That night, Troy heard movement downstairs. He opened his eyes and saw that Rachel wasn't next to him. Troy got out of bed and walked downstairs. He followed the noise that he heard to the kitchen where Rachel was making a sandwich. Troy smiled and walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her bump. Troy kissed her shoulder.
"What are you doing up this late?" Troy asked.
"I was craving a peanut butter sandwich, so I came downstairs and made one" Rachel said taking a bite out of her sandwich.
"I would have made you one, honey" Troy said.
"I wanted to do it myself. You were asleep and I didn't want to wake you up" Rachel said.
"Babe, you are 5 months pregnant, I am supposed to be taking care of you" Troy said.
"I am not a child, Troy" Rachel said as she started to get hormonal.
Rachel walked out of the room.
"Rachel, I didn't mean for it to come out that way" Troy said.
Rachel walked upstairs silently and went into their bathroom and slammed the door. Troy sighed. He walked to the bathroom and knocked on the door.
"Rachel?" Troy called through the door.
Rachel didn't answer until he heard her start to cry. Then Troy felt awful. Troy put his ear to the door.
"Baby? Can I come in?" Troy asked.
Troy twisted the doorknob and opened the door. Rachel was sitting on the floor with her arms around her knees and her head in between them.
"Baby, I am so sorry. I really didn't mean for it to come out that way. I know you can do it yourself, but I just didn't want to put any more stress on you or the baby. I love you and I am really sorry" Troy said.
Rachel cried into her knees. Troy went and sat next to her and pulled her into his chest. He rubbed her back as she cried and told her that he loved her. Once Rachel stopped crying, she looked at Troy's face.
"I am sorry. Stupid hormones" Rachel said wiping her tears.
"Hey, it's okay. Come on, let's go back to bed" Troy said getting off the bathroom floor and helping Rachel onto her feet.
"I love you" Rachel said kissing Troy's lips.
"I love you too" Troy said.
Troy and Rachel walked into their bedroom and got into bed. The next morning, Rachel woke up and smiled when she Troy sleeping. She started to kiss his lips then his neck. Troy smiled with his eyes still closed.
"Mm babe. Stop" Troy said.
"Come on, you know you want to" Rachel said seductively.
Troy opened his eyes and looked at his girlfriend.
"I want to, I really do. I don't want to hurt the baby or you" Troy said.
"You won't and if I am uncomfortable then we can stop" Rachel said.
"We are going to do this, carefully" Troy said slowly.
Rachel nodded. Troy took off his clothes. He then helped Rachel with hers. Troy looked at Rachel.
"Are you ready?" Troy asked.
"Yeah" Rachel said.
"Are you sure you want to do this? We don't have to, babe" Troy said.
"I want to and I want you" Rachel said.
Troy smiled and kissed Rachel's lips. They made for hours . A couple hours later, Troy and Rachel were asleep. Troy woke up and smiled. He kissed Rachel's bare shoulder. Rachel turned over and looked at Troy.
"I didn't hurt you, did I?" Troy asked.
"No, not at all" Rachel said smiling.
Troy smiled and kissed her lips.
"My mom wants us to come over and visit. Are you up to it?" Troy asked moving the stray hairs out of his girlfriend's face.
"Yeah, could you help me up?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah" Troy said getting up and walking to Rachel's side of the bed.
Troy helped Rachel up and kissed her lips. He put his hand on her bump.
"The baby is getting big" Troy said.
"I know, I feel huge" Rachel said.
"You are not huge. You are perfect" Troy said.
"I feel huge. My feet and back ache because of this huge thing" Rachel said putting her hand on her back and the other hand on her bump.
"I know, baby. We have four months left. You have four months left of hurting" Troy said.
"Then the real pain begins" Rachel said.
"You could always get an epidural, like we talked about" Troy said.
"Yeah I know" Rachel said.
"Hey, enough of this conversation okay? Let's go to my parents and not think about this right now" Troy said kissing Rachel's lips.
"Okay, I love you" Rachel said.
"I love you too" Troy said.
An hour later, Troy and Rachel were driving to the Efron's. Troy drove into the driveway and parked the car. He then went to Rachel's side and helped her out. The couple then walked to the front door and rang the doorbell. Vanessa opened the door and smiled.
"Hey guys, Rachel you are getting big" Vanessa said as the couple walked into the house.
"Yeah, and I feel that way too" Rachel said rubbing her stomach soothingly.
"How are you feeling?" Vanessa asked as the couple sat down in the family room.
"Tired, hormonal, huge, my feet are starting to swell, and my back hurts" Rachel said sitting next to Troy.
"She's been taking baths every night to help relax her muscles" Troy said.
"That's good. Keep doing that. Baths always helped me relax and my body" Vanessa said.
Zac walked into the room and smiled.
"Hey bud" Zac said hugging Troy.
"Hey" Troy said.
"Let's let the women talk" Zac said taking Troy into his office.
Vanessa and Rachel watched the men walk out of the room and into the office.
"So how are you really feeling?" Vanessa asked.
"You know me too well" Rachel said smiling.
"I know that pregnant women try to say they are fine when they really aren't" Vanessa said.
"Troy is worried" Rachel said.
"What is he worried about?" Vanessa asked her son's girlfriend.
"He's worried about if the baby is healthy" Rachel said.
"That's normal" Vanessa said.
"He is also worried if he hurts me when" Rachel stopped.
Vanessa smiled.
"Troy wants everything to be okay and for you and the baby to be safe" Vanessa said.
"I know, but sometimes I feel like he is doing too much" Rachel said.
"He is doing it because he loves you" Vanessa said.
"I know" Rachel said.
Have you talked to him about the birth?" Vanessa asked.
"We just started talking about it. I told him that you were going to be in the delivery room with us, and he was fine with that. We agreed that if I am in too much pain, then I will get an epidural. He told me that we were going to get through it together. He said he has no idea what to expect when I actually have to deliver, but he said he would be calm, for my sake" Rachel said.
"That's good. Then you have a plan set up" Vanessa said.
"Yeah, Troy said that he is going to start the baby's room in a couple weeks and wants Zac's help. He doesn't want me touching anything" Rachel said.
"You shouldn't be doing any of that, you are going to be six months pregnant by then and anything can happen" Vanessa said.
"I know" Rachel said.
Troy and Zac came back into the room. Troy sat next to Rachel.
"How was your chat, ladies?" Zac asked.
"Good, how was yours?" Vanessa asked.
"Good" Troy said.
"Come on, let's eat" Vanessa said.
The little family ate together and talked about the baby and what would happen in the next couple months.