"Are you happy?" Gabriella asked.
Robert smiled and nodded. He walked over to Gabriella, who kneeled. Rob hugged his mother. Gabriella kissed Robert's cheek. Troy smiled.
"Now, we can have a good basketball game" Troy said.
"Yeah" Robert said.
"Are you going to love them so much?" Gabriella asked.
Robert nodded.
"Are you going to change their stinky diapers?" Troy asked.
Robert shook his head.
"No daddy! That's yucky!" Robert said.
"Who is going to do that then, Rob?" Troy asked jokingly.
"You and mommy" Robert said.
Gabriella smiled. That night, Gabriella climbed into bed. She was so tired. Troy walked into the bedroom and smiled.
"You going to bed?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"They are both making me so tired" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I'm sorry baby. Do you want me to bring Rob in to say good night?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy left the room. A couple minutes later, Troy came back with Robert. Robert climbed onto the bed.
"Mommy, it's so early. Why are you going night night so early?" Robert asked.
"The babies are making me really tired, baby" Gabriella said.
"Oh" Robert said.
Gabriella motioned for Robert to come closer to her. Robert crawled over to Gabriella and leaned his head against her shoulder. Gabriella kissed her son's head.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too. Can I give my brother and sister kisses too?" Robert asked.
Gabriella's heart warmed hearing that. She looked at Troy, who smiled.
"Sure" Gabriella said.
Robert kissed Gabriella's growing bump twice.
"Okay. Night night baby" Gabriella said.
"Night night" Robert said.
Robert got off the bed. Troy put his hand on his son's shoulders. They walked out of the room. Ten minutes later, Troy came back into the bedroom.
"That was really cute" Gabriella said.
"Yeah. But, now daddy wants to kiss them" Troy said.
Gabriella giggled. Troy lied down next to Gabriella. He looked at Gabriella for permission to lift her shirt up. Gabriella nodded.
"I only hesitate because I want you to be comfortable. I don't want you to feel like you always have to be exposed" Troy said.
Gabriella brought Troy's chin level to hers. She leaned in and kissed his lips. Troy pulled back and rested his nose against Gabriella's.
"I am comfortable. Don't worry about that" Gabriella whispered.
Troy smiled. He looked down at Gabriella's bare bump. Troy leaned down and kissed Gabriella's bump twice. Gabriella giggled. Troy looked up.
"That tickles" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's bump again. Gabriella giggled. Troy then started to kiss Gabriella's cheeks several times. Gabriella laughed.
"Troy, I am going to pee" Gabriella said.
"I'm not going to fall for that" Troy said kissing Gabriella.
Troy regretted his actions when he felt warmth on his hands. Gabriella gasped.
"Troy, I-" Gabriella started.
"It's okay, baby. It's my fault" Troy said.
Gabriella turned dark red in embarrassment. Troy carefully got off the bed. He walked to the cabinet and pulled out two towels. Troy set the towels on the ground. He then helped Gabriella stand up. Troy helped Gabriella walk to the bathroom. Gabriella started to cry.
"Brie, it's okay. It happens" Troy said.
"I can't even get comfortable or feel anything without something weird happening" Gabriella cried.
Troy closed the bathroom door so that they didn't wake Rob up.
"Baby, you are pregnant with twins. If that happens, it happens" Troy said.
"I'm embarrassed" Gabriella said.
"Don't be. It's normal. We know that" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at Troy. Troy smiled. He leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"You take a shower. I will clean up the bed, okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy left the bathroom and closed the door behind him. Gabriella took a shower. Twenty minutes later, Gabriella came out of the bathroom. She saw that Troy had stripped the bed and changed the sheets.
"Everything is in the washer" Troy said.
"Thank you baby. I'm sorry" Gabriella said.
"Don't be sorry, sweetheart. You can't help it" Troy said.
Gabriella walked to the bed and climbed into the fresh sheets. Troy climbed into bed. Gabriella leaned her head on his chest.
"Well, we know that can't happen anymore" Troy said.
Gabriella shook her head. A couple weeks later, Gabriella had been taking it easy at the office. She would bring a lot of work home with her so that she could be comfortable and not feel stressed. One day, Troy came home and saw Gabriella trying to get comfortable on the couch. He smiled. Gabriella had her laptop, case files, contracts, and pens scattered around the couch. She was wearing Troy's old wildcat sweatpants and his t-shirt that showed her expanding bump. Troy walked over to Gabriella from behind and placed a kiss on her cheek. Gabriella looked up and smiled.
"Hi baby" Gabriella said.
"Hi, what are we working on?" Troy asked kneeling behind the couch to see what she was typing.
"A trial" Gabriella said.
"Is it interesting?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"Hopefully everything goes well" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"When are you going to court?" Troy asked.
"Probably before the babies come and that will be my last case until after" Gabriella said.
