were moving softly in the wind. You could see 'You're 1" and It's a Girl!" written on the balloons. I looked around and saw Catherine sitting on the play set that Sharpay and Zeke got for her and Little Gabi.
"SURPRISE!" I heard everyone yell. I turned around to see Taylor and the baby and Chad walking down off the deck. I stood up and smiled.
I walked over and took Gabi in my arms. "Well hello there my godchild." I said smiling. I kissed her head and handed her back over to Taylor. "Thanks Gabi, for this." Taylor said smiling.
"You're welcome. Plus it's the least I could do." I said smiling. An hour into the party we all exhausted Gabi jr. so Chad put her to bed in Catherine's crib. I decided since Catherine was one she could at least get use to the big girl's bed.
I turned around from the snack table and saw Catherine looking at me. She was standing up and holding her arms up for me to lift her. I rolled my eyes and bent down lifting my daughter up. You want something to drink? I asked her. "Apple!" she squealed. I smiled. She must've said her first word, which in fact was Zeke about three days after the shooting. I picked up a carton of apple juice and tuck the straw in, "What do we say?" I asked her.
She looked at me questionly. She still wasn't able to form sentences. "We say please and thank you." I said handing her, her juice and walking back over to the table where everyone was sitting.
"When are you doing it?" I heard Ryan ask.
I sat down and smiled at everyone. "Uh soon." I heard Troy ask. I looked over and smiled at him as Catherine drank her juice.
"Here, show her." Troy said, "You look tired." He explained taking Catherine. I smiled as I handed her over. She seemed eager to be in daddy's arms. She was a daddy's girl after all. I looked at the both of them as Troy drank form her coffee mug. They looked so similar.
"I know, but it wasn't fair!" Kelsi yelled laughing. Everyone was laughing including Taylor. She looked over at me and winked. I smiled and joined the conversation of everyone else.
Two months later…
December 23rd…
I stepped out from behind Taylor and looked at her. She turned around and looked at me, "You're sure I look okay? Nothing's wrong with the dress or the hair, anything?" she asked making sure.
I rolled my eyes, "Of course I'm sure!" I said. I walked over to the dressing room.
"Sharpay come out now!" I yelled.
"What's taking her so long?" Kelsi asked checking her make-up in the mirror.
Just then the door opened and Sharpay turned around. "Zip this up will you." She said. Kelsi placed her brush on the table and walked over her own lavender dress spilling around her feet as she walked over. I watched as Kelsi tried zipping it up. "It's not working." Kelsi said.
I looked over at Taylor who looked over in horror. "Sharpay I told you not to be eating all that food! I am going to kill you if that dress won't zip up!" Taylor yelled.
"It's not my fault, plus I haven't been eating as much since Catherine's birthday!" she groaned.
"Well then when did you start gaining weight? Just when I need you the most you decide to get fat and on my wedding day!" Taylor yelled.
"Hey, I only put five pounds on!" Sharpay said turning around.
"Hey, hey, hey! We have an hour don't worry." I said to the both of them. I looked over at Sharpay. "So when was your last period." I asked smirking. I had seen the positive pregnancy test in the trash can this morning.
Sharpay looked nervous. "I don't know." She shrugged trying to zip her dress up.
"You're pregnant aren't you?" Kelsi exclaimed.
"No…I mean I'm sorry Taylor I didn't want anyone to know. I mean this is your day, I'm sorry!" Sharpay said hugging Taylor.
"It's ok, just try and get your dressed zipped up, I'm going to be a aunt again." She said pulling away.
"Congrats. Now stand still." I said as I tore the dress at the side down at the stomach a little.
"Gabi, by God you better know what you're doing." Taylor said. I knew she was glaring at my back.
"Oh hush up." I said as I took my small sewing kit out of my purse. I started sewing up Sharpay's dress. Finally I stood up and zip the dress up easily. "There we go." I said smiling.
"Just in time." Taylor said putting on her white heels.
"Hey you know if I didn't know you're a bridesmaid whore. I mean did you ever watch 27 Dresses?" Sharpay asked as she picked up her flowers.
"Oh be quiet." I said.
"Ok so how do I look?" Taylor looked.
I took her in. her eye shadow took for ever this morning. She wanted it soft, but daring with white and gray. Her dress was long and ending at her feet. It was strapless with avail falling just above her but.
"Prefect." We all said.
One by one we walked up the aisle with Taylor coming in last. I looked over at Chad's face. He looked happy. I looked at Little Gabi who was sitting on Bailey's lap with Catherine sitting next to her. I smiled at Catherine who just giggled. The priest was now talking as I looked at Troy. He looked in a deep thought and I smiled. He was thinking a lot lately, it was cute.
Two hours later.
"Ok now smile!" I yelled at Taylor and Chad who were eating. I laughed as I got the picture of them with their mouth's full of food.
I laughed walking away and towards the table where Catherine had run up too. She was sitting in the chair next to bailey. She had taken to bailey a lot now. "Yup!" I heard her say.
"Hey, I hope she isn't being too much trouble." I said smiling.
"Nope cookie monster is being just fine with me." Bailey said. I smiled and walked away. I finally sat down at the head table and looked around for Troy. I didn't see him so I decided to take his meatball off the plate and started chewing.
"Ok, hello everyone, first off I wanted to make a toast." I turned in my seat bring the fork up to my lips and stuffing another meatball in my mouth. I smiled as Troy stood on the empty dance floor. "Taylor and Chad, you guys might have taken forever to get together, but you finally did. Thank you for that by the way. So what I planned tonight is special. I had asked Taylor and Chad to allow me to do this and they said yes immediately. Chad even said if I didn't do it he would do it for me." Everyone laughed and so did I. I brought another meatball to my mouth.
"Gabriella, I have asked you twice and this will be my third and hopefully last time. I tried to write a speech and I did, but it seems silly now because all I want to say is I love you. I love you and I want to marry you. So here's my first question out of twenty-one questions," I smiled that was the first game we played when we met each other. I ate another meatball before he continued. "Will you marry me?" he asked.
I stopped chewing the meatball in my mouth and stared at him in shock. "Mmph!" I said. He looked confused. I held up my finger and swallowed the food and stood up. I walked up to him in the middle of the dance floor.
"Yes." I said to him and smiled.
A/N Ok I seriously am sorry guys. I have been really busy lately. But my main reason for not updating was because I was hospitalized about twice these past two three weeks. I haven't been eating properly or have I been sleeping properly. Sadly I even spent my sixteenth birthday in the hospital on the 17th this month. I'm now trying to finish my stories and sadly for this one I only have a chapter or two left for this story.