Chapter Started: January 21, 2012
Chapter Finished: June 7, 2012
Author's note: Well here's a new one that I hope you like. Let me know, loves.
=ANFF2: America's Sweetheart's Engagement=
-Chapter 31-
APRIL 2011
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES
To: Wildcat
Alright, well I got class.
I love you and I miss you.
Hisforevergirl~GMM
From: Wildcat
Have a good day in class, Baby.
I love you and miss you too
HerforeverLaker~TAB
Sitting down in her front row lecture seat, Gabriella pulled out her Apple MacBook Air and opened up Microsoft office 2010. Going to Word, she saved the blank new document under the day's lecture and in her class folder.
"Hey, Gabriella," Crystal, a girl in her Law & Practice with the Hollywood Guilds class, greeted her, taking a seat beside her and pulling out her Sony laptop.
"Hey, what's up?" Gabriella greeted back as she put her phone on vibrate.
"Nothing much, just tired and getting sick," Crystal replied as she opened up Word 2010 on her laptop, "how about you? How's Troy?"
"I'm okay, missing Troy, but okay," she replied with a smile, "Troy's actually getting on a plane as of now and heading to Minnesota for their game."
"When's he come home?" Crystal asked as she smiled as Sharpay took the seat on the other side of Gabriella and pulled out a laptop similar to Gabriella's except that Sharpay's had a pink laptop case on it and a pink keyboard protector on it while Gabriella's case and keyboard protector were blue.
"Tonight after the game, he's catching a red-eye with the rest of the team," Gabriella replied before turning to her best friend, "Hey, Shar-Bear. I missed you yesterday."
"Yeah, I'm sorry Brie-Ella, Zeke wanted to spend the day together," Sharpay apologized, "but how about just you and I go to a dinner and a movie tonight?"
"Sounds great, sixish sound good to you?" Gabriella asked with a smile.
"Sixish it is," Sharpay replied to her god-sister with a wink.
"What movie do you want to see?" Gabriella asked her, pulling up the movie list on her iPhone.
"What is there?"
"Clash of the Titans, The Greatest, The Thorn in the Heart, Warlords, and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too…." Gabriella said before sharing a look with Gabriella and both of them saying at the same time, "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too."
"I saw that last Friday when it came out, and it's hilarious," their professor Brian Walton told the two girls with a smile.
"Hi, Professor Walton," America's Sweetheart and America's Sparkle greeted the professor together before letting him get their only class on Friday started, knowing that it would last from nine to eleven forty-five with a lot of notes but some fun also.
"Hey Baby Brie, how was class?" Troy asked his girl as she walked across the school towards the parking lot with the rest of the Wildcats to the parking lot.
"It was great. Have I mentioned that I love having only one class on Friday's?" She replied with a giggle.
"I think so," Troy teased her, smiling on the other line in hearing her laughter. "So what are your plans tonight?"
"Well, it just so happens that I have a hot date tonight," Gabriella teased him as she reached her Audi. Unlocking it, she threw her backpack and purse into the passenger seat along with placing her laptop in the seat, before starting up the car and turning up the heat so the car could get warm for even in California April was still a semi-chilly time.
"With who?" He asked.
"Oh, you know the person," she replied while the others tried to keep in their laughter.
"Are you going to tell me with who?" He asked her.
"Maybe," she replied.
"Gabriella," Troy groaned.
"Oh, don't you worry you're pretty little mind," Gabriella told him, "Babe, I've got to go. I miss you and I love you, good luck tonight, not that you need it."
"I miss you and love you too, and thanks," he replied before hanging up.
"That was mean, Rie," Zeke pointed out between his laughter.
"Well, it's his fault," she replied with a pout.
"And why pray tell?" Ryan asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Because he just had to have another away game right after another," she pouted.
"I'm right there with you," Taylor replied.
"Do you miss yours as much as I miss mine?" The Filipina asked the African American.
"You might miss yours a smidge more than I do," Taylor replied back with a wink and a smile as she pulled her purple jacket closer to her.
Party like a rock star
Party like a rock
Party like a rock star
Party like a rock
Party like a rock star
Party like a rock star
Totally dude!
"Hey RK what's up?" Gabriella said answering her cell phone as the picture of her and Robert Kardashian popped up on the screen.
"Hey Beautiful, nothing much," Robert replied, "I was just wondering if you wanted to go grab some lunch, I need to talk to you."
"Um, sure ya. I can do that, just us?" Gabriella askd.
"Yeah, I hope that's okay," he replied.
"That's fine, would you like me to pick you up?"
