So while I was sleeping last night I had a dream about these oneshots. And there was a really nice family moment in it so I'm hoping to recreate it in this chapter. And this is the one I think a lot of you have been waiting for. So, I also want to thank lilmissmonique for being the only one to put in their opinion about the baby's gender. C=
Disclaimer: We'd all love to own it, don't we?
Chapter Fourteen Summary: Well, it's finally time. The newest addition to the Danforth family is about to arrive. How is the family going to handle the first couple of days?
Chapter Fourteen: Family Ties
"Tay, what are you doing?" Chad asked as he walked into the kitchen.
"I'm making breakfast." Taylor shrugged.
"No, you're not." Chad shook his head, taking the pan away from her. "You're nine months pregnant. You're not overworking yourself."
"You said that the first time." Taylor folded her arms. "I'm a big girl, I can make breakfast just fine."
"I know, and I can make something too." Chad replied. "Besides you've been kinda stressed lately and that's not good for either of you."
"I am not stressed." she said seriously.
"What happened last week then?" Chad asked. "You know, about your job?"
"I just don't want a repeat of losing that like the first one." Taylor shrugged.
"Yeah, well I still don't wanna take any chances." Chad said as he put the pan down and wrapped his arm around her.
Taylor rolled her eyes. "Chad I promise, the baby and I are perfectly fine."
"I'll believe you even more if you go sit down and relax a while." Chad said. He tried leading her to the living room, but Taylor held her ground.
"Honey, you don't need to worry. We're doing perfectly fine." Taylor told him. "Maybe you need to relax. Look, the baby's room is all set up, we've been prepared for this, we have everything we need...."
"I know." he nodded. "But that's not gonna stop me from worrying. I have the right to."
"Then how about this," she suggested, "I'll pour myself some water and then I'll go sit down?"
"Alright." Chad agreed. "But don't risk falling in case you have another contraction."
"They've died down a little. I think it's getting tired of putting me through that." she stated, opening the refrigerator.
"I'm just saying, there should be more when the due date gets closer. And the due date is tomorrow." Chad shrugged.
"I know when my own due date is." Taylor rolled her eyes, taking out a glass and pouring herself some water.
As usual, Taylor had to sound like she knew exactly what she was doing, acting so calm and collected. Pretty typical. But Chad wasn't so sure. That was probably his own worries kicking in, but his heart raced every time he thought about taking her to the hospital. He was still haunted by the thought of only leaving with one, despite the fact that everyone told him he had nothing to worry about. Chad snapped out of his thoughts, remembering that they'd need to start freaking out tomorrow.
He flipped the pancake batter in the pan and then placed it back on the stove before turning to check on Taylor, who was pouring a little more water into the glass. Chad raised an eyebrow as he then looked at the floor. "Tay, did you spill some of that water?"
Taylor stopped what she was doing and looked at the floor, then back at Chad. "No..." she said slowly. There was a moment of silence before she put the jug and glass of water down and gently placed her hand on her stomach as she started breathing. "Chad..."
"I'll go get the stuff." he said quickly. He started running upstairs, then zipped back around to turn off the stove, and then made another mad dash up the stairs.
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"Can this waiting room get any more crowded?" Cheryl asked as she sat on a chair. "There's like no room in here."
"You're only sayin that cause we had to leave in the middle of the movie." Corrie said, swinging her legs back and forth.
"They were getting up to the part where we'd find out the dumpster framed the truck!" Cheryl gasped.
"It was just a kid's movie with talking inanimate objects." Ryan stated, balancing his one-year-old son Travis in one of his arms, who was sucking his thumb.
"With a buncha comedy and action." Cheryl shrugged.
"And speaking of waiting rooms," Zeke held up a finger as he looked at his wife, "when are we gonna ask people to come in here for us?"
Sharpay sighed and rolled her eyes. "Zeke, when it happens. Please, can we not think about this now?"
"Alright." Zeke agreed. "When we get home." It was just one of the many times Zeke had tried to convince Sharpay to get ready to have at least one kid, since he had always wanted one. Unfortunately, this was not the time to discuss family matters.
Troy walked back into the room as he closed his cell phone. "I called my parents to tell them what was going on." he said. With Troy and Chad being best friends, their families had gotten fairly close as well; it was only fair to let Troy's parents in on the news. "They should be here in a couple of hours tops."
"Well we don't know how long it's going to be." Ryan said. "You told us how long Gabriella was in here last time." He quickly turned to Gabriella, "No offense of course."
