Chapter 18 - A Mother's Eyes' Are All Around
Gabriella stood in her bedroom, deep in thought. She hadn't thought this much in a long time, not about something this little. She creased her brow, and brought her finger up to her chin. She sighed, looking down to the floor.
"The red pair...or the black pair?"
Shoes. She was choosing her shoes, and it was a tough decision to make. You see the red shoes would compliment her red top, but the black ones would go with her black skinny jeans. Oh, how hard this was.
After a further 10 minutes she decided on the black pair, and slipped them on. Turning to her mirror, she finger combed her hair once more, and left her room, letting her feet take her downstairs.
"Morning Mum, Chad"
She heard sleepy grunts in reply, and she smiled.
"Your up early!" She heard David say as he came in the door, newspapers in hand.
"Yeah, I'm going to Taylors"
She grabbed a banana and headed for the table, taking a seat at one of the breakfast stools. She peeled the banana, letting the aroma fill her nostrils, she loved that smell.
"What about you, Chad. Any plans?"
"Wl, i wo goi t--"
"Finish your food, Chad! That's disgusting!" Gabriella heard her mum shout, she smirked, as she watched Chad hurriedly gulp.
"Well, I was going to hang out with Troy, but he's busy"
Gabriella's ears picked up at the word 'Troy'. She blushed as she realised what she did, and hoped no-one had noticed.
Too Late!
Her mother was staring directly at her, with a smirk on her face. Gabriella shrugged her shoulders, and walked away from the kitchen, collapsing on the sofa.
She giggled slightly to herself, remembering what her mother had said to her after Troy and her's first kiss...
Flashback
Gabriella stepped back into her house, with a smile plastered on her face. He did like her! She ran up to her bedroom, and flung herself on the bed, grabbing her pillows tight.
She didn't know what she was feeling; but it was something special. Ever since she saw that photograph of him, she saw something she'd never seen before. It was hard to explain, but it was in his eyes. Such love, friendship, caringness, and determination. All that could be seen from his eyes. And it also helped that he was totally gorgeous!
"Gabriella?"
She was brought from her thoughts when she heard her mother entering the room.
"Come in"
Her mother walked across the floor and sat beside her daughter on her bed.
"Have a nice birthday?"
Gabriella smiled, she had had a great day, but she had to admit, the last bit had been the best.
"Excellent"
"Good"
Her mother got up from her bed, and kissed her child on the forehead. She walked to the door, but turned around, and Gabriella looked up at her confused.
"What?"
"So, your not gonna tell me?" Her mother smirked.
Gabriella searched her brain, but couldn't figure out where this was going.
"What?"
"So, your not gonna tell me that you have a new boyfriend, who you just kissed outside, in the moonlight, blah, blah, blah" She laughed at Gabriella's expression.
Gabriella eyes had widened, a pure look of shock upon her face. Her mum knew! Gabriella tried to hide her blush, but ended up smiling shyly at her mother.
"Don't worry, I won't tell Chad" She whispered as she left the room, winking before closing the door. Gabriella smiled, as her eyes started to droop.
End of Flashback
She laughed at herself, it was quite funny. She still hadn't told Troy this, and they had been dating for nearly a month now, secretly. None of their friends knew, no-one did, except for Gabriella's mum, and they wanted to keep it that way. No-one needed to know yet.
She finished her banana, put it in the bin, grabbed her bag and hoodie, then said goodbye to her half-asleep family.
They grunted goodbyes as she slammed the door shut, and smiled. She was going to see her boyfriend.
Not Taylor.
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As she entered his street, her feet started to slow down. She was following the directions he had given her, as she had never been to his house, he was always around at her's. Mostly to visit Chad, but that didn't mean they couldn't flirt, and whenever Chad was in the bathroom, they would sneak kisses. It was quite fun having an undercover relationship, but not as fun as being able to say, 'Troy Bolton's my boyfriend'.
She stopped, and looked at the path in front of her. There was his house. She opened the gate, and started to walk up the path, suddenly getting nervous. Nothing different was going to happen, they were just hanging out.
