David and Babs called everyone for a family dinner. They spend all morning cooking at the Beauté house.
Bert and Betty set up tables out in the yard. Robert and Mary Ann waited in lounge chairs for everyone get here.
Ben and Josh were the first to arrive and Bert had to carry Ben down the back stair.
Bella and Zane came in next, and to everyone's surprise Oliver came carrying a bottle of wine.
Betty introduced him to everyone.
After everyone had a great time eating David clinked a wine glass. ding ding ding "Everyone thanks for coming on such short notice. Babs and I would like to let everyone know that tomorrow we will be getting married."
Everyone gave them congratulations and was very surprised that Babs would be the first one to marry and have a child.
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The week had been long and now weekend had also ended and Everyone went back to their daily lives.
Bella had classes and term papers to finish. She was glad She got the chance to read her book a little on the weekend.
Betty and Sally was getting ready for the Children's party that would be held next Saturday.
Josh went back to work while Ben stayed home playing video games.
Mike and Babs got their marriage license and stopped at the justice of the peace to get married.
Robert got a call saying he got the house.
However life this week had to have a down fall for one, Bert Beauté.
Mary Ann asked him to meet with some new clients so he made reservations at one of the local club. The client got a little ruff with one of the servers and the cops were called.
Bert tried to calm everyone down but he got arrested.
"Sorry Mary Ann, please send someone to bail me out." Bert said.
"I'll be right there. This is my fault for not going with you." she hung up to head to the station.
Bert was placed back in a holding cell.
"Well well well if it isn't the kite flyer. It says here you were arrested for disorderly conduct." Lily said.
"I'm innocent, my client was the one out of control." Bert answered.
"Yah, I know we just got a copy of the footage. Your free to go now." She opened up the door.
"Thank you. I need to call my boss before she makes a trip down here." he said.
Lily handed him a cell phone and he made his call. He caught Mary Ann just as she was leaving. She told him to take the rest of the day off.
"Thanks" he said handing back the phone.
"Need a ride, I get off soon."
"Only if I can treat you to dinner." he said.
She laughed, "Sorry just the ride, I have to pickup my daughter and have no one to watch her tonight."
"The dinner invite is for her too. How about crazy clown pizza palace. The craziest place in town!"
"Then alright. Get your things in discharge and I'll finish up." She lead him to a office to get his thing.
A few minutes later they were getting into her car.
"How old is Rose?" Bert asked.
"She just turned 6. She is my world now." Lily said.
"If you don't mind me asking where is her father?"
"Ok, just know I don't tell people about this usually but I don't want you to bring it up with her around. Rose is my little sister. My father and stepmother died in a car accident when Rose was one. Rose was in the car but her safety seat saved her. The courts allowed me to adopt her so now she is my daughter."
"That was great of you to do. I lost my mom and had to raise a brother and three sisters. My Dad was around but had to work a lot to feed and cloths us all."
"Kindred Spirits then." She said pulling in front of a school.
They sat there for about thrity minutes till a class of children came out and Bert saw the little red head run over to the car. Lily got out and buckled her into a carseat.
"Hi, did mommy arrest you?" She smiled.
"No, We are going to eat dinner together." Bert said.
"Oh... but mommy can't cook good."
"Then I guess it will be crazy clown pizza."
"Yeah, I love pizza, Suzy had her birthday party there, can I change to fun cloths mommy."
"Yes, We both need to change. Bert do I need to drop you home to change too." Lily asked.
"I think it would be best for you two to change, then swing by my place to change, then to eat."
"Ok lets go." Rose said excited, "What can I call you?"
"What would you like to call me?" Bert said
"Mommy called you Bert, but Suzy calls her mommy's friend Uncle so can I call you Uncle."
"Yes, you can."
The rest of the ride home Rose talked about everything that happened in school today from milk at nap time to Timmy wetting himself. She showed Bert her art work.
When they got to Lily's house he waited on the beach for them to change.
Rose wore a pink shorts and a flower top that matched with sandals. Lily changed into a sundress with sandals. Both were breathtaking to Bert.
Next they went to Bert's house the girls stayed in the car while Bert ran in to change into his pocket shorts and polo with loafers.
They then headed to eat. Rose dragged Bert from game to game collecting tickets. She was upset when the pizza came but Bert promised she could play more after eating. This made her happy.
"I want to win a big prize." She said.
"Which one?" Bert asked.
"The big tiger its 500 tickets. Think we can win that many." If not today we can come back again with the tickets we get today." Bert said. He remembered he had a few hundred at home in a shoe box.
In the end they only had 204 tickets. Rose left a little down but reminded him to bring her back again.
They dropped Bert off at his house. When Lily got home she called him.
"Thanks for tonight. Rose can be a hand full." She said.
"I enjoyed myself. Can we do this again maybe friday night?" he asked.
"It's a date. "