The Dance

Chapter 197 Cookies

Dear Readers:

After this chapter, I had to start a second book called the Dance, Part 2 as I have used the maximum number of chapters Wattpad allows. Our story continues with Chapter 198 located here:

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Love you all -polaris1401

"You're late!" Bam barked at Gabe. "We've got to get the main house finished and soon."

"I know. I'm sorry. I overslept." Gabe grabbed his tools and headed for the worksite.

"Joshua Brown, have you forgotten already what it was like when we first became an item?" Lila stood with her arms crossed and a disappointed look on her face. "Gabe was with Lucy last night and you, sir, should remember what that's like."

"We're just so close to being done babe. I can't afford to let any of them slack off." Bam felt bad about jumping on Gabe but he was a workhorse when he was there. The pressure to get the main house built was enormous as the families were all scattered and he so wanted to at least have them on the same property. Bam walked over to Lila and hugged her. "How could I ever forget what it was like during those first few months. I'll apologize to Gabey and maybe later you can regresh my memory on what that feeling was like again." He slapped Lila on the rear end and headed out the door.

Gabe climbed to the top of the house to finish his roof work only to be met by his brothers' friendly teasing. "Morning lover, who didn't make it home last night?" Matt called up from his position just below Gabe.

"I'm over 21 man." Gabe replied trying to not get riled over the good natured kidding. It was usually a rite of passage when any of the brothers found themselves getting serious.

"You seeing her again?" Noah handed Gabe another bucket of roofing nails

"Yep." Gabe's answers were short.

"Getting serious?" Noah arched an eyebrow at Matt and smiled.

"Don't you two have anything better to do but interfere with my personal life?" Gabe looked at the pair shaking his hammer at them.

"Gabey!" Bam called him down from the roof. "I just want to apologize about this morning. Lila told me you stayed with Lucy."

"God, what is it with you people. Does everyone know my business?" Gabe threw his hands in the air. He now understood what it was like to have no privacy in the Brown family.

"Gabey, get used to it buddy. The women of this family are already planning your wedding." Bam laughed and hugged his neck. "Now, get back to work."

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Bear and Red waited patiently at the clinic for the results of their sonogram. "This is getting very real, Bear. Are you scared?"

"I'm extremely scared but since you are the one who is going to do all the hard work carrying and delivering this baby, I know we're going to be good."

"Love you, Bear."

"More, baby."

The sonographer came out and delivered the news to Red and Bear. "Congratulations you two. It's going to be a baby girl."

Red got teary eyed as she had always felt the life inside her was a girl. "Violet Skye."

"That's a beautiful name, Mrs. Brown." The sonographer finished her notes and bid the couple goodbye.

"I think we should have a gender reveal party. The family could use some good news and we can do a big family dinner at the bakery." Rose was already planning a menu and a baby reveal dessert in her head.

"I think that would be awesome." Bear kissed her sweetly. He bowed his head and spoke to her growing belly. "Hello Violet. You're mom and I can't wait to meet you and I know if you're half as beautiful as your mom you will be blessed."

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Lucy found herself looking for an excuse to see Gabe again so she quickly whipped up a batch of cookies for Lucas. She packed a basket for Lucas and a batch for Gabe and set off for Jill and Matt's apartment.

Lucas spotted her as she walked up the stairs and greeted her with a hug. "Hey Lucas, I brought you a surprise."

Lucas' blue eyes sparkled. "Cookies?"

"You must be a mind reader." Lucas smiled as Lucy handed him an oversized cookie."Is your mom home?" Lucas nodded and called for his mom. An exasperated Jill welcomed her in.

"Who would have ever thought something so small could cause you to work so hard?" Jill was still struggling with motherhood. "I think Colton has his daddy's sleep patterns because they are all erractic."

Lucy held up her basket. "I brought cookies for Gabe. I guess he is still at the worksite?"

Jill nodded. "They are all still there. Bam's driving them hard to finish. We're all living on top of each other and we need more living space."

Lucy offered to take Lucas and Colton for a walk giving Jill an opportunity to take a hot shower and get in a quick nap. It also gave her an excuse to take some of her cookies to Gabe.

Jill got Colton situated in his stroller. Lucas carried the basket of cookies and the trio headed for the worksite. "Lucy, are you going to marry Uncle Gabe?"

The question tickled Lucy and she replied, "I was thinking of marrying you."

"I would love you forever if you baked me cookies everyday. So would Uncle Gabe." Lucas motioned her closer to his face. "Uncle Gabe really likes you."

"Do you want to know a secret Lucas?" She whispered in his little ear. "I like your Uncle Gabe too."

"Alright!" It was the little things that pleased people and in this case, Lucas was sold on the idea of having freshly baked cookies for the rest of his life.

Mary Sarah-Where the Boys are