Chapter 10: Is It Time?

The whole way I couldn't take my eyes off my baby.

We went up to my room, closed the door, and sat on my bed.

We sat in silence on my bed for a little while.

"So..." Troy said.

I turned to him and smiled. "Look," I said and gave him the picture. "its our baby. Its our actual baby." He looked at the picture for a second before turning to me with a smile.

"Yes, yes it is." He pulled me close and kissed me.

The next day, Monday, Chad came to pick me up. I got into the seat and smiled brightly at him. He looked at me weird.

"Whats with the freaky smile, tiny person?"

"Look!" I handed him my ultrasound picture. He looked over it for a few seconds.

"What-?"

"That's my baby!"

"Oh my gosh!" He pulled me into a hug. "That's amazing." He pulled away.

"Yea."

Today featured more baby questions about how I felt about the baby and how my baby's daddy felt about the baby, but I avoided the baby daddy questions just by showing them the ultrasound picture of my little one. That had them distracted for the rest of the day.

Later that evening, Chad and I were hanging out in my room. He was sitting at the computer desk while I laid on my bed, my shirt up, stroking my stomach.

I heard my door open and saw Troy walk in.

He frowned at Chad, Chad did the same (they didn't like each other much for some reason), then came over to me and sat beside me. "Hi Troy."

"Hey baby." He leaned over and kissed me. I put my hands on his face and held his face there. I pulled away and smiled at him. He smiled back. "So how are you and my baby?" He ran a hand down my stomach.

"We're both-" I stopped mid sentence and put a hand over my stomach. I felt a light flutter of movement then a thump against my stomach. I felt the thump again against my hand. I froze in shock.

Troy was the first to react.

"Shar, whats wrong?" I turned to Troy with a smile of pure joy on my face.

"I just-I just felt the baby move. I just felt our baby kick."

"You did?"

"Yes, feel!" I put his hand on my stomach. We waited for a few minutes then the baby kicked.

A big smile spread across his face. "I-that-oh-!" For the first time ever, Troy was speechless. He couldn't get a single word out. So he just kissed me.

We were so wrapped up in the kiss we totally forgot Chad was in the room, and he laid me down on the bed. Troy's hand ran under my shirt and started to squeeze my breast. I moaned into his mouth.

"Hello? I'm still here." Chad said. Troy pulled away to answer him.

"Oh, the door is right there. Make sure you close it behind you."

I could not resist the need that was running through me. I had learned about my increased sex drive when Dr. Jason had talked to us about positions. He said it was due to the overproduction of my hormones. They make me more sexual and overemotional.

So after he waved Chad off, I pulled his face back down to mine. I heard someone sigh and walk out my door. I would apologize to him later. We flipped over and pulled off our clothes. Much, much later.

3 1/2 Months Later

I was laying on my bed sleep. I was dreaming that me and Troy were on my couch doing...something. It was all my dreams were ever about anymore. Just sex. Sometimes I would have nightmares about when the baby came, and I was really freaked out by those dreams. Chad and Troy had told me that they weren't going to happen. That I would be a great mother. I couldn't quite fully believe them.

Troy and I was just getting started on the couch, when someone shook me awake. I groaned, but opened my eyes to look at the person. Troy was kneeling beside my head staring at me.

I sat up in the bed and stared at him aggravated. "What is it, Troy?"

"Come with me."

"Why?"

"I want to show you something." He pulled me up and out the door. He put me in his car and drove me some place. He pulled me out the car and led me up a sidewalk.

"Are we there yet?" I groaned. My ankles were swollen and my feet were killing me.

"We're here." I opened my eyes and saw bright lights at first. After I blinked a few times, I saw what he was talking about.

There was a big window in front of it, store glass, so that light bounced off the object. The thing was a mixture of colors: green, blue, red, yellow, and purple. It was so lovely. I couldn't take my eyes off it.

"Its a-a?" I couldn't get the word out.

"A baby crib." Troy spoke.

"Its-"

"Perfect. I know. That's why I'm getting it for you." I looked at Troy shocked.

"Really?"

"Yea. We need to be prepared for the baby. He/She is coming in less then two weeks." He placed a hand over my big, eight and a half month pregnant belly and smiled.

I smiled back as he pulled me into the store. I was surprised it wasn't closed, until I saw the time: 7:56 p.m.

