ABC: After Birth Club
-a Daymare Nightdream story-
DISCLAIMER: I disclaimed in all my other stories, why not this one?
SUMMARY: The babies are finally born, but that doesn't mean the drama is over. Troy starts thinking marrying Gabriella was a mistake, Taylor has trust issues with Chad, and Sharpay's step-dad's seeking revenge.
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C10: Chapter Ten
FAF: Forgive and Forget
Two months had passed. Chad and Taylor were trying to work things out, surely but slowly. Chad felt he was keeping secrets from Taylor, which made him feel kind of distant from her.
Last month, in November, Kelsi and Ryan found out they were having a girl. Kelsi was excited, but Ryan was more excited because he could name their daughter what he wanted to name her. He had thought of the perfect name.
Sharpay was super angry at Zeke, and avoided all his phone calls. He called her every five minutes. Sharpay eventually got fed up and turned her phone off. She thought she completely avoided him until he showed up on her doorstep.
Sharpay opened the door, and tried to slam the door the shoot as soon as the opened it, because she didn't like what was standing on the other side.
Zeke stopped the door from closing. "Sharpay, can we talk?"
"No, we can't talk, Zeke. I still can't believe you would do that," Sharpay said.
"I know what happened and it's just one big misunderstanding," Zeke said.
"Misunderstanding? Zeke, there is nothing 'misunderstanding' about seeing you doing drugs in front of our children!" Sharpay yelled.
"That's the thing. It wasn't me," Zeke said.
"I saw you with my own two eyes," Sharpay said. "You were caught. Face it."
"You didn't see me, though. It was my cousin. We look exactly alike. It's freaky," Zeke said, laughing.
"Your cousin that looks exactly like you, Zeke? That's more unbelievable than a group of teenage wizards who live on some street in New York. That was the worst lie ever told," Sharpay said.
"Just open the door all the way and I can prove it to you," Zeke said.
Sharpay opened the door and couldn't believe her eyes. Beside Zeke was somebody who looked like he could be Zeke's twin. Everything about him was the same as Zeke. The only difference was the eye color.
"I'm sorry, Sharpay. This isn't Zeke's fault. Zeke was watching me so I wouldn't do drugs," his cousin said.
"Jake's a recovering addict," Zeke explained.
"When he went to the bathroom, I was just going to get a taste. I wasn't thinking about my baby cousins. Please forgive me," Jake pleaded.
Sharpay was silent.
"I'm getting help, though," Jake added.
"I forgive you, Jake. I just won't trust my kids around you," Sharpay laughed to hide the meanness behind her last statement.
Jake smiled. "I'm gonna head back to car."
"And I'm sorry, Zeke. I hope I didn't hurt you," Sharpay apologized.
"You didn't hurt me… much," Zeke said.
"Oh, and tell Jake I said sorry for slapping him," Sharpay said.
"What?" Zeke asked, lost.
"Nothing," Sharpay said quickly. "See you tonight? Prince and Princess miss you."
"You bet," Zeke said. With that, he left Sharpay's porch and headed to his car.
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"Well, Mrs. Montez, looks like you're having a boy," the doctor said.
"Are you serious? That's what I wanted!" Gabriella said excitedly.
The doctor looked at Troy, who was holding a five-month old Miracle.
"You don't look too excited. Aren't you happy you're having a boy? I know I would," the doctor said.
"Just drop it, please," Gabriella said, outwardly showing she had sympathy for Troy.
She still cares, Troy thought, gently smiling.
The doctor started telling Gabriella something, but she wasn't listening. She was staring at Troy. She was thinking of the hurt she was putting Troy through. She's never seen Troy so low.
"You can go, now," the doctor said, excusing the family from the room.
They left the room, thanking him.
"Troy, I think we need to talk when we get home," Gabriella said. Her voice was quiet, just louder than a whisper.
"Okay," he said. Troy tried to not get his hopes up; Gabriella had already shot them down one time, and was liable to do it again.
The drive home was a quiet one. The only sound that could be heard were Miracle's snoring.
Gabriella was trying to think of what say to Troy to apologize for all the things she put him through.
Troy was trying to figure out what Gabriella wanted to talk to him about. He ruled out that she wanted to ask for forgiveness for the pain he endured because of her.
When they arrived home, Gabriella got Miracle out of the car seat while Troy opened the front door of the house.
Gabriella laid Miracle down in her crib, then went to the living room where Troy was sitting.
"Hi, Troy," Gabriella started. "Hi, Troy"? Really, Gabi? She thought.
"Hello, Gabriella," he replied, silently laughing.
Gabriella took a deep breath. "I wanted to talk about… I wanted to apologize."
Troy was appalled. His eyes widened; his mouth opened. "Really?" he asked.
"Yes," she said. "I was wrong for making you feel that way. For a while, you're weakness was my strength, which is totally evil."
"What took you so long to say 'I'm sorry'?" Troy said. "Did you like seeing me like that?"
"For a little while, I did. But— and this isn't an excuse— you really hurt me. When you said you can't love my second child, that hurt me. Especially the way you labeled the baby my second child and not our second child. I know this baby isn't yours, but it meant a lot when you said you'd treat this baby like your own, then I found out it was a lie," Gabriella said.
"I should've been truthful with you from the beginning, but I knew it'd destroy you if I was," Troy said. "And I'm sorry. Sorry for saying those things. You think we can get things back to the way they were?"
"Absolutely," Gabriella said, smiling. "Just forgive and forget."
Troy smiled and leaned to kiss Gabriella, something he hasn't done in months.
"So what should we name our son?" Gabriella asked when Troy was decimeters away from her lips.
Troy smiled in a 'you-know' way.
"He's not going to be a junior, so don't even go there."
Troy's face fell. Gabriella shot his hopes down, but this time, he could live with it.
There it is! Everything's okay... for now. And don't forget about my other stories: The Day We Fell Apart and Beauty in Walking Away. They've been added to many Favorite Stories and Story Alerts lists, but they had no reviews! So review, please! BTW: School starts in a little bit (BOO! YOU STINK!) so updates will probably be on the weekends, mainly Saturday. Enjoy!
-Daymare Nightdream (previously Headstrong Crazii Daize)
