So sorry this has taken me so long, I know I promised this like two weeks ago but life has been crazy since then. My dad had major surgery last week so I've been in and out of the hospiral for a while now. I had half of this chapter done for so long but then I hit some major blockage and then there was no time to write but finally I got it all out. This is quite possibly the longest chapter I have ever written so I hope that makes up for my absence. You guys have totally been rocking the reviews so please keep them coming, I greatly appreaciate every word.

"She's what? Oh my god!" Ryan realized his terrible mistake and now felt like the scum of the earth. "Oh Fuck!"

"No shit," Troy said through gritted teeth, he could kill his brother in law for putting such hateful thoughts in his wife's head. "She was happy and now all of a sudden she doesn't want to have this baby!"

"I'm so sorry Troy," Ryan apologized as he remembered every cruel word he said to his younger twin sister. "I said some really shitty things. I'll go over there and apologize right now."

"Don't bother, I need to get home and talk to her myself," Troy pulled his wallet out of his back pocket and pulled the first bill that he saw, a 50, and placed it on the bar.

"Really Troy, I'll go with you too. I feel just awful about this." And Ryan truly did, he was officially the worst brother on the planet and he knew he had to make it up to his sister and brother in law.

Troy sighed, "Not tonight ok Ryan. I know you're sorry and she's going to need to hear it too but it's been a long day. I need to talk to her first, call her tomorrow."

Ryan nodded, "Again, Troy I'm so sorry. If there's anything I can do, call me alright?"

"Don't tell anyone that she's pregnant, we were keeping it a secret until the second trimester." Troy added, mostly to himself, "if we get to a second trimester."

"I promise I won't tell and I'll be the best uncle in the whole wide world!"

Troy forced a smile before hopping off the stool, just as he was exiting Ryan managed another 'I'm sorry' before the door to the bar slammed shut. This bit of news revelation from Ryan had sobered Troy greatly. He sped home, narrowly missing being pulled over by a cop; the only thing on his mind was to get home to his wife. When he pulled into the driveway, he noticed that the lights were all off. Troy knew that Sharpay was probably still holed up in their bedroom even though he'd been gone for a few hours now. Taking the stairs two at time, Troy rushed as fast as he could to their bedroom. As soon as he made it, he brought his hand to the doorknob attempting to twist it open. Much to his surprise, the door to the master bedroom was closed.

"Pay," Troy knocked on the door lightly. "Sharpay!" There was still no answer from his wife. "Honey, please, I'm sorry." As time went by, Troy's knocks became harder and louder. "Pay I just want to talk to you, we really need to talk." Troy knocked on the door and pleaded with his wife for nearly an hour before he finally gave up. "Pay, I love you. I'll be waiting for you whenever you're ready honey." Feeling utterly defeated, Troy trudged back downstairs and grabbed another beer and settled onto the couch for some late night ESPN. Soon, the guestroom would be calling his name.

The next morning Troy found himself sprawled out on his comfy sofa in the family room. He never made it to one of the guestrooms, instead he drooled on the couch pillows. Still quite tired, Troy let out a huge yawn and ran a hand through his messy bed head hair. After turning off the T.V., Troy made his way up the stairs to talk to his wife. He was shocked to find the door to their bedroom wide open. He was even more shocked to find his wife not in the room. He walked into the bathroom, it was still steamy from her shower. Troy sighed sadly as he walked back down the stairs. He checked in the garage, already knowing what he would find. Sharpay's Mercedes was gone.

Sharpay sat nervously in her ob/gyn's office. Aside from a blood test confirming that she was indeed pregnant, this was her first real pre-natal appointment. Her mind was a blur and she'd barely slept a wink the previous night. She was hurting deeply and she knew that her husband was just as upset but she just didn't know what to do. Their bed was so empty and cold this morning when she woke up without the warmth of her husband. She could count the number of times on one hand that she had slept alone since they were engaged and then married. They'd never gone to bed angry with one another before and they had always vowed that they never would. But here they were not speaking to each other or rather she wasn't speaking to him. She cried for the full hour that Troy knocked on their bedroom door after he came home. There were so many times that she crawled out of bed and was a second away from letting him in but her pride just wouldn't allow it. She was so scared and wanted nothing more than for her husband to comfort her but at the same time she was almost ashamed of her actions.

Trying desperately not to think of the previous day's events, Sharpay busied herself with the latest copy of People magazine. Sharpay felt somewhat uncomfortable sitting amidst a few other pregnant women. All of the other women were further along than she was and during the fifteen minutes since she had arrived, every single last one of them rubbed their bellies affectionately at least one time, if not more. The waiting room was incredibly busy, as was the norm here. Sharpay's ob/gyn and the other doctors that made up this practice were some of the best in the state. The doors opened every few minutes with patients either arriving or departing. So Sharpay thought nothing of it when she heard the door open once again. Instead she focused her attention on a very interesting article about the birth of Ashley Tisdale's second baby. Sharpay soon felt a looming presence above her, she scowled internally, she never understood people who came and sat right next to you even though there were still empty seats far away. Has anyone ever heard of personal space?