"None taken." Gabriella replied.
Ryan turned back to Troy. "My point is, who knows how long this could take. What if it even takes days?"
"That was in one movie, Ryan." Troy rolled his eyes. "You take those things way too seriously."
"I do not!" Ryan gasped. He spun around to Kelsi, "Do I?"
"Sometimes..." Kelsi answered slowly. "Besides, it's not like delivering a baby's only going to take five minutes."
Just then, Chad rushed out into the waiting room, making a few of them jump in surprise. "Baby's coming!" he exclaimed before running back in.
Kelsi raised an eyebrow. "How long ago did they get here...?"
"Fifteen minutes ago. And then figure in the time to get into the room..." Gabriella started.
"Wow that baby's really ready to come out." Kelsi realized.
Cheryl tugged on Dylan's arm. "When can we go see?" she asked impatiently.
"Not yet." Dylan shook his head. "We have to wait."
Troy walked over to the two. "Don't worry. You two will be the first ones in. The rest of us can wait."
"Yeah but I still have to wait for mine." Zeke muttered.
"Zeke, not now." Sharpay scowled.
"Good thing we're in a hospital." Gina stated. "Cause it looks like someone's bout to get in trouble."
"Yeah." Justina nodded. "Should we get some popcorn?"
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Cheryl sighed an hour later as time seemed to pass so slowly. "How long has it been now?" she asked.
"I think we all lost count after ten minutes." Troy admitted. "And it didn't help that we didn't really have much coffee before coming here."
"No wonder Zeke fell asleep before." Dylan stated. "That's why he always has at least one cup when he's at the bakery."
"Ok, you've been working there way too long." Sharpay informed him. "But at least that means less nagging me about kids."
"Sharpay I really think you're getting too worked up about this." Gabriella stated.
"Oh keep out of this, Gabriella." Sharpay huffed.
Gabriella closed her mouth and leaned back in her seat.
"Should I go in and check on them?" Troy wondered. "Chad hasn't even come out to give us an update."
Dylan raised an eyebrow and walked over to Troy. "Everything's ok in there, right?" he asked hopefully.
"Yeah." Troy nodded. "I'm sure they're both fine."
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Chad remained silent as he stroked Taylor's hand. He sat beside her bed and moved a few bangs out of her face with his free hand. He smiled as he saw her stir a little. "Well, look who's finally awake."
Taylor's eyes fluttered as she turned her head to look at Chad. "How long was I out for?" she yawned.
"Bout an hour, I guess." Chad said. "You barely even had to do anything. The baby did all the work."
Taylor sat up slightly and rubbed her forehead. "It came out that easily?"
"Yeah, she really wanted outta there." Chad chuckled.
"Oh good, because here I was thinking it would be so much longer-" she started. Taylor stopped and blinked. "She?"
Chad smiled and nodded. "We got ourselves a girl."
"That's amazing." Taylor grinned as she wrapped her arms around Chad. "Did everyone see her yet?"
"Nah," he shook his head as he pecked Taylor on the cheek. "You were so tired and fell out like a light. They could all wait out for a while."
"You didn't tell Dylan or Cheryl either?" she asked.
"Keeping them in suspense." Chad replied. "Besides, I wanted to see her before anyone else."
Taylor giggled and rested her head on Chad's shoulder as he moved to sit on the bed beside her. "You want everything, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do." he chuckled. "And after talking so much about what the baby would look like we're finally gonna know."
"I can't wait to see her." Taylor smiled.
Chad was about to open his mouth again when the doctor walked over. "Well, look who's awake." the doctor observed. "Sleep well?"
Taylor picked her head up and nodded. "Yeah. I'm sorry, I didn't even realize I fell asleep."
"Well, like mother like daughter." the doctor grinned. "As soon as she stopped crying she was out like a light." He handed the baby over and left them to admire.
Taylor took the baby in her arms and smiled down at her. She looked up at Chad as she felt his eyes on the both of them. Chad only smiled as he stared at the newborn. His eyes then fell on Taylor, the smile staying on both of their faces.
"She's adorable, Tay." he said.
"You're only saying that because she looks like you." she giggled.
"Ok yeah, she does have my hair." Chad chuckled in response.
"And your skin tone." Taylor added as she playfully poked the baby's nose, which caused her to stir yet almost look like she was giggling. "And your smile. And your eyes."
Chad squinted to try and get a better look. "Nah, I think she's got your eyes. And your hair color."
