Gabby laughs as she twirls around the room in her dress, she stops when the designer informs that Lily was ready, she bunches the dress and rush to watch her sister.
"Oh my" Amelia gasps as soon as the curtain is pulled, and Lily stands in her dress.
"So?" Lily asks with a big smile as she knows that is her dress."
"You look perfect" Gabby gushes as she touches the material.
"I know right, I feel this is the dress" Lily grins making Gabby nod her head as she hugs her sister.
"Oh, I still cannot believe you are getting married" Gabby sighs as she holds Lily's shoulder who nods her head with teary-eyes.
"Me too, I thought dad would never say yes to this"
"Dad's dad, he loves to be dramatic and I know he is the happiest person right now, now what do you think of this?" Gabby asks as she once again twirls in the dress.
"You look like a balloon" Galterio retorts as he walks to the mirror and fixes the bowtie.
"At least I do not need a fake bow" Gabby retorts.
"I think I will take these" Angelo walks out with a skirt wrapped around him and Amelia sighs.
"You do know those are for girls" Galterio points as he stares at his brother who shrugs his shoulders.
"Fashion is unisex" he replies.
"Put everything back on it's place before I make you forget which sex you are" Gabriel's warning makes the boys groan.
"You are late" Amelia sighs as her husband makes his way towards them.
"I went to get clothes for your sons" he states as he swings the bag in his hands.
"Let us see" the boys demand but stays at their place.
"When did they get measured?" Amelia asks surprised.
"They did not have to, I was on my way here when I saw a sale and thought to check out. Now, I know why Gabby gets crazy about it...
I got two suits vintage for less than the price of eggs" he grins.
"I would like mom do our shopping"
"I love mom's choice, always" the boys states pleading their mother to save them from their father.
"Gabe, you are not serious right"
"Of course, I am" he grins before he turns and stops as his eyes falls on Lily.
"Hi" Lily grins as her eyes meets her father's surprised ones.
*******
"Oh" Gabriel breaths speechless as he gets teary-eyed.
"Daddy" Lily smiles as she slowly walks towards her father who drops the bag before moving to hug her.
"You do not have to get married" he breath as they hug.
"You like the dress?" she asks instead ignoring his comment.
"Throne better worship the ground I walk because I am letting him stand on it while you walk towards him"
"He loves me dad" she smiles.
"We would not be here if I ever had doubt on about it" he smiles before wiping his tears and dropping a kiss on her forehead.
"This is awesome" Galterio gasps as he pulls out his tux from the bag and Gabriel rolls his eyes.
"I love this" Angelo grins before both the boys runs to hug their father.
"You just love to scare them" Amelia laughs as she watches her sons hanging onto their father.
"This is the last time I am spending a penny on them" he winks at his wife who waves her hands knowing well their kids were his most prized possessions.
"Aww you guys" Gabby groans as she rushes to hug her father as well from behind.
"Dad, we need to..." Gage stops mid-sentence staring at the sight in front of him.
"What are you staring at, get here" Gabriel orders his son opening his one arm and Gage smiles before he makes his way towards his mother instead.
"Family hug is not completed without mom" he responds as he hugs his mother tightly who laughs before squealing as both Galterio and Angelo runs to her as well.
"We are team mom" Galterio grins as he kisses on his mother's cheek.
"We are not a team if all of us are not in the same one" Amelia states as she ruffles Angelo's hair before Gage picks her up at once and walks to where his father and sisters were.
"Smile" Bo shouts and all of their head turns her way just as she clicks the picture with Gabriel and Amelia in the middle with both Gabby and Lily on each of her parent's side, Angelo stands in front of his parents with Amelia's hand on his cheek, Galterio has a grin as he stands on his toe to outstand his father's height while Gage is standing behind his parents with his arms on each of his parent's shoulder with a wide smile on his face.
*******
"What about the invites are they final yet?" Lily questions as she sprinkles salt on her food.
