The next few weeks had gone by fast for Vanessa and Troy. Zac called twice a day to make sure everything was fine. Troy was getting used to Zac being away. Even though he didn't like it sometimes. Vanessa was seven months pregnant and couldn't wait until she could hold the new addition to her family in her arms. Stella helped Vanessa around the house and drove her to her doctor's appointments. Stella would go to her own home twice a day and make sure everything in her household was okay. Vanessa had her seven month doctor appointment today and was getting ready. She looked at herself sideways in her bedroom mirror. Vanessa then walked downstairs and saw Troy sitting on the couch watching a movie.
"Sweetie, we have to go" Vanessa said turning the TV off.
Vanessa took her son's hand and walked to the kitchen where Stella was getting her car keys.
"Are you ready to go?" Stella asked her sister.
"Yeah" Vanessa said rubbing her stomach soothingly.
Vanessa, Stella, and Troy walked out of the house and got into the car. Stella drove to the hospital and parked the car. She then went to the backseat and got Troy out. The trio walked into the hospital and went to the third floor where Vanessa signed herself in. She then sat next to Troy and held his hand. A nurse came out and called her name.
"Vanessa Efron?" the nurse called.
Vanessa, Stella, and Troy followed the nurse into a room where Vanessa's height, weight, an blood pressure were taken. They were then escorted to an exam room. Vanessa sat on the exam table and waited for the doctor.
"Mommy?" Troy asked as he sat next to Stella.
"Yes baby?" Vanessa asked.
"When is the baby supposed to come?" Troy asked his mother.
"The baby is supposed to come at Christmas time, Troy. Daddy is coming home then too" Vanessa said looking at her son.
"Oh" Troy said.
There was a knock on the door and Dr. Peter came into the room.
"Hi Vanessa, how are you feeling?" Dr. Peter asked as he washed his hands.
"Tired, he won't stop kicking" Vanessa said rubbing her bump.
"That's normal, do not worry. You want to see the baby today?" Dr. Peter asked.
Vanessa nodded. She then looked at Troy and smiled. Troy was sitting next to Stella, who was holding his hand. Dr. Peter turned on the ultrasound machine and took out the gel bottle. He then put gloves on and sat next to the ultrasound and pulled Vanessa's shirt up. Dr. Peter squeezed the gel onto Vanessa's bump. He moved the wand across Vanessa's stomach and stopped.
"There he is, Vanessa" Dr. Peter said pointing to the screen.
"He's big. Look Troy, there is your brother" Vanessa told her son.
Troy looked up at the screen. He smiled.
"Thank you, Dr. Peter" Vanessa said as Dr. Peter walked out of the room.
Stella got up from her chair and helped Vanessa get off the exam table. She then picked Troy up and they walked out of the office. As they drove home, Vanessa called Zac.
"Hey, how was your appointment?" Zac said answering the phone.
"Hey babe. It was good. Dr. Peter said he looks healthy and big. He got that gene from you" Vanessa said as Stella drove into the driveway.
"That's good, sounds like a future basketball player to me" Zac joked.
"Haha. Very funny. I can't believe we have a month and a half left" Vanessa said as Stella helped her out of the car.
"I know, Troy is really excited. He keeps asking "what else can I do with him?". I miss you" Vanessa said.
"Aw babe, I miss you too. I wish I was home with you. How is my son?" Zac asked.
"Which one are you referring to?" Vanessa walking into the house.
"Troy" Zac said.
"He's good, he's been helping Stella and I around the house. He even killed spiders. He loves us too much" Vanessa said going into the kitchen and washing an apple.
"Wow. Sounds like you have yourself a three year old superman" Zac said jokingly.
"No. My superman is two thousand miles away" Vanessa said cutting her apple.
"Really?" Vanessa heard right behind her.
"Oh my god. What are you doing here? I thought you have a month left?" Vanessa asked putting down the phone.
"I do have a month left but I couldn't go three months without seeing you and Troy. I have to be back on Sunday. You have me all to yourself for three days" Zac said getting closer to her.
"Just shut up and kiss me already" Vanessa said leaning in.
Zac kissed his wife hard. Vanessa ran her fingers through Zac's hair. They pulled back and looked into each other's eyes.
"I love you" Vanessa said as tears cascaded down her face.
"I love you too, babe. So much" Zac said as he wiped her tears away.
"Does Troy know you are here?" Vanessa asked.
"No, that will be a more interesting surprise. I will be right back" Zac said as he ran upstairs quietly.
Zac saw Troy playing with his cars in his room. He was making sound effects as each car went around the race track. Zac smiled at his son's imitation of a race track. He stepped into Troy's room and made his presence known.
"Which car can I play with?" Zac asked his son from behind.
Troy turned around and his mouth dropped open. Zac smiled at his reaction.
"Are you going to sit there and stare? Come give me a hug, bud" Zac said.
Zac bent down to his son's level and opened his arms as Troy ran into his arms. He wrapped his arms and legs around his father and cried.
"I missed you" Zac said moving hair out of his son's face.
"I missed you too" Troy said sniffling.
Zac brought Troy downstairs and Vanessa smiled the biggest she had smiled since Zac left.
"Are you happy that daddy is home, Troy?" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah, now I have someone to play with" Troy said.
Zac smiled as the little family sat down in the family room.
"How's the little man?" Zac asked putting a hand on Vanessa's bump.
"He's good. He kicked for the first time about a month ago. He definitely doesn't want mommy to sleep" Vanessa said putting her hand on top of Zac's.
"We need to think of a name" Zac said.
"I know we do" Vanessa said.
"Hmmm. I want him to have my middle name" Zac said rubbing small circles around Vanessa's stomach.
"Alexander? Okay. We just need to think of a first name" Vanessa said.
"How about Ryan?" Zac suggested.
"Ryan Alexander Efron. Hmm I like it" Vanessa said.
"Our son finally has a name" Zac said kissing Vanessa's head.
That night, Zac and Vanessa fell asleep peacefully in each other's arms. They were so happy to be with one another. Even if it was only for three days.