Chapter 16 – Boy Talk

"You shouldn't leave," Troy bounced a ball against one of my walls. I put another shirt into my suitcase and I glanced at him. "I want to go. All these kids have diabetes and I am with the older girls so they are all around my age."

"But I am going to miss you," he pouted, I walked across the room to grab a pen and paper. "Then write to me, I am going to miss you." I wrote down the address as I straddled his lap. My lips contacted his and he moaned softly into my lip.

"Don't be such a tease. I don't get to touch your perfect lips for almost six days."

"It could be worse," I said as I stuffed the piece of paper into his pocket. His arms formed around my waist as he fell backwards.

The making out had taken steps up, shedding of the shirt had become huge. Troy escaped from my lips as he tugged on my earlobe. I curved my back as I felt his body warmth glow off.

"We really shouldn't be doing this," I murmured, "One of my parents could come up here any minute." Troy pressed his lips against mine harder as he wanted me to shut up.

He rolled over to where he was on top. His hand roamed through my hair, "You are going to the party tonight right?"

"In my honor, of course," Troy laughed, "It's just another summer get together. I am just making sure I get to spend my last night with my girl in style."

"Making out in a corner?" A grin planted over Troy's face, "Well duh,"

Troy slipped his hand into mine as he headed to the backyard. We had just arrived at Zeke's party with it in full swing. Troy had already picked up a beer and took a drink.

"That is what I miss, beer!" I shouted over the music, "I don't have to drink it," Troy said, I shook my head, "No, don't do it because of me. I want you to have a good time."

"I want you to have a good time also," he shouted over the blaring music, "A good time? You want me to have a good time, and then put the drink down." Troy grunted and put the drink on the counter. Then I forced his huge body into the wall. My hand slipped under his jaw and I pressed my lips against his.

He was in shock, as he did not do anything for a minute. He then slipped his arms around my waist and kissed back. He gracefully slipped his tongue over my lips as requested for an invasion.

I slipped my hands past his shirt as Troy slowly slid down the wall. I landed in his lap as our lips barely disconnected. Troy came up for a large breath before proceeding to kiss me again.

"God, would you two just get a room and get it over with already?" Chad said walking by, Troy separated, "Fuck off Chad," Chad made a kissy face before disappearing back into the pool yard. I laid my head against Troy's chest as he put his hand on my shoulder.

"That was amazing; can you catch me off guard like that more often please?" I laughed as I started to kiss up his chest and then his jaw before pressing my lips back to his.

This continued for several minutes, several. When Troy and I decided to rejoin that party life, we got up, Troy grabbed his beer and he kept me close.

I kept glancing at the pump to make sure nothing bad was happening. I checked my blood sugar a few times while we sat and chatted for a while.

"Hey, I will be right back okay?" Troy kissed my temple before he got up and then walked into the house. I set my phone onto the table and Chad came over next to me. "Hey," I rolled my eyes, "Hi Chad,"

"Hi Gabi," he responded in a sarcastic tone, I poked my tongue out at him and then he picked me up swiftly. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing," he commented as we traveled closer to the pool. "Chad!" I screamed, "No! Chad, I am serious!" I kicked my legs and Troy dashed out from the house. "Chad! Put her down! She has her pump on," Troy yelled but it was too late. He had tossed me over his shoulder; I could see Troy reaction as my body hit the water.

I quickly pushed off the bottom as I pulled my self out quickly. "You were just playing me, I wasn't fooled," Chad said proud of himself, Troy pushed him away as he fell into the pool. Troy knelled down in front of me as I tried to find my pump.

I pulled it out of my wet pocket and the screen was flat. "Oh God, my parents are going to be pissed." I yelled as I ran towards my phone. My hair dripped water, as I was soaked. Troy and I both made through the crowd. "Fuck, my parents are going to kill me," I mumbled again as Troy hopped into the driver's seat.

"He is going to kill me for letting it happen,"

"You weren't even in there," I groaned as the screen would not even flash on. "I can't believe this! I am going to kill Chad!"

"Not if I kill him first." Troy's jaw tightened as his swung his car out of the area. It took us seven minutes to get back to my house and Troy and I ran in.

"Mom!" I yelled, "Dad!"

They both came running from different directions, "Why are you soaking wet?" my mom asked, "Before you start to yell and get all pissy, it was nobody, well it was somebody's fault but not ours."

