The next afternoon Troy and Gabriella were driving to the hospital for Gabriella's six month appointment. Both of them were excited that in about three months they would be able to meet their daughter, Hannah. Gabriella was leaning her head on the car window with her eyes closed as Troy drove. She had been up all night because their daughter had been kicking. Not that Gabriella was upset about this she just wanted to sleep peacefully.
"Gabriella honey, we're here. You need to wake up" Troy said softly.
"Mmmm…" Gabriella said opening her eyes a little bit.
"When we get home you can go back to sleep I promise" Troy said kissing her forehead.
Gabriella opened her eyes wider and waited for Troy to help her out of the car. Troy opened the passenger door and helped his wife out of the car. Gabriella entwined their fingers as they walked into the office. She signed herself in and sat next to Troy.
"Is Hannah still kicking you?" Troy asked as he put his hand on her bump.
Gabriella nodded as she put her head on Troy's shoulder. Troy kissed her head.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said mumbling.
Gabriella's name was called a few minutes later. The nurse took Gabriella's height and weight and escorted them to an exam room. The nurse shut the door behind her. Troy helped Gabriella onto the exam table and entwined their fingers.
"Maybe she's a soccer player?" Troy suggested.
"Yeah. She really knows how to make her mommy annoyed" Gabriella said tiredly.
There was a knock on the door and Dr. Crane came into the room.
"Hi guys. How are you feeling, Gabriella?" Dr. Crane asked as he washed his hands.
"Exhausted, she won't stop kicking" Gabriella said.
"I know. Let's take a look at her. Troy, can you help her lay down?" Dr. Crane asked.
Troy stood up and put his hand under Gabriella's back. She then lied down. Dr. Crane pulled Gabriella's shirt up, exposing her large bump. He then put gel and used the wand to move it around.
"There's your daughter. She's perfectly healthy" Dr. Crane said.
Gabriella looked at the screen and tears flowed from her eyes. Troy saw this and rubbed her forehead gently. He then kissed her head.
"Thank you Dr. Crane" Gabriella said.
Dr. Crane left and closed the door behind him. Troy helped Gabriella up and off the exam table. He kissed her lips.
"Let's get you home and into bed" Troy said entwining their fingers.
The couple walked to the car and Troy helped Gabriella into the car. Troy drove home and helped Gabriella out of the car. He then unlocked the door and closed it behind them. Troy and Gabriella walked upstairs. They got to their bedroom and Gabriella got into bed. Troy kissed her head.
"Get some sleep, Gabriella" Troy said.
Gabriella was out like a light. Troy walked downstairs and got the phone from the kitchen. He dialed the familiar number that he had known all his life and waited for someone to pick up.
"Hello?" Lucille answered.
"Hi mama" Troy said.
"Troy, how are you? How's Gabriella?" Lucille asked.
"I'm fine. Gabriella's good. She's just really tired. The baby kept her up all night and she didn't get any sleep. She just passed out a couple minutes so hopefully she will be feeling a little better. How are you?" Troy asked his mother.
"I'm fine. Do you know the sex of the baby yet, Troy?" Lucille asked.
"Yeah we do. We are keeping it a secret though until its born" Troy said smiling.
"Oh Troy please tell me. I will keep it a secret" Lucille said.
"No way. My lips are sealed" Troy said laughing.
"Fine, if Gabriella is feeling a little better later tonight we would love to see you guys" Lucille said.
"I will ask her when she wakes up. I will call you and tell you the answer" Troy said.
"Okay bye Troy" Lucille said.
"Bye mama" Troy said.
Troy hung up the phone and went upstairs because he heard movement. He got to the bedroom and saw Gabriella sitting up in bed.
"Hey how are you feeling?" Troy asked as he sat on the edge of their bed.
"I feel better. I think I was just really tired. Who was on the phone?" Gabriella asked.
"My mother, she wanted to know if we wanted to stop by the house to see them. I told her you were sleeping and she said to ask you when you woke up" Troy explained.
"I want to go" Gabriella said.
"Are you sure? I could tell them no babe" Troy said.
"I'm fine Troy. I just needed a nap. Carrying a baby wears you out fast" Gabriella said.
"Okay, I will call them right now and tell them" Troy said.
Troy got up and kissed her lips. He then walked out of the room and then came back.
"Are you absolutely sure?" Troy asked.
"Yes. Go call your parents" Gabriella said laughing.
Troy left the room. Gabriella shook her head. She had the most amazing husband that anyone could ever ask for. Gabriella decided to get up and get ready to go to Troy's parents house. She walked to the bathroom and stood so she was looking at the side of her bump. It had shrunk a lot in the past couple of days. Gabriella shook it off thinking it was normal and that she was just exhausted. She walked downstairs and saw Troy on the computer in his office.
"What are you doing?" Gabriella asked.
"I have a bunch of press interviews that I have to do via email. So I am trying to answer all their questions" Troy said.
"What are they asking?" Gabriella asked.
"They are asking about you and the baby. How far along you are and stuff like that. Are you ready to go?" Troy asked.
"Yeah I am. Babe, do I look a lot smaller than I was a couple weeks ago?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah but that's probably due to the fact that you have been stressed out. I am sure its normal. Call Dr. Crane though, just to be sure" Troy said.
"I will do that right now" Gabriella said picking up the phone.
Gabriella called Dr. Crane and he told her to come to his office tomorrow to get checked out. She then walked to the kitchen.
"I have an appointment tomorrow at ten" Gabriella said worriedly.
"Sweetheart, everything is going to be fine okay?" Troy said reassuringly.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
"Come on Brie, let's go. Let's talk about this later" Troy said.
Gabriella and Troy walked to the car. Troy helped Gabriella into the car and closed the passenger door. He then walked to the driver side and got in. The drive to the Bolton's was short. Troy looked at Gabriella occasionally as he drove. He knew she was scared to death. Troy entwined their fingers together and kissed Gabriella's thumb. Troy stopped driving when he had reached his parents house. He looked at Gabriella and kissed her cheek.
"I love you Brie" Troy said.
"I love you too Troy" Gabriella said.
Troy got out of the car and went to the passenger side to help Gabriella out of the car. Once Gabriella was out of the car, Troy shut the car door. He entwined their fingers and walked to the front door. Gabriella rang the doorbell.
"Hey! How are you guys? Gabriella, you look beautiful" Lucille said.
"Thanks Lucille. I'm doing okay. This baby just likes to kick hard" Gabriella said.
"Troy liked to kick hard as well. I guess it's an athlete thing. Troy, how are you?" Lucille asked her son.
"I'm fine. I have been doing a lot of press conferences from home so I can keep an eye on Gabriella" Troy said rubbing her back.
"That's good. Are you excited for the baby to come?" Lucille asked the couple.
"Yeah we are so excited. I can't wait to hold him or her" Gabriella said.
The rest of the night Gabriella and Troy spent with the Bolton's. When they finally got home, Gabriella hugged Troy tightly. Troy put his head on top of hers and put his arms around her.
"Everything will be fine baby" Troy said kissing her cheek.
"I hope so" Gabriella said.
Gabriella and Troy fell asleep wondering what was going on with their baby that would arrive in two months.