Chapter 10

"So what are the baby's living arrangements?" My mom asked as I lay on the couch, still in my work clothes, with my Golden Retriever, Sam.

"Not sure yet," I said, shrugging, stroking Sam's head. "I think Gabriella wants to stay at Felix's because she'll still be at high school so there's no point in moving in with us. The baby will more than likely stay with Gabs and I'll speak to UCLA to see if I can do 4 days there so I can spend 3 days with Gabriella and the baby and do a day online or something," I explained, already thought about it.

My parents, Ollie and Dylan nodded "Seems like you've thought about this," My dad said.

"Yeah, of course I have. It's my future, you know? It's important to me," I said, smiling "I'll get about a month and a bit with the baby and Gabriella because she's due this summer," I played with Sam's ear's. "I'm so scared but excited," I smiled, fixing my gaze on Sam.

"Well you are maturing, I'll give you that," My mom commented.

"Yeah, your no fun anymore," Dylan smirked. I threw a cushion at him.

"I am, shut up," I chuckled. Dylan laughed and looked at me, glaring.

"Hey son before I forget, the basketball coach and boss at UCLA want you to ring them and talk about you going to UCLA," My dad said, pointing at me.

"Oh okay, I'll ring them tomorrow," I said, yawning, laying my head on the couch. "How often did I wake up as a baby?" I asked.

"Hmm.. You were quite good as a baby. You woke up about 2-3 times in the night, 4 at the most. You slept half the time," My mom laughed "You finally got to sleep at 9 then you woke up at 11 then at 2 and then 3 and then 6,"

"Oh geez," I said, licking my lips

"It'll be worth it when you see your child, I promise you," My mom said.

I rolled my eyes "I did the exact same when my mom and dad told me that but it's true," My dad commented.

"I don't even have a serious girlfriend let alone a baby," My 21 year old brother commented.

We all laughed at him and I continued to stroke Sam before my phone started to ring, I pulled my phone out of my pocket and saw Gabs was ringing. I answered it.

"Hey," I cooed into the phone, smiling slightly.

"Hey," Gabriella's tired voice said through the phone.

"Babe, why aren't you asleep?" I asked, holding the phone up to my ear with one hand and the other still stroking Sam while he slept. "It's like 12,"

"I keep feeling the baby move slightly and it freaks me out," She mumbled but I could still tell what my girl was saying.

"You got one of my sweaters there?.. What am I on about, of course you do," I chuckled, remembering the day, I found 3 sweaters, 2 polo necks, 3 t-shirt's and 2 pair of basketball shorts there.

"Yeah,"

"Well I want you to put that on okay and try to get to sleep, you really need it babe," I told her through the phone, softly "Call me again if your worried or scared, anything, promise?" I asked.

"Promise," She yawned.

"Hmm, Night baby, sweet dreams," I whispered into my phone.

"Good night," Was the last thing I heard before she hung up, probably very tired.

"Gabi?" Ollie asked, well stated more than asked.

"Yeah, today she felt the baby move inside her for the first time and now it's freaking her out," I told my family. "I can't wait to feel it kick," I grinned.

"It's amazing, I remember with Ollie the first time he kicked and I just sat there, holding your mom's belly for like hours, didn't I?" My dad looked at my mom and nodded, smirking.

"I wanted to move but he wouldn't let me," My mom glared at my dad.

Me, Ollie and Dylan laughed at our parents. "Well in two weeks time, we'll know if the baby a he or she," I randomly blurted out after a couple of minutes of silence, just watching the TV.

"Really?" Dylan exclaimed, his 16 year old voice going high pitch.

I chuckled "Really,"

"Girl or boy?" Ollie asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I want a girl because I want to spoil her and she can be daddy's little girl but I want a boy so I can teach him how to play soccer," I said, tilting my head from side to side.

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"So anything changed recently except for the strange dreams and the little back pain and a couple of head aches here and there?" Doctor Walker asked Gabriella as we sat in the ultrasound/office room, 2 weeks later. Yes, it was time for us to see if were are having a boy or girl.

