Thank you to Kimmie-Reivers for pre reading this chapter. Thank you to everyone who read the last chapter.
Warning/Spoilers: Explicit sexual content, mentions of sexual assault, and harsh language. If this stuff bothers your conscience don't read.
This chapter is a heavy M.
Disclaimer: I don't own high school musical.
A/N: There's a scene in this chapter that does take place at the Pentagon. This chapter was written before the events at the Pentagon on Thursday, March 4. If you hadn't figured it out already, I actually live in the DC area and I change buses at the Pentagon metro station/transit center every day. Under normal circumstances, I would have been at the transit station when the shooting took place. Instead, I had to work late yesterday (3/4) and was not there. I will never complain about being forced to work late again.
I dedicate this chapter ( or at least the parts that can be read at work) to the men and women of the Pentagon Force Protection police who protect me and everyone else who steps foot on the Pentagon installation. Thank you for all you do to protect us.
Chapter 32: Hope, Fear, and Change: Part Two
January 21, 2009 10:01 AM
Amanda was currently drinking her third espresso of the morning as she walked into her 10:00 AM acting class. She knew for a fact that Kim and Marc were ditching all their morning classes today. They didn't get to New Mexico until 2:00 AM this morning. She did not get back to the dorms until 3:30. After dealing with away games for the last three months Amanda had gotten good at sleeping on airplanes. Unfortunately, last night every time she tried to fall asleep a certain phone call kept playing over and over in her mind.
This morning she took a seat next to Zeke without even thinking. After yesterday there is no way she was going to sit by Chad. She could not even look him in the eye right now. When she looks at him now, all she can see is the evidence that Sharpay ravished him the day before. She can easily see bite marks and bruises even though Chad is fully clothed. She can't stomach that today.
"I'm actually shocked to see you here." Zeke said to her as she grabbed her notebook out of her bag. She doubted she would need it to take notes, but it gave her something to do when she was ignoring Zeke. "Then again I'm shocked to see him here as well." Zeke said pointing to a just as sleep deprived Chad. He was currently coughing into a tissue. She personally thought that was divine justice for yesterday's antics.
"This class is mostly participation. I cannot afford to miss a class when an away game is not involved. I don't know why you're here Chad considering you're now sick. Which is so your fault. It's not like you are going to be missing any more classes for away games." Amanda said to Chad with a bit of annoyance.
"I thought we agreed not to talk about the basketball thing?" Chad said with a sigh as he placed his head back on the little desk.
"No we agreed not to talk about what we all over heard at Starbucks."
"That wasn't my fault."
"Oh I know it was Marc's fault. I'm currently not speaking to him. "
"What are you two talking about?" Zeke asked the other two.
"No comment," both she and Chad practically screamed in unison. Zeke just looked at her as if she was crazy. For a moment, she wondered if she was. Fortunately Penelope walked into the classroom and hugged Chad.
"Do you have any idea how much I love you and your girlfriend now? Thank you so much." Apparently Penelope had the same reaction as Taylor did to winning almost $8000.
"Why are you so happy?" Zeke asked his ex.
"Thanks to Chad's inability to keep his hands off his girlfriend even when she's sick, I won almost $8000 in the "when will they get it on" betting pool. You will be happy to know that your ex girlfriend got thoroughly fucked yesterday buy a guy who probably knows what he's doing unlike you. Even if I didn't already know I could tell just by looking at Sharpay this morning. She is going to be walking funny for a week. If I knew you were that good, I would have tried harder. Zeke no wonder she never slept with you." Penelope still gave him the death glare even as she took his peace offering of the day. The acting classes have been paying off so far because Chad did not look embarrassed at all.
"I thought things have gotten better between you two?" Amanda asked Zeke.
"She hasn't tried to hit me yet. That's an improvement. It looks like you left something out when you text messaged me this weekend."
"It's a long story." Amanda said with a sigh.
"We have 2 hours."
January 18, 2009
They were supposed to be spending the morning museum hopping after they walk across the street to the 911 memorial. In all honesty, Sharpay wanted to go back upstairs and wrap herself in her nice warm boyfriend. She felt horrible. She felt fine last night when she fell asleep after the massage and boyfriend hot tub time.
This morning she woke up sneezing and coughing. It probably didn't help that she woke up several times last night because her brother's girlfriend is a screamer. Sharpay didn't know why they couldn't put Ryan and Taylor in the regular room and put Marc in their suite and Amanda in the suite with Kim and Troy
She doubted that Alex would need to have a king sized bed to himself. Kim and Troy will not be able to keep Alex that far away from the two of them even if she and Troy are in an amorous mood.
Although Chad wasn't coughing like her, he was just as sleep deprived. He let Kim know it as soon as he walked into breakfast that morning.
"Did you have to put us in the same suite as those two? I thought we specifically asked for that not to happen. Couldn't you have put them in the double?" Her boyfriend said to Kim as he sat down across from her in the VIP breakfast lounge.
"Their best friends, but Marc and Amanda are not into sharing a bed. You are going to have to suffer." Sharpay was too busy grabbing her own food to point out the obvious alternative. Fortunately, Chad did it for her.
"You could have put Marc in our room and Amanda in yours. Does Alex really need a king sized bed? I know for a fact that you and Troy hate being away from Alex more than absolutely necessary or in other words except during adult played time. Knowing you two, you're probably just as loud as my ex and my future brother in law." Chad said in irritation as he took a drink of his orange juice.
