That night, Vanessa was sleeping in bed. When the couple got home, she immediately went upstairs and fell asleep. Zac was downstairs planning a surprise for her. He was cooking some of Vanessa's favorite dishes for dinner. Zac was finishing cooking when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Zac answered.
"Hi honey, how are you?" Gina asked.
"Hi Gina, I'm doing well. How are you?" Zac asked.
"I'm fine. Is Vanessa around?" Gina asked.
"She's taking a nap. We just got back from her doctor's appointment and she just passed out" Zac said.
"Oh okay. Can you tell her that I called?" Gina asked.
"Of course" Zac said.
"Alright, I will talk to you later. Love you Zac" Gina said.
"Love you too Gina" Zac said.
Zac hung up the phone and sighed. He finished making dinner and put everything on two plates. Zac carried the two plates to the table. He dimmed the lights in the dining room and smiled. Tonight was going to be all about them. Zac walked upstairs and went into the bedroom and saw Vanessa sleeping. He lied down next to his girlfriend and kissed her head softly.
"Baby, dinner is ready" Zac said moving a stray hair out of Vanessa's face.
"Mm" Vanessa said opening her eyes.
"Come on" Zac said.
Vanessa stretched her body out.
"Help me get up" Vanessa said.
Zac got off the bed and walked to Vanessa's side. He helped Vanessa get onto her feet. The couple then walked downstairs. Vanessa stopped when she saw the dimmed lighting in the dining room. She smiled.
"I wanted to make tonight all about us. No baby or work talk" Zac said.
"This is really sweet baby" Vanessa said.
"Come on. Sit down" Zac said.
Vanessa walked over to the table and sat down.
"What do we have on the menu today?" Vanessa asked.
"We have a little of everything. All of your favorites" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled and looked at Zac.
"Thank you" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled and took her hand in his.
"I love you. We have been so busy with thinking about the baby and getting ourselves back to what we used to be and we haven't thought about just relaxing and enjoying our life" Zac said.
"I love you too. I know that we have been really busy" Vanessa said.
Zac kissed Vanessa's passionately. The couple ate their food. After they finished, Vanessa looked at Zac and smiled.
"That was really good" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled.
"Thank you. It's not over yet" Zac said.
Vanessa looked confused. Zac took their plates into the kitchen and put them in the dishwasher. He then walked over to Vanessa and took her hand.
"Where are we going?" Vanessa asked.
"Come on" Zac said.
Zac and Vanessa walked upstairs and went into the bedroom. Zac kissed Vanessa passionately. Vanessa put her hand on Zac's cheek and kissed him back. Zac started unbuttoning Vanessa's jeans and Vanessa started doing the same to Zac without breaking the kiss. Zac pulled away and smiled.
"You okay?" Zac asked.
Vanessa nodded.
"Let me know if I hurt you babe" Zac said.
"I will" Vanessa said.
Zac lifted Vanessa's shirt over head. He kissed her neck softly and moved her hair away from her face. Vanessa removed Zac's shirt and ran her fingers down his chest. Zac kissed Vanessa sweetly.
"Are you ready?" Zac asked.
Vanessa nodded. Zac lifted Vanessa into his arms and kissed her lips. He carefully removed her bra and looked up at her. Zac then removed her underwear and heard her gasp. He looked at her.
"I'm okay" Vanessa said.
"Alright" Zac said.
Zac carried Vanessa to the bed and lied her down carefully.
"I love you" Zac said.
"I love you too" Vanessa said.
Zac and Vanessa made love for hours. They hadn't been able to do that for a long time. The next morning, the couple's bodies were entwined with each others. Vanessa woke up and smiled. She looked at the man next to her and smiled. Zac was sleeping soundly with a smile on his face. Vanessa leaned over and kissed Zac's cheek. He opened his eyes slowly.
"Good morning" Vanessa said.
"Morning baby" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled.
"Last night was fun" Vanessa said kissing Zac's chest.
"Yeah, it felt like old times" Zac said.
"I love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too Van. So much" Zac said.
Vanessa sighed happily.
"Did I hurt you last night?" Zac asked worriedly.
Vanessa shook her head.
"No you didn't. It was perfect" Vanessa said snuggling into Zac's chest.
"I forgot to tell you that your mom called last night when you were taking your nap" Zac said kissing Vanessa's bare shoulder.
