It was two in the morning and Gabriella heard her cell phone ring, she groaned reaching to her bed side table and in the dark she reached around for her cell phone, grabbing her youngest child Bliss' monitor instead. When she found her phone she answered, "Yeah?"
"Hey Babe," she heard her husbands cheerily say, "we just finished our game and I wanted to hear your voice…I really miss you."

"I miss you too," she smiled.

"Tell what's new."

"Well Portland, Rylan and Jet started swim lessons and they're doing great. I took lots of pictures for you….Rylan really wants to show you that she can dive," she explained.

"She's six and already knows how to dive that's crazy."
"Yeah well she has always been the girl who did everything before everyone," she sighed.

"Yeah she is….I know they're all asleep but when they wake up tell them that I can't wait to see them and I'll be home before they go to bed," he said feeling a little sad that he was missing out on a lot of things going on with his kids.

"Okay I will….I love you."

"I love you too……I've gotta go get something to eat and go to bed so have a good night," he said.

"Okay nighty night."
After she hung up Gabriella rolled over and stared at the empty left side of her bed where Troy's pajamas laid where he would sleep two weeks each month. Even though he's been playing Basketball for the LA Lakers almost ten years Gabriella still dreads every time he gets on the plane to go for games, practice or training. When he first got signed she thought that she and Troy should move to LA but then Gabriella got pregnant and Troy thought she should stay in New Mexico to be close to their family and they could take care of her while he was away. The hardest part about him being away was almost three years ago when Troy missed the twins, Jackson and Brooklynn's birth but every time he's time he's home he tries to make up for it. Gabriella still has a hard time from only seeing him in person twenty-four weeks a year instead of the normal forty-eight weeks.

Instead of going back asleep Gabriella heard Bliss' cries coming from the baby monitor. She got up and walked to the nursery and picked up the two month old baby girl who looks just like her daddy. Gabriella sat down on the rocking chair and feed Bliss. Gabriella loves being a mom but she does wish that Troy was there more often so he could relieve the constant headache that sits in her head when raising six children, but she does love the look on his face when he talks about Basketball; it's the same look he has when he talks about the kids.

Around eight in the morning all the kids were awake and running around the house playing. Katie, who lives with Troy and Gabriella, was already awake and getting ready for her nine A.M classes . Gabriella took two aspirins before continuing to make breakfast. Troy suggested they get a cook along with the maid but Gabriella's said no, cooking was one escape she had from the kids. She whistled to the song coming from Bliss' swing that was in the corner with the baby swinging in it. Gabriella looked at her watch and saw it was eight-twenty, time for Troy's game on the TV, she yelled all their names and they came running into the kitchen, "Daddy's dame is one," once she said that they all ran into the living room. And a few seconds later she heard the TV turn to the basketball game. It's the only thing that will get them to sit still and be quiet, well until they make a basket or the referee makes a bad call.

Hannah came a few minutes later with Journey, Joy and Joel also. Hannah doesn't work during the summer because she's a teacher so she and the kids come over to her sisters. It's great for the kids but also for them too because they find themselves talking to other people like their kids for the adult interaction is good. All the kids stayed in the living room watching the game, except for Journey who followed her mom and aunt into the kitchen.

"So when does that husband of yours come home," Hannah asked.

"Tonight, I'm excited to see him but I don't know if I can go through more of him leaving….you know what Jet asked me the other day, mamma why does daddy like basketball more then us."

Hannah saw the sadness in her sisters eyes, "I'm sorry sissy…maybe you should talk to him about it, ask him to find a team closer to home and show him now it's affecting you and the kids."

"Yeah I guess but playing for the Lakers is his dream. I don't know if I could ask him to give that up," Gabriella said setting the table.

"Gabriella come on you know telling his is the right thing to do."
"I guess so," she sighed.

They called in all the kids into the dinning room and they ate as quickly as they could so they could go back to watching the game. Hannah hung around for a little while longer then went back to her house. After Gabriella helped Martha do the dishes she told Portland and Rylan to go take a shower and then she gave Jet and Brooklynn and bath and got them ready then she gave Jackson a bath while the other kids played. Gabriella put Bliss in her bouncy seat and put her near the bath tube where she was washing her 2 ½ year old, daughter's hair.

"Mamma cans we go see Daddy?"
"Tonight we'll go pick him up from the place with all the planes okay," Gabriella smiled.

"Wills he go again after he's back?"

"Yeah but he'll be here for you and Brooklynn's birthday in a week and a half. But then the Saturday after he's have to go again," Gabriella explained.

The twins are still getting used to Troy having to leave for two weeks a month. Gabriella has to explain every time he leaves why he's leaving and where he's going when they leave at the place with the planes. Brooklynn doesn't cry when he leaves but Jackson on the other hand, she and Rylan cry when they watch their Daddy walk through his gate.

Once everyone was clean and dresses they all loaded up into her mini van. Gabriella drove out of the front gate of there house and there was the normal paparazzi waiting for them. Most of them follow them around hoping to see Troy interacting with his family but other follow them around to see Gabriella sad and alone with her kids.

They went to go get the three older kids new shoes and went to lunch. When they went to the mall more people recognized them then she thought, they were all women and a few of them were moms saying that they wished her luck in raising six children. Normally when they go out with everyone Katie is there to help but since she was at school so Gabriella tried to wrangle all of them by herself but thanks to the quad stroller that Jet, Brooklynn, Jackson and Bliss ride in and Portland and Rylan has to hold onto Gabriella's belt loop on each side of her helps her guide all of them.

Around two they went back home and the three little kids took naps and the older kids watched a movie quietly as Gabriella paid their bills online.

Eight P.M came around really fast and once again they all were loading up the car to go pick up Troy and this time Katie was with them. They got permission to go stand by the terminal. The kids waited anxiously as they watched people walk out of the same place Gabriella told them Daddy would be coming out of. When they saw him walk towards them with his bad hanging on his shoulder, "Daddy," they all yelled, well not Bliss, and ran to him; almost knocking him down with their big hugs all at once. Gabriella and Katie with Bliss in Gabriella's arms walked at a normal pace towards the mass of little bodies hanging from Troy. Gabriella smiled when she saw her husband hugging and kissing all the kids.

"Hey Babe," he said giving her a hug and a kiss.

"Hey," she said handing him Bliss.

They all left the airport with the normal swarm of paparazzi and went home. Gabriella took a nice long bath while Troy put all the kids to bed. When all of the kids were asleep he came into his room and collapsed on the bed. Gabriella walked into the room already dressed in her pajamas.

"We have so many kids," he groaned into his pillow.

"And who's fault is that?"
He rolled over to face her as she got into bed, "Yours because your so damn sexy," he said pulling her closer to him.

"Oh really, it's my fault you can't keep it in your pants when you come home," she smiled.

"Yeah well we don't have to worry about that since I'm fixed," he said then giving her a long kiss. Troy could tell that her kisses weren't as loving as her remembered, this only happened when there was something wrong.

"Are you okay," he asked staring into her sad brown eyes.

'I don't want you to play basketball.'

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