Little Blue Eyes: Ch-40
Disclaimer: I'm trying really hard not to cry...
Rating: T
" We have to name her something Troy." Gabriella said sternly.
" I know, I know..." Troy replied
Gabriella rolled her eyes.
" Why does this have to be so difficult?" She joked.
Troy groaned as he dropped his elbows to his knees and placed his hands over his face, " I don't know but we have to think of something before everyone else gets here."
" Aw, what's the matter baby? Are you tired?" Gabriella laughed as she patted the top of Troy's head.
Troy lifted his head, " No. I'm not tired...are you?"
" Well, considering I was in labor for five hours, yes, tired would be a good word to describe me."
Troy laughed as Gabriella turned her attention back to the rosie cheeked little girl resting in her arms.
" She's so little..." Troy commented, gazing at the infant.
Gabriella nodded, sweeping a hand over the baby's face.
Then, Gabriella's eyes lit up, " Destiny."
Troy began to smile, " It's perfect." He said simply.
" Destiny Hope Bolton." He completed.
Gabriella looked away from the baby, and looked at Troy, " I love it."
Troy grinned, " Me too."
Troy leaned in and gently kissed Gabriella's cheek.
Gabriella turned her face a little more, so her lips were an easy target.
Troy smiled and sotfly pressed his lips onto hers.
" Uh oh." Gabriella said, as she pulled away smiling.
" What?"
" Well, two things...one, I very much know what those kisses mean, and I am off limits for at least two months. And two... I really have to go the bathroom."
Troy laughed as Gabriella passed Destiny to him.
Both stood, and Gabriella slowly walked to the bathroom.
" Wait. Two months? I thought the doctor said one?" He asked skeptically
Gabriella gave him a scolding look before shutting the door.
Troy grinned and then turned his attention back to Destiny.
As if on cue, the door slowly opened.
" Can we come in?" Taylor asked quietly, poking her head through the door.
Troy smiled, " Yeah, come on in."
Taylor pushed the door open further as her and Chad walked in. Chad carrying a carseat with their first child in it.
" Where's everyone else?" Troy asked
" Well, Sharpay's kids were due for a nap, and your parents wanted to go buy balloons..."
" You let them go buy balloons?" Troy asked quizzically
Chad shrugged as he placed the carrier on the edge of the bed.
" Amazing aren't they?" Troy said referring to the babies.
Chad nodded as he picked up the baby boy.
" Yeah, but mine's better..." Chad said.
Taylor rolled her eyes, " A baby is a baby..."
" Why is your's better?" Troy asked, ignoring Taylor's reasoning.
Chad looked at him, " Uh, because it's a boy." He said in a 'duh' tone.
" No, mine's better because it's a girl." Troy argued back.
" Well, your's will have boyfriends."
" Boyfriends like your son."
The room fell silent.
" Oh that's just scary." Taylor said, breaking the silence.
" Please tell me that we're NOT argueing about our children." Gabriella asked reappearing from the bathroom.
Gabriella walked over and tiredly plopped back down on the bed.
" How are you feeling?" Taylor asked, happy to talk about something else.
" Tired." Gabriella nodded.
" Well, you could've been in labor for twelve hours...so consider yourself lucky." Taylor said, remember her own labor experience.
Gabriella nodded.
" Are you seeing this?" Gabriella asked skeptically, looking over at Troy.
Taylor giggled while Chad looked confused.
" He never lets me hold her. I think I've held her maybe twice..."
Troy looked appalled, " Babe, if you want to hold her, just say something!"
Gabriella laughed, " No...it's ok. You hold her."
There was a quiet knock on the door.
The four of the room occupants turned their heads to the visitor.
" There she is Faith!" Lena exclaimed happily as she opened the door, revealing the tear stained little girl attached firmly to her chest.
Gabriella couldn't help but giggle, " Oh Faith! What happened?" She stretched her arms out wanting to hold her.
Lena walked over to Gabriella and slid the little girl into her lap.
Faith instantly wrapped her small arms around her mother's neck, resting her head on Gabriella's collar bone.
Gabriella easily re-adjusted a small clip that was holding a small amount of Faith's dark curly hair back into place.
