Thank you guys soo much for taking an intrest in this sroy, it means A LOT to me. I was just sitting in my living room and than it just came to me, so ya, here's Chapter 2. Enjoy!! : ]

June 3rd, 9:45 a.m. Bolton Pent House

"Wake up, Troy."

Slowly, I opened my eyes only o find a blonde haired woman standing above me and wearing one of my tee shirts over her dress form the other night. Slowly, I sat up and grabbed my head, trying to push away the pounding in it. When I let my mind settle for a second, the memories of the night came back to me.

Chad had picked me up and went to our usual club. Tonya was there and we talked while I slowly got wasted, as usual. When she noticed I was getting wasted she left. Sharpay, an old friend from college after Gabriella had left, saw me and when I could barely talk, she took me home. I didn't want to go home, but she took me anyways. When she saw the picture of Gabriella and I still on the couch from earlier, I couldn't help but spill. I had told her everything from the fact that it was the anniversary of when she had left to when we had first met, though she already knew half of the story.

I rolled my head and cracked my neck while I stood up and gave her a weak smile. We didn't sleep with each other, I just didn't want to be alone, so I offered her my bed, while I slept on the couch. She is a really great friend.

The smell of eggs and bacon filled the air as I smiled. "You cooked?"

"Yeah, I was hungry, and you didn't wake up so I decided to raid your fridge and make some breakfast." She smiled back.

"Thanks." I made my way over to the kitchen and grabbed a pre made plate, stuffing y face in the process. "It's a good thing it's off season, because coach would be pissed if he knew I ate al of this."

She chuckled, but there was a look of sadness in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" I set my fork down, giving her my full attention.

She sighed and looked at me. "I got a job offer, back home in Wisconsin."

I smiled. "That's great. But why do you seem so sad?"

"Well, you're such a great friend Troy, and if I go there, what will I have, and what If I don't like it there? I've never been out of California, let alone been to Wisconsin! I'm scared."

It hurt me to see her like this. She has helped me allot the past couple of months and now I had to help her. I stood up and gave her a reassuring hug. "Hey, don't be sad. You've wanted this for a long time. This was your dream. You can't give that up for me, or because your scared. I was scared when I gave up going to U of A and went to Berkley, but now look where I am, exactly where I wanted to be."

She sniffed and took a step back, whipping her tears. "Yeah, I know. It's just such a big change, and now that my dream has actually surfaced for eyes to see, I'm just scared that it wont be what expected, and that I wont like it."

To clear things up, Sharpay has wanted to be a dance instructor for years. She had told me that when she first stepped on the dance floor at her first dance class, she's wanted to teach it to others as well. She had been accepted to Julliard, but when her twin brother got in a car accident, she stayed home and too care of him till he had gotten better. She's amazing, I've seen her, but now she's finally gotten the chance to teach it, and she's afraid she'll mess up. I completely understand.

"Hey, you love dance, you always have, and knowing you, you'll love it. You're good with kids and kids love you. Everything will be fine." I tried to reassure her.

"I know, it's just so far away." She had made her way to the living room and sat down on the couch.

An idea popped into my head, one that Chad would even approve of. "Hey, what if I went with you and helped you get settled in?"

She looked at me and smiled. "Troy, well, I don't know."

"Come on, I'll help you get settled in, and when you feel you have your feet on the ground, I'll come back to California."

"Well, I could use some help moving…"

"And your best friend Troy Bolton can help, especially cuz I have nothing else to do."

She smirked. "Oh, so I'm just a time filler?!"

"Oh, no, wow, you are a word twister and I'm not going to get caught in this game!"

"Oh, fine, but it was worth a shot!" We smiled at each other. "You really are a great guy Troy. Thank you for everything."

I smiled. "The pleasure was all mine. And thank you… for staying."

"That's what friends are for."

I smiled again "Yeah."

4:22 P.m.

Later that day I was walking down the street, being followed by paparazzi, trying to go work out. To my complete surprise, Chad showed up. He ran up to my side and placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Hey man,"

"Hey, Chad." I kept walking.

"Soooo, how'd it go??!!"

I was confused. "How did what go?"

" Tonya, you know, Tonya, the hottie with a body!?? You guys were chatting up a storm last night?"

I just shook my head and kept walking, not wanting to talk about yesterday.

He grew aggravated. "Don't tell me you passed up another opportunity?! She was so good for you!"

"Look..." I stopped and looked at Chad, than decided to move on, walking down the street again, paparazzi on our heels.

"You have to get over her man. She left you. It's over. Move on. I'm sure she did. It's what women do!"

I sighed. "Not her."

"You even said yourself that when you went to New York, she wasn't there. She never went to NYU. She was lying to you the entire time."

I stopped dead in my tracks and spun looking right at Chad. "She's not like that and you know it!"

He sighed." I know, but maybe she is now?" I ignored him and went into the locker room. "Come on, let's go back and try again. There is a girl out there for you, you just need to look."

