A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! I ONLY OWN THIS PLOT! Thanks to my beta Elena Rain. A big thanks to everyone who reviewed. I'm so grateful for you all!
The rest of the week went by and it was a disaster. Peter was a terrible husband and even worse father. He never helped take care of the baby doll, so Gabriella ended up becoming a teenage mother. Luckily her father and Troy and Taylor helped her with the baby so she wasn't all alone but Peter treated her like trash…no….he treated her like a slave. He was verbally abusive and when Carlos wasn't looking he'd hit her across the face, which of course she hid from her father and Troy. She was really starting to lose her faith in marriage. She was no longer as excited about marriage as she used to be.
She was so happy it was a weekend. She could finally go back to being Troy's girlfriend and not Peter's wife. Lucille allowed her to spend the whole weekend at her house so that's where they were now.
Gabriella was laying on Troy's bed venting to him about Peter and how much she hated being married to him.
"…and honestly Troy, I'm just so tired of it. If this is what real life marriage is like….I don't want to be married. I just can't handle this. It's all too much. Being Peter's wife is bad enough but now I'm the mother to his son so I've got to raise him the way Peter wants."
Troy sat at the foot of the bed gently rubbing his hand on her leg. "Baby, real marriage is nothing like that. I promise, sure, every couple will fight or have disagreements but most marriages are about team work and based off nothing but their love for each other and when we get married that's what it will be like. I promise."
Gabriella smiled with tears in her eyes. "I just hate being with, Peter, Troy. I just can't handle this anymore. It makes me feel soo horrible and down on myself. I don't like this. I just want it to be over!"
"It will be. I promise. You just have one week left. After that it's over and you never have to deal with him again."
Gabriella nodded. Troy pulled her into his arms and just held her closely. He rubbed her back and rocked her making her feel safe and loved again.
After a few minutes she pulled back. Troy kissed her on the nose. She giggled.
"There is my favorite sound." He smiled. "I was starting to think I wasn't going to hear it again for another week."
"You always have ways of making me giggle, Wildcat. Giggling comes naturally to me when I'm with you." Gabriella answered.
"Good, I'm glad to hear that. Otherwise I might have had to force a giggle out of you." He smirked.
"Oh? How would you do that? After all, you know I don't giggle at just anything." She said teasingly.
"Oh I can easily get a giggle out of you."
"I dare you to try." She challenged playfully.
He gently pushed her down onto her back and started to tickle her sides. She squealed and pressed her arms to sides trying to protect herself. "NO!"
He laughed and grabbed her arms and pinned them over her head. He pinned her body down underneath his.
"NO Troy! Stop it!" She burst into giggles and squirmed around on the bed.
"You dared me to." He smirked.
"Not to tickle me!" she cried out in giggles.
"No, but you're giggling and you dared me to make you giggle."
"OK, ok, you win. Stop it."
"Nope, not yet."
He moved to her ribs and she screamed and laughed breathlessly in silent laughter. Troy chuckled and stopped letting her arm go. Gabriella panted getting her breath back. Troy smiled as he watched her. It was then Gabriella noticed how close they were. He was lying on top of her and their faces were inches apart.
"I love you, Brie." Troy whispered.
"I love you too, Troy."
They pressed their lips together and started to make out passionately. Neither of them noticed as flash from outside Troy's window.
Gabriella pulled away panting. "Troy, I'm sorry…I can't."
Troy smiled down at her and kissed her forehead. "Don't be sorry. I'm don't mind waiting. I know you'll be worth the wait."
He pulled back off her and she sat up.
"It feels like a lifetime since I've been this happy and relaxed."
"Well good. You should feel like this all day every day."
They kissed gently on the lips and cuddled on the bed and just sat in silence with each other.
"Troy, can I be honest with you about something?"
"Of course, Brie. You can tell me anything."
"Peter isn't the only reason I'm scared of marriage."
Troy looked at her. "What other reason is there?"
Gabriella sighed and looked down at her hands. "Troy, I'm sure when my mom was my age she was like me. So what if when I get older I become like her? What if I treat our child so badly that you take our baby and leave me? What I do something so stupid and so horrible that you want to divorce me? What if I do something to make you love me less?"
"That's a lot of what ifs, baby girl. Gabriella, the experience with your mother just showed you that you don't want that life for your child or yourself, so you're going to do everything in your power to protect yourself and your child. Plus there is nothing in this world you could do to make me love you less."