"Hi."

Sharpay looked up immediately, shocked to see, "Troy!" she exclaimed but lowered her voice after receiving several unwelcome glares from the other mothers to be. "What are you doing here?"

"I wasn't going to miss your first pre-natal appointment."

Before Sharpay could respond, the nurse called out, "Sharpay Bolton." Sharpay stood up quickly, hoping to leave Troy behind but he was practically stuck to her like glue. They made their way to the nurse who smiled brightly, "Mommy and Daddy today too, how great! It's always nice to see the daddies supporting the mommies during these important prenatal visits."

Sharpay forced a smile as the nurse walked them to an exam room. The older nurse instructed Sharpay to sit on the exam table while Troy took a seat on a chair in the corner. The nurse did a brief history on Sharpay and asked how her pregnancy was progressing so far.

"Just morning sickness also known as all day sickness," Sharpay rolled her eyes.

"Oh that's normal dear, as long as it isn't too much to the point where you can't keep anything down for a whole day or if you're still vomiting long into your second trimester but you're not quite there yet. And every pregnancy is different but hopefully your morning sickness will subside soon." Next the nurse weighed Sharpay much to her dismay, then it was time for a check of the blood pressure and finally the nurse took Sharpay's temperature. "Alright, everything looks good here. I need you to put this on for me dear," she handed Sharpay an ugly pink paper gown, luckily a frock that no one in public would ever see her in. "Dr. Smythe will be in shortly."

"Thanks," Sharpay forced another smile at the nurse as she left. She almost didn't want her to leave, the thought of being left alone in a room with her husband was practically terrifying her. Sharpay turned away from Troy as she began to undress.

Troy rolled his eyes; it wasn't like he hadn't seen it all before. The whole reason that they were here was because he'd seen it and then some. "We need to talk."

"No! Not now and certainly not here!" Sharpay glared at him as she finally got the monstrosity of a gown on.

"No, we're talking now!" Troy quickly got off of his chair and stood in front of his wife, grabbing her wrists so she couldn't pull away from him. "I talked to Ryan last night."

"And?" Sharpay questioned, not knowing where he was going with this.

"And he's a damn idiot! He never should have said those things to you!"

Sharpay's stomach dropped and her daily queasy feeling was making another appearance, "What are you talking about?"

"Stop! Don't start acting like you don't know what I'm talking about," Troy said angrily. "Listen to me, Ryan doesn't know what the hell he's talking about either. He's the last person to give parenting advice to anyone. He lives in your parents' guest house for Christ sake; he can't even take care of himself. He had to sell his puppy because he forgot to feed it on a daily basis! Does this sound like a responsible adult?"

"Troy please," Sharpay quickly found herself tearing up. "Not now!"

"You re going to be a great mother don't let anyone else tell you otherwise."

Sharpay's tears were quickly streaming down her face and she was afraid she would be full blown hysterical any minute now. "I can't do this right now Troy, I'm begging you," she cried as he released his grip on her.

"Pay, I…"

"Knock, knock," Dr. Smythe came into the room before Sharpay and Troy could tell her otherwise. "Oh my," Dr. Smythe let out as she took in the situation around her. "Everything ok in here, do you two need a minute?"

"It's alright," Sharpay sniffled. "Let's just get this over with."

"Are you sure? It looks like I walked in on something major."

"No really, Sharpay's right, we've been so anxious about this appointment Dr. Smythe," Troy replied, he knew now that this wasn't the right time or place for the rest of their long awaited conversation.

"Troy, Troy, Troy, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Rebecca," Dr. Rebecca Smythe smiled, trying to ease the obvious tension between the young couple.

"Right Rebecca sorry," Troy apologized cracking a smile at the older woman.

It was hard to call a doctor by his or her first name, especially if said doctor had delivered you. Troy and Sharpay had quite the connection to Dr. Rebecca Smythe. Rebecca grew up next door to little Phoebe Stone and the two became the best of friends. Even after all of these years, they still talked on the phone at least twice a week. During medical school, Rebecca fell in love with her obstetrics and gynecology rotation and quickly chose it as her specialty. And one of her very first patients was one Lucy Bolton. It was Rebecca who delivered baby Troy almost twenty eight years ago; she also delivered Troy's little sister several years later. She lost touch with Lucy due to changes in insurance that forced the Boltons to switch physicians. It was years later that the two met again and actually expanded their old patient-doctor relationship into one of friendship. It was actually Phoebe Evans nee Stone who introduced the two. They were re-introduced at one of the annual Lava Springs Talent Shows one summer where Rebecca was also a longtime member.

