A/N: Okay so this is the last chapter…..however I am going to post a epilogue One-Shot in the next few weeks….so look out for that it will probably be called something like "The Start of Something New 2" or some other cheesy name, anyway hope you enjoy this last chapter, the end might be a bit cheesy but I thought it was a good way to tie off the end of the story.
And don't forget to check out my new story "Finding Each Other" which is coming out on Monday 7th July, the trailer is up so go and check it out. I'm really looking forward to doing this story cause I am doing it differently.
On with the end of the story………
Xx
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Chapter 11
Previously
There was a sudden silence at the other end. The 3 looked at each other with serious looks.
"Corbin?"
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Beep Beep Beep
"He hung up on us that selfish idiot!" Ashley shouted, standing up and pacing around the table they were sitting at.
"Guys" A young voice entered the room and ran over to them.
"Stell what's up?" Lucas asked, putting his phone back in his pocket.
"Van's, ready to give birth! OMG! I'm going to be an Aunty!" The young teenage girl jumped up and down her hands up in the air.
"Come on let's go!" Monique said putting her arm around Stella's shoulder and walking out of the cafeteria door followed buy Lucas and Monique.
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"OH MY GOD" Vanessa screamed in pain as Zac brushed his hand over her forehead wiping the sweat away while whispering soft words of encouragement to her.
"Hey, babe, it's going to be all over soon"
"Okay, Vanessa when you feel your next contraction I want you to push as hard as you can until I say stop, ok?" Dr Welles said, peering her head up from the end of the bed.
"ARGGGGGGHHHHHH" Vanessa screamed at the top of her lungs while gripping onto Zac's hand tight and pushing at the same time.
"Come on babe, do it for me, you can do it."
"Vanessa, 1 more push and the head will be crowning"
"Zac…I can't do this anymore, it's hurts sooooo much…" She whispered as she tried to regain her strength for the next push.
"Vanessa, you can do this, your nearly there, the head is crowning it's only one more push!' Dr Welles, said trying to convince Vanessa she could do it.
"Okay" She whispered shakily, breathing in and out as she could feel the next contraction coming on.
"Come on babe, trust me you can do it Baby V"
"ARGHHHHHH" She screamed with so much force and love in her heart that she broke down crying against the pillow as she heard the loud cry's of a baby's.
"Vanessa and Zac, baby Efron is a little boy!" Dr Welles announced watching the smiles light up on both parents faces.
"Zac do you want to cut the cord?" Zac nodded and walked over, looking down at their little creation for the first time. Once he cut the cord he walked back over to Vanessa and kissed her on the lips, watching as he brown eyes were full of love and happiness. It was the first time he had seen those eyes in 24 hours.
"You did so well babe"
"What does he look like?"
"Why don't you see for yourself?" Zac said looking up at the nurse walking towards them with a little baby wrapped up in a blue blanket. The nurse handed the little figure over to Vanessa, who cradled it in her chest, looking down into the bright blue eyes, looking up at her. She held out her pinkie finger and let the baby grab her finger. She smiled up at Zac and he kissed her forehead.
"Excuse me, do you have a name?" The friendly nurse that handed over the little boy asked. They looked at each other and smiled.
"Yes we do" Zac said, his smiling widening at the thought he now had a complete family, with the woman of his dreams.
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Zac walked out of Vanessa's room, heading down the corridor to the waiting room where everyone was waiting. He stopped dead when he noticed his 3 best friends silent compared to the rest of his and Vanessa's family talking amongst themselves. He walked up to his friends and stood, waiting for them to look up at him.
"What's going on?"
"Ohh, hi Zac….how's Van?" Lucas asked, staying still and not moving.
"I'm not telling you until you tell me what's going on"
"Well, before Stella came and told us about Van we had rang Corbin again and he answered, we told him we were at the hospital cause Van's water broke after he left and then it went silent followed by the dial tone" Ashley announced, looking up and staring in Zac, bright blue eyes.
"OMG! She had the baby – didn't she?" Monique exclaimed loudly, getting the attention of the Hudgen's and the Efron who looked up and smiled.
"Yes, we want you to welcome little Riley Alexander Efron into the family" Zac said proudly, watching as all the girls, hugged each other. He was then himself engulfed into a large hug from his father, his mother and also Dylan – them all telling him they were proud of him.
"Can we see them?" Stella asked after hugging Zac.
