Chapter 22- If life was like a movie

"Good Morning," Troy greeted at the front door, we were at the local Applebee's doing a pancake breakfast as a fundraiser. I bounced Liam on my leg as he began to dribble spit on his chin.

I grabbed the blanket from his bag to wipe his chin. Liam who was almost four months old was holding up his own head with no wobbling and could almost support himself sitting up. He looked up towards the ceiling Troy looked back at us. He was doing a hell of a lot better now than a few days ago.

Troy moved towards us with grace, Liam grinned as Troy approached, he lifted his arms and Troy grabbed him from my lap. "Why don't you go out there and socialize, do you know how many people from high school are here?" I nodded looking up at him, "They all want to see Liam and they are just so excited to see us together."

"I think we should announce our engagement here when they serve everybody."

"Alright, whatever you would like," I told him standing up, my pink summer dress fell below my knees and Troy pulled me closer to his chest. "You alright,"

"I'm fine," he kissed my temple as we walked out into the area. Liam kicked his legs against Troy and we traded off. Liam was sleeping mostly through the night except around four am or five wanting some more food. Troy leaned over as he kissed my cheek, "You look tired,"

"I shouldn't be. Liam is doing so much better,"

"And not in his bed!" Troy laughed as he pushed back a few pieces of hair behide my ear. "Gabriella Montez?" I turned around to see a guy I almost dated in high school.

"Grant?" I said trying not to laugh, Troy frowned instantly and I rolled my eyes as I adjusted Liam on my hip. "How are you?" he asked pulling me into a hug.

"Great, how are you?"

"Wonderful! I am about to get married in two weeks!" he exclaimed, "I heard they were having a fundraiser her so I thought I would come down to see if the famous Troy Bolton was here."

Troy laughed, nodding with a jealous smirk planted over his face. "Yea," He squeezed around my shoulders as we moved through the restaurant, he looked around as almost all of the tables were full and the room was filled with chatter. Liam before to cry and I kept his head close to my chest.

"Shh…" I whispered into his ear, he gripped onto my hair as I bounced up and down. Troy grabbed a chair from a table as he jumped on top of it.

Newspaper cameras were flashing and News cameras were placed around the room flashed with people standing around them. "Good Morning everybody," Troy called out as everybody began to quiet down. I looked up at Troy who was smiling.

"I just wanted to thank every single one of you and anybody else who walks through this door for coming today. You are helping support our staffer, campers, and grounds for every donation you make. These kids who will be going to the camps will be so grateful." Troy stopped as he looked down at me for a moment.

"So I just wanted to thank everybody and to tell your friends. We have our website up and you can leave donations." When people thought he was done, they began to clap but Troy held up his hand.

"One more thing," his eyes floated around the room before he smiled, "My longtime girlfriend Gabi and I a newly engaged couple," I felt the heat rise onto my cheeks as the room burst out into cheers. Claps of joy and tears from his old girlfriends formed. I rolled my eyes as Liam began to cry harder.

Troy gave off a concerned look before he got down. I walked back towards the quiet room, "I think I am going to take him back to the hotel."

"Are you sure?" I nodded my head, "He is fussy and this is where he wants to be in here." I told him, Troy looked over at the crowd of people still gushing and talking excitedly.

"I kind of thought you would stick around,"

"I will be there all night tomorrow," I explained to him, he sighed, "I will be back in about an hour, if I am running late I will text you."

"Thanks, I will see you later." He kissed my temple and then I grabbed the keys from the table. Liam began to fuss more as I stepped out, his screams became louder and I felt my temples burning.

We were supposed to go see my mom tonight but if Liam did not chill, I do not know what kind of mood I will be in. Even thought he was sleeping through the night mostly, well except for last night, Troy and i could not get him to quiet down, he screamed most of the night, which lead me to believe he was tired.

I yawned and I looked at my watch, Sharpay and I were going to meet for lunch in about two and half hours, plenty of time to take a nap, give Liam to Troy for a few hours, and Sharpay, Taylor and I could have a great afternoon together.

Buckling Liam into his car seat was a task due to the fact he would not stop kicking his legs. I placed a blanket over him but he quickly kicked it off from the fit he was throwing.

I rubbed my temple as my phone buzzed in my pocket, "Hey," I said answering it, "Are we still on for this afternoon?"

"Please, I have not dealt with a screaming baby for nothing," we laughed through the phone, "Good, because I would love to see that rock sitting on your finger." I laughed, "I can not wait to start planning, I havent talked to Taylor for a few days how is she holding up with her wedding around the corner?"

"Great, a nervous wreck and Chad is MIA since we got here."

"Been glued to Troy's side like a lost puppy," I opened the car door to hear Liam's screams. "Oh somebody is not a happy baby,"

"This must just be a bad day because yesterday he was fine, I keep looking for anything leading him to be sick but nothing."

"Probably just a bad day, everybody has them."

"Yea," sighing I pushed the car into reverse. "Well I will talk to you soon chic,"

"I will be leaving once Troy gets to the hotel to get him."

"Good, see you soon." We hung up and I drove back to the hotel, Liam's cry not settling. For being so close to four months, I do not understand why he cannot just be quiet for an hour.

I pull into the hotel drive and I parked the car. I dug around for our key; once it was in my hands, I grabbed Liam. I placed the car seat on my arm as I walked into the hotel, straight to the elevator, and up to our floor. Everybody hated crying baby is unless they were a mom who understood, but if you were on a vacation, this was the last thing you wanted to listen to you.