The baby blinked and looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings, or what she could see of them. Taylor smiled and gently held out one of her fingers for the baby to grab onto. The baby didn't seem to do much, but the finger was close enough for her to grab with her tiny hands.
"Wow...she's so little." Chad realized. He put his hand under the baby's head, where Taylor's other hand was also resting, the baby herself mainly on her lap. "Look at that.." Chad admired, "her whole head can fit on my hand."
Taylor giggled. "Don't get too comfortable Chad. We have to let everyone else see for themselves."
"Yeah, you're right." Chad remembered. "I'd better go get Cheryl and Dylan. They gotta see their new sister." He kissed Taylor on the head. "Be right back." he told her before getting up and heading out to tell the others.
"Well well well," Troy folded his arms as he saw Chad finally come out. "Someone's looking happy. Baby finally pop out?"
Chad chuckled. "Baby popped out an hour ago."
"What?" Troy gasped.
Gabriella stood up out of her seat. "Why didn't you tell us this before?" she questioned. "We've been waiting out here for at least that long!"
"She's cranky when she has to rush a cup of coffee in the morning." Troy muttered, referring to their rushed breakfast before arriving at the hospital.
"Would you believe me if I told you Taylor actually fell asleep after delivering the baby?" Chad asked innocently.
The group exchanged glances before agreeing unanimously, "No!"
"Well she did." Chad said. "She woke up five minutes ago. I just got to see the baby, too."
"So when do we get to see?" Cheryl asked eagerly.
"You'll get to see now." Chad smiled at his kids. "Follow me."
"Hey, what about the rest of us? You're still keeping us in suspense?" Troy asked.
"Yup." Chad nodded with a chuckle as he took Dylan and Cheryl into the waiting room.
Ryan raised his hand. "I just have one question."
Sharpay rolled her eyes. "No Ryan, we already discussed this. There was never any stork or relation to Ashton Kutcher involved."
"No, not that." Ryan shook his head. He slowly pointed to Zeke, who was still sound asleep in his seat. "How did he sleep through all that just now?"
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"Ok, there is no way we're ever gonna lose her." Cheryl stated as she looked over the baby.
"Hey, you're only saying that cause she's got my hair." Chad said defensively.
"Also explaining how we couldn't lose you, either." Taylor stated.
"Everyone's really gonna love her." Dylan agreed with a smile. "They're gonna be so surprised when they see how tiny she is."
"Tiny would make a pretty good nickname." Chad grinned. "Like Tiny Tina. Or Tiny Trina."
"I kind of like that name." Taylor said.
"Which one?" Chad asked with a confused look. "Tiny?"
"Oh yeah, cause she really looks like she'd grow up to be a wrestler." Cheryl joked.
"Not that." Taylor rolled her eyes. "Trina."
"Yeah, it does kinda have a nice ring to it." Chad nodded. "Trina McKessie-Danforth." He raised an eyebrow from confusion, "Wait a minute, something's missing..."
"A middle name?" Taylor offered.
"It would be a good idea. It took me forever to get a middle name." Dylan said.
Cheryl cocked her head. "Like five hours?"
"Yeah...that's it..." he nodded slowly. Truth was, Dylan didn't actually get a middle name until he was adopted, but he still hadn't told Cheryl that. So in the meantime, let her think what she wanted. "Oh hey, what letter should it start with?"
"Well we could keep it going with a letter from each of our names." Chad suggested. "It worked with Cheryl."
"And Dylan." Cheryl added.
"Which means Trina's gonna have her middle initial from me, too." Dylan grinned. "And the sound of Trina D does have a nice ring to it."
"But not something common like Danielle or Darla." Cheryl wrinkled her nose. "There's three Danielle's in my class and too many people like the name Darla. Too cutesy."
"Oh come on, Trina's gotta have a cute middle name." Dylan stated. "And it's gotta have a nice ring to it."
"Well, Trina Danielle and Trina Darla don't have nice rings to them." Cheryl replied.
Chad and Taylor couldn't help but laugh at the kids argument. They had forgotten that Dylan was on a field trip when Cheryl was born so he didn't assist with the naming process. But still, he did quite like the end result.
"We'd better hurry up and think of a name before the guys get impatient again." Chad stated.
"Well, if it ends in an 'a' it would be too repetitive." Taylor stated. "Maybe something more like-"
"Ok, we waited out there long enough." Troy interrupted as he walked into the room, with most of the others following him. Only so many people could fit in the room and Zeke was still asleep. So Troy and his family decided to join in and then the others would follow shortly after. "So, where is the little baby?"
