J O U R N E Y
Chapter 15: The Last Chapter
Written by: BeneathTheSurface
Summary: Sequel to E X T R A H E L P. Twenty nine year old Gabriella Montez and her girlfriend twenty two year old Sharpay Evans are making a new chapter in their lives. Gabpay; femslash; GabriellaxSharpay
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Gabriella laid on the hard hospital bed, in a deep sleep. Her head was officially wrapped since they just finished a three hour surgical procedure on her. They finally removed all the little pieces of glass and only time will tell on if she'll wake up; she's as stable as possible right now.
Sharpay walked into her room slowly, holding their daughter in her arms. She couldn't keep her eyes off the beautiful infant. Everyone went home when they got word that Gabriella was out of surgery, but wasn't waking up anytime soon tonight. Sharpay wanted her to. She wanted her to see their baby; she wanted to share the joy with her. She also wanted to murder the guy who did this to her; of course she had an idea that it was Troy, but no one really has proof of that which is the sad part of it all.
Sharpay held the baby close, who was sleeping peacefully in her arms after crying a little. She got her to fall asleep, which was a good thing. Sharpay sat down on the chair that was close to Gabriella's bed side, watching her wife sleep in the bed, not stirring once. She glanced down at their daughter in her arms and smiled when she saw it sucking on her middle finger.
"Your mommy's gonna make it out of this. She is such a strong woman and can't wait to officially meet you and hold you. I can't wait for you to get older; you look so much like your mommy…so beautiful," Sharpay whispers to the little infant.
Sharpay eventually decides to put the baby into the crib across the room, letting it sleep peacefully as she walks slowly back to Gabriella. She slipped up onto the bed with her wife, placing her head on her chest. She could hear the beating of her heart; it was racing. She needed her to make it out of this; she has to. She just has to wake up. Not too soon after that, Sharpay was sleeping peacefully with her arms around Gabriella's waist, cuddle as close as she could possible to her…
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The next morning, the sun shown in brightly through the room of the hospital. Sharpay slowly stirred as the sun hit her vision, causing her to squint at the brightness. She let out a huge breath, looking up to see Gabriella's eyes wide awake, looking down at Sharpay.
"Gabs…Gabriella baby," Sharpay said, lifting herself up to kiss and hug her.
"Ow Shar," she whined as Sharpay held her too tightly.
"I'm sorry," the blonde replied, loosing her grip slightly "I'm just so glad you're alive," she added in a whisper.
"Me too, I guess it just wasn't mine time," Gabriella replied as her wife agreed. Sharpay knew that Gabriella's time was far away from today.
They sat in each others arms for a long time when suddenly they heard a little whimper come from across the room, making Sharpay smile. She hopped off the bed and stalk over to the little crib, pulling their daughter out of it and walked back towards Gabriella, who now had a smile plastered across her face, showing off her dimples.
"Gabriella, I'd like you officially meet the newest addition to the Evans family," Sharpay says, handing the brunette the infant.
Gabriella takes her into her arms and holds her close to her body, looking at her the whole time. "She's so tiny," she comments.
Sharpay nods. "Yeah and she looks exactly like you,"
"Hey now, I see a little of you in her," Gabriella replies just as she began to cry "And that is so you as well," she adds, through the screams. Gabriella pulled open her gown slightly, placing the baby close to her, letting the baby latch onto one of her breasts, suddenly stopping the cries.
"How'd you know she was hungry?" Sharpay asked pointing to the baby.
Gabriella shrugged. "Motherly instinct," Sharpay just nodded. "Hey we need a name. We can't just keep calling her 'she' or 'the baby',"
Sharpay agreed. They sat there trying to decide a good name for their daughter, as Gabriella continued to feed her. After a little while, Gabriella looked down and began to smile, thinking of the perfect name.
"Shar, what about Lilly?" Gabriella asked her blonde wife. Sharpay looked up at her and began to smile at her, then nodded slowly.
"I like it and I think if Lilly were here, she'd love it too," Sharpay told her warmly.
"Well of course she would; it's her name," Gabriella laughed as well as Sharpay. They eventually decided to give their new daughter the name Lilly Marie; Marie is Gabriella's mother's name.
Sharpay just sat in the chair next to Gabriella's bed, watching her feed Lilly with her arms crossed and a smile across her face. Gabriella was staring down at her, but then felt Sharpay's eyes on her, so she looked up and smiled warmly at her.
"What?" she asked, not letting the smile leave her face.
Sharpay just shrugged. "You're just really good at that," Gabriella smiled and nodded. She has to admit, she was doing okay for her first time. She didn't expect to be that great with Lilly, to be honest, she expected to just be able to hold her and not really be sure what she wanted next. It scared her back then, but now she realizes that maybe she was just being paranoid and that's really not true.
