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A/N: Another week another update; first off I just want to tell you that my computer is acting up so I don't know when I'll be able to post again because I have to send this back to HP so please be patience on that end. Now let me thank my reviewers from last week; seabreezylady18, chaylorXtraylorlover101, javasmoker, LadiiTwizzler990, glasvegas, Phelycia, mzwendy85, MermaidRam85, lilmissmonique, and CHAYLORISAWESOME312. I hope you all enjoy this new update and please remember to Review. I need to hear something good today.

Baby S

Chapter Nine

I knew before I ever got to Zeke's house, that I would have to eventually tell Taylor what it was that I did. But at the time, well let's just say I was fighting that reality with everything I had within me. Telling her of my betrayal was not an option. I didn't want to see the disappointment in her eyes, and I certainly didn't want her to walk away from me. Besides my attitude up to this point hasn't been the most flattering. I knew without a doubt, that she had every reason to leave me before this and I wasn't going to add to her list of reasons. I wanted to show her why she should stay, and telling her about my brief affair with Jessica wasn't going to help me achieve that at all. All I found myself saying over and over again is the fact that I wanted to turn back the hands of time…maybe if I could have done that I would have stopped some of the more tragic incidents from happening.


Pulling up outside of Zeke and Sharpay's spacious home; Troy got out of his car and jogged up to the front door. He barely wasted anytime and knocked soundly on the door. Stepping back he took several deep breaths and tapped his foot impatiently. After a few minutes, Zeke opened the door and Troy slipped inside quickly. Closing the door, Zeke turned and looked at Troy for a moment before speaking. "Alright what did you do?" he asked coldly, Troy turned to look at him and sighed.

"I messed up, Zeke."

"Of course which is why you're here right now looking like hell hounds are on your tail, now tell me what did you do?" Troy took a quick glance around before settling his glaze on Zeke who stood by the door with his arms cross over his chest watching him silently, his dark brown eyes seemingly getting colder as Troy delayed the inevitable.

"I'd rather talk about this somewhere else…and not in your front hall."

"Look it doesn't matter where you tell me, the news is still going to be horrible." Zeke stated knowingly as he continued to study his friend. Sighing, Troy just crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head for a moment.

"Fine…if that's how you feel, but I would feel more comfortable telling you about this somewhere alone." Zeke continued to study him for a few more minutes before nodding his head and turning on his heel.

"Alright then…we can talk in the den, even though nobody is here." He replied over his shoulder. Troy just rolled his eyes and followed behind him slowly. Once they were alone, Zeke turned on him and spoke his voice as cold as ice.

"Now are you going to talk?" Troy sighed and let his arms fall to his side listlessly as he looked at his friend for a moment.

"I don't know where to start." Zeke sucked his teeth and shook his head for a moment before moving to a chair and sitting down. Troy didn't have the heart to tell him that was probably a good idea considering his news. Zeke leaned back and watched as Troy paced back and forth in the small room for a bit. Leaning his head back, he released a loud groan. "Would you go ahead and tell me already?"

"Okay…okay…um, I recently made a mistake-." Zeke sat up, at his words leaning his elbows on his thighs.

"What type of mistake did you make?"

"A bad one."

"I think that's been established how about you tell me what kind." He snapped back his anger coming through as he glared at him. "Did you laid your hands on Taylor, cause there is no excuse-." Troy turned to him, his blue eyes wide with shock and horror.

"I would never do something like that, Zeke…my god man, you should know that."

"Look, you haven't been around her lately and frankly your marriage is having problems, anyone who truly knows you too can say that without stuttering so excuse me for taking an educated guess." He finished with smug look as he stared Troy down. "Now what did you do?"

"I cheated." He whispered softly, causing Zeke to have to lean forward as a frown grew across his face.

"Excuse me."

"I said…I cheated." He whispered as he looked down at his left hand and fingered his wedding ring. Zeke shook his head and chuckled bitterly before standing.

"Did I just hear you say…that you cheated. You cheated on Taylor." He exclaimed finished his statement in a shout. You asshole." He snapped angrily as he looked at him for a moment, "You damn asshole."

"Look I didn't mean for it to happen."

"Oh how cliché…you didn't mean for something like that to happen huh…you didn't mean to stick you…," he trailed off and raised an eyebrow at Troy for a moment before shaking his head. "I guess I should have known you would fit right into the NBA…and look it didn't take more than half a year."

