Gabriella was sleeping peacefully in bed when Troy woke up. He smiled and couldn't believe Gabriella was carrying his child that would be arriving in a month and a half. Troy got out of bed carefully and walked downstairs where Ben was watching TV. He walked over to the couch where Ben was sitting and sat down next to him.
"Good morning, Benny. How did you sleep?" Troy asked.
"Good. Is mommy sleeping?" Ben asked Troy.
"Yeah, she is. I have a surprise for her later do you want to help me with it?" Troy asked.
"What is it?" Ben asked looking away from the TV.
"I got the furniture for your sister's room yesterday. Your mom doesn't know I got it. I wanted to put everything together and then show her. Do you want to help me put the furniture together?" Troy asked.
"Yeah" Ben said.
"Okay, let's get started. Mommy isn't allowed to know about the surprise, okay?" Troy said.
"Okay" Ben said.
Troy and Ben got up from the couch and walked upstairs. They entered the baby's room and took the first piece of furniture out of the box. Troy and Ben put it together and moved it out of the way. The boys continued to assemble the baby's furniture until everything was put together.
"That was a lot of work" Troy said wiping his brow.
"I'm tired" Ben said.
"How about you go take a little nap and I will put the furniture where it needs to be?" Troy suggested.
"Okay" Ben said walking out of the bedroom.
Troy moved the furniture into their places and then released the breath he had been holding. He knew that Gabriella was going to love that the nursery was done. Troy walked out of the nursery and went down the hall to the master bedroom. Gabriella was lying in bed and looking at the ceiling.
"Good morning, baby. How's our daughter doing today?" Troy asked as he put his hand on her bump.
"Kicking as usual" Gabriella said.
Troy leaned down and kissed Gabriella's lips. He pulled back and cupped her cheek.
"I have a surprise for you" Troy said.
"What is it?" Gabriella asked.
"Come on, I will show you" Troy said helping Gabriella out of bed.
Gabriella and Troy walked down the hall. Troy stopped in front of the door of the baby's room.
"Ben and I have a surprise for you. We hope you like it" Troy said opening the door.
Gabriella walked into the nursery and her jaw dropped. Troy and Ben put the furniture together. Gabriella took in the room and turned around and looked at Troy. She ran into his arms.
"I love it. Thank you, Troy" Gabriella said as tears cascaded down her cheeks.
"You are very welcome. I figured that we only have a month left until the she comes and that the room needed to be done" Troy said.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too, Brie" Troy said kissing her head.
The rest of the day, Gabriella, Troy, and Ben talked about the baby. The next morning, Gabriella woke up to pain in her stomach. She shook Troy's shoulder.
"What's wrong, babe?" Troy asked concerned.
"I think I am in labor" Gabriella said nervously.
"Are you sure?" Troy asked.
"Yeah" Gabriella said putting her hand on her stomach.
"Okay, let's get dressed and go. I will call my parents and tell them to watch Ben" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said getting up carefully.
Troy went downstairs and called his mother.
"Hello?" Lucille answered.
"Mom! Gabriella went into labor, can you watch Ben?" Troy asked nervously.
"Yes, we will be right over" Lucille said.
"Thank you" Troy said.
Troy hung up the phone and went into the kitchen and saw Ben sitting at the table.
"Benny, grandma is going to come over and play with you for a while. Mommy is going to have the baby" Troy said.
"She is?!" Ben asked.
"Yeah, be good for grandma okay?" Troy said.
"I will" Ben said.
Troy ran upstairs and saw Gabriella putting her sweater on.
"How are you doing?" Troy asked.
Gabriella turned around and smiled.
"Relax, Troy. I am fine" Gabriella said.
Troy took a deep breath in and released it.
"Are you ready to go?" Troy asked.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
As soon as Gabriella said that, she felt a gush of water leak onto her legs. She looked down and then looked at Troy.
"My water broke" Gabriella said.
"Let's get you to the hospital" Troy said.
