The next morning, Gabriella woke up and frowned when she didn't see Troy in bed next to her. She got out of bed and was about to walk out of the room when a familiar wave of nausea hit. Gabriella ran to the bathroom and released the contents of her stomach. After she finished, Gabriella brushed her teeth and wiped her tears away. She walked out of the bathroom and went downstairs and saw Troy in the kitchen.
"Good morning" Troy said.
"Morning" Gabriella said wrapping her arms around her husband.
"Feeling okay?" Troy asked.
"Just had morning sickness" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's head softly and put his hand on the small of Gabriella's back.
"Do you want me to make you some tea?" Troy asked.
"I'll do it" Gabriella said.
"Are you sure? I can do it baby" Troy said.
"No, it's fine" Gabriella said pulling out a mug from the cabinet.
Gabriella made her cup of tea and looked at Troy.
"Does it feel the same as when you were pregnant with Logan and Grace?" Troy asked.
"I don't feel scared. With Grace, I was petrified and a hypochondriac and didn't know what anything meant. With Logan, I kind of had a better idea and was more aware. But it made me more scared because I actually knew what was going to happen. With this one, I know what's going to happen and I'm prepared for everything" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded. Gabriella took a sip of her tea.
"We also don't have to worry about us being in separate places just in case something happened" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Do you want a girl or a boy this time?" Gabriella asked.
"I don't care as long as it's healthy" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Should I still continue the weekly appointments?" Gabriella asked.
"I think that if you are in the clear, you don't need to do them anymore" Troy said.
"But to be on the safe side?" Gabriella asked.
"Baby, Dr. Brand said the baby was fine. I really don't think you need to go every week anymore" Troy said.
Gabriella looked down at her hands. Troy knew that Gabriella was still worried and didn't want to upset her and say the wrong thing.
"Sweetheart, look at me" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at her husband.
"I know that you are still nervous because of what happened, but Dr. Brand has double checked and she said that the baby is fine and out of the miscarriage point. Don't you think it would be unnecessary to go and have those appointments when everything is fine?" Troy asked softly.
"I know that the baby is okay. I just don't want anything to happen down the line. I'm just worried about it" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"And that's okay to be worried, Brie. But for right now, the baby is fine. If something happens, yes you need to get checked out. But obsessing over it isn't going to make everything be fine. I'm not trying to tell you that what you are feeling is wrong because it isn't. I just don't want you to get stressed out about something that isn't a problem" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy smiled softly and opened his arms. Gabriella walked into them and wrapped her arms around Troy's waist and took a deep breath and instantly relaxed.
"I don't want you to worry about any of this. I know that you are going to. But you have to believe that the baby is going to be okay and that it won't be like last time" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"I have to get ready for work" Troy said kissing Gabriella's cheek.
Gabriella smiled and watched Troy walk out of the room. That afternoon, Gabriella got home from work early and smiled when she saw Grace and Logan sitting at the table and drawing.
"Hi mom" Gabriella said.
"Hi. How are you feeling?" Maria asked.
"Up and down. Morning sickness was worse than I remember it" Gabriella said.
"Do you need me to take the kids tonight? I can if you need me too" Maria said.
"No. Troy will be home soon. I'll take a nap when he gets here" Gabriella said.
"Alright" Maria said.
Grace and Logan said goodbye to Maria and she left the house. An hour later, Troy came home to Gabriella sleeping on the couch with Logan lying against her chest and Grace sleeping on the other couch. He walked over to Gabriella and carefully lifted Logan into his arms. Careful not to wake him, Troy walked upstairs to Logan's bedroom and placed him in his bed. Troy walked downstairs and went over to Grace and did the same thing. After putting both kids in their beds, Troy walked into the living room and kneeled down in front of the couch and kissed Gabriella's cheek. Gabriella moaned and opened her eyes slowly.
"Hey sleeping beauty" Troy said.
Gabriella looked around the room.
