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Requested by: ZASHLEYfanFOREVER@ ff.net
Couple: Troy & Sharpay
Rating: M
Setting/Event: Lava Springs
Random Stuff:
i want like a really cute sweet fluffy one shot. if thats okay w/ u. i want it to be like troy finally realizing that sharpay is better for him and after that, they have sex. so thats wut i want!

March

Troy Bolton sighed as he leaned against the wall in a room with at least a hundred guys, waiting to audition for a small role in a TV movie.  He had moved to LA after graduating last Spring from Cal, hoping his roles in a couple independent student films as well as the small name he had made for himself in the Pac10 conference would help him get his foot in the door.  He hired an agent and was sent on a bunch of auditions for commercials and small roles on TV shows.

Looking around the waiting room, Troy spotted a familiar blonde among the women waiting to audition.  Pushing off the wall, he walked over to her, “Sharpay?”

The blonde looked up and a smile spread across her face.  “Troy Bolton,” she said.  “What are you doing here?”

“Auditioning,” he replied.  “Small role, but you know how that is.”

“A small role for you?”  She said.  “I thought you’d be aiming for something grander like a medium or lead role.”

“I’ll get there,” he said.  “What about you?”

“A small role,” she blushed.  “I’m still trying to get my foot in the door.”

“Excuse me, excuse me.”  Troy, Sharpay and everyone else in the waiting room looked towards the middle aged man near the door to the audition room.  “All the roles have been cast, you may go.”

“What?” Somebody behind Troy and Sharpay shouted.  “This is bull shit!  You didn’t give us all a chance to audition.”

“Sorry, miss, but that’s how it works,” the guy replied.  “Please leave your scripts on the table by the door.”

Troy and Sharpay stayed in their seats as they watched everyone else pack up to leave.

“This is my third audition where they’ve done that this week,” Sharpay sighed.  “I feel like I need to do something to stand out.”

“It’s their loss,” Troy shrugged.  “You’re a good actress, Sharpay, you always have been.”

“Even when I was major drama queen?” Sharpay teased.  “Or was it the Ice Princess?”

“We were all a little crazy in high school,” Troy shrugged.

“You weren’t, mister perfect boyfriend,” Sharpay said.  “So what’s Gabriella up to these days?”

“Law School, I think,” Troy replied, scratching the back of his head.  “We actually broke up a few years ago.”

“Oh, Troy, I’m sorry,” Sharpay said, covering her mouth.  “I didn’t know.”

“It’s ok, it was a mutual thing,” Troy shrugged.  “What about you and Zeke?”

“Yeah, that didn’t go anywhere,” Sharpay said.  “But Ryan and Kelsi are engaged, so at least one couple is still together.”

“Chad and Taylor are still together, too,” Troy stated.  “I think he’s going to propose to her one of these days.”

“I’d hope so; didn’t he give up a full ride scholarship to follow her to Connecticut?”

“Yeah, his parents weren’t too happy about that one, but it worked out in the end because he got on to the University of Connecticut basketball team and they beat us last year in the Sweet Sixteen.”

“I know, I watched the game,” Sharpay said.

“Since when do you watch basketball?”

“I was dating this guy that was a huge fan of basketball and he got really excited when I told him I went to high school with you and Chad.  I mean, like really excited,” she shook her head.  “I had to dump him because he wanted me to call Chad’s parents and find out if they could get us tickets to the final four game.”

“Excuse me,” a voice said. 

Troy and Sharpay looked away from each and saw the guy from earlier.

“Sorry, sir, we were just leaving,” Sharpay said, standing up.

“The casting director wants to audition you two together,” the guy said.

“But I thought all the roles were cast,” Troy said.

“They are, for the small roles,” he said.  “We thought we had two of the slightly larger roles cast, but the people we casted for the married neighbors hate each other.”

“Why us?”  Sharpay asked.

“The casting director saw you guys out here and thinks you two have the chemistry we’re looking for,” the guy stated.  “He asked me to tell you guys to look over the scene on page 7 and come back here tomorrow at 7:30 in the morning to audition for the parts.”

