The next morning, Troy had gotten up early to go for a run. When he returned, Troy walked upstairs and saw that Gabriella had woken up. He smiled and walked over to the bed and sat on the side of it. Gabriella opened her eyes wider and looked at her husband.
"Where did you go?" Gabriella asked her husband.
"I'm sorry honey. I should have left a note. I went for a run" Troy said as he moved a stray hair out of Gabriella's face.
"Oh" Gabriella said.
"How long have you been up?" Troy asked.
"A couple minutes, I haven't had morning-"Gabriella stopped and got out of bed quickly.
Gabriella and Troy walked briskly to the bathroom. Gabriella kneeled down in front of the toilet and released the contents of her stomach. Troy rubbed her back soothingly and kissed her head. After Gabriella finished, Troy helped her stand up. Gabriella walked to the sink and brushed her teeth. She then washed her face and looked at Troy.
"I spoke too soon" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"How are you feeling today sweetheart?" Troy asked as the couple walked downstairs.
"Tired and run down. I feel like I have no energy" Gabriella said.
The couple walked into the kitchen. Troy lifted Gabriella up and placed her on the counter. He kissed her lips softly.
"I'm sorry Brie. But hey, I have the whole day off so I will be home" Troy said.
"Thankfully" Gabriella said.
"What do you want for breakfast?" Troy asked.
"Toast" Gabriella said.
"Babe, you need to eat a little more. You are carrying a baby" Troy said.
"Okay, toast and fruit. There, are you happy?" Gabriella asked as she smiled at her husband.
"Yes" Troy said.
Troy put a piece of bread in the toaster and cut some fruit for Gabriella. Once the toast had popped up, Troy put everything on a plate. He brought Gabriella's food to the dining room table.
"You aren't eating?" Gabriella asked as she took a bite of her toast.
"I ate before I went on my run. What did your mother say to you last night?" Troy asked.
"She was telling me how she told my dad that she was pregnant with me" Gabriella said as tears threatened to fall from her eyes.
"Baby, it's okay" Troy said as he got up from his seat.
Troy held Gabriella in his arms. He rubbed her back and kissed her cheek. Gabriella's father had died from cancer when she was fifteen years old. Ever since then, Gabriella had a hard time talking about her father. Gabriella wiped her tears away and looked at Troy.
"I'm sorry" Gabriella whispered.
"Brie, it's okay. You are allowed to cry. I know that it has been hard for you but I am sure your dad is looking down and smiling at everything you have accomplished" Troy said.
"Thanks Troy. It just hit me that our baby will never get to meet his or her grandfather" Gabriella said.
"I know, but at least the baby will have your mom and my parents" Troy said.
"Yeah, so what is the plan today?" Gabriella asked.
"Do you want to stay in and watch movies?" Troy asked as he put his hand on Gabriella's stomach.
"Yeah" Gabriella said as she lifted her shirt up so Troy could see her stomach.
Troy put his hand on Gabriella's stomach. He kissed her stomach softly and then kissed her bellybutton, causing her to giggle.
"I can't wait to meet you baby" Troy said as he put Gabriella's shirt back down.
Gabriella smiled and kissed her husband's lips.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
The rest of the day, Gabriella and Troy watched movies. A couple weeks later, Gabriella was two months pregnant. She and Troy were sleeping in bed when Gabriella was hit with an excruciating pain. She cried and Troy woke up. He turned on his beside lamp and looked at his wife.
"Brie, what's wrong?" Troy asked as he looked at his wife.
"I am having really bad stomach pain" Gabriella said as tears ran down her face.
"Do you need to go to the hospital?" Troy asked.
Gabriella thought for a second and nodded. She tried to take deep breaths but the pain wouldn't stop.
"Okay sweetie. Can you walk?" Troy asked as he got out of bed and walked to Gabriella's side.
"I don't know" Gabriella said.
"Let's try okay? I will help you" Troy said calmly.
Troy helped Gabriella stand up and she cried in pain.
"It hurts" Gabriella said.
