September 12, 2012

"God, that man is insatiable." Taylor mumbled as she walked out of her shared bedroom.

Gabriella snorted. She was curled up on the couch with her text book she was pre-reading. "You're lucky. I haven't had sex since the reunion."

"The reunion huh?" She asked, sitting next to her friend.

Gabriella rolled her eyes. She had avoided the subject of her pregnancy for two weeks. "Yep." She said.

"Huh. That'll be what, eight weeks?"

"I'll be ten weeks on Saturday." Gabriella informed quietly.

"Well shit." Taylor said, frowning. "I want some soup."

"I want a hotdog."

Taylor crinkled her nose. "Aren't you supposed to be eating healthy?"

"I can eat whatever I want. It will have to deal with it." Gabriella closed her book, setting it on the table. "Ice cream and hotdogs."

"Now that's disgusting." Taylor said with a laugh.

"Fuck off." Gabriella grumbled. She pushed herself off the couch and headed for the kitchen. "Do we have ice cream?"

Troy slid through the door and walked into the kitchen. "Hey Gabsy." He kissed the side of her head.

Gabriella gave him a small smile, opening the freezer. "Hey, do we have ice cream? Aha!" She grabbed a carton and opened it. Much to her surprise, it was empty. She cursed and threw it in the garbage. "Who puts an empty carton of ice cream in the freezer? Chad Christopher Danforth."

Troy chuckled. "Hey Gabsy, can you help me get ready for my date? I have like a half hour to get ready and leave."

She frowned, turning to look at him. "What do you need me to do?" She asked slowly.

"Just some nice clothes. You know what looks good on me." He shrugged.

Gabriella took a deep breath. She didn't quite know how she felt bout it, how she felt about Troy going on a date. She guessed it was from the fact that she was carrying his child, but he didn't know that. She hadn't told anybody who the father was. She told her parents she was pregnant, but other than that only Sharpay and Taylor know. Tonight would definitely not be the right night to tell him.

"So will you do it?"

She looked at him, snapping out of her thoughts. "Yeah, I guess so."

"Thanks! You're the best." He kissed her cheek. "I'll bring you back some ice cream."

Gabriella gave him a half hearted smile and walked over to Troy's room. She pushed his door open and sighed. She started off with collecting the dirty laundry on the floor. She shook her head, shoving the clothes in the hamper. When she was finished with that she looked at what he had hanging in the closet. She plucked a nice black button up, sniffing it to make sure it was clean. She placed it on his bed before she went through his drawers.

It must be a special date. He only lets her pick his clothes when he really wants to make a good impression. She frowned again at the thought. He pulled out some dark jeans and placed them next to the shirt. He found a nice pair of shoes in his collection. The only clothing item he kept neat were his shoes. He had more pairs of shoes than she did actually.

She turned to walk out of the room and ran into a wet Troy. "Hey, thanks for cleaning up." He said with a small grin.

Gabriella checked him out before she spoke. "You're welcome, have a good time." She said as she walked out of his room and into her own.

Troy put his clothes on and stepped into the bathroom. He brushed through his hair and Chad knocked on the door. "Hey man." Chad looked over at him.

"Hey." Troy said looking up at him. "What's up man?"

"Going out with Haley tonight?" Chad asked. Troy nodded. "Man, she's hot."

Troy chuckled. "Yeah, but I don't know if I want to anymore."

Taylor heard her boyfriend call somebody hot. She was about to hand his ass back to him but she listened to the conversation instead. "How come?" Chad asked Troy as they stood in the bathroom like a bunch of girls.

"Gabs was making eyes at me, man."

Chad groaned. "Not the Gabi thing again. Like I told you before, you have to be serious with her. You can't just sleep with her after the reunion and not commit."

Taylor's jaw dropped to the ground. The reunion. Gabi and Troy slept together. It didn't take a genius to figure out what that meant. "I know but Gabs always acts like she wants nothing to do with me after we have sex. What am I supposed to do?"

"Show her you care, don't just hit it and leave." Chad stressed, shaking his head.

"We'll talk about this later. I have to go right now though." Troy said, making his hair look perfect. He checked his teeth before he turned to Chad. "I'll see you later."

Chad shook his head as he watched him walk to the door. "Bye." He turned to see Taylor watching him. "What?"

Taylor shook her head. "Nothing. I have to have a little chat with Gabriella."

Chad froze. "Wait, you heard that?"

