Warm Without a Care
Gabby's POV
"Okay, so we're going to the hospital right?" Troy asked once more looking around.
I turned back around in my seat, to look back at Austin, who was super excited to not only be sitting in the 'big boy seat' for the first time, but also, we were on our way to get a check up on the baby, and find out if he was getting a baby brother or a baby sister. Austin giggled when I rolled my eyes, which made Troy glare for a moment before he reached over to touch my belly.
"Will you stop doing that already?" I asked, swatting his hand away playfully.
"Fine." He answered, turning both hands back to the wheel, and pouting with his mouth.
The rest of the ride toward the fifteen minute away doctor's office was filled with laughs, but once we got into the parking lot, Troy was all back to business. Helping me get out of the car, signing in for me, helping me walk. He thought anything could make me hurt the baby.
"Troy! I'm okay, nothing's going to happen to the baby!" I finally whispered-yelled at him. He looked hurt for a moment, before looking away.
"Look, I'm sorry," I said, holding onto his arm, and softening my voice, "You're just being a little too over the top with the whole helping thing."
"Alright." He answered uncertainly, before grabbing my hand as the doctor called my name, and Austin followed the two of us into the back room.
After thirty minutes of hacing some weird gel spattered on my stomach, and having a metal thing rolled all over my belly, the doctor had a clear print out picture of the baby, and was going to tell us what it was.
"Wow." He said simply when the print out was given to him.
"What?" I asked, trying to sit up suddenly, but my slightly more rotund than I was used to, stomach stopped me.
"You're having triplets." He answered, showing me the photo, and making my heart beat triple fast.
"What?" Troy asked, while Austin giggled, obviously pleased at the thought of having more than one little brother or sister.
"So, what are they all?" Troy asked after a few moments of silence, except for the quiet sound of Austin trying to mask his giggles.
"Two boys and a girl." He answered shortly before walking out of the room to leave us to talk in peace. [Pinkie0496 that was for you, I wanted to have atleast one girl, but also make readers happy! :D]
"What're we going to do?" I asked, looking desperately at Troy for help, I'd thought we were only going to have one child, now we were going to have three, plus a six year old [by the time the babies are actually born, Austin will be six.]
"We'll manage. I promise." He answered, grabbing at my hand, and looking into my eyes confidently, though deep down I could see the unsureness that was in him.
The doctor came in a few moments later, and told us more about having multiples, and gave us a few pamphlets that they held in the office, though I knew that reading a bunch of material wouldn't help me. I didn't even know if I could be a good mother to one child, much less four at the same time.
Troy's POV
We were drivng in an awkward silence when suddenly Gabby burst out, "Names!"
"What?" I asked, almost swerving off the road scared by the sudden burst of loudness.
"Stop by the store, I want to get a baby book, we're going to figure out the baby names. Today!" She said, firmly. Of course, I was used to this kind of behavior from her, since she'd gotten pregnant she'd asked for crazy things, and usually changed her mind at the last second.
We passed a Baby-R-Us a few minutes, and I turned into the parking lot, as Gabby rushed out of the car and into the store. After a few moments of stunned silence from Austin and I, Gabby was out, holding a small book and smiling largely.
"So, what about the boy's first?" She asked, turning toward me, and smiling.
"How about Troy?" I asked, as she flipped through the book.
"Ew! no, it's mean water or footsoldier, I mean seriously? Too much violence!" She answered, shaking her head.
"How about Nicholas?" I aksed, wondering if we'd ever get a good name, or if she'd reejct them all.
"Hmm..." She hummed while she flipped some more, "Victory of the People...That could work. Middle name?" She asked, looking at me once more, an expectnant look on her face.
"Jackson?" I asked, flipping the turn signal on and sweeping into our neighborhood.
"Son of Jack...eh...not so much, new one." She answered after looking a little and scrunching her nose as she read the definition.
"Tyler?"
"Tile maker, no! I feel like we're choosing his job and he's not even born!" She answered, raising her voice and looking at me horrified.
"What's my name mean?" Austin asked, sticking his head between the two of our front seats, and turning toward Gabby and smiling.
"Austin means great, and Micheal means who is like God. Obviously your father thought you were going to be great and like god when you were in the womb." She laughed, fluffing Austin's hair while he looked at me and giggled more.
"I think Nicholas' middle name should be, Andrew!" He said, smiling and turning to look through the book to find the name that he'd picked though he could barely read.
"Here, let me help." Gabby said, helping him flip through the pages until they found Andrew.
