A couple weeks later, Vanessa four months pregnant and a lot of things had happened. The couple had gone to a couple of therapy sessions and things started to improve in their relationship. Zac had started to become more open and talked about everything that was bothering him. Vanessa had also become more honest on how she felt. One day, Vanessa was in the kitchen making dinner. She heard the door open and Zac walked into the kitchen. He kissed Vanessa's cheek softly.
"Hi, how was your meeting?" Vanessa asked.
"It was good. This director really wants me to be in this movie. I told him that I couldn't do it until next year because we have a baby on the way and he said that it was fine" Zac said.
"That's great honey. I'm happy for you" Vanessa said.
"How are you doing?" Zac asked as he put his hand on Vanessa's growing bump.
"I'm tired. My back and feet hurt a little bit too" Vanessa said.
Zac put his hand on Vanessa's back.
"Why don't you go lie down for a little while? I will finish dinner and call you when it's ready" Zac said.
"Okay, thanks babe" Vanessa said.
"No problem. Call me if you need me" Zac said.
Vanessa kissed Zac's lips softly. Zac pulled back and smiled.
"Go upstairs and relax" Zac said.
"Yes sir" Vanessa said saluting.
Zac laughed.
"I love you" Zac said.
"I love you too" Vanessa said.
Vanessa walked upstairs. Zac finished making dinner and put everything on two plates. He then walked upstairs and went into the bedroom. He crawled onto the bed and kissed Vanessa's cheek softly. Vanessa opened her eyes slowly and stretched her body out.
"Dinner's ready" Zac said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
Vanessa stood up and followed Zac downstairs. The couple walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table and started eating.
"Are you going to be traveling before the baby comes?" Vanessa asked.
"No. I may need to do a couple appearances but other than that, I don't need to do anything else. Why?" Zac asked.
"I was just curious. I'm starting to get a little nervous" Vanessa said.
"What are you nervous about babe?" Zac asked.
"I'm nervous about being alone when I go into labor. I'm scared that you will be in the middle of something and I suddenly go into labor and there is no way you can come home" Vanessa said.
Zac looked at Vanessa and saw the concern in her eyes. He put his hand on top of hers.
"Hey, everything is going to be okay honey. You aren't going to go into labor alone because I am not going to let that happen. When you get closer to your due date, I am not going to do any appearances. I am going to work from home and be here all day and all night. You have nothing to worry about Van" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"The possibilities of something happening are just going through my head, that's all" Vanessa said.
"I know and that's okay. It's normal to be scared. You have never had a baby before" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded and sighed.
"I'm glad you told me how you were feeling" Zac said.
"I didn't want to hide anything from you" Vanessa said.
"That's good babe. I'm happy that you feel like you can talk to me about this kind of stuff" Zac said.
"What if paparazzi bother us when I'm in labor?" Vanessa asked.
Zac looked at Vanessa.
"Van, let's not think about that right now okay? Let's just take everything as it comes" Zac said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
"Alright. Is that everything that is on your mind?" Zac asked.
"Yeah, for right now" Vanessa said.
Zac kissed Vanessa's cheek softly.
"Okay" Zac said.
The couple finished eating and they brought their plates into the kitchen and put them into the dishwasher. They then walked into the living room and sat down on the couch.
"When is your next doctor's appointment?" Zac asked.
"Next week" Vanessa said.
"I wonder what he looks like now" Zac said putting his hand on Vanessa's bump.
"I think he got a little bigger since my bump has grown a little bit" Vanessa said putting her hand on her bump.
"Yeah, he's going to be a big boy. Efron's have big babies" Zac said.
"Let's just hope he's not too big" Vanessa said.
"He won't be. He will be the perfect size" Zac said.
Vanessa stood up and stretched her arms out.
"I think I am going to take a bath" Vanessa said.
"Okay" Zac said.
"Don't wait up for me. If you are tired, then go to sleep" Vanessa said.
"Alright honey" Zac said.
Vanessa walked upstairs and went into the bathroom and closed the door. She turned on the water in the bath tub and waited for the tub to fill up. When the tub had filled up with water, Vanessa put some of her favorite soap into the warm water. She then took off her clothes and got into the tub. Vanessa sighed happily when she felt the warm water hit her skin. She put her hand on her bump.
"Hi baby. I love you buddy" Vanessa said.
Vanessa felt her muscles start to relax. She smiled at the feeling. Twenty minutes later, Vanessa got out of the tub and drained the water. She then changed into her pajamas and emerged from the bathroom. Vanessa saw Zac sitting up in bed, shirtless. She smiled and climbed into bed carefully. Vanessa snuggled into her boyfriend's chest.
"How was your bath?" Zac asked as he put his arm around Vanessa's back.
"Relaxing. What are you doing?" Vanessa asked as she leaned her head against Zac's shoulder.
"Just catching up on some emails" Zac said as he put his phone down on the bedside table.
Vanessa kissed Zac's shoulder softly. She wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's torso.