Sharpay had known Rebecca for her whole life considering that she was her mother's best friend. She was at first appalled that her mother made her to go Rebecca right before college for her first gyno appointment. The last thing she wanted was her mother's friend, the woman whom she considered to be an aunt, to have a look at her most intimate parts or to run off and tell her mother everything personal about her. Sharpay was very reluctant to go at first but finally did after a very expensive shopping spree courtesy of her mother. She found herself pleasantly surprised at how comfortable Rebecca made her feel. Rebecca was always very trust worthy and very strict on doctor patient confidentiality despite the fact that Phoebe was always curious when her daughter had an appointment.

"Well first things first we need to do a pelvic exam. Troy you might want to step out of the room for this, men usually find this terribly unpleasant," Rebecca suggested, sensing that Sharpay needed a little space.

"Not a problem," Troy responded, although he was a doctor himself, things of this nature still felt a little weird to him, especially since his specialty was broken bones.

"You can go on into my office, its right next door. I've got magazines and coffee too, help yourself."

"Thanks."

"We'll get you back in here for the ultrasound and then we'll talk about the next several months and I'll answer any questions that you two might have."

"Great, see you in a little bit," Troy kissed his wife's cheek and to his surprise she didn't turn away. He left the room leaving the two women alone.

"So want to tell me what's going on?" Rebecca asked Sharpay as soon as they were alone.

"Not really," Sharpay wiped her eyes as best as she could.

"Here sweetheart," Rebecca handed her a tissue before pulling up her stool and taking a seat next to her.

"Thanks," Sharpay smiled as she wiped her eyes more with the tissue.

"You're welcome Shar, now again, what's going on?"

"I…" Sharpay hesitated but ultimately made the decision to tell Rebecca about her feelings, she trusted the older woman completely. "I don't know how I feel…about this baby, I'm not sure I want it."

"But Troy does," Rebecca added.

Sharpay nodded, "He wants this baby a lot but I'm not ready to be a mother. I just don't know what to do."

"Want some advice?"

"Always," Sharpay said hopelessly.

"Well as your doctor, you should know that you have options. You do not have to raise this baby. I do not believe that a baby should be raised in a home if it is not wanted, the consequences in a situation like that are detrimental for everyone involved. With that being said, adoption is an option. I'm a big advocate of adoption, there are millions of people who are unable to conceive and dying for babies," Sharpay nodded as a tear rolled down her cheek. "And then there's abortion which I'm also a proponent of. We don't do abortions here but I can refer you to an old colleague of mine who's fantastic. You don't have to keep this baby if you don't want it."

"Tell that to Troy," Sharpay huffed.

"Ok now that the doctor advice is out of the way, how about some friendly advice?"
"Its not like I have a choice," Sharpay cracked a smile.

"Cute kid. So Shar, as a friend, as someone who loves you like a daughter, I think that you're just scared," Sharpay opened her mouth to protest but Rebecca continued on, "Everyone is scared to have a baby. Hell I was so scared to have a baby that I waited until it was almost too late. Who would have thought that the baby doctor couldn't get pregnant on her own? It was a miracle even with the fertility drugs that I was able to have Alex. We tried again and again after Alex, seven rounds of in-vitro but it didn't work so you know we turned to adoption and we couldn't be happier with Jamie. I just don't want you and Troy to go through all the problems that Mike and I went through. And I know you, you love kids, you played house until you were twelve which I know I'm not supposed to know. You were the best babysitter my kids ever had. You've been talking about having a mini-you since forever, so what changed huh?"

"You forgot to mention how selfish and conceited I am."

"No I didn't because you aren't, that's not who you are anymore. If you were the same little bitch…."

"Hey," Sharpay cut in, quite offended.

"Don't interrupt honey, now where was I? Oh right…if you were the same little bitch you were in high school, you wouldn't have such a great business, or so many friends, or lets face it, you wouldn't have Troy."

"You're not really making me feel better."

"I just mean, that you've grown into a fantastic woman. You're beyond beautiful, incredibly intelligent; you have your own company, a wonderful marriage, just a great life Shar. I'm so proud of who you've become and you should be too. Any child would be lucky to have you as a mother and I'm sure Troy has told you that too."

Sharpay nodded and smiled at the mention of Troy, "That's what he always says; I was actually starting to believe him."

"Well you should, he knows his stuff Shar. You know that I'm going to support you in whatever decision that you make."

"You're right, its my decision."

"Honey I think that you'll be making a big mistake if you don't keep this baby. I know you probably weren't expecting me to say that but its true."

"But I thought you said you were in favor of abortion."

"As a doctor I support abortion. I think that a woman has a right to choose. But Shar you're a very capable woman. What I'm about to tell you does not leave this room, understand?"

"Yes," Sharpay nodded nervously.

"When your mother and I were in college, she had just finished up her freshman year and I had finished my junior year. We had a great summer, we partied almost every night. Towards the end of the summer, your mother found herself sick all the time. Your grandmother took her to the doctor and she found out she was pregnant."

"What?" Sharpay's eyes widened in shock at this huge piece of news.

