(Lissy's 5 months pregnant…..It's November 9th)

Gabriella woke up the next morning to the sound of her alarm clock. She looked over at the clock and saw that it was time to get up and ready for work; she looked over to the spot next to her Troy was no longer laying next to her. From the spot of the bed she could here Lissy and Camryn rustling down stairs so Gabriella got up took a shower and got ready for the day. A smile crossed her face; it was looking like the day was taking a turn for the best.

She walked down the stairs into the kitchen and saw her husband standing over the stove flipping pancakes and all of her children sitting at the table munching away at their breakfast. She grinned and walked over to Troy and wrapped her arms around his stomach and gave him a lingering kiss on his shoulder. Troy turned to smile at her as she walked over to the table.

Lissy and Camryn looked at each other and chuckled knowing exactly why their parents were so happy. Gabriella gave a death glare to her two teenagers; no two seconds later she realized that Lissy was the only one over her children that wasn't ready for school, "Why aren't you dressed Lissy, we're going to be leaving in a little bit."

The teenager looked down at her plate then over to Camryn, Gabriella could tell that there was something that Lissy was hiding from her mother.

"Well….um I've been meaning to tell you about that," Lissy started still staring at her plate that was scraped clean, "Mr. Thompson told me on Friday that it would be best for me if I stayed home for the remainder of my pregnancy," she said repeated exactly what the principal had told her.

"Why didn't you tell me this before," Gabriella's voice raised.

"Because everyone was all stressed out by grandma's wedding and I didn't think it was such a big deal. I didn't want to tell you because I knew that you would want to go and talk to him and make me go to school," she answered, "I thought about it and it sounds like a good idea, I'm not dropping out of school. Mr. Thompson signed me up for the schools online classes and I also have the papers for you guys so sign so I can take some college classes online; it'll all work out. And then I'll have more time here to be with the babies and help Daddy watch the little kids."
Gabriella listened to her daughter and realized that Lissy had put a lot of thought into this whole thing.

"Don't think of it like I've been kicked out, because I haven't. I just think it's best for me and the babies if I stay home," Lissy finished.

Lissy looked up to see her mother smiling happily at her, "If that's what you decided then I'm okay with that."

Lissy smiled, got up from her chair and went over to give her mother a hug and kiss on the cheek.

"Can I be home schooled too," Camryn jokingly asked.

Both Troy and Gabriella looked at her and said, "NO," simultaneously.

A half an hour later Gabriella and Camryn had left for school while Troy and Lissy were cleaning up the kitchen.

"I'm going to go volunteer at Jacob's class do you want to go," Troy asked as he loaded the last dish into the dishwasher.

"Yeah sure," she answered wiping of the counter.

"I'm going to run to the store and get some cookies for the kids in the class, you can get dressed while we're gone."

25 minutes later a showered and clothed Lissy was sitting on the couch watching Bringing Home Baby playing with the hem of her t-shirt when the door bell rung. Lissy stood up as fast as she could and answered the door and saw David, David's girlfriend and his baby standing on the other side of the door. The first thing out of David's mouth was, "Is your mom here?"

"No she's at work, why what do you need," Lissy answered.

"Nothing, I'll just call her later," he responded, he was about to walk away when Jennie said, "Could I use your guys' bathroom I don't think I could wait until we get to the airport."

"Yeah no problem," Lissy said stepping to the side to let them all in. She pointed her in the right direction before walking back over to the couch and continuing to watch her TV program.

David stood behind the couch with baby Abigail in his arms and looked around the room at all of the pictures on the walls.

While her daughter and ex boyfriend were in the living room of her house in silence Gabriella was grading papers while he students were taking a test. She looked up for a second to see the screen saver of her computer it was a picture of all of her children at the twins 3rd birthday, they were smiling and laughing; it was one of those pictures that you can't help but smile when you see it. She became a bit sad when it really hit her that her babies were getting older and some of them weren't babies anymore. Wow was it really that long ago she found out she was pregnant with Camryn and she and Troy really began to experience real love.