"Man, I'm nothing like those guys." Troy replied with a shake of his head as he looked at Zeke. "I didn't mean for this to happen…it just happened, and now I'm literally sick all the time. I love Taylor. I never wanted to hurt her."

"But you did…and this is something you just can't take back, no matter how much you want too." He replied with a shake of his head. "You can't take back cheating."

"I came here for advice."

"You want my advice, on what to do after you've cheated on your wife," crossing his arms over his chest, Zeke laughed and shook his head. "I'm sorry but I don't think I have that experience."

"Yeah, my husband doesn't have that experience of breaking my heart and I don't ever believe he will." Both men jerked around and saw Sharpay standing in the doorway her arms crossed underneath her breasts as she looked between her husband and Troy with a raised eyebrow and frown on her face. She stepped fully into the room and glared at them both.

"What are you doing here?" Sharpay waved the question away and walked right towards Troy until she was standing in front of him face to face.

"You cheated on Taylor?" she asked coldly as she stared at him. Troy moved his mouth to say something and then lowered his eyes. He was tired of keeping up the front, and he already knew she heard probably everything that was said. Before he could fully understand what was happening he was holding his cheek, and Zeke was pulling Sharpay away from him while she yelled curses at him. "How could you?" she screamed out as Zeke turned her away from her placed her on the sofa, while she was still shooting daggers at him with her eyes.

"Sharpay calm down."

"No…not when Taylor my friend…my sister…keeps coming to me worried about what she was doing wrong in her marriage, and how she could make things right and ten to find out that this bastard has been cheating on her."

"Sharpay calm down." Zeke commanded as he looked into his wife's eyes, she settled a bit before angrily pushing him off of her. Once Zeke was sure that Sharpay wasn't going to say another word, he looked over at Troy and then sighed.

"Look, I'm gonna go."

"Have you told her?" Sharpay asked quickly from her position on the sofa. "Have you told her about you cheating on her while she was pregnant?" At Sharpay's words, Troy froze and turned around to look at her, while Zeke's mouth dropped open in shock.

"How in the hell do you know about that." He asked harshly as he looked at her as if she had grown two more heads and tail. Sharpay rolled her eyes at the look and just pushed herself up off the sofa.

"Who do you think talked her into telling…I did. She's been scared lately of starting fights with you especially after the whole school thing; she came to me and asked me what she should do when she got pregnant." Zeke rubbed a hand over his face and just shook his head in disgust.

"Did you know?" he asked coldly as he watched Troy from across the room. "Did you know about her being pregnant when you went off and cheated on her?" Troy rubbed a hand over his face and shudder as he realized just how bad all of this made him look. Nodding his head he covered his face with hands and sighed brokenly.

"I had just found out." He whispered softly not really voice that reality of the situation to either of them.

"Oh my God." Sharpay exclaimed her eyes darkening as tears filled her eyes for Taylor. Shaking her head she looked at him as if he was lower than shit. "I can't believe you, I can't believe you would do something as low as cheat on her when you know that she carrying your child."

"Man, what da hell is wrong with you?" Zeke exclaimed in open disgust as he looked at Troy. "I thought you loved Taylor?"

"I do love her."

"Well, you certainly have an odd way of showing it, in fact…," Zeke just trailed off for a moment and turned his back on Troy so he wouldn't have to look at him any longer. "Get the hell out of my house." Troy bowed his head realizing that he was actually losing Zeke as a friend. When he approached him for help, he didn't think that it would end with their friendship actually ending. Sharpay spoke up as he was heading up the stairs.

"I should tell her." She spoke as she walked to the bottom of the stairs and stared up at him. "In fact I'm going give you some time, and if you don't tell her during that time frame, then I will." Troy turned and looked at her for a moment.

"She shouldn't know when she's pregnant…the baby."

"Like you care." Sharpay snapped as she looked at him. Troy moved back down the stairs, his hands clenched at his side.

"I do care…I made a mistake, and believe me it won't turn into a habit, give me time to make sure that she and the baby will be okay before you go after tell her about me cheating. Believe me I'll tell her…I…it hurts keeping this inside." He whispered, he didn't notice the anger leaving Sharpay's eyes at his words. He turned around and headed back up the stairs, with his head down and his shoulders slumped. "I'll let myself out."

