An hour later, Gabriella came downstairs. Her cheeks had tear stains on them and her eyes were red from crying. She walked into the kitchen and picked up a banana. Maria walked into the room and looked at her daughter.
"Did he leave?" Gabriella asked.
"Yes. You told him to, so he did. Gabriella, sit down" Maria said patting the stool at the kitchen island.
Gabriella sat down next to her mother.
"I know that what you both are going through is stressful. But fighting with Troy isn't going to fix this. You aren't going to magically not be pregnant if you try to be right about what happened" Maria said.
Gabriella blinked.
"It's just hard to deal with mom. Troy has the opportunity to have a future. He can go to college if he wanted to. He could accept his scholarship. We had sex and our plans were destroyed" Gabriella said.
"He's not accepting his scholarship Gabriella because he knows that's not the right thing to do. For you, him, and your daughter" Maria said.
Gabriella looked at her mother with wide eyes.
"I'm going to kill him! He-" Gabriella started.
"It slipped out Gabi. Relax. He wants to be around and raise your daughter with you. He loves you to death" Maria said.
"I told him that he seduced me" Gabriella said.
Maria nodded.
"You can't blame him for anything. It's both of your faults" Maria said.
Gabriella nodded and looked down at her bump.
"What should I do?" Gabriella asked.
"Go and try to talk to him. You know that he will listen to your reasoning Gabi" Maria said.
Gabriella nodded. She hugged her mother. Maria put her hand on her daughter's head and kissed it softly.
"Bring my son back here" Maria said.
Gabriella nodded. She got up and left the house. Gabriella walked to the Bolton home and rang the doorbell. Lucille opened the door and smiled.
"Mom, I made a mistake. Where's Troy?" Gabriella asked.
"He's upstairs honey. How are you feeling?" Lucille asked.
"A little hormonal. But, other than that, okay" Gabriella said.
Gabriella walked upstairs to Troy's bedroom and knocked on the door.
"I don't want to talk mom" Troy said.
Gabriella opened the door and looked at her boyfriend. Troy looked at Gabriella.
"Troy, I need to apologize. I shouldn't have blamed you for anything. Getting pregnant was both of our faults. Not just yours. I am just really stressed about this whole thing. Everything seems to be going wrong and being taken away. I don't want to break up" Gabriella said.
Troy looked down at his hands.
"I accept your apology and I don't want to break up either Gabs. I know you are stressed babe. I know you are and I am too" Troy said.
"Everything feels like it's spinning. Like I said before, I don't want to lose you Troy. I can't lose you too. Not when I have lost everything else" Gabriella said.
Troy motioned Gabriella to come and sit on his bed. Gabriella sat down and looked at her boyfriend. He opened his arms and Gabriella entered them and placed her head on Troy's chest. The couple sat in silence for a couple moments.
"This is going to be hard Brie. But I love you and our baby girl. Can we just try and move past this?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips softly but passionately. Gabriella pulled away and rested her forehead against Troy's.
"I would so make love to you right now, but your mom would kick me out" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and moved a stray hair away from Gabriella's face.
"I love you too" Troy said.
A couple weeks later, Troy came home late from work. He walked into the kitchen and smiled when he saw Gabriella cooking with Maria. Gabriella's body had changed a lot in the last couple of weeks. Her bump had grown, her breast size had increased by two cup sizes, her feet had become swollen, and her mood swings had become evident. Troy walked over to Gabriella and placed a kiss on her cheek.
"Hi baby" Troy said.
"Hi. How was work?" Gabriella asked.
"Busy. Everyone decided to have car problems today" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled sympathetically.
"What are we eating?" Troy asked.
"We are eating enchiladas" Gabriella said.
"Mm" Troy said.
"Baby girl obviously wants Mexican tonight" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Do you need me to do anything?" Troy asked.
"Go shower. You smell like gas and oil" Gabriella said.
Troy's eyes widened. Maria laughed.
"Her sense of smell is very sensitive" Maria said.
Troy shook his head.
"Can I have a kiss before I take a shower?" Troy asked.
"I'm going to get oil on me" Gabriella said.
Troy quickly pecked Gabriella's lips and ran upstairs before she could say anything. Gabriella shook her head.
"I don't know what I'm going to do with your daddy baby" Gabriella said.
Twenty minutes later, Troy came downstairs freshly showered and shaven. He walked over to Gabriella. Gabriella looked at her boyfriend.
"Better?" Troy asked.
Gabriella motioned Troy to come closer to her.
"Let me smell" Gabriella said.
Troy walked over to Gabriella and held his arms out so she could smell him.
"Your clean" Gabriella said smelling him.
Troy looked at Maria and then looked down at Gabriella's stomach. He bent down and kissed Gabriella's bump.
"Baby girl, you are making your mommy crazy" Troy said.