"Where are the kids?" Gabriella asked sleepily.
"I brought them upstairs and put them in bed. Are you feeling okay?" Troy asked.
"Just tired" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"Long day?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"Add a lot of work and a pregnancy together and you get the zombie that was formerly known as Gabriella Montez-Bolton" Gabriella said.
Troy laughed.
"At least you are a cute zombie" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Anything else happen?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
"No. No bleeding or anything like that. I'm just really tired" Gabriella said.
"Okay. How was work today?" Troy asked.
"Fine" Gabriella said.
"Get all your work done?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. The couple talked for a little while longer until they decided to go to bed. The next morning, Gabriella woke up and got out of bed. She felt a familiar wave of nausea come over her and she ran to the bathroom. As she released the remains of her stomach, Logan appeared in the doorway of the bathroom. Troy woke up and sighed when he saw Logan watching Gabriella throw up. He got out of bed.
"Hey Logan, come here" Troy said.
Logan didn't move. Troy walked over to his son and took his hand.
"Come on buddy, let's go downstairs" Troy said.
"Mommy" Logan said.
"Mommy is okay. Come on, let's go downstairs" Troy said.
Logan followed Troy downstairs. The two boys went into the living room. Troy turned on the television and put one of Logan's favorite shows on.
"Is mommy going to be sick forever?" Logan asked.
Troy shook his head.
"The baby is going to make mommy sick for a little while but then she will get better" Troy said.
Troy knew that Logan was completely freaked out. He watched his son start watching his show and relax. Twenty minutes later, Troy heard footsteps and he turned his head and motioned for Gabriella not to come into the living room. He wanted to wait until Logan was done with his show for him to see Gabriella. Ten minutes later, the credits rolled and Logan looked at his father.
"Is mommy still sick?" Logan asked.
"She's in the kitchen. Do you want to go see her?" Troy asked.
Logan nodded. The two boys walked into the kitchen. Gabriella saw the boys walk into the room and smiled. She kneeled down and Logan ran into her arms. Gabriella lifted Logan onto her hip and kissed his head.
"Mommy, are you feeling better?" Logan asked.
The couple smiled.
"Yeah, I feel much better" Gabriella said.
"He got a little freaked out" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled sympathetically at her son.
"The baby is going to make me sick for a little while but then I will be back to normal" Gabriella said.
Logan nodded. Gabriella smiled.
"Kiss" Gabriella said.
Logan kissed his mother and giggled.
"I have to get ready for work" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"I do too. Do you want me to drop them off or are you?" Troy asked.
"I have a meeting. Can you drop them?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah" Troy said.
"Thanks" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"Good morning" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Morning" Gabriella said.
"Have a good day. I love you" Troy said.
"You too. I love you. I'll call you when I'm on my way home" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded. Gabriella left the house. Troy looked at Logan and smiled.
"Come on, let's go get your sister up" Troy said.
An hour and a half later, Troy got back into his car after dropping the kids off at his parents' house and drove to work. That night, Gabriella came home later than usual.
"Hi guys" Gabriella said taking off her shoes and putting her purse down.
"Rough day?" Troy asked.
"The worst. Pregnancy brain is the worst this time around" Gabriella said sitting next to Grace on the couch.
"Did you eat? There are leftovers in the fridge" Troy said.
"I grabbed a salad. But I should probably eat something else" Gabriella said.
Gabriella got up and walked into the kitchen and pulled out the leftovers and ate. After she finished, Gabriella walked back into the living room and sat down in her previous spot.
"How are you feeling today?" Troy asked.
"Tired and achy" Gabriella said.
"Why don't you go upstairs and take a bath? I'll put them to bed" Troy said.
"I've been gone all day and haven't seen them" Gabriella said.
"Mommy, you need to take care of my baby sister" Grace said looking at her mother.
Gabriella smiled. Troy chuckled.
"That's my girl! High-five Gracie" Troy said holding his hand out.
