A few weeks later, Troy had come home with Rob from his first day of preschool. Gabriella was so anxious about Rob coming home that she literally wore herself out and was currently taking a nap on the couch. The two boys walked into the living room. Troy put his finger to his mouth motioning for Rob to be quiet so that his mother could sleep. Troy took Rob's lunchbox and made sure that it was empty. He put it away. Troy then went to the refrigerator and grabbed some fruit and cut it up for him and Rob to share. He put the fruit in the bowl and handed it to his son.
"Daddy, can I go say hi to mommy?" Robert whispered.
"In a little bit. She needs to take a nap. The babies are getting bigger and she needs her rest" Troy whispered back.
"Okay" Robert whispered.
The two boys ate the bowl of fruit. Troy brought the empty bowl to the dishwasher and placed it into it. The two boys walked upstairs so that Gabriella could have a solid nap. A couple of hours later, Gabriella woke up. She looked around the room and forgot that she had taken a nap in the living room. Gabriella looked at her phone and saw that it was four in the afternoon. She got up with the help of the arm of the couch. Gabriella walked upstairs and followed the voices of her husband and son. She walked into Robert's room and leaned against the door frame. Troy was the first one to notice Gabriella standing at the door.
"Hey baby, how was your nap?" Troy asked.
"You should have woken me up when you guys got home" Gabriella said.
"We wanted to let you sleep" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled softly. Troy got up and helped Gabriella sit down on the rocking chair that was in Robert's room. He then sat back down in his original place on the floor. Robert got up and walked over to Gabriella. He reached for her. Gabriella smiled and leaned closer to him and kissed his cheek.
"Rob, now that the babies are getting bigger, I can't have you sit on my lap for a while, okay?" Gabriella said.
Tears filled Robert's eyes. He started to cry. Gabriella hugged her son and rubbed his back. Troy smiled sympathetically.
"Mommy, I just want to hug you though" Robert cried.
"I know baby. I can still hug you. I just can't have you on my lap. I don't want to hurt you, or the babies" Gabriella said.
"So, I can still hug you?" Robert asked innocently.
Gabriella smiled. She motioned for Robert to come close to her. Gabriella hugged her son and kissed his cheek.
"I love you so much" Gabriella said.
"I love you too mommy" Robert said.
"You can still hug me too. But I guess I can wait" Troy joked.
Robert and Gabriella looked at Troy. Robert let go of his mother and ran into Troy's arms. Troy fell backward onto the floor.
"We love you, Rob" Troy said looking at his son.
That night, Troy was working on his laptop. He was downstairs in the kitchen. It was one in the morning. Troy was thinking about a lot of things. Gabriella, Robert, the babies, and just everything. He didn't want to stress Gabriella out with all his thoughts but knew that he had to eventually tell her and get it off his chest. Troy was so wrapped up in his work that he didn't hear Gabriella come into the room. Gabriella wrapped her arms around Troy's shoulders from behind and leaned her head against his.
"You okay?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled.
"Just thinking" Troy said looking at Gabriella.
"About what?" Gabriella asked.
Troy offered Gabriella his lap.
"I'm too heavy" Gabriella said.
Troy closed his laptop and stood up. He took Gabriella's hand and they walked into the living room. The couple sat on the couch. Gabriella saw how anxious Troy was.
"I know that you are worried" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips softly. Gabriella kissed Troy and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Troy pulled away slowly and left his forehead touching Gabriella's.
"You know that you can talk to me about that stuff, right?" Gabriella said softly.
Troy nodded. He looked down and placed his hand on Gabriella's bump.
"I just don't want to stress you out" Troy said softly.
Gabriella smiled slightly. She put her finger under Troy's chin and brought him to her level. Gabriella kissed Troy's lips again. Troy kissed Gabriella and pulled away slowly. Troy smiled. Gabriella placed her hand on Troy's cheek. Troy put his hand on top of Gabriella's.
"Come on" Gabriella said pulling herself up with the help of the table.
Troy took Gabriella's hand and they walked upstairs. Once they got to their bedroom, Gabriella shut the door. She walked over to Troy, who was taking his shirt off. Troy looked at her and smiled.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Clothes were discarded. The couple made love for the first time since they found out that Gabriella was pregnant with the twins. After their activities, Gabriella was snuggled as she close as she could get into Troy.
"These babies are going to have an amazing dad" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I hope so" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"You are an amazing dad to Rob. I know that you will be an amazing dad to the twins too" Gabriella said.