My dad crossed his arm over his chest, "Chad threw Gabi into the pool, with her pump on." Troy stated, my dad wigged out, "I'll call Medtronic to see what we can do." My mom said as she ran up the stairs. "Chad, threw you into the pool?"

"I tried to tell him I had my pump on but he said I was probably lying to him to get out of him. Trust me he is going to get it from Troy later and I think that will be plenty."

"Well thanks for running home; I don't know how it's going to work though with you leaving tomorrow." My mom came down into the living room with her fingers rubbing her forehead. "Well, she is," she drifted off as she went the opposite direction.

"Dad, I'm sorry."

"Don't be, you didn't do anything. You tried to stop it, is your phone still intact?"

"That was lying on the table."

He rolled his eyes, "Of course it was, and at least I don't have to pay for another one of those."

My mom entered the room, "They are sending one here right now. Should be here by noon tomorrow." I took a deep breath, "For now you need to take a shot of insulin and then wake up in the middle of the night to keep track."

I groaned and Troy's hand smoothed down my arm. "Would you guys care if I stayed over? I could do her blood sugar for her." Troy offered. My parents gave each other a glance, "Since its last night home for a week, I don't see why not." My mom said keeping her eyes level with my dads.

My dad grunted before walking down into the garage. Troy wrapped his arms around my waist, "I am going to go finish packing the rest of my bag."

Troy groaned, "No," he whined into my ear, "I'm sorry," I complained, "You are just going to have to get over yourself," he whimpered and I shook my head. "Not working."

Troy guided me up the stairs and kissed my neck, "I will miss you."

"I will miss you too."

Troy let his head fall into the side of my neck. "Do I have to say goodbye?"

"Don't say goodbye, just see ya later." Troy pulled back and cocked his head to the side. His blue eyes shined down on me, "I love you," he squeezed my waist and he then pushed my lips down with his.

"Love birds!" Troy and I snapped apart to see Eric and Carter looking at us. "May we help you?" Troy asked circling his arms around my waist, "To stop kissing and making out,"

"I am about to be separated from my lovely girlfriend for a little less than a week, I think I am going to spend some time with her."

"Will this be your first time apart?" I nodded, my new pink pump sat on my waist as Troy's hands rubbed the small area of exposed skin. "Yea, this will be our first since the whole," Troy did not finish but Eric got it. "Well, we will leave you alone but Gabi, once you are done go to the sign with cabin eight." I nodded as the walked off.

Troy placed his lips onto mine once more before separating. "I'll miss you and I will write you alright?" Troy smoothed his fingers over my skin. "I love you," I hugged him once more as I reached up, "I love you too but my parents are creeping me out by watching." He laughed and circled his fingers around my back.

Troy separated from me as I went over to hug my parent's goodbye. "I'll write you guys too, don't be jealous," I said tossing them a look of naive. They shook there heads and then my dad kissed my cheek.

"I love you sweetie, have fun."

"I love you too,"

Hugging my mom, they backed off towards the car. Troy snuck in one last kiss and then backed off. "I love you and I paid Eric and Carter to watch those boys over there." I rolled my eyes and then I smacked his chin lightly, "Don't be jealous. I love you and I promise I will miss you like a crazy women without her cats." He nodded and then kissed my forehead. "Goodbye now Troy," I said walking away.

"So, you are the new diabetic?" a guy slide his plate next to mine and I looked up into his brown eyes. "Uhm, yea, I have only had diabetes for about four months or so."

It was morning one of diabetes camp. Last night was get to know everybody in your cabin and then eat dinner then back to getting to know people around the campfire.

"Lucky. I am going on thirteen years," he sat down in the chair and then stuck out his hand, "Parker,"

"Gabi," I introduced myself, I could see Carter out of the corner of my eye. "You have got to be kidding me," I rolled my eyes as I looked at Parker. "So, I guess I should tell you know I have a boyfriend since my evil boyfriend has spies." Parker laughed, "Doesn't trust you?" he asked

"No, just that he is the jealous type. It is cute and he is very protective of me. So Carter and Eric over there, yea those are his spies."

"The nurses from the hospital?" he cracked open his milk dumping it into the bowl with his bland cereal. "When I was in the hospital, they kind of became friends with each other."

"Oh, how long were you in the hospital?" Parker asked taking a spoon full of cereal and shoving it into his mouth. I peeled at my banana. "A week, it was pretty bad, I was sick for two."

