Double post today! Y'all asked for it, y'all are gonna get it (; Back to Gabi's POV

Today was Friday. It's been two weeks since I broke it off. Troy and I were still pretty awkward around each other. I try to make drop offs and pick ups as quick as possible. I catch him staring at me sometimes, like Monday when I was putting her to bed he was watching me. I looked at him and he just looked so empty. At least when he was drinking he looked alive. He looked as dead as I felt. He was getting thinner and scruffier. He needed a hair cut.

We were going to meet up today at Blackwell's. We had a lot to talk about, especially with Harmony. My schedule was starting to get busier and he was going to have to her more often and I wanted to lay down some rules. I got Harmony ready and had Molly keep her busy while I get ready. Everything had been a little loose on me, I guess the stress was getting to me now.

I walked into the living room and Molly was staring at me. "Do you ever even eat any more?" No. "You're skinnier than I am."

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, I eat all the time. Come here Harmy." I said, reaching out to take my daughter. "I'll be back in a bit. I'll tell you how it goes." I walked out of the Apartment and we took the elevator down. I strapped Harmony in, driving down the street to Blackwell's.

When I walked in holding Harmony, Troy was already sitting there sipping on a coffee. "Dada!" Harmony said reaching her arms out. Troy looked over to me our eyes met briefly before he diverted them. He never seemed to look me in the eye anymore. I sighed, making my way over to him. I put Harmony down and strapped her in.

"Hi Troy." I said.

"Hi." He said, taking another drink of his coffee.

"Hey Superstar." Paul came out. "I got you your usual." He place a cup in front of me. "Can I get you something to eat?"

"No thank you." Troy and I said at the same time. Our eyes met and he looked away quickly.

"Actually I'll have one of those muffins, the one I had last time." Troy said, looking up at Paul.

"Okay, I'll get princess some juice and I'll get your muffin." He said with a grin.

"Thanks Paul." I said, looking over at Harmony. I took a drink of the beverage in front of me. "So." I said awkwardly.

"So…" He trailed off. "What have you decided?"

"About?" I looked at him, confused.

"Everything." He said, shrugging. "I just show up when necessary."

I scoffed. "Well maybe if you didn't drink yourself silly for eight months you would have an input." He sighed, looking away. "What? Don't sigh at me. You know what you did."

"Yeah, I know. You never let me forget it. Every single time I'm around you. 'Maybe if your weren't drinking.' Don't you think I've figured it out by now? I fucked up Gabi. I know. I'm sorry. You don't need to bring it up every time we talk." He said, narrowing his eyes at me. He took a deep breath, closing his eyes for a second. "So what did you decide?"

I swallowed the lump forming in my throat. I wasn't going to let him get to me. "I scheduled our pictures for this Tuesday. Wear your navy blue shirt I got you for Christmas last year and some black dress pants. I'll give you the address." I said, looking at him. Paul set the muffin and the juice in front of us quietly. I gave Harmony the cup. "I scheduled her two year old pictures the week before her birthday. I was thinking we can have the party at that nice park by the house. I'll invite some people from Mommy and Me. It will be pretty small."

Troy nodded along. "okay."

"I'm going out of town for a couple of days. For the next couple of weeks. You can drop her off at day care if you need to. I'm trusting you Troy ."

"To take care of my daughter for more than two days." He said sarcastically.

I closed my eyes, biting back a remark. "Yes." I just said simply. "Don't blow it. If I find out you were drinking while you are taking care of our daughter, we will be going to court."

His eyes darkened. "I am not going to drink with our daughter around. I'm not going to drink period. You are never going to take my daughter away from me. You can leave me but you are never taking her away from me. Do you understand?" He said angrily, getting up and walking outside.

"Daddy." Harmony called after him. He stopped in his tracks. "No go." She said, looking up at him with her big blue eyes.

He turned around and walked back over to her. His face softened. "Daddy has to go bye-bye. I'll see you in a couple of days. Then we can play on the swings okay?" He asked her quietly, kissing her forehead.

"Yeah." She said, just as quiet. Troy smiled. "Looooove you."

He grinned even wider. "Loooove you." He mimicked, giving her another kiss. "Bye baby girl."

"Bye daddy." She said waving to him.

