A\N: Hey :) Both of us are so happy all of you are enjoying this story so much. I wrote this chapter but Milady29 edited it and added in the part with Antonio and Gabby talking.

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Chapter 10

Eva jumped into the water and laughed as Diego tried to splash her. He'd been able to go swimming earlier as her mother needed to put her hair into a tight braid, if she didn't her hair would be very tangled after. Eva didn't like her hair in braids but she hated having tangles a lot more.

"Eva!" Antonio walked in from the house, "I think there's someone here to see you!" He stepped aside letting Violet and Christie walk into the gated off pool area.

"Violet!" She cheered happily running out of the water and giving her friend a very wet hug, "Come swimming with me!"

"Go on," Christie gently nudged her daughter forward, "I'm just going to talk to Eva's Mommy and Daddy."

"Okay," Violet took off her clothes.

"Now Violet we have a few rules here alright," Antonio looked at her, "You don't have to wear a life jacket if you want to stay in the swallow end but if you go in the deep end you need one; no running on the deck either alright."

"Okay Mr. Dawson," She whispered.

"Daddy she's shy!" Eva looked up at him and threw up her arms, "Come on!" She tugged Violet into the water, "Lets splash Diego."

"No!" No!" The three year old frowned as he tried to swim away; unlike his older sister and Violet he was earing a life jacket, something he hated.

"Come, have a seat," Antonio led Christie over to the lounge chairs where Laura was stretched out, "This is my wife Laura, Laura this is Matt's sister Christie."

"Ah," Laura grinned, "Eva hasn't' stopped talking about your daughter. She's been so excited to see her again. We have to get these two together for some more play dates; even after school starts."

"Yes," Christie agreed, "Violet's very shy and she doesn't have many friends, I'm hoping seeing how energetic Eva is will help her."

"Yes," Laura chuckled, "Eva certainly is very social; sometimes though she gets a little to hyper, her brother Diego is the same way." She motioned to wear the children were involved in a water fight; the girls clearly winning.

"Daddy!" Diego whined, "Come help!"

"I will bud I promise, I need to make sure the grill works first," He explained to his son. They were having a farewell BBQ for Matt as he was leaving the following day.

"Oh no," Laura shook her head, "Babe, wait until your father gets here to do that. He isn't as bad as cook as you are."

"Oh you're so funny!" Antonio laughed sarcastically at his wife.

Laura just rolled her eyes an turned back to Christie, "My apologizes at all of my husbands family here tonight. It was just going to be Gabby, Matt and us but when in in-law's found out…. Don't get me wrong I love them; this family is just very close," She looked at the other woman for any sort of reaction, she didn't know much about her. Only her and her husband had recently got a divorce and Violet was an only child.

"That's alright; I'm glad Matt seems to have so many people who care about him. I think the last few years have been hard on him; with his best friend ding and then his other best friend blaming him… He seems to love Gabby and Gabby's great.

"Yeah," Laura nodded, "So tell me more about you."

"I'm a teacher; I teach at a high-school, English mostly but sometimes other course as well."

"Ah," Laura nodded her head. She told her about her bakery and for the next fifteen minutes or so they talked about all kinds of things.

"Auntie Gabby! Uncle Matt!" The kids all cheered excitedly and ran towards Gabby and Matt as they walked through the back gate.

"Auntie Gabby!" Diego wrapped his arms around her legs, soaking her with water, "Hi!"

"Hi bud," She smiled and lifted him up, "You trying to get me to go swimming or something."

"Yay!' He cheered happily.

"Uncle Matt," Eva looked up at him, "I made you that picture and guess what? She waited only five seconds before excitedly telling him, "Mommy boughted a frame! It looks pretty."

"Oh well that was very nice of you sweetheart," He smiled at her, "Was in suppose to be a surprise though?" He figured it was a present.

"Oops, sorry," She skirted off again going after Diego who was getting back into the pool.

"Uncle Matt," Violet hugged him tightly, "Pick me up please?"

"Of course sweetie," He picked her up, "How about we get you all dried off alright. Where's your towel?"

"Mommy has it," She pointed to the fenced off area where her mother was still sitting.

"Well lets go and get it," He carried her over. He found her towel and bundled her up in it before sitting in the chair beside Christie's and placing Violet on his lap.

Gabby and Antonio's parents arrived shortly after and the adults moved over to the glass table near the pool. Violet had gone back in the water and was playing with Eva and Diego but all of the children were getting board.

"Uncle Matt," Violet walked up to him followed by Eva.

"No," Eva touched her shoulder, "Matt's talking. You have to wait!'

Violet spun around and looked at her frowning, "Don't tell me what to do!" She pushed her and caused her to fall on her bum and cry.

"Violet!" Christie shot up, "You don't push! You know better than that, say you're sorry."

"No. She can't tell me what to do."

"Violet!" Christie stood and took her by the arm leading her off to have a talk. "You know better than to push, you hurt Eva."

'She's bossy!"

Christie had to admit her daughter had a point, the girl was quite vocal and quite often told Violet what to do, still she didn't want her daughter o think violence was the answer, "Then you talk to her; You have words Violet."

