A/N well I think my new muse for this story lies within HSM 3! Because I've seen it twice since it came out and here I am giving you 2 chapters in one week! Wow!
Chapter 15: 'Bleeding Love'
At 18 the only thing most kids are thinking about is college, and what to do with the rest of their lives. Not if their four and half month old would make it through surgery. Capri had a rare blood infection, which turned deadly. It would cause blood to fill her stomach until throwing it up, and it would continue to do this until the little girl would die from loss of blood. Surgery and then intense antibiotics was the only was to cure it. The surgery was to sew up the small holes the infection was searing into the lining of the stomach. And then the antibiotics would kill the infection dead in its tracks, when all was said and done Capri would be in the hospital for almost 6 weeks.
Andrea, Mark, Sharpay, Zeke, Ryan, Kelsi, Jason, Martha, Chad and Taylor were all there for Troy and Gabi. But that didn't mean it helped, Troy avoided everyone but Gabriella, and she was making hourly trips to the chapel. The surgery would take up to five hours, if nothing went wrong.
About 10 or 15 minutes into the fifth hour Gabriella, like expected, headed to the elevator, which would take her to the first floor, down a long and cold hallway, that lead to the chapel doors. Troy this time followed, he held her close as the elevator doors closed, giving them a moment of privacy.
"It's almost over babe, almost over…" Troy whispered sweetly into Gabriella's ear as he held her tight, rubbing her back lovingly.
"I know, but I'm just scared for her." Gabriella sighed, tears falling staining Troy's hoodie that she was wearing.
"I am too, I won't admit it in front of everyone, but I am too." Troy kissed Gabriella's forehead in a loving manner as he confessed.
"I'm glad you're here for me. Lord knows where I'd be without you." Gabriella sighed contently as she rested her head on Troy's shoulder, snuggling closer onto his embrace.
"I love you Brie…" Troy smiled before placing an affectionate kiss to Gabriella's lips.
"I love you too Troy." Gabriella giggled pulling out of the kiss as the elevator stopped at their floor.
"Can I talk to the Chaplin?" Troy asked Gabriella as they reached the chapel doors.
"Sure, you can do that while I pray." Gabriella smiled pointing to the Chaplin's office off the chapel.
"Can I help you?" an elderly woman asked from her place behind a large wooden desk.
"Yeah, I'm looking for the Chaplin." Troy smiled at the woman kindly.
"Well, that's Pastor Ben, he had an emergency though. Maybe I can help you?" the woman smiled and Troy got the feeling she really wanted to help.
"Yeah, um, well…" Troy babbled nervously, not sure what to say.
"Okay, well to start have a seat…" the woman smiled pointing to the chair in front of the desk.
"Oh, sorry…" Troy blushed, and then sat.
"Alright, now is that your lady out there praying her heart out?" the gray haired woman questioned watching Gabriella with caring eyes.
"Yeah, that's my wife, Gabriella. Our daughter, our baby girl, is upstairs having surgery and she's only four months old. We're scared to death…" Troy chocked up watching Gabriella on her knees at the altar.
"You really care about them, don't you son?" the lady asked kindly touching Troy's arm.
"Yeah, I do. Hey, what's your name?" Troy smiled as he realized he had no idea what the woman's name was.
"Oh, I'm sorry, that's my fault. I'm Tessa, the Chaplin's assistant." Tessa smiled warmly at Troy, and he felt comfortable with the elder lady.
"Tessa, I'm being honest when I say Gabriella and our kids are my life, if something were to happen to any of them I wouldn't be able to forgive myself." Troy spoke honestly and sincerely as he held back tears.
"How's it your fault?" Tessa asked feeling confused.
"I got her pregnant before we were married, we committed a sin, and God is punishing us for it. Isn't that how God works? He punishes the sinners? And brings good blessings to the faithful? Am I right?" Troy questioned with a confused little boy look in his eyes.
"Oh, honey. God doesn't work like that, and I'm speaking from experience. If he does I'd be on the fast track to nowhere right about now. Our Father is a very forgiving soul; and if he wasn't heaven would be a very empty place. Trust me son." Tessa leaned forward taking Troy's hand in hers.
"Really? I need to know for sure, does he?" Troy was beyond desperate; he'd give his own life for Capri to be alright.
"Yes, he dose. Now go out there with your wife, before she has a nervous breakdown from all that sobbing she's doing." Tessa smiled kindly at Troy.
"Thank you, my name's Troy by the way." Troy smiled brightly getting up from his seat and exiting the door.
Gabriella had her hands folded tightly praying her heart out on bended knee at that altar. Troy had to stop for a minute and question her actions "How can she be so sure of someone she's never met?" "And how can she be sure He'll forgive us and take care of Capri?" "Where does she get that kind of faith?" "And how does she keep it throughout everything?" Troy's thoughts soared as he watched Gabriella silently from the back of the candle-lit chapel.
Gabriella stood up and turned around to see Troy watching her, they exchanged smiles, and Gabi motioned Troy to her with tearful eyes.
"I love you Brie…" Troy kissed Gabriella on the forehead as her tears stained his shirt.
"I love you too Troy…" Gabriella cried as Troy held her close.
"Shh, it's going to be okay baby. Our girl is strong, and God will protect her…" Troy spoke honestly, and Gabriella was side blinded by his faith.
"You really think that?" Gabriella was surprised beyond words.
"Yeah, I do. He'll take care of her, I believe it." Troy answered honestly with that smile, which caused Gabriella to loose all sense.
