Hey! it's awfully quiet here lately. Sorry this took quite some time. I've been busy lately and in between work I'm trying to think of ways to pull this one off. I had several ideas before this one, and I have to admit I don't think it turned out as well as I hoped. I hope you guys forgive me though, since I'm a bit scattered but I will get my act together soon, promise!

By the way I read through Changing You again and I think I got confused somewhere with the status of Chad and Taylor's relationship so I fixed that up already.

As disclaimers go, I only own my imagination.

Changing Us

Chapter 1: Something has to change

Ryan Evans just finished his last run of his current Broadway show and was looking out the crowd back stage for any signs of his wife. They've been married for almost a year now and it's all bliss. Sure they have their little arguments sometimes but it's generally been good, like how he's always thought being married to Kelsi would be. He was excited to see her, adrenaline from the show still pumping through his blood but he also was a bit worried as she hasn't been feeling well lately but still insisted on coming for the show.

It was then that he caught her eye and she ran towards him and hugged him. "You were great!" Kelsi pulled away to look in his eyes, "as always."

"And you've seen the show, how many times?" he asked jokingly before he placed a light kiss on her temple. "If you're feeling okay, we can go out for dinner to celebrate."

They walked out of the theater an hour later, seeing as Ryan changed first and people kept getting in their way to congratulate him. They walked holding hands to their favorite restaurant and had a nice quiet dinner. Stepping out of the restaurant, Kelsi looped her arm on her husband's, "Can we walk for a while? We haven't been out like this lately."

Ryan looked at his petite wife, the lights of New York dancing around her beautiful face. He can't seem to believe how she managed to become more beautiful in his eyes. No matter what people say, or used to say that is, she really is the only one for him. He couldn't think of anyone else he can ever love as much as he loved her. "Trying to squeeze in guilt on me, Mrs. Evans?"

"No, not really. But if you feel that way…"

"I'm sorry we haven't spent as much time with each other as we usually do."

"Ryan," she started, stopping both of them to face him, "I understand. You have a show to do and it requires time. As long as you come home to me every day, we can manage."

"Ain't I lucky to have you as a wife? I knew marrying someone who understands theater will work well for my career." He chuckled as Kelsi hit him in the arm.

"Is that so? So we're back to you using me again, huh?" she said shaking her head. "And all the while I thought that ended in high school."

"Can you blame me? You're so smitten with me, you don't even notice!" he laughed. He loves kidding around with her, knowing that they both understand that neither of them is serious.

"Says the guy who pestered his father to change their piano at home so he can have me over more often." Kelsi won that round seeing as Ryan blushed with the memory. He is still not comfortable talking about how oblivious he was about his feelings for her when they were younger.

"How could I have missed that? I still can't believe I didn't realize that."

"You were young, honey. You couldn't have known. And maybe back then you just had a hard time reading the signs that were, apparently, written all over your face. I guess we're really a match, huh? I didn't know it as well. Though for me it was more because I was too busy saving my life from your sister to even notice you ogling me the whole time."

"Hey, I wasn't ogling!"

"That's not what Sharpay said. Or Taylor, she was the one who first figured it out before."

"Speaking of Taylor, how's her wedding plans going?"

"Last time we talked the venue was already sorted out so I guess we'll be receiving the invitation soon."

They passed by a carriage by the street and Ryan got an idea, "Hey, why don't we take a carriage ride? We haven't done that since college."

"Uhmm," Kelsi appeared to be thinking for a while, seeming to be worried about some thing. Hopefully this won't make me sick. "Sure." And gave him her signature shy smile he loved so much.

The carriage got around the park, Ryan seemed to be enjoying this time with his wife. It's getting much colder nearing the holiday season so he wrapped his arms around her, pulling the blanket provided so she won't get cold.

"I love you." He whispered in her ear.

Turning slightly to him, she touched his face, "I love you too, Ryan."

"And I'm glad you agreed to marry me, because I don't think I would want to share my name with anyone else." He said, remembering how he proposed to her.

"Really? Are you sure about that?"

"Of course I am, Mrs. Evans. How can you even ask that?" he said seriously, looking at her this time.

She smiled and pulled something out of her purse, "well, because I'm sure this little one won't mind having yours." She handed him what looked like a picture.

"Is this…"

She already had tears in her eyes as she looked up to his, "Congratulations on your show, Daddy."