"I know baby, I know. Let's go downstairs and I will take you to the hospital" Troy said.
Troy helped Gabriella walk downstairs. He grabbed his keys and his wallet. The couple then walked to the car. Troy helped Gabriella get into the car and put her seatbelt on. He then closed the door and ran to the driver's side and got in. Troy looked at his wife who was gripping the door handle and squeezing her eyes shut. He drove to the hospital quickly and stopped at the emergency room. Nurses came to the car and opened the door.
"My wife is two months pregnant and in a lot of pain" Troy explained to the nurses.
The nurses helped Gabriella get out of the car and had her sit in a wheelchair. Gabriella grabbed Troy's hand as she was wheeled into the emergency room. Gabriella was brought to a room and was told that Dr. Martin would be in shortly. Troy looked at Gabriella and kissed her head. Gabriella squeezed her eyes shut and tears ran down her face. There was a knock on the door and Dr. Martin came into the room.
"Hi guys, Gabriella what's going on?" Dr. Martin asked.
"My stomach hurts so bad" Gabriella whimpered.
"Okay honey, just relax. I am going to check to see what's going on" Dr. Martin said.
Dr. Martin turned on the ultrasound and waited for it to heat up.
"Gabriella, on a scale of one to ten, how bad is the pain?" Dr. Martin asked.
"Ten" Gabriella choked.
Troy took Gabriella's hand in his and kissed it softly. Dr. Martin moved Gabriella's shirt up and squeezed gel onto her stomach. She then took the wand and moved it across Gabriella's stomach. Dr. Martin looked at the monitor and stopped moving the wand.
"Gabriella, the pain you are experiencing is from the baby pressing on your stomach. It's normal and it should go away in a couple of days. I am going to give you some pain killers to take the edge off, okay?" Dr. Martin said.
Gabriella nodded and took a deep breath. Troy looked at Gabriella and moved her hair out of her face.
"Thank you Dr. Martin" Troy said as he shook the doctor's hand.
"You are welcome Troy. Come in if the pain gets worse" Dr. Martin said.
"I will" Gabriella said softly.
"I will see you guys soon" Dr. Martin said as she left the room.
Troy looked at his wife. Gabriella buried herself in the pillow on the hospital bed and cried. Troy went closer to the bed and sat on the bed. He brought Gabriella into his arms. Gabriella wrapped her arms around Troy's waist.
"Everything is fine. The baby is fine and you are fine" Troy said.
It just scared me. I thought we were going to lose the baby" Gabriella cried.
"I know, it scared me too. But, we didn't lose the baby. Let's go home and go back to bed. We will talk about this in the morning" Troy said.
Troy and Gabriella left the hospital. Troy drove home and parked his car. He went to Gabriella's side and helped her out of the car. The couple walked into the house and went upstairs. Gabriella and Troy got back into bed and fell asleep. Troy woke up a couple hours later and looked at the clock which read eleven o'clock. He looked at Gabriella and saw that she was still sleeping. Troy carefully got up, trying not to wake Gabriella up, and walked downstairs. Once Troy was downstairs, he picked up the phone and dialed his mother's number.
"Hello?" Lucille answered.
"Hi mom" Troy said.
"Hi Troy, how's it going?" Lucille asked.
"Last night I had to take Gabriella to the emergency room" Troy said.
"What happened? Is she okay? Is the baby okay?" Lucille asked worriedly.
"She's okay. The baby was pushing against Gabriella's stomach causing her to have really bad stomach pain" Troy explained.
"Is Gabriella and the baby okay?" Lucille asked.
"They are okay. It just scared Gabriella" Troy said.
"What did the doctor say?" Lucille asked.
"She said that the pain should go away in a couple of days. She gave Gabriella some pain killers to help her" Troy said.
"Do you think she will mind if we come over and see her?" Lucille asked.
"I think she would like that. It will give her someone to talk to about this" Troy said.
"Okay, we will come over later" Lucille said.
"Okay" Troy said.
They hung up and Troy dialed Maria, Gabriella's mother's, number.
