A couple hours later, Gabriella woke up from her nap. She looked around the bedroom and then remembered she was on bed rest. She sighed and picked up the walkie talkie from the bedside table.
"Troy?" Gabriella called.
"Did you have a nice nap baby?" Troy asked.
"Yeah I did. I got woken up by my back though" Gabriella said.
"I will come upstairs right now" Troy said leaving his office with the walkie talkie.
Troy walked upstairs and into their bedroom. Gabriella's hair was sprawled out all over her pillow. She had rings under her eyes and her hand was on her back. Troy sat down on the bed and started rubbing her back gently.
"Mmmmm….Troy" Gabriella moaned.
"Relax babe. You are really tense" Troy said lifting her shirt in the back.
"The twins are pounding on my back" Gabriella said snuggling into her pillow.
"I know baby. Just relax and close your eyes" Troy said rubbing her back.
Troy massaged Gabriella's back and then she turned over, looking at him.
"Feeling better?" Troy asked putting his hand on her bump.
"Yeah thanks Troy" Gabriella said snuggling into his chest.
"Are you going to go back to sleep? If you are going to stay up, I have a surprise for you" Troy said.
"I will stay up for a little while. What's the surprise?" Gabriella asked.
As if on cue, the doorbell rang and Gabriella looked at Troy confused.
"Who is at the door?" Gabriella asked.
"I will be back. Hold on" Troy said.
Troy walked downstairs and opened the door. Chad and Taylor had come to visit Gabriella. Troy went back upstairs to the bedroom.
"There are some people here that want to see you" Troy said smiling.
"Send them in" Gabriella said.
Chad and Taylor came into the bedroom and hugged and kissed their best friend.
"What are you guys doing here?" Gabriella asked surprised.
"We were in the area and wanted to stop by and see how you were doing" Chad said.
"I'm hanging in there. I'm bored to death but I have been able to catch up on sleep" Gabriella said.
"See that's a good thing. You finally allowed yourself to stop stressing out" Chad said.
"Yeah what are you guys up to today?" Gabriella asked her best friends.
"We were going to go up to my parents house and stay there for the weekend. What about you guys?" Taylor asked.
"I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so I probably need to take another nap before that. I am eight months pregnant. What do they expect the babies to do in two days?" Gabriella asked Taylor.
"Honey, they just need to make sure they are okay that's all" Taylor said.
"I know but it feels like nobody trusts me. Troy trusts me with anything but Dr. Crane doesn't. I just can't wait to have my two healthy babies in my arms" Gabriella said putting her hands on her bump.
"Hey I trust you. Gabriella, Dr. Crane just wants the babies to be healthy now and when they arrive. I know it seems personal from your point of view but he's doing it to protect you and them. I know you can't wait to have those babies but you don't want them to come earlier than planned" Taylor said insightfully.
"I try to understand where he's coming from Taylor. He's not a pregnant woman though. Dr. Crane doesn't understand that when a woman who is used to doing everything by herself and not have someone do it for her, she is independent" Gabriella said tearing up.
"Gabriella, don't cry. I know that he may not understand it from the physical standpoint but he knows what is best for the babies" Taylor said.
Gabriella wiped her tears that were streaming down her face. Taylor hugged her best friend and told her everything was going to be okay. They said their goodbye and Taylor went downstairs to find Troy and Chad. Taylor walked into Troy's office and sat down next to Chad.
"Did you ladies have a nice talk?" Troy asked.
"Yeah we did. Troy there is something that you should talk to your wife about" Taylor said.
"What's going on?" Troy asked nervously.
"Gabriella feels like nobody trusts her. She said she knows that you do but from a medical standpoint, she feels that Dr. Crane doesn't trust her" Taylor said.
"I will talk to her about it. Thanks for telling me Taylor" Troy said hugging his best friend.
"We have to get going. My parents are expecting us in a couple hours" Taylor said.
"Alright. Have a great time" Troy said walking the couple to the door.
Troy closed the front door as the couple drove away. He closed his eyes and exhaled. Troy walked upstairs and saw Gabriella snuggled into the sheets of the bed.