"That would perfect if you could," Robert replied.
"Alright, we'll I'm leaving UCLA now and I'll be their shortly, okay?"
"Okay, see you soon Beautiful."
"Sure thing, bye RK." Gabriella replied hanging up. "Hey, guys I'll see you later. Sharpay, I'll see you tonight, alright?"
"Alright," the group replied.
"Do you want me to pick you up or do you want to pick me up?" Sharpay asked the brunette.
"It's easier if I pick you up," Gabriella replied before getting into her car and buckling her seat belt. Smiling, she plugged her iPhone into the stereo and let the songs play as she carefully back up and drove out of the parking lot.
LOS ANGELS, CALIFORNIA - PERKIN'S RESTAURANT
"So what's up?" Gabriella asked Robert as they sat at Perkin's after being hounded by the paparazzi.
"Well…."
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"Thanks, Gabriella, for everything," Robert thanked the Filipina as he bent towards her rolled down car window in front of Khloe's house where he lived with his sister and brother-in-law.
"Rob, you know you can talk to me," Gabriella told him, "I'll always lend an ear and give advice when needed. That's what friends are for."
"Yeah, friends…"
"If you need anything else just let me know, okay?" Gabriella told him.
"Yeah, and thanks again, Gabriella I really mean it," Robert thanked her, "you're a really great friend."
"And so are you," she replied with a smile.
"Well, I've taken up almost all your time today, I think I'll go spend time with my sister's," Robert told her, and leaning down he placed a kiss on her cheek, "Goodbye, Beautiful."
"Till next time RK," Gabriella replied with a smile before driving off, knowing that she should tidy up the house, though it didn't need it, before going to pick up Sharpay for their dinner and movie date.
"Hey, hey, Brie-Ella, Ella, Ella," Sharpay greeted her best friend as she got into Gabriella's black Audi.
"Hola, Shar-Bear, ready?" The Filipina asked her best friend.
"Of course," Sharpay replied and took Gabriella's iPhone and began to find their playlist as Gabriella drove towards McDonald's and the movie theater just like they did in high school.
"So what did Zeke say when you told him you had a date?" Gabriella asked.
"He just laughed and acted like it bothered him because he already knew who I was going with tonight," Sharpay replied with a roll of her brown eyes and a laugh.
"I don't know if Troy's figured it out yet or not," Gabriella commented as she turned her turn signal on and turned left.
"He should know that when he's not here, it's always us that go on dates together," Sharpay pointed out, "Hell, even when he is here we ditch him and Zeke at least once a week and go out on a date together."
"True," Gabriella commented.
"Don't worry Brie-Ella, he'll figure it out," Sharpay reassured her best friend.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
TROY AND CHAD'S SUITE
"WHAT THE FUCK?" Troy exclaimed as he saw the headline for the E!News segment that was showing up on the TV as he and Chad entered their suite after their game.
"Dude, what's…oh shit!" Chad started but then stopped seeing what his best friend was looking at. There on the flat screen TV on the dresser was a picture of a guy leaning down and kissing Gabriella?
"Is America's Sweetheart not a sweetheart after all? Cheating on her fiancé with this mysterious guy," Ryan asked.
"Now, Ryan I don't think she'd have the heart to do that," Giuliana said, for it was known she was pro-Troyella.
"Then what does the picture say?" Ryan said because like a true reporter he wanted to get to the bottom of it.
"I don't know Ryan and neither do you," Giuliana replied before reminding him, "And we have no word from Gabriella's rep or this mysterious guy's rep, nor do we know what is really going on here."
"I guess G," Ryan replied, "so until next time, this is E-"
Troy turned off the TV and threw the remote on the bed as he started pacing back and forth knowing whether or not to call Gabriella and confront her about this, but also knowing deep in his heart that she didn't have it in her heart to do something like that because she loved him. He also believed that they needed to talk things through because it could or couldn't be a kiss.
Troy's thoughts and what Chad was going to say next was cut off by an urgent knock on their door. The afro-haired basketball player looked at his best friend and seeing he was in no state to open the door, he moved to open the door to reveal somebody on the door,
"Hey…"
To Be Continued…
Well, there it is. I hope you all enjoyed it, please let me know what you all think. Until next time, toodles loves.
U.G. L. Y
U Gotta Love Yourself,
Jess(:
"I'm just telling you not to simply shrug it off if it bothered you so much, but don't let it ruin a good thing, either. That's what dating is for, you know – to find out about a person. To find out if the two of you click."
~ Nicholas Sparks, The Guardian