A couple of days later, Troy came home and didn't hear Gabriella. He walked into the kitchen and didn't see her. Troy walked upstairs and went into the bedroom and saw that the light was on in the bathroom. He walked over to the bathroom door and knocked.
"Baby, you okay?" Troy asked through the door.
"In the bathtub" Gabriella said through the door.
"Are you feeling okay?" Troy asked.
"I ache everywhere" Gabriella said.
"Can I come in?" Troy asked.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy opened the bathroom door and walked in. He closed the door behind him. Troy kneeled next to the tub and kissed Gabriella's head softly.
"Where are you feeling achy?" Troy asked.
"My back, sides, feet, legs, and just everywhere" Gabriella said finally starting to cry.
"Brie, it's okay" Troy said.
Troy wrapped his arms around Gabriella's bare back. He didn't care if he got wet.
"I'm tired of being pregnant" Gabriella cried.
"I know, sweetheart. But just two more months and the babies will be here" Troy said rubbing her back in small circles.
"I can't move anywhere. It took five minutes to walk down the stairs because I can't see my feet" Gabriella cried.
Troy kissed Gabriella's forehead softly.
"I gained even more weight and now I just look like a blimp. I don't feel good" Gabriella cried.
Troy pulled away so that he could look at Gabriella.
"Baby, you are so beautiful. Watching you carry our babies for the past seven months has been beautiful to watch. I know you are tired and want these babies out. I know that it's getting tough. But, you are doing it like a champ, baby girl. I love you so much and I am so proud of you" Troy said.
Gabriella started to cry even more. Troy wrapped his arms around his wife again.
"I just want them out Troy" Gabriella cried.
"I know. What can I do to make you feel better?" Troy asked rubbing her back.
Gabriella shook her head against Troy's. Troy smiled and kissed her wet shoulder.
"How about after Rob goes to bed, I give you a nice massage? And maybe some extras" Troy said.
Gabriella blushed.
"I'm too heavy for that" Gabriella murmured.
"Don't worry about that. But does that sound like a plan?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy smiled.
"Okay. I'll let you finish your bath. Let me know if you need anything okay?" Troy said.
"Thank you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. Gabriella leaned in and kissed Troy's lips.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too baby" Troy said.
Troy got up and walked out of the bathroom, closing the door behind him. That night, Troy and Gabriella had put Robert to bed. They walked back to their bedroom. Gabriella lied down on their bed. Troy closed the bedroom door. He took his shirt and pants off. Troy then sat on the bed and helped Gabriella turn over. He gently started massaging Gabriella's aching back. Gabriella moaned. Troy stopped and looked at Gabriella.
"Am I pressing too hard?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
"It feels good" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. Troy continued to massage Gabriella's back. He then moved to her feet. Troy started to rub Gabriella's swollen feet. An hour later, Troy finished massaging Gabriella. He looked at her and smiled.
"How are you feeling?" Troy asked softly.
Gabriella smiled softly. She pulled Troy in and kissed his lips. Troy pulled away slowly and rested his nose against hers.
"Better. Thank you" Gabriella said softly.
Troy smiled. He kissed Gabriella's forehead.
"Get some sleep, okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy kissed Gabriella's lips. The couple fell asleep. The next day, Chad had come over to hang out with Troy. The two men were downstairs in the kitchen talking.
"How's Gabi doing?" Chad asked.
"She's really uncomfortable. She can barely get out of bed" Troy said.
"When are the babies due?" Chad asked.
"April sixteenth" Troy said.
"Two months left. Is she working from home?" Chad asked.
Troy nodded.
"She's been doing her meetings over facetime and emails" Troy said.
"How are you holding up?" Chad asked.
"I am doing alright. I just want to make her feel as comfortable as she can be" Troy said.
"We know that you are doing a good job with that" Chad said placing his hand on Troy's shoulder.
Troy smiled.
"Thanks, man. Rob has even tried to help her out too. He will give her cups of water. He will bring her snacks" Troy said.
Chad smiled.
"He wants to take care of his mommy" Chad said.
Troy nodded. Troy and Chad heard little footsteps coming from the stairs. Robert came into the kitchen.
"Hey bud" Troy said.
"Hi, daddy" Robert said.
Troy lifted his son onto his lap.
"Were you with mommy?" Troy asked.
Robert nodded.
"She was crying, daddy. But she said that I made her happy and not sad" Robert said.
Troy smiled.
"What did you say that made her cry, Rob?" Chad asked.
"I brought her a cup of water and some snacks. She then told me that she loves me" Robert said.
Troy smiled.
"Mommy is so happy that you are taking care of her and the babies" Troy said.
