Gabriella and Troy were getting dressed for the event. He'd given her the lines of her speech through telephone, which she'd parroted and memorized in front of a wall covered in pictures and accompanying information of important company Group members.

He was coaching her, essentially, and added the finishing touch by giving her heels to go with her outfit. Troy loses his breath the moment he sees Gabriella. They walk out together.

The event starts from Troy's point of view he's unable to hide his smile when Gabriella walks in. He sends a self-satisfied smirk Sharpay's way the second she's visibly rattled Gabriella's appearance

Gabriella introduces Troy as her fiancé, and Sharpay's world crumbles.

Sharpay retires to her office with Zeke, still shocked over what happened. She has a harder time believing Gabriella's back because she knew Ryan had clearly kidnapped her.

Zeke gives Sharpay the sobering news that Troy will be handling company affairs while Gabriella recovers. At Sharpay's horrified face he asks,

'What part of all this upsets you most? Was it the fact that Gabriella, whom we thought was dead, came back? Or the fact that the Troy Bolton you've been searching for has come back as her fiancé?'

Gabriella gets a tour of her office courtesy of Troy, though she's suffering some exhaustion from the whole ordeal. Troy pulls her into a supportive hug and offers her words of encouragement, while she asks if she'll have to fight against her stepmother. Troy answers yes.

When she asks why, he replies that Sharpay started the fight first,

'Because she is trying to get what isn't hers.'

Troy keeps his hands on her shoulders the whole time saying that he will always be there for her. Gabriella admits she is scared of losing to Sharpay but Troy says,

'I'll do the fighting; you just stay behind me, alright?'

(Flashback)

Café with Jason and Troy

'Once Gabriella regains her memories you have to disappear' said Jason

Jason can't see past Troy's lies and misdeeds to know if there is sincerity underneath.

He calls Troy out for approaching Gabriella for revenge and not love, but Troy points out that love is the driving force behind helping Gabriella now.

'But what if I do love her?'

'I will have to block it,' Jason asserts.

'No matter what. I think you forget that I know who you really are.' He threatens to show Gabriella documents proving how Troy used her, mocked her, and deceived her.

'Fine, but I want half of the company'.

Jason looks at Troy in shock. But replies as,

'Deal'.

(Flashback Ends)

Secretary Nielsen finds Jason brooding over the matter and sighs about how they couldn't be where they are without Troy's help.

While Jason doesn't trust Troy as far as he can throw him, Secretary Nielsen remains a romantic and firmly believes that Troy's love for Gabriella accomplished the impossible.

'Love gives us strength.' She said.

An awkward elevator ride ensues when Sharpay gets caught in the same car as Troy and Gabriella, though she tries to cover it up by telling Gabriella to move back home. Troy takes Gabriella's hand in his and responds for her, that she's going with him.

He doesn't make eye contact with Sharpay, and she tries her best to look past him as she invites Gabriella over for dinner, at least. She agrees on the condition that she be able to bring Troy, and Sharpay has to swallow hard before she gives the okay.

After she's gone, Troy only grips Gabriella's hand tighter.

Troy brings Gabriella to her house, and looks concerned when she has to confirm with him whether her father passed away.

She's curious to know what kind of person her father was, and asks to see his room once they're "welcomed" inside by Sharpay.

Sharpay doesn't miss a chance to get a barb in, and tells Gabriella to have a party in regards to seeing her father's study.

"Because you were crazy about a guy, you weren't able to stay by your father when he passed away. So go see your father, and come back after you have begged for forgiveness."

She keeps Troy with her while Gabriella goes to explore, and probes him on his reason for coming back when his big breakup conversation had been all about not giving a damn about her anymore.

But Troy smiles as he tells Sharpay that he doesn't even remember their past together, or what he once did for her.

"The only person I am interested in right now, the one who fills my head, the one who has me wrapped around her, the one who drives me crazy, the reason why I couldn't eat or sleep… is not Sharpay Evans, but Gabriella Montez."

Troy explains that he's protecting his woman from "the monster" that wants to kill her.

Troy takes a fork and eats the food.

'I need to eat all of these in case you have poisoned them'

He admits that he made Gabriella the way she is, so now there's nothing he can't do to restore her to her original position.

Troy finds Gabriella with her head on her father's desk. She's in tears as she asks him whether he's the one she was with when her father passed. She's both sad to hear the answer is yes and comforted at the same time, since she realized that she must have truly liked Troy to do that.

