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Gabriella stepped into the huge, white building that was 'Twenty One' and breathed a deep breath, grinning from ear to ear. It was Friday morning, which meant only one thing. In less than an hour, Troy Bolton would be walking through the very same doors, for his photo shoot.
"Jessie!" Gabriella greeted the woman at the front desk. "Could you be a doll and send Troy Bolton up to my office when he arrives?"
"Of course Gabriella" Jessie replied.
Gabriella entered the lift and made her way up to the 7th floor. This floor consisted of her office, Sharpay's office, a few other peoples tiny offices and then the rest of the floor was filled with computer booths which people called their 'offices'. This was the floor where everything happened, the whole magazine was put together on this floor. This was the floor which 'made' the building. As she walked briskly into her office, she put her bag neatly on the floor by her desk, and took her phone out, sitting down.
"Sharpay! I'm going to need a coffee run in about 40 mins, could you get someone to run and get me two Latte's. I've told Jessie to send Troy up here first, I'll give him a coffee, make him feel at home"
"That's okay, Gabs, I'll do it. A strong Latte might make him more awake for the shoot huh?" Sharpay asked, laughing down the phone line.
"It's his favorite, I checked the interview you did with him. Anyway, I have to finish this article, I'll see you soon, don't forget my Latte!" She grinned, putting her phone down on her desk.
Gabriella switched her computer on, and waited for it to load, as soon as it did, she opened up her Troy Bolton: The real me article and began typing straight away.
Before she knew it, it was 9:55 and Sharpay had arrived with the coffee's.
"Thanks Sharpay" Gabriella said, accepting the coffee's and handing over $10.
"Keep the change"
"Cheers, so he's not here yet" Sharpay asked, scanning the room.
"Nope..." Gabriella replied and heard a light knock on the door "But he is now" she laughed.
"Right...I'll scoot" Sharpay opened the door and walked out, smiling at Troy on her way.
"Troy Bolton! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Gabriella said, taking Troy's hand and shaking it.
"I took the liberty of buying you a Latte, I know you like them, since I checked your interview" She laughed and handed him the cup.
"Thanks" he grinned, accepting the Latte. "Do you buy all your guests coffee?" He asked, sitting down.
"Just the front page ones" she laughed. "Anyway, we better get down there" Gabriella picked up her own coffee and took the lead down to the 5th floor.
"This is Megan, Louise and Richard...they will be preparing you for your photo shoot" Gabriella smiled, "I'll be in the next room if any of you need me". They all nodded and Troy thanked Gabriella before she headed into the photo shoot room.
"Gabriella!" Karl grinned hugging her.
"Hey, wow, these look good" she smiled back at him.
"Yeah, we thought a basic white one would be good for the front cover ones, the we re-created some scenes for the double page spread!" Karl replied, showing her around all the scenes.
"Amazing"
After half an hour in the Makeup and Hair room, Troy Bolton was ready for the photo shoot.
"Right Troy, we have a few different scenes here" Karl explained, showing Troy the different backgrounds set up.
"Wow! This looks exactly like our Locker Rooms!" Troy grinned, walking up to that set.
"Want to start here then?" Karl asked.
"Sure"
Gabriella stood to the side while Karl snapped photos of Troy. He got a few of Troy stood in his basketball uniform, and then he decided a good effect would be an image of Troy taking his shirt off, obviously in a way so you could still see his face.
Karl had Troy go to each scene which was set up, finally finishing at the white screen.
"Gabs, any preferences for this one, it's the front of the mag I believe" Karl asked, turning to her.
"Erm, I think the topless look is good, we want it to catch the readers eye" Gabriella laughed, walking towards the two. "If that's okay with you Troy..."
"Yeah that's fine" he grinned, taking his top off and throwing it to the side. After a few more photos the photo shoot was complete.
"Can I have that memory card please Karl, I might as well pick out the best ones" Gabriella smiled.
"Yeah sure" Karl replied.
"Can I take a look at them...if that's okay obviously" Troy asked, replacing his shirt.
