The next couple of weeks, Gabriella and Troy tried to conceive their second child but nothing was working. Gabriella had started to get frustrated and didn't know why she wasn't getting pregnant. One morning, Troy woke up and saw that Gabriella was sleeping. He got up and walked out of the bedroom and went into his daughter's room and smiled when he saw her getting out of bed.
"Good morning, how did you sleep?" Troy asked.
"Good" Natalie said.
"Come on, let's get dressed" Troy said walking to the closet.
Troy picked out an outfit for Natalie and changed her clothes and her pull ups.
"Let's go downstairs" Troy said picking Natalie up and walking out of the room.
Troy walked downstairs and set Natalie down and watched her walk away. He walked into the kitchen and turned on the coffee maker. Troy wanted Gabriella to sleep in and relax a little bit. He knew she was upset about not getting pregnant. Troy walked into the living room and looked at Natalie.
"Nat, come here and eat some breakfast" Troy said.
Natalie walked into the kitchen. Troy picked his daughter up and went to the table and set her down on a chair. He then cut some fruit up and put it into a bowl and sat down next to Natalie. Troy picked a strawberry up with his fork and held it to Natalie's mouth. Natalie opened her mouth and chewed the berry and swallowed it.
"Was that yummy?" Troy asked.
Natalie nodded.
"More daddy?" Natalie asked.
"You can have some more" Troy said as he fed her some more berries.
After Natalie finished, Troy put the bowl in the dishwasher. He then helped Natalie get out of her chair. Troy watched his daughter walk out of the room. He heard footsteps coming toward the kitchen. Troy looked up and smiled when he saw Gabriella walk into the kitchen.
"Good morning, sweetheart. What can I make you for breakfast?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
"Nothing" Gabriella said.
"Baby, are you okay?" Troy asked.
"Yeah I'm fine. I'm just not hungry. Where's Natalie?" Gabriella asked.
"She's in the living room" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Gabriella walked out of the kitchen and went into the living room. She walked over to the couch and sat down. Natalie was sitting on the couch, watching television. Gabriella kissed Natalie's head softly. Natalie snuggled into Gabriella's side.
"I love you baby girl" Gabriella said.
"I love you too mommy" Natalie said.
Troy came into the living room and sat down next to Gabriella. He kissed her head softly.
"Baby, we can try again" Troy said.
"It didn't take this long for me to get pregnant with Nat" Gabriella said.
"Maybe you should get checked out and see what's going on" Troy said.
"Maybe" Gabriella said as she looked at Natalie.
"Mommy are you sick?" Natalie asked.
Gabriella smiled and kissed her daughter's head.
"No baby, I'm not. Don't worry okay?" Gabriella said.
Natalie nodded. An hour later, Gabriella had made an appointment with her obstetrician for later that day. Her mother, Maria, was going to come to the house and watch Natalie while the couple was gone. Gabriella walked downstairs and went into the kitchen where Troy was sitting. She walked over to the table and sat down next to him.
"What are you doing?" Gabriella asked.
"I'm trying to figure out a game schedule for next season" Troy said.
"Oh, how is the team looking for next year?" Gabriella asked.
"We have some good ones and there are some that have the potential to improve on some skills, but only time will tell" Troy said.
"Is there a future Troy Bolton in there somewhere?" Gabriella joked.
Troy smiled.
"I don't know yet. We will have to see. Only I could pull that off" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled and kissed Troy's cheek.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too honey" Troy said.
Gabriella heard the doorbell ring and got up and left the kitchen. She walked to the front door and opened it. Gabriella smiled when she saw her mother standing there.
"Hi mom" Gabriella said.
"Hi Gabi, how's it going?" Maria asked.
"It's going okay. Thank you for agreeing to watch Nat" Gabriella said.
"No problem. I love watching her. She reminds me of you as a toddler" Maria said.
"We won't be gone long. If you need us, just call" Gabriella said.
"I will" Maria said.
Gabriella walked into the living room where Natalie was and kissed her head.
"Natalie, daddy and I will be back soon okay? Grandma is going to watch you for a little while" Gabriella said.
