"Come in Troy." Taylor told him.
"Thanks." Troy said pulling Chad after him.
"How have you been boys?" Taylor asked the two.
"Good except this whole run away from Troy thing…" Troy chuckled dryly.
"Well Gabriella went to the store, she will be back in a it." Taylor told them.
"Great, now how do I tell her that I didn't say that?" Troy asked.
"I don't know Troy." Taylor sighed.
"How about getting on your knees and begging." Chad suggested.
"That is the stupidest-… wait… that might not be a bad idea." Troy told him.
"Taylor let me in!" A yell came form outside.
"Just a minute!" Taylor yelled back.
"Troy and Chad, hide for a minute so she actually comes in." Taylor told them in a hushed voice.
"Hurry up Taylor!" Gabriella yelled.
"I'm her I'm here." Taylor said opening the door.
"Ok, I bought a movie for us to watch tonight." Gabriella told her.
"Ok why don't you go to the living room and get it ready." Taylor suggested.
"Ok." Gabriella agreed and walked into the room. She put the movie down and looked around. She had a feeling she was being watched.
"Hello Gabriella." Troy said coming out of his hiding spot.
"T-Troy!" Gabriella jumped.
"Before you say anything, I want to say that I didn't say those things on that tape. Someone taped me and mixed up my words." Troy told her.
"Troy how could someone do that?" Gabriella asked but he pulled out the tape. Tape/Troy…
"I can't stand-" Troy played the first line but paused it.
"Being without-" Troy said and played the next part.
"her. I'm-" Troy paused it again.
"never" Troy said making sure there was emphasis on the simple word.
"breaking up with her-" Troy played it.
"tomorrow, I'm proposing." Troy said putting A LOT of emphasis on a certain word.
"I'd rather be burned to death then marry-"
"someone else then-"
"her. I'd rather go free falling off a building then live with-"
"out-"
"her. She's-"
"never-"
"rude, she's-"
"never-"
"unkind, she's-"
"never-"
"dirty, she-"
"never-"
"smells bad, and she is-"
"never-"
"clingy." Troy paused dramatically.
"I love her more then you will ever know." Troy finished.
"I am so sorry Troy." Gabriella cried and fell to her knees.
"Just know, no matter what, I love you. I would never say that. And… would you consider coming back, and marrying me?" Troy asked.
"Of course, and I saw what you said on TV. I should have known you wouldn't say that." Gabriella said.
"Hey hey hey, Gabriella don't worry, we're back together and that's what matters. We love each other, we're going to get married, and we're going to have a baby… a baby." Troy repeated and fell over onto Taylor's couch as if he fainted.
"Troy come on, get up." Gabriella told him.
"But I fainted." Troy complained.
"Troy." Gabriella said firmly.
"You know Gabriella, chasing you around the country is hard work." Troy told her.
"Well I'm glad you were willing to go through that hard work for me." Gabriella told him.
"Gabs, I would do it ten times a day but only for you." Troy said and pulled her out to his car.
"Looks liked they're happy again…" Chad said to Taylor.
"Yea and it looks like they left you here with me." Taylor stated.
"What? They left?" Chad asked freaking out.
"Yea you better call a taxi so you can get home." Taylor told him.
"Yea… you know, I only broke up with you so you wouldn't give up your dream to go to Harvard." Chad admitted.
"Really?" Taylor asked.
"Yea, I know you were planning to come with us, so I broke up with you." Chad told her.
"Chad, you know dreams change." Taylor said.
"I know, my dream was to be a basketball player, and I am, but now it's to get married and have my own children." Chad told her.
"My dream changed too… I think that was one of the nicest things anyone ever did for me, but I miss you, you and Gabriella and Troy." Taylor said.
"I'm sorry." Chad told her.
"It's ok, I think I know what I have to do." Taylor said.
"You do whatever you need to, I hope through all this you will find in your heart to be friends with me." Chad looked down, but Taylor lifted his head to face her and kissed him square on the lips