After delivering good news to a patient, Troy Bolton made his way to the nurses station to start to get caught up on some charts. He had a stack of five of them that he kept ignoring and he finally had the down time to look trough them and make the proper changes. He realized he should have given this task to an intern, but he figured he might as well just do it himself. It would get done the correct way if he just took charge.
"Nice to see you finally putting that doctorate you have to use." Charlie smirked towards her resident as she stood next to Troy at the nurses station.
"I figured I spent a good chunk in my life in school, and put a lot of money toward the degree, that I woke up this morning and thought, why the hell not? I might as well act like I give a damn about my job today." Troy joked back with her as he continued to fill out the chart.
Charlie gave a small laugh as one of the nurses put a stack of papers in front of her to sign. "You have anything going on around 1?" She asked Troy as she began to flip through the new paperwork.
"Depends..." Troy trailed off as he signed John Hancock at the bottom of the charts.
"There is an open heart happening to a six-year-old, just to fix a few tears, but I figured I would ask to see if you wanted to head the surgery." Charlie offered in hopes that he would take it. She knows he can handle a surgery like this, but if he doesn't take it she has to run around the hospital to find someone who can.
Troy sighed as he closed his charts and handed them to the nurses sitting at the nurses station.
"I would Char, but Gabriella has a doctor's appointment at 1:30 and I told her I would be there." Troy explained to her checking his watch.
"No no, it is fine. Be with your wife!" Charlie insisted. "How is she doing with the best rest?"
Troy scoffed a little and then said, "Well its been three weeks and she hasn't pulled all of her hair out yet so I think its going well."
Charlie picked up her paperwork and signed one last paper before leaving the nurses station.
"Well, keep me posted if anything happens. Hopefully that will be later rather than sooner!" Charlie smiled as she walked away from her resident.
"Fingers crossed!" Troy shouted back as he went on his own way to finish up some things before meeting Gabriella later that afternoon.
This was starting to become routine for Gabriella, and she hated that. She had enough routines, she did not need another one. Especially this routine. She always felt like something was going to go wrong during routine, and that made her anxiety levels spike higher than they should.
She waddled into Sloan's office, hopped up on the table, laid back, lifted both of her legs into the stirrups, and exposed herself yet again. A sheet was over her so that made her feel a little better, but no much. She only liked to expose herself like this, this often, to her husband, but their baby was causing her to do this more times then she wanted.
"Honey, relax." Maria Montez tried to calm her daughter as she ran her fingers through her hair. Maria knew her daughter had anxiety when it came to the baby, especially since this pregnancy has not been the easiest. The last thing that Gabriella wanted in that moment was her mother trying to tell her to relax. This only made her more anxious.
"I'm trying Ma!" Gabriella tried not to snap, but it did come off that way.
There was a knock on the door and to Gabriella's pleasure it was her husband.
"Hey baby." He greeted with a small kiss. He then greeted his mother in law with the same greeting and asked how their day was. Maria has helped Gabriella with whatever she needs during the day while Troy is at work. It was a great idea when Gabriella was scheduled to permanent bed rest three weeks ago, but now Gabriella wants nothing more than to jump off something high when her mother comes over.
"I'll leave you two!" Maria said as she picked up her purse. "I'll be in the waiting room. Good luck!"
"Thanks ma!" Gabriella called out to her as Maria smiled back at her two children. Once the door shut Gabriella turned to her husband. "She's killing me."
Troy frowned and kissed his wife softly. "Honey, I'm sorry. This is temporary."
"She's just constantly down my neck with everything. She means well, but I can not do this much longer!" Gabriella explained to her husband. "She won't even let me pee by myself!"
"She's just making sure you are okay baby!" Troy explained back to her running his fingers through her hair.
"Pee Troy! The woman won't let me pee!"
There was a knock on the door and Sloan stepped in all smiles as usual. The Bolton's, even though they were now a high risk pregnancy, were her favorite patients.
"Hello hello!" Sloan greeted with a big smile. "How is everything going this week!"
"Alright!" Gabriella said as she placed her arms on top of her growing stomach.