"Thank you for being faithful." Gabriella sighed as she and Troy hugged tightly.
Christian and Caden were asleep in the stroller Andrea brought for them when Dr. Geller had come out to talk with Troy and Gabriella.
"Capri did fine; she should make a full recovery." Dr. Geller smiled brightly, telling it had relieved them.
"Thank you so much Dr. Geller." Troy shaked her hand as he held a happily sobbing Gabriella.
"You're welcome, and you can see her now." Dr. Geller smiled before leaving the happy family.
"Hi baby girl…" Gabriella smiled as they were brought into the recovery room.
"See? God does forgive sins in time of need." Troy whispered into Gabriella's ear as he held her tightly.
"Well, I had my doubts, but you talking to the Chaplin, I was worried." Gabriella giggled lightly at the expression of confusion on Troy's face.
"She was the assistant and I'm not as religious as you, you know that." Troy shrugged his shoulders as Gabriella faced him within their embrace.
"I know and that's why we're going to start going to church." Gabriella smiled and Troy thought it was a good idea.
"Once Cappie is better." Troy smiled kissing his wife affectionately.
"Yes, once Capri is better." Gabriella smiled turning to watch their little sleeping angel.
Six weeks later
"And that's why we named the baby Colgate." Chad smiled after he and Taylor had just told the story of how their newborn daughter had gotten her name.
"And so you named your kid after a toothpaste because Tay's water broke while she was brushing her teeth with that brand?" Sharpay was the only one to speak up out of the confusion.
"Yep, that's right. Pretty cool, huh?" Taylor questioned with a wide smile.
"Yeah, Tay it's something alright." Gabriella faked a smile for Taylor's sake.
"Think, they can always change it later." Ryan whispered to Gabriella and she broke out into stifled giggling.
"Well, Capri comes home tomorrow. How excited is Daddy to have his little girl back?" Jason asked Troy as he patted him on the back.
"Excited! He's on the brink of sleeping on the couch, because his excitement gets me up at 2 am, when he thinks it's time to clean the house, so she won't get sick again." Gabriella stuck her tongue out at the dirty look Troy was giving her.
"Think Gabi, at least it's not the boys getting you up." Kelsi giggled as everyone else did.
"Oh no, he gets the boys to wake me up by tickling them, so I'll hear them laughing and get up to see what's going on. Don't ya honey?" Gabriella asked Troy with a childish grin.
"I have no clue what you are talking about babe." Troy played coy to Gabriella's taunts.
"Okay, enough children. I have an idea and I wanted to share it with you all." Taylor smiled brightly standing up getting everyone's attention.
"We put on a play about how Gabi and Troy met!" Kelsi stood up next to her.
"Yes, but that's not all it will be. We'll all sing and dance, relive our Twinkle Towne days in other words." Taylor giddily explained, earning looks from her friends.
"Are you crazy Taylor?!" Troy exclaimed looking at Taylor like she was a mad woman.
"It's a great idea, and Miss Darbus is going to let us use the theater at East High." Kelsi spoke up over the commotion that the announcement had caused.
"It would be a great way to celebrate your first wedding anniversary. And our last time to take the stage before Chad and I move to Arizona…" Taylor was reluctant to make the announcement she and Chad had been keeping.
"You're moving?" Gabriella stood to her feet.
"And we're having a baby…" Kelsi piped up as Jason wrapped an arm around her.
"What?!" Everyone asked in unison.
"And we eloped!" Sharpay exclaimed as Zeke pecked her on the cheek.
"WHAT?!" the whole room asked.
"And Martha and I are moving to New York to star on Broadway!" Ryan spoke up happily exchanging smiles with Martha.
"We knew that!" everyone replied in unison.
"But Chad…" Troy said giving his target a look.
"But Ryan…" Chad turned he and Troy's stares to Ryan.
"But Zeke!" Ryan snapped his head towards Zeke, along with the other boys.
"Hey, Shar's on the pill." Zeke threw his hands up in defense.
Everyone was quiet for a few moments until…
"Jason!" all four guys yelled turning their angry expressions towards poor Jason.
"At least we didn't… well we got nothing to top that." Jason slumped back in his seat as the girls all broke out in giggles.
"I think it's the best idea you've ever had Tay, I'm in." Gabriella stood up smiling happily.
"Me too." Troy smiled kissing Gabriella on the cheek.
And just like that everyone else joined in too. The night was pretty slow after that, they ate, talked a little more, and then everyone headed home.
"How many more kids do you want?" Gabriella randomly asked as she and Troy were getting ready for bed.
"I don't know, I mean since the first three weren't planned I haven't really thought about it. Why?" Troy smiled at Gabriella sitting on the bed nursing Caden.
"Well, I went for a checkup yesterday and the doctor said anytime we want to start trying we can, or do you just want me to go on the pill for now?" Gabriella questioned handing Caden to Troy, so she could button up her pajama shirt.
"I'll think about it, okay?" Troy forced Gabriella to make eye contact, something was up.
"Okay." Gabriella sighed as Troy kissed her and then took Caden to the babies' room.
"Isn't it great that we get to bring our little girl home tomorrow?" Troy asked happily as he brushed his teeth in the bathroom.
"Yeah, it is. And we may never be able to have kids again." Gabriella answered Troy and then whispered her secret.
Gabriella had a secret, and Troy wouldn't like it. Too bad it would soon be overshadowed.
Please review your words keep me going! And no, the infection Capri has is not real.
~Cassie…