"Did you ask your doctor if it was safe to have sex while you are pregnant?" Zac asked.
"No, but I am assuming it's okay" Vanessa said.
"Well don't assume it's okay if you don't know for sure. We want to keep him safe. Maybe you should ask next week at your appointment" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"We haven't had sex in a while" Vanessa said.
"I know. I think we need to work on our relationship before we start having sex again" Zac said.
"I agree" Vanessa said.
"I'm not trying to shut you down or anything. I just don't want you to feel vulnerable" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"I understand. I think it's a good idea. We will just have to snuggle ten times more" Vanessa joked.
Zac laughed.
"Yeah" Zac said.
Vanessa wrapped her arms around Zac's torso. She kissed his chest softly.
"I love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too baby girl. Get some sleep okay?" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded against his chest. The couple fell asleep. The next morning, Vanessa woke up and walked to the bathroom and shut the door. She sighed as she walked quickly to the toilet and kneeled down in front of it. Vanessa released the remains of her stomach into the porcelain bowl. Once she finished, Vanessa stood up and walked to the sink and brushed her teeth. She walked out of the bathroom and got back into bed and snuggled into Zac's chest.
"Are you okay?" Zac asked with his eyes closed.
"Yeah. Just threw up" Vanessa said.
Zac opened his eyes and looked at Vanessa.
"How do you feel now?" Zac asked.
"Worn out" Vanessa said.
"I'm sorry sweetie" Zac said.
"It's not your fault" Vanessa said.
"What are we doing today?" Zac asked.
"I am going to clear out the guest bedroom so we can start putting his furniture in there" Vanessa said.
"I don't think you should be doing that. It's not safe" Zac said.
"I will be fine" Vanessa said.
"I will do it babe. Don't move anything. All of the stuff in there is heavy" Zac said.
"I want to do it though" Vanessa said.
"I understand that honey, but I don't want you or him to get hurt" Zac said putting his hand on her stomach.
Vanessa sighed.
"I am only saying this because I love you both and I don't want anything to happen to you" Zac said.
"I know" Vanessa said.
Zac kissed Vanessa's cheek.
"So besides moving stuff out of the guest room, what are we doing?" Zac asked.
"Nothing. Just relaxing" Vanessa said.
"Okay. Well, let me get up and I will move whatever you need me to move out of the guest room" Zac said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
The couple got out of bed and walked into the guest room. Vanessa dictated on where she wanted everything in the room to go. An hour later, Zac finished moving everything.
"Alright, now that that is done, what else do we need to do?" Zac asked.
"Nothing. Thank you for moving everything baby" Vanessa said kissing Zac's lips.
Zac smiled.
"You are very welcome" Zac said.
Zac put his hand on Vanessa's bump.
"I can't wait to meet him" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled and put her hand on top of his.
"I can't wait to meet him too" Vanessa said.
"Who do you want in the delivery room with you?" Zac asked randomly.
"I just want you there. Nobody else" Vanessa said.
"Okay" Zac said.
"I don't want our families watching me give birth. That's weird. You are the only one that should be in there" Vanessa said.
"Okay" Zac said.
"What are we going to name him?" Vanessa asked.
"I have no idea. How about we both come up with names and see which ones we like the most?" Zac suggested.
"Alright" Vanessa said.
"We still have time to think about names though" Zac said.
"I know. I don't want to keep calling the baby "him" " Vanessa said.
"Okay" Zac said.
A week later, Vanessa and Zac were driving to Vanessa's doctor's appointment. They were excited to see how much the baby had grown in the last month.
"How are you feeling today baby?" Zac asked.
"Alright. I just am a little tired" Vanessa said.
"When we go home, you can take a nap" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"I'm really craving a pickle. Is that weird?" Vanessa asked.
Zac laughed and looked at a confused Vanessa.
"I'm sorry baby. The way you said that was funny. When we get home, I will get you one" Zac said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
Zac pulled into the parking lot and parked his car. He looked at Vanessa.
"Are you ready?" Zac asked.
"Yeah, let's go" Vanessa said.
The couple got out of the car and walked into the office. Vanessa signed herself in and sat down next to Zac. Zac put his hand on top of Vanessa's bump. A few minutes later, a nurse came into the room with a file.
"Vanessa?" the nurse called.
Vanessa and Zac stood up and followed the nurse into a room where Vanessa's vitals were taken. The couple was then escorted to an exam room.
"Vanessa please change into this gown and Dr. Todd will be in shortly" the nurse said.
The nurse left the room. Vanessa changed into the gown and sat on the exam table. She looked at Zac and saw him staring at her.
"What are you staring at?" Vanessa asked.
"Nothing. You look beautiful today" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled. Zac leaned over and kissed Vanessa's lips softly.
"Thank you Zac" Vanessa said.
"No problem" Zac said.
There was a knock on the door and Dr. Todd came into the room.
"Hi guys, how are you feeling Vanessa?" Dr. Todd asked as she washed her hands.