"Yeah sure, we'll just go back to my office. Thanks so much Karl!" Gabriella said, hugging Karl.
Gabriella lead the way once more to her office, with Troy following closely behind.
"Gabs! I'm going to Starbucks, want one?" Sharpay asked, bumping into Gabriella on the way.
"Yeah sure, Troy?" Gabriella asked, looking at him.
"A Latte would be nice, thanks" he grinned, following Gabriella into her office.
Gabriella pulled an extra seat up to her desk and gestured Troy to sit.
"Oh...is that the article?" Troy asked, looking at the article before Gabriella closed it down.
"Yeah, it's not done yet though" she replied, putting the memory stick into her computer and uploading the pictures onto it. "It's a work in progress"
"Oh right...Is it the main article then?" Troy asked, curiously.
"Yep, with you being on the front page n'all" she replied, smiling at him.
Gabriella started flicking through the pictures, showing Troy each one, earning a nod from him, or a laugh at faces he was pulling.
"Two Latte's" Sharpay grinned, handing Troy and Gabriella their drinks then sitting down with her own.
"This is Sharpay...but of course you know that" Gabriella said, suddenly realising.
"Yeah, you interviewed me...right?" Troy asked smiling at her and sipping his drink.
"Indeed I did! And I've finished my article, so I figured I'd come and talk to you" Sharpay said smiling.
"She's my best worker you know" Gabriella boasted. They both got up and went to join Sharpay on the sofa's.
"Troy! You should totally come to our fashion show!" Sharpay grinned, coming up with her 'amazing' idea. "It's in two weeks on Friday..."
"Fashion show?" he questioned.
"Every year Twenty One has a fashion show, cat walk kind of thing...this year it's going to be big, With it being our 10th anniversary. It's open to all but we have a few VIP seats available" Gabriella replied.
"Oh...Yeah I might pop along" he grinned
"For a famous basketball player Troy, you're pretty normal" Sharpay commented.
"Is that a compliment?" Troy asked, sounding unsure.
"Defiantly"
"Thanks...Anyway I better get going, it was nice meeting you two" Troy said, standing up and placing his cup in a nearby bin.
They said their goodbyes then Troy headed out the door, and out of the offices.
"You know, Troy seems like a friendly guy" Sharpay commented, once the door was close.
"Yeah he is, he seems real laid back"
"That's good, we should get him in more often for a few interviews and stuff, you know how USA loves him" Sharpay grinned, pleased with her idea.
"Yeah...I like your way of thinking!"
"Well, what can I say?" Sharpay said, flicking her hair and laughing. "So are you almost done with the article then?"
"I've got a bit to do, shouldn't take me long though, I managed to do some this morning before he arrived, then I just need to add the pictures on, send it to print and see how it looks" Gabriella grinned.
"I'm so excited to read this one! It's gunna be huge Gabs"
"Yeah, hopefully the best Mag of the year!"
At the end of the day, Gabriella locked up her office and slowly walked out of the building. When she got down to the ground floor, she locked the front doors, and made sure all the other doors were locked before exiting the building via the back, and into the car park.
She got into her car and set out of the car park, into the busy streets of L.A.
Gabriella lived with Sharpay in an amazing house. Sharpay was only there for a few weeks, until she had her own house sorted out. Gabriella didn't mind, as she sometimes found the emptiness of her house very lonely. But today was Friday. Gabriella enjoyed Fridays.
They usually consisted of, Gabriella visiting her mum on the way home from work, then going home, getting ready, and her and Sharpay going out somewhere. They went everywhere, from the movies, to night clubs.
As Gabriella parked in her mothers drive, she saw her mother in the garden, watering the flowers.
"Gabi!" Her mum shouted, greeting her and running up to hug her.
"Hey mum, hows thing up here?" She asked, getting out of her car and walking into her house.
"Ohh, you know, it's all good. Hows the business going?" She asked.
"Amazing! Troy Bolton was in today..."
"Troy Bolton?!" Her mother interrupted.
