Both teenagers stood at Gabriella's locker talking about their weekend plans and occasionally starting a make-out session. They were lost in each others love not paying attention to either of their friends trying to talk to them.

"HELLLOOO, GABRIELLA," her friend Taylor said trying to get her attention.

"Yo Troy," his friend Chad said.

All the yelling their friends did didnt stop them, they were too satisfied to pull away. Finally they pulled away when Gabriella's cell phone began to ring.

"Hello," she said trying to catch her breath.

"Gabriella where are you," her mom asked.

"At school, why?"
"It's Friday remember i need you to be at home. David is waiting for you," she said.

"Crap ok i'll be right there."

Gabriella put away her phone and turned back to Troy and said, "Sorry i have to go but i'll call you later."

Troy never knew why she has to be at home right away on Fridays and everytime he would ask her why Gabriella would just change the subject. Gabriella didnt want to tell him because she was afraid of what he would think and she didnt want him to leave her because of it.

Gabriella drove as fast as she could home, she was running way late. When she got there David was standing on the front porch with a 2 year old next to him.

"You're late," David said handing Gabriella the 2 year old's bag.

"I know, i'm sorry."

"My mom bought her a new dress for your guys' picture, it's in her bag," he said.

"O great thank you."
David bent down to the 2 year old's height and said, "Bye Lissy Daddy will see you on Sunday," he gave her a hug and kiss and then stood back up.

"Will you be here on Sunday?"
"Yeah probably," Gabriella asnwered.

David gave Gabriella a hug then walked to his car and drove away.

Gabriella took Lissy's hand and they walked into the house.

"Mama id hungee," Lissy said pulling on th end of Gabriella's shirt.

"What do you want me to make," Gabriella asked.

"Hog Gog."
She made her daughter a hot dog then turned on the Backyardigins for Lissy while she did her English homework.

Hiding the fact that Lissy is her daughter is what Gabriella did to everyone. She was more frightened about what Troy would say about it then what strangers would say. Gabriella got pregnant when she was 14, the summer before Freshman year. Deciding what she was going to do was the hardest thing she would ever do. Lissy goes over to David's house on Sunday's and comes home Tuesday mornings and then goes over Thursday nights and comes home Friday after school. Gabriella was surprised that David is so involved in Lissy's life. David and Gabriella dont have the same feelings for each other anymore but they still do love each other in like a brother/sister sort of way.

Later that night she put Lissy to sleep and layed her down on Gabriella's bed, and she sat at her desk wondering how she was going to tell Troy. Her mom told her a long time ago that she should tell him but everytime she tried to she would chicken out or he would do something really sweet. Gabriella was deep in thought when she felt her cell phone vibrate in her jean pocket. She looked down at the caller ID and Troy's face appeared on her screen.
"Hey," she answered whispering.

"What are you doing right now?"

"Sitting in my room why," she answered standing up from her desk.

"Because i miss you and want to see you."
"I thought we were going out tomorrow," seh said turning on her lamp.

"Yeah we are i just want to see you and maybe kiss you some more."

Gabriella gigles at his cornyness," One night wont kill you."
"Please come out tonight," he said, "Please say yes, because i brought you something."

"What," she asked confused.

"Turn around."
Gabriella turned around and saw Troy standing on her balcony with a picnic basket. She smiled and then walked towards the balcony door. Right before she opened the door she turned back and looked at Lissy to make sure she was still asleep.

"Hey beautiful," He said when she opened the door. She closed the door behind her then walked up to him and a gave him a quick but sweet kiss.

"So what you got there," Gabriella asked looking down at the picnic basket.

"A little night time snack."

He took a blanket out of his backpack, laid it down on the balcony floor and then they both sat down. Gabriella watched him intentivly as he started to unpack the basket. Troy pulled out 3 peanut butter and jelly, 2 bags of ruffles, 2 cokes, 1 caprisun and 2 choclate bars.

"Are you feeding the neighborhood," she asked.

"Nope the extra sandwich and caprisun is for Lissy, just in case she wants to come hangout with us."
"That's sweet," she said.

To Troy Lissy was Gabriella's cute little sister that likes to sleep in Gabriella's bed because she was scared and that she always wants to be with her big sister. Gabriella never said that Lissy was her little sister but Troy just assumed.

That night Gabriella attempted to try to tell him but she kept chickening out, she didn't want to ruin that perfect moment. But Troy knew she was upset about something.

"Are you okay," he asked while she was laying on his chest listening to his heart beat.

"Yeah I'm fine," she looked up into his eyes. It was really hard for her to lie to those eyes, but she didnt want him to leave her. The two teenagers layed together under the moon light.

"I love you," he said.

"I love you too."
He leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"You missed," she said.

He laughed then leaned down again but this time he kissed her sweetly on her lips. Troy was about to pull away when Gabriella began kissing him with all the passion she had which like always turned into a hot and heavy make-out session.

A few weeks before was the first time they had sex together adn after that day Gabriella knew it was a really bad idea; one because od lissy and two because they dont have to show each other how much they love each other through sex. She never told Troy how she felt about it so he was always confused why she would stop when they got to that point. Being a nice caring guy, Troy, never tried to pressure her to do anything she didnt want to do, even though he wanted to.

Around 2:30 Troy finally went home and Gabriella still hadn't told him about Lissy. She watched him climb back down her tree then she walked back into her room. Lissy was fast asleep when Gabriella climbed into bed next to her.

Gabriella was only asleep for an hour and a half when her phone rang telling her she had a missed text. Lissy turned over in the bed but didnt wake up. Gabriella reached for her phone on her night stand, blinking the tiredness out of her eyes then opened the text.

From: David

Hey r u awake?

She rubbed her eyes then replied

From: Gabby

Sorta y?

From: David

Cause I wanted to see if u told Troy

From: Gabby

No not yet

From: David

Y not. Dnt u think he deserves to know

From: Gabby

Yeah but it's hard, I really love him, I want him to stay around

From: David

Well if he doesnt still love u after u tell him then maybe he's not worth loving.

Gabriella knew that he was totally right, he's always known what to say.

From: Gabby

Yeah ur right

From: David

K I guess i'll see u sunday. Dnt forget to tell me all about it

She closed her phone and put it back on the night stand then went back to sleep. All she dreamed about was how Troy was going to react.

The next morning Gabriella took Lissy to the park before her date with Troy. She pushed Lissy on the swings while she pictured what her life would be like if she didnt tell him; but Gabriella wondered if that life without him was the best way to run away from her problems.