" How old is she now?" Taylor asked
Gabriella swept her hand over Faith's face, " Almost a year..." She said, a twinge of sadness hinting in her voice.
Troy pulled a chair over to where Gabriella was sitting and sat down with Destiny.
" So, what's her name?" Lena asked, dying to know.
Troy and Gabriella exchanged smiles.
" We decided on Destiny." Gabriella said happily.
Troy nodded, " Destiny Hope."
Lena just smiled, " It fits so well..."
" Faith and Destiny..." Taylor repeated.
" Oh, I get it, like you kept your Faith, and Destiny brought you back together..." Chad said dully.
Everyone fell silent and looked at him.
" Baby, I think that's the smartest thing you've ever said." Taylor said, happily placing a kiss on his cheek.
Chad just shrugged, " It reminded me of Twinkle Towne..." He said, again, surprising everyone.
At the same time, both Gabriella's and Troy's eyes began to sparkle.
" More than hope, more than faith, " Gabriella said.
" This is truth this is fate." Troy added.
" And together we see it coming." The two finished in unison.
" No I did not hear you two say that." Sharpay announced, coming through the door.
Troy and Gabriella exchanged glances and began laughing.
" What are you doing here? I thought your kiddies had to take a nap?" Taylor asked
" Oh, you mean, these kiddies?" Sharpay pushed the door open wider revealing a triple seated stroller with three small sleeping babies in them.
As everyone in the room exchanged 'awws', Sharpay rolled her eyes and pushed the stroller in.
" Where's Colette?" Gabriella asked, noticing the missing prescence of the future drama queen.
" She's with daddy." Sharpay answered.
" Sharpay I don't know how you manage with triplets..." Lena said shaking her head.
Sharpay shrugged, " Well, you know...you do what you gotta' do."
Lena walked over to the stoller, " What did you end up naming them?"
Taylor rolled her eyes, " Yes Sharpay, did you ever decide on names?"
Gabriella's face scrunched in confusion, " What about Gavin, Garret and Genevieve?"
" Well, I liked those names, but then I thought to myself, what about Colette? She won't have anyone with the same first initial as her, how is that fair?"
" Just tell us the names." Taylor said sweetly.
Sharpay scoffed, " Fine. If you must know, their names are Bennet Emerson,Gregory Anderson and Paisley Allegra."
Lena stopped looking at the babies and looked at Sharpay, " You named your daughter Paisley?"
Sharpay shrugged, " Zeke wouldn't let me name her Tallulah Willow..."
Gabriella shook her head at her friend's diva-ish attitude.
Sharpay noticed this, " What? I want my children to have special names. Is that such a crime?"
Gabriella giggled, " No Sharpay, it's not."
" So, are you and Zeke happy with your four children?" Lena asked
Sharpay took a moment to figure out what she was asking, " Oh, yeah...I think we're done." She said surely.
The other adults nodded their heads.
" What about you guys?" Troy asked Chad and Taylor.
Chad shrugged, " I think we're going to wait a while...get used to having one first..."
Taylor nodded, " Jordan's our main priority right now..." She said loving looking at the baby in Chad's arms.
" And Mrs. Bolton, will the Bolton family be only a family of four?" Chad asked, now turning the tables on Troy and Gabriella.
The question, to say the least caught Gabriella off guard.
" I don't think so..." Troy said, happy to answer for his wife.
His answer caused everyone else to laugh.
" And how many grandchildren will I end up having?" Lena asked playfully.
Troy looked at Gabriella and smiled, " Oh...I don't know...maybe seven..."
Gabriella's jaw dropped, " SEVEN?"
Troy simply nodded.
" Well, you only live once...might as well make the most out of it." He said wisely.
" So, Mr. Bolton, " Chad said, back with his interviewer voice, " You have two children, how do you feel?"
Troy looked down at Destiny, then over at his wife and young daughter.
" Blessed"
Gabriella felt herself tearing up as she caught Troy's eye contact and nodded.
Author'sNote: My oh my...that was it...my last chapter of little blue eyes...
bittersweet from this computer! i love this story so much, and am so proud of it!
I'm gonna post a final author's note, and the preview to the sequel, so don't leave me just yet!
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