Every student has their own life outside of school. Gabriella and Troy Bolton were no exception. Troy was completing his cardiothoracic surgery residency at the University of California, Berkeley's teaching hospital. Gabriella was in law school at Stanford and the editor-in-chief at the newspaper. They both had crazy schedules but they made it work. The couple lived in an apartment in between Stanford and Berkeley. One morning, Troy unlocked the front door and walked into the apartment. He closed it quietly. Troy looked at the clock on the wall which read three fifteen AM and sighed. He had completed a sixteen hour shift at the hospital and was exhausted and wanted to see his wife. Troy took his dirty scrubs and threw them in the washer and started it. He then walked upstairs and into the bedroom and sighed. Gabriella was sitting up in bed, reading a law book that was as thick as a dictionary.
"You know you don't have to wait up for me when I am working this late" Troy said making Gabriella jump.
Gabriella looked at Troy and smiled.
"I wanted to and I try to every time" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He walked over to the bed and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"How was your shift?" Gabriella asked.
"Crazy as usual. The interns that the chief put us with have no idea what is coming" Troy said.
"Well, he put you with them because he knows you will teach them everything there is to know" Gabriella said.
"You have to get up for work at six. I think you need to get some sleep" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Have a good day at work" Troy said.
"You too" Gabriella said.
The couple went to sleep. That is how their life had been for the last year. It was hard at the beginning for both of them, but they are starting to get used to it. At six in the morning, Gabriella's alarm went off. Troy groaned. Gabriella woke up and kissed Troy's cheek and got out of bed and got ready for work. Gabriella started her day by going to the newspaper office and signing off on the articles that had been written and sent to her after she had left the office. She didn't like bringing her newspaper work home with her because that meant less time with Troy when he would finish his shift. She then went to her first class and caught up with her cohort, who she had all her classes with and go over notes together. Gabriella was eating her lunch in her hour gap and heard her phone ring. She looked at the caller ID and smiled when she saw Troy's face.
"Hey" Gabriella said.
"Hey, how is class going?" Troy asked.
"Fine. You are going to get in trouble one of these days Troy. You can't be on the phone when you are on call" Gabriella said.
"I know. But, I've barely seen you this week Brie" Troy said.
"We knew that this was going to be hard" Gabriella said.
"But not to the point where we don't see each other or only at three in the morning" Troy said.
"We are making it work" Gabriella said.
Troy turned away from the phone and cursed under his breath.
"Hey baby, I'll call you when I am free okay? I was just checking in and a trauma just came in" Troy said.
"Go. Love you. Bye" Gabriella said.
Gabriella hung up the phone. She took a deep breath and sighed. A couple weeks later, Troy had come home to a dark house. He walked upstairs and stood in the doorway of the bedroom. Gabriella was sitting on their bed with a stick in her shaking hands. She looked up at Troy, with tears running down her face. Troy took a shaky deep breath.
"Troy" Gabriella cried.
"What happened?" Troy asked softly.
"I…I'm….pre..gnant" Gabriella cried.
A cold sensation radiated through Troy's body. He tried to stay calm. They had talked about having children, but when Gabriella was finished with law school and Troy was done with his residency. Troy put his keys and bag down. He opened his arms and Gabriella walked into them. He wrapped his arms around his wife and kissed her shoulder.
"Brie, look at me" Troy said.
Gabriella looked up at her husband. Troy saw that her makeup was smudged and mascara was running down her face along with tears.
"It was earlier than we planned. But that doesn't mean that we can't handle it" Troy said.
"But I have school and a job and you have a residency that you have worked so hard for and need to finish" Gabriella cried.
"Gabriella, take a breath for me sweetheart" Troy said.
Gabriella took a deep breath and coughed. She cried into Troy's chest.
"Good baby. Take another one for me" Troy said.
Gabriella took a deep breath and released it. Troy saw that Gabriella had calmed down a little.
Okay. Now, did you just take a test?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"Tomorrow, I can set up an appointment with your doctor and we can take it from there" Troy said.
