"Let's just say that it didn't go as planned." said Gabriella.
She didn't even wait for her mother to answer. She headed up to her room, and slammed the door. She walked over to her bed, and grabbed her pillow. She held her pillows tight, and started to cry. Soon she drifted off to sleep.
Chapter 10
5 MONTHS LATER...
Gabriella got up the next morning, looking for something to wear. She was way too big for her normal everyday clothes. The only thing she had to wear was overall's. She didn't want to buy maternity clothes, so for the past 6 months, she's been living in overall's. It was cool. She thought that they were probably more comfortable anyway. Troy and Gabriella had been back to school for a few months, and people have noticed that she was pregnant. People at school had stopped talking to her because of the situation. All she really had was the Troy and the gang. She hated when everyone would stare at her. Couldn't they get over it? It's not like they were looking at her for the first time. They all have known that she was pregnant for a while now.
Her due date was soon, and she was more than a little nervous. She was scared. Troy was probably more nervous then anyone. They still haven't decided on what they were going to do. Keep the baby? Or give the baby up for adoption? They did research on adoption, and found out that there are many people in line for a baby, and have been on the waiting list for some time now. They did decided that if they were going to give the baby up for adoption that they would want an open adoption where they could see the baby whenever they wanted.
Gabriella walked into her first period class, but this wasn't just any ordinary class. It was one of those baby expecting classes with other teenage mothers. Before this class, she would have never known that there were other people in this same situation. She had met this girl named Trisha. When Trisha's parents had found out that she was pregnant they kicked her out. She was now living with her grandmother who was a little more supportive. Gabriella was more than happy to realize that her mother was really supportive, and still loved her. After class Troy was waiting for Gabriella to come out of the expecting mother's classroom. As soon as he saw her he called her over.
"Gab." said Troy.
"Hey Troy." said Gabriella as she gave Troy a kiss on the lips.
"My mom wants to meet with your mother again before the baby comes. We all need to get together and decided what were going to do." said Troy.
"Again?" said Gabriella.
"You don't sound thrilled." said Troy.
"Well, this is like the fourth time that we have met with your parents, and all this has happened was bring on more stress. All they do is argue." said Gabriella.
"This time, we'll just have to tell them right off the bat that this is not the time to start arguing." said Troy.
"You make it sound so easy." said Gabriella.
"I wish." laughed Troy.
The rest of the school day went by pretty fast. Gabriella actually wished that this school day could actually be a little longer. She was surprised that she actually wanted to be in school rather than talk to Troy's parents. But she knew that it was now or never. After the last bell rang letting the students know that school was done for the day, Troy was waiting for Gabriella by her locker. She grabbed her school books that she was going to need to do her homework, and her jacket, and walked with Troy back to his house. When they both arrived they walked in to see Troy's parents, and Gabriella's mother sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee, and waiting for them to arrive. Now that they were finally home, they both sat on either side of the table with their parent (s).
"This is probably the last time that we are going to meet before the baby is born. We really need to come to a solution. I know that in the past we haven't really gotten along when coming to this situation, but we need to come together, and figure something out." said Mr. Bolton.
"I already know what I want to do." said Gabriella.
"Yes, we already know that you want to give the baby up for adoption..." said Mrs. Bolton.
"What do you want Troy?" asked Gabriella.
"You know what I want Gab. I want to keep her." said Troy.
"Troy, a part of me wants to keep our daughter too, but then I realize that what kind of life would we be giving her? We're too young to be parents. We're kids ourselves. I don't think that I could handle being a mother, and going to school, and a job, and then what about college?" said Gabriella.
"Your telling me, that you would rather go to college, then have your flesh and blood with you?" asked Troy.
"We could have a open adoption Troy. This baby would know who the parents are, and we would be able to see the baby whenever we wanted. It's not like we would never see our daughter." said Gabriella.
"Yeah,but she won't be living with us. She won't be calling us mommy and daddy." said Troy.
"Troy has a point." said Mr. Bolton.
"And so does Gabriella." said Mrs. Montez speaking a little louder than Mr. Bolton.
"Troy should have a say." said Mr. Bolton.
"Well, so should Gabby. I mean she's the one that's going to be pushing the baby out." said Mrs. Montez.
Gabriella couldn't believe that once again they were fighting again. She was mad that no one was listening to her. Mrs. Bolton just sat there listening to the conversation. She never really had much to say when they were getting together to have these meetings. All of a sudden Gabriella started to get stomach pains. She ignored them at first, but they were getting more and more intense. Then her water broke. Everyone in the room suddenly got quiet.
