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Chapter One

Gabriella had never been happier. She had Troy her super hot, loving, caring boyfriend and a whole group of friends behind her if anything went wrong. It had been just a year now since that fateful day when Gabriella had met Troy at the ski lodge and now every time she looked at him or sang with him her sprits lifted.

Her mom, Christine Montez was also quite content with her life too. She had a beautiful daughter and a boyfriend also. Mark had been in the picture for about a year and a half. Gabriella didn't hate him but she didn't like him that much. No one could ever replace her father who had died of cancer when she was just 8 years old. Gabriella had no idea that she might now have someone else besides her mother whom she had to obey.

Today was New Years Eve, the day she had met Troy. Gabriella wanted so badly to be with Troy or to talk with him. However he was visiting his relatives in Connecticut and Gabriella wouldn't get to see him until school started again.

"Gabi, could you come down here for a second." Her mother called.

"Yeah, sure I'm coming mamí." Gabriella yelled back.

As she walked down the stair she saw her mother holding hands with Mark and 4 children standing next to them.

"Hello" Gabriella said as she walked over to her mother with a how the heck are these children look on her face.

"Gabi these are Mark's children. This is Avery she is 10, this is James he is 8 and these are the twins Allie and Maddie, they are 6." Mrs. Montez said calmly.

"It is very nice to meet you guys. I'm Gabriella and I'm 17" she said.

"Gabi I have something important to tell you." Mrs. Montez said.

"Oh god, don't tell me their engaged. I mean that's great and all but I want Mark to be my step-father"Gabriella thought.

"Mark and his children will be moving in here" Mrs. Montez continued.

"Ok.. that'sb etter than engaged. I.. think. But why didn't she tell me. I think a fair warning would have been nice."

"Wow.. that's great" Gabriella said trying to sound as happy as possible.

"Why don't you show them around Gabriella?" Mrs. Montez asked.

"Yeah…sure" Gabriella said. Although that wasn't what she was feeling really all she wanted was to be alone. The more she thought about it the less she liked the idea. She knew already that she would have to be the babysitter. Her mom worked and Mark worked too. So that left Gabriella to be the babysitter. She wanted to call Taylor or Troy and tell them but they were both away.

"Oh well" she thought "I better start the tour."