Warm Without a Care Chapter 2

Troy's POV
My days were far from perfect these days, as Gabby was more than six months pregnant, and had large and odd food cravings, all the time. I constantly was running out to get random foods that didn't even sound like they belonged together, much less should be eaten together. Yet, in the end, I would be driving around town, half awake, my head mostly resting on the steering wheel, because by now I could drive myself blindfolded to the local grocery store.

"Troy? She asked one night when I'd been in the middle of a particuarly good dream, while slightly shaking me awake. I looked at the digital alarm clock beside my head, Three fifteen was blaring at me in red neon numbers.

"Mhm.." I replied after a few moments.

"I want one of those!" She said excitedly, while pointing to where she'd fozen a picture of a large ring with a golden band and a tiny ruby in the center.

"Honey. We need all our money right now to go towards buying diapers, food, clothes and furniture for our little buns in the oven." I replied, rolling over to face her, and looked sleepily at her.

"I know, but stilll! It's soo pretty!" She gushed, while staring intently at the frozen picture on the screen, before adding, "And I really want one!" Then she turned to me, and pouted, and gave me the puppy dog look. I hated when she did this; It worked every time like a charm.

"Gabby, which do you want more, the ring, or the babies?" I asked, pushing myself up on my elbow.

"Well...Maybe..." She said, squeezing her face into a look of ashamedness.

"GABBY! You would trade your babies for a ruby ring?" I asked, sitting straight up, all of a sudden completely awake.

"Absolutly not, I just wanted to wake you up before asking you to go get me some chocolate sauce, pepperoni and peanut butter." She answered, smiling down at me and kissing my forehead, like she did most nights before tucking Austin into bed.

And just like that, I was off on yet another midnight exursion to find the odd foods my wife wanted. And just like most other nights, when I arrived home, she was fast asleep, so I plopped the foods down on the counter before crawlng back into the bed with her, and lightly wrapping my arm around her ever growing waist.

The next morning when I awoke, I found Gabby in the kitchen, looking disgustedly down at the food I had bought last night. Instead of putting the foods in the pantry, she threw them down into the garbage can, and continued to look at them grossly.

"Why do you buy such odd things in the middle of the night Troy? I swear, you're getting weirder the farther this pregnancy goes along." She said, walking past me, and looking at me strangely.

I simply sat myself at the empty dining room table, and put my head in my hands and began pulling at my hair, I swear, she was driving me crazy. Then I heard the chair beside me scrap out, and the heard the soft sound of some one plopping down in the seat.

"She driving you crazy, daddy?" My son asked, placing a hand on my shoulder.

I looked up, surprised to see him there, I'd thought that it was Gabby, "Only a little." I answered, smiling at him.

And for a few moments, we just stared at each other, a peaceful, yet awkward silence coming between the two of us, until I thought of the perfect thing to do with him.

"Wanna play basketball?" I asked, looking at him.

"YEAH!" He yelled, his face instantly lighting up, as he smiled toothily at me.

I stood up, and grabbed his hadn before the two of us walked outside and I began to help him with his shots. I couldn't remember the last time I'd spent a lot of time with just Austin, doing something he liked. Usually if we did something together, it would be mixed with talking about the babies and Gabby, and even interupted sometime by appointments for the doctors or things that Gabby needed me to do. But that entire morning, I spent just playing basketball with my son. Then at around noon, we went inside to eat a lunch, and just continued to smile at each other the whole time because we'd just had a lot of fun together, alone. What day could be any better? None that I c ould think of. I was starting to realize that Austin was my sunshine, and Gabby my warmth, I didn't know what the other children would soon be, but I'd figure it out. They'd all be essential parts to me living. Just like Gabby and Austin were.

A/N: I know, this is really nothing but fluff, but I wanted to show how much Troy had matured and how great of a father he could be. Although I hate fluffy chapters, I wanted to add this, because I feel like I'm neglecting Austin's character. :D any ways, please read and review, I'll be your best friend for reals. Thank you for reading! :D!