Troy looked at Gabriella. She was lying down on the cushion where they normally do the ultrasound. The pains had stopped about five minutes ago and now they were just waiting for the doctor's okay.
Dr. Lipter came in holding her normal clipboard. He began to realize that she always carried around the same clip board with the same initials A.L on the back. He always wondered what that meant.
"You just had something called false labor. It's the body's way of preparing for the big day." She stated as she turned on the machine. "You should be fine, but just in case I want to look at the baby."
Gabriella nodded her head yes. She was grateful that the baby was alright. She turned to look at troy who was sitting next to her in a chair.
Dr. Lipter put the gel on Gabriella's stomach and turned on the machine. The baby's heart beat fluttered though the room and it sounded strong.
Troy listened to the soothing sound of his little girls heartbeat. Without thinking he took Gabriella's hand. For that moment he was just focusing on his un-born daughter and his beautiful wife.
Gabriella didn't even take her hand away. during those moments that she was in pain, and scared out of her mind she thought of the argument that they had before. The way Troy stepped up and helped her showed her that maybe she wasn't ready for a divorce.
"Your baby seems to be perfectly fine. It is rather unusual for women to start false labor this early, but everyone's body is different."
"So she is perfectly healthy?" Troy asked trying to make sure that this pregnancy would go smooth from now on.
"Yes, she is perfectly healthy. She weigh's about three to four pounds right now. Which is perfect for Gabriella only being in her seventh month. Everything is going fine."
Gabriella loved hearing those words coming out of her mouth. Her pregnancy hadn't been the best since she got hit by Antonio.
Bolton Apartment:
Gabriella walked into the apartment and took off her slippers. She was so tired that she felt like she was going to fall asleep right there. "Who would have known that a trip to the bathroom would end up like that?" Gabriella said sarcastically.
Troy chuckled at Gabriella's sad excuse for a joke. "I'm glad you and the baby are okay." He said honestly.
"Troy...I'm happy that you were there to help me, but I can't just forgive you for cheating on me." She began the conversation. She was tired of trying to avoid the conversation that they obviously needed to have.
"Why not?" Troy asked getting upset. (Manly upset. Not girly upset like he was going to cry or anything.)
"Why not?, because you cheated on me!"
"That's your only excuse!?" He asked. "Don't forget that you cheated on me with Cohen." He pointed out matter-of-factly.
Gabriella was quiet. She had forgotten about the fact that she had cheated also. "That was different." Was the only thing that she could come up with.
"How?"
"I thought you cheated on me when I cheated on you. I was trying to get back at you for hurting me."
"How do you know that me sleeping with Sharpay wasn't me trying to get back at you?" He asked finally feeling like he was getting somewhere with these arguments."
"We weren;t married when I cheated on you." Gabriella said trying so hard not to give up on her point.
Troy stood there in complete awe. "Do you hear what we are saying right now?"
"Yeah." Gabriella replied.
"We sound like complete kids. I chested on you because you cheated on me and I didn't mean to cheat..." He rambled. "We don't sound like we're married and expecting a baby."
Gabriella sat there and thought about what Troy was saying. "I guess your right." She said after thinking about it for a couple of seconds. "We do sound somewhat childish."
Troy went over to Gabriella. He put his hand on her face. "Why don't we just start over. Let's pretend that I never cheated on you and you never cheated on me."
Gabriella wanted to say yes, but it wasn't that easy. "How do I know that your not going to cheat on me again? I can't go through that pain again."
"You'll have to trust that your husband. The guy that you said you'll spend the rest of your life will stay with you and only you."
"I don't know if I can do that?"
"I know that your life has been full of disappointment, but please. Just give me another chance. I gave you another chance."
Gabriella stood there and looked him into his big beautiful blue eyes. "I'll try, but it might take me a while."
"It's alright I can wait." Troy gave his wife a kiss on the lips. The first kiss on the lips in a few days.
30 minutes later:
Gabriella turned around in bed and looked at the clock it was around two in the morning and the baby was kicking her way to much for her to get any sleep. She sat up and put the lantern on in the room.
Troy woke up with the light shining in his eye. Ever since Gabriella had gotten pregnant he really hasn't gotten more sleep. "What's the matter now?" Troy asked sitting up and putting his arm around Gabriella.
Gabriella laid her head on his chest. She was happy that things were retuning back to normal. "I can't sleep she keeps kicking me." Gabriella replied putting her hand on her stomach.
"You know we are going to have to come up with a name for our daughter. We can't keep calling her she, baby, or, it anymore."
"I've been thinking about that a lot." She said looking up at Troy for a second. His eyes were still half way asleep, but by the way he was breathing she knew he was awake. "I wanted to name her after her Spanish heritage or maybe just normal names."
"Why don't we name her after Taylor?" He asked with the sudden thought.
"No, I'm sorry, but unless she comes out looking black then I don't think so. Plus, I would get way to depressed after I say her name."
"Well what names,es do you have in mind?"
"I was thinking Jade, Sophie, Alicia, or Olivia." She said to her husband. "Have you thought of any names?"
"No, I've pretty much been thinking of what life is going to be like when the baby comes." He said now fully awake. "I mean I don't mean to scare you, but once she is born we have to move so you can keep your scholarship to Harvard. I really don't know how that's going to go."
"I know and sometimes I get scared too. But then when we have nights like this where we just sit here and talk I calm down about it. I know that no matter what, together, we are going to be wonderful parents."
Troy was at ease when he heard his wife say those words. He was always unsure, ever since the day that Gabriella told him that she was late. "I'm glad that you are my wife." He said after a couple of minutes of silence.
Gabriella looked up at Troy again. "I'm glad that your my husband, and I'm working on that trusting you thing."
Troy leaned in and gave Gabriella a kiss on the lips. "That's all that I can ask for." He said after the kiss. He put his hand inside of hers.
Gabriella took her other hand and put it against her stomach. "Wow, the baby calmed down. She must know that mommy and daddy are tired." Gabriella said with a smile.
"I guess that means that we are going to have a daughter that actually listens to us."
"Maybe at first, but not when she is a teenager." Gabriella laughed. "I can't wait for her bitchy attitudes."
Troy laughed at the thought. "I can't wait for a boy to try to come near her. She won't date until she is fifty."
Gabriella laughed again and then it was quiet again. Before either of them knew it they fell asleep. With Gabriella on Troy's chest.
