Title: New Beginnings

Author: Lisa (a.k.a. Lissical)

Summary: Sequel to "And Baby Makes Six." Ryan and Gabi have split up. Ryan has custody of their two children Theresa and Michael. This is more of a sister story to "And Baby Makes Six" rather than a sequel, but it is Ryan-centric.

A/N: This story takes place 4 months after the last story left off. If you remember, Gabi was 5 months pregnant at the time, so that means she is now…you guessed it! She's 9 months pregnant. So the real question is, how much attention will she give Theresa and Michael after the baby's born? And what about Rob? Hmm, something is fishy about him, don't you think?

Disclaimer: I only own the characters I made up; everything else belongs to Disney.

New Beginnings (1?)

Ryan walked through the house, making sure the realtor was telling the truth. He walked into the kitchen, which wasn't huge, but wasn't small. The living room connected to the dining room, both of which were nicely sized for three people. There was a den on the first floor which Ryan decided to turn into the computer room/office. He walked down the stairs to the basement which was thankfully finished. It was the perfect size for what he wanted to put in there and there was even a full bathroom down there. He walked up the stairs to the second story, which consisted of the bedrooms, a bathroom, and linen closet. He walked into the bedroom which was to be Theresa's and smiled. It looked exactly like the picture. He knew that she was going to love it. Across the hall was Michael's future room which was about the same size and mostly blue. Ryan smiled to himself, knowing that Michael would love it, since he seemed to love all things blue. The bathroom was what he expected it to be, and the next bedroom (which would serve as a guest room) was a perfect size for what he wanted to put in it. The master bedroom/bathroom was perfect as well.

He walked back outside and around the house to the backyard, which had a swing set, slide, and a nice patio. "This will do just fine," he said to himself as he walked back to his car and drove to Troy and Sharpay's house, since they were watching Theresa and Michael.

Theresa paced around the family room, waiting for her dad to return. She knew he was looking at the house and wanted to go with him, but he told her she would have to wait until he looked at the house himself first. She saw Troy walk into the room and walked over to him. "When's my dad coming, Uncle Troy?"

"He'll be here soon; don't worry." He smiled and kissed her head.

She sighed and walked back to where she was playing. Larissa was in the family room as well, playing with her doll house. Since it was now September, Larissa was officially a kindergartner. She and Theresa were going to the same school; Theresa was now in second grade and Michael was still in preschool.

When the doorbell rang, Theresa sprinted across the family room and towards the door. "Whoa, be careful honey," Sharpay said when Theresa nearly ran her over.

Theresa blushed, "Sorry Aunt Sharpay."

"It's all right; I know how excited you are," she said with a smile as she opened the door.

"Daddy!" Theresa exclaimed when she saw him.

"Hi sweetheart," he said as he picked her up. "Were you good for your aunt and uncle?"

"Mmm-hmm," she said with a smile. "Michael was good too." She paused, "So can we go see the house now? Please?"

He chuckled, "Not yet; we need to go home first and I need to make some calls. Since tomorrow is Sunday, we will go look at it tomorrow, since you've got school on Monday. Does that sound good?"

"I guess."

"Good." He set her down and hugged his sister, "Thanks for watching them."

"As always, it was no problem," she said, returning the hug. "Michael's in the family room watching "Finding Nemo" with Ana," she said, knowing that Ryan was about to ask where Michael was.

He smiled, "Thanks." He walked into the family room and saw Michael. "So how's Nemo doing," he asked, startling Michael.

He turned around. "Daddy! Nemo's lost," he said sadly.

"I'm sorry to hear that; but you do know what happens, right," he asked in a whisper, so not to ruin the movie for Ana and the twins who had yet to see the whole thing without falling asleep.

"Yep, he go…" Ryan shushed him.

"Don't ruin it for them, silly," he said as he tickled him. Michael laughed. "So, are you two ready to go home," he asked after a minute.

"I am!" Theresa said as she walked to the door. "Bye Aunt Sharpay and Uncle Troy," she called.

"Bye sweetie; come visit us soon, okay," Sharpay said. Theresa nodded and hugged Sharpay.

Troy walked into the foyer, "We'll see you soon," he said as he kissed and hugged Michael and Theresa. "Dinner in two weeks, right," he asked.

"That's the plan," Ryan said, since next weekend was Gabi's weekend to have the kids.

"Come on daddy," Theresa said, quickly changing the subject. She didn't want to stay with Gabi. Now that she was 9 months pregnant, her attitude had changed. Theresa didn't understand that it was mainly the hormones that were making Gabi a little rough around the edges, so she simply thought her mom was suddenly mean. She was also not looking forward to seeing Rob. He was never very nice to Theresa; he kept sending her to her room, even if she didn't do anything wrong.

"Hello, earth to Theresa," Ryan said, bringing his daughter back to the present.

She looked at Ryan, "Sorry daddy." She followed him outside to the car. "Daddy, watch," she said. She took the seatbelt and pulled towards her and buckled it. "I did it!"

He smiled, "Great job, sweetheart. I knew with practice you'd be able to do it."

She smiled, "I know."

"Ready to go home," he asked as he started the car and backed out of the driveway.

Gabi walked around the house looking for Rob. "Rob, where are you," she called out.

He walked over to her, "Hey, I'm right here," he said, walking up to her. "What's going on?"

She gestured to her stomach. "I think it's time," she said. "My water…it broke."

He nodded, "Yep, it's time." He got her bag from the front closet and drove to the hospital.

Ryan sat down in the living room, which had been turned into an office…sort of. Papers were scattered all over the table, most of which consisted of details on the house and papers from work. "I really need to organize this," he said as he looked at the mess. He shook his head and started to sort through the papers when the phone rang. He sighed and got up. "Hello?" His eyes widened as he listened to the person on the other line. "Well you're there, so why do I need to come? I mean she's having your baby," he said, annoyance eminent in his voice. "Yes, of course I'll tell them, Rob…no, like I said, she's having your baby; you should be the one who is with her. Listen, I have to go; Michael's crying…yes, I already told you I'd tell them…yes, call after she has the baby…yes…okay I have go now," he said as Michael's crying grew louder. "Okay, bye." He quickly hung up the phone and hurried to Michael's room. "What's wrong, buddy," he asked.

Michael was standing in his crib; he had gotten sick. "Daddy," he said through his sobs.

Ryan lifted the little boy out of his crib and got another pair of pajamas out and changed Michael. He then cleaned the crib, changed the sheets, and help Michael until he settled down. "Well you don't have a fever," he said as he felt his forehead. "Just not feeling great, huh," he said as he rubbed Michael's back. He sat down in the chair that was in his room and rocked him until Michael finally fell asleep. He placed him back into his crib, kissed his head, and took the dirty laundry to the washing machine.

"Daddy, what happened," a sleepy Theresa asked.

"Your brother wasn't feeling very well," he said as he put the detergent into the machine and turned it on. "Come on, you need to get back to bed," he said as he led her to her room.

"Who was on the phone," she asked as Ryan tucked her into bed.

He sighed, "That was Rob…mommy's having the baby," he said carefully.

Theresa frowned, "Now I know she's not going to love me or Michael," she said.

"That's not true," he said. "She will always love you guys. She is going to be spending some more time with the baby, but you know that she'll always love you."

"Whatever," she said as she rolled on to her side so she was no longer facing Ryan.

He kissed her goodnight and walked out of the room and back into the living room.

Okay yeah, that was a lot shorter than usual, but I'm considering it an introduction to the story. So what do you think so far? What do you think of Rob? I also wanted to show how much Ryan loves the kids and how much he does for them.:) Hope you liked it! Please review and thanks for reading!