"OMG! Gab, your water broke. Quick someone call an ambulance?" asked Mrs. Montez.
Mrs. Bolton ran to the phone in the kitchen and dialed 9-1-1. Soon after an ambulance arrived. They loaded Gabriella into the ambulance, and turned to the 3 other people that were standing behind the man.
"OK, which one of you is going to be riding with her?" asked the EMT.
"I am." said Troy.
Troy got into the ambulance, and the EMT closed the doors behind him. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton headed to their car, as Mrs. Montez headed into hers.
"Come with us. We can all go in one car." said Mrs. Bolton.
Mrs. Montez quickly put her car keys away, and darted over to the Bolton car, where she got into the back seat. On the way to the hospital no one said anything to one another. Everyone was so nervous. Finally after a few moments they arrived at the hospital. Mr. Bolton let the women off at the front door, while he went to find a parking spot. They ran all the way to the front desk.
"Yes, Hi. My name is Mrs. Montez, and my daughter just arrived her for labor and delivery." said Mrs. Montez.
"First name?" asked the desk nurse.
"Gabriella Montez." said Mrs. Montez.
"Yes, Gabriella Montez will be in room 327. Go down this hallway, until you see the elevator. Take the elevator up to the third floor, then make a right. Down that hallway you'll see room 327. But your daughter hasn't given birth to the baby yet, so you'll have to wait in the lobby up there until the doctor comes and talks to you." said the desk nurse.
"What's going on?" asked Mr. Bolton as he met the women at the front desk.
"She'll be in room 327, but not until she gives birth to the baby, so we'll have to wait in the waiting room on the third floor." said Mrs. Bolton as they were walking to the elevator.
"I can't believe that the day is finally here." said Mrs. Montez.
They reached the third floor, and saw that only a few were waiting in the waiting room in labor and delivery. They checked in at the front desk on that floor, and sat to await the news.
MEANWHILE...
In the delivery room two nurses were preping Gabriella for delivery. Troy was hesitant, didn't know what to do. Already dressed in a gown, he took Gabriella's hand as she was in pain. She squeezed his hand. And soon he hardly had any feeling in his hand. Finally the doctor came into the room.
"Hello Gabriella. It's nice to see you again. Now what do we have here" laughed the doctor.
Gabriella and Troy didn't seem to laugh, as they didn't think it was that funny. Gabriella was in so much pain, finally a nurse gave Gabriella a epidural, and all the pain went away. The doctor told her to push, and she did. Every time the doctor told her to push she did. Troy holding her hand the whole time. Then finally it was time for the last push. Gabriella was tired, and weak, but Troy wouldn't let her give up. He gave Gabriella a kiss on her forehead, and she then gave one last push. Hearing the cries of their daughter made Troy and Gabriella start to cry, and then they knew that they couldn't give the baby up for adoption.
"Congratulations. You have a healthy baby girl." said the doctor.
Gabriella and Troy watched their daughter as she slept in Gabriella's arms. She was so beautiful. Troy kissed Gabriella on the forehead, and walked out in the waiting room to greet his parents and Mrs. Montez. Mrs. Bolton was the first to see her son walk into the waiting room.
"She just gave birth to a healthy baby girl. She weighs 7lbs and 8oz." said Troy.
"Can we see her?" asked Mr. Bolton.
"Yeah, in a few minutes. They are moving Gab, and the baby into their room." said Troy.
After a few minutes of talking and hugging each other, the family walked into room 327 to see Gabriella holding their daughter. Everyone walked over, and stood right next to Gabriella's bed.
"Do you want to hold her?" asked Gabriella to Mr. and Mrs. Bolton.
They held their grandchild, and they knew that they couldn't let their grandchild go up for adoption.
"I hate to ask, but have you decided what your going to do?" asked Mr. Bolton.
"Yes, we've decided that we want to keep her." said Gabriella.
"Good. I was thinking the same exact thing." said Mr. Bolton smiling as he looked at this granddaughter.
"Have you decided what your going to name her?" asked Mrs. Montez.
"Yes. We've name her Taylor Anne Bolton." said Troy.
Gabriella smiled at Troy. This was the happiest day of both their lives, when their daughter was born. This was the start of a beautiful family.
THE END
A/N: Thanks for all the people that have read this story from chapter 1 til the end. It means a lot to me that you liked my story. Please read and review. Maybe I'll write a sequel to this story later... :)