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A week later…

Troy stood outside the office of the Jerry Buss, tapping his foot rapidly on the carpet constantly gaining the attention of the small older woman who was his secretary. She looked at her for a moment, and Troy whispered sorry and sat back down. After a few more minutes of silence torture the door open and Jerry stepped out and motioned for him to come just as Jessica stepped out. He locked eyes with her for a moment before returning his attention to Jerry and following him into his office while pretending that Jessica didn't even exist. Once they were inside, Jerry motioned for him to sit down and moved to go and sit behind his desk. "Troy, I asked you here this afternoon to have a talk with you about some things concerning the team." He chuckled as Troy nodded his head nervously. "Don't look so scared…I'm not letting you go, my goodness man you have brought out team back up to where it needs to be back on top."

"Then what is the problem?"

"It's the media coverage…when you came here I wanted to me you all around media man, you know like Jordan and Kobe was, and just like Lebron is."

"Okay."

"But you haven't been working with Jessica…and you saw her just a moment ago, and you ignored her which confirms for me that what Jessica told is true. You've been avoiding her and not focusing on that aspect of your job."

"Did she tell you why?" Troy asked his voice picking up annoyed tone as he looked at Jerry who simply leaned back in his chair and smile, but the smile held no warmth within it.

"Don't get mad at her or me for getting on you on about no doing your job…this isn't just about basketball. It's about making money…this is a money making business. That is what we do here do you understand."

"Look, you don't understand the whole story."

"I believe me I do…and guess what that doesn't matter to me." Jerry replied as he leant forward with a shake of his head. "It truly doesn't matter to me what happened." Troy raised an eyebrow at that and shook his head.

"Do you know that she seduced me?"

"She's been trying too…since we signed you." Jerry replied with a chuckle, "And judging by your actions…you've done the deed I should say." Troy pushed back from the desk the chair he was sitting in falling to the floor with a crash as it landed on the wooden floor.

"You knew and you didn't say anything."

"I didn't care." Jerry replied as he stood up and looked at Troy, with a smile on his face. "I've never cared about my player's personal lives until it affects the money…and you not working with Jessica to get your superstar image out there so that people will want to come and see you play…well not your business is mine."

"Look, I can't work with her."

"You will…and believe me you don't want to test me on this, Troy. You're a hell of a player, but seriously you aren't bringing in the money that I need you to bring in alright. I don't care if you dipped into Jessica's honeypot…I need you to get out there and market yourself to make this team some money."

"Sir…I love my wife."

"Yeah, I'm sure you do…I've heard that a million times before. I don't care about what you do with Jessica believe me this type of stuff happens all the time in this community…just keep your media image clean and do what you do best which is play basketball. Now go outside and talk to Jessica…she has a few things set up for you."

"I don't have to do this, Mr. Buss."

"Of course you don't…and I don't have to pay you." He paused and waited for Troy to recognize his meaning. "I made up your contract, and believe me I can find anything in that to make it seem like you have broken contract. I mean you love your wife right, so you're not going to cheat again so what's the problem." Troy eyed him for a moment before shaking his head in angry.

"You're a piece of work man…a piece of work."

"And you better get to work…your jersey isn't number one…it's the eleventh jersey that is selling. Get to work on making that number one, and maybe then when you come in here I'll think about taking Jessica off as your manager. Now go and talk to her, Troy." Troy watched him for a moment before walking outside and seeing Jessica sitting there looking quite smug. He frowned at her for a moment before standing and crossing his arms.

"Jerry told me to come look for you." He muttered as he looked at her while trying to block out the memory of them together in her bed. Jessica smiled at him and stood up stepping directly into his space. He stepped back and glared at her for a moment before shaking his head. "Stay the hell away from me."

"Oh that's going to be pretty hard considering that you're suppose to be working me, on this new project. By the way how's your wife?" she asked pushing his buttons, she shrieked as Troy reached out and grabbed her forearm pulling her closer.

"You mention her again, and I will forget that biologically you are a female." He whispered his blue eyes sparking as he looked down at her. Releasing her, he dusted his hand on his pants and then turned away from her. "I'm going home…call me when you have something lined up, and I hope you van get there yourself." He shouted over his shoulder, as he entered the elevator. Jessica watched him for a moment rubbing her arm before smiling. Turning around she saw the secretary looking at her with disgust.

"You're just jealous because you can see that he's fighting the attraction." She exclaimed proudly as she looked at him with a small smile. The older woman simply shook her head, and watched her for a moment before shaking her head.

"Yeah, the attraction to punching you in the face." She stated with a shake of her head as she returned her attentions to the computer screen. Jessica frowned and looked at her before heading towards the elevators. She knew Troy was in love with her, she just had to remove Taylor and they could be together. Their one time together was proof of that, Taylor was the only obstacle in her way to happiness.