Chad chuckled. "'Little' is an understatement, dude."
"What do you mean?" Troy quirked an eyebrow.
"See for yourself." Taylor smiled as she let them get a better look at the baby.
"Oh my God..." Gabriella cooed. "She's adorable."
"Yeah, and we knew it wouldn't be too long before someone came out with a fro." Troy teased.
Chad chuckled and patted his curly hair. "Yeah well, she had to get her good looks from somewhere." He smiled and put his arm around Taylor. "Or at least half of them."
"So does she have a name to go with that?" Troy asked.
"Dolores!" Cheryl exclaimed, thinking of a middle name.
"Deanna!" Dylan said at the same time.
"What?" Gabriella giggled.
"They were trying to come up with a good middle name." Chad said.
"Can we help? Can we help?" Corrie asked eagerly, jumping up and down.
"But she already has a name." Taylor stated.
"Well then don't keep up the suspense." Troy said.
Taylor smiled, "Trina. Trina Delilah McKessie-Danforth."
"You sure that's not too cutesy?" Cheryl wondered.
"I think it's perfect." Chad smiled. "It suits her."
"Let us see!" Justina insisted, trying to get a better look. "Can we see?"
"Here, I'll show you." Chad said. He took Trina from Taylor, only to have her start crying. Chad blinked and tried rocking her. "Hey, calm down, Trina. Calm down. It's just Dad."
"I don't think she's too fond of you, Dad." Troy joked.
"Here, let me try." Taylor offered as she took Trina from Chad. She rocked her for a minute, and that seemed to do the trick.
"Wow. I must be a really horrible parent." Chad attempted to joke.
Taylor just shook her head. "Not a chance."
"Hey, she's probably just cranky." Dylan suggested. "Give her some time, she'll warm up. Cheryl warmed up to Troy."
"Huh?" Cheryl asked.
Gabriella giggled. "When you were born and Troy tried to hold you, you wouldn't let him."
"Were we bad like that, too Mom?" Corrie asked.
"No, of course not." Gabriella shook her head. She turned to her friends. "We'll go get the others so they can meet the baby." she said. "You guys must be tired."
"I wasn't the one who fell asleep." Chad said defensively.
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A few days later everyone was back at home. It was pretty quite, for the most part, at least aside from the few times that Trina woke up crying. She started warming up to Chad holding her a bit, but didn't always let him do it for too long. Even as Chad tried rocking her to sleep Trina would continue crying.
"Maybe you need to sing to her." Taylor suggested over the crying.
"I don't think she'd listen to me." Chad shook his head. "Wish I knew why she hated me so much."
"You know that's not true." Taylor said as she walked over. She took Trina out of Chad's arms and walked back over to the chair in the nursery. She rocked her gently, and that seemed to calm her down a little. "Come here." she told Chad.
Chad raised an eyebrow and walked over, sitting down on one of the chair's arms. "What do you want me to do?" he wondered.
"Let her pull on your hair." Taylor said.
Chad chuckled. "You're joking, right?"
"Maybe it'll calm her down." Taylor offered.
"You just wanna see a baby play with my hair." Chad joked as he moved his head within reach of Trina.
Taylor giggled and helped take Trina's hand so she could reach Chad's hair better. As soon as Trina's fingers wrapped around one of his curls, only a faint tug came from her touch.
"She like that?" Chad asked, the bangs hanging in front of his face making it a bit difficult for him to see.
"I think she does." Taylor nodded with a smile. She gently pulled Trina away from Chad, making him able to sit up straight. Chad smiled and playfully tickled Trina a bit.
"Guess she likes that, too." he grinned.
"Come on, let's get her to bed." Taylor smiled. "We've still got dinner to make." She got up from the chair and walked over to the crib, where she put Trina. But she couldn't get out fast enough, with Trina grabbing onto her finger. "Trina, let go." Taylor said.
"Easier said than done. She doesn't hate you." Chad joked.
"Hey. We interrupting anything?" Dylan wondered as he walked into the room with Cheryl.
"No, just us trying to put Trina to sleep." Taylor shook her head.
"Well, we took the last family portrait of us, like the one in my room." Cheryl said. "Dill thought it'd look better in here than in the living room."
Dylan nodded and put it on a nearby dresser. "Just to keep the portrait thing going." he said.
"It's a great idea." Chad grinned.