Troy grabbed the suitcase that Gabriella had packed. The couple then walked downstairs and heard the doorbell. Troy ran to the door and opened it.
"Thank you so much for watching him" Troy said.
Lucille hugged her son and smiled.
"He is freaking out isn't he, Gabi?" Lucille asked.
Gabriella smiled and nodded. Her face then turned to a pained expression.
"Troy, we need to go" Gabriella said holding onto the chair in front of her.
"Are you having a contraction?" Troy asked as he walked over to Gabriella.
Gabriella nodded and took deep breaths. Once it passed, Gabriella relaxed.
"Are you okay, baby?" Troy asked taking her hand.
"Yeah, let's just go to the hospital" Gabriella said.
"Alright" Troy said.
Troy and Gabriella walked out of the house. Troy helped Gabriella into the car. The couple drove to the hospital. Troy parked the car and went to the passenger side and helped Gabriella out of the car. The couple then walked hand in hand into the hospital. They went to the reception desk.
"My wife is in labor" Troy said looking at the receptionist.
The receptionist had long dark brown hair. She was probably in her mid thirties. The receptionist looked at Troy and smiled.
"I need a wheelchair" the receptionist said looking at the nurse behind her.
The nurse wheeled a wheelchair over to Troy and Gabriella. Gabriella sat down carefully in the chair and grabbed Troy's hand. The nurse wheeled Gabriella to the elevator and walked into it. The elevator closed.
"First child?" the nurse asked.
"My husband's first child and my second" Gabriella said putting her hand on her bump.
The elevator opened and they all got out. The nurse wheeled Gabriella to the maternity ward reception desk.
"Who is your doctor?" the nurse asked.
"Dr. Leon" Gabriella said painfully.
Troy rubbed Gabriella's shoulders and kissed her head. The nurse looked at Gabriella's file and then put it down. She then wheeled Gabriella to a hospital room.
"Gabriella, you need to change into his gown. Take off everything except your bra. Dr. Leon will be here shortly" the nurse said.
The nurse left and Gabriella looked at Troy.
"Do you need help getting up sweetie?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy then helped Gabriella get on her feet. He then helped her change into the gown. Gabriella then walked slowly to the hospital bed and lied down.
"How are you feeling?" Troy asked.
"In pain, but I'm okay. How are you doing?" Gabriella asked looking at Troy.
"I am hanging in there. I can't believe our baby girl is going to be here in a matter of hours" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded and started to breathe heavily. Troy held Gabriella's hand.
"Breathe Brie, you are doing so well" Troy said.
After the contraction passed, Gabriella looked at Troy.
"Are you ready to be a father?" Gabriella asked her husband.
"Yeah, I can't wait to finally meet our daughter" Troy said smiling.
Gabriella smiled. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Dr. Leon came into the hospital room and smiled.
"Hi guys. How are you feeling Gabriella?" Dr. Leon asked.
"Fine, when can I get into the tub?" Gabriella asked.
"Getting anxious?" Troy asked.
Gabriella looked at Troy.
"If you carried a baby for nine months and you finally went into labor, you would be anxious too. So be quiet" Gabriella hormonally.
Troy looked at Dr. Leon.
"It's normal Troy. I see women say things like that all the time. Gabriella, I need to check you before you get into the tub" Dr. Leon said.
Dr. Leon went to the sink and washed her hands. She then put latex gloves on and sat at the foot of the bed. Gabriella spread her legs apart. Dr. Leon examined Gabriella and came up smiling.
"You are at three, Gabriella. Once you get to five centimeters, then you can get into the tub" Dr. Leon said.
"Thank you Dr. Leon" Troy said.
Dr. Leon left the room. Gabriella moaned in pain. Troy rubbed her back soothingly and kissed her head.
"You are doing so well, sweetie. She's almost here" Troy said.
"It hurts" Gabriella whined.
"I know, Brie. Just relax, everything is fine" Troy said.
Gabriella and Troy knew that their baby was going to make her appearance soon. They couldn't wait to meet their daughter.