"I know but…Troy, what if down the road we start to fight and we get a divorce?"
"Look, no marriage is perfect and I'm not going to lie we are going to have our fair share of fights, but that doesn't mean we will get a divorce. We will fight, and then we will either make up or agree to disagree and move on. But Brie, we aren't going to get a divorce just because one of us wants to watch basketball while the other wants to watch the science channel."
"What if I do something stupid?"
"Like what?"
"Cheat on you…."
"Gabriella, I'm not worried about that. You shouldn't be either. We love each other and we are going to remain loyal to each other forever and ever. I promise."
Gabriella just sighed.
"Plus, the more we fight the more we get to have great make up sex." He teased.
She instantly giggled and shook her head and playfully smacked his arm. "You're a dork."
"Thank you, Brie."
She giggled harder and shook her head. Troy smiled. "Look, Brie, I know you're worried about our future together but don't be ok. Do you remember how we met?"
"We crashed into each other at school."
Troy chuckled. "Not the answer I was looking for but….Brie, we met because you were the only person who didn't take one look at me and run away screaming. You gave me a chance to prove myself to you and to show you who I really am. I'm not going to forget that. I'm not going to just let you go without fight, no matter what happen, I'm going to love you and care for you forever and ever and ever and ever. That's a promise."
Gabriella smiled and nodded. "Thank you, Troy. You've made me feel so much better about marriage and our future together."
"Good, I'm glad. Peter is not your husband, Brie. I'm not even your husband. You've got to remember that. At the end of the week you can break up with him and this will all be over."
"I can't wait."
He chuckled. "Me neither."
They pressed their lips together and made out passionately.
When Gabriella returned home Sunday night she was finally happy again. She had spent the entire weekend with Troy and they had the best time, hanging out, teasing and playing around with each other. Nothing was going to ruin her perfect mood.
"What is that on my daughter's face? It can't possibly be a smile….could it?" Carols teased.
Gabriella giggled. "Daddy, stop it."
He laughed and kissed her forehead. "It's just good to see you so happy, Sweetheart."
Gabriella smiled. "It feels good to be happy."
Carlos smiled. "Your baby has been fed and put to bed."
"Thanks for helping me with this, Daddy."
"Of course, Angel, did you and Troy have a good time?"
"The best, he made me feel so much better and so much happier."
"That's wonderful, I'm glad you had a good time."
Gabriella smiled. "Thank you for allowing me to stay the weekend with him."
"You're welcome. Now, I'm off to bed. I've got to be up early so I need to get some sleep. I've locked all the doors and windows already so just make sure to turn off all the lights before you go to bed."
"OK, Daddy, I love you, good night."
"I love you too, good night."
Carlos turned and headed to bed. Gabriella smiled. She sat down on the couch and added some last minute notes to her marriage project. Then she turned off all the lights and went into her bedroom.
She flipped on her light switch and just smiled again. She was in such a good mood after spending the weekend with Troy, and it felt so good to just be happy again.
She lifted her shirt over her head and put it in her hamper. She reached behind her to remove her bra and put that with her shirt. Next she went over to her dresser and grabbed one of Troy's t-shits from her draw and put it over her head. Then she removed her jeans and threw on a pair of sweat pants.
She was about to turn around when she felt a poke in her sides. She screamed on top of her lungs and spun around. Peter was standing there with a smirk on his face.
She put her hand over her racing heart "Peter, what are you doing here?"
"I'm your husband. We should be sleeping together you know."
"Peter, I'm not really your wife. It's a stupid school project."
"What are you talking about? We got married remember? Although it was more that we eloped but still…we're married. You should only be kissing and sleeping with me."
"What are you talking about? We never eloped!"
Gabriella was starting to feel scared. He was literally losing his mind. He sounded crazy. She just hoped her father had heard her scream.
"Of course we did, don't you remember. We skipped town one day and went to Las Vegas and got married in a small chapel with a bad Elvis imposter."
Gabriella shook her head. "That never happen, Peter. You're taking this marriage thing too far."
Peter grew angry. "You're such a little slut! You know what I'm talking about. You're only pretending not to so you have a reason to sleep with Troy."
"Peter, seriously, what are you talking about? Troy and I never slept together. I'm not ready for that."
"Oh yeah? Then what is this?" He held up a picture of Troy and Gabriella on top of each other kissing, after he had tickled her. "I am your husband. I'm the only man you're supposed to kiss like this!"