"I just hope they all know that I will love them equally" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"That thought shows how much you care about them. You want the best for them" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded. He placed his hand on Gabriella's bare bump. Gabriella yawned.
"Get some sleep, okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips softly. The couple fell asleep. The next morning, Troy took Rob to preschool. When he came back, he walked into the kitchen and saw Gabriella in one of his t-shirts and no pants. Her bump was caused ripples in the shirt. Troy smiled. She looked so beautiful.
"Hey" Troy said softly.
Gabriella looked at Troy. Troy saw tears running down her face.
"What's wrong?" Troy asked.
"Peed myself" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled sympathetically.
"So that's why you have this number going on?" Troy asked referring to her choice of clothing.
Gabriella turned red and nodded. Troy walked closer to Gabriella. He wrapped his arms around Gabriella and kissed her head softly.
"They are just trying to get comfortable in there" Troy said.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
Gabriella rested her head on Troy's chest and felt his chest rise and fall with every breath he took.
"I think this outfit is pretty cute" Troy said.
Gabriella groaned.
"It is" Troy said.
"You have to say that" Gabriella said.
"No, I don't" Troy said.
"This is all that feels comfy right now" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"They are just growing a lot" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy rubbed Gabriella's back. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around her husband.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
"How are you feeling about this next appointment?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shrugged.
"I gave up on trying to guess what they are" Gabriella said.
Troy chuckled.
"What do you want?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled.
"Healthy twin babies and a healthy mommy. That's all I care about" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"If we keep up this momentum, I think they will be pretty healthy" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded. He leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"I'm going to take a shower" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Gabriella walked out of the room and went upstairs and took a shower. Twenty minutes later, Gabriella came downstairs and saw Troy on the phone. Troy looked at Gabriella and smiled. Gabriella assumed it was one of his employees at one of the branches of his company. An hour later, Troy got off the phone and walked over to Gabriella, who was trying to figure out what she was craving.
"What are we eating?" Troy asked.
"I'm trying to decide" Gabriella said.
"I can go out and get something for you too if you want" Troy said.
Gabriella shook her head. She went to the fridge and pulled out a sliced cheese. She then went to the cabinet and pulled out two slices of bread. Gabriella thought to herself. Troy smiled and chuckled to himself. She looked so cute when she was thinking. Gabriella walked back to the refrigerator and pulled out relish. Troy scrunched his nose. He figured out what she wanted. Troy watched Gabriella make her grilled cheese sandwich with relish. Gabriella then cut the sandwich in half and looked at Troy.
"Do you want one?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled.
"No thank you. You and the babies need it more than I do" Troy said.
Gabriella shrugged. She took a bite of her sandwich and smiled. Troy smiled at how proud she was of her sandwich.
"How is it?" Troy asked.
"You probably think it's gross- "Gabriella started.
"I never said that babe" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at Troy. Troy looked at Gabriella.
"It's pretty good" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Good" Troy said.
Gabriella finished her sandwich. She placed everything in the dishwasher and then looked at Troy. Gabriella walked over to Troy and wrapped her arms around him. Troy smiled.
"You okay, sweetheart?" Troy asked
Gabriella nodded.
"I just want to be close to you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He kissed Gabriella's lips softly.
"I know that all the hormones just came out of nowhere but it's just how I am feeling" Gabriella said.
"That's okay, baby. Your hormones are going crazy because there are two babies in here" Troy said placing his hand on Gabriella's bump.
Gabriella nodded.
"Sorry if it's too much" Gabriella said.
"It's not and I don't want you to worry about that. If you feel some type of way, don't worry about how it looks to me. I understand what's happening, Brie" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled slightly.
"I'm not crazy looking?" Gabriella asked.
Troy shook his head.
"You are pregnant with twins. If I was the one pregnant with twins, I would be the same way" Troy said.
Gabriella giggled.
"You would be a cute pregnant guy" Gabriella said.
Troy shook his head.
"I don't know about that. I have you to compete with" Troy joked.
Gabriella smiled. She leaned in and kissed Troy's lips. Troy kissed her back.
"I love you Troy" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I love you too baby" Troy said.
That night, Gabriella tossed and turned. She continued this for about an hour until Troy turned on his bedside lamp.
"I'm sorry" Gabriella murmured.
"It's okay. What's going on, Brie?" Troy asked sitting up.
"I ache, Troy" Gabriella cried.
Troy's face softened.