“We’ll be here,” Sharpay told him.  “Thank you.”

Once the guy had returned to the audition room, Troy turned and said, “That’s never happened before.”

“It’s cause we have chemistry,” Sharpay laughed.  “So come on, Troy Bolton, you can take me out to dinner and we can work on our audition.”

“Now there’s the bossy Sharpay Evans I know so well,” Troy laughed as he let her lead him out of the waiting room.

They were in the middle of dinner at Troy’s favorite diner when Troy’s cell phone rang.

“Do you mind, it’s Chad,” Troy said after looking at his phone.

“Only if you let me answer it,” she grinned, holding her hand out.  After Troy handed over his phone, she flipped it open and said, “Hey baby.”

“Wha-” Came Chad’s confused voice.  “Who is this?”

“Chad Danforth, I’m hurt that you don’t recognize my voice,” she stated.  “I mean, I still remember that less than fabulous hairstyle of yours.”

“Sharpay?” Chad asked in disbelief.  “I called Troy, right?”

“I’m having dinner with him,” Sharpay laughed.  “What’s up with you?”  She heard him tell somebody in the background that he was talking to her.  “Is that Taylor?”

“Yeah,” Chad said.  “She says hi.”

“Well tell her I say hi, too and I’ll give Troy his phone back now,” Sharpay said before handing the phone back to Troy.

“Hey Chad,” Troy greeted his best friend.

“You’re having dinner with Sharpay Evans?” Chad said.  “Are you dating her or something, man?”

“No, we ran into each other at an audition,” Troy stated.  “So what’s up?”

“We’re engaged!” Troy heard Taylor shout from Chad’s end of the phone.

“What she said,” Chad laughed.

“Congrats, that’s awesome,” Troy said.  “When’s the big day?”

“Sometime this summer in Albuquerque,” Chad replied.  “We want to do it before Taylor starts Grad school and I start my internship at ESPN.”

“I’m really happy for you man,” Troy smiled.

“Well I’ll let you get on with your date with Sharpay,” Chad stated.  “I’ll let you know the date as soon as we decide on it and –” Troy shook his head when he heard a struggle over the phone.

“Hey Troy,” Taylor greeted.  “I just want to know if I should send Sharpay an invitation, or if she’ll be your plus one.”

Troy rolled his eyes and said, “I’m gotta go, Taylor.  Tell Chad I’ll call him later.”

“Is that a yes?” Troy heard Taylor ask before he hung up.

“Chad proposed to Taylor,” Troy told Sharpay as he pocketed his phone.  “I wish him luck, she’s a handful.”

“I’d say she is,” Sharpay grinned as she looked at the text message she had just received.  “She wants to know if I need my own invitation or if I’ll be your plus one.”

“Damn she’s fast,” Troy shook his head.  “She’s worse than my mother.”

“I’ll make you a deal,” Sharpay said, pointing her fork at him.  “I’ll be your plus one at Chad and Taylor’s wedding if you be mine at Ryan and Kelsi’s next month.”

“Doesn’t that run the risk of getting people talking?”  Troy asked.

“I’d rather be talked about with you than being setup by every single guy that somebody in my family knows,” Sharpay said.

“Good point,” he said.  “I’ll keep you away from the single guys and you’ll keep me away from my mom, my sister and Taylor.”

~*~*~

April

Two days after Troy and Sharpay finished filming their roles for the TV movie, they hopped on a plane and headed home for Kelsi and Ryan’s wedding.  Opting to not stay with their respective parents, they got a hotel room together.

Troy went with Sharpay to the rehearsal dinner, the night they arrived, and was introduced to her many family members that had come for the wedding.  After the dinner, Troy found himself being drug along to Ryan’s bachelor party and that’s when he ran into Chad, though his friend didn’t seem that surprised to see him.

The ringing of his cell phone woke Troy up the next morning and he knew exactly who to blame when he saw it was his mom calling.

“Hey mom,” he greeted.

“You come home and you don’t even bother letting us know?”  His mom said.

“Sorry mom,” Troy said as he glanced over at Sharpay sleeping in the other bed.  “I came home for a wedding and I’m only here until tomorrow evening.”