"Yeh, come on in" Zac then led them to her room; smiling and he saw the picture in front of him. His wife and his newborn son together. Riley in her arms and Vanessa playing with his hair and tracing the jaw line of his face. Just like she does with mine!
Vanessa looked up and her face suddenly dropped at the sight of her friends and family, they were all there to see her and Riley – except for one. Zac noticed the change in her eyes and knew it something was up. Zac motioned every one to come back later because Vanessa was tired and needed to sleep. Every agreed and made there way out into the corridor while he made his way over to Vanessa and took Riley from her arms into his, while he perched himself up on the edge of the bed.
"What's up babe?"
"Everyone was here to see Riley for the first time except for Corbin…" He watched in pain as he watched his wife release tears from her tired eyes.
"Hey…hey, shush, don't cry, it hurts me to see you cry. Why don't you try and get some sleep and I will head home and have a quick shower and be back when you wake up"
"Ummm…okay, you sure?" Vanessa was unsure but agreed anyway.
"Yes, go get some sleep"
"I love you"
"I love you too" Zac leaned down and brushed his lips against hers and then gently kissing her forehead. The nurse then came in and took Riley to the nursery leaving Vanessa in piece in quiet. Zac then kissed her again and walked out of the room into the waiting room.
"Hey, how is she, we all noticed she went funny when she saw all of us" Gina asked, standing up and walking over to Zac.
"Yeh, it's because everyone, except Corbin was there to see Riley, I told her to get some rest while I go home and shower up – however I have a better idea…" Zac said with a mystery smirk on his face.
"What is it?" Ashley asked, knowing that Zac had something planned, hopefully to make Vanessa happy again.
"Well I was planning on going to see a certain someone personally and try and talk some sense around his wild afro head"
"I like that idea, why don't I join you while the girls keep an eye on Ness" Lucas said standing up to join Zac and pulling his car keys out of his pocket.
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Zac knocked loudly on Corbin's front door to his apartment. Zac and Lucas waited for what seemed like forever before knocking again and them both smiled when they heard a familiar voice swear before opening the door and looking up to face a half asleep Corbin.
"What are you doing here at 4 am in the morning – shouldn't you guys be in bed?" Corbin spoke strongly, anger raging within it.
"We aren't in bed because we have been at the hospital for the last say 9 hours waiting for Van to have baby Efron. That is the same place where you should be!" Lucas said in a sarcastic voice, Zac staring intensively at his best mate, watching as his face paled and guilt washed over his face.
"….oh, well Zac shouldn't you be there at least" This comment set Zac off the roof.
"How dare you say that when you have no idea what has happened since you walked out on us after bitching about Vanessa behind her back. You know that that argument tore her into two and I have not seen her smile properly since then – not to even look at her newborn child. She has been crying over you because EVERYONE bar YOU were there to see our new son, so how dare you say where I should be when you have not been there to see her broken" Zac hand ran threw his hair and he sighed, turning round and heading back to Lucas car, however he was stopped by a voice coming from behind him.
"I sorry Zac" Zac turned round and slowly made his way towards the door, walking through following Corbin inside. They made there way into his living room taking seats on his couch. There was an awkward silence until Corbin spoke up.
"I so sorry, I didn't mean to put Van into labour; I didn't mean to get angry at her except I just was having a hard time adjusting to the idea of a baby being around – it really hasn't clicked until now. The magazine article being there just made be pop and I would've talked to you about it but the article just…" He trailed off not knowing how to describe his feelings.
"Hey, you know Van is not really concerned about what you said and she wouldn't have reacted like she did if she wasn't pregnant, she's was hormonal. She is personally more concerned by the fact you were not talking to her and that you missed being there in the waiting room with everyone else and not being there when she showed him—"
"Wait, I have only just realised now, she had a son?"
"Yeah, she had a little boy – Riley Alexander Efron"
"Come here mate!" Zac stood up and was then engulfed in a man hug by Corbin.
"Alright, enough chit chat, let's go and visit her!" Lucas said, the other two oblivious to the fact he was in the room.
"..Um…I can't…" Corbin said, sitting down on the lounge and putting his head in his hands.
"I know what your thinking, Vanessa will not care about the past, she will just be happy your there and working on the future" Zac said, making Corbin look up.
"Come on Zac! Vanessa knows that you don't take this long for a shower, unless you're turning into 'Sharpay'" Lucas said, receiving a frozen look from Zac and a laugh from Corbin. Once Zac recovered from the shock of Lucas's comment her ran out the door and shouted back at other two telling them to hurry up. Corbin and Lucas stood up and made there way out to the car, making there way in the direction of the hospital.