He pulled me to the front desk where a tall man stood. The man looked up at us.

"How may I help you?"

"We would like to buy that baby crib."

"Oh, preparing for the little one I see." The man smiled down at me.

"How'd you know? My stomach?" I asked him.

"No. You're just glowing. Simply glowing like many pregnant women." I nodded and followed him to the back. He stopped in front of the crib. "This one?"

"Yes sir. How much?"

I tuned them out and ran my hand over one of the rails. The rail was wooden and smooth against my hand.

I didn't jump when a hand grabbed mine.

"So how do you like it?"

"Its perfect." I smiled. Tears came to my eyes as I looked over the crib again. I could feel Troy's eyes on my face. I wiped my eyes.

Always overemotional.

He slipped his arm around my waist and we moved back to the front of the store.

The man did something with the cash register. Troy handed the man something, money, and grabbed something and pulled me out the store.

I wasn't really sure of anything because I had started to drift back to sleep. He sat me in the car, and drove off.

Next thing I know, I woke up in my bed. I tried to sit up, but there was a weight my stomach. I looked down and saw Troy's arm around me.

He was already awake, so he smiled at me when he saw me awake. "Good morning sunshine."

"Good morning Troy." He kissed me for a few seconds, they weren't enough. "What are you doing here so early?"

"I came to put together the crib. I should be getting to that." He went to get up, but I held his arm. "What?"

"Can't it wait?"

"Huh?"

"Can't you put the crib up a little later?"

"Why?"

"Because, I really want to..."

"Want to what?" I rolled my eyes and kissed him.

Afterward, he and Chad were putting together the crib. Chad had shown up about ten minutes ago to hang out and decided to help.

While they worked, I laid on the bed watching them, though, for some reason, I really wanted to get up and help them. I had my shirt up, as always, and was rubbing my stomach. The baby was real active today, moving around and kicking me everywhere.

"Your baby is real active today, Troy." I called to him.

He smiled at me. "Really?"

"Yea. This baby is gonna be a handful."

"Yep. He's gonna be as energetic as his father was when I was little." Troy had come over to me and had put his hand on my stomach.

"No. She'll be as active as her mother was." I contradicted him.

"He's gonna be momma's little boy."

"No, she's gonna be daddy's little girl."

Our little fight would have continued if Chad hadn't stopped us. "Guys! The crib is done."

Troy and I turned to the crib. It was exactly like the one in the store. It was beautiful. My eyes got all teary again.

"I-Its beautiful." I said then added. "Thank you, Chad."

"A pleasure."

I turned to Troy and smiled. "Thank you."

"No problem." He smiled.

"Here comes the kissing." I heard Chad muttered. He was right. Troy leaned in and kissed me. It was a simple, two second kiss, but something happened. I'm not sure what it was, but it felt as if something had snapped. I pulled away from Troy and felt the spots around me.

They were wet.

I looked down and saw that my shorts were drenched. I felt somthing rip through my stomach that could only be described as a contraction.

I grabbed my stomach and gritted my teeth. I felt Troy's hands on my arm. The pressure let up after a short second and I could talk.

"Shar? What's wrong?" I looked up at him.

"My water just broke."

"Your what just what?" Troy asked, shocked.

"My water just broke." Troy's and Chad's eyes went wide.

"Are you sure? This isn't like the others?"

"I'm pretty sure that this is not a false alarm, Chad. This baby is coming today."

"What should we do?"

"We need to take her to the hospital." They agreed.

Chad grabbed me as Troy went to get the car. Chad helped me down the stairs, and into the car. He got into the back seat with me to hold my hand while Troy got in front to drive. He pulled out the driveway and turned down the street. Chad looked confused.

"Where are we going?"

"To the hospital."

"The hospital is the other way, though."

"Not that hospital, a private one."

"A private one? Why?"

"Because that's what we agreed on."

"Why? So people won't find out that shes having your child because you-"

I had had enough of their bickering. "Guys! Stop please. I don't need this. I don't need you two arguing when I'm-" I was cut off when another contraction came. I squeezed Chad's hand.

Right now, I was going through another contraction. I'm sure Chad's and Troy's hand were turning purple now.

I had been in labor for eleven long hours today, and my whole body was in pain. I had been nothing but four, FOUR, centimeters dilated when we had first come in here and it'd been down hill since then.

