Chapter 8
2 weeks later
Vacation or home?
I still can't wrap around the fact that just 3 weeks ago I wasn't with troy, and now im with and we're close as ever.
I've been practically living at his apartment, it's really homey…
It's on the 5th floor, and it has 2 bedrooms. The kitchen is a real good size and it has a bar, the master bedroom (Troy's room) is big. He has a king sized bed, a balcony (like mine) and a dresser and A WALK IN CLOSET! Say yay! (But of course mine back in California is so much bigger!).
Today we're flying back to California I'm leaving my car and I'm going to use a company car. We're staying for four weeks. So then I can have a week to catch up on anything else then while we're here we're going to figure out where to live.
We aren't going through the whole process again! After this month we're going to move in together, we've already decided.
If we decided to move to California, troy will have to give up the shop and house and everything. If we decide to move to laurel, I have to make frequent trips to California and then tours and concerts! I honestly don't know how we're going to do this.
We're on the plane right now….Troy's asleep and I'm listening to my ipod and reading the rest of Eva's book. I'm taking it with me to introduce it to Angie. Then after she reads it and feels comfortable with it I will fly Eva out to California and get her book out there. We want to keep the cover for it, but Sean is going to have to neat it up a little and make it more pretty!
Ugh! 5 long hours on this plane is driving me crazy! Finally the pilot came on and said we're landing. I've been with troy long enough to know how he wants to wake up…but since we're on a plane we have to keep it PG rated! So I pecked his lips over and over till his pecked back. Then he smiled.
"We're landing baby" I said.
"Yay?" he said. I laughed. I ran my fingers through his hair; I realize I do that a lot without even thinking about it.
"So who's picking us up?"
"Well we go to the rental area and give them my name and they have the car pulled up for us" I said.
"First class and valley! Yo I love having a famous girlfriend!" he said. I laughed.
"Yea well it's a bonus for you I guess"
"I have a lot of bonuses with you…" he said. Then we started to land and he gripped my hand and sat right.
"Scared of landing?" I asked.
"Psh…no….ok yes" he said. I laughed and just started to gather my things from our seats.
"You aren't scared!?" he said.
"I'm used to it" I said. Then we landed on the ground was pulling up to the gate.
"thanks for flying with us have a nice day in Los Angeles California it is 70 degrees here and very sunny and light clouds again thank you for flying with us and have a fun time!" the lady said as we got up and got our bags out from the storage compartment.
"You know you're the only girl I know that only has to bring a carry on!"
"Well I have all my clothes at my apartment…and I'm bound to go shopping!" I said.
He rolled his eyes. "Ok" he said as we walked down the row.
"Have a nice day Gabi" the flight attendant said.
"Thanks Cindy you too" I said. She was the flight attendant we had when we were on our last tour. She's really cool.
"You know the flight attendant?" troy said.
"Yea she was the flight attendant when we were on tour" I said. He just shook his head in disbelief. We walked over to the rental counter and I got my ID out.
"Oh yes Gabi the car is waiting for you here's the keys" the guy said.
"Thanks" I said.
The car was right out front, it was a red 2010 Porsche ha score!
"Gabi I am so driving it!" troy said.
"Uh no your not!" I said running to the driver's seat. "No fair!" he mumbled. I laughed. We drove to my apartment I pointed out some landmarks to troy and he was in an awe. It was kinda cute…
"Well here it is" I said when I opened my apartment door.
"Whoa" he said. He said that a lot today actually…
"Yea…kinda a mess I haven't been here…" I said.
"It's so big!" he said.
"Not really…I mean it only has one bedroom…"
"But look outside, and the kitchen, OH MY GOD YOU HAVE A HUGE TV!" troy said.
"Uh…troy?" I asked while he was hugging my flat screen.
"Sorry…I got carried away…" he said walking over to me hugging me.
"GABI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I heard Lana yell in the doorway.
"Meet sharpay's long lost twin" I mumbled. He laughed.
"LANA!" I yelled.
"OH. MY. GOD! YOU LOOK SO OMG!" she squealed.
"isthistroyAreyoutroyHiI' 'reallgoingouttonight youguysshouldcome!" Lana said in all one breath.
"Uhhhh" troy was confused.
"I got this one troy. Yea he's troy. Troy this Lana. She's heard a lot about you and Lana we haven't made any plans yet. Yes I know the meeting is tomorrow and we'll see if we go out tonight" I said.
"You gotta come! C'mon! When was the last party you've been to!" she said.
I looked at troy. "If you want us to go I'm up for it" he said.
"YAY! We're going to club Zaz! (A.n made up name!) So Gabi you know what to wear! I'm gonna go I have to go pick blondie up from doggy spa, and then I have to go get her collar replaced! I swear the dog does not know how to take car of her Lou vaton collar!" she said.
