Sorry for the delay guys, but it's the end of the school year and that's a really busy time for me, not to mention my ridiculous summer job schedule. I hope you guys enjoy this installment. Thank you so much for the love and reviews and alerts…they really mean a lot and I try really hard for you to understand each characters position. Without further ado…here's the next chapter.
Confrontation
Taylor lye in bed wide awake; any minute now her two year old son, Tristan would bust through her bedroom door demanding her to wake up and watch cartoons with him. She hadn't gotten much sleep that night because she was up pondering about what Zeke had told her the night before.
"Hey Tay" he said walking through her bedroom door in her pajamas, "Can we talk for a minute?" he asked seriously.
"Yeah sure" she said putting down her book she was studying from. She took online classes at night and watched Tristan during the day while Zeke worked the early shift at a four star restaurant. Culinary school really paid off for him. In the evening Zeke watched Tristan while Taylor did her classes online, their schedule really worked out great for the both of them. Taylor showed her appreciation for Zeke by keeping their now three bedroom apartment spotless, washing his laundry, and giving him advice about how to deal with the Evans twin that wasn't her favorite. And he always gave her advice on what to do about the "little Troy" that ran around the house.
"How would you feel about Sharpay coming to visit?" said Zeke quite frankly, while he sat on Taylor's bed.
Taylor took a deep breath before responding, "I would be cool with it Zeke…you know that" she replied.
Zeke looked up at Taylor, "You're not just bulling me are you…I mean seriously how would you feel about her coming here? I know she isn't your favorite person in the world" he said.
"No she isn't Zeke, but you love her-and I know you miss her desperately, so why not" said Taylor hunching her shoulders.
"Because she would probably be bringing a guess with her" said Zeke quietly.
"As long as it's not Troy or Gabriella-than I'm cool" said Taylor quietly.
Zeke turned his head away from Taylor, suddenly becoming interested in her bedroom curtains. Taylor gasped, "It's one of them isn't it?" she said becoming slightly angered.
Zeke nodded his head yes, while still looking at the pattern on her curtains.
"Which one?" asked Taylor.
Zeke looked down at her comforter and started to pick at the lent that wasn't there, like he didn't hear her, "Ezekiel Baylor…which one?" she said raising her voice.
"Gabriella" he said scrunching up his face.
Taylor sighed heavily and sat back on her bed, she really didn't know what to say or how to react. She hadn't talked to Gabriella since the night her and Zeke left home. "Taylor apparently Sharpay and Gabriella have become really close after the past couple of years…almost like best friends from what I gathered from Sharpay's emails. Sharpay insisted that she come with her…besides isn't about time you hashed things out with her" he said looking at Taylor, "especially since you refuse to call Troy and tell him the truth" said Zeke finishing.
"What the hell does Troy have to do with this, and from my recollection you're the one who lied to him about Tristan-not me…and I thought I finished things off with Gabriella that night" said Taylor almost yelling.
"Did you really Taylor?" he said standing up to leave while looking at Taylor, "and believe me Troy has a lot to do with the way things are between all of you…whether you want to admit it or not".
"What!" said Taylor throwing her hands up in the air.
"Look Tay, I don't want to fight. You might think that things are over between you and Gabriella but I can guarantee that she doesn't feel the same way".
Taylor rolled her eyes and scoffed, "I swear that was the biggest mistake I've ever made" she said quietly.
"Yeah well Gabriella doesn't see it that way-trust me. And I honestly don't think you see it that way either" said Zeke turning to leave, "besides I just was giving you a heads up, Sharpay had been planning to visit for sometime…she just told me about Gabriella this week and the plans couldn't be changed" said Zeke walking out and going to his bedroom.
"Whatever" said Taylor rolling her eyes. It was clear she wasn't going to get any studying done tonight. She threw her books onto the floor, shut her lamp light off, rolled over and tried her best to get to sleep, but she knew that wasn't going to happen anytime soon.
"Mommy!" heard Taylor; her son was screaming her name as he burst through the door to wake her up for their morning ritual, "Mommy I'm hungry" said the little two year old Tristan innocently. Tristan climbed onto her bed and started jumping up and down.
"Go get Uncle Zeke and tell him to make you something" said Taylor groaning and pretending to be sleep.
"He told me to come and get you" said Tristan still jumping on the bed.
