My Baby

Disclaimer - I don't own High School Musical. I only own this plot and additional characters.

A/N - I just watched the movie Enough with Jennifer Lopez and ideas came rushing to me for this story. I'm very rexcited to see what I'll write. (: Thanksfor the reviews, guys! They're phenomenal and keep me going. Oh, and thank you Fairyvixenmaiden for pointing out that Eric should have been put in a high security jail for comminting crimes in more than one state. I was so much into writing that I didn't really think of that. This chapter is slightly M-Rated, though nothing too explicit.

"How did he escape?" Gabriella asked. After the officer informed her about Eric escaping, she muttered a small thanks before shutting the door. She was sure he had more to say, but it was all too overwhelming. Now she was sitting on the couch, Troy and Chloe sitting around her while Sophia was playing with Buddy. She was oblivious to what was happening now and Gabriella was ocntent on keeping it that way. She was baffled at why Eric wasn't secured in some security-crazed after he commited crimes in more than one state. She was baffled at why he was able to escape anyway and in a way so oldies, it was amazing. She was also baffled at what she should do now. Hiding was an option, but Eric alwasy seemed to find her. Running was an option, but how could she drop everything and run? And what about Sophia? He was focused on not only killing her, but her only child.

"I don't know," Troy sighed, running a hand through his hair.

"This is bad," Chloe said, bringing her nails up to her lips as she bit away hastily. It was something she did when she was absolutely nervous. "This is really bad. He'll come after you. You have to run."

"The police are taking care of him," Troy said.

"But what if they don't find him in time?" Chloe asked. "What if, while they're looking for him, he comes for Gabriella and Sophia. Eric is sneaky, he always was and he always will be."

"The police are going to protect them," Troy said.

"Not if he has help," Gabriella spoke softly. "Eric knows a lot of people. With Edison, it was easier. I doubt he would have made it this far without someone helping him."

"Do you know anyone?" Troy asked.

"Not in Philadelphia," Gabriella said, sighing and leaning against the couch.

"We'll stay with you," Chloe said. Gabriella shook her head. "Cloe, you're seventeen, no. This is too dangerous. I'll be fine with Troy."

"I won't just stand back and let him come after you," Chloe argued.

"Chloe, go home. This is too dangerous. Plus, you have school tomorrow," Gabriella said. Her eyes flickered away when she saw the obvious, heavy hurt clouded in Chloe's eyes. "Gabriella—"

"Chloe, go!" Gabriella yelled. "You already got hurt once because of me. I won't let it happen again." Chloe contemplated her options, weighing them, then sighed and stood. She walked out of the house, leaving with a loud slam. Gabriella swallowed tightly and she snuggled up close to Troy, her eyes closing tightly. She wa sonly doing what wa sbest for Chloe. She had gotten stabbed which could have lead to death. And whose fault would it have been? Her's. All her's. "Don't worry, she'll cool off," Troy whispered, kissing her temple.

"Where did Chloe go?" Gabriella lifted her head and her and Troy turned around to see Sophia standing with Buddy awkwardly in her arms.

"She had to go home, Soph," Gabriella said. "Come on, let's go to sleep. It's getting late." Troy let Gabriella go and she stood. Sophia let Buddy down and they walked up stairs, leaving Troy alone in thought. It was weird, really. He could leave right now and never return and get away from thie crazy, insane drama, but he didn't. He won't. He stayed, he will stay. He didn't actually know if he loved Gabriella, but he cared for her and Sophia. More than he thought he'd ever care for someone. It was odd, really, that after only a month or so, he would go to extreme measures and do anything for the two.

After Gabriella put Sophia to sleep with Buddy right at the end of her bed and small feet, she walked back to he room. Everything right now was so surreal. When Eric called her that from her mom's house, it took a moment for her to be able to breathe. She knew he was coming after her, and it was a big deal, but not as big as now. Now he was coming after her and Sophia. Now he was coming after her for revenge. And he wouldn't stop until he completed one task. Killing her.