"She's getting a little antsy Sloan." Troy explained how his wife was really feeling knowing that she would never come out and say that on her own.
Sloan laughed as she took her seat on the stool that sat at the end of them exam table. "That's completely normal Gabriella. But this is not for much longer!" Sloan tried to sound optimistic, but all Gabriella could hear was the next few weeks dragging her down. "Let see how we are doing here. You are going to feel a little pressure."
Gabriella grabbed onto Troy's hand as she felt Sloan begin to check her. "Still at 2cm which is excellent. And you are about..." Sloan continued to check Gabriella and then came back with, "90% effaced which is excellent. Your cervix is very thin which is a good sign and when labor starts you will be glad that you are at this place."
"That's different then last week." Gabriella said to Sloan. "That's good right? I mean last week I was 80%."
"It is good," Sloan said. "As long as you are not dilating we are in the clear for now. I just need you to continue to stay in bed and no strenuous activity." Sloan ordered.
Gabriella sighed and then turned to Troy. "Maybe the real reason I am so miserable is because I haven't gotten laid in about two weeks." Troy laughed and kissed his wife's forehead.
Sloan turned to her and laughed as well, "Gabriella I know this is tough, but you are doing so great so far! Keep this up and this baby will be born happy and healthy."
"I am holding you to that!" Gabriella told her. "But really no sex at all?"
Troy couldn't help but laugh at his wife again. It was a subject he knew she was not going to let go.
"Here is the thing," Sloan said turning to face the couple, "Sex can trigger early labor, especially this late in the game. While it is not totally opposed, I am telling you that if you do your labor could start early and it may come to a point where I can not stop it. You are increasing the chances of your water breaking and then there is no turning back." Sloan explained to them.
"So the answer is no." Gabriella asked wanting the answer to be perfectly clear.
"Couples who have been in your situation before have gone forth with it and are completely fine." Sloan said. "But Gab, you are extremely high risk. I do not want anything to happen to you or the baby. After you go full term maybe we can talk about this again, but now I am saying no to sex."
Gabriella dropped her head in disappointment and then agreed with what Sloan said. "I'm sorry, it's just I have done nothing but lay in a bed for three weeks straight and have done nothing. I am going absolutely crazy!"
Sloan laughed a little. "There is the crazy I knew you were hiding. You look good, the baby is in a good position and you are not contracting. You can do a little more activity, but not much." Sloan offered. "You can go out to dinner, and go on short walks, but nothing too strenuous."
"That's all I want!" Gabriella told her.
"Then you can absolutely do that!" Sloan said. "Troy just needs to make sure to keep an eye out for you."
"Everyone keeps an eye out for me. I am fine!" Gabriella insisted. Troy and Sloan exchanged looks agreeing that Gabriella was far from fine.
Troy felt awful that is wife was getting antsy. I wouldn't even know what to do if he was confined to a bed for weeks on end, and not exactly know when it was going to end. Sloan allowed her to leave the house for only two things which were doctors appointments, and lamaze classes. Gabriella fought Sloan to be able to go to lamaze class. Sloan originally told her to do it on her own at home, but Gabriella felt strongly about going out with other mothers and experiencing it with them. Gabriella was scared and had a lot of questions and she wanted some answers. A DVD was not going to be able to supply her with those answers. Sloan gave her the go ahead, knowing that as long as Troy was there with her she would be calm and in good hands.
Gabriella was extremely anxious going to her first lamaze class. She was more than ready to get out of the house, but the idea of sitting down and acting out a birth scared her. She realized she had to face reality that this baby was coming sooner rather than later and she needed to get over all of her fears.
Troy noticed how tense his wife was when their instructor Lucy began their first lesson. Lucy was a nurse on the labor and delivery floor at the same hospital Troy worked with. Lucy was a small woman in her early thirties, with thick curly hair, and she wore black framed glasses. She had a sing-song voice that put any patient at ease, and Troy knew that she would be a good fit for Gabriella. The class had nine other couples in attendance which gave Troy and Gabriella an outlet to ask questions and get to know other couples and their stories.
