Troy tried to convinced Gabriella to let him drive her to work but she talked him out of it. The whole way to work she was thinking about what he said, "Maybe it would be easier if I gave the baby away," she thought to herself. She was just confused by the whole thing, for some reason it was less complication with she was pregnant with Lissy.

Work was really slow, however she loved watching the first time parents with their newborns, it made her smile. Everyone was very nice and friendly; she surprisingly loved it.

She got home and her mom was cleaning the kitchen.

"Hey mija, how was work?"

"It was good, I had a good time……So what time are the Bolton's coming," she asked.

"Ten minutes."

"Grrreaat," Gabriella said sarcastically.

"What's wrong?"
"You'll see," she said hopping onto the counter.

Ms. Montez walked over to the table and pulled something out of a Walmart bag; which Gabriella soon found out was a brown scraggily teddy bear.

"I was feeling a little sentimental, I saw it and I had to get it; I mean after all I bought Lissy her first teddy bear so I had to do it for the new baby," she said handing the bear to Gabriella.

"Thanks mom, I love it…..At least it's getting some love today."

"What does that mean?"
The door bell rung before Gabriella could respond. Gabriella rested her head on the cabinets and ground. This is the moment she dreaded all day.

"Come on baby, time to face the music," Ms. Montez said pulling her daughter off the countertop.

On the other side of the door stood a nervous Troy, a surprisingly calm Mrs. Bolton and a determined Mr. Bolton. Both families were unaware how the night was going to end.

"Lucy!," Ms. Montez said when she opened the door, both mom's really loved each other's company.

"How are you Troy," Ms. Montez asked standing on her tippy toes to give him a hug.

"I've been better."

"Haven't we all," Mrs. Bolton said.

Gabriella stood off to the side hoping that no one would talk to her, she wanted to be invisible; she found herself tightly clutching to the baby's teddy bear. The look on Mr. Bolton's face scared her, she didn't want to hear anything he wanted to say. Mrs. Bolton walked over to her and gave her a reassuring hug.

After their hello's they all migrated to the living room. Troy wrapped his arm around Gabriella's waist while she still held onto the bear for dear life.

"So how are you feeling Gabriella," Mrs. Bolton asked.

"I don't really feel any different; I'm kinda used to it now."

"Yea, so where is Lissy," she asked.

Before she could say anything Mr. Bolton chimed in, "Come on, why are we all acting like nothing is wrong!"

Gabriella looked down at her lap and played with her thumbs not wanting everyone to see the tears well up in her eyes.

"Jack please," His wife pleaded.

"No Lucy, we need to talk about this; we cant just go along pretending that they haven't made the biggest mistake of their life."

Gabriella knew this was coming, she even at some points thought he was right. Troy just sat there letting his dad yell about her.

"We know that they have made a bad decision but I think they both will be very responsible and share roles in this child's life," Ms. Montez said.

"Why does it even need to have a life, why cant she go have an abortion, I'll pay," he said.

"How could you ask her to do such a thing," Mrs. Bolton said.

"I would be best for both of them, they can go back to their regular lives."

"I already don't have a regular life, I will be a mom forever and that's a wonderful thing. Don't you remember when you became a parent, that beautiful bond that you will have forever; I would NEVER kill that bond, or share it with someone half-way across the country," Gabriella finally spoke up, she got up from the couch and right before she ran up the stairs she said, "It's fine, I won't take Troy's dreams away because as of this moment on he has no obligation to me, so you can have your basketball boy back I don't want him."

It surprised her that Troy didn't run after her or try to defend her from his dad. It just goes to show how much you really know about a person.

A few minutes later Gabriella hears the front door shut and the Bolton's car drive away. She cried so much after she thought she would have cried herself to sleep but she hadn't. She could hear her mom moving around in the kitchen, opening cabinet doors, moving pots and pans and doing the dishes.

Around 9:30 Lissy called, like she promised, and told Gabriella about her day with Daddy and Grandma H. The sound of Lissy's voice seemed to calm her down, it always made her smile, and she really missed her. She could still smell Lissy's Grape Shampoo on the bed sheets. By the end of the conversation Gabriella was finally able to go to sleep.

During the next few weeks seeing Troy got harder and harder; she found herself thinking about him always. She found it hard to tell Lissy that he wasn't coming over anymore; and Lissy would ask about him everyday.

Her first doctor's appointment, when she was 8 weeks pregnant seemed to come by fast. This time around she felt more comfortable about making her own appointments. Ms. Montez let it slip to Lissy that she was going to be a big sister; and of course Lissy had no idea what that meant so Gabriella had to tell her about sex.

"Ut I oo ee haf to oo it ike at," she asked. (But why do we have to do it like that?)

"Umm well because that's just how it works."

"I ont et it," she said. (I don't get it)

"Um, well I'll explain it to you when you're older, because it's hard to understand now….All you have to know is that mama's gonna have a baby with Uncle Troy and you'll be a great big sister," Gabriella didn't know how to fully explain it to her, nothing that she said made sense in Lissy's 2 year old brain.

Ms. Montez had to work the day of her appointment so she had to bring Lissy along; however Lissy was really excited to go. There was only two people in the waiting room when Gabriella got there; a very pregnant women who looked around 30 and guy who Gabriella assumed was her husband.

"Mama tan I o play wit those," Lissy asked pointing to toys in the corner.

"Yea but pick them all up when your done."
Lissy hopped off Gabriella's lap and walked to the pile of toys; the whole time they were there Gabriella could tell that the other mother was watching her but she just ignored her.

They waited five minutes then her doctor called her in. The doctor didn't know about Lissy so she was really surprised. When she began to show her the baby on the sonogram machine Gabriella felt her eyes well up. It was the first look at the new wonder, even thought all it looked like was a peanut. It made her sad to know that Troy would never get to see this moment, that he didn't want to see this moment.

"Mama is at uh aby?"
"Yep that's the baby," Gabriella said rubbing Lissy's hand.

"Eye is it o small?"
"Because it is, but don't worry it'll grow."

Lissy was so fascinated by it, she stared at the screen for a long while, she couldn't believe that something alive was in he mom.

The whole appointment just reminded her that she was pregnant again and the love of her life wasn't going to help her with it.

The doctor printed out the sonograms for her so she could give some to her mom and Taylor. When Ms. Montez saw them she smiled.

For the rest of the day Gabriella was sad, you could see it in her eyes. After Lissy's went to bed Gabriella decided to go take a walk, her mom watching Lissy. She had no idea where she was going all she knew was that she need to so somewhere.

HEY GUYS TELL ME IF YOU WANT TO HAVE TROY COME BACK NOW OR LATER ON WHEN THE BABY IS BORN. THANKS FOR READING HANNAH