That night, Vanessa and Zac put Troy to bed. They walked out of the room and went into the master bedroom.
"Mmm…I'm so tired" Vanessa said as she lied down on the bed.
"Get some sleep, babe. I will get him if he cries" Zac said rubbing her back soothingly.
"Okay, thank you" Vanessa said closing her eyes.
Zac and Vanessa fell asleep in each other's arms. At about two in the morning, there was a cry that filled the house. Zac woke up and walked to Ryan's room.
"Hey, bud. What's wrong hm?" Zac asked lifting his son out of his crib.
Zac carried Ryan to the rocking chair that was next to the crib. He sat down in it with Ryan in his arms and rocked back and forth. After a few minutes, Ryan fell asleep again. Zac stood up and put Ryan back into his crib.
"I love you, Ryan" Zac said looking at the sleeping baby.
Zac walked back to the master bedroom and got back into bed. Vanessa turned to look at Zac and opened her eyes.
"Hey, go back to sleep Van. He's fine" Zac said putting his hand on her back.
"Did he stop crying?" Vanessa asked sleepily.
"Yeah, he will be out for a while. Go to sleep" Zac said.
Vanessa turned toward Zac again and snuggled into his chest and fell asleep. Zac then fell asleep. Later that morning, Vanessa woke up feeling refreshed. She went to Ryan's room and saw that he was awake.
"Hi Ryan, come on let's get you changed" Vanessa said lifting Ryan out of his crib and carrying him to the changing table.
Vanessa undressed her son and changed his diaper. She then put a new outfit on him and walked downstairs. Vanessa walked into the kitchen and saw Zac, shirtless.
"What are you doing up so early?" Vanessa asked her husband.
"I am going to go for a run and then I have to go to a meeting" Zac said as he kissed his wife.
"Okay, don't forget that we are having dinner with your parents tonight" Vanessa said.
"I will be home before then" Zac said kissing Vanessa's lips.
"Okay, bye. I love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too" Zac said walking out the door.
Vanessa put Ryan into his high chair and walked to the refrigerator and got a bottle out. She then put the bottle into the microwave. A minute later, Vanessa took the bottle out of the microwave, tested it, and put it into her hungry son's mouth. After he was done, Vanessa took Ryan out of his high chair and patted his back until he burped. She then took him back upstairs and put him into his crib. Vanessa closed the door to Ryan's room and felt someone bump into her.
"Sorry honey, did you sleep?" Vanessa asked her eldest son.
"The baby kept me up" Ryan said yawning.
"Aw I'm sorry Troy. Hey, guess what?" Vanessa asked.
"What?" Troy asked.
"Grandma Starla and Grandpa David are coming over" Vanessa said.
"Yay!" Troy said jumping up and down.
"They will be here in a few hours" Vanessa said.
Troy ran downstairs and went into the family room where his cars were. He sat down and played with his cars until Zac came into the room.
"Hey bud, what are you doing?" Zac asked his son.
"Playing" Troy said looking at his cars.
"Can I play with you?" Zac asked.
"Yeah" Troy said.
Zac sat down on the floor and started to play with Troy and his cars. Zac felt that Troy was left out and was hiding it.
"You know mommy and I love you very much right?" Zac asked his son as he moved a car on the track.
"Yeah" Troy said.
"Just because mommy had the baby doesn't mean we will forget about you. We may be busy with him but we will also be with you " Zac explained.
Troy put down the car he was playing with and stood up. He walked over to Zac and hugged his father. Zac held Troy in his arms.
"I love you Troy, never forget that okay?" Zac said looking at his son.
"I love you too daddy" Troy said.
"Do you want to watch a movie?" Zac asked his son.
"Yeah" Troy said.
"Okay, first we need to put all the cars and tracks back into your room" Zac said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Zac and Troy picked up the cars and tracks from the floor and brought them to Troy's room. The two boys then went back to the family room.
"Pick out a movie, bud" Zac said sitting on the couch.
Troy picked out a movie and put it into the DVD player. He then walked to the couch and sat down next to his father. Vanessa came into the room and saw Zac and Troy watching a movie and smiled.