Yeah there is a girl out there for me and her Name is Gabriella Montez. She's out there somewhere, but where? Remembering what Sharpay had told me, I decided to pass the info to Chad. "Dude, Sharpay is leaving for Wisconsin Tomorrow and needs some help moving in. I'm going with her, you wanna come?"

"What's in Wisconsin?" He gave me a confused look.

"Well, I hear it's the water park capital of the world, and there's bars like everywhere."

"O.k., I'll go. When?" We laughed at his sudden change of mind.

"Tomorrow morning." I have a feeling this will be fun for the both of us.

June 3rd, 9:45 A.M. Montez Apartment

"Wake up, Wake up, Wake up, Wale up!!!" I slowly opened my eyes to find an extremely hipper 4 year old jumping up and down on the bed. I shot up and looked her right in the eyes.

"Some one needs to be tickled!!"

She screamed with excitement, jumped of the bed and ran into the living room. "You can't catch me!!"

"Oh yes I can!" I chased her around the living room , laughing.

She darted into the kitchen and screamed as she saw me dart around through the second entrance to the kitchen. She tried to run the other way again, but I had scooped her up in my arms and made my way back into the living room. "I gotchu, I gotchu, I gotchu!!!" She laughed some more as I laid her on the couch and tickled her. She creamed with laughter again.

"Stop it, stop it!!!" She giggled.

Laughed. "Who's your favorite?!

I stopped to let her speak. She stared at me and smiled that familiar smile. "NICKY!!"

I tickled her some more. "Nope, try again!"

"O.k., o.k. o.k. you! You're my favorite!!" She giggled more.

I stopped and laughed with her. It feels like its been ages since we've really played together. I miss my time with my daughter. "That's what I thought!

"I love you mommy."

I looked at her and smiled. "For ever and ever?"

She giggled. "For ever and ever."

"I love you too."

"For ever and ever?" She managed through her giggles.

"For ever and ever." I grabbed her and gave her a big wet kiss on her cheek and she screamed with laughter some more.

When the phone rang, I reached over to grab it. Just before I answered, I felt her lick my face and run away laughing. "Ewe, cooties!!" I laughed and answered the phone. "Hello?"

"HEY! Guess what I just heard?!" I recognized Nicky's voice on the other end.

"I have no idea."

"That you don't have to work tonight!"

I groaned. "I'm not going out tonight!"

"Come on, you need it!" She pleaded.

"If I have off, than I'm going to spend it with Belle."

She gave up. When it came to Belle, she didn't push it. "Oh, alright. Well, take her out and shop for hot guys. She has a say in who her father is too you know!" She laughed.

I laughed. "Good bye Nicky!" I hung up and laughed when Belle had come out of my room and was wearing my high heels with an attempt at make up all over her face. She looked so cute. Than I saw it. The necklace she was wearing wasn't just any old necklace, it was the 'T' necklace that Troy had given me the summer he had asked me to be his girlfriend. Absent mindedly, I reached out and held the 'T' in my hands, tears in my eyes. I thought I had locked it away in a safe place, so how did she get to it? "Belle? Where did you find this?" I was speaking softly. I wasn't mad, just surprised.

"It was in Mommy's jewly box." She saw the pain in my eyes and gave me a hug. "Does mommy like it?"

I smiled at her. She looked so innocent. "Yes hunny, mommy likes it." Though I felt she wasn't old enough, I decided to tell her about her father. He needs to know that he's out there. "Hunny, do you want to know where mommy got the necklace?"

"Yes." Her eyes lit up with the excitement of a story.

"O.k. come here." I picked her up and sat her on my lap. "You know how Sarah has a mommy and a daddy?"

"Yes, but me's only have a mommy."

I smiled. "Yes you do, but you also have a daddy."

She smiled. "I do?"

"Yes. Your daddy gave me that necklace a long time ago, before you were born."

"He did?" She was excited.

I chuckled. 'Yes, he did."

Her smile fell a little." But, where is daddy?"

I sighed. "Daddy, he…" How do I tell a 4 year old that her daddy is an NBA star and has no idea she exists? "Daddy is away."

"Oh…will I ever see my daddy?" She looked so innocent.

"Well, kind of. Do you wanna see what your daddy looks like?"

She jumped off my lap and smiled. "YEAH!!!"

I laughed as I made my way into the bedroom, Belle right on my heels. I reached into the closet and grabbed my graduation photo album that I had made. The first picture was Troy's senior picture. He was wearing black pants, a white button down shirt and a black skinny tie. He was leaning up against the side of a building. It was my favorite picture of him. I grabbed it out of the slot and handed it to Belle. "This is your daddy, Belle."

She smiled as she looked at the man whom was her father and had no idea he was one. "Me love daddy too?"

I knelt down beside her and smiled. "Yes, you can love daddy too." I prayed to god that when Troy finally finds out that he's a father, he won't run out on her.

Ok, soooo tell me what you think? I'm not sure I like this chapter, but it's only the second one and the third will be much more interesting. PLEASE tell me what you think!! Thanks again, SuzzieD : ]