I am re-posting this chapter because of the fact that I made a few mistakes: I totally forgot about Michael and Zeke! Oops on my part! So, here is the new version of the same chapter; sorry about this!
Good evening all; I just want to apologize in advance if this chapter totally stinks. I'm just really mad/sad right now; it's my birthday and NONE of my friends (except for one) remembered. So if this chapter seems weird or something, I am blaming it on my current emotional state.
But what really is inspiring me to write this is everyone who is reviewing; I truly appreciate it!
A/N: Oh and for those who love Gabi, um…you might hate me after this chapter; don't worry, I'm not killing her or anything like that! But…well just read and judge for yourself, LOL.
Disclaimer: I only own the characters I made up; everything else belongs to Disney.
And Baby Makes Six (14?)
"Theresa's being mean to me," Larissa told her mother.
Sharpay looked at Ryan, who had heard what Larissa just said. He looked at Gabi who gave him a look of 'go talk to her,' since she was holding Michael ((I totally forgot about him in the last chapter!)) in her lap.
Ryan got up and walked over to where his daughter, Jessica ((sorry, I got this name wrong in the last chapter…argh!)), and Katie were all playing. He looked over at Theresa, "Come with me, please," he said in a firm voice.
"But I'm playing, daddy," she protested.
He sighed, "Theresa, you don't have a choice," he said as he took her hand and led her into the living room. She sat down on the couch and he sat beside her. "How many times have I told you that you need to be nice to your cousin? Larissa is only 4 years old and it really hurts her when you talk like that to her," he said.
She just looked at him for a moment, "But my toys are better," she said, "And mommy said that…"
"I'm not talking about what mommy said; I'm telling you that you need to be nice to Larissa; to everyone for that matter…or no computer time when we get home," he said in a warning tone, since the computer was considered to be one of her privileges.
She frowned, "Fine."
"Now please go and apologize to Larissa," he said as they got up and walked back to the dining room, where Larissa still was, sitting on Sharpay's lap. Ryan nudged Theresa over to Larissa, "Theresa would like to say something to you, Larissa," Ryan said in a gentle voice. He looked at his daughter and motioned for her to talk.
She sighed, "I'm sorry…" She paused, "…I just think that my toys are better and cooler," said, earning a glare from her parents.
"Okay, that's it," Ryan said, now quite aggravated with his daughter. He walked her out of the room, this time with Gabi following him. She put Michael in the playpen with the twins and followed him.
"And I thought we had our hands full," Sharpay said, looking over at Troy.
He nodded, "Yeah well, I think she might take after her aunt," he said as Zeke, Jason and Chad laughed a little, remembering how Sharpay was at that age.
She rolled her eyes, "Ugh, are you guys like elephants or something? You never forget anything," she asked as she got up to walk Larissa back to the family room.
Thefour simply continued to remember what Sharpay used to do to them and her other friends when they were all 7 years old, "I remember when she brought this new doll into class for show-and-tell one day and refused to let anyone to get within two feet of her," Jason said. "She kept saying that if they did, she'd tell her mom who was still living with them at the time who would spank us," he said with a laugh.
"Knuckleheads," Sharpay muttered to herself, overhearing the conversation. She shook her head and walked Larissa back to where she had been playing. "Have fun honey," she said as she kissed her head.
"What if she's mean again," Larissa said on the verge of tears.
Sharpay could barely hear Ryan and Gabi talking in the next room. She then saw Theresa walk back into the room and sit down by herself. Sharpay thought about asking if she was okay. Before she could walk over and ask, however, Kayleigh began to cry. Sharpay walked over to her, "What's wrong, sweetie," she asked as she picked her up. Kayleigh seemed to be drooling a lot and was chewing on her shirt. Sharpay wiped her mouth off and looked to see if there was something in her mouth. A thought then occurred to her. She hurried, with Kayleigh, back to the dining room. "Taylor, how old were your kids when they started teething?"
Taylor thought for a moment, "They were both around 6, maybe 7 months, why," she asked.
Sharpay smiled a little and looked at Troy. "Because I think Kayleigh might be starting to. She was chewing on her shirt…is chewing on her shirt," she said as she noticed Kayleigh with her shirt in her mouth again, "And is drooling a lot."
Taylor nodded, "Yep, those are definitely signs that she's starting to teethe. You'll probably want to take her to the doctor, since there are medicines you can put on the gums to make them not hurt as much," Taylor said as she noticed Kayleigh start to fuss again.
Troy smiled, "Our little girl is growing up," he said, taking her from Sharpay. "So your brother may be crawling, but you're teething," he said with a smile. He kissed Kayleigh on the head and tickled her a little, trying to get her to smile, which seemed to work; for the moment anyway. He handed her back to Sharpay.