“That is no excuse, Troy Bolton,” his mom replied.  “I want to see you and Sharpay Evans at the house tomorrow for lunch.”

“How did- Taylor,” Troy grumbled.  “Mom, Sharpay and I-”

“I don’t care if you’re dating or not, I just want to see you,” his mom stated.  “Be here at eleven and not a second later.”

“Ok, we’ll be there,” Troy replied.  He said goodbye to his mom then hung up.

“Where will be?”  Sharpay asked, causing Troy to turn around and look at her.

“My mom invited us over for lunch tomorrow,” Troy replied.  “But you don’t have to go.”

“I want to,” Sharpay said.  “Your parents are nice, Troy.”  She glanced at the clock radio.  “Yikes! I gotta shower, my mom will be here in thirty minutes to pick me up.”

Six hours later, Troy found himself seated next to Taylor and Chad in a pew at the chapel where Ryan and Kelsi were getting married.

“That blue looks beautiful on Sharpay, doesn’t it?”  Taylor whispered in Troy’s ear during the ceremony.

Troy rolled his eyes and tried to concentrate on Kelsi and Ryan, but his eyes kept going to where Sharpay stood in a long, spaghetti strap dress.  She looked beautiful and every now and then she’d press a wad of tissues against the corners of her eyes to dry her tears.

When Ryan and Kelsi sealed their vows with a kiss, Troy’s mind was instantly taken the kiss that he and Sharpay had shared days ago for a scene in the movie.  Of course, it had been a screen kiss and that technically meant that it didn’t mean anything, but there had been a spark there.  He had felt it and he wondered if she had too.

The reception for the wedding took place at Lava Springs and Troy was standing with Taylor and Chad when Sharpay came over and greeted his friends.

“Damn, Chad,” she stated when she saw the size of Taylor’s engagement ring.  “What’d you do, rob a bank?”

“No, but I figured I’m only proposing once and I should do it right,” Chad grinned, wrapping his arm around Taylor’s waist.  She leaned back against him and smiled up at him.  “So I heard you’re coming to our wedding at Troy’s date.”

“Yea, I am,” Sharpay nodded.  “I’ll see you guys later.”

“You two are impossible,” Troy shook his head after Sharpay left to help her mom.

“We’re just looking out for you,” Chad stated.

“You think telling my mom I came home with a girl is looking out for me?”  Troy asked.

“I didn’t talk to your mom,” Chad smiled.  “I told Taylor.”

“And I mentioned it to Katie,” Taylor said.  “She must have mentioned it to your mom.”

“I need something to drink,” Troy muttered before walking away.

He was nursing a bottle of beer when Ryan and Kelsi had their first dance as husband and wife.  Then, after they left the dance floor, the guests were invited to come out and dance.

From the corner of his eye, Troy saw Chad leading Sharpay out on to the dance floor.  He felt a pang of jealousy when she smiled up at his best friend.

“She sure is pretty,” Taylor said, slipping her arm through Troy’s.  “It was nice of Chad to ask her to dance.  I wish somebody would ask me to dance.”

“I know you’re up to something,” Troy shook his head.  “But do you want to dance, Tay?”

“I’d love to,” she grinned.  She pulled him out to the dance floor and took his hand in hers.  “Let’s impress Sharpay with your dancing skills.”

“I knew you were up to something,” Troy grumbled.

“You keep acting like you’re not happy with my interference, but I saw the way you were looking at her during the ceremony,” Taylor grinned as they danced.  “Admit it, you like her.”

“If I admit it will you back off?”  Troy asked her.  Taylor nodded.  “Fine, yes, I like her.”

“I knew it,” Taylor grinned.  “Oh look, Chad’s spinning Sharpay, spin me.”

Against his better judgment, Troy spun Taylor and in the process she let go of his hand and went to Chad and Chad pushed Sharpay into Troy’s arms.

“Hey,” Sharpay smiled, looking up at him.

“I’m sorry about them,” Troy said.  “I knew something was up.”

