A/N: Hey guys! Sorry my updates have been strained, I've been so busy it's CRAZY. Anyways, I'm updating as much as I can , because I leave Saturday morning on my cruise! And tomorrow I'm spending all day packing sooo…
Oh yeah, and my story High School Never Ends is currently on HIATUS. Sorry-but I'm not liking it too much, and the ideas aren't flowing for me as much anymore. I may start up again later this Summer.
With that said, let's enjoy the final chapter a.k.a EPILOGUE OF HE SHOOTS, SHE DANCES!!!!!
PLEASE R&R!!!!
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Epilogue
"And that's how mommy and daddy realized they were meant for each other…the end."
30 year old Gabriella Montez said softly to Riley, her four year old daughter. She grinned at her, and quietly pushed a strand of darn brown hair from her daughter's eyes.
Riley giggled. "Mommy, you were silly!" She exclaimed, sitting up in her princess bed. "But I liked your other story better!"
Gabriella laughed but was cut off by someone else's deep laughter behind her. She looked up to see Troy standing there smirking at his family. Gabriella rolled her eyes, and felt Troy come sit on the bed next to her and kiss her head.
"You mean the story where mommy and daddy first met, and mommy came to East High?" Troy asked his daughter, and she nodded her head rapidly.
"Oh yes! This story mommy told me, you guys were too weird. Why couldn't you just say "I love you" to daddy, mommy? I tell you guys it every night!" She argued, jumping up and down slightly on her bed.
Gabriella and Troy just threw their heads back and laughed as they looked at each other. "Well Riles, you'll find out someday…once you fall in love with a great guy. Sometimes saying "I love you" can be hard" Gabriella told Riley.
Troy immediately added on, "But you aren't dating until you're 30!"
Gabriella slapped her husband over the head. "Troy!" She told him sternly, "Our daughter can start dating when we did…idiot" She murmured the last part under her breath.
"Mrs. Bolton, are you arguing with me? You know not to argue with the man of the house!" Troy joked, his eyes twinkling as he reached out to tickle Gabriella.
Gabriella giggled just like she did in high school, "Oh shut up. I don't want to hear it, just because you are the only guy in this house and you deal with a wife and a little daughter, doesn't mean you're loosing your manliness."
Troy chuckled and stopped tickling her. "Yeah you're right; but the price I pay for this life, could not get any better" He told her softly, smiling in her direction.
Gabriella grinned back and reached up to kiss Troy on the mouth. After a few seconds they both heard their daughter shrieking, "Ew!!!! Mommy and daddy, that's gross!"
Troy and Gabriella both broke apart and grinned over at Riley. "Oh you won't think it's gross when you fall in love Riley Smiley" Troy stated to her, hugging onto Gabriella tightly.
"Daddyyy…" Riley groaned and dragged out. Both her parents laughed and stood up, watching their daughter lie down in her bed and wrap the covers around her.
Taking this as her cue, Gabriella bent down and kissed her daughter on her forehead. "Goodnight sweetie" She told Riley then looked over at
"Night mommy" Riley rubbed her eyes tiredly, watching Gabriella walk out and shut the door quietly. She then heard her dad sigh happily and then grunt as he bent down to tuck Riley in.
"All righty then…I think you've had your fun tonight. Goodnight pumpkin; sweet dreams!" He told her, kissing her forehead and then her nose, before standing back up and walking towards the door.
"Hey daddy?" He stopped, and turned around to see Riley looking towards him. "I think you and mommy are the best couple ever."
Troy broke out into a grin. "You think? I think so too, Riles. Now go to sleep; see you in the morning pooh bear" He told her smiling, as he turned out the light and closed the door behind him.
Walking down the stairs, he saw his wife humming to a tune while cleaning the dishes and putting them away. Grinning to himself he walked over to her quietly and startled her as he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and kissed her neck.
Gabriella grinned and stopped singing, as she reached over and turned off the faucet drying her hands with a towel quickly before turning around and wrapping her arms around Troy's neck.
Gently Troy bent down and placed a soft kiss on her lips. "Mmm…I'm tired Gabs" Troy said as he rested his forehead against hers and closing his eyes.
Gabriella laughed softly, "Aw man…then I guess you're too tired to play some one on one basketball with your lovely wife…" She trailed off and giggled at Troy's face as she watched his eyes shoot open.
"You serious? We haven't done that since high school…" Troy started, then drifted off into memories, and suddenly felt Gabriella's lips on his again.
Once they broke apart, Gabriella rolled her eyes. "Now are you going to stand there and dream off into fairytale land all night, or are we going to play the REAL game?" Gabriella asked impatiently.
Troy looked down at his girl and grinned, very amused at this. "After all these years, and you still think you can beat me Bolton?" Troy asked his wife, calling her by her married name.
Gabriella always felt her bubble inside when he started calling her that after their wedding. "Oh yeah…want to see who's better at shooting or scoring?" Gabriella raised her eyebrows at him, while grabbing both his hands and leading him out of the kitchen towards the backyard.
"Hm…I'll always be better at shooting…you'll probably always score…" Troy concluded, as Gabriella just squeezed his hands as they walked out onto the basketball court.
Gabriella stopped suddenly and pulled Troy close to her, still holding onto both his hands. She leaned into him where their lips were only centimeters apart, "Correction I believe our saying is He Shoots, She Dances."
Troy broke out into a smile and brought their lips a centimeter closer, "Very true Mrs. Bolton…always."
Their lips met, and suddenly the basketball game didn't mean so much to them anymore. As long as they had each other, Riley, and any new addition to their family they would add in the future, they knew their life was complete.
Gabriella never thought back on their rocky times ever again.
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The end!!!! I hope you all very much enjoyed this story…I know I did! Again, so sorry the epilogue took so long. It took me a while to try and piece this thing together!
Everyone enjoy the start of Summer '07 and I'll be updating when I return from my trip!
PLEASE REVIEWWW IT'LL MAKE ME REAL, REAL, REAL HAPPY. :-)