It was late afternoon when Troy walked up the stairs to check on Gabriella. She had been having cramps for the last couple hours. Troy had called Dr. Crane earlier that day and he said that it was normal at this stage in the pregnancy to be having cramps. Troy got to the bedroom door and saw Gabriella trying to get comfortable in bed. He sighed and went up to the bed.
"How are you feeling Brie?" Troy asked rubbing her back.
"I still have cramps but they aren't as bad as they were" Gabriella said.
"Well that's good. Just relax okay? Take a nap like Dr. Crane said and then we will see what happens" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said snuggling into her pillow.
"Call if you need me. I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too Troy" Gabriella said falling asleep.
Troy went downstairs and called Chad.
"Hello?" Chad answered.
"Hey man:" Troy said.
"Hey daddy, how are you?" Chad asked.
"I'm doing well. Gabriella is asleep right now. Is Taylor around?" Troy asked.
"Yeah she is. Hold on" Chad said.
"Troy?" Taylor answered.
"Hey, how is the baby shower stuff coming?" Troy asked.
"It's all set up. You just need to get Gabi to my house around 4 tomorrow" Taylor said.
"Okay. That sounds good" Troy said.
"I will see you tomorrow" Taylor said.
"See you" Troy said.
Troy hung up the phone and heard Gabriella calling him. He walked up the stairs to the bedroom.
"Is the pain worse?" Troy asked.
"No, but our daughter just kicked for the first time" Gabriella said smiling.
"Really?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded and took her husband's hand and put it on the spot that she had felt the kick. Troy felt a kick come in contact with his hand.
"That's amazing baby" Troy said kissing her cheek.
"What do you think our daughter will look like?" Gabriella asked.
Troy looked at Gabriella and sat down on the bed by her feet. He started to rub her aching feet gently.
"I think she will look like you but have great athletic skills like her father" Troy said.
"I think she will have your sense of humor" Gabriella said.
"Are you scared?" Troy asked.
"Of what?" Gabriella asked.
"Becoming a mother, giving birth, stuff like that" Troy said.
"I mean its scary knowing that you are going to be in charge of another life beside your own. I know that I will make mistakes because nobody's perfect. In the end though, I will learn how to take care of my family. The birth part I haven't really thought of it yet since its four months away" Gabriella said.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. It's like you said we will make mistakes but then eventually learn how to take care of our family. I love you so much, you know that right?" Troy asked.
"I love you too" Gabriella said with tears in her eyes.
Troy opened his arms and Gabriella moved into them. He wrapped his arms around Gabriella and kissed her head.
"You never answered my question Brie" Troy said.
"What did you ask?" Gabriella asked.
"Is the pain worse?" Troy asked again.
"It's better. I think I just need to take it easy at the office" Gabriella said.
"You can't get too stressed out Gabriella. Now that you are feeling a little better, what do you want for dinner?" Troy asked.
"Can you make chicken please? It is in the refrigerator and can you make a salad to go with that?" Gabriella asked.
"Of course Brie" Troy said kissing her cheek.
"Thank you" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's lips softly. He then got up and walked out of the room. Gabriella thought of what life would be like when their daughter came. She knew Troy was going to be an amazing father. He always knew the right thing to do and say. Gabriella was pulled out of her thoughts when she smelled a heavenly aroma coming from downstairs. She got out of bed carefully and walked downstairs to the kitchen to see Troy cooking. Gabriella walked up behind Troy and wrapped her arms around his torso.
"How's it going?" Gabriella asked.
"It's almost done. It just needs a few more minutes" Troy said.
Gabriella tightened her grip on Troy and snuggled deeper into his chest. Troy wrapped his arms around her and put his hand on her bump. A few minutes later, Gabriella and Troy were settled at the kitchen table talking about their daughter.
"Babe?" Gabriella asked.
"Hmmm?" Troy asked.
"What are we going to name her?" Gabriella asked.
"Well why don't we make a list of names we like then eliminate the ones we don't like" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Gabriella and Troy finished dinner and sat back down at the table with a pen and paper.
"Okay, how about we each come up with five names then we will figure out her name" Gabriella said.
"That sounds good" Troy said.
The couple thought and wrote their names in silence. After fifteen minutes of silence, they finished their lists.
"Who should go first?" Troy asked.
"I will. I came up with Hannah, Amanda, Diana, Stephanie, and Rosie. What did you pick?" Gabriella asked.
"I got Rebecca, Lisa, Megan, Christina, and Maddi. Should we start eliminating?" Troy asked.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
The couple eliminated all the names except for two.
"So its between Hannah and Amanda" Troy said.
"How about Hannah as her first name and Amanda as her middle name?" Gabriella suggested.
"Hannah Amanda Bolton. I like it" Troy said.
"So then our daughter finally has a name" Gabriella said happily.
The rest of the day Troy and Gabriella relaxed at home and thought of what life would be like once Hannah came into the world.