The Guy Next Door
Chapter 13
Okay here is the next chapter! A big thanks to my friend and fan wildcats2016 for an idea she gave me that I chose to incorporate into this chapter! Enjoy!
Troy's POV
I watched as Gabriella went to the bedroom. Was something wrong? I know I might have crossed the line a bit but I wanted to take the risk. She seemed to be enjoying it at first; I could tell she was getting turned on, especially when she grabbed my thigh, but then she changed all of a sudden and wanted to go to bed. I didn't really understand. I thought she liked me…I mean I certainly like her…a lot. I was hoping the feeling was mutual but I guess not? She confused me so much. Sometimes she would have me believing that she did like me in the way that I like her but then other times she would have me believing that she strictly just wanted to be friends. I cringed at the thought. I wanted to be so much more than "just friends" with her. I know we just got back on good terms and it hasn't been that long since Sharpay and I broke up but for some reason I just couldn't get her out of my head. To be honest, I couldn't get her out of my head starting way back when she came over to my house the night Sharpay and I got into our huge argument. After she had gone home that not she was all I could think about, I knew it was wrong since I was with Sharpay but I couldn't help it. There was just something about Gabriella that had this effect on me. She was the most beautiful girl I had ever known, even more beautiful than Sharpay. She was intelligent, sweet, kind, nice, helpful, and funny. She knew how to have fun and how to make you feel better when something was wrong. She had a great since of humor. She cared so much about anyone she was close with. She was like an angel; just the most amazing person ever and I wanted to call her mine so bad.
I decided I wanted to go try and talk to her, and see if she was okay. I took a deep breath, fixed my hair, straightened my clothes up then headed to the bedroom. When I got to the door I knocked. No one answered. I knocked again. Still no answer. I knocked a third time. "Ella? Ella are you awake? I want to talk to you please if you don't mind." I waited a minute. "Ella?" I still didn't get an answer and sighed. I was about to head back to the living room when I heard the baby start to cry so I went in and picked her up. "Shh, shh, it's okay Emma what's wrong baby?" I gently shook her as I held her, trying to calm her down. "Are you hungry? Do you want daddy to make you a bottle?" It felt so weird to say that but for the next week I was Emma Rose's father. It was strange because we had only had her for one day but yet I felt as if she was really mine and I felt really close to her. I didn't mind the feeling though, I kind of enjoyed it. After she calmed down I took Emma out into the kitchen and made her a bottle, then headed back to the nursery and sat in the rocking chair we had in there and fed her as I rocked back and forth gently. She drank about half of the bottle before she started dozing off. I burped her and changed her diaper then put her back in her crib and she was asleep instantly. I rubbed her cheek with the back of my finger. "Good night precious, sweet dreams." I kissed her forehead then went back in the living room and got ready for bed myself.
Gabriella's POV
I smiled; I had heard Troy from the baby monitor. He's going to make a good daddy for this week and in the future to I'm sure. He sounded so gentle and like he had been doing this his whole life even though he has no siblings so he never really had to take care of a baby or someone younger than him before. I felt bad though, I had heard him knocking and calling for me earlier but I just didn't want to talk to him right now, I really just needed some space. I sighed then finished up my bath and got ready for bed. Before I went to sleep I went over to the nursery and checked on Emma. She was sound asleep. I smiled at the sight of her. I couldn't wait to have my own children. I bent down and kissed her then turned to go back to the bedroom when I saw Troy standing in the doorway which made me jump as I was bit scared. I closed my robe around me and crossed my arms to keep from showing what I wore underneath, which was one of my short night dresses again. "Shit, you scared me Troy." I whispered. "Sorry, I didn't mean to." He came over to me, by Emma's crib. "She looks so peaceful while she's sleeping right?" He smiled as he looked at her. I nodded my head. "Yes, she does." He turned to me; we were so close to one another. "You look like a natural with her Ella." He pushed some hair from my face and rested his hand on my cheek. "T-thanks." He started to lean in and I was about to back away when he stopped and dropped his hand taking a step back himself and clearing his throat. I started to head out of the room when he blocked the door. "Um…do you think we can talk?" He asked, looking at me. "Can we talk at another time? I just want to get some sleep." I said. He looked away. "Yeah, sure." He moved out of the way to let me pass and I started walking by him but stopped for a quick sec and turned to him. "Troy?" I asked. "Yeah?" He replied. "I'm sorry." With that I left the room and went to the bedroom locking the door behind me. I took a deep breath closing my eyes then took my robe off and got in bed going to sleep.
Troy's POV
Emma woke up about 6 times during the night. Gabriella got her the first three times and I got her the last. It took about an hour each time she woke up before we got her back to sleep. The next morning III got up and was completely exhausted. I went and checked on Emma, she was still sleeping, and then I took a shower. I had to go to work; I worked at a local garage. The hours were scattered as were the days but it paid well and enough for me. I didn't need much, my parents were kind of wealthy so they had bought me a car and I wasn't picky about clothes. So the money I made just went towards gas and whatever else I felt I needed. I was already set for college, my parents had been saving up since I was born and when I got a job I started putting so much in that account every paycheck I got so I had no worries there. I had just finished my shower and was going to get my work clothes from the dryer when I saw Gabriella coming out of the bedroom, her hair was a bit messy and one strap of her night dress was sliding off her shoulder. She looked so good. "Good Morning Ella." I said, rubbing the back of my neck. She jumped a bit and fixed herself real quick. I couldn't help but smile. "Oh um m-morning T-Troy. What are you d-doing up so early?" I could tell she was checking me out as I was still wet and only in a towel. She was biting her lip; I found it sexy when she did that. "I got to go to work for a few hours remember?" "Oh, right I forgot. Is that what you're getting ready for now?" I nodded. "Yep, I was just heading to get my work clothes." She nodded now. "I see." "What are you doing up so early?" I asked. "Emma is up. I heard her giggling, so I figured I would get up and make some coffee then get her changed and fed." "Oh Emma is up? She must have just gotten up. She was still asleep when I got in the shower." I said. "Yeah probably." She replied. I smiled and then finished getting ready. When I was leaving Gabriella was feeding Emma." I smiled. "You two are beautiful." I said. Ella blushed and I chuckled. "Any way, I'm off to work, see you two in a few hours." She smiled. "Have a good day at work; see you when you get home." "You bet." I said with a smile, and then I headed to work.
