"How about this one?" Troy asked his wife. She dragged him out baby shopping for the 3rd time this week. Everytime they went to a different store because they could never find anything they liked.

"Its to much." Gabriella walked around the stroller. She didnt understand why they put so much stuff on these things. If she were the baby it would have scarred her.

"Gabriella. Can we just buy one already and move on?" Troy begged. If he saw one more stroller....

"That one." Gabriella pointed out and walked over to the one sitting on the display. It had pooh bear and piglet and tigger on it. It was perfect for a litte girl. It had none of the obnoxious things on it. It was yellow and pink and it was perfect.

"You sure this is what you want?" Troy asked her. Gabriella nodded her head and Troy pick up the box and put it in the cart.

"Now for the crib." Gabriella said looking over at the other aisle where the cribs are.

"Uh. No we dont need one." Troy told her trying not to make it obvious that he was hiding something.

"Well where do you want her to sleep on the floor?" Gabriella asked her husband.

"Well no. But lets just look at something else right now. We can come back later." He told her and kept pushing the cart. Sharpay Zeke Chad and Taylor already told him that they were going to buy the crib for them for the baby shower. Along with other things to. But it was hard to hid things from Gabriella because she always found out.

"Fine. She followed him down to where the blankets and things were. They were looking through things when they heard a loud, but happy squeal.

"SOPHIE GET BACK HERE NOW!" They heard a women yell. Troy and Gabriella turned around from where they were and saw a little girl running through the racks of clothes in the store. She giggled as she ran in and out of the clothes. The little girl found it funny. Troy and Gabriella laughed and continued looking.

"I like that name." Troy told Gabriella. She turned to him.

"What name?" She asked.

"Sophie." Gabriella smiled. She loved that name to. She has for awhile. She couldnt believe that he like the name to.

"I like it to." Gabriella told him. Troy leaned against the shelf as Gabriella sorted through blankets.

"I can see her as a Sophie." He started off. Gabriella smiled. So could she.

"With your long brown curls and tan skin, and her big brown eyes." Gabriella couldnt believe that he was think the same thing that she was a few months ago.

"Then lets do it." Gabriella told him. Troy smiled.

"Sophia Bolton. Its perfect."


"You know the drill. Line up." Zeke told the team and they all stood on the line.

"Coach Bolton will be here later, so Im going to give you the starting line up for Thursdays game." Zeke flipped through the play book and read the names allowed. Then finally he got to the last name on the list.

"JONES." The team looked down the line at him. Sophmore? Starting? That cant be. Those were just some of the thoughts that were going through some of the players minds.

"Coach. Im not ready yet. Its just my Sophmore year, I mean, none of the sophmores from last year started..." Tyler Jones was offically confused. Why would they start him? He didnt think that he was that good.

"Wasnt my decision kid. Take it up with Coach Bolton. Now get a ball and get running." The team hussled over to the rack and starting dribbling. Troy showed up at the last ten minutes of practice.

"How did the shopping go man?" Zeke joked around.

"It went fine." Troy snapped and he patted Zeke on the back who was still laughing and headed back to his office. He answered a few e-mails and made a few phone calls. He called Chad back who left him a voice mail earlier. The team barged in about 10 minutes later. Troy was still on the phone when Tyler Jones was standing in the doorway.

"Chad man Ill call you back later." He hung up the phone and stood up from his seat.

"Mr. Jones. What can I do you for?" He asked Troy walked around to the front of his desk and leaned against it with both of his hands in his pockets.

"I was just wondering why you started me on Thursdays game. No sophmore has ever started since...." Troy cut him off.

"Me?" He asked. Tyler just laughed.

"I was going to say I couldnt remember." Troy laughed. He looked back up at Tyler.

"You have talent kid. I want you to use it. You impressed me last week. I want you to use that talent to win us a game." Tyler smiled.

"Thanks Coach." Tyler ran out the door and back to his locker.