Lucy began class by explaining the stages of labor, and how as labor will progress the different changes the mother's body will go through. Troy watched as Gabriella began to pick at her finger nails, which she does when she gets nervous. Her eyes were racing around the room which she also does. She also began to bite her bottom lip, which she did when she was turned on or nervous. This time it was out of nervousness.
He put his arm around her back and squeezed her left shoulder. Her head turned to him and he placed a soft kiss on her head. His lips left her head and down to her ear.
"You're okay," he whispered to her. She gave a small smile, nodded, and turned back to their instructor.
After they reviewed the stages of labor, they began different breathing exercises. The first one they did was a simple breathing technique used during the first stage of labor. The mother breathes deeply through their nose and slowly letting it out through their mouth. Gabriella sat across from Troy and did exactly what Lucy told her. She breathed deeply through her nose and slowly exhaled. Gabriella closed her eyes, focused on her breathing, and Troy held her hand giving her a squeeze every once in a while letting her know that he was there beside her.
The second one Gabriella learned was one that can be used during the transitional part of labor. Gabriella faced Troy again and began to pant-pant and blow through her mouth. As she did this breathing technique Troy massaged her back and Gabriella soon realized that this was helping her calm down. She then began to laugh quietly to herself wondering if she was going to remember to do these when she was actually in labor and the pain turned unbearable.
The last exercise they did was to connect with their partner. Troy and Gabriella had to sit across from one another, lock eyes, and do the breathing techniques together. The two of them held a strong gaze and began doing the early breathings together. Gabriella was elated that Troy would be her coach, and in that moment she became greatly appreciative that she had him in her life, and that he was the father of her child. She couldn't imagine going through this process with anyone else.
"Thank you," Gabriella whispered to him during her breaths.
"For what?" Troy asked breaking the breathing process.
"For just being you." She told him with a small smile.
Troy flashed his famous smile toward his wife, "Mrs. Bolton if you don't stop talking you are going to get us in trouble."
Gabriella smirked at her husband. The guy was always playing by the rules. The two continued to hold their gaze and practiced breathing deeply through the nose and out of the mouth.
Lamaze class was the thing that Gabriella looked forward to the most and she quickly realized just how sad that sounded. She realized she can only binge watch so many TV series until her brain turned to mush. The nights Troy came home from work he would cook them dinner and they would lay in bed, cuddle, and continue to discuss baby names. Bed rest was restricting her from doing all her favorite things. She couldn't go for a run or walk, she couldn't drive, she couldn't go shopping, and she couldn't have sex with her husband. She was beginning to hate everything, and she needed something to stimulate her brain.
Troy left for work like any other Sunday morning. Gabriella begged for him to stay home, but apparently there was a major car crash and they needed extra help so he left at the last minute. Gabriella tried to go through case study files, but she couldn't find it in herself to go through them. She didn't want to sleep so she got up and went to the kitchen to make some breakfast. This was an activity that was dubbed by Sloan as "non strenuous."
As she was grabbing the cereal from the cab nit there was a knock on the front door. She knew it could only be on person, and as predicted there was Sharpay standing in her doorway. The elated blonde was smiling from ear to ear, while her better half of a best friend had a look on her face that could kill.
"Go away." Gabriella barked. Before she could even close the door on her, Sharpay already had her hands on her growing stomach and began talking to it.
"Hello baby. Its your auntie Sharpay! Are you being nice to mommy today?" She sang to Gabriella's stomach which caused Gabriella to laugh. "Is that a laugh Mrs. Bolton?"
"Maybe a small one." Gabriella smirked to her. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be having hot sex with your fiancée?"
Sharpay continued to smile as she followed Gabriella back to the kitchen. She loved the sound of that. Fiancée. She sounded so grown up , and it made her ecstatic. Shortly after Gabriella's scare, Chad finally got down on one knee and proposed to his on again off again girlfriend. It was a long time coming, and even though no one thought that it was actually going to happen it did. Troy and Gabriella were over the moon for their friends, they even had a celebratory dinner for them shortly after. Gabriella and Troy both accepted the roles of maid of honor and best man, but they told the newly engaged couple that they may be busy the next couple months. Sharpay and Chad told them that a wedding is no where on the horizon and they are simply enjoying the engagement.