He didn't even take a second glance at me. He just walked out the door. I definitely crossed the line. I would never take Harmony away from him, I don't even know why I said that. I don't know why I did half of the things I was doing. I didn't give a shit about anything except Harmony. I don't know what kind of trouble that would get me in.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Paul asked, taking a seat next to me.

I looked over at him. "How could somebody make you feel like the bad guy all the time when he's the one that cheated on you?"

"Love is a funny thing." Paul said. "You pick one person to share everything with. Sometimes it's one sided- they're just a horrible person who doesn't give two shits about you and then there are people like him- just as hurt as you are." He shrugged. "like he said. He knows what he did and he's kicking his ass every day because of it. He comes in here all the time. He orders a coffee and a muffin and stares out the window. He finishes the coffee and never even touches the muffin."

My eyes drifted down to the untouched muffin in front of me. "He-"

"I don't want you to finish that sentence. He might deserve it, yes. Look what he did to you. You haven't eaten in probably three weeks. You're grumpy and snappy all the time. You're just as miserable as he is. You're headed for a break down Gabi. It's going to be worse than last time." He said. "And when you do explode. Troy will still look at you like you can shit pure gold." I stared at Paul for a moment. "Well better get back to work." He kissed Harmony's head and left me dumbfounded.

It was picture day. We were going to take family pictures. I was wearing a white dress with a Navy ribbon around the waist that tied into a bow in the back. I matched it with some Navy heels. I dressed Harmony in a white dress like mine with some Navy leggings and a Navy bow for her hair. We were already at the place where we were doing the shoot.

I touched up my light make up and Harmony and I walked out. We met Troy in back of the building. We were going to do the shoot outside. He took her from me so I didn't have to carry her. We hadn't talked since Blackwell's. I just dropped her off last night without saying a word to him. We walked over to a blanket that was set up in front of the camera.

"Hey, I'm Nancy. I'll be your photographer. I want you to just be normal. I'll pose you a couple times but I'll just let you guys do your thing." She said with a smile.

"That sounds good." I said, kicking my heels off, sitting on the blanket. Troy sat down next to me and Harmony plopped in between us.

"This is good. Smile up here." Nancy said, pointing to the camera. I smiled for the camera. "Great, great."

I turned to him. "So are we just not going to talk?"

"Whatever you want." He said, looking at me briefly before looking down at Harmony. She was laying on her back, in between us.

"Fuffy!" She said pointing up.

"Yeah, they are fluffy baby." He said, laying back with her. "Do you see that one? It looks like a doggie."

"Doggie." She said, pointing up towards the sky again.

I decided to lay down with them. "What else do you see?"

"Fit."

"Fish." I said, smiling. "Good job." Nancy was taking pictures of us still.

Harmy got up and started running off. Troy and I sat up and looked at each other. We were silently debating who was going to get her. "I'll get her." Troy finally said. He got up and ran after her. Nancy took the camera off the tripod and followed after them. I watched Troy and our daughter play. He was laughing as I he threw her up in the air and she burst out in giggles. He set her down and she took off running over towards me.

"Mama!" She yelled, grinning. She fell against me and I laid back. She laid against my chest. I smoothed her hair back. "Love you mama."

"I love you too Harmony." I kissed her forehead.

"Troy come sit down by them!" Nancy ordered. Troy moved my hair gently before sitting down next to me. He looked down at Harmony and I. I made eye contact with him and he didn't look away this time. He just stared at me, long and hard. "Okay, perfect. Now I want Gabi to sit up on your knees. Troy lay on your stomach and put Harmony on his back." I peeled my eyes away from him and he laid on his stomach. I put her on his back. She squealed in delight and I smiled at her. She placed her hands on her dads back, smiling for the camera like a pro.

We each took some pictures alone with her before we were finished for the day. We all got changed into normal clothes and I was taking Harmony over to Troy's car. She was exhausted. "She's tired." I said, leaning up against his car.

"She loves taking pictures." He said, smoothing his hand against the back of her head.

I nodded in agreement. "Especially of herself." I let out a short laugh. "She'd take my phone and take pictures of herself for a good 15 minutes."

He smiled, nodding. "Do you want to come over for a late lunch? I'll make you something and we can talk while Harmony takes a nap." He suggested, looking at me.

I thought for a minute, then nodded. "Okay. I can do that." I said softly.

