Baby Makes… Four?
By Loveyoulotslikejellytots
My muse inspired me… we were doing all about this topic in RE and it just got me thinking. It's quite a sensitive issue for some so just let me know what you think. Review?
Disclaimer: Don't any of the characters from HSM.
Twenty two year old Sharpay Evans-Bolton heaved a sigh of relief as the pregnancy test came back negative. There was no way in a million years that she wanted to become pregnant not after everything she had worked for and she had her body to thank for most of it. If she became fat then no one would hire her. That was what being a model was all about… right?
"Well…" The desperate voice of Troy Bolton, basketball player, hottie extraordinaire and Sharpay Evans- Bolton's husband broke into her line of thoughts and then that feeling hit her again. Guilt. Something she had been feeling a lot lately, which was strange. Well, for her anyway. She had even thought twice about taking the morning after pill a couple of times and then the logical part, or what she thought was the logical part, of her brain would kick in and she'd take it before it was too late. She sighed as she opened the bathroom door to face him, shaking her head, causing his face to fall a mile. The hurt clearly visible in his ice blue eyes,
"I'm…I'm gonna go for a run…" His voice broke as he finished his sentence causing Sharpay to swallow forcefully, lying used to be a lot easier, she thought as she followed Troy with her brown eyes, down the stairs and out the front door. She knew how badly he wanted a child and as his wife he, quite rightfully, expected her to give that to him but she didn't want it, any of it. At least, not yet. She sighed again, tossing her long blonde hair back as she picked up the phone and dialled in the familiar number. It rang three times before the distinctive voice of Ryan Evans could be heard,
"Hello Evans residence. Ryan speaking."
"Ryan…I did it again!" Sharpay hissed into the phone, looking round but knowing perfectly well that no one was in the house apart from her, that was happening a lot lately as well. Paranoia and Guilt were two emotions she had never felt before, well, until seven months ago.
"Oh Shar…"
"I didn't mean too… well, I did. I was so close this time, Ryan. Last Saturday, after the game, we, well, y'know and we didn't use protection, obviously, then in the morning Troy went for his training session and I was sitting there in the kitchen, doing nothing. Telling myself that I could do it and having a baby would be wonderful and then…then my gut feeling kicked in and… and I ran upstairs and took three morning after pills. Just in case y'know… Ryan, I feel so awful!" Sharpay heard Ryan sigh, she was probably scaring him and she knew that. She was never normally this caring and they both knew it.
"Shar, maybe there's another way…" Sharpay frowned, had he lost the plot too?
"Ry… are you ok? What do you mean?"
"Well, I was watching TV earlier, flicking in that way that you hate and I happened to flick to this programme on babies and all that other stuff… it reminded me of you and Troy so I decided to leave it on for a minute and it was talking about surrogate mothers…" He trailed off as he let his twin sister think about it for a moment,
"Surrogate mothers Ryan?" Sharpay smiled slightly, this could work,
"What did you have in mind?"
"Well, I presume you've already taken a pregnancy test that came back negative right?" Sharpay nodded before she remembered that he couldn't see her.
"Yes. I went to the Doctor yesterday as well to double check."
"Right, good. Well, if you make a pretend appointment with your Doctors' but come round here instead then you can stage it to make it look like your infertile…"
"But surely Troy will want to come with me…"
"I'm sure he will…if you tell him. When you get back put on the whole tears act and act all sorry then explain that you were worried and didn't know what else to do, I mean, it's been what… five, six months?"
"Seven. Y'know Ryan that might just work." Sharpay smiled as the plan began to form in her head,
"And do you know what the best bit is Shar?"
"What Ryan?"
"You're both happy!"
"I guess you're right but Ryan, one last thing, what happens if I get pregnant in the future?"
"You tell him that maybe the Doctors' were wrong and the baby is your miracle!" Sharpay giggled,
"Thanks Ry, You're the best!"
"Love you too Shar. Talk to you soon yeah?"
"Yeah. Bye Ryan." She smiled as she hung up, a full grin taking over her face, this was going to be good and, she noted, she got to act.
