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Chapter eighteen

Gabriella opened her eyes when she heard her room door open. It was still night and she wondered how long this night was going to last, because it was one of the worst nights of her life. Troy was tip toeing over to the chair that was next to her, unaware that she was now up. He sat down quietly and looked over at Gabriella. He smiled half heartedly when he noticed that she was up.

"You could have called." She said quietly.

"Uhh… I didn't exactly have your room number." He whispered.

"No, I mean, you could have called when you couldn't make the basketball team." She whispered. "Or to break up with me sooner."

"What? You wanted me to break up with you sooner?" He asked as he leaned forward and put his arms on her bed to balance his self.

"If it was hurting you that badly to be with me." She said as she felt tears appear in her eyes.

"Where is this coming from? I thought you hated me for breaking up with you." He said in confusion.

"I saw Chad's psychology project." She whispered to him.

Troy sighed deeply and shook his head in anger. He didn't say anything else as he looked at her. After a few minutes of letting her answer sink in, he spoke.

"It's not that being with you was hurting me. It was being away from you." He admitted. "I couldn't handle it."

"You should have told me that." Gabriella said.

"I couldn't. You were so happy at Yale and telling you that I was upset would have made you upset." He explained.

"I hate to break it to you, but I was upset anyway." She said with a small laugh.

"I'm sorry." Troy whispered.

"I'm the one who should be apologizing. I only thought of myself, and I'm sorry." She said sincerely.

"So are we okay?" Troy asked quietly.

"Just as long as you promise not to leave me." She said.

Troy smiled with a nod.

"Only if you promise that you won't push me away." He laughed.

"I promise." She whispered.

Troy smiled and Gabriella scouted over slowly and patted the space next to her. Troy carefully lay down next to her and wrapped his arms around her gently.

"This feels good." Troy whispered with a laugh.

"You're telling me." Gabriella said with a smile as she looked up at Troy.

After a few minutes of laying together in silence Gabriella finally said something.

"So do you really think breaking up with me was a mistake?" She asked.

"What?" Troy asked in confusion. "I said that in the…"

"The barn." Gabriella whispered. "I know. I heard it."

"I thought you didn't remember anything." Troy said.

Gabriella shook her head and played with Troy's sleeve.

"I lied." She admitted.

"Yeah. I do think it was a mistake." He whispered.

"Troy…" Gabriella started as she looked up at Troy directly into his eyes.

Troy looked down at her and smiled at the small distance between their faces.

"I really missed kissing you." She smiled.

Troy leaned closer to her and stopped as they're noses touched.

"I missed you." He whispered before kissing her passionately.

Gabriella smiled through the kiss and loved the feeling of fitting in Troy's arms even after five years of growing away from each other; after dangerous adventures and heart wrenching decisions, they still fit together.

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