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AN: Thanks to vona1212 and HSMandChelseaFCFan for their ideas.
Chapter 3 – Telling Troy and the Parental Units
POSITIVE. What the am I going to do? Troy is going to break up with me cause he will think that I am trying to trap him. I can't tell him not yet anyway. But if I keep it from him he is going to hate me even more. Why did the tests have to come back positive? This is not happening. Maybe I am dreaming. Pinch yourself to find out. "Ouch" OK not dreaming. Why is this happening to me? What did I do to have this happen to me?
Gabriella kept having the same thoughts run through her head till she heard her mother calling her from downstairs.
"Hija, time for dinner I brought your favorite, pineapple pizza."
"Thanks mom, be down in a minute." Now all I have to do is throw the tests without my mom finding them. I got it, put them in the paper bag and then in my trash in the bathroom, I will take it to the garage after she has gone to bed. That's it. OK time to face my mom and pretend nothing is wrong.
"Hi mom, how was work?"
"Fine, hija are you feeling better? No more problems with the sushi at school?"
"No, everything was fine."
Dinner ran smoothly and Gabriella went back upstairs to do her homework. When she was done she fell asleep forgetting about the pregnancy tests in her trash. She woke up the next day with the urge to throw up again. Only this time, when she was done she put on some makeup to make herself not look so pale. She was so busy getting ready that she didn't hear Troy honk his horn. Her mother had to tell her that Troy was there. She got into Troy's truck and she instantly felt tense. Troy kept trying to get her to say something but she would barely acknowledge that he was there. OK did I do something that has made Brie ignore me? She has been quiet since we left school yesterday. She looked tense when she got in my car. Oh well, whatever it is she will tell me when she is ready. I hope. Troy thought to himself after he gave up on trying to get her to talk to him. She was the same way at school only spoke when spoken to and barely said anything at that. At lunch she barely touched her food and zone out on the conversations going on around her. When she got home she did her homework and ate dinner without a word to her mother. This happened for the rest of the week and on Friday when Troy asked her if she wanted to hang out over the weekend, she said she had homework to catch up on homework and that she promised her mom a girl's weekend. OK something is seriously wrong with Brie. She has been ignoring me and for that matter all our friends all week and since when has she turned down a date. I know her mother isn't excepting a girl's weekend. She called me last night wanting to know if something was wrong between us cause she was quiet at home. Maybe she just needs the weekend to get over whatever is bugging her. I will try getting her to talk on Monday at school. That's it give her the weekend and deal with this on Monday. Troy thought as he drove home from dropping Gabriella at home.
Monday at school during homeroom…
"Chad, can you tell my dad that I won't be at practice?"
"Uh, I guess. Why, what's up?"
"I am going to get Brie to talk to me about what is bothering her."
"Do you really think that is a good idea? I mean doesn't she always tell you things in her own time?"
"Yes, but she ignore me, our friends, and her mom since Tuesday. Something is going on and it is really scaring me. Her mom called me on Thursday to see if we were OK. I told her we were. But then she called me again on yesterday telling me how worried she was cause Brie only came out of her room this weekend to eat."
"OK, talk to Gabs and get her to talk no matter what. I will just tell your dad that you needed help with a homework thing or something."
"Thanks man, I owe you."
"No Duh, you dad is probably going to yell at me for not dragging you to practice myself."
BRING BRING BRING
During free period…
"Brie, can we talk please, I am really worried about you."
"Um, sure I guess that we better" she whispered the last part praying the Troy didn't hear her. "Wait, don't you have practice."
"Yes, but I asked Chad to cover for me. Beside I can always make it up after school or at home."
"OK, so where do you want to talk?"
"In our secret spot, so we won't get interrupted."
"Good idea."
They walked up to there spot and Gabi instantly started to look out at the view and away from Troy.
"Brie, baby, please talk to me. You are worrying me. Your mom was so worried that she called me this weekend. Please tell me what's going on?"
I guess I have no choice to tell him now. Maybe he won't dump me. Maybe he will just be mad that I waited a week to tell him. Wait maybe I don't have to tell him. NO GABRIELLA YOU HAVE TO TELL HIM. THIS AFFECTS HIM TOO. HE IS THE FATHER. YOU CAN'T KEEP THIS FROM HIM ANY LONGER. Uh oh he is starring at me. SPEAK GABRIELLA. WHY ARE THERE NO WORDS COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.
"Brie, Gabi, Gabriella?"
"Huh, oh sorry, just thinking for a minute."
"OK, why don't you tell me, I might be able to help."
"I wish it were that easy."
"Brie, what are you talking about."