"Ok…does angie know we're back?" I asked.
"Yea she had business to do and said if your up for it bring Tory by the office and you guys could work some on the album if your up for it" she said.
"Ok we'll see" I said.
"Ok well Gabi I've missed you! And oh my god I didn't think he was that hot!" she said at the door.
"He's all mine so keep your grubby hands off!" I said.
"Well someone is a little stingy" she scoffed.
"Bye lan!"
"Bye!" she said. I walked back in.
"troy if you want to stay while I go to the studio real quick you can…I mean I don't know if she's going to put me in the booth and it gets really boring" I said.
"No I want to go! I want to see more! I want to always be with you" he said grabbing my waist.
We started to make out and his handed traveled up my shirt.
"Troy…" I said stopping the kiss.
"Hmm?" he said kissing my neck.
"Troy stop" I said. He stopped and looked at me.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothings wrong! It's just that it's 12 now, and you have to meet 4 more someone's" I said not really sure how to not say person…
"Ok…" he said.
"Stay right here I'll be back in a few minutes!" I said. I ran out the door and in the elevator. I pushed floor 8 button. When I got to the floor I went down the hallway and knocked.
"Coming!" she yelled.
"GABI!" Daniela squealed. Daniela was a group member but then she got married and pregnant and quit. We're still bff's though!
"Hey! Where my babies?" I asked. Then they all ran up to me.
"Hi baby's I've missed you" I kneeled on the floor and petted my 3 dogs and 2 cats. There's my husky, Maya
My Persian kitties, snowball and fluffy
Then my yorkie Minnie
Then my Maltese Juliet
I love them! They've kept me company.
"Here's all there stuff, and Minnie and Juliet are in a fight right now…and snowball ripped up her pillow, so we went out and got her a new one…oh and they all hate David!" Daniela said. David is her husband.
"Awww thanks. Here are 300 it should cover the bed and trouble" I said handing her the check.
"Gab your family don't worry about it"
"No please take it…I'll feel batter" I said. She rolled her eyes and took the check.
"Let's say it's a birthday present" she said. I laughed.
"Ok thanks again! Are you guys coming tonight?" I asked.
"Yea…I got a babysitter and I can't wait to meet that hottie I hear about" she said.
"Ok well see you tonight" I said grabbing the leashed and the big tote bag.
"C'mon guys" I said. I guided them to the elevator.
I was holding snowball and with the other hand I had the leashes and on that shoulder I had the bag. I open the apartment door and they all ran.
I kept snowball in my arms and cuddled her.
"Uh…Brielle!" troy yelled.
"Troy meets my babies." I said sitting on the floor. They all ran up to me.
"See this sweetie right her" I said pointing to Juliet.
"This is Juliet, or buger head." I said. He laughed and petted her.
"Then this one here is Fluffy aka Queen Bee" he smiled and petted her.
Then the others followed. "This is Maya my big fat baby! She loves to sleep with me" I said.
"And this is Minnie, aka meanie!" I said. He laughed.
"And this is snowball…she got her name because the first day I had her she ate my slush puppy…" I said. He laughed.
"Well they're all cute. It's really you to have all these animals" he said.
"Well see I rescued Maya, I found her in an alley about to die and I took care of her back to health. We later found out that her old owners abused her to almost death and left her…" I said petting Maya…who licked my face as I told her story.
"And with fluffy and snowball, they're sisters, and were in the pen together and didn't want to separate." I said to the sisters.
"What about Juliet?" he asked.
"Well I rescued her too…see her story is really sad. She belonged to a breeder, and just like in the movie benji, she would live in a small cage and only be allowed out for you…know…she's had 5 litters and she's only 3 years old…so when the guys next door neighbor reported him finally me and Lana hear about it. Juliet's husband lives with her." I said.
"What about Minnie?" he asked
"Well when Lana was going to get blondie, I saw her and she was the oddball…so I scooped her up and brought her home" I said.
"Well they are really cute" he said holding Juliet.
"yea…oh and they do sleep in the bed…they know not to pee or anything but they're used to it and I can't make them change. Beside I haven't seen my babies in months"
"That's ok…but when we are having sex they have to be out of the room!" he said.
I laughed. "Deal" I said kissing him. We laughed.
We were lounging on the couch when Angie called me.
"Hey" I said.
"Hey are you guys coming up `because the studio is open" she said.
"Troy you want to go to the studio? It's ok if you don't" I said to troy.
He nodded. "Yea we'll come up" I said.
"Ok see you soon" she said and hung up.
We got up and put our shoes on. I grabbed the leash for Juliet. She usually comes with me to the studio.