She nodded her head with a slow smirk. "Yes I did. I'll be right back."

"No! Don't tell her. I promised him I wouldn't." Chad begged.

Taylor sighed. "You owe me." Chad smirked devilishly. "Not in sexual favors. Chad, go take a cold shower."

Chad chuckled, leaning down to kiss the lips of the woman he loved. Sure, she was stubborn and sometimes mean but she had a good heart. When she loved, she loved hard. Taylor eased into the kiss before she pushed him away. "I love you."

"I love you too, baby." Chad murmured, pressing another kiss to her lips. "I'll be in the room, waiting for you."

Taylor shook her head and pulled out her cell. Chad went into the room and Taylor called Sharpay. Sharpay answered as her normal peppy self. "Hey Tay."

"So I have news."

"What?" She asked.

"Gabi got knocked up at the East High reunion… well after." Taylor shared quietly, watching the doors. She made sure they didn't open.

"Damn." Shar said with a laugh. "Who's the daddy?"

Taylor smiled to herself. "That's what I was trying to figure out but with a little eaves dropping I learned that the baby daddy is none other than our own little Troy Bolton."

Sharpay squealed. "No!"

"Yes!" Taylor said in excitement. "She doesn't know that I know or that now you know though."

"Oh my god. Are you going to confront her?"

"Yeah, I'm going to do that when we hang up." Taylor shared. "But there is something else."

Sharpay was reeling. "What? Tell me."

"Bolton is unadvisedly but undeniably in love with Gabi."

"Well we all knew that." Sharpay said, rolling her eyes.

"I know, but I actually kind of heard him admit it. It was refreshing."

Sharpay laughed. "Call me tomorrow. Tell me what Gabi says."

Taylor nodded. "Will do, love you bye."

"Love you, bye."

Taylor hung up, shoving her cell back into her pocket. She knocked on Gabi's door. "Gabs, you awake?"

"Yes, come in." Gabi called back to her.

Taylor walked in, closing the door behind her. Gabi was relaxed on the bed with her glasses on, reading her pregnancy book. "What chapter are you on?"

"Constipation and other digestive issues."

Taylor made a face. "Are you serious?"

Gabi giggled, shaking her head. "No."

Taylor sat next to her friend and sighed. "So, I know."

"You know what?" Gabi asked confused.

"I know that Troy is the father." Taylor said slowly, watching her face.

Gabi's gaze shot up at her. "How do you think you know that?"

"You last had sex at the reunion. I heard Bolton tell Chad you guys had sex at the reunion. I put two and two together. Gabi you have to tell him." Taylor said, putting her hand on Gabi's leg.

Gabi sighed, closing her book. "When do I tell him Taylor? In between dates?"

"What are you? Jealous?"

"I am not jealous." Gabi said, frowning. She felt herself getting mad. "I don't want him fucking around especially around my child."

"It's his child too! But he'll never know unless you tell him." Taylor said. "I love you and I love Troy. I would be all for it if I knew that he would just treat you like dirt. He'll be there for his child. Don't underestimate him."

"He doesn't have to know yet. He'll know when I want him to know." Gabriella said firmly.

Taylor sighed, deciding to leave it alone. "You better tell him before he finds a girlfriend. How fucked up would that be?"

"Get out." Gabi said, pointing to the door.

"Goodnight baby doll." Taylor said as she walked out the door.

Gabriella groaned, frustrated. She was going to have to tell him sooner or later. She decided to tell him tomorrow morning. Taylor and Chad were leaving early and Troy didn't have to go anywhere in the morning and I had work at one. "I just hope it all works out." Gabriella told herself, pressing her hand against her belly.

Troy slipped through the door the next morning around seven. He wasn't expecting to get home so late… or early. He had fallen asleep while Haley had tried to make a move on him. Let's just say she was not very happy. He took a quick trip to the grocery store, surprising himself that he actually remembered Gabi's ice cream. Troy stuck the two cartons in the freezer, closing it. He jumped when he saw Gabi standing on the other side with a cup of what looked like chocolate milk.

"'Shit, you scared me." Troy said.

"Sorry." Gabi replied. "I need to talk to you."

"About what?" He asked, shifting his weight.

"Do you remember what we did after the reunion?" She asked quietly. Her arms crossing over her chest, lifting up her swollen breasts. They'd already grown a full cup size. Troy couldn't help but stare.