Robert smiled proudly. Chad smiled.
"Daddy she is so sleepy" Robert said.
"I know buddy. Once the babies are out, she will feel a lot better" Troy said.
"Okay" Robert said.
Troy smiled.
"Go play" Troy said.
Robert left the kitchen.
"What are you guys doing for Valentine's day?" Chad asked.
"I want to take her out. But I don't want her to miserable" Troy said.
Chad nodded.
"What if you guys went out somewhere close to home?" Chad asked.
Troy smiled.
"I just thought of the perfect idea" Troy said.
Troy told Chad his plan. A couple of weeks later, it was Valentine's Day. Troy had asked his mother to watch Robert so that he could set up his plan. He had picked a dress out for Gabriella to wear that she would feel comfortable in and set it out on the bed. Troy then wrote a note to Gabriella and set it on top of the dress. That night, Troy rang the doorbell of their house. Gabriella opened the door in the dress that was on the bed.
"What are you planning, wildcat?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled. He handed Gabriella a single red rose. Gabriella took the rose and smell it and smiled. She looked at Troy.
"I know that a lot has been going on. I know that you haven't been feeling your best. So, I want to show you how much I love you and how incredibly grateful I am for you doing everything you do. Not just for me. But for Rob, the babies, your work, our family, and our friends" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled tearfully.
"Oh, Troy" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled. He leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"Come on" Troy said holding out his hand.
Gabriella took her husband's hand. The couple got into the car and started driving.
"Where are we going?" Gabriella asked.
"It's a surprise" Troy said.
"I have to pee so it better be close" Gabriella said.
Troy pulled over to a gas station and motioned for Gabriella to go to the bathroom. Gabriella got out of the car and walked into the gas station. Five minutes later, Gabriella came back to the car.
"You okay?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy pulled out of the gas station. He then started driving to their destination. Troy pulled into East High and parked his car. Gabriella smiled.
"What are we doing here, babe?" Gabriella asked.
"Come with me and find out" Troy said.
Troy helped Gabriella get out of the car. The couple started walking. Troy and Gabriella walked to their rooftop spot. Gabriella's mouth fell open when she saw their spot. There were candles lit everywhere. There was a table that was set for two. Troy wrapped his arms around Gabriella from behind.
"Happy Valentines Day, baby" Troy said kissing Gabriella's cheek.
The couple walked to the table and sat down. Troy opened both trays of food that he had picked up from Gabriella's favorite restaurant.
"I can't believe you did all of this" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I wanted to. You deserve this. Plus, the next couple of months are going to be a little crazy. I just wanted us to have some time together that was just us" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Where is Rob?" Gabriella asked.
"He's with my mom" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled. The couple ate their food.
"That was so good. Thank you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"No problem. Do you remember that our first kiss was up here?" Troy asked.
Gabriella smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. I was so nervous to kiss you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"We also found out that you got into law school up here" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"A lot of memories up here" Gabriella said.
There was silence. A comfortable silence between the couple as they remembered all the memories that the rooftop garden brought them.
"Easton" Gabriella blurted out.
Troy looked at Gabriella.
"What?" Troy asked.
"Easton Bolton" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"What do you think?" Gabriella asked.
"I love it" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Easton Alexander Bolton" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"It's perfect" Troy said.
Gabriella got up and tried to lift the chair. Troy grabbed the chair and moved it closer to him. Gabriella sat down.
"What about our daughter?" Troy asked.
There were a couple of moments of silence and then Gabriella looked at Troy.
"Everly Raine Bolton" Gabriella said.
"It's beautiful" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Robert, Easton, and Everly" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Our babies" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Our babies. I love you Troy" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek.
"I love you too. Well, we can cross that off the list" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Now he has to be a basketball player" Gabriella said.
Troy chuckled.
"He can be whoever he wants to be. If he wants to play basketball, then that's cool. If he doesn't, then I'm okay with that too" Troy said.
Gabriella closed her eyes and placed her hand on her bump.
"Gabs?" Troy called.
"Wait" Gabriella said.
Gabriella took a deep breath and released it. Troy placed his hand on top of hers.
"Brie, talk to me" Troy said.
Gabriella opened her eyes.
"I think that they like their names" Gabriella said.
"What was that?" Troy asked worriedly.
"They both kicked really hard. It scared me" Gabriella said.
Troy released the breath that he was holding. Gabriella looked at him apologetically.
"Sorry for scaring you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I am just glad that everything is okay" Troy said.
Gabriella kissed Troy's lips softly. Troy kissed her back. Gabriella pulled away slowly and smiled. She placed her arm around Troy's neck and looked at him in his eyes.
