The next morning Gabriella got up early and walked to the kitchen. She got a pen and a sheet of paper from the pantry and sat down at the table. Gabriella was trying to make a list of boy names for her son. Meanwhile, Troy woke up feeling cold and realized that Gabriella was no longer in bed. He got out of bed and walked downstairs to the kitchen where he saw her writing.
"What are you doing Brie?" Troy asked his wife.
"Making a list of possible names for our son" Gabriella said looking at him.
"I already made my list last night. Do you want to know what I picked?" Troy asked rubbing her shoulders.
"Okay. I picked Alex, Brandon, Ryan, Brennon, and Tyler" Troy said proudly.
"I like those. I picked Joshua, Daniel, and Troy" Gabriella said.
"What do you think of Alexander Troy Bolton?" Troy suggested.
"I love it" Gabriella said smiling.
Then it's settled. Our twin's names are Hannah Amanda Bolton and Alexander Troy Bolton" Troy said happily.
Gabriella smiled and snuggled into Troy's chest. He kissed her head softly and put his hand on her bump.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too Brie" Troy said.
"When is your next away game?" Gabriella asked putting her arms around his waist.
"Two days. I have to fly out tomorrow" Troy said caressing her hair.
"When will you be home?" Gabriella asked.
"Right after the game I am going to fly home. I don't want you to stay here by yourself though. I want you to stay at Taylor and Chad's" Troy said.
"Troy, I can stay here by myself. Just because I am seven months pregnant doesn't mean I can't take care of myself" Gabriella said starting to get hormonal.
"Gabriella, I know you can take care of yourself. I am not questioning that. I just want you to be near somebody just in case something happens" Troy said.
"You don't trust me" Gabriella said pulling away from him.
"Brie, I just want you and our babies to be safe. I do trust you" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at him angrily.
"I hate you" Gabriella said leaving the room.
Gabriella walked upstairs and slammed the bedroom door and locked it. Troy sighed when he heard the door slam. He walked upstairs and knocked on the door.
"Brie?" Troy called.
Gabriella didn't answer. Troy felt horrible. All Gabriella wanted was to be able to have independence while she was pregnant. He knew he was being overprotective. Troy knocked on the door again.
"Baby, I am sorry. I know that you want to stay home alone, believe me I do. I just want you and the babies to be safe. I didn't want to sound like I was questioning your ability to take care of yourself. I know you can. I trust you with my life. I just want you to be safe that's all. I love you so much and didn't mean to upset you" Troy said leaning against the door frame with his ear to the door.
Troy heard sniffling and felt worse. He heard Gabriella moving around in the room and felt the door unlock. Gabriella opened the door with tears falling down her cheeks. Troy opened his arms and she ran into them.
"I'm sorry Troy" Gabriella cried into his neck.
"Hey, hey don't cry babe. Look at me Brie" Troy said.
Gabriella brought her head up so she was looking directly at Troy. Troy wiped her tears away and kissed her lips.
"I love you so much. I know that I am really hormonal right now and I am really sorry for blowing up on you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too. Honey, I never wanted to you to think I didn't trust you. I trust you with everything. Don't be sorry for the mood swings Brie. You can't control them. How about we make a deal?" Troy said.
"What does it entail?" Gabriella asked.
"You can stay home by yourself when I am gone but Taylor and Chad are going to come over and check up on you to make sure your okay while I am gone" Troy proposed.
"Okay. That sounds fine" Gabriella said.
"Alright. I will call Chad later and tell him" Troy said.
A couple days later, Troy had to leave for his away game. He was apprehensive about leaving Gabriella but knew she would call him if there was a problem. Troy brought his suitcase downstairs and saw Gabriella waiting for him. He went up to her and put his hand on her bump.
"Call me if something happens okay? Chad and Taylor said they would come over later to check if you are okay. The hospital number is on the counter in the kitchen and Dr. Crane's number is on the refrigerator. I love you Gabriella" Troy said.
"I will. I love you too. Be safe. Call me when you get there" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed her lips softly and knelt down and kissed her bump.
"I love you guys" Troy whispered.
Gabriella smiled as Troy stood up. She kissed him again and walked him to the door.
"I'll call when I get to the hotel" Troy said walking out the door.
Gabriella watched her husband get into the van and drive away. She closed the door and heard the phone ring. Gabriella looked at the caller ID and saw that it said Taylor so she answered it.
"Hello?" Gabriella answered.
"Hi Gabriella how are you?" Taylor asked.
"Hey Taylor I'm fine. Troy just left for Florida" Gabriella said.
"Oh. He's coming back in two days right?" Taylor asked for clarification.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
"That's good. Well Chad said he was going to come over tonight and check on you so I am giving you a heads up" Taylor said.
"Thanks for the warning Taylor I know I can hide everything from Chad. He can read me like an open book" Gabriella said walking to the kitchen with the phone.
"Hey I am just the messenger. Don't shoot me" Taylor said jokingly.
"I know. Thank you for telling me. I think I am going to take a nap. So I will see Chad later" Gabriella said.
"Alright. Go relax. Chad said he will be there around seven" Taylor said.
"Okay bye" Gabriella said.
"Bye Gabriella" Taylor said hanging up.