"I feel okay. I'm always tired" Vanessa said.
"Has he been moving around in there?"
"A little bit. He loves to press against my back" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled and took his girlfriend's hand.
"No kicking yet?" Dr. Todd asked.
"Not yet" Vanessa said.
Dr. Todd sat down on a stool and looked at the couple.
"Do you have any questions for me?" Dr. Todd asked.
Vanessa looked at Zac and saw him wink at her. She looked at Dr. Todd.
"We wanted to know if it was safe to have sex. We didn't want to harm the baby" Vanessa said.
Dr. Todd smiled.
"It's safe to have sex but you just need to be careful. You need to be gentle" Dr. Todd said.
Vanessa and Zac nodded.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
"Any other questions?" Dr. Todd asked.
Vanessa looked at Zac.
"Is it possible for Vanessa to go into labor early?" Zac asked.
"It's possible but I can't say that she will or not" Dr. Todd said.
Zac nodded.
"She's had a healthy pregnancy so far so there is not a high chance that she will go into labor early but only time will tell" Dr. Todd said.
Zac nodded.
"Are you ready to see your baby?" Dr. Todd asked.
"Yeah" Zac and Vanessa said.
Dr. Todd moved Vanessa's gown above her bump. She then turned on the ultrasound and waited for it to heat up.
"Have you told your families that you are having a boy?" Dr. Todd asked.
"Yeah, they are really excited" Vanessa said looking at Zac.
Zac smiled and took Vanessa's hand in his. Dr. Todd took a bottle of gel and squeezed some of the product onto Vanessa's stomach. She then took a wand and moved the gel around Vanessa's stomach. Dr. Todd stopped moving the wand and pointed to the screen.
"There's your baby boy, guys" Dr. Todd said.
Vanessa looked at the screen and smiled. She couldn't wait to meet her son.
"You are four months correct?" Dr. Todd asked.
"Yeah" Vanessa said.
"He looks very healthy. There's his head" Dr. Todd said pointing to the screen.
Vanessa wiped the tears that were running down her face. Zac looked at Vanessa and smiled.
"You okay honey?" Zac asked.
"I'm just really happy" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled and kissed her head softly.
"He's in a good position" Dr. Todd said.
"What does that mean?" Vanessa asked.
"He's already in a position to come down" Dr. Todd said.
"But she's only four months along" Zac said.
"Don't worry Zac. It doesn't mean that she will go into labor early. This is normal" Dr. Todd said.
Zac sighed.
"Okay" Zac said.
Vanessa looked up at Zac.
"Everything is okay Zac" Vanessa said.
Zac nodded.
"Alright, let me go print these pictures for you and I will come back" Dr. Todd said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
Dr. Todd left the room. Vanessa looked at her boyfriend.
"Are you okay?" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah, I just got a little concerned when she said that he was already in position to give birth to. I didn't know if that was normal or not. I freaked out a little bit" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled slightly. She put her hand on Zac's face.
"Everything is okay. I'm okay and he's okay. There is nothing to worry about baby" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled.
"I'm sorry for freaking out" Zac said.
"Don't be sorry for telling me how you feel. That would have freaked me out too" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled and took a deep breath.
"I love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too sweetheart" Zac said.
There was a knock on the door and Dr. Todd came back into the room. She handed the sonogram to Zac.
"Alright Vanessa, I need to examine you" Dr. Todd said.
"Okay" Vanessa said spreading her legs apart.
Dr. Todd put a pair of fresh gloves on and sat down at the foot of the bed. Vanessa looked up at Zac and smiled.
"Take a deep breath in for me Vanessa" Dr. Todd said.
Vanessa took a deep breath and Dr. Todd examined her. A few moments later, Dr. Todd came up and smiled.
"Everything looks fine. You have one healthy baby boy in there. I will see you guys in a month" Dr. Todd said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
Dr. Todd left the room. Vanessa sat up carefully.
"This bump is starting to get in the way" Vanessa said putting her hand on her stomach.
Zac smiled.
"Do you need some help?" Zac asked.
"A little" Vanessa said.
Zac helped Vanessa get off of the exam table. He kissed her lips softly.
"I love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too" Zac said.
Vanessa got dressed and the couple left the office.
"So now that we know that the baby is healthy, we need to celebrate" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled.
"What does this celebration entail Mr. Efron?" Vanessa asked.
"I have a few tricks up my sleeve" Zac joked.
"Sometimes you are such a dork" Vanessa said laughing.
"Sometimes I wonder what you would ever do without me" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled.
"I would die without you" Vanessa said.
"I would die without you too" Zac said.
"So seriously, what are we doing?" Vanessa asked.
Zac put his finger on Vanessa's lips.
"Sh. You will find out soon" Zac said.
Vanessa raised her eyebrow.
"Alright" Vanessa said.
The couple drove home and got out of the car. They were really happy that everything in their life was going well and that their unborn son was healthy.