Gabriella's thoughts were interrupted when the door to her classroom opened and in walked Camryn. All the kids in the class looked up but when they saw it was just their teacher's daughter they went back their tests.

Do you have my other hearing aid Camryn signed as she showed her mother the broken one in her hand.

What happened, what did you do to it Gabriella signed back after taking the hearing aid into her own hands.

I took it off for a second while I put my P.E clothes on and Cindy Matthews took it off the self and threw it on the ground Camryn responded.

Gabriella's eyes opened wide, What! Why did she do that?

Camryn shrugged her shoulders I don't know but don't worry Mrs. Taylor sent her up to the office. But I really need my other hearing aid.

Even though Camryn told her to forget about it Gabriella couldn't, she gave her daughter the other hearing aid and watched her walk out the door. Before Gabriella could email Mr. Thompson about the incident her inbox read 1 new message:

Gabriella Bolton,

I'm sure that by now you have been informed about the altercation that happened during class between your daughter and another student. I was hoping that today during your prep you could come to my office with Camryn and see if we can make it so it doesn't happen again; and make sure the right repercussions are in place. Thank you and have a nice day.

Ronald Thompson

Gabriella made a note in her head to go to her boss' office right after her class ended.

Lissy could feel David's presence from behind her and it was making her a little uncomfortable. She would have rather have him say something instead of just standing there; it would have been less awkward.

"You guys have nice house," he said.

Lissy turned around, "Thanks, we like it too. It's more then enough room for the 9 of us."

David nodded his head and didn't know what to say next. Lissy couldn't take the silence anymore, "What are you even doing here anyways."
"I wanted to talk to your mom…about you," he answered.

Lissy stood up from the couch and said, "What about me."
David looked down at the teenager's very large bulging stomach and almost forgot what he was going to say.

"Is it really that interesting to stare at," Lissy asked sarcastically putting her hands on her hips, "I guess this is how girls who get their boobs done feel…..I'm up here."

"I'm sorry, it's just weird. I remember changing your diapers and I can't believe how much you look like your mother standing here pregnant….I guess I like to remember you being my 2 year old baby girl not a grown up at 16."

"Well it wouldn't have been so weird if you were still around," Lissy muttered.

"Melissa don't put that one me, you were the one who changed your mind after we hung out more. You're decided that Troy would be a better father for you then me so….you were the one who decided that being a Bolton was better for you."

"You were the one who signed me away to him and when I decided for myself to spend sometime with you, you basically told me that you didn't have time for me. I would have been better off if you would have never invited me over to your house or answered my calls, it would have been better then you telling me that you don't have time for me in your schedule. Spending time with your daughter shouldn't have to be in your calendar. That's why I chose Troy to be my father," she felt the tears well in her eyes, "And you want to know why he's so great, because he was there to teach me how to ride a bike, he was there to kiss my owwies when I fell of said bike. He was there on my first day of school to hold my hand and walk me to my class room and stayed all day when I told him I didn't want him to go; he was there when I got my ears pierced and cried for 2 hours; he was there to yell at the kid who kept pulling on my pigtails when I was 8. He was there to take me to the emergency room when I was 10 and broke my leg when I was playing soccer. He was there to go to the store to get pads when I got my first period at 12. He was there to see me leave for my first high school dance at 14. He was there a few months after that dance when my first boyfriend broke up with me. But most of all he was there to hold me when I cried myself to sleep when I found out I was pregnant; he didn't look at me like I made the worst decision in the world, he told me that he was there for me and he was never going to leave my side……What events in my life did you see?"

As Lissy was going on with her rant she didn't know that the said wonderful man she was talking about was standing in the doorway with a tear streaming down his face.

Gabriella held Camryn's hand as they walked into the principles office and found that not only was Mr. Thompson was there but Cindy Matthews and her mother; who looked at the Bolton girls with death glares.

THANKS FOR READING. TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO HAPPEN.

HANNAH