five days later, Troy was set to leave the hospital, Gabriella had brought him a fresh change of clothes and Zac had been left at Sharpay's and Chad's house. Gabriella kissed him on the lips, "aren't you happy to be going home?" she giggled. Troy laughed, "Yeah," he smiled and pecked her lips lightly, "my legs have some feeling in them." gabriella giggled, noting the innuendo that was being implied there, and she playfully slapped his shoulder. "Troy David Bolton, is that all you can think about right now? Sex?" he shrugged, "well that is my favorite song by nickelback." Gabriella giggled, "well, guess what..I'll reward you when we get home, he smirked, and wrapped his arms around her waist, "you promise?" she giggled and nodded, "Promise.." and pecked his lips. Troy smirked, "I'll hold you to that promise.." he pecked her lips gently once more, but this time Gabriella's mother, Laina, cleared her throat, causing them to jump apart, Troy being in the wheelchair (doctor's orders, for at least three weeks until he gets full feeling in his legs again.) rolled back two feet. "Was i interrupting -" "No madre," Gabriella said sarcastically, "Troy y yo somos besar..." she narrowed her eyes at her mother and Laina giggled. and merely shrugged, walking further into the room carrying a book of...wedding details.

About 3 weeks later, Troy was feeling better, and was walking around more. Gabriella was making Breakfest, and Zac got out of the shower. Troy was going through his and Gabriella's room. he was trying to find some clothes, and what he found was a pregnancy test...in Gabriella's drawer. Troy held the pregnancy test in his hand, something twisting in his stomach that was...a mix of pride and doubt. Pride because she was pregnant with his child, and doubt because...why didn't she tell him? Or was she ever going to tell him? He sighed, looking at the test, and seeign the little plus stick out like a pink neon sign. Then his eyes saw something else, it was a book and a ...rubber hose? He picked them both up and examined them both, the book was entitled, 'do it yourself: abortion.

He gripped them both tightly in his hand, his eyes narrowing and tearing up just a bit. He bit his lip as he put the pregnancy test in his left front pocket and the book and rubber tube in the pocket of his blue hoodie. He sighed, trying to control his temper [the only thing that he and his dad share between the two of them] "Brie!" he called, walking into the kitchen and seeing her licking a butter knife that was covered in peanut butter. She looked up, "Oh hey Blue Eyes," she flirtingly, but her smile disappeared when she saw his serious expression. "Is everything all-" "no" he said simply, walking up to her and leaning his arms on the other side of the kitchen island, "no it's not. I found this..." he pulled out the pregnancy test and put it gently on the table, "and then I found this..." he pulled the book and tube out of his hoodie pocket, slamming it on the table. Gabriella suddenly became very interested in the tile pattern on the floor. "I was going to tell you..." "and what about the book Gabriella?" Gabriella looked down at the floor, as tears began to fall from her eyes, she couldn't stop but she bit her bottom lip, "I...I..I didn't want...you too leave...I didn't want you to run away...I thought maybe If I...I...killed our baby...that...that you would never find out...and that...that... you wouldn't leave me...I am so so sorry Troy...I feel real bad...I don't know why I would even think harming our baby in anyway..." she looked down at the floor, she didn't want him to see her cry, she felt like she deserved to die, she didn't deserve Troy...she messed up things big time. Troy sighed, walking around the island and wrapping his arms around Gabriella. His anger fizzling away, "Brie...look at me," he lifted her chin so he could stare into her eyes. Even rimmed and blurred with tears they were beautiful, "I would never run away like that jack ass Hunter. I'd never hurt you like that...but," he sighed and hugged her and kissed her forehead, "I want to know why the thought of actually harming a little life that has yet to live life crossed your mind?" It was silent for a moment, save for Gabriella's sniffling, Troy rubbed her back soothingly.

Gabriella looked down, "I..I don't know Troy...I was just so confused, I paniced...I..I was scared...Hunter started out sweet like you...and he began beating me...and..he...he.. raped me and then left...I was afraid..." she sobbed into his chest as he held her. Gabriella sobbed into his chest, "Troy...I am not syco or anything, I was just so confused, and panicing...then it popped into my mind, and that was the only thing on my mind right then...then I started thinking about Zac...and how I almost lost him one time while I was pregnant with him...then I realized that I wanted this baby...I...I wanted to run away from you...cause like I said...I was scared you were gonna beat me like hunter did...and I was just so scared..." tears were rolling down her cheeks, she didn't look up at him, she just couldn't, she was too ashamed. Troy looked at her, kissing her forehead and rubbing her back soothingly. "Gabriella," he said gently, "Look at me, and please listen...I. Will. Never ever EVER hurt you, get that?" she nodded and hugged him tightly, he gently squeezed her and then his hands slid to her stomach, he smiled. "What are you hoping for?" he asked as he leaned away, staring at her still flat tummy. Gabriella smiled softly, "...another boy...I want Zac to have a little Brother to play with him...and I have the perfect name for him too.." she smiled, "and that is?" troy asked, "Troy Jr." she smiled, "what about you? what do you want?" Troy thought for a moment, "A girl." he said, "a baby girl who looks like you and has your stubbornness." gabriella giggled, and wrapped her hands over Troy's, because his hands were still on her tummy. "Which ever we have Troy, I'm glad you won't leave." "where else is better then right here.." he placed his hands on her hips, she smiled, "but we got to make sure that this baby doesn't get more attention then zac.." she giggled.

