The next couple of weeks had gone by fast for the Bolton family. Troy had been coaching several basketball practices because his team was going to go to the state championships. Gabriella and Natalie were so happy for him but he had to stay late at school every night which Natalie didn't like at all. One night, Gabriella walked into the living room and saw Natalie watching television.
"Honey, it's time for bed" Gabriella said.
"Where's daddy?" Natalie asked.
"Daddy is still at school baby. He will come in and say good night to you" Gabriella said.
Natalie sighed.
"Come on baby, let's go" Gabriella said as she lifted Natalie into her arms.
Gabriella walked upstairs with Natalie in her arms and went into her daughter's bedroom. She set Natalie down and put her pajamas on. Natalie then got into bed. Gabriella kissed Natalie's head softly.
"I love you sweetie" Gabriella said.
"I love you mommy" Natalie said tiredly.
Gabriella walked out of the room and went downstairs. An hour later, she heard the front door open. Troy walked into the living room and saw Gabriella sitting on the couch.
"How was practice?" Gabriella asked.
"It was alright. There has been some improvement" Troy said.
"A little three year old wants her daddy" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"How was she today?" Troy asked.
"She missed you. She asked where you were. I told her that you would go in and say goodnight to her when you got home" Gabriella said.
"I will go do that right now" Troy said.
Troy walked upstairs and went into her daughter's room. He kneeled down and kissed her head softly.
"I love you Nat" Troy whispered.
"I love you too daddy" Natalie whispered.
Troy smiled. Natalie opened her eyes and looked at her father.
"You are supposed to be sleeping" Troy said.
"No sleep" Natalie said.
"Why is that?" Troy asked.
"I missed you" Natalie said sincerely.
Troy smiled and kissed her head softly.
"I missed you too baby girl. I know that I have been gone a lot" Troy said.
"You don't love me anymore" Natalie said.
"No baby. That's not true" Troy said.
Troy picked Natalie up and rested her on his hip. He walked downstairs with his daughter and went into the kitchen.
"Natalie, I love you very much. I just have been working a lot" Troy said.
Natalie looked at her father.
"I promise you that I will be home more okay?" Troy said.
"Okay" Natalie said.
"Alright, I am going to take you back to bed" Troy said as he lifted Natalie up and carried her out of the kitchen.
Troy walked upstairs and went into Natalie's room. He put his daughter in her bed and kissed her head.
"I love you Nat" Troy said.
"I love you too daddy" Natalie said.
"Get some sleep" Troy said.
Troy walked out of the room and went into the master bedroom. Gabriella was taking off her makeup in the bathroom. Troy walked over to Gabriella and looked at her.
"Hi" Troy said.
"Hi" Gabriella said.
"How was your day?" Troy asked.
"It was alright" Gabriella said.
"Are you mad about something?" Troy asked.
Gabriella looked at her husband and sighed.
"Troy, I'm pregnant" Gabriella said.
Troy's eyes widened.
"What?" Troy asked.
"You heard me" Gabriella said.
Troy sighed.
"We did it" Troy said.
"Yeah" Gabriella said.
"When did you find out?" Troy asked.
"Yesterday morning when Natalie went to your mothers" Gabriella said.
Troy sighed.
"I'm going to be home more, I promise. After this game, I will have a lot more time" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy leaned over and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too. What was going on with Nat earlier?" Gabriella asked.
"I kissed her good night and she woke up. She thinks that I don't love her anymore and that's why I haven't been home. I told her that it wasn't true" Troy said.
"She's three Troy. She wants her dad around. It's normal" Gabriella said.
"Yeah but it hurts to know that she thinks that I don't love her anymore" Troy said.
"She just wants you around baby" Gabriella said.
Troy shrugged.
"How far along are you?" Troy asked.
"A month and a half" Gabriella said.
Troy kissed Gabriella's lips sweetly.
"Does Nat know?" Troy asked.
"No, we should tell her together" Gabriella said.
"Alright. I will come home early tomorrow and we can tell her then" Troy said.
"Are you sure you can get out early tomorrow?" Gabriella asked.
"Yes" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
The couple got into bed and fell asleep. The next morning, Troy woke up and turned over. He saw Gabriella sleeping and kissed her cheek softly. Troy got out of bed and took a shower. He then got ready to leave for school. Troy walked downstairs and left the house. A couple hours later, Troy opened the front door and smiled when he saw Natalie sitting on the couch in the living room watching television. He walked over to the couch and sat next to her.
"Hi sweetheart" Troy said.
"Hi daddy" Natalie said as she snuggled into his side.
"How was your day?" Troy asked.
"Good" Natalie said.
Troy kissed Natalie's head softly.
"I'm going to go find mommy" Troy said.
"Okay" Natalie said.