He tore his eyes away from her chest and looked up at her. "Yeah, I think I know where you're going with this…"

Gabriella swallowed hard. "You do? Did Taylor tell you?"

He furrowed his eyebrows. "Did Taylor tell me what?"

"Okay, so were not talking about the same thing here." Gabriella figured. "You might want to sit down."

"No, I'm fine." He murmured, now frowning himself. "Tell me what's going on Gabsy."

"Although we were careful, that night." Gabriella rubbed her lips together, shifting again before she let out a breath. "I'm pregnant."

Troy started laughing slowly before he burst into a fit of laughter. "Oh god, Gab, you almost had me for a second there. I mean, we used condoms."

"They aren't completely effective." Gabi said, getting a little upset. "You don't have to be apart of it's life if you don't want to be Troy. I know you have a bright future and if you don't want it holding you back then I completely understand."

"I- how- wha- I-" Troy tried to form words.

"Just think about it, Troy." Gabriella said softly. She took her cup and walked back to her room. That went fairly well, she mused.

Troy on the other hand couldn't wrap his mind round it. She was the pregnant one. It was his child. He was going to be a father. He was going to have responsibilities. He felt like he couldn't breathe. He gripped the fridge door, taking a couple deep breaths.

He gathered up his courage and knocked loudly on Gabi's door. "Come in." He opened the door, closing it behind him.

"Marry me." The words just slipped out of his mouth.

Gabi looked up at him alarmed. "What?"

Troy swallowed thickly. "Marry me. We're going to have a kid. We should be married."

"I'm not going to marry you just because I'm pregnant Troy." Gabi said incredulously. "Come here, come sit by me." She patted the spot on her bed next to her. "We definitely need to talk about this."

He kicked his shoes off and took a seat where she instructed him to. She pulled the glasses off her face and set them down on the nightstand. "What are we going to do Gabsy?"

Gabriella sighed. She placed a hand on her stomach, resting her head against his shoulder. "I had four weeks to think about it, since I found out. I'm not completely sure what we're going to do honestly. We're both in Grad school, you're going to do the basketball thing. We're going to be okay though."

"How do you know?"

"Because we have each other. We're going to be awesome parents. It's going to be weird when we have to explain this to them. We've been friends forever and we have a group of friends that will support us no matter what stupid thing we do. My parents are very confused but they're going to support us as I imagine yours will." Gabriella reasoned.

Troy shifted stroking her hair. He reached over with his other hand, he moved his hand under her shirt to press his cold hand against her warm skin. "When are you due?"

"April 27th." She said, putting her hand over his. "They said it'll probably be a little late since it's going to be my first baby."

"When the time is right are we going to find out the gender?"

"I don't want to know but I'll probably change my mind later."

Troy sighed. "This is weird.."

"What?"

"The thought of us being parents. It's weird."

"Baby, it's going to be weird for the next eighteen years."

"Can you feel anything?" Troy asked.

Gabriella shook her head. "I feel a little nauseous but I don't think that's what you're talking about?"

"Morning sickness?" Troy asked with a frown.

"More like all day sickness. Normally cologne sets me off but I don't mind your smell."

Troy laughed. "God, how did we get ourselves into this?"

"We were horny and a little tipsy."

They laughed together, despite their fear of the future. He pressed a kiss to the side of her head. "I'm sorry for getting us into this Gabsy. I'll be here every step of the way. Our co-parenting isn't going to be that terrible." Gabi felt a rush of emotions hit her. Tears pricked her eyes and she turned away from him to wipe a stray tear. "Hey, why are you crying?"

"I don't know." She said honestly, sobbing harshly.

"Please don't cry." Troy begged, pulling her closer to him.

She buried her face into his nice black shirt. Troy held her, letting her calm down. She wiped her face against his shirt and sat up, trying to pull herself together. "I'm sorry we ruined our lives."

Troy's frown deepened. "Don't you dare say that. We didn't ruin our lives. We've been through a lot and this baby is just going to be another adventure."

Gabriella sniffed. "I need a nap."

"We're you waiting up for me?"

"Kind of. I knew it was time to tell you. I've been processing it for the last four weeks."

"I have to tell my parents."

"We have to tell our friends."

"We have to tell people in general." Troy pointed out.

Gabi nodded. "How was your date?"

Troy chuckled. "I fell asleep when we got back to her place. It's safe to say she's not going to go out with me again." Gabi giggled, closing her eyes. "She was nice though." The room was quiet as Troy stroked her hair slowly. She felt relaxed, about ready to fall asleep. "When is your next appointment?"