"I love the sound of that. Finacee!" Sharpay squealed. "God it feels so good, but as for the hot sex we are taking a break. I got plenty this morning!"
"Please do not gloat about your sex life around me! I wish I got some this morning." Gabriella continued to complain, she knew that Sharpay could handle it.
Sharpay once again walked over and place her hands on her friends growing stomach. "Well once you have this little bundle of joy, you and Troy can get back at it like you used to."
"Enough with the sex talk!" Gabriella exclaimed. "Whats going on? Why are you here?"
Gabriella loves when Sharpay stops by, but she has been in a bad mood for the past few weeks. Sharpay has been in a great mood the past few weeks. Gabriella just didn't not feel like hearing about it. That is what bed rest was doing to her, it was making her mean, she hated it.
"I need you to take a shower." Sharpay said bluntly.
Gabriella turned to her and gave her a small look of disgust. "Excuse me?"
"Honey you look like hell. Wash your hair, brush your teeth, I'll even paint your nails for ya! It's a spa day!" Sharpay explained as she clapped her hands together.
"Oh no!" Gabriella protested. "I am perfectly fine staying in the same clothes, with greasy hair, and chipped nails thank you."
Sharpay blocked her from reaching for a bowl, and turned her body around toward the bathroom. "I am not taking no for an answer. You are going to become yourself again if it kills me. Now come on let's go take that shower."
Troy, Chad, Brady, Sara, Lucille, George and Maria were hard at work while Sharpay was keeping Gabriella busy. The Montez residence was covered in banners, balloons, confetti, and streamers as they prepared for Gabriella's baby shower. Seeing as though they wanted to keep the sex of the baby under wraps until the birth, they vouched for the color yellow for everything.
"It looks like a baby duck threw up in here." Chad announced as he pulled a rocking chair in the living room for Gabriella to sit on.
Troy couldn't help but laugh at his best friends statement. "You know after today I don't want to see the color yellow for a long time."
The clicking of heels entered the room and there stood Maria Montez in a purple sun dress putting on earrings. "Is everything set up in here boys?" She asked in a sing-song voice. She was so excited to have this day for her daughter. She knows Gabriella is not one for big parties or the attention on her, but she had no choice. Maria, George, and Lucille were all ecstatic about becoming grandparents. She was getting a baby shower no matter what.
"Yep, we just have to finish the back porch!" Troy told his mother in law.
"Oh Brady and Sara have that covered honey. Chad could you go and pick up the cake? George is running late at the caterer and won't have enough time to get it." Maria explained to him.
"Absolutely Maria!" He said reaching into his pocket and getting his keys out. "I'll be back!"
The front door closed as Troy continued to tape up a few more streamers.
"So she thinks you are at work?" Maria asked him picking up a few things off the floor.
"Yep, massive car pile up. All hands on deck in the ER!" Troy explained to her with a smile. "She was pretty mad I had to go into work this morning, but she will get over that I'm sure."
Maria laughed at her son-in-law. "We all know how much Gabriella loves surprises." Maria told him sarcastically.
Troy smiled as he thought back to the last time he surprised Gabriella. It was ten months ago on her birthday, a romantic night that Troy planned for the both of them, but he made it seem like he forgot all about her birthday.
Gabriella left work early to get back home in time to beat her husband back from work. It was her 27th birthday, and Troy always plans great nights for her birthday. She thought it was strange that she hadn't heard from him all day, but she knew that he was busy. He even woke up this morning before her and was out the door. She missed him and was so excited to see what he had in store for tonight.
When Gabriella returned home the house was empty just as expected. She quickly dropped all of her stuff at the door and ran into the bathroom to take a shower. Once out of the shower she sat in her bathroom and began to put her makeup on. She began to imagine what her new husband had in store for her. Maybe a nice dinner, or a movie, or maybe they would just stay in and have a nice romantic night at home.
The phone rang and Gabriella left the bathroom to go get it. She picked up the phone and saw the caller ID. It was Troy.
"Hey baby!" She cheered.