Violet's lip began to quiver and then she cried, "She's going to take Uncle Matt away!"

"What? Violet Uncle Matts going away to keep us safe."

"But Eva loves him too!" She shook her head and sobbed, "And she sees him way more!"

Christie sighed; she was always amazed at how observant her daughter was. She was jealous because she thought Matt loved Eva more than her. She didn't want him to leave her again like he thought he had before.

"Oh sweetie," Christie lowered her voice even more, "Uncle Matt wanted to see you, he really did but Mommy and him… well we had a really silly fight and it wasn't okay. We hurt you and I'm really sorry you got hurt. Mommy and Uncle Matt have made up now though and I can promise you Uncle Matt will always love you. Now can you come with me and go say sorry to Eva?"

"Alright," She took her mother's hand and walked back over to the table. "I'm sorry I pushed you Eva," She looked at her friend.

"Tell her why you pushed her," Christie prompted.

"You're bossy and I don't like it."

Eva opened her mouth to argue back but stopped when she felt her father's hand on her shoulder, she knew what she was supposed to say. "I'm sorry Violet. I know I can't tell my friends what to do. I'm sorry."

"Alright now hug and go play," Laura instructed, "And Eva remember don't tell Violet what to do, you know better, you be nice to your friends or they won't want to play with you anymore."

"Yes Mommy!" She nodded and went off with Violet.

"I'm really sorry about all of that," Christie looked at Antonio and Laura.

"Oh don't worry; Eva can be bossy; we're trying to work on it, she gets it from her mother," Antonio quipped only to get smacked on the back of the head by Laura.

"Come on Babe," She tugged him bit, "Lets got for a little swim before we need to get dinner ready."

"Right," He nodded. His parents were also in the water and that left Matt, Christie and Gabby the only ones at the table.

"Is everything alright with Violet?" Matt asked his sister, "She seems a bit off."

"She's really worried about you going away." Christie admitted, "She pushed Eva because she thinks you love her more than her; she seems to think you see Eva more then you see her."

"Oh," He frowned, "Well I can tell you I don't. I mean I don't on purpose," He corrected himself, "I'd love to see Violet everyday but I can't… I'll make sure to talk to her before I go, just the two of us. Hopefully that'll make her feel better.

"Hopefully," Christie agreed and turned around to watch Violet and Eva playing together in the water, "Laura mentioned something about getting them together for play dates;" She turned to Gabby, "Do you know if Eva's in any extra curricular activities?"

"Oh yeah." She nodded, "They signed her up for dance, gymnastics and figure skating lessons. I'm sure she'd love to have Violet with her in any one of those."

"Yeah," Christie nodded, "Maybe dance and figure skating. I want Violet to learn how to skate and I think dance might be good for her too; I want her to meet friends and smile more; ever since her father left she's been having some problems.

"Well whenever you need anyone to talk to, I'm here," Gabby looked at her, "And I know the same goes for my brother and sister in-law."

"Thanks, I'll think about it."

Gabby got up then and walked to the pool. She sat down on the edge of the water with her feet in the water and Antonio swum her way.

''What is wrong… sis you are the big mouthed girl here usually…and you have barely said a word.'' Antonio said concerned as he raised himself out of the pool and sat down on the edge beside her.

''I don't want Matt to leave.'' She said as she looked her nails.

''Well, you knew he was going to love tomorrow ever since the day you met him. I warned you for this.'' Antonio said then.

''This is not making me feel better, Antonio.'' Gabby said then.

''Well, he is going away tomorrow, they is nothing you can change about that. Just enjoy the time you still have together. It won't be easy but within in a few months he will be back and you will love him more than ever, I promise.'' Antonio said then. Gabby slowly nodded then.

At ten o'clock after dinner and desert and lots more swimming and talking Christie decided it was time to leave, "Come give Uncle Matt his present Violet. We need to go," Christi told her daughter.

"No!" Violet shook her head and got up from her chair and ran away. Christie stood up to go after her but Matt looked at his sister;

"Can I talk to her?"

"Sure go ahead," Christie nodded and then watched her younger brother go off and talk to her daughter.

Violet was sitting on one of the swings on the play structure and was swinging. Tears still flowing down her cheeks. Slowly Matt walked her way but Violet didn't look up at him.

"Hey sweetheart," Matt took the swing next to hers, "Can we talk?"

"No! I don't want you to go! Uncle Matt I love you!"

"I love you too sweetie," He told her, "But I have to go and keep everyone safe. I'll be back home before you know it though; then we'll have lots of time to spend together.

"You won't only see Eva?" She sniffled.

"No, no of course not."

"I still don't want you to go."

"I know," He reached out and gently stopped her swing, "But I'll tell you a little secret alright. Whenever you miss me all you have to do is look up at the sky; We'll be looking at the same moon and the same stars. When you look at them you can think of me."

"Okay. Will you think of me too?" Violet asked then as she got off her swing and hugged him and he lifted her up. She buried her face in his neck.

"Of course I will." He promised.

TBC

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