"Troy, do you want a kiss or not?" Gabriella asked.
Troy looked up at Gabriella and smiled. He stood up and leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"Hi" Troy said.
"Hi" Gabriella said.
"How are you feeling?" Troy asked placing his hand on Gabriella's bump.
"Alright. My back is starting to hurt a little bit" Gabriella said.
"You should be sitting down Gabriella" Maria said.
"But, it makes it harder to cook if I'm sitting" Gabriella said.
"Baby, sit down" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed but pulled out a chair and sat down.
"I'm just looking out for you" Troy said.
"I know. There are too many rules. I'm only sixteen" Gabriella said.
"And whose fault is that you are pregnant at sixteen?" Maria asked.
The couple looked down.
"You shouldn't be pregnant at all" Maria said.
"Do you want me to take over so you can go lie down?" Troy asked.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He kissed Gabriella's cheek softly. That night, Gabriella was tossing and turning. She finally got up and walked downstairs. Gabriella went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator and smiled. She started pulling out ingredients and creating a midnight snack for herself. Upstairs, Troy woke up and saw that Gabriella was no longer in bed. He got up and walked out of the room and saw the bathroom light off. Troy walked downstairs in hopes to find Gabriella. He walked into the kitchen and smiled when he saw his girlfriend putting the finishing touches on her snack.
"What are you doing up this late?" Troy asked.
"Couldn't sleep. The bump was getting in the way and I couldn't get comfortable" Gabriella said.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" Troy asked.
"You have a long shift at the shop tomorrow and I didn't want to keep you up" Gabriella said.
"You don't need to worry about that babe. What are you making?" Troy asked.
"I was craving something savory and sweet so I made basically anything I could find in the fridge and any spices that sounded good" Gabriella said.
"Cravings? I thought that wasn't supposed to happen until later" Troy said.
"They can happen at anytime" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded. Gabriella finished making her delicacy and put it on a plate. She sat down at the table and started eating. Troy got an idea. He picked up another plate and took a spoon and picked up some of Gabriella's dish and placed it on his own plate.
"What are you doing?" Gabriella asked confused.
"Well, I did say that we are going through this pregnancy together right? If we are, I want to taste this interesting snack that you have made" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled. Troy smiled back and winked.
"It tastes really good" Gabriella said.
Troy took a bite of his food and started chewing it carefully, trying to avoid a gag reflex. He swallowed it and looked at Gabriella.
"That bad?" Gabriella asked.
"No baby. It was..it was...it had some nice textures" Troy said.
"Textures?" Gabriella asked.
"A lot of different types of food all in one meal. It was a very unique taste" Troy said trying to make Gabriella feel like her craving was normal.
"Troy, you didn't like it. Just admit it" Gabriella said.
"In all honesty, it was really bad babe. But, if you like it and it makes you and baby girl happy then keep doing what you are doing" Troy said.
Gabriella giggled. She finished her meal and placed her dish in the dishwasher. Gabriella then walked over to Troy and wrapped her arms around him.
"Thanks for being a good sport" Gabriella said leaning in and kissing Troy's lips.
Troy smiled.
"Just promise me that the next craving you have is like a burger or something. That, I will eat happily" Troy said.
"I'll see what I can do" Gabriella said.
"You feeling okay otherwise?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy put his hand on Gabriella's stomach.
"Come on, we need to go to sleep. We have school tomorrow" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy took Gabriella's hand and the couple walked upstairs to Gabriella's bedroom and fell asleep. A couple weeks later, Gabriella was four months pregnant. Morning sickness had stopped and the couple was very happy about it. Gabriella was still in school and busy as ever. One day, Troy was at basketball practice doing drills for the upcoming game. Someone from the front office came into the gym and pulled Jack aside. A couple moments later, Jack blew his whistle.
"Troy" Jack said.
Troy looked at his father and knew something was wrong.
"What happened? Where is she?" Troy asked jogging over to his father.
"Nurses office. Didn't tell me what happened" Jack said.
Troy nodded. He left the gym and walked to the nurses office. Troy saw Gabriella lying on a bed with a blanket over her. He walked over to her and sat on the edge of the bed.
"What happened baby?" Troy asked worriedly.
"I was dehydrated and I almost fainted" Gabriella said.
Troy sighed in relief.
"Are you okay now?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"She needs rest. She said she was running around and trying to get things done for the chemistry club and that's when it started" the nurse said.
Troy nodded.
"Especially since she's pregnant, she should not be doing what she's doing. She needs to take it easy" the nurse said.
"I agree. Can I take her home?" Troy asked.
"Of course" the nurse said.
Troy and Gabriella left the nurse's office and went to Troy's car and got in. The couple drove in silence until Gabriella spoke up.
"I'm sorry" Gabriella said.
Troy took a deep breath and released it.