“It’s ok,” Sharpay smiled.  “They mean the best; I mean Chad has been talking me up for the last fifteen minutes about how great you are.”

“I’m going to kill him,” Troy muttered.

“Troy,” Sharpay put her small hand on his cheek and looked up into his eyes.  “It’s ok, I really don’t mind.”

~*~*~

Turning on to his parents’ street the next day, Troy groaned loudly when he recognized Chad’s parents’ car parked in front of his parents house.

“What?”  Sharpay asked, looking at him.

“I should have known,” he said as he parked a few houses down from his parents’ house. “There are going to be more people here then I thought.  I can take you back to the hotel or to your parents’ house if you’d like.”

“Troy, it’ll be fine,” Sharpay patted his arm.  “Besides, we’ve already been spotted.”

Troy looked towards his parents’ house and saw his sister standing in the front yard with her son Cory.

“Alright, let me start this adventure we’re about to endure by saying I’m really sorry for anything that should happen today,” he said.  “And please don’t feel pressured to stay any longer than you’re comfortable with.”

“It won’t be that bad,” Sharpay laughed as she unbuckled her seatbelt.

They stepped out of the car and she followed him up the sidewalk.

“Troy! Sharpay!” Katie exclaimed.  She scooped Cory into her arms then gave her brother a quick hug, handing Cory over to him, before turning to Sharpay.  “You’re prettier than I remember.”

“Thanks,” Sharpay said, glancing at Troy who was having his face explored by Cory.

“Uh, Katie, I think he needs his diaper changed,” Troy said, handing his nephew back to his sister.

“That’s why we’re out here by ourselves,” Katie replied.  “Dylan had to run home and get the diaper bag.  I told him to grab it as we were leaving, but you know how he can be.”

“Yeah, well, we’re going to go inside,” Troy said, putting his hand on Sharpay’s elbow.  “We’ll see you when you get him cleaned up.”

“Was I seeing things or does your nephew look just like Chad?” Sharpay whispered as she and Troy made their way to the front door.

“He looks more like Chad than he does Dylan,” Troy nodded.  “You remember Dylan, Chad’s younger brother.  He was a freshman when we were seniors and my sister was an eighth grader.”

“I remember them both in passing, sort of,” Sharpay replied.  “So they’re married?”

“Got married last year when she got pregnant during senior year,” Troy said.  “Which is why when I open the front door we will be hounded by my parents, Chad and Taylor and Chad’s parents, it’s a family -” The front door opened before he could finish his sentence.

“Sharpay, you’re here!” His mom smiled.  She took Sharpay’s hand and pulled her into the house, leaving Troy standing on the doorstep.

“Hi mom, it’s great to see you too,” Troy muttered as he stepped into the house.  He followed the direction his mom had taken Sharpay and found them joining his dad, Chad, Taylor and Chad’s parents outside.

“So, Sharpay, tell us about LA,” his mom said.  “Troy said that you guys had a part in a movie together.”

Sharpay and Troy had just finished telling them about their role in the movie when Dylan and Katie came outside with Cory.

“Sharpay, do you want to hold Cory?”  Katie asked.

“Oh, um, sure,” Sharpay replied.  She glanced at Troy before Katie handed Cory over to her.

“You’re a natural,” Troy’s mom smiled.  “Cory likes you.”

Troy saw his nephew eyeing Sharpay’s golden locks and jumped up.  “Shar, do you have a hair tie?”

“Here I have one,” Taylor said, taking one off her wrist.  “Smart thinking, Troy.”

Troy grabbed the hair tie and pulled Sharpay’s hair back into a pony tail.

“Thanks,” she smiled.

“No problem,” he said.

After a lunch of hamburgers and various fruit salads, Troy glanced at his watch then said, “We should get going, Shar.”

“We should get going, too” Chad said, standing up.  “Can we catch a ride with you?”

 “Dylan can take you and Taylor,” Troy’s mom said.

“Mom,” Troy shook his head.  “Sharpay and I rented a car; we can take Chad and Taylor to the airport.”

“I know, but you two should be alone,” his mom insisted.