Taylor sighed and sat up, she caught Tristan in the mid-jump and grabbed him into a big hug, "I love you baby" she said spreading kisses all over his forehead. "I love you too mommy…I'm still hungry" he said smiling up at her. Taylor was caught into those blue eyes she had become so accustomed to, he had the exact same eyes as his dad, not to mention his temperament…but Tristan's brains he definitely got from his mom.
"Alright buddy, let's go get you something to eat. How does eggs and toast sound?" she asked her son while getting out of bed, and helping him down as well.
"Good" said Tristan as he trailed his mother, they walked into the kitchen together and Taylor poured some milk into his sip-cup and directed him to the couch so she could put on his favorite episode of the Backyardigans. As she was cooking breakfast, she couldn't help but to go back to the last time she saw Gabriella and the conversation she had with Zeke last night, 'What did Zeke mean by it not being over between us…I ended the relationship awhile ago' she thought as she decided to cook some turkey sausage as well.
"I've moved on" she said quietly to herself, "why can't everyone else do the same".
"Because there's a little person involved" said Zeke from the door way. Taylor looked up and sucked her teeth, "I'm not up for it this morning Zeke" she said quietly, putting some bread into the toaster. She plated her eggs and sausage and sat it down on the dinning room table, walking past Zeke aggressively.
"I'm not trying to get into it Tay, but the reason your looking for is sitting in the living room watching television" said Zeke as he sat down and helped himself to Taylor's breakfast. "It's nice to have someone else cook for a change" said Zeke.
"You say that everyday that I cook breakfast" said Taylor putting a cartoon of orange juice and a plate of toast on the table.
"Huh…it's still nice" said Zeke hunching his shoulders, "Tristan come in here and eat boy" said Zeke loudly.
Taylor heard her son slide off of the couch and run into the dinning room. He ran up to her and held his arms up, Taylor picked him up gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and placed him in his high chair, "You want to say grace bud" asked Taylor.
"Yeah" replied Tristan quietly.
Zeke and Taylor bowed their heads as Tristan said his prayers over the morning breakfast. After he was through Taylor dug in to fix her son's plate. She was clearly in a bad mood and Zeke new it, 'Man sometimes I think we are married' thought Zeke to himself while shaking his head. He decided to fix his plate and eat in silence, the best way to avoid a confrontation with Taylor.
"Mommy you sad" asked Tristan as he took a bite of his sausage.
"No honey…mommy's just a little tired" she said rubbing his cheek.
"Uncle Zeke you sad" he asked turning to his uncle.
"Nope I'm not sad buddy…actually I'm kind of happy" he said looking at his nephew and smiling.
"Why?" asked Tristan innocently.
"Because my good friend is coming to visit" said Zeke smiling ear to ear.
"Really…who" asked Tristan looking at his uncle excitedly, with big eyes.
"Auntie Sharpay" said Zeke; he noticed out the corner of his eyes that Taylor rolled his eyes at the mention of Sharpay's name.
"Really! Auntie Pay is coming" said Tristan happily. He hadn't quite gotten use to saying her name correctly.
"Yep…and you can finally meet her without looking at her pictures" said Zeke laughing a little at his nephew's excitement.
"Okay" said Tristan smiling. "Is daddy coming too?" he questioned.
Taylor looked up at Zeke and he gave her a knowing look, "No Tristan…I don't think your daddy's coming this time…but maybe next time…okay" he said quietly.
Tristan shook his head and continued to dig into his breakfast. Taylor got up suddenly and walked into the kitchen with her plate, she was trying extremely hard not to cry in front of her son. Zeke had known Taylor long enough to know when she was getting upset, so he decided against his better judgment to go and check on her, "Tristan are you finished?" asked Zeke. The adorable two year old shook his head yes and held up his hands, so he could get out of his high chair. Zeke picked him up and sat him down gently on the floor; Tristan took off and ran straight to the couch to finish watching his morning programming. 'Hopefully that will keep him occupied for a while' thought Zeke.
Zeke made his way into the kitchen where Taylor was holding her face in her hands, he could tell she was crying quietly to herself, "Taylor what's wrong?" asked Zeke walking up behind her and gently massaging her shoulders.
Taylor shrugged off Zeke and moved to the sink as she wiped her eyes, "Nothing" she said quietly as she begun to wash the dishes.
"People don't cry over nothing Tay" said Zeke quietly.
"I don't feel like it today…alright" she replied.
"You don't feel like what Taylor, I'm trying to find out what's wrong with my friend and you're about to bite my head of!" said Zeke incredulously.
