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When Gabriella arrived at the office at 8:07am, she noticed that Troy was right behind her. She grabbed her bags, exited her car and stood beside her Audi, waiting for Troy to park his car.

"Hey sexy," Troy greeted as he parked his car and grabbed his bags. He then walked over to Gabriella, wrapped his muscular arms around her waist and kissed her. Gabriella pulled back after a couple of seconds, grabbed Troy's hand and they both walked into the building together.

When they went through the front door, all the girls were staring at Troy and Gabriella in envy. Gabriella just laughed and so did Troy; they then went to the elevator and pressed their floor button.

When they arrived on their floor, Gabriella and Troy went their separate ways to their offices. When Troy got to his office he set his suitcase on his desk and logged onto his computer. When Gabriella arrived at her office she placed her bags in an empty chair and logged onto her computer as well. She printed off Troy's schedule Stacy had sent her and walked down the hall to Troy's office. She opened the door and noticed Troy was writing something down on a piece of paper.

"Hey," Gabriella greeted as she walked in and closed the door behind her.

"Oh, hey!" Troy greeted back as he stopped writing and looked up at her.

"I have your schedule right here. You have a business lunch at twelve at Michael's Steakhouse and a meeting in about an hour," Gabriella explained as she handed Troy the piece of paper.

"Okay, you're coming with me to the lunch meeting, correct?" Troy asked.

"Yeah, we'll be leaving here at 11:45," Gabriella announced.

"Okay, see you at the meeting," Troy replied as he bent over his desk and gave Gabriella a quick peck on the lips.

"Bye," Gabriella added as she walked out of Troy's office. She walked back to her office and started working.

At 9:57am, Gabriella decided to head down to the meeting room. Once she got there, she sat in an empty chair at the end of the table and started to look over her notes. When Troy arrived at the meeting he noticed a bunch of girls staring at him and some were even walking up to him. He then saw Gabriella at the end of the table talking to another girl that works at the office. He quickly ran over to Gabriella and Ashley and took a seat next to Gabriella.

"Hey," Gabriella greeted as she kissed Troy once he sat down.

"Hey," Troy greeted back as he pulled away from the kiss, "Who's this?"

"Troy, this is Ashley. Ashley this is Troy," Gabriella answered.

"Nice to meet you Troy," Ashley greeted as she shook Troy's hand.

"Same here," Troy replied with a smile as he let go of Ashley's hand. The meeting was just about to begin so Troy, Gabriella and Ashley stopped talking and paid attention to the meeting.

Once the meeting was over Gabriella gathered her things, waved good-bye to Ashley and walked out of the meeting room with Troy. She then went back to her office and it was already 11:24am. She decided to keep working for the next 20 or so minutes until she had to go to the business lunch.

By the time it was 11:45am, Gabriella grabbed her Dooney and Bourke giraffe printed bag and headed towards Troy's office. Meanwhile, Troy was printing off a few papers and filing them until he heard his door open.

"Hey Troy, you ready to go?" Gabriella asked as she stepped in his office and shut the door behind her.

"Yeah, hold on a sec," Troy replied as he closed his filing cabinet and grabbed his suitcase, "Now I'm ready,"

"Okay, let's go," Gabriella announced as she walked out of the office with Troy following. When they got to the elevator Gabriella and Troy both stepped inside to find that there was no one in there. When the doors to the elevator shut, Gabriella immediately wrapped her arms around Troy's neck while Troy wrapped his arms around her waist. Troy leaned down and kissed her passionately. There lips were never parted until Troy licked the bottom of her lip with his tongue, asking for entrance. Gabriella immediately opened her mouth allowing his tongue to roam around her mouth. Then the bell in the elevator rang, which meant they were on the first floor of the building. Gabriella pulled away and straitened out her skirt while Troy pulled away also and fixed his tie. Troy then put his arm around Gabriella's waist and walked out of the elevator.

When they exited the building they walked over to Troy's car and Gabriella got in the passengers seat. Troy then got in the drivers seat and drove off to Michael's Steakhouse.

Once they arrived at the restaurant, Troy got out of his car and went over to Gabriella's side to open the door for her.

"Thanks," Gabriella replied as she grabbed her bag and headed inside the restaurant with Troy following.

"Hi, welcome to Michael's Steakhouse, table of two?" The hostess asked.

"No, we have a table reserved under the name Bolton," Troy answered as the hostess started to check on the computer.

"Oh, yes. You have another guy waiting at your table," The hostess replied as she pointed over to Troy's table.

"Okay, thank you," Troy said as he walked over to the table with Gabriella following.

"Troy! How are you?" Rob, the owner of the Limited Collection asked as Troy and Gabriella approached the table.

"Great, you?" Troy answered.

"Good. Who's your friend there?" Rob asked, referring to Gabriella.

"Oh, this is my secretary, Gabriella," Troy answered.

"It's nice to meet you, Gabriella," Rob greeted as he took Gabriella's hand and kissed it.

"Did I mention she was my girlfriend?" Troy announced as he pulled Gabriella closer to him.

"No, sorry," Rob apologized, but Troy knew that he didn't mean it.

"It's fine," Troy mumbled as he took a seat next to Gabriella in the booth across from the other 3 guys.

