It was addicting.

It had been Gabriella and Troy's thirteenth time having sex since last month. Even though the secret had been floating around the school, both denied it.

Troy rolled off Gabriella, lying beside her in bed. He looked over at her naked body, which was turned the other way towards the wall.

"What's wrong?" He touched her shoulder and she jerked back. "Hey, why are you so upset?"

She shook her head with tears falling down her cheeks.

"Please tell me." He caressed her side with his thumb as he rolled towards her. "Did it really hurt that bad?"

She sighed and closed her eyes, pulling the blanket over her body. "No." She replied. "I'm a fucking slut who's addicted to sex. Happy, fucker?"

He sat up, raising an eyebrow. "I never thought you were anywhere near a slut. The only person you've been having sex with is me."

"Exactly. You have a girlfriend, and her name is Ally."

Troy chuckled. "I told you, we broke up."

"NO YOU DIDN'T! YOU'RE A DAMN LIAR!" She sat up, sobbing. "I feel like such a bitch!"

"You aren't! I promise!" He said, pulling her into a little hug. "You're a beautiful, young girl who just needs someone to love... "

"But that person isn't you." She looked over at him. "I can't love someone who still has a girlfriend."

"Ally isn't my girlfriend anymore! You are!"

She pulled her underwear and bra on and pulled the blankets back up while Troy put his boxers on. "I'm not hurting myself by being with you, Troy."

"I won't hurt you." He insisted.

"Whatever." Gabriella stood up and jumped off the bed. She opened her bedroom door.

"You want me to leave?" Troy raised an eyebrow and slipped his jeans on.

"Yeah." She looked down at the floor. "I don't want you here when my parents get home."

He pulled his black t-shirt over his head and and took Gabriella's brush, brushing his hair forward. He set it back down, pulling his jeans up as he walked out of her room. She followed him.

"You don't like me at all, do you?" He turned around as he stopped at the back door.

She bit her lip. "Yeah, I like you. But, what's the point in liking you if all you're going to do is have sex with me all the time?"

He leaned against the door, shoving his hands in his pockets. He chuckled a little. "Well, that's only because you said you wanted some love- "

She looked away from his eyes. "It's not love unless you love the other person, Troy."

He nodded in agreement. "Do you want to start out slowly or- "

"I don't want to start out at all. How many times do I have to tell you that?"

Troy sighed and grabbed the door handle. "You don't anymore." He said, opening the door.

A pair of headlights flashed and a car pulled into the driveway.

"Shit... " Troy muttered under his breath.

"Oh my god!" She grabbed Troy's arm. "Troy, hide in my bedroom!"

"What?" He said, shaking his head as he pushed him towards her bedroom. "No!"

"Please!" She pushed him forward as hard as she could into her bedroom. "Just go!"

She slammed the door in his face as her parents entered the house.

Surprisingly, they weren't high.

"Hey baby." Her dad walked into the house

Gabriella's heart pounded hard. "Hi dad. Where's mom?"

"She stayed at Trish's." He cocked his head at her. "Why do you look so nervous?"

She shook her head quickly, denying him. "No, I'm not nervous. Not at all."

He walked past her, and into her hallway.

"Where are you going?" She followed him closely.

"Into your room. You wanted to show me that art project earlier, remember?"

"No!" She blocked the front of her door. "I took it down!"

He grabbed the door handle. "Well, I'll go check it out- "

"NO! DON'T GO IN THERE!" She begged, shaking her head quickly and hard.

He pushed her back, and the door swung open.

Troy looked up. "Holy shit... "

Gabriella's eyes got wide. "Oh no... "

Gabriella's dad stared at Troy. "WHO THE HELL IS THIS?"

"He's my friend! He came over to do homework!"

"Then why were you trying to hide him from me?" He turned to her. "What the hell is going on?"

Gabriella looked innocently at Troy. "I tried, Troy... I really did... "

Gabriella's dad opened her door and stepped aside. "Get the fuck out of my house before I slice your throat... "

Without any hesitation, Troy raced out of the house.

He turned to Gabriella. "Must we have a little talk?"

She sobbed, shaking her head. "No, dad... " Tears rolled down her cheeks as she backed away from him. "Please... "

He grabbed the belt off the living room wall. "This is what happens when you bring boys into my fucking house... "