April 4th, 2004

"Eric, it's easy, come on," Gabriella said, her finger moving passionatly over her white knuckles as he gripped the edge of the table. Tthey were studying for the SAT's, which was only a week away. Eric wans't the best student and he didn't get the best grades. So of course he turned to his girlfriend to help him. But right now, all help seemed hopeless. "I can't do it," Eric seethed. His icy eyes darted up to her's and he dropped the pencil. "Let's do something else." They've been dating for a year now. Well, almost two years. Just two more months and it'd be their anniversity. Gabriella loved him. He was charming, romantic, sweet. The only time she felt insecure about her judgement was when she'd turn down intercourse. She was waiting for the right time. Probably after she was married. But Eric was needy, and he wanted to do something. They moved into steamy forplay, but that was about it.

"Eric, we have to study," Gabriella whispered, her eyes dropping to her hands.

"It'll be fine. Come on, baby." Eric stood and grabbed her hands. Gabriella avoided eye contact as he gently pulled her up onto her feet, pressing her body softly against his. "Not now, Eric," Gabriella said thinly, finally lifting her eyes to meet his. Lust. That was it. Lust was swimming in his eyes; lust for something Gabriella didn't want to give up jusy yet. Gabriella drew back a sharp breath and shook her head. "Eric, you know how I feel about...it."

"But I love you," Eric said. "I love you so much and I wnat to show you."

"Eric, please," she begged.

"Goddamnit, Gabriella! We've been dating for almost two fucking years!"

Gabriella gasped, jerking back and out of his grasp at his sudden outburst. "Don't yell at me," she said, her own anger growing. "I think you should leave."

"Not without a fuck," Eric seethed, grabbing her arm roughly and yanking her to him. Gabriella tried to wiggle away, but Eric held her tightly. "Get off of me!" She grabbed his wrist and her dark eyes met his. "I don't know who you think you are, but I'm not one of your friends. I'm your girlfriend, so get your—" Gabriella gasped as a sharp pain stung her cheek. She reached up with her free hand, stroking the red spot softly. He hit her. Tears glossed over her eyes and she tried to break free of his grasp again, but he held tight. Eric smirked at her obvious hurt. "You don't like it when I hit you, do you?" he said. Gabriella shook her head, refusing to meet the eyes she used to think were kind and soft. But no. They were full of violence and hard as stone. "Then do what I say, alright?"

"What if I don't want to?" Gabriella asked shakily, and stupidly. Eric smirked. "Well, life isn't alwasy fair, is it? I don't know, you tell me what will happen if you don't want to." Eric brought his hand up, caressing her throbbing cheek and smiled. "Let's go through a demenstration, shall we?" Eric pulled his hand back, balling it into a fist, and then jammed it forward, hitting right below her eye. Gabriella's balance was torn and she fell, gasping as she reached for her cheek. Blood stained her fingers when she brought it back to her view.

Eric crouched down beside her and grabbed ehr chin in his rouch fingers. He forced her to look into his eyes and what she saw was something between crazy and hopelessness. "Listen to me, baby," he said, his voice like slime. "If you do everything that I say to do, that won't happen again, alright? Because I love you." Gabriella swallowed and nodded. "Good. Now give me a kiss." Eric pressed his lips to her's and Gabriella responded back, her lips moving softly with his. She had to kiss him, though she didn't want to anymore. Because he didn't love her. And he wouldn't stop. And she knew that for a fact.

Present Time

Gabriella crept down the stairs, her footsteps silent. She looked to the couch to see Troy there, watching TV. A smile overcame her lips and she walked forward. "Thought you'd be sleep by now," she said, making Troy jump. He turned and smiled as Gabriella leaned down on the back of the couch, their faces inches apart. "Thank you for doign this," she said sweetly. Troy shrugged. "I would do anything for you and Sophia."

"We've known each other for a little over a month," Gabriella remnided him.

