A/N: Hey, I just want you all to know that the next few chapters contain medical info, and since I am not a doctor, some of the info may not be as exact as it could be. Times to hear the heartbeats or so are as close I think and some may not be in the exact order. The problems that are going to arise are actually problems that could occur and for that purpose I did try to research it a little. Just bare with my thru the parts that aren't exact and it shall be all right. THANK YOU!

Disclaimer: I don't own HSM (although I wish), but I do own all the original characters and problems (actually, so I don't get things thrown at me, the problems are up for auction… any takers?)…

Life's "Little" Lessons

Heartbeats in Sync

"Caleb, where are you buddy?" Troy yelled throughout the house as he search for his missing son. Caleb was acting out that past few days, Troy and Gabi didn't think it was because of the baby since they weren't even sure if he comprehended it when they told him. Either way, Troy was getting fed up searching and his main goal was to get the young boy dressed and to Troy's parents house. He didn't want to be late for today's ultrasound; it was special since they were going to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time. "Caleb, you have five seconds to show yourself…. 5… 4….3…..2…….."

"BOO!" screamed Caleb as he jumped out of the coat closet and ran up to his father, tugging at his pant leg.

"Caleb, I told you to get dressed," stated Troy in an exasperated tone as he glanced at his son, still in his blue basketball pajamas and nowhere near ready. "Remember, we have to get going soon." He added as he crouched down to the child's level and heaving him over his shoulder.

"Let me down," he exclaimed as Troy made his way into Caleb's room and placed him on the unmade bed.

"We have to get going," Troy repeated as he pulled a pair of blue and red plaid shorts out of the closet and matched it with a blue polo, "mommy is waiting for me and you," he started as he tickled Caleb's side, " are going to visit gee and pa." At the sound of his grandparents, Caleb stood up on his bed, gave a wide smile, and started to jump up and down with glee. "No jumping, mommy has told you that before," Troy reminded the five year old as he scooped him up in his arms and started to pull of the boy's top. Soon, after calming down the excited little boy, Troy was able to dress Caleb in his clothes before ushering him down the stairs and to the garage door.

"I want the green ones," demanded Caleb as he watched his father reach for his blue converses. With the roll of the eyes, Troy placed the blue ones back on the ground and picked up Caleb's green crocs and reluctantly allowed Caleb to slide them on. He knew that giving in wasn't the best idea, but he didn't feel like getting in another tantrum since they were already running twenty minutes late and Gabi was sure to have a fit if he was any later.

"Hey Caleb," Troy said as he stopped at the red light and looked back at his son, who was occupied with his stuffed basketball.

"Yeah daddy," he responded back without taking his attention away from his toy.

"Do you want a brother or a sister?" Troy curiously asked his son. At the sound of his future sibling, Caleb quickly looked up with a smile.

"A brother!" Caleb without hesitation, "sissies are icky." Troy laughed at his son's attitude towards girls and thought about how that's how he liked it best… if only it would stay that way. "Is he here?" asked Caleb after Troy brought up the topic, Troy then sighed at the fact that he even started it, now Caleb would be asking nonstop.

"No it's not, won't be for a while buddy." He told his son, but by Caleb's nod, he could tell that his answer didn't sit well for him.

"After I get home from gee and pa's," Caleb once again tried to guess how long he would actually have to wait.

"No, even longer."

"LONGER!" Caleb exclaimed as he threw his hands out.

"Yup," Troy responded with a chuckle.

"When I wake up tomorrow?" Caleb tried again.

"Nope." After Troy's third no, Caleb let out a huge sigh and Troy just laughed at his son's reaction. Not long after Caleb let out his frustration, his attention was back to his toy and he watched the trees pass them by. Troy liked the silence and it continued until they pulled into his parent's driveway.

"Where do babies come from," Caleb suddenly asked out of the blue as Troy went to stop the car, the question kind of surprised Troy and instead of pressing the brake, he put his foot on the gas, shooting the car a foot forward before Troy quickly fixed his mistake. Once the car was in park, he quickly peered back at his son and blinked at him with a shocked expression, he should have known a pregnancy would arise these questions.