Pushing the door open to our room I glanced around looking for anything different and sat down Liam's car seat on the bed. I pulled his body out and I cradled him against my chest, I slowly began to inch my way down on the bed as his crying began to settle a little. Kissing his temple, he began to scream some more, "Awesome," I muttered, "Just fantastic,"

I loved Liam, I love him so much but his cry has to be very annoying, very quickly. I stood back up and Liam's cry began to fade as I stood back up. I bounced slightly up and down with him as I tried to get him to fall back asleep but his eyes were never really shutting. I went to set him down in the pack n play but the screams began to start again.

I looked at the clock; Troy should be back in thirty minutes.

An hour and half later, of standing bouncing Liam around and tears from both of us, Troy had no yet arrived or made an attempt to get hold of us.

Frustration boiled through my skin as I tried Troy's phone again. He was getting a ride from Chad back and I had called him twenty minutes ago for fear something might have happened but he answered on the first ring saying he would have him call me.

Looking near a clock, I knew I needed to be leaving. I grabbed Liam's car seat to be him in while I got ready into a pair of jeans and a Nike t-shirt.

Liam cried the entire time as I did but I had to get away from my child for a minute. After fixing my hair, I grabbed the car seat and fled to the car. I snapped the car seat into place before standing outside of the car and I dialed Troy's number.

When again, he did not pick up I left a message this time. "Troy, this will be the final time I try to call your cell phone. I have to leave to go hang with Sharpay and them. Thanks for leaving me with your awesome son. Bye." I hung up and I got into the car. I felt the frustration boil under my skin as I thought of taking him to Lucille but he has only been happy with me holding him, or Troy.

I drove through the town and into the next into the shopping district. We were all going to meet at Parena Bread and have a nice lunch while chatting about the upcoming weddings.

My head blazed with pain as I pulling into the closet parking spot. I was greeted at my car by Sharpay, her face frowned as I propped open my door.

You could see a tiny bump on her stomach, as it just looked bloated. "Is Zeke happy?" I asked pointing down to her stomach, her hand placed on top of it.

"I guess, I mean he is always talking to my stomach. I think he is happy, but anyways why do you have Mr. Scream a lot?"

I closed my eyes as I glanced back at him, as the crying did not stop, "Troy never came. Troy never called. Troy promised he would." I griped onto the handle of the backseat as Sharpay shut the door.

"Wow, really? He blowed you off?" I nodded my head, "And if it was a date it's easy but he basically blew his son off and I mean he didn't even call. Does he know that he was in a car accident just a week ago?" I asked as I grabbed his car seat but I decided that I was going to carry him. I clipped it back in as I started to unbuckle him from the straps. As soon as I had him in my arms and his head on my should the tears started to subside.

"Is that all he wants?"

"Some one to hold him," I nodded, "I am just hoping I can at least sit." I bounced him in my arms as we walked into the restaurant, "Taylor ordered for you,"

"Good, thanks." She led me to the table where I saw a smiling Taylor on the phone. "Bye," she said as we approached the table. "Gabi!" she squealed standing up, she brought Liam and I into a hug. "I love Liam like his other mother but seriously why did you bring him."

"Troy never came back to the hotel. He never called me or texted me like he said he would if he was running late. I mean god forbid I missed one of his phone calls." I rolled my eyes as I sat down in the booth holding Liam on my shoulder. "I don't think he has slept in like fifteen hours or so it feels like."

"Maybe its you that hasn't slept in fifteen hours."

"It's probably been longer than that. I really havent gotten any sleep in the last week, tossing and turning in that damn hotel bed." I grumbled as I patted Liam's back. I reached for a bottle sitting next to me in the bag as I placed it against his mouth. He grasped it in his mouth as he began to suck.

"So how did he do it?" Sharpay asked, I grinned slightly as it still gave me the chills to talk about the engagement.

"It was a whole day of activities, recreating all of these dates from everywhere. It was so cute and then he took me out onto a sailboat at sunset." I gushed, "It was so romantic and then he took me back to the beach. He proposed under the moonlight, it was simply amazing."

"Chad's was cute but that was ten times cuter."

"It would be cute if he came to pick up his son, anyways how is the wedding coming?"

"Great! As soon as you get back you need to go back and do your last dress fitting." I nodded my head, "Alright, Are you ready for the big day?"

"Totally. I kind of want it to be over and down with."

"It won't be until I am married," Sharpay said laughing, I nodded, "Once I get back I have to start planning mine. I want to get married in September."

"Awh, cute." She said, and then she gasped. "You should get married on the tenth! Your wedding date will be 9.10.11.," she said with bright eyes.

I laughed, "That's amazing but it needs to be on a Saturday or Friday night."

Sharpay's iPhone was quickly in front of her face, "It's a Saturday," she then began to type, "What are you doing?"

"Putting it in, Troy and Gabi's wedding date." I giggled, "Wow, thanks guys, you just picked my wedding date." I put the bottle down as I began to burp Liam. I kissed his temple as he finally began to relax and let his eyes close.

"I have feed him twice and he did not act like this." Taylor and Sharpay both laughed.

"Shar, are you going to find out the sex of your baby?" I asked her, she bit on her lip, "I really want a girl, I mean that is what I know and if it is a boy, it will be wearing all kinds of pink clothes."

Taylor and I both rolled our eyes, "I think we should go to East High tomorrow before the game. To remember all the great times we had there."

"Chad, Troy, and Zeke all have to help set up the whole thing. I mean why not?"