"I'm tired of being the bad guy! Gosh, I don't feel like being bothered right now Ezekiel!" shouted Taylor.
They both heard Tristan jump off the couch and run into the kitchen. He didn't say anything but just looked between the two adults with a curious look, "Hey bud" started Zeke, "Why don't you go to your room and I'll be in to get you ready for the park…you know today's my day off" said Zeke addressing Tristan.
"Okay, can we go see the animals?" questioned the young boy.
"Sure we can go to the zoo today, if you would like" said Zeke smiling.
"Yea!!!!!!!!" screamed out Tristan as he ran to his room. Zeke went and closed the door slightly, leaving it ajar so that he could still hear everything that was going on with Tristan. Taylor took to cleaning off the dinning room table and transferring the left over food back to the kitchen. Zeke walked into the room and watched as she continued to busy herself and not acknowledge his presence.
"Are you mad at me?" asked Zeke, "And don't tell me you're tired of me and you don't feel like being bothered" he said as he looked at her exasperated face. "What have I done to piss you off so bad?"
Taylor walked into the kitchen and continued to work on cleaning it spotless, she tried her best to ignore Zeke but she knew that he was more stubborn than she was and it wasn't any use and trying to keep this 'silent' treatment up.
"I…I just want to be over and done with this whole situation. I don't understand why Gabriella has to come here, we're over and done and have been for over two years now. I just know by both her and Sharpay coming here there is gonna be a whole lot of unnecessary drama…and I've had enough to last two life times" said Taylor quickly.
"Why do you think there's gonna be drama?" asked Zeke.
"C'mon" said Taylor rolling her eyes so far up into her head, Zeke thought they were going to get stuck there, "There's always drama between Gabriella and myself, not to mention her and Sharpay are supposed to be "best friends" now…I just don't feel comfortable with it" said Taylor.
"Than why agree to let them come?" said Zeke a little frustrated.
"Because you really want to see her" said Taylor, "it's not rocket science…you miss Sharpay, and if this is the opportunity for you to see her than so be it, I'll make the sacrifice…just like you made the sacrifice for me" she said not looking directly into his eyes.
Awkwardness appeared to be happening between the odd pair again, it was as if they were use to feeling uncomfortable around one another when dealing with matters of the heart, no matter how old some of the issues seemed to be.
"Well if you can get through this than you know what the next step is…right?" questioned Zeke.
Taylor knew what he was alluding to but she continued to play dumb by shrugging her shoulders, "I don't understand what you mean" said Taylor nonchalantly.
"Come off it Taylor! You know exactly what I'm talking about! When the hell are you gonna tell Troy about the little person that's in the other room?" said Zeke angrily.
"Why do I have to?" said Taylor quietly. She was angry and Zeke knew it but he was tired of playing this game with this girl, "Tristan knows who his father is thanks to you…he doesn't have to have a relationship with him…he has you" said Taylor as her eyes shined with unshed tears.
"That's bullshit Taylor and you know it. Showing him pictures is not gonna compensate for him having a father…not an uncle. He wants his dad…he's starting to ask about Troy everyday, and that's not a coincidence. He realizes even at this young age that his father isn't around…and you can thank yourself for that because you passed him that intelligence gene" said Zeke giving the air quotes sign.
Taylor rolled her eyes at his last statement, "Look Zeke I've made my decision and its final…he's not gonna meet Troy…period" said Taylor strongly even though her voice was barely above a whisper.
"You know this is about you, not wanting to face Bolton, and it's indirectly affecting your son, and you better hope that Tristan can forgive you for what you're doing one day. Everybody needs there father" said Zeke.
"I like how you're turning this around on me Zeke…you are the one who lied to him in the first place!" said Taylor angrily.
"Yeah I did…but I said after the baby was born, we would tell Troy immediately…you're the one who cried and screamed no! Not me! I've been wanting to tell Troy about his son since the day he was born, but for whatever reasons you have put a halt on that, and that is totally and completely your fault! You're being selfish Taylor…and it's time you realize that!" said Zeke. He was breathing heavily as he turned to walk away.
"Are you tired of having me around…because if that's the case me and mine can go and you can do with ever you want with Sharpay!" said Taylor.