"Nope, still the same," Gabriella replied, stroking a hand over her swollen belly.

"Taking your vitamins still?" She asked.

"Yeah," Doctor Walker smiled as Gabriella replied.

"Good. Now that's all the question's, are you ready for the ultrasound?" The Doctor asked, while clicking on the screen a few times before sliding the machine and chair closer to us and Gabriella lifted her school t-shirt up to reveal her tanned bump with zero stretch marks as she uses this anti stretch mark thing which has been passed down from her Grandma's mom and works a treat according to Gabs. Doctor Walker squirted some gel on and Gabriella still took a sharp breath in because it was cold more than likely.

"Okay and here's your baby," She said, holding the little thing still on Gabriella's bump.

I smiled at the screen "Our baby," I whispered to Gabriella, taking her hand.

Her eyes never left the screen but she smiled and squeezed my hand "Here's the heartbeat," She switched a machine on and you could hear out baby's heart beat faintly. "It's deep in there today but we should be able to tell you the sex," She trailed off, moving the roller thing around Gabriella's tummy a little more before stopping and smile, clicking once on the mouse and smiling. "Would you like to know the sex?" She asked.

"Yes please," Gabriella replied, cutely.

"Well Gabriella and Troy, Congratulations you are having a little baby… boy," Doctor Walker smiled and froze the screen, taking the roller off Gabs belly and wiping her down. "I'll give you two a minute," She smiled and exited the room.

"We're having a boy, baby," I beamed and leant in to nuzzle my nose to her's "A boy," I breathed, grinning.

A tear leaked from Gabriella's eye and she giggled "I can't believe it. It's just terrified me even more but made me 5x as excited," She laughed again, pulling me closer my the collar of my polo. I captured her lips in a passionate kiss, stroking her lips with mine as my spare hand came up to hold her bare waist, sliding round to the front. Once we pulled back, Gabriella's hand went on top of mine before we looked at the screen again to see our baby.

Doctor Walker came back in and sat back down on her chair "I have a tip for you," She smiled.

"I need as many as I can get," I chuckled. Gabriella shook her head at me and rolled her eyes. I quickly pecked her lips.

"So when your son is born, you'll want him to know your voice. So speak to each a lot, in different tones and go out in other environments so when he's born he'll know your voice because he can hears everything outside of the uterus," Doctor Walker explained.

I leant down and pressed a kiss to Gabriella now clothes bump "Hey little man, I found out you were a boy today. Me and mommy are happy," I said, grinning at Gabriella who blushed, my hands still stroking her stomach and then a felt a light tap on my hand. I stilled my hand and spoke again "Did you just kick me?" I felt another light tap on the palm of my hand.

"You feel that?" I grinned a shit eaten grin.

"Yeah," She giggled and I rubbed the spot where he kicked.

"He's definitely gonna be a soccer player," I smirked at Gabs and kissed her stomach again.

Gabriella and Doctor Walker laughed. "I'll just print out the picture and you can go whenever your ready," She said.

"Thanks," Gabriella replied, sitting up, facing me.

"I really don't wanna go back school," I pouted, digging my face next to my son.

"Me either but we have to," Gabs sighed and ran a hand through my hair.

"And here's your photo," The doctor said and gave it to Gabriella as she stood up, closely followed by me.

"Thank you," Me and Gabs said before walking out of the door and out of the hospital. We got into my truck.

"So are we telling Chad, Zeke and Bubba about the gender or not yet?" Gabriella asked as I pulled out of the hospital parking lot and laced our fingers together, I played with one of her rings.

"I want to tell them but do we tell my family and Felix first?" I asked.

"I wanna tell your friends," Gabriella pouted and I glanced at her, turning a corner shortly after.