"I'm so tired. I feel bad because you are tired, and you have been taking care of everything" Gabriella cried.
"Baby don't worry about me. I am a big boy and can handle being tired. I love you taking care of you. Where are do you feel achy?" Troy asked.
Gabriella motioned to her back, stomach, and legs.
"Okay. Would it help if we walk around the house? Maybe you just need to stretch out a little bit" Troy said.
"I'll try it" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Troy got out of bed. He walked to Gabriella's side and helped his wife get out of bed. He wrapped his arm around Gabriella's waist and the couple walked downstairs. The couple walked around for a good hour. Troy looked at his tired, four-and-a-half-month pregnant wife.
"How do you feel, baby?" Troy asked.
"A little better" Gabriella said softly.
Troy smiled sympathetically.
"Do you want to go back to bed or do you want to walk around a little more?" Troy asked.
"Go back to sleep" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
The couple walked back upstairs and into their bedroom. Troy helped Gabriella get into bed and tucked her in. Troy walked to his side of the bed and got in. He looked at Gabriella.
"If you feel worse, wake me up okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded tiredly.
"Alright. Try to get some sleep" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He kissed Gabriella's forehead. The couple fell asleep. Two weeks later, Gabriella woke up very excited. She shook Troy so that he would wake up. Troy sat up fast.
"What? What's wrong?" Troy asked.
Gabriella giggled.
"Sorry baby. I'm just so excited" Gabriella said.
Troy sighed and closed his eyes.
"Gabriella do not scare me like that" Troy said.
"I'm sorry" Gabriella said.
There was a moment of silence. Troy looked at Gabriella.
"How long have you been up?" Troy asked.
"A couple of hours" Gabriella said.
"Brie" Troy started.
"I am just really excited. Aren't you excited?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled.
"I'm excited sweetheart. But you need your rest. You can't stay up all night like that" Troy said.
Gabriella placed her hand on her growing bump.
"I promise when we come home from Dr. A's I will take a nap" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Gabriella moved closer to Troy and leaned in and kissed his lips.
"Good morning" Gabriella said sweetly.
Troy smiled. Gabriella was so excited. It made Troy so happy to see her this way.
"Good morning" Troy said.
"Come on, let's go" Gabriella said.
"Brie, your appointment isn't for a couple more hours" Troy said looking at the clock next to his side of the bed.
"I know but- "Gabriella started.
"Baby, relax. Running around isn't going to make the time go faster. It's only going to make you tired" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed in defeat. Troy smiled. He leaned over and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"I'm going to go get Rob ready for the day and take him to school" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy got up and walked down the hall to Robert's room. He smiled when he saw his son already dressed.
"Just like Gabriella" Troy mumbled.
"Hi daddy" Robert said.
"Hi buddy. You ready to eat something and go to school?" Troy asked.
"Yeah" Robert said.
"Okay. Come on" Troy said.
The two boys walked downstairs to the kitchen. Troy got Robert's breakfast ready. He set his cereal down in front of him. Troy sat across from his son.
"Rob, do you know what today is?" Troy asked.
Robert thought to himself and shook his head.
"Today we get to find out if the babies are boys or girls" Troy said.
Robert's eyes widened.
"You excited?" Troy asked.
Robert nodded.
"When you come home from school, we will tell you what the babies are" Troy said.
"Okay" Robert said.
Robert finished eating. Troy took his bowl and spoon and placed it in the dishwasher. The two boys walked upstairs and into Troy and Gabriella's bedroom. Robert climbed onto the bed.
"Are you ready for school, bud?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah. Mommy, we get to find out if the babies are boys or girls today" Robert said excitedly.
Gabriella giggled. Troy smiled.
"Yeah. Are you excited?" Gabriella asked.
"Yes! Mommy, we need one girl for you and a boy for daddy" Robert said.
The couple laughed.
"We will see" Gabriella said.
Robert said goodbye to his mother and Troy took him to school. Ten minutes later, Troy came home and smiled when he saw Gabriella dressed and in the kitchen.
"You grew overnight" Troy said placing his hand on Gabriella's stomach.
"I know. I am feeling it" Gabriella said.
"Is your back hurting?" Troy asked.
"Everything hurts, Troy" Gabriella said hormonally.
Troy smiled sympathetically. He wrapped his arms around Gabriella's shoulders from behind. Troy kissed her neck softly.
"I'm sorry baby. Is there anything that I can do?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
"Four months until I am sending an eviction notice to these two" Gabriella said looking down at her bump.