"So, do you want anything to drink or eat?" Rob asked.

"Yeah, where's the menu?" Troy asked politely as he looked around the table.

"I was asking Gabriella," Rob scoffed as he handed the menu to Gabriella, "So, Gabriella, what do you want to eat?"

'Oh, I will have the, um, steak I guess. After all, this is the best Steakhouse in New York," Gabriella replied as she took the menu and started to look over it.

"Yes it is," Rob agreed, "So, how long have you been dating Troy?"

"Oh, 5 months," Gabriella answered as she looked over at Troy with a smile on her face.

"Really? I never thought Troy would have a girlfriend that long," Rob said. There was a long silence at the table until the waitress finally came to the table and took Troy and Gabriella's orders.

"So, Rob, why are we here?" Troy questioned.

"Well, I have a deal to make. Since we both work for a major manufacturing business, I was thinking we could combine both of our companies. We would have the biggest corporate in the United States. I was thinking we could split profits 50/50," Rob explained as he handed Troy a contract.

"Really? Because on the contract it says you get 80% of profits and I only get 20%," Troy explained.

"Well, we could always change it. But seriously, think about it. You, me and out business. Imagine all the publicity and money it will bring in," Rob added.

"Will we have to lay workers off?" Troy asked.

"Well, yeah," Rob answered.

"Then, no," Troy disagreed as the food and drinks came to their table.

"Troy, Troy, Troy. Think about it. There's no rush in decisions. We could make it BIG!" Rob explained.

"I don't like the idea of getting my workers laid off. I think we're fine in our own businesses. Thanks for the offer though," Gabriella said to Rob.

"Gabriella sweetie, you could never be replaced. The other people can. You are beautiful, kind, sweet and smart. I think you would have a better time making decisions unlike your boyfriend over there," Rob commented as he pointed over to Troy. Gabriella blushed a little, while Troy couldn't help but feel jealous.

"Thanks Rob, but seriously. I think we'll have to decline your offer. Sorry," Gabriella added as she removed her hands from Rob's and began eating.

"Okay Gabriella. I respect you decision. I'm just glad you're here hearing about this because no offence but Troy isn't the best at decisions," Rob added as Troy just glared over at him.

"Thanks for understanding Rob," Gabriella replied with a smile as Rob smiled back. Troy felt like he was about to barf. Gabriella was flirting with another guy for petes sake! It was so disgusting that Troy had to excuse himself from the table.

"Excuse me," Troy replied as she got up from his seat and headed towards the bathroom. When he got to the bathroom, he went to an empty stall and did his business. He then walked over to the sink and washed his hands. He fixed his tie and hair in the mirror before he exited the bathroom and returned to the table, shocked to see what he's seeing. He stomped over to Rob and Gabriella, prepared to explode in anger.

While Troy was in the bathroom, Gabriella and Rob were sitting there smiling at each other, eating their food.

"So, Gabriella. Where did you grow up?" Rob asked as he took a bite of his food.

"I was born and raised in Los Angles. I then moved to New York when I was 18 to go to college. I ended up living here after I graduated," Gabriella answered.

"Really? That's amazing. How old are you now?" Rob questioned again.

"28," Gabriella answered.

"So, are you busy tonight?" Rob asked as he gazed into her eyes. Gabriella got caught in his gaze and started to look deep in his eyes. He had the most gorgeous eyes, aside from Troy's eyes who were just god damn sexy.

"Uh, no. Why?" Gabriella asked.

"Well, I mean before your date you could come over to my house and we could have dinner or something. Here's my number and address," Rob replied as he brushed a strand of Gabriella's hair behind her ear and handed her a piece of paper. He then grabbed both of her hands in one of his hand's and used his other hand to caress her cheek.

"Uh, I-," Gabriella started to say until she got cut off by Troy.

"What the fuck do you think you two are doing?" Troy exclaimed. Luckily, they were in a private room in the back of the restaurant, so no one could hear Troy.

"Nothing," Rob said as he slowly removed his hands away from Gabriella.

"Hi Troy!" Gabriella said as she looked up at Troy nervously.

"I think we have to go now Gabriella," Troy announced as he pulled Gabriella up and stomped away from the table. Troy then got in his car while Gabriella got in her seat. Troy then drove back to the building in silence.

When he got there they both exited the car and Troy walked quickly to the front door.

"Troy, wait up!" Gabriella exclaimed as she tried to catch up, but couldn't because she was wearing high-heels.

"Leave me alone!" Troy bellowed as he got in the elevator but Gabriella stopped it.

"I know you're mad at me but-," Gabriella started but Troy cut her off.

"Mad? Mad? I am Furious!" Troy yelled.

"I'm sorry okay! I am so, so sorry! I didn't mean to flirt with that Rob creep! You know I love you!" Gabriella yelled back with tears streaming down her face. Troy then realized how sorry she actually was and wiped a tear away with his thumb.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you. I really am. Just promise me you won't talk to that ass hole ever again," Troy replied as he pulled Gabriella in his arms.

"I promise," Gabriella lied. Gabriella knew she couldn't see Rob again but a part of her want to.

A/N: I know you guys think that I am not a Troyella/ Zanessa supporter anymore but I am! This story is just getting instresting!