A couple of weeks later, Gabriella and Troy were in the waiting room of Dr. A's office with Robert. Robert had wanted to see what the babies looked like. Gabriella's name was called, and the little family followed a nurse into a room so that Gabriella's vitals could be taken. They were then escorted into an exam room. Gabriella quickly changed into the gown that the nurse had given her and sat on the exam table. Robert was sitting on Troy's lap.
"Are you excited to see the babies, Rob?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah. When am I going to know if it is a boy or a girl?" Robert asked.
"It depends on them, bud. The babies may need to grow a little more before we can tell" Troy said.
"Oh" Robert said.
There was a knock on the door and Dr. A came into the room.
"Hi guys, and who is this little guy?" Dr. A asked.
The couple smiled. Gabriella looked at Robert.
"Tell her your name, baby" Gabriella said.
"Robert. But, Rob for short" Robert said.
Dr. A kneeled to Robert's level and held out her hand.
"Hi Rob, my name is Dr. A. I'm your mommy's doctor" Dr. A said.
Robert shook the doctor's hand. Troy smiled.
"Are you excited to see the babies today?" Dr. A asked.
Robert nodded.
"I want a brother and a sister" Robert said.
Gabriella and Troy giggled.
"He's been really adamant on that" Gabriella said.
Dr. A smiled. She stood back up and looked at Gabriella.
"How are you feeling, Gabi?" Dr. A asked.
"Tired, nauseous all the time, and swollen" Gabriella said.
"That doesn't sound fun. You ready to see the babies?" Dr. A asked.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Dr. A said.
Dr. A turned on the ultrasound.
"Daddy, what is that?" Robert asked.
Troy smiled.
"That's a machine that we can see the babies on" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at the boys and smiled. Once the ultrasound heated, Dr. A put a blanket over Gabriella's legs and lifted her gown above her bellybutton. She then grabbed a bottle of gel and squeezed some of the product onto Gabriella's stomach.
"That's the gel. Dr. A is going to use a wand to move that gel around so that we can see the babies on the machine" Troy explained to his son.
"You guys ready?" Dr. A asked.
Everyone nodded. Dr. A started to move the gel around with the wand. Robert looked at the monitor.
"Where are they, daddy?" Robert asked.
"Hold on, bud. It takes a minute" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled at how excited Robert was to see his siblings. Dr. A moved the wand around Gabriella's stomach and smiled.
"There they are, guys" Dr. A said.
Troy, Gabriella, and Robert looked at the monitor.
"I don't see anything, mommy" Robert asked.
"They are really small, Rob. They are as big as a lime" Gabriella said.
"Are they healthy?" Troy asked.
Dr. A nodded.
"Yeah, they are looking good. There is baby A and there is baby B. What do you think, Rob?" Dr. A asked as she pointed out the two babies.
Robert smiled. He then became shy and hid his face in his father's shoulder. Troy smiled and rubbed his back.
"You happy, buddy?" Troy asked looking down at his son.
Robert nodded. Gabriella smiled.
"They are really small, huh?" Gabriella said.
Robert nodded.
"But then why is your tummy growing?" Robert asked.
Gabriella giggled.
"Because even though the babies are small, they are growing all the time. They are a lot bigger than last time" Gabriella said.
"Oh" Robert said.
"I'm going to print these pictures for you guys, and I will be right back" Dr. A said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Dr. A left the room. A couple of minutes later, Dr. A knocked on the door and walked back into the room.
"Okay. I just need to do an exam, Gabi and then you will be all set" Dr. A said handing Troy the sonogram of the twins.
"Alright" Gabriella said.
Gabriella looked at Troy.
"Can you take him out, please?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah" Troy said.
Troy and Rob left the room. Dr. A conducted her exam.
"Everything looks great. I will see you back in a month. Don't hesitate to call if you have any questions" Dr. A said.
"Okay" Gabriella said sitting up.
Dr. A left the room. Gabriella got off the exam table and changed back into her clothes. She then opened the door and saw Troy and Rob standing against the opposite wall.
"You boys ready to go?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah" Troy said.
The little family walked out of the office. They got into the car. Troy looked at Gabriella.
"Is everything okay?" Troy asked referring to her exam.
Gabriella nodded.
"She said that everything looks great" Gabriella said.
"Good" Troy said.
"The babies are healthy right, mommy?" Robert asked.
Gabriella smiled. She turned around as far as she could to look at her son.
"Yeah, baby. They are healthy" Gabriella said.
