2 Months later. Gabriella was almost 3 months pregnant. Troy was outside shooting hoops with Chad and Rider and Andy and Chad's little boy Braxton the same age as Andy. Gabriella was in the kitchen with Taylor. "So are you hoping for a girl this time?" Gabriella nods, "Absolutely. Troy has always wanted a girl." Before taylor could speak, the phone rang.

Gabriella stands up, "Exscuse me for a minute." she goes to the counter lifting the phone up and answering the phone. "Hello?" Gabriella heard muffled crying, "Mrs Bolton.. are you okay?" "He..He..He's gone..Gabriella..He's..He's gone."

Gabriella bit her lip, "Gone? who's gone-" "Can I speak to Troy?" Gabriella nods, "Sure, hold on." Gabriella sits the phone down and runs to the door. "Troy!" she yells. Troy looks at her, tossing the ball to Chad and running to her and pulling her close, "What's wrong baby? is the baby okay?"

Gabriella smiles, "It's fine. your mom's on the phone.. I think something's wrong." Troy looks at her, walks behind her and Gabriella follows.

Troy picks up the phone, "Mom, what's wrong?" "Your father...He's..He's gone." "Mom what are you talking about-" "Troy he died this morning..when I went to wake him up from his nap.."

Troy almost drops the phone, he would've if Gabriella hadn't been there. "What...he's...what do you-how did...what happened?" He always stutters when he's in shock. He grips the phone tight in his hand, "Mom...everything wi-everything will be fine.." his voice cracks, "I'll be ...I got to call you back."

Before his mother can reply to him, he hangs up the phone and stares into space at the nearest wall. Gabriella bites her lip, "Troy...are you-" "Brie, I'll talk to you later...I just...I want to be alone right now." He leaves to go upstairs.

Gabriella sighs, looking at the phone. Taylor walks over, "Is he okay?" Gabriella looks down at the floor, "I have no idea, I don't know what just happened...Maybe I should go talk to him-" "No. give him his space.. he'll be fine. he'll come around."

Gabriella sighed, "Are you sure?" Taylor nods, "He'll be fine. Trust me." Gabriella sighed, and looks up the stairs, "I'm just going to make sure he's okay." Gabriella walks up the stairs. she places a hand on her swollen belly and knocks on the door.

"Troy." she opens the door to see Troy at the end of the bed, Gabriella stands where she is, "Troy I..I know you want to be alone, But..I just wanted to make sure you we're okay.." she whispered.

His face is in his hands, fingers mussing his hair. His body shaking slightly from the sobs wracking through him. Gabriella bites her lip, walking toward him, "Troy...talk to me-" he looks away, closing his eyes to hide the tears.

She rests her hand on his back, rubbing gently, he looks at her; his eyes are swollen and red. "Troy..." she reaches out and hugs him. "Troy what happened?"

Troy looks at her, shaking, and then hugs her close, "My..My D-Dad..he..he.." Gabriella rubs his back gently, "Sh..Sh..it's okay...What happened?" Troy looks at her, "He's dead Gabriella.. He died in his sleep.."

Gabriella looks at him, tears rolling down her cheeks, "What..But..How..He.. He had nothing wrong with him, he was perfectly healthy.."

Troy sighs, "He's gone Brie..and I can't ever get him back." Gabriella sat beside him, and held him close, "It's going to be okay Troy.." she rubs his back.

He rubs his swollen eyes with the back of his hand, "Brie...he's my dad..." his voice cracks, Gabriella hugs him tightly, "I know..you loved him very much."

He hugs her tightly, burying his face in her shoulder; letting his tears soak her shoulder.

Gabriella rubbed his back, "Troy.. It's okay.. It's fine." Troy looked at her, "Brie.. I don't think I can go through this..alone.." Gabriella sighed, "You don't have to be.. I'm here with you every step of the way."

Troy looks at her, "You promise?" Gabriella nods, "I promise. Absolutely." She stands up placing a hand back on her swollen belly, "You can stay in her as long as you want Troy.. You should take a nap."

Troy sniffles, nodding as he kisses her gently, and lays down on the bed; burying his face in the pillow. Closing his eyes tightly, his dad...the only one he's had..is gone.

"I'm sorry.." and he didn't really get to apologize for how he's behaved. At all.

"Dad.." he sobs, "I'm sorry," he rolls on to his back, staring at the ceiling and just...looking. Maybe he's hoping that he'll see his dad's face in the dried spackle on the surface, but he see's nothing. Just dried spackle. He sighs, but it comes out as a sob. "Why did you leave?"

"Daddy?" a voice said from the door. Troy looked up and saw Rider standing by the door. Troy wiped his nose, "Hey buddy.. what's a matter?" Rider walked closer, "Me missed you." Troy smiled sadly, grabbing Rider from under his arms and sitting him on his lap.