Zeke sighed heavily as his back was facing her, "You know that's not it McKessie, and don't try to play that button. I'm sick of you lying to a father about his child, I'm sick of you not dealing with the reality of the situation that you're in. It's time you handled your business, because if you don't things will get a lot worse" he said continuing to walk towards his room. He stopped at the door before he entered, "Some how I remember telling you this a little over two years ago in the library at East High, you can't keep lying to people and expect it to work out…the only one you're hurting in the end is yourself" he said quietly looking at Taylor who had a stone look on her face. If looks could kill he would be dead immediately.
"I'm taking Tristan out today, can you have him ready in a half hour, please" he said as he closed his bedroom door.
Taylor let tears slip down her face as she was pondering over the conversation her and Zeke just shared. She couldn't understand for the life of her why she could never seem to keep her personal life in tact…she was tired of being the bad person. Why can't I just raise my son and just live my life? She could understand letting Troy know about Tristan…Zeke was right she should have done that ages ago. But why should she have to give Gabriella the time of day? Why couldn't she just move the hell on and leave her out of it?
Sharpay walked out to her black Saab that was sitting in her driveway and hopped in. She was on her way to Gabriella's to finalize the plans for their visit with Zeke and Taylor. She squealed in excitement as she thought about the prospect of being with Zeke again, for him to be holding her in his arms and kissing her ever so gently. Words couldn't express how much she missed him and how much she respected him for sacrificing a lot to help a friend…even if that friend was Taylor.
Sharpay rolled her eyes as she thought about the dark beauty. She couldn't help the fact that her dislike for Taylor had grown hard and fast, like cancer over the past couple of years. Not only did Taylor take away the love of her life but she hurt Gabriella so deeply, that Gabriella hadn't recovered yet and to top it all off, she was keeping the worst secret of all…not telling Troy that he has another son. Jackson should know that he has a brother, and Tristan should know who his father is. From what Sharpay gathered from Zeke, Taylor has had plenty of time to break the news to Troy, but she has chosen to keep Tristan a secret and that pissed Sharpay off more and more as time went on.
She turned the corner onto the next street, which coincidently was where the Sheraton hotel was. That was the hotel she took Gabriella to the night that Zeke had said goodbye to her, for what seemed like for good. She decided to wait in the car that night, she couldn't handle seeing Zeke again and she felt sorry for Gabriella that Taylor didn't even tell her she was leaving.
Sharpay drummed her fingers along the steering wheel of her new present she got for graduation from her dad. She couldn't believe she was out here waiting at this time of night for Gabriella Montez to finalize her goodbyes. I mean she and Gabriella never really spoke too often in high school, and when they did it wasn't on good terms because Gabriella always thought she was trying to steal Troy away; Sharpay knew she had played that role perfectly. But she couldn't help but feel sorry for her when she broke the news that Taylor and Zeke were leaving for good the next morning, when Gabriella walked up and asked her why Zeke had been at her graduation party. Her face had immediately broken down from the shock of it all, and Sharpay offered her a ride over to finish whatever she and Taylor had left. She decided it was best to stay in the car, because she had said her goodbyes to Zeke, and she didn't think she could handle trying to go through that again.
Sharpay kinda chortled to herself, as she thought about the idea of Taylor and Gabriella being lovers. It made sense to her now that she looked back at things but she never thought those two would act on the feelings that were always present between them. Sharpay glanced at the door to the Sheraton, she immediately saw Gabriella rushing to her car, a mess of black hair following her, clearly upset from whatever had just taken place.
Gabriella jumped in the car, with one smooth movement she put her seat belt on and looked in the opposite direction of Sharpay out of the passenger window. Sharpay could see the tears streaming down her face as she noticed Gabriella trying her best to keep herself composed. Sharpay decided it was best to start driving and not pressure her into anything she didn't want to talk about. She put her new Saab into drive as she made her way through downtown Albuquerque to the Montez residence. The more she drove the louder Gabriella's crying became, before long she was heaving and gasping for air, and the tears were coming down in a steady stream.
Sharpay made it to the front of Gabriella's house and turned off her car off, "Gabriella we're here" said Sharpay softly, "You wanna talk about what happened back there?"
Gabriella looked up at Sharpay as if she was some confusing math problem she was trying to work out, she shook her head no instinctively and continued to cry. Sharpay decided it was best to let her calm down and work out what to do next, she honestly didn't mind, and she understood better than anyone what she was going through at that moment.
They sat in silence as Gabriella sobs subsided to small sniffles, "Thanks…Sharpay for the ride, I'm sorry if I inconvenienced you in any way" said Gabriella quietly.