"Your grandparents were not happy, you know how they are, and image was everything to them. So there was no way they were going to let her keep the baby. They decided she needed to have an abortion, adoption was out because they couldn't be seen with an unwed pregnant daughter and they weren't about to go and pay a fortune to send her off somewhere to have her baby. So they forced her to have an abortion before school started, so she did and they never spoke about it ever again."

"Oh my god!" Sharpay cried, bringing a hand to her mouth. "She…she never said anything."

"I know, I'm the only other living soul who knows besides your grandmother. It just kind of went as an unspoken thing but I know your mother regrets it. She regrets it everyday and thinks about the child she was never able to have. She always thinks of the what ifs, especially at the end of the summer when she actually had the abortion."

"Sometimes the two of you go on spa vacations in August, is that why?" Sharpay questioned, trying to put two and two together.

Rebecca nodded, "Sometimes she could hold it together and other times she couldn't. She didn't want you or Ryan or your father for that matter to see her in such a messy state."

"Can…you do the exam now? I think I've heard enough," Sharpay laid down on the exam table, attempting to take in everything that she'd just heard.

"Yes of course, just think about what I've said."

"Trust me, its going to be all I think about."

After a somewhat uncomfortable prenatal pelvic exam, which was similar to a usual pelvic exam, it was time for the ultrasound.

"You alright, you've been awfully quiet."

Sharpay nodded as Rebecca cleaned up, "I'm fine."

"How about you get dressed for the ultrasound and I'll bring Troy in," Rebecca suggested.

"Yeah," Sharpay smiled, she was starting to miss him. "I'm sure he's bored out of his mind reading all of your women's magazines."

Rebecca chuckled, "There might be a Sports Illustrated or two in there."

"You hate sports."

"But I love athletes' bodies."

Sharpay giggled, "Me too, me too. Ok, let me get dressed."

"I'll be back in a few," Rebecca left the room and walked straight into her office where Troy was of course reading one of the few Sports Illustrated magazines that she had.

Sharpay slid off the exam table and slowly began to put her clothes back on. At this point, she just wanted this appointment, this day to be over with. Sharpay was feeling quite overwhelmed with everything that she had just learned. She had so much to think about, decisions had to be made. She was lost in her own thoughts, completely missing the light knock on the door before Rebecca and Troy reappeared.

"Are we ready for the ultrasound?" Rebecca asked, once she and Troy were fully in the room.

Sharpay nodded before carefully hopping back up on the exam table. Troy once again sat at the chair in the corner but this time he pulled it up to Sharpay's side so he could pay close attention during the ultrasound.

"Everything go okay?" Troy questioned as he attempted to get comfortable in the hard little chair. "You guys took such a long time."

Sharpay didn't quite know what to say but lucky for her, Rebecca intervened and just on time too. "Its been so long since we've spoken that we had to catch up on all the girl talk."

"Figures," Troy chuckled.

"I just had to tell Sharpay all about mine and Mike's trip to Hawaii. The new beach house that Vance bought was amazing, I'm so glad we stayed there."

Troy nodded, "Yeah we really enjoyed ourselves when we went at the beginning of the summer."

"Ok, how about that ultrasound kids?" Rebecca questioned.

"That would be great," Troy smiled, he was extremely excited about their first ultrasound. He was just praying that it wouldn't be the first and only time that he was able to see his unborn child.

"Well you guys are lucky that our office has a few ultrasound machines, normally private practices don't," Rebecca grabbed her stool and turned to her left and started prepping for the ultrasound, grabbing everything that she would need.

"Lucky us," Troy replied.

"This won't take long will it?" Sharpay questioned as she lifted up her blouse. "I need to get back to the boutique."

"No, its not a very long procedure but we do need to discuss your options afterwards," Rebecca responded.

Troy cringed at the word 'options' and tried to focus hard on something else.

"Ok, so lets begin. I'm going to put a little gel on your stomach Sharpay," Rebecca grabbed the bottle. "And not to worry, its been warmed, not like what you see in the movies." Rebecca squirted the gel onto Sharpay's stomach, Rebecca held up a funny looking wand device. "This is the transducer and with this, you'll be able to see your baby on this screen right here," she pointed behind her. "You'll be able to see your baby's heart beating too but unfortunately its too early to hear it, that'll happen at about twelve weeks." Rebecca gently brought the transducer across Sharpay's stomach and immediately a hazy black image appeared on the small screen. "Lets see where this baby is hiding." Rebecca concentrated hard as she moved the wand around, Troy and Sharpay were both fixed upon the screen. Rebecca smiled, "Now we're talking guys, there's your baby."

Troy's breath caught in his throat as he saw the tiny image, "Oh my god," he was more than amazed, he was completely awed so much so that a single tear rolled down his cheek and he couldn't stop smiling. He knew how happy he would be at the sight of his child but nothing could prepare him for the wonder and awe that totally overtook him.

"Where?" Sharpay was still staring at the screen and she certainly didn't see a baby.

"Right here Shar," Rebecca answered.

