"Babe, please get dressed", he was being stubborn as usual as I knew he didn't want to go. I knew he had been dreading it and whenever I had brought it up he'd change the conversation. Over the weekend we had stayed in and ordered in while lying in bed together and just enjoying each other's companionship.

"Can't we stay home, please", he begged me as I went to his closet and grabbed him a Polo shirt and grey pants.

"Please, for me and your sister get dressed, don't forget your mom is going to be there, you know how she loves us to be on time", I walked into my side of the closet as I heard a "shit" from under his breath and I heard him rush to the bathroom.

"Leave the bathroom open I have to do my makeup", I said as I heard laughing from the bathroom, I searched for something that matched the slightest bit and I found a matching set with a shirt being a crop top, with high waisted pants, it matched the grey from his pants.

I grabbed my makeup bag as I walked into the bathroom and searched for Nolan. He was nowhere to be found, he better not be playing hide and seek with me.

"Babe, you better be ready in 20 minutes", I screamed at the top of my lungs, as I put on my foundation.

"Oh I'll definitely be ready in 20 minutes", a voice came from the shower as I recognized his low but smooth undertone. I didn't look over as I turned to the side and finished completing my makeup.

"What are you doing?", I asked as I couldn't believe this foolishness he was planning on doing.

"Waiting for you to kiss me", he said as he had made another thing about a joke. He needed to get ready, but he was just too stubborn to do so.

"I'm not going to kiss you, not when your pulling stunts like this, please get ready", I begged him as I turned around not amused by his little ruse, my eyes fixed completely on his face.

"Fine, I will kiss you, because I love you and you need to get ready", I said as he put his towel on and made his way over to me. He kissed me lightly.

"I'm sorry", he whispered as I kissed his lips letting him know it's alright, he was just being protective of his sister's heart and I respected that.

I finished up my makeup and grabbed us both shoes, I grabbed myself a pair of sandals and him some dress shoes with socks.

He was already downstairs as I made my down the stairs and I saw him flipping through the vinyl, he had.

He saw me coming down the stairs and slipped on his dress shoes and as he finished he kissed my hand.

"Would you like to dance", he asked me as I took his hand as we swayed to the music together as he twirled me and I ended up on the couch, Nolan came to pick me back up, but I pulled him down with me. I flipped over and straddled him as I felt totally innocent doing this until I realized where I was, he held my hips at that moment as I tried to slip away. He kissed me intensely never letting go of my lips, that wanted all of his attention.

"Okay now we have to go", I said eyeing the clock as I grabbed my purse and he grabbed his keys and wallet, he interlocked his hand around me as I felt loved and protected.

"Can I drive", I said as we went down in the elevator, and exited the elevator door at the garage. Nolan brought out his keys as he honked the horn and there was a beautiful Bugatti and I wanted it.

"This is my baby", he said as we walked closer to it inspecting its every angle.

"I thought I was your baby", I whined as he hugged me tighter and he kissed my forehead, he opened the door as I slid in and checked out the interior, while Nolan slid in the driver seat.

Along the ride, we settled out music taste and I told him to be nice, otherwise no fruit and champagne.

"And we're here", Avery's building was tall and upscale very large. He parked the car and we just waited a couple of seconds before he got out of the car and so did I. He held my hand when we reconnected and started heading towards the building.

He opened the door for me as we entered the lobby, which was very empty, we walked up to the front desk, in front of the elevator.

"Hello, Mr. Clementé, right this way", the bellman opened the elevator for us and we got in as it rode all the way up to the 24th floor.

"How did he know your name", I whispered to Nolan as the elevator rode up and he was still holding onto my hand nervously.

"Darling, I own this building", he said as he kissed my head and the elevator pinged as it was opened up to a door, we ringed the bell as she opened it and let us inside.

"Hey come on in", Avery gestured us in as he held my hand tightly and then it became tighter as Cole turned the corner and I could feel the blazes of heat coming from Nolan's eyes.

