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Chapter Eight: Nick

Gabriella's POV

After Troy had left, I went to my room with the home phone. I changed into my PJ's and sat on my bed waiting for Nick to call back. I looked at the clock, it read 9:05pm. Did he forget? I really want to talk to him. I don't know why though. It's not like I'm falling for him again. Wait, am I? No. I'm with Troy. I love Troy and he loves me.

Suddenly, the phone rang. I quickly ran to my bedside table and answered it. "Hello?"

"Hey, Gabriella?"

"Yeah. Nick?"

"Yup."

I walked to my balcony and sat on the bench. "So, how are you?" I asked. "Good. You?"

"I'm good."

"So, who was over?" He asked. "Oh. Umm, my- uh…" I shuddered. "Let me guess, boyfriend?" I sighed. "Yeah." Right then I heard music coming from my pants' pocket. It was my cell phone. It was a text message from Troy. "What was that?" Nick asked. "Oh. My cell phone. I got a text message." I said assuring him that it was my cell phone. I looked at my cell phone and opened the message, it read:

Hey, What r u doing?

-Troy

"So, how did you know I moved to Albuquerque?" I asked typing back at text to Troy. "Oh. Well, do you remember Lindsay?" I thought for a second. We used to be my bffs, until I moved, of course. "Yeah. Why?"

"Well, she found out from her mom that you, your mom and your little sister made moved here and she told me." He explained. "Oh. Of course, Lindsay mom works with my mom. Duh!" I said feeling stupid. He laughed. "Yeah" He said.

Suddenly, I heard my cell phone again. I pulled it out of my pocket, it was another text from Troy. It read:

Hey, What r u doing?

-Troy

Nothing on the phone, u?

-Gabi xo

Cool. Nothing, thinking about u.

-Troy

I blushed. And sent another text. I smiled thinking about Troy. "So, what are you doing?" Nick asked, breaking the silence. "Oh nothing. I'm just sitting on the bench on my balcony." I said focusing back to our conversation. "What are you doing?" I asked.

"Nothing really. Talking to you of course." He said slightly laughing. I laughed. "So what have you been up to?" I asked. Then, again, I heard, yup you guessed it, my cell phone. I flipped it opened and read:

Awww. That's sweet. I miss u.

- Gabi xo

I have a present for u. Hold on.

- Troy

What did he mean? Oh well. "Well, nothing. I go to East High and -"

"I've never seen you there before. I got to East High. Why haven't I seen you?" I said watching a figure walk across my lawn. OMG! Is that Troy? Oh no. He might get mad that I'm talking to Nick, especially if he doesn't know him. "Well, I'm starting tomorrow." I heard Nick say on the other line. "Oh, well, I got to go. But I'll see you tomorrow. Bye" I said and hung up the phone before I gave Nick a chance to say anything. I kept watching the figure as it started climbing the tree next to my balcony. When the person had came to the top of the tree, I noticed it was Troy. He climbed unto my balcony. "Hey babe" He greeted by kissing me. "Hey. What are you doing here?" I asked walking into my room holding hands with Troy. "What? Not happy to see me?" He teased. I laughed. "No. I'm love seeing you. It's just I didn't expect you to come. That's all." I said smiling sitting on my bed, Troy next to me. I heard a knock on my door. "Shhh." I whispered to Troy and he nodded. I walked to the door and opened it a little crack. I sighed, it was Vanessa. "What?" I asked relieved to see it was her instead of my mother. "Well, I heard something come from your room and I wanted to make sure you were ok." She said peeking through my door. I closed it a little more. "Well, I'm fine. As you can see." I said smiling. Vanessa pushed the door open. For Vanessa's age, she was very strong. "I knew it! I knew it!" She yelled repeating it, pointing at Troy, jumping up and down. "Shhh. Vanessa! Mom will here you!" I said closing my door and walking to my jumping sister. "No she won't. Unless she could hear me from work, "Vanessa said calming down and with a little sarcasm. "Oh." I felt stupid (again). Troy laughed.

Vanessa finally stopped jumping up and down and sat on my bed next to Troy. She kept staring and him. I could tell Troy felt uncomfortable. I laughed. "Alright. Troy, why did you come again?" I asked breaking the silence. Vanessa looked at me then back at Troy. "Oh yeah. I forgot." He said and laughed then looked at me then at Vanessa. He wanted to do this in private. "He, Ness' can you go get something to drink for Troy?" I asked, just wanting her to leave. "Do I have to?" She said complaining. She looked back at Troy. "Please" He said and smiled. She smiled and gave in. She got up and headed for the door. "Your lucky your cute, Bolton!" She said and walked out of my room and closed to door.

"So, now that she is gone. What did you come here for?" I asked relieve to be alone with just Troy. "Right. Umm… I wanted to give you something." He said and took a pink box out of his coat pocket. OMG! What is that? Please don't tell me, he's gonna propose!! Oh God! Help ME!

He handed me the box and he smiled. I opened it and there was………..

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