"Pepper," Sam tapped Pepper's shoulder, "we never danced at Gram and Dallas' wedding..."
"You're right," Pepper stood up and led Sam to the dance floor. They danced for one song then Sam danced with her dad, Dallas, Kit, Zoey, Jane, Jen, and Katie.
"My turn!" Quinn ran over when a more suggestive song came on.
"Jake was right," Sam mumbled as Quinn danced around, wildly. He was actually a very good dancer, but like Jake said, 'Hands-y'
"Well that was fun Sammy," Quinn patter her head. "You kept up pretty well. I call the next dirty song!" he said as he walked away. Then she danced with Bryan, Nate, Seth, and Adam.
"Jeez, I'm tired," Sam plopped down in her seat.
"Well, yeah, you danced for like an hour," Jake rolled his eyes. "Do you have one more dance in you?"
"Mhm," Sam thought a minute. "I suppose." She stood and walked to the dance floor, Jake following. She listened to the song it was kinda fast. It was Just To See You Smile by. Tim McGraw. Jake hummed along as Sam sang along, quietly.
Bryanna motioned to Sam and Jake with her head and Wyatt looked. He watched them as he danced with his wife. "They like each other, Wyatt."
"I know," he sighed.
"Well, wouldn't you rather she be with Jake than with some idiot?" Bryanna asked. Wyatt nodded as the song ended.
~Time Skip. 1 month later~
Maxine and Luke were going in to hear the baby's heart beat. Kit and Zoey were going with them. Zoey and Maxine were bouncing off the walls with excitement. Kit was too, just less noticeably. Luke was the most calm and yet even he was excited enough for people to notice. "Bye. See you guys later." Maxine waved to 6 of her 7 sons plus Sam, Jane, and Darrel as she headed out the door following Kit, Zoey and Luke.
"Bye," they waved back. The pick up pulled out of the drive way. Quinn smiled, sneakily.
"Alright we have about six hours. The two hours there and two back plus who knows how long it'll take at the hospital, so let's go." Quinn said, walking out the door the others trailing. "Go get the stuff." They went to the barn and got the paint and tools, they threw it in the back of Quinn's pick-up. They all hopped into the different vehicles and drove to Kit and Zoey's house.
They had gotten a house near by, deciding that rodeo was not the life for them at a moment, but we're planning on getting back into it when their child was older. They also decided when they got back into it they we're moving to Texas. Though Kit's family and friends were extremely sad about it Zoey's family was ecstatic. Zoey's family knew that she was pregnant...now. They didn't know, and never would, that Zoey was pregnant before the wedding.
"Alright, Jake, Darrel you have the bathrooms. Sam has the instructions on what to do with it," Quinn said handing them the paint buckets and brushes. They went to Sam grabbed the instructions and went to one of the bathrooms. "Nate, Seth you have the living room. Sam has your instructions," Quinn barked. They grabbed the tools they'd need and headed out. "Bryan and Adam you're in charge of the kitchen and dining room." They got their tools and set to work. "Sam and Jane you take care of bedrooms," They marched out. "I have everything else," Quinn sighed; everything else consisted of pulling weeds in the garden and helping everyone else if needed. The garden was last on the list of things to do, so he was going to help move what little furniture there was into the tiny barn in the yard.
Luckily the only rooms with furniture were the living room, dining room, and Kit and Zoey's bed room. Nate and Seth were already carrying out the couch as Quinn entered. An arm chair, TV, and TV stand were the only things left. Quinn picked up the arm chair and carried it out to the barn where Nate and Seth were.
"Now the T.V and T.V stand. We got it Quinn. Could you start taping tough?" Nate asked.
"Well, I probably need to help Sam and Jane with beds," Quinn said.
"Yeah, probably," Nate nodded. Quinn went back to the house to help. He entered the bedroom. He had forgotten Kit and Zoey just slept on a mattress. That's why after everything here was done they'd head home get Kit's bed set and bring it here.
"Guess you guys don't need help with that," Quinn shrugged as they worked the mattress threw the door.
"Opening doors would be helpful," Jane said. Quinn nodded and did as they asked.
"Thanks Quinn," Jane and Sam said.
"Yup," Quinn walked away to go see if Bryan and Adam needed help. "Need any help?"
"Could you help with the table and chairs?" Bryan asked.