Nolan hugged Avery, as he kept his eye on Cole, who was lurking in the background. Avery hugged me next as I began to look around the place, it was very simplistic with white couches and wood floors.

"So, what do you think?", she asked as she fanned her arm through the place.

"Avery, it's amazing, you really must do Nolan's place it's feeling too bachelor pad", she laughed as Nolan shook his head, his eyes still fixated on Cole, who was busy setting the table.

"So how come your boyfriend wasn't there yesterday?", Nolan asked as he made his way to the seating area as he sat right next to me and put his arm around my figure.

"Well, he doesn't really like the social events and besides he wanted to meet mom and dad at a more reserved place, instead of all of our friends and families meeting him at once", she explained, as I fully understood, unfortunately, that had happened to me as we had met at our own wedding.

"Well, then he really will have a hard time in this family, that's all we're about", Nolan said as Avery looked at him with disbelief and so did I, he said he would be nice and I figured that he had lost it.

"I'm going to set the table", she said as a tear slipped from her eye, and I knew she left to let me rearrange his behavior and I had planned on doing more than that. I grabbed his arm as I pulled him to the balcony.

"What the hell is wrong with you?", I asked as I shut the door behind him and I. He looked at me with mockery and honestly it was silly to ever think I could change his opinion about this matter.

"Just having a little fun", he said as he leaned against the wall of the glass and he looked as if he didn't care about his sisters' feelings nonetheless.

"You can't come in her home, and tell her off like this, you promised you were going to be nice, I get it you feel a certain way about him, but please just keep it to yourself and suck it up. That's all I'm asking, I'm not telling you to be besties with him but I'm asking that you show him and your sister some decency, your approval matters to her, but at this point, you've already shown how you feel, you broke my promise too", I said as I looked over the balcony, he had promised me that he was going to try and he had hurt his sister in the process.

"I'm sorry, okay I just can't deal with the fact of seeing her hurt, but I'm sorry that I disappointed you and I'll be decent towards him", he turned me around and held my hands in a loving way as I knew I wasn't the one who needed an apology, but Avery did.

"I'm not the one who needs an apology, she does", I pointed to Avery as she sat on the couch through the transparent glass and he nodded as he kissed my hand and made his way inside. I followed as we broke apart and I went into the kitchen to help set up with a nervous Cole, next to me.

Avery and Nolan went out to the balcony in hopes of coming back, with all anger set aside.

"Need any help", I asked as he fumbled with the spoons as it fell on the ground and I rushed to get a new one.

"Thanks", he said as he took it and placed it perfectly next to the knife. He was nervous, by meeting the family and I could tell that he just needed some reassurance.

"I was nervous too, but then again that was my wedding day, anyway don't be nervous they will love you", I reassured him as he nodded his head and thanked me as I heard laughing from the balcony and figured that they had worked everything out.

I made my way on the balcony as Nolan motioned me to come to sit on his lap, something we hadn't done before.

"In the history of my brother, he's never apologized for anything, gosh he is whipped", she asked me as he hugged me tightly as I looked back at his smitten face.

"Whipped, I'm not", he said as he held me tightly and he kissed my hair as I leaned back into him.

"I'm just in love and she's just mine and she has just changed me for the better", he sounded whipped and he was,but so was I.

The door bell ringed surprising the both of us and Avery looked nervous as ever, waiting for her mother and father to interrogate the man she really liked.

She ran to answer it as Nolan and I made our way inside, as we hovered knowing that it was Cole and Avery's time to be shown off.

"Your definitely whipped", I whispered as he laughed a bit, and I kissed his cheek, and he kissed me back on my forehead.

"Natalieeeee", a little bundle of joy squealed as she pushed past her parents and her sister and new beau to run into my legs. I picked her up, as she demanded it.

"Leah, how are you princess", I hugged her as she played with my little hairs and kissed my forehead in a loving way.

"I'm great", she hugged me as she didn't let go for a while. Everyone else had already had gotten aquatinted and Leah finally jumped to Nolan, as they began to talk to each other, I just admired him, he was so sweet to her, I could only imagine how good he would be with his own kids, maybe I should get to the process first.