"Manly!" He giggled, and looked up at me and I gave him a thumbs up, before turning into our driveway.
"Alright, so the first boy is Nicholas Andrew Bolten!" Gabby said smiling and opened up her door, and then opened the back door for Austin to clumb out too.
"What about the other ones?" I aksed, grabbing at her hand and pulling her close to me as we walked up to our front door.
"We'll figure those suckers out after dinner, and after I get a nice hot bath." Gabby answered, walking into the house and then back to our bedroom. After a few moments I heard the water turn on, and then Gabby could be heard singing the weird songs she always did when she swam or took a shower.
Gabby's POV
After a nice long, hot thirty minute shower, I changed into my comfy pajama's and grabbed my new baby name book, and then walked out to join Austin and Troy at the dinner table eating Pizza.
"So what about the girl next?" Troy asked, while I got out a plate and some ranch to put on it, and dip my pizza in.
"Alright, I'm thinking maybve Sophie?" I said, before sticking the ranch drenched tip of pizza into my mouth and chewing on it thoughtfully.
"Wisdom." Troy answered after leafing through the book he'd stolen from beside my plate.
"Awesome!" I answered enthusiatically, although I wasn't sure I automatically wanted my baby girl to feel like she had to be wise.
"I'm thinking her middle name sohuld be Gabriella, which means the feminine version of Gabriel, which means God is my strength." Troy answered quixkly, looking down a little to read what Gabriel meant.
"I guess...If that's what you want. It's not the bad of a name, So we have Nicholas Andrew Bolton and Sophie Gabriella Bolton." I answered, looking to the ceiling to think of more boy's names after saying the first two children's names.
"How about Johnathan?" I asked after a few moments of thinking.
"God is Gracious." Troy answered, almost immediately after.
"Eh, it's okay. How about Nathaniel?" I asked, chewing on more pizza, which although I knew it was good, I could barely taste it.
"Gift of God." He answered, picking up his and Austin's plate to take to the sink and wash.
"Hmm, we'll say Johnathan but maybe it can be Nathaniel. You choose the middle name." I answered, looking to him, and then finishing my slice, and then taking the plate to Troy.
"Joseph." He definitively, and even though I looked it up in the baby book [It means God Will Increase] I knew that was what he really wanted our third baby's middle name to be.
"Alright, so it'll either be Johnathan Joseph Bolton or Nathaniel Joseph Bolton." I said, before turning around to lpace my back against the counter and face Austin who was currently yawing.
"You tired baby boy?" I asked, walking over and crouching down next to him.
"A little." He answered, covering his mouth and leaning his head against mine, and closing his eyes.
"How about we go get you ready for bed okay?" I said, reaching for his hand and walking with him to his room where he changed into his pajama's and then brushed his teeth.
Just as I was turning out the light after Austin's nightly bedtime story, he whispered 'I love you, Gabby." Which almost made me cry. I stood in the doorway watching him fall into sleep slowly, before walking back to the living room where Troy was watching TV and finally allowing myself to cry the few tears that had seeped to the front of my eyes.
"You okay baby?" He asked, looking into my eyes, and holding my hand.
"Yeah, he just said he loves me though." I answered, before clutching onto Troy's shirt and gripping him tightly while crying a few more tears into his shirt while remembering how sweetly and gently Austin had simply said he loved me.
"Of course he loves you. He has since he first met you, you're like the mother he always wanted, but never had." Troy said softly, whispering into my ear, and rubbing my back.
"I know, but he's never actually said it before, it was never this real, but now it's completely real." I answered, looking into his eyes agian and allowing my eyes to seep out a few more tears.
"What if I'm like this everytime any of my children tell me they love me?" I asked, my voice softer than usual.
"You won't maybe the first time they do, but that's only because you'll be so happy, and it'll warm your heart extremely so." He answered wisely and knowing, because he'd already been through it with Austin.
"You promise?" I asked, looking up into his baby blues once more.
"Of course." He answered, putting his lips to mine and kissing me softly.
After a few moments he broke away, and lifted me off the couch and carried me into the bedroom, and dropped me carefully onto the bed. Then he changed himself into his pajama's before climbing into the bed beside me. He wrapped his arms around my waist, and pulled me close to him, before whispering into my ear.
"I love you mostest." He answered, before then snuggling his face into my neck and slowly falling into slumber.
A/N: Hope you guys liked the sequel you asked for. I think it might be a little longer then the orignal story 'My Little Nerd.' Anyways, review please. :D