That night, Zac put Troy to bed. He shut the lights off in his son's room. Zac then walked to the master bedroom and saw Vanessa asleep under the covers. He smiled. Zac went to the bed and moved the stray hairs away from her face. Vanessa started to stir and opened her eyes slowly.
"Hey, go back to sleep sweetie" Zac said putting his hand on her cheek.
"Mmm. How long was I asleep for?" Vanessa asked as she stroked her stomach.
"Just for an hour, I just put Troy to bed" Zac said.
"Oh, is he okay?" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah, tomorrow I am going to explain what's going on. He asked about you" Zac said taking his shirt off.
"Zac?" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah babe?" Zac asked.
"Don't go into too much detail okay? I don't want him to be scared" Vanessa said starting to tear up.
Zac saw this and got into bed. He brought Vanessa's body as close as he could. Vanessa looked at him and wrapped her arms around him. Zac kissed Vanessa's head and rubbed her back.
"Baby, he is going to be okay and so are you" Zac said.
Vanessa buried her face into her husband's chest. Zac rubbed her back and kissed her shoulder.
"I love you" Vanessa mumbled.
"I love you too, now you should go to sleep" Zac said turning off the light.
Vanessa snuggled into Zac's chest and fell asleep, hoping that everything was going to be okay. The next morning, sunlight streamed through the window and Vanessa slowly opened her eyes. She looked next to her and saw Zac sound asleep. Vanessa kissed Zac's nose and then his lips. He stirred and opened his eyes.
"Good morning" Zac said bringing Vanessa's body closer to him.
"Morning" Vanessa said.
"I am going to go get Troy" Zac said.
Zac threw off the covers of the bed and walked to Troy's room. Troy was walking toward the door when he saw his father.
"Hey bud, how did you sleep?" Zac asked lifting Troy into his arms.
"Good" Troy said.
"Hey, I need to talk to you about mommy. You know how mommy has to stay in bed?" Zac asked his son.
"Yeah" Troy said.
"Well she was doing too much work around the house and the baby got upset. The doctor wants her to stay in bed until your brother comes" Zac explained.
"Why?" Troy asked.
"She needs to stay in bed because the baby will get sick if mommy works too hard" Zac said.
"Oh" Troy said.
"You have to help me out though okay? Mommy needs a lot of help" Zac said.
"Okay. Can I go play cars now?" Troy asked his father.
"Yeah bud" Zac said putting Troy on the ground.
Troy ran to play with his cars. Zac saw him run and smiled. He then walked upstairs and saw Vanessa reading a book. Zac leaned against the doorframe and made himself known.
"What are you reading, babe?" Zac asked walking to the bed and lying down next to her.
"I am trying to find baby names" Vanessa said turning pages in the book.
"Find anything interesting?" Zac asked.
"Not yet" Vanessa said.
"I talked to Troy" Zac said.
"Oh how did it go?" Vanessa asked closing the book.
"It went well. Troy understood that you are on bed rest to keep the baby healthy. He didn't get upset" Zac said.
Vanessa sighed in relief.
"Thank God" Vanessa said.
"See there was nothing to worry about. Oh by the way, Stella wants to come see you" Zac said putting his hand on Vanessa's bump.
"Oh okay" Vanessa said putting her hand on top of his.
"I will call her right now. Relax babe" Zac said kissing her head.
Vanessa sighed and closed her eyes. Twenty minutes later, Vanessa felt the bed shift. She opened her eyes and saw Troy trying to lie down close to her.
"Hi Troy" Vanessa said.
"Hi" Troy said.
"How are you honey?" Vanessa asked as Troy moved closer to her.
"Good, when can you come and play?" Troy asked.
"Aw Troy, I have to stay in bed until your brother comes, so he can be healthy" Vanessa explained to her son.
Vanessa heard a knock on the door.
"Come in" Vanessa said.
Stella opened the door and smiled.
"Hey mommy, how are you feeling?" Stella asked.
"Ready for this baby to come" Vanessa said putting her hand on her bump.
"Troy, Brianna is downstairs" Stella said.
Troy ran out of the room and went downstairs. Stella turned back to her sister and smiled.
"You have two weeks left, Van . He's almost here" Stella said smiling.
"I know, and I feel bad for Zac. He has to take care of me and Troy, by himself. He can't do anything for himself because I am like this" Vanessa said tearing up.
"Vanessa, he loves you so much. That's what people do when they care about someone. You and Troy are his life. Let him take care of you, okay?" Stella said.
Vanessa wiped the tears that were running down her face away. Stella hugged her sister and kissed her cheek.
"I have to go, but I will call you later. I love you" Stella said.
"I love you too Stella, thanks for coming" Vanessa said.
Stella walked downstairs and saw Zac in the kitchen.
"She's upset, Zac" Stella said.
"What happened?" Zac asked worried.
"She said that she feels bad that you have to take care of both her and Troy by yourself. Also that you don't have any time for yourself" Stella confessed.
"I told her that that's what people do when they love someone. She feels like she is a burden on you" Stella said.
Zac was about to speak when he heard a scream from upstairs. Stella and Zac looked at each other and ran upstairs. Vanessa was gripping her stomach and breathing deeply. Zac went to her side.
"My water broke" Vanessa said.
"Okay. Van, just breathe" Zac said.
Zac got the hospital bag that Vanessa packed a couple months ago. He and Stella then helped Vanessa out of bed. They all walked downstairs.
"Troy?" Zac called.
Troy looked at his father and ran to him.
"Mommy is having the baby. We have to go to the hospital" Zac said.
Stella carried Troy in her arms. They then walked to the car. Zac helped Vanessa into the car and closed the door. Stella then put Troy into his car seat and shut the door. Zac and Stella both got into the car and drove to the hospital. Zac parked the car and a nurse with a wheelchair came to the car. Zac helped Vanessa out of the car and into the wheelchair. They all followed the nurse to the elevator. Zac held Vanessa's hand as they went to the fourth floor. The nurse wheeled Vanessa into a room.
"Take everything off and put this gown on" the nurse said.
The nurse left.
"I am going to take Troy to the waiting room, come out and tell me how things are going" Stella told Zac.
Stella and Troy left the room. Zac helped Vanessa change into the hospital gown and onto the bed. Zac then sat in the chair that was next to the bed.
"We are having a baby" Zac said massaging Vanessa's stomach.
"We are having our baby" Vanessa said.
Vanessa kept calm through contractions. She was happy that Zac was by her side and there whenever she needed him.