"Brunch, or I guess lunch is ready", she looked at the time as I could tell she was nervous and she tried to seem put together as Clay and Nolan stayed very close to Cole, who seemed quite nervous, as the table was where all the interrogations happened.

"Here, I'll help you serve everything", I could tell Avery was nervous, and I knew why she was nervous her dad saw her as his little girl and I wish my dad thought of me that way, and so Clay would do anything and everything to protect his daughter, including interrogating her boyfriend. I made my way as everyone else sat down.

"I'm so nervous, my dad he had that look, did you see the look", she paced around the island as I tried to calm her down, but she was very well set on how this day would go, without any speculation.

"Okay, you're nervous I get it, but your dad may be nice, and when he gets through the questions like what are your intentions and all that, he may ease up, but we need you hear to see that moment, so let's go out there and show your parents what a great guy he is", I said as she looked me in the eye and nodded as she thanked me and we took the food out 2 dishes by one and set it on the table.

We both took a seat, at the circular table and I sat next to Nolan and Leah.

"So Cole, tell us about yourself?", Clay asked as he served food for Leah. You could tell Clay had felt nervous about today too. Cole, loosens his black tie and takes a deep breath before the questions begin to float to the front of Clay's mind.

"Well, I'm a software engineer and I'm originally from Ashford Seattle, and well I like your daughter very much and I guess that's it", he said abruptly as I could tell that Clay had his mind running from his heart, he could see that Cole, really had liked her.

"What are your intentions with my daughter", Clay asked as Avery rolled her eyes, as the tie went again all eyes were on Cole as he took a swish of water from his half-empty glass.

"Dad, you can't just ask him that", Avery said as she couldn't believe the words that were coming out of her father's mouth, I had never experienced this kind of fatherly love from anyone and now seeing it I wish I had.

"I need to make sure he's good enough for my little girl, but no ones good enough for you", he said as he knew to let go of his label, he had her as his little girl forever and always never growing old, until the moment she did.

Avery gave her a dad as he kissed her cheek as a heartwarming scene took place in front of us, and I couldn't have asked for a better representation of father and daughter love.

"Well, now that's out of the air, I say we eat this wonderful meal you made for all of us", Clay said as he wiped the tear that had slipped from his cheek and he smiled at Avery and Cole, who seemed very happy with how the day had turned out.

"Oh, speaking of family get togethers our anniversary is next week and we're throwing a big party to celebrate it is the big one, well close to the big one", Alison said as Clay laughed and I could tell he wasn't big on the social gatherings.

"Well it's 30 years of marriage, darling we aren't very close but we're getting there", he kissed her lips as she kissed him back and it was sincerely amazing to see them still in love after all this time.

"I hope we're like that", I whispered into Nolan's ear and he kissed it smoothly as Leah covered her scarred eyes.

"Like my parents, no, we're way more kinky", he whispered into my ear as I burst out laughing with him accompanying my laughter as the family stared at us as if we were mad, while they all joined in. I still hadn't found out by what he had meant kinky, we weren't even at the sex part, how could we be kinky.

We finished up dinner and I had helped Avery wash up the dishes, while the men watched football and Alison took care of clearing the table.

"Thank you so much, it didn't even go bad but I knew i'd you hadn't calmed me down it wouldn't have ended up going that way", she thanked me as I couldn't have been more pleased with how the day went.

"It was all up to you in the end, so does Cole like them?", I asked as she kept washing dishes but harder and faster.

"Yes, he just has some opinions about Nolan that definitely cannot be erased from my mind", she said as I could tell these things weren't good as Nolan had told me several things about how he had hated him.

"Well I think they're getting along now", I peeled into the tv room and they were all jumping in the air, drinking their beer.

"Boys are so confusing", she joined in watching and then went back to finishing up the dishes and I helped.

"Nolan said he loves you, is that a recurring thing or like a love you", she asked as she places the last dish in the dishwasher and I couldn't help but tell her the good news.

