A couple weeks later, Gabriella was lying on the couch. She had had the worst morning sickness and called in sick. Logan walked into the living room and looked at his mother.
"Mommy, can you carry me?" Logan asked.
"Baby, mommy isn't feeling very well right now. Maybe daddy can" Gabriella said.
"Are you sick?" Logan asked.
Gabriella smiled slightly.
"Sort of. Remember how I told you that I was going to have a baby?" Gabriella asked.
"Yes" Logan said.
"Well as the baby grows inside my tummy, it makes me sick. That's why I don't feel well" Gabriella said.
"I don't want you to have a baby if it makes you sick" Logan said as his eyes filled with tears.
"Logan it's okay. It's only for a little while" Gabriella said.
"Really?" Logan asked innocently.
Gabriella smiled slightly and nodded.
"In a couple months, the baby won't make me sick anymore" Gabriella said.
Troy overheard the conversation between Logan and Gabriella and smiled. He walked into the room and looked at Logan.
"Logan, mommy is going to be just fine okay?" Troy said.
Logan nodded. Gabriella smiled sweetly.
"Come here baby" Gabriella said.
Logan walked closer to the couch. Gabriella leaned over and kissed Logan's cheek.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too mommy" Logan said.
A couple hours later, Gabriella was back to her old self. She walked over to Logan, who was sitting on the couch and watching a movie.
"What are you watching?" Gabriella asked.
"Disney" Logan said.
Gabriella smiled. She knew that Logan was young and didn't understand what was going on.
"Do you want to go see mama and papa?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah" Logan said excitedly.
"Okay, let's go" Gabriella said.
Gabriella and Logan left the house and went to the Bolton's. Logan rang the doorbell and waited for someone to answer the door.
"Hey champ" Jack said as he opened the door.
"Papa, mommy is going to have a baby" Logan said.
"She is?" Jack asked as they walked into the house.
"I found out a couple weeks ago" Gabriella said.
"Congratulations" Jack said.
"Thanks dad" Gabriella said.
"Are you still going to have those once a month appointments?" Jack asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"Until I get passed the miscarriage stage. Just to be on the safe side" Gabriella said.
"That's good. Don't stress out about it, Gabi" Jack said.
Gabriella smiled slightly.
"It's hard not to, but I am doing my best" Gabriella said.
"How did the kids take it?" Jack asked.
"Grace was okay with it since she has already gone through it when we had Logan. Logan is trying to figure it out. I had morning sickness this morning and he was really worried" Gabriella said.
"He's protective of his mom. That's a good thing" Jack said.
Gabriella smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, he's been really clingy since we told them" Gabriella said.
"He's trying to figure it all out. He's also a boy. Grace was a girl and so she was happy about the whole thing" Jack said.
Gabriella nodded.
"How's Troy handling it?" Jack asked.
"He's happy. He's been taking Logan out and trying to spend more time with him. He thinks maybe he just needs his dad to talk about it with him" Gabriella said.
"That could be helpful" Jack said.
Gabriella and Jack talked for a little while longer. That night, Gabriella tucked Logan into bed.
"Night baby. I love you" Gabriella said kissing her son's head.
"Mommy?" Logan asked.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
"Does it hurt when the baby grows?" Logan asked.
Gabriella smiled. She opened her arms and Logan hugged his mother. Gabriella lifted her son out of bed and set him on her hip. The mother and son duo walked downstairs and saw Troy in the kitchen.
"Hey buddy, aren't you supposed to be in bed?" Troy asked.
"We need to have a conversation with Logan, Troy" Gabriella said walking into the living room.
Troy followed Gabriella into the living room. Gabriella set Logan on the couch.
"What happened?" Troy asked sitting down in front of Logan and Gabriella.
"We need to talk about the baby with Logan. He's very worried about me" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled slightly. Logan reminded Troy of himself in many ways.
"What are you worried about Logan?" Troy asked.
"When the baby grows, does it hurt mommy?" Logan asked.
Troy shook his head.
"No, it doesn't. The baby doesn't hurt mommy in any way" Troy said.
Logan nodded.
"Does that answer your question?" Troy asked.
Logan nodded.