Grace gave Troy a high-five. Gabriella shook her head and looked at Logan.
"Do you agree with them too Logan?" Gabriella asked.
Logan held both his hands out basically telling that he didn't know.
"Smart kid. I have done my job" Troy said.
Gabriella shook her head.
"Wait a minute, do you think the baby is a girl?" Gabriella asked.
"I want a baby sister" Grace said.
"We will see" Gabriella said.
Later that night, Troy walked into the bedroom and smiled when he saw Gabriella already in bed. He took his shirt and pants off and climbed into bed. Gabriella turned over and opened her eyes.
"Hey, go back to sleep. Sorry that I woke you up. I was trying to be quiet" Troy said.
"Do you regret having kids so young?" Gabriella asked randomly.
Troy turned on the bedside lamp and sat up.
"What?" Troy asked.
"Do you regret having kids so young?" Gabriella repeated.
"Gabriella, where did that come from?" Troy asked.
"Myself" Gabriella said.
"To answer your question, no. I don't regret anything. Yes, we had kids young. But we grew up. Grace made us grow up. Yeah, I wish we had waited until we were out of school to have kids. But that didn't happen. Baby, where did that come from?" Troy asked.
"I was just thinking. But also it's pregnancy brain talking too" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"We dealt with the issue when it came up. We grew up overnight. But we still got to be kids. We went to school and graduated. We did everything out of order but still got it done" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"I think you are exhausted. Go back to sleep baby. We can talk about this tomorrow" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy kissed Gabriella's lips and fell asleep. A couple weeks later, Gabriella walked downstairs and smiled when she saw Grace and Logan watching television.
"What are you watching?" Gabriella asked.
"Cartoons" Grace said.
Gabriella smiled and walked into the kitchen and saw Troy turning the coffee maker on. She walked over to her husband and kissed his cheek. Troy smiled.
"Good morning" Troy said.
"Good morning" Gabriella said.
"How are you feeling today? You got up early" Troy said.
"Morning sickness decided to wake me up extra early today" Gabriella said.
"Do you want me to make you some tea?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
Baby is starting to grow though" Gabriella said.
"Really? Isn't it still early?" Troy asked.
"I mean with Grace I started showing early" Gabriella said.
"True. How things have changed" Troy said.
Flashback
"Hey baby, how are you feeling?" Troy asked smoothing her hair back.
"I'm getting fat" Gabriella cried.
Troy's eyes softened.
"Baby, you are not fat. You aren't even showing" Troy said.
"You haven't seen her out of bed today. Honey, show Troy" Maria said.
Gabriella choked out a sob. Troy looked at his girlfriend and felt horrible that he wasn't in bed when she woke up.
"Stand up for me Brie. Let me see" Troy said softly.
Gabriella sat up and then stood up. She turned to the side and Troy saw the smallest baby bump forming on Gabriella's stomach. Troy stood up and opened his arms and Gabriella walked into them. She wrapped her arms tightly around her boyfriend.
End of Flashback
Gabriella smiled and nodded.
"Can I see?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy kneeled down in front of Gabriella and lifted her shirt, exposing her stomach. He smiled when he saw the slight bump. Troy kissed it softly.
"Hi baby, daddy's here" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled. Troy placed one last kiss on Gabriella's expanding bump before letting her shirt fall over it. He stood up and smiled.
"Maybe this one is going to be bigger than the other two" Troy said.
Gabriella shrugged.
"Hopefully not" Gabriella said.
Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
"I have to get ready for work" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"I asked Chad if he wanted to get a game going after work. I may be home a little late" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy and Gabriella got ready for work. That afternoon, Troy walked through Chad's gate and smiled when he saw his best friend already doing free throws.
"Working on that jump shot?" Troy asked.
Chad turned around and smiled.
"Always. How's it going?" Chad asked shaking his best friend's hand.
"Fine. Gabriella and the kids are good" Troy said.
"Did Gabs go to the doctor to get checked out?" Chad asked.
