A couple of weeks later, Gabriella and Troy had been spending a lot more alone time together. Troy wanted to make sure that Gabriella was okay. They even went against Troy's decision about not having any more sex before the babies came. They just had to be creative since Gabriella's bump was growing by the minute. Gabriella was starting to feel better but still had times where she needed Troy's support. One day, Troy came home and smiled when he saw Gabriella in the kitchen. He walked into the kitchen and wrapped his arms around Gabriella from behind.
"Hey baby" Troy said.
"Hey. They are kicking extra hard today. Be careful" Gabriella said looking down at Troy's hands on her bump.
"Is it painful?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
"It's just annoying sometimes" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"How are you feeling?" Troy asked.
"Fine" Gabriella said.
"No issues while I was gone?" Troy asked.
"No" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Good. What are the babies craving today?" Troy asked.
"Fruit" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"How do you feel about last night?" Troy asked.
Gabriella and Troy would talk late at night about things that were going on. They started to do this so that Robert would not be hearing their conversation. Last night they talked about what the plan of Troy doing his business trips was when the babies came.
"Better" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Good" Troy said kissing Gabriella's cheek.
"Are you going to the office today?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah, just for a little while" Troy said.
"Do you want me to take Rob to preschool?" Gabriella asked.
Troy shook his head.
"I'll do it" Troy said.
"Okay. Are you sure?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled. He kissed Gabriella's lips and placed his hand on her bump.
"I'm sure sweetheart" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
An hour later, Troy and Robert had left. Gabriella brought her laptop downstairs and sat down at the center island in the kitchen. She wanted to start looking at baby names for their son and daughter. Gabriella was so focused on finding names that she didn't hear Troy come in. Troy wrapped his arms around Gabriella and she screamed.
"Brie, what's wrong?" Troy asked.
Gabriella looked at Troy and closed her eyes. She took a deep breath and released it. Gabriella then opened her eyes and looked down and groaned. She urinated all over the kitchen stool.
"I'm sorry, baby. I didn't mean to scare you" Troy said.
Tears fell from Gabriella's eyes. Troy jogged to the linen cabinet and brought two towels. He placed the towels on the floor and helped Gabriella walk upstairs to the bathroom so that she could take a shower. Troy placed the towels into the washer and started it. He walked downstairs and cleaned the area where Gabriella was sitting. Troy felt bad. Twenty minutes later, Gabriella walked downstairs and looked at Troy.
"I'm so sorry baby. I thought you heard me come in" Troy said.
Gabriella wiped her tears away. Troy walked over to his wife and wrapped his arms around her.
"You can't do that, Troy. You need to say something" Gabriella said.
"I'm sorry" Troy said.
Gabriella laid her head against Troy's chest and felt his heart beating. Troy kissed Gabriella's head softly. Gabriella looked up at Troy, who smiled.
"I was looking at names for the twins" Gabriella said.
"Oh. Do you want to figure them out together?" Troy asked.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
The couple tried to figure out the names of their unborn son and daughter. A couple of hours later, Troy was in the backyard shooting hoops. Gabriella was taking a nap upstairs. Troy was thinking about Gabriella, Robert, and the babies. He and Gabriella had come up with a list of potential names for their son and daughter. Troy heard the gate to the backyard open. He smiled when he saw Jack come in.
"How is it going?" Jack asked.
"Good. Everyone's okay" Troy said.
"How's Gabriella doing?" Jack asked.
"She just wants the babies out of her" Troy said.
Jack smiled.
"Are you ready for that?" Jack asked.
"Yeah" Troy said.
"But, you are freaking out" Jack said knowing Troy.
Troy took a deep breath and nodded.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Jack asked.
"Even though this is our second and third time, it's still scary" Troy said.
Jack nodded.
"But, if you are feeling scared, imagine what Gabriella is feeling" Jack said.
Troy nodded.
"I know and that is why I snap out of it sometimes. She's the one that is carrying them" Troy said shooting the ball.
"Have you guys been talking about your plan for when they do come?" Jack asked.
"Yeah. We talk every night about it" Troy said.
