Saturday was suppose to be Gabriella's day off. She was not suppose to be in the ER at seven in the morning. But here she was; helping Dr. Warner stabilize a patient that was involved in a horrific car accident only forty-five minutes ago. Sara was able to pick her up and they both got there in about fifteen minutes. The patients arrived three minutes ago and Gabriella only had ten seconds to overcome the feeling in her stomach when she the bone of the young woman sticking out of her shin.

"Dr. Montez!"

Gabriella looked up from the rag she was holding over an open wound on the young woman's arm to see Dr. Warner calling her name, "Yes Sir?"

"I need you to put more pressure on the wound and hold the rag for Dr. Foley on her stomach."

Gabriella did as she was she told. All of a sudden there was a constant beep that sent every doctor and nurse in the room into a beautiful dance around each other doing what they need to do to save this young woman's life. "Clear!"… "Clear!"… "Clear!"

Beep. Beep. Beep. A collective sigh of relief was heard. "We got her! Dr. Montez call up to the OR and let them know we are bringing her up!"

Gabriella did as she was told and watched as they wheeled the young woman up to, hopefully, save her life.

"That was insane."

Gabriella looked over at Sara and nodded her head, "Yeah it was. Now it's time to go help the other people."

Seven hours. That's how long it has been since the accident, yet Gabriella was still there taking care of the victims involved in the crash. Right now she was dealing with a seven years old girl who was unconscious.

"Dr. Montez she is stable. Ready for surgery," Nancy said while handing Gabriella the chart.

"Thank you Nurse White," she said while looking over the chart.

"I am going to call up to see if anyone can come down and bring her up."

Gabriella looked up, "I'll bring her. They are busy up there today, so I'll just save them the trouble."

Nancy smiled and allowed Gabriella to bring up the little girl. When Gabriella arrived at the OR she was met by Troy, "Dr. Bolton, you got called in today as well?"

He smiled a little, "Yeah. It's been a long day. What do we have here?" he asked while grabbing the chart that Gabriella was handing him.

"It's been a very long day. And she is seven years old, and needs surgery on her arm."

"Okay as she been unconscious all day?"

"No, she lost consciousness three hours ago. All of her vitals are stable."

"Okay thank you for bringing her up. I have had to go down like forty times in the last two hours."

Gabriella smiled, "It's no problem. Take care of her."

Troy smiled, "I will." He started to walk away but stopped, "Dr. Montez!"

She stopped and turned around, "Yes?"

"When you get off would you like to have dinner with me? You know just to relax from this crazy day?"

Gabriella smiled, "Yeah I could use a nice dinner after today. As long as you're paying."

Troy smiled, "Well me paying would make it a date."

"No, it would make you gentleman," she said while walking away with a smile on her face.

"So it's not a date. Just two friends having dinner," Troy said to her, watching her get on the elevator.

As the doors were closing he heard her say, "Exactly."

It was five o'clock when Gabriella was finally able to leave. She had told Sara that was going to take the subway earlier so when she went to leave the building she heard a voice call her name. "Gabriella!"

She turned and saw Troy in street clothes running up to her, "This is becoming a routine for us," she said to him when he reached her.

"What is?" he said confused.

"Me leaving, and you yelling and chasing me down," she said with a smile.

"Yeah well I didn't want you to get too far because my car is in the garage."

Gabriella looked confused and then remembered they were suppose to be having dinner together, "Oh, yeah, dinner. I forgot."

He looked at her, "Do you still want to go with me or no?"

"Oh yeah of course I could use a glass of wine. But I am in my scrubs."

He started towards the garage, "That's fine. We can stop by your apartment if you want to change. I was planning on going to a random sports bar and get some wings. You said it wasn't a date remember," He said with a smirk.

"Yes, I know what I said. We can just go straight there. This is my third set of scrubs today anyway so they're clean." She said as they entered the garage and headed towards his car.

"Yeah I had to change my scrubs a couple times as well." He stopped in front of a blue 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454.

Gabriella stopped in her tracks with her mouth hung open. "This is your car?"

Troy laughed a little, "Yeah I've had since high school. It was my grandfather's and I was the lucky grandchild to get it."

