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Having dropped Gabriella off at her house a little after 1 AM, Troy groans as he flips over and shuts off his alarm, inwardly cursing himself for not turning his alarm off yesterday morning. 'Great, up at 6 AM on a Saturday morning,' he thinks to himself, knowing he would not be going back to sleep. 'Guess I'll go running.'
Troy gets out of bed, washes his face, and throws on a pair of shorts and a tank top, putting on his running shoes downstairs before heading out for a five mile run. He runs on a path that takes him past the Montez household, so he takes a break and heads into the backyard to see if there was any chance that Gabriella was awake yet. Troy climbs his way up to her porch and smiles as he sees Gabriella tucked into bed, sleeping peacefully, her hair curly all around her face. 'I'll come back later,' he thinks, climbing back down and starting up his run again.
When back at the Bolton household, he grabs a basketball in the backyard and starts running drills, making shots from different angles.
"Up early aren't you?" his dad calls out, stepping onto the court to join his son. "I would have thought you would sleep in after the late night you had. Did you accomplish what I think you set out to do?"
Troy grins and nods his head as he shoots a 3 pointer. "Yup, and more. I think Gabriella and I are back on the road to getting back to normal, thank God! She looked so beautiful last night Dad, and I am just so touched that she carried my necklace I gave her all this time with her," Troy states.
"Really? She really must love you then. I think any girl who was that heartbroken as she must have been would have tossed it away or put it in a forgotten corner if she didn't really care for the boy. You are really lucky Troy, don't forget that," Coach Bolton says. "So why are you up so early?"
Bashfully Troy explains, "I forgot to turn my alarm off. I know, I'm stupid. Guess all the excitement last night had me daydreaming until I fell asleep and I forgot to hit the off button."
His dad lets out a heartfelt laugh. "That's my boy! At least you used your time wisely and worked out. You're going to be in spectacular shape this upcoming season for sure!"
"Hopefully, it will all pay off so I can get some scholarships!"
"Any idea on what school you want to really go to?" Coach Bolton asks.
Troy thinks for a moment. "I know University of Albuquerque is interested after this summer, but I also have some other interests. I don't want to go just for the basketball team but also what the academics offer," Troy responds.
"I can see Gabriella Montez is an even better influence on you than I thought before. Remind me to give her a big heartfelt thank you for taking your behind back," his dad jokes. "As for the colleges, take your time. You need to find out what you want to do before getting dazzled by the scholarships and other things you may get from a school."
"Trust me Dad, I learned that lesson this summer. Want to play a game before I shower? I have a nice reunion surprise for Gabriella planned out," Troy says.
Coach Bolton smiles and grabs the ball from Troy. "You're on! My ball first, I'm dad!"
Troy laughs and shakes his head as he starts playing a hard game with his dad for the next half an hour before heading back to his room to take a shower.
Gabriella slowly opens her eyes and smiles as she smells fresh bacon and blueberry muffins in the air. 'Those smell delicious!' she thinks, getting excited that her mom made breakfast this morning. She gets up and goes to her bathroom, washing her face and brushing out her tangled hair, chuckling as she sees her hair is still extra wavy from last night's hairdo. After doing the best she can with her hair, she exits the bathroom and stops in her tracks as she sees Troy sitting on her bed, a grin on his face, with a tray of breakfast for her.
"No fair, I wanted to wake you up with this," Troy says, putting the tray onto her bed and getting up to cross to her. "You look so sweet when you sleep."
"You watched me?" Gabriella asks, a bit embarrassed. "My hair was a mess!"
"How many times do I have to tell you, I love you no matter what you look like," Troy responds, kissing her lightly on the lips before pressing his forehead against hers and putting both hands on the side of her face. He leans down and captures her lips in a passionate kiss, his tongue begging for entrance, which she happily grants. After a little longer, Troy pulls away and reminds Gabriella of the breakfast for her on the bed.
Gabriella, still floating a little from that kiss, goes to her bed and sees eggs scrambled with cheese, bacon, and a few blueberry muffins with a glass of orange juice. "This looks wonderful. Did my mom make you a plate too?" she asks.
"Ouch, are you saying I couldn't pull that off myself?" Troy asks. "I, Troy Bolton, made you breakfast in bed with only a minor bit of help from your mom. I didn't know where things were in your kitchen so she helped point me in the right direction. The cooking was all my own though, swear!"
"Aww, Troy, that's so sweet!" Gabriella exclaims, leaning over the tray to give Troy a kiss. "Thank you."
"Just don't expect it every weekend, okay?" Troy jokes. "Let me go get my own plate. I came up here thinking you were still asleep. I was just going to leave it. I'll be right back."
