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'I should warn you that babies born this early have a higher chance of having defects'

When they said the word 'defect', both Gabriella and Troy went pale, Gabriella gripped Troy's hand.

'These defects can be among, non-fully formed limbs, or brain damage or heart problems'

'What?' Troy said in a strangled whisper.

'What I must also tell you is that it is quite possible that the baby will be completely healthy'

'So there could be nothing wrong?'

'Yes, but I'm afraid to say the odds are against us, I'll leave you in peace'

4 hours had passed since Troy and Gabriella had first found out their child might have a serious defect. It hadn't sunk in, they were still shocked, no feeling could ever compare.

They felt a sense of loss, they felt hurt, they felt cheated, they felt anger and sorrow, but worst of all, even though they knew they shouldn't, they felt ashamed.

They felt ashamed of themselves, of their baby, of the people who told them it would be fine, of their friends for getting excited, of the hospital, of everything. They couldn't quite comprehend the fact they might have to live with a 'special' baby.

'Troy?' Gabriella said after 45 minutes worth of silence.

'Yes?'

'I'm sorry'

'What! No Gabriella, don't think like that' Troy said forcefully, cottoning on to what she was talking about straight away.

Gabriella ignored him and carried on,

'I should have known something would go wrong, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have gone to the game, I'm such a bad person-'

She was cut off by Troy kissing her, she struggled, trying to pull away and continue apologising but he wouldn't let her. She kept trying to break away, hitting his arms and back, pushing at his shoulders. Troy held on, he'd grabbed her head and wouldn't let go, he barely felt her slaps and pushes.

He put all his heart and soul into the kiss, trying to make up for the fact she hated herself.

He felt her screaming into the kiss, it was muffled though, by his mouth. She eventually let herself go; she gave in, tears streaming down her face, kissing him back just as forcefully. He noticed and gently moved his hands sown to cup her face, before pulling away slowly.

Her eyes were closed and he kissed each eyelid, wiping away the tears, he pushed her hair back and waited for her to open her eyes.

She did so eventually and looked at him. That one look told each other everything. That was the look of love.

Gabriella understood. She understood that it wasn't her fault. It wasn't Troy's fault, it wasn't anyone's fault. Nature had meant for this to happen and they were powerless to change it. She realised that in the world, she was nothing special. There were millions of people out there who have or are having 'special' kids and they have to put up with a lot more than she did.

Sure she was a mum at 18 but she had a head start compared to other 18 year old mums. She came from a very well off background. Her mum has a very big house that she can go back to at any time and she has a lovely huge apartment she shares with friends.

Most of all, she has Troy. He's also like her; he comes from an even wealthier family and has an even bigger house. It made her realise just how little money is worth. It can buy you lovely things of course but it can't buy you everything. It can't buy you happiness, it can't buy you friends or family and it definitely can't buy you love.

But she was lucky, she had all these things. Troy was her main stead. He loved her for her, not who he wanted her to be. She saw in his eyes complete support, understanding, love. She saw just how much he needed her and just how much she needed him.

She smiled and leaned up…

Troy looked deep into Gabriella's eyes and saw what he had failed to see until now. In the game of life, no-one's the playmaker. He'd thought up until now that he was invincible as long as he had Gabi by his side. How wrong he was.

He realised how sheltered his life had been. A nice house, nice school, nice friends, nice girlfriend, nice parents etc. It wasn't living. It was living a dream, it wasn't reality.

Before Gabriella came into his life, he'd been going with the flow, basketball was his life, it all changed and she became a part of his life, a part of him. And here she was, crying out to him, hurting. When he'd found out the baby was his he'd vowed that no harm would ever come to them, yet here they were, both of them, both of Troy's most treasured things in his life, and they were both hurting. And he was powerless to stop it. He wasn't invincible.

Troy made his mind up there and then that he'd do whatever he could to make things better. He knew he couldn't stop things hurting but he could try.

He looked even deeper into Gabriella's eyes and saw her smile.

He smiled back and leaned in…

'Miss Montez, we're going to take you through to theatre now.'

They broke apart and Troy said,

'I thought she was having a natural birth'

'So did we Sir but there's less chance of harming the baby if we operate'

They both nodded and the nurse began to gather up the bags of blood and medicine etc. Troy felt Gabriella grip his hand tight as they entered the room.

He leaned down and whispered,

'Last time I was in a theatre I was singing with you'

Gabriella smiled and relaxed her hand a bit. Troy kissed her cheek and went to get scrubbed up.

He returned two minutes later and Gabriella gripped his hand. Troy made a move to see what they were doing on the other side of the screen but Gabriella whimpered and pulled him back.

'Don't leave me' she said softly.

'Never' Troy replied smiling.

5 minutes later and the nurse had taken the baby over to an oxygen mask (whatever they call them).

'Why isn't it crying, what's wrong, is it dead?' Gabriella said hysterically.

'We're just giving it some oxygen, there, it's crying now'

'Is there anything the matter?' Troy asked.

'We'll have to make some tests and find out but everything is present and correct, would you like to know what you have?'

They nodded and the doctor replied,

'You have a new baby girl to look after'

Despite not knowing whether she was 'special', Troy and Gabriella grinned, they were so overcome that Gabriella started crying and Troy comforted her.

'We'll just wheel you back to your room and take your little girl for some tests, we should be back in a little over half an hour.'

When they were back in the room, Troy collapsed into tears. This made Gabriella laugh, she said,

'Oh great, now I have to girls to look after'

'Hey' Troy said, 'That's my job'

A/N

Sorry for the wait, I've been away. I tried to make this more serious, in case you were wondering why it was a bit morbid. I've left you hanging so I'll get more reviews!!!! Thx to all who do review, I love you guys. xxx