Little Blue Eyes: Ch-38
Disclaimer: Good gosh it's been awhile...
Rating: T
" Gabby? Are you...in here?" Troy asked as he walked into his half-lit apartment.
Instead of an answer he heard soft sobs coming from his kitchen.
Slowly, he rounded the corner, and sure enough,
There was Gabriella.
" Hey..." Troy said softly
Gabriella looked up at him, her cheeks staind with tears, " Hi."
Troy walked over to her and crouched down next to her.
" So...you told your mom." Troy said, placing a hand on Gabriella's knee.
Gabriella sighed and looked up, attempting not to cry.
" Oh Troy, it was aweful..."
" Mom I'm pregnant."
Lena's face contorted into a blank stare, her eyes locked with Gabriella's.
Gabriella came to terms with what she had just said.
Lena opened her mouth to speak, and Gabriella took that as her cue to say something.
" Well, I've got to go."
Gabriella sighed and shook her head, " Then I ran out of there..."
Troy looked at her, " That was it?"
Gabriella scowled, " What do you mean 'That was it?' "
Troy readjusted himself," Well, that's not exactly how i was picturing it..." He said carefully.
Gabriella quickly stood up, knocking Troy off balance, " Well then how exactly were you picturing it?" She said angerily
" No, no, that's not what I meant..." Troy said, standing back on his feet, trying to calm her down.
Gabriella shook her head no, and stressfully pinched the bridge of her nose.
" Whatever...look...nevermind." Gabriella exasperatedly ran a hand through her curly hair, and attempted to walk away.
" Whoah whoah! Where are you going?" Troy said, gripping her shoulders and pulling her back around, revealing her tearful eyes.
Gabriella shook her head in defeat.
Troy sighed and pulled her into a hug.
He comforted her cries the best he could. Holding her tight, soothingly rubbing her back, lovingly running his fingers through her hair.
As Gabriella began to calm down, she pulled away from Troy; her eyes red and puffy.
" I'm sorry..." She wiped her eyes quickly, " I've been stressed lately...and...that's not the way I wanted to tell my mom we were having another baby. Even though, considering the way I told her before was about the same, except it involved more crying on both our parts. Of course that wasn't even a year ago...Troy, I really think we messed up."
Troy, who was lost through her whole rambling, caught what she said at last.
" Messed up?" He said, taking a step closer to Gabriella, " Gabby, I don't think we messed up at all. Why would you say something like that?"
Gabriella paused and looked at him, " Well, it's not like this baby was actually planned...I mean...it's practically a love child..."
" A love child?
Gabriella broke down and started to once again sob.
Troy couldn't help but laugh, " Oh Gabriella..." He said as he walked towards her and embraced her into another hug, " What are we going to do with you?"
" I don't know!" Gabriella cried.
Troy let out a sigh and tilted Gabriella's head up towards him.
" I think that you need to breathe more." He said calmly, giving her a soft smile.
Gabriella giggled.
She wiped her eyes once more and took in a much needed deep breath.
" There now. That's much better." Troy said smiling.
" What would I do without you?" Gabriella asked as she rested her head on his chest.
Troy shrugged, " I don't know...die maybe?" He laughed.
Gabriella looked up at him, " You're probably right."
Troy smiled as he leaned down and kissed her lips softly.
" So, did you find yourself a nice tuxedo Mr. Bolton?" Gabriella asked as the two pulled apart.
" I did, did you find yourself a lovely dress, soon to be Mrs. Bolton?" Troy asked, mocking her.
" I did indeed." Gabriella smiled.
She sighed and sat back down at the kitchen table.
" So, I was talking to Chad today..." Troy began as he turned on the kitchen light, and proceeded to take food out of his refridgerator.
" Yeah? What did he say?" Gabriella asked.
" That he's going to be a dad." Troy said as he brought his head out of the fridge and laughed.
Gabriella laughed as well, " Yeah, I found that out from Taylor as well. What are you doing?"
Troy, who was now pulling out a few pots and pans stopped, " I was going to make an early dinner for us to eat together before returning to the chaos of our families." He said matter-of-factly.