"Alex doesn't need a room, but I actually do need some sleep. My boyfriend is a little tense after finding out he only got into a school because my mom bribe a lot of people. We need private time to talk and do other things. "
"Most of the time you and him will be doing "other things" Sharpay mumbled under her breath as she saw Ryan walking into the gourmet breakfast area wearing obvious tours regalia. He actually had on an "I love DC" shirt. The sight made her sick again.
"You're going upstairs right now to change. There's no way I am going to be seen with you wearing that."
"You do realize that you and Ryan don't need to wear matching outfits anymore. You have Chad for that now." Taylor said sarcastically. It just so happens that she and Chad were matching today in blue, but that was because they both looked good in that color.
"That's not the point. His outfit screams tourist. You're going to get mugged wearing that."
"We are tourists." Ryan said pointing out the obvious.
"You don't have to be so obvious about it." Sharpay said in irritation before she physically forced Ryan upstairs to change. The action was a little too much and she started coughing again.
After breakfast with everyone, they walked over to the 911 memorial at the Pentagon after Caroline and Jack arrived very late.
It was a very peaceful place. Unfortunately Alex hid underneath one of the benches and Kim got in trouble for taking pictures where she wasn't supposed to.
From the Pentagon they hopped onto the Metro to go into DC. She hated that the seats were this terrible orange color and because of the festivities they ended up standing the entire way. Thankfully, L'Enfant Plaza was the next stop. There was also a beautiful view of the Jefferson memorial from the train.
"There's no way I'm getting off at the Smithsonian during the height of tourist season. This stop is closer to the Air and Space museum anyway." Caroline said as they made their way to the escalators as Kim and Troy tried to find the elevator for the stroller.
"That sounds a little condescending from someone who didn't live here at this time last year." Chad said to his mother with a smile.
"It's not condescending when it's actually printed on the subway map." Caroline said pointing to the map.
"So what museum should we go to first, mom?" They decided to go to a couple of museums in the morning before heading over to the massive free concert by the Lincoln memorial.
"Actually I'm not sure. I've never really gone to any of the museums. I'm too busy with work. Last summer we just never had the time. I heard the museum of the American Indian was pretty good. Too bad you didn't come a couple months ago. They had a really great Jim Henson exhibit at one of the other museums. Alex would have loved that."
In the interest of keeping Alex occupied they went to the Air and Space museum first. Although it seems like her boyfriend was the bigger kid. Chad's inner genius came out when they were there. He was having way too much fun explaining the exhibits to her. She always thought it was sexy when he talks science to her.
It was worse at the Natural History Museum because he was hanging out with Alex and Troy instead of her. Her boyfriend spent an hour running around to various exhibits with Alex and Troy. Half the time it seemed that Troy forgot he was the parent.
Sharpay personally enjoyed the geological exhibits. She spent at least a good 10 minutes wishing the Hope Diamond was in her jewelry collection.
Things were going well until Alex saw the giant mammoth in the center of the museum. He started crying hysterically.
"This is all your fault." Kim hissed at Chad. "You were the one who told my son that was the mammoth from the Ice Age movies."
"He's two years old or he will be tomorrow. He has no idea what I was talking about." Chad said in his defense.
Fortunately she saved her boyfriend from the wrath of Kim by going into another coughing fit. She did the same thing at the Pentagon memorial but she lied to Chad and said it was allergies.
"Okay I know that's not allergies." Chad said placing a hand against her forehead." You're hot and not in the good way." Chad said passing her an overpriced bottle of water.
"I'm fine." She said taking the water from him. Unfortunately she started coughing again.
"No you're not." Chad said stepping away so that his mom could check. She felt Caroline placed a hand on top of her head to see if she was warm as well. It was such a mom thing to do. Darby never did anything like that.
"Chad I think you and your girlfriend should go back to the hotel." Caroline said in her mom voice. Sharpay never heard anybody use a mom voice in relation to her before. In a weird way, it was actually comforting. She tried to argue against it but in the end Chad used her own puppy dog eyes against her."
30 minutes later, she found herself back at the hotel against her will. But she couldn't really complain because she enjoyed a bubble bath with boyfriend pampering. Chad was really good at tucking her into bed.
She was to tire to act on last night's revelation. She also didn't want to get her boyfriend sick. Not that he really cared. Even though she pointed out to him that he would most likely catch whatever she had if he kept kissing her. He ignored her completely. As she fell asleep with her head on Chad stomach she didn't really care that she was missing Beyoncé at the Lincoln memorial.
January 19, 2009
"You're sick. I'm not going to go with my mom when you are not feeling well." Chad said to his girlfriend that morning as they were getting breakfast in the VIP lounge.
"I'm not sick." Of course Sharpay started coughing when she said that.
"You woke me up coughing at 2:00 AM, 3:25 AM, 4:56 AM, and 6:18 AM."
"Okay I get the point, I'm sick." Sharpay said with an annoyed little sigh that was interrupted by another cough. "That doesn't mean you should miss out on time with your mom. I will stay here and rest so I'm ready for 7 hours of standing in the cold tomorrow. You should go on and hang out with your mom. It's not like we're going to be able to see a doctor until we get back to New Mexico Wednesday unless I want to go to the emergency room." What his girlfriend didn't know was he already to care that problem.
"Actually your super overprotective boyfriend called me last night. Vanessa's old roommate is a Dr. Who has a practice here in DC and is willing to see a brand new out of state patient on MLK. Her office is off of the Foggy Bottom metro station in DC."