"Did she need to talk to me?" Vanessa asked.
"I don't know. She just wanted you to call her back" Zac said.
"Okay, I will call her back later" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled. Vanessa moved over so that she was straddling Zac. Zac looked up at Vanessa and smiled.
"Are you trying to get another round in?" Zac asked as he put his warm hands on Vanessa's thighs.
"I don't know. Are you up for it?" Vanessa asked raising her eyebrow.
Zac smiled.
"I don't want to wear you out baby" Zac said.
"We could do it later?" Vanessa suggested.
"Okay" Zac said putting his hand on Vanessa's bump.
Vanessa looked down at her stomach.
"He's grown so much in the last week" Vanessa said.
"Yeah" Zac said as he kissed Vanessa's bump.
Vanessa smiled. She ran her fingers through Zac's hair.
"You are going to be an amazing dad Zac. I want you to know that" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled and kissed Vanessa's bump again.
"You are going to be an amazing mom" Zac said.
"Do you think we will be like our parents?" Vanessa asked.
"I have no idea. Your parents raised all girls and mine raised all boys so I don't know" Zac said.
"Do you think the pain will be really bad?" Vanessa asked referring to the birth.
Zac looked at Vanessa and started rubbing her thigh.
"I don't know honey. I hope not. But, when you go into labor that's when we will know. You could always ask for an epidural" Zac said.
"I wanted to have a natural birth. No drugs or anything. I just hope that I can do it without anything" Vanessa said.
Zac nodded.
"You will be able to do it babe. I know that you will" Zac said.
Vanessa sighed.
"What else is on your mind?" Zac asked.
"Just the birth" Vanessa said.
"Dr. Todd and I will be there. There's nothing to worry about Van. You can do this" Zac said.
"How do you know that I will be able to do it?" Vanessa asked.
Zac motioned for Vanessa to lie down next to him. Vanessa got off of Zac and lied down next to him. Zac put his arm around Vanessa's shoulder and brought her body close.
"You are the strongest woman I know. You have dealt with so much since I have met you and you have always overcome it. When you have to push this baby out, I know that that same drive will help you" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"Besides this might be the only time I will let you break my hand" Zac joked.
Vanessa giggled.
"Thanks" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled.
"Anytime baby, and you know that if you need to talk about anything, you know that you can always talk to me. I may not know a lot about giving birth and pregnancy but I will try my best to help you in any way that I can" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled and nodded. She leaned over and kissed Zac's cheek.
"I love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too baby" Zac said.
"What are we going to do today?" Vanessa asked.
"I don't know. It depends on what you want to do today" Zac said.
"Can we put his name together please?" Vanessa asked.
"Okay. Do you have some names picked out?" Zac asked.
"Yeah" Vanessa said.
"What are they?" Zac asked.
"I like Ryan, Liam, Sam, Jacob, and Noah. What are yours?" Vanessa asked.
"I like Logan, Ben, Matt, Chris, and Ethan" Zac said.
"Alright let's narrow the names down" Vanessa said.
Twenty minutes later, the couple had two names that they were torn between.
"So we have Christopher Jacob or Noah Matthew. Which one do you like babe?" Zac asked.
"I like Christopher Jacob" Vanessa said.
"I like that one too. So our son's name will be Christopher Jacob" Zac said.
"For short we can call him Chris" Vanessa said.
"Yeah" Zac said.
"I'm happy we have a name for him" Vanessa said.
"I'm happy too" Zac said.
Vanessa put her hand on her bump. She rubbed her stomach soothingly but then pulled her hand off.
"Zac" Vanessa said.
"Yeah?" Zac asked.
"I think Chris just kicked for the first time" Vanessa said excitedly.
"Really?" Zac asked.
"Yeah, put your hand here and wait a minute. Let's see if he will do it again. Come on baby, kick for daddy" Vanessa said.
A moment later Zac felt a kick come in contact with his hand. He smiled.
"Wow, that's amazing. Does he hurt you when he kicks?" Zac asked.
"No, it feels like you have butterflies in your stomach" Vanessa said.
"Okay. Now it feels real" Zac said.
"Yeah, he really is in here" Vanessa said putting her hand on her bump.
Zac leaned over and kissed Vanessa's lips.
