Troy sat outside of Gabriella's room and tried to compose himself. He took a deep breath and stood up. Troy walked into Gabriella's hospital room and saw his wife attached to several monitors. He then saw two nurses on the other side of the room.
"Troy, would you like to meet your daughter?" one of the nurses asked.
"Yeah" Troy said as he walked over to the nurses.
The nurse put the baby into Troy's arms. Troy looked down and couldn't help but cry. He sat down in the chair that he had been previously sitting in.
"What's her name?" the nurse asked.
"Hannah Lucille Bolton" Troy said.
"That's a beautiful name" the nurse said.
"Thank you" Troy said.
Troy looked down at Hannah. She looked exactly like Gabriella. He kissed Hannah's head softly.
"Hi Hannah, I'm your daddy" Troy said.
Hannah had dark brown hair like Gabriella's and big blue eyes. Troy put his hand on Hannah's cheek. He smiled and looked at Gabriella's hospital bed. Gabriella was still unresponsive. Troy stood up with Hannah in his arms and lied her down in her bed. He kissed his daughter's head softly and walked out of the hospital room. Troy sat in the hallway and dialed his mother's number.
"Hello?" Lucille answered.
"Hi mom" Troy said.
"Hi Troy, how's it going?" Lucille asked.
"Gabriella had the baby" Troy said.
"She did? How is she and the baby?" Lucille asked.
Troy tried to hold himself together. He took a deep breath.
"Gabs is in a coma" Troy said as tears fell from his eyes.
"Oh honey. Did the doctor say when she thinks that she would wake up?" Lucille asked.
"No, we have to wait" Troy said.
"I am going to come to the hospital and I am going to bring Maria as well. Stay strong Troy. I love you" Lucille said.
"Alright, I love you too" Troy said.
Troy hung up his phone. He walked back into Gabriella's hospital room and sat down in the chair that was next to the bed. Troy looked at Gabriella, whose eyes were closed. She had an oxygen mask on and several monitors connected to her.
"Babe, you need to wake up. Hannah is beautiful. She looks exactly like you only with blue eyes. Our mothers are on their way over here to see you and Hannah. I'm so proud of you. I know you were scared to death to give birth to our daughter, but you did so well. You are my best friend and the love of my life. I could never see myself with anyone else but you. I love you and Hannah more than anything in the world. I hope you wake up soon" Troy said to Gabriella's unconscious body.
Troy sighed. He felt his phone vibrate and he pulled it out of his pocket. His and Gabriella's mothers had arrived. Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek and walked into the waiting room of the labor and delivery floor. Maria and Lucille stood up when they saw Troy. Troy hugged his mother tightly. Lucille rubbed her son's back soothingly. Troy then moved to Maria and hugged her.
"Any change?" Lucille asked.
"No, she's still unresponsive. She's connected to several monitors" Troy said solemnly.
"How's the baby?" Maria asked.
"The baby is perfect. She looks exactly like Gabriella only with blue eyes" Troy said.
"Everything is going to be okay Troy. She's going to wake up" Maria said.
Troy nodded.
"Let's go to her room" Lucille said.
Troy, Maria, and Lucille walked to Gabriella's hospital room. Troy went over to Hannah's bed and picked his daughter up. He walked over to his mother and Maria.
"This is Hannah Lucille Bolton" Troy said proudly.
Both mothers smiled and had tears running down their faces.
"She's beautiful" Lucille said.
"She's adorable and I love the name" Maria said.
"Who wants to hold her first?" Troy asked.
Lucille and Maria looked at each other.
"Maria, you go first" Lucille said.
Troy put Hannah into Maria's arms. Maria looked at his granddaughter and couldn't help but release tears of happiness.
"She's gorgeous. Troy" Maria said.
"She gets it from her mommy" Troy said.
Maria put Hannah carefully into Lucille's arms. Lucille looked at Hannah and kissed her head softly.
"How are you doing Troy?" Maria asked.
"I'm scared for Gab" Troy said.
"Troy, there isn't anything you can do. It just happened. Gabi will wake up when her body wants to" Maria said.
"I know, it's just difficult" Troy said as he looked down and sniffled.
"Hey, you are allowed to cry Troy. Don't hold back your emotions just so you make people feel at peace" Maria said.
Troy wiped his tears away and sniffled. He hugged his mother in law. Maria kissed Troy's cheek softly.
"I love you and I know you are worried. We all are" Maria said.
"I love you too" Troy said.
"Was Gabi okay during the birth?" Lucille asked her son.
"Yeah, she was completely fine. She was scared a little bit but everything else was fine. There were no complications" Troy said.
"What are you going to do when Hannah is released and Gabi is still not awake?" Maria asked.
"I was going to ask one of you to watch her for a little while, just so I can see Brie and find out how everything is going regarding her progress" Troy said.
"It's not a problem for me to watch her, what about you Luc?" Maria asked.
"I would love to watch her. Troy, do what you need to do okay? Hannah is in good hands" Lucille said.
"Thanks guys" Troy said as he hugged the two women.
"Why don't you take a break and come have dinner with us Troy? I'm not taking no for an answer. You need to get out of the hospital and relieve some stress" Maria said.
"Okay, I need to call the nurse though. She has to put Hannah in the nursery" Troy said as he pressed the call button.
The nurse came into the hospital room.
"Do you want to put her back in the nursery?" the nurse asked.
"Yes, I will come back later" Troy said.
"Okay" the nurse said as she took Hannah out of Lucille's arms.
The nurse carried Hannah to her bed and rolled it out of the room. Troy, Lucille, and Maria left the hospital and went to go have dinner.
"So what do you think of your daughter Troy?" Lucille asked her son as they sat down at the restaurant.
"I love her. She looks exactly like Gabriella" Troy said.