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By the time Troy finally got home, he was seething. Jerry knew the whole time that Jessica was after him and he never said anything cause he didn't care. Coming inside he slammed the door closed and leant against it releasing a breath. "Whoa, there son…where's the fire?" Opening his eyes, he looked up and saw Taylor's father Sean McKessie, looking at him, with a bottle of water in his hand.

"There's no fire, sir."

"What have I told you about that…I'm not that old." He replied with a shake of his head as he smiled. "So what's the problem, son."

"Um…the owner just told me I would have to do some promotions and that might take me away from the family, and we were finally adjusting to the lifestyle of the NBA. I don't want to leave them anymore than I have too."

"Well I'm sure if you talk to Taylor, she'll understand and make sure you talk to Anthony as well. This type of lifestyle is very hard on a young child. Believe me I know." He replied as Troy pushed himself off the door.

"I'll make sure to do that…um, when did you guys get in."

"About an hour ago…you were here, and Taylor had to run to the store to pick up some stuff. Vince is out back with Anthony on the basketball court teaching him so moves, and Denise is upstairs in the guest room. She's always tired after dealing with the airport, and I have to agree with her it certainly is an ordeal."

"Well I'm glad you guys could come on up. I know Taylor's excited."

"Yep, she sure is…do you have any idea what type of surprise she wants to tell us with your parents on speakerphone." Troy raised an eyebrow, and then shrugged his shoulders.

"I have no earthly idea about what she's planning."

"Alright I see were dealing with a united front huh." Troy just smiled and followed his father-in-law into the living room. Once they were seated, he spoke up again.

"So how are you doing…I mean really have you hit that rookie wall yet, the one I've heard so much about." He asked with a comforting smile. Troy shook his head and settled down on the sofa as a slow smile went across his features.

"Rookie wall…man what rookie wall." He laughed; Sean immediately joined in and slapped a hand on his back

"That's what I'm talking about…I knew you could handle it, and you know back home everyone is following the team and I seriously think you guys could go all the way. You play like an old pro…not some fresh, wet behind the ears rookie."

"Thanks…I just hope when the playoffs hit that I can live up to everyone expectations." He stated with a sigh. Their conversation was suddenly entered by the doorbell ringing. "Excuse me, Sean I need to go and answer that." He hopped up and headed towards the front door. Swinging it open, he froze as he saw Zeke and Sharpay standing on the other side. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Taylor…wanted us here for dinner." Sharpay replied as she pushed her way by Troy and entered the house. Troy stepped aside and watched as both Zeke and Sharpay came inside without another way to him. Once they were inside, he closed the door and sighed.

"Sure come right on in." he mumbled to himself with a sarcastic eye roll. Walking behind them, he spoke up. "We're in the living room…Vince and Anthony are out bad." Zeke and Sharpay looked at him for a moment before splitting off. Sharpay went outside to see her godson, and Zeke followed Troy into the living room.

"Hey, Mr. McKessie." Zeke called out as he entered the room, the older man smiled and stood up and shook his hand. "How are you doing?"

"I'm doing quite well…in fact how are you and wife I don't see Sharpay anywhere."

"Oh she went out back to say hello to Anthony that's by far his favorite aunt." Troy replied to his father-in-law's question.

"Oh okay then…so how's the cooking show?" he asked directing his attention towards Zeke who just smiled.

"It's going really good…I was number one this past season in the cooking show bracket." He replied with a bit of smugness. Sean laughed and shook his head.

"I guess I should have known that especially since you loved to cook back in high school." He replied remembering fondly the time he had acquired Zeke's skills in order for him and his wife to have a good anniversary dinner.

"Well you know I do try." He replied with a bright smile, "Where's Mrs. McKessie?"

"Oh she's tired from the trip…she can't stand the airports, so when we got here she went to go and laid down for a bit."

"That's understandable." Zeke replied. Troy sat down and watched as his father-in-law and his friend talked about anything and everything, it was during that time that dwelled on what was happening to him within the NBA especially within the Laker organization and how he could actually fix it.

It wasn't till later that Taylor finally arrived back with some groceries, Troy taking the opportunity to escape the harsh glares that usually came his way from Sharpay and Zeke when no one else was looking.

"So what's this big new that you just have to tell everyone about?" Troy asked forcing himself to give Taylor a smile as he lifted one of the larger bags into his arms. Taylor smiled up at him, and moved to picked up one of the bags Troy couldn't get too. "Hey, don't do that." He replied with a shake of his head as he looked at her, raising an eyebrow as if to silently ask her just want in the hell did she think she was doing.

