A couple days later, Gabriella was sitting up in bed and looking through baby name books. She and Troy had to start putting a name together for their daughter. Troy was in his office downstairs working on a surprise for Gabriella. He was going to put together the baby's room in the way that she wanted. Natalie walked into Troy's office and stood in the doorway. Troy looked up and saw Natalie standing in the doorway with her blanket in her hand and smiled.
"Hi sweetie" Troy said.
"Hi daddy" Natalie said as she walked into the office.
"Be careful with the wires Nat" Troy said.
Natalie walked carefully over to Troy and looked at him. Troy picked Natalie up and set her on his lap.
"What are you doing?" Natalie asked.
"I'm working on a surprise for mommy" Troy said.
"What surprise?" Natalie asked.
"I'm going to put your sister's room together" Troy said.
"Oh" Natalie said.
"Yeah, are you excited for your sister to come?" Troy asked.
"Yeah" Natalie said.
"Good. Let's go see what mommy is doing" Troy said as he picked Natalie up.
Troy walked out of his office and went upstairs and into the master bedroom. He set Natalie down on the bed and watched her crawl over to Gabriella.
"How's the name hunt going?" Troy asked.
"I found a few that I like" Gabriella said.
"What are they?" Troy asked.
"Juliana, Allie, Maya, and Kiera" Gabriella said.
"I like Juliana" Troy said.
"I like it too. So you want to name our daughter Juliana?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah" Troy said.
"Alright. We can cross that off our to-do list" Gabriella said putting her hand on her bump.
Troy smiled and leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
"I love you!" Natalie said happily.
Troy and Gabriella laughed.
"We love you too baby" Gabriella said kissing Natalie's cheek.
"How's Juliana doing today?" Troy asked putting his hand on Gabriella's stomach.
"She's kicking as usual and making me really tired" Gabriella said.
"Why don't you take a little nap baby?" Troy asked.
"I can't take a nap when she's kicking me non-stop" Gabriella said.
"Try to take a nap please" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
"Nat, give mommy a hug and a kiss. She's going to go night night" Troy said.
Natalie kissed Gabriella's lips and gave her mother a hug.
"Bye baby" Natalie said looking at Gabriella's stomach.
Gabriella smiled. Troy picked Natalie up.
"Call me if you need anything" Troy said.
"I will" Gabriella said.
Troy walked downstairs with Natalie in his arms. He put his daughter down and heard the phone ring. Troy walked over to the phone and picked it up.
"Hello?" Troy answered.
"Hey Troy, how's it going?" Chad asked.
"Hey, everything's okay. How are you?" Troy asked.
"I'm fine. How's Gabi doing?" Chad asked.
"She's doing fine. She's on bed rest so she's been upstairs. What's going on?" Troy asked.
"I am in the neighborhood and was wondering if I could stop by, but if you are busy I understand" Chad said.
"Chad, come over" Troy said.
"Alright, I will be there soon" Chad said.
Troy hung up the phone and looked at Natalie.
"Uncle Chad is coming over Nat" Troy said.
"Yay!" Natalie said.
Troy smiled. Ten minutes later, the doorbell rang. Troy walked to the front door and opened it. Chad smiled when he saw Troy. The two men shook hands and Chad walked into the house.
"Hey man" Troy said.
"Hey, how's everything?" Chad asked.
"Everything is fine. How are you doing?" Troy asked.
"I'm alright. How's Nat doing with Gabriella on bed rest?" Chad asked.
"It's hard for her but she's getting through it. Nat will go upstairs and hang out with Gabriella in bed. She has started to take her naps up there" Troy said.
Chad smiled.
"She really is her mother's child" Chad said.
Troy smiled.
"Yeah she is. Is something on your mind?" Troy asked as the two men sat down in the living room.
"Yeah. I just feel incomplete. My life needs something" Chad said.
Troy looked at his best friend of twenty years.
"Like what? Talk to me Chad" Troy said.
"I need to get my life together. I want a family. I want to get married and have kids" Chad said.
Troy's eyes widened.
"Is there a reason why you want to settle down right now?" Troy asked.
"It is just time for me to do it. I mean you did it and so did everyone else I know. It's time for me to settle down" Chad said.
Troy looked at Chad.
