(An:) Hey All just wanted to clarify that First chpt was Gabby's POV second was Troy's POV (just if you all were wondering why they were similar) Thanks to Zanessa Fan for the advice…Greatly Appreciated…
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Gabriella brushed off Troy's attempts at joining him for dinner and delicately ushered him out of the suite with a quick, "Thanks" she shut the door in his very confused face…
Gabriella immediately locked the door behind her and went back into the apartment to explore… she ran her hand over one of the book shelves and smiled at the titles… she thought to herself… Mom always was too sappy…
She glanced at the titles, Romeo and Juliet, Gone with the Wind, and Message in a Bottle and then she made her way over to the bedroom…
It to was painted a light pastel blue, it had wicker chairs and a dresser and a larger oak bedframe… Gabriella was relieved to see light spilling in through a large window as she flopped into the snow white comforter; she smiled at the tiny blue flowers that covered the comforter as she kicked off her sensible high heeled shoes…
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From outside Gabriella's suite Troy groaned and leaned with his back against the door, so far he didn't get this Gabriella Montez… most women he met drooled over him and after they kissed in the stairwell Troy thought Gabriella would be the same way… But afterwards the woman seemed as uninterested in spending time with him as she could possibly be…
His hand closed into a fist and he grumbled to himself, "Fine if she wants to ignore me this will be a strict… Tenant-Landlord relationship…"
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Days passed and Gabriella became more and more reclusive, the first morning they crossed paths in the kitchen Troy tried to make small talk and Gabriella gave short one word answers and quickly found a way back to her suite…
By the third day Troy realized Gabriella was avoiding him completely, he noticed this when two cans of pop he left in the fridge disappeared while he was at work… he grumbled, "Fine"… and stomped up the stairs to his room…
The days passed slowly for Gabriella, she spent her days in her rooms, where she felt closest to her mother, she rarely showered… and spent most of the days in her pajamas…
She avoided Troy like the plague waiting for him to leave for work before she scurried out of her suite to grab food… She found herself sleeping for hours and she spent her time awake either reading her mother's books or watching TV.
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About A week into the dance of avoiding each other Troy's mother called the house…
"Hi mom…" Troy smiled into the phone…
"Hi Sweetheart," Troy's mother's cheerful voice answered back, "How are you"
Troy glanced from his kitchen stool towards the door of Gabriella's suite, "Fine I guess you?"
"Fine Honey…" his mother paused, "How's the new border…"
Troy ran a frustrated hand through his hair, "Fine…"
His mother knew what fine meant, "What's wrong?"
Troy sighed, "It's just that she never comes out of her suite…"
His mother asked, "This is the girl whose mother died?"
Troy nodded but answered, "Yeah…"
His mother took a breath, "And you said she has no other family to speak of…"
Troy sighed again, "Yeah…Poor kid…"
Troy waited while his mother pondered, "Well she's probably depressed Troy, why don't you take her to a show or something?"
Troy shook his head, "I'd love to mother, but she won't even leave her room if she knows I'm home…"
His mother smiled and answered, "Maybe you need to force the issue a little…"
Troy rested his chin on his hand, "Maybe…" the thoughts whirled in his head, "But I'll let you go mom I know you're busy…Love you…"
His mother let out her breath, "Love you too…"
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Gabriella snuggled safely under the covers in her suite when she heard a knock at the door, she didn't answer and soon she heard a voice…
"Uhhhh Ummm Gabriella it's me Troy…"
Gabriella sighed, but called out, "I'm Busy…"
Troy called back, "I need to talk to you…"
Again she repeated, "I'm Busy…"
She heard Troy grumble, "I'll use my keys if you don't open the door…"
At that Gabriella was out of bed she wrapped her greasy dark hair up into bun and she padded to the front door of her suite in green pajama pants a stained white tank top and light green slippers, reluctantly she opened the door…
Troy stood on the other side of the door dressed in clean, well worn jeans and a vintage looking football shirt… he was holding a tray filled with toast, eggs, and orange juice… She could see his shock at her disheveled appearance but it quickly evaporated and he beamed at her
"Good Morning…"
Gabriella glared at him, "You said I was the only one with keys…"
Troy pushed past her and shrugged, "I lied"
Gabriella crossed her arms and followed Troy into the living room of her suite where he had placed the tray on a coffee table and made himself comfortable on the couch…
Gabriella leaned against the wall, "So talk…"
Troy ignored her icy tone, "I came to check on your research…"
Gabriella slipped against the wall, "How do you know about that?"
Gabriella and her mother's lawyer were the only ones who knew about that particular clause in her mother's will…Gabriella remembered it word for word…
Clause 23, The undersigned- here by know as Gabriella will spend some of her time in New York City researching the where abouts of one Paulo Scott Montez…
She looked back at Troy…and he smiled again, "I guess you didn't read the whole clause…"
Immediately Gabriella dashed to her bedroom where she had her copy of the will
She gasped when she re-read the clause…
Clause 23, The undersigned- here by know as Gabriella will spend some of her time in New York City researching the where abouts of one Paulo Scott Montez…
After a period of one year Gabriella Montez's findings will be checked by her guardian one Troy Anthony Bolton…If approved Ms. Montez will receive the her full inheritance.
Gabriella glanced up, "Guardian?" she muttered… she stood and slowly walked back to the living room
Troy was flipping through channels on the TV when she asked, "You're my Guardian?"
Troy flicked off the TV… "Not like 'Parent' or anything I'm just supposed to help you out."
Gabriella raised a suspicious eyebrow but Troy went on, "So?..." he grinned, "Where are you so far?"
Gabriella resumed her place against the wall the truth was she hadn't even started looking and she had a pretty good idea Troy knew that…
Gabriella muttered "Nowhere"
Troy nodded knowingly, "Well that settles it, I'm taking tomorrow off and we'll get started…"
Gabriella shot him a fiery stare, which made most of her staff back home quiver… Troy didn't flinch…
Troy stood and walked back to the front of Gabriella's suite… He turned and grinned at her when he reached the front door… "Be ready at 8 am?"
Gabriella trudged after him and finally nodded her agreement…
Troy turned and pulled the door open...He uttered a "see ya" and closed the door behind him…
Gabriella locked the door (which she now realized was useless since he had his own set of keys) and leaned against it, angry that her mother gave this stranger so much authority over her… she thought to herself… well Mr. Bolton if I have to spend the day with you, I'm not going to make it easy.
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