Lissy jumped up and down on the Gabriella's bed while she watched 'Cinderella' for the 16th time that sunday afternoon while Gabriella finished her Trig homework and ate her grill cheese.
"Melissa Grace stop jumping on the bed your going to hurt yourself," Gabriella yelled from the living room.
"Ine ot!"
"Yes you are i can see you," she yelled back.
Once her movie was over LIssy ran into the living room with her mom and said, "Mamma id ored."
"I know your bored but mama has to finish her homework, but once i'm done i'll take you to the park," Gabriella said.
"I ont anut oo oh ooo da ark."
"Then where do you want to go besides the park," she asked.
"Untlle Ory ouse."
Gabriella sighed then said, "We can't i'm sorry but i can call Aunt Taylor and she can come over and play with you."
"Fine," she said with a sad look on her face and then walked back into the bedroom.
Gabriella reached for her cell phone and called Tayor.
"Hey Gabby, What's up," Taylor said.
"Just doing my homework... I was wondering if you could come over and keep Lissy company 'cause she's bored out of her mind watching 'Cinderella'."
"Yeah sure... Does Troy have to hang with his dad," she asked.
"I dont know, i didnt ask him to come over."
"Why?"
"We
broke up," Gabriella sighed into the phone.
"O my god, i'll be right there."
Gabriella really didnt want Taylor to make a big deal out of it because that would just make her feel worse about the whole thing and she just wanted to focus on school and Lissy. Gabriella didnt know if she should tell Taylor the real reason the broke up (about Lissy) or a modified version.
It wasnt even 5 minutes until Taylor was at Gabriella's house rining the doorbell. Gabriella got up from her seat and felt a little dissy but went to answer the door. Taylor immediatley jumped into Gabriella's arms giving her a big hug and saying, "I'm so sorry."
"Thanks Tay," Gabriella said when her friend finally let go over her hold around her body.
"So what happened?"
"We just broke up," was all she said and made her way back to her homework.
"Why'd
you brake up?"
"Long story."
"Well i have time," Taylor said siting down at the chair next to Gabriella.
"Well i dont want to tell you," After she said that she realized how mean and hurtful it was so she said, "I'm sorry i didnt mean that, the whole thing is complicated."
"Gabby I'm your best friend you can tell me anything," she said.
Gabriella took a deep breath then told her the whole story, even the Lissy part.
"Wow,
why didnt you tell me a long time ago?"
"I just didnt
want you guys to judge me about me being a mom expecially at my age,"
she answered.
"No one would judge you, we all love you.. as a mom or just as a regular Gabriella."
"Thanks."
"I
just cant believe that he would break up with you because of it, He
loves you like crazy. Why would he just run away because of a small
draw back," Taylor said.
"It's not a small draw back, its going from being 16 with a girlfriend to being 16 with a girlfriend who has a 2 year old kid."
"I guess your right but i still dont get it," she said.
Gabriella
looked towards her bedroom to check on LIssy and saw her jumping on
the bed again, "MELISSA GRACE STOP JUMPING ON THAT BED I DONT
WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM."
"I can tell
your a mom," Taylor joked.
"Haha very funny...Can you please intertain her while i finish this, i almost done and they you can go home i just need to finish this before she decides to kill herself by jumping on the bed," Gabriella said.
"Yeah no problem."
Gabriella finished her homework an hour later and then Taylor went home to check on her brothers and said she would come back later and they would go to the mall. Ms. Montez came home a few minutes after Gabriella was done with her homework.
"How was your guy's day," Ms. Montez asked.
"Good, I finished my homework and Lissy watched 'Cinderella' over and over again and then Taylor came over and preoccupied Lissy so i could finish my homework. She's gonna come back later and we're gonna go to the mall."
"Oh well i'll watch Lissy while you guys are gone," she said.
"Thats
ok, i think she wants to get out anyway."
"Well i can
take her to the park."
"She doesnt want to go there i asked, she told me she wants to go to T-r-o-y-'s house," Gabriella said.
"Oh."
"Yeah, but thanks for the offer, I need to be responsible of my own baby," Gabriella said.
"Are you sure because i can take Lissy and you and Taylor can have the house and you can a girls night," Ms. Montez really want to see Gabriella just stay home and hide out in her room and cry herself to sleep and eat crap all day like a regular teenage girl would do when thy broke up with their boyfriend but Gabriella wasnt going to do it; she didnt want to show Lissy that it was ok to just break down when you lose a boyfriend, that a just because you dont have a man in your life anymore that it's ok to just act useless.
"Mom i dont want to act like every other teenager. I'm going to move on and i'm going to be a better mom to my daughter," Gabriella said.
"Gabby you cant just forget about everything you had with him, thats what i did and that's why i am the way i am... Do you want Lissy to grow up resenting guys because her mom just gave up on them."
"You make your life style seem so crappy," Gabriella said.
"That's not what i'm saying, i'm just trying to get you to realize that what you decided now about guys is not going to be the same when your older and all the guys are gone."
"I have Lissy and my friends and you and that's all i need," Gabriella said.
Gabriella does miss Troy like crazy and it really hurts when she thinks about him but she doesnt know how to get him back, if he even wants to get her back. She doesnt want to be cooped up in the house sulking, expecially since she has Lissy. If Gabriella didnt have Lissy then she would be sulking and gaining 15 pounds but she has to be strong for her baby. But she does wish that she at this moment would be hanging out with Troy at the park or at his house, laying together on the grass, playing with Lissy like nothing in the world can stop them from being together.
A half an hour later Taylor came back to the Montez house and picked up Gabriella and Lissy. When Taylor knocked on the door bell Lissy ran into the living room with her shoes in hand.
"Hey you guys ready," Taylor asked.
"Almost, i just have to put Lissy shoes on."
Gabriella helped Lissy put on her shoes and then said goodbye to her mom.
"Here Gabby take my car so you dont have to take out Lissy's carseat," Ms. Montez said.
"Thanks."
They all loaded up in the car and went towards the mall. On there way there they passed Troy's house, Taylor looked over at Gabriella who cleared her throat and tried to keep her tears back.
"Untle Ory!," Lissy yelled.
"Are you okay," Taylor asked.
"Yeah i'm fine."
Taylor didnt bother to tell her that she was lieing, they just kept making there way to the mall.