"Hello?" Maria answered.
"Hi Maria, it's Troy" Troy said.
"Hi Troy, what's going on?" Maria asked.
"I had to take Gabriella to the emergency room last night" Troy said.
"Oh no, how is she and the baby?" Maria asked.
"They are both fine. Gabriella is a little shaken up but she's okay" Troy said
"Tell her I will call her later and see how she is doing. Thank you for calling me Troy" Maria said.
"No problem" Troy said.
Troy and Maria hung up. Troy put the phone down and heard a faint call.
"Troy?" Gabriella called.
Troy walked upstairs quickly and went into the master bedroom. He saw Gabriella running to the bathroom. Troy followed his wife into the bathroom and held her hair as she regurgitated the remains in her stomach. He rubbed her back soothingly.
"It's okay honey, I'm here" Troy said softly.
After Gabriella finished, she walked to the sink and brushed her teeth and washed her face. She then walked over to Troy. Troy took his wife into his arms. He lifted Gabriella up and she wrapped her legs around Troy's waist. Troy rubbed her back soothingly.
"How are you feeling sweetheart?" Troy asked.
"Lousy" Gabriella said as she wrapped her arms around Troy's neck.
"How's the pain?" Troy asked.
"It's on and off. Do you have to go to the office today?" Gabriella asked.
"No Brie. I called in sick and I also called in for you. My mother wants to come see how you are doing later, are you okay with that?" Troy asked.
"Yeah. Baby?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah, sweetie?" Troy asked.
"I love you and thank you for taking care of me last night" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek.
"I love you too. Babe, I am your husband, I want to help you when you are in pain" Troy said.
"I know I just wanted you to know that I appreciated it" Gabriella said.
"Thank you. My mom is going to come over in an hour. Do you want to get ready or do you just want to relax in bed?" Troy asked.
"I want to relax in bed. I will go downstairs when your mom comes" Gabriella said.
"Okay, do you need anything?" Troy asked.
"A kiss" Gabriella said shyly.
Troy smiled and leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips passionately. Gabriella pulled back and smiled.
"Thank you" Gabriella said.
"I am going to be in my office. I will come up when my mother is here" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy left the room and Gabriella went back to sleep. An hour later, the doorbell rang and Troy opened the door and smiled when he saw his mother.
"Hi Troy" Lucille said as she hugged her son.
"Hi mom" Troy said.
"How is she doing?" Lucille asked.
"She's okay. The pain is off and on she said. I will go get her" Troy said.
"Troy, I will just go upstairs. Gabriella needs her rest" Lucille said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Troy and Lucille walked upstairs and walked into the master bedroom. Gabriella's eyes were closed and her hand was on her stomach. Troy sat on the edge of the bed and moved a hair out her face.
"Brie? My mom is here" Troy said.
Gabriella opened her eyes slowly and smiled when she saw her mother in law.
"Hi Lucille, how are you?" Gabriella asked.
"Gabriella, you went to the emergency room and are asking me if I am okay?" Lucille joked.
Gabriella smiled.
"I'm fine. How are you feeling sweetheart?" Lucille asked.
"I feel okay. Troy, can you give me the medication that Dr. Martin gave us?" Gabriella asked as she put her hand on her stomach.
"Are you having pain Gabi?" Lucille asked.
Gabriella nodded slowly. Troy left the room and walked downstairs. He went to the kitchen and took the pain medication bottle off the counter and went upstairs. Troy walked into the bedroom and handed her a pill and a glass of water. Gabriella took the medication and lied back down.
"I thought I was going to lose the baby" Gabriella said.
"I am going to be downstairs if you need me" Troy interrupted.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Lucille waited until Troy was out of earshot. She smiled at Gabriella.
"I know, but you didn't. I know you were scared to death but you and the baby are okay. This wasn't your fault honey" Lucille said.
"I know it wasn't" Gabriella said.
"How's the pain?" Lucille asked.
"It's better" Gabriella said.
The women talked for a little while. The rest of the day, Gabriella and Troy relaxed around the house.