"Well, she's wanting to get back to be with her brother," Sharpay said, since Kayleigh was now struggling to get out of her mom's grasp. "I'll be right back." She walked over to where Zachary and Michael were and placed Kayleigh in the playpen as well. As soon as she did, however, she started bawling and placed her arms in the air for Sharpay to pick her up again. She sighed, "Please don't tell me that you're going to be just like me too," she said with a grin as she picked her up and walked back into the dining room, rocking Kayleigh back and forth. "Okay, so she didn't want to be with the boys," she said with a giggle.
Kelsi smiled, "She is a cutie; you have to give her points for that."
Troy nodded in agreement, "Yes, indeed she is." He smiled at Kayleigh as she took his finger and held onto it. (Isn't it so cute when babies do that? My cousin does that all the time; it's adorable!) He then looked at Ryan and Gabi's seats, "Does anyone know what happened to the two of them?"
Jason shrugged, "They're probably still talking to Theresa; that would be my guess."
At the same time…in the living room…
Ryan and Gabi sat Theresa down on the couch. "Theresa you know better than this," Gabi said, clearly embarrassed at what her daughter had just said. "You know that you are not supposed to speak to anyone like that."
She looked down at her feet, "But mommy, you said that I could tell Larissa about what you got me," she said, using her 'I'm innocent' look.
Gabi, always buying into this, sat down next to her, "Okay listen; you can have half the computer time back," she said.
Theresa smiled, "Really?"
Ryan looked at Gabi, "What? Gabi she has to know that what she did was wrong and that there are consequences for her actions," he said, annoyed that she was doing this…again.
"But she's sorry," Gabi reasoned, "I mean, you heard her apologize," Gabi said, not wanting to punish her daughter.
"Yes, I did hear her apologize, but then I heard her make a very rude remark right after she did," he said rather annoyed. "I told you that we shouldn't have gotten her that dollhouse for getting a perfect score on her spelling test." Ever since Theresa was born, something in Gabi changed. She was always spoiling Theresa and didn't discipline her, hence Theresa's lack of manners many times.
Gabi rolled her eyes, "Oh so this is my fault now, is it," she said, anger filling her voice. "I thought she deserved something for doing well on her test," she said, defending herself.
Ryan looked over at Theresa who was busy looking at her nails that Gabi had done right before they arrived. He walked over to her, "Honey, why don't you go back into the family room right now, all right," he said.
She looked at Ryan, "Can I still have my computer time," she asked.
He shook his head, "No, you have had that taken away for the night," he said, his voice firm. She nodded slowly and walked away. Ryan waited before she was out of the room to continue, "Of course she deserved something for doing well, but I don't think a dollhouse was the greatest reward. I was thinking more along the lines of a much smaller toy, like…I don't know…a Barbie doll or something," he said.
She scoffed, "Oh please. Ryan, why do you do this? Why do you always have to make such a big deal out of what we get her?"
"Okay first of all, we don't get her everything she wants. That would be you who is doing that; second, she is spoiled rotten! Or have you not noticed that? Why else would she be bragging about all the toys she has and being so snobby towards Larissa," he said, trying to keep his voice down so that no one else could hear them.
"So now she's rotten," she said sarcastically, "Gee what else do you want to criticize me for tonight? Hmm?"
He took a deep breath, "Gabi, you know I didn't say she was rotten. I said she is…you know what? Forget it. This is just…it's ridiculous," he said, about to walk out of the room when Gabi pulled him back in.
"Where do you think you're going?"
He gestured to the dining room, "To dinner, where do you think? Or would you rather me leave so that you can let Theresa get away with anything," he said, his voice now rising.
She shook her head and sighed, "Let's just…pretend we're fine and go back to dinner, all right?"
"Fine," he said after a minute. "But we are continuing this discussion when we get home," he said.
"Goody," she said as she walked back to the dining room.
"Welcome back," Troy said when saw the two come over to the table.
Ryan faked a smile, "Sorry, it just took longer than we thought."
Sharpay, being Ryan's twin sister and simply knowing him all too well, knew something more was up, but wasn't going to start anything at the table. She simply mouthed 'everything all right?' to him.
Ryan, seeing this, just continued to eat and talk which made Sharpay even more concerned.
"Thanks for coming, man. It was great seeing you again," Troy said to Chad as he and Taylor were getting ready to leave.
"Of course! Why would I miss my best friend's birthday," Chad said as he patted Troy's shoulder…and then pulled him into a friendly hug.
Taylor smiled, "Happy birthday, Troy," she said as she hugged and kissed him on the cheek. "And Sharpay, thanks for inviting us." She turned and gave her a hug as well.
"I'm just glad you guys could come," Sharpay said as she hugged Taylor and Chad. "Come back and visit soon," she said.