"No, I mean like early in the morning. So early nobody will even be there yet?"

"And how would we pull this off?" Taylor asked me, "I will ask Troy to get us in; all six of us can go up and just relive a few of the moments that we wish to have all over again."

"Sounds like fun,"

"If Troy will ever call me back, then maybe we could." Our food came in and it slide in front of us. I dug into the salad that landed in front of me, not eating since last night was killing me.

We ate our lunch and talked about things here and there.

"Do you have any name ideas yet?"

"I really like Sofia for a girl, or Carter for a boy. I just think those two names are adorable." She said taking a bite out of her sandwich.

"I do like those," I told her, "I was thinking of Sofia for Liam but Liam became a boy and that just wasn't going to work." I said laughing a little, Taylor finished off the last of her salad. "Oh, I havent told you," I said looking up at them, "Troy and I are talking about moving."

Eyes flew towards mine, "What do you mean?"

"Just to like Malibu, we want to get away from the LA scene, we really don't want Liam there and it just, yea." I said picking at the last few pieces of salad left on my plate.

"Zeke and are just about to move to LA to be with you guys! He is taking his final test next week when we get back, he is going to graduate and so am I!" she cheered, "Congrats! You made it all the way through college." Taylor said I looked over to see Liam finally sleeping on my shoulder.

"Yea, so you are now moving thirty minutes away." Shar pouted, "You can move there too, it's not like it just for me."

"Taylor is in LA though,"

"We are pretty sure not moving; we just bought this four bedroom house that we are having our dinner at on May 30th for Memorial Day. Just you guy, Ryan and Kelsi and maybe my sister."

"Yea, I will put it down. Do you and Chad have the pool up and running?"

"Hell yea," Taylor said standing up, Liam and I had been gone for a little over an hour without a single call from Troy. "If Liam wasn't finally sleeping, I wouldn't leave but he needs to get a nap in before we go to my mom's house."

"Oh that's right, you are taking him over there to see her." Sharpay said as her hand floated to her stomach as if she was protecting the baby. "Yea, I don't know when we will get back over there and it's just been on of those things that I have wanted to do."

"And I'm glad," Sharpay defended herself, "I love your mom,"

"I do too so when we ate dinner the other night, I was happy we had somewhat made up. Now, will I ever trust her again like I used to…I dunno know." I told them as we gained closer visual of my car. Taylor and Sharpay sighed, "It was nice getting an hour of your time."

"Being a parent is hard." I told them as I propped open the car door, I placed Liam inside and buckled him in. He curled up and I shut the door, "You will find out soon enough Shar,"

She sighed, "I know, I don't want to lose connection," I laughed out loud, "Damn, it's not that hard."

"You're moving up north!" she protested, "Thirty minutes guys. It's not the end of the world, Shar you can move fifteen minutes from us and be the meeting place."

"We will continue this chat later, I suddenly feel sick,"

"I'll take you back to your parents place," Taylor said grabbing her wrist, "Good your gave me a ride anyways, see you later oh and call me if you are going to do the midnight thing."

"Will do," I said getting into the car. I turned on the car for me to put it into reverse. Driving back the fifteen minutes I came to eat was parked back in the hotel parking lot.

I sighed turning off the car, as Liam was finally asleep. I yawned as we were going over to my mom's house in an hour and half. I opened my car door to get out and then to Liam. I grabbed his car seat as I traveled through the lobby and into the elevator.

I dug my car key out and I walked out of the elevator. Pushing my way through the semi crowded hallway, I found my room at the end of the hallway. I slide my car in and I could already hear shoats and laughter from the other side. Anger bubbled under my skin as I burst through the door.

"Great game Bolton!" three guys laughed as Liam began to cry. His peaceful nap was over and I was tired. The laughing stopped and heads turned. "Wow, Thanks for all of your help today Troy!" I yelled at him sarcastically, the guys all set down the controllers to the play station before grabbing all of there stuff and bolting past me.

"What do you mean?"

"You said an hour? I waited for almost two for you to come relieve me so I could go hang with Sharpay and Taylor for a couple of hours!" I screamed, "He has been screaming his head off for hours! If I wasn't holding him he was crying, I have the worst headache!" my anger kept going as Troy sat on the bed. Liam's screams began irresistible to go unattended, I bent over as I picked him up and he began to shush.

"I forgot,"

"You forgot? I am pretty sure I called you an a million and two times!" He bit down on his lip as he turned the play station three off and stood up. "Really, I am sorry."

"Sorry?" I exploded, "What you have had your month with him and now its time to take off?" I protested towards him. His eyes blazed with dark blue quickly as Liam began to slowly fall back asleep.

"What are you talking about? You have been freaking out whenever you leave the two of us alone! Always calling!"

"I havent left you two alone for more than ten minutes since we went on vacation! You always say you want to be there but you never called me!" I crossed my arms over my chest as Liam began to sleep in the pack n play. "But you are here with Chad, he could have been sleeping in his bed but no he was sitting with us!"

"Once I got your message I figured it was too late!"

"You could have called and asked, like somebody responsible would do!" I fired at him, "I have such a god awful headache and this is just not helping me! I thought you might have got caught up doing something and would come running in as soon as we arrived with flowers but no, that only happens in movies Troy."

"And this is real life," he growled, "You have no right to just start acting like this!"

"I think I do! Why, why would you not have called me?" I freaked and I reached for my purse but Troy knocked it out of my hand. "You are not leaving until we figure this out!"