"No one invited me to watch a movie" Vanessa said.
"Mommy you went night night" Troy said.
"Now I am up, what are you watching?" Vanessa asked as she sat next to Zac.
"Cars!" Troy said excitedly.
Vanessa and Zac laughed. They watched the movie. After the movie ended, Zac looked at his wife and son, who were asleep in each other's arms. Zac smiled and then went over to Troy and lifted him up into his arms. Troy started to wake up, incoherently.
"Daddy?" Troy asked sleepily.
"Go back to sleep, Troy. It's okay. I am going to put you into your bed" Zac said walking upstairs.
Zac walked into Troy's room and opened his covers and put his son into them. He then kissed his head.
"I love you, Troy" Zac said leaving the room.
Zac walked to Ryan's room. He saw that his infant son was still sleeping peacefully. Zac then walked downstairs and saw Vanessa asleep on the couch. Zac walked up to his wife and lifted her up carefully and brought her upstairs. Zac tucked Vanessa into bed and kissed her head. He then went downstairs and looked at the clock. His parents would be coming in an hour. Zac walked to the family room and fell asleep on the couch. An hour later, Zac was woken up by the doorbell ringing. He got up and opened the door.
"Hi honey" Starla said as she hugged her eldest son.
"Hi mom" Zac said kissing her cheek.
"Where's Vanessa?" Starla asked.
"She's asleep. I am going to see if she's awake" Zac said running upstairs.
Zac went upstairs and saw Vanessa picking up a crying Ryan.
"Is he okay?" Zac asked.
"Yeah, he just woke up" Vanessa said holding her son.
"My parents are here" Zac said.
"Okay, can you get Troy up?" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah" Zac said kissing her head.
Vanessa walked downstairs and saw Zac's parents.
"Vanessa, you look great for someone who just had a baby" Starla said.
"Thanks Starla, he's been keeping us up" Vanessa said looking at her son in her arms.
"What's his name?" David asked his daughter in law.
"His name is Ryan Alexander Efron" Vanessa said smiling.
"I love it, where's Troy?" Starla asked Vanessa.
"Zac is waking him up. We all watched a movie and fell asleep" Vanessa said.
Zac came downstairs with Troy. Troy ran into his grandmother's arms.
"Whoa Troy, where's the fire?" Starla asked.
"Hi grandma" Troy said.
"How are you, Troy? Are you happy that you have a little brother?" David asked his grandson.
"Good. He is my mommy and daddy's favorite" Troy said as he put his head on his grandmother's shoulder.
"Aw honey, your mommy and daddy love you very much. They have to pay more attention to your brother because he's a baby. Do you want to know a secret?" Starla asked her grandson.
Troy nodded as he sat down with his grandmother and grandfather.
"Your daddy felt the same way that you do when your Uncle Dylan was born" Starla said.
Zac was leaning against the doorframe of the family room and smiled.
"I did not, mom" Zac said.
"Oh yes you did, Zachary. Your daddy did things so that we would pay attention to him, like running around the house in his underwear" Starla said smiling.
"Don't give him any ideas, mom" Zac said turning dark red.
Troy laughed.
"Troy, mommy and I love you very much. We will never forget about you" Zac told his son.
"Did your mommy and daddy ever tell you how they met, Troy?" David asked his grandson.
Troy shook his head and Zac put his hands on his face and shook his head.
"When your daddy was eighteen years old, he auditioned for a movie called High School Musical (do not own) and your mommy also auditioned. They both were called back to audition for the main characters. After they got the parts, your daddy started to fall in love with your mommy as they worked on the movie. Then in the middle of shooting the movie, your daddy finally asked your mommy to go on a date. She said yes and they went to dinner together. Then your mommy and daddy started dating for a couple years and then you came" Starla said.
Troy smiled and looked at his father.
"Now you know why mommy is very special to me, bud" Zac said.
The rest of the night Zac, Vanessa, Troy, Ryan and Zac's parents talked about their lives. Troy started to feel better about having a brother in his life.