A couple days later, the couple was sleeping in bed. It was Saturday, the day that Troy and Gabriella had chosen to announce Gabriella's pregnancy and the start of Troy's weekend. Gabriella snuggled into her husband's chest but then groaned as she threw the bed sheets off of her body and ran to the bathroom. Troy felt the bed shift and opened his eyes and saw Gabriella run into the bathroom. He got up quickly and followed her. Gabriella sat down in front of the toilet and regurgitated the remains of her stomach. Troy rubbed her back soothingly and whispered sweet things to his wife. He felt so helpless when Gabriella had morning sickness. Troy never knew how to make Gabriella feel better even though she insisted that he was doing everything right. After ten minutes of regurgitating, Gabriella moved away from the toilet and groaned.
"Morning sickness doesn't give me weekends off" Gabriella said tiredly.
Troy smiled. He wiped Gabriella's face with a cold washcloth and helped her stand up. Gabriella walked to the sink and brushed her teeth. After she finished, Gabriella walked over to Troy and wrapped her arms around him and closed her eyes. The couple stood in the bathroom in silence.
"Do you want me to make you some tea?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
"Can you just hold me please? I need you baby" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He lifted Gabriella into his arms. Gabriella wrapped her legs around her husband's waist. Troy kissed Gabriella's shoulder softly.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella mumbled.
"Do you want to go back to bed honey?" Troy asked.
"Wherever you go, I go" Gabriella said.
"Alright, I'm going to bring you back to bed okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded slightly. Troy walked into the master bedroom and carefully placed his wife on their bed. He tucked her in and kissed her forehead softly. Troy then got into bed and Gabriella immediately snuggled into her husband's chest.
"Today was the worst that it's been" Gabriella said talking about morning sickness.
"It will get better with time sweetheart. Don't worry" Troy said.
"Thank god it's Saturday. If it wasn't I don't know if you would have gotten out of the house on time" Gabriella said.
Troy laughed.
"I don't think I would have gotten out either. What time are our families coming over?" Troy asked.
"Six" Gabriella said.
"Okay, are you feeling a little better?" Troy asked.
"A little bit. But you know what would make me feel even better?" Gabriella asked.
"What?" Troy asked.
"A kiss" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He leaned over and kissed Gabriella's lips. Gabriella pulled back and smiled.
"Thank you baby" Gabriella said.
"No problem. You have unlimited kiss access. We have talked about this" Troy joked.
Gabriella giggled.
"I'm glad. I wouldn't be able to survive this pregnancy without them" Gabriella said.
Troy moved so he was laying on his stomach in front of Gabriella. He moved the sheets that were covering her body down until he could see Gabriella's stomach. Troy looked up at Gabriella.
"Can I look?" Troy asked.
Gabriella smiled and nodded. Troy moved Gabriella's shirt up, revealing her flat and toned stomach. He kissed the center softly. Gabriella smiled.
"I love you baby" Troy said.
Troy looked up at Gabriella and smiled.
"You are going to be an amazing daddy" Gabriella said.
"I hope so. I know that you are going to be an amazing mom" Troy said.
"How do you know?" Gabriella asked.
"You love everyone that you come in contact with, you care about others and their well-being, and you are just perfect at everything" Troy said.
"I don't think I'm perfect" Gabriella said.
"I do. You are perfect in my eyes Brie and I know that this baby will think so too" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled. She leaned in and kissed Troy's lips.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too baby" Troy said.
"What do you think our families will say?" Gabriella asked.
"I'm sure that both of our mothers will start crying. They will be happy for us. They know how hard it was for you to get pregnant" Troy said.
"Yeah" Gabriella said putting her hand on her stomach.
"Come on, you need to get some food inside of you" Troy said.
"But, I don't feel like eating" Gabriella said.
"You are eating for two now, Brie. Even when you don't feel like eating, you have to eat" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed. She got out of bed.
"There are so many rules for pregnant women" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"You just have to be more aware of what you are doing. You have to eat more because you don't know if the baby has had enough. You have to be aware of your stress level because that could lead to high blood pressure which can lead to other problems" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at her husband.
"So basically, I have to walk on eggshells" Gabriella said.
"I guess you can say that" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed. The couple walked downstairs and went into the kitchen.
"What do you want me to make you?" Troy asked.
"I want cereal" Gabriella said.
"Alright, cereal it is" Troy said walking to the pantry.
Troy picked up Gabriella's favorite cereal and put it on the counter. He then went to the refrigerator and pulled out the milk. Gabriella poured her cereal into a bowl and then poured a little milk into it. She then put the milk back into the refrigerator. She ate her cereal silently. Once Gabriella finished, she put her bowl into the dishwasher and walked into the living room to find her husband. Troy smiled when he saw Gabriella come into the room.