As she thought all of this, Lilly let go and then started whimpering, so Gabriella picked her up and placed her on her shoulder, trying to burp her. She began to pat the little girl lightly, rocking her when she saw her mother and father walk in along with Sharpay's parents. Sharpay got up and greeted them with a hug, then walked back towards Gabriella.
Both sets of parents were amazed by the little girl. Gabriella managed to get her to burp, then she turned her around into her arms and held her up for her in laws and parents to see.
"Oh she's beautiful, Bella," Marie Montez gushed as everyone crowds around the newborn and new mother.
"Yes she truly is a spiting image of an Evans and Montez," Vance Evans agreed as Gabriella handed Lilly over to Violet. Violet took the baby in her arms and began to bounce her lightly as a smile stayed plastered on her face.
"Hey little girl, oh you're so beautiful, yes you are," she said to her. "Oh my goodness, she looks so much like the both of you," she tells both women, making both of them smile at one another as Sharpay kissed the side of Gabriella's head lovingly.
After a little while, Ryan, Chad, and Mark showed up to see Gabriella and Lilly. They all stayed for a little while and soon enough Kelsi and Jason as well as Taylor and Zeke all showed up after their long flights.
Gabriella and Sharpay were really happy to share this moment with their family and friends, of course they would've wanted it under different circumstances, but still they knew that Lilly truly was a blessing to receive and now they can truly say they're a family…
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4 years later
An older Sharpay stood in a large kitchen in front of the stove, cooking some breakfast for her family. She was making an omelet with ham and cheese inside it. She really wasn't that great of a cook back when she was in high school, but as she got older she took the responsibility of cooking and making wonderful meals for her family.
"Lilly, Gabs, breakfast is ready!" she yelled out. It was a ritual, every Saturday morning, she'd make a big breakfast and they'd all sit around the table and eat it all.
Suddenly she heard loud constant footsteps coming from down the hall where the rooms were located and a little blonde girl of the age of at least four comes out and sits down at the table.
Sharpay places a portion of the omelet on each plate and as she does this, she's met by a pair of lips on her shoulder. She smiles and turns around to see Gabriella smiling at her; Sharpay kisses her and hands her two plates to bring out as she brings out the last one.
After placing the plates on the table, Sharpay walks over to the fridge and pulls something out and places it on the counter. She walks out of the kitchen and walks down the hall into one of the rooms. In there she walks towards a crib and pulls out a dark haired little baby boy and places him in her arms, bringing him out to eat with the family.
She places him in a high chair, then walks back into the kitchen to bring out the jar of baby food in order to feed him since he wasn't old enough to have any of what they're eating.
"Hey I got it baby," Gabriella tells Sharpay as she was getting ready to feed him.
"No it's okay Gabs, you eat," Sharpay replies back, giving their son a spoonful of the baby food.
"Shar, really you cooked this great meal and it's delicious; you should at least be able to eat it. Now c'mon, let me feed Aidan and then I'll finish my food," she tells her and much to her liking, Sharpay gave in and handed Gabriella the food and the spoon, then took a mouthful of her breakfast.
Two years after Lilly was born, Sharpay and Gabriella decided they wanted another child only this time, Sharpay carried it and to full term. They were blessed with a baby boy naming him Aidan James Evans. He had brown hair like Gabriella and again looked like a mix of them both. They couldn't be happier with the family they've been given.
After a few months of looking, Troy was arrested for attempted murder and was sentenced to ten years in prison. He was found in a bar in San Francisco, having a beer and playing pool.
Ryan and Chad ended up getting married officially in California after Proposition 8 was changed to legalize the right to allow gays to marry. They soon adopted a child from Africa and are now a happy family. Chad is still playing in the NBA and became MVP for the season.
Everyone's lives have finally fell into place and through all the hardships they never gave up. They pulled through and now have families and have real happiness that no one could take away.
I know it's the last chapter and it wasn't even long, but I knew I had to end it and I probably could have written it better, but I didn't and I apologize if they're are any mistakes. Anyway, I have two ideas for new stories, but I may not post them at the moment, just depends if I'm not lazy enough. My girlfriend kinda forced me to update, but I had to admit I was half way done and it seemed pointless to just leave it hanging. But anyway, yes last chapter and there won't be anymore involved in this saga so I'm really sorry, but it's time to retire this :( I hope you enjoyed it and look out for more stories. So review one last time on here and thank you for all of you that have in the past you guys are awesome.
Sam
P.S. I love you Michelle :)