"That's just like a movie Troy; people walk out in real life!" I reached over for my purse but Troy was blocking the walkway to the door. "If this was a movie Gabi, then maybe we wouldn't be standing here." He said, I fumed and pushed passed his arm.

"That's right, I am not standing here." I threw open the door and all I heard was it slam behide me with a loud click.

I was not upset. I was angry. I had never felt this way at Troy before, it seemed as if our relationship was perfect but that only happens in movies.

The rock on my finger weighed it down as I swung back and forth in the swing I was sitting in. My headache was slowly disappearing into nothing. My feet touched the ground as I heard a car pull up, I was expecting Troy to show up any minute but I could right now care less.

My eyes gazed up and I saw Taylor walking towards me with a smile on her face. I got up from my spot and I meet her half way, "Chad told me," she started, "When I called your cell and got no answer I figured something happened, I called Troy and he said you walked out."

I nodded briefly before I sat back down onto the ground, "I snapped. I have no clue what happened but I snapped. I have yet to shed a tear and I am pissed off."

"I would be too, you do nothing but take care of Liam and Troy kind of blew you off. I know he cares for Liam and you know that two, he would do anything for him,"

"Anything," I laughed a little, "is almost a strong word, I am scared that Troy may push him into something Liam doesn't want and it's just all going to fall apart with them. What if Liam doesn't like basketball?"

"Then Troy will figure it out. Liam could be gay for all we know and Troy is going to deal with it like every other person. Troy is going to push him into the sport and you are the one standing by making sure everybody is happy. Liam is going to become your may concern."

"I don't deserve a friend like you," I said leaning against her shoulder, She laughed and blew out a breath. "Well, I don't deserve a friend like you. You are always there for me and always thinking."

"My brain doesn't shut up," I grumbled, both of us laughed as it sounded like us in high school. "I want to make up with Troy but I feel like if I keep just forgiving him for every little thing he does then we are going to get no where in our soon to be marriage."

"I was glad you still had the ring on your finger."

"I seriously thought about taking it off." I told her with a long look, "But I then had to seriously stop and think. I love Troy and because he made one bone head mistake does not mean I should throw away a marriage that could be successful."

"I'm glad you are thinking. Sharpay would have tossed the ring quickly if this happened."

After a minute of thinking, I shook my head, "Nah, I don't think she would have." I responded, "I don't know but Chad and I have just a few days left to decide if this is what we really want."

"It is." I responded to her, "You guys are all over each other,"

"Yea, we are." Sighing I looked up at the sky and fell back against my back. "I'm so pissed off at Troy but I still want to go to my moms and Troy probably wouldn't let me go without him."

"Honestly, I wouldn't either." I rolled over onto my stomach and stared at all of the little kids playing on the jungle gym. "I know," I whispered as I laid my head down. "Liam needs to meet her though."

"I agree, my mom is so excited for Chad and I to start a family but I think we are going to wait a year or so before we decide to get pregnant."

"Nice choice, it shows you didn't get married because you were knocked up. Troy and mine wedding will look like we are getting married because we had a baby together."

"You guys love each other like no other. Only haters will believe such things."

"I'm gaining a lot of those lately; I mean ever girl that likes Troy instantly hates me."

"That is because you have everything they want. A beautiful baby, a gorgeous fiancée, a group of awesome friends and a big house with lots of money."

"I don't need money to be happy; I learned that a long time ago."

"A valuable lesson to learn young." I smiled as I sat up on my elbows, "it is, Troy and Liam make me happy most of the time," I said trying to hide the smile forming on my face but Taylor noticed.

"It's okay to be angry,"

"I just keep thinking of when I see him again, I can already feel the frustration of what he is going to do. Say he is sorry over and over and I give like a weak board."

Taylor laughed, "You both have that relationship, and you both like to fold so easily, when you should really give the other a hard time."

"We both know that breaking up was always the last thing either of us wants. Its hard and we both know how it feels, miserable."

"Yea, I think we all know that one." She joked, "But you can simply get into a fight without breaking up."

I just nodded and picked at the grass in front of me. Noises of birds chirped in the air and the swing blowing in the wind. Leaves rustled on the trees and I let out a deep sigh.

I opened the hotel door and I pushed it open. Troy was laying on the bed his hands over his eyes. I tossed my keys onto the walk-in table before slipping off my shoes.

Troy's hands moved from his eyes before he looked over at me. "Can we talk?"

"No," I protested, "I am just here to get Liam so we can go to my mom's house." I replied with a cold sting, Troy sat up rubbing his face before he stood up, "I'm going with you."

"Okay," I said as I picked up Liam's car seat and took it over to the bed. "I thought you were mad at me?" Troy asked, "I am." I responded I picked up Liam; Troy had swaddled him since I had left, and I placed him back into the car seat and placed a blanket over him.

He never stirred as Troy slipped on a pair of tennis shoes. "I really am,"

"Damn it Troy," I snapped turning around to him, "I don't want to hear sorry, you can be as sorry as you want but you are sorry a lot lately." I then turned around fixing Liam as I decided it was time to put on a pair of Nikes.

I double-checked the diaper bag before slipping on my purple shoes. Troy was quiet as he picked up the car seat; I followed him out as I pulled up the hood on my hoodie. Troy did the same as the night air was beginning to get chilly. He carried Liam out the front of the doors as I lead him to the car.

"Here we are," Troy mumbled as he opened Liam's door. I got into the passenger seat. You could feel the tension in the air and you could slice it with a knife. Troy got into the front seat and reached for my hand that was usually where he could pick it up.