Troy got off the couch and walked upstairs and went into the master bedroom. He smiled when he saw his wife looking at herself in the mirror. Troy wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her shoulder.
"You are home early" Gabriella said.
"I told you that I would" Troy said.
"When do you want to tell Nat about the baby?" Gabriella asked.
"We could tell her right now if you want" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
The couple walked downstairs and went into the living room where Natalie was sitting. Gabriella turned off the TV and sat down next to her daughter. Troy sat down on the opposite side.
"Nat, we need to tell you something" Gabriella said.
"What?" Natalie asked.
Gabriella looked at Troy and nodded.
"Sweetie, mommy is going to have a baby. You are going to be a big sister" Troy said.
Natalie looked at her mother and then her father.
"Where's is it?" Natalie asked.
"It's in her tummy Nat. The baby needs to grow before it can come out" Troy said.
"How did it get it there?" Natalie asked innocently.
Troy looked at Gabriella. Gabriella giggled.
"Mommy and I snuggled a lot and that is what made the baby. Are you happy?" Troy asked.
Natalie smiled and nodded. Troy smiled.
"Good" Troy said as he kissed Natalie's cheek.
"When will the baby be here mommy?" Natalie asked.
"In a couple of months" Gabriella said.
Natalie snuggled into Gabriella's side. Gabriella put her hand on Natalie's head.
"I love you baby" Gabriella said.
"I love you too mommy" Natalie said.
"When should we tell our parents?" Gabriella asked as she looked at her husband.
"We could tell them tomorrow night if you want. I will be home" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
"Mommy is the baby a boy or a girl?" Natalie asked.
Gabriella smiled.
"I don't know Nat. We will find out soon" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and kissed Gabriella's cheek softly. That night, the couple had just put Natalie to bed. They walked into the master bedroom and lied down on their bed. Gabriella pulled her shirt up, revealing her flat stomach. Troy leaned over and kissed Gabriella's stomach.
"I think Nat is excited" Gabriella said.
"Yeah I think so too. I just don't want her to feel like we are abandoning her by having another baby" Troy said.
"Yeah, we just have to explain to her that she is still our baby and that we will always love her" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"You became maternal faster this time than you did with Nat" Troy said.
"I don't know. I think that when I was pregnant with Nat, I didn't really know what I was getting into. But now that I have been a mother for almost four years, I just feel different than last time" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"This baby is going to love you so much" Troy said.
"I hope so. I know that he or she will love you" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I hope. You should get some sleep. You are sleeping for two now" Troy said.
The couple fell asleep. The next morning, Gabriella woke up and felt nauseous and ran to the bathroom. Troy felt the bed shift and he opened his eyes and saw Gabriella run to the bathroom. He got out of bed and followed her quickly. Gabriella kneeled in front of the toilet and released the remains of her stomach. Troy held her hair and rubbed her back soothingly. After Gabriella finished, she got up and walked to the sink and brushed her teeth.
"How are you feeling today honey?" Troy asked.
"I feel fine" Gabriella said.
"Okay. What time are our parents coming?" Troy asked.
"I told them to come at three" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Troy said.
"Daddy" Natalie called.
Troy smiled.
"Daddy duty calls" Troy said as he got out of bed.
Troy walked out of the bedroom and walked into Natalie's room and smiled.
"Good morning baby girl. Come on, let's go see mommy" Troy said as he picked his daughter up and set her on his hip.
Troy walked into the master bedroom and set Natalie down on the bed. Gabriella looked at Natalie and smiled.
"Good morning baby" Gabriella said.
"Grandma and grandpa are coming over today Nat" Troy said.
"Why?" Natalie asked.
"We are going to tell them about the baby" Troy said.
"Oh" Natalie said.
"Let's get you dressed" Gabriella said as she got out of bed.
Gabriella picked Natalie up and rested her on her hip and walked out of the bedroom. The two girls went into Natalie's room. Gabriella changed her daughter's pull ups and dressed her. They then walked out of the room and went downstairs. A couple hours later, the doorbell rang. Natalie ran to the door.
"Mommy can I open the door?" Natalie asked.
"Yes" Gabriella said.
Natalie opened the door and smiled when she saw her grandparents.
"Hi Natalie" they all said.
Gabriella's mom and Troy's parents walked into the house. They all sat down in the living room.
"So what is this meeting about?" Jack, Troy's father asked.
"We have something to tell you" Gabriella said looking at her husband.
"Do you want me to tell them?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"Gabriella's pregnant with our second child" Troy said.
Their families screamed in happiness. They all congratulated the couple. That night Troy carried a sleeping Natalie upstairs. He walked into her bedroom and lied her down in her bed. He kissed her head softly and started walking out of the room when he heard a faint call.
"Daddy?" Natalie called.