"How many cousins do you have?" she asked while getting in the passenger side.

"On my mom's side, fourteen. I am the only boy that was really interested in cars, so I got when I was sixteen. It was a piece of crap when I got it, but me and my grandpa worked on it until he passed away. Then me and my dad worked on it. And when I finally got enough money, I was able to buy new parts and get a new paint job. I love this car right here; it's my baby."

"Wait there are fourteen cousins? And five of them are your siblings?"

"Yeah," he answered as he pulled into a parking spot of a sports bar that want too far away from the hospital. "Family reunions are pretty crazy. My dad was an only child so I don't have any cousins from that side."

"I mean I have fourteen cousins plus me and my sisters." Gabriella said while getting out the car, "But that's both sides."

"That's still insane," Troy said while opening the door and letting Gabriella go in first.

"Hello, How are two this evening?" the hostess asked while checking out Troy.

"Tired, but we were wondering if you had two seats at the bar?" Troy said noticing her checking him out but choosing to ignore it.

"For you, anything," she said while showing them to the bar.

Gabriella rolled her eyes and whispered to Troy, "Really?"

Troy just chuckled and sat down at the bar looking at the menu.

"Can get you anything else sir?" the hostess said clearly flirting.

"Um, no I am all set." He then turned to Gabriella, "What about you babe, you need anything?"

"No I think I am all set, thank you though," Gabriella said trying not to laugh at the look on the girls face.

The hostess just walked away and Troy and Gabriella started laughing, until the bartender came up to Gabriella, "Hello, sweetheart. What can I get for you?"

"Oh um, me and my fiancé would like some water to start off. Thank you."

The bartender looked at Troy who was just smiling, "Fiancé? I am so sorry dude, I didn't see a ring."

"It's fine. She's a doctor and just got off so she isn't wearing her ring. No worries."

The bartender walked away to get them their water while Gabriella turned to Troy, "So the Bruins don't start for another two hours so why don't you tell me about your family. You said you have five siblings but that's it."

"Okay well the oldest is Jonathan he is 40. He is married to his lovely wife, Lisa. They have three kids. JJ, Izzy, and Henry. He and my other brother Scott co-own a furniture store. He lives in Salem, New Hampshire. Next is Scott, he is 37 years old. He is married to Nicole, and they have five children; Jiffy, Angie, Andy, Timmy, and Jackie,"

"They like that e sound ending don't they?" Gabriella said cutting him off.

Troy laughed, "Yeah, I guess they do. They are actually expecting their sixth child too."

Gabriella looked at him like he was crazy, "Are you serious?"

"Yes very, they live in Windham, New Hampshire. Then there is Bethany, she is 34 years old, and is married to Ethan. Their three children are Connor, Dylan, and Olli. She is pregnant as well. Actually Ethan works at Mass General as well. He is a Pediatric Oncologist."

"Wow, that's one thing I don't know if I would be able to do. Seeing all those kids fighting for their lives."

"Yeah, he loves it though. He looks at has seeing their strength helps him through his day."

Gabriella looked at him, "I can see that."

The bartender interrupted them, "Have you guys decided what you would like to get?"

Troy spoke first, "Um I'll have a Sam Adams."

Gabriella then turned towards the bartender, "I will have a glass of whatever the cheapest red wine you have. Troy do you want so wings to pick at?" she asked while turning towards Troy.

"Yeah that sounds good."

"Okay we'll have a serving of your chicken wings."

"Okay they are boneless, is that okay?" the bartender asked.

"Yeah that's fine," Troy said while leaning back.

"Okay, and do you want that Sam Adams in a bottle or a draft?"

"Draft is fine," Troy said while leaning back on the bar. He turned toward Gabriella after the bartender walked away, "Where was I?"

"Umm, Bethany."

"Oh yeah, they live in North Reading. And then we have Sophia, who is 31. Married to Luke with four kids of her own; Willie, Troy, Wyatt, and Pey."

Gabriella cut him off, "Pey?"

"Um, her name is Peyton but I call her Pey. Like Jiffy is really Jeffery and Jackie is really Jackson. Just little nicknames I have given them."