" Oh. Well, carry on." Gabriella smiled as Troy turned on the stove.
" So...have you talked to Sharpay or Zeke lately?" Gabriella asked, starting conversation.
Troy shook his head as he began to boil water, " Nope, but I'm assuming you have." He said, giving her a grin.
" Yeah, I talked to her at lunch, so...she's having triplets." Gabriella said as calm as she could.
Troy's eyes widened, " Are you serious? That's crazy...three babies? Wow. And they already have one."
" I know! Talk about craziness. I'm just glad that we could never get multiples." Gabriella sighed.
" Yeah, knock on wood." Troy said, tapping on his wooden cabinet.
" Not this time...there's only one. At least...that's what the doctor said." Gabriella said, happily placing a hand protectivly on her stomache.
The two sat in a peaceful silence of pasta sizzling and an occasional stir of the pan.
" So...this is our new home?" Gabriella asked, again just wanting conversation.
Troy nodded, " Yep. This is it! At least for awhile anyways."
Gabriella nodded, " For an appartment, this place is pretty big. How many bedrooms did you say there was?"
" Well...I think there's three..."
" You think? Do you not live here? Is this not your house?" Gabriella laughed
" No! It's just, I'm hardly ever here..."
" It is pretty far from everyone else..." Gabriella said sadly.
Troy noticed the sadness in her voice, " Well, like I said, we won't be here too long. My company's moving buildings, closer to everyone else, and I need to be closer to the school anyways..."
Gabriella smiled, " I think we should live here for awhile anyways...just to get use to...being a family!"
Troy nodded as he continued adding spices to the now noticeable spaghetti.
Gabriella thought for a moment, " Actually, speaking of family, what did you do with Faith?"
" Oh, she's with my parents, they were more than happy to take her while I came to get you..."
" Wait. Came to get me?" Gabriella asked, now confused.
" Yeah, your mom called me." Troy said carefully, not wanting Gabriella to become upset.
" She called you?" Gabriella said guilitly.
" Yeah...she was really worried about you. Which reminds me, why did you come here?"
" Well...I don't know!" Gabriella thought for a second, " Maybe because...I knew you would find me here."
Troy nodded, " That I did." He walked away from the stove and placed two plates on the table, along with silverware.
" Spaghetti?" Troy asked with a fake Italian accent.
" Por favor!" Gabriella said, playing along.
Troy laughed as he placed the food on their plates, and sat down.
Gabriella looked around the kitchen as she ate her food.
" What are you doing?" Troy asked, taking a bit of his dinner.
" It's just weird..." She said finally.
" What is?"
" Being here...with you." Gabriella looked back down at her food and blushed
Troy smiled at her from accross the table.
The two finished eating in a comfortable silence.
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Troy yawned as he reached an arm over Gabriella's shoulders.
" Are putting moves on me Bolton?" Gabriella asked in sarcasam.
" Yeah...I guess I am." Troy said surely as he pulled her closer to him
Gabriella sighed and looked at the sunset before them.
" This veiw is amazing."
Troy nodded, " Yeah...I think this is why I bought this place. The amazing view from the balcony off the master bedroom."
Gabriella laughed as she rested her head on Troy's chest.
" So...was my mom mad at me?" She asked quietly.
Troy cleared his throat, " No. She wasn't mad she was more...sad."
Gabriella sat up and looked at Troy, " She was sad?"
He nodded, " And worried."
Gabriella looked down at her hands.
" I feel like a bad daughter."
Troy re-adjusted himself so he was looking more at her, " You're not a bad daughter. You're just..."
Gabriella looked up at him, " A mess?"
Troy laughed and pulled her into his lap, " If you want to be a mess, then fine. You said it, not me."
Gabriella nestled her head into Troy's neck.
Troy wrapped his protective arms around her small figure.
" I love you." Gabriella said nervously, as she looked up into Troy's light blue eyes.
" I love you too." He smiled, gently brushing a stubborn piece of hair out of her eyes.
