The next day, Troy came home and smiled when he saw Grace dancing around in the living room with no music playing. He assumed that she was trying to do the dance that she had learned in her class the previous day. Troy made himself known when Grace took a bow and applauded her performance.

"I liked your dancing" Troy said as he kneeled in front of his daughter.

"Thank you daddy" Grace said.

"Where's mommy?" Troy asked.

"She's upstairs. Logan had an accident" Grace said.

Troy nodded.

"Okay" Troy said.

Troy and Grace heard footsteps coming from the stairs and saw Gabriella and Logan walk into the room.

"Hey buddy" Troy said as Logan jumped into his arms.

"He had an accident. Potty training isn't going as well as I would have hoped" Gabriella said.

"He was doing well though for a while. You have to think of it that way" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"I just checked my schedule" Troy started.

Gabriella looked down and folded her hands in her lap. Troy's face softened. He knew that this whole planning when they should start trying again really was hurting Gabriella.

"I checked my schedule and I have two practices back to back and then a game next week" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"Hey Logan, go play over there" Troy said pointing to where Grace was.

Logan got up and walked over to where Grace was. Troy looked at Gabriella.

"Brie" Troy said.

"I'm fine" Gabriella said.

"No you aren't. Talk to me" Troy said.

"I just have to get used to it" Gabriella said.

"I promise you, when I am finished with the season, we can go full on baby mode" Troy said.

Gabriella smiled slightly.

"I don't want to make you feel bad. It's just the situation is what is stopping us" Gabriella explained.

Troy nodded.

"I understand and I'm not upset. I am just worried about you" Troy said.

Gabriella smiled slightly.

"Don't worry. I'm okay, Troy" Gabriella said.

Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek softly. Later that night, the couple had put Grace and Logan to bed. Gabriella was in the bathroom taking a bath in the Jacuzzi tub. She just needed some time to herself. There was a knock on the door and Troy poked his head in.

"You okay?" Troy asked.

Gabriella nodded.

"Yeah, just needed some time to think" Gabriella said.

"Okay" Troy said.

Troy was about to close the door when he heard Gabriella.

"Troy?" Gabriella called.

"Yeah" Troy said.

"I love you" Gabriella said.

Troy smiled.

"I love you too" Troy said.

Troy closed the bathroom door. Gabriella smiled. She knew that this situation was not what she planned, but they were getting through it. An hour later, Gabriella walked out of the bathroom and went into the bedroom and saw Troy in bed. Gabriella climbed into bed and looked at her husband.

"We are going to get passed this right?" Gabriella asked.

"What are you talking about?" Troy asked softly.

"I feel like ever since that argument, we've just been different. I didn't mean to put pressure on you-" Gabriella started.

"Baby, stop" Troy said gently.

Gabriella looked at Troy. He propped his head up with his arm and looked at Gabriella.

"It's something that we both want, but can't have right now. It hurts and it's going to hurt for a while. It may put stress on things, but we are going to get through it. I admit that it's been difficult to deal with and it's hard to watch you deal with it. But life will keep going. You didn't put pressure on me, Brie. We both wanted this and when we sat down and tried to lay out everything, we saw the big picture" Troy said.

Gabriella had tears running down her face. Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek and wiped her tears away.

"And just because things aren't the way they used to be, doesn't mean that I don't love you the same as I did. That won't ever change. We have to get through this" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded. Tears kept coming and Troy wrapped his arms around Gabriella and rubbed her back.

"I just don't want this situation to get so bad that we end up divorced or separated" Gabriella cried.

"It won't get to that point. We have to work this out and talk to each other" Troy said.

Gabriella sniffled and nodded.

"I love you so much it hurts. You know that" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"I love you too" Gabriella said.

Troy smiled.

"Get some sleep okay?" Troy said smoothing Gabriella's hair back.

Gabriella nodded. A couple days later, Gabriella came home from work later than usual.

"Mommy" Logan said.

"Hey baby, where's daddy?" Gabriella asked.

"Backyard" Logan said.

Gabriella took her son's hand and they walked to the backyard and saw Troy shooting hoops. She sat down in a chair and lifted Logan onto her lap.

"You're crazy wildcat" Gabriella said.

Troy smiled.

"You're home late" Troy said.

Gabriella smiled slightly and leaned her head against Logan's.

"I had some work that I had to finish at the office" Gabriella said.

Troy nodded. The couple had started to try to work through this difficult time but there were some days where they just needed their space.