"Do you have any other questions?" Troy asked.
"Does the baby eat in mommy's tummy?" Logan asked.
"Yeah. He or she eats whatever mommy eats" Troy said.
"If she ate chocolate, the baby would eat the chocolate too?" Logan asked.
Troy smiled and nodded.
"Yeah" Troy said.
"Oh" Logan said.
"Do you understand?" Troy asked.
Logan nodded.
"Mommy is going to bring you back to bed okay?" Troy said.
Logan nodded.
"Come on baby" Gabriella said holding out her hand.
Logan took Gabriella's hand and they went upstairs. A couple minutes later, Gabriella came downstairs.
"I think I'm going to go to bed" Gabriella said.
"Are you feeling okay?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"I'm just tired" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Gabriella leaned in and kissed Troy's lips.
"Night" Gabriella said.
"Good night baby. I'll be up in a little while" Troy said.
"Okay. I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too" Troy said.
Gabriella walked upstairs and into the bedroom and fell asleep. Later that night, Troy walked upstairs and checked on Grace and Logan and smiled when he saw both of his children asleep. He then walked into the master bedroom and saw Gabriella trying to get comfortable as she slept. Troy got into bed and Gabriella opened her eyes.
"Go back to sleep. It's just me" Troy said.
Gabriella closed her eyes and snuggled into Troy's chest.
"Can't sleep" Gabriella said tiredly.
"Why?" Troy asked.
"Mind won't shut off" Gabriella mumbled.
Troy turned on the light that was on the bedside table. He propped himself up on his side and looked at Gabriella.
"Baby, what's bothering you?" Troy asked.
"Thinking a lot" Gabriella said.
"About what?" Troy asked.
"Miscarriages" Gabriella mumbled.
Troy nodded.
"Honey, nothing is going to happen. I promise. You are taking every precaution. You go to the doctor once a week. There's nothing to worry about" Troy said.
"When you go through something like that, you never think it will happen to you. But when it does, everything changes. You always think something bad is going to happen" Gabriella said.
"I know. But, you got through it Brie. You are stronger than you have ever been because of it. If it happens again, we will deal with it then. But for right now, nothing is happening. So we don't need to worry about it" Troy said gently.
"It doesn't stop me from thinking about it" Gabriella said.
"I know. Focus on the positive. We thought we weren't going to be able to have another baby after it but we are. You are healthy and the baby is healthy" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek.
"Don't focus on the possibility of a miscarriage happening. Focus on her" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled slightly.
"You think the baby is a girl?" Gabriella asked.
"I don't know. It just came out like that. Get some sleep okay?" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too" Troy said kissing her lips.
A couple days later, Gabriella was helping Grace with her hair. She had her ballet class that day and Troy was going to take her and go work out as well. Troy came downstairs and smiled when he saw his daughter dressed and ready for her class.
"You look so pretty, Grace" Troy said.
Grace smiled.
"Thank you daddy" Grace said.
"Your welcome. You ready to go?" Troy asked.
"Yes" Grace said.
Gabriella finished Grace's hair.
"Alright, you are done. Give me a kiss" Gabriella said.
Grace kissed her mother and Troy and Grace left the house. Ten minutes later, Troy and Grace walked to Grace's ballet classroom. Troy kneeled down in front of Grace.
"Do you want me to walk you in or do you want to go in by yourself like a big girl?" Troy asked.
"Go in by myself" Grace said.
"Alright. Give me a kiss" Troy said
Grace kissed Troy. She then walked into her classroom. Troy smiled. His baby was growing up. Troy walked to the weight lifting area of the gym and did his workout. An hour later, Troy had finished and was waiting for Grace to finish her class. Grace walked out of the classroom and smiled when she saw Troy.
"Daddy, can the baby eat lollipop's?" Grace asked.
Troy smiled.
"No. It doesn't have teeth yet, baby" Troy said.
"Oh. My teacher gave us lollipops" Grace said.
"Maybe you can give one to Logan" Troy suggested.
"Yeah" Grace said.
"You ready to go home?" Troy asked.
Grace nodded. Troy held out his hand and Grace took it. They left the gym and drove home. Troy and Grace walked into the house.