"You bring her with you?" he asked. I nodded. "She likes too. I brought Maya and Minnie once…it didn't go to well and they're banned" I said. He laughed and shook his head. When we got down the car Juliet growled at troy.
"You're taking her seat" I said.
"Would you like to sit on my lap?" he asked. She stopped growling. "I take that as a yes" he said and picked her up. I laughed.
"You spoil her you know that?" he said.
"No I don't…she has high standards." I said. He rolled his eyes.
I drove to the studio and he was in awe. I rolled my eyes. Juliet pranced around as if she owned the place…as always. I'm glad troy is with me…
"So are the other girls here?" he asked.
"Uh no…this is kind of working on my solo album…" I said. I never told troy I was going solo.
"Oh…well that makes it more exciting" he said grabbing my hand.
"Hey George" I said to the security guard.
"Hey Gabi whose this?" he asked about troy.
"My boyfriend troy" I said.
"Ohhh…you better take care of her boy" he said. George is in his 50's and is like a dad to me…
"No need to tell me" troy said. George laughed. Then Juliet barked.
"Oh Juliet I'm sorry! Did you get brushed today?" he asked petting her head. Juliet knows everyone here she's my little social butterfly.
We walked on saying bye to George.
"Hey Nina" I said to the front desk.
"Oh hey gab. I'm sorry about your grandfather is this that guy?" she said.
"Yea thanks…and yep this is him!" I said.
"Hi I'm Nina Gabi's personal shopping and excuse making best friend!" she said.
"Hi" troy said. I wanted to see if he would look at Nina in a guy way. Nina was all L.A girl! She had the fake boobs and blonde hair. But she was the sweetest person you could meet.
"Well angie is waiting for you. We've all missed little Juliet there!" she said petting Juliet and giving her a treat.
"Ok thanks Nina" I said. We walked down the hallway that had all the records on the wall.
"I know this probably isn't how you wanted spend your first day here…I'm sorry" I said grabbing his hand.
"Brielle, I have wanted to see you like this in your job and life! I told you Brielle I love you and I will do anything for you" he said. I kissed him. Awww I love him!
We walked into the studio.
"GABI!!!!" Angie yelled and hugged me.
"Hey Angie!" I said and hugged her back.
"Hi troy. I've heard so much about you! I don't think I have ever seen this light around Gabi before!" she said and hugged troy. I love how everyone accepted him.
Troy stayed kinda quiet the whole time.
"Well we're gonna get started. Your sheets are in there already and mike and jay will be here in a minute. Troy if you're hungry or thirsty there's a mini kitchen because Gabi is a pig during recording and loves to eat!" Angie said.
"Well gee thanks!" I grumbled.
"Ok thanks" troy smiled. He's being a good sport about all this…awww he gets cookie!
"Gabi go get your book it's in my office." She said. I nodded and walked out.
I walked down the hallway and to her office. I went to her desk and had to move some stuff around…when I saw a letter from another record company. I read it really quick.
'Dear Angelina,
We're writing to you to say we would love to have you at our record company. Please contact us for the details'
Angie was leaving this company!? She's planning to drop it all!? Ok Gabi…just chill…maybe she was going to talk to us about it. I grabbed my book and took a deep breath. Just act normal Gabi…
I walked back in and jay was there.
"Gabi!" he said and hugged him
"Hey jay. Did you meet troy?"
"Yea we were talking. So…you sing in your sleep?" he said
I hit troy. "I leave you alone for 5 seconds and you tell my secrets!" I said. Troy laughed.
"It's not a secret Brielle…you're a loud sleep singer"
"What ever" I said. Everyone laughed.
"Aright lets work on the music part and then we'll record…ok" jay said.
I nodded and went to sit at the music desk with all the buttons.
And hour later we were all laughing and dancing to the music we just made.
It's a party song and the music bumps and needs bass.
"Alright, so tomorrow after your meeting come in tomorrow and we'll add in the music." Jay said.
"Sweet" all of us agreed. Troy and I left with Juliet, who slept on his lap the whole ride home.
"Troy I'm sorry, it's not fair to drag you to all my work places"
"Brielle stop apologizing I had fun tonight, really I did"
"How about tomorrow my meeting is at 8 you stay at the apartment and I'll be around 10. We'll go to the beach or something" I said.
"Perfect" troy said. I really hope this whole trip I'm not left working! It already sucks that I find myself missing laurel already but I don't want troy to get bored!
Ugh! I don't like it! I has a serious writers block! And this is what came out! Troy just seems like…I don't like a magazine type boyfriend and I don't want him to seem like that! Well I'm going to do one more California chapter and they're going back to Maryland. Will they go to pack up Troy's stuff or go and unpack Gabi's!? Wait and see!!! Lol! Well review!!! And if you have nay ideas for future chapters they are welcomed! Thanks for reading!!!