"Grace is at my mom's" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"She called me and told me" Gabriella said.

Troy nodded.

"I told her to call and let you know" Troy said.

"Thanks" Gabriella said.

"No problem" Troy said.

That night, Gabriella gave Logan a bath and put him to bed. She walked downstairs and saw Troy sitting in the living room and watching television. He looked at Gabriella and smiled slightly.

"Hi" Troy said.

"Hi" Gabriella said.

Troy turned off the television and looked at Gabriella.

"You didn't need to turn it off. I was just going to tell you that I was going to go to bed" Gabriella said.

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

"Good night. I love you" Troy said.

"Night. I love you too" Gabriella said.

Gabriella walked upstairs and went into the bedroom. She got into bed and cried herself to sleep that night. Was this really what they were going to be? Did this wanting to have a baby put a wall up in their marriage? Troy came to bed later that night and knew by the sound of Gabriella's breathing that she had been crying. He took a deep breath and released it. Troy kissed Gabriella's head softly, careful not to wake her up and picked up his pillow and a blanket and went downstairs to the living room. He wanted to give her the space that she needed right now. Troy fell asleep on the couch and hoped that somehow this situation would get resolved. The next morning, Gabriella came downstairs and saw that Troy had slept downstairs. She swallowed hard and walked into the kitchen and started the coffee maker. The smell of fresh coffee woke Troy up. He walked into the kitchen and smiled slightly when he saw Gabriella.

"Morning" Troy said.

"Morning. You didn't come to bed last night" Gabriella said.

Troy shook his head.

"I wanted to give you your space" Troy said.

"It's your bed too, Troy. This will take a while for us to figure this out. You can't sleep on the couch forever" Gabriella said.

"Do you know how painful it is to hear you cry at night, knowing that I am the one that caused it? Why would I come to bed when I know that I'm not wanted, Gabriella? I don't want to fight and I don't want to argue because that is how these conversations usually go" Troy said.

Gabriella's eyes filled with tears.

"It hurts me too and I don't want to hurt you even more than I already did" Troy said.

"Troy" Gabriella said tearfully.

"I don't want to feel the way that I do. But I feel this way because I love you and I care about how you feel" Troy said.

Gabriella's lip quivered.

"This isn't getting better" Gabriella said.

"We need some help" Troy said.

"Do we call our parents or what do we do?' Gabriella asked.

"That would probably be the first step" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"Do you want to call them or do you want me to?" Gabriella asked.

"I'll call when I get to work" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded. A week later, Lucille, Jack, and Maria had talked to one another and they all figured out a way to help Gabriella and Troy. They invited the couple over to Maria's house to talk. Once Troy and Gabriella arrived, the five adults sat in the living room.

"Gabriella, honey, can you tell Troy how you feel?" Lucille asked.

"I know that we agreed to wait until after the season ended to try, but we both know that as days went by, the plan set in and we got frustrated and upset. I don't want this to break us apart. We've gone through too much to let it. I love you more than anything, Troy. You know that I do" Gabriella said.

Troy took Gabriella's hand in his and entwined their fingers together.

"I feel like this all depends on me. We can't try because of my schedule. We can't have a baby because of my schedule. It frustrates me just as much as it does to you. When you are upset that we can't try, it hurts me and makes me feel like it's my fault. We decided together to wait until the season is over to start trying because we didn't want to risk getting pregnant in the middle and something happening. I don't want to feel the way that I do, Brie. I don't" Troy said.

Tears ran down Gabriella's cheeks and she choked out a sob.

"I don't know what to do. Is this my fault that we are fighting like this? Did I push the subject too much?" Gabriela cried.

Silent tears ran down Troy's cheeks. He hated when Gabriella cried like this. He's seen it a couple times and every time, his heart pounds like it's going to explode.

"It's not your fault, Brie. I want to have a baby with you. I've told you before" Troy said.

"But before nine months is up Troy, you start the season again. So why should we wait?" Gabriella cried.

Lucille, looked at the couple and took a deep breath. She was a psychologist and was an expert in marriage counseling, but seeing problems within her own family, was extremely difficult.

"Troy, do you want to have another baby? It's okay to say what you feel" Lucille said.

"I want to. I really do. But, I don't see how it's going to work right now. My schedule is crazy" Troy said.

"Then when, Troy? When you have retired?" Gabriella asked.

"Gabi, calm down" Lucille said sweetly as she put her hand on her daughter-in-laws.