Troy runs downstairs to get his plate, grinning as he sees Mrs. Montez enjoying one of the muffins. "Is my daughter finally up?" she asks, seeing Troy.
"Yes, and she is delighted. Thank you for letting me in and letting me have run of your kitchen for a while," Troy says, picking up his plate and the vase of mixed roses from the table he brought over as well as his breakfast supplies this morning.
"No problem. I'm just glad the two of you are back together," Mrs. Montez replies. "Gabriella definitely is lucky to have you Troy."
"No Mrs. Montez. I am lucky to have her," he answers before heading back up to Gabriella's room with his food and the vase. He enters and smiles as he sees Gabriella savoring a muffin. "Enjoying it?"
"Mmm, love it!" she exclaims, opening her eyes. "Oh my God! Breakfast and roses? You are so going to spoil me Bolton!"
"I think spoiling you Gabriella was the plan," he jokes, winking at her before placing the roses on her dresser and sitting down next to his girlfriend, eating his own breakfast.
After finishing her plate and drinking the rest of her juice, Gabriella looks over at Troy and giggles, seeing how very awake Troy was at just 10 in the morning on a Saturday.
"What?" he asks, seeing she was giggling at him.
"You forgot to turn off your alarm last night didn't you?" Gabriella says, seeing she was right as soon as he blushes. "Aww, that's cute!"
"How is that cute?" Troy asks, embarrassed she knew the truth. "Besides, my forgetfulness earned you breakfast in your bedroom. It's so sad, you know me so well that you can read the truth without me even having to say anything. Gotta work on that or I am not going to manage many more surprises."
Gabriella laughs, seeing his boyish charm come back out. "I love you Troy Bolton, and I can't help but keep saying it over and over again. I don't want you ever to question it again!"
Troy puts his plate on top of hers and leans over to kiss her once more. "I won't, just as I hope you never have reason to doubt my sincerity and trust in us again. I love you Gabriella Montez. I do have more planned out for today though so go get ready!" he says, pulling back and picking up the tray on the bed. Troy kisses Gabriella one more time, unable to resist, and walks back downstairs to clean up.
A little later, Gabriella makes her way downstairs, dressed in a yellow and black sundress with her hair down. She had debated on what to wear but considering that Troy is just wearing skater shorts and a blue button up, she figured she didn't have to get too fancy.
"Pretty as always," Troy greets, kissing Gabriella on the cheek. "Ready to go?"
"Where are we going?" she asks, letting Troy lead her out to his truck. She spies a picnic basket and a blanket in the truck's bed. "A picnic?"
Troy groans. "Why do you always insist on never being surprised and spoiling it early?" he asks. "Yes, we are going on a picnic but after that breakfast, I am hoping you aren't hungry quite yet, otherwise, I didn't do my job!"
Gabriella smiles as she buckles her seatbelt. "I'm still full, don't worry. And, a picnic in the park sounds wonderful!"
"Like I'd be that predictable. We're going somewhere farther away," Troy responds, grinning as he guns the truck and drives to their destination.
Gabriella is left to wonder their destination as they drive out of Albuquerque and into the open terrain. Troy pulls off the main highway and onto a dirt road, driving a distance before stopping at the base of a hill. "Ready to hike a little?" he asks, looking at her shoes and nodding that she chose to wear flat sandals.
"I'm game," she says, taking his hand as she gets down from the truck. They walk up the hill, hands intertwined together, and stop at the top. Gabriella looks around and grins, enjoying the breathtaking view from there, even though it was not awfully high. "It's gorgeous."
Troy grins, happy Gabriella seems to like it, and says, "Well I hope it will continue to dazzle you as it does me when I spend time out here. Now you know my other secret spot."
Gabriella giggles as she joins Troy on the blanket he had spread out, putting her head on his shoulder. "I love it. Thank you for making another one of your spots into a new spot for us."
"Of course," Troy returns. "Your essence is in my entire being so even when I was here without you, I always felt you were sitting here, right next to me, as you are now. Now, we have the rest of the day to spend together, away from all the distractions and interruptions, to do whatever we want."
"Whatever?" Gabriella asks, mischief sparkling in her brown eyes. "Guess I can do this!"
Gabriella puts her hands to Troy's sides and starts tickling him so fast that Troy doesn't have time to defend himself, becoming her victim for a few minutes before capturing her and pinning her beneath him in an effort to stop her. Breathing heavily, trying to catch his breath, he lets go of Gabriella's hands and places his hands on each side of her head before leaning down and kissing a trail of kisses from her exposed shoulder, up her neck, to her mouth which she responds to. After a little while, Troy rolls from being over Gabriella to laying next to her on the blanket, bringing her back to him as they lay on the blanket enjoying the scenery and each other, neither having felt this peaceful and in love before.