"See now I have a reason to stay with you. I will just call mom to tell her that we're going to the doctor and I can't help her today."
It wasn't that Chad didn't want to spend time with his mom. It was just that every time they were together this weekend, she would start asking questions that he didn't want to answer such as, "How do you feel about your father?" "Are you okay with the twins?" "How serious is your relationship with Sharpay?" That question was a little pointless considering they were already engaged but she asked any way.
The most uncomfortable question of them all was "Are you really okay with me and Jack being together." There's no good way to explain to his mother that the only reason why he's okay with her dating his good father figure was that he wanted Troy as his stepbrother.
It wasn't that he hated Jack. He probably loved him more than his biological father at the moment. Chad was not under the delusion that his parents would get back together someday. They never should've been together in the first place. He just didn't want his mom to get hurt.
Trying to express this to his mom without screaming or resorting to curse words was difficult at the moment. Instead of talking with his mom he was looking for an excuse to avoid her. Unfortunately, Kim and Taylor would not let him.
"Your ex girlfriend was planning on looking at the GW campus anyway. The campus just happens to be adjacent to the doctor's office. She said she would go with Sharpay. In other words, Chad you have no excuse to hide from mommy dearest. Don't worry because you in your mom are going to help me set up a last minute birthday party for Alex today."
"Why are you throwing a birthday party? I thought you refuse to celebrate the day that your mom tried to kill your son." Sharpay asked her best friend.
"Try explaining that to Troy. He's upset because he missed Alex's first birthday party last year. I tried to explain to him that I didn't even have a party. He didn't get it. Also what's the point of setting aside a specific day to buy gifts for your child. Your child should know you love them every day. You have seen my child's toy chest. I'm throwing this party for Troy not Alex, to alleviate the guilt that he shouldn't be feeling. I love him so much that I'm doing something that I really don't want to do just for him. "
At that point Chad really had no choice in the matter. Chad went with his mom to pick up the ice cream cake from them all down the street from his mom's apartment. (Kim refused to put happy birthday on the cake.) He went with his mom and Kim to Party City to pick up balloons and other things. He quietly helped set up everything at the Pizza Village in Old Town. His mom didn't mention his biological father or the seriousness of his relationship with Sharpay as they were driving around the greater Northern Virginia area. She actually avoided any serious conversations until they were actually setting up the party at the restaurant.
"You know I don't consider you a mistake?" Chad dropped the sign that he was putting up when he heard his mom say that.
"What are you talking about mom?"
"Your greatest misconceptions about your existence. Come sit down with me." His mom said pointing to one of the couches at the restaurant. He quickly sat down next to her as she wrapped an arm around him. If the restaurant had been fully operational he would have been completely embarrassed.
"I had this very long conversation with your girlfriend a couple of days ago. You think you only exist because the condom broke. Baby nothing can be further from the truth." Part of him wanted to believe that but inside he knew it was a lie. He remembered all those arguments from when he was a child that he accidentally overheard.
"Don't lie to me. There's no way it can be true. You and dad would not have stayed together if he didn't get you pregnant."
"You're right about my relationship with your father. We should have never have got married. We were not in Love. We were too young to get married. How I feel about your father has no relevance to how I feel about you. You have to remember two things honey."
"What is that mom?"
"You may have been created because the condom broke but you exist because I love you. I could have had an abortion. I was 16 and completely terrified with an abusive father who probably would have beaten me to death if your uncle's didn't intervene. The thought never crossed my mind. I loved you from the moment I knew you existed. The first time I saw you on that screen I knew I loved you."
Chad was crying at that point and so was his mother. "I love you too." He said in a whisper as another tear fell.
"Sometimes I wish I could have been as brave as Tiffany or Kim. Both are completely willing to do the mom thing on their own with no help from anyone else. Maybe if I defied your grandfather things would have been better."
"Tiffany has me, Sharpay and her aunt if nothing else. I don't think Kim was that brave considering she didn't tell Troy for two years."
"The situation was a lot more complicated than that and you know it." He knew how complicated the situation was.
"The other thing you need to remember Chad is that you and Sharpay are not me and your father. You two have been together for around six months and have already survived things that probably would have me and your father signing the divorce papers instantly. As much as I would like you and Sharpay to make it to your wedding day without having sex sex I doubt that's going to happen. There's also the fact that saying something like that would make me a complete hypocrite.
"Are you talking about the fact that you lost your virginity at least five years earlier then I possibly could at this point or the fact that you're currently sleeping with a married man technically?" Chad asked his mom in a way that helped stop the tears.
"Thank you for pointing out the obvious son. All I'm saying is don't be afraid to be with Sharpay completely because of my stupid mistakes."
"You know we could actually make it to the wedding if you would let it happen earlier." He said in a way to test the waters. After Darby's latest stunt, he was starting to get worried.
"Why do you want to get married so badly?" His mom asked calmly. That was a good sign.
"Darby," He spat out the word as a curse.
"What does Darby have to do with you wanting to marry Sharpay now?"
"Sharpay's dad told you about the special clause in her trust fund."
"You mean the fact she gets control of it as soon as you and her get married. I am well aware of that. It's one of the main reasons why I think you to need to wait awhile."
"What you don't know is despite everything that's happened, Mr. Evans cannot get Darby removed from being one of the administrators of the trust fund. If something were to happen to Sharpay's dad before she turned 21 Darby will raid the fund just to hurt both of her children. If we got married now Darby would lose control over the fund and Sharpay will take over until Ryan turns 21. I don't trust Darby after what she did this week."