"I'll meet you at the house then." He said, messing up his hair. He shaved and got a hair cut for the pictures. I bit my bottom lip and nodded. I gave Harmony a kiss before I put her in the car seat. I buckled her in and closed the door. I watched Troy get in the car and turn the key. He leaned down and blew in a little device. He waited and he turned the key again and the car started.

I sighed and turned to walk away. I walked back to my car and sat there for a minute. I ran my hands down my face and sighed. "God. Help me." I said quietly. I started my car and drove over to Troy's. I pressed the gate code and drove in. I parked behind Troy's car and I got out. I walked up to his door and he opened it after I knocked twice. "Hey." I said, moving my fingers through my hair.

"I was just about to put her to sleep." He said closing the door behind him.

"Can I do it?" I asked, looking at him.

"Yeah, I'll go start lunch." He said, nodding. He lead me to the play room where she was. She was laying on the ground, looking up at me.

"Come on, let's go take a nap." I said, looking at her. I picked her up and walked up the stairs. I changed her diaper quickly and laid her down in the bed. "Night-night Harmy." I said quietly, closing the door. I took a quick peak in Troy's room. I know I had no business in there anymore but I don't know I just wanted to see it. Everything was exactly the same except my things weren't on top of our long dresser anymore. I walked over to the closet, my half was still empty. I felt the tears prick my eyes, I needed to get out of this room.

I shut the door behind me and walked down the stairs. "Are burgers okay?" Troy asked from the kitchen. I didn't answer. I just walked into the kitchen and watched him. "Gab!" He yelled then turned around. "Oh, sorry, Didn't see you. Are burgers okay?"

I nodded my head. "That's fine." I said, taking a seat at the kitchen table. It was back to it's normal setting. It reminded me of the other night I dropped Harmony off and all those people were sitting around the table. I guess I would get a chance to ask him today.

"Hey Gab." He asked softly. I looked up at him. "You alright?"

I nodded my head again. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just spaced out for a second." I licked my lips and rubbed them together. "You alright?"

"I'm alive." He said with a shrug. "We have water or milk or juice."

"Water is fine." I said, looking up at him. "I'll get it." I said, walking up to the fridge. I looked at the artwork. There was a couple of papers with just scribbles on them. There was a picture of the three of us when Harmony was first born. Some of just Harmony. One or two of Troy and I and One of me, Troy and David that was right in the middle. I turned to look at him. "Why do you keep torturing yourself with all of this?"

He glanced over at me. "It reminds me that sometimes I have to feel something. I want to feel something. I've been trying to drown disappointment for a while now but we were meant to feel, even if it's just pain." He said, continuing what he was doing. "Goals."

"Goals?" I asked confused.

"I plan to get that back." He said, without glancing back again. "My family, happiness."

"What if I moved on?" I asked, looking over at him.

His head whipped over to me. He stared at me for a second before he turned back to cooking. "I guess I'd just have to live with the fact you don't want me anymore." He cleared his throat. "Excuse me." He took the plate he was holding outside.

I followed him out. "You did buy a swing set." I said, looking a the wooden structure set in the middle of the freshly cut grass.

"I wouldn't lie about a swing set." He said, annoyed.

"Well you lie to me all the time so I wouldn't know." I said shrugging.

He slammed the lid on the barbeque. "Seriously Gabriella? I'm trying to have a nice evening. Did you come here just to pick fights with me? Because if you did, you can leave. I'm already sharing the only two days out of the week I actually get to spend time with her, with you."

"Why did you invite me here then?"

"I told you before, so we could talk."

"We are talking."

"We're not talking, were bickering." He said, rolling his eyes.

"I seem to be annoying you, so why do you want to get back together with me?" I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Even though you are, believe it or not, I still love you. I would do anything to be with you again. I'm bettering myself, going back to rehab, going to fucking therapy because I want you. I want harmony, I want my family back. I was going through a rough phase. The fame got to me and I fell of the top of the hypothetical world." He let out a laugh. "I don't even care about getting back on top. My career could be shot to hell for all I care. I just want you. Out of everybody in the word I would have thought you would understand what I was going through. I guess not. I can't just delete nine months of my life like you can."

I gritted my teeth, biting my reply to his last statement. I stared at him, trying to read him. "Well you're going to have to do hell of a lot more than make me a cheeseburger." I turned around and walked back inside. I shut the door behind me and I walked into the living room, sitting on my favorite spot on the couch. I curled up there, turning on the TV. I couldn't focus on the flashing pictures in front of me. All I could think about is what Troy said. I couldn't quite believe it yet.