"Yes mum, for his photo shoot, hes on the front cover you know, It's going to be such a great magazine this month. Sharpay invited him to the fashion show as well, so that should be good" She smiled, making her and her mum a cup of tea.
After about 2 hours at her mums house, Gabriella decided it was time to leave.
"You and Sharpay still on for dinner tomorrow?" her mum asked.
"Yep, defiantly" and with that, Gabriella got into her car and drove away. Excited to see what the will bring.
"Sharpay?" Gabriella shouted, as she reached her house.
"I'm up here" Came the reply.
Gabriella walked up the stairs and into Sharpay's room.
"What we doing tonight then?" Gabriella asked, sitting down on Sharpay's bed.
"There's a new movie out, Time Travelers wife, it looks good, can we go see that?" Sharpay asked, holding various outfits up to herself in the mirror.
"Sure, I'm gunna go get ready" Gabriella stood up and walked to her own room. She threw her bag down on the bed and walked into her wardrobe, looking at the various clothes she could possibly wear.
Gabriella finally decided on an outfit. She wore a short black, strapless dress which ended just before her knees. After her waist, the dress puffed out and had golden stars on. Completed with an oversized golden bow. She placed on some black heels and a gold headband to complete the look. Her jewelery was kept simple with several chunky gold and black bangles. Once done, she ran some mousse through her hair, to keep her natural curls bouncy, and walked down the stairs, where Sharpay was waiting.
"Wow, Gabi, You look amazing!" Sharpay commented, standing up.
"You don't look so bad yourself!" Gabriella replied, taking in Sharpay's appearance.
Sharpay had a baby blue dress on, with some black, leather leggings. She had blue heels on and some simple accessories.
"Let's go then" Sharpay grinned, getting up and grabbing her bag. I grabbed my car keys and headed for the door, locking it behind me and getting into the drivers seat.
"Wow...That movie was so..."
"Amazing?" Gabriella asked, finishing her sentence.
"Yeah, I loved it!" Sharpay grinned. "Can we go for food now?"
"Take your pick" Gabriella replied.
"Frankie and Bennys" Sharpay said, heading towards the door.
"Miss Montez! Miss Evans!" The polite waiter greeted as we walked in "Usual seat?" He asked, taking two menu's.
"Yeh thanks Marco" Gabriella said, following Marco into the restaurant.
Sharpay and Gabriella sat in their usual seats, at the back of the restaurant, and began choosing what they would order. They both decided on lasagne and chips, and then ordered a bottle of wine.
"Next week, we're off to a nightclub!" Sharpay grinned excitedly.
"Next Friday is the cat walk, who knows how long the after party's going to be on for" Gabriella replied.
"Well, Saturday then!"
"Shar, you're going to get unprofessionally...smashed on Friday, I know you, You don't need two days of it!"
"We could make a weekend of it?" Sharpay proposed, grinning once more.
"In your dreams"
Before long, the food had arrived and the two were hungrily tucking into it, enjoying every bite. As usual.
"Marco, I must say, this is delicious!" Gabriella smiled, as he filled up their glasses. "You really do have a lovely restaurant here!"
"Than you very much Miss Montez" Marco grinned and walked off.
"Thank you once again" Gabriella said, handing $40 to Marco, before leaving.
"Can we stop off at Walmart?" Sharpay asked
"Yeah sure, what you wanting?" Gabriella asked, out of interest.
"Couple of movies, some ice cream?" she questioned. "Maybe some wine"
"Sharpay, we have work tomorrow!"
"So, we can get up early, drink coffee!" Sharpay grinned.
"Fine"
"You put the movie on, I'll get the spoons and some glasses" Gabriella said.
The girls had arrived home with a few movies, some ice cream and a bottle of wine, They often had nights in and watched movies, laughing and spending time together. Even when Sharpay didn't live here, they made time for their girly nights in.
The movie had just started as Gabriella walked in, setting the glasses down and pouring out some wine, before they both tucked into their ice cream.