The two men heard the back door open. Gabriella came outside and smiled.
"Hi dad" Gabriella said.
"Hi Gabi, how are you feeling?" Jack asked.
"Ready for these babies to come out" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"They will come out soon enough. Hopefully, they love basketball as much as their older brother and their dad" Jack said.
The couple smiled.
"What were you guys talking about?" Gabriella asked.
"Nothing baby" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at her father-in-law.
"I can't tell you Gabs. That's something that Troy needs to decide" Jack said.
Gabriella then looked at Troy. Troy looked at her.
"We can talk about it later" Troy said.
"If you both are talking about it now, why don't we just talk about it now?" Gabriella asked.
Jack looked at Troy and then looked at Gabriella. Gabriella walked over to Troy and took the ball from him. She looked at her husband.
"Just talk to me, Troy" Gabriella said.
Troy swallowed hard. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath and opened them.
"I'm scared. I know that you are too. I didn't want what I felt to stress you out" Troy said softly.
Gabriella dropped the basketball and kissed Troy's cheek. Troy looked at Gabriella.
"Thank you for being honest with me" Gabriella said softly.
Troy nodded.
"Everything is going as planned, Troy. And if it doesn't later on, then we will be okay too" Gabriella said.
Jack smiled. He squeezed his son's shoulders supportively.
"I love you. I just didn't-" Troy started.
Gabriella smiled. She placed her hand on the side of Troy's face.
"I love you too. I get it. But, next time, talk to me" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and nodded. Gabriella leaned in and kissed Troy's lips softly. Troy pulled away and sighed.
"I'll let you go back to getting whooped by your dad" Gabriella joked.
"Excuse me, I was ahead by ten points, missy" Troy joked.
Gabriella laughed. She kissed Troy's lips again and walked back into the house. Troy looked at his father.
"Was that so hard?" Jack asked.
Troy rolled his eyes. That night, Troy smiled when he saw Gabriella reading a book to Robert. Troy leaned against the doorframe and listened. Robert was snuggled into Gabriella's side listening to the story. After they finished the book, Robert noticed Troy standing in the doorway.
"Daddy" Robert said.
Troy smiled.
"Ready to go night-night?" Troy asked.
Robert shook his head tiredly. Troy smiled. He walked over to where Gabriella was sitting and sat next to her.
"I think someone looks tired, right mommy?" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled and decided to play along.
"I think so" Gabriella said.
Gabriella tucked Robert in his bed and kissed his head softly.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"Mommy, I need to give kisses to the babies" Robert said.
Troy smiled.
"Okay. Go ahead" Gabriella said.
Robert kissed Gabriella's bump twice.
"Good night babies" Robert said.
Gabriella smiled. She carefully stood up and switched places with Troy. Troy leaned down and kissed Robert's head.
"Night night buddy. I love you" Troy said.
The couple shut the light off and left their son's bedroom. They walked to their bedroom.
"I know that I hurt your feelings earlier. I just wanted to apologize" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled slightly.
"I know that things are changing, babe. You need to talk to me about everything. I can't read your mind. I understand that you didn't want to stress me out. But, I need to know these things" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded. Gabriella smiled. She walked over to Troy, who was now sitting on the edge of their bed. Gabriella wrapped her arms around Troy's neck and leaned in and kissed his lips softly. Troy offered Gabriella his lap. Gabriella carefully sat down on his lap.
"It's just having twins is a big deal. There is a lot that goes along with it. I'm scared because I want to protect you and the babies. But there are things that may be out of my control" Troy said.
Troy placed one of his hands on Gabriella's bump and felt the twins kick his hand.
"And that's okay, baby. Don't you think I'm scared?" Gabriella asked.
Troy nodded.
"Then why is it a bad thing for you to feel scared? We are a team. You and me. If you are scared, then let's talk about it" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
The couple talked that night about their fears. A couple of weeks later, Gabriella was seven and a half months pregnant. She was starting to get cranky. Troy noticed it and so did Robert. Even though she tried to keep it to a minimum. Gabriella had a doctor's appointment and Troy couldn't go because he had a very important business meeting. Gabriella opened the front door and walked into the house. She walked into the kitchen and smiled when she saw Troy sitting with his laptop while he talked on the phone. Gabriella placed the sonogram of the twins next to his hand. Troy smiled and picked up the sonogram.