Sharpay squinted, wishing she could get up for a better look, "I still don't see it."

Rebecca chuckled softly, "Here sweetheart," she pointed exactly to the little white fuzzy spec in the middle of the screen.

"That? That's it? Well I saw that!" Sharpay exclaimed as she stared at the image, how could that tiny little oblong shape be her baby? How did anyone start out so tiny? It was hard to believe that she was once that small, even smaller when she was in her own mother's womb. Sharpay's mind was so fuzzy with questions that she almost missed Troy's own question.

"The black dot in the middle? Its moving, is that the heartbeat?" Troy asked as he moved a little closer to get a better view.

Rebecca nodded and turned to the two with a thoughtful smile, "That is indeed your baby's heartbeat."

"Oh my god," the words flew out of Sharpay's mouth. That tiny black dot was an actual beating heart that absolutely floored Sharpay. There was an actual person inside of her, a combination of her and Troy, the perfect combination. A baby made out of their love for one another, growing inside of her, seeking shelter and nourishment until just the right moment when he or she would be born, entering this crazy world, a world where it would need protection. And it was at that moment that Sharpay knew, this was her baby for keeps, forever and for always. There was nothing in her that would allow her to get rid of this baby, the best parts of her and her husband, whom she loved with all of her heart. Troy was right, there was no way they would survive if she got rid of this baby. And Sharpay didn't want to survive without Troy. There would be now life without Troy. He was without a doubt, the love of her life, her soul mate. This baby was a part of him, how could she get rid of part of a man whom she loved whole heartedly.

Sharpay didn't realize she had been crying until the gentlest of hands wiped away her falling tears. Troy kissed her forehead gently and Sharpay smiled, holding out her hand for him to take. He immediately took it and held it close before placing a sweet kiss on the palm of her hand. He brought it close, placing it on his heart. Troy opened his mouth to speak but Sharpay cut him off, knowing exactly what he was going say. She answered with an, "I'm fine Troy."

"You sure?"

Sharpay nodded her head fast, "I'm more than fine…I'm just really happy."

"Me too, Pay, me too."

Rebecca grinned internally, she knew that Troy and Sharpay would be just fine and so would baby Bolton, whomever he or she turned out to be. "Ok, I've got to do a few measurements real quick then we'll get you cleaned up and we'll talk in my office for a few minutes."

Only they didn't talk for a few minutes, they talked for nearly an hour. Sharpay had tons of questions and concerns about her pregnancy and the health and safety of her baby. Rebecca was over an hour behind for her next appointment but she didn't mind. Sharpay was after all her favorite patient and she would do anything for her, including soothing her fears and answering her many questions. On the way out, Sharpay made an appointment for the following month and she and Troy walked out of the office, hand in hand. They both decided to cancel the rest of their afternoons, wanting nothing more than to spend time with one another. Although they both knew they weren't going to be walking on clouds the whole day; there were a lot of serious issues they needed to discuss regarding the previous night.

Sharpay knew that talking to Troy wasn't going to be easy. She had a lot of apologizing to do and she needed to reassure him that she was one hundred percent committed to this baby, to them, their family. After making herself a cup of calming tea, she waited somewhat patiently for her husband to arrive home. She didn't know why it was taking him so long, they'd both agreed to come home right away. She just hoped he wasn't still very mad at her. Sharpay was just about to call his cell when she heard the back door open. Her breath caught in her throat, it was now the moment of truth.

"Troy?"

"In the kitchen," was his simple reply.

Sharpay stood up, mug in hand, and made the short trip to the kitchen. Troy's back was to her and he was fiddling with something on the counter that she wasn't able to see, "Hi."

"Oh hi."

"Where've you been?" Sharpay questioned, placing her now empty mug into the sink.

"Sorry I made a stop on the way home."

"Its alright," Sharpay replied softly.

"I just wanted to get you these," Troy turned around holding a huge vase of calla lilies, Sharpay's favorite flower.

"Oh Troy, they're beautiful," Sharpay gushed as she moved closer. "But you shouldn't have."

"I wanted too," he handed her the vase carefully.

"Mmm," Sharpay inhaled the sweet scent. "Thank you so much."

"You're welcome," Troy couldn't help but smile at her excited face.

Sharpay placed the vase back down on the island, right in the center, "Perfect."

"Perfect."

"So," Sharpay twiddled with her hands, nervous for their impending conversation, "We should talk huh?"

"We should," Troy nodded, "But I don't want too."

"What?" Sharpay asked confused.

"Come here," he opened his arms and Sharpay had no problem falling into them. "We're both happy Pay! Really, incredibly, extraordinarily happy, why ruin it by rehashing last night. We just saw our baby for the first time, we should be celebrating not fighting!"

Sharpay nodded against him, wrapping her own arms around his neck. She looked up at him, his beautiful blue eyes glistening back. "Can I just say two words?"

"I guess so," Troy grinned back at her, tightening his hold around her still slender waist.

"I'm sorry."