"They will come out soon then" Robert said.
Troy smiled.
"Not yet, bud. They have to stay in mommy's belly for a few months so that they grow a little more" Troy said.
"Okay" Robert said.
"Did you like seeing the babies on the monitor?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah. They are so small though, mommy" Robert said.
"Yeah. You were once that small too" Gabriella said.
The little family drove home. That night, Troy came into the bedroom after having a phone meeting.
"How did it go?" Gabriella asked.
"Fine. There are some things that need to be adjusted. But we got it sorted out" Troy said.
"Good. Rob's asleep" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded. He walked out of the room and went into his son's room. Troy kneeled and kissed Robert's head. He then quietly left the room. Troy walked back into the bedroom and unbuttoned his shirt.
"Rob seems excited about the babies" Troy said.
"Yeah. It's really cute" Gabriella said.
"He's asking questions that you would if you were his age" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"He's going to be the best big brother" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded. He took his pants off and climbed into bed. Troy turned so that he was laying on his side and looking at Gabriella. He placed his hand on Gabriella's growing bump. Gabriella pulled her shirt up so that Troy could see her bump. Troy leaned down and kissed her bump twice. Gabriella smiled.
"Are you worried about the babies?" Troy asked.
Gabriella smiled.
"It is a little scarier because there are two babies" Gabriella said.
"What's scary?" Troy asked.
"Everything. I will gain a lot more weight than with Rob. We have to figure out what's going to happen job-wise. Carrying two babies at the same time" Gabriella confessed.
Troy placed his hand on Gabriella's cheek. Gabriella leaned into his touch.
"You will always be the most beautiful girl I know. No matter how much weight you gain from these babies. I can agree that because there are two, it may be a little crazy. But you have me to help you. If you are worried about anything, you know that you can always talk to me" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"You will still love me when I'm hormonal and fat?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled.
"I will always love you. No matter what" Troy said.
Gabriella leaned in and kissed Troy's lips softly. Troy kissed Gabriella and pulled back slowly.
"I love you so much, Troy" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He kissed her forehead softly.
"I love you too. Get some sleep, baby. You are sleeping for three now" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Wake me up if you need me" Troy said.
Gabriella fell asleep with a smile on her face. Even though there have been a lot of hard times, Troy has always stuck by her side. A couple of weeks later, Gabriella's bump had grown a lot. She was starting to become uncomfortable. Her feet were swelling. Her face was swelling. She was craving weird foods. She was getting more emotional than she had ever been. Troy supported her through it all. Robert had even helped too. One day, Robert came downstairs. He saw Gabriella lying on the couch and walked over to her.
"Mommy, do you need anything?" Robert asked.
Gabriella smiled.
"No baby. I'm okay. But, thank you for asking. What were you doing upstairs?" Gabriella asked as she patted an empty spot next to her.
"Playing with my basketball players" Robert said.
"Oh. Who won?" Gabriella asked as Robert rested his head on her shoulder.
"They won. We lost because one of the players slipped on the floor" Robert said.
"Oh" Gabriella said.
Robert sat with his mother for a while. He asked her again if she needed anything before going back upstairs. Gabriella smiled to herself. Robert was an exact twin of Troy and she loved that about him. Troy opened the front door and walked into the living room.
"Hi honey" Troy said kissing Gabriela's lips.
"Hi, how was the office?" Gabriella asked placing her hand on her growing bump.
"Fine. I got a lot of work done. How are you feeling?" Troy asked sitting next to her.
"Fine. A little achy, but nothing major. Rob just came down and asked me too" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Good. How are your feet?" Troy asked.
"They ache. I feel like this is only the beginning of it" Gabriella said.
Troy moved to the other end of the couch. He grabbed Gabriella's foot and took off her sock. Troy then started to massage his wife's foot gently. Gabriella moaned.
"Feel good?" Troy asked.
Gabriella closed her eyes and nodded. A couple of minutes later, Troy grabbed Gabriella's other foot and did the same. When he finished, Gabriella opened her eyes slowly.
"Thank you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"No problem, sweetheart. Anything else hurting?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head. Troy was about to get up, but Gabriella put her hand on Troy's arm.
"Don't go" Gabriella said.
Troy saw tears forming in his wife's eyes. Gabriella moved back to her original position. She snuggled into Troy's side. Troy placed his hand on Gabriella's bump.
"I'm sorry" Gabriella mumbled.