He couldn't tell him yet about his Grandpa. He just couldn't. "Daddy sad?" Troy sighed, "Yeah buddy, Daddy's really upset.. Daddy lost someone very important to him."

Rider looked at him, "Daddy..don't be sad.." Troy sighed, "I can't help it little man.. But I'll try to be strong for you." Rider nods, "Good. because your my hero Daddy."

Troy looks at him, then holds him close. "I love you buddy.." Rider hugs Troy tightly with his little arms, and the two Bolton guys just sat there, holding each other...until lunch was called.

Troy sniffs, "come on, let's go eat.." "Okay daddy," Rider takes his hand, well fingers, and squeezes tightly. Troy smiles, "burger time."

Troy and Rider walk back into the living room to find Gabriella and Andy sitting on the sofa. "Where is everyone?" Troy asked. Gabriella looked at him, "They decided to leave to give us some family time." Andy and Rider look up at them, "Can we eat?"

Gabriella nods, "Go on ahead, your burgers are waiting." The boys rush into the dining room. Gabriella slowly sits up, holding her baby bump. "You okay?" Troy asked. Gabriella looked at him, "I should be asking you that-" "I'm fine-" "Troy." Troy looks at her, "How..How was our relationship..me and my dad's..before I..you know."

Gabriella sighed, "You guys didn't talk much. after we moved here, we lost contact, your parents always tried to come in for christmas, any holidays and you always said that-" "Said what?" Gabriella sighed, "You said..you didn't have time.."

Troy feels like punching something, specifically a wall that's made of concrete. "Why?" He wonders aloud, Gabriella looks at him. "why what?" "Why did i become that...that monster and...what made me-" "Troy, it's fine. It's...it's not you anymore."

Troy sighs, shaking his head, "I am so sorry, Brie, I really am." He takes his hands in hers, "in fact, i would take it all back just so I don't have to see or hear you cry again..." "Troy-"

"I want to start over. A do-over, with Rider. With Andy. Everyone. Me and you." her heart flutters in her chest, "that's why I asked to marry you again, I love you Gabriella and I want this."

Gabriella smiled softly, "Life is all about second chances Troy." she presses her lips softly to his, but he pulls away few seconds after, Gabriella looks at him, He places a hand on her belly, "This baby is our second chance Brie, It's our second chance."

Gabriella smiles, "I know.. and I feel like everything in the past doesn't matter anymore, Your behavior, The Basketball, Ashley."

Troy tilted her chin, "About the past, Chad was telling me about this guy named Mike...that you were with..when we..were separated.."

Gabriella sighed, "He..He was this guy that Sharpay set me up with, He's a hockey player-" "Did you sleep with him?" Troy asked gulping. Gabriella looks down at her feet, nodding, "Once.." despite everything, Gabriella smiles, "he uh," a giggle escapes her lips, "he left half naked."

Troy looks at her, "why?" "because...I kept ..." she blushes ten shades of red before she inhales, "I kept calling out your name. I think I bruiseed his ego...a bit."

Troy laughs, "You kept calling out my name." "Screaming more like it." Troy smirks, hugging her close, and kissing her lips softly. "I Love you."

Gabriella smiles, rubbing his back, "I love you too." He kisses her forehead, he looks at her, Gabriella smiles, "I want you to name the baby-" "Brie-" "You named Andy, Then I named Rider, now it's your turn."

Troy laughed, "That's how it's decided, huh?" Gabriella nods, Troy smirks, "Boy. I want Cory Matthew Bolton...Girl. Emily Hope Bolton." Gabriella smiled, "You're hoping for a girl, aren't you?" Troy laughed, "Does it show?"

Gabriella nods, "Yes it does." she cupped his cheek, "No matter what we have Troy, Your dad would of been proud of you..proud of how he raised you to be a good father because he was a good father too."

Troy smiles, leaning his forehead on hers and inhaling her sweetness. "how many times must I apologize for my actions?" "Troy-" "I'm serious," he looks into her eyes with burning clarity, "cause I promise and vow to never treat you or my kids like that again...if I do, you all can leave. I won't stop you."

Gabriella crashes her lips against his. She pulls away, "And how many times do I have to say that I'm not doing that to our two boys and this child on the way. Troy, Every kid needs a father, I am only doing this because I love you and I love our kids."

"And I love you all and that's why I am asking you-" "You're asking me to leave you Troy...If I asked you to leave me, could you do it?"

Troy looks at her for a minute, then sighs, "No-" "And why is that?" He pulls her close, "Because I love you too much, and can't stand to be away from you." She pecks his lips, "Ditto."

Troy sighs, holding her close with a hand on her belly. "I love you so much, Brie and this baby...Rider and Andy, I'll love them like I should've. Like my dad loved me..Brie, I am sorry-" "Why do you keep apologizing?"

"because I hurt you so many times, I want to get my message across that I won't do it again." Gabriella kisses him again, lacing her fingers through his hair and letting go briefly after, "loud and clear."