"Sure," Quinn said, helping with the table. They carried the table out to the barn.
"Quinn!" Sam called. Quinn went back to Kit and Zoey's bedroom. "Quinn, can you tape the baby's room while we tape in here?"
"Sure, do you want me to paint it too?" Quinn asked, helpfully.
"NO!" Jane and Sam yelled at the same time.
"What? Why can't I?" Quinn asked, surprised.
"We want to paint that! It's going to be so fun! We have great plans for it!" Jane explained.
"Right, we're going to paint animals on the walls." Sam added.
"Well, that'll take a while. I'll take over this room if you want to get started on the baby's room." Quinn offered.
"Yeah," Jane and Sam ran out the door to the baby's room. "Love ya Quinn!"
"Love you guys too!" Quinn laughed. He loved his 'sisters'. He couldn't wait until Bryan and Jake actually made them his sisters. Well in-laws and they should probably start dating the girls. He looked at the instructions for the bedroom. One wall was to be painted forest green, one cranberry red wall, and two cream walls.
Kit had always liked that shade of green. Quinn guessed red was Zoey's. He finished taping the room and started painting the red wall first.
Jake and Darrel were in charge of bathroom. They each took one. Jake had the biggest one. Darrel, obviously, had the smallest. Jake's bathroom was to be painted navy blue on the wall with the mirror, the other three white. Jake knew that Sam and Jane had bought some accent pieces that had light pink on them. He had to admit that Jane and Sam had done a great job finding out what Zoey wanted. He started painting the navy wall.
~In the tiny bathroom.~
Darrel looked at the tiny bathroom and the instructions for it. He was to paint it white. Then when it was dry he'd take glass jars dip the rims in different shades of blues then stick the rims of the jars on the wall, like a stamp. It'd leave a circle that was to look like a bubble. He set to work.
~In the living room.~
Nate and Seth read their instructions. A light blue wall, a chocolate brown wall next to it, and a light lime green next to that. The wall with the TV was to be white. They nodded their approval.
"I call the white and green wall," Nate smiled.
"I wanted brown and blue anyway," Seth said. They started painting.
~In the dining room and kitchen.~
Bryan told Adam, "I'll do the dining room." Adam nodded. Bryan looked at the dining room instruction. One periwinkle wall, one very light yellow wall was what the instructions said. The dining room was connected to the kitchen, so there were only two walls. Adam didn't have much to do because the cabinets and tiling was covering most of the walls. The tiling was black, grey, and white so the wall was to be red on the far wall. The other walls white.
~The baby's room.~
Sam and Jane were having fun painting. "Let's make it a horse pasture! The baby will grow up with horses. Maybe, we could put a few cows in a pasture," Jane smiled.
"Yeah, one wall a horse pasture, one wall cattle, and one wall a wild horse herd. The other wall can be of the range," Sam thought.
"I'll do the pasture horses. You can pick two and I'll just do the one you don't," Jane told Sam.
"I'll do the wild horse herd and the range. I know the range better. You can do the cattle," Sam decided.
"Okay, they have to look friendly, let's not do them too realistic. We're going for cute and cuddle not powerful and dangerous," Jane reminded Sam.
"Yeah, oh, I got an idea. On the range wall I could put the lyrics for home on the range after it dries!" Sam thought.
"Oh my gosh, that's amazing Sam!" Jane high-fived Sam.
"Let's get to work. The range wall should be by the cattle and the wild horses' wall. I think the cattle should be on the smallest wall, so the wall with the closet. The range wall can be the wall with the door. The wall with the saddle horse should be on the wall with the window because when they look out the window they'll see the real horses," Jane decided.
"That leaves the biggest wall for the wild herd!" Sam exclaimed. "I know. I thought you'd appreciate that. Besides, Zoey seems to want a mustang. Kit has mentioned getting one too and training it for the baby to ride when it's old enough," Jane explained "Now let's get to work this is going to take all the time we have left!"
"How much time is that?" Sam asked setting to work on the wild horse wall.
"About five and a half hours," Jane said as she got to work on the pasture horse wall.
~In Kit and Zoey's bed room. Hour time skip~
Quinn finished the red wall and set to work on the green wall. He looked at his watch. He'd finish in time, but what about everyone else. He set down his brush. He went to the living room first. They'd finish. They'd probably finish before Quinn did. Then they could help everyone else for a while then move the furniture in.