Gabriella giggled and she rushed over to zac and picked him up, "guess what my little zaccy.." she kissed his nose.. Zac gasped, "Your taking me to Disney World!" he said excitedly, Gabriella giggled, "No baby, but your gonna be a big brother.." she smiled, and Zac pouted and looked at Troy, "Daddy..?" Troy laughed, walking over to the mother and son and kissed Zac on the top of the head. "Yup, so...Brie, I think that we need a ring bearer at the wedding now don't we?" gabriella nodded, "we also need a date...but I kind of have one in mind, I just hope that it's not too soon." Troy looked at her with a smirk and tilted his head to the side, "share with me?" "Uhm, how about a Christmas Eve wedding?" Troy smiled and pecked her lips, "Hey, anything ror you my lovely." she smiled, "Perfect." she bit her bottom lip, and picked up zac, "and you my little spider-man, "she called him that cause he was wearing a spider-man one piece, "you get to be the the ring barrier.." she kissed his forhead, "yuck! mommy, that's gross." Zac giggled, and she smiled, and he ran to his room. Gabriella looked up at Troy, "You think I'm ready for this?" she spoke nervously. Troy sighed, wrapping an arm around her waist and kissing the tip of her nose. "We've been through hell, the big guy upstairs can vouch for that...but after all we've been through I guess that there's a lot more coming our way-especially with our baby coming...But yes baby, I think we are ready for this. You're ready for this." Gabriella smiled, "I hope your right...before I was alone...and now I have you...and you promise your not gonna run away? even if it gets hard?" she looked up at him with her hershey brown eyes. "I give my word my heart my all," Troy said, Gabriella laughed "what?" Troy asked ,Gabriella looked at him. "That's the cheesiest thing I've ever heard!" Troy laughed too, "yeah well it was the best I could think of and...Sharpay made me read a cheesy romance sex novel...which by the way, you should read and then we should reanct the 'special' scenes." he wiggled his brows like a cartoon villain. Gabriella laughed harder. she laughed, "really, sex novels? and she "Made you" read it." she giggled and he wrapped his arms around her, "yes she did, I was tortured..." he smiled, and she smiled back softly, "I'm sorry to burst your bubble Troy, but when a woman is pregnant, she can't have sexual activity...it's not healthy for the baby.." "I knew that," Tory said, gabriella looked at him with a quirked eyebrow. "what! I did...kind of." he mumbled that last part, but Gabriella still heard him, she kissed his cheek and whispered in his ear, "but we can still play and tease..." her hand crept to his stomach and slipped underneath, drawing circles around his navel and making him groan. "That isn't fair..." Gabriella, "Life isn't fair..."she giggled and kissed him passionately,

Troy lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around is waist, leading her to the bedroom. he layed her on the bed and began kissing her all over, she moaned, "Troy...your a tease." she groaned, and he chuckled as he kissed her neck, she then pushed him off, "sorry, that's were we stop.." she pouted, his eyelashes making a curtain to hide the blue of his eyes, gabriella giggled and kissed his nose and his cheeks then his ears. "Life isn't fair puppy," she whispered, Troy looked at her and grabbed her waist before she could escape. "Whoa honey cakes," he said, "puppy?" she giggled and nodded, "yes, puppy..." she giggled, "so now I'm a dog now?" he smirked at her and she giggled, "You sure act like one.." "Oh that's it Montez.." he tickled her, and they were having a great family time.

...

It's been about a month since Troy and Gabriella were finding out about having their baby. Troy was happy, he was finally starting a family of his own, and he sweared that he would never hurt them in any way. Troy was in his office typing up a new idea for a product. and his co-worker Jimmey came in, "what's up Troy.. you almost done.?" he asked taking a seat. Troy sighed, "no, not even close, and I promised Gabriella I would be home in an hour..." he sighed, Jimmey smirked, "how is that hot thing?" he said taking a sip of his coffee, Troy stopped typing, and he looked at him, "what did you just say about her?" he stood up from his chair, and walked over to him, "she's hot dude... no wonder you got her pregnant... isn't she a slut anyway? she had that kid like at what, eighteen.." Troy's nostrils flared and his eyes darkened, "don't say another word agaisnt her..." he hissed warningly, but Jimmey didn't here it. He continued to smirk his cocky smirk and his fingers twitched with every disgusting word that dripped out of his mouth."Dude all I'm saying is that she's definitely got experience and I would love to tap her fine piece of ass.." that did it, Troy seemed to have leaped across his desk like a cartoon character, his hands fisting around Jimmey's shirt and his face snarling like a rabid dog two inches away. "I said 'shut up'!"