"When is...your baby...planning on...coming?" I grunted out, almost growling at Troy.

"I'm not sure. But he'll come out when he's ready."

I glared up at Troy. "Well?" I urged. "Is she ready yet?"

"He should come soon."

"Troy," I said in a suddenly sweet voice.

"Yes?"

"You said that hours ago!" I snapped. This was really making me frustrated.

The doctor, Dr. Cross, walked into the room and checked the machines. He had done this action every since I got in. "Hmmm."

"Am I ready yet?" I asked him.

He studied the machine a little longer before turning back to me and nodded. "Yes, its time for you to push." He sat down at the foot of the bed in a chair, and motioned for the nurse at the door to come closer. "When I say. One...Two...Three, PUSH!" As I pushed, I clutched Troy's and Chad's hands tightly. I pushed for a moment then relaxed. I was panting and I could feel the sweat alread on my forehead. "Ok, again. One, Two, Three, Push!" I heaved again for a moment, then relaxed.

"The baby's crowning!" The nurse informed us.

"Can I see?" I heard Troy ask.

"Of course." I felt Troy kiss my head, I kinda growled at him under my breath, and let go of my hand. "Okay. Ready? Push!" I pushed again. I heard Troy's gasp and I could only imagine what he was seeing right now. I relaxed back on the bed. "One more push. Make it big. PUSH!" I pushed my hardest. It hurt like you wouldn't believe. I kept pushing and pushing until there was a small cry in the room. I relaxed back against the bed.

"Amazing." Troy mumbled

"It's a girl!" Dr. Cross announced.

"A-a girl?" My voice was weak, like my body, and broke in the sentence.

"Yes, would you like to cut the cord Troy?"

I closed my eyes and focused on my breathing. After a minute, Troy started to talk.

"Sharpay look. Look at our baby girl." I opened my eyes and turned my head to look at Troy.

Troy was standing right beside me, smiling down at a bundled up pink blanket in his arms. He looked at me, beaming.

His excitement sparked my own and I reached for her. "Let me-Give me my baby. Let me hold her." I whispered. I reached until I felt something in my arms. Troy sat the baby into my awaiting arms and I pulled her close to me. I looked at her.

She was beautiful.

She had pale skin, about the same shade as mine. Her cheeks were a bright red, rosy color. She had my nose and my dark hair coming out of her head. It actually surprised me that she had a head full of hair. But the main thing I noticed was her eyes: Grey-blue. I smiled and looked up at Troy, tears filling my eyes.

"She has my nose, but your eyes." I sobbed as I cradled her to my chest. Tears of joy ran down my face and mixed with the sweat that was already there.

"What would you like to name her?" The doctor asked.

I looked at Troy, and he nodded.

"Anna. Anna Lora Alice." I cooed, stroking my baby's head. She looked like an Anna.

"Ok, we'll leave you three alone." The doctor and nurse left.

I felt the bed tilt as Troy sat beside me. He wrapped an arm around me. "You did great." He said in my ear then kissed me.

"Can I hold her?" Chad asked.

I turned toward him. "Of course. Here." I handed Anna to him, and he got her in his arms.

"She's beautiful!" Chad said.

"She's your god daughter." Chad looked at me and beamed.

I laid back against my pillow.

After a while Chad had to leave and had left. The doctor had come in and took Anna back to the baby room.

After he left, Troy sat on the bed beside me and pulled me into his arms, against his chest. "You were amazing." He whispered into my ear.

"Thank you. It's so exhausting."

"It must have been: pushing a human out of you. I can't believe I got to see my child, my first child, be brought into this world. It was amazing."

"Yea," I yawned, cuddling into his side. "simply amazing."

He bent down and kissed me on lips. It was a very gentle, very sweet kiss and it lasted for a good measure of time. He pulled away from me slightly, his head an inch away from mine. Then he said the thing I never thought he would. "I love you."

"What?"

"I think I'm in love with you." That made my heart jump and made me forget about sleep.

I opened my eyes and stared up at him, shocked. "You-You love me?"

He looked down into my eyes. "Yes."

"Since when?"

"Shh. We'll talk about it when you wake up. Right now you're exhausted. Sleep will be good to you." I nodded and closed my eyes. He was right.

I was under in less then a minute.

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