Gabriella chuckled a little, "Oh okay, because to be honest, when I heard you say Jiffy, I was thinking, 'Who would name their kid Jiffy.'"

Troy laughed, "No it's Jeffery. But Soph and Luke live down in Hingham. And I have already told you about Nicky. He is three."

"So how many nieces do you have?" Gabriella asked while eating some chicken.

"Nieces, uh, three; Izzy, Angie, and Pey," Troy said while taking a sip from his beer.

"And how old are they?"

"Izzy and Angie are both eleven. And Pey is two."

"What about your nephews?"

"JJ is fifteen. Jiffy is fourteen. Connor is eleven. Willie and Andy are nine. Henry is eight. Benny is seven. Dylan is six. Timmy is five. Wyatt is four. Jackie is two. And Olli is one."

Gabriella looked at him, "That's insane."

Troy looked at her "What about you? How many siblings do you have?"

"I only have three. Juliana who is 25, she is married to her husband Kevin and they only have little Gianna, who is two, but she is pregnant with her second child. She works in the family business if you will."

Troy finished off his beer before asking, "What is the family business?"

"My parents own and renovate hotels. Jules manages the one down town."

"Wait so your family is the Montez family that owns the La Vida hotel?"

"Yeah, my parents own like twenty or something like that. But they never forced us to be a part of the family business. I never really liked helping with it. But Jules and Kev in live in Wakefield as well. Actually Kevin even helps out with the restaurant in the hotel downtown. He even owns his own restaurant called Jules, after my sister. Next is Camilla who is 23. She just graduated college with a business and design degree. She helps with the renovating of buildings part of the business. She still lives at home with my parents and little brother Micah. Who is ten years old and is absolutely the 'oops baby'." Gabriella said with a small laugh.

Troy laughed, "Why do you say that?"

"My parents didn't want any more after having the three girls so close together and then thirteen years later my mom gets pregnant. I mean I love Micah; he just started the fifth grade and is so good at sports. His favorite is hockey. He would love to go to a Bruins game. But he also loves football, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse."

"Sounds like me when I was a kid. I played football, hockey, and lacrosse in high school. Even got a scholarship for hockey to UMass Lowell, BC, and BU. But I tore my ACL in the championship game for lacrosse, my senior year. To be honest I've been afraid to go out and play competitively since."

Gabriella looked up and saw that the hockey game was about to start, "I know what you mean. I tore my MCL in soccer my senior year and was scared to play for a while but I had already committed to UMass Lowell, so I had to get over it quickly."

"You played at UML?"

"Yeah, I was even the captain my senior year. I loved it in Lowell. I was looking for a job at Lowell General, but they weren't hiring."

"Well, hey, if you got a job there, then we would have never of meet. And we would have never been able to make that hostess feel uncomfortable about hitting on me."

Gabriella laughed, "True."

They ended up staying at the bar to watch the whole hockey game, which ended with a comeback win by the Bruins against the Penguins. As Troy and Gabriella were leaving the bar, Gabriella's phone rang, "Hello?"

"Gabby! Did you see that game! Please tell me you were watched the game!"

Gabriella pulled the phone away from her ear and laughed, "Yes Micah, I did watch it. It was pretty exciting." She got in the car and spoke before Micah could get carried away, "But can I call you tomorrow to talk about it?"

Micah stopped what he was going to say, "Why? You always have time to talk to me."

Gabriella frowned, "I know buddy it's just I am with a friend an…"

"Is it a boy?" Micah said cutting her off.

Gabriella looked over at Troy who was listening but paying attention to the road ahead of him. "He is a co-worker of mine."

"So it's a boy."

"Yes he is a boy."

Troy looked at her with a smirk whispering, "I am a man, not a boy."

Gabriella hit his arm before hearing Micah say, "You are on a date?"

"No I am not on a date. I just had dinner with a friend."

"Gabby, that's called a date."

Gabriella laughed, "No Micah. It's called having dinner with a friend."

"Did he pay?"

"What?"

"Did he pay? Did he pay for the food?" Micah said as if it was obvious what he was talking about.