Gabriella smiled as she tilted her head up and gently pushed her lips ontop of his. Troy kissed back and deepened the kiss.
Gabriella pulled back and manuvered her finger infront of Troy's lips.
" There will be none of that Troy Bolton!" She exclaimed, trying to sound appalled.
Troy's jaw dropped, " You started it!"
Gabriella shrugged, " And now I'm finishing it!"
She giggled as she slipped off of Troy's lap and began walking inside.
Troy got up and quickly followed her, " It's not like anything could happen!" He said, rolling his eyes.
Gabriella abruptly turned around, " Yeah, because I'm already pregnant!" She jokeingly said
" Don't look at me like that! It's not like it's my fault..." Troy pouted.
" It is your fault!" Gabriella exclaimed laughing, walking to the door.
Troy ran up behind her and knelt against the door, so she couldn't open it.
He looked at her, eyebrows raised.
Gabriella sighed, " Ok, fine...I guess it was a joint desicion..." She said rolling her eyes.
Troy smiled, happy that he got his answer. He picked up his body off the ground and opened it.
" After you!" He said, annoyingly polite
Gabriella shook her head, " You're something else..."
Troy shrugged as the two walked out of the building.
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Troy and Gabriella pulled into the Bolton's driveway.
" Ready?" Troy asked, looking at a quickly paling Gabriella.
She shook her head yes.
" Just remember, my parents will think it's funny, we'll tell them really fast...and they'll laugh."
Troy looked at Gabriella, who was watching the ground intently as they approached the front door.
Troy stretched out his hand and linked it with Gabriella's, he gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.
" It'll be ok."
Troy knocked on the door.
Soon enough, Anna's silhouette was seen approaching the door.
She briskly opened it.
" Hey mom!" Troy said brightly
" Hey kids!" Anna greeted sweetly, " Come on in!"
Troy and Gabriella walked through the front door.
As they walked through the door, they were greeted with loud music.
Not just any loud music.
Loud musical music.
" Mom? What are we listening to?" Troy asked, confused.
Anna laughed, " Can you not tell?"
Troy stopped and listened to the music.
"More than you more than me, not a want but a need..."
Troy felt a smiled spread accross his face.
He looked at Gabriella, who was blushing.
" Why are you watching Twinkle Towne?" Gabriella giggled.
Anna shrugged, " I thought Faith might like it..."
" Why?" Troy asked, again confused.
Anna rolled her eyes, " Because she started crying, and there for awhile, I didn't know what to do! Your father suggested it...and I was open for anything."
Gabriella walked over to Faith, who was laying on a blanket on the floor.
She gently scooped her up into her arms.
" I did sing to her...I still do." Gabriella confesed, returning to Troy's side.
" I figured that out! As soon as she heard your two voices, the tears disappeared!" Jack said happily, coming out of the kitchen and standing next to Anna.
" Here's her diaper bag." He continued, passing the brown and pink bag to Troy.
Troy nodded, as the five stood in a semi-awkward silence.
" Well, I guess we'll go..." Troy said, looking towards Gabriella, who nodded.
" Ok, well, if you two ever need alone time, we'll be more than happy to watch Faith!" Anna said happily.
Troy and Gabriella nodded as they turned to walk out the door.
Jack and Anna walked forward, Jack was leaning on the doorframe, and Anna was getting ready to close the door.
" Oh, and before I forget, " Troy said, pushing himself back through the door, while Gabriella and Faith were waiting on the porch.
Anna and Jack looked at Troy strangely, exchanging glances.
Troy grabbed Gabriella's waist and pulled her beside him.
Gabriella blushed and became very interested with Faith.
" What is it son?" Jack asked, almost worried.
Troy looked at Gabriella, and Gabriella returned his gaze.
" Do you want to tell them? Or, should I?" Troy said, playing with his parents.
" You can tell them." Gabriella said softly.
Troy shrugged and looked at his parents.
" Well, we decided that we were going to have an outdoor wedding." Troy said proudly.
" Troy, you told us that earlier." Anna said.
" Oh, right...I guess that's it then." Troy said, scratching the back of his head.
