#3 Young and Reckless in Chicago

Chapter 26: Loving Her

Sylvie laid in the hospital bed, asleep. Antonio sat next to her bedside holding there little girl in his arms. Slowly Sylvie woke up, smiling at Antonio and their baby girl. Erin walked in with the nod of Antonio's head.

"Hey guys," whispered Erin as she walked in quietly, "And who is this?"

"This is Isabella," cooed Antonio as he smiled at his daughter.

"She's beautiful," grinned Erin.

"Like her mother," smirked Antonio as he looked at Sylvie.

"That is true. How are you doing Brett?" asked Erin, turning her attention to Sylvie.

"Just exhausted. The nap helped. I'm just happy she's here. Where's Jay and everyone else?" asked Sylvie, talking in a quiet tone.

"Jay's out working a case with the crew. I told him he needed his partner but he inisisted I come see how you and Antonio were doing. Gabby, Eva, Nick, and Diego are just all out sitting in the waiting room now," explained Erin before turning to talk to Antonio, "Oh and Corin wanted me to tell you she's gonna stop by tonight to check on you guys."

"She's a dedicated partner. I'll give her that," grinned Antonio as he handed Isabella off to Sylvie.

"To put up with you she's gotta be dedicated," teased Sylvie.

"I'll give you guys some family time. Congratulations again," stated Erin before turning to leave.

"Uh wait! Can you tell Gabby, Eva, and Diego that they can come in?" kindly asked Antonio.

"Yeah of course!" replied Erin before heading out the door.

A few minutes later Eva walked in, followed by Gabby and Diego. Eva couldn't help but smile when she laid eyes on her new sister. She rested her hands on her little baby belly as she took it all in. Next to her, Gabby was awestruck.

"She's so cute!" cooed Gabby.

"What's her name, Dad?" asked Eva, eyes still on the baby.

"Guys, meet Isabella Gabriella Dawson," Antonio paused when he saw little tears in Gabby's eyes, "Isabella, meet you brother Diego, your sister Eva, and your Aunt Gabby."

"Way to go dad," proudly said Diego as he patted his dad on the back, "And God bless Sylvie for putting up with you."

Antonio playfully punched Diego as he stood up. He stood next to Gabby, wrapping on arm around her shoulder. She rested her head on his shoulder, hiding her tears.

"She's beautiful Tonio," complimented Gabby as she finally got the tears to stop.

"She is. You know her middle name is Gabriela for a reason. You're strong, bold, smart, and the best sister a guy can ask for. We wanted Isabella to have all that in her. So, she's named after one of the people I care most about," sweetly explained Antonio before he kissed Gabby's forehead.

"Right when I get the tears to stop!" joked Gabby as she wiped away tears before Antonio pulled her in for a hug, "I love you Tonio."

"I love you to Gabby."

Miles away at the camp the kids were heading off to bed. Alex and Andrius bunked with each other, in one of the boys cabins.

"Andrius, do you have a girlfriend?" asked Alex, curious.

"Yeah. Why?" questioned Andrius as he climbed into bed.

"I'm dating this girl and I pissed her off. I don't know how to fix it," admitted Alex.

"What did you do?"

"I may have cheated on her with Stacy Gradferd."

"THE STACY GRADFERD! You mean the most popular girl in school?!"

"Yeah. It was at school, so there was like no one around. I was obly there to workout for football. She cornered me when I walked out of the locker room. She said a bunch of things then kissed me. Which started a make out session."

Andrius rolled his eyes at his cousin before responding, "Wait who are you dating again?"

"Rebecca Tyler. She's the same grade as you. She's smart, pretty, kind, and loves to watch me play football."

"How'd she find out?"

"Stacy and her friends. They went up and find her at the ice cream shop we all hang out at. I didn't get the chance to talk her because I had to leave for this camp."

"Man, you are just like your father," mumbled Andrius.

"What?"

"Nothing. Sounds like your screwed buddy. If you really liked her you shouldn't have made out with Stacy. Simple as that."

"Ugh. You're right."

Carson who was sleeping in the bunk next to the two boys, tried to sneak out. Jeff Clarke's son, Spencer was sleeping above him and he didn't want to get busted by a counselor. The floor creaked, getting Andrius and Alex's attention.

"Carson?" questioned Andrius.

"What are you doing?" asked Alex, confused.

"I'm going to see your sister. If Clarke Jr wakes up, cover for me," replied Carson as he moved towards the door.

"Why are you going to see my sister?" pressed Alex, suspicious.

"You can't tell anybody either of you," Andrius and Alex both rolled there eyes in response, "I'm dating Skylar. We're telling everyone when we get back from camp."

"Oh boy," sighed Andrius as he saw Alex walk towards Carson.

"You hurt my sister, I'll hurt you. Got it?" threatened Alex, serious.

"I'm not gonna hurt her Alex. I promise. Now I gotta go before she thinks I ditched."

With that Carson headed out of the cabin. He walked down to the beach where he could see a fire in the sand. As he approached it he saw Skylar, wearing a tank top and jean shirts with her brown cowgirl boots. He was wearing a flannel and jeans, holding a blanket in his right hand. He couldn't help but smile when he finally reached her.

"I was beginning to think you had ditched me," teased Skylar as she stood with her hand on her hip.

"How could I ever ditch you?" sweet talked Carson as he pulled her to him.

He placed a kiss on her forehead then leaned down, kissing her lips. Holding hands they walked over to the log in front of the fire. Carson wrapped the blanket around Skylar and himself, the two of the cuddled together. He wrapped his arm around her, pulling her close as she leaned on him.

"You look beautiful," complimented Carson as he stared into the flames.

"Thanks and you look hot," smiled Skylar as she looked up at him.

He shook his head, chuckling. Skylar couldn't help but be drawn into his chocolate brown eyes. His face grew serious as he saw her staring at him.

"Hey. Babe. You okay?" he paused still not getting an answer, "Skylar."

"What?" asked Skylar as she snapped out of her daze.

"You zoned out. You okay?"

"Y-yeah. Sorry I just got distracted."

"Oh trust me, I know how easily you can be distracted," teased Carson as he raised his eyebrows.

"Shut up! I was only distracted then because you pulled off your jersey in front of me! Plus you get distracted by me all the time," playfully rebutted Skylar.

"You're right. You're pretty distracting sometimes."

They just sat in each others arms until Carson broke the silence, "Hey you remember that time a football player kissed you after a game and you didn't know who it was?"

"Yeah. Owen said he was gonna find the guy and beat his ass. I think it's a good thing we never found him because Owen usually follows through," replied Skylar, still looking into the fire.

"It was me."