"Hi honey," Troy said with a solemn tone. "I'm sorry, but I'm going to be a little late tonight."
"How late?" Gabriella asked a little annoyed with him.
"I'm not sure yet, we just got slammed and I can't leave them all here. They need help." He tried to explain to her.
Gabriella sighed deeply into the phone to let her husband know that she was annoyed with him. "Alright Troy. Whatever."
"Honey I'm sorry." Troy told her sincerely.
"Okay Troy." She then hung up the phone and threw it back on the charger. "Happy Birthday." She mustered to herself.
An hour and a half later Troy walked through their front door to complete darkness. She was pissed, and he loved that.
"Ella?" He called as he placed his eyes on the table by the door. No answer. He walked back into their bedroom to find her laying in bed watching TV. "Hi." he said to her standing in the doorway.
"Hi." She snapped at him.
"I said I was sorry." Troy said to her. "I don't see what the big deal is. I come home every other night and its never a problem. Why are you so mad?"
Gabriella stopped turning the channels and looked at him her mouth agape. "Why am I so mad?" She asked him smoothly. "Do you know what today is?"
"Its Wednesday!" He raised her voice at her. "Any other god damn night on the calendar!"
Gabriella was now off the bed and walking towards him. "Its my damn birthday Troy!" She spat at him. "Did you big job as a doctor make you forget that!?"
Troy stood there not saying anything. He just gave her a blank stare and completely shut down. "Oh my god, you forgot my birthday." She whispered as she slowly back away from him.
"Baby," he reached out to touch her arm but she pulled away from him.
"We have celebrated my birthday together the past three years and you forgot!" Gabriella said to him hurt.
"You know how crazy it is at work! I'm not proud of this!" Troy raised her voice toward her again.
Gabriella scoffed at him. "Yeah, oh I know. Your patients are a lot more important then your wife!" She yelled.
"I don't know what you want me to tell you! I said sorry!" Troy explained to her.
"Yeah, like sorry is going to fix that!" She yelled back to him and stormed into their bathroom and slammed the door.
Troy clapped his hands together knowing that he got his wife right where he wanted her. He walked over to their bathroom door and slid a room key under the door. Within seconds the door flew open and there stood Gabriella holding a hotel room key.
"What the hell is this?" She asked still pissed with him.
"You really think I would forget your 27th birthday?" He asked her. "Come on, who do you think I am?" Gabriella stood there confused and then looked back up at him with a small tear in her eye. "Don't pack, lets just go."
In twenty minutes Troy and Gabriella were standing outside their hotel room door. Gabriella smiled as she slid the key in to open the door, and as it opened there were red rose petals that led to the bed. There were small candles lit along the dresser and the night stand, and a big red box sit on the bed. Gabriela was in awe as she walked over to the box and opened it. Inside was something for her to wear, and a diamond bracelet.
"Honey," Gabriella said in awe as she lifted the bracelet out of the box. Troy took it from her gently and clipped it on her wrist.
"Did I get you?" He asked her slyly. She smiled wide, nodded, and then kissed him.
"Job well done Mr. Bolton." She said to him as she looked down and admired the bracelet. "Its gorgeous."
Troy kissed his wife once more, and then handed her the box and told her to go and change. She ran away giddy, and came back five minutes later wearing a red lace slip, with a red lace robe. She let her hair down and the curls fell against her arms and breasts. She walked slowly over to her husband who was sitting on the bed and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I'm guessing this is more for you?" She asked as he began to kiss her neck. He bit her neck slightly which caused her to laugh a little.
"You look incredible." He told her. She kissed him pushing him down on the bed and began to pull off his shirt. She ran her hands up his chest and then through his hair. She bit his lip slightly and then looked into his eyes.
"I was thinking about the trying for a baby thing." She let out softly, but was interrupted by her husband pulling her down on the bed with her.
"How about we don't view it as trying." He told her placing another kiss on her lips, as his hands began to tear away at the robe.
Gabriella breathed against his chest as he began to kiss his way down her neck and collarbone. "I just want it to be us."
Troy stopped and then looked back up at her. He was caught off guard with her statement. "Do you not want a baby right now?" He asked.