Dylan smiled and nodded. "I'm just gonna head into my room then." He headed out of the nursery.
"I bet I can make Trina let go and get to sleep." Cheryl piped up. She walked over to the crib and tried making funny faces. Trina let go of Taylor's finger, only seeming a bit scared. But then Cheryl made a face that actually did make her laugh.
"Think you can keep an eye on her?" Chad chuckled.
"Uh-huh." Cheryl nodded eagerly.
"Just call us if you need any help." Taylor said.
"Oh don't worry." Cheryl shook her head. "She'll do that for me."
"We'll get ready to start dinner then." Chad said. He and Taylor walked out of the nursery. "Think the girls'll be ok in there?" he wondered.
"Chad, we're out of the hospital now. You can stop worrying." Taylor giggled. "They're fine." She stopped in front of Dylan's room when she saw the teen just sitting on his bed. "You seem distant." she observed.
Dylan's head shot up towards his parents. "Nah. Just thinking is all."
"Want us to join you?" Chad wondered.
"Sure." Dylan nodded.
Chad and Taylor walked over to his bed and each sat on a side of Dylan. There was a brief moment of silence before Chad broke it. "So what are you thinking about?" he wondered.
"A few things, I guess." he admitted. He turned to Chad. "Trina just doesn't appreciate you yet Dad. She'll get used to you. And she's lucky to have you. And I may know who my real dad is, but as far as I'm concerned I've got two dads. And I'm glad you're that dad."
"Hey, what do you think I'm here for?" Chad joked with a smile.
"No, not just that." Dylan shook his head. "You and I are nothing alike but we spend time together all the time. And I like spending that time with you, even if I never understand what's going on."
"You don't need to know what's goin on all the time just to have some father-son time." Chad said. "Hey, I know you probably got your artistic skills from your 'biological parents' but you got plenty of stuff from us, too. The brains, the talent, the sense of humor, the stubbornness...that doesn't just come from being with people for a long time. That comes from family. And as far as I'm considered, you are my son. That's not gonna change any time soon."
Dylan smiled and hugged Chad. "Love you, Dad."
"Love you too, Dill." Chad replied with a grin. He hugged Dylan back and playfully rubbed his back.
Dylan chuckled and backed away. "Hey, I don't have much hair left up there." he joked.
"Oh don't worry, you won't have any hair up there after I'm through with you." Chad laughed.
"Ok, enough roughhousing. You don't want to break anything, including Dylan." Taylor giggled as she pulled Dylan away from Chad.
"You always ruin my fun." Chad whined jokingly.
Dylan chuckled at his dad's reaction. "Thanks Mom."
"What, for ruining his fun?" she smiled.
He chuckled again. "Nah, not just that." He turned to face her, "I mean for everything. Look, I have no idea who my birth mother is, and part of me wants to know more about her so I know more about where I came from, and I owe at least that to myself. But the thing is, part of me doesn't wanna know more about her because as far as I'm considered I already have a mom. Cheryl and Trina are lucky to have you since before day one and I'm lucky just to have you at all. You're my mom and that's never gonna change. And I don't know what I'd do without you."
Taylor blinked back tears at Dylan's sensitivity. Neither she or Chad even knew Dylan had been keeping feelings like that about either of them bottled up for so long. She rubbed his head and then moved her hand down to his shoulder. "Honey, you don't have to thank me for anything. It's what I'm here for. And you did grow on me pretty quickly. But if it wasn't for you, your father and I may not have gotten back together. we owe a lot more to you than you realize. We always said you were family. That's never going to change."
Dylan smiled as he wrapped his arms around Taylor. "I love you, Mom."
"I love you, too, Dill." Taylor replied warmly, briefly wiping her eye before hugging him back. "From the first time you called me that."
"Used to think 'Taylor' meant 'mom'." Chad chuckled as he hugged them both. "Then he called me 'not dad'."
"I was just confused." Dylan admitted with a small sniff.
"I know." Chad nodded.
"I wish we could go back to that time, just the three of us. Everything's happening too fast here." Dylan said. "How am I supposed to just leave for college next year?"
"Simple. You get your own car and drive out of here." Chad joked.
Dylan tried to chuckle but failed. "I'm not ready for that yet."
"It's not going to make a difference if you stay close by and live here the entire four years." Taylor shook her head.
"So then what happens after that?" Dylan asked, feeling the need to cry. "How am I supposed to leave after that, too? Waht if I miss Cheryl and Trina growing up or other family stuff?"