Troy nodded.
"She got the all-clear a couple weeks ago" Troy said.
"That's great, hoops. Is she starting to relax?" Chad asked.
"Yeah, but she's being Gabriella. She always wants to be one step ahead. She knows the baby is okay but she is still cautious" Troy said.
Chad nodded.
"Is she worried that it will happen again?" Chad asked.
"Yeah. It shook her up and now she's just trying to do everything she can to avoid it. I feel helpless at times because yes, I am the father of the baby and Gabriella's husband. But I don't know what it's like to have a baby living inside of me and then it sudden isn't there anymore" Troy said.
"I get that. All you can do is be there when she needs you" Chad said.
"I know. Let's get a game going" Troy said.
Chad smiled and nodded. The two men started playing. A couple hours later, Troy walked into the house and smiled when he saw Logan talking to Gabriella.
"Hey guys" Troy said.
"Hey, how's Chad?" Gabriella asked.
"Fine. How are you feeling?" Troy asked sitting down next to his wife.
"I threw up again" Gabriella said.
"Why?" Troy asked.
"I think it was the scent of something" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"Are you feeling better?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"Yeah, I just need to take it easy" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"Mommy?" Logan asked.
"Yeah?" Gabriella asked looking at her son.
"When the baby comes will you forget about me?" Logan asked.
Gabriella's face softened and tears filled her eyes. She looked at Troy, who kissed her head.
"Logan look at mommy" Gabriella said.
Logan looked at his mother.
"I will never, ever forget about you. You are my baby. Just because daddy and I are going to have another baby doesn't mean we will forget about you. We love you so much" Gabriella said as tears ran down her cheeks silently.
"Grace felt the same way when you were in mommy's tummy" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Really?" Logan asked.
"She was worried that we would love you more and forget about her" Gabriella said.
"You can always talk to us if you are afraid of when the baby comes" Logan said.
Logan nodded. The couple talked to Logan about the baby for a little while longer. A couple days later, Gabriella walked into the house after a long day at work. She was exhausted. Gabriella walked into the kitchen and made herself a cup of tea and walked upstairs. She went into the bedroom and changed out of her work clothes and into a pair of sweats and one of Troy's t-shirts. Gabriella got into bed and fell asleep. A couple hours later, Troy walked into the house with Grace and Logan.
"Brie?" Troy called.
Silence filled the house. He knew that Gabriella was home because her car was in the driveway. Troy walked upstairs and went into the bedroom and smiled. Gabriella was in bed, the covers covering her like a fort. He walked over to the bed and saw that Gabriella was sleeping soundly, with her hand on her little baby bump. Troy kissed Gabriella's head softly. Gabriella's eyes opened slowly.
"Go back to sleep baby. I was just checking on you. We just got home and I was calling your name" Troy said.
"Mm" Gabriella mumbled.
"Are you feeling alright?" Troy asked.
"Long day at work and I'm exhausted" Gabriella explained.
Troy nodded.
"Morning sickness?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"But that was earlier. I just feel like I walked around an amusement park for a whole day" Gabriella said.
"Okay. Do you need me to do anything?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
"No. But thank you for asking" Gabriella said.
"Mommy" Logan said.
Troy looked at the door and saw both Grace and Logan standing at the bedroom door.
"Guys, go downstairs and play okay? Mommy doesn't feel very well. I'll be down in a minute" Troy said.
"What's wrong mommy?" Grace asked.
"Grace, take Logan downstairs please" Troy said.
Grace and Logan left the room. Troy turned back and looked at Gabriella.
"I've never felt this sick with them" Gabriella said.
"You are getting older and things are more sensitive than when you were pregnant with them" Troy said.
Gabriella took a deep breath and released it.
"You should go downstairs and talk to them" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"Call me if you need me okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded and snuggled into the sheets. Troy walked out of the room and went downstairs. This is how being pregnant with Grace should have been.