"If that's what you want to do, then I will support you one hundred percent" Troy said.
"Thanks Troy" Chad said.
"Anything else on your mind?" Troy asked.
"No. I just was thinking about settling down that's all. How's Gabi feeling?" Chad asked.
"She's feeling okay. She is tired of being on bed rest and wants the baby to be here already" Troy said.
"When is she due?" Chad asked.
"She's due in September but her doctor wants to induce her" Troy said.
"Oh wow. Sounds like you have a lot on your plate" Chad said.
"Yeah, it's been kind of crazy but we are dealing with it" Troy said.
Troy and Chad talked for a little while longer until Chad left the house. Troy closed the door and heard little footsteps coming downstairs. He looked at the stairs and saw Natalie walking down them carefully.
"Hi Nat" Troy said.
"Hi daddy" Natalie said.
"Did you have a nice nap?" Troy asked.
Natalie nodded. Troy picked Natalie up and spun her around. Natalie giggled and Troy kissed her cheek.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you" Natalie said.
"Come on, let's go see what mommy is doing" Troy said setting Natalie on his hip.
Troy walked upstairs and went into the master bedroom. He put Natalie on the bed and watched her crawl over to Gabriella.
"How are you feeling?" Troy asked.
"Fine, she's kicking" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"You have a doctor's appointment tomorrow" Troy said.
Gabriella looked at Troy.
"What time?" Gabriella asked.
"Eleven" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
"Do you need anything?" Troy asked.
"No" Gabriella said.
Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips softly, but passionately. Gabriella put her hand on Troy's face and kissed him back. Troy pulled away and smiled.
"Chad came over earlier" Troy said.
"Oh and how is he?" Gabriella asked as she entwined her fingers with Troy's.
"He's okay. He told me that he wants to settle down and have a family and get married" Troy said.
Gabriella raised her eyebrows.
"Wow" Gabriella said.
"I thought the same thing. I asked him what his reasoning was and he said that it's time for him to do that" Troy said.
"I'm happy that he wants to get married and have a family. He deserves to be happy" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and nodded.
"Nat, do you want to feel the baby kick?" Gabriella asked looking over at her daughter.
Natalie's eyes lit up. She nodded and carefully sat next to her mother. Gabriella took her daughter's hand and placed it on a spot on her stomach. Gabriella waited for a minute and smiled when she felt the baby kick. She looked at Natalie.
"She kicked me mommy" Natalie said happily.
"Yeah, she wanted to say hi to her big sister" Gabriella said.
Natalie smiled.
"Are you excited to meet your sister Nat?" Troy asked as he kissed Natalie's head.
"Yeah" Natalie said.
"I'm going to go downstairs and make dinner. Do you want anything special?" Troy asked.
Gabriella thought for a second and licked her lips.
"Chicken with a lot of mozzarella cheese on top" Gabriella said.
Troy scrunched his nose and looked at his wife.
"That's what you are craving?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded and put her hand on her bump.
"Juliana wants it bad baby" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Well, what Juliana wants, Juliana will get" Troy said kissing Gabriella's forehead.
"Thank you honey" Gabriella said.
"No problem" Troy said walking out of the room.
Troy walked downstairs and went into the kitchen and started making dinner. An hour later, Troy put the three pieces of chicken on three plates. He walked upstairs with the plates of food and went into the master bedroom. Troy handed Gabriella her plate and watched her look at the piece of meat.
"Where's the mozzarella?" Gabriella asked getting upset.
"Babe, we didn't have any" Troy said.
"You didn't get any at the market?" Gabriella asked getting angry.
"No I didn't" Troy said.
"Can you go get some?" Gabriella asked annoyed.
"Yeah Brie. I will be back" Troy said.
Troy picked up his keys and wallet and left the house. Twenty minutes later, Troy opened the front door. He walked upstairs and went into the master bedroom. Troy handed Gabriella the container of mozzarella.
"Thank you" Gabriella said putting the cheese on top of the meat.
The little family ate their dinner. After they finished, Gabriella looked at Troy.
"I'm sorry Troy" Gabriella said shamefully.
"For what?" Troy asked.
"For getting angry because we didn't have any cheese. I didn't mean to get mad at you. It was a mood swing and I was just craving cheese" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled and placed a kiss on Gabriella's cheek.