"Yep." She said out loud as the usual Sharpay Evans- Bolton took over her body,
"This is the best plan yet…"
Xxxx
Troy sighed as he sat down in his usual seat at the diner; he was beginning to give up. There had to be some problem as to why him and Sharpay couldn't conceive, he pulled his baseball cap down as a group of teenage girls with 'I Love Troy' t-shirts came in, he couldn't face any fans today, not in the mood he was in. He smirked to himself as he realised what that would look like all over the news,
Troy Bolton loses it!
Bolton in Temper Tantrum…
"You want me to get rid of them?" Troy jolted as Anna, owner of the diner and as Troy liked to think, his second mom, pulled him out of his thoughts.
"Huh?"
"Okay, let me rephrase that, you want me to get rid of them," she indicated the girls,
"Or…your thoughts?" He smiled and shifted his body so she could fit in the booth with him,
"The second option?" He asked hopefully, she smiled back,
"Wanna tell me what's up kid?" He shrugged,
"Sharpay took another test today…it came back negative."
"Oh." Anna smiled sympathetically at him,
"Well maybe it's just not the right time y'know…"
"It's been seven months!" He snapped before realising what had just come out of his mouth,
"Sorry." He quickly apologised,
"It's just so frustrating y'know… it's like I have everything else- my career, my house, my car, Sharpay but nothing seems perfect without that little thing extra."
"And you think that 'thing' is kids?" He nodded,
"It's what I've always wanted."
"Well…" Anna sighed as she looked around,
"And don't take this the wrong way but do you not think that maybe because your life is perfect so far someone, somewhere decided to throw a bit of a hurdle in the way to even things out a bit. I've known you since 6th grade Troy, you're a good kid and you're gifted in more ways than one, that's why you've got the life you have. You're only twenty three years old, don't give up yet okay?" Troy nodded as Anna finished her little speech, knowing she was right. He smiled as she stood up,
"Now don't think you should be getting back. Sharpay will probably be needing you." He nodded before standing up and hugging her.
"Thank You."
"You're welcome kid now go before someone recognises you." Troy put his sunglasses back on as he turned to leave, Anna's theory made sense. He needed to go home and talk to Sharpay. Go through all the options and talk them through with her after all that was what marriage was about…right? Trust and honesty. He smiled to himself, maybe everything would turn out alright eventually.
Xxxx
Gabriella Montez sighed to herself as she looked down at the form she held in her shaking hands, was this a good idea? Becoming a mother to your own child for the first time was one thing but becoming the mother to someone else's child having not had one of your own was something new, scary and yet, somewhat exhilarating altogether. There was some powerful about knowing that you could make someone else's dreams come true, granting them that wish of having their own family. She picked up the pen and began filling all the boxes in before she could change her mind. Name, Age, Eye Colour, Height… these were all the easy ones.
"Miss Montez?" The voice of Doctor Kelly broke in, Gabriella looked up,
"I'll be back in a minute. I need to go find some leaflets about surrogacy for you. That's the final part of paperwork you need to fill in then you can go as soon as I get back." Gabriella smiled and nodded before glancing back down and continuing, her eyes scanning over the paper. Favourite colour, favourite film… Gabriella frowned, why did they need to know all this. She shrugged as Doctor Kelly came back in before ticking the last box.
"Finished." Gabriella stated as she handed the clipboard, pen and pieces of paper back to the female doctor in front of her.
"Right. Well, here are your leaflets…" Gabriella took them out her hand before picking up her bag and placing them in,
"Hopefully we'll be in touch soon." Gabriella smiled and nodded,
"Thank you Doctor Kelly. You've been nothing but help." The Doctor shrugged,
"No thank you Miss Montez. You've done a very brave thing here today. You're going to make someone's life a whole lot better." Gabriella nodded,
"Hopefully. Well, I'll be seeing you."
"Bye Miss Montez."
"Bye Doctor Kelly." Gabriella stood up and made her way back into the waiting room where her best friend, Taylor McKessie was waiting.
"Well…"
"I did it Tay."
"And?"
"And I feel good!" Taylor smiled at her best friend,
"You're doing great Gabi, I don't know why you weren't born with angel wings or something." Gabriella blushed and shrugged,
"It just felt right y'know. I'm like a fairy godmother or something!" Gabriella turned to grin at her best friend,
"Thanks for coming today Tay."
"No problem. What are best friends for?" The two girls shared a hug before making their way to where Taylor's car sat waiting. Gabriella thinking that she was definitely doing the right thing not knowing that her life was about to change in more ways than one.