She shook her head and sighed. "I just don't want to be disappointed anymore, that's all."
Troy kissed her hard and then pulled away to look into her eyes. "What if you don't have to be disappointed anymore?"
Gabriella looked confused as Troy kissed his way down his wife's stomach and lifted the bottom of her red slip. Before she could say a word, Gabriella felt Troys lips on her and her back arched. Moans began to escape from Gabriella's mouth as she felt the sensation through her whole body. She found it hard to open her eyes as she began to lose herself in her husband. She let herself go to him and there was no turning back after that. Finally the last moan escaped from her mouth and Troy left her breathless. He kissed his way back up her stomach to her and then pulled her up on the bed. He pushed off the robe, the slip, and left her completely exposed. Gabriella then did the same in return to Troy.
Troy laid her back down on the bed and sucked at her beautiful olive skin. His eyes then met hers and Gabriella felt the air be sucked out of her as she felt him enter her. Soft, smooth, each thrust made both of them feel alive. Troy reached for Gabriella's leg and lifted her to open herself more to her. Gabriella's nails dug into Troy's upper arms as he continued to fill her.
"Oh baby," She moaned to him as he continued to give his all to her. The soft, smooth thrusts then became hard and rapid which caused Gabriella to pull him into her more. As Troy was being pushed down onto her he continued to fill every desire his wife had. Finally he collapsed leaving both of them breathless.
Troy felt Gabriella's hand run over his forehead and through his hair. She then began to laugh a little, as did he. He looked back up at her and smiled. "Surprised?" She nodded smiling ear to ear. "No more disappointments."
"No more disappointments." She echoed back to him.
10 months later, Troy was decorating for his wife's baby shower. That was no disappointment.
"It's amazing how beautiful you look once you put a smile on your face and brush your teeth." Sharpay told her best friend as they stood in front of the mirror. Gabriella tried to smile.
"I look big."
"You're pregnant you idiot!" Sharpay told her zipping up Gabriella's makeup bag.
She turned to her best friend knowing she was hiding something from her. "Alright, why am I dressed up?" She asked.
Sharpay turned to her and smiled at her beautiful best friend. "Troy said you have felt down the past few days, so I wanted to come over and bring you back to life. Don't you want to look nice for your husband?"
Gabriella shrugged at her friends statement. "I guess. I mean I would rather be wearing sweatpants, but I guess this will do."
The two women jumped slightly as a familiar man entered the bedroom.
"God, want to announce your presence instead of appearing out of no where!" Sharpay scolded him as she began to throw her stuff into her bag to get ready to leave.
"Im sorry, I wasn't aware that I had to announce my presence in my house. Since when do you live here?" Troy joked with Sharpay who just shot him a smug look.
"I am every where honey!" Sharpay proclaimed to him. "Alright my work here is done! I am off!" Sharpay kissed her best friend on the cheek and then her husband on the cheek. "I'm off to go have some great sex!"
Gabriella's fingers pointed toward the door, "Get the hell out right now."
She waved and then slipped out of their apartment to the Montez's house.
"Alright," Gabriella said to her husband as she crossed her arms around her almost 9 month stomach. "Why do I look like this? And why are you home? You should be at work"
Troy interrupted her and placed a rough kiss on her lips.
"I don't know, but you look very sexy baby." Her husband purred to her as he put his hands on her stomach.
"You are up to something!" She said to him. "I know you are."
Troy sighed and then stood up and put his hands on her cheeks. "I know you are going a little stir crazy, so we are going to your parents house for dinner. My mom Brady and Sara will be there. It will be a nice stress free night with the family."
Gabriella began to tear up and she looked up at her husband. "That sounds really nice." She sobbed a little. Troy kissed the top of her head and pushed away the small tears leaking from her eyes. "I don't even know why I'm crying."
The couple laughed and Troy kissed her softly and then took her hand. "Come on crazy hormone lady. Lets break you out of jail."
Gabriella did not knock on the door of her parents house, since when has she had to? She used to live there after all, but this time Troy told her to knock. Gabriella gave him a weird look but listened to her husband and knocked on the door. Within a few seconds Maria was at the door greeting her daughter with a warm embrace.