"Damn, I don't remember any of mine. I was two," I looked at him, "Wow,"

"Are these two seats open?" Carter and Eric strolled by, "Actually they are not." I spotted another CIT coming our way with a guy I didn't know, "Holly! I left a seat for you!" I called, Eric shot me an evil look and then I shooed them away.

"They are going to act like my dad those whole week, I swear they are both gay." Parker almost spit out his food trying not to laugh.

"Hey guys, Gabi, I didn't see where you went this morning."

"On a run, I couldn't sleep too well so I got up to run. I told on of the counselors." She nodded, "Guys, this is Clayton." He had brown eyes, brown hair that drifted into his eyes. "Gabi," I repeated, "Nice to meet you Gabi," his eyes sparkled.

"Dude you better watch out, her boyfriend has spies around here." I laughed and shook my head, "Long story but my boyfriend just wants to protect me, that's all." I said shooting Parker a look of evil.

The group laughed and we all finished off our breakfast. "So what's on the agenda for the day?" I asked around the group, "normal activities and then swimming, coed style," Parker and Clayton smacked hands in the middle.

"I think I could stand coed swimming," Holly said with a smirk, I nodded, "me too but I will have to show you a picture of my boyfriend, then you would love coed swimming." I winked at her, "Who is your boyfriend?" Parker asked looking at me, "Troy Bolton," both men gasped, "The Troy Bolton who plays for the Wildcats?" I looked over at Holly, "Uh, and yea."

"Is it true he isn't playing anymore?" I nodded my head, "He wants to focus on school," both boys acted as they were going to faint.

"He is one of the best basketball players; you have to beg him to play!"

"I already tried; he wants to get into a good school with me. I told you, he doesn't want to leave my side which I find adorable." Both of the men scoffed before picking up there trays. "May I take your plate Ms. Gabi with a stalker boyfriend whose name might be Troy Bolton?" I nodded before they took off shoving each other.

"Mature," Holly muttered, "There funny," I commented as I stretched my arms out in front of me as I landed them on my water. I rested my chin on the water as something flew in front of me.

I glanced up to see a post it note, flirting much. I looked around and my eyes landed on Carter, I shook my head and then he waved twenty bucks.

Holly laughed, "Nice. Your boyfriend is officially protective."

"He is cute, I love him and he takes great care of me. His friend dropped me into the pool with my brand new pump on last night. So he gave me my shot and then he woke up and did my blood sugars in the night."

Her eyes widened a little, "That is adorable. I have never had a boyfriend like that." I felt the sly smile adjust on my face. "Troy has been with me since the beginning of this; actually we were dating for almost a year before it all happened."

"You have been dating for over a year?"

I nodded, "Yea, he is totally sweet except, we almost broke up. He was being an ass during March madness," she laughed as Parker and Clayton slide back into there chairs.

"What did you all talk about while we were gone?"

"Her amazing boyfriend. The one who will give her shots and then not waking her up to check her blood sugar." Holly sighed as Jana came walking over. "Are you guys all done? We, as I mean the girls, are going on a hike."

Clayton and Parker sighed, "Fine," they grumbled, "Same spot during lunch?" they asked, and I nodded and smiled as they walked off. Holly and I stood up as we chatted our way over to the group of girls.

They all chatted as they looked back at us; since we were almost two years older than this group, they thought we were uncool. Holly looked at me and then I shrugged, we walked together as the group laughed as a frog jumped over the path.

I held onto the backpack that made it float down. "So, give me more details about Troy,"

"Okay, so he gave me this promise ring," I stuck out my hand and she gasped, "He bought that for you?"

"With his work money," I said, "And then he takes me on one of most romantic dates and I passed out from a high blood sugar. He freaked out and took me to the hospital, then asked for Eric and Carter."

"Why can't I find an amazing boyfriend?" she gushed as we hiked up a trail. "He was hard to come by. I do not even know how it happened. It was just…there." Holly smiled, "Love comes when you least expect it."

"That's for sure." One of the girls dropped back and then came to stand next to us as we stopped. "Okay, I have to ask, who is this Troy?" Emma was fifteen so only a two years younger than me.

"My boyfriend,"

She smiled, "I think he is probably the nicest guy I have ever met and I have not even met him."

Holly and I laughed, "He is pretty cool, and you might get to meet him. He is going to come pick me up on Friday." Her eyes bugged and then she clapped, "Really?"