Maria and Lucile smiled. Lucille looked at her son and observed his physical state that she had not seen in the hospital. Troy had dark circles around his eyes, he was unshaven, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Honey, I think you should go home and get some sleep. You can go back to the hospital and see Gabriella tomorrow. You aren't taking care of yourself" Lucille said.
"No, I am going to stay with her. I promised her that nothing bad was going to happen to her!" Troy said as he started to get angry.
Troy got up from the table and walked out of the restaurant. Maria and Lucille looked at each other.
"He's hurting Maria. I never thought I would see Troy be in so much emotional pain" Lucille said.
"I know. Troy needs to let all his emotions out. Trying to stay strong through this is impossible" Maria said.
"I'm going to go outside and talk to him" Lucille said as she got up from the table.
Lucille walked out of the restaurant and went to the car. She opened the backseat door and sat in the passenger seat.
"Sweetheart, look at me" Lucille said.
Troy looked at his mother with tears running down his face.
"Everything is going to be fine, okay? Gabriella is in good hands" Lucille said.
"It doesn't take away the pain" Troy mumbled.
"I know it doesn't. But you have to have faith. I want you to stay at our house for the night. Don't worry about anything, okay?" Lucille said.
Troy nodded and sniffled.
"Come here" Lucille said.
Troy moved toward his mother and Lucille wrapped her arms around him.
"I love you" Lucille said.
"I love you too" Troy said softly.
Lucille kissed her son's cheek.
"Let's go finish dinner and we will go home" Lucille said.
"Alright" Troy said.
Troy and Lucille got out of the car. Lucille put her arm around Troy and they walked into the restaurant and sat down again with Maria.
"Is everything okay?" Maria asked.
"Yeah, Troy's just having a difficult time with all of this" Lucille said.
Troy, Lucille, and Maria finished eating. Lucille drove Maria home and then drove to her house. Troy and Lucille got out of the car. They walked to the door and Lucille unlocked the door. Troy and Lucille walked into the house.
"Jack?" Lucille called.
Jack came into the living room and saw Troy. He gave his son a hug.
"How are you doing Troy? Is there any change with Gabi?" Jack asked.
"I'm doing the best I can. There's no change with Brie. Dr. Martin doesn't know when she will wake up" Troy said.
"How's Hannah?" Jack asked.
"She's fine. Dr. Martin is going to release her tomorrow" Troy said.
"Everything's going to be okay, Troy. Go upstairs, take a shower, and go to sleep" Jack said.
"Okay, thanks for letting me stay over here" Troy told his parents.
"You are our son. We want to help you when there is a problem" Jack said.
"Well, thanks. I'm going to go upstairs" Troy said.
"Alright, goodnight bud" Jack said.
"Good night honey" Lucille said.
Troy walked upstairs and went to his childhood bedroom. He took his pajamas out and walked to the bathroom and took a shower. Twenty minutes later, Troy walked out of the bathroom and went into the bedroom. He got into bed and looked at the ceiling.
"Babe, please wake up soon. I miss you so much" Troy whispered.
Troy fell asleep. The next morning, Troy woke up and got dressed. He walked downstairs and went into the kitchen.
"Good morning, Troy. How are you feeling, sweetie?" Lucille asked.
"Well I feel a little better now that I got some sleep. But, I still feel lousy" Troy said.
"When do you want to go to the hospital?" Lucille asked.
"Whenever you want to. I still have to see when Hannah is going to be discharged" Troy said.
"Let me go get my purse and we will leave" Lucille said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Jack came downstairs and smiled at his son.
"Good luck today, Troy. Remember, everything is going to work itself out" Jack said.
"I know, thanks dad" Troy said as he hugged his father.
Lucille and Troy left the house. They got into the car and drove to the hospital.
"You look better today" Lucille said.
"Thanks, I slept like a baby. I haven't slept since Hannah was born" Troy said.
"You have to take care of yourself to though, Troy. I understand you need to take care of your family, but you need to take care of yourself first" Lucille said.
"Yeah I know" Troy said.
Lucille pulled up to the hospital and parked her car. Troy and Lucille got out of the car and walked into the hospital. They went to the labor and delivery floor and walked to Gabriella's hospital room. A nurse was checking Gabriella's vitals.
"Hi guys" the nurse said.
"Hi, is there any change since yesterday?" Troy asked.
"Yes, she started moving a little bit which is a good sign. But she hasn't opened her eyes yet" the nurse said.
"That's good news" Lucille said.
Troy nodded.
"Where's Hannah?" Troy asked.
"She is in the nursery. Dr. Martin is going to release her today. You should go by the nursery and sign her discharge documents" the nurse said.
"Okay. Mom, can you stay with her? I will be only a few minutes" Troy said.
"Sure" Lucille said.
Troy walked out of the hospital room. Lucille sat down in the chair that was next to Gabriella's hospital bed.
"Gabi, you need to come back to us sweetheart. Troy is going crazy without you. He has been putting on a brave face for everyone but I know that he's hurting inside. You would be upset with him. Hannah is the most beautiful baby girl that I have ever seen. She looks exactly like you. I love you and can't wait until you open those pretty little brown eyes of yours" Lucille said as she looked at Gabriella's unconscious body.
Troy came back into the room and was holding Hannah in his arms. Lucille turned around and smiled at her son.
"Is she all set?" Lucille asked.
"Yeah" Troy said.
"Alright, let's go" Lucille said.
"Let me say good bye to Brie" Troy said.
Troy walked over to the hospital bed. He kissed Gabriella's cheek softly.
"I love you baby" Troy said.
Troy then turned around. He and his mother then left the hospital. Troy hoped Gabriella would wake up soon. It was killing him inside knowing that she was in this state.