"Anytime." He called back. That kid reminded him a lot of himself.


"Where do we even start?" Gabriella asked Troy. They were standing in the babies room and they were about to start painting. Yellow. They didnt want to go for pink so yellow worked for right now.

"You start over on that wall and I will get this one." Gabriella nodded and headed over to the right wall. They painted for a while. Before they knew it the first coat was done. They both sat down on the couch and took a break.

"Do you want to go out for lunch?" Troy asked it. It was one and he was hungry.

"Sure. Let me just go and change." She tried to get up off the couch but couldnt do it. She had gotten so big it was hard to get up off of anything.

"Hold on." Troy got up and and took Gabriellas hands in his and pulled her up.

"What would I do with out you?" She asked. Troy kissed her.

"Who knows."

"Ill be right down." She hobbled upstairs and went over to the phone to call Sharpay.

"We will be there in 20 minutes. Everything ok?" He asked.

"Everythings great. Chad and Taylor just got here about an hour ago and everyone else has been here." Sharpay told him.

"Great. We will be there soon." Troy hung up the phone and went upstairs to get Gabriella.

"Hey put something nice on." He told her. She gave him a confused look.

"Um why?" She asked. She just like wearing her sweat pants all the time. It was comfortable for her.

"Because we are going somewhere nice for lunch. Your going to love it." Gabriella sighed and went back into her closet.

"Theres just one promblem." She told him. He walked behind her and put his hands on her waist.

"And that would be?"

"None of my 'nice things' fit anymore."


Troy and Gabriella pulled into Sharpay and Zeke devolpment. Gabriella was confused.

"Why are we going here?" She asked.

"I have to get something from Zeke for the game on Thursday. He has my book and I want to grab it from him so I can go over things." He explained to her. She nodded and continued to look out the window. They pulled into the drive way and walked to the front door and rang the doorbell.

"Hey guys." Sharpay answered the door with her little dog princess. Troy and Gabriella hated that dog. It was very annoying.

"Hey Shar." Gabriella hugged her friend.

"How you feeling?" Sharpapy asked her.

"Fat." Gabriella replied. Sharpay laughed.

"Come on. The playbook is out here. Zeke ran out to get something so he left it with me." Troy put an arm around Gabriella and kissed her head, and walked out to the living room.

'SURPISE!!!!" Everyone shouted. Gabriella was stunned. All of her friends were in Sharpays living room. There were ballons and banners reading ITS A GIRL! There were piles of gifts in the corner and food was put out. Gabriella started to cry and Troy pulled her in his arms and kissed her cheek. Gabriella came back up and looked at everyone. The person that caught her eye though was Taylor and Chad.

"You're here?" She asked them. They came up to her and pulled her into a hug.

"Do you think i would miss my bestfriends baby shower?" Taylor asked her. She laughed and then when she saw Chad she started to cry again.

"You shouldnt be here. You should be in LA." She told him. He laughed.

"This is important right now. But if you dont want me here...."

"NO!" Gabriella shouted. They all laughed. "Dont leave on me Danforth." They both smiled and he hugged her. Chad was always like a brother to Gabriella. She had no idea what she woud do without him.

Gabriella turned back to her husband who had his arms crossed against his chest and was smiling at her.

"You knew?' She asked.

"Oh yeah. I helped plan. I had to stall." She laughed and kissed him again.

"I love you."

"I love you to. So much."


Gabriella sat down in the rocking chair and opened her gifts, with Troy right beside her. There were a ton of them. Highchairs, another stoller, clothes, toys, food, a car seat and then the big gift.

"Gabi This is from all of us." Zeke and Chad rolled out a white crib from the dinning room. It had a little pooh bear mobile over it. It was adorable. They even had the bedding that they picked out from the other day in there. Thats why she couldnt find it.

"Oh my god."She whispered as she covered her mouth with her hands. This crib was absolutey perfect. She ran her fingers on the sides of it.

