I debated updating again seeing I just did earlier today, but why not...after this chapter it'll start to get more serious with the reveal to Adam coming soon...
Thanks for the adds/favorites and reviews, love getting those :) I've been working on the 4th installment of Ginger and Liz (My OCs from One Night Changes Everything, Unraveled and Happily Ever After?)...even though I swore I'd finish this story and another I have in the works, an idea crept up on me and I've felt the need to pound away at it ever since! I'll keep everyone posted as to when it's going to be published, but it'll probably be a few weeks...until then I hope you continue to enjoy the goodness that is Punk and Gabby :)
Let the sleepover commence...enjoy!
After the show, Punk and Gabby took the hyped up duo on the bus for the promised sleepover. Once the bus was parked back at the house, Punk worked on getting Abby and Joey settled down seeing it was way past their bedtime while Gabby made popcorn.
"Alright what movie are we watching?" Punk settled in on bed next to Joey while Abby ran for her bag bringing a movie back with her, Gabby following behind her with a big bowl of popcorn.
"Gabby can you put the movie in?" Gabby handed Joey the popcorn and took the movie from Abby laughing to herself when she saw what it was.
"What's so funny?" Punk asked grabbing a handful of popcorn. Gabby shook her head deciding to stay mum on the topic; he'd find out soon enough.
Once everyone was settled in, Punk pushed play and Gabby noticed him blush as Aladdin appeared on the screen. He looked at Gabby who was trying to hide a laugh and shook his head.
"Abby do we have to watch another Disney movie? Why don't we watch some of Uncle Punk's wrestling matches; don't you think that would be fun?"
"Sorry Uncle Punky but your movies are boring!"
"Well Joey I'm sure you don't want to watch this…"
"Actually Uncle Punk it's a good one; I like the genie."
"Of course you do…" Punk looked at Gabby and shook his head. "You could have warned me!" Gabby smiled snuggling up to him.
"Now what fun would that be? Relax, they'll be asleep in no time; the weirdness will be over soon and if you're a good sport I'll give your shoulders a rubdown because you seem like you need it." Punk nodded wrapping his arm around Gabby.
"Speaking of good sports, you were pretty amazing today with these two. You're the only thing they talked about during dinner."
"Well they made it an easy day; like I said before they're great kids and I had a lot of fun with them. Today was the first time in a while I felt like myself, like I could just have a good time and not think about anything. It felt really good to just let go."
"Hopefully you'll continue to feel that way; I like it when you're relaxed and carefree. Granted I love you regardless how you are, but carefree Gabby is my favorite." Gabby smiled as Punk leaned down and kissed her.
"Eww, not that again!" Punk looked at his nephew and laughed.
"Aren't you supposed to be watching the movie?"
"I'm trying, but you two keep talking!"
"Sorry I didn't realize this was a movie theatre and I had to be quiet!" Joey rolled his eyes turning back to the movie leaving Punk to shake his head. "Jesus he's only five and he already reminds me of myself at fifteen. Shaleine is going to have tons of fun with that one!"
At 2:30AM, everyone was sleeping soundly, or at least that's how it appeared. Gabby woke up after she heard something and decided to check on the kids. Checking on Joey first, she found he was sound asleep. Smiling to herself, she covered him up and pushed his hair out of his face. Kneeling down to the lower bunk, she found Abby laying wide awake with tears coming from her eyes.
"What's wrong sweetheart?" Abby sniffled wiping at her eyes.
"I want my mommy; I had a bad dream." Gabby pushed her hair out of her face and rubbed her back.
"Bad dreams aren't any fun, I would know."
"What do you mean?"
"I have bad dreams sometimes too and they always wake me up."
"You do?"
"Mmm hmm…do you want to come sit with me?" Abby shook her head as Gabby gave her a small smile. Once she scooted out of her bunk, Gabby picked her up. "Actually I have an even better idea, what do you think about a late night snack?"
"That sounds good…Uncle Punk and Joey hogged all the popcorn and I didn't get any." Gabby laughed as she slipped on her shoes quietly moving through the bus so she didn't wake up Punk or Joey.
"Next time we have movie night I'll make a bowl of popcorn just for us so that doesn't happen again." Abby nodded letting out a little giggle that made Gabby smile even bigger. She had never thought about being a mom; granted she loved kids, but she was always so focused on school and her career that she never thought about love, marriage or babies. By no means was she ready for marriage or babies, but spending time with Abby and Joey had made her think about things.
