The next morning, Gabriella woke up early and went downstairs. She went into the kitchen and started the coffee maker. Gabriella had tossed and turned all night, thinking about what Troy had said. She knew that he was right about the fact that they should think about if she could handle being home alone with two toddlers and being pregnant. Gabriella was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard footsteps and saw Troy come into the kitchen.

"Morning" Troy said.

"Morning" Gabriella said.

"Why are you up so early?" Troy asked.

"I couldn't sleep" Gabriella said taking out two mugs from the cabinet and pouring coffee into both of them.

"Is it because of what I said last night?" Troy asked.

Gabriella nodded.

"I'm sorry if I upset you, Brie. I'm just trying to be practical" Troy said gently.

"We had been counting the days until I could get the all-clear and once I did, you said what you said. It hurts, Troy. I know that we need to think about it and I am not blaming you for wanting to. I just think the way you said it and explained it was very hurtful" Gabriella said handing Troy a mug.

"I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. It wasn't my intention to. I am just trying to look out for you. What you said about my career determining when we could have a baby, really hurt. I would never put my career before you or the family. Haven't I proved that you are more important than that?" Troy asked.

"You just joined that team. I felt like you were trying to "schedule" when we could have a baby. You were talking about your career being another factor in this decision. You have proved that we are more important. But, by you saying that, it started to make me think that we weren't" Gabriella explained.

Troy nodded.

"I didn't mean to make you feel that way if I did. I just want us to do this right. We did it right with Logan and I want to continue the pattern" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"I want to have another baby with you. The timing just has to be right" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"It doesn't mean that we can't practice" Troy said.

Gabriella giggled. Troy wrapped his arms around Gabriella's waist.

"I love you so much. I'm just looking out for you and for us" Troy said.

"I love you too" Gabriella said.

"Are you still mad at me?" Troy asked.

"No" Gabriella said.

"You sure?" Troy asked.

Gabriella nodded.

"I'm a little annoyed that you waited until I got the all-clear to tell me this, but it's fine" Gabriella said.

"Last night we both said that we needed to sleep on it and see how we feel today. I thought about it more and that is what I came up with" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"I have to get ready for work" Gabriella said.

Troy nodded. Gabriella walked upstairs and got ready for work and left the house. That night, Gabriella came home later than she usually did. She was trying to avoid the conversation that she and Troy had had earlier.

"Mommy" Logan said as Gabriella came in the door.

"Hey buddy" Gabriella said lifting her son onto her hip.

Gabriella walked passed Troy and didn't say a word. Troy took a deep breath and released it. He stood up and walked into the kitchen.

"I'm going to Chad's. I'll be back in a little while" Troy said.

"Okay" Gabriella said simply.

Troy drove to Chad's and parked his car. He walked to the backyard and saw Chad shooting hoops. Chad turned to Troy and smiled.

"Hey" Chad said shaking Troy's hand.

"I need advice" Troy said.

"About what?" Chad asked.

"Gabriella" Troy said.

"What's going on?" Chad asked.

Troy explained the story to Chad. Chad nodded and shot a basket.

"I would honestly just try and give her some space. You and I both know that when she is ready to talk, she will. You just have to let her have some space. It may be a day or two" Chad said.

"She won't even talk to me except for one word answers" Troy said.

"She's hurt. You both talked about having another baby and then when she got cleared, you changed your mind" Chad said.

"I didn't change my mind. I just wanted to have the timing be right. Can you imagine if Gabriella got pregnant and I be at a game that is in a different state and something go wrong? I would never forgive myself. I want to be here when she is pregnant. I made a promise to her when she was pregnant with Grace that I would always be there for her and that I wouldn't leave her. If we try and she gets pregnant, I may be in the middle of the season. I don't want that to happen. Is that selfish?" Troy asked.

"Did you explain that piece to her?" Chad asked.

"I didn't get to. She and I argued and then she had to leave for work" Troy said.

"Maybe you both need to sit down and you need to tell her what you told me. She will understand your reasoning, Troy. In my opinion, I think that you are making a mature decision. You know your schedule and you don't want to do this and put stress on Gabriella by leaving when you have a game. You need to explain it to her" Chad said.

Troy nodded.

'So should I talk to her or give her space?" Troy asked.

"Maybe before you go to bed tonight, see if she's still upset. If she is, give her space. If she's not, then talk to her" Chad said.

Troy nodded.

"Thanks man" Troy said.

"No problem. Go see what the situation is like at home. Tell Gabi I said hello when you talk to her" Chad said.

"I will" Troy said.

Troy left Chad's and drove home. He walked into the house and didn't hear the kids. Troy walked into the living room and saw that Grace was sitting on the couch and looking through a book.

"You are supposed to be in bed" Troy said.

Grace looked at her father and smiled.

"I couldn't sleep daddy" Grace said.

"Why not?" Troy asked.

"Mommy was upset and I got scared' Grace said.

"Did you or Logan get in trouble?" Troy asked.

"No. After she said goodnight" Grace said.

Troy nodded.

