Two Lives
Chapter 16 – Somehow

Mr. and Mrs. Montez, and Mr. and Mrs. Bolton slowly opened the door to Gabriella's bedroom.

There, she and her boyfriend was sound asleep. It was 1 am and the Bolton's were getting ready to leave. In the morning, they would all be gathered at the Bolton's again.

1 hour earlier

"Oh my God! I can't believe I just told everyone the biggest secret ever!" Gabriella closed the door to her room and leaned against it.

"And you did great, too!" Troy assured her, as he sat down on her bed.

She went over too and lied down. She was exhausted.

Troy hovered over her and smiled softly. "I love you, Gabriella Montez, Worldwide Rockstar. More than a basketball, a basket, and my team."

"And I love you, Troy Bolton, Wildcat Superstar. More than my crowd, my 21 million dollars, and my not-so-plain-awesome drummer."

"Okay, you sound better than me!" he pouted. "But whatevs – as long as you love me!"

"I do," she nodded.

He was holding himself up with his arms, and he wasn't touching Gabriella's body with his own.

Gabriella ran her hands softly down his sides, knowing the effect it had.

And she was right – his arms immediately went weak and he collapsed on top of her.

"Gabi," he groaned, trying not to crush her.

She giggled happily. "Works every time." She bent up and kissed him.

"I don't feel like a man when you do that," he told her, but enjoyed the kiss very much.

"But you are. And you're my man." She smiled, and wrapped his arms around his back to hold him there.

"Yeah. I guess that's better than being just a man!" he grinned proudly down at her. "Come here," he rolled over and pulled her down to his chest. "You must be exhausted!"

"You bet," she yawned as she got comfortable on his chest.

"Get some sleep, baby," he told her as he smoothed her hair and wrapped one arm around her.

"Aw, what should we do?" Troy's mother asked, as all the parents watched the scene in front of them.

"Should we just let them sleep? I mean they're already sleeping and they both look pretty worn out to me…" Gabriella's mother said.

They all seemed to agree.

"Yeah, we'll be over in the morning anyway," Gabriella's father agreed.

The door slowly closed, and Troy grinned and kissed his girlfriend's forehead.

Everything seemed perfect now.

He owed this girl in his arms so much. More than she could ever imagine.

She didn't know how much it meant to him when she came to watch him play basketball.

She didn't know how much that affected his playing.

She didn't know that he woke up every morning with a smile, because he couldn't wait to get to school and see her.

She didn't know how proud he was of her, and of everything she'd achieved and accomplished.

Because Troy had never found the words to tell her that. Maybe he hadn't tried hard enough.

But as he closed his eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep with his love by his side, he was entirely certain of one thing.

He would find a way to let her know all this. Someway.

Somehow.

A little short, but i hope you likeee... i love you if you review
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