"Feels like otherwise," Troy said back. Their vices had dropped to low whispers, and their faces had moved closer. Gabriella reached her hand up, her fingers threading through his swift locks. "Yeah," she agreed and bit her lip. Troy's eyes floated down to her lips for a moment, then back to her eyes. They leaned in more and then they were kissing. Troy stood on his knees and grabbed her waist. Carefully, he pulled her over the couch and Gabriella giggled against his lips. "Don't get too eager," she mumbled.

Hands began to wander and Gabriella instantly reached for the hem of Troy's shirt. With a hard yank, it was off of him, being flung carelessly to the side and baring his torso. Gabriella's small hands rested against the two plates of his pectorals, her thumbs flicking over his nipples, then she ran her hands down to his torso, fingers scraping against the tight abdominis.

Their kiss broke as soon as the need for air became almost unbearable. Troy, not wanting to miss a second of her supple skin, latched his mouth against her jaw, moving down to her neck and nipping softly at the tender skin. The action was teasing and lifting sensations that had Gabriella moaning and whimpering under his touch. Her thing fingers scratched his scalp in appreciation as she squirmed desperately.

Troy sat up a bit and pulled her onto his lap. A light squeal wandered from her plump lips as his cold fingers ghosted over the flesh beneath her shirt. "Shh," Troy warned. He hooked his fingers in the waist band of her pants and Gabriella lifted up a bit so they could be removed. Not long after, Gabriella's shirt was being chucked away with Troy's and her hands were undoing his belt. It was a bit harder to do and she did it with clumsy hands since Troy's actions distracted ehr greatly. "You look so sexy," Troy breathed against her neck, making Gabriella squeeze her eyes shut and let out a wanton moan. She unzipped his pants and her hands shot down past his boxers to grasp his twitching member. Troy groaned and moved down to suck at her profound collar bone.

"Troy...Oh god," Gabriella moaned harshly, biting roughly at her puffy lip. Her fingers wandered to his hair again, massaging the scalp and playing with the small hairs. "If we're going to do this, you have to do it fast." Troy nodded. He gripped under her ass and pulled her tightly against him. With great effort and strength, he managed to stand without using his hands and then he was walking up the stairs, their mouths connected in a steamy, hot kiss. They fell on the bed, and the rest of their clothes were quickly shedded as they made sweet, passionate love.

Gabriella stretched her muscels and rolled over to see the time. 4:03 AM. After making love earlier, they fell alseep quickly, snuggling together. Gabriella smiled and stood. It was perfect, something that Eric never gave her. She pulled on her underwear, bra and panties, then a shirt and some shorts. She walked down stairs and picked up the articles of clothing that were discarded on the floor. With Troy by her side, everything would be alright.

Gabriella laid the clothes in a ball on the couch and walked into the kitchen. The light was on, confusing her. Didn't she turn it off? Gabriella looked behind her, her eyes scanning the living room before she turned and opened the fridge. She was about to grab some apple juice when the fridge door closed instantly. Gabriella gasped and turned around, only to be met by Eric's face, menecing and smirking like a physco. Her scream was lost as Eric pressed her against the fridge, his hot breath pushing against her skin. Gabriella tried to do something, anything with her hands, but Eric was faster. He grabbed her hands, pinning them above her head as he pushed his body more forcefully againt her's. "You can't run from me, baby," he whispered. "You can't hide. And now, you're all mine."

Gabriella shook her head vigurously. She jammed her knee into his groin, causing a groan to tumble from his lips. She started to dart off, but he grabbed her waist, pulling her to him and wrapping his arm around her neck. The air was thrown from her, leaving her face red as she wheezed and coughed. She tried to call for help, but it was a hopeless gasp taht came from her lips.

Gabriella grabbed his arm, attempting to pull him off, but he was simply too strong. So she tried to lean awya from him, which only caused them to fall forwards on the floor. For a second, his arm loosenes, but that was brief. Gabriella screamed, finally finding a voice and Eric let go of her neck. He turned her around and jammed his fist into the side of her face, making blood fly and a scream a pure agony race from her lips.