"You didn't inconvenience me…I know what your going through and I just felt like I needed to help" said Sharpay sincerely.
Gabriella shook her head slightly and looked towards her house. She had no desire what so ever to walk through the door. She wasn't seeing eye to eye with her mom at the current moment, and she honestly didn't feel like getting into another shouting match with her, "Sharpay I know this might be asking a little much but…do…do you think I can stay at your place tonight?" she asked apprehensively.
"Sure, we have plenty of space" said Sharpay starting her car, "You mind me asking why you don't want to stay home?" asked Sharpay.
"Me and mom aren't really getting along" she said quietly, "You know this is suppose to be the best day of my life, graduation and all, but I just feel so miserable".
"It's understandable" said Sharpay, "I feel so lost right now without Zeke" she said chocking up. Sharpay quickly recovered as she turned down the street onto the main road to get to her house.
"I just can't believe her" said Gabriella quietly.
"Who your mom?" questioned Sharpay.
"No…Taylor. I wrote her this really long letter. I put my whole heart into it…you know. Everything...just out in the open for her to know, read and feel. I told her that I told my mom that I was gay…and that…that I was pregnant, and that Troy was the father" said Gabriella barely above a whisper.
Sharpay slammed on her brakes in the middle of the road and looked at Gabriella with the most dramatic shocked face she had ever seen. Gabriella smiled slightly at Sharpay's expression, "You…are…pregnant…with Troy's baby!" screamed out Sharpay.
"Yeah, it happened the last time we were together, Troy and I that is. Troy doesn't even know yet. When all that drama was going on with the three of us at school, I found out that I was expecting. When I found out I immediately wrote Taylor a letter, telling her everything, telling her how much I loved her, and that we could raise our kids together, because I knew in my heart of hearts, that Zeke wasn't the father of her baby as they are both claiming" said Gabriella a little rushed, "I just knew that we could make it work if she gave me another chance, but…but she didn't even bother to read the letter…she just blew me off, like I meant nothing to her" said Gabriella angrily. She began to sob again as the realization of how alone she was and felt came to fruition.
Sharpay looked at the broken girl in front of her, she didn't realize how much Taylor had hurt Gabriella, and to be honest she kinda blamed Taylor for Zeke leaving her. "Don't worry about a thing Montez…everything will work out for you, because I'm here and I'm gonna help, no strings attached" said Sharpay heading back up the road again. "Th…thanks, but why?" questioned Gabriella.
"Because nobody deserves to get there heart broken the way you have, especially by two different people. I'll help you as long as you want my help" said Sharpay seriously.
"She's hurting too…I just know she is" said Gabriella quietly.
That was a little over two years ago thought Sharpay as she drove into the driveway of Gabriella's town home. Sharpay had bought Gabriella the home, furnishings, clothing for her and the baby, and a new car to boot. All Sharpay asked was that Gabriella would take care of her and Troy's baby, her godson now, with all the love and tenderness she could provide. School and everything else would take care of it's self later, but Jackson was important now. Sharpay knew she felt so strongly about Gabriella and Jackson because of the mistake she made with Zeke. She promised herself that if she were ever blessed enough to find herself pregnant again she would do everything in her power to make things right with her and Zeke. For now she lived vicariously through Gabriella.
Sharpay parked her car as she saw Gabriella in the corner of the porch making out with what seemed like her newest lady friend. She knew to wait in the car until Gabriella had let the chick go. She had to admit to herself even though she wasn't gay, Gabriella could pull some girls, and most of them came straight from U of A. Gabriella would go to Troy's game and secretly flirt with these girls as if it were a science test she knew she could ace a hundred times over. Sharpay got out of her Saab, once Gabriella's new conquest pulled away from her, realizing they had an audience.
"Morning Montez, judging by the look of things it looks like you had a nice evening" smiled Sharpay. She knew how to get under Gabriella's skin easily, simply mess with her one night stand, the morning after.
"Sharpay…what are you doing here so early?" questioned Gabriella in a warning tone.
"You don't remember love" started Sharpay swinging her purse over her shoulder, "we are suppose to be planning our trip" she said pointing her finger between the two of them while she gave Gabriella's miscellaneous girl a knowing look.
"Trip" said Gabriella's date questioningly, "You haven't said anything about a trip…I thought we were going to spend some time together".
"We haven't known one another that long…besides I was going to tell you, just not right now" said Gabriella looking annoyed. She didn't know if it was her date or Sharpay getting under her skin; it probably was a combination of both.