Noticing it was not there, Troy put both hands on the wheel. "Why can we not talk?" he asked me, I did not respond. I know it was not being fair but I just wanted peace and quiet.

"Are we ever going to talk?"

"You didn't have to come," I replied, "Like hell I was letting you go to your mom's house alone with Liam."

"Sam would have been there."

"Sam," he scoffed, "And Kyle, so you really had a choice." Troy only rolled his eyes and after that, it was silent. Liam was mostly quiet as we pulled into my mom's driveway. I jumped out to find a way out of the tension but it lingered around me. Troy grabbed Liam's car seat as I went up to knock on the door.

My mom was quick to come to it and when she saw me standing in the window, her face looked shocked but she covered it up quickly swinging open the door.

"Hi!" she looked over my shoulder and then when her eye caught Liam's carrier her smile widened and tears struck. "Well what are you waiting for come on in?" Troy followed me closely behide as we stepped through the house. I took in the familiar scent as Sam appeared.

"Aww," his face softened as he bounded down the stairs. I smiled as Troy set him down on the couch. I tossed the blanket off as I unbuckled him. He began to protest, Troy began to dig through the bag searching for his pacifier. I pulled him out supporting his head and I turned to my mom.

"Mom, meet your grandson, Liam Troy Bolton," I said as I held him up closer to her face. Troy placed the pacifier in his mouth while my mom gladly took Liam from my arms. Her touch was so gentle and caring. She gracefully sat down on the couch as soon cooed into his ear. I sat on the floor in front of her while Troy opted for the seat a few feet away.

My mom looked up towards him then down at me, then towards my finger. How she knew, well she could probably feel it. My eyes glazed over hers for a moment as Sam looked over her shoulder.

"Troy, I have a couple of beers in the fridge, why don't we go and get the ladies a glass of wine." Troy just nodded and followed lead, "Okay, a few days ago you seemed happy and excited." She looked up the stairs as I looked back at me.

"We got into a fight. I don't want to talk because he will only say sorry over and over again." I said rolling my eyes, "What did you get in a fight over?"

"He never called me. He said he would be back at the hotel in an hour if longer he would call. Well an hour and half later, there was no sign of Troy. Sharpay, Taylor and I were all supposed to meet up for some lunch with no males, including Liam. Well I had to take Liam."

My mom nodded along while giving her grandson looks of joy. "Sounds reasonable."

"I know and when Troy talks and messes up all he says is sorry. I just want to hear something different come out of his mouth for once."

My mom only nodded her head again, "Gabi, you are smart and intelligent. You also love Troy deeply which I wish I could have seen months earlier." She tapped Liam's nose before looking up at me. "Troy doesn't want to hurt you and the only way he knows to make it better is to say sorry."

"We both fold so easily into each other,"

"Because neither one of you wanted to be in the fight. You don't want to be in that fight, you just want to be with Troy and happy."

I bit on my lip as Liam turned his head towards me. I smiled as I blew a kiss in his direction; he smiled as I let a small smile slip onto my face.

Troy's POV

"Grab the ladies a glass of wine," I did not speak I just moved, Gabi was frustrated already I did not want to hear it anymore than I had too. I followed Sam up the stairs and through the kitchen where he opened the fridge.

"So that tension down there didn't enter the room until you and Gabi did." I scoffed rolling my eyes, Sam tossed me a beer and I popped it open letting it slide down my throat.

"What happened?" he asked leaning against the counter, I knew we would be here for a moment so I hopped onto the counter as I twirled the can in my hand. "She got pissed off at me."

"Was there a reason?" he asked me, I did not respond for a minute, "Sort of, I mean I thought I was doing the right thing."

"What did you do?" Sam's voice almost made me want to talk more, "I told her I would be back to the hotel in an hour or so, if I wasn't I would call. Well two hours passed and I completely forgot I checked my phone to see dozens of messages. We were already on our way to the hotel, I was with the guys and we decided to just let her be."

I swallowed as Sam laughed, "Was she going somewhere?"

"Out with the girls, I did offer to watch Liam during that time so she could get a break."

"And you didn't? What is wrong with you?" he barked towards me, I sighed as I let my hand run through my hair, "I don't know, I just knew how Liam was acting and Gabi was pissed off when she left that message for me. Yet when she walked in that door, I swear I have never seen her so mad before."

"She knew you were having fun when she was stuck with a crying baby? How is that fair?" Sam asked I shook my head, "I don't know it made sense at the time."

"Did you say something?"

"I tried! She basically yelled at me for even saying sorry, on the way here she said I was saying sorry way too often."

"Are you making mistakes?" I sighed, "What is this? Are you going to interrogate me?"

"No," he responded, "You and Gabi never fight like this, I mean usually you try to put on a show but you both are livid. You are trying to but it just isn't working."

I did not really talk; I just sat there staring at my beer as if it was growing faces. "Is this just spelling out a bad future?" I asked, "No," Sam said to me, "Spelling out a bad future would be if she took that ring off of her finger but its still there." I felt a small grin tug towards the corners of my mouth.

"Now, I think I should go see my grandson before you guys have to leave." Sam left the kitchen with two wineglasses and I was left with my thoughts.

I rolled over trying not to touch Troy but when I did not feel him in the hotel bed, I opened one eye. There was a little card lying in front of me.

Brie, I know you are mad but get dressed and come downstairs into the lobby. Hurry once you find.

