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Chapter 18: Oh Shit

Nobody's POV

Jack and Lucille Bolton walked into the house after a late night of poker at the Danforth's along with the rest of the parents to find the group sprawled out on the living room floor. Blankets and pillows were scattered all around, along with snacks and sodas. Shaking their heads with a smile, they headed upstairs to go to bed, choosing to deal with the mess the following day.

Around 6 the next morning a ray of sunlight from the unclosed curtains hit Gabi's face. Letting out small moan, Gabi turned back over. Snuggling her face into Troy's chest, she attempted to go back to sleep. Just as she was drifting back off, an arm whacked the small of her back hard. Groaning again, she pushed herself up, only to find Chad's arm lying next to her. "Bastard." She muttered, knowing that all further attempts at sleep were futile.

Pulling herself up using the sofa as leverage. She shook off the sleep and began to trek upstairs to brush her teeth. Pulling on a fresh pair of black Juicy sweats that Lucille had purchased for her and a white wife beater, she went back downstairs and surveyed the room ruefully. It was a mess. Shaking her head she walked into the kitchen and grabbed a garbage bag. She started by dumping the few now stale chips out of their bowls and into the bag. She then began picking up soda cans, chip bags, cracker boxes, pizza boxes; a few spare wings, everything. Basically filling up the bag, she walked outside to the trashcans and dumped the bag there. Coming back into the warm house, she began collecting the cups and bowls. Taking them into the kitchen, she unloaded the dishwasher and placed the new dirty dishes in it.

Walking back into the room, she continued tidying up around the sleeping forms of her friends. Once that was done, she made her way back to the kitchen to begin cooking breakfast. About 15 minutes and 50 pancakes into her venture, the kitchen door opened. "What are you doing up at 7:15?"

Gabi looked up to find Jack Bolton standing in the doorway. "Chad's arm hit me and woke me up." Gabi rolled her eyes as Jack chuckled, that sounded a lot like something that Chad would cause, even if it was in his sleep. "Hungry?" Gabi asked. Jack nodded and she piled some pancakes, eggs, and bacon on a plate. Placing it in front of him at the kitchen table, she returned with the syrup, butter, silver ware and some orange juice. "Enjoy!" She smiled as she walked over to resume her cooking, knowing that these boys could eat an entire grocery store and still be hungry for desert.

Silence filled the room for about five minutes until Lucille walked in, "Who cleaned the living room, well besides the sleeping seniors?"

"Me." Lucille turned around and saw Gabi, still cooking mounds of pancakes.

"Really Gabi, I'm sure Chad made most of the mess, he could've cleaned it up." She smiled at the girl.

"Oh it was no problem, it's Chad's fault that I'm up anyways." Gabi shook her head as she handed Lucille a plate of food. Nodding her thanks, Lucille went to sit next to her husband.

"So what are you all up to today?" She asked.

"Shopping and Lava Springs. We're going to take Christine and Stephen." Gabi answered with a smile. She had just flipped another pancake when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist.

"Good morning sunshine." Gabi turned around in his arms. Pecking his lips lightly she smiled, "Good morning handsome." Pulling out another skillet, Troy began putting batter in his own and starting to help her make the pancakes. Jack and Lucille watched as they quietly talked while cooking.

"You started without me?" Gabi and Troy turned around to find Zeke pouting in the doorway, his arms crossed across his chest.

"You were sleeping…" Gabi gave him her smile that made him shake his head.

"Whatever Brie." Grabbing a few more eggs, he shoved Troy out of the way and began scrambling them. Gabi rolled her eyes at his childish attitude. A few minutes later, Gabi had Troy cleaning his parents plates off and pulling more dishes out for the rest of the gang.

About 10 minutes later, everyone began filing in, ready for breakfast. As they sat in the kitchen the only thing that could be heard was the quiet chewing and the clanking of silverware. When they were done Taylor roped Chad into helping her with the dishes, with the excuse that Gabi had cleaned up his mess in the living room, Troy, Zeke, and Gabi had cooked, and it was their turn to help.

Grumbling all the way, Chad began to collect he dishes and clean them off. Gabi grinned as she sat in a chair in the kitchen watching, "You know Tay? I think that Jason, Ryan, and Stephen should help Chad while you Shar, Kes, Martha, Christine, Zeke, and Troy go get ready."

"That is a brilliant idea!" Taylor squealed, "What do you girls think?" Sharpay, Kelsi, Martha and Christine agreed full heartedly and with mischievous smirks they climbed the stairs to get dressed, Gabi took a seat at the kitchen table to supervise.

10 minutes into the cleaning process, Chad began whining more than ever. "Gabiiiiiiiiiii" dragged her name out in excruciating pain. "I don't wanna…."

