Chapter 6: Meet The Montezes
A month later…
Gabriella's POV:
The next morning I woke up with joy in my heart because Troy's cast was finally off, but sadness sunk in because I knew he'd have to go back to his place eventually. I turned over and saw Troy looking at me, "Morning," I said, "Morning love," he said, I was about to talk when the phone rang, "Hello?" I asked, "Morning Miji. How are you?" my mom said, "I am good. What's up?" I asked, "I wanted to invite you over for dinner," she asked, "Sounds good. Mind if I bring someone?" I asked, "A date?" she asked, "Actually, he's my boyfriend," I corrected her, "Sure miji, bring him along. I'd love to meet him," she said, "Ok. What time?" I asked, "About 7 sound good?" she asked, "Ok. We'll be there," I said as we hung up. "What's up?" he asked, "My mom invited us to dinner tonight," I told him, the look of nervousness washed over his face, "Don't worry. They'll love you," I reassured him, "How do you know?" he asked, "Because, I love you, and besides, even if they don't accept you as the one I love, that won't stop me," I told him, then he hugged me and we kissed. "Troy?" I asked, "Yeah babe?" he said, "Are you excited to go back home?" I asked hoping he'd say no, "Not really. I love it here and there is really only one reason why?" he said, "Why?" I asked, "Because of you. From the moment I met you I knew that we had, have something special. Something that most people rarely find, and those that do are blessed," he said "Troy?" I asked, "Yes my love," he said, "Would you…," I was nervous, "Yes love," he said, "Would you move in here with me?" I asked, "Oh wow Brie. I'd love to but I have a better idea," he said, "Ok. What's that?" I asked, "How about we get a new place, something that would be ours together," he said, "Sounds perfect," I said as we kissed.
Troy's POV:
I was happy. Gabriella and I were in love, and we decided to get a home together. I called a real estate agent friend I knew, Jason Cross with Cross Town Real Estate, yes he owns the business. "This is Jason Cross. How can I help you today?" he said, "Jason. It's Troy," I said, "Hoops. What's up man? How are you? Chad told me about the accident. Sorry I haven't called sooner, but you know, work," he said, "I'm good J, but listen. I called for a purpose," I said, "Sure. Anything for you man. I own you for saving me," he said….
Flashback
Two years ago Jason was dating this woman, 'Martha Cox,' nice woman, but she didn't seem all that into him, and then one day she just broke up with him, didn't say why. Jason took it hard, it thought they were forever. One night he had taken a bunch of sleeping pills and washed them down with a bottle of whiskey, lucky for him, I was on my way to see how he was doing, and got there just in time to get him some help, and ever since that day we've always, and I mean always try to get together every other week or month depending on work, that way we could keep each other sane.
End of Flashback
"Jason. My girlfriend and I want to buy a house together, and you're the guy who is the best, so I come to you," I told him, "I would consider it an honor to help you guys out. Any specifics you want?" he asked, "A nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath place, somewhere between East High and Albuquerque General Hospital," I said, "I'll get right on that and call you soon," he said, "Thanks man. I own you," I said, "No Troy. This barely compares with how much I own you," he said, "Ok, but I won't let you cut your commission," I told him, "Well, you don't have to twist my arm," he said as we laughed, then we hung up.
Gabriella's POV:
That night we were getting ready for dinner with my parents. Needless to say, I was a little nervous because I haven't brought a guy home since my last boyfriend, but I knew Troy was special, "You ready to go Brie?" he asked, "Yeah. I just need to put my shoes on, and then we can go," I said walking out of the bedroom, "Wow," he said, "What?" I asked, "Nothing, but you look stunning," he said and I smiled, "Thank you Mr. Bolton. You look dashing as well," I said, and then we went to the car and took off for my parent's house, "By the way. I spoke with a real estate agent friend of mine and he's going to start looking around for a home for us," he said, "That's great," I said.