"The night of the ball, I told him right before we got to the stage and he told me he loved me and we've just been really good lately", I stargazed spoke about the love of my life, and Avery's eyes beamed as she heard her brother was in love.

"I never thought this day would come", she spoke, as she seemed surprised in a good way, she hugged me and I knew her role of questions would come next about 'it'.

"My brother is inlove!", she shook me as she realized what was processing through

her mind. It may be the fact that she didn't get married first, but I guess he was just lucky.

She ran out of the kitchen leaving a scramble of dishes to finish washing and Alison and I exchanged worried looks. We followed her as she ran to the couch, and stood in front of Nolan, as she came to a steep stop.

"It's about time, you love her", she announced to the whole family as she brought her hand in front of him, to do a handshake and I blushed madly in the corner as everyone looked at me, frozen, except for Alison, who had known before.

"I love her with all my heart", he looked at me sincerely as I put my hand across my heart and smiled a bright smile at him as he gave his goofy grin back.

Clay smiled as he hugged his son, I didn't understand what was such an excitement, I mean they'd have figured out eventually. When was "I love you", such a big deal. Leah ran up to me skipping in her normal pattern as she patted my belly and hugged it.

"My mommy told me when people are in love they have babies, hello are you in there", Leah knocked on my stomach as the whole room turned me to and Leah, who knocked on my stomach.

The whole family was trying to hold in their laughs as I peered up at Nolan to see if he would be any help, and he looked simply shocked; frozen almost. The family was bursting into tears laughing, as Leah still knocked on my stomach. I knew no one was going to be a help, here so I got down to me and her's level.

"There isn't a baby, because you can still be in love and not have a baby", I tried to explain to her as she still kept knocking for the baby and she put her ear up to my stomach and listened.

"Natawee please have a baby", she pleaded with me as the laughs exceeded and now Nolan was simply frozen in time, he wanted a kid later, and now his baby sister was asking for one now.

"It's my choice, but it's also your brothers choice", I pointed to the frozen man as she ran to him and began tugging at his shirt violently as he suddenly snapped out of it. Alison came up next to me as we both began watching our sex life, which there wasn't one being shared to the whole family.

"Give Natawee a baby, now", she demanded as I began laughing and he looked at me for help, he didn't know what to do in this extreme moment.

"Well, we may wait a couple of years to have a baby", he exaggerated the "couple", and I could tell the face slip from Alison and Clay, they wanted their grand babies and they wanted them now.

"Hey it wasn't my decision", I told Alison as she gave her son angry eyes, and I knew this was what we were going to be discussing the rest of the night.

"Where's the baby", Leah cried as Alison went over and grabbed her soothing her back and she hugged her tight as she brought her over to me.

"I'm sorry, there's no baby sweetie", I wiped her tear away as she hugged me and kissed my head.

"Wait, how are babies made?", she asked as I couldn't stop myself from laughing, as the rest of the room laughed with me we all looked over at Alison, who was frozen just like Nolan, no one wants to answer that question to their little daughter.

"I think that's a question only your mom can answer", I pointed over to Alison as she began torturing Alison with questions and the whole room burst into laughs and cries as we all steadied ourself out and made our way to the couch. Nolan grabbed my hand and pulled me to the balcony as I walked smoothly next to him.

"Hi", he pulled me towards him as he kissed my luscious lips and played with wisps of my hair. His hand was curved around mine to hold me close, as we leaned against the balcony rails.

"Hi, baby", I baby- talked to him as he smiled and rolled his eyes, in the hottest way possible. My hands got lost in his messy hair, and I got on my tip-toes and kissed his lovable lips.

"Speaking of another type of baby", his hands sneaked into the straps of my pants and he put his hands lower as he reached my ass and he started groping it.

"Nolan!", I yelled softly hoping no one from inside heard us and he smiled softly, he liked the adrenaline and as I felt it so did I.

"I want a baby later, I want to spend every moment alive with you, and I want to

take you on adventures around the world, and show off the beautiful woman that I love", he professed his love for me as I smiled a dearly in love smile and he kissed my forehead in a loving way.