The next few weeks had gone well for Troy and Rachel. Rachel was now six and a half months pregnant. The couple had decided that Troy and Zac were going to paint the room that day. The doorbell rang and Rachel walked to the door and answered it.
"Hey, you look great" Zac said kissing his son's girlfriend on the cheek.
"For a woman that's six and a half months pregnant? I will take that as a compliment. Thank you. Troy is upstairs, trying to move the furniture out and into the garage" Rachel explained.
"Okay, thanks. Take it easy" Zac said walking upstairs.
Zac walked into the bedroom that was going to be the baby's room and looked around. Troy was moving boxes around, trying to make space for them to start painting.
"Hey" Zac said.
"Hey" Troy said wiping his forehead.
"What do you want me to do? You are the boss" Zac said.
"We need to move all of this extra furniture into the garage. Then we can start painting" Troy told his father.
"Okay" Zac said.
After an hour and a half of moving furniture into the garage, Zac and Troy had cleared the room. Troy poured the paint that Rachel and he wanted for the room, into the paint containers. Troy and Zac then started painting the first wall. They then went onto the other walls and finished three hours later.
"We are done, finally" Troy said lying on the floor.
"That was nothing, Troy. Wait until you have to move baby furniture up the stairs and get it in here" Zac told his son.
"Oh boy" Troy said sarcastically.
"How is Rachel doing? She looks great" Zac said.
"She is trying to convince me that she can do everything. She tried to put things on the highest shelf in the kitchen, while standing on a ladder. I am like "are you kidding me?" you are six and a half months pregnant, and standing on a ladder" Troy said.
"Hey, it's better than her being on bed rest, like your mom was" Zac said.
"Yeah, well hopefully we do not get to that point" Troy said.
Zac looked at the walls that Troy and he had just painted.
"Should we show her?" Zac asked.
"Yeah I will go get her" Troy said walking out of the room.
A few minutes later, Troy came back into the room with Rachel.
"What do you think?" Troy asked.
"I like it. It's neutral, that way we can paint it whatever color we want when the baby is born" Rachel said.
"Good, I have to get going. Your mother wants me to help her do some stuff. It looks great" Zac said.
Zac, Troy, and Rachel went downstairs. They stood in front of the front door.
"Bye bud, call me if you need anything" Zac said hugging his son.
"I will" Troy said.
Zac went to Rachel and held her hand.
"You better not be climbing on any ladders or doing anything that you are not supposed to okay? Let Troy do it" Zac said hugging Rachel and kissing her cheek.
"I won't. I promise" Rachel told her boyfriend's father.
Zac left his son's home. Troy closed the door and looked at Rachel. He walked closer to her and then kissed her lips. Rachel wrapped her arms around Troy's neck. Troy pulled away and smiled.
"What do you want me to make you for dinner?" Troy asked putting his hand on Rachel's bump.
"Could you make me a peanut butter sandwich, with fish on top" Rachel said.
Troy looked at Rachel was disgusted by what he was just asked to make his girlfriend.
"Are you really going to eat that?" Troy asked disgusted.
"It sounds so good, right now. Your baby wants it" Rachel said rubbing her bump.
Troy looked up and closed his eyes. He opened them and looked back at Rachel.
"Okay, I will make it" Troy said.
Troy walked into the kitchen and made a peanut butter sandwich and put the fish that Rachel wanted, on top. He then took the delicacy to the table.
"Babe? Your sandwich is ready" Troy said.
Rachel got off the couch, with the help of Troy and walked to the kitchen table and sat down. Troy leaned against the door. Rachel ate the sandwich in five minutes.
"I seriously think I am going to throw up" Troy said as he watched Rachel eat her sandwich.
"It was good. Thank you baby" Rachel said.
"No problem, I still can't believe you just ate that" Troy said rubbing his head.
Rachel smiled and took her plate and put it in the dishwasher. Rachel walked over to Troy and put her arms around him.
"I love you" Rachel said.
"I love you too" Troy said.
Rachel felt pressure in her stomach and closed her eyes.
"Babe? Are you okay?" Troy asked worriedly.
Rachel put her hand on her bump.