Jimmey laughed, "Bolton, I'm suprised you don't have some kind of disease from her... it seems to me she's easy.." Troy pushed him harder against the wall, "It's not her fault! she was raped!" he yelled into his face. "then I guess she's easy then what I thought.." he smirked, he was just asking to be killed, he knew what ticked Troy off. he knew his weaknesses, that blew troy up, he began punching him over and over again. his other Co-Worker came in, "Mister Bolton, there's a-" he paused as he saw the scene. Troy looked up, breathing heavy, and he looked at Jimmey, "Get out of my sight! before I fire you!" he yelled, Jimmey straightened his outfit, and walked out of his office, Troy sighed running his hand through his hair, "Kyle, sorry about that..what is it?" he asked. "There's a cop here to see you, he says that he has some news on your father...I told him that I come and get you straight away...he said it was important.." Kyle his assistant said. Troy's eyes widened as he drew in a sharp intake of breath, "Uh than-thank you Kyle, send him in. " Kyle nodded and left, Troy straightened up his office and his appearence, five minutes later, a stout and short officer came in with another one, by the looks of it the second officer looked like a rookie officer in trainin. "Mr Bolton," the officer said, "I'm Officer Maria Vasquez, and uh I have some news about your father," Troy nodded, "what is it?" Maria sighed, pulling out a crumbled piece of paper, "Hes escaped and he left you a note." Troy took it into his hands, and began reading it,

Troy,

I am escaping this jail, and I am coming after her... this is my chance to hurt you worst then I did before... Her blood everywhere, and her screaming... I am gonna do things to her that I did to you... but much worst...and much more painful...You chose to run away from your fears, and now there back to haunt you... and that includes stealing the one that you love...and that my son is Gabriella Montez...

Troy looked at the note, and crumbled it up and brought his hands to his head, he started to remember the things he did to him as a child... dangling him off a bridge, and trying to make him think he was gonna drop him...hitting him with a brick over and over until he passed out...tried drowning him in the bath tub, and in the pool... putting his hand on an oven burner. if he did those things to Troy, he could do much more to Gabriella. "Troy, are you alright?" Officer Maria Vasquez asked him, putting a hand on his shoulder. Troy looked up, his eyes blank, but his nostrils flaring, "I need to go." he said, and without another word, he grabebd his coat and ran not walked nor fast paced power walked but ran full speed to his car and on his way home, broke about 5 traffic laws and ran 6 red lights. "Zac clean up your room," gabriella said, her baby bump showing under the pink camisole and sweater that Sharpay had bought her. Zac pouted, "But I wanna watch Zaboomafoo!" Gabriella sighed and picked the remote and clicke the T.V. off, "you can after your room is clean, T.V. repeats itself." The door slammed opened and Troy dropped his coat on the couch, taking Gabriella in his hands. Gabriella was very confused. he looked worried and angry at the same time. oh no, maybe his upset about something. maybe something happened at work. "Troy baby, what's wrong? you look worried, and angry...did something happen at work?" Troy took a deep breath, okay so running to his car and then sprinting through the house was a bad idea. "Baby, ...my dad...he's back and we got to go...Stanford...L.A. Tomorrow." yeah, he was out of breath. Gabriella put her hands on his cheeks and ran calming circles under his eyes, "babe slow down, i can't understand you, what is it?" Troy took an extremely deep breath, and grabbed her wrists, "My dad escaped from jail, he's coming after you...we need to leave. Tonight and arrive in Los Angeles by morning." Gabriella looked down, and she thought maybe his overreacting, maybe he was nervous about something, "Troy..calm down, were gonna be alright...I think your overreacting... were all gonna be just fine...trust me.." she tried to calm him down. "Brie, I'm not nervous...or over reacting," he pulled out the crumbled note in his pocket and shakily gave it to her. "Here...this is proof." Gabriella looked at the note he held and then at his eyes, there were sign of insincere joking, or teasing. She gulped and took the note, reading slowly and thoroughly. When she looked up, she said, "We take what we can." Troy nodded, "Send for the rest when we get there." She nodded, "ok.." she started running packing Zac's toys, and extra clothes, and Troy went into their room and packed his stuff and hers. "Mommy, where are we going?" Zac asked kind of scared. "baby, were going to California..." she explained packing his toys and clothes, and some of his movies. "what about Zaboomafoo?" he pouted, "we'll watch it on the way to the airport.." she got his stuff and picked him up and carried him around her waist, and walked into her and Troy's Room.

Troy had a huge roll around suit case opened on the bed, tossing his clothes on the bottom then her clothes, both their pyajamas, Gabriella's prenatals he stuffed into the front pocket and then when he had stuffed with only the essentials he closed the flap and zipped it. He turned with it in his hand and looked at Gabi holding on to Zac's little and and his spiderman suitcase. "Come on." he said, taking Zac's other hand and they all walked to the car, Gabriella drove, and if this were a normal day, Troy would've been fearing for his life and Zac's.