"You want an early wedding date to protect her?"
"Yes."
"Keep the perspective wedding date for now and I'll see if I can find a loophole. If something happens to Vince before we can find another way to take care of Darby, I will personally call one of my judge friends to marry you and Sharpay. Although if you get married without me behind my back I will come up with a punishment that will make what we did during winter break seem like a simple time out. I told you that you and Sharpay are both my children now. I will protect both of you no matter what."
The metro ride to Foggy Bottom was horrible. Everybody was taking the subway today. There were also a lot of events going on in town for MLK and the inauguration. It probably didn't help that the doctor's office was only seven blocks away from the White House. Sharpay was happy that Kim's stepmother knew a doctor that would see her today.
Dr. Elizabeth Carter was very nice and professional. She knew what was wrong was Sharpay right away.
"The good news is you just have a mild infection. You indicated that you don't have any allergies so I'll give you some antibiotics and a decongestant. Just get plenty of rest today, tomorrow, and Wednesday and you'll be ready to go back to class Thursday. I'll even write you a doctor's note for classes."
"How am I going to get any rest tomorrow when I'm supposed to be going to the inauguration?" Sharpay wondered out loud as she was walking out the door of the room.
"You are right about the inauguration not being restful. A sex marathon with your significant other would be more relaxing and less stressful on your system." Dr. Carter mumbled under her breath. "Standing around in near freezing temperatures for several hours will make you sicker. You also don't need to be surrounded by a million other people."
"I can't go tomorrow?" Sharpay ask the doctor with a sad expression on her face.
"I'm afraid not." This made Sharpay very unhappy and she let the doctor know it.
Taylor was originally going to look at the GW campus while Sharpay was with the doctor. After 15 minutes of looking around she discovered that Martin Luther King Day was not the best time to look at the campus. The majority of buildings were locked today. She was now sitting in the lobby exchanging text messages with Ryan as the others tour the Spy Museum. If she realized the campus would be closed today she would have went with the others. She was broken out of her conversation when she heard Sharpay screaming at the doctor.
Because both of her parents were doctors she knew it would be best to stay back here but as Sharpay continued yelling she thought it was best to intervene. She would later regret that decision.
"Taylor is that you?" The doctors said quickly ending her argument with Sharpay.
"Do I know you?" Taylor asked quietly because honestly she did not remember this woman.
"You probably don't remember me, but I did help deliver you. I'll never forget that delivery." The woman said with a shiver. "That's why I switched to general practice. Every time your mom comes to visit she shows me pictures and talks about you."
"Which mom are you talking about?" Taylor said sarcastically.
"Your biological one. Even though I and Alexis went to med school together we rarely call each other. Your other mom calls me all the time. It probably has something to do with the fact that we were roommates for a few years."
"You are aware she gave me up for adoption?" Taylor asked in irritation.
"She didn't have a choice after your father tried to have her killed. She needed to keep you safe."
"What are you talking about?" Taylor asked in confusion.
"You were born three months early because that bastard hired someone to break into our apartment and slit her throat. If I didn't go back to the apartment to get my purse, you and your mom would not be here right now."
Dr. Carter continued the true story of her birth. Taylor was too shocked to say anything. She actually didn't say a word until they got into the cab. Sharpay didn't ask her how she was and she was grateful for that. When she met up with Ryan at the hotel 2 hours later, she didn't tell him what happened. He just held her as she cried. She didn't know if Sharpay said anything or not but at that moment it didn't matter.
Troy quickly realized that his girlfriend was only letting him throw a birthday party for Alex for his sake. It was pretty obvious from the fact that the cake didn't say happy birthday and all of the decorations were general in nature. When everybody sing happy birthday, Kim opted not to join in.
30 minutes later, he saw her outside the ball area eating a slice of not birthday cake avoiding everything. It wasn't normal for her to be like this.
"I see you are not enjoying the party."
"Not really. Although at least I don't have to listen to Sharpay be mad about being forced to stay home sick tomorrow. I'm so glad that Chad's mom made her go back to the hotel early. Too bad Taylor didn't come; otherwise I would have somebody to talk to right now. Amanda is too busy text messaging her special friend." Troy honestly didn't want to know what special friend Kim was referring to. "I told you I am not a birthday person."
"But you had the party anyway."
"There's nothing wrong with a good party. I just don't feel like celebrating the day that I almost got killed. Two years ago on this very day, my mother hired somebody to kill me and Alex. We almost lost him." She said this last part sobbing as he pulled her against him.
"I know." It was the only thing he said as he gently stroked her hair.
"I thought it would be easier to be here in DC where there is not anything that will remind me of mom or what she did."
"I'm sorry I forced you to have the party. Next year we can have a regular party for the kids at daycare sometime in February. Besides it's not like Alex really needs birthday presents."
"Not really, I think we live at the toy store sometimes."
January 20, 2009
It was 10:00 AM when Sharpay actually got up that morning. If she was too sick to go to the inauguration, she might as well sleep in. What irritated Sharpay the most was she really didn't feel that sick anymore. The medication that she received yesterday was working well. She actually made it through the night without waking up coughing. She had a semi-good night sleep. It probably helped that Taylor was still in too much shock from yesterday's revelations to "play" with Ryan.