"Well I had an impromptu one the other night after dinner. My next one next month."

"Impromptu? Was that why you left so fast?" Troy asked.

She sighed. "I was bleeding, I thought I was…" She swallowed, not even wanting to say the words. "I thought I was miscarrying. When I went to the Emergency room, they said everything was fine." Gabriella shifted, pulling the book out from under her pillow. She pulled out her current ultrasound picture. "This is it."

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked, sitting up straighter. He took the small picture and got a closer look. "That's it?"

Gabriella gave him a half smile. "Yeah, It's only a fetus."

"Looks like me." He joked. She shook her head. "Anything planned for today?"

"I have work at one."

"Do you want to have lunch and I'll drop you off?"

"How am I going to get home?" Gabriella asked, putting the book back under her pillow.

"I'll pick you up." Troy offered.

Gabi stretched out her back and sat up. "You don't have to spend all your time with me just because I'm pregnant."

Troy shrugged. "I want to. You can pick where we go to lunch."

She looked at him suspiciously. "I'm not sleeping with you again."

Troy laughed. "All I want is to have lunch. Is that so hard to believe?"

"Almost as hard as that falling asleep story." Gabi replied dryly.

"I'm offended."

"You should be. I have to take a shower. We can leave when I get dressed."

"I'll go change." Troy murmured, pressing a kiss to her forehead "I'll be right back." Gabriella nodded, smiling softly. He left the door open while Gabriella gathered her clothes.

Gabriella burst out laughing at Troy's joke. They were at dinner after she got off work. As promised he had taken her and picked her up. She wondered why he was acting this way. He was acting different but did she really expect him not to after what she told him this morning? She wasn't sure. She wasn't too sure about anything going on in her life right now.

The thought had a negative effect on her bright mood. She wiped her mouth with napkin and looked down at her empty plate. They were waiting for the check before they were heading back to the house. The mood of the lunch they had earlier was light and playful. It was like any other day. They didn't have the future lurking over them as they felt this morning.

She felt the dark mood creep up on her again. Troy sensed the mood change and offered her his hand to hold. She reluctantly reached over, placing her hand in his. She always knew Troy would be there for her. They were always going to be friends. They were going to be great parents to the little baby inside of her.

Troy handed over his card, paying for the dinner just as he did for lunch. Once he got the receipt, they stood together walking out of the restaurant. They got in Troy's car and he drove them back home. The past twenty minutes have been silent he pulled up behind Gabi's car in front of the house.

They didn't make a move to get out, they just buckled their seatbelts. "I think we need to have a serious talk."

"It's going to be one of many, I'm sure." Gabriella replied, resting her head against the seat. She turned her body to face his.

He nodded silently. "I'm going to be apart of it's life, so we're going to have to compromise about a lot of things."

"Right." She agreed.

"Since I'm playing basketball for Berkeley, I won't be going anywhere for a while." Troy shared. "If I can still get an offer after I finish my masters then I'll accept and go into the NBA. It won't be until it's at least two."

"What if you get a once in a lifetime offer, sooner?"

Troy sighed, he hadn't thought about that exactly. 'I'd probably take it."

"I wouldn't let you do anything else." Gabi said with a small smile. "Troy, you won't have to worry about me. I'll have Taylor, Chad and the rest of our friends would be more than glad to help out with me. I support you in everything you want to do Troy. I always have."

He gave her a small grin. "I'll always worry about you, especially now Gabsy. You're carrying our little…fetus in there." Gabi couldn't help but giggle. "I'll support you just like you support me. You promise not to hate me when our kid is born and waking up every hour."

"Only if you promise not to hate me when I get ridiculously annoying as this pregnancy progresses."

"Deal." He said, holding out his pinky.

She wrapped her pinky around his and placed a light kiss on his lips. She shifted, leaning against his shoulder. "This isn't going to be easy."

"Nothing meaningful ever is." Troy kissed the top of her head. "Come on baby mama, let's get you to bed."

"Okay." Gabriella stifled a yawn. She didn't realize how tired she actually was. She kept waking up last night waiting for Troy and got up really early. She was looking forward to a long, long sleep. She slid out of his car and walked up to the door. Troy closely followed, locking his car with a high pitched beep.

Troy opened the door as she yawned again. "You're pregnant?!" Chad said, his eyes wide.

