"Come on, come on, come on" Gabriella muttered anxiously.
Tapping her fingers on the arm rest she sighed as another minute passed by, she desperately wanted to get off the plane. They'd landed, luggage was being carried off...what was the problem? She wanted to see Troy!
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. Due to a traffic error, luggage deportation may take longer than was originally expected. Please don't worry, this is not a problem, if you could all please remain in your seats for now. Thank you"
Gabriella groaned, she wanted to get off already! She wasn't allowed her phone, she wasn't allowed the champagne on offer, she felt too nauseous to eat any of the food, besides, aeroplane food wasn't her favorite, even if it was first class. What the hell was she supposed to do? Meditate?
"This is ridiculous" she mumbled under her breath, before inspecting her nails.
"Madam? Can I offer you a complimentary glass of champagne for the wait?" a ditzy hostess questioned.
"Do I look like I can drink alcohol in this state?" she snapped back.
The hostess went red and mumbled something before rushing away.
Gabriella huffed and glared out of the window.
20 minutes later
"Ladies and Gentlemen this is your Captain speaking, you'll be pleased to know that all luggage problems have been corrected and First Class passengers are free to disembark the plane, followed by Business and Economy. We hope you had a pleasant journey with us and look forward to your next flight. Thank you"
"Yes!" Gabriella exclaimed.
She would have jumped up but was getting used to the fact that she had a belly now, and by making sudden movements she was at risk of knocking something over.
Gabriella was one of the first people off the plane. Not because she was famous or pregnant, but because she forced her way through everyone else and had a look on her face that no-one dared to challenge her.
Making her way through the VIP lounge, she squealed when she saw Troy was leant against the bar, throwing up and orange and catching it, before repeating the process. He turned at the sound and a huge grin broke out on his face. Running towards her, he still managed to pick her up and twirl her around, despite her being 5 months pregnant.
"I've missed you" he said before kissing all over her face.
She giggled as he kissed her and melted into his arms, breathing in the smell of him and smiling.
She was home.
"So, while you've been away, I've been house hunting" Troy informed her as they drove back to his flat.
Gabriella had told him everything Dean had said and how things were left and Troy was happy that they were still on fairly good terms.
"House hunting? I thought we were going to wait until after the baby was born?" Gabriella questioned.
"We were, but I've been thinking. What if the baby comes sooner? We'll have to lug baby crap up and down the stairs every day, not to mention all of your stuff. If we get a house beforehand...we can set up for the baby, move all our things in and then by the time the little one makes its appearance we'll be all settled and can just focus on being good parents"
"I guess" she replied.
"We don't have to go now, but I found some great ones."
"Can I see?" she questioned.
He gave her a handful of Estate Agency leaflets and looked through them,
"Troy! This one is 50 million dollars!" she exclaimed.
"But it's set on 2 acres, has nine bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms, a grand screening room and a wine cellar built for a king! It's perfect!"
"But it's 50 million dollars! That's a disgusting amount of money!"
"Babe, put what we have together and we can afford anything" he assured her.
"I don't care! I'm not spending that much on one property!"
"Ok, ok, that's a backup plan. Next one" he said hurriedly, taking the leaflet from her.
"I don't think much of this one. It just looks like a giant bungalow to me" she commented, wrinkling her nose.
"Just because it's all on one floor? It's great, ok so it's a little expensive..."
"It's 48 million dollars! Basically the same as the last one!" she said, shocked.
"But it's great!"
"It's horrible!"
"Ok, ok, that can be our back up, back up plan. Next!"
"I like this one" she murmured, reading the back of the next one.
"Me too, look, it has nearly two acres, a two-story entry, a cinema/projection room, his and her studies, double powder rooms, massive kitchen, one gigantic chandelier in the main dining room, a swimming pool, a pool house, a guest house, a swimming pool for the guest house-"
"The master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom with two bath tubs! We can have a bath at the same time right next to each other!"
"Yeah! And it has 6 more bedrooms, none of them much smaller, a driveway to die for, a full time gardener, the current owners have maids, we can decide whether to keep them on or not. But look, at the very bottom of the garden, right in the bushes is a small loggers cabin. We don't even have to tell anyone about it. It can be our secret place" he continued excitedly.
"You mean our secret place where we have sex when we're feeling adventurous?"
"You know me too well" Troy said, grinning.
"Troy look! It's near all the schools! West Hollywood Elementary School, Hawthorne Elementary, Wonderland Elementary, Roscomare Road Elementary, Beverly Hills High School...it's perfect!"
Troy grinned and kissed her temple,
"So, shall we go take a look?"
"How much is it?" she asked slowly.
Troy bit his lip before answering,
"40 million dollars"
"40 MILLION? What are you looking at expensive ones for?"
"I want the best for my family. You said yourself this is the best. Besides, if we both put half towards it we can do it easy."
"I suppose" she mumbled.
"It really is the best one" he persuaded.
"Oh hell, let's have a look!" she exclaimed, throwing her arms around his neck.
"You mean it?"
"Yeah why not? After I've sold the house in LA, I've still got the one in Maui, the penthouse in New York and the house in the Hamptons. Even without those we'd do it easily. Plus I've all those properties I split with Dean"
"You have more?"
"Yeah, we thought we'd invest in properties rather than banks or anything, looks like it turned out well. We have the mansion in London the villas in Ibiza and Madrid, the cabin in Switzerland, the apartments in Cuba, Hong Kong and New Zealand and then the house in Australia"
"That's quite a lot" Troy commented.
"Basically wherever we visited that we liked, we'd buy a place there and keep going back"
"Dean had a lot of money then?"
"Not so much, it was more mine than his" Gabriella commented, "look, we're home! Let's get inside, grab some food and make an appointment to see that house"
She got out of the car before Troy could say anything, leaving him to wonder exactly how much money his fiancée actually made.
Later that night
"Gabs?" Troy asked as they lay in bed that evening.
"Yeah?" she asked, linking their hands.
"How much money do you actually have?"
Gabriella didn't respond immediately, causing Troy to worry that she got the wrong impression.
"Not that I'm only with you for your money! Just...I'm curious, I guess"
"Don't worry babe" she said, smiling, "I know you're not. I think I have...jeez, I don't actually know"
"You've been in a lot of movies, how much do you get for each?"
"Usually 20 million dollars a time. I guess I have like400 million"
"400 million dollars!" Troy exclaimed, sitting up.
"Yeah, why is that a problem?"
"Net profit? Like, not including bills or things? Or shared with Dean?"
"Yeah net profit. No, Dean and I kept our accounts separate so he has what he made and I have what I made...you look so shocked!"
"I am! I mean...I knew you were wealthy but I didn't know you were that wealthy"
"Well how much do you have?" she questioned, kissing his shoulder.
"Not as much as you do"
"It doesn't matter what I have or make. You still love me right?"
"Of course! And you still love me right? Even though I only have 40 million?"
"Troy, 40 million is a heck of a lot. We're just used to this lifestyle, do you think we should maybe start our own foundation? Begin our own charity? Give something back into the community?"
"I think that's a great idea" he said grinning, "but after we've bought this house and had the baby. We can't do everything"
"Yeah, perhaps when the baby's a year old or something"
"So are we going for the house?"
"I loved it, I honestly loved it, it's amazing. As soon as I set foot through the front door I wanted to put an offer in there and then."
"I know, I think we should. First thing in the morning I'll ring up and we'll put in our offer"
"It's perfect Troy" she mumbled tiredly, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him back down onto the bed. "You're perfect" she whispered, kissing his lips.
Troy grinned and stroked her swollen stomach as he kissed her.
"You're pretty perfect yourself too"