"Honey, I want you to be happy. You are on bed rest and I know that it's difficult. Your mood swings and cravings are kind of annoying sometimes, but they are just part of the pregnancy. I want you to have the best pregnancy experience. Don't worry about making me do things for you okay? I love you and I want to be able to do things for you" Troy said.
Gabriella nodded. Troy leaned over and kissed Gabriella's lips softly.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
The little family relaxed in the master bedroom the rest of the night. The next morning, Troy woke up and turned over in bed and saw that Gabriella was still sleeping. He smiled and leaned over and kissed her head softly.
"Mm" Gabriella moaned and turned over.
Gabriella opened her eyes slowly and put her hand on her bump.
"Good morning" Troy said.
"Good morning" Gabriella said.
"Your appointment is in a little while" Troy said putting his hand on Gabriella's bump.
Gabriella nodded. She sat up carefully and stretched her arms out. Gabriella got out of bed and walked to her closet and picked out her clothes. She then walked into the bathroom and took a shower. Twenty minutes later, Gabriella emerged from the bathroom feeling refreshed. Troy looked at his wife and smiled.
"How are you feeling today honey?" Troy asked.
"Fine" Gabriella said.
"You don't have a headache?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head.
"Okay, we need to go or we are going to be late" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
The couple walked downstairs and Gabriella saw Lucille sitting on the couch with Natalie in her arms.
"My mom is going to watch Nat" Troy said.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy and Gabriella walked out of the house and got into the car. Gabriella looked at Troy.
"You took care of everything" Gabriella said.
"Yes I did. Nat doesn't need to go to your appointments" Troy said as he started driving.
"Yeah I know" Gabriella said.
Troy drove to Dr. Green's office and parked his car. He got out of the car and walked to Gabriella's side and helped her get out. The couple walked hand in hand into the office. Gabriella signed herself in and sat next to Troy. A couple minutes later, a nurse who had dark hair and was probably about thirty came into the waiting room with a file in her hand.
"Gabriella Bolton?" the nurse called.
Troy stood up and helped Gabriella stand up. The couple then walked over to the nurse and followed her into a room where Gabriella's vitals were taken. They were then escorted into an exam room.
"Gabriella, please change into this gown and Dr. Green will be in shortly" the nurse said.
"Okay, thank you" Gabriella said taking the gown from the nurse.
The nurse left the room. Gabriella changed into the gown and sat on the exam table and looked at Troy with a pained look on her face.
"How are you feeling sweetie?" Troy asked.
"Fine. I have a headache but other than that, I'm okay" Gabriella said putting her hand on her bump.
"I wish I could take that away" Troy said slightly smiling.
Gabriella smiled and brought Troy's hand to her lips and kissed it softly.
"You are helping it" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
There was a knock on the door and Dr. Green came into the room.
"Hi guys. How are you feeling Gabriella?" Dr. Green asked.
"I feel okay. I have a headache but other than that, I'm okay" Gabriella said.
"That's good. Let's see how the baby looks today" Dr. Green said.
Gabriella nodded. She lied back and took Troy's hand. Troy brought Gabriella's hand to his lips and kissed it softly.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I love you too" Gabriella said.
Dr. Green lifted Gabriella's gown above her bump and turned on the ultrasound. She waited until it heated up and then took a bottle of gel and squeezed the product onto Gabriella's stomach. Dr. Green picked up a wand and moved the gel around Gabriella's stomach with it. She stopped and looked at the monitor.
"There's your baby girl" Dr. Green said.
Gabriella and Troy looked at the monitor and smiled. Gabriella had tears running down her face. Troy saw this and kissed his wife's head softly.
"She's getting big" Troy said.
"Yeah, she is" Dr. Green said as she moved the wand around Gabriella's stomach.
"Are you still planning on inducing me at eight months?" Gabriella asked.
Dr. Green looked at Gabriella.
"Yes. I know that you don't want that, but it's the best thing for the baby Gabi" Dr. Green said.
Gabriella sighed and nodded. Troy kissed Gabriella's cheek softly.
"Her head is swelling and it will be hard for you to have her if we wait until you get to full term" Dr. Green said.
Gabriella nodded.
"Okay" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Alright, I need to examine you and you will be able to leave" Dr. Green said.
