After dinner, Troy and Gabriella were in the kitchen doing dishes, his arms wrapped around her from behind as he held her. Troy kissed the side of her neck, making her arms all soapy as his hands trailed up them slightly.

"T," Gabriella whispered, leaning back against him. It was the first night in over a month and a half they had been back together and they had missed each other like no other.

"Let's get these dishes done," he whispered in her ear, "and then we can head off to bed." He pressed his lips more against her ass, pressing her more against the sink counter. "I don't think Tori will mind playing her DS a little while longer."

Gabriella blushed, leaning her head back against his shoulder. "T..." She repeated herself softly.

Troy rinsed of her arms and turned off the water, reaching for the hand towel to dry off her hands and arms. "Hey, Tori, how are you doing on that video game?"

Tori, sitting on the couch in the living room, kept her eyes fixed on the upper screen. "Good, Daddy... Just beat level six! Is it alright if I play level seven for a while?"

Troy pulled Gabriella more against him. "See? He's quite content, baby." He kissed the side of her head and tossed the hand towel, taking her by her hand and leading her out of the kitchen behind the couch toward the stars. "Take your time, Princess. I'll come get you when it's bed time."

Tori only nodded and continued to play his game as Troy lifted Gabriella up into his arms, carrying her up to stairs. Gabriella tried to keep a giggle suppressed behind her lips, but as they passed by Tempe's room, it came out.

"Jesucristo!" Temperance cursed. "This is why I should shut my door." She stood up off her bed and kicked her door shut with her foot.

Gabriella pulled herself closer to Troy as he whispered in her ear, "Don't worry about her, baby."

He walked down the hall, into their bedroom, pulling her legs to wrap around him, pushing her up against the door as he opened it. Slowly pushing it open, he held onto her ass as he walked toward the bed, kicking the door shut behind him. Gabriella made a soft oomph noise as he came down on top of her on the bed. She looked up at him, running her fingers through his hair, lifting her body to his.

"T... mi amore!"

He groaned, pressing his body down against hers, pushing her down into the bed. "Te quiero, Lily!"

She moaned, letting her legs slide down along his. She moved her hands down along his sides and pulled at his T-shirt and tank top, pulling them both up and over his head, dropping them by their sides on the bed. Troy looked down at her, his lips brushing along her bicep as she pulled her arms down. She shivered slightly as she pulled her arms down. She shivered slightly, causing him to smile down at her. She pulled at the buckle of his belt, undoing it before undoing his pants as well. She pushed them down as far as she could before using her toes, sliding them through the belt loops, and pulling them all the way down. She kicked them off, letting them fall to the floor.

"Someone is anxious!" Troy groaned, moving his hands down over her flat stomach through her violet velvet dress.

"I missed you," she whispered softly, her hips lifting up off the bed again to meet his.

He smiled down at her, sliding his hands up with her dress, pulling it up with his hands. "I've missed you, baby."

He pulled her dress up and over her head, dropping it off beside his shirt. She smiled up at him, pulling him closer down to her.

"I need you, T," she moaned for him, pulling him closer to her still.

Reaching back behind her, he undid the clasp of her bra, he dropped it aside before slowly moving his hands down to her sides, coming to her panties and slowly peeling them from her hips, tossing them aside after slowly peeling them from her legs. Gabriella slid her hands down inside his boxers, keeping her thumbs on the bands, pulling them down and off of him, using her toes to push them off again.

Once they were both naked, Troy laid himself completely on top of her, looking down into her perfect chocolate eyes. "I know we were made for each other, baby. I'm not even inside you and I can feel every inch of you." He placed his hand between her breasts over her heart, caressing one of them with his thumb. "I can feel your heart. Feel every beat. I can feel every breath you take." He took that opportunity to slide deep inside of her, causing her to inhale deeply followed by a low moan on both of their parts. He smiled down at her. "We're perfectly in sync," he said, slowly moving inside of her. "We have perfect rhythm and we always cum at the same time. Not many couples can do that, baby," he said, pushing into her slowly.