Troy kissed her forehead, "I'm sorry too."

"For what?" Sharpay questioned. "You didn't do anything wrong. I was completely horrible to you last night and I'm so completely ashamed of how I behaved."

"I shouldn't have just left you, you were obviously going through a lot and clearly upset and confused….but we're not supposed to be talking about his now." Troy could already see her high mood beginning to deteriorate. "Smile, just smile."

Although she was feeling a little blue, she couldn't help but smile at Troy's playful tone. "Happy now?"

"Like you wouldn't believe! So celebration time!"

"Yes celebration time!"

"What should we do? We'll do whatever you want."

"I…I don't know. We could go to dinner, to our favorite restaurant. I probably won't be able to wear my clothes for much longer so I'd like to get a little more use out of some of my nice dresses," Sharpay giggled.

"Alright that sounds great, we can go to Spago, but you know dinner is hours away."

"Well, what do you want to do until then?"

"I think I know the perfect way to spend the rest of our time," Troy smiled seductively at his very beautiful wife.

"Oh yeah? What'd you have in mind Mr. Bolton?"

"Why don't you come upstairs and I'll show you Mrs. Bolton," Troy's lips crashed down on Sharpay's and she was instantly thrown into a passionate kiss. It didn't take long for Troy to nudge Sharpay's mouth open with his tongue. Sharpay's tongue soon joined him in the familiar dance that still made her weak in the knees. Without warning Troy picked Sharpay up to which she responded with a squeal. With a loud giggle, Sharpay wrapped her legs around Troy's waist so she could be more comfortable. "I missed you last night," Troy stared at her big beautiful brown eyes as he carried her down the long hallway to the front stairs.

"I missed you too, so much. I love you."

"I love you," Troy bent down to kiss her once again but they were interrupted by the ringing of the doorbell. "Ugh," Troy groaned.

"Who can that be?" Sharpay wondered out loud, it was the middle of the day. The majority of their family and friends were at work.

"I don't know but lets pray they go away," Troy intended to get back to kissing his wife again when the doorbell chimed once more. "Oh come on!"

There was a loud pounding on the door before, " Its me Ryan! Open the door! I know you're both home, both of your cars are in the driveway!"

"Do we have to?" Troy asked.

Sharpay giggled, "Yes you know Ryan, he won't leave until we let him in. Plus, he has a key too and I definitely don't want him barging in on us when we're upstairs." Sharpay then proceeded to unwrap herself form Troy's waist and carefully slid down his hard body.

Troy sighed, "Alright but he's not staying long."

"Definitely not," Sharpay agreed with her husband as he finally opened the front door.

"Hey, Ryan said nervously upon seeing his twin behind Troy.

"Hi," Troy and Sharpay responded quickly.

"Is that for us?" Sharpie asked.

"Is what for…oh!" Ryan looked down at the basket in his hands, he'd forgotten all about it at the sight of his sister. "Yes of course, its for you, well actually for my new niece or nephew!"

"That's sweet Ryan, thank you," Sharpay replied as she motioned to take the huge basket full of baby goodies.

"Actually its pretty heavy for your delicate condition, you might want to take it Troy," Ryan suggested.

"Sure," Troy grabbed the basket, Ryan wasn't kidding when he said that it was heavy. Troy carefully placed it on the stairs, not wanting to hold it for much longer himself.

"I just wanted to apologize Shar," Ryan looked down afraid to meet his sister's eyes. "I was a complete and total grade A asswhole."

"That you were," Troy smirked.

"Troy," Sharpay glared at her husband.

"No he's right Shar, as your brother I should have never said that to you…as a human, I shouldn't have said that."

"You didn't know that I was pregnant," Sharpay answered, she could tell he felt horrible about the situation.

"Still its no excuse for the way I behaved. I'm going to make it up to you I promise!" Ryan exclaimed.

"Ryan really its alright, I think we'll be able to move past this," Sharpay replied, trying to reassure her brother.

"Oh thank god, I love you like a sister!"

Sharpay rolled her eyes, "I am your sister doofus!"

"The best one ever!" Ryan exclaimed as he wrapped his arms around her, a great big bear hug.

"Can't breathe," Sharpay sputtered out, gasping for air.

"Oh sorry," Ryan apologized. "Did I hurt you? Did I hurt the baby?"

"We're fine," Sharpay replied.

"Well thanks for stopping by Ryan, we really appreciate it," Troy stepped in, it was time for his friend/brother in law to hit the road.

"Oh I can stay, school was off today. I figured we could celebrate or something! My treat of course, I'll take you guys out!"

"Actually Ryan we already have plans," Sharpay told him.

"Just the two of us," Troy added as he wrapped an arm around Sharpay's waist.

"I know threes a crowd but come on, we're family."

"Ryan we love you but you're not invited," Troy responded.

"Oh come on guys, I'm just trying to make it up to you."

"The basket is lovely but maybe we can go out this weekend, you can buy us dinner," Sharpay suggested.