Sharpay was aware of the real reason she needed to stay in. She wasn't healthy enough to stand outside in near freezing temperatures for six or seven hours. Even though she was upset about it, she followed the doctor's orders reluctantly. She couldn't afford to miss week or two of classes if she got really sick.
As usual she ran a hand over where Chad should be sleeping. That part of the bed still felt warm even though he probably left 5 hours ago to make the trek into DC. She missed waking up with him this morning.
When she returned from the bathroom after taking care of all morning needs she saw her very hot boyfriend in the room. He was holding a tray with her favorite breakfast of Belgian waffles with low fat with cream and fresh berries.
"You're supposed to be in DC?" Sharpay said to him as he placed a tray next to her on the bed after she sat back down. He then proceeded to kiss her forehead.
"I rather be with you here." Chad said as he sat down behind her and actually started feeding her. Breakfast in bed is great, but breakfast in bed with Chad feeding her is even better.
"You came specifically to DC to see the inauguration." she said as he placed another piece of waffle in her mouth.
"It's not that big of a deal. I really came to see my mom and hang out with you. I also don't think I want to stand in a crowd of a million people in near freezing temperatures for several hours just to see something I can watch on television." She listened to his excuses as he continued to feed her. She knew he was looking forward to being there in person. He has been talking about it for weeks.
"Don't lie to me baby. Just admit that you love me more than anything else."
"I love you more than anything else. I'm here to make sure you rest and get better." At that point he forced her to finish her breakfast. After he placed her now empty tray in the living room he returned to her side and wrapped himself around her.
"Do you really want to stay with me forever?" She asks him quickly because the question has been on her mind a lot lately. Especially after two days ago, when she realized that she was ready to make love to him. "Do you really want crazy me with all my baggage? Darby is going to keep doing stupid things. Can you really handle everything involved with being me?" Instead, he pulled her into his arms and drew her engagement ring of to his lips and kissed it.
"If it wouldn't cause my mom two completely freak out, I would take you to the courthouse and marry you right now. I want to marry you. I want to spend forever with you. I don't care if that means moving in to that horrible apartment again and living on extra crispy macaroni and cheese for the next three years." Chad said to her as his fingers moved under the T Shirt she borrowed from him.
"Don't even think about that sort of thing." Sharpay said turning around and looking at him.
"It could happen. I think we could get through it. We may end of yelling at each other a lot but I think that's our way of communicating. It's supposed to be you. No matter what happens, it's always going to be you. I've been in love with you since I was five and we got in a fight over chocolate milk. I've been attracted to use since I was 12 and got really good at strategically placing books."
That comment made her laugh. That was Chad code for "I got a hard on every time I saw you since I hit puberty." She felt his mouth place gentle kisses that became very intense very quickly.
"I love you to. I noticed in high school that you carry that basketball low every time we got in an argument."
"So you were paying attention to me."
"I was always paying attention to you. Say you love me." She said this as she pulled her top off.
"I love you more than anything else in the world." He said kissing her again. At this point she should no longer be contagious but it didn't matter. If Chad was going to get sick he would have already.
"Promise me you will never leave me."
"I will never leave you. Only death will take you away from me." His words made up her mind. Before she could back out and let the fear consumer again she unzipped his pants and began to pull them down along with his silk boxer shorts. Within moment she had her favorite part of his anatomy in her hand. He was already halfway hard before she even touched him.
"I don't think we should be doing this. Not that I don't enjoy this, but the Dr. said that you're supposed to be resting. That's why you're here at the hotel and not standing outside in slightly above freezing temperatures waiting for Obama to be sworn in." Oddly enough, he didn't pull away from her physically.
She didn't respond to him verbally. Instead, she grabbed the supplies from the night stand where she placed them a few days ago. Chad's eyes went wide when he saw the bottle of raspberry flavor lube and condoms. His mouth literally fell open when the condom made its way into his hand.
"I feel fine. I'm here because the cold air will make me sicker. It's not good to be around other people we you are sick." She just knew he was going to make some smart ass comment, but she cut him off with a finger pressed against his lips." You don't count. As much time as we spend together, if you are going to catch this you would have by now."
"That's true." Chad said giving her another hard kiss. As usual, it is a battle of teeth and tongues.
"I want to make love to you." Sharpay whispered against his lips so quietly that he barely heard her. The fact that he pulled away from her indicated that he heard every word.
"How much Nyquil did you drink last night?" Of course that would be the first thing her easily worried boyfriend would say. This is why she loves him. Most guys wouldn't care. Most would do anything in the name of a quick fuck, but not her Chad.
"I did not drink any Nyquil or alcohol last night. They gave me a decongestant that won't make me stoned or horny. I'm physically and my right mind at the moment." She says this as she pushes him up against the headboard of the lush king size bed. She felt his hands make their way underneath the fabric of her blue cotton panties. He inserted one finger quickly causing a moan to escape her lips.
"Your body is indicating otherwise. You are so wet." He said in a whisper as the wonderfully talented fingers are removed, leaving her wanting more contact. His hands find a new resting place at her hips right above the waistband of her underwear.
"No I'm not stoned on cough medicine or anything else. Baby that is you. I'm ready to be with you. I'm ready for you to be in me. From this point on no matter what happens, it's going to be you and me." She says the words breathlessly in between kisses. She was just happy she didn't start coughing otherwise she knew he would stop this.