"My baby!" She exclaimed as she took her in her arms.
"Hi mom!" Gabriella said in almost a duh tone. She just saw her mother the day prior, but her mother was acting like she hasn't seen her in a year.
"Come in you two, come in!" Maria insisted and brought them both in the house. She took Gabriella's coat and bag and placed them in the closet and they approached the living room where Gabriella was left breathless.
Her eyes filled with water as she saw her family, friends, and extended family fill her parents living room.
"Surprise!" They all shouted as Gabriella covered her mouth in shock. She turned to her husband and took his hand.
"You did this?" She asked shocked at the surprise in front of her.
Troy kissed the top of her head and then explained to her, "With just a bit of help."
The smile on Gabriella's face knew that he had gotten her. He pulled off a surprise shower without her even thinking about it. The smile across her face was the old Gabriella, happy, joyful, alive Gabriella. It was who he missed, and even if it was just for a few hours today, he was glad to have her back.
Gabriella walked around the room giving kisses and hugs to multiple family members and friends who came out. She complimented Troy and his team on the decorations and how perfect everything looked.
"Here, take a seat!" Sharpay said taking her hand and helping her sit down in the rocking chair to open gifts. Sara and Sharpay assisted her in opening the gifts that included things that they did not already have like bottle warmers, a stroller, bouncer seat, bottles, toys etc. With each big bow that was pulled off the present Sara put it on a hat and by the end they made Gabriella wear the hat full of colorful bows causing everyone to whip out their cameras and take a picture.
Troy watched nearby as saw how happy his wife was. She was laughing, smiling, full of life again. It was what she needed, and it reassured Troy that his wife was still in there.
After all the gifts were open the guests dined on food that was served in the kitchen and many sat on the back patio. The cake was address "Will it be a boy of a girl?" with blue and pink icing and the expecting Bolton's took a picture with the cake, and cutting the cake. Lucille and Maria set up a photo collage of baby pictures of Troy and Gabriella, and in the middle was a few sonogram pictures of the new baby Bolton.
"You guys did an incredible job." Gabriella told her mother and mother in-law.
Lucille placed a small kiss on her daughter in-laws cheek and told her, "This was your husband dear. Thank him."
Gabriella continued to talk to her guests for the rest of the afternoon taking pictures and answering questions about her current state. There were many hands on her stomach, and a few even got to feel the baby kick. She explained to everyone how bed rest was driving her crazy, but she could not wait for the baby to arrive in a few weeks.
Gabriella was able to spot her best friend through the crowd of people, and approached her. "You," She said an angry tone to get her attention.
Sharpay put down her champagne and rolled her eyes at her friend. "What the hell did I do this time?" She asked her.
Gabriella's straight face turned into a smile and she hugged her friend. "Thank you for making me feel like a person again this morning."
Sharpay smiled, "Anything for my girl."
Around seven that night the guests began to file out of the Montez residence giving last kisses and good luck's to Gabriella. Gabriella thanked every person and expressed how grateful she was for everything. Before she knew it, the house was empty and Gabriella was exhausted.
"Did you have fun baby?" Troy asked hugging her from behind and kissing her neck softly. Gabriella turned around and looked up at her husband.
"I don't know what I did to deserve a man like you," She whispered to him. "This was a beautiful day and everyone told me it was because of you."
Troy pushed Gabriella's long hair behind her ears and kissed her nose softly. "You are my baby, you have been stir crazy and down, and I know how to cheer you up." he explained. "And it wasn't just me, I had some serious help."
Gabriella shook her head, "Don't you be so modest." She told him. "I'm serious, thank you."
Troy placed his lips on his wifes and kissed her softly. Gabriella pushed a few tears away and Troy put his arm around his wifes waist, "Chad will help me load up the car, how about you rest on the couch, you were on your feet a lot today."
"I'm-"
"You're fine! I know!" Troy argued with her. "Just humor me and go lay out the couch."