Gabriella once again looked over at Troy, "Yes he did pay, bu…"

"So it was date. Remember when Cami when on her fist date with Eric, and she said it wasn't a date but you said because he paid for her made it a date."

Gabriella smiled Of course he would remember me saying that, "That was different."

"How?"

"Cami liked Eric,"

Troy cut her off this time, "You don't like me?"

Gabriella went to answer him when Micah said, "Yeah, you don't like him?"

Gabriella sighed, "Okay you know what? Micah I will talk to you tomorrow okay."

"I will not forget what we are talking about Gabby you know I won't."

Gabriella chuckled, "I know Micah, I know. Goodnight okay?"

"Goodnight Gabby, I love you."

Gabriella smiled, "I love you too Micah." She hung up and looked over at Troy who was waiting at a red light and was waiting for her answer to his previous question.

"So, you don't like me?"

"Troy, Micah is ten. He doesn't get that boys and girls can be friends with out 'liking' each other. I like you, okay, as a friend. He doesn't know that there is a difference. I didn't mean it the way it sounded."

Troy took a deep breath, "I like you too. As a friend"

Gabriella smiled, "I'm glad. I'm not really looking for a relationship anyways. I did that whole long-term relationship. I kind of want time for myself."

Troy smiled, "Yeah I know what you mean. I haven't been looking for a relationship for a while. I like being single." He said while pulling up in front of her apartment.

Gabriella unbuckled her seat belt, "Are you working tomorrow?"

Troy looked at her, "No, tomorrow is my day off. Not even on call tomorrow."

"Me either, do you want to maybe come in, watch a movie or something?" Gabriella said hoping that he would say yes.

"Why not. I like hanging with you." He answered turning the engine off.

Gabriella smiled, "I like hanging with you too. I just got The Heat on DVD and I have been dying to see it." She got out of the car and headed towards her door.

Troy got out as well, "You haven't seen The Heat yet?"

Gabriella went to answer him, when she heard a man say her name above her. Grimacing she looked up, "Mr. Jones, how are you tonight?"

"I am fine. If you could keep the noise down. I see you have a male friend here, so if you would keep the screaming to a minimum that would be great," he said rudely before going back into his house.

Gabriella stood there with her mouth open, not believing that Mr. Jones, a sixty-five year old man, just said that to her, where anyone could have heard him. She didn't move until she heard Troy laughing behind her. She turned and saw that Troy was walking up to her, "So you're a screamer?"

Gabriella punched him in the arm, "Shut up! That was not funny, that was rude."

Troy still laughed a little, "That was a little funny."

"No it was not," she said while entering her apartment.

"I say we wait like an hour and then we started moaning and yelling really loud," Troy said with a smile.

Gabriella looked at him and then said with sarcasm, "Yeah and then we can bang on the wall behind my bed."

Troy looked at her, "Are you serious?"

Gabriella turned away from him, "No I am kidding. We are not doing any of that."

Troy mumbled, "I think it would be funny."

Gabriella grabbed two beers from her fridge before putting the DVD in and sitting on the couch, "It's not happening."

Troy grabbed the beer she handed him and sat on the other side of couch, "Fine."

Gabriella looked over at him and saw him pouting; she just shook her head and started the DVD.

It was 12:30 by the time the movie ended and Gabriella looked over and noticed that Troy was asleep. Should I wake him or let him sleep on my couch? She decided to ask, "Troy," she said softly nudging him gently. "Troy,"

"Mmm."

"Troy,"

"What?" Troy said waking up a little.

Gabriella decided that he wasn't awake enough, "Lay down on the couch, and I'll get you a pillow and a blanket."

"No, I can drive home," Troy said trying to wake up more.

"Troy you are exhausted, I am not letting you leave here. If something happened to you I would never forgive myself. Take your shoes off and lay down I'll be right back," She went and grabbed him one of her pillows and an extra blanket. When she went back to the living room Troy had taken his shoes off and rolled over facing the back of the couch. Gabriella lifted his head carefully and placed the pillow under it, and then put the blanket over him. She turned the lights off, brushed her teeth and went to sleep.

