(A/N: Pay attention to the part where they talk about the baby's name. It will play a significant role later on in the story.)

Spring.

The winter snow melted into a warm, buttery water that fertilized the season's new, sprouting flowers, which jumped up and surprised every soul that passed their new buds.

Gabriella knew that being five months pregnant wasn't a walk in the park. Nobody still knew at school because she was barely showing at all.

Not as much as she should be.

She griped at the fact that it was March, and her due date was in July.

Well, that was four months away.

She was over halfway there.

Troy and Gabriella both walked down the hallway of the school, and since nobody was looking, they were hand in hand, talking about nothing other than some random prank that had been played on the school.

She groaned as they approached her first period class.

"You okay?" He turned towards her as they got to the door.

"I'm alright... " She sighed. "I'll see you in Spanish."

He stroked her cheek and looked into her eyes. "You know I love you, right?"

She nodded.

He kissed her forehead. "Have fun in English."

"Yeah, sure." She rolled her eyes.

He leaned down a little and placed a loving kiss upon her lips.

A sudden noise startled both Troy and Gabriella. Since they didn't want to be caught, they both acted like normal people towards eachother around other people. So, this scared them both, because they didn't want any secrets about them leaking out and spreading around the school like wildfire. That was their worst fear.

He looked around cautiously. "Probably just a creak in the school. You know the school's old... "

She laughed at herself. "I'll see you later."

"Bye Zane or Leah." He kissed Gabriella's stomach and looked up at Gabriella with a sneaky face.

"No! It's Talen for a boy, and Ainsley for a girl! Stop calling it Zane and Leah! I hate those names! I told you at the beginning I hated Zane and Leah, and now just to get back at me, you're calling it Zane and Leah!"

He frowned playfully. "We'll see about that." He laughed a little. "Bye Brie."

She opened the door and watched as Troy walked down the hallway to his class.

...

Lunch was a different story.

Gabriella had first lunch, and Troy had second lunch.

She sat at the table with her friend, Kennady, and another kid named Graph and Ava. Kennady was an ex-emo girl who really didn't care what anyone said about her, nor what she said about anyone. Ava was quiet. Graph was another story.

Gabriella hated Graph. She could kill him. He was a kid who wanted desperately to be gothic, but didn't fit into that category. He was into blood and guts, and Gabriella wasn't.

And he was just annoying all around.

Kennady looked over at Gabriella. "Why are you so mopy today?"

Gabriella cocked her head. "I'm not mopy, am I?"

"You seem kind of moody today. Like you've been stabbed in the back or something."

Gabriella shrugged. "I don't know... "

Suddenly, Graph looked over at Gabriella from texting on his phone. "Hey, do you know what ES is?"

"I don't know and I don't care. I wouldn't tell your lazy ass even if I knew."

"What did I do?"

"Go screw yourself in the ass, Graph."

"Fuck you!"

"Right back at you."

"Go suck a dick!" Graph laughed.

"I have, thank you." She raised an eyebrow. "And I bet you have too, you gaybag."

He was appauled.

Kennady bursted out laughing. "You given a blow job before?"

Gabriella nodded.

"Have you had sex before?" The quiet Ava spoke up.

Gabriella nodded.

"Jesus Gabriella, I never thought you were that kind of person!" Kennady was hysterical.

"What does it matter... " Gabriella sighed. "What do I have to lose?"

She could hear Graph's phone beeping.

And suddenly, the entire cafeteria became quiet as they also received messages.

"Oh my god... " Graph's eyes got wide.

"What?" Gabriella looked over at him.

He showed his phone to Kennady and Ava. Both of their mouths dropped.

"What? What's going on?" Gabriella tried to look at Graph's phone, but he gripped it.

Kennady couldn't catch her breath. "Are you dating a senior?"

"What? No! Why would you think that?" Gabriella lied.

Graph showed her his phone.

There was a picture of Troy and Gabriella that morning walking down the hallway holding hands. Another picture was of Troy and Gabriella locking lips that morning. And another showed Gabriella in Troy's truck as they went to school.