Troy walked Gabriella out to the living room and placed her on the couch. He arranged the pillows so there was one supporting her head and her back. He pulled a small blanket over her and kissed her forehead. Her eyes were already closed when he pulled back and looked at her.
He walked out to the kitchen where Maria, Sara, and Lucille were cleaning up.
"Thank you guys again for today. She loved it." Troy told him. "I couldn't have done it without you guys!"
"Honey, you know we will do anything for you guys." Maria told him placing a small kiss on his cheek. "George and Chad already started loading up the car if you want to go out and see how they are doing."
Troy nodded and headed out to the car to see his father in-law and best friend loading up the trunk of his car with all the gifts that they received that day.
"Need some help?" He asked.
"No no," George told him. "We got this covered."
Troy was taken back, "George,"
"Go relax with your wife." he told his son in-law. "You won't be able to just relax for much longer." He patted his back and Troy followed his orders.
He headed back into the house to find his wife not asleep but laying on the couch rubbing her stomach in circles. He approached her and stroked her cheek causing her to smile.
"You okay?" Troy asked her. She nodded softly.
"The baby is just doing circles right now." She whispered to him. She then took his hand and placed it on her stomach where he felt his baby kick.
Troy smiled and couldn't find it in him to stop. "I will never get tired of that." He whispered to his wife.
Gabriella gazed at her husband who was in awe with the human growing inside of her. She loved him so much in that moment. His eyes then met hers and she whispered to him, "You know you are getting the show after your performance today."
Troy laughed at his wife, "You heard what Sloan said."
"I know, but there are ways to get the show that don't have to do with entering me." She explained biting her bottom lip.
"Gabriella, we are in your parents house." Troy scolded her through his teeth.
Gabriella giggled at how uncomfortable her husband got in that moment. He always felt uncomfortable when Gabriella talked about having sex in her parents house, and that is exactly why she did it.
"You want to get out of here?" She asked and he nodded.
Once back in their own home, Chad and Sharpay brought up all the gifts from the car while Troy got Gabriella in bed. She was half asleep in the car, and he hoped that she would just fall asleep. She had a long day and she needed the sleep, so did the baby. He laid her down in bed and told her to just close her eyes and he would be back soon. He went out to help Chad and Sharpay continue to load the gifts into the baby's room. Finally after twenty minutes all the gifts were in the baby's room neat in piles, and Troy told his two best friends that they deserve a drink. He poked his head into the bed room to find his wife sound asleep. He cracked the door and then brought his friends into the kitchen.
"I can not thank you guys enough for today," Troy told them as he grabbed three beers from the fridge. "She loved it."
Chad pulled out a seat from himself and his new fiancée to sit on. "Anything for you and Gabs, you know that."
"You do realize that we expect a lot from you guys when the wedding comes. "Sharpay joked as Troy slid a beer across the table to her. "Just saying."
Troy popped the cap of his bottle and took a long swig. "Don't worry Shar, I expect nothing less from your high standards."
"Asshole." Sharpay responded causing all three to laugh.
"So man, has it hit you yet? Seeing all that stuff in the baby's room now?" Chad asked him.
Troy took a minute and thought about what his friend just asked him. "It hit me a long time ago man," Troy told him. "I'm ready. I'm more than ready."
"And Gabriella?" Sharpay asked him.
Troy shook his head and looked back at his friends. "Honestly?" he asked and Sharpay nodded. "She needs a little more time."
The three finished their beers and Sharpay and Chad left. Troy turned off all the lights in the apartment and headed back to the bedroom. Gabriella remained in the same place he left her in, asleep on her right side. He smiled watching her sleep soundly, he hasn't seen her sleep like that in a while. He took off his clothes and crawled into bed with her. He pulled himself close to her and placed a hand on her naked stomach. His beautiful wife, no matter how miserable she was, or how gross she felt, looked amazing. He gently stroked her stomach, and then leaned down and kissed it. In that moment he found himself at peace. He wasn't thinking about work, the high risk of this pregnancy, or the face that his wife is scared out of her mind but will never admit it. They were just laying in bed, peaceful, together, all three of them.
Hoped you all liked the chapter! Please review and happy early Thanksgiving!
xoLaura