Troy got out of bed and went to his closet. He was graduating from college today. Troy took off his shirt and took his white button up shirt off the hanger that was attached to it. He put the shirt on and buttoned it down his six foot two frame. Troy then took his black tie out and tried to tie it. When the struggle to tie his tie became evident, he went downstairs.
"Mom, can you tie my tie?" Troy asked his mother.
"Yes Troy" Vanessa said.
Vanessa got up from her seat in the family room and walked up to her son. She took Troy's tie and tied it. Vanessa then kissed her son's cheek.
"I love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too mom" Troy said hugging her.
"Are you ready to go?" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah, go get dad and Ryan" Troy said.
Vanessa went upstairs and came back with Ryan and Zac. Ryan was a sophomore at the University of Southern California and was majoring in medicine. He was also tall like his brother and father, and had dark brown hair like his mother.
"We are ready" Zac said.
"Let's go" Vanessa said.
The Efron family walked out the door and drove to the University of California, Berkeley which was only an hour away. Zac parked the car and they all got out. Ryan left to go get in line and the rest of the family went to go find their seats. The Efron's sat down at their seats on the football field next to Troy's girlfriend's parents, Emily and Christopher. Troy and his girlfriend, Rachel Adams had been dating for a year and a half. They met in a class that they both. Rachel was also majoring in medicine, like her boyfriend.
"Hi you guys" Emily said hugging Vanessa.
"Hey, I can't believe they are graduating" Vanessa said.
"I know it's crazy. It seems like only yesterday I was changing Rachel's diapers" Emily said.
"Time flies so fast" Zac said putting his arms around Vanessa and kissing her head.
The president of University of California, Berkeley started to make her speech about the class of 2023. She then started to call each graduates name to give them their diploma.
"Troy Efron, majoring in Medicine" the president said.
The Efron and the Adams family cheered for Troy as he walked across the stage. The president went on and then finally called Rachel's name.
"Rachel Adams, majoring in Medicine" the president announced.
After the graduation had concluded, the Efron's and the Adams went to go find their children. Vanessa saw Troy and ran up to him.
"Congrats honey, you are a graduate" Vanessa said kissing his cheek.
"I'm proud of you, Troy" Zac told his son.
"Great job, man" Ryan said shaking his hand.
"Troy!" a female voice called.
Troy turned around and saw Rachel smiling. He ran up to her and spun her around, kissing her lips.
"We graduated" Rachel said.
"It went so fast" Troy said entwining their fingers together.
"Okay, we need a picture of you guys together" Vanessa said.
Zac took a picture of the couple. After the picture, Rachel kissed Troy's lips.
"I love you" Rachel said.
"I love you too, babe" Troy said.
Troy, Rachel, and their families walked back to their cars. They all drove back to the Efron home and had a barbeque in the backyard.
"So Troy, what are you going to do now?" Christopher asked his daughter's boyfriend.
"I applied to a couple of hospitals already but haven't heard back yet. I am crossing my fingers" Troy said.
"What about you Rachel? Any plans?" Zac asked.
"I am like Troy. I applied to places but I am still waiting" Rachel said looking at her boyfriend.
The rest of the night the two families talked about their children's future plans. The next day, Troy drove to Rachel's house. It was their two year anniversary and they were going out to dinner. Troy got out of his car and walked down the path to the front door. He rang the doorbell and waited for someone to open the door.
"Hey, happy anniversary" Rachel said kissing Troy's lips.
"Happy Anniversary" Troy said.
"Where are we going?" Rachel asked as they got into the car.
"It's a surprise" Troy said.
"Troy, please" Rachel pleaded.
"Not going to work, babe. You will just have to wait and see" Troy said.
Troy drove to the park that was down the street from Rachel's house. He parked the car and went to Rachel's side.
"Your dinner awaits, Madam" Troy said in a French accent.
"You are too cute" Rachel said kissing Troy's lips.
Troy had set out a picnic blanket with a basket full of their favorite foods and a tent, where they would be spending the night. The couple talked about what their plans were for the future.
"I love you" Rachel said.
"I love you too" Troy said kissing her lips.
Rachel deepened the kiss. Troy moved his girlfriend into the tent. They both made love for the first time with each other. The next morning, Troy woke up and realized that they were still in the tent. He brought Rachel closer to him. Rachel started to wake up and realized what they had done the night before.
"I love you" Rachel said.
"I love you too, babe" Troy said.
The couple got dressed and packed up their belongings. Troy drove Rachel back to her house. Before Rachel got out, she turned to her boyfriend.
"I had a really great time, Troy. It was fun" Rachel said.
"Me too, and I am glad you liked it" Troy said.
"I love you" Rachel said.
"I love you too" Troy said.
Troy kissed Rachel's lips. She pulled away and smiled.
"I will see you soon" Rachel said getting out of the car and closing the door.
Troy drove back to his house and parked the car. He got out of the car and opened the front door.
"How was your date?" Zac asked his son as he walked in.
"It was good, we had a great time" Troy said.
Troy went up to his room and smiled. He had a perfect family and a perfect girlfriend. Troy thought he was the luckiest man in the world. A couple weeks later, Troy was getting worried. Rachel had not called, texted, or seen Troy. Troy didn't know what he did. He decided to go to Rachel's house and talk to her face-to-face. Troy drove to Rachel's and got out of the car. He walked down the path in the front yard and stopped at the front door. Troy took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. A few minutes later, the door opened, revealing Rachel.
"Hey, how are you?" Troy asked.
"I have been better" Rachel said.
"Are we okay?" Troy asked.
Rachel walked outside and sat on the steps in front of her house. Troy followed her and started to get concerned.
"What's going on babe?" Troy asked concerned.
Rachel was looking down for a few moments when she finally looked at her boyfriend with tears streaming down her face.
"I'm pregnant" Rachel choked.
"What? We only did it that one time" Troy said looking at his girlfriend.
"That's all it took. I have been throwing up nonstop and I feel sick. I went to the doctor and she confirmed it" Rachel said crying harder.
"It's all my fault" Troy said putting his head in his hands.
"It's both of our faults" Rachel said.
"Did you tell your parents?" Troy asked.
Rachel nodded.
"They are not thrilled, but they are accepting the fact that I am pregnant" Rachel said looking at her boyfriend.
"We will get through this Rachel. I promise" Troy said putting his hand on top of hers.
Troy kissed his girlfriend's head and wrapped his arms around her. He couldn't believe what he had done. Troy knew though that he had to be a man about the situation and stand by his girlfriend.