We got to my parent's house at 6:45, just in time for dinner. We rang the bell, "Miji," my mother say when she opened the door, then gave me a hug, "Mama. This is Troy Bolton, my boyfriend," I told her, "Nice to meet you Troy. I'm Maria," she said, "Nice to meet you Mrs. Montez," he said, "Please, it's Maria," she said, "Ok, Maria," he said as she welcomed us in. "Where's papi?" I asked my mom, "He'll be here. Dinner is almost ready," mom said. Just as mom put down the food at the table my dad walked through the door, and not alone, my ex was with him, "Hi Miji. Look who's here," my dad said pointing to Miguel, my ex, "Hi Gabs," he said, "Hi Miguel. Long time. Miguel, this is Troy. Troy, this is Miguel. An old friend," I said, "Hi Miguel," Troy said, "Que esto es tu novio, Gabriella? (A/N Is this your boyfriend Gabriella?)" he said, "Si. Tienes un problema con eso? (A/N Yes. Do you have a problem with that?)," I told him, Miguel knew better than to mess with me, "Pleasure to meet you Troy. There's nobody like Gabs, nobody," he said as he shook Troy's hand, then we all sat down to eat.
Troy's POV:
Dinner was good, but awkward, her ex and her parents all in one room, yikes, make a guy sweat. After dinner was over I asked Mr. Montez if I could speak with him, so we went outside to backyard, "Mr. Montez?" I asked, "Please, call me Carlos," he said, "Ok. Carlos. I wanted to speak to you about my intentions with Gabriella," I said, "Good. I wanted to speak with you as well. She is my only daughter, and I love her dearly. I can see that she loves you dearly as well," he said, "I love her too, and that is why I wanted to ask your permission for her hand in marriage. In the short amount of time I have known her, she has come to mean more to me than anything, and I want to spend my life with her," I said, "Well, Troy, it sounds like you have put thought into your future with her," he said, "I have. So much so that we made a decision to buy a house together, now all that is left is to buy the ring and ask," I said, "Well, Troy. You have my permission," he said as we shook hands and walked back inside. Brie looked at me with concern, "What were you two talking about?" she asked, "he just wanted to make sure that I was good for you," I told her, "Ok," she said, "Well, dinner was wonderful, but we must be going now," I said, then her parents walked us to the door, "Great to have met you Troy," he dad said with a smile, "You as well Carlos," I said, then we got into the car and drove home.
While on the way home I got a call from Jason, "Hey Jason. What's up?" I asked, "Troy. I found a great place. It's right in between East High and the hospital. A great neighborhood, and great price as well, only $260,000, but I feel I can talk them down to $230,000 because the need to sell badly. What do you think?" he said, "Sounds great. Put the offer in and see what happens," I said, Ok. I'll call you soon. Talk to you later," he said as we hung up, "That was Jason. He found us a place, and we're going to put an offer," I told Brie as we got home, "Sounds exciting," she said, "It is. Now we just wait and see," I told her. We walked inside, got changed for bed and went to sleep.
The next morning I woke up early, Brie was still sleeping, so I left her a note:
Brie babe,
I had to do some errands. I'll be back soon. I love you.
Wildcat
I grabbed my wallet and keys, then got in my car and drove down the road to a Jewelry store, luckily I asked her mom what Brie's ring size was. "Welcome to Robbins Brothers. How can I help you today?" the lady behind the counter said, " I'm looking for an engagement ring," I told her, then she lead me over to the counter where they were kept. After about 30 minutes I was losing hope, because I needed to find the perfect ring, then I saw it, a heart shaped diamond, with several smaller heart diamonds surrounding it, "That's the one," I told the lady, "Excellent choice Sir," she said, then she went and sized it for Brie's finger, then she gift wrapped it, and I pulled out my credit card, and paid for my hopes and dreams, then exited the store. I got in my car and started to drive home, thoughts kept rolling in my mind, 'Would she say yes, or no,' 'What would happen if she said no?' I pulled into the driveway, I kept looking at my door, 'Here goes nothing,' I thought as I walked up to the door.