"Mommy!" Grace called.
Gabriella walked into the hallway and smiled.
"Hey, how was ballet?" Gabriella asked.
"Good. I got lollipop's" Grace said.
"Oh yeah?" Gabriella asked.
Grace nodded.
"Can I give one to Logan?" Grace asked.
"Yeah, go ahead" Gabriella said.
Grace walked over to Logan and handed him the lollipop.
"She asked if the baby could eat lollipops" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"What did you tell her?" Gabriella asked.
"I told her that it didn't have teeth to bite it" Troy said.
Gabriella giggled.
"It's true" Troy said.
"I know" Gabriella said.
"When's your next doctor's appointment?" Troy asked.
"Tomorrow" Gabriella said.
"In the morning?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"I'll call in tomorrow and tell them I need the morning off" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
The couple relaxed around the house the remainder of the day. The next morning, Gabriella came out of the bathroom after her daily morning sickness episode. Troy opened his eyes and smiled slightly.
"How are you feeling baby?" Troy asked.
"Pregnant" Gabriella said.
"No bleeding?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
"Good. We got to get going soon. Is mom coming to watch the kids or are they going to her?" Troy asked.
"She's coming here. They will probably be sleeping still" Gabriella said.
Troy nodded. The couple got ready for the day and waited for Maria to arrive. Once she did, the couple left the house. As Troy drove, he noticed Gabriella looking like she was thinking about something. He knew that she was nervous. Troy took her hand in his own and kissed it.
"Am I that obvious?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled.
"Brie, it's okay to be nervous. But, we have to think about what's happening today. You are not bleeding and last time you said that Dr. Brand said that the baby looked fine" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"It feels like the first time that we went to Dr. Brand when we found out we were pregnant with Grace" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
Flashback
Troy rubbed Gabriella's thumb, which was shaking, with his own. He kissed it gently. A nurse came into the room with a file and looked at the patients that were waiting in the room.
"Gabriella Montez?" the nurse called.
Troy and Gabriella stood up and walked towards the nurse. She then escorted them into a room where Gabriella's blood pressure, temperature, height, and weight were taken. The couple was then escorted into an exam room.
"Gabriella, please change into this gown. Take your bra and underwear off and Dr. Brand will be in shortly" the nurse said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
The nurse left the room.
"Do you want me to step out while you change?" Troy asked.
"We've been together for almost five years Troy. You've seen me naked thousands of times" Gabriella said.
"I just want to make you feel comfortable, that's all" Troy said.
"I know and thanks for asking" Gabriella said.
Gabriella changed into the gown and sat on the exam table. Troy took Gabriella's hand in his and could feel it shaking. There was a knock on the door and Dr. Brand, who had long, dark brown hair came into the room.
"Hi Gabriella, who is this?" Dr. Brand asked.
"This is my boyfriend, Troy" Gabriella said.
"Hi Troy" Dr. Brand said.
"Hi" Troy said.
"Gabriella, it says here that you took a pregnancy test and it came out positive" Dr. Brand said.
Gabriella nodded.
"My mom wanted to know how far along I was" Gabriella said.
Dr. Brand nodded.
"Okay, let's take a look" Dr. Brand said.
Dr. Brand washed her hands and turned on the ultrasound. She lifted Gabriella's gown above her bellybutton. Dr. Brand sensed that Gabriella was scared to death and put her hand on her shoulder.
"Gabriella, I know that you are scared and that's completely normal. If I make you feel uncomfortable, let me know okay?" Dr. Brand said sweetly.
Gabriella nodded. Troy looked at Gabriella and kissed her head softly. Once the ultrasound had heated, Dr. Brand picked up a bottle of gel.
"This might be a little cold" Dr. Brand said.
Dr. Brand squeezed some of the product onto Gabriella's stomach. Gabriella flinched at the temperature but then relaxed, once it set into her skin. Dr. Brand put the gel bottle back in its place and then picked up the wand that was connected to the ultrasound.
"Alright, are you ready?" Dr. Brand asked.
Gabriella looked at Troy, who smiled at her and nodded.
"We're ready" Gabriella said.