"What's wrong with right now?" Ryan questioned, he still felt quite awful and all he wanted to do was do something nice for his sister and friend.

"Right now Ryan, I'm trying to make love to my wife but you just won't leave," Troy said quite seriously much to Ryan's dismay.

"Oh look at the time, I got to go!" Ryan swiftly turned around and left as fast as he could. Sharpay had never seen her brother move faster.

"Nice Troy."

"He wouldn't leave," Troy chuckled as they looked out the window and saw him speed down the driveway. "Now where were we?"

"I believe that you owe me a kiss!"

"That I do!" Troy picked Sharpay up once again, kissing her deeply as he carried her up the stairs. This time there absolutely no distractions.

A few days later Troy and Sharpay were cuddling on the couch watching a movie. They had both come home early from work, trying to spend more time with one another. Ever since they saw their baby for the first time and made up from their awful fight, the two were inseparable.

"Its your turn," Sharpay nudged Troy in the shoulder.

"No its not, its your turn."

"No I did the lat one. Go! We shouldn't keep them waiting!"

"Alright, alright," Troy groaned loudly as he lifted himself up off of the cozy confines of his couch. The doorbell rang again as Troy slowly walked out of the family room. "Stupid kids," he muttered under his breath.

"Real nice attitude you've got there Troy," Sharpay smirked.

"Yeah, yeah!" he called back before answering the front door. "Happy Halloween," he said with a monotonous tone as he grabbed their big orange ceramic bowl of candy.

"Trick or treat Uncle Troy!" Brandon's cheerful voice exclaimed.

"Hey buddy!" Troy smiled upon seeing his 'nephew' at his door, his mood immediately took a turn for the better. "Look at you!"

"I'm a hot dog!" Brandon exclaimed as he jumped up and down.

"I can see that," Troy laughed, only Chad's kid would go as one of his favorite foods instead of one of his favorite super heroes. "Well with a costume like that you deserve lots of candy!"

"Yes!" Brandon reached into the bowl and grabbed as much as his hand could take.

"Take some more bud," Troy encouraged him as he grabbed a handful for his best friend's son.

"That's enough Brandon," Taylor glared at both her son and Troy as she and Chad appeared in the doorway with Princess Mia.

"Honey you never say no to candy," Chad said as he bounced Mia up and down in his arms.

"Fine then you can be the one who has to deal with him as he's bouncing off the wall!" Taylor yelled.

Troy ignored his bickering friends and focused on their kids. "Aww come here sweetheart," Troy opened his arms for the toddler who immediately fell into them. "You look so pretty princess Mia," he kissed her cheeks invoking laughter from the cute little toddler. "Come on in guys."

"Thanks," Taylor replied as she and Chad walked into the house. "Where's Sharpay?"

"Right here," Sharpay answered as she walked down the hallway, she'd heard their voices and paused their movie so she could greet their friends. "Oh my gosh! You guys looks so cute!" Sharpay gushed at the sight of Brandon and Mia.

"I'm a hot dog!" Brandon exclaimed once more as he rushed to Sharpay to give her a hug and a kiss.

"The cutest hot dog I've ever seen, I could just eat you up," Sharpay laughed as she hugged him back.

"Come on Uncle Troy we're going Trick or Treating some more," Brandon turned around and reached for Troy's hand.

"We are?" Troy questioned.

Chad shrugged, "I figured we could hit up some of your neighbors, they should have some big candy bars. You live in a richer neighborhood than we do."

"Oh Chad," Taylor rolled her eyes at her husband, she should have been used to his idiotic comments by now.

"What?" Chad questioned. "Its true."

"Whatever, just don't stay out for too much longer. We need to get the kids home for dinner soon," Taylor instructed her husband.

"You guys should eat here," Sharpay suggested. "We can put something together while the guys are out."

"Sounds good to me, lets go men!" Chad exclaimed as he opened the door once again. "And princess!"

"Yeah!" Brandon screamed and ran out the door without a moments hesitation.

"Hey kid wait for me," Chad ran after him quickly before he hit the streets.

"Please look after both of my boys Troy," Taylor told Troy. "Who knows what they'll get into."

"I'll do my best," Troy laughed as he carried Mia out of the house.

Sharpay shut the door after them and she led to Taylor to the kitchen where they began to work on dinner. They decided on fajitas since it seemed like all of the necessary ingredients were there. The two old friends caught up, even though they spent their morning and a small portion of the afternoon working together like they did everyday.

"You know Sharpay, you're going to need to keep a lot more food in your fridge than wine, brie, and ice cream when you have the baby," Taylor remarked as she grabbed some shredded cheddar cheese from the refrigerator.

Sharpay laughed, "I know, Troy and I will have to act like grown ups from now on."

"Don't be too sure on that one, Chad eats more fruit snacks and macaroni and cheese than the kids do."

"That doesn't surprise me," Sharpay responded as she grabbed some plates from the cabinet.