I quietly sat up but I noticed Liam was not there either. I raised eyebrows as I moved through the hotel putting on clothes. I swiftly made my way through the bathroom, fixing my hair and adding a little bit of makeup before I opened the door. I grabbed my purse and fled down the hallway towards the elevator.

Once I hit the bottom floor I stepped out looking around for Troy but I never saw him, I frowned as I walked up to the front desk, "Have you seen Troy Bolton?" I asked, the guy looked up and then smiled, "Ah yes, he said you would be coming down looking for him. We have the car all ready for you."

"Car?" I asked him, he nodded, "Yes Ma'm, just follow me and we will get you on your way." I raised an eyebrow as I followed the man out the door, if Troy set it up it may not be that bad.

I got into the car that was waiting and it whisked me off into unknown areas. I yawned as the car had pulled up to Lava Springs, I looked around looking for Troy but when the car door opened, the guy handed me a card.

"Here you go miss and," he started, I looked up at him, "Happy Mothers Day." I instantly knew what was happening and emotions flew through my body. I smiled towards the man, "Thank you," I murmured as I opened the card.

Indeed, Happy Mothers Day. ;) I know we may be fighting but this was all Liam's idea. – Troy&Liam Ps. Go to the dining room where we spent all of o u r time. ;)

I giggled as I took off running, this did not mean Troy was off the hook. This just meant Troy was getting back into my life where I liked him. I quietly snuck through the kitchen and down the hall into where Troy and I sang together with our friends. I felt the ring on my finger and my heart began to flutter.

I pushed open the door and there sat Troy with Liam in his lap. Liam had a happy mothers day t-shirt on while Troy was fixing Liam's hair. Troy did not notice me walk in but Liam did, he squealed in his lap, which made Troy look up. "Hey," I said softly as I looked around the see a thing of flowers and a present lying on the table.

"Just so you know this was all Liam, he wanted to make your first mother's day a memorable one." I nodded my head as I took a step into the room, "I would have to agree that it will be one," I said as I stood in front of the two men who cared about me the most.

"I think I should add though, I was a dick for not calling you. Maybe it was just a male thing but you can be mad at me as long as you want." I rolled my eyes, "That's no fun," I pouted as I slide onto the piano stool next to them. Liam cried and I reached my arms out for him. Troy planted him in my arms and I kissed his forehead. "Thank you," I whispered to the little guy.

Troy sighed and leaned his head against me, "I'm tired," he whispered, "You shouldn't play in the game," I told him with a warning look, Troy rolled his eyes, "Its not up for debate," he said standing up, "I have to get to the gym," he then walked out. A confused me looked after him and Liam began to cry.

"Well, I see we still arent in one of our better moods," I whispered, Liam cried and I picked up the present from the table. "Yes, you want to help mommy." I whispered into his ear, I began to peel back the paper. Liam began to stop crying as I peeled back the paper.

I looked around and he tried to help but his hands were just not working as if he wanted them too. I peeled back the rest of the paper for myself to be astonished with what was underneath.

It was a picture of Liam and me when we took his infant pictures, yet I have never seen this one before. It was more behide the scenes. My hand was against his and you could see the difference of the hand size, my other hand was supporting his hand. My hair was falling out of place and Liam looked ready to cry but it was perfect.

The photo was in black and white with a scripted saying on the bottom. Motherhood is not simple but simplicity in motherhood could bring a lot of joy.

Liam's hand banged against the photo, I moved it off my lap as I glanced over at the white daisies. I pursed my lips together as everybody else started to bustle in the kitchen. "Mmm…thank you baby boy." I whispered against his ear, he banged his hands together and lifted his head up.

"Yea, come on we got to take you to Grandma's," I whispered standing up. I buckled him in his car seat before picking up everything Troy had bought. I swiftly made it through the kitchen but stopped at the employee of the month. I grinned as I looked to see my picture standing above. When Troy got us the jobs in July for Lava Springs, I quit my other one.

I was almost out the door when I saw Mr. Folton coming towards me. "Well, look who it is!" I grinned as I set the car seat down to greet him in a hug.

"I saw little Liam this morning! Congrats!" he greeted, I nodded, "Yea, I got a little surprise this morning but now I get to go help set up over at East High."

"I will be in attendance tonight. We havent had a rival like them in a while," I found the smile place over my lips, "I just hope nothing bad happenes." I said I picked Liam back up before I waved goodbye. "I will talk to you later." I said giving off a short nod.

Once I got outside Troy was still sitting on a bench, I glanced down at Liam and then I walked over to him. "I thought you would have left."

"Somebody has to give you two a ride back," he grumbled standing up, sighing I got into the car with him. "The gift was beautiful, thank you."

"I told you it was all Liam," he said turning the key on the car, "Troy, let me say thank you."

"You wont let me say sorry so what's the difference?" he asked looking at me, I scoffed and then turned to look out the window, "We need to go by your moms house to drop Liam off."

"Fine," Troy sighed quietly as the car ride stiffened. Once arriving at Lucille's house Troy popped his door open. "I can take him in,"

"I can come with you," I protested but Troy shook his head, "No seriously, I have it." I still got out of the car and followed Troy to the door. Troy looked behide his shoulder before looking straight ahead to open the front door.

"Hey," Troy called, "Ah! Baby time!" Lucille came winding down the stairs as Jenni popped out from behide the living room wall. She quickly glanced over her shoulder and then back to Troy, I raised an eyebrow but Troy handed off Liam. "Alright, thanks." Troy said leaning forward to kiss his mom.