"I have a picture of him back in the cabin but for now, let's sing some songs. That's what we did at church camp all the time, sing." The girls all laughed, "Come on! You people, you have to be outrageous to get guy's attention. They will think it's cute." The girls all looked at each other and then burst into song.

I bit down hard on my lip as I tried not to laugh. The girls were all asking guys out to the carnival. It was awkward and weird but Clayton came to sit next to me.

"This is crazy, I mean, seriously. You are going to be here till Friday and probably not see these people again until next year."

"I know I am glad I have a boyfriend." Clayton smirked, "Damn! I knew that I was going to get rejected." I rolled my eyes and then I tapped my finger against the table.

I have never checked my blood sugar so many times in a day here it was insane. I guess this is what happenes when everything is run by doctors.

A flop of envelopes landed in front of me. "Pass these out to your girls," a doctor looked back down at the pile of mail before running away to the next group. I untied the band and then I slowly passed them out. Only a few girls had a letter since it was only the first day.

Then at the bottom, I smirked. Troy's scrawling handwriting was on top. My fingers shook, as I was happy, I was so happy. I tore the envelope open and then I pulled out the letter.

Gabs,

You are still here so I should mention but I wanted you to get this the first day there. I mean, you will like be the only one to get mail. Well, I hope you will be. Since, I love to give you spotlight, since I love you. Any who, how was the first day of camp? I already miss you like crazy. I bet you cannot even read half of this, I swear I have the worst handwriting. I hope you know I have Eric and carter watching you like a hawk, its not that I do not trust you, it is that I do not trust them.

Hey, so I think you should call me somehow. I know you left your phone at the house but I miss your voice already. I mean, I know I could call you right now to talk to you but seriously, I already miss your voice and your special laugh. This letter is very pointless so I am going to stop writing this letter. Please, please write back. I love you forever. Bye, bye for now and Tata for later. ;) Ha, Love you, Troy. Xoxoxoxxxxx …I like kissing you more, ya know? Xxxx

I laughed aloud and then put my hand on my chin, I handed the letter to Holly who just sat down. She read over it and then she giggled. "That's cute,"

I rubbed my fingers over my palm as I sighed, "it's time to go swimming," Holly sang as she picked up her bag. We had changed and then went to snack before going swimming.

I pushed my feet through my flip-flops as I got up. The girls followed behide as we gathered towards the pool. Everybody had to take a swim test to go into the deepened and to go off the diving board.

I applied suntan lotion and then stripped off my shirt to reveal my bikini. The counselors were not allowed to wear them but I read that nowhere in the rules for me. I applied it over my tummy and then I turned to see a group of young boys staring at me. When I say young fourteen and fifteen, "Damn Gabi, no need to drag anymore boys into this,"

I laughed as I stuck my feet into the pool. "Yea, well," I shrugged my shoulders and I then dumped the rest of my body into the pool.

Holly closely followed as the older boys came into the pool. "Look, are lovely leading ladies." Clayton stripped of his shirt and then jumped into the pool. Jana and our other counselor, Kelsey both sat out against the poolside. They were all in there twenties but were great with all of the kids.

Parker sat against the pool and detached his pump, "Weren't you supposed to put that in the container of there?" Holly asked as she stole a noodle from one of the boys. "Yes, but I didn't know if I was swimming yet or not. Then I saw two pretty damn fine girls," Holly and I both rolled our eyes, "It so happens Gabi got a romantic letter from her boyfriend today."

"It was not romantic," I commented as I waded my fingers through the pool. "It was cute; it's the last thing my boyfriend would do."

"Wait, you have a boyfriend too?" Clayton asked, Holly nodded and I looked at her, "You do?"

"Yea, his name is Jace, he is pretty cool and all but nothing likes what I am hearing from Gabi."

"Parker, how in hell did the two girls our age come here with boyfriends?"

"I thought you said you had a girlfriend?" Parker asked as he jumped into the pool after hiding his pump in his backpack. Clayton shrugged, "I do but she knows I am a flirt." He splashed water over me and I ducked away from him.

"I do not have a girlfriend though so this trip was a bust." I laughed and Holly glanced at him. "Okay, I think it is time to tan for a little bit," I said heaving myself out of the water.

"I am going to follow you." Holly said as she got up, I reached for my towel and my bag before reaching a near by chair. Holly did the same as she lay out.