Troy comforts her by holding her shoulder as he tells her they should call it a day and just go home.

Meanwhile with Zeke he is sitting in his office looking over one of Gabriella's diaries and handwriting books. He stole it while inviting himself into Secretary Nielsen's house, and is one step away from figuring out that she has amnesia.

In the back of the book is a little note signed by "J.C", and he's quick to think of Jason.

He calls up Secretary Zara to do a handwriting check on Jason just to be sure.

Taylor and Gabriella are standing outside their house staring at the sky and talking to their fathers in heaven.

Meanwhile, Zeke is able to confirm Jason's handwriting in Gabriella's notebook as well as the fact that she has amnesia

Later that night, Gabriela writes an apology letter to her father for not being there to take care of him.

Troy stays up to do some studying on how to run a business, only to be crippled with headaches.

Jason finds him the next day already with his own office and nameplate.

Sharpay catches Troy before he heads into a meeting, acting amused that he's running the business in Gabriella's stead. They trade some barbs about company management, and Troy matches her for every one.

Zeke uses this opportunity to catch Gabriella without Troy. He takes her out to a coffee shop.

He confronts her about the books, which she passes off as having used in the initial recovery stages from her accident. He tells her she needs to tell him everything in order to protect her.

Gabriella wavers between whether to trust his words or go with her gut. Zeke gives her a test by asking her,

'Who am I?'

His face flashes briefly in her memory, both from her Wall of Memorable employees from the company and a scene from the past.

She takes a pen and writes

"You are a bad person".

She leaves and regains some of her memories outside, mostly Zeke.

She collapse outside while clutching her head in pain as Zeke watches with satisfaction.

In the meeting, Sharpay faces some heat from the same board member who'd questioned her authority during Gabriella's dismissal vote. Jason sends a text to Troy that he'd doing their work for them today so they can lay low.

The meeting ends.

Jason finds Troy in the bathroom afterwards

'If she was someone like you, she would have earned more. She would have been much happier' Jason said referring to Sharpay

Troy smirks and leaves.

Gabriella and Secretary Nielsen are at the doctors.

The doctor says her test results are much better and she's making positive steps. The doctor knows Troy studied medicine and commends him for a job well done in helping to rehabilitate her.

'He must have worked very head to help you, a person he loves.'

Gabriella admits that she's been regaining fragments of her memory, first with Troy and now with Zeke.

He tells her that she's suffering from a trauma from a horrible memory she wants to run away from. Because she doesn't want to be hurt anymore she's hidden herself behind the veil of memory loss.

Gabriella and Taylor share boy talk that night, which Troy overhears by virtue of them not hearing him come in. Taylor tells her how to get moments from Chad, and suggests Gabriella take a vacation with Troy.

Troy remains very focused on Gabriella as she gives her answers.

Taylor tries to play cupid by telling her she needs to go on dates with Troy. Gabriella keeps shaking her head

'No'

Which has Troy hanging on her every word until she finally admits why, in the shyest voice possible.

'Because I am embarrassed. It is embarrassing'

Troy relaxes into a smile knowing that she's not avoiding him because she dislikes him.

Troy lies on his bed smiling and thinking of Gabriella's reaction to Taylor suggesting a vacation. Troy drags Chad for a friendly advice.

'I want to go on a trip with Gabriella. Recommend a place for me'.

Chad is in shock that his best friend who is also a player is asking for dating advice.

'Do what you did with Sharpay' said Chad

'The thing is I don't remember anything I did with her'

Next Morning

Gabriella P.O.V

I woke up in a car wrapped around in a blanket

'Where I am'

I went out to find out.

I saw Troy sitting near the beach.

'Good Morning'

'Why am I here?'

'Well I needed time to spend with my one and only' Troy said while handing me his jacket.

Troy P.O.V

We walk around the beach our hands intertwined

Voiceover:

'Father,

One day a woman walked into my life. I hurt her deeply with the harshest works possible. I pushed her away as much as I could. But, she still came back to me. She is so much like me; I look at myself often when I look at her. She has the physical wounds that I have. The tears that are flowing through my brain are flowing through her heart. I gave her those wounds. I made her cry. I should not have met her. I should not have allowed her to come into the life of a guy like me'.

I drive back to the Albuquerque I look at her and she has a confused look her face. I squeeze her hand and she looks at me straight in the eye.

(Gabriella has a flashback of the car accident)

'Father, I'm regretting it. This is the first time… that I have ever regretted anything in my life.'