"Babe, we need to have a talk" Troy said sitting on the bed.
"I know" Gabriella said.
"Brie, I know that you feel like Dr. Crane doesn't trust you. You have to understand though he is only doing the things he is because he wants us to have two healthy babies. I understand how you think that he doesn't know what it feels like because he isn't a pregnant woman. He has been doing it for a long time sweetheart. He knows what he is doing and we have to trust that fact. Dr. Crane just wanted you to calm down and take it easy. That's all" Troy said.
Gabriella released the tears that she had been holding in for weeks. She finally cried. Troy lied down next to her and held her as she cried. He knew she was crying due to stress and her hormones. Troy kissed her head and put his finger under her chin and kissed her lips.
"I understand that he wants us to have two healthy babies but when you feel trapped in your own home for weeks, it takes a toll on you" Gabriella said sniffling.
"I know. You just have to do it for three weeks baby. We have three weeks left until the twins come" Troy said.
"Okay I will try" Gabriella said.
"Thank you" Troy said kissing her cheek.
"You missed" Gabriella said smiling.
Troy looked at her confused but had Gabriella's lips crashing onto his the next minute. Troy kissed her back and pulled back. He smiled and put his hand on her cheek.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said snuggling into his chest.
"Do you want to go back to sleep now?" Troy asked Gabriella.
"Yeah I am exhausted" Gabriella said yawning.
"Alright, I will be in my office with the walkie talkie if you need me" Troy said kissing her head.
Troy walked out of the room and was happy that Gabriella expressed her feelings about the twins to him. He knew she wanted what was best for them even though she didn't like what she had to do to get there. Troy walked into his office and sat at his computer. He picked up the phone and called his parents house.
"Hello?" Jack answered the phone.
"Hey dad" Troy said leaning back in his office chair.
"Troy. How are you? How's Gabriella?" Jack asked.
"I'm doing okay. Gabriella is on bed rest so we have been hanging out around the house. How are you? How's mom?" Troy asked.
"Wow. We are doing pretty well. Are you guys getting more excited now that you have three weeks left until the twins come?" Jack asked.
"Yeah we are. Gabriella is so excited. She's always saying how she can't wait to hold them. It is scary though. I mean I am going to be a father in three weeks and responsible for two more lives other than myself and Gabriella" Troy confessed to his father.
"That's how I was with you. I freaked out a week before you came but I realized that nobody is perfect. You guys are going to do the best you can for your children and that's all that matters" Jack told his son.
"I hope so. Hey, can you help me out? I am trying to put together a surprise for Gabriella. I want to try to have you guys and Maria come over here. She will be so happy and we haven't seen you for a while" Troy said.
"I think we can do that. When do want us?" Jack asked.
"How does three sound? Gabriella has a doctor's appointment tomorrow at one. I will call Maria and tell her the plan. Just don't call the house if you have a question. Gabriella has all the phones in the bedroom. You can call my cell" Troy said.
"You got it. We will see you tomorrow" Jack said.
"Okay, thanks bye" Troy said.
"Bye" Jack said.
The two men hung up. Troy picked up the phone again and dialed his mother-in-laws house.
"Hello?" Maria answered.
"Maria? It's Troy" Troy said.
"Hey Troy, what's going on? How's everything?" Maria asked.
"Everything is fine don't worry. Gabriella's upstairs sleeping. I have a favor to ask though" Troy said.
"What's on your mind?" Maria asked.
"I was trying to put together a surprise for Gabriella tomorrow. I wanted to call you and my parents to come over here since we haven't seen you in a while" Troy said.
"That sounds great. What time would you like me to come?" Maria asked.
"Will three work? Gabriella has a doctor's appointment at one. Don't call the house though if you have any questions. Gabriella has taken possession of all the phones in the house" Troy said.
"Perfect. I will see you tomorrow" Maria said.
"I will see you tomorrow. Thanks bye" Troy said.
"Bye Troy" Maria said.
The two adults hung up the phone. Troy was excited to see Gabriella's reaction to her surprise the following day.