"OK, so there was new years and then the sushi and then me thinking it didn't agree with me and then the drug store and the being positive and you are probably going to hate me and dump me and then what am I going to do" she started to ramble with Troy looking at her with this look of complete confusion.
"Brie, you are making any sense, what does new years and sushi have to do with anything?"
"Ugh, OK here is it. I'm pregnant."
"Wait, pregnant, are you sure?"
"Yes, Troy do remember new years?"
"Yes" Troy answered with his checks turning pink.
"Well, I thought I was reacting to the sushi we had but then when the girls brought up seeing Juno and I started to talk about seeing it with my mother, everything started to click, the throwing up, not remembering when I had my last period. You hate me don't you?"
"Gabriella, I could never hate you, if anything I love you more. You are carrying my child. Yes I am scared out of my mind and wish that we were older but I could never ever hate you. Do you understand me?"
"You called me Gabriella, you never call me Gabriella."
"I only call you Gabriella when I am trying to be serious. If I remember correctly I called you Gabriella when I first told you I loved you which happened to be on New Years which was when we conceived this little one" As Troy finished what he was saying he placed his hand on Gabi's still flat stomach which caused her to tear up but they were tears of joy.
"Brie, don't cry. I hate seeing you cry."
"Troy, these are tears of joy. I was so afraid you were going to break up with me and want nothing to do with me or our child."
"Brie, I love you and I will never leave you or our child."
"Thank you."
Troy and Gabi just sat on the bench looking at the view for several minutes. The entire time Troy had his hand on Gabi's stomach like he was protecting his child. They just sat there and listened to the silence until Gabi spoke.
"Troy?"
"Mmm"
"How we are going to tell our parents? And when are we going to tell them? My mom obviously already thinks something is up if she called you. I don't know how I can tell her. She is going to be so disappointed in me. And will mostly like yell. And" She would have kept going but Troy cut her off.
"Brie, you're rambling again. I have no idea how we are going to tell them but the sooner we do the better. My one suggestion is that we tell them individually."
"What do you mean individually? Like I tell my mom and you tell your parents?"
"No, we tell my dad here by himself and then each of our moms by themselves. Since we don't know how they will react it might be easier one at a time."
"OK, but can we tell my mom first since she already thinks something is wrong."
"Of course, how about tonight? I can come over after practice and we can tell her."
"OK, thanks Troy."
"For what babe?"
"For being so calm." HA, she thinks I am calm maybe I am a better actor then I thought I am completely freaking out. I am going to be a dad at eighteen. I knocked up my girlfriend on our first time. Stop Troy, you will be fine. As long as you have Brie you will be fine.
"Your welcome babe, but we have to get to class."
Later that day at Gabriella's house…
KNOCK KNOCK
"I'll get it mom." Gabi ran to the door as fast as her feet would carry her. "Hey, what took you so long? My mom is bugging me about dinner but I told I wanted to wait till you got here."
"Sorry, babe, my dad made me stay after since I missed practice during free period"
"That's ok, now come on I am starving and it is not good for me not to eat."
"Alright let's go."
Half an hour later, they were done with dinner and Maria was eyeing her daughter like she already knew that her daughter was pregnant. Troy was getting more and more nervous with every passing second. How do you tell your girlfriend's mother that you got her pregnant on the trip where had swore that the couples would not be sharing rooms. Why did I think that we could tell her together? My parents I could handle but Ms. Montez not so much. Gabi could tell that Troy was getting nervous so she broke the silence.
"Mom, we kind of, um, have something we, um, need to tell you." Gabi was now getting nervous with every word that she spoke.
"What, hija, that you're pregnant. I already know this morning when I was taking out the trash I found the bag in your trash can and the tests fell out when I was bring down the can. Gabriella Maria Montez how could you be so stupid and irresponsible. When did he knock you up?" Maria yelled the last part only looking at Gabi.
"New Years Eve" Gabi answered barely audible.
"I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE LET YOU GO. HOW COULD I BELIEVE THAT GUYS AND GIRLS WOULD BE IN SEPARATE ROOMS? YOU ARE TEENAGERS FOR CRYING OUT LOAD. GABRIELLA YOU ARE EIGHTEEN. HOW COULD YOU LET YOURSELF GET PREGNANT? TROY DID YOU EVEN BOTHER WITH PROTECTION OR WERE TO EXCITED THAT YOU WERE BEDDING MY DAUGHTER THAT YOU FORGOT? WELL ANSWER ME."
"We used protection Ms. Montez. I swear I didn't plan on this to happen. I never meant to put your daughter in the situation. But I promise to stand by her though everything."
"Gabriella, what are you planning on doing with this thing?"
"What do you mean mom?"
"Are you planning on keeping it or aborting it?"