She rang the door bell, and waited until the door was swung open.
"Hey"
His eyes were glistening, but that wasn't all, he had sweat glistening all down his unclothed chest, and he looked so sexy. Normally she would have looked at the sweat and thought yuck, but this, this looked good. She realised she was checking him out, and shook her head, embarassed.
"Hi"
"Have a nice look?" He smirked playfully, so she played along.
"Yeah, I could have done with another 5 minutes, tho'" She said as she entered his house.
She felt him hug her from behind, and she melted into his touch. He gently nibbled her ear, before gently kissing her neck. She moaned in delight
"God, I've missed you" He said between kissed as he removed her coat, and turned her around to face him.
"Missed you too" She said before he forced his mouth down on hers, deepening the kiss, making her legs go to jelly. She felt his hands find her waist and flow down her body, grabbing her thighs and he moved her upwards and she wrapped her legs around his torso, never once breaking the kiss. They both moaned as the pleasure got to them.
Troy broke away, and looked at her, taking in all her beauty, as she smiled in delight.
"Up we go"
He began to run upstairs, and in a flash she found herself in his bedroom. He kicked the door closed and continued to torture her neck, and she moved so he could get a better look at her skin. She was becoming breathless.
"Parents?"
"Out" He replied quickly as he moved her to the bed, and he moved himself on top of her. He kissed her again.
"Not meaning to break the moment or anything, but your all sweaty"
He laughed. "You don't like the sweaty look?"
She giggled, "Not my favourite, now shower!"
He moved himself off her and grabbed her hand, pulling her up with him.
"Care to join?" He said huskily in her ear.
She blushed as he found her sensitive spot on her neck, and her breathing became uneven again. She thought for a second.
"Thanks for the offer, but no"
He smiled cheekily, before winking and saying, 'Be back in 5'.
She sat herself down on his bed and true to his word, he was back in a flash, dressed, without sweat.
"Much better" She said as he joined her on the bed, snuggling close to her. He held her in his arms, gently kissing her hair.
"Troy?"
"Yeah"
"Can I tell you something?" Gabriella asked, she was nervous.
"Anything"
"Eh, ok...em...well, you know...my mum"
"Yeah" He urged her on.
"She kinda...knows...about us"
She closed her eyes, waiting for shouting but none came.
"Ok, but she's not gonna tell Chad right?" Panic became clear in his voice.
"Don't worry, no"
"Good, your mother's eyes must be everywhere!" He laughed.
"They really are!"
They sat there for a couple of minutes, just enjoying the others company. Until, Gabriella felt her phone vibrate in her pocket.
"Damn, my phone"
She said as she jumped off the bed, digging in her pocket. She finally got it out and flipped it open.
"Hello?...Hello?...Mum? That You?...Wait, hold on, bad signal"
She mouthed 2 seconds to her boyfriend who smiled in reply as she walked to the door. As she walked there she lost her balance, and stumbled, knocking into Troy's wardrobe.
"Oooops" She giggled, and she left the room, with Troy shaking his head at her clumsiness. Gabriella slammed the door shut and all at once a big brown box Troy had never seen before fell onto the floor, landing with a bang.
He got up and was just about to look at it when Gabriella came rushing into the room.
"Babe, I have to go, family 'meeting', or something, sorry" She kissed him on the cheek as she rushed downstairs and out the door. Troy waved from the window, then turned around.
"Now, then, what's in this box?"
Sorry for the long wait guys, I meant to update early, but with Christmas and everything, blah. Soy yeah, there's that chapter. Hands up who's wondering whats in the box? Lol.
Just so you know, a whole lotta drama is coming this story's way, so BEWARE, lol, it's not frightening, but no-one will expect it, but it will not change the route of the story. Who's confused? All will be revealed in the next few chapters.
I also realise that Chad hasn't been in this story much so far, but that will change in the near future. Sorry to all the Chad fans.
Anyways, happy new year when it comes, and all the best for 2008!
One little thing before I go, please please, please remember to review. I love all your comments, this sounds so cheesy but they do brighten up my day, so please to take time and write one :)
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