She stood up and held her hand to her mouth. "Oh... My... Fucking... " She couldn't get the last word out.

Everyone was staring at her.

They knew the answer, but they just wanted to hear it from her.

Just like when Gabriella told Troy she was pregnant.

As the second lunch started to come in, she began to spill her guts.

"Oh my god, are you people stalkers? I've been dating Troy since December! Happy?"

"You missed a picture... " Graph showed her another picture.

Troy kissing her stomach.

"Oh god... " She shook her head.

"Why is he- "

"I'M FUCKING PREGNANT, OKAY?" She screamed.

Everything suddenly became silent.

Even the talkative second lunch became dead silent.

And suddenly, she heard him...

"What are you talking about?" Troy tried to cover his own ass. "I'm not dating you! You're- "

"The secret is out, Troy... " She looked out at everyone. "Someone caught us this morning."

He looked at everyone.

"I don't know what this girl is talking about. I'm a football player, and I don't go around dating little nerdy freshman girls who just want a boyfriend. I'm single, and not even going for any girls right now- "

"TROY!" Gabriella sobbed as tears fled down her cheeks. "SNAP OUT OF YOUR GOD DAMN FANTASY! I'M PREGNANT WITH YOUR BABY AND YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMN!" She started towards him. "The act's over. You choose. Your fucking reputation, or the most important thing in your life."

He stood, silent, like he didn't hear a word she said.

"I'm not dealing with this... " She cried and stormed out of the cafeteria.

Suddenly, anger bubbled inside of him.

He looked out among the people, and then at the hallway which Gabriella was walking out of his life from.

"Alright... " He looked over at Gabriella. "I got her pregnant back in October. I've been dating her since December."

One of his best friends looked over at him. "She's a fucking nerd- "

"I DON'T CARE IF SHE'S SMART! I LOVE HER! AND I LOVE OUR BABY!" He screamed in his face, and then ran down the hallway towards Gabriella.

She didn't bother to look over her shoulder.

"Gabriella!" He grabbed her shoulder.

"Get the fuck away from me!" She pushed him away. "I'm fed up with your shit!"

"No, baby!" He pushed her against the locker, and held her tight as she struggled. "I love you! I'm sorry- "

"I don't want your god damn sorries- "

He cut her off with a long, passionate kiss that made her heart flip. He grabbed her hands and sucked on her lips so hard that her head was lifted as he pulled back a little.

As he pulled away for air, she opened her mouth to complain, but only got his name out before he dove back in, kissing her with such great passion that she couldn't be mad at him for long.

And, everyone in the lunch room was watching.

He pulled away a little, looking into her eyes. "I promised you I would be here for you. I'm sorry."

"Sorry doesn't cut it, Troy. I've had billions of sorries in my life."

"How about I love you and you have no choice but to say it back?"

She looked over at all the people, then became sarcastic. "And you're going to act like this never happened when you're around your friends."

He shook his head. "No. I love you." He pushed her harder against the wall. "I love you so much, Brie... So, so god damn much! I want you here! Please!"

She bursted into tears. "How do I know that when all you want to do is go fuck other girls?"

"I don't!" He ran his fingers across her arm. "I haven't had sex since the last time I had sex with you! Honest! I swear on our baby's life!" He started to change the subject. "I would do anything to be with you! You're the only person I've ever been with that I've had these feelings for! You're my baby girl!" He stroked her cheek a little. "I really do love you!"

She sobbed. "You really mean all that?"

He nodded.

She looked down at their hands. "Are you going to walk me to next period?"

He grinned. "I'll carry you to next period."

She looked over at all the people. "Alright... "

"Now don't cry anymore, okay?" He wiped her tears away with the pad of his thumb. "Daddy's got you."

She nodded a little and leaned into him as he planted a kiss on her head. He rocked her back and forth a little in his arms, rubbing her back a little.

Everything would be okay.