Gabriella's POV
After Troy left for work I finished feeding Emma and then burped her and changed her diaper. Then I finished off the coffee I made and took a shower to get ready for the day. I was so tired; I was hoping the coffee and shower would wake me up. After that I played with Emma for a couple hours and held her while I watched some television. When her nap time came around I put her to sleep and sat on the couch relaxing a bit. After a few minutes I felt like talking to an old friend of mine, so I got my laptop out and sent her a video chat request. She answered right away, which I wasn't expecting. "Gabriella?!" She shouted when we connected. "Tay Tay! Oh my gosh it has been soo long since we last talked, what about 3 or 4 months now is it?" "I know! It's been way too long! I'm so sorry but school has been kicking my ass so I haven't been able to do anything really let alone get online for even an hour." She explained. 'Wow that sucks, I'm sorry. But I have missed you so much! I have so many things to tell you and I need your advice on something…" I said, trailing off at that end part. "Uh-oh, good or bad?" She asked. "I don't really know…" I replied honestly. She nodded. "Okay well first lets catch up then get to the serious stuff, deal?" I nodded and smiled. "Deal." I started explaining everything she had missed in these past few months, the problems with Sharpay at school, my growing relationship with Troy. Everything. Then she started filling me in on what I missed in her life these past few months.
Taylor Mckessie had been my best friend when I lived in California before moving to New Mexico. We were so close we were almost like sisters. When I moved away we promised to keep in touch via web chat, texts, emails, and phone calls. We were not planning on losing out relationship. Next to Ryan she is one of the most important people to me, except my family of course because that's a given that they are important to me. I missed her so much. I usually went and visited her every summer but I didn't know if I'd be able to make it this summer which made me sad. "Now that we have caught up what is it you need to talk to me about?" Tay asked. "Oh…um it's about Troy..." I said sheepishly as I blushed. "Spill!" She shouted. "Okay so you know how I told you about the baby project right?" "Yes." She replied. "Okay, well for the project our parents thought we should live together to make it a bigger learning experience, so we are living in an apartment his parents own for the duration of the project." I said then paused making sure she was still with me. She nodded which was a sign she understood. "Well we have sort of been getting a bit closer since we started this whole thing. We have almost kissed a couple of times, he took me somewhere special where he had never taken Sharpay or any other girl, people thought we were a couple, and then the other night things go a bit intimate. We were sitting on the couch watching TV and he moved closer to me and put his hand on my knee and shortly after start moving his hand up my thigh which eventually turned me on and drove me crazy but then I got up and rushed off to the bedroom after lying and saying I was tired. He looked hurt when I did to." I said feeling a bit ashamed. "Well I know you like him, you have ever since you moved there, and by the sound of it he likes you to so what's the problem?" I sighed. "I don't know that's the problem. I mean it hasn't been that long since he and Sharpay broke up and it hasn't been that long since we made up and became friends again, so I don't want to move to quickly but also…" I looked away. "What?" She asked. "I think I'm scared." I admitted. "Scared of what? Getting hurt?" There you have it; she knew just what I was thinking as usual. "Yes. I mean he did pick on me with everyone else Tay. I just feel like everything right now is too good to be true and that it's a bet or something for him to get close with me or 'hook up' with me then reveal everything to the whole school or then break it off because it was a bet. I don't know. I just don't want to get hurt again like I have in the past." Taylor had a calm expression on her face as she replied. "Brie…listen to me. Troy was just cheated on, the last thing he is going to do is hurt someone the same amount as he was just hurt. I understand he picked on you before but that's in the past. Besides I don't think Troy would do something like that to you, he's a great guy from what I've heard and you like him a lot. Just give him a chance." I thought about what she said. "Yeah maybe you're right Tay." She smiled. "Maybe first though you should just be up front and honest with Troy and tell him how you feel and about your worries. Help him understand why you have been making excuses every time you get too close. Let him know what you're thinking and I'm sure you guys can work something out." "I wish I could give you a huge hug right now Tay! Thank you so much, you're the absolute best!" She laughed. "I try." I smiled. "I'll try talking to him later when I get home from work because as soon as he gets home I have to leave for work myself." "Sounds like a good idea. When you finish talking let me know what happens okay? I want EVERY detail." I laughed. "Of course." Emma started crying. "Shoot, the baby just woke up, I have to go, it was nice catching up with you Tay and again thanks, you're a life saver!" "No problem Brie, I love you have a good rest of the day." She said, making a heart with her hands. "I love you too Tay bye" I did the heart sign back and blew her a kiss then logged off and went to get Emma.