"Babe, you need to start taking care of yourself. You need to make sure you eat more than you are used to. You need to drink a lot more water than you are used to. Finally, you shouldn't be stressing out about things like whether or not there is a classroom for the chemistry club. You are carrying our daughter, Brie" Troy said.
Gabriella had tears running down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry. I didn't think I was doing too much" Gabriella cried.
Troy put his hand on Gabriella's thigh.
"I'm not mad, baby. I just am worried about you. Getting called out of practice because you are in the nurse's office is not something that I want to hear happen again" Troy said.
"I'm sorry" Gabriella repeated.
"I just need you to be more careful okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy drove home to Gabriella's house and parked his car. The couple got out of the car.
"Brie" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at her boyfriend. Troy walked up to her and kissed her lips.
"I love you" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled slightly.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
"Promise me you will be more careful" Troy said.
"I promise" Gabriella said.
The couple walked into the house and Troy froze when he saw his parents sitting down on the couch with Maria.
"Hi Troy" Lucille said.
"Hi mom" Troy said.
"Troy, I hope it's alright that I invited your parents over" Maria said.
"Yeah, it's fine" Troy said.
"Gabriella, how are you feeling?" Lucille asked.
"Good. A little tired, but good" Gabriella said.
"Brie is actually going to take a nap upstairs" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips softly. Gabriella walked upstairs and Troy watched her until he heard the bedroom door close. He then looked at his parents.
"What's going on?" Troy asked.
"We wanted to find out what your plan is about Gabriella and the baby" Lucille said.
"Brie and our daughter will be with me" Troy said.
Maria smiled.
"We understand that Troy. But where? How are you going to do it?" Maria asked.
"We talked about it. Gabriella wants me to be in school and take my scholarship. She is going to be with our daughter until I finish and then we will trade off and she will go to school and I will be home" Troy said.
"What about work?" Jack asked.
"We haven't gotten that far. We've had some accidents" Troy said.
"Accidents?" Lucille and Maria asked.
"I got pulled out of practice today because she was dehydrated and almost fainted in chemistry club" Troy said.
"That's why she's upstairs?" Maria confirmed.
Troy nodded.
"I think she's getting too stressed out and it's not healthy for her or the baby. She's running around and she shouldn't be" Troy said.
Maria and Lucille nodded.
"We haven't gotten around to talking about work yet because of all the stuff going on. I am making a decent amount at the shop" Troy said.
"But what happens when the baby comes Troy?" Lucille asked.
"We will both have jobs" Troy said.
"Where are you going to live?" Jack asked.
"When we have enough saved up, we will find an apartment. But, when the baby first comes, I am sure that Brie is going to want to be here to have Maria help her" Troy said.
Maria nodded.
"And I want to make sure that you both can handle the baby" Maria said.
Troy nodded.
"Who is going to be in the delivery room with her?" Lucille asked.
"Okay, stop. If you both are going to come in here and ask questions that's fine. But, we are both stressed out. We are still trying to figure things out. So please, give us time to do that" Troy said.
Lucille nodded.
"We just wanted-" Lucille started.
"I know that you are only trying to help. But Brie is stressed out. Between school, our friends, the work thing, our relationship, and her pregnancy...it's a lot to deal with. She's still trying to cope with all of this" Troy said.
The three parents nodded.
"I am going to go up and check on her" Troy said.
Troy walked upstairs and went into the bedroom. Gabriella was sitting up in bed and looking at her boyfriend.
"Did you hear all of that?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"Baby" Troy started.
"I need to go downstairs" Gabriella said getting out of bed.
Gabriella walked downstairs and saw the three adults talking.
"Troy and my mother are going to be in the delivery room with me, to answer your question mom" Gabriella said.
"Sweetheart, you know that we are just trying to figure this all out. No one is upset or trying to tell you what you should or shouldn't do. But, we need to figure out what is going to happen when the baby comes" Lucille said.
"I know. I just am really new at all of this and don't know what's happening. Every day is a new thing" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"I want Troy, the baby, and I to be in the same household when the baby comes. I don't want her to be going from house to house. That is not stability. She is going to need stability and I will do everything in my power to give her that" Gabriella said.
"Honey, your going to be seventeen years old. You aren't-" Maria started.
"Do you want my daughter to be in a broken home? I won't allow it" Gabriella said.
"Gabs-" Troy started but was then interrupted.
"No Troy. If we are going to have a baby, then we need to act as though we are married and adults. People that have babies live in the same house and are not bounced around. So, that is what I want. You all can accept it or not. But that's what I want and that is what is going to happen" Gabriella said.
There was silence for a moment. Troy was the first one to speak up.
"I agree. If we are going to have this baby, it needs to be done right" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled. The couple and their parents tried to come up with a plan for when the baby came the rest of the day.