"Okay mommy" Natalie said.
Gabriella walked into the kitchen and looked at Troy.
"Let's go" Gabriella said.
The couple left the house and got into the car. Troy drove to the doctor's office and parked his car. He looked at Gabriella.
"Are you ready?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. Troy and Gabriella got out of the car. The couple walked into the office and Gabriella signed herself in. She then sat down next to Troy. A couple minutes later, a nurse who was probably in her early thirties came into the room.
"Gabriella Bolton?" the nurse called.
The couple got up and followed the nurse to an exam room.
"Gabriella, please change into this gown and Dr. Ward will be in soon" the nurse said.
"Okay" Gabriella said as the nurse handed her a gown.
The nurse left the room. Gabriella changed into the gown and sat on the exam table. Troy looked at Gabriella and smiled.
"Everything is going to be okay baby" Troy said taking her hand.
"I hope so" Gabriella said.
A couple minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Dr. Ward came into the room. She was a tall skinny, blonde haired woman who was probably in her forties. Dr. Ward smiled at the couple.
"Hi Gabi and Troy. It's been a while. How is Natalie?" Dr. Ward asked.
"She's doing well. She's curious about everything" Gabriella said.
"What seems to be the problem today?" Dr. Ward asked as she washed her hands.
"We have been trying to get pregnant for a while and nothing seems to be working. Troy suggested that I should come in and see if there was anything wrong" Gabriella said.
"Alright, let's take a look" Dr. Ward said.
Gabriella lied down on the exam table and spread her legs apart. Troy took Gabriella's hand in his. Dr. Ward put a fresh pair of gloves on and sat down at the foot of the bed. Gabriella looked at Dr. Ward as she did her exam. She saw Dr. Ward's eyebrows move and instantly was scared.
"What's wrong?" Gabriella asked.
Dr. Ward sighed and looked up.
"Gabi, I don't think that you are going to be able to conceive. Given your age and your exam, I think it's not going to happen" Dr. Ward said.
Gabriella looked at Troy and her eyes filled with tears. Troy rubbed Gabriella's hand.
"There is no other way?" Gabriella asked.
"From what I can see, no. I'm so sorry" Dr. Ward said.
Dr. Ward left the room. Gabriella broke down in Troy's arms. Troy wrapped his arms around Gabriella and kissed her head softly. He whispered soothing things into her ear.
"Honey, everything is going to be fine okay?" Troy said.
"How is everything going to be fine? We wanted a second child and our dream just got shattered" Gabriella cried.
"Things just happen sweetheart. Come on, let's go home" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. She sat up and changed back into her clothes. Troy hugged his wife and kissed her head.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said softly.
The couple left the office and drove home. Troy parked his car in the driveway and the couple got out of the car and walked into the house. Troy walked into the living room and smiled when he saw Natalie playing. Natalie looked up and smiled.
"Daddy!" Natalie squealed.
"Hi baby. Were you good for grandma?" Troy asked.
Natalie nodded.
"How did everything go?" Maria asked.
"Not good. There is no chance" Troy said.
"I'm sorry Troy. How's Gabriella taking it?" Maria asked.
"She's upset. We both wanted a second child and the fact that we can't have one, is upsetting" Troy said.
"Do you want me to take Natalie off your hands tonight?" Maria asked.
"No, but thanks. I think that Gabriella needs Natalie to make her feel like everything is going to be okay" Troy said.
"Alright, but the offer is still open" Maria said.
"Thank you" Troy said.
Maria left the house. Troy walked into the living room and sat down next to Natalie.
"Where's mommy?" Natalie asked.
"Mommy is upstairs. Do you want to go see her?" Troy asked.
Natalie nodded.
"Okay, let's go" Troy said as he lifted his daughter into his arms.
Troy walked upstairs and walked into the master bedroom. Gabriella was lying down on the bed. Troy put Natalie down on the bed and watched her crawl over to her mother. Gabriella hugged Natalie.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too mommy" Natalie said.
"How are you doing?" Troy asked.