"Peter, stop it! You sound crazy. I'm not your wife. I don't know what I did to make you think we were but we're not. I'm nobody's wife. I'm Troy's girlfriend."
"You're just a little slut, going from man to man without a care about anyone but yourself. You're just like your mother."
Gabriella gasped.
"OH yeah, Gabriella, I know."
Gabriella started to shake and walk backwards, of course he followed her. "Peter, please, just leave. How did you even get in here? All the doors are locked."
"I know where you keep the spare."
Gabriella continued to back away as Peter continued to follow.
"Look, as your husband I'm willing to forgive you for betraying me….if you do something for me."
"What?"
"Prove your love to me. Give me the one thing Troy doesn't have yet."
Gabriella gasped and shook her head. "NO! YOU'LL NEVER GET THAT!" she screamed. Where was her father?
The back of her knees hit her bed causing her to fall onto the bed. She tried to get up but Peter stopped her.
"Don't bother getting up; I've got you right where I want you."
He crawled on top of her….
"DADDY!"
With Carlos a few minutes before. He was sound asleep when he heard Gabriella scream. He shot up in bed and ran to his closet to grab his shotgun. Then he ran to the door and tried to open it.
"What the…."
Someone had locked him in. He turned around and ran to the window he climbed out the door and ran around to the front. He removed the small plant but the spare key was gone too. He growled. Whoever was in his house had planned this all out before he came. Not seeing another way Carlos used to gun and broke the door and rushed inside. He ran into Gabriella's room just as she screamed out for him.
He opened the door and gasped. Gabriella's hands were tied to the bed post. Peter was on top of her with one hand up her shirt while the other was down her pants. She was shaking uncontrollably and crying breathlessly. She squirmed and begged with Peter to stop but he didn't stop.
"YOU DISGUSTING PERVERT YOU GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF MY DAUGHTER RIGHT NOW!"
He ran over to Peter and grabbed him by the back of the shirt and threw him against the wall. Then he aimed his shot gun at him. "YOU BETTER GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE RIGHT NOW OR I SWEAR I'M GOING TO CALL THE POLICE!"
Peter got up and ran. Carlos turned to Gabriella. He couldn't control his anger and snapped.
"That's it! Tomorrow I'm going to your school AND I'M GIVING THAT TEACHER A PIECE OF MY MIND! SHE HAS NO RIGHT TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN! I SWEAR IF SHE DOESN'T AGREE TO A PARTNER SWITCH I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS SHOTGUN AND I'M GOING TO BLOW HER BRAINS OUT!"
Gabriella whimpered and flinched back. Right now…her father scared her. "Troy! Troy!" she cried out.
"PETER BETTER HOPE TROY DOESN'T FIND OUT ABOUT THIS! WHEN HE DOES HE'S A DEAD MAN! TROY AND I ARE GOING TO HUNT HIM DOWN AND KILL HIM WITH OUR BARE HANDS!"
"DADDY STOP PLEASE! TROY HELP ME!"
It was then Carlos realized how scared Gabriella was and the damage he had just done. He sighed. "Baby, I'm so sorry. Please, don't be scared of me. I'm not going to hurt you, let me untie you and I'll give Troy a call."
"NO STAY AWAY FROM ME!"
Carlos sighed. It was too late. The damage was already done. Feeling powerless he walked out of the room leaving Gabriella alone. Gabriella just laid there and cried. Peter was right, she was a slut. She had allowed him to touch her in a way, Troy hadn't even touched her yet, and he kissed her in places Troy hadn't even kissed her yet. Now even her father was angry with her and didn't want to be around her anymore. Maybe Peter was right; maybe she did deserve all his abuse….
After what felt like forever she heard footsteps. She looked at the door and saw Troy.
"Troy!" she whimpered.
He went right over to her. "It's ok, I'm here now. You're safe." He reached up and untied her hands. Once she was free she threw her arms around his neck and clung to his shirt so tight that her knuckles turned white. Troy rubbed her back and whispered comforting words to her as she cried into him. Peter had taken things way to far, and now Gabriella had to pay the price. He didn't care what he had to do but he swore that no matter what it took he'd make sure Gabriella was able to get out of this marriage. Honestly, he didn't know if Gabriella would mentally survive till the end of the week and he was scared to death that Peter had just pushed her over the edge and now….he had lost her for good…
A/N so what do you think? Will Gabriella be able to move on from this? Will Mrs. Thompson allow Gabriella to pull out of the project? Leave me your thoughts in a review.
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