"Just you wait, Troy probably won't be any different than the baby."

"Ooo speaking of babies, want to see my first sonogram picture?" Sharpay asked excitedly.

"Duh!" Taylor squealed.

"Be right back," Sharpay hurried out of the kitchen. She ran up to the bedroom where she had already framed the small black and white picture on their nightstand. "Here we go," Sharpay announced as she entered back into the kitchen.

Taylor turned around from sautéing up a bunch of vegetables to grab the picture, "Oh gimme, gimme!"

"Did you just say gimme miss grammar queen? My someone's excited," Sharpay laughed as she handed her friend the picture.

"Oh my gosh!" Taylor gushed as she marveled at the baby's picture. "So beautiful!"

"Whose beautiful?" Chad questioned as he walked into the kitchen carrying princess Mia while Troy was holding Brandon's hand as well as the little boy's huge pumpkin full of candy.

"The baby, look," Taylor walked the sonogram picture over to her husband.

"Oh yeah just adorable," Chad laughed.

"Hey that's my baby you're making fun of," Troy glared at his friend as he put Brandon's pumpkin on the island.

"You have a baby?" Brandon questioned Troy, he'd known Troy and Sharpay his whole life and never once did he see them with a little baby.

"Um well not yet," Troy stumbled over his words, not sure if he should tell him the truth. He chose the truth in the end, its not like Brandon would spread it around to Troy and Sharpay's family, they didn't exactly run in the same crowds. "But in several months Sharpay and I will have a new baby."

"Isn't that exciting sweetie?" Taylor grinned before she walked back over to the stove. "You'll have a new cousin!"

"I like cousins," Brandon replied as he reached for some candy.

"Don't even think about it," Chad told his son as he put Mia down on the ground.

"Well I'm glad you like cousins kiddo," Sharpay kissed his forehead. "We'll need you to be an extra special cousin."

"Oh I'm very extra special. I'm ready to be a cousin now, you can have the baby now! I'm ready," Brandon replied as the adults laughed. "Don't laugh at me," he grumbled and scrunched up his face in anger.

"Oh sorry baby," Sharpay bent down to his level. "Even though you're ready we're not ready yet. Its going to take a long time for the baby to grow to be just right."

"Where does the baby grow?" Brandon asked.

"Well the baby's in my tummy growing," Sharpay explained as best she could.

"How did it get there?"

"Um well you see…ok that's a question for your mommy and daddy," Sharpay stood back up, it was time to get back to dinner.

"Nice answer," Troy whispered as she walked past.

"Shut up," Sharpay hissed.

"Daddy, how did the baby get in Sharpay's tummy?" Brandon asked his dad who was trying to take off Mia's pink princess dress so she wouldn't get it dirty at dinner which would have been inevitable.

"Well you see Brandon when a man and a woman love each other very much they make…"

"Chad!" Taylor screamed dropping her spatula.

"What?" Chad looked up seeing the appalled face of his wife.

"He's a little young for the birds and the bees don't you think?" Taylor sent her husband a death glare. "How about some candy and then you wash up for dinner?"

"Yes!" Brandon was excited over the prospect of candy and forgot about the baby question. He grabbed a snickers bar and sat down at the table and relished the delectable treat. Candy before dinner was extremely rare, boy was he lucky.

"Bye," Sharpay and Troy waved from their front porch as the Danforths pulled out of their driveway. Sharpay and Troy walked back inside, escaping the chill in the air. "We've still got so much Halloween candy left, I knew that you bought too much this year."

"I just wanted to make sure we had enough to eat too," Troy replied as he shut the front door and locked it for the night.

"Brandon and Mia looked so cute in their costumes," Sharpay remarked as she grabbed a tootsie roll from the bowl.

"Yeah they did," Troy smiled as he grabbed a big Twix bar. "I can't wait until we can take this little one trick or treating," Troy wrapped his arms around Sharpay's waist. "He can be a basketball player for Halloween when he's older."

"Actually she can be a dancer," Sharpay corrected him as she turned around to face him. "Although I did love your old wildcats uniform, it always turned me on."

"You know I still have that uniform in my closet upstairs," Troy grinned as he raised his eyebrows. "I'm sure I could put it on….if you'd like."

"I think I that I might possibly enjoy that," Sharpay shrugged casually.

"I always had lots of tricks when I wore it."

"And I've always had lots of treats," she smirked.

"Race you to the bedroom?"

"You're on wildcat," Sharpay purred.

"Lets…" Before Troy could finish Sharpay was already hurrying up the stairs. "Cheater! I'm going to get you now!"

"Babe, that's what I'm hoping for!"

Hope that you guys liked it, I'm not too thrilled with the Ryan apology scene but I just wanted to write something. Same with the Troypay, I kind of just wanted them to move past all this although in real life, I'm sure a couple would definitely have a long drawn out conversation. Again thanks for reading and please review, let me know if there's anything you want to happen in future chapters too! Ok enough rambling!