"Your welcome, be careful out there. I really don't want you to play tonight." She patted his cheek while I leaned against the stairs. "Mom, stop acting like Gabi and just let me do what I want." He snapped and barged out of the room. Lucille looked towards me and I shrugged my shoulders.

"We arent talking." I murmured, "This is how he has been acting since early." The car honked and Lucille looked towards the drive. "So he isn't listening to you?"

"Nope and happy mothers day," I said winking at her, she smiled, "Thank you! Troy texted me earlier, we are all going out to dinner tonight feel free for you guys to join along."

"Thanks, I will run it past Troy." The car honked once more and I pushed the door open. I heard Liam begin to cry but Lucille proudly started to take of it.

Once getting back into the car neither of us talked for several minutes. "Did you ask her to say that?" he asked, angry running through his voice. "What? No!" I looked to him out of the corner of my eye.

"Then why is everybody saying I shouldn't play? I havent got to play against these guys since my last senior game over four years ago!" he adjusted in his seat before putting on hand against his head. "You were in a car accident! You still have a brace on your wrist! You have two broken fingers! You had a fucking concussion!"

Troy bit down on his lip as he pulled into East High. "Your mom wants us to go to dinner tonight with them for mother's day." I murmured lowly, "Are you willing to put this shit aside and go?"

"Whatever," Troy got out of the car and opened the side door to grab his gym bag. Before he shut the door, he leaned inside the car. "This is day two of this fight, one of our longer ones. Can we please just push all aside?"

I sighed before getting out of the car grabbing my bag. I walked over to stand in front of him, "I just don't want you to get hurt on me." I said bring my hand up to his cheek, he turned his face away from my hand. "I'm not going to get hurt, these guys have probably gained twenty pounds, and I'm still in tiptop shape like the rest of these guys."

I licked my lips and I just walked forward. "Please, can we just forgive each other?" He asked I turned around to look at him. "I forgave you a long time ago Troy, but can you drop the attitude long enough to listen to one of us? To one of the people that cares the most about you?"

"I'm playing. This could be my last chance ever to play these guys while we are still young."

"Make it an annual thing every year."

"People become old and they don't want to do it anymore." I shook my head, "Troy," his eyes crossed mine and then he crossed his arms. "I am playing. That is final. If I was not playing then I would have left a week ago, Liam wants his bed back, you want your normal since of life back, but I kept you here for this."

I swallowed, "If you so help me god feel one thing wrong about you, your head wrist anything, you take a dive to the head you are out." He let a loose smile play on his face, "Thank you!" he reached over to me and squeezed me tightly.

"I havent gotten a decent kiss in a long time, you better give me one."

"Not until after the game." Then he was off.

Shuffling into the stands as if we were high school students again. Lucille was not coming tonight so she could keep Liam until we got back. I nervously bit on my fingernail as Jack and the former head coach of the Knights stood talking to each other. His eyes wondered towards mine before he waved his hand. "I'll be right back," I murmured to Taylor.

I adjusted my East High t-shirt before I made my way to Jack. I had to be the proud fiancée everybody knew us as now. My heel clicked against the floor as the real varsity players were handing around buckets asking for donations and the cheerleaders did there thing.

I approached the two coaches, "Allen, I'd like you to meet Gabi, my sons fiancée."

"Nice to meet you," I said giving off a smile my eyes looked at Jacks. These guys were rivals forever.

"It's a pleasure to meet the girl who captured Troy Bolton's heart." I blushed and I looked near the clock to see how much time they had left before the match would start.

"Jack was telling me you guys had a son together?" I nodded my head, "Yea, we do."

"That's awesome; I could never imagine Troy was a father."

"Pretty hard to believe huh?" Jack said, he crossed his arms and I tapped my shoe. "I would love to get back to my seat now before the game starts."

"Pleasure to meet you," the guy looked at me for a moment before I shook his hand. I walked off and I spotted Jenni walking in with one of the cutest boys I had seen so far tonight.

Her eyes caught mine and I raised an eyebrow. She waved her hand before climbing into the student section. The buzzer buzzed and the teams both came from there locker rooms. Its almost a picture you thought you never see again, Jason, Zeke, Chad, and Troy all walking out in front as if they never left this court. Troy of course had his wrist and fingers taped together while the rest strode across the court. The rest of the senior year basketball team followed behide.

"Can you believe we are sitting here?" Kelsi asked mesmerized, "I know," I whispered, as the uniforms looked the same. My eyes scanned over all of the players before looking at West.

I quickly spotted the one that Troy would get into the most fights with. There captain, Tim, his eyes scanned the crowd before winking at some cheerleader who was a high school student. "Gross," Taylor and I said at the same time. "Did you see what I just saw?"

"Uh, yea." Taylor said grossed out, I nodded in agreement. Sharpay slide onto the bleachers next to me, her hair tousled and her lips swollen.

"Where did you come from?" I asker her, "Uhm," she looked over at Zeke who looked the same way. I pursed my lips together, "Nuff said," I told her with a long look. She giggled before running her hands through her hair.

"I think we should get this thing started." Taylor muttered, as she was already sick of sitting here. These last few days, her phone has been attached to her hands making sure everything was still in order for her wedding. Troy's eyes searched for mine and Sharpay glanced at me.

"Are you two getting a long now?" I nodded, "I guess, I mean I still don't want him to play. What if Tim gets rougher that what we are expecting?" I chewed on my lip as I saw Tim's eyes find Troy's. I felt like it was the senior game all over again.

