I'm having a pretty fantastic day, so I figured I'd make everyone's day a little better (hopefully you see updates that way) and do another update...A lot of you, actually probably all of you, were surprised it was Shaleine in the grocery store; thought I'd throw in a curve ball :) Having Gabby meet the Brooks family wasn't originally planned to happen, at least not so soon, but I randomly found myself writing it and I liked it, especially the interaction Punk had with Abby and Joey...you've got to love a guy who is good with kids...speaking of Joey and Abby they'll be making a return in a later chapter, so be on the look out...

This chapter is a happy one, but it's setting up for some rough territory...Thank you to everyone who continues to read and reviews, even the smallest reviews help to boost my motivation to write, but I like the long ones too...keep them both coming :)

Enjoy!

At 10PM, Gabby and Punk finally finished saying goodbye as they got into the car. Punk sat in the driver's seat but rather then starting the car he just shook his head before looking at Gabby.

"You are honestly amazing; I've never seen my family take to an outsider like that. What is your secret?" Gabby smiled pushing a stray curl out of her eyes.

"Don't you know that girls only share secrets with other girls? It wasn't that hard really; you have an amazing family, a very big family. It felt good being around so many people especially seeing they were enthralled in just about every word I had to say."

"I do have a pretty great family even though I don't always appreciate all of them like I should. I think you deserve a reward for tonight, are you hungry?"

"Are you serious? Your mother stuffed me so full of meatballs and cake that I won't go hungry for a week!" Punk laughed knowing how his mom could be.

"Alright well I don't really want to go home yet unless you want to."

"I'm up for anything except eating." Punk smirked getting an idea; grabbing his phone he sent a text to Kat, Carla and Colt to see what they were up to before picking a place to meet up. Once the plans were made, he was mum on them as he started the car. "So what are we doing?"

"You'll see when we get there."

"Mr. Brooks, what am I going to do with you and your surprises?"

"Embrace them because I'm full of them."

Fifteen minutes later Punk parked in a downtown Chicago parking lot making Gabby realize that the plans he had made could be anything. He opened her car door and took her hand as they walked quietly down the street; where they stopped surprised her to say the least.

The line of people outside The Underground was ridiculously long seeing it was 10:30 on a Saturday night, but Punk walked right to the front where they were let in no questions asked. Gabby didn't see Punk as the nightclub type seeing he didn't drink and she wasn't so sure how keen he was on dancing. Even if he was into dancing, the music they played at nightclubs was not the bands like Against Me or Bouncing Souls that he was always blaring in his headphones. She was beyond curious of what his plans were.

Walking up to the VIP lounge, she smiled seeing Kat, Carla and Colt were there. She had come to know all three people pretty well, so she was happy to see them. Gabby sat down at the table next to Carla as Punk sat beside her and the waitress appeared to take their drink orders.

"I'll just have water with lemon please." Punk laughed at Gabby's choice. "What?"

"Gabby you just spent three hours with my family; you deserve some sort of alcoholic beverage!" Gabby let out a sigh raising her eyebrow, he was right, his family could drive anyone to drink.

"With that water, can I also get a pomegranate martini please?" The waitress smiled writing it down before disappearing. Gabby turned to Punk who had made himself comfortable resting his hand on her leg. "So what are we doing here? I didn't take you for a nightclub guy."

"Honestly I'm not normally, but I know you like to go out from time to time. I told you I thought you should be rewarded for tonight; you really were amazing and I can't thank you enough for it." Gabby smiled suddenly feeling very proud of herself for surviving the evening. She could see now just how important it was for Punk to take a girl home; not only had he told her she was the first, but the women in his family further confirmed it several times. She understood why because it was a lot to take in, but the Brooks family made her feel welcome and she realized for the first time how much she missed Adam and her mom. Her sad feelings were quickly interrupted though as "Tonight is the Night" started blaring through the speakers and before she could say or do anything, she was being pulled onto the dance floor by Kat and Carla. Gabby felt a little out of her element at first, but gradually blended right in moving her hips to the beat and bobbing her head. When the song ended, she danced two more before needing a break and a drink.

"Having fun?" Punk smirked as she rejoined him and Colt who were conversing back and forth.

"Yes actually I am, but now I need a drink." Punk motioned to her water and her martini sitting in front of her. Gabby took a few sips of water to cool her down before turning her sites on the martini. She started out sipping it, but as soon as she heard a Rihanna song she quickly gulped it down getting a wide eyed reaction from Punk.

"Woah, take it easy!" Gabby shrugged as she felt the after burn of the vodka in her belly. Without thinking, she grabbed Punk's hand and got up dragging him towards the dance floor. "Ahh...I'm not really up for dancing…" Hearing the hesitation in his voice she turned to him giving the best pout she could muster.

"Please Punk, just one…"

"Alright fine, lead the way." She smiled a wickedly sexy smile, one Punk hadn't seen before, but it had him intrigued as far as what she was thinking. Rihanna's song "We Found Love" was pumping through the club and Gabby had to smile at how well the song described her relationship with Punk. Dragging him to the middle of the dance floor, she was quick to get her hips moving, something he didn't really know what to do with until she took his hands and placed them on her steadily moving hips. He let out the breath he had been holding as he gradually found her groove and matched it. Turning to face him she was surprised he could actually dance pretty well, better then most guys she knew. They both got lost in each other completely ignoring the music and instead staring into each others eyes. The song ended without either of them realizing and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" started to play causing the dance floor to empty, but Gabby and Punk stayed still staring into each others eyes. Without thinking Punk pulled Gabby close as she wrapped her arms around his neck, their eye contact never breaking.

Gabby couldn't help the intense feelings she felt staring into his hazel eyes, some of them were ones she'd never felt in her life. All at once she was hit with longing, desire, lust…possibly love…no Gabby it's too early for that…it's not possible to feel love for someone you've known for two months, is it? Interrupting her thoughts, Punk leaned down kissing her like she'd never been kissed before. She felt tingles all through her body and felt a sense of relief she wore flats instead of heels because her knees started to weaken, but she credited the flats for keeping her grounded.

After what seemed like several minutes, Punk broke the kiss realizing he wanted Gabby in the worst way. He wasn't sure if she was ready to go that route and if she wasn't he was okay with it, but he decided to go out on a limb and try anyway.

"Do you wanna get out of here?" Gabby was dazed and slightly breathless causing her to just nod rather then give a verbal answer. She had a feeling what he was thinking and she had the same exact thought. Was it too soon for sex? Quite possibly, but she was feeling things for Punk she'd never felt for anyone and was ready to move their relationship to the next stage.

With the nod, Punk was quick to fly into action paying their tab, saying good night and getting Gabby to the car all within a few minutes. He didn't think as he drove just focusing on getting home and wondering what to do next. Maybe Gabby didn't want to hook up; perhaps he had filled his mind with false hope. Thinking back on the day he couldn't stop thinking about how amazing she'd been easily impressing his mom, aunts, sisters and cousins. She'd even made her way outside to join the baseball game and to see her interact with his niece, nephew, and hell even his dad was nothing short of astonishing. His dad was a man of few words and usually kept his opinion to himself, so unlike his son, but he'd pulled him aside and shared his thoughts. "She seems like a lovely girl. Whatever happens, just make sure you don't screw it up." It was the same thought he'd been playing in his own head since day one when he told Gabby how he felt, and he just hoped if they did take that next step that it wouldn't screw anything up.

AN: If you haven't seen the Summerslam music video, you are so missing out! Funniest 4:36 video I've seen in a while...check it out, you won't regret it!

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