Troy smiled and kissed her shoulder. They left the house and drove to Dr. A's office. Gabriella signed herself in and sat next to Troy. Troy chuckled at how excited Gabriella was. He leaned over and kissed Gabriella's cheek.
"I'm going to pee because I am so excited" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Just don't go on me" Troy joked.
Gabriella's name was called. Troy stood up and helped Gabriella stand. They followed the nurse into a room where Gabriella's vitals were taken. The couple was then escorted into an exam room. Gabriella changed into a gown and sat down on the exam table.
"Last guesses?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled.
"Two healthy babies and one healthy mommy" Troy said.
Gabriella groaned.
"Troy" Gabriella whined.
"Brie" Troy imitated.
There was a knock on the door. Dr. A walked in and smiled.
"Hi guys. No Rob today?" Dr. A asked.
The couple smiled and shook their heads.
"He just started preschool. But he knows we are going to find out what the babies are today" Gabriella said.
"Is he excited?" Dr. A asked.
"Very" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"He's already protective of his mom. He's going to be protective of his siblings too" Troy said.
Dr. A smiled.
"That's so cute. So, let's look and see if we can tell the sexes of the babies" Dr. A said.
Gabriella nodded. She lied back and took a deep breath in and released it. Troy took Gabriella's hand in his own and kissed it gently. Dr. A put a blanket over Gabriella's legs and then raised her gown above her bump. Dr. A turned the ultrasound on and let it heat up. Once it was heated, Dr. A squeezed the gel onto Gabriella's expanding stomach. She then took the wand and looked at the couple.
"We ready?" Dr. A asked.
Troy looked at Gabriella, who looked at him. They then turned to look at the monitor. Dr. A moved the gel around Gabriella's stomach.
"There's baby A. Let's see if we can see the sex" Dr. A said.
Dr. A moved the wand around Gabriella's stomach again and then smiled.
"Baby A is a boy" Dr. A said.
Gabriella's eyes filled with tears. Troy looked at Gabriella and kissed her lips softly. Dr. A continued to move the wand around Gabriella's bump.
"There's baby B" Dr. A said.
Dr. A moved the wand around Gabriella's bump and smiled. She looked at the couple.
"Baby B is a girl. Congratulations, guys!" Dr. A said.
Gabriella started to cry. Troy kissed Gabriella's forehead softly.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too, baby. Another boy and a girl. Rob was right" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded tearfully.
"Thank you" Gabriella said to Dr. A.
"I'm going to print these pictures for you, and I will be back in a moment" Dr. A said.
The couple nodded. Dr. A left the room.
"How do you feel, sweetheart?" Troy asked.
"So happy. How do you feel?" Gabriella asked.
"I'm so happy. A girl is what we wanted to begin with" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy leaned over and kissed Gabriella's lips. There was a knock on the door and Dr. A came back into the room. She handed Troy the sonogram of their son and daughter. Dr. A then looked at Gabriella.
"Okay, I just need to do an exam and then I'll get you guys out of here" Dr. A said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Dr. A conducted her exam. A couple of hours later, Troy had gone to pick Robert up. The couple had found a cute way to reveal the gender of the babies to their son. Gabriella had picked up two cupcakes and asked to fill the inside of one with pink frosting and one with blue frosting. Gabriella heard the door open and little footsteps coming closer. Robert came into the kitchen.
"Mommy, daddy said that you found out what the babies are" Robert said.
Gabriella kneeled carefully in front of her son.
"We did. Go grab a chair. We are going to show you right now" Gabriella said.
Robert carried a chair over to the center island and stood on it. He saw the two cupcakes. Troy leaned against the wall and watched.
"There is frosting in the middle of both. If there is blue frosting, it means you are going to have a little brother. If there is pink frosting, it means that you are going to have a little sister, okay?" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Robert said.
Robert picked up the first one and looked at it. Troy chuckled.
"Take a bite, bud" Troy said.
Robert took a bite of the cupcake and squealed with his mouth full. He chewed and swallowed the piece of cake.
"Mommy, it's a boy!" Robert said.
The couple smiled.
"Yeah. You are going to have a little brother. But there is one more, Rob" Gabriella said.
Troy walked over to Gabriella and wrapped his arm around her. Robert picked up the second cupcake and looked at it. He then took a bite out of it. Robert squealed again. He chewed the piece of cake and swallowed it.
"I was right!" Robert said.
"What is it, baby?" Gabriella asked.
"It's a girl!" Robert said.