"You like it?' Taylor asked her. Gabriella turned to her with tears in her eyes.

"I love it." Everyone laughed and gave Troy and Gabriella a hug.

Zeke made a cake for Troy and Gabriella that was white with pink frosting and yellow flowers on it that read CONGRATS TROY AND GABRIELLA. They cut the cake and everyone had a piece of it. Mrs. Bolton brought old pictures of Troy when he was a baby. He was adorable. Gabriella made fun of him in everyone. Finally around six everyone started to leave. Gabriella and Troy stood at the door thanking everyone for the gifts. The six of them where left.

It hasnt been the six of them in a few months because Chad and Taylor left for LA. They missed having them around. They all sat around drinking wine, excpet for Gabriella, and talking about the old days. It was a lot of fun. After that they all helped load the car and clean up.

"Gabriella. Dont pick that up." Troy stopped her as she was trying to pick up the car seat.

"Troy Im pregnant, not weak." She told him.

"Well Im not taking any chances." He kissed her as he walked the carseat back out to the car.

"Shar, what can I do?" She asked.

"Nothing." She told her.

"No really I want to do something. You did all of this..." Gabriella was cut off.

"Gabi. Really. Dont do anything. Just sit down a realx for a change." Gabriella walked back out to the living room as she watched the guys pick up everything and take it to the car. Taylor came over and sat down next to her.

"So how is everything?" she asked.

"Everything is fine." Gabriella said rubbing her stomach. Sohpie was kicking up a storm.

"When are you due?" Taylor lost track of everything.

"About 2 months. Im getting really excited." Gabriella gushed.

"Did you find a name yet?" Taylor asked.

"We did. But we arnt going to tell anyone until after she is born." Gabriella smiled. She loved making people wait.

"Well we are flying home for it so dont wil be here." Taylor assured her.

"Even if Chad has a game?" She asked.

"Ill leave him behind and he can come later." Both of the girls laughed.

"Sounds good to me."

"Hey you ready to go. Cars loaded up." Troy told Gabriella.

"Yeah. I just have to get off the couch first." Gabriella scooted forward and finally she put out her hand and Troy helped her up.

"Thanks baby." Gabriella turned to Taylor.

"Come on. Walk out with me." Taylor got up and walked out to the car with her friend. Gabriella got into the passengers side of the car and put her arm out the window.

"When are you guys heading home." Tomorrow morning, first thing. Chad has a game so we have to get home. Gabriella nodded. She wouldnt be seeing Taylor or Chad for another two months or so. She hated it.

"YOu have no idea how much it ment to me that you were here today." Gabriella started to cry. She didnt want to say good bye to her best friend.

"You can thank your husband for that one." Taylor pointed to Troy who was behind her in the drivers seat. Gabriella giggled.

"Oh ill thank him alright." Both of the girls laughed.

'Take care of that baby for me ok?" Taylor asked her. Gabriella nodded her head.

"Don worry about that." Taylor walked away back inside before she lost it.

"You guys didnt open my gift." Chad said once he got up to the car. He handed Gabriella a bag and she pulled out a red and white jersey. It was a baby wildcat uniform with Troys old number on it. They have never seen one of these before.

"They dont even make those." Chad told him. Gabriella held the jersey in her hand.  "But I have connections." Gabriella started to cry again.

"Thank you so much." She hugged Chad from where he was in her seat, and he kissed her cheek. He walked over to Troys side of the car and gave him a quick hug.

"Thanks man for everything." Troy told him.

"You take care of her for me you hear me Botlon?" Troy nodded.

"Ill see you in November." Chad walked back into the house and Troy got back in the car and put his seat belt on.

"You ready Gabi?" He asked. Gabriella was still looking at the Wildcat uniform. She didnt know how he was able to do that. This was the best gift she had gotten so far for Sophie. She has a part of her Daddys youth with her.

"Yeah Im ready." Troy backed the car out of the driveway and headed home.


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