"Are you sure?" Chad said as his hands suddenly still above her waist. She felt the nervousness in his body. He comes off so cocky with everybody else. When he's with her he can be vulnerable. This isn't just their first time together. This is his first time and in way it will be hers as well. As long as he is ready, she is.
She didn't say a word. Instead, she placed her hands over his and together they removed the last piece of clothing separating them. The look in his eyes tells her that he's ready.
He grabs the bottle of lube and begins to prepare her. He does this because he's very paranoid about hurting her. Sharpay's mouth continues to worship him with slow licks and bites as he touches her so intimately.
Sharpay is halfway gone by the time she grabbed the condom and gently rolled in on him after properly opening the package. It wasn't the first time she's done this. Her overly paranoid boyfriend wouldn't let them do anything that triggered his ejaculation without protection after he discovered the concept of "virgin pregnancy".
As she positioned herself above him she felt the fear come back. She wondered if she would always be afraid a little. It didn't matter because when she heard him whisper the words "I love you." That feared disappeared completely.
They talked a lot about what she wasn't comfortable with before today. One thing she couldn't deal with was the traditional missionary position. She couldn't handle someone being on top of her like that. Even when they did other things, they avoided him being on top of her whenever possible. Even if she was on top, she wasn't sure she could deal with that position during traditional sex.
Instead they were sitting up against the back of the bed. Chad's back was against the wall as she was positioned in front of him. When she was ready she sank down on him slowly. She heard a loud moan escape his mouth as her muscles surrounded him for the very first time.
The moment she felt him inside of her she knew this is where he belong. They were truly made for each other. All other thoughts went away as she gave herself to him completely.
At first, it hurt a little despite the fact that he prepared her before entering. That went away when his mouth found hers again and the angle of penetration was adjusted so that he was stimulating her as they met each other's thrusts.
Technically this was his first time, but he has always known her body instinctually. He has always known where to touch to make her scream in ecstasy. It probably helped that his ability to learn anything from reading a book applied to activities of a carnal nature as well.
At some point, she feels one of his hands move from its place above her hips to in between the two of them. She felt him stimulate her clit as her muscles tightened around him. Numerous expletives passed through both of their lips as they continued their rhythm. She wasn't sure how long they stayed connected like this when she felt there simultaneous release, it didn't matter. From this moment forward they will always be connected. She wouldn't have it any other way.
April 29, 2006 7:24 AM
When she woke up that morning, she didn't know where she was. The first thing she noticed was the world seemed disjointed. The second thing she noticed was her body felt like it did when she was seven and Darby assaulted her so badly that she broke three bones including Sharpay's nose.
Though this time a certain part of her felt like it was torn apart. She was always thankful that Darby only hit her. Sharpay didn't know what she would do if sexual abuse was added to Darby's torture techniques. At this Point Sharpay noticed the blood on the sheets and the marks on her wrists.
Her body was covered with bruises. Sharpay wasn't stupid. She knew exactly what happened last night before the disjointed drug scattered memories entered her mind. She felt his body on top of her as if he was doing it now. She had distorted memories of him entering her without care and pounding into her with only his own release in mind. She was to out of it to say no. She was too drugged to push back or fight. Once again she felt like that little girl who couldn't push Darby away. That was the memory that made her truly fall apart.
She found herself running to the dirty bathroom in the rundown hotel. At that point, she emptied the contents of her stomach into the toilet. Tears were streaming down her face. "How could he do this to her?" She thought to herself as she sat against the cold tiles of the floor.
She knew she should go to the hospital to let them collect all the evidence. But she could not do it. She knew it would be like before with Darby. Richard was powerful. It would be her word against his even with the bruises. The dick that raped her was smart enough to use a condom. There would be no semen for them to collect. There would be No DNA evidence tying him to this.
She couldn't stay here with his scent on her body. She turned the spray on as hot as possible. The water burned her skin but it was not enough to get him off of her. No matter how much she scrubbed, he was still on her. After scrubbing so hard that her skin was raw, her body crumbled down in the tub. It will be another hour before she got up and dried herself off. The water turned ice cold before she even considered it.
She called Kim after she puts herself together. She makes Kim promise not to tell anybody just like when they were children and Darby would beat the hell out of her. This time Kim is older and breaks that promise instantly. Kim takes her to the hospital and they do a rape kit even though most of the evidence is washed down the drain. The drugs are still in her system and it's obvious that she has been sexually assaulted. They take pictures of the bruises and collect her clothing from the night before. They give her antibiotics and emergency contraceptive to prevent the worst possible consequences.
She registers under an assumed name because she doesn't want anyone to know what happened. She refuses to talk to the police. She doubts they can actually do anything. Her childhood taught her that those in power can always get away. Over the years she's gotten very good at keeping quiet about these sorts of things. After what seems like an eternity they let her go.
She was expecting to see Kim waiting for her alone. Instead standing there was the man who is supposed to protect her from everything. She instantly goes to him breaking down in front of him. The tears finally fall as he places his arms around her.
January 20, 2009 12:39 AM
As the rest of the world and his friends who are currently across the river watch Obama become president he was watching Sharpay. Chad has always loved watching Sharpay sleep. Even from the first time he discovered this need to watch her. When they spent the night together, he usually stays up an hour more to make sure she was okay. If she woke up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, he would wrap his arms around her and he would stay up watching her until he knew she was safely asleep again.
This time Sharpay was caught up in a post orgasmic sleep. He was worried that the nightmares would come this afternoon. As he runs a hand gently through her brown locks he thinks about the precious gift that she gave him. Richard doesn't count because he took something that was never supposed to be his. Sharpay gave of herself to him freely.