"I would drop everything to have a baby with you right now, Gabs. You know that. I have to work and it sometimes requires me to be away. I'm doing this for you. So you don't have to do it alone" Troy said.

Alright, alright. Both of you, relax. You both aren't on the same page. You need to figure out a way to get to that point" Lucille said.

The two mothers tried to talk to their children and figure out a way to help them come to a decision. A couple days later, Troy came home and smiled slightly when he saw Gabriella.

"Can I talk to you for a minute?' Troy asked.

Gabriella looked at Troy and nodded. The couple sat down.

"I'm going to tell you something and you will probably be very upset about it. But, I did this for us and our family" Troy started.

"What did you do?" Gabriella asked.

"I quit the team" Troy said.

Gabriella's eyes widened.

"You what?" Gabriella asked.

"I quit. I called Mark and talked to him and I told him that I quit" Troy said.

"Troy" Gabriella started.

"Gabriella, I did this for us. So we can go back to what we were. I hate being in the room and feeling tension. I hate that we don't tell the other what we are planning to do anymore. I hate that we don't tell each other that we love each other anymore. I don't want to live like that. I love you more than basketball. You are the love of my life" Troy said.

Gabriella swallowed hard.

"I didn't want you to quit, Troy" Gabriella said.

"Well, I made a decision and I did it" Troy said.

"Troy" Gabriella started.

"Gabriella, do you want to make another baby with me?" Troy asked.

"I didn't want you to quit what you loved, Troy" Gabriella said.

"Brie, the problem was that I was going to be back and forth right?" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"I eliminated the problem by quitting" Troy said.

Gabriella stood in silence.

"Say something, please" Troy said.

"It doesn't eliminate the problem" Gabriella said.

"Why?" Troy asked.

"Because now that you quit, you are going to resent me. I don't want to be in that position" Gabriella said.

Troy closed his eyes and took a deep breath and released it. He opened his eyes and looked at his wife. How did things get this bad?

"Gabriella, I've said it a thousand times, you are more important than basketball. I love you, Logan, and Grace more than that. You are my everything. I may be upset about quitting, but I would never blame that on you. I thought that joining the team would give me the time that I lost in high school. But I know that the glory days are over and I have to move on" Troy said.

"You love it, Troy" Gabriella said.

"But I love you more. I want to have another baby with you, Brie. I want to be there for everything. Look what happened when we were in high school. Do you remember the day that you had pain in the middle of my game?" Troy asked.

Gabriella nodded.

Flashback

'Mom" Gabriella said.

Lucille looked at Gabriella and knew something was wrong.

"Are you in pain Gabi?" Lucille asked.

Gabriella nodded. Lucille took Gabriella's hand and they made their way to the ground level of the gym. She then went to the team management and whispered to one of the people standing there. That person then went to Jack and whispered in his ear, who then blew his whistle and motioned for Troy to sit out. Troy walked to the side line and saw Gabriella and Lucille.

"What's going on?" Troy asked.

"Gabi needs to go to the hospital" Lucille said.

Troy looked at Gabriella, who had her hand on her bump and tears threatening to fall.

"What's wrong baby?" Troy asked.

"I have a pain in my stomach" Gabriella said.

Troy ran his fingers through his hair.

"What are we going to do Troy?" Gabriella asked.

Troy's eyes softened and he sighed. He looked at Gabriella, who was scared to death and then looked at the remaining time of the game on the clock. Troy then looked at Gabriella.

"This is what we are going to do okay? Listen to me Brie. You and mom are going to go to the hospital. It will probably take an hour for them to get you into a hospital room and for Dr. Brand to come. I will finish the game and be the first one out and on my way to you okay?" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded. Troy leaned his forehead against Gabriella's.

"I know you are scared sweetheart. But everything is going to be okay alright?" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded slowly. Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips softly.

"I'll see you over there okay?" Troy said.

"Okay" Gabriella said softly.

"I love you" Troy said.

"I love you too" Gabriella said.

End of Flashback

Gabriella nodded.

"Remember how I kept looking back at you and the clock?" Troy asked.

Gabriella nodded.

"I don't want to choose between two things. Even though I chose to meet you at the hospital after the game, I should have left when you did. I shouldn't have to make a choice between basketball and my family" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"I love you, Brie. More than anything. This is a good thing" Troy said.

"I love you too" Gabriella said.

"So where does this leave us? I'm in if you are" Troy said.