She was asleep maybe two hours before her cell phone went off, "Are you kidding me?" she grabbed her phone and saw that it was Camilla calling her. "Hello?"

"Hey, Gabby!"

Gabriella groaned, "What do you want Cami?"

"I was wondering if I could sleep on your couch." She said clearly drunk.

Gabriella sat up and went into the living room and saw Troy sleeping soundly. "There is already someone sleeping on my couch but you can share my bed with me."

"Oka… wait who is sleeping on your couch?"

"My friend Troy is," she knew that Cami wouldn't give up until she gave her an answer.

"You have a boyfriend! Wait why isn't he sleeping in your bed?"

"He is not my boyfriend he is a friend and we were watching a movie and he fell asleep. He lives in Melrose so he just stayed the night."

"Oh okay. Well I am outside and I don't have money for the cab."

"Camilla!"

"I am sorry!"

Gabriella went out and paid for the taxi and brought Cami in, trying to keep her quite. However Cami walked into the coffee table causing Troy to jump up, "What's wrong!"

Gabriella signed with annoyance, "Nothing Troy just go back to sleep."

"Oh my God! Gabby is fine. Why is he not sleeping in your bed, naked?"

Gabriella looked at her in shock, while Troy chuckled. "Camilla Anne! Get in my room, now!"

"What did I do?" she said like a little child.

"You are drunk and need to go to sleep before my landlord comes down here." She pushed her towards her room before turning towards Troy. "I am so sorry she woke you up."

Troy smiled, "That's fine. I am just going to back to sleep if that's okay. I mean I'll leave you want me to."

"No. Go back to sleep. It's still only like two in the morning."

"Okay. Goodnight Gabriella," He laid back down.

"Good night Troy," she said while entering her room to see Cami sprawled out on her king size bed. "This is going to be a long night."

Gabriella woke up to the smell of coffee and an arm across her face. She pushed the arm away and heard her sister snoring. She got up and walked out to her living room and saw Troy sitting there watching SportsCenter. "What time is it?"

Troy looked up at her, "Um, eleven. There is coffee and bagels in on the counter. I didn't know what kind you got so I just got a jug of black with extra cream and sugar. And the bagels are plain, everything, and French toast."

Gabriella smiled and went into the kitchen, "You didn't have to do that. And like my coffee extra cream and extra sugar, sometimes with a splash of caramel, but that's only when I'm feeling adventurous." She grabbed the French toast bagel, made her coffee, and went and sat down on the couch.

Troy smiled, "It was no problem, and I just walked to the Dunkin Donuts down the street. My way to repay you for letting me crash her."

"Are you serious?" Gabriella said while facing him. "You paid for dinner last night, drove me home, and my lovely drunk sister woke you up. I should be repaying you."

Troy laughed, "No last night I was being a gentleman, remember."

Gabriella rolled her eyes, "whatever."

They sat and watched whatever was on TV until they heard someone groan, then a thump, and then someone ran by them into the bathroom and started to throw up. "That would be my sister Camilla."

Troy just laughed until he heard, "I feel like deat… Who are you?"

Gabriella rolled her eyes, "Of course you don't remember."

"No, I remember. I said that he should have been in your bed, naked."

"Camilla! Really?"

She just looked at Gabriella, "Well are you going to introduce us?"

Troy stood up, "I am Troy Bolton. I work with your sister at the hospital." He went and stuck his hand out for her to shake it.

Camilla grabbed it, "It is nice to meet you. And I apologize if what I said last night offended you any way."

Troy just laughed and sat back down, "It's fine. No worries."

Camilla turned, "Oh thank god! Coffee and bagels."

Gabriella got up to put her cup in the sink, "You can thank Troy for that." There was a knock on Gabriella's door as it opened and in ran Micah, followed by Gabriella's mother.

"Gabby! Why didn't you answer your phone when I called?"

Gabriella hugged her mom, "It's in my room I'm sorry buddy."

"It's oka… who are you?" he said when he noticed Troy.

"Micah Josiah! Be nice." Gabriella's mother scolded.

"I am Troy Bolton. I work with Gabriella at the hospital." He said standing to go and shake her mother's hand.