Dr. Brand placed the wand on Gabriella's stomach and started moving the gel around with it. She looked at the monitor and pointed to it.
"See that dot? That's your baby" Dr. Brand said.
Gabriella and Troy looked at the monitor and they both choked up. Troy kissed Gabriella's head softly and wiped her tears away. Dr. Brand moved the wand around Gabriela's stomach.
"You are about five weeks along" Dr. Brand said.
"That's early" Gabriella said.
Dr. Brand nodded.
"Daddy, what do you think?" Dr. Brand asked.
Troy smiled and looked at the monitor.
"It makes it feel more real to see a picture" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded in agreement.
"Let me go print these pictures for you and I will be back okay?" Dr. Brand said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Dr. Brand left the room. Gabriella looked at her boyfriend and saw tears running down his cheeks. She quickly wiped them away.
End of Flashback
"I remember that day. That was probably the scariest moment of my whole life" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy pulled into Dr. Brand's office. The couple got out of the car and walked into the office. Gabriella signed herself in and sat down next to Troy. Gabriella's name was called and the couple was escorted to an exam room. She changed into a gown and sat on the exam table. Troy didn't get a really good look at Gabriella when he figured out that she was nervous until now. She was swallowing hard, her pupils were huge, her legs swinging back and forth, and her hands were trembling.
"Baby, I'm right here okay?" Troy reassured her.
Gabriella nodded. Troy stood up and stood in front of Gabriella. He placed a kiss on her lips and smoothed her hair back.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled slightly. He saw Gabriella relax a little bit after that. There was a knock on the door and Dr. Brand came in and smiled.
"Hi guys. How are you feeling Gabi?" Dr. Brand asked.
"Okay. No bleeding so I guess that's good" Gabriella said.
Dr. Brand smiled.
"You've been stressing out about it haven't you?" Dr. Brand asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"I just don't want anything to go wrong. I know that the miscarriage wasn't my fault. But it felt like it was" Gabriella said.
Troy put his hand on top of Gabriella's.
"You have been doing everything that you are supposed to. You've been monitoring everything. All the scans that we have done have been normal" Dr. Brand said.
Troy looked at Gabriella. Gabriella nodded.
"I know that it's a traumatic thing to go through. But, as long as the baby is healthy and growing on schedule, there should be no miscarriage at all" Dr. Brand continued.
Gabriella nodded.
"I think it's also the fact that I'm young and I had Grace so young. I'm just scared that something bad is going to happen" Gabriella said.
Dr. Brand nodded.
"I'm going to make sure that nothing happens to you or the baby" Dr. Brand said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy looked at Gabriella and kissed her head softly. Dr. Brand went ahead with the ultrasound and exam. After, Gabriella changed back into her clothes and sat on the exam table.
"So, is everything okay?" Gabriella asked.
Dr. Brand smiled sympathetically.
"Everything looks fine, Gabi. The baby is growing on schedule. Your exam looked good. All your vitals were normal" Dr. Brand said.
Gabriella nodded.
"So, does this mean she is in the clear?" Troy asked.
"From what I can see, yes. You are twelve weeks right?" Dr. Brand said.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
"You are in the clear" Dr. Brand said.
Gabriella smiled.
"It's going to be okay?" Gabriella asked putting her hand on her stomach.
Dr. Brand nodded.
"You are officially out of the miscarriage point" Dr. Brand said.
Gabriella sighed in relief. Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek softly and rubbed her back in soothing circles.
"Thank you" Gabriella said.
Dr. Brand smiled.
"I'll see you next month" Dr. Brand said.
Dr. Brand left the room. Troy looked at Gabriella, who had tears running down her face.
"Baby, everything is fine. Don't cry" Troy said wrapping his arms around his wife.
"I was so scared" Gabriella said.
"I know you were. I was too. But, now we can celebrate" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded and tightened her grip on Troy. Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek and rubbed her back.
"We're going to have a healthy and happy baby" Troy continued.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I love you too, Brie. So much. Come on, let's go home" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded and pulled away from Troy. Troy looked at Gabriella and smiled. He wiped her tears away and kissed her lips. The couple left the house and went home. They couldn't wait for the newest addition to their family to arrive.