This morning it was just her and him being with each other. He wouldn't let things continue otherwise. When he felt her sink down around him as her tight muscles swallowed him whole, he felt connected to her on a level that went beyond the physical. This wasn't about sexual gratification even though the physical aspects of the experience were better than anything else they have done up to that point. Being with her like this is about trust. The fact that she trusted him enough to make love to him, made him come harder than the act itself.
As she continued to sleep, he started to run his hands over her naked flesh. This is another first. Usually they never slept together with both of them completely nude. Even if they were doing "other things" Sharpay would put on his T shirt or he would slip on a pair of boxer shorts afterwards. This is just another sign of the closeness between them.
As he continued touching her he finally felt her stir. She had a look in her eyes as she finally regained consciousness indicating another nightmare. The way her body tensed up suddenly as she regained consciousness also told him this. The difference this time was as soon as she saw him she calms down instantly.
"Are you okay?" he asked her as he placed a gentle kiss on her temple.
"I am fine baby." His lover/soul mate said to reassure him as she brought his mouth down for a searing kiss. Even though her tongue massaging his distracted him he knew that her statement wasn't 100% accurate.
"For some reason I don't completely believe you. Did you have another nightmare?"
"Yes, but it wasn't the same. Usually I dream about the actual attack. This time I dreamt about the morning after. I remembered what it was like waking up alone in the hotel room and having Kim come get me. I remembered the rape kit and the doctor trying to get me to do a police report. In the dream, I remembered dad being there to come get me. He was supposed to be on a plane to Japan with Kim's dad for some major deal in Osaka. Instead, he called off the trip and stayed with me. I think that was the first time in forever I felt like I really had a dad. Even though he screws up a lot, I know that he loves me."
"That's more than I can say for my father."
"That's untrue Charles loves you." He doesn't believe her.
"The first time he calls me in months is to yell at me because I'm leaving basketball behind. He doesn't care about the twins and he doesn't care about me. It doesn't matter I have you and the twins have both of us. Tell me about the rest of your dream?" He asked her gently as he continues to make small circles on her stomach with his gentle fingers.
"The dream didn't go into my summer with dad bouncing around business meetings in Asia and Europe. The dream ends with me leaving to the room and now me feeling safe again."
"That's Different. You never feel safe in the Richard dreams." Chad said to her as he feels her move closer to him.
"This is different. This is the morning after, not the act itself. I usually never get to the next day. I always feel like I'm trapped in the moment that it happened."
"Maybe the fact that you're having another morning after you're mine went back to the first time." He said giving her another gentle kiss. Of course, they can never stay very gentle with each other and he feels a certain part of his anatomy return to full attention as her thighs brush against him.
"No it's because this is the next day. I'm not trapped in that moment anymore."
"I'm going to need you to explain that to me."
"I was always trapped in that moment when he attacked me. I couldn't move on to the next thing. Even during my relationship with Zeke, I couldn't move on. Maybe that's another reason why I chased after Troy. Because of you it's now the next day. I'm able to move on from what happened and finishes living my life. I'm moving on to you." He didn't have time to respond to her because her mouth was on his, consuming him again. He barely had the mental strength to break away from her to grab another condom. This time when they made love again she let him take the lead.
As they made their way out of the crowd of hundreds of thousands of people, Kim seriously wondered why they wanted to come to something that they could have just as easily watched on television. The thought crossed her mind several times today as she woke up at 4:00 AM, navigated her way through the beyond crowded metro station, got searched by security multiple times, and stood out in the Near freezing cold for several hours. The only good thing is they actually had seats and tickets. They could have came later because they had tickets but they probably would have ended Up like those people who couldn't even make it to the correct section.
She was glad that they decided not to bring Alex to the festivities. She didn't want to chase her overactive two year old through this crowd. She also didn't want him to get sick from standing outside for so long.
If she knew Chad was going to stay behind to keep Sharpay company, she would've had him watch Alex instead of imposing on Caroline. Even though Caroline said it wasn't a big deal because she had the day off and Jack was safely back in New Mexico after leaving the night before.
Overall, the inauguration was fun and she would spend most of tomorrow telling the students what happened in great detail. Her favorite part was Marc making snide remarks about his own party as Dick Cheney is brought into the facilities utilizing a wheelchair. Mark also made equally snide remarks when one of the special guests appeared on stage. The other fun part was joining in on the chorus of "hey hey, goodbye" as the former President boarded Marine 1.
The first thing they did as they made their way out of the crowd of people was to find a coffee shop with a clean bathroom. She is pretty sure the bathroom was more important than the coffee.
As they sat in a very crowded Starbucks warming themselves with hot chocolate and over price coffee (even if you're worth millions, it still overpriced) she grabbed her cell phone out of her coat. She chose not to carry a purse because that would be one more thing to lose in this crowd.
"You are calling to check up on him?" Troy asked her as he ran a hand discreetly over her thigh. His touch was much more warming then her signature salted caramel hot chocolate.
"He's our baby. Besides you're the one who logs on at lunch time to watch our baby on wed can at day care."
"That's because I'm not here all the time. You know I hate not being here." She knows quite well how much he hates being alone at Berkeley. It's worse now that he lives in their four bedroom house without her and Alex. However, this is not the time or place to get into that discussion.
"On average how many times do you call me and Alex?"