"Never gonna happen." Chad said. "Hey when I was in college and got my own place, my mom would visit me every weekend. You can do that, too. Come and stay back here for a weekend. Even board here and extra year until you find your own place close by. The door's always opened for you."
"I don't even know if I wanna do that." Dylan sighed. "But I know I can't depend on you guys forever."
"You got all the time to think about it. Don't make things rush any quicker." Chad shook his head.
"We'll just deal with it when the time comes." Taylor added. "We're still here together. And we'll still be together whether you're here or dorming at college."
Dylan nodded. "Ok."
Taylor sighed heavily. "we have to get dinner started. So, we're going to let you go now."
Dylan nodded. Chad slowly let go of the two of them and Dylana nd Taylor pulled out of their hug. They started laughing at each other when they saw their tear-stained faces.
"Look at us." Taylor giggled, wiping her eye.
"I know, we're a couple of saps." Dylan joked.
"Yeah, you guys should see yourselves." Chad chuckled.
"Sure, Mr. Macho Man who's too strong to cry." Dylan teased as he got off the bed.
"Hey believe me, I'll cry when I lose one of you guys." Chad said seriously.
"I'll believe that when I see it." Dylan said. He blinked back the rest of his tears and pointed into the hallway. "You want me to check on the girls?"
"Sure." Taylor nodded. "We'll start dinner in five."
"Kay." Dylan agreed before walking out.
Chad moved to the edge of the bed next to Taylor. "Never thought I'd see the day when you'd cry so easily either." he admitted.
"Guess I just let the moment get to me." Taylor said. "We have great kids, you know that."
"Always do." Chad nodded. A smile came on his face as he opened his arms. "Come here."
Taylor raised an eyebrow and smiled. "What?"
Chad just chuckled and pulled her onto his lap. "Come here." he repeated as he wrapped his arms around Taylor before pulling her into a passionate kiss. Taylor, of course, returned the action as he arms went around his neck. But she pulled away when she realized something.
"Chad, this isn't our room. We can't do much in here." she told him.
"No, but we can do plenty in our room later." Chad grinned seductively. "Like pick up where we left off?"
"I don't know." Taylor admitted. "I mean, my body's going to be a little flubby."
"Ah, flubby, shmubbly." Chad chuckled. "We'll do it the same way when we took Cheryl home. And besides, I like your flub."
"That made no sense." Taylor shook her head.
"I know." Chad chuckled as he kissed her once more. But it didn't last more than a minute this time.
"I thought you guys were starting on dinner." Cheryl moaned from the doorway, causing the two of them to break apart and see Cheryl with Dylan, who was holding Trina.
"Forget dinner, I think they're starting on dessert a little early." Dylan joked.
Cheryl raised an eyebrow. "I don't get it."
Chad laughed as he put his head on top of Taylor's while Taylor gripped onto his shirt and almost laughed into his chest. "We'll be right down." he promised. He waited until the kids were gone from the doorway to look at Taylor again, "And now I know what I want for dessert."
Taylor smiled as she got off Chad's lap and stood up, taking his hand and pulling him off the bed with her. "And I think one sappy night for the week is enough." she giggled.
"Yeah." Chad nodded in agreement as he followed her out of the room. "But why do I feel like we all forgot something?"
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Zeke shot up from his slumber as he looked around the room frantically. His brown eyes rushed around the area, only to see every other chair empty and none of his friends in sight, not even Sharpay. The last time everyone was in that room they were waiting for news about the baby....
His eyes widened at the horrible thought. It didn't even matter that in the oddest way he had been out cold for a couple of days, not even noticed by passing doctors, people, or anyone, or that he was literally freaking out right now. There was only one thought going on through Zeke's mind.
"Oh man, I knew this would happen! Everyone left me here to go to some cuckoo hut!"
Oh come on, you all know you were waiting for this chapter! I tried to recreate the family moment I was thinking of, but something can never be done the same way you see it the first time. And besides, I'm no good with mushy or sappy scenes. I always just end up stalling cause I can't deal with them for some reason. You guys feel like that with a certain scene, ever? And as far as the ending with Zeke goes, I added that last minute. Just thought it could all end off with a little comedy thing, you know? And again, thank you lilmissmonique for being the only one to say whether Chad and Taylor should have a boy or a girl. C= So this is all I got for now, and I do not know when the next update will be. But it can also be quicker if you guys throw out suggestions of what you want to see like RamadusDaughter23 and Ash did. 0=) Just saying, and also saying thanks again.