“Mom, we’ll be alone on the flight back to California,” Troy rolled his eyes.  “And I’m taking her home.  We’ll be alone enough.”

“Yeah, besides it’s not like they’ve been sharing a hotel room since they got here,” Chad added.  “They could use some company.”

Troy turned to Chad, ready to attack his friend, but Sharpay grabbed his hand, as if sensing what he wanted to do.  “Thank you for inviting me over this afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Bolton,” she said.  “And it was great to see you again Mr. and Mrs. Danforth, both sets, err almost three sets.”

“You’re welcome here any time,” Troy’s mom told her.  “And maybe you can convince my son to come home for a visit more often.”

“I’ll try my best,” Sharpay promised. 

“Drive safely,” Troy’s mom said, leaning against the door of the car when Troy, Sharpay, Chad and Taylor were all buckled in.  “Have safe flights and call the second you get home.”

“Or in Troy’s case to Sharpay’s home,” Chad teased, which earned him a slap in the back of the head from Troy.

~*~*~

“Thanks for going with me this weekend, Troy,” Sharpay said as Troy pulled up in front of her small apartment complex.   “Do you want to come up for some coffee or something?”

“Sure,” he nodded.  “And don’t mention it, I had fun this weekend, even if my family did butt in majorly.”

“I like your family,” Sharpay said after he’d parked his car in the underground parking area.   “It’s obvious that they really love you.”

“I love them, too, I just wish they would learn to butt out,” Troy shook his head as they headed for the elevator.  “Or at least learn to keep secrets.  You tell one person something and in less than an hour everyone knows everyone else’s business.”

“But they wouldn’t say something if it wasn’t somebody in the family with the secret, right?”  Sharpay asked, nervously.

“Depends on who you told,” Troy stated.  “And the situation it was said.”

“I told Chad at the wedding,” Sharpay said as the elevator doors opened on her floor.

“Then I’m pretty sure Taylor already knows,” Troy said.  “Which means there’s a very good chance that everybody knew this afternoon, unless Taylor decided that it was something not worth sharing or too personal.  She isn’t quite the busy body that my mom and Katie’s are, but she has her moments.”

“Then I guess I should tell you something before you hear it from Chad or worse from your mother,” Sharpay said after she led him into her apartment.

“You don’t have to tell me anything you don’t want to,” Troy stated.  “I’ll call them all and tell them I don’t want to be told anything.”

“It’s nothing bad,” she stated as put together a pot of a coffee.  “It would probably make your mom cry.”

“What is it, Shar?”  Troy asked.

“I felt a spark,” she said after flipping the coffee pot on.  “During our kissing scene, I felt something and I know it sounds stupid because it’s just a stage kiss, but -”

Troy leaned over and pressed his lips against hers.  She was surprised at first, but once her eyes closed, she allowed herself to be drawn into his kiss.

“Like that?”  He whispered after pulling away.

Sharpay’s eyes opened slowly and she nodded dumbly.

“So now what?”  He asked her.  “Do we want to give us a try?”

“Yes,” she said, her body still buzzing with the tingles his kiss had given her.

“Would you be opposed to just keeping this between us for now?”  He asked.  “Not telling anybody we’re dating?”

“Why not?”  Sharpay asked.

“Well it’s obvious my mom loves you and as soon as she finds out she’ll be picking out China patterns,” he stated.

“Why?  All I told Chad was that I felt a spark when you kissed me,” Sharpay’s eyes narrowed.  “What did you tell somebody?”

“I told Taylor I liked you,” Troy said, scratching the back of his neck.  “That will be all the encouragement that my mom needs.”

“I guess we can keep it secret for now,” Sharpay said.  “But as long as it’s to keep your over- loving family from getting involved and not because you think you can find somebody better than me.”

“Hey I’m only 24 years old and there are a lot of hot girls in LA,” Troy teased then cried out in pain when Sharpay socked in him the arm.  “I’m kidding.”

“Behave or I will call your mom and tell her all about us,” Sharpay threatened as her phone rang.   Stepping away from Troy, she picked up the phone, “Hello?”

“Hey it’s Taylor,” Taylor greeted.