"You are supposed to be sleeping" Troy said walking over to his daughter's bed.
"Will the baby like me?" Natalie asked.
Troy smiled.
"Honey, the baby will love you. You are going to be it's older sister" Troy said.
"Will you forget about me when the baby is here?" Natalie asked.
" You really are your mother's child. Nat, we will never forget about you. You are our baby. We love you so much. There is no way that mommy and I will ever forget about you" Troy said.
Natalie nodded. Troy kissed Natalie's head softly.
"I love you" Natalie said.
Troy smiled.
"I love you too sweetheart. Get some sleep" Troy said.
Troy walked out of the room and went into the master bedroom. Gabriella was already in bed waiting for Troy.
"Is she asleep?" Gabriella asked.
"She woke up and asked me some questions about the baby" Troy said.
"Like what?" Gabriella asked.
"She wanted to know if the baby was going to like her and she thinks that we are going to forget about her when the baby is born" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed.
"I told her that the baby is going to love her and that you and I would never forget about her" Troy said.
"I feel bad for her" Gabriella said.
"Baby, it's normal. She will be fine" Troy said.
"Yeah but I never thought having a baby would make her think that we are trying to replace her" Gabriella said.
"We just have to keep telling her that she is still our daughter when the baby comes" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed and put her hand on her stomach.
"What do you think we are going to have?" Gabriella asked.
"I hope we have a boy but if we have a girl I will be happy. Overall, I just want the baby to be healthy" Troy said.
"Me too" Gabriella said yawning.
"Get some sleep honey" Troy said.
"But I want to stay up a little longer and talk about the baby" Gabriella said.
"We have seven and a half months to talk about the baby Brie. You need to get some sleep" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
"I love you baby" Troy said as he kissed Gabriella's lips.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
The couple fell asleep. The next morning, Gabriella woke up feeling nauseous. She got out of bed quickly and ran to the bathroom. Troy got up after Gabriella and followed her to the bathroom. Gabriella sat in front of the toilet and regurgitated the remains in her stomach.
"Let it out babe. Let it out. It's okay" Troy said as he rubbed his wife's back.
After Gabriella finished, she walked to the sink and brushed her teeth. She then walked over to Troy and wrapped her arms around him.
"I feel like crap today" Gabriella said.
"I'm sorry. Did you set up an appointment with Dr. Green?" Troy asked.
"No not yet. I forgot to" Gabriella said.
"I will make an appointment right now. You go back to bed" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. She leaned in and kissed Troy's lips.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too" Troy said.
Gabriella got back into bed and Troy left the room. Natalie walked down the hall and went into her parents room. She carefully climbed onto the bed and saw her mother lying in bed. Natalie snuggled into Gabriella's side. Gabriella opened her eyes and smiled.
"Good morning" Gabriella said.
Natalie smiled.
"Mommy isn't feeling well today" Gabriella said.
"Why?" Natalie asked.
"The baby is making me sick" Gabriella said.
"The baby is making you sick?" Natalie asked worriedly.
"Yes, but don't worry sweetie. I will be fine" Gabriella said.
Natalie left the room and walked downstairs. She went into the kitchen and saw Troy making some tea for Gabriella.
"Daddy?" Natalie asked.
"Yes Nat?" Troy said.
"Why is the baby making mommy sick?" Natalie asked.
Troy looked at his daughter and smiled. He picked Natalie up and set her on the counter.
"Sweetheart, the baby is making mommy sick because it needs room to grow and get used to being inside her tummy. She's okay Nat. Don't worry okay?" Troy said.
Natalie nodded. Troy kissed Natalie's cheek softly.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too daddy" Natalie said.
"Come on, let's go see mommy" Troy said as he picked Natalie up and set her on his hip.
Troy picked up the cup of tea that he made for Gabriella and went upstairs and walked into the master bedroom.
"I brought you some tea" Troy said as he put Natalie down on the bed.
"Thank you" Gabriella said.
Troy handed her the cup of tea and watched her take a sip.
"Are you feeling better?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, the morning sickness isn't as bad as it was when I had Nat" Gabriella said.
"That's good to know" Troy said.
"I just hope that this pregnancy goes smoothly" Gabriella said.
"Are you having doubts babe?" Troy asked.
"No, but anything can happen. The baby could come early or something could go wrong-" Gabriella started.
"Hey, nothing is going to happen Brie. Don't worry" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy kissed Gabriella's lips softly.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
"I love you" Natalie said.
The couple looked down and smiled.
"We love you too Nat" Gabriella said as she kissed her daughter's head softly.
"I made an appointment with Dr. Green. It is tomorrow at eleven" Troy said.
"Thank you baby" Gabriella said.
The rest of the day the Bolton family relaxed around the house and talked about what life would be like the baby arrived.