The next couple weeks, Vanessa and Zac had been working hard on trying to be open with each other. Vanessa was currently three months pregnant. Her bump was now visible and her body had started changing a lot. Her breasts had grown, her feet had become swollen, and her appetite had increased. One morning, Vanessa walked downstairs and went into Zac's office, where she saw her boyfriend on the phone. She sat down in the chair that was in front of his desk and waited for him to finish his call. When Zac finally finished his phone call, he looked at Vanessa and smiled.
"Good morning" Zac said.
"Morning" Vanessa said.
"How are you feeling today?" Zac asked.
"Fine. Morning sickness still sucks" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled.
"Do you want me to make you some tea?" Zac asked.
"No, I made some earlier" Vanessa said.
"Okay, what is the plan for today?" Zac asked.
"I think Stella is going to come over and hang out" Vanessa said.
"Okay" Zac said.
"So, I was thinking about something. I don't know if you will like it or not, but I will ask you anyway" Vanessa said nervously.
Zac looked at Vanessa.
"What's going on babe?" Zac asked.
"What if we start going to therapy? Maybe it will help us deal with our issues" Vanessa suggested.
Zac nodded.
"Do you think that it would help us?" Zac asked.
"I don't know, but it's worth a shot" Vanessa said.
"Okay, I will go. I want us to be honest with each other and not feel like the way we have been feeling towards each other" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"I agree" Vanessa said.
"When are we going to start going?" Zac asked.
"I will call Ashley's therapist and ask when we can come in" Vanessa said.
"Okay" Zac said.
Vanessa stood up and walked over to Zac and kissed his lips softly.
"I love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too" Zac said.
Vanessa left the room. Zac smiled and continued to look through his computer. He knew that therapy would help them a lot. He was just worried that the things that happened in both his and Vanessa's past would be brought up. Zac was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard the doorbell ring. He got up and walked out of his office and into the living room. Zac smiled when he saw Stella walk into the house.
"Hi Zaccy" Stella said.
"Hi Stellz" Zac said.
"How's everything going?" Stella asked.
"Everything's going well" Zac said.
"How are you feeling Van?" Stella asked.
"Tired. He is killing my back" Vanessa said putting her hand on her bump.
"How far along are you?" Stella asked.
"Three months" Vanessa said.
"In six months you will be parents. Are you excited?" Stella asked.
"Yeah, we are excited. We can't wait until we can see what he looks like" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled. Vanessa, Stella, and Zac talked for a little while longer until Stella had to leave. Vanessa closed the door and looked at Zac.
"Ashley just gave me the number of her therapist. I am going to call her right now and set up an appointment" Vanessa said.
"Okay babe" Zac said.
Vanessa walked into the kitchen and called the therapist. After she made the appointment, Vanessa walked into the living room where Zac was sitting.
"Our appointment is tomorrow at eleven" Vanessa said.
"Okay" Zac said.
"Are you nervous?" Vanessa asked.
"A little bit. I don't know what to expect but I keep reminding myself that this is supposed to help us" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"I'm a little nervous too" Vanessa said.
Zac took Vanessa's hand in his.
"Everything's going to be okay though" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded. The next day, Vanessa and Zac were driving to their therapy appointment. The couple was very nervous of what was going to happen. Zac pulled into the parking lot and parked his car. He looked at Vanessa.
"Are you ready?" Zac asked.
Vanessa looked at Zac and nodded. The couple got out of the car and walked into the office and signed in. They then sat down and waited for their name to be called. A tall dark haired woman who was probably in her forties came into the room.
"Zac and Vanessa?" the woman called.
The couple stood up and followed the woman into an office. The woman closed the door behind them and motioned for the couple to sit down.
"I'm Dr. Jen. Nice to meet you both" Dr. Jen said shaking the couple's hands.
"Nice to meet you too" the couple said.
"So tell me why you decided to come in for therapy?" Dr. Jen asked.
"Well, we have been together for five years. We broke up a couple months ago and recently got back together. I'm three months pregnant and want to be with Zac forever, but there has been a lot of different issues and we have tried to figure them out but we don't know how to go about it" Vanessa explained.
Zac nodded.
"What kind of issues?" Dr. Jen asked.
"We keep things to ourselves and don't express what we feel that well to each other, there has also been a lot of separation between us. I am filming movies and am gone for weeks or months out of the year and it's really difficult for us to deal with that" Zac explained.
Dr. Jen and Vanessa nodded.
"Okay, this is what we are going to do. Let's start from the very beginning" Dr. Jen said.
The couple nodded.
"Vanessa, how do you feel when Zac expressed that you both keep things to yourself?" Dr. Jen asked.
"I agree on what he is saying. We do keep certain things to ourselves" Vanessa said.
"Do you want to be more open with him?" Dr. Jen asked.
Vanessa nodded.
"We deal with things differently and I want to know how he feels about things. I don't want to feel like I am in the dark. I want him to be honest with me" Vanessa said.
Dr. Jen nodded.
"Can you tell him that?" Dr. Jen asked motioning to Zac.
Vanessa looked at her boyfriend.
"I want you to be honest with me and tell me how you feel about things and not bottle it up because you think I will get upset" Vanessa said.
"Can you do that for her Zac?" Dr. Jen asked.
Zac nodded and looked at Vanessa.
"I will try to be as honest with you as I can babe" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"Zac, you mentioned that there is also a lot of separation between the two of you. Can you tell me about that?" Dr. Jen asked.
"I travel a lot for work. I have movies that are being filmed and premiered all over the world. It's hard sometimes to be away for weeks or months. It's definitely been hard on our relationship" Zac said.