“Hey, Taylor,” Sharpay said.  “What’s up?  You guys aren’t home yet are you?”

“Nope, we’re sitting in Colorado waiting for our connecting flight,” Taylor replied.  “I just wanted to call and say it was great seeing you this weekend.”

“It was great seeing you too,” Sharpay said as Troy’s cell phone rang.

“Do you need to answer that other phone?” Taylor asked.

“No it’s Tr- on the TV,” Sharpay lied.

“It’s alright, Shar, the gig is up, it’s Chad,” Troy said as he looked at his phone.

“Wazzzup?” Chad asked once Troy had answered.

“Just walked Sharpay to her door to make sure everything was a-ok,” Troy stated.  “And as soon as I get off the phone with you I’m going to head out.”

“Don’t rush on account of me,” Chad said.  “I’d be happy to give your mom a call and let her know you made it to Sharpay’s ok.”

“Do it and I swear to God, Chad, that I will tell your mom where you really went all those times when you said you were staying the night at my house,” Troy threatened.  “And there’s always that one thing that happened that one time that I know you don’t want anybody to know about.”

“I hate you,” Chad stated before hanging up.

“What doesn’t Chad want anybody to know about?”  Sharpay asked after she had said goodbye to Taylor.

“He got a lap dance from a drag queen and liked it,” Troy laughed.  “Well, until he found out that it was a drag queen.”

“That’s priceless,” Sharpay giggled.  “You have blackmail for life.”

“And I’m prepared to use it,” Troy grinned.

~*~*~

July

Sharpay yawned as she rolled over in bed.  She glanced at the clock and shot up when she saw the clock read 10:30am.  “Shit!” She cried as she turned to Troy and shook him.  “Troy! Troy! Wake up, we’re running late!!!”

“Five more minutes,” Troy mumbled, pulling his pillow of his face.

“No, Troy,” Sharpay said, yanking the pillow from him.  “We were supposed to be on our way to Albuquerque four hours ago.”  She climbed out of the bed and pulled the blankets off of him.  “We’re way behind schedule, Troy.  We won’t be home until after midnight.”

“At least we won’t hit five o’clock traffic,” Troy yawned.

“Get up right now or I will call your mom and tell her that we’re running late because you won’t get your ass out of my bed,” Sharpay threatened.  “And I’ll be sure to include how you’ve all but moved into my apartment and that it was all your idea to keep us a secret.”

“I’m up,” Troy grumbled as he pulled himself into a sitting position.  “Shower?”

“You first, I’ll start the coffee,” Sharpay said.

An hour later, they were in Troy’s car headed for Albuquerque. 

“I wish my mom hadn’t guilted me into staying with them this week,” Troy said as he glanced over at Sharpay.

“It’s not too late to call and tell your mom about us and say that we’re going to stay in a hotel,” Sharpay smiled.  “Though, your mom did invite me to stay with you guys.”

“Should have said yes, then you could have snuck down to my room,” Troy stated.

“We’ll find time to be alone, I promise,” Sharpay smiled.  “The reception is at Lava Springs, I’ll spill something on you if I have to in order to get some time alone with you.”

“Just nothing too hot,” Troy stated.  “I don’t want to go to the hospital for burns.”

“Deal,” Sharpay grinned.

It was after midnight when Troy pulled up in front of Sharpay’s parents’ house.

“It looks awful dark,” he said.  “You sure they’re expecting you?”

“I told them I was coming,” Sharpay frowned as she pulled out her cell phone.  “I missed a call.”  She put the phone to her ear and listened to it.

“Shar, it’s mom, we’ve decided to extend our vacation.  You’ll have to find some other place for your stay, darling.  Sorry.”

“Looks like I’m bunking with you,” Sharpay told Troy.  “Just not in your bedroom, of course.”

“Sure,” Troy grinned as he drove to his parents’ house.  He and Sharpay let themselves into the house and he set her up in the guestroom that had previously been his dad’s office before he went up to his parents’ room to tell them that they had arrived.