"All you need to worry is about looking rested and beautiful Lily, let your father and brother worry about the wedding" Amelia assures her daughter who smiles before she stares at her father.
"Is there someone you would like to invite?" he asks knowing she wanted to say something.
"Not me but maybe Throne?" she asks and Gabriel sighs.
"He does not have anyone to invite in his wedding Lily, all he has as family is Tutu and she is now ours and for his friends all of them are from our family...
It's like he is marrying in the family" he assures her.
"I just want him to be happy just as happy as I am" she nods her head.
"He is happy Lily, have faith, he really is" Gabriel pats on her hand.
"Well we are not the only family he has though" Gage starts as he take a bite before wiping his mouth.
"Once that ball comes out of your tummy, he will have someone to always invite no matter what" he adds making everyone laugh.
"That's not a ball" Bo laughs but Gage ignores her.
"I have yet to figure out if I should call that ball my niece or nephew" he shrugs his shoulders.
"Or figure out the fact that the baby does not comes out of her tummy" Galterio laughs before he gets silent as no one laughs with him.
"What? Sex education is everywhere these days" he states in defense.
"Education will always ruin everyone" Gabriel grumbles as he warns his son to shut and finish his food.
*******
"You know that club is the hottest talk of the town" Bo states to Gabby who frowns.
"But Throne has ban me for any party"
"Then tell him to join us, you cannot just get married without having a proper bachelorette party" Gabby backs Bo in.
"No party out of the house" Gabriel points strictly and Gabby groans.
"That's not fair dad"
"You want to talk about what's fair with me?" he asks, and she groans before she glances at her mother for her.
"Don't look at her, you can go party alone. Lily is not putting a foot in a place full of smoke and drinks" Gabriel warns.
"Fine, but you cannot say no when we have one in the house"
"I will guard the gates with my life" he promises with a grin.
"You are so full of yourself at times anyways maybe Rare and I can go there for our first date" Gabby hums playing with the idea and Gabriel spits out the water he was drinking before coughing loudly.
"Date?" everyone in the table asks while Gabriel keeps on coughing.
"What, you think we kiss for fun?" she asks her family.
"Can I join you on that date?" Galterio asks.
"Yeah me too" Angelo asks as he walks to where Gabby was seated.
"No way am I letting you ruin it for me, this is my very first date" she shakes her head no.
"Oh, come on, you have gone out with him forever and anyways you should let him go with us. This is our first time as well...
I mean we have known Throne all our life, he practically lives with us and if we are getting another brother-in-law, this time at least we should get to have a say" Galterio defends.
"Of course, we have known Throne and he has our total trust regarding Lily but Ricardo we hardly know him...
All he does is gives you gifts and cherish you" Angelo adds.
"Exactly, I think this is our only chance to have a brother-in-law of our choice, Throne is mandatory and one brother-in-law who refuses us is enough...
Ricardo should totally be the kind of brother-in-law to us, who believes in having a good bond with his brother-in-law, this relation must go two way...
You cannot be selfish and have him just for yourself, think about your two brothers Gabs, this is our chance, our only chance to know the man who you love" Galterio grabs her hand in his hands and pleads.
"I have thought enough about all the places we could go while we get to know each other, we start with Bora Bora because he has his private jet and he is richer than both Galterio and I combined...
We also know, he is so kind that he will pay for our entire trip" Angelo nods his head.
"Duh, it will be too embarrassing to let two high-schoolers to pay because we are Pora-Pora" Galterio shrugs his shoulders.
"Wow" Gabby stares at her two brothers dumbstruck.
"We know we are awesome" Galterio grins before both the boys yelp when Gabriel grabs their neck from behind.
"First learn to shop for your own underwear before you two can even think of going to Bora Bora because when we reach home being Pora Pora is not the only thing you will have to worry about" he warns ordering them to finish their food.
*******
"Future brother" Angelo shouts running away from his father's side towards Ricardo who stops on his steps to turn around.