"They are so big. What did Dr. A say?" Troy whispered.
"They will probably be born early" Gabriella whispered.
"Is that normal?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"We can talk about that tonight" Troy whispered.
Gabriella smiled and nodded. Troy placed his hand on top of Gabriella's. Robert walked downstairs. Gabriella looked at him and smiled.
"Hey baby, how was school today?" Gabriella asked.
"Mommy I drew a picture of you, daddy, my brother, and my sister. My teacher said that she really liked it" Robert said.
"I want to see it" Gabriella said.
Robert ran up the stairs to his room and got his drawing. He brought the drawing downstairs and handed it to Gabriella. Gabriella walked over to the couch and sat down with Robert. She smiled as she looked at the drawing.
"This is so good, bud" Gabriella said.
"My teacher asked when the babies were going to come but I said that I didn't know and to ask my mommy" Robert said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Are you excited for the babies to come?" Gabriella asked.
Robert nodded.
"Me too" Gabriella said.
"Me three" Troy said walking into the living room.
"Did you show your picture to daddy?" Gabriella asked.
Robert nodded.
"Yeah. I really liked how you drew all of us, including your brother and sister" Troy said.
Troy grabbed the sonogram and kneeled in front of Robert.
"Bud, this is a picture of the babies inside mommy's tummy" Troy said.
Robert looked at the sonogram and tilted his head. Troy smiled. He pointed out the babies' features to his son. Gabriella smiled.
"What do you think, baby?" Gabriella asked kissing Robert's cheek.
"Mommy, I want them out" Robert said.
Gabriella smiled.
"So do I. But, in a couple of months, they will be here" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"You will have to show the babies how great of a basketball player you are" Troy said.
"But, I'm not that good" Robert said.
"You are good. By the time the babies get here, you will be even better" Troy said.
Gabriella's heart warmed.
"Okay, Coach Bolton" Gabriella said jokingly.
Troy looked at Gabriella and chuckled. He then looked back at Robert.
"The babies are going to look up to you" Troy said.
"Like how I look up to you?" Robert asked.
Gabriella's eyes filled with tears. She knew that meant a lot to Troy. Troy took a deep breath and tried to hold his emotions together.
"Yeah, bud. Exactly like that. Come here" Troy said.
Robert hugged his father. Troy wrapped his around his son.
"I love you, Rob" Troy said.
"I love you too daddy" Robert said.
Gabriella walked over to the two boys. She kissed Robert's head and Troy's cheek.
"I love you guys too" Gabriella said.
Troy looked up and kissed Gabriella's cheek.
"Are you sad, daddy?" Robert asked.
Troy shook his head.
"No buddy. What you said made me really happy. When daddy was a little older than you, I told myself that I wanted to have a son so that he could look up to me like how I looked up to Grandpa Jack" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled. That night, Troy walked into the bedroom after putting Robert to bed. He took his shirt and pants off and crawled into bed next to Gabriella. Gabriella snuggled into Troy's side but groaned.
"Not comfortable?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head. Troy smiled. Gabriella turned over so that she wasn't facing Troy. Troy wrapped his arms around Gabriella from behind.
"How are you feeling?" Troy asked.
"Achy and tired" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's shoulder.
"Is there anything that I can do to help?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head. Troy smoothed Gabriella's hair back and kissed her shoulder again.
"Our son is your exact twin" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I almost cried but I didn't want to freak him out" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled. She took one of Troy's hands that were on her bump and kissed it gently.
"You are a good daddy" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He got out of bed.
"Where are you going?" Gabriella asked.
"If you are not comfortable lying down close to me, then I will come closer to you" Troy said.
Troy walked over to Gabriella's side of the bed and sat on the edge. He leaned down and kissed Gabriella's lips. Gabriella pulled away slowly.
"I love you Troy" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I love you too" Troy said.