"What?"

"I know you seriously weren't about to pick up that bag, especially in your condition." Troy replied as he gently bumped Taylor away from the trunk with his hip.

"My condition?" Taylor asked raising an eyebrow and shifting on her feet so that her hip jutted out while her hands from places along her waist. "Troy, I'm pregnant not an invalid." Troy rolled his eyes and sighed for a moment before gently setting down the bags and looked down at her. Reaching out, he placed a hand on her stomach while looking her directly in the eyes.

"We gotta make sure the baby is safe with mommy, right?" he paused and waited for her to nod her head in understanding. "So no heavy lifting…go inside and get that big headed brother of yours to help…make him do something for a change."

"Your right…I'm not superwoman." She replied as she pushed up on her toes and placed a quick kiss on his lips. Troy circled her waist with his arms and sighed.

"Now tell me what news are we going to be sharing tonight."

"The fact that I'm pregnant…Sharpay already knows, and I bet you told Zeke didn't you." She stated playfully as she slung her arms around his neck. Troy gave her a small smile, as he remembered exactly how he told the other man about his wife's pregnancy. The memory wasn't his fondest, with a nod he looked back down at her.

"You're right I did."

"So they're here for support, but I will be telling our parents tonight. We're going to sit them down in the living room after we finish dinner, and you're going to call your parents up and put them on speaker phone and then we're going to share the news, about our little girl."

"Little girl…and just how do you know that?"

"I just can feel it." She whispered with a bright smile as she look at him. "Don't you want a little girl to spoil…and I already know she'll be a daddy's girl through and through." Troy smiled at the thought but then quickly sobered up as he thought about the fact that if Taylor found out she would probably only be a daddy's girl whenever the courts allowed him to visit his children.

"That sounds wonderful." He whispered as he looked down at her. "I hope it is a little girl too." Bending down he kissed her briefly and then stood up. "Now go inside and tell your brother that you want him to help me with these bags…I'm not going to let you do, besides I have to protect my girls." He stated with a wink. Taylor smiled at that, and then headed inside. Troy was busy getting the bags together when he heard footsteps approaching him from the back. "Hey, Vince man what took you so long?"

"I'm not Vince." Turning around he saw Zeke, forcing himself to smile. Zeke knew he was nervous and spoke up. "Vince was upstairs in the restroom, so I came out here instead." He moved towards the car and started pulling a bag towards him. "So let me guess judging from Taylor's happy disposition you haven't told her about-."

"No I haven't…she's pregnant and stress could lead to a miscarry."

"She's not going to miscarry at this stage."

"You wouldn't know." Troy replied sharply, "Look I'm going to tell her during the time that I want. I'm not going to let you and your wife bully me into telling her before I'm ready." Zeke narrowed his eyes at him for a moment before nodding his head.

"Fine…all I'm saying is you better not keep this to yourself, cause this is one secret I'll share willingly I can't keep this on my chest forever."

"Do you think I can?" Troy asked him harshly as he turned towards him. Zeke looked him up and down coldly before shrugging his shoulders.

"You cheated didn't you." He replied as he headed back inside, Troy stared after him and then reluctantly followed while beating down the feeling of making up some excuse so he would have to leave, he didn't know if he could take much more of the verbal beatdowns that Zeke and Sharpay keep sending his way.

After dinner everyone settled in the living room, Troy was kneeling down trying to get the telephone set up while Anthony sat with his grandfather listening to him talk to both Zeke and Vince about the merits of playing football when he was a boy and how eventually he was going to convince Troy and Taylor to allow Anthony to play in the summer pee-wee league back home on his team. Troy turned around as the phone began ringing for all to hear and shook his head at his father-in-law. "Sorry to disappoint you gramps but this family is a strict nothing but basketball family."

"Oh so there's more areas for a family to be loyal in huh…and here I thought that only rule was towards fidelity in a marriage." Sharpay replied from her perch on Zeke's lap. Troy shot her a fierce glare and then chuckle.

"Of course there is." Troy replied as he looked away from her. Taylor smiled and reached out running a hand up and down Troy's back.

"But you wouldn't get mad…after all since you married me, football has become a part of the family." Taylor replied wondering why her husband and best friend always had to fight when they were around one another. "Sharpay, don't tease him." She replied noticing that her friend was about to reply to his statement. Troy sighed and pushed himself back up off the ground, he shot Sharpay one last look and then settled into his chair pulling Taylor onto his lap, just as his father answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Dad…it's me Troy."