"We'll try," Taylor said as they walked out the door.
Troy turned to Zeke, who was also getting ready to leave, "Thanks for coming; I know it was hard for you to come all the way out here," Troy said.
Zeke smiled, "Hey, you know that I would never miss your birthday," he said as he hugged his friend. "Anyway, I had better be leaving, since my flight leaves very early tomorrow morning."
Troy nodded, "Okay, have a safe flight and please, feel free to come and visit anytime."
He nodded, "The same goes for you and Sharpay," he said with a smile. "Anyway," he said as he opened the door, "I'll be seeing you," he said as he walked out the door and left.
Jason and Kelsi had already left and Ryan and Gabi were getting ready to go. "Happy birthday, Troy," Ryan said, shaking his hand.
"Thanks, Ryan." Troy smiled. "Thanks for coming, guys," he said to the two.
"Well of course we would come," Gabi said, "You're family!"
"Well, I guess we should go, Ryan said to Sharpay.
She nodded, "Okay," she said, knowing something was wrong and she was going to find out one way or the other. "Um Ryan, I'm thinking about getting a new computer since ours keeps acting up. Can you take a look at it, please," she asked, since Ryan was vice-president at a computer company ((making a nice sum of money)). Before Ryan could disagree or say anything for that matter, she pulled him into the computer room.
"Shar, I really should-"
"Ryan, what's going on between you and Gabi," she asked before he could finish.
He shook his head, "Sharpay, nothing is going on," he said, trying to be convincing; he wasn't good at that or at lying.
"Nice try, big brother. Come on, what's going on? I could tell something was up when the two of you came back into the dining room," she said, very concerned. "She's not…cheating on you is she? Because if she is, I'll…"
"No! No, she's not cheating on me or anything like that," he said, reassuring his sister.
"Then what's going on?"
He sighed, "Listen, I'll call you later when I have more time," he said, trying his best to not worry her.
"Fine," she said, giving in. One that was certain with Ryan: he was very stubborn. They walked back out to the foyer where Troy, Gabi holding a sleeping Michael, and Theresa were waiting. "So, thanks for fixing that problem," she said, wanting to sound like they weren't talking about anything serious.
He nodded, "No problem. Next time, you should try turning the sound up on the speakers. That's why you couldn't hear anything."
If looks could kill, he'd be dead by now. "Right…thanks again," she said through gritted teeth.
Troy looked at her, "You didn't know to turn the sound on," he asked.
"Later," she whispered. "So, hopefully we'll see you all again soon," she said as she hugged Ryan and Gabi goodbye. She then knelt down to Theresa's height. "We'll see you soon, honey," she said as she hugged her.
Theresa smiled, "Okay, auntie Sharpay," she said.
Sharpay sighed as she closed the door behind the three after they left. She walked into the kitchen with troy on her tail.
"What was all of that with you and Ryan and the computer about," he asked.
She sat down at the table and motioned for him to do so as well. "I think something is wrong with him and Gabi," she said sadly.
"What do you mean? Are they okay?"
"That's what I'd like to know," she said as she got up and put everything away, deciding to do the dishes tomorrow. She walked upstairs to go check on the kids, who had been put to bed earlier.
"Wait, he didn't tell you," he asked, following her from the twins' room to Larissa and Ana's and eventually to their own.
She shook her head and sat on the bed, "No, and that's what is really making me nuts," she said. "I'm really worried about him."
The drive home was silent. Theresa and Michael had fallen asleep and Ryan didn't feel like fighting with Gabi in front of their daughter. When they got home, Ryan carried Theresa upstairs to her room and somehow managed to change her into her pajamas and tucked her into bed. When he got back downstairs, he saw Gabi waiting for him. "She's asleep," he said flatly.
"Yeah, I gathered that from the quiet coming from the back seat in the car," she said sarcastically.
He turned to face her, "Gabi, all I was saying earlier was that I think you're not giving her enough discipline in her life. I mean, what happened to the Gabi I knew 7 years ago who always said that discipline is key to raising a child?" He sat down on the couch.
"You know what I think this is about," she said, her voice rising, "I think that you're mad that we didn't have another child after Michael. Am I right?"
"What? No, I mean, it would have been great to have a third child, but I'm not mad about it," he said. "What does this have to do with anything anyway," he asked.
She looked to the side and then looked back at him, "Yeah well…good," she said.
He sighed, "Gabi, what's this really about? Are you…seeing someone," he asked cautiously.
She just looked at him and………..
Okay well that's the chapter! (Ducks from flying objects from people who now hate me for what I just did) So what do you think is going on with Gabi? Opinions, please! I want to know what you thought, and if you have any ideas, please do share them! And thank you for reading!
