A/N: Another "filler" chapter if you will. I am still mulling things over when it comes to Jake and Grace's wedding since I have some concerns about the one idea I have which one of you already knows. Otherwise; thanks for reading and bearing with me when it comes to these last two "filler" chapters.
Chapter Fifty
Before long; the small little family that Kate had created all those years were all under one roof finally with the arrival of Lily and Nicholas Javier. Of course, over the years that small family evolved into what it was; two son in laws, a grandchild and two daughter in laws to be.
"Married life looks good on you; Lil." Alexis said.
"Thanks."
Jake and Reece were saying hi to their new brother in law. Hallie Rose was now with one of her aunts to be.
"Say hi to Uncle Nick, Hals." Audrey said.
Hallie Rose waved and smiled at Nicholas Javier who took his niece so that Audrey could have a break.
Lily got a bit of an imaginative look on her face when she noticed her new husband holding their niece. Of course; Kate and Alexis being the moms in the family at the moment knew instantly where Lily had gone to.
"So, when are you two getting married?" Lily asked Jake and Grace.
"We haven't decided yet." Grace said.
"Okay…"
"We were trying to figure that out the day that we went to lunch…" Jake said.
"Oh, the day that we told you guys when we're getting married." Reece chimed in.
Jake nodded in response to his twin.
"But we kept hitting a brick wall." Grace said.
There was a pause. Jake and Grace had come up with one possibility for their nuptials. The thing of it was that they weren't sure how their families would take it. For now; Grace and Jake would wait to share that idea.
Throughout all of this talk; the various dishes that Kate had concocted were making their way to the dining table as the high chair for Hallie Rose got situated.
"You did a lot for brunch; Kate." Audrey said.
In some inadvertent way; Kate was reminded at that point of a conversation she had with Martha and Rick after her apartment had been blown up during a case they worked with Agent Shaw and her team.
"Well, she cooks."
"Mhm."
"Actually, my mom was an amazing cook. She used to make Sunday brunch. And I would get the choice between pancakes, omelets, waffles."
"Wow, that's funny. Every Sunday, my mom would have me make her an ice pack and a Bloody Mary."
"Mhm. Don't listen to him. That only happened twice…tops."
"My mom used to do all of this for Sunday brunch." Kate said once again.
"Oh…"
"I wanted to do what she did for us; for them." Kate continued as indicated to Rick, Alexis, Lily and the twins.
What Kate didn't know was that Alexis continue on the brunch tradition with her own little family and Lily was starting to do the same with hers. It was in that moment that both Audrey and Grace opted to continue the brunch tradition.