"I AM PLANNING ON KEEPING MY CHILD MOTHER, THERE IS NO WAY I AM ABORTING MY CHILD."
"Fine if you are going to keep that then Gabriella you have a week to move out."
"What?" Gabi and Troy asked at the same time.
"I will not stand by and watch my daughter throw her life away over a mistake and that is what you are doing so you have a week to get out of my house."
"Fine Maria" Gabi left the table with Troy right behind her not believing what was happening and praying that his parents took the news a little better.
"Brie, are you ok?"
"I'll be fine Troy but you better get home and act like nothing is wrong and be the perfect child tell we tell them tomorrow so that maybe they will be kind and take me in seeing as though I am carrying their grandchild."
"Ok, I will be here at 7 sharp to pick you up for school. We will tell my dad during free period and then my mom after school ok?"
"Yep, see you tomorrow Troy. I love you and sorry for the way my mom reacted and yelled at you."
"I love you too, and I was accepting yelling after all I did get her daughter pregnant."
"I guess so, bye Troy" with that Gabi shut the down and ran up to her room and cried herself to sleep seeing as though she and her mother were done with any kind of a relationship.
The Next day during free period…
"Troy why is Gabriella with you?"
"We need to talk to you, dad."
"Alright, on second. BOYS START WARMING UP I WILL RETURN IN A FEW MINUTES. COACH WILLIAMS IS IN CHARGE UNTIL I GET BACK. Troy, Gabriella let's go in my office. I have a feeling this is serious from the looks on your faces" with that Jack, Troy and Gabi went into Coach Bolton's office.
"Dad, you may want to be sitting down for this."
"Alright, Troy out with the news."
"Dad, Brie's pregnant."
"Are you trying to give me a heart attack son, I could have sworn you just said Gabi's pregnant."
"No, I'm not dad and I did say Brie's pregnant." It was silent for a few minutes. "Dad, please say something."
"I am assuming that this happened over New Years. Am I right?" Troy and Gabi nodded their heads yes. Then Gabi finally spoke up.
"Coach, I just wanted you to know that I didn't do this to try and trap Troy into anything. It just happened."
"And dad, before you ask we did use protection. Um, when I got home last night I look at the box I had and it said that condoms are only ninety-seven percent effective. So even with protection this can happen."
"Troy, I am glad that you used protection. Yes, I am disappointed in the fact that my eighteen year old son is going to be a father but I am glad that you are taking responsibility. You are planning to be there for Gabriella right?"
"Yes, dad I am not going anywhere."
"Good. I know that you haven't told your mother yet, Troy cause she would have told me. Gabi have you told your mom yet?" Gabi stood there completely silent. Jack looked at her but finally Troy talked for her.
"We told her last night. Um, actually she found Brie's pregnancy tests yesterday so she already knew when we were planning on telling her."
"I assume since Gabi is frozen on your arm that it didn't go well."
"No, she yelled at us and then gave Brie a week to move out."
"Troy, I am going to write you and Gabi passes I want you to go home and tell your mother right now and once you tell her let her know that if it is ok with her that I said Gabi can move in with us seeing as though she is carrying our grandchild. Go now."
"Thank you dad, for everything." Troy and Gabi left right away and headed to Troy's house.
At Troy's house…
"Mom, are you here?"
"In the kitchen Troy."
"Hi mom."
"Troy your dad called and said you had something to tell me so get right to it no games."
"Brie's pregnant"
"Gabi is this true?"
"Yes, Mrs. Bolton. I am sorry." Gabi starts to cry and Lucille hugs her to comfort her.
"Gabriella you don't need to be sorry. These things happen."
"Mom, Brie's mom kicked her because she's pregnant and dad told me to tell you that if you were ok with it that he would like Brie to move in her."
"I have no problem with it. Gabi you are like a daughter to me. Now I am going to call you father back and tell him that you and Gabi are going to be out for the rest of the dad and that he should come home so that we can all help Gabi get her stuff and move in here. I really don't want her to spend any more time around her mother than she has too."
"Thank you mom."
"Thank you, Mrs. Bolton."
"Gabi, you are now going to be living here you can me Lucille and you can call Troy's dad Jack. No more being formal, ok?"
"Yes, Lucille. If you don't mind I really have to go to the bathroom so could you give me a few minutes?"
"Of course. Troy go clean up your room a little bit."
"Huh"
"I figured you already got her pregnant so why not let her room with you. And besides it will be better with you near her when the pregnancy things start to happen."
"Alright, thanks again mom. I can't believe how supportive you and dad are being." With that Troy ran up to his room and Lucille got on the phone Jack about all the details.
Authors Note: Next chapter is how Maria will react to Gabi's new living arrangements.