"Here, sit down" Troy said pulling a chair out for her and helping her sit down.
Rachel felt movement in her stomach and then her body relaxed.
"Honey?" Rachel said.
"Yeah, do we need to go to the hospital?" Troy asked.
"No, the baby just kicked" Rachel said opening her eyes and looking at Troy.
"Really?" Troy asked sitting next to her.
Rachel nodded and put his hand where the baby kicked. Troy felt a kick come in contact with his hand and smiled.
"I love you" Troy said kissing her lips.
"I love you too" Rachel said.
"What time is your doctor's appointment tomorrow?" Troy asked as he massaged Rachel's stomach.
"At eleven" Rachel said.
"Okay" Troy said.
That night, Troy and Rachel fell asleep in each other's arms. The next morning, Troy opened his eyes to see Rachel looking back at him.
"You didn't sleep at all, did you sweetie?" Troy asked.
"The baby was kicking me all night long" Rachel said.
"You should have woken me up, Rachel" Troy said.
"I didn't want to. You painted the baby's room and you moved the furniture out of there. You are exhausted" Rachel said.
"Yeah but things like that, I need to know" Troy said.
"I'm sorry" Rachel said.
Troy felt bad for his girlfriend.
"Sweetheart, I am not mad. I want you to be able to tell me if something is going on" Troy said.
"I will next time. I promise" Rachel said.
Troy kissed Rachel's lips passionately. Rachel pulled away and smiled.
"We have to get ready to go" Troy said looking at the clock.
"Okay, can you help me up?" Rachel asked.
Troy went to the Rachel's side of the bed and helped her up. He kissed her lips softly. Rachel then went to her closet and grabbed her clothes and walked into the bathroom to take a shower. Twenty minutes later, Rachel came out of the bathroom ready to go.
"Are you ready babe?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, let's go" Rachel said.
The couple walked hand in hand to the car. Troy helped Rachel get into the car. He went to the driver's side and got in. Troy and Rachel drove to the doctor's office. Troy helped Rachel out of the car. They walked hand in hand into the office. Rachel went and signed herself in. She then sat next to Troy and entwined their fingers together. Rachel's name was called a few minutes later. The couple followed the nurse into an exam room. Rachel was told to change into a gown.
"Can you tie my gown, babe?" Rachel asked as she put the gown on.
"Yeah" Troy said tying her gown.
"Thank you" Rachel said sitting on the exam table.
A few minutes later there was a knock at the door. Dr. Peter opened the door and came in smiling.
"Hey guys, how are you feeling Rachel?" Dr. Peter asked.
"Tired, hormonal, swollen, the usual" Rachel said putting her hand on her bump.
"Hmm. You are twenty six weeks, right?" Dr. Peter asked as he washed his hands.
"Yes" Rachel said.
"That's normal" Dr. Peter said.
"Okay, that's good to know" Rachel said.
"Do you want to see the baby today?" Dr. Peter asked.
Rachel nodded.
"Can you help her lie down, Troy?" Dr. Peter asked as he put his gloves on.
Troy helped Rachel lie down on the bed. He then sat next to the bed and held Rachel's hand. Dr. Peter turned on the ultrasound and lifted Rachel's gown, revealing her baby bump. After the ultrasound warmed up, Dr. Peter squeezed gel onto Rachel's stomach. He then moved the wand across Rachel's stomach. Dr. Peter stopped and looked at the ultrasound monitor.
"There is your baby, Rachel" Dr. Peter said.
Rachel had tears running down her cheeks. Troy squeezed her hand and kissed her head.
"Is the baby healthy?" Troy asked looking at the monitor.
"From what I can see Troy, yes. The baby's heartbeat is strong and there is no sign of distress, which is good" Dr. Peter said.
Rachel smiled as she looked at her unborn child on the monitor.
"Thank you, Dr. Peter" Rachel said as she sat up.
"No problem, take it easy Rachel" Dr. Peter said.
Troy helped Rachel sit up. He then wiped the gel off of Rachel's stomach. Rachel changed back into her clothes. The couple then walked out of the office. The rest of the day, Troy and Rachel relaxed around the house. They couldn't wait to be able to hold their baby in their arms.