Gabi looked alarmed, partially from the fact that she almost shit her pants. Everyone knew she scared easily. They looked around the room Chad was standing by the door as if he was waiting for them. Taylor was sitting on the couch next to Sharpay and Zeke. She had her sorry eyes on. Gabi wondered if she shared who the father was.

"Yes, she's pregnant." Troy said, speaking up for me.

"Gabs! How could you do this? All of those dreams you have, you're going to put off for a baby?"

Troy frowned. "Don't talk to her like that! She's going to make all of her dreams come true. She'll be fine."

"Why are you sticking up for her? She was the most ambitious of all of us. She should have been more careful."

"It takes two to make a baby Chad. Just shut up before she kicks your ass- before I kick your ass."

Gabriella took a seat in between Sharpay and Taylor. She wasn't as hurt as everybody thought she would be. Everything he was saying was true but after the conversation she had with Troy in the car, it was going to be okay. That's all she can afford to think right now. She cuddled against Sharpay and watched the boys argue.

"I'm just trying to look our for my little sister. I'm going to find whoever did this to you and I'm going to kill him." Chad said, his curls bouncing.

"Chad."

"I'm going to cut his balls off and put them in a blender."

"Chad!"

"Then I'm going to rip his legs off."

"CHAD!"

"WHAT?"

"I'm the father!"

She didn't hear a gasp from the couch so she assumed Taylor told Sharpay and Shar told Zeke. They watched as Chad's face turned a little pale. Taylor was trying so hard not to laugh next to her. The silence felt like an eternity.

"What?" Chad choked out.

"I knocked Gabi up."

"What?" He managed again.

"It was after the reunion…." Troy trailed off, looking at Gabi with a small smile on his face. "We already talked about it, everything is going to be just fine."

"Fine? You think everything is going to be fine?"

"Yes. For now everything is going to be fine." Troy assured. "We're going to take it day by day. In seven months we're going to have another little wildcat."

"Jesus Christ." Chad muttered. "I'm going to bed." He walked towards his room and shut the door behind him.

"I'll go make sure he's okay." Taylor said, releasing some of the giggles she was holding back. "Goodnight, guys."

"Night." They all replied back.

Troy took her seat while Gabriella rested her legs on his lap. "So, you're going to be parents." Zeke said.

"Yep." They both said at the same time.

"We'll support you one hundred percent. And so will Ryan and Kelsi. Chad just needs a moment to come around."

"He'll be fine." Troy said. "Once it get's closer to the due date he'll be buying it a whole bunch of stuff."

"Do you think it's going to be a boy or a girl?"

"Hard to tell… I'm not going to find out though."

"Why not?" Sharpay asked frowning. "I'm going to buy pink whether it's a boy or a girl."

Gabi laughed. "I already planned on it Shar."

"Little tutu's for Troy junior." Shar teased.

Troy shook his head. "It's going to be a spoiled, spoiled child."

"Right?" Gabi said, laughing. "I have to do all the hard work."

"I doubt eating ice cream and having me cater to your every whim is hard work."

"Don't even get me started Troy Bolton." Gabi said, pinching the back of his arm. She yawned, closing her eyes. "Are you guys staying?"

"Yeah."

"You can have my room, I'll just cuddle with Bolton tonight."

"Are you going to do it again?"

"No." Gabi said at the same time Troy said, "Yes."

Sharpay made a face as Gabi pushed herself up. "I'll go get my room ready." She walked inside her room, grabbing her book and her pillow and put it in Troy's room. She cleared her sheets off her bed and put a set of clean ones on. She changed into night shirt before walking out. "It's all yours."

"Thanks Gab. Can I borrow something?"

"You do anyway." Gabi said with a slight giggle. "I'm going to lay down." She announced, walking into Troy's room. It was still clean from yesterday when she cleaned it. She washed her face and took her contacts out. She put her glasses on before she changed the bedding on his bed. She climbed in and opened her book.

Troy moved about his room getting ready for bed. He watched her for a moment, reading her book. She was beautiful, even more so now carrying his child. She was glowing in fact, he had never seen anybody more beautiful than she. She stripped down to his boxers and stretched his back a little before he climbed in bed next to her.

Hello internet friends. I've decided that this story is going to remain T. ONLY BECAUSE i have a new sexual story i'm working on. lol. It's very sexual. Y'all are gonna have to wait for it though. SORRY. I still love you guys. I'm giving you all virtual hugs right now. Don't forget to review.