"But it's not like you can be there, Troy. I may not even be able to go. I have classes tomorrow and I have to sign off on the format for the paper" Gabriella said.
"I'll tell the chief that there was a family emergency. We have to figure this out" Troy said.
"But what if he doesn't let you off? Or there is a lot of people that come into the hospital or something? You never know what could happen. You said so yourself" Gabriella said wiping her tears that were running down her face.
"I will take care of it, Gabriella" Troy said softly.
Gabriella sniffled.
"I know you are upset and probably scared. But we just have to deal with this one step at a time" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy rubbed his wife's back soothingly.
"Everything is going to be fine. I promise" Troy said.
Gabriella took a deep shaky breath and released it. Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek softly.
"How about you get some sleep okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips softly.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
"Everything is going to be okay" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. The couple went to sleep. That afternoon, Troy had just finished assisting an attending surgeon and had a little break before he had to make rounds with his interns. He walked upstairs to the maternity ward and smiled at the residents that he knew. Troy walked up to the front desk and smiled at his friend, Nicole, who was also a resident and had been an intern with Troy the year before.
"Hi Bolton, what can I do for you?" Nicole asked.
"I need to make an appointment for my wife, Gabriella" Troy said.
Nicole pulled out a form and started writing down information.
"When was her last-" Nicole started.
"I don't know the details. When she comes in, she can give all that information" Troy said.
Nicole nodded and put the form and clipboard to the side.
"Okay. Let me see what is available. So, you are having a baby?" Nicole asked looking at the computer.
Troy smiled slightly.
"I don't know yet. She just took a test yesterday and it was positive. We just want to know for sure" Troy said.
Nicole nodded.
"Wednesday at eight, okay?" Nicole asked.
"Yeah. Thanks, Nicole. Don't spread it around yet though, please" Troy said.
"You got it" Nicole said.
Later that afternoon, Troy finished making rounds with his interns. He picked up his phone and dialed a familiar number.
"Hello?" Gabriella answered.
"Hey baby. How's your day going?" Troy asked.
"I'm tired" Gabriella said.
"I made an appointment for you for Wednesday at eight" Troy said.
"Can you make it?" Gabriella asked.
"I'm going to try. I haven't talked to the chief yet" Troy said.
"I don't want to go by myself" Gabriella said.
"I know you don't honey and I don't want you to. Maybe you should tell your mom so that she can go with you, in the event that I'm not there" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed.
"It's just a precaution. I probably will be able to make it. I just have to talk to the chief and clear it with him" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
"Are you feeling okay?" Troy asked.
"A little tired and nauseated, but that's it" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled slightly.
"Okay, page me if you need me. I'll see you when I get home" Troy said.
"Alright. I love you, Troy" Gabriella said.
"I love you too Brie" Troy said.
Troy hung up the phone and went back to find his resident class. That night, Troy came home and walked upstairs and saw the bathroom door closed. He walked over to it and knocked politely.
"Brie, baby, are you are okay in there?" Troy asked.
All he heard was his wife regurgitating. He turned the doorknob and opened the door. Troy saw Gabriella hovering the toilet, throwing up everything she had eaten earlier. He rubbed her back soothingly. He picked up a hair tie that was on the counter and pulled Gabriella's hair back and secured it. Gabriella backed away from the toilet and cried.
"Shh…It's okay. I got you" Troy said.
"I-" Gabriella cried.
"I know baby. It's okay. Are you done or do you feel like there is more?" Troy asked.
"I-I think I'm done" Gabriella said shakily.
"Okay" Troy said standing up.
Troy helped Gabriella stand up. Gabriella brushed her teeth, while Troy flushed the toilet and washed his hands. Once they finished, Troy looked at his wife, who had tears running down her face and her cheeks were flushed. He then took a wash cloth and ran some cold water on it and handed it to Gabriella.
"Thanks" Gabriella said wiping her face.
"You okay?" Troy asked.
"Morning sickness is no joke. It will literally hit at three in the morning" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Come back to bed" Troy said taking her hand in his own.
The couple walked into their bedroom and Gabriella got back into bed. Troy took off his pants and shirt and climbed into bed. Gabriella snuggled into Troy's chest.