Maybe they could go home and get Kit's bed set. He looked in the dining and kitchen. Adam would finish. Heck, he almost was finished. "Adam when you're done in here can you go can you help Nate and Seth?" Quinn asked.
"Yeah, sure," Adam answered.
"Then when you guys are done in the living room I need you to go back home and get Kit's bed set. Let me know before you go," Quinn asked.
"Yeah, I'll do that," Adam nodded.
"Thanks," Quinn went to one of the bathrooms and found Darrell. "How's it going?"
"I'm just waiting for the white paint to dry before I start with the bubbles." Darrel explained.
"Well, that'll take a while. Why don't you help me paint Kit and Zoey's bedroom?" Quinn asked. "You'll have something to do and I'll get done sooner."
"Sure," Darrel agreed.
"I'm just going to see if everyone will finish in time," Quinn said, walking toward the other bathroom.
"Hey," Jake said, looking up. "I'm almost done, with this wall," Jake said, pointing at the navy wall.
"Good," Quinn nodded. He walked away. Darrel trailing behind. The stopped in the baby's room. "What's going on in here?" The girls explained. "Oh, when the range dries find someone to paint the song on it. You'll still be busy with everything else."
"Alright," they agreed.
"Okay, get to work on those cream walls please," Quinn instructed when he and Darrel entered Kit and Zoey's room.
"Yes sir," Darrel mocked. "You've taken control of this whole thing," he said after a while.
"I just want to make it up to Kit for the way I treated him," Quinn explained.
"I heard you were meaner to your mom than Kit," Darrel said, as he painted.
"I guess, but what I'm I supposed to do for her?"
"Make something for the baby," Darrel suggested.
"Like?"
"Make a rocking chair for your mom to rock the baby in!" Darrel said, just thinking of it.
"I always was good at wood shop. Okay, I will. Later," Quinn nodded as he painted the green wall.
~In the baby's room. Hour time skip ~
"This is looking good! I think I need one more horse though," Jane said, stepping back to admire her work.
"You have all the Ely's horses or the main ones. Plus Ace, Crick, and Ringer," Sam smiled. "You got Witch perfect!" Jane had, Witch was standing away from the rest of the horses. "You are so painting my baby's room when I have one!" Sam exclaimed.
"On one condition," Jane smiled.
"Anything," Sam smiled.
"Jake's the father," Jane smirked, evily. Sam started to say something, but stopped.
"We'll see," Sam sighed.
"Yes, we will." Jane laughed as she finishes the horse she'd been painting. It was a little palomino foal. "I saw Kit eyeing one like this at the BLM place. That's when he said he'd thought he'd train one for his baby."
"That'd be cool!" Sam smiled. Jane nodded.
~In the kitchen.~
Adam finished the kitchen and looked at the time. "We still have an two hours!"
"Oh, really?" Bryan asked, looking at Adam as finished. Adam nodded.
"I'm going to help Seth and Nate with the living room now," Adam said as he left the room "Hey guys, Quinn said to help you guys in here so we can go and get Kit's bed set sooner," they nodded. They were finishing up on the long walls in the room.
"We're just about done," Seth said. "Give us a minute and then we'll head out." Adam nodded.
~5 minutes before Maxine, Luke, Kit, and Zoey get back.~
"That dang bed frame was flipping heavy." Adam wiped his brow. Everyone was sitting on the steps out side looking at the work they had just finished in the garden. Except Adam, Nate, and Seth had gotten the bed frame and put it in, so they weren't covered in dirt like everyone else.
"Yeah, well at least you're not covered in dirt like the rest of us." Jane said, brushing off Sam's back.
"You guys had a dirt fight though! What do you expect!" Seth laughed.
"He has a point..." Sam shrugged.
"Well," Seth put his hands on his hips. "don't I always have a point?"
"Well..." everyone trailed off.
"Hey!" Seth exclaimed, laughing. Everyone laughed, merrily.
"I can't wait to see they're expression!" Adam smiled.
The Elys then got into a fight over who would be a godfather.
"Guys, shut up! There they are!" Darrell pointed down the road. Sure enough, the pick-up was coming down the road, extremely slowly. Everyone bounced up and smiled when Luke parked. Everyone fidgeted when no one got out.
When they did get out...