Upstairs, Sophia was jolted awake. The screams of pain and terror trembled in her ear and she sat up and left the room, curiosity taking the best of her. Buddy lifted his head curiously and followed her out. The screams became clearer as Sophia advanced from her room and downstairs. A gasp flew from her mouth when she saw her mom, struggling against Eric and desperately trying to break free. Sophia darted forward, pulling at Eric's hair and clawing at his face. Eric looked at her and snarled. The sound was scary, making Sophia gasp and fall backwards on her bottom. "Sophia, get out of here!" Gabriella gasped. Sophia scrambled up and darted upstairs. She ran into her mother's room, seeing Troy lying on the bed, knocked out. "Troy!" she yelled, shaking him. "Troy, you have to get up!" Troy's eyelids fluttered open and he looked at Sophia cruiously. "He's here! He's got mommy!"

"What?"

"Come on!" Sophia tugged at his arm and Troy had no choice but to slip from the bed and follow after her. It took a while, but her screams and his yells were finally brought to his ears. Troy gasped and ran ahead, not stopping to look in shock at Eric and Gabriella. He grabbed Eric by the neck, pulling up him and pushing his arm against his neck like Eric did to Gabriella minutes ago. Gabriella groaned and stood up, her legs shaky for a moment. Eric struggled, but Troy was strong. He let go of Eric before throwing a punch at his face. The blow was strong, making Eric turn and fall, his head connecting with the kitchen table. Troy wasted no time to run and snatch up Sophia, grab Gabriella's hand and the key's off the mantal, then dart out of the house. Buddy, though he had no idea what was going on, followed after the trio, refusing to be left behind.

"Get in, get in!" Troy yelled, jamming the key into the car and basically pushing Gabriella into the passanger seat. He opened the back door and placed Sophia in it. Buddy jumped up with her, then Troy closed the door and jumped in the driver's seat. He drove off quickly, refusing to waste any time that can be to Eric's advantage. "Troy, you have to go home," Gabriella said. "I won't drag you into this."

"You really think I'll let you get chased by some physco?" Troy asked incrediously. "Really, Gabriella. Just shut up, alright?"

Gabriella sighed. She ignored his last sentence. "Where are we going?"

"Far away from here."

"Troy, go home. You have a job, you have a dog, you have a family who loves you so much and I don't want to ruin that."

"Goddamnit, Gabriella, what did I say? Okay, you and Sophia...I would give up so much for both of you. So just let me do this, okay?"

Gabriella nodded. "Okay," she agreed silently.

"Eleyna, did you track them?" Eric asked. It took him a while to get up. Nothing was damaged, just his face wa spretty bruised and beatened. Eleyna smirked and nodded. While Eric went in, she placed a tracker under the car. Under boths cars since she didn't know which one they'd take when they ran. Eric smirked and they jumped in Eleyna's car. It was fast. It was a McFarlen, one of the fastest cars ever.

They drove off into the nights, guns loaded and ready. Eleyna smirked as they pulled up right behind them. They were fast, but her and Eric were faster. "Ready to blow this bitch?" she asked. "Get your gun ready." Eric flipped the safety back and Eleyna rolled down the window. He leaned out and shot out into the thin air, not aiming for them, but just to show that they were there, ready.

Toy cursed loudly as the car swerved. Gabriella looked out the rearview mirror, seeing Eric's face through the glass. A woman was driving. Someone who looked familiar.

Eleyna Ramirez.

Eric had had an affair with her. Then, in the end, picked Gabriella instead of her. She wanted revenge. Last time, when she beat Gabriella up, she was fifteen. Gabriella had let her do that to her. But not this time. No. This time, they would win. "Get ready, Troy," she said. "Hell is rolling in."

Feedback would be awesome! I hope you enjoyed. This is the last update. I'm leaving on today and I won't be back until January 3rd. Have happy holidays, everyone!

Thanks!-Brittany