"Did you finish?" Troy asked.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
Troy walked over to Gabriella.
"I'm not trying to control everything that happens Brie, if that's what you are thinking. I'm just looking out for you. That's all" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"I know and I know that you are a doctor, who is supposed to know stuff about babies" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I just want everything to go smoothly" Troy said.
"I know. But, I'm not your patient babe. I'm your wife, who is having your first child. I want us to go through this together as a couple. Yes, there are some things that I may want your advice on, but you aren't delivering our baby" Gabriella said.
"I agree. We are going to do this together. You always know that you can ask me any medical question that you want" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. She leaned in and kissed Troy's lips softly. That night, the couple's families arrived at the house and were very confused of why they were being gathered.
"Why did you call us all here Troy?" Jack asked his son.
Troy looked at his wife, who smiled at him.
"We have an announcement to make. Gabriella's pregnant with our first child" Troy said.
The families both cheered and screamed in happiness. They were so happy for the couple. They knew that this baby was something that they had wanted for a while. A couple days later, Gabriella walked out of the bathroom tiredly. She got back into bed after throwing up for a half an hour. Troy walked into the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed.
"Baby, how are you feeling?" Troy asked.
"I'm not going to go to work today. I don't feel good" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's head softly.
"Do you want me to call in for you before I leave?" Troy asked.
"Yes please" Gabriella said.
"Alright honey. Can I get you anything?" Troy asked.
"No, but thanks" Gabriella said.
"No problem. Just rest. I'll try to come home early" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's lips softly and put his hand on her stomach.
"I love you. Call me if you need anything" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
Troy left the house. Gabriella fell asleep hoping that her stomach would settle. A couple hours later, she opened her eyes and stretched out her arms. Gabriella got up and walked into the bathroom. Her bladder felt like it was going to explode. After she relieved herself, Gabriella walked out of the bathroom and went to her closet and picked out an outfit. She took her shirt off and turned to her side and saw that her body was starting to change. Gabriella put her hand on her stomach and smiled. She continued to get dressed and walked downstairs to the kitchen to make herself food. That night, Troy opened the front door and saw Gabriella looking at herself from the side in the wall mirror that was in the hallway. He smiled.
"Hey baby. Feeling better?" Troy asked.
"A little bit. Look" Gabriella said looking at herself in the mirror.
Troy looked in the mirror and was about to tell his wife that he didn't see anything, but then he noticed a tiny bulge in Gabriella's stomach. He smiled.
"That's our baby" Troy said.
Gabriella turned away from the mirror and looked at her husband and nodded.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
Troy put his keys and wallet on the counter and walked to where Gabriella was standing. He kneeled down in front of his wife and looked at her, silently asking for permission to look at her expanding stomach. Troy lifted Gabriella's shirt up and saw the tiny bulge and kissed it lovingly. Gabriella smiled and brought Troy's head up to hers and kissed his lips.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too sweetheart. How did today go?" Troy asked.
"I threw up while you were gone" Gabriella said.
Troy sighed.
"Why didn't you call me?" Troy asked.
"I didn't want to bother you at work" Gabriella said.
"Baby, this is your health we are talking about. Don't worry about bothering me. You aren't" Troy said.
"Sorry" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's forehead softly.
"I'm not mad Brie. I just want to know if you aren't feeling well or if you have morning sickness and I'm not here" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded putting her hand on her stomach.
"I just don't want to have to keep calling you every five seconds or showing up at your office everyday" Gabriella said.
"I know you don't baby. But I want to know if you aren't feeling well, so I can help you or have someone come over while I'm at work to help you and make sure that you are okay" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy took a deep breath and released it.
"How was your day other than morning sickness?" Troy asked.
"Boring. I had to set up the court date for one of my clients" Gabriella said.
"At least that kept you busy. Are you going to go to the office tomorrow?" Troy asked.
"I have to. I missed today and I will miss a month when the baby comes" Gabriella said.
"Who is going to cover for you when you go on maternity leave?" Troy asked.
"I don't know. The office sets that up. I don't" Gabriella said.
"Oh" Troy said.
Troy and Gabriella made dinner and sat down at the table.
"Did you have a lot of patients today?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah. It's flu season so all the parents are trying to get their child vaccinated and protected" Troy said.
"So that means a lot of screaming kids?" Gabriella asked.
Troy nodded.
"And high pitched too" Troy added.
Gabriella smiled.
"That will be us in the near future" Gabriella said.