"There's nothing to be scared of, baby girl. Come on. Let's get you in bed" Troy said.

Troy opened his arms and Grace walked into them. Troy lifted Grace into his arms and walked upstairs. He walked into Grace's room and placed her in her bed. Troy tucked Grace into her bed and kissed her forehead.

"Good night, Grace. I love you" Troy said.

"Good night daddy" Grace said.

Troy walked out of his daughter's bedroom and went into the master bedroom. Gabriella was sitting up in bed.

"Grace was downstairs" Troy said.

"She was?' Gabriella asked.

"Yes. She said that you were upset and she got scared" Troy said.

"I didn't mean to scare her. I was upset" Gabriella said.

Troy nodded.

"At me" Troy concluded.

Gabriella looked down and nodded.

"Can we talk about this?" Troy asked.

"I don't want to fight" Gabriella said.

"I don't either. I want to talk about it" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"Brie, I didn't change my mind about having another baby if that's what you are thinking. I just want to time it right. If you got pregnant during the season and I had an away game in a different state and something happened to you or the baby, I would never forgive myself for not being here. I want to be here with you. That's why I don't want to try right now. It's not because I don't want to. I know my schedule and I know that I will be away a lot in the next few months. Leaving you here, even with my mom and yours, wouldn't feel right. That's how I feel about it" Troy said.

"I didn't think of it that way" Gabriella said quietly.

"Babe, I would make a baby right here and right now with you if I could. But I know that it wouldn't be right. I love you and I would never try to hurt you in the way that you think that I was. I want the timing to be right and for me to be home. It may be later than we planned, but at least you won't be alone" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"I'm sorry about earlier" Gabriella said.

Troy's face softened.

"I just want you to understand where I am coming from, sweetheart. It was never my intention to hurt you" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"Can we move past this?" Troy asked.

"Come here" Gabriella said.

Troy sat on their bed. Gabriella leaned over and kissed Troy's lips.

"I'm sorry for pushing it" Gabriella said.

"It's alright baby. We just need to be on the same page with this. I want to do this right this time" Troy said.

"I do too" Gabriella said.

Troy smiled slightly. He moved a stray hair behind Gabriella's ear.

"I'm going to take a shower and then I'll come to bed" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded. Troy picked out a pair of basketball shorts and boxers and went into the bathroom and took a shower. Twenty minutes later, he emerged from the bathroom and got into bed. Gabriella snuggled into Troy's chest. A couple weeks later, Troy came home from practice and walked into the kitchen and saw Grace with tears in her eyes, sitting on the kitchen counter as Gabriella placed a Band-Aid on her knee.

"What happened baby?" Troy asked.

"She was running down the last few stairs and face planted on the ground" Gabriella said answering for Grace.

"Grace, you know that you shouldn't be running up or down the stairs. You are going to get hurt" Troy said.

Grace sniffled. Troy opened his arms and Grace held her arms out. He lifted Grace into his arms.

"Does your knee still hurt?" Troy asked.

Grace nodded.

"She hit the ground hard" Gabriella said.

Troy rubbed Grace's knee. Grace wrapped her arms around Troy's neck.

"No more running down the stairs okay?" Troy said.

"Okay daddy" Grace said tearfully.

"Alright. Go sit down on the couch and watch TV" Troy said putting Grace on the ground.

Grace walked into the living room.

"We need to put her in a dance class or something. She has too much energy" Gabriella said.

"She gets that from me. Maybe the gym has one" Troy said.

"I'll call them tomorrow and see. She stays in the house majority of the day" Gabriella said.

"That's because we are working. Mom is working from home. Dad is at school. We just need to get her out of the house for a little while each day" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"When Chad and I go to the gym, I'll bring some brochures" Troy said.

"Okay" Gabriella said.

A couple days later, Gabriella enrolled Grace into a dance class at the gym that Troy went to. She was helping Grace get ready for her first day of class.

"Alright, go show daddy" Gabriella said.

Grace went downstairs to the kitchen and saw Troy making his pre-workout shake.

"Daddy" Grace said.

Troy turned around and looked at Grace and his heart melted. Grace was dressed in her leotard, tights, and ballet shoes. Her hair was in a high bun. Troy kneeled down to his daughter's level.

"You look so pretty, Grace. Are you ready to go?" Troy asked.

Grace nodded.

"Okay. Let me go get my keys and we will leave" Troy said.

Troy picked up his keys.

"Brie, we are leaving" Troy said.

Gabriella walked downstairs and looked at Grace and smiled.

"Are you sure that you don't want me to go help her?" Gabriella asked.

"I got it under control" Troy said.

"Alright. Have fun" Gabriella said.

"Give mommy a kiss" Troy said.

Gabriella kneeled down and Grace kissed her mother's lips.

"I'll see you in a little bit" Gabriella said.

Troy and Grace left the house and drove to the gym. They walked to where Grace's dance class was being held and Troy walked her into the room. He kneeled down and looked at Grace.

"If you need me, let your teacher know okay? I'll be with Uncle Chad right over there" Troy said pointing to where the weight lifting section of the gym was.