"Don't be. You have a lot happening in your body, baby" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"When are we going to find out what the babies are?" Troy asked changing the subject.
"Hopefully next month" Gabriella said.
"So, after we do that, we have to figure out where we are going to put them" Troy confirmed.
Gabriella nodded.
"I know that they will be in our room for a while. But, when they are bigger, we need to figure out something" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"We can figure that out when we get to that point. There is no reason you need to be stressing out over that right now" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. A couple of days later, Lucille was at the house. She had insisted on helping Gabriella with anything that she needed. Gabriella had told her everything was under control. But she brought up the twins and how she needed to take care of herself. Gabriella texted Troy because she was about to go crazy.
Can you come home, please?
A couple of minutes later, Gabriella's phone vibrated. She looked at the message.
In the middle of a meeting. What's wrong? Are you feeling okay?
Gabriella rolled her eyes.
Your mom is here and I am starting to have mood swings. She's trying to tell me that I need to take care of myself
A couple of moments later, Gabriella's phone vibrated.
Babe, she is just trying to help
Gabriella threw her phone and groaned. An hour later, Troy opened the front door and saw his mother sitting in the living room with Robert.
"Hi guys" Troy said.
"Daddy!" Robert said happily.
"What's up, Rob? Where's mommy?" Troy asked.
"She went upstairs" Robert said.
"She has been up there for a while" Lucille said.
Troy nodded. He went upstairs and into the bedroom. Gabriella was laying on their bed. Troy walked over to the bed and sat on the edge.
"Brie" Troy said.
"You aren't helping this" Gabriella said.
Troy gently placed his hand on Gabriella's side.
"Sweetheart, she was just trying to help" Troy said softly.
Gabriella turned over and looked at Troy.
"I don't need help! I am a grown woman who just happens to be having twins. I can do everything everyone else can" Gabriella said.
Troy took a deep breath and released it.
"No one is saying that you can't do anything, Brie. We just want to take the pressure off you" Troy said.
Gabriella was silent.
"Just leave please" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Troy walked out of the room and closed the door behind him. He walked downstairs and into the living room.
"Where's Gabi?" Lucille asked.
"She's really hormonal. She says that she is mad that you apparently told her that she needs to take care of herself" Troy said.
Lucille's face softened.
"I didn't mean to offend her, Troy" Lucille said.
"I know. Gabs is just starting to have a bunch of mood swings. I can take care of it" Troy said.
"Please tell her that I'm sorry if I offended her" Lucille said.
Troy smiled and nodded. Lucille left the house. Troy sat down on the couch with Robert and watched a movie. Two hours later, Troy heard movement coming from the stairs. Gabriella walked into the room a couple of moments later. She walked over to the center island where Troy was now sitting with his laptop. Gabriella looked at Troy, who looked at her.
"She was just trying to help, and I was a jerk" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He kissed Gabriella's head softly.
"It's alright, baby. She understands. Are you okay now?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"Sorry that I got mad at you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"It's okay. But I do want to talk about one thing that you said" Troy said.
"What's that?" Gabriella asked.
"You said that you are a grown woman who just happens to be having twins and that you can do everything everyone else can. Brie, that is true. But you have to be extra careful because you are carrying babies" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. She placed her hand on her bump.
"I just want to keep you and the babies safe and so does everyone else" Troy said.
"I know" Gabriella said.
"So, are we okay?" Troy asked.
Gabriella wrapped her arms around Troy. Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek and wrapped his arm around her back.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I love you too baby" Troy said.
Gabriella leaned in and kissed Troy's lips. Troy pulled away and saw Robert from the corner of his eye.
"Hey bud" Troy said.
"Mommy, are you okay?" Robert asked.
Gabriella smiled and motioned for Robert to come closer to the couple. Gabriella carefully placed Robert on her lap.
"I'm okay. Mommy was just having a talk with daddy" Gabriella said.
"Grandma was worried about you" Robert said.
Troy smiled.
"I'm okay. I promise. The babies just make me sometimes feel weird" Gabriella said.
"Weird like what?" Robert asked.
"Bud, sometimes the babies make mommy a little sad, happy, or mad. She doesn't mean anything she says when she is like that. The babies are just trying to get comfortable in her belly" Troy explained.
"So then is mommy happy, sad, or mad?" Robert asked.
"Well now I am happy because you are here" Gabriella said kissing her son's cheek.
Troy smiled. The little family talked about the changes that Gabriella was going through. Troy and Gabriella tried to help Robert understand what Gabriella was experiencing.