"Zac, I don't think she going to get that angry, you don't have to be prepared for 'hormonal Vanessa' anymore!" Corbin exclaimed, everyone chuckling glad that the gang was back to normal.
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The boys walked into the waiting room where everyone bar Ashley and Monique had gone home to sleep. The girls looked up and smiled when they noticed an extra visitor waiting this time. Zac pointed to a door just down the corridor and Corbin made his way towards it as Zac and Lucas made their way to Ashley and Monique ready to fill in the conversation that had occurred back at Corbin's place.
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Corbin opened the door ajar and smiled when her saw Vanessa sitting up in bed holding a little baby wrapped in a blue blanket to her chest, her pinkie finger engulfed in a small soft hand. He coughed and Vanessa looked up, a shocked expression on her face as she looked over the person standing in the doorway. He made his way towards the bed and Vanessa motioned him to sit on the edge of the bed.
"I'm so sorry Ness, I didn't mean to say those things, it just didn't really hit me that their would be another official 'gang' member until now, if that article wasn't there I wouldn't off gone off, I feel really bad that I wasn't here and that you had to be broken…I'm really sorry sis" Corbin, looked down not wanting to look at her face or reaction.
"Corbin Bleu, look at me right now!" Corbin lifted his head and faced a glassy eyed Vanessa.
"Your forgiven big brother…..however Zac didn't go home and have a shower did he?" Corbin paused not knowing what to say, to lie or tell the truth. When Vanessa raised her eyebrows and smirked he knew she already had figured out the answer.
"No, he didn't, and I would thank him for it – I wouldn't be here if he hadn't come and kicked some sense into my wild afro head!" Vanessa chuckled at his comment, and looked down at Riley in her arms; she then looked back up to Corbin who was also staring at the little boy.
"Would you like to hold him?" Vanessa laughed when she saw the reaction on Corbin's face.
"He not going to break in two seconds, here I'll show you" Corbin held his hands ready and Vanessa carefully passed Riley over to his Uncle Corbin, showing him how to support his head.
"He is beautiful Ness" Corbin said, until the little baby, opened his eyes and started crying suddenly, Vanessa leaned over and chuckled realising what Riley was crying about.
"I think he is a bit taken back by the hair!" Corbin looked up and smiled, holding out a finger for Riley to grab onto – which he did and the crying stopped. They both sat there in silence until the door opened and in stepped Zac, Ashley, Monique and Lucas, smiles on all their faces.
"Hey" Zac said, walking towards the bed on the other side and leaning down to kiss Vanessa on the lips gently. He pulled away and smiled at the sight before him – Vanessa smiling and her eyes twinkling they should've of been, and Corbin sitting with Riley in his arms.
"I think we are going to have to sing to this little man and officially welcome him to the family!" Corbin said a smile playing on his lips; the rest of the gang knew what he was playing at but Zac and Vanessa where oblivious until Lucas started humming the first few bars of the song that bought them together all those years ago. They both looked at each other and then Zac opened his mouth to sing.
I never believed in, I know, that something has changed. Now who would of ever thought that, we'd both be here
tonight. I know that something has
changed, Never felt this way. I never knew that it could happen until it
happened to me! ohh yer I didn't know it before, but now its
easy to see!
Livin' in my
own world
Didn't understand, That anything can happen,
When you take a chance.
What I
couldn't see.
I never opened my heart, to all the possibilities.
Never felt this way,
& right here tonight
This could be the start of something
new,
it feels so right to be here with you, ohh.
And now
lookin' in your eyes, I feel in my heart, the start of something new.
ohh.
And the world looks so much brighter (brighter,
brighter), with you by myside!
I know if we're real, This could be
the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you,
ooh. And now lookin' in your eyes I feel in my heart, the start of
something new.
Its the start of something new, It feels so right to
be here with you, oohh.
And now lookin' in your eyes I feel in my
heart...
That its the start of something new, it feels so right
to be here with you, oohh.
And now lookin' in your eyes, I feel
in my heart, the start of something new!
The song finished and everyone laughed, but then smiled as they noticed that Riley had fallen asleep to the voices of his parents and his aunts and uncles in Corbin's arms. Zac walked towards Corbin and took Riley, placing him in his hospital cot, where he slept silently while the rest of them talked. Each of them would look around at each other every now and then and by the wide smiles on theirs faces they had all had the same thought – It was defiantly the start of something new!
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OMG! It the end
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