"Has there been problems when you are away?" Dr. Jen asked.
"About three years ago, I cheated on him. I felt alone and I didn't have anyone. My family was up north at the time and so I was in LA by myself. Zac was filming and I missed the feeling of having someone around all the time" Vanessa said as she started to cry.
Zac entwined his fingers with Vanessa's. He knew that the topic of Vanessa cheating on him was a sensitive one.
"Is that where the concern of being honest is coming from?" Dr. Jen asked.
Vanessa nodded.
"I understand how she feels. I think being honest with each other will bring us closer" Zac said.
"I think so too. Thank you for telling me about your past Vanessa" Dr. Jen said.
"You are welcome" Vanessa said.
"That's all the time we have for today, but I will see you guys next week" Dr. Jen said.
Vanessa and Zac shook Dr. Jen's hand. They left the office and got into the car and looked at each other.
"Are you okay?" Zac asked.
Vanessa sniffled and nodded.
"Yeah, I just have a lot of things going through my head" Vanessa said.
Zac started driving home.
"Baby, don't dwell on the cheating thing. It's in the past" Zac said.
"How can I forget about it? That is what is causing us to not be honest with each other" Vanessa said.
"Don't blame yourself Van. It was a mistake, I know" Zac said.
"It still hurts" Vanessa said.
"I know" Zac said.
Zac pulled into the driveway and parked his car. He got out of the car and helped Vanessa get out. Zac kissed Vanessa's lips softly.
"I love you. Thanks for being honest with me today" Zac said.
"I love you too and thanks for being honest with me" Vanessa said.
Zac hugged Vanessa and put his hand on her head.
"I don't know why I am crying so much" Vanessa said.
"Well you are pregnant and your hormones are everywhere and therapy brought a lot of emotions out. It's okay to cry honey" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded. The couple walked into the house and went into the living room.
"How do you feel Zac?" Vanessa asked.
"I feel like we have a lot to work on. I definitely am going to work on being honest with you and telling you how I feel because I know that bothers you. We will both have to figure out a plan when I have to leave for press meetings for movies" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"I'm glad that I went" Zac said.
"I glad that I went too. I feel like as we keep going, everything will be back to normal" Vanessa said.
Zac nodded.
"I agree" Zac said.
"I am going to go take a nap. I just need to relax a little bit. That therapy session wore me out" Vanessa said.
"Okay honey, let me know if you need anything" Zac said.
"I will. Love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too baby. So much" Zac said kissing Vanessa's lips.
Vanessa walked upstairs and went into the bedroom and lied down on the bed. She wiped her remaining tears away and fell asleep. A couple hours later, the doorbell rang. Zac walked over to the door and opened it.
"Dylan? What a surprise" Zac said shaking his brother's hand.
"Hey, I was in the neighborhood and I thought I would stop by" Dylan said.
"How's it going?" Zac asked.
"Good. How's everything? How's Van feeling?" Dylan asked.
"Everything's good. Van's feeling okay. She's tired but other than that she is okay" Zac said.
"Are you excited about having a boy?" Dylan asked.
"I'm really excited. I can't wait to see what he looks like" Zac said.
Vanessa walked downstairs and smiled when she saw Dylan. She walked over to Zac and wrapped her arms around him. Zac looked over at Vanessa and smiled.
"Hi beautiful, how was your nap?" Zac asked.
"Good. I needed it. Hi Dylan, how are you?" Vanessa asked.
"I'm doing well. How are you mama? You look good, Van" Dylan said.
Vanessa smiled.
"Thanks Dyl. I'm doing okay. I'm tired all the time, but everything else is okay" Vanessa said.
"How's baby Efron?" Dylan asked.
"He's fine. He's healthy and that's all that matters right now" Vanessa said putting her hand on her bump.
"Are you excited for the baby to come?" Dylan asked.
"Yeah, I'm really excited" Vanessa said.
"How are the two of you doing?" Dylan asked looking at the couple.
Vanessa and Zac looked at each other.
"We started going to therapy" Vanessa said.
"Really? Are things that bad?" Dylan asked amazed.
"Things aren't bad but we just have a lot of things to work out" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"I'm happy that you guys are getting help. It will bring you closer together" Dylan said.
"Yeah" Zac and Vanessa said.
"So do you have any names picked out yet?" Dylan asked.
"Not yet. We are looking for some" Zac said.
"Okay" Dylan said.
Vanessa, Dylan, and Zac talked for a little while longer until Dylan had to leave. Zac closed the door and looked at Vanessa.
"Babe, can I talk to you for a minute?" Zac asked.
"Yeah" Vanessa said.
The couple walked into the living room and sat down. Zac took his girlfriend's hand in his.
"Okay, now that we went to our first therapy session, I want to work some stuff out" Zac said.
"Alright" Vanessa said.
"You said that I need to be honest and let you know how I am feeling and I want to do that for you" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"I'm really scared of what the future is going to hold for us. I don't know what's going to happen. I don't know why I am feeling this way" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"I'm scared too Zac. But, I think if we work through our issues, then we will be able to be happier" Vanessa said.
Zac nodded.
"I just don't want to lose you again, that's all" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled. She snuggled into Zac's chest and kissed his cheek.
"I don't want to lose you again either. I feel like when the baby comes, it will be a fresh start for us. We can start over as a family" Vanessa said.
"Yeah" Zac said.
"Thank you for telling me how you feel" Vanessa said.
Zac looked at Vanessa.
"You are welcome" Zac said.
The rest of the day, Zac and Vanessa relaxed around the house. They were happy that they had begun fixing their relationship and that everything was going well.