"Hi, grandpa Jack." Anthony called out from his position on Mr. McKessie's lap. They all hear a shuffle, which Troy just attributed to his father sitting down.

"Hey, Anthony." Jack called out affectionately with just a hint of proud in his voice. "So son, what's going on why did you call me…should I get your mother."

"Yes, that would be really good if you could get her as well, Mr. Bolton." Taylor replied as she leant against Troy getting comfortable. Jack chuckled, and Taylor knew immediately that he was shaking his head at her formal address.

"It's Jack, Taylor…how many times do I have to tell you to call me Jack."

"About as many times as I have tell your son to call me Sean."

"Well how you doing, Sean?" Jack called out from the phone.

"Just fine, now hurry I'm ready to hear this news my baby girl wants to share with us, and tell Lillian to hurry up as well." Sean stated with a chuckle as he effectively dodged a playfully slap from his wife Denise who told him plainly to leave Lillian alone. Once Jack was back with Lillian, everyone was ready for the news.

"I think you should tell them baby." Troy replied as he wrapped his arms around her waist. Taylor smiled brightly and then told them all the good news.

"Troy and I are going to have another baby." She exclaimed her words catching the front end of the squeals from both her mother, and mother-in-law. Sean and Vince both held surprised looks on their faces while Anthony wiggled out of his grandfather's arms and rushed over to his mother and placed his little hands on the front end of her stomach.

"There's a baby inside of you right now." He asked curiously as he looked up at her with a bright smile on his face. "I always wanted to be a big brother."

"Of course…and you're going to be a great big brother." Taylor replied, Anthony seemed to brighten at the praise, and he looked over at his father who was watching the scene with a small smile on his face.

"And if it's a little girl, you're going to be a great protective older brother." Troy replied as he reached out and ruffled the hair on his son's hair. Anthony smiled imagining himself standing up for his sister and finally not being the littlest person in the family.

"Congrats you too…you know I would love to spoil another grandchild." Sean replied, as Jack immediately echoed his sentiments. While Taylor's mom got up and came over to her side to embrace her daughter while giving her stomach a gentle rub. Taylor hugged her mother back with a bright smile on her face. Troy watched the moment silently while ignoring the looks from Zeke and Sharpay they sent his way whenever they were talking about the new addition to his family. He welcomed the moments when they didn't look at him, because it gave him a slight reprieve on the guilt that was slowly eating away at his soul.

Later on that night, Troy sat on the edge of his bed while Taylor was in the other room getting ready for bed. "I'm thinking that maybe we could change the room two doors down from Anthony into the nursery that way, when the baby wakes up she won't wake Anthony up with her midnight crying."

"Yeah, that sounds fine baby." He replied as he slipped into the bed and settled onto his back while looking up at the ceiling. Taylor poked her head out of the room, and watched him for a moment before walking across the room and crawling into the bed. Troy barely moved as she snuggled up close to his side.

"Troy is everything okay…you've been sort of distance all evening." She whispered as she reached up and turned his head so that he was looking down at her. Troy studied her for a brief moment before shaking his head at her words.

"Distance…I haven't been distance, I've just had a lot on my mind as of late, and well things have become quite difficult for me," he paused as he realized that he was about to let everything slip. "It's just that you're pregnant and I really want to be here for you like I was when you were pregnant with Anthony and I guess that's just weighing on me. I want to be here with you." Reaching her hand up, she placed it along his jaw line and turned his face so that he was looking down at her.

"I know this is all new for me too, but I'm sure we can make this work." She whispered as she looked up at him. "I know you're nervous, believe me so am I but there isn't any reason why this couldn't work for us." Troy looked down at her, and silently wondered would he ever get her back into his life after he finally told her about his betrayal.

"I'm so happy that you're in my life and that you…and that you love me." He whispered softly as he lifted his head to hide the tears that were gathering in his eyes away from her. However the quiver of his voice instantly alarmed her and made her draw her head up so she was looking him directly in the eyes. When Troy saw her face so full of love for him, the tears slipped from his eyes and rolled down his face wetting his cheeks. Taylor shifted so that she was on her knees, holding Troy's face; she looked at him and leant forward gently kissing away his tears. The action only caused Troy to hold her tighter as he silently cried a bit more before regaining control over his emotions. "I love you so much." He whispered hoarsely.

A/N: So what did you think? Drop a line, and tell me what you think.

Baby S