I woke up early in the morning. I had to be at the bakery at eight to open this morning. I looked at Gary and Flynn asleep on the sofa. I just left them that way, after all it was Saturday. I left a note on the fridge before I practically ran out the door. I couldn't be late to work. I needed the paycheck to much. "Morning, Maria." I said as I walked through the door of the bakery that faced the front of my apartment building. My boss, Maria was nearing fifty with no children of her own. She looked at me as her own child.

"Morning Sweetie." She said as she placed some cookies in the display. "You looked like you have a long night." She said as she looked at me with a smile.

"Maria, it was nothing like that." I said as I put on my apron.

"Well, I haven't seen you smile that wide since you and Ty started doing the bing bing." She said with a laugh. "Are you going to spill or what?" She asked as she looked at me.

"I am just starting to see someone new." I said as I looked at her.

"Thank you, Lord." She said as she looked at the ceiling. "Does this mean you're over Ty?" She asked as she looked at me.

"Why does everyone forget I was the one who ended it?" I said as I looked at her.

"Because he is the one who moved to France and is engaged the model." She said as she looked at me.

"Well he isn't the only one moving on." I said as I flipped the sign on the door from closed to open.

"So, tell me about this new guy." She said as she looked at me.

"Well, he is sweet and is super great with Flynn." I answered as I grabbed a rag to wrap off the tables again.

"That is good." She said as she looked at me.

"It is." I said as I thought about the day before. It was nearing noon when Gary and Flynn walked in.

"Are you going to throw anymore surprises at me?" He asked as he walked up to the counter.

"Probably." I said with a smile.

"Okay, well I will be waiting." He said with a smile.

"You do know that if you're going to flirt with one of the employee's you have to buy something, right?" I asked as I looked at him.

"Oh really?" He asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I recommend the peanut butter fudge. It's Flynn's favorite." I replied with a smile.

"Well, what is your favorite?" He asked me.

"The carrot cake." I said with a smile.

"Okay, then I will take some peanut butter fudge, a carrot cake, and a chocolate cupcake." He said with a smile. I bagged up his order as he paid. I handed him his bag and watched as he handed it to Flynn. Then he leaned over the counter. "I will see you when you get home." He said before he kissed me.

"You two have fun today." I said with a smile.

"Dear isn't he a little old for you?" Maria asked as she looked at me.

"What is age really?" I asked her as I looked at the half empty bakery. "Are you going to tell me I am a normal eighteen year old?" I asked as I looked at her.

"Well, no." She said as she looked at me.

"I am older in the soul than I am in the flesh." I said as I looked at her. She knew I was. She knew everything I have went through.

Gary POV

After we left the bakery and ran the goodies we got upstairs, I took Flynn to the park. "So, what would you think if I asked your sister to marry me?" I asked him as we walked around.

"I would think you have no clue what you're getting yourself into." He said as he looked at me. "CeCe has had her heart broken enough in the past few years." He stopped for a minute. "Then I would think about how she looks at you. She looks at you like a safe place to fall." He said as he started walking again.

"I wish I could promise you I would never hurt your sister." I said as I looked down at him. "But, I know that in any good relationship feelings are hurt sometimes." I watched as his eyes watched me. "I just feel like you are the most important person in her life and I need your blessing on this." I said as I looked at him.

"I can see you love her in your eyes." He said as he looked at me. "You know you have to do something big to ensure she won't say no." He said as he looked at me. "Like you could pop the question on Shake It Up."

"That's not a bad idea." I said as I looked at him. "Hey, you want to help me pick the ring?" I asked. I knew there was a good jewelry store in walking distance.

"If she hate's it, I had nothing to do with it." He said as he looked up at me smiling.