Hey, me again :) Thank you for continuing to follow this story, I hope you are enjoying reading it as much as I am enjoying writing it! To anyone who has just found this story and has kept reading up to this point, please review! Here is chapter four.
Gabriella Bolton sang happily to herself as she finished getting ready for the evening ahead. It was new year's eve, which also marked the tenth anniversary of her and Troy's first meeting. They had spent the whole day together, looking through photo albums and reminiscing about that first night, and laughing at memories from their high school days. Then Troy had surprised his wife with a romantic, home-cooked meal. The main surprise being that he could cook at all - Gabriella had always been the one who handled the kitchen. It seemed their old friend Zeke, who now worked as a chef in Los Angeles, had given him a few tips!
And now, the couple were awaiting some guests, having decided to hold a small party in celebration of a new year; and in honour of the night they first set eyes on each other. Checking her appearance in the mirror, Gabriella tried to push away a slight feeling of nausea. She had been feeling that way, on and off, for the last two days. She and Troy had been trying for a baby for the past few months, so at first she had thought that she may be pregnant. But the test she had taken the day before had been negative. She wasn't sure what the cause was, and her Diabetes was under control, so she intended to go to the doctor as soon as the holiday season was over. For now, she was determined to enjoy herself.
"You ready, Gabi?" Troy asked, entering their bedroom. She grinned and replied "I certainly am." She let her husband of nearly two years walk her downstairs, where they settled themselves in the lounge, ready for their first guest to arrive. Troy had been an incredible support to her since she had been diagnosed as diabetic. He had helped her stock up on the right foods, and to inject herself with the insulin she required – even injecting her himself until she managed to overcome her fear of needles. With him by her side, Gabriella was coping very well with her condition.
A mere two minutes after they had sat down, the doorbell rang. It was Chad and Taylor, who managed to chat and catch up with Troy and Gabriella in the space of five minutes, before the doorbell rang a second time. One by one more of their old classmates filed in, having managed to arrive all at the same time. This included Kelsi, Zeke, Jason, and Martha. Twenty minutes later, the party was in full swing, with both Troy's parents and Gabriella's mother having arrived, as well as a few of their work colleagues.
Although she was having a great time, Gabriella found herself feeling sick yet again, and quietly excused herself from a conversation she was having with Taylor and Kelsi. She headed upstairs to the bathroom, where luckily this time the wave of nausea passed. She still couldn't think of another explanation as to what was bringing this on. Instinctively, she found another pregnancy test from the bathroom cabinet – she had been keeping a few at the ready since she and Troy had starting trying to get pregnant.
Downstairs, after finishing a discussion with Chad and the other guys over the latest basketball game that had been on television, Troy looked up and realised that Gabriella had disappeared. Knowing that she had been a little under the weather lately, he headed upstairs to see if she was okay. But as he reached the top of the stairs, she came bursting out of the bathroom, with the biggest smile on her face. She was about to run downstairs to get her husband, when she realised he was already there, standing in front of her. "Gab? Are you okay?" Troy asked. Gabriella stood closer to him, holding up a small white stick. "Troy, look at this," she replied simply. He glanced at the object in front of him and did a double take. Then he let out a loud, deafening cheer. Gabriella giggled as he caught his breath. "Oh, Gabi! This is amazing!" he told her, covering her with kisses. "We're going to have a baby, Troy!" she squealed in delight.
"But hang on, what about the test you took yesterday?" he suddenly remembered. She shrugged, "I don't know, maybe we read the test wrong, or something. But that's why I've done two tests now to make sure." Troy grinned hearing this, and picked Gabriella up, lifting her right off the floor and spinning her around. She recalled him doing this before, just after she had got into law school – which was also the day that he had asked her to marry him.
After a few moments alone together, just basking in their happy news, Troy and Gabriella returned downstairs. They decided not to share the news of the pregnancy with their loved ones just yet. Instead, they joined their guests, and Troy decided to raise a toast. "I would just like to wish you all a happy new year," he announced. Then he glanced at his wife, and continued. "Ten years ago tonight, I was fortunate enough to meet the girl of my dreams when we were forced to sing karaoke together. And singing that night was one of the best things I have ever done." Gabriella smiled tearfully at Troy's beautiful words. "So, if you will, would you all raise your glasses and make a toast, to Gabriella. My amazing wife."
As everyone followed Troy's toast, he shared a secretive, knowing smile with Gabriella. They had shared so many wonderful times together over the past ten years, and were now about to embark on another journey together. And they could hardly wait.