"I love you" Zac said.
"I love you too. Do you want to go visit my mom today?" Vanessa asked.
"Okay" Zac said.
"Let me go take a shower and then we can leave" Vanessa said.
"Alright honey" Zac said.
Vanessa carefully got off the bed and picked out her clothes for the day. She then walked into the bathroom and took a shower. Twenty minutes later, Vanessa emerged from the bathroom. She walked downstairs and saw that Zac was in his office. Vanessa walked into the office and leaned against the doorway.
"What are you doing?" Vanessa asked.
"I'm just looking at some stuff that Jeff wanted me to check out" Zac said.
Jeff was Zac's publicist who he had been working with since High School Musical (do not own) premiered.
"Oh" Vanessa said.
"Are you ready to go honey?" Zac asked.
"Yeah" Vanessa said.
"Okay, let's go" Zac said.
Zac and Vanessa left the house. Zac drove to the Hudgens' home and parked his car in the driveway. The couple got out of the car and walked to the front door. Vanessa rang the doorbell. Zac took Vanessa's hand in his. A few moments later, Stella opened the door.
"Hi guys. Hi baby" Stella said putting her hand on Vanessa's bump.
"Hey" Vanessa said.
The couple walked into the house. Gina came into the room and smiled.
"Van you look beautiful" Gina said.
"Thanks mom" Vanessa said.
"How are you feeling?" Gina asked.
"Exhausted" Vanessa said.
"Did you find any names for your son?" Gina asked.
"Yeah we did. But we aren't going to announce it until he is born" Vanessa said.
"Why can't you tell me? I won't tell anyone" Gina said innocently.
"We want everyone to be surprised" Vanessa said.
"Okay. How's everything else going?" Gina asked.
"Everything's fine. We just are doing a bunch of baby stuff. I'm working from home" Zac said.
"Oh, how's that going?" Gina asked.
"It's going well. I just want to be home for Van, just in case something happens" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled.
"We started going to therapy" Vanessa said.
"I'm happy that you want to work on your relationship and that you want to bring your son into a reconciled environment" Gina said.
The couple smiled.
"We just have to make sure that we tell each other how we are feeling about something and be honest" Vanessa said entwining her fingers with her boyfriend's.
"Yeah" Zac said.
Gina and the couple talked for a little while longer. They then left the house and drove home. A couple weeks later, Vanessa was five and a half months pregnant. Her mood swings and cravings were in full swing. One day she would be angry and the next she would be clingy. One morning, Vanessa walked downstairs and didn't see Zac anywhere. She went to Zac's office and found in on the computer. Vanessa walked over Zac and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"What's going on babe?" Zac asked.
"Nothing. I love you" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled. He looked away from his computer and pushed his chair back. Zac offered Vanessa his lap and she sat down.
"I love you too" Zac said as Vanessa wrapped her arms around him.
Zac put his hand on Vanessa's back and rubbed it soothingly and kissed her head.
"How are you feeling today?" Zac asked.
"Fine" Vanessa said simply.
"What am I going to find in the kitchen?" Zac asked.
Vanessa giggled. She had been tearing apart the kitchen because her cravings were crazy.
"Nothing. I wasn't craving anything too crazy today" Vanessa said as she played with her boyfriend's hair.
"How's Chris doing today?" Zac asked.
"Kicking and not letting his mommy have a break" Vanessa said closing her eyes.
Zac put his hand on Vanessa's bump and rubbed it soothingly.
"Hey bud, let your mommy rest" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled and sighed.
"Sorry" Vanessa said.
Zac looked confused.
"What are you sorry for babe?" Zac asked.
"My mood swings are crazy. I'm so clingy" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled and kissed her head.
"Hey, that's okay. I don't mind. You do whatever you feel that you need to do. I know that you can't control them" Zac said putting his hand on Vanessa's stomach.
Vanessa kissed Zac's cheek.
"I love you" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled.
"I love you too sweetheart. Why don't you go take a nap? Maybe he will settle down a little if you get some sleep" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded and raised her head and looked at Zac.
"I'm going to go upstairs" Vanessa said.
"Alright. Let me know if you need anything" Zac said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
Vanessa left the room. Zac smiled and shook his head. He loved Vanessa more and more each day. Zac couldn't wait until his son was born.