"Are you absolutely sure that you want to do this?" Gabriella asked.

"Yes, I'm one thousand percent sure" Troy said.

"Let's do it" Gabriella said.

Troy smiled.

"I don't want to fight anymore okay?" Troy said.

"I don't either" Gabriella said.

Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips softly. A couple weeks later, Gabriella came home from work and sighed when she saw Troy putting his basketball paraphernalia into a box. She walked over to her husband and kissed his cheek.

"What are you doing baby?" Gabriella asked.

"Packing this stuff up" Troy said.

"Don't get rid of all of that, Troy" Gabriella said.

"I don't want to look at it" Troy said.

"Why don't you put it up in the attic? That way, you will still have it but don't have to look at it" Gabriella said.

Troy nodded.

"Are you okay?" Gabriella asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay. I just want everything packed up" Troy said looking at his wife.

"Okay" Gabriella said.

Troy smiled slightly.

"How are you feeling?" Troy asked.

Gabriella smiled. The couple had started trying and they were waiting for any type of symptom to show up.

"I'm fine. Nothing yet" Gabriella said.

Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek.

"Okay. Grace and Logan are upstairs" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"I love you" Gabriella said.

Troy smiled.

"I love you too" Troy said.

That night, Troy was in the backyard shooting hoops. Gabriella had put the kids to bed and walked out to the backyard.

"I'll play you" Gabriella said pulling Troy out of his own thoughts.

Troy looked at Gabriella and smiled.

"Game on" Troy said.

The couple started a game and stole kisses from one another any chance that they could get. Gabriella was about to shoot the ball when Troy picked her up and spun her around. She laughed.

"Foul! That's not fair" Gabriella said.

Troy placed Gabriella's feet back on the ground. Gabriella smiled. Troy stood in front of her and leaned in and kissed her lips softly, but passionately. Gabriella wrapped her arms around Troy's neck and kissed him back. Troy lifted Gabriella into his arms and she instantly wrapped her legs around his waist. He dropped the basketball that was in his hands. Gabriella pulled away and leaned her forehead against Troy's. Troy smiled.

"I don't think you want to do this outside" Troy said.

Gabriella giggled and shook her head.

"Let's move it inside" Gabriella said softly.

Troy nodded and walked into the house with Gabriella in his arms. They walked upstairs and shut the door. Clothes were removed and the couple made it to their bed. Troy pulled away from Gabriella and looked into her eyes for any doubts that she had.

"Are you sure that you want to do this?" Troy asked.

Gabriella smiled and nodded.

"Are you sure that you want to do this should be the question" Gabriella said.

Troy nodded.

"I want to" Troy said.

Gabriella smiled and leaned in and kissed Troy's lips. The couple made love to each other that night with every emotion that they felt. The next morning, Troy woke up and smiled when he saw Gabriella sleeping soundly, wrapped in a sheet. He moved Gabriella closer to him, carefully not to wake her. They had talked after their activities last night.

Flashback

Gabriella collapsed against Troy's chest and tried to get her breathing under control. Troy did the same. Gabriella leaned in and kissed her husband's lips.

"Can we talk about something? It's kind of serious" Gabriella said.

Troy looked at Gabriella, his eyes telling her to continue.

"Do you think that we fought so much about having a baby and everything else because we did everything backwards? Is everything just catching up to us?" Gabriella asked.

Troy blinked and cleared his throat a little bit.

"It's possible. We had Grace and Logan really young. We had to grow up faster than the normal person. But we fought for what we loved. That was the difference. We didn't fight about things that weren't important. We fought about real issues that were going on in our lives" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded.

"And I don't want to fight like that with you ever again. That's not who we are. That's not something we do. We never fight" Troy continued.

"I don't either" Gabriella said.

"We had a difference of opinions and it escalated. But, we are fine now right?" Troy said.

Gabriella nodded. Troy smiled.

"So we shouldn't bring this up anymore. It's over" Troy said.

Gabriella snuggled into Troy's chest.

"I love you" Gabriella said.

"I love you too. So much" Troy said kissing Gabriella's head.

End of Flashback.

Gabriella opened her eyes slowly. She looked down and smiled when she saw a sheet wrapped around her naked body.

"Good morning" Troy mumbled.

"Morning" Gabriella mumbled back.

"Sleep well?" Troy asked.

Gabriella nodded.

"Feeling alright after last night?" Troy asked.

"Yeah" Gabriella said.

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

"And now we wait" Troy said.