"Feeling a little better?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"How long were you in there for?" Troy asked.
"Like ten minutes when you had come in" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek.
"Perfect timing" Troy said.
"I guess. How was your shift?" Gabriella asked.
"Fine. Talked to chief and he said it was fine if I'm out for a couple hours" Troy said.
"Thank you" Gabriella said.
"No problem. The residents that work in the obstetrics office were asking me twenty questions about you" Troy said.
"Like what?" Gabriella asked.
"If we are having a baby and they have to tell this person and that person. I told them that we don't know for sure and to not spread it around' Troy said.
Gabriella smiled slightly.
"The test was positive and my period is late. I'm pretty sure I am" Gabriella said.
"We'll just have the doctor check it out" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. She snuggled into Troy's chest.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I love you too baby. Are you feeling a little better?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, but I'm still worried about the whole going to school, working on the paper, and having a baby thing. How are we going to do that?" Gabriella asked.
"Take it one step at a time. That's all we can do right now" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. The couple fell asleep. On Wednesday morning, Troy walked up to the obstetrics unit and smiled at the residents that were at the desk.
"Hey Bolton, your wife just got called in. Room three" Nicole said.
"Thank you" Troy said.
Troy walked to room three and knocked politely. He heard a faint "come in". Troy walked into the exam room and closed the door behind him. Gabriella already had a gown on and was waiting for the doctor to arrive.
"Hi sweetheart" Troy said kissing Gabriella's lips.
"Hi" Gabriella said.
"How are you feeling?" Troy asked.
"Threw up right after you left" Gabriella said.
"How are you feeling now?" Troy asked.
"Better. How has your shift been?" Gabriella asked.
"Okay, just running" Troy said.
There was a knock on the door and Dr. Fields came into the room. Dr. Fields had dark brown hair with caramel highlights. She was short and looked about thirty.
"Hi Gabi, Dr. Bolton" Dr. Fields said.
"Hi" the couple said simultaneously.
"Gabi, what's been going on? In your chart it says that you took a pregnancy test and it came back positive. You also have been having nausea and have been more tired recently" Dr. Fields said looking at Gabriella's chart.
"I-We-I" Gabriella said not able to speak because she was so nervous.
Troy smiled and put his hand on Gabriella's leg.
"What she is trying to say is that she has been having morning sickness. She also took a pregnancy test and it came back positive. We wanted to confirm that she is pregnant and how far along she is" Troy said.
Troy looked at Gabriella and winked.
"What he said" Gabriella said.
Dr. Fields smiled.
"First, Gabi it is perfectly normal for you to be nervous. If I make you feel uncomfortable, let me know okay? I know that it has been a while since I have seen you" Dr. Fields said.
Gabriella nodded.
"This was just really unexpected. Troy is in the middle of his residency and I am in law school and doing a bunch of extracurricular activities. It was just really shocking" Gabriella said shakily.
"I understand. I want you to take this pregnancy test and we will take it from there okay?" Dr. Fields said.
Gabriella nodded. Dr. Fields handed Gabriella the test and left the room. Gabriella looked at Troy.
"Do you want me to go in with you baby?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head and tears ran down her face.
"Don't cry" Troy said wrapping his arms around Gabriella and kissing her cheek.
"I'm going to go take the test" Gabriella said softly.
"Okay sweetheart" Troy said.
Gabriella left the exam room and went to the bathroom across the hall and took the pregnancy test. She then came into the room and sat on the exam table.
"Did you give it to the nurse?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. A couple minutes later, there was a knock on the door and Dr. Fields came back into the room.
"Okay. Your results just came back. Gabriella, you are pregnant. I want to do an ultrasound to see how far along you are" Dr. Fields said.
Gabriella nodded. Fresh tears ran down Gabriella's face. Troy wiped them away with his thumb and kissed her cheek.
"Can you lie back for me, Gabi?" Dr. Fields said.
Gabriella lied down on the exam table. Troy took Gabriella's hand in his own and smoothed her hair back with his free hand. Dr. Fields put a blanket over Gabriella's legs and raised her gown above her bellybutton. She then turned on the ultrasound.