"Okay. Where's Rob?" Troy asked.
"Taking a nap upstairs" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"Do you need me to do anything?" Troy asked.
Gabriella smiled and motioned for Troy to come closer to her. Troy moved closer to Gabriella. Gabriella kissed Troy's lips.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and leaned in and kissed her.
"I love you too. I'll let you do your thing" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Two hours later, Troy and Chad were in the kitchen. Chad had come over to hang out with Troy. Troy heard footsteps coming into the kitchen and smiled when he saw Rob, who was still waking up. Robert walked over to Troy, who picked him up and placed him on his lap.
"Hey bud, how was your nap?" Troy asked his son.
"Good. Where's mommy?" Robert asked.
"Mommy went out for a little while. She will be back soon. Did you say hi to uncle Chad?" Troy asked as Rob curled up in Troy's lap.
Rob looked at Chad and smiled. Chad held his fist out to Rob, who bumped it with his own. Troy smiled.
"How do you feel about having a brother and a sister, Rob?" Chad asked.
"Good. I told my mommy and my daddy that it was going to be a boy and a girl" Robert said.
Troy chuckled.
"You must have superpowers because you were right" Chad said.
Robert giggled.
"Are you ready to have more people in the house?" Chad asked.
"Yeah. Daddy, when is mommy going to come home?" Robert asked.
"Soon. What do you think the babies are going to look like?" Troy asked.
"Your eyes and mommy's face" Robert said.
"I hope they get my eyes too. Go play" Troy said setting his son on the ground.
Robert walked out of the kitchen.
"He's been really clingy lately" Troy said.
"Things are changing. Gabi is having two babies. I'm sure he wants to be included" Chad said.
Troy nodded.
"He always tries to be close to Brie. When she leaves, he gets like how he was" Troy said.
"It will pass I am sure" Chad said.
Troy nodded. The two men talked for a while. Later that afternoon, Gabriella opened the door.
"Mommy!" Robert yelled.
Robert ran over to his mother and hugged her leg.
"Hey baby. You need to let me go so I can walk" Gabriella said.
Gabriella walked into the house and went into the living room where Troy was laying on the floor with Robert's basketball team action figures.
"Who is winning?" Gabriella asked as she sat on the couch.
"Rob's winning" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled. Robert snuggled into his mother's side. Troy smiled.
"Hey, aren't you going to finish your game with daddy?" Gabriella asked.
"I missed you mommy" Robert said.
Gabriella smiled and kissed his head.
"I missed you too" Gabriella said.
Robert got up and finished his game with Troy. After his game, Robert went upstairs. Troy looked at Gabriella.
"He's been asking for you since he got up from his nap" Troy said.
"Was he crying?" Gabriella asked.
Troy shook his head.
"Chad was here when he woke up. Rob was snuggled up to me like that when Chad was here" Troy said.
"Maybe he's just in a snuggly mood" Gabriella said.
"Chad and I were thinking that it had to do with a lot of change happening" Troy said.
"But, he's excited for the babies to come" Gabriella said.
"Yeah, but I think he is sensing that things are going to change" Troy said.
"I'll try to spend some time with him. I didn't think about all of this stuff yet" Gabriella said.
"Don't stress out about it. I am sure that it's normal" Troy said.
Gabriella took a deep breath and released it.
"How was the office?" Troy asked changing the subject.
"Fine. It was just a long meeting" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled slightly. That night, the couple was sleeping. Rob walked out of his room and to his parents room. He climbed onto the bed and snuggled into his mother's side as close as he could get. Gabriella woke up.
"Rob, what's going on?" Gabriella asked sleepily.
Troy woke up hearing Gabriella. He turned on his bedside lamp.
"Rob, why aren't you in bed?" Troy asked.
"I want to sleep with you tonight" Robert said.
"Did you have a bad dream, baby?" Gabriella asked.
Robert shook his head. Gabriella looked at Troy, who looked at her. Troy sat up in bed.
"You just want to be close to mommy?" Gabriella asked.
Robert nodded. Gabriella kissed her son's head.
"Rob, are you sad about the babies coming?" Gabriella asked honestly.
Robert shook his head.
"No mommy" Robert said.
"Are you scared that the babies will have a lot of attention?" Troy asked.
Robert thought for a moment and nodded. Gabriella smiled.
"Rob, look at us" Gabriella said.
Rob looked at Gabriella and Troy.
"We will always love you. Even when the babies come. You are our baby. The babies will need a lot of mommy and daddy's time but we will still make time to play with you" Gabriella said.
Robert snuggled into Gabriella's side as close as he could.
"Rob, look at daddy" Troy said.
Rob looked at his father.
"You are my best buddy. We do everything together. You will still be my best buddy even when your brother and sister come" Troy said.
Robert looked at his father. Troy winked at him.