"Angelo?" Ricardo asks as he eyes behind the boy just as Angelo hugs Ricardo.
"You know my name" he grins.
"Umm...hey, uh of course I do" he frowns not understanding why the boy was acting such.
"We were talking about you just now, come join us. Were you here for lunch?" he asks as he pulls Ricardo towards the table.
"Yeah" Ricardo replies as he lets Angelo pull him before he stands next to the table, his eyes lands on Gabby and a smile grazes his lips.
"Hey" he greets, and she gets up from her seat and just stands not making any move.
"This is what fate must look like, he is here dad" Angelo grins and Ricardo's head snaps towards Gabriel.
"Mr. Price" he nods his head before saying hello to everyone in the table.
*******
"Russo, what a co-incidence that we meet here" Gabriel asks and Ricardo glances at Gabby before he stares at Gabriel.
"I was in the town"
"How long? Nicholson pointed that the deadline for you to roam freely in the town ends soon" Gabriel points out.
"I am well-aware"
"Then you must know that you cannot afford such co-incidence as this in the future, any thoughts on signing the treaty or this is the last of you I see?" he asks and Ricardo glances Gabby who has a frown before someone interrupts them.
"Mr. Russo, the paper has been bought up, three copies of each" the man states as he hands Ricardo an envelope and he takes it quietly.
"Please go through the papers and if you find any errors or need of the change do contact me, though everything is as you asked on the contract" the man states before he says his goodbye.
"You are not allowed to make any deals in our territory anymore, you do know, that right?" Gage asks as he gets up from his seat.
"I was there when the papers with those clauses were signed Gage, I remember everything clearly" Ricardo replies before he stares back at Gabby.
"Are you guys finished?" he asks giving a once over on the table with few empty plates on it.
"Yes, we all are driving back home, I am driving everyone" Gabriel announces as he too gets up.
"I will follow" Ricardo dares which makes Gabriel pause before he watches his daughter who has yet to speak.
"Any business you have, Russo?" Gabriel asks, and he nods his head.
"Yes, I want to take Precious out with your permission, that is" he nods as he stares at Gabriel who raises a brow in surprise.
"I don't remember you ever asking my permission on anything when it comes to Gabby, so why now?" he asks curiously.
"Because I was just her friend before" he replies simply.
"Aww" Amelia, Lily and Bo gasps at once and Gabriel raises a brow at his wife who smiles sheepishly.
*******
"Are you alright?" Ricardo asks as he walks beside Gabby towards the door of the restaurant.
"Yes" she nods before he grabs her arm to stop her from walking.
"Did I do something?" he asks, and she shakes her head no.
"Then why are you not happy seeing me?" he questions, and she bites her lower lip.
"Because we are no longer friends"
"What's that supposed to mean?" he frowns.
"I don't know how to react or behave seeing you in public, what if I behaved the way I used to, and you realize you don't like it anymore...
What if you change your mind and we turn back to being friends, it's nerve-wrecking" she shrugs her shoulders.
"Is that all?" he asks and she nods her head.
"Then to answer you, I want you to be just you, just the way I remember you. The girl who shouts excitedly when she sees me, who does not hesitate to show me my place yet even if there are thousands of seats in the room sitting beside me or on my lap is the most comfortable place for her...
I want you to behave just the way you have always been, nothing has changed between us except the fact that everything I have imagined doing with you, now I can" he assures her, and she grins before throwing her arms around him for a hug.
"Bo talked about a club around, can we go there tonight?" she asks pulling away from him.
"Have I ever said no to you?" he asks as he kisses on her temple.
"So, if I asked you to kiss me now will you say yes?" she asks raising a brow as she nods towards where her parents were waiting for her and he chuckles shaking his head before he glances their way and back at her.
Ricardo wraps his arms around Gabby's waist before he takes her behind a pillar and kisses her fully on her lips making her giggle.