"Yeah, but thankfully I won't be the one administering the vaccine" Troy said.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
The phone rang. Troy picked it up, without looking at the caller ID.
"Hello?" Troy answered.
"Hi Troy" Lucille said.
"Hi mom, how are you?" Troy asked as the couple walked into the living room and sat down.
"Fine, how are you? How's Gabi feeling?" Lucille asked.
"She's okay. Morning sickness is killing her, but she's coping with it well" Troy said looking at his wife.
"Tell her to drink a lot of fluids. That always helped me when I had morning sickness" Lucille said.
"I will" Troy said.
Troy talked to his mother for a little while longer until she hung up. He looked at Gabriella and smiled.
"Mom wanted to know how you were feeling" Troy said.
"Oh. That was nice of her to call and ask" Gabriella said.
"Yeah, she said to drink a lot of fluids. It helps with morning sickness" Troy said.
"I'll try it and see. I think I'm going to go to bed. I'm exhausted" Gabriella said.
"Okay baby girl. I'll be up in a little while" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. She leaned over and kissed Troy's lips.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too" Troy said.
Gabriella got up and walked upstairs. An hour later, Troy walked upstairs and saw the bathroom door closed and light coming through the bottom. He walked over to the door and knocked politely.
"Brie, are you okay?" Troy asked.
Gabriella just cried.
"Troy" Gabriella cried.
Troy opened the door and saw Gabriella sitting in front of the toilet, throwing up. He sighed and walked over to his wife and sat down next to her. Troy rubbed his wife's back soothingly.
"It's okay baby, just relax" Troy said.
Ten minutes later, Gabriella moved away from the toilet and into Troy's arms. Troy kissed Gabriella's head softly.
"Are you okay?" Troy asked.
"Just hold me" Gabriella said.
Troy stood up with Gabriella in his arms. He walked into the bedroom and set her on their bed and tucked her in. Troy sat on the edge of the bed.
"You okay?" Troy asked.
"Why won't it stop?" Gabriella cried.
"Sweetheart, it won't stop until you hit four months. Try to go back to sleep okay?" Troy said.
"I can't fall asleep now" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's forehead.
"Try for me, please" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy got into bed and Gabriella snuggled into his chest. He gently stroked Gabriella's back and started to feel her body start to relax. Troy looked down at his chest and saw his wife still awake. He kissed her head softly. Twenty minutes later, Troy felt Gabriella's body get heavier. He looked down again and saw his wife finally asleep. Troy smiled. He then fell asleep himself. The next morning, Troy's alarm went off signaling that he needed to wake up and get ready for work. He tried to get out of bed but Gabriella had a firm grasp on him. Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek softly.
"Baby, I need to get ready for work" Troy said.
"Don't go please. Just stay" Gabriella said.
Gabriella opened her eyes and looked at her husband. Troy looked at Gabriella and sighed. He didn't want to leave her especially after her throwing up last night.
"I need to call Pat" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella mumbled.
Troy picked up his phone and called his office and explained to Pat what was going on and that all of his patient's for that day needed to be rescheduled. He hung up the phone and looked at Gabriella, who suddenly sat up. She got out of bed and groaned as she walked into the bathroom. Troy got out of bed and followed her. Gabriella sat in front of the toilet and regurgitated the remains of her stomach. Troy held his wife's hair back and rubbed her back soothingly. Once she finished, Gabriella moved away from the toilet. Troy helped Gabriella stand up. Gabriella walked over to the sink and brushed her teeth. After she finished, Gabriella looked at Troy tiredly.
"Come on, let's get you back into bed baby" Troy said.
The couple walked back into the bedroom. Gabriella got back into bed and looked at her husband.
"Are you upset that you didn't go to the office today?" Gabriella asked thinking that she was being a high maintenance pregnant woman.
Troy smiled.
"No. I'm not honey. If you need me to be here, I will. You know that. After what happened last night, I didn't want to leave you" Troy said.
"Are you sure?" Gabriella asked.
"Positive. Your health is my number one priority. Yes, my patients are a priority, but they aren't you" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"I know that you probably don't want to eat anything, but you should. What would you like?" Troy asked.
"Toast please" Gabriella said.
"Alright. I'll see what I can do" Troy said.
"Thank you baby" Gabriella said.
"No problem" Troy said.
Troy walked downstairs. He would do anything for his wife. Troy walked into the kitchen and made Gabriella's toast and brought it upstairs and smiled when he saw her sleeping soundly. He put the plate that held her toast and placed it on the nightstand. Troy kissed Gabriella's head softly. He loved her with every ounce of his being.