"Okay daddy" Grace said.

"Alright. Love you baby" Troy said.

"Love you" Grace said.

Troy watched the teacher help Grace find her place. He took a deep breath. His baby girl was growing up. Troy made sure that Grace was okay before he left to go find Chad. An hour later, Troy had finished lifting. He and Chad were waiting for Grace to be done with her class and were watching her through the window.

"She's pretty good" Chad said watching his niece dance.

Troy smiled.

"It's in her genes" Troy said.

"Will she meet a Troy in her future?" Chad asked.

Troy looked at his best friend and raised his eyebrow.

"Not for many, many years. She's not going to do what Gabriella and I did. That's for sure" Troy said.

"But it was worth it" Chad said.

"It was. But it was a very stressful situation. I don't regret it in the slightest. I just wish that we had waited. Grace is the one thing that changed me" Troy said.

Chad nodded.

"I love her with all my heart" Troy said.

Chad smiled. The two men continued to watch Grace dance and smiled when she came out of the dance studio and saw them.

"Did you have fun?" Troy asked.

"Yeah. Did you see?" Grace asked.

"I did baby. Did you say hi to Uncle Chad?" Troy asked.

Grace hugged Chad.

"You ready to go home and see mommy and Logan?" Troy asked.

Grace nodded. Troy and Grace said goodbye to Chad and drove home. Troy opened the door and Grace walked into the house.

"Troy?" Gabriella called.

"Yeah" Troy said.

Gabriella came into the living room.

"How was it?" Gabriella asked.

"Fun. I want to go tomorrow" Grace said.

Gabriella and Troy smiled.

"You have to wait until next week to go again" Gabriella said.

"Mommy, I want to go" Grace whined.

"Sweetheart, you will go again next week. There is no dance tomorrow" Gabriella said.

"Come on, you need to take a bath" Troy said.

Grace and Troy walked upstairs. Gabriella smiled. She was glad that Grace loved her dance class. An hour later, Troy and Grace came downstairs.

"You are all clean" Gabriella said.

That night, the Bolton family relaxed around the house. A week later, Troy dropped Grace off at ballet and smiled when he saw her eyes light up. He kissed her goodbye and watched her run into the room. Troy then went to go lift weights. An hour later, Troy returned and saw all the parents gathered inside the group exercise room.

"Parents, we would like to show you the routine that we have come up with so far" the teacher said.

All the parents stood against the wall in the room. The teacher turned on the music, and with hints, the little girls did their routine. Troy smiled as he watched Grace dance. Even though it was only her second dance class, he knew that Grace had fallen in love with it. After they finished their dance, all of the girls in the class did their bows and all the parents applauded. Grace smiled when she saw Troy. Troy kneeled down and Grace ran into her father's arms. He stood up with Grace in his arms and spun her around.

"I'm so proud of you baby. You did so good. Mommy is going to be sad that she missed it" Troy said.

"There's a big one later, daddy" Grace said.

"There is?" Troy asked.

"There is a recital in a couple months at the East High auditorium" a parent said overhearing their conversation.

"Oh, that's cool. Come on, let's go tell mommy" Troy said.

Troy drove home and the father-daughter duo walked into the house.

"Mommy!" Grace said excitedly.

Gabriella came into the living room.

"What's going on?" Gabriella asked.

"She's very excited and on a complete adrenaline rush. Tell mommy what happened at dance today" Troy said.

"My class did a show and daddy watched!" Grace exclaimed.

"Her class did a dance to show how much they have learned in the two classes that they have had. I'm glad that I finished lifting when I did or else I would have missed it" Troy said.

"That's amazing Grace. I'm sad that I didn't get to see it" Gabriella said.

"A parent was telling me that they have a recital coming up in a few months" Troy said.

"So then we will get to see what she's been practicing?" Gabriella asked.

Troy nodded.

"Alright baby, go upstairs and into the bathroom. I'll be up in a minute" Gabriella said.

Grace walked upstairs. Gabriella looked at Troy.

"Did you think that you were going to be the dad that watched little girls do ballet?" Gabriella asked.

Troy smiled and shook his head.

"Whatever they want to do, I will support them one hundred percent. I'm not going to push anything. I refuse to be like my dad was when I was in high school" Troy said.

"You won't and he has apologized for that" Gabriella said.

"I know. I just am saying that I will support her in whatever she wants to do. If I have to sit in a dance studio in the gym with mothers, I will because I love Grace" Troy said.

Gabriella smiled and leaned in and kissed Troy's lips.

"I love you" Gabriella said.

"I love you too. Now, are you going to give her a bath or am I?" Troy asked.

"Maybe I should. Since I missed her dance today" Gabriella said.

Troy smiled.

"Where's Logan?" Troy asked.

"He's in the living room" Gabriella said.

"Okay" Troy said.

Gabriella walked upstairs to give Grace a bath while Troy walked into the living room and saw Logan watching television. The couple knew that being parents at a young age was going to be hard. But, there were some days that they went to sleep at night with smiles on their faces knowing that they did something right.