Half an hour later, Sharpay let herself into Troy’s room and climbed into bed with him, making sure to set the alarm on her phone for 4:30am so she could go back to her room.  She snuggled up against his body as he draped an arm over her.

~*~*~

Five days later, Troy stood next to Chad as Chad and Taylor exchanged their vows.  Instead of paying attention to his friends, his mind was on Sharpay and how it had killed him every morning of the past week when she left his bed to go back to her own.

Out of the corner of his eye, he searched for her face in the crowd and saw her sitting next to Ryan and Kelsi on the bride’s side of the audience.  Without thinking about it, he turned his attention to her and after catching her eye, he smiled.

It was only when he felt Dylan poke him in the side that he looked away from Sharpay and found Chad, Taylor and the Justice of Peace looking at him expectantly.

“The rings?” The Justice of Peace asked.

“Oh, right,” Troy felt his face heat up as he pulled the rings out of his pocket and handed them to Chad.  He didn’t have to look at his mom to know she was smiling happily since he had been caught staring at Sharpay.

After the ceremony ended, Troy walked down the aisle with Taylor’s sister after Chad and Taylor had made their exit.  Chad grabbed him by the shoulders as soon as Troy and Taylor’s sister had made it through the double doors at the back of the room.

“So nice of you to pay attention to the most important moment of my life,” Chad said, ruffling Troy’s hair.  “So you wanna tell me what’s going on with you and Miss Evans?”

“What makes you think there’s something going on?” Troy asked him.

“‘Cause I know you,” Chad laughed.  “Mark my words, I’m going to find out by the end of the day what’s going on with you two.”

“Shouldn’t you be paying more attention to your wife than me and Sharpay?” Troy asked.

“You have no reason to be worried if you have nothing to hide,” Chad stated.  “But I have my eyes on you, man.”

Troy shook his head as he watched Chad walk off towards Taylor.

“Hey,” he turned and found Sharpay by his side.

“Hey,” he smiled at her.

“Troy, Sharpay, smile,” he heard his mom instruct just seconds before there was a bright flash.

“Mom,” Troy groaned.

“Stop it, you both look adorable,” his mom stated.  “Sharpay your polka dotted dress looks absolutely adorable and the pink shoes just add an extra humph.”

“That’s what I was going for,” Sharpay smiled at Troy’s mom.

“Do you want to ride with us to the reception or are you riding with Troy?”  His dad asked Sharpay.

“I’m going to ride with Kelsi and Ryan actually,” Sharpay said.  “And there they are. I’ll see you guys at the reception.”

“Well I should be-” Troy stopped when he felt his mom grab his arm.

“Telling us what’s going on with Sharpay and yourself?”  His mom asked in hushed tones.  “And think wisely before answering, I saw her leaving your room this morning.”

“We’re dating,” Troy replied.  “And before you freak out about me not telling you, the reason I didn’t was because I didn’t want it to spread like wildfire.”

“We-”

“Mom, face it, there are no secrets in our family,” Troy cut her off.  “Sharpay and I needed time to develop our relationship without your guys good natured poking and prodding.”  He sighed.  “Please understand that I didn’t do this to hurt your feelings.”

“Are we allowed to talk about it now?”  His mother asked.

“How about after the wedding, we go out for coffee and we can all talk about it,” Troy said.

“That works for me,” his mom said.  “We’ll see you at the reception, Troy.”

When Troy got to Lava Springs he found Sharpay sitting with his parents holding Cory in her lap.  He said hello to a few people then headed over to them.  He held his hands out to Cory and his nephew squealed in delight and as he bent down to pick him up, he whispered to Sharpay, “My parents know.”

Her eyes widened in surprise and she looked from him to his smiling mother then back at him with a questioning face.

“Apparently, you were spotted this morning,” he whispered and she blushed. 

“It’s alright, Sharpay,” Troy’s mom smiled.  “We’ll talk about it over coffee tonight.”

“Sounds great,” Sharpay said, scooting her chair back.  “I need to go check on something.”

Troy handed Cory to his mom then followed Sharpay through the doors to the kitchen. 

“They ambushed me,” he told her.  “And I didn’t want to have the talk with them without you with me.”

