~Chapter 3~

When Ethan walked into the classroom, he saw a dark brown haired woman working on papers at her desk. He walked to her. "Excuse me, Ms. Cane?"

She looked up from he papers. "Mr. Bennett Crane I would suppose. Will you take a seat, please?"

 Ethan looked her. "Of course." He took a seat in the front row. "I'm sorry to ask but where are the other parents?"

She looked up at him annoyed. "Well you're late and the other parents were on time." Ethan looked at her surprised. She got up out of her chair and went to go sit on the edge of her desk. She sat down, crossed her legs, and smiled. "Actually I'm glad you were late. Because I want to talk to you one on one any way."

He looked at her worried. "Is something wrong?"

She smiled her sweet smile again. "No not really. I just wanted to talk to you about you daughter. See I made the students write something about their parents or role models." She took out a paper and handed into Ethan. "Mostly she wrote about you actually that's all she wrote about. To tell you the truth I know, I knew her mother."

Ethan looked at her shocked. "You know Theresa?"

"Yes, we went to high school together. The first time I saw Gabi. I knew who her mother was. She was a wonderful person. And I just wish Gabi could have know her." She switched her legs. "And I worried that she isn't getting any motherly influence in her life. I mean not having a mother is hard on any kid. I'm just worried about her."

"Ms. Cane that's nice of you to. But she does have many motherly influences like my mother, sisters, mother-in-law and her aunts." He looked at her could tell that she sincerely cared for Gabi. In addition, for some reason he knew that this was the type of girl that he had told his dad and Miguel about. He wanted to do something with her. Then it came to him. "Ms. Cane, if you are so worried about her then why don't you come and see her with her family. She is having a party this Saturday. Why don't you come?"

She smiled. She knew he was trying to ask her on a date and there was no way she was going to turn him down at all. "Actually I was already planning on going. You daughter invited me but thank you for the invite."

 He smiled. "Well if that's all… then I'll see you Saturday night." He got up and so did she.

"Bye Mr. Bennett-Crane."

He stopped at the door. "Why don't you just call me Ethan? Everyone does."

She smiled. "Ok bye Ethan." He smiled.

"Bye Lindsey." After he closed the door Lindsey leaned up against the door. "I can't wait till I see you again, Ethan." On the other side of the door Ethan was walking away in a daze about the women he just met. There was something about her that made him thinks he has known her his whole life and as Theresa would say, "Fate had made us meet".

 Sam got his the sofa ready for him to sleep on when Jessica walked in. "Dad, what did you do?"

He turned to his daughter. "Why do you think I did something?"

"You're sleeping on the couch. Come on dad I make Resse sleep on the couch when I'm mad at him too."

 He laughed. "We're just having a fight about something that's unimportant."

"Really? I don't think so because Mom just left to go see Kay and that's never a good sign." Sam looked at her shocked. "Did she say why?" "Something about Noah, Charity and Ethan. Is there something wrong with either one of them?" "No, your mother just wants to spend some time with Kay that's all." "Why would anyone want to spend time with Kay?" Sam rolled his eyes. "Jessica can't you say something nice about her just once." She went over and kissed him on the check. "I'll work on it. I have to go and tuck the kids in bed. Just apologize and everything will be fine believe me." "Will do. Tell everyone hi from me." "I will." As he watched, his daughter walk off he knew that I would not be that easy.

When Ethan got home, he was actually happy. As he opened the door, he saw his daughter asleep on the couch. He went and grabbed a blanket and went to put it over her when she woke up. She mumbled, "So how was it?" Ethan turned to her and smiled. "It was interesting…" She jerked up. "She must have told you. You know I meant to tell you…" She looked at her father and could she he was looking at her intensively and then she knew that she had said to much so she stopped. "Go on. You meant to tell me what?" She looked at him and smiled. "You'll never know. If the "interesting" wasn't about that then what was interesting." He smiled back at her and said. "I guess you will never know." She looked at him shocked. "Now good night Gabi." "Good night Dad." As he walked off, he started to think about Lindsey. As Gabi watched her, Dad walk off she started to think about Travis. That night both of the Bennett-Crane's had one thing on their mind, "Love".

 When Grace arrived at Kay's house, she was very nervous. She had not seen Kay since the day she gave birth to her last child but she felt she needed to visit her. She rang the doorbell and Miguel answered it. "Grace, uh what are you doing here?" As the kids heard him say their grandmother's, name they ran out of their rooms. Maria was the first one to get to her. "Grandma Grace! I'm so glad to see you." She ran up to Grace and hugged her. "I'm glad to see you too Maria." As she said, that Kay walked out. "Miguel what did you do! I almost had them all asleep!" She was shocked to she her mother standing there. "Um… Maria why don't you take your brother and sister to their rooms." "But why?" Miguel looked at her. "Maria, do what you mother said." She did as she was told but grumbled the whole way. After the kids had left Kay looked at her mother. "So why are you here, mom?" Grace smiled. "I came to see you." Kay laughed. "Funny, mom. I think that's the best joke I've heard in a long time." Grace looked her shocked. Finally, Kay drew the correct conclusion. "Oh dad sent you right or wait something must be wrong with Charity and you need my help right?" Grace still was looking at her shocked. She thought to herself, had it really been that long since she visited Kay, her eldest daughter. "No, it's none of the above. I seriously wanted to see you Kay. Why can't you understand that?" Kay started to laugh again and then Miguel spoke up. "Grace, why don't you do. It's been a long day and we all need rest." She nodded her head. "Ok, tell the kids bye and I love them." "I will," said Miguel. After his mother-in-law left the house, he turned to Kay. "Are you all right?" She looked and tears were running down her eyes. "I just wish just once she would tell me she loved me. You know she's never told me that?" Miguel looked at his wife with pity, he felt so sorry for her. He wanted to make her feel completely better but he knew he could not so he did all he could by hugging her.

 ~end of chp 3~