"I called you that many times a day before we were back together and I knew Alex was my son. By the way promise me you'll never tell Gabriella that." Troy said as he grabbed her hot chocolate and took a drink.
"That's my hot chocolate. Get your own. Trust me, I'm not telling your literally crazy ex girlfriend that you were psychologically cheating on her for months before you broke up with her. Now let me call our baby." Kim said as she leaned over and kissed him one more time.
"You taste chocolaty." Troy said as he pulled away.
"Call your son and stop molesting you're not a husband in public." Her stepsister said to her as she and Ryan sat across from them.
"This is fun coming from the woman who has been doing all sorts of inappropriate things with her not a boyfriend. By the way little sister, I heard you and Ryan Sunday night. No wonder Sharpay was in such a bad mood yesterday. I'm just glad you figured out that the sick person actually need sleep and were quiet yesterday." At that moment, she felt Taylor throw a cinnamon bun at her. It was probably the biggest reaction from her stepsister since yesterday. She was actually very quiet today which is unusual for Taylor.
"Moments like this make me happy I don't have step siblings. Why do I need to sit by the happy couple again? You and Troy are worse than Chad and Sharpay. You two kept flirting and kissing the entire time today." Amanda said as she took the open seat next to Kim.
"Everybody be quiet as I call my baby." Kim put the phone on speaker mode as she called Caroline. Despite what he said out loud she knew Troy wanted to talk to Alex just as much.
"So how is my baby?" Kim asked as soon as Caroline picked up the phone.
"Extremely hyper and energetic. He is exactly like Troy at that age. The only difference is he doesn't have a partner in crime yet."
"I cannot imagine having to deal with two hyperactive children at the same time. This is why I'm making sure that Chad and Sharpay don't give Alex a playmate for at least three more years."
"Speaking of my baby, how's he doing being separated from his other half?" Kim had to laugh at that comment.
"Your baby didn't even make it out of the hotel room this morning. He couldn't bear to leave her alone." Kim told Caroline with a laugh.
"Why am I not surprise. This is after he spent 15 minutes last night talking me in to checking up on Sharpay today. I'm actually at the hotel now to do that."
"My suggestion is to get a key card from Miss Caramanica.
"I already did," Caroline said followed by the sound of the door unlocking. Within seconds, she heard her best friend of over a decade screaming at the top of her lungs, "harder baby --oh god --so good--love you." The phone had no trouble picking up Sharpay's disjointed speech without being on speaker mode.
Kim's mouth hung down in shock for a moment before she tried to grab her cell phone. She needed to get the phone off speaker mode before the super sensitive microphone on the other side started picking up expletives.
"Oh fuck--Chad -- love you." too late Kim thought to herself as she saw Amanda practically crawl underneath the table. Ryan looked just as mortified. She tried to grab her phone to end this embarrassing situation but Marc was currently holding her cell phone hostage.
The next thing she heard was Chad's mom yelling at her son, "Alex don't go in there." She knew exactly what was happening. This particular incident occurred over winter break several times because Alex had a big boy bed at the hotel they were staying at. She and Troy were currently trying to teach Alex not to run into their bedroom when mommy and daddy were having "private played time" unless it was an emergency. This is not a very easy concept to explain to a two year old. Kim only hopes that Alex will learn this before he's old enough to remember what he sees. God knows she's already going to have to spend a small fortune on therapy when Alex gets into high school no matter what.
At this point Troy is cracking up even though they're going to have to have a very long talk with their friends about locking the door if they're going to be doing stuff like that. Ryan has his head in his hands as is girlfriend started doing a happy dance because she just won the bet. It is the first time she smiled in almost 24 hours. Amanda is still practically hiding underneath the table in embarrassment. Marc was grinning like an idiot as he played keep away with her cell phone forcing them to listen to the rest of this "conversation".
Caroline was too busy chasing after Alex to actually end the phone call. Then she was too busy yelling at her son to remember that the phone was still on. They could hear her yelling at Chad and Sharpay after she pulled Alex out of the room.
"She is supposed to be resting. This is not resting." This was followed with several angry sentences in Spanish. Unfortunately Kim could only pick out the curse words.
"Mom!"
"Don't you dare mom me. Don't bother covering up either. I already know what you two were doing. You have 15 minutes to be outside fully dressed so we can have a conference call with Sharpay's father." After Kim heard the door slammed shut Caroline was back on the line.
"Are you still there?"
"Yes unfortunately, because Marc stole my cell phone. Did I mention I had this call on speaker phones so Troy could hear that Alex was okay?"
"Oh god. Excuse me I have to go. I need to yell at my son for having sex with his girlfriend when she is sick. I will probably still be yelling at the two of them when you get here." With that, Caroline ended the call.
She felt slightly bad for her friend. Being caught by your mom losing your virginity had to be 1000 times worse than being caught by the teacher on the roof, even if it is your favorite teacher. Then she remembered that her son walked in on them too. All sympathy went away.
A laughing Marc finely gave her back her cell phone as he grabbed his blackberry and started emailing everyone. As she watches the reactions of everyone around her she can't help but laugh. Especially when Troy says, "oh god this is worse than the almost sex tape."
"At least there were not any cameras this time." Kim said pointing out the silver lining in this situation.
"That we know of." Ryan muttered as Marc and Ryan's not a girlfriend started laughing harder in the overcrowded Starbucks as everybody started to stare at the group. Kim's final thought was, at least they were not any reporters around.