"Do you understand, baby?" Gabriella asked.
Robert nodded. Gabriella smiled.
"Daddy is going to bring you back to bed, okay?" Gabriella said.
"But, I want to stay" Robert whined.
"Rob, we won't all fit here. You need to go back to your own bed" Gabriella said.
Troy got out of bed. He looked at Robert and Gabriella. Gabriella kissed her son's head. Troy held his arms out to Rob. Rob walked into them and Troy carried him back to his room. Five minutes later, Troy returned to the bedroom. He got into bed. Gabriella looked at him.
"Is he okay?" Gabriella asked.
"He's okay. He's just trying to figure out everything" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed.
"It will pass, babe" Troy said speaking her mind.
Gabriella rolled over and looked at Troy.
"I'm just worried about him" Gabriella said.
"I know. But, all we can do is tell him how much we love him" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Get some sleep, okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips. The next couple days, Gabriella had grown more and more hormonal. Troy tried to tend to her emotional needs as much as he could. One day, Gabriella came home from the office. She dropped her purse off on the entry table. Gabriella placed her hand on her bump. She didn't hear Troy anywhere. But his car was parked in the driveway. Gabriella walked to the backyard and saw her husband shooting hoops. She walked out to the backyard. Troy saw Gabriella come outside. He dribbled the ball and shot it into the hoop.
"How was the office?" Troy asked.
Gabriella just kissed Troy's lips. Troy wasn't expecting that. He dropped the ball that was in his hands. Troy put his hand on Gabriella's back and pulled back slowly.
"What was that for?" Troy asked.
Gabriella looked at Troy and smiled. Troy got the message. He sighed. Troy wanted to make sure Gabriella was taken care of. But now that she was closer to her due date and her bump was growing by the minute, he wanted to be cautious.
"Brie" Troy said.
Gabriella knew what Troy was going to say. She turned around and walked into the house. Troy sighed. He decided to give Gabriella her space for a little while. After an hour, Troy walked into the house and didn't see Gabriella. He walked upstairs and saw that their bedroom door was closed. Troy walked to the door and turned the knob but found it locked.
"Brie, open up please" Troy said through the door.
"No" Gabriella cried.
"Can we talk about this?" Troy asked as he leaned against the door.
"I'm carrying your children and you aren't attracted to me" Gabriella cried.
Troy took a deep breath and released it. He knew that he had to patient with Gabriella because she was so sensitive about everything.
"Gabriella, I love you more than anything" Troy said lovingly.
Gabriella opened the door and poked her head out. Troy smiled slightly at his wife.
"It's not because I don't want to, Brie" Troy said softly.
Gabriella crossed her arms over her bump.
"But, you know how sensitive I am" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded.
"I know. I just don't want to hurt you or them. That's the only reason why I said no" Troy said gently.
"It's not because I don't look the same anymore?" Gabriella asked softly.
Troy shook his head.
"God, no. Brie, you are so beautiful. I would make love to you right here and right now. But, I don't want to hurt you or them. I would never forgive myself if I did" Troy said softly.
Gabriella let her arms fall down to her sides. Her face turned red. Troy was opening up to her and she felt like a jerk.
"I know that the weight makes you feel insecure and I am sorry that you thought that was the reason why I said no" Troy said.
Gabriella's eyes filled with tears. She walked closer to Troy. Troy wrapped his arms around Gabriella and held her as she cried into his chest. He kissed Gabriella's head softly. Troy pulled back so that he could look at Gabriella's face.
"I love you so much. Once the twins are here, we can go back to our usual" Troy said.
Gabriella giggled through her tears. Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips. Gabriella pulled back slowly. Troy wiped Gabriella's tears away with his thumbs and held her face in his hands. Gabriella put her hands on top of Troy's.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He kissed Gabriella's lips sweetly.
"Are we okay?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"Okay" Troy said.
That night, Gabriella and Troy put Robert to bed. They walked into their bedroom. Troy took his shirt and pants off and climbed into bed. Gabriella walked into the bathroom and shut the door. She changed into her pajamas, which consisted of Troy's old wildcat shirt and his sweats. Gabriella walked out of the bathroom and saw Troy smile at her. She smiled back. Gabriella walked over and climbed into bed. She snuggled into Troy's chest as close as she could.
"Do you want a watch a movie?" Troy asked.
"Sure" Gabriella said as she adjusted herself in Troy's arms.
"Is your back hurting?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy let Gabriella choose the movie. Once the movie started, Gabriella felt Troy start to massage her aching back. Gabriella moaned. Troy kissed Gabriella's neck.
"You feeling okay?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy continued to massage Gabriella's back. In the middle of the movie, Troy noticed Gabriella had fallen asleep. He smiled. Troy leaned over and kissed Gabriella's cheek. He turned off the television and fell asleep himself.