She held onto his shoulders, watching his eyes as he spoke. He was always so tender with her, and he didn't need to be, but he was, and she loved him so completely for it. Even when they were being rough with each other, he had a gentle way about it, and she loved him for it.

"I love you," she gasped softly.

She didn't know how she would be able to speak, especially in English. She knew Troy didn't know Spanish fluently. She always tried to keep her mind clear for him, but it never happened. Her mind always seemed to get clouded when they started making love and she couldn't think in English. It always came out in Spanish, but she was grateful that Troy was beginning to understand more and more of it. He could pick up a little more and more of it here and there. She loved everything he did for her. Their climax started to build and Gabriella looked up into Troy's eyes, grasping his shoulders tightly.

"Sí!" she moaned out, moving more with him.

He looked into her eyes, pulling her tighter against him as her walls tightened against his cock. Shooting deep within her, he pressed his lips tightly against hers, taking her moans into his mouth.

Temperance wiped her tears and opened her door walking slowly out into the hall, looking both ways. She really didn't want Tori to see her. She really didn't want anyone to see her until she got to Gabriella. It took everything she had in her not to break down bawling again. She slowly lifted her head and lightly knocked on Gabriella and Troy's bedroom door.

Inside, Gabriella lifted her head off Troy's chest and his fingers continued their cascade through her locks.

She looked up at him and then back at the door quietly asking, only to the two of them, "Tori?"

Troy shook his head as if he didn't know. Usually Tori just walked right in after knocking, whether the door was shut or not. Gabriella pulled herself from Troy's arms, getting up off the bed and reaching for her robe resting on the chair next to the bathroom, wrapping it around her naked body and rushing to the door. She opened the door just enough to see her sister standing there.

"Tempe?"

Troy came up behind Gabriella, placing his hands on her shoulders. She looked back up at him. He was dressed in his robe as well.

Temperance swallowed hard. "I..."

Gabriella looked back at Temperance, stepping out closer to her. "Temperance, what is it?"

She started to cry as Gabriella placed a hand on her shoulder. "Mama and Papa are gone." She broke down crying and Gabriella pulled her into her arms, hugging her tightly, looking back at Troy.

"I'm going to go find Tori." He kissed the top of Gabriella's head, sliding past the two of them.

Gabriella waited for a while before speaking softly to her little sister. "Vamanos," she said, turning her to walk with her down the hall toward her room. Gabriella closed the door and walked with Temperance over to the bed, sitting down with her. "When did it happen?" Gabriella asked softly.

Temperance didn't even move from her older sister's arms. She needed her. That's why she had come to her. "Earlier this evening. Mama died around four thirty. And Papa died around seven."

She was trying not to cry, but Gabriella rubbed her back, shaking her head. "It's alright, Tempe. You can cry. You can talk about it, or not. It's completely up to you."

Temperance looked up at Gabriella, taking a deep breath. "I'm sorry, Bri."

Tears fell softly from her eyes. Gabriella looked at her little sister, shocked. She didn't know why she was saying sorry.

"I've been so bad to you and you've been nothing but the best big sister in the world and I should have been better about things with you."

Gabriella shook her head. "Don't worry about it, Tempe. I understand."

She shook her head, determined to let Gabriella know she was sorry. "No, Gabriella. You're my sister and you've turned your life completely around for me and you didn't have to."

Gabriella hugged her again. "Yes, I did," she smiled. "Like you said, we're sisters. But aside from that, I wanted to. I couldn't let you be alone or out there with someone else."

Tempe smiled, wiping away a stray tear. "Thank you, Bri."

Gabriella smiled, hugging her little sister softly.

After a moment, Temperance pulled back, looking up at her sister. "Will you go to the funeral with me?" Temperance asked on a whisper, pursing her lips tightly.