"That's a mommy question." Troy said after a moment, it was the only thing he could think to say and would much rather have Gabi tell him later than him, since his best included a stork. Turning back around in his seat, he proceeded to get out of the car and opened the back door, helping Caleb out of his booster car seat. As Caleb jumped out, he ran up to the door and started to continuously ring the bell, his favorite thing to do. Soon, the door opened and Lucy Bolton appeared in the doorway.

"GEE!" exclaimed Caleb as he jumped into her arms and she embraced him in a hug.

"Hey to you," she stated back as she release Caleb and led them into the house and into the kitchen, where Mr. Bolton was seated reading a newspaper.

"PA!" Caleb yelled this time as he jumped onto his grandfather's lap. The commotion surprised Jack, and he put the newspaper down on the table before grabbing Caleb around the waist so he didn't fall off.

"Hey Sport," he stated as he pulled Caleb in for a hug and Caleb placed a kiss on his cheek. As Troy and Lucy watched the two gapping generations intermingle, Lucy peered down at Caleb's shoes.

"Are we miss matching today Troy?" Lucy questioned with a chuckle as she looked over at her son, who was leaning over the kitchen island.

"Don't even get me started," Troy said with a sigh and the roll of his eyes, "we were already running late and I didn't feel like starting another argument."

"And why was that?" She asked once again, knowing the answer already.

"He decided to play hide and go seek… again," he added, knowing his mother just wanted to know so she could give it a good laugh. She leaned over and patted him on the back.

"Welcome to payback Troy, like father like son." Troy just rolled his eyes again. He already knew that he did the same thing as a child and that Jack spent hours playing the same game with a young dirty blonde, blue-eyed Troy. After a moment though, he peered at the clock and realize the time. He cursed under his breath and turned back to his parents.

"I have got to go, Gabi is already going to have my head at this point," he exclaimed as he quickly kissed the his mother good bye, gave his father a handshake, and told Caleb that he would see him later, with mommy.

"Where have you been?" Gabi questioned as a breathless Troy entered the OBGYN office.

"Sorry honey, it took a while to get Caleb ready and settled at the parent's house," he told her as he gave her a peck on the cheek and a hug.

"Well at least you're here," she reasoned just as her name was called, "and that they were backed up."

"So how was breakfast with your mother?" asked Troy as they were ushered into an examination room.

"It was great to be just the two of us, but all she could talk about was the baby, even after knowing about it for a few weeks, she still is gushing about being a grandmother again." Gabi mentioned as she took her seat on the table. After a quick info survey by the nurse and a nod, they quietly waited for the doctor to arrive.

"Yeah well, I wasn't free of baby talk this morning either," Troy stated with a sigh. Gabi could tell that there was some interesting news to come, but she waited for him to continue. "It was my fault though since I started it, oh and Caleb wants a brother, honey." He finished with as he sent a smirk her way.

"Well," she started as she rubbed her staring to swell tummy, "that's kind of hard to change now, and even so, it was all you in that department." She finished as she pointed a finger his way.

"And he asked where babies come from," Troy quickly added in as Gabi started to laugh.

"And what did you tell him," she prompted when he didn't continue.

"Nothing," Troy stated with a shrug and blank expression as he stood up from the chair he was sitting in and stood next to the table, taking Gabi's hand into his. Gabi looked confused at his answer but he soon expanded his answer, "just told him it was a mommy question." At the finish, Gabi's mouth hung open and she slapped her husband across the shoulder.

"What was that for?" Troy asked as he let go of her hand and grabbed his shoulder, as if the slap hurt.

"You do know that kid doesn't forget that easy, right?" Gabi asked him with a still wide open mouth.

"Yeah thanks to you," he mentioned as a smirk played across his face. He once again got a slap across the shoulder. "Geez, stop woman, you're going to hurt me." He exclaimed as he continued to rub his shoulder.

"Bolton, your messing with a pregnant woman, here, don't cross the line." She demanded as the door to the room opened.

"She's right you know, I have seen many husband's get a full ride ticket to the couch for a while." Stated a medium height, brown haired woman who had a white jacket on as she entered the room.