Flashback

I looked over my shoulder to see Troy walk in the backdoors of the school. He ear buds in and his eyes set on the object in his hands, I smiled as he hadn't talked to me all day since he was busy getting ready for senior night at the basketball game. They had to make posters, speeches, blah, blah, blah.

I walked up behide him as the bag was slung over his shoulder scrolling through his playlist on his phone/iPod. He was not expecting me until game time, but it was two hours before hand. I made my way towards him as he turned towards the men's locker room.

I threw my hands over his eyes and he jumped, his ear buds falling out of his ears. "Guess who," I tried reaching on my tiptoes but I was not tall enough. He turned around and gave me a quick glance before a wide grin spread over his face. "Hey babe," he said leaning down to press his lips against mine.

"Hi," I whispered into his ear, his arms gripped around me into a tight hug. "You better win tonight. It's your last home game."

"It's our last game if we don't win." He looked scared in the back of his eyes, "Don't worry," I said looking deep into his eyes, "If you lose that just means more time for you and me."

"Yea Bolton, time for you and slut." Troy's face quickly changed at the comment from big rival, Tim Gaston, probably the biggest perv and the biggest jerk.

"Why don't you mind your known business?" Troy said quickly pushing me behide his back but Tim was quick to shove me the other way. Steam blew from Troy's ears and he pinned him up against the wall. I heard the phone shatter against the ground that was hanging from his pocket.

"Don't touch my girlfriend." Troy said through gritted teeth, "Bolton! Get your son under control!" Coach Allen came over trying to pull the players apart but Jack was the one who pulled the two apart. Allen took Gaston by his collar and they went to the visitor's locker room.

"Troy what the hell was that?" Jack asked letting go of him, Troy never lost contact with Gaston until he disappeared behide closed doors, then he looked towards me. "Are you okay?" he asked bring me close to his chest. "I'm fine, just a little bruise."

"Troy," Jack warned, "I was trying to protect Gabi, Tim pushed her into the wall and that's where you picked it up from."

"So, no punches."

"You broke it off before it could get that far." He grumbled kissing the top of my head. I took in the familiar smell before I let go of the boy I loved. "Hey, I will be cheering you on out there okay? I love you," I whispered pressing my lips against his once more.

"I love you too," he said kissing my temple; Jack rolled his eyes before proceeding into the locker room. "Be careful please; don't get to physical with Tim."

"I'll try my hardest," I kissed his jaw before I grabbed his hand. "See ya later wildcat,"

End of Flashback

Tim threw an elbow towards Troy. Troy was quick to push back towards him; Troy had the upper hand as he had played with the roughest.

The wildcats were leading by a small two-point game. Everybody was at the edge of there seats as they passed the ball off to Chad. Zeke and Jason still had a great game in them for not playing as often.

I looked up at the ticking clock. There was a totally of 3.4 seconds left when Allen called a timeout. Both teams hustled to the corner, the wildcats were laughing having fun and ready to get off the court.

Once the timeout was over, they kept the ball in place before the buzzer went off. The crowd cheered and everybody was quick to give high fives. Troy and Tim meet in the middle when Tim grabbed his hand and then twisted it. Pain wavered through Troy's face as Chad pushed Tim off Troy.

I grabbed my bag and I rushed towards the middle of the court. "I see you are still with princess." Troy bowed his hand holding his hand in his lap. "Leave her alone," he sneered through the pain, Tim just laughed and touched my shoulder. I quickly pushed back against his shoulder and he stumbled backwards.

"Listen to him next time, you perv." I grumbled and shocked ran through both boys faces. Troy's quickly grinned while Tim stalked away, "Let's get some ice on that," I told him as he held his hand closer to his chest. "Yea, please."

I scooted closer to Troy, my beer in my hand; Troy's hand was still wrapped in ice while his other held me close. Taylor and Chad both started to laugh, I looked up at Troy who was talking to Zeke. "No, I thought we were just having fun. I didn't know how serious they were taking it."

"Gabi, you look tired." Taylor commented, Sharpay looked over at me and then they nodded. "Motherhood, it does it to you." Troy massaged the back of my shoulder with his thumb. "You know, you can't blame everything on motherhood."

"Okay, Troy and motherhood wear me out." I commented, the group laughed before I let my eyes rest. "Being pregnant sucks too. I mean I can not have a single beer, which majorly sucks!" Sharpay ranted

I laughed rolling my eyes, "Been there, done that." I told her, we were formed in a small group in the lunchroom of East High. A package of beer sitting in the middle with a basketball lying off to the side, Taylor and Chad were cuddled up together next to Troy and I while Sharpay and Zeke were both lying off to the side. Jason, Ryan, Kelsi and Jason's girlfriend Ramey.

"It's good to be a group again," Troy said as he played with the end of my hair. "Yea," everybody had been quiet for about the last thirty minutes. We all enjoyed the quietness of the school, as it would be in full session tomorrow morning.

I laughed aloud from the thought, "What's so funny?" Kelsi asked, "I was thinking if we all accidently fell asleep and they found us tomorrow morning." The group giggled, "Sounds good to me." Chad bellowed as he dropped another can on the floor. The moon peered through the cracks of the window.

I sighed as I imagined the big Troy poster that once hung on the wall. I thought again about how my life seemed to be a movie, just without that background music that everybody wished would play through there life.

Here. You. Go. It is November 17th so now you will get another chapter to TTAL! :D Yayy! And guess what, in one hour and thirty minutes, I will be watching Breaking Dawn Part 1! Hell yes! :D So I have to get ready, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter!

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