Now that we are alone, I wanted to give you something" Troy said.
"But-" Gabriella started.
"I wanted to do this for you" Troy said.
Troy reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. Gabriella looked at Troy.
"So, when we found out that Everly was a girl, I wanted to get you both something" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled when he heard Troy say their daughter's name. Troy placed the box in front of Gabriella. Gabriella opened it and tears ran down her face. She saw two silver necklaces with Bolton spelled out. Gabriella looked up.
"They are beautiful, Troy" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I figured because we now will have a girl to add to the Bolton family, we needed to do something special" Troy said.
Gabriella kissed Troy's lips softly.
"Thank you" Gabriella said.
"You are welcome" Troy said.
"Can you help me put it on?" Gabriella asked.
"Of course" Troy said.
Troy took the necklace and placed it on Gabriella. He clasped it together and let it fall on her chest. Gabriella looked down and smiled. The rest of the night, Gabriella and Troy talked about the future. The next morning, Troy rolled over and opened his eyes. He smiled when he saw Gabriella trying to get comfortable on her side of the bed in her sleep. Troy placed a pillow next to her and watch her snuggle into it and stop moving. He smiled. Troy leaned over and kissed Gabriella's forehead softly. He got up and walked downstairs. An hour later, Troy heard footsteps. He smiled when he saw Robert come into the living room.
"Hey bud" Troy said.
"Hi daddy" Robert said as he sat down next to him on the couch.
"Guess what?" Troy asked.
"What?" Robert asked.
"We picked your brother's and sister's names last night" Troy said.
"What are they?" Robert asked.
"I think mommy wants to tell you also. So, let's wait until she wakes up" Troy said.
"Okay" Robert said.
An hour later, Gabriella came downstairs.
"Mommy" Robert said.
"Hi baby" Gabriella said.
"Daddy said that you picked the babies' names. He said that we had to wait for you to wake up" Robert said.
Gabriella looked at Troy. Troy looked at Gabriella.
"I didn't know if you wanted to tell him together or if you or I should tell him" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled at Troy's thoughtfulness.
"Do you want to say one and I will say the other?" Gabriella asked.
"Okay" Troy said.
"Rob, your sister's name is going to be Everly" Gabriella said.
"What's my brother's name?" Robert asked.
Troy smiled.
"Your brother's name is Easton" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"What do you think, bud?" Gabriella asked.
"I like them" Robert said.
The couple smiled.
"But mommy where are they going to live?" Robert asked innocently.
Troy chuckled.
"At our house, silly" Gabriella said.
"No, but we have mommy and daddy's room and my room upstairs" Robert said.
Troy smiled.
"The babies are going to be in mommy and daddy's room" Troy said.
"Oh" Robert said.
"The babies are going to be with mommy and daddy for a while until they are a little bigger. After they get a little bigger, we are going to make a room for both of them" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Do you understand, baby?" Gabriella asked.
Robert nodded. Gabriella smiled.
"Give me hugs" Gabriella said.
Robert walked over to his mother and hugged her.
"I love you so much" Gabriella said kissing her son's head.
That night, Gabriella was trying to stretch her body out so that she could relieve her back pain. Troy came into the room and saw Gabriella with her leaning over the bed. He knew that she was uncomfortable. Troy walked over to Gabriella and gently started massaging her back. Gabriella moaned.
"Come on. Lay down baby" Troy said.
"I tried to do it myself" Gabriella said.
"I know. But this is now a two-person job" Troy said.
Gabriella laid down on their bed. Troy started to gently massage his wife's back.
"I feel like a burden" Gabriella said softly.
Troy stopped massaging Gabriella's back when he heard her speak.
"Brie" Troy said softly.
Gabriella turned over carefully and looked at Troy. Troy kneeled to her level. Gabriella's eyes filled with tears.
"I can't get comfortable without help. I can't sit down without help. I can't do anything without help" Gabriella cried.
"Baby, you will never be a burden. Never. I love you so much and I want to help. I don't want you to be in pain. I didn't want you to go through this pregnancy alone. You can come to me and ask me to do anything" Troy said.
"You gave up-" Gabriella started.
"No, we aren't going there. I did what I thought was right for us. You are my everything, Brie" Troy said.
Tears ran down Gabriella's cheeks.
"You mean everything to me. So, let's try to figure out how to make your back pain go away, okay?" Troy said changing the subject.
Gabriella nodded. Troy smiled. He leaned down and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"I love you" Troy whispered.
"I love you too. Thank you" Gabriella whispered through her tears.
Troy smoothed Gabriella's hair back and wiped her tears away.