"I'm alright. It just makes me sad that we can't have another baby" Gabriella said.
"I know it does sweetie. It makes me sad too" Troy said.
"Why are you sad mommy?" Natalie asked.
"I'm not honey. I'm okay" Gabriella said.
"She's alright Nat. Your mom wanted to take Natalie for us tonight. I told her no" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Nat, I think it's your nap time" Troy said.
"No nap daddy" Natalie said.
"Yes nap. Come on, let's go" Troy said picking his daughter up.
A couple minutes later, Troy came back into the master bedroom.
"We can try again babe" Troy said.
"It's not going to do anything. I'm not going to get pregnant" Gabriella said solemnly.
"Baby, this isn't your fault" Troy said.
Gabriella buried herself in her pillow and cried. Troy's face softened. He pulled his wife into him. Troy rubbed Gabriella's back soothingly.
"Everything is going to be okay. Let's go out to dinner. Just you and me. It will get your mind off this" Troy said.
"I don't want to leave Natalie" Gabriella said.
"Brie, she will be fine with one of our parents" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
"Alright. I will call my mother and see if she can watch Nat" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy walked out of the room. Gabriella sat up and sighed. Ten minutes later, Troy came back into the bedroom.
"We are all set. My mom is going to come at six" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
A couple hours later, the doorbell rang. Troy walked to the front door and opened it. He smiled when he saw his mother.
"Hi Troy" Lucille said
"Hi mom" Troy said.
"How's everything going?" Lucille asked.
"Not well. Brie is really upset" Troy said.
"Poor baby" Lucille said.
Natalie walked into the room.
"Grandma!" Natalie said happily.
"Hi my baby" Lucille said as she picked her granddaughter up.
"Nat, grandma is going to take you back to her house so you can spend the night okay?" Troy said.
"Okay" Natalie said.
Troy kissed Natalie's head.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too daddy" Natalie said.
Lucille and Natalie left the house. Troy walked upstairs and went into the master bedroom.
"Nat just left" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
"Let's go out to dinner and come home okay?" Troy said.
"Alright" Gabriella said.
Gabriella got off the bed. The couple walked downstairs and left the house. Troy drove to Gabriella's favorite restaurant and parked the car. Troy and Gabriella got out of the car and walked into the restaurant. They were seated quickly. Troy took Gabriella's hand in his.
"We haven't done this is in a long time" Troy said.
"Yeah, it's nice to just get away from everything" Gabriella said.
"You know just because the doctor said that it wasn't possible for you to get pregnant doesn't mean she's right. You could still get pregnant" Troy said.
"I don't know. I'm getting old Troy. I'm not like I used to be. I'm sorry for not being able to give you a second child" Gabriella said.
Troy's face softened.
"Baby, do not apologize. It's not your fault" Troy said.
"It is" Gabriella said.
"No it's not. Things just happen honey" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed. The couple ordered their food and ate. After they finished, the couple paid and left the restaurant. Troy drove home and parked his car in the driveway. Troy and Gabriella got out of the car and walked into the house. Gabriella walked upstairs and took off her shirt. Troy came into the room and smiled. He wrapped his arms around Gabriella from behind and kissed her shoulder and then her neck.
"It's no use Troy. We need to stop trying and just move on with our lives" Gabriella said.
Troy sighed.
"We can't stop trying Brie. If we want this baby as much as we do, then we need to do everything in our power to make that happen" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed and continued to change out of her clothes and changed into her pajamas.
"It's not going to work. There is no chance" Gabriella said as she got into bed.
Troy sighed and got into bed. He kissed Gabriella's lips softly. The couple fell asleep. The next morning, Troy woke up and saw that Gabriella was gone. He got out of bed and walked downstairs and saw his wife in the kitchen, baking. Gabriella only baked when she was depressed and didn't want to talk about a problem. Troy walked into the kitchen and smiled. He kissed Gabriella's cheek.
"Good morning" Troy said.
"Morning" Gabriella said.
"Do you need any help?" Troy asked.
"No" Gabriella said.