"Then we'll tell them," I smiled and 5 short minutes later we were pulling into the schools parking lot. I found a space and parked there, jumping out before jumping in the bed of my truck and to Gabriella's side, opening the door and helping her out. Our fingers laced and we walked in school, noticing it must be lunch. We walked straight into the cafeteria and to my friends.

"Guess what?" I said, slamming my hands on Bubba shoulders.

"Hit me," Bubba said and I punched his shoulder. "What the fuck! It's a saying, dude," He said, rubbing his shoulder and pushing me off with a laugh. I sat on the spare seat next to Zeke, pulling Gabs on my lap, wrapping my arms around her waist.

"Tell us then," Chad said with a mouthful of chips.

I raised an eyebrow at my best friend before smiling "We're having a boy," I patted the table, making the trays of food jump on the table, making a little noise.

"No way, soccer all the way," Chad sung, leaning over and bumping fists with me. Chad and I laughed "But seriously, congrats,"

"Great another Troy, that's all we need," Bubba smirked, chuckling as he spooned a forkful of cheese into his mouth.

I chuckled and looked down at Gabs to see she had fallen asleep on my shoulder, I smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Congrats to both of ya," Zeke said, patting my shoulder and rubbing Gabriella's back very gently, very quickly.

"Yeah, Gabs let a tear slip," I smiled, hugging the beauty in my arms closer.

"And you didn't?" Chad asked, pushing his tray, which was now empty of food, away.

"Nah, fucking ecstatic I was though. Couldn't believe it, but so happy," I smiled, and pulled out the ultrasound photo from my pocket which I put there when Gabs gave it to my on the truck. I passed it to Zeke.

"20 weeks," I told them as they studied the ultrasound.

"It's weird an actual baby is an my 'little sister's' stomach," Chad said, kinda staring at Gabriella.

"And your staring at your 'little sister''," I commented, raising my eyebrows.

Chad chuckled "Sorry, anyway have you told your parents?" Chad asked as he passed the photo back to me and I put it back in my pocket ready to put in my wallet.

"Nope, we can straight here after the hospital," I told them "I'm telling them as soon as I get home though," I smiled, biting my lip.

"God, you look like you've just had mind blowing sex with that grin," Bubba laughed, shaking his head at me.

I shrugged but still didn't wipe the smile off my face but only hugged Gabriella tighter. "I'm having a boy,"

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"Mom! Dad! Dylan!" I shouted as I barged threw the door. Ollie went back to college 2 weeks ago. I had already dropped Gabriella off at her house as she wanted to tell Felix straight away and I wanted to tell my parents but she was coming round after she told him.

"Where's the fire?" My dad joked coming into the hall from the kitchen along with my Mom.

I ignored my dad and looked up the stairs. "Dylan! Get down here! I have news!" I shouted up the stairs, putting my bag by the door and Dylan plus 2 of his friends came down the stairs.

"News now," Dylan said, waving his hand at me.

"Okay well…" I started off calmly "Me and Gabs are having a boy," I exclaimed, grinning like a Cheshire cat again.

'Oh my god's', 'that's amazing' and 'congrats' were all jumbled into one as everybody said it at the same time.

"I know, I know. A boy and actual boy," I smiled.

"Not that we need another you in the world," My dad joke, playfully rolling his eyes before laughing and ruffling my hair.

"Bubba said the exact same thing," I chuckled and straight out my hair.

"Oh and I felt him kick today, like twice it was only lightly but it felt so amazing, weird, cute, scary all at once. Like I think that's when it clicked that I was gonna be a dad to a baby boy," I smiled "I'm petrified but excitement takes over that," I said, smiling at my family, not really caring about Dylan's friend.

"Well I think you and Gabriella are gonna do just fine. It's hard work even harder with you being at college and Gabriella being here but I know you'll be make it you'll raise an amazing son," My mom, said thoughtfully in her motherly ways.

I bit my lip as I little tear escaped my eye and my back hit the wall and I slid down it with a little smile on my face "I'm gonna be a dad," I mumbled, looking up at my parents.

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