Hello everyone! Ah, I have so many things to do, but I'm making sure to update the last chapter of this story! I just want to thank all of you for reading and reviewing and for liking this story so much! I honestly thought people weren't going to like it at all, because I didn't really like it myself. But anyways, before you all go reading, I want to make sure you know this... There WILL NOT BE A SEQUEL to this story. Enjoy!

Protecting Miss Montez

Epilogue

A Wedding

To Gabriella, the year that passed had gone by quickly and now she was twenty five, a graduate of online college (Yippee!) and now a member of the official Lakers' fan club. For Troy, the year had also gone by too fast for comfort, but he had Gabriella by his side and he had gotten a brand new job, being the sports announcer for the LA Lakers all thanks to Chad and his constant invites to the games- he became a common member of the audience and people started to notice him.

But the person people also commonly noticed was Gabriella, her hand always near his as they sat and watched the game, her expression calm and happy while she experienced a somewhat normal life.

Now though, the Lakers had just won yet another game, taking them to the NBA Finals and people were excited. The game was done, the team was in the locker room celebrating and some of the only people left in their seats were Taylor and Sharpay as they waited for Chad to return so they could congratulate him.

From her spot next to Troy high above the court's seating, Gabriella could see her two friends giggling and fooling around on the large court. Troy was currently talking into a microphone, announcing to those who were listening to the after show radio broadcast that he was with her.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm with the President's daughter Gabriella Montez and she's looking beautiful as usual… say hello to everyone, Gabriella." He said in his deep broadcasting voice, surely making people excited with his energetic attitude.

"Hello!" She said with a laugh, leaning towards her own microphone as she looked away from her friends, smiling as she looked at the camera men and sound people in front of her.

"So, we all have a few questions for you today since you're the guest of honor." Troy began, explaining this to her as if she hadn't already been filled in. "Did you enjoy the game? What was your favorite part?" Was his first question.

"Of course I enjoyed the game! I always do. There's just something about being at the games rather than sitting at home watching them." She replied with a laugh as Troy winked at her. "My favorite part had to be when Chad got the final points. He's my favorite player, definitely." She nodded, causing Troy to smile again.

"Why's he your favorite player?" Troy quizzed her.

"I like his hair."

"OOH! Did you all hear that? Of all of the things that Chad Danforth has done, Gabriella Montez likes him because of his hair!" Troy 'ohhed' and awed into the microphone, causing the people filming him to chuckle quietly.

"Stop that." Gabriella laughed, shoving Troy softly as she rolled her eyes at him, hearing him chuckle as well.

"Alright, I'm done messing around." He announced, glancing at her with a smile. "Are you up for one more question?"

"Shoot." Gabriella replied, smiling at him.

Troy cleared his throat and then opened his suit jacket, pulling something out from an inside pocket and Gabriella raised her eyebrows in surprise as he simply set the velvet box on the table, it's lid open and showing the sparkling ring in the center. Her heart could be felt thudding against her chest and she looked at him quickly, her eyes watering.

"Will you marry me?" He asked.

"Yes!" She squealed, standing up to hug him quickly and he laughed as he replied.

"Can you say that into the mike so the whole country doesn't think you just rejected me?" He chuckled and she happily exclaimed again that she'd marry him into the mike, kissing him passionately before hearing a loud cheering sound coming from below them.

Taylor, Sharpay, Chad, and the rest of the team was on the court jumping up and down and cheering as they heard her reply, their proposal was playing on the large screens above the court and Gabriella and Troy laughed, ignoring them momentarily as they kissed again.

"I love you." Troy said with a smile, looking into her eyes.

"I love you too, body guard." She winked at him, causing him to wiggle his eyebrows, pulling her closer so that he could kiss his future wife.

Gabriella stood nervously in her bedroom, waiting for Sharpay and Taylor to arrive so that they could make their way to the backyard. Her dress was sparkling in the sun that shinned through the window and as she looked down at the people below, she breathed out, trying to no panic as she became nervous. Her dress was light, like her purple one a long time ago had been and it flowed to the ground, trailing behind her shortly. Her hair was in a half ponytail; her make up was light and perfect.

"I hope Troy saw you in that!" Taylor said quickly as her and Sharpay rushed into the room, each of them in a different purple dress.

"No, he hasn't seen me yet." Gabriella smiled, walking over to her friends, lifting her dress slightly so she wouldn't step on it as her silver shoes stayed tied securely on her feet.

"Good. That would be bad luck if he did." Sharpay smiled, looking at her wonderfully designed dress. She squeezed Gabriella's arm, giving her a reassuring look as she noticed she was nervous.

"Do you think everything is going to go alright? The last ball I went to didn't end well." Gabriella said quickly, hearing her friends giggle.

"You'll be fine." Sharpay convinced her.

"Yeah, everything is all set." Taylor smiled, taking in the beautiful dress her friend was wearing. "So whenever you're ready we can go." She added.

"I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack… in a good way." Gabriella admitted, breathing out slowly again so she could regain composer.

"Alright, well we don't have time for panic attacks, so let's go!" Sharpay smiled, taking her hand so that she could lead her out of the room without any time for her nerves to get the best of her.

Gabriella smiled, walking down the long hallway of the White House, taking the bouquet of flowers that Sharpay handed her once they entered the kitchen and as the girls did a secret handshake that meant they were tight until the end, President Montez came in, teary eyed as he saw Gabriella.

"Ready?" He asked her, seeing Sharpay and Taylor hurrying to take their spots.

"I guess I have to be." She smiled, linking her arm with his.

Gabriella looked out at the people who were all there for her as she stood at the top of the ballroom stairs, her smile genuine as she saw that everyone was now turning to look up at her. She was nervous, feeling the panic attack that she knew was just around the corner, but as she felt a hand fold over her own, she felt all of her nerves go away and she looked over at Troy, who was right next to her, smiling as he took in her white dress.

"Ladies and Gentleman!" She heard the DJ's voice echo around the ballroom. "Make some room for Mr. and Mrs. Troy Bolton. It is my pleasure to announce that they'll be starting their first dance as husband and wife."

In the distance Taylor and Sharpay hooted and hollered and the rest of the guests clapped, watching as the perfectly dressed couple walked down the many stairs to get to the dance floor where they turned to each other, starting to dance to the soft song playing above them.

"So, if I kiss you." Troy whispered close to her ear, sending goose bumps to form on her arms. "You won't punch me, will you?" He joked.

"Nah." Gabriella replied with a smile, rubbing her nose against his. "I would never punch the man who taught me how to protect myself." She giggled.

"Well, you won't have to worry about doing that, because that's my job now. And I'll protect you for the rest of my life." He smiled, kissing her as she smiled excitedly, now realizing that this was it. They'd be together for forever.

"Hmm. Protecting Mrs. Bolton." She smiled after. "I like the sound of that."

I know, a totally cliche ending, but did you like it? Review! I just want to let everyone know that I will be posting my new story on June 18th. That's the last day of school for me, so I want to celebrate by posting something new. I promise that my next story is amazing. It is personally my all time favorite, and I'm hoping it will be all of yours!

Much love,

unknownbyhim22