"Thank you Dr. Pella," Gabi stated as she turned towards Troy with a wide smile on her face.

"Sure, side with the hormonal one," Troy sarcastically stated towards the doctor, but when he saw Gabi's hard rise, to once again slap him, he held his hands up in defense, "I'm just kidding, you are always right." He finished as he tried to correct his mistake and get on with the appointment.

"You guys are just so cute," exclaimed the doctor as she pulled out the ultrasound machine and pulled up the chair to the machine. She then signaled for Gabi to lay down on the table and pull up her shirt a little. "Now as you know, it is a little cold." She reminded Gabi as she applied the cold gel, Gabi shuddered under the cold, but she simply reached for Troy's hand and gave him a big smile, they would soon see their child on the screen in front of them… with an actual heartbeat. "Now…" the doctor started as she probed around Gabi's stomach in order to find the growing child, "Ah, here we are, right there." She said as she pointed towards a little bean on the screen, Gabi and Troy gasped in awe at their child's picture. "Now here, is the heartbeat," she added on as a fast rhythm started to go off. It didn't take long for all three of them to put confused looks on their faces; the heartbeat was faster than it ever was with Caleb. After a moment, Gabi got very worried and squeezed Troy's hand, she didn't think it was normal and the doctor's expression didn't help either, "hmmm, this is very strange," she added as she continued to wonder.

"What?" Gabi finally asked as her mouth went dry and she was anxious to know what was up.

"It seems that, that…" she started before she put the ultrasound tool down and went to leave the room, "I will be back very soon, until then just relax there probably isn't anything wrong, but just let me check." At this Dr. Pella left a very scared Troy and Gabi in a white sterile room.

"Troy…" was all Gabi was able to get out before Troy shushed her and started to pull her hair away from her face, squeezing her hand and whispering calm words her ear. Gabi couldn't help but let a tear drop from the corner of her eyes. They have gone five years with only one child and now all they wanted was for their family to expand. After what seemed like a lifetime, the door reopened and on the other side appeared Dr. Pella with an ultrasound technician and a heartbeat monitor. Without words, the two started to quietly mutter to each other and point to random points on the screen and place the monitor on Gabi's stomach, after a moment of conversing, the technician nodded his head and left the room, leaving the three in complete silence.

"Well…" the doctor started again as she once again applied the ultrasound device to her stomach and stopped so the bean was on the screen, "see this right here?" she asked the couple as a smile appeared her face, "that is Baby A…" she stated as Gabi and Troy looked at her confused.

"Baby… Baby A?" Troy repeated back to the doctor as she simple nodded.

"Yup, that's why the heartbeats were so fast, congratulations, you are having twins," she excitedly told the couple who had complete looks of shock on their faces.

"But… how… I mean what was the confusion about," Gabi started as she turned her attention from the screen to Troy, "do you have twins in your family?" she questioned him, since she knew they weren't in hers. Troy didn't have the voice to vocalize his thoughts; all he could is nod his head no.

"I will explain everything, but first, wipe the gel off and follow me to my office," Dr. Pella told them as she handed a wipe to Gabi. After cleaning her belly, Troy helped Gabi to pull herself up and she got off the table, following the doctor to her private office. "Well Mr. and Mrs. Bolton," she started as she took her seat behind her desk, "It seems that the heartbeat you heard was actually both of them combined, of course the only reason that I was confused was that I first pointed towards a heart problem before the idea of twins for two reasons, first, there was only one seen growing child, and two, there wasn't a record of twins in either of your families backgrounds… but in the end, it is twins, indeed." She told the couple as smile played across their faces. They couldn't believe that two more miracles were coming their way. "At this point, everything seems good, but as always, carrying twins is different from one, mainly risks are higher, so for this reason I need another appointment in month." With this, she rose out of her seat and shook hands with the couple before escorting them outside and into the main office. After several goodbyes, Gabi and Troy left the office hand in hand… dreaming of their future with Caleb, the twins, and each other… but of course, with the question of 'where do babies come from?' still lingering in the air.

So how was this one? Good, bad? Please tell me, but even if you don't, thanks for reading!