"How's your residency going, Dr. Bolton?" Dr. Fields asked.
"Good. Hectic. My hours are crazy and I mix up day and night all the time" Troy said.
"What's your specialty?" Dr. Fields asked.
"Cardiothoracic surgery" Troy said.
"I hope the rest of your residency goes smoothly" Dr. Fields said.
"Thank you" Troy said.
The ultrasound heated up and Dr. Fields squeezed gel onto Gabriella's stomach.
"Gabriella, are you ready?" Dr. Fields asked.
Gabriella nodded. Dr. Fields took a wand and moved the gel around and stopped and pointed to the monitor.
"See that dot?" Dr. Fields asked.
The couple nodded.
"That's your baby" Dr. Fields said.
Tears ran down Gabriella's cheeks again.
"I'm sorry that I'm so emotional" Gabriella cried.
"Gabi, it's a little overwhelming. I get it. You weren't expecting it" Dr. Fields said.
Gabriella shook her head. Dr. Fields moved the wand around Gabriella's stomach.
"You are about eight weeks pregnant" Dr. Fields said.
Troy nodded. He looked down at Gabriella and smiled.
"My birthday?" Troy asked.
Gabriella smiled slightly.
"Everything looks good for right now. Let me go print these pictures out for you and I will be back" Dr. Fields said.
Dr. Fields left the room. Troy looked at Gabriella.
"You mad?" Gabriella asked quietly.
"Why would I be mad?" Troy asked.
"Because it's a lot to take on and we didn't want kids until-" Gabriella started.
"We wanted to start trying after you were done with school and I was done with residency, yes. But this is happening now. Yeah, it's a little early than I would have liked and we need time to adjust. I would never be upset about something like this, Brie. It will be hard at times but we can do it" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too. I'm scared" Gabriella said.
"I know you are baby and that's perfectly normal. Dr. Fields even said that" Troy said.
There was a knock on the door and Dr. Fields came back into the room.
"Here you go. Gabi, I want to do an exam. Can you lie back for me again?" Dr. Fields asked.
Gabriella lied back down and Troy took her hand in his. Dr. Fields spread Gabriella's legs apart.
"Just relax okay?" Dr. Fields said putting on latex gloves.
Gabriella squeezed her eyes shut as Dr. Fields performed her exam. Troy smoothed Gabriella's hair back and kissed her head softly.
"Take deep breaths, Brie" Troy said.
Gabriella took a deep breath and released it. Dr. Fields looked up and smiled.
"Gabi, everything looks fine. I am going to prescribe you some vitamins and you can pick those up at the pharmacy okay?" Dr. Fields said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Dr. Fields threw her gloves away and helped Gabriella sit up.
"Alright, do you guys have any questions for me?" Dr. Fields asked.
Gabriella looked at Troy, who looked at her.
"I think I'm still in shock" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Troy?" Dr. Fields asked.
"I don't think I have any at the moment" Troy said.
"Okay, I will see you next month" Dr. Fields said shaking the couple's hands.
Dr. Fields left the room. Gabriella changed back into her clothes.
"Thank you for making it to my appointment baby" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"No problem" Troy said.
"Are you going back to work?" Gabriella asked.
"Chief said that I could take the rest of the day off. He knows that this was a big thing and that I need to be with you" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Thank him for me" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I will" Gabriella said.
The couple picked up Gabriella's vitamins and drove home. Gabriella walked into the house.
"So eight weeks?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Happy Birthday Troy" Gabriella said.
Troy chuckled.
"Are you sure that you aren't upset?" Gabriella asked.
Troy put his hand on the small of Gabriella's back.
"I promise that I'm not. This is a blessing and not a curse. We made a baby. Since we first started dating we always wondered what our kids would look like" Troy said.
"Yeah, but I didn't think six years later that we would be having a baby in the middle of everything" Gabriella said.
"Let the adventure begin" Troy said.
Gabriella giggled. The rest of the day, the couple tried to come to terms with the fact that they were going to have a baby in seven months.