The girls headed into the house and had a late night snack of cookies and milk. Gabby noticed Abby yawning as she braided her hair and decided to lay her down on the couch rather then head back to the bus. Gabby laid beside her as Abby snuggled close; both were sound asleep in minutes.
Punk woke up at 4:30 noticing Gabby wasn't in bed when he reached for her. She wasn't the type to get up early, especially not at this ungodly hour, so he wondered where she was. Walking past the bunks he noticed Joey was still passed out, but Abby's was empty. Rather then being rash and thinking Gabby and Abby were together, he panicked searching the bus before turning toward the house. If they would have gone into the house Gabby would have said something… He noticed a light on and ran in to check. Running upstairs he found both beds empty; he took a minute to gather his thoughts and breathe before he lost it. Heading back downstairs, he noticed them on the couch asleep and clutched his chest in relief. Despite the fact they'd scared him to death, he had to smile seeing Gabby cuddled up with Abby. He fixed their blanket and kissed them both on the forehead before heading back to the bus not wanting to leave Joey alone. When he got back he was greeted by Joey rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"What are you doing up buddy?"
"I heard you get off the bus…where are Gabby and Abby?"
"They're asleep in the house, bailed on our sleepover. I guess they couldn't hack it with us manly men." Joey nodded while yawning getting a smile from Punk. "What do you say we go back to bed?" Joey nodded again as Punk picked him up and carried him back to the big bed. While he considered himself up for the day, Joey needed all the sleep he could get.
Abby woke Gabby up just after 9 and she was surprised she'd let her sleep that long. She was also surprised the boys hadn't come in yet.
"How did you sleep munchkin? I hope you didn't have any more bad dreams."
"Nope, not even one. What about you Gabby, did you have a bad dream?" Gabby smiled pushing a piece of Abby's hair out of her face. For the first time in a long time she'd slept the whole night without even a glimpse of a nightmare.
"Nope none for me either. I don't know about you, but I'm hungry. What do you say we make some pancakes?"
"With blueberries? Those are Uncle Punky's favorite!"
"I did not know that…blueberry pancakes it is." Gabby got up and grabbed a chair from the dining room for Abby to stand on. Once they had everything they needed, Abby noticed something was missing.
"Gabby can you turn on some music? My mommy always cooks with the radio on."
"So does my mom! Let's see what we have here…what about some Taylor Swift?"
"She's my favorite!"
"Mine too…" Gabby smiled turning on the CD and flipping to one of her favorite songs, "Sparks Fly". The girls started singing along as they mixed the pancake batter and by the time it got to the chorus, they had started dancing too.
Joey nudged Punk causing him to jump. He wasn't sure when it happened, but he'd managed to fall asleep, which was a good thing seeing he didn't sleep enough.
"Uncle Punk I'm hungry, can we go out to breakfast?" Punk stretched while letting out a yawn.
"That sounds like a plan buddy. Let's go wake up the girls and we'll all get dressed and go." Joey nodded as Punk threw on a T-shirt and flip flops. "Hop on kid, I'll consider carrying you my morning cardio." Joey laughed jumping on Punk's back and he noticed his nephew was definitely getting heavier and taller, almost too big for piggy back rides. Pushing the thought aside, Punk headed toward the house and they were greeted with quite the show.
"Uncle Punk what are they doing?" Joey looked on confused as Gabby and Abby danced around the kitchen while singing at the top of their lungs.
"It's a girl thing buddy…for some reason they like to sing and dance around the kitchen when they think no one is watching, so right now let's pretend we're not watching." Joey still looked confused but shrugged his shoulders and stood in the doorway next to his uncle.
Punk stood in the doorway smirking, clearly amused at the site of his girlfriend dancing around the kitchen using a wooden spoon as a microphone. There was no doubt that the carefree, fun loving Gabby was back and he couldn't have been happier to see it. At one point Abby noticed him and opened her mouth to speak, but he just placed a finger over his lips motioning for her to continue. Watching Gabby be herself was something he hoped to see more of; this was the Gabby he'd fallen in love with and watching her he didn't think it was possible, but he was beginning to love her even more.
Couldn't resist a silly dancing/singing scene especially since I'm a sucker for the T-Swift song "Sparks Fly" and just kept thinking of this story every time I heard it! I'm also a fan of dancing foolishly and singing loudly when I'm home alone, so figured Gabby could possess that quality as well ;)