"Babe, I'm sorry about last night. I didn't mean to push you" Troy said.
Gabriella stopped what she was doing and looked at Troy.
"It's not your fault. This is just hard for me Troy. I wanted us to have a second child and now that it is out of the question, it hurts me" Gabriella said.
"I know it's hard for you sweetheart. It's hard for me too. It hurts me to see you so upset about this" Troy said.
"I'm sorry for going off on you" Gabriella said.
"Don't apologize Brie. It was my fault" Troy said.
Gabriella wrapped her arms around Troy's waist. Troy kissed Gabriella's head softly.
"I love you so much" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
Gabriella kissed Troy's lips softly but passionately. Troy pulled back and rested his head against Gabriella's.
"When is Nat supposed to be back?" Gabriella asked.
"My mom said she would bring her back around noon" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said as she kissed Troy's lips.
Troy smiled.
"Taylor said she was going to come over later" Gabriella said.
"Alright. I might go see Chad. Do you want me to take Natalie?" Troy asked.
"If you want to" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
Gabriella kissed Troy's lips softly. Natalie walked into the kitchen and smiled.
"Mommy" Natalie said happily.
Gabriella looked at her daughter and smiled. She kneeled down and opened her arms. Natalie ran into them. Gabriella peppered Natalie's face with kisses and lifted her up and set her on her hip.
"Good morning" Gabriella said.
Natalie just smiled.
"Auntie Tay is coming over later" Gabriella said looking at her daughter.
"Big hair?" Natalie asked referring to Chad.
Troy smiled.
"Daddy is going to be with Uncle Chad honey" Troy said as he kissed Natalie's head.
"Oh" Natalie said.
Troy looked at the clock and then looked at Gabriella.
"I have to go meet Chad at the house" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's lips and then Natalie's cheek.
"I will be back soon. I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too. Nat, tell daddy I love you" Gabriella said.
Natalie smiled.
"I love you!" Natalie said loudly.
Troy laughed.
"I love you too baby girl. I will see you later" Troy said.
Troy left the house. Gabriella looked at Natalie.
"Baby, do you want a brother or a sister?" Gabriella asked.
"No boy" Natalie said.
Gabriella giggled.
"You want a girl?" Gabriella asked.
Natalie nodded.
"I would love another one of you. I don't think it's going to happen though" Gabriella said.
"When will you buy it?" Natalie asked.
Gabriella laughed and kissed her daughter's cheek.
"We can't buy a baby, sweetheart. I will talk to daddy about getting one though" Gabriella said as she played along with Natalie's thought process.
"Okay. No boys though" Natalie said holding her finger up.
Gabriella smiled.
"I will see what I can do" Gabriella said.
An hour later, the doorbell rang. Natalie ran to the door.
"Mommy, can I open it?" Natalie asked.
"Go ahead" Gabriella said.
Natalie opened the door and smiled when she saw Taylor.
"Hi honey, where is your mommy?" Taylor asked.
"Right here. Hi Tay" Gabriella said.
"Hey, how's it going?" Taylor asked.
"Everything is okay. I am having a little difficulty getting pregnant" Gabriella said.
"Oh honey. I'm sorry" Taylor said.
"Troy has been so supportive. I've been a wreck. I didn't want to try anymore and he didn't want us to give up, but now I am thinking that we should try again" Gabriella said.
Taylor smiled.
"I know it's frustrating. You will have a second child, Gabi. You just have to believe that it's going to happen" Taylor said.
"Yeah, how's Chad?" Gabriella asked.
"He's fine. Work is beating him up but he is doing really well" Taylor said.
Taylor and Gabriella talked for a little while longer until Taylor had to leave. Gabriella and Natalie cuddled up on the couch and were watching television when Troy opened the front door. Natalie got off the couch and ran over to her father. Troy caught Natalie in her arms.
"Hey, what are you guys doing?" Troy asked as he walked into the living room with Natalie on his hip.
"Watching TV" Natalie said.
Troy kissed Natalie's head softly. The rest of the day the Bolton family relaxed around the house, hoping that one day they would be able to add a child to their family.