A/N: This chapter is probably going to be kind of short, due to the fact that there are some thunderstorms in the area (some of which may be severe) and I want to post this before they start here!
Disclaimer: Same as always.
Keeping it Together, Ch. 13
Ana and Zach walked over to their mom and hugged her as well. "I think you'll be okay mommy, so will the baby," Zach said as he looked up at her.
"You see," Troy said, "You've got a bunch of support already," he said as he kissed her.
Kayleigh watched this play out from the steps leading to the door. She frowned; her mom couldn't have another baby.
Two Days Later…
Sharpay had scheduled an appointment to see her doctor as soon as possible. She wanted to know if she really was pregnant and if she even had a remote chance of carrying this baby to term; something that she did not think would be possible.
"I'm scared Troy," Sharpay said as they followed the nurse into the room. "What if I'm not pregnant, but instead have some horrible disease?"
Troy just looked at her, "Honey I am 99.999 percent sure that you're pregnant," he said as he kissed her.
"But that's still not 100 percent," she said.
"Sharpay."
"Sorry," she said, lying back on the table.
Dr. Jacobs walked into the room, "Good afternoon," she said. "So from what I read you took a pregnancy test and it was positive," she asked.
Sharpay nodded, "Yes but I'm afraid it's something else…you remember how my other pregnancies have gone," she said. "What if this one…"
Troy placed his hand over her mouth, "Why don't we let the doctor do what she has to do," he said to his wife.
"Right," she said as she took a deep breath.
Dr. Jacobs took her stethoscope and placed it on Sharpay's abdomen and listened. "Yep, I definitely hear another heart beat in there," she said.
"But…my chances…" Sharpay said as the doctor prepared the ultrasound.
"Are slim yes, but one never knows," she said as she started the ultrasound. She smiled, "There it is." She pointed to a small object on the screen that was no bigger than Ana's fist.
"Wow," Sharpay said in awe. "I can't believe it," she said quietly as she grabbed Troy's hand. "How far along am I?"
"Well, judging by this, I'd have to say that you're about 10 weeks along," she said, looking closely at the monitor.
Troy took a deep breath, "What are the chances of the baby surviving," he asked nervously.
She sighed, "I'm going to be honest with you; even though Sharpay is over 35, she could still very easily carry to term, but it's not that that I'm concerned about," she said. "I'm more concerned about the fact that she's had quite a few miscarriages."
"Yes, we know that part," Sharpay said as she wiped her eyes. "But what are my chances?"
"Considering the fact that none of the miscarriages you had were life threatening to you and that you have been very healthy since the last…well the last time, I'd give you a 60 percent chance of this baby making it to at least 7 months," she explained.
A small smile came across Sharpay's face, "A 60 percent chance? That's better than what you gave me when I was pregnant a few years ago."
Dr. Jacobs nodded, "Well from what I can see here, everything is going a little better than it did the last time. Things were a little premature a few years ago, but this time I can see that everything is forming exactly when it should be," she said.
"Do I need to be on complete bed rest again?"
She shook her head, "I don't want you to be doing anything that involves stress of course, but I think that for now you can go about your daily life as you would normally do…but I highly suggest you going on a hiatus from work once you reach 3 ½ months," she said.
Troy squeezed Sharpay's hand and smiled, "I can't believe it," he said as he kissed her head. "You're going to have a baby."
Sharpay smiled, "Yeah."
"So what did the doctor say," Gabi asked that evening. She and Ryan and Jason and Kelsi were having dinner with Troy and Sharpay.
Sharpay looked at Troy before looking back at Gabi, "She's giving me a 60 percent chance of carrying to at least 7 months."
"That's great," Ryan said. "I mean…"
She nodded, "I know what you mean," she said with a smile.
"How are the kids taking it," Gabi asked as she looked over at Larissa who was talking to Theresa about something.
Troy shrugged, "Well Larissa, Zach, and Ana all seem to be excited but Kayleigh…well I don't think she's too happy about all of this."
Ryan nodded, "The old 'I'm not going to be the youngest anymore' bug probably," he said.
"Exactly," Sharpay said with a sigh. "I just hope she gets past it…soon." She looked over at Kelsi and Jason, "You two are so lucky that Katie was so happy with having a new sister."
"Oh trust me things have changed," Kelsi said, recalling what had happened a few days ago.
"I'm guessing this has to do with privacy," Troy said.
"How did you know," Jason asked.
"Larissa has gotten very angry at both of her sisters whenever they find something in her room that they haven't seen before," Troy said.
Larissa looked at her cousin, "So what am I supposed to say to him," she asked.
"Well do you really like him," she asked with a small smile.
"What do you mean by 'like?' Do you mean like I want to date him?"
She nodded, "Yeah, that."
She thought for a moment, "Yeah, sort of…I mean he's really sweet and stuff…but I don't know what I'd say to him," she said blushing.
"Just tell him the truth," Katie said. "Or ask him if he likes acting. Then you two would have something to talk about," she said.
Larissa thought for a moment and then smiled, "Okay…but what if he doesn't like acting?"
"Then ask him something else," Theresa said. "I don't know ask him if he likes something else that you like." She thought for a moment, "Big families. Ask him if he likes big families. And if he has one, then you two could share horror stories and funny stories about your families," she suggested.
Katie giggled, "Big families?"
Theresa shrugged, "It is something that she has…and I have," she said.
"Yeah, yeah," Katie said.
"I can do that…I hope," she said quietly.
"So is he in 6th grade too," Katie asked.
She nodded, "Yeah he just moved here from New York."
Theresa smiled, "Well there you go! If he likes acting, ask him if he's ever been to a Broadway play before. Then ask him if he'll go watch you perform in the show you're in."
"But I'm not in it…yet," she pointed out. Callbacks were still a few days away.
"You know what I mean," Theresa said as she rolled her eyes.
"Yeah," she said, glancing over at her parents. "What did your mom and dad say when you wanted to date…the jerk?"
"Oh you don't even want to know," she said. "Let's just say that while my mom thought it was okay, my dad completely freaked out."
Larissa sighed, "Great," she said to herself. If her Uncle Ryan freaked out when Theresa wanted to go out with her boyfriend, then she was positive that her dad was going to have a heart attack.
"Hey you can always have him come over for studying or something…that way your parents would be able to meet him first," she said. "By the way, what is his name," Katie asked.
"David," she said with a sigh. "He's so cute."
Theresa smiled, "Do tell."
Katie nodded, "Yeah come on Larissa, give us all the juicy details," she said with a smile.
Larissa smiled, "Okay well he's got dark hair, and he's a little taller than me and…"
"Ooh, Larissa's got a boyfriend," Kayleigh said as she, Angie, and Maddy walked up to the three girls.
"Go away," Larissa said through clenched teeth.
"Hmm, I wonder what mommy would think if she found out that you were dating," she said with a giggle.
Larissa stood up, "I am not dating anyone and don't you even think about telling…"
"Mommy!" Kayleigh called.
"Oh great," Larissa said, sitting back down. She looked up at Kayleigh who was telling Sharpay something. She saw her mom start to get up and walk over to them. "Oh boy, here it comes," she said as she cringed.
Uh oh, here comes what? And I'm sorry that the chapter's so short. I wanted to get to the point…and I'm kind of tired, LOL. Anyway, please tell me what you thought! Review:-) Please?