Gabriella blinked slightly. She had never imagined they would ever come back into her life, but in a way they had, bringing a sister she loved so much and she would do anything for her. How could she possibly tell her no? Even if her parents had beaten and abused her, she had a sister who needed her there by her side. Temperance loved their parents. They had never lifted a hand against her and she loved them. Gabriella couldn't hold her pain and resentment against them and not go. Her sister asked her to go with her so she was going.

"I'll go," she whispered softly.

Temperance hugged her sister tightly, holding her in her arms. After a while she pulled back, looking into her sister's eyes. "Thank you, Gabriella. You don't know what this means to me."

Gabriella did know, because she knew what it meant for her to be going. "I'm here for you, Tempe. I always will be."

Temperance nodded, pulling her legs onto the bed with her. "I know, Bri." She smiled at her older sister, really thankful for her.

Gabriella smiled, rubbing her sister's back. "Don't worry about it. We'll handle things together."

Temperance couldn't be more grateful. She hadn't known what she was going to do, and it had taken everything she had to go to her, but she was so happy she did. "Thank you so much! I think I might I might be able to handle things now."

Gabriella shook her head softly. "You would have been able to anyway. You're a Montez. We are strong women."

Temperance smiled, rocking slightly on the bed. "I know you are. Even if you've got Troy to lean on, and you've broken down under my shit, you're incredible! I really am sorry for everything I've put you through. You have no idea!"

Gabriella shook her head, smiling at her sister. "It's ok. We're ok, now, right?"

Temperance nodded. "Sí! We're great! You can go back to Mr. Stormy Eyes now. I'm sorry I interrupted you."

Gabriella shook her head, blushing. "You didn't interrupt. We were getting ready to go get Tori for bed anyway."

Temperance nodded, not believing her sister. "Right. Well, I think I'm going to take a shower and get ready for bed."

Gabriella nodded, leaning forward and giving her sister a hug. "I'll see you in the morning then."

Temperance nodded. "Sí. Buenos noches."

Gabriella pulled back, rubbing the back of her sister's head. "Buenos noches, Tempe."

She stood up, smiling at her sister before walking out of the room and into her bedroom, finding Troy laying in bed with a sleeping Tori. She walked over to the armoire, opening the doors before pulling out a drawer. Troy watched her silently. Pulled out a pair of panties, she pulled them on up under the robe before pulling a nightgown out of the second drawer down. She pulled off her robe, tossing it on the chair beside the armoire. It slid of the chair and onto the floor, but she didn't care. She slipped her nightgown on and closed the armoire drawers, turning to the bed and walking over to it. She climbed into it with her boys, crawling against Troy's side, curling into his arm and laying against his arm. He kissed the back of her head.

"Lily?"

Gabriella closed her eyes, hugging onto his arm more, not wanting to deal with this anymore tonight. "Deja dormir, por favor," she pleaded with him. He leaned his head against the back of hers, rubbing her thigh softly. He wasn't going to push her. If she wanted to talk, she'd talk.

"Ok, baby."

She felt the tears start to escape from her eyes and Troy felt them drop to his arm.

"She asked me to go to the funeral with her," Gabriella wept quietly.

Troy took a soft breath, rubbing her shoulder softly. "Are you alright?"

She took a soft breath herself, shaking her head against his arm. "No. I don't know how I'm going to be able to get through that."

He pulled her back against him, kissing the side of her head. "You can, Lily. You're strong. You always have been. But are you sure you want to do this?"

She shook her head again. "No. I don't want to do this, but she asked me to go with her, and I said I would go with her."

Troy kissed her head again, hugging her more. "Then we'll all go together. I'll stand beside you the whole time."

Gabriella turned in his arms, her wet eyes looking up into his his loving eyes. "I love you, T. I've always loved you. I'm never going to love anyone but you." She leaned up, pressing her lips to his.

He pulled her down to him, letting her rest against his chest. "I love you, Lily. I'm always going to love you. That's never going to change."

Gabriella yawned against his chest, hugging him closer to him, feeling his lips in her hair. She felt sleep starting to take hold of her before she could even fight it.