"You're the guy that she had a date with last night, aren't you?"

Troy smiled, "Well we had dinner together but it wasn't a date. We're just friends."

"Why are you here today? Did you have a sleep over?"

"Micah! You don't have to answer that dear," Lupita said.

"I did sleep over but I slept on the couch after we watched a movie."

Micah rolled his eyes, "Of course you slept on the couch, where else would you sleep?"

The three girls in the room all widened their eyes while Troy just smiled, "Well I could have slept on the floor."

Micah shrugged his shoulder, "I guess. Do you want to play me on Gabby's PS3?"

Gabriella stepped forward, "Micah, I am sure Troy as other stuff he needs to do."

Troy sat down next Micah and grabbed the other controller, "It's fine I have nothing to do." He looked at Micah, "What game we playing?"

"NHL 13. I am the Bruins."

Troy smiled, "Okay then I'll be the Dallas Stars."

Micah laughed, "They're horrible."

Troy laughed a little, "It isn't the team that matters; it's the person controlling them that does."

The three women just smiled and sat at Gabriella's kitchen table and talked. It was about one o'clock when Micah and Troy finished their third game with a, "and that's a shootout win by me."

"Micah, don't be a poor sport."

Micah turned to him mom, "Oh come on mom, you heard all the smack talk he's been saying the whole time. I beat him two out of three." He turned to a Troy who was shaking his head in defeat, "Remember, It isn't the team that matters; it's the person controlling them that does."

Troy grabbed him and started to tickle him, "Oh you think your funny, do you? Using my own words against me."

Micah was laughing so hard he couldn't breathe, "Stop! I am sorry!"

Troy stopped and sat him down next to him. "Don't worry I'll beat you next time."

Lupita stood up from the table, where the three girls were watching the two boys, "What do you guys say we order some lunch and put the Patriots on?"

Micah turned the game on, "Okay as long as I get to sit next Troy." He turned towards Troy, "You're going to stay for the game right?"

Troy smiled, "Of course I just have to call my mom and let her know that I won't be able to make the game at her house."

Gabriella sat down the other side of Micah, "Troy you don't have to stay if you don't want to. You've been great so far."

Troy smiled at her "No it's fine. I have had fun."

They ordered lunch and watch the Patriots beat the Browns. It was about six o'clock when Troy had to leave, Gabriella walked him out. "You know you didn't need to pay for lunch as well. My mom is more than capable of paying."

Troy smiled and opened his car door, "I was just being a gentleman."

Gabriella smiled, "Okay you need to stop with that, alright."

Troy just laughed; "I will see you tomorrow, Dr. Montez" he got in the car and turned it on.

Gabriella laughed, "See you tomorrow, Dr. Bolton." She walked back into her apartment and saw her mom and sister smiling at her. "Don't even start. He is just my friend, and we both already said that we aren't looking for anything."

"It doesn't mean we can't like him," Lupita said sitting down.

"Yeah, or think that he should have been in your bed last night, naked," Cami said smiling as well.

"Camilla!" both Gabriella and Lupita said.

"Why would he want to be in your bed naked?" Micah asked confused from the couch.

Gabriella blushed, "He doesn't want that, Camilla was just teasing."

Camilla whispered, "Oh I bet he wished he was in your bed naked."

Gabriella looked at her, "Mom!"

Lupita stood up, "Okay that is enough Camilla Anne. Let's go Micah it's time to go." She turned towards an emabrrased Gabriella, "I will talk to you tomorrow okay?"

Gabriella hugged her, "Yeah, love you. Bye Camilla."

"Bye ," she said with a smile.

Gabriella hit her in her arm, "Shut up!"

"Bye Gabby," Micah said giving her a hug. "And just so you know, last night, I didn't like Troy because he took you on a date, but I like him now because he played NHL13 with me and I beat him. And he makes you smile."

Gabriella smiled, "I was smiling because you finally came and visited me."

Micah smiled, "I love you Gabby."

"Love you too Micah."

The three of them left and Gabriella cleaned everything up before going to her room to sleep until she had to wake up for work.