“Couldn’t you have put it off another day?”  Sharpay asked him.  “Cause honestly, Troy, sometimes I’m not even sure what we’re doing.”

“What? Sharpay, don’t say that,” he said.  “I told you that I love you and I meant it.”

“And I love you, Troy, but is that all we’re going to have or are we going to have more?”  Sharpay asked him.

“There you are, Troy!” Dylan said, grabbing him from behind.  “You gotta give your speech, man.”

“We’re not done talking,” Troy told Sharpay as he let Dylan drag him away.

Standing next to Chad, Troy listened as Taylor’s sister gave her maid-of-honor speech and then it was his turn.

“I’ve had the privilege of knowing Chad Danforth all my life,” Troy started as he threw his arm over Chad’s shoulder.  “Our families have always been close but they became even closer when our brother and sister got married and had a baby that I should point out looks just like me.”  He chuckled.  “But I’ve also gotten to watch Chad grow up and become a man, a man that deserves a lady like Taylor McKessie.”  He paused as his eyes found Sharpay’s then felt Chad’s elbow in his gut.  “Oh, right, sorry.”  He blushed.  “Chad’s love for Taylor and her love for him has taught me a lot about trusting the love you have in somebody.  Chad gave up a full ride scholarship for her and while his team didn’t go all the way, they knocked my team out of March Madness.”  His eyes met Sharpay’s again.  “But Taylor’s love for Chad has shown me that family makes us who we are and even if we have the nosiest family on the block, there is still a girl out there that will fit right in and love us because of our family.  I love you, Sharpay.”  He cleared his throat and picked up his class of wine.  “To Chad and Taylor.”

Instead of clinking their glasses with him, Chad and Taylor gave him a hug.

“Go get her,” Chad said, clapping his friend on the back.

With all eyes on him, Troy made his way over to Sharpay and kissed her.

Once the attention was off himself and Sharpay, Troy let her lead him out of the banquet room.  “Where are we going?”  He asked her.

“We need to talk,” she said.  She pulled a key out of her purse and unlocked her dad’s office then locked it once they were both inside.

“Before you say anything,” he said.  “I just want you to know that I -”

“That you made me really happy up there,” Sharpay smiled.  “And the type of talking I want to do with you is not the kind you’re doing.”  She pushed him onto the couch then straddled his waist as she leaned in to kiss him.

He kissed her back, letting his arms wrap around her body tightly.  He groaned against her lips as she grinded her lower body into his lap.

“Shar, don’t start anything you don’t plan to finish,” he muttered.

“I plan to finish everything I start,” she whispered.  She kissed his lips quickly then pulled off of him.  “Take off your pants.”

“What? Shar, we’re in your dad’s office,” he said.

“I know, now take ‘em off and your jacket too,” she said.  She stood up and slid her panties down her long legs.

That was all the encouragement Troy needed.  He kicked off his uncomfortable dress shoes then pulled down his pants and boxers and tossed them aside with his jacket. Sharpay climbed back onto his lap and brought her lips back to his as his hands grabbed her ass, guiding her lower body as she rubbed against his growing manhood. When they were both ready, he slid his condom wrapped manhood inside of her and they moved their bodies in sync until they had both come. 

~*~*~

That night Troy sat with Sharpay in his lap (since there was a limited number of places to sit) as they had coffee with his parents, Chad’s parents, Katie and Dylan, Chad and Taylor and Ryan and Kelsi at his mom’s favorite coffee place.

“So you two are dating, what’s next?”  Ryan asked.

“I’ll probably move in to her apartment, well completely,” Troy said.  “And maybe in a few months I’ll ask her to marry me.”

Unfazed by his statement, Sharpay shrugged and said, “And I’ll definitely say yes.”

“Autumn weddings are beautiful,” Troy heard his mom say as Sharpay turned to look at him.  “We could have…”

His mom’s voice faded as he became lost in Sharpay’s eyes. He smiled at her and it was like they were in their own little world where only the two of them existed.  Neither knew what exactly the future held for them, but they knew whatever it was, they would get through it together.

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