Jack and Anna nodded as Troy and Gabriella began walking towards the car.
" Oh, mom! Dad!" Troy said, quickly turning around.
" Did I tell you that Gabriella's pregnant?" He said easily.
Even though they couldn't see it, Troy and Gabriella could picture Troy's parents reactions.
" I didn't? Oh. Well...I guess we'll be going!" Troy said, as if nothing was wrong.
" TROY BOLTON! You get yourself up on this porch right NOW!" Anna yelled playfully.
Troy grabbed Gabriella's hand and half jogged back up his steps.
As they got up there, Anna pulled Gabriella into a hug, without suffocating her or Faith.
" I love you so much!" She happily exclaimed.
Gabriella just laughed, and hugged back.
Jack placed a hand on Troy's shoulder. He shook his head in disbelief.
Anna let go of Gabriella, and Gabriella stood next to Troy.
" I don't want to know the details!" Anna happily exclaimed, " I just want to know when it's due!"
Gabriella laughed, " Not for eight more months."
Anna sighed as she came and stood by Jack.
Troy smiled as he looked at Gabriella, " Well, we still have some unfinished business to attend to, so, I suppose we'll see you tomorrow!"
Anna and Jack nodded.
After hugging goodbye, the young Bolton family piled back into Troy's rediculously large Hummer, and drove two blocks over.
Gabriella sighed before pushing open her door.
" Do you want me to come with you?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head, " No. I need to this by myself. I'll be right back."
She got up out of her seat and bravely walked to her own front door.
She took in a deep breath, then knocked twice.
Gabriella saw her mother's figure coming towards the door.
Lena pulled the door open and her eyes brightened at the sight of her daughter.
All the planning of what she was going to say, instantly evaporated from Gabriella's brain.
Instead, when she opened her mouth to apologize, to make things right, nothing came out.
Lena's face relaxed as she immeadiently walked up to her daughter, and pulled her into a loving hug.
Gabriella didn't fight back, instead she felt her body and emotions collapse as she began crying into her mother's shoulder.
Her mother just held her, as a good mother would.
Finally, Gabriella regained her composure, and pulled away.
She easily wiped her eyes.
" Mom, I'm sorry..."
" Don't be sorry." Lena tried to interject.
" No, mom. We don't have the kind of relationship that it's ok to tell you news like that...how I did. And I'm sorry." Gabriella completed, feeling better about getting it off her chest.
Lena smiled, " Then I accept your apology." She said sweetly.
Gabriella smiled back at her mom, then engulfed her into another hug.
" I've been thinking this afternoon, and how you told me really wasn't that bad..." Lena said.
Gabriella pulled away, " What do you mean?"
Lena sighed, " Well...the way I told my mother about you..." She thought back on the painful memory
" I just wrote it on a note...I was too ashamed to tell her in person..."
" Why were you ashamed?" Gabriella asked, she was surprised.
Lena felt her face blush, " Well...you're not the only one in this family that didn't live up to expectations..."
Gabriella smiled as she began to understand.
" I love you mom." She said earnestly
" And I love you sweetie."
The two hugged one final time.
" Is the rest of your family waiting for you?" Lena asked, half laughing.
Gabriella nodded, " Yeah, I think we're going to stay at our new house from now on..."
Lena understood, " Well, I packed most of your stuff up for you..."
" You did?" Gabriella asked.
" Well, I knew you'd want it eventually..."
Gabriella laughed, " Thank you so much." She said as she rested her head on her mom's shoulder.
Lena was baffled by her daughter's actions, " For what?" She laughed.
" For being my mom."
Lena felt tears in her eyes.
" Anytime."
Author'sNote: OMG!! I'm so sorry for not posting! i had to go to the hospital cuz of pneumonia...and MAN was it boring!
But, now im home, and have been typing like a maniac! i nearly got my laptop taken away...lets not let that happen!
anyways, the next chapter is going to be the wonderful wedding!
it should be up tomorrow...not next week.
i am really sorry for not updating...sighhhh...stupid pneumonia.
anywho
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peace and love :)