"So tell me about this Jace,"

"He is okay. I mean, he is kind of a dick. I just, he does not understand the whole diabetes thing sometimes. When we are doing something active, I become low, and he thinks I have to go home. He never is okay with it so we have slowly stopped hanging out."

"I don't know Troy is always helpful."

"Jace wasn't with me when I was diagnosed three years ago." I felt my heart beat a little faster and then I sat up and circled my arms around my knees. "I would have broken up with him. If I wasn't in a serious relationship with somebody that understood what happening then the decision factor in my relationship is how he could handle this."

"I need to break up with him but he is kind of hard to breakup with a guy. I mean, not many guys want to date me due to the fact that I do have diabetes."

I smiled, as I knew I had come to the right place, "I have plenty of friends at home and I know they want to understand what I am thinking about diabetes but it's so hard. They just do not, I mean they just want to tell everybody everything but nobody at my school knows but them. They always want to talk about it like they know how I am feeling and they just don't." I twirled my my finger around in a circle.

"Probably my best friend was like; I know all of your pain because you have told me all about it." Holly shrugged her shoulders, "They don't know all of my pain, and they don't know anything. I might have explained it to them but they don't know what I was feeling, they don't know any damn thing about it."

I buried my head into my knees, "I think the only people who might be close to know what I am feeling is my parents or Troy, who was with me or my parents who just know me."

I rubbed my knee with my thumb and I stared at Holly, "these are times I wish Troy was here. He would hug me when I feel down about this."

"Does Troy think he understands?"

"No, he doesn't. He just knows it makes me upset and then he will hug me. He will sit there and just hold me."

There was an awkward pause, "I have to ask, what the most annoying question you have come across is?"

"Does that hurt," I repeated quickly, "But I havent gotten it much since not many people know."

"Why don't people know?"

"I don't want them to. I mean, I have had rumors fly and I just do not want them to know. I am scared that I will be treated differently, bad or good."

"I was treated differently," Holly started as she sat up in the chair, "I lost friends but I gained some. I do not have my true friends anymore. I don't trust as many people anymore, I just don't,"

I laughed, "That is exactly what I am afraid of. I do not want that, my life is already a mess. My parents were so close to a divorce but then I got sick. Then I got sick and they some how fell back in love and then Troy was separating from me. He wasn't talking to me as much so we were almost over."

"Then everything happened, everything. My friends all flew home to spend the time with me and then it kind of changed. Just a little but then its there,"

Holly stood up from her chair and then looked at Jana. "We are going to head back to the," she nodded as we both picked up our stuff and left.

Sitting around the campfire that night I had a sweatshirt over my head as the storm clouds kept rolling in. I circled my arms around my body as Parker sat down next to me.

"You girls were having some serious conversation at the pool and then again at dinner." I shrugged my shoulders, "Just boy talk,"

"Is that code for something?" I bit on my lip, "I don't know, maybe."

"Are you really missing that boyfriend of yours that bad? I mean we have barely started this camp week." I looked over at him, "I miss him yes but I am just deep in my thinking."

"Interesting, what are you thinking about?" I giggled, "Diabetes. I feel like that is all I can think about anymore. I mean, I think about other things too but here it's surrounding me."

"I came here when I was six for the first time. I have come back every single year since and I remember my first time still. I felt trapped underneath all of this diabetes talk but later it will get better. During the week it will be better, you will start playing games and joking around. It will become fun."

The fire blazed in the light July heat that poured around us. "I know it was starting to get better. I never wanted to accept this, I never wanted to and it took me a while. I still am trying."

Parker wrapped one of his arms around my shoulder, "I wish I could call myself your boyfriend because you seem pretty damn fabulous."

I grinned softly as I leaned my head into his shoulder, "I am sorry, you can not be my boyfriend but you can be my bestest guy friend."

"Awh, the bestest guy friend, do you think we should run this by Eric and Carter? Maybe call the boyfriend?" I giggled softly and then I sat up straight.

"I think we should go join this game of capture the flag, what do you say?" he smirked, "Lets do it."

Nobody freak out. Nothing is going to happen between Parker and Gabi, just that they are going to become friends! She needs that diabetic friend plus Holly and Clayton. :) I also want you to know that there is only four chapters left in this story. Sad. I know but seriously I have another story deputing in two weeks! Ahhhh!

You should all get excited because it is going to be one of my favorite one! Yess,(:

So I am going to try to wrap up this story pretty fast but lets enjoy the ride while it last! Yay!

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