"That's a shame really" said Sharpay shaking her head, "because we've known about this for sometime, and we'releaving this weekend. But like Gaby said, miscellaneous girls really don't need to know the intricate details of their one night stands life-now do they" smiled Sharpay in a totally sickening way.
"Sharpay!" said Gabriella strongly, but it was too late. Her date had spun around and was making her way to her car, "Do me a favor and lose my number!" she shouted behind her as she slammed her car door. Sharpay watched as the angry girl drove down the street before she burst into a fit of giggles.
"It's not funny!" shouted Gabriella making her way into the house, leaving the door open so Sharpay could walk in.
"Oh c'mon Gaby, you know you didn't like that girl. You were just with her to get laid" laughed Sharpay, closing the door behind her.
"Yeah I know! She was one of the better one's I've had and you've screwed it up…as usual" said Gabriella from the kitchen.
Sharpay continued to snicker as she sat on the couch, "You got to admit, it was hilarious…and judging by things your standards have dropped slightly" stated Sharpay flatly.
Gabriella walked into the living room and sat next to her best friend. "Yeah well, everyone can't keep pinning over their high school lover" said Gabriella smartly.
Sharpay clicked her tongue, "He's my life partner, thank you very much…and correct me if I'm wrong but you can't continue to sleep with different girls just to get the image of one girl out of your mind and heart" said Sharpay, "and don't even try to come back with a retort because you know I'm speaking truth right now" said Sharpay quietly. "The reason I asked you to go on this trip is to finally resolve something between you and the person who shall not be named".
"Than why does Jackson have to go, he can stay here with Troy?" questioned Gabriella.
"Because Jackson should know that he has a brother, it'll be good for him, cause Lord knows you'll never provide him with another sibling. And maybe it will force Taylor to stop being a witch and come clean to Troy" said Sharpay.
"Yeah…maybe" said Gabriella quietly.
The two sat in silence thinking about their upcoming trip, "Speaking of Jackson where is my baby?" said Sharpay.
"He's with his dad. Troy gave me the week off…which I needed desperately" said Gabriella.
"Um…when will they return" asked Sharpay nonchalantly as she played with her hair.
"Sometime today I assume. Troy called me last night, all excited, talking about he had really good news. I could care less though…he just needs to make sure he's there for Jackson" said Gabriella, getting up off the couch.
"Where are you going chica?" asked Sharpay.
"Upstairs to get cleaned up, I have to finish packing Jackson's things if we're leaving on Friday" said Gabriella walking up the steps.
"Alright, well I will be online down here" said Sharpay as she got up to go into the tiny office that was ajacent to the kitchen.
"Cool" said Gabriella as she continued upstairs. Sharpay settled down into the office, she looked at her favorite picture of Jackson, Gabriella, and herself at one of Troy's recent games. She and Troy had become cordial only because of Jackson, Troy was forever grateful of Sharpay for helping out Gabriella so much. She knew Troy was over Gabriella and the only reason the three of them had any contact was because of Jackson…but she also knew that he wanted to be a good dad to his son. So they all made sacrifices to get along for the sake of the little person.
To be honest Sharpay knew that Troy was irreversably in love with Taylor, his whole approach on life told her that. He worked extremely hard at basketball, of course to hopefully one day get drafted, so he can provide properly for Jackson, but it was mainly because he realized how much of an ass he was to both Gabriella and Taylor. But mainly Taylor, he hoped that by doing well in school and being successful he could possibly win Taylor back. The only reason Sharpay had any knowledge of any of this stuff was because Troy got stupid drunk one night and let it all spill out to her at one of her parties. Ever since than she and Gabriella had been trying to drop hints to get Troy to realize that Tristan was actually his, especially when Zeke finally sent her the pictures of Tristan. The little boy was beyond gorgeous. He was a perfect mix of Troy and Taylor, but Lord knows he had Troy's eye's and that was the dead give away of who actually fathered Tristan. She tried to show Troy the pictures but he turned his back immediately and walked away saying he wasn't ready to deal with Taylor or her son.
Just then Sharpay heard the door open and the sound of little feet, followed by bigger ones. Sharpay got up to greet her godson and his father, "Auntie Shar!" screamed out Jackson as he ran straight into her arms.
"How is my beautiful godson" squealed Sharpay as she gathered him up into a huge hug.
"Good" he said smiling at her.