Gabriella nodded as she spread her legs apart. Troy kissed Gabriella's lips softly.
"I'm sorry baby" Troy whispered.
Gabriella looked at Troy with tears in her eyes.
"Gabriella, take a deep breath in for me" Dr. Green said.
Gabriella took a deep breath. Dr. Green examined Gabriella and looked up a minute later.
"She's coming down" Dr. Green said.
"That's good right?" Troy asked.
"Yes, that is. Everything looks good, Gabi" Dr. Green said.
"Good" Gabriella said.
"I will see you guys soon" Dr. Green said as she left the room.
Gabriella sat up and looked at Troy. Troy smiled at his wife. Gabriella looked at Troy with tears in her eyes.
"Baby, what's wrong?" Troy asked coming closer to her.
Gabriella wrapped her arms around her husband and just cried. Troy rubbed Gabriella's back soothingly and kissed her head.
"I don't want to be induced" Gabriella cried.
"Sweetheart, listen to me okay? Dr. Green wants the best for you and our baby. If Juliana is going to endanger your health in any way, we want to try to find a way to avoid it. I wouldn't be telling you this if I didn't think it was right. I want the baby to be healthy and get the medical attention that she needs. If being induced is the best option then we should do it honey" Troy said.
Gabriella sniffled.
"I'm just scared" Gabriella said.
"I know you are. I am too. But, everything is going to be okay" Troy said.
Gabriella closed her eyes and buried her head in Troy's neck.
"She's going to be fine baby" Troy said.
Gabriella looked up at Troy.
"I love you" Gabriella said.
"I love you too Brie. Never forget that" Troy said.
Troy leaned in and kissed Gabriella's lips. Gabriella pulled back and put her hand on her bump.
"Come on, let's go home" Troy said.
Gabriella got off the exam table and changed back into her clothes. The couple left the office and got into the car. Troy looked at Gabriella and smiled.
"Honey?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah?" Troy asked.
"How do you know that everything will be okay?" Gabriella asked.
"I know everything is going to be okay because our baby is strong. She's a Bolton and we are fighters. We are going to get through this" Troy said.
Gabriella sighed. Troy took Gabriella's hand in his and kissed her knuckle. Gabriella put her hand on her bump and rubbed it in small circles.
"Is she moving around?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, she's kicking like crazy" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"I can't wait until she's out and we can finally figure out what we need to do with this whole thing" Troy said.
"Yeah, but it's probably going to be different than Nat" Gabriella said.
"How so?" Troy asked as he drove.
"Her head is swollen Troy. It's going to be hard to push her out" Gabriella said.
Troy sighed and blinked. He forgot about that part.
"I don't know. But, I do know that you will have me by your side. I'm not going to leave you at all" Troy said.
Gabriella smiled.
"Yeah, that may be the only way I will be able to get through it" Gabriella said.
Troy smiled.
"Are you worried about the birth babe?" Troy asked.
"A little bit" Gabriella confessed.
"Sweetheart, you have nothing to worry about. You have done this before. I will be right next to you" Troy said.
"I know but this time is different. It's probably going to be more painful than Natalie" Gabriella said.
"But what I am saying is that you know what to expect because we had Nat the same way" Troy said.
"Yeah I know" Gabriella said leaning her head against the window.
"Don't worry baby, you will be fine. Do you trust me?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded.
"I trust you" Gabriella said.
Troy drove into the driveway and parked his car. The couple got out of the car and walked into the house and saw Lucille sitting on the couch with Natalie sleeping on her lap.
"How was your appointment?" Lucille asked.
"It was fine. She's getting really big" Troy said.
"What did the doctor say?" Lucille asked.
"She said that the baby is growing and her head is swollen. She still wants to induce Gabi when she hits eight months" Troy said as Gabriella sat next to her husband.
"Okay, is there a plan after the baby is born?" Lucille asked.
"Not at the moment. When she's born we will be able to see what we are working with" Troy said.
Lucille nodded.
"How was Nat?" Gabriella asked changing the subject.
"She was an angel as always. She just fell asleep" Lucille said looking down at her sleeping granddaughter.
The couple nodded. The rest of the day the Bolton family relaxed around the house and couldn't wait until their new addition arrived.