"Chad stop whining or I'll go get Taylor."

"But Briella…………." Jason joined his cause.

"Yeah Gem…" Ryan piped up, "This isn't fair, we're just boys…"

"Save your acting skills for the Spring Musical and Darbus." Gabi advised with a shake of her head.

"But Brie-Brie you know this isn't fair." Stephen declared, deftly setting the plate he was cleaning in the sink, causing suds to fly everywhere.

Shaking her head violently from one side to the other, Gabi realized at the rate they were going she would never get her facial. Standing up she began rinsing the plates off and putting them in the dishwasher, "This machine does the work for you idiots." She muttered.

A few minutes later, with four much happier boys, the dishwasher was loaded and the kitchen was good enough for Gabi's high standards. Zeke and Troy had been watching the show from the doorway and were trying to stifle their laughs and Gabi ordered Ryan, Jason, Chad, and Stephen around like soldiers. "Now go get ready." She told them. Nodding they basically began marching up the steps to the rooms that they guys claimed the night before.

Soon they were all piled in cars and heading out to the mall. Grabbing Gabi's hand, Sharpay led the way into the huge Albuquerque mall. "Shopping spree!" She squealed as she went flying full speed ahead into the first store that she liked. Giggling, Martha, Gabi, Taylor, Kelsi, and Christine gladly followed the overly excited blonde, while Ryan, Zeke, Troy, Jason, and Stephen grudgingly followed their girlfriends inside.

For the next hour they group of 10 friends went in and out of stores continuously. The girls decided that it was now time to go bathing suit shopping since they decided against bringing suits, but instead buying new ones.

As they walked into a little shop that carried only bathing suits, cover-ups, and other beach and pool items, and was native to Albuquerque, they began moving through the aisles and pulling suit after suit out. The guys watched helplessly as they were led back to the dressing rooms and pushed down onto the sofas set aside for "viewing purposes" as Sharpay said.

One-by-one the girls began modeling their suits for the guys, trying to figure out which one to purchase. After 30 minutes of hell, according to Chad and Stephen, who were getting along way too well, the girls trotted out of the stores with the guys carrying their bags.

"So do you girls want to head to Lava Springs and have lunch by the pool?" Sharpay asked, as she linked arms with Gabi. She looked over at Taylor and Christine who were walking linked together to her right, and Kelsi and Martha behind her.

"That sounds good to me!" Taylor smiled at them. "What do you boys say? Ready to get out of the mall." The girls doubled over laughing as the guys' excitement at the thought of getting out of the mall and the end of their shopping excursion.

Giggling, Gabi walked over and relieved Troy of a few of her packages, much to his dismay. "Shut it Bolton, I'm going to help you because I'm a nice girlfriend."

"No you're a stubborn girlfriend, that's what you are." Troy glared down at her.

"You know you love me…." Gabi gave him a cheeky grin.

"That I do." Troy leaned down and gave her a small kiss on her head.

The guys carelessly tossed the girls' packages into the back of the limo that they were taking to "show Christine and Stephen a real good time" according to Ryan. "Be careful with that Zeke Christopher Baylor, it's fragile."

"Sharpay it's clothes." Zeke sighed at his dramatic girlfriend.

"Fine, Zeke please be careful for me." Sharpay gave him a small kiss on the cheek as she skipped over to the girls before leading them into the limo. An hour later they pulled into the parking lot. Getting out, the girls fished through the millions of bags in the limos. Finding their swimsuits and a change of clothes, the group headed to the changing rooms and donned their swimsuits. Heading out to the pool, Sharpay instructed Ryan to go find a 'waiter' to bring them menus.

30 minutes later, the Wildcats were sitting around the pool eating their food. About 45 minutes later the guys were splashing around in the pool as the girls got tans before they headed inside to change to get pampered for the day. Getting manicures and pedicures, facials, and massages. When they were all done, they walked out to the basketball court and sat on the grass. A few minutes later Sharpay decided it was time to end this little game.

"Okay, you boys are taking us to dinner." Sharpay informed them, "You all need to go and shower and change." Groaning together, the five boys headed off to the changing room.

The girls went to change into dressier clothes after handing the guys the bags of the nicer clothes that they had picked out for them. The guys went and got the table and had to wait for the girls to come out and join them.

The doors to the dining room opened and the guys turned around, expecting it to be their girlfriends. Instead it was Meredith Mahoney and her entourage. The guys looked away, hoping to go unnoticed, but it was to no avail, the group was making their way over to the table.

"Hey baby." Meredith smiled a sultry smile down at Troy, before taking what was supposed to be Gabi's seat next to him.

"Oh shit." Chad muttered.

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