"Hey Sharpay" said Troy quietly, "Gabriella around" he asked.
"Uh…yeah she's upstairs getting cleaned up. She should be down soon, I heard you have some big news for everyone" she said.
Troy smiled in a toothy grin, "Yeah I do…but I'm gonna wait for her to come down" said Troy.
"Alrighty then" said Sharpay sitting down on the love seat with her godson, "How was your week with daddy?" asked Sharpay talking to Jackson. She continued to talk with her godson until Gabriella came down the steps, and Jackson ran out of Sharpay's lap to go greet his mother, "Mommy!" screamed out the little toddler.
"Hey baby" she said picking up her son and kissing him all over, "I've missed you" she said in between her kisses. Gabriella continued to kiss her son up as he giggled away with laughter, Troy smiled looking at his son and his mother. He loved his son so much, and he would do anything for him. Jackson was definitely a blessing in his life, and he know that Jackson was and is the reason for him turning his whole life around. "Hey Gaby…I've got some news" said Troy, interrupting the mother and son.
"Yeah you called me last night in the middle of my date to tell me" said Gabriella smartly.
"I know but it's huge" he said grinning at both the ladies.
"Okay so spill it Bolton, instead of grinning like a sneaky cat" said Sharpay.
He stood up and started to walk around, "There is a 95% chance I'm gonna get drafted into the league" said Troy grinning.
"What?!" said Sharpay, "Troy that's not news…you're the top prospect" said Sharpay uninterestingly.
"Yes that's true…" said Troy slightly annoyed, "but as the top rookie, with the posiblility of going number one in the draft, I can kinda make references to what team I want to go to" said Troy.
"And what team is that?" asked Gabriella setting her son down on the couch.
"The Washington Wizards, I wanna go to D.C." said Troy grinning uncontrollably. Gabriella understood immediately and her face almost dropped, this definitely wasn't good news for her. Her face didn't go unnoticed by Troy.
"And why is that good news?" asked Sharpay totally clueless.
"Because silly lady" said Troy smartly, "it's in Maryland" he said grinning again. "And who are the people that all three of us know that lives in Maryland" said Troy.
"Awww" said Sharpay out loud once she finally realized why he was so excited. "So you finally already to deal with McKessie".
"Yeah…I've been ready for sometime, I owe her an huge apology, and I can finally tell her how I feel" said Troy excidently. Sharpay glanced over at Gabriella because she knew that Gaby still hadn't quite let go of the hope that her and Taylor would get back together…she saw the strain on her face. She wanted to be happy for Troy, but she also wanted something that she couldn't have.
"Gabriella I know how you feel about her…I…I" started Troy but Gabriella held her hand up to silence him. "Troy you have every right to go after her, she doesn't want me, she told me so herself. If I can't have her and make her happy, than maybe it is right for you to try. I mean I was going on the trip to try and see if anything is left, but I know it's not" said Gabriella shaking her head, "besides she has never seen Jackson, I don't think she knows he exists. And I'm going to go and see her little boy…it'll be a trip shared by two lovers only" she said looking at Sharpay, "not four".
"So would you mind if I tagged along" asked Troy a little hesitant, "I've got a meeting with the coach and the president of the Wizards the same weekend you guys are going" said Troy.
"Sure" said Sharpay strongly, "It's about time you handled this Bolton, trust me it's not gonna be all peaches and cream once you get there. All three of you have got to put everything in the open and let the chips fall where they may" said Sharpay looking between the two former lovers.
"That's what I'm afraid of" said Gabriella quietly.
"Yeah me too, but it's time I deal" said Troy.
"Daddy you come with us" asked Jackson innoncently, looking up at his father.
"Yeah JT daddy's gonna come with you" he said smiling down at his son.
"This is gonna be crazy…I better email Zeke and tell him to get prepared" said Sharpay walking towards the office.
"Sharpay tell him not to tell Taylor please, I know her, if she knows the both of us are coming she'll leave" said Troy.
"How do you know that?" asked Gabriella.
"I do know, I just do. She left the first time to get away from the drama and both of us…what do you think she'll do if she knew that both of us where heading to the place she ran away to" asked Troy.
"Yeah I guess you're right" said Gabriella.
"So remind Zeke not to tell Taylor about Troy coming…got it. Alright guys we have a lot of stuff ahead of us, better get started" said Sharpay squealing, "Only three more days before I'm with my Zekey poo" she said running into the office.