Gabriella hung up the phone and yawned. She put her hand on her bump and walked upstairs. Gabriella got to her bedroom and fell asleep. The babies had made her exhausted. A couple hours later, Gabriella woke up to the doorbell ringing. She looked at the clock on her bedside table and it read seven o' clock. Gabriella walked downstairs and went to the door. She opened it and saw Chad standing there.
"Hey you!" Chad said happily as he hugged his best friend.
"Hi Chad How are you?" Gabriella asked.
"I'm doing fine. How are you?" Chad asked.
"We are all fine. Would you like some coffee?" Gabriella offered.
"Sure Brie" Chad said.
"Do you take it black or with cream and sugar?" Gabriella asked.
"Cream and sugar please" Chad said.
"Has Troy called yet?" Chad asked.
"Not yet" Gabriella said rubbing her stomach.
"Are you okay?" Chad asked.
"Yeah they are just kicking really hard" Gabriella said rubbing her stomach to try to calm the twins down.
"So how's East High?" Gabriella asked him.
Chad became the head basketball coach when Troy's father, Jack retired. He ran the team harder and made them into a team that watched out for each other. They were unbeatable in the state of New Mexico.
"The team is really good this year. Everyone is trying to get that one spot that Troy and I had once had. The boys all want to be the next NBA star" Chad said.
"Oh that sounds good" Gabriella said rubbing her stomach.
"Gabriella, are you sure you are okay?" Chad asked again.
"My stomach is starting to hurt Chad" Gabriella confessed.
"Do you need to go to the hospital?" Chad asked coming to her side.
Gabriella paused for a minute. Then she nodded. She was scared. She was only seven months pregnant. Troy was out of town. What was she going to do?
"Okay honey. Come on" Chad said helping her up.
Chad put his arm around her and helped to the car. He helped Gabriella get in and closed her door. Chad drove to Albuquerque General Hospital and parked his car in the emergency room parking lot. He got out of the car and went to Gabriella's side and helped her out of the car. Chad walked her to the entrance. They both walked in and Chad went to the front desk. A nurse with a wheelchair came to Gabriella's side and told her to sit down. Chad held her hand as they went into the elevator.
"Chad, you need to call Troy" Gabriella said nervously.
"Okay. I will call when we get you into a room" Chad said.
The elevator doors opened and the nurse wheeled Gabriella into the maternity wing of the hospital. The nurse brought her to a hospital room and hooked her up to monitors. Chad held her hand and kissed her head softly.
"I'm going to go outside and call Troy okay?" Chad said.
"Chad please don't leave me" Gabriella cried.
"Gabriella, I will be right outside the room. You can see me through the window. I need to call Troy to tell him what's going on" Chad said.
Gabriella agreed and let go of his hand. She watched him walk out the door. Gabriella put her hands on her bump and watched the two monitors that were watching the twins. Chad was outside when he dialed Troy's number.
"Hello?" Troy answered.
"Hey Troy I'm at the hospital. Gabriella had a false alarm. We are waiting for Dr. Crane to come and check her out. Gabriella told me to call you and tell you" Chad said.
"Is she okay? Are the babies okay?" Troy asked nervously.
"Dr. Crane hasn't shown up yet to tell us what is going on. I will tell you as soon as I know" Chad said.
"Thanks Chad for calling me. Please call me and tell me how Brie is and what the doctor said okay?" Troy said.
"You got it man" Chad said.
The two men hung up the phone. Chad went back into Gabriella's hospital room and sat in the chair next to her bed. He offered her his hand she gladly took it. There was a knock on the door and Dr. Crane came into the room.
"Gabriella. What's going on?" Dr. Crane asked.
"My stomach started to hurt and it felt like I was in labor" Gabriella said.
"Okay. I'm going to do an ultrasound to see what's going on" Dr. Crane said.
Dr. Crane looked at Chad then looked at Gabriella.
"Who is this?" Dr. Crane asked referring to Chad.
"This is Troy's best friend. Troy is out of town. He had an away game and he called Chad to check on me" Gabriella explained to Dr. Crane.
"Okay" Dr. Crane said.
Dr. Crane put gel on Gabriella's stomach and used a wand to move it around. He looked at the monitor.
"Gabriella have you been under any stress at all?" Dr. Crane asked her.
"Troy has been gone for a couple of days. I'm exhausted but I don't want to feel like a burden on him" Gabriella confessed.
"Gabriella I am putting you on bed rest for the remainder of your pregnancy. You may only get up to go the bathroom. I want you to stay overnight for observation and tomorrow you may go home" Dr. Crane said.
Gabriella nodded. Dr. Crane left the room. As soon as the door closed Gabriella cried. Chad went up to the bed and hugged her.
"Gabriella everything is going to be okay. You need to be more careful" Chad said wiping the tears away from her face.
"I know" Gabriella said.
"I am going to go outside and call Troy. I will be right back" Chad said.
Gabriella nodded and her body sunk into the bed. Chad left the room and dialed Troy's number.
"What happened Chad? What did Dr. Crane say?" Troy asked.
"Dr. Crane said that Gabriella is under stress. He is putting her on best rest for the remainder of her pregnancy. She has to stay overnight for observation" Chad told his best friend.
"I told her I would stay home. This is my fault" Troy said.
"Troy this isn't any ones fault. Things just happen" Chad said.
"I'm coming home. I need to be with her" Troy said.
"Okay man" Chad said.
The two men hung up the phone. Chad sat outside of Gabriella's hospital room and hoped everything was going to be okay.