Troy called me when lunch was finished. We sat down at the table and started to eat. "Do you have date you're going to be out of town yet?" He asked me, wiping his fingers on the napkin in front of him.

"Yeah, I do. It's in my e-mail though. I was going to print them out and give it to you but I was running late this morning." I explained. "I'll get them after we're done."

He nodded. "Are you excited for your album?"

"Yes and no." I said, crossing my legs. "I'm excited people actually get to hear me. But I don't want to leave Harmony. I don't want to be apart from her for six months."

"Neither do I. I'm probably going to be much longer though." He said. "I put myself in the year program. It'll give me the time to gain control of myself again."

"Are you going to get time out to visit?" I asked, frowning a little bit.

"No." He sighed. "I talked to my mom and she's going to being Harmony to come see me once or twice."

"I'm going to come visit you."

"You might have moved on by then." He said, his jaw tightening. "I'll just be Harmony's dad."

I rolled my eyes. "You'll never just be Harmony's dad."

"You say that now." He said, under his breath. I decided not to reply. I just continued eating my lunch.

We finished before Harmony woke up. We cleaned up the kitchen before I went up stairs and printed the schedule. I walked back down and handed the paper to him. "Here's the schedule. Thank you for lunch. I should get going now." I said, looking up at him.

He looked at the paper for a minute. "I'll put it on the fridge. I'll have to miss a couple groups but that'll be fine" He did what he said. "It was no problem. I'm glad you stayed."

"What do you mean group?" I asked him curiously.

"I do group therapy along with regular one on one therapy." He said, scratching the back of his neck. "Kinda like AA but kinda not." He shrugged. "That's why all those people were here when you dropped Harmony off."

"Are they dangerous?" I asked, worriedly.

He shook his head. "I wouldn't bring Harmony around dangerous. Everyone of us are completely sober. We each have a buddy to help us not relapse." He explained vaguely. "It helps a lot."

I nodded my head. "I'm glad it does. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Right." He sighed. "Bye Gabi."

"Bye Troy." I said before I turned to walk out of his house.

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"We want you to have our baby."

I took a deep breath and picked up their profile again. The couple in front of me were Dr. and Mrs. Andrews. Dr. Charles Andrews was a neurosurgeon. He made more money than I could even imagine. He met his wife Abigail Weaver-Andrews in Medical school. She was a nurse. They had a typical love story. They meet each other and fell in love instantly, got married after they graduated. They tried for a baby for years until they determined Abigail's womb was a inhospitable environment.

"But first we'd like to know about you, Gabriella." Mrs. Andrews said.

I licked my lips. "I'm Gabriella Montez. I'm 25 years old. I got pregnant when I was 19 years old. I gave my daughter up for adoption. I was in college and the father wasn't a part of her life. I found a beautiful gay couple who wanted to adopt. So I let them adopt my daughter. She lives a healthy, full life with two fathers that love her more than anything." I took a deep breath again. "When I was 21, my older sister had just finished getting a hysterectomy due to cervical cancer. She asked me if I would carry her baby for her. I carried my fraternal twin nieces for eight months. They were very healthy and I see them all the time. They're perfect." I said with a smile.

"So you've done this before?" Dr. Andrew's asked.

"Yes." I said nodding. "It took me a while for my body to recover from the twins. I finally graduated from college and I work at child care facility working with infants and toddlers. I love what I do but I feel like I could do something more than that."

"So you decided to be a surrogate again?" Mrs. Andrews asked this time.

I nodded my head. "Correct. I'm single, I loved being pregnant both times. I loved seeing people who can't have children see their child for the first time. It's the most amazing thing." I said, with a smile. "That's why I want to do this, for you."

Their smiles grew on their faces. "I never thought we would have a baby. Now I'm getting this chance, it's amazing." Mrs. Andrews said, wiping her eyes. "Thank you so much for this."

"I'm just glad I can help, Mrs. Andrews." I said with a smile.

"Please call me Abby. We will have paperwork drawn up." She said, looking at me.

I got up, smoothing down my skirt. "Thank you." I held out my hand.

"No thank you." Dr. Andrews said, opening his arms. "Come on in, we're huggers."