Gabriella unlocked the front door and walked into the house. She didn't hear anything, which Gabriella thought was weird. Gabriella walked upstairs and heard Troy and Ben talking. She walked toward the sound and found herself at the baby's room. Gabriella walked into the room and smiled. Troy and Ben were painting the baby's room.
"What are you guys doing?" Gabriella asked.
Troy and Ben turned around and smiled.
"We are painting mommy" Ben said.
Gabriella smiled. She walked to a chair that was in the middle of the room and sat down.
"How was your visit with your mother?" Troy asked as he dipped the paint roller into the pink paint.
"It was fine. She was asking me about the birth. I told her about the water birth and she thought it was interesting" Gabriella said.
"Why did she think it was interesting?" Troy asked.
"She didn't think I would be into that kind of thing" Gabriella said watching Ben paint.
"Well everyone is allowed to decide where their child will be born. That's how we want our baby girl to come into the world. She can't say anything about it" Troy said.
"I know. She was so opinionated on it. I told her it would be in a hospital and not at home. She liked that a lot" Gabriella said.
Troy turned away from the wall that he was painting.
"Don't stress yourself out about your mother okay? It's one person's opinion. You want it and that's all that matters" Troy said.
Gabriella watched Ben paint the rest of the wall. She smiled.
"Benny, are you having fun?" Gabriella asked.
Ben turned around and smiled at his mother.
"Yeah" Ben said.
"Benny told me that the baby is going to have your hair and my eyes" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"I hope she has Uncle Troy's eyes too. Troy, I am going to go lie down for a while" Gabriella said getting up carefully.
Troy turned around and looked at Gabriella.
"Are you okay Brie?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, she is just kicking a lot and pounding on my back" Gabriella said putting her hand on her back.
"Okay, if you need anything just call me" Troy said.
"I will" Gabriella said.
Gabriella walked to the master bedroom and lied down on the bed. She put her hand on her bump and rubbed it in soothing circular motions. She then turned to her side and tried to fall asleep. An hour later, Gabriella woke up feeling better. She got up and walked down the hall to the baby's room.
"Did you guys finish?" Gabriella asked.
Troy turned away from Ben and looked at Gabriella and smiled.
"Are you feeling better?" Troy asked as he walked over to her.
"Yeah, I think I was just tired. Being six months pregnant really wears you out" Gabriella said.
"Yeah, I know. I wish I can just take the pain away" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Come on, I will make you a bath" Troy said taking her hand.
Gabriella and Troy went into the master bathroom. Troy turned on the water in the tub and waited for it to heat up. After the water was heated, Troy put Gabriella's favorite soap into the water. He then kissed Gabriella's lips.
"Just relax, call me if you need me" Troy said.
"Thank you baby" Gabriella said.
Troy closed the door. Gabriella took her clothes off. She then walked to the tub and got in. Gabriella smiled when the temperature hit her skin. Her bump stuck out of the water. After an hour of relaxing, Gabriella drained the water in the tub. She then changed into sweats and a tank top that revealed the bottom of her bump. Gabriella left the bathroom and went downstairs. Troy and Ben were watching a movie in the living room. Gabriella went to the couch and sat down next to Troy.
"Are you relaxed?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, I feel much better" Gabriella said.
"Good, you know I just realized that in two months, our daughter will be here" Troy said putting his hand on her bump.
Gabriella smiled. Troy kissed Gabriella's lips softly.
"Are you nervous?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, I'm nervous. You saw me when I was giving birth to Ben. I was a wreck. Are you nervous? This is your first child" Gabriella said leaning her head on his shoulder.
"I'm nervous but mostly excited. I don't want to mess anything up" Troy said putting his hand on her bump.
"Everyone makes mistakes Troy. You will be fine" Gabriella said.
"Are you more scared of labor or just the birth?" Troy asked.
"I'm scared of both. Labor will be a pain but I can't wait to meet our daughter" Gabriella said.
"I know. I can't wait to hold her in my arms" Troy said.
Ben looked at Gabriella.
"Mommy?" Ben asked.
Gabriella looked at Ben and moved the hair that was covering his eyes to the side.
"Yes baby?" Gabriella asked.
"Where do babies come from?" Ben asked nonchalantly.
Gabriella looked at Troy and smiled.
"Benny, when mommy and Uncle Troy snuggle a lot, it makes a baby" Gabriella said.
"So if I snuggle with you, it will make a baby?!" Ben asked incredulously.
Troy laughed and put his head in his hands. Gabriella looked at Troy.
"Troy, you explain where babies come from. You are a guy and can explain it a lot better than I can" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Troy looked at Ben and smiled.
"Benny, when a man and a woman love each other very much they want to be able to show the other person how much they love them and that's what makes a baby" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at Troy.
"Have you been planning that speech for a while or something? It sounded rehearsed" Gabriella said hormonally.
Troy smiled at Gabriella and kissed her head.
"Do you understand bud?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, so you love mommy a lot?" Ben asked.
Troy looked at Gabriella and smiled. He entwined their fingers together.
"I love mommy more than anything in the world. Besides you" Troy said.
"You love me?" Ben asked looking at Troy.
"Of course I do. You are my main buddy. Who am I going to hang out with when your mommy is busy?" Troy asked.
Ben walked over to Troy and jumped into his arms. Troy held Ben in his arms.
"I love you Uncle Troy" Ben said sincerely.
Troy smiled and rubbed his back.
"I love you too Benny" Troy said.
Gabriella had tears in her eyes. She couldn't believe the conversation that was taking place. Troy looked at Gabriella and wiped her tears away.
"Sorry, it was a mood swing. I love you both so much" Gabriella said kissing Ben's cheek and Troy's lips.
An hour later, it was Ben's bedtime. Gabriella looked at the clock and then looked at Ben.
"Ben, sweetie, it's time for bed" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Ben said getting off the couch.
"Go brush your teeth. We will be up in a minute" Gabriella said as Ben walked upstairs.
After Ben left, Gabriella kissed Troy's lips passionately. Troy pulled back and smiled.
"What was that for?" Troy asked as he tucked a piece of stray hair behind Gabriella's ear.
"You are such an amazing father figure to Ben, Troy. He loves you to death. Ben's face was priceless when you told him that you loved him. He was so happy. I am so happy about everything. I love you so much" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and hugged Gabriella.
"I love him like he is my son. We have a great time together and he is a good kid" Troy said.
"What you are doing means a lot to him" Gabriella said.
"I can tell. I know this baby will be exactly the same as Ben" Troy said.
"I hope so. We better go upstairs and say goodnight to him" Gabriella said.
"Yeah" Troy said standing up and helping Gabriella off the couch.
Troy and Gabriella walked upstairs and went into Ben's room. Ben was in his bed, waiting for Troy and Gabriella. The couple walked to the bed.
"Goodnight, Benny. I love you" Gabriella said kissing Ben's head softly.
Gabriella moved out of the way and made room for Troy.
"Good night, Ben. I love you" Troy said kissing Ben's head.
The couple walked out of Ben's room and went into the master bedroom. Troy and Gabriella fell asleep happily, knowing that everything in their lives was perfect.