Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Jane noticed the baby lying on Serenity's left and immediately crawled over, curious. She tried to climb over Serenity to touch the baby. Jane quickly picked her up. "Avah, no crawling around. Your little brother is sleeping-don't wake him up."

Avah squirmed in her arms, leaning toward Serenity, still wanting to see the baby. To her, he was just another one of her dolls.

Enzo, still on Serenity's lap, spotted a small toy nearby as Avah leaned toward the

baby.

He reached for it, thinking it was his.

"Enzo, that's not a toy-that's your little brother," Serenity explained, smiling.

Enzo looked at the baby, then back at Serenity, then over to his mom.

Little brother?

Oh, he got it.

A "brother" is someone who cries a lot.

There was a crybaby at Fourth Uncle's house. Mom said that was his younger brother too.

said in

Serenity was confused.

"Did he say crybaby? Was he talking about the

told him that was his little brother. He must've thought of Fabian-Fourth

all little brothers are

you're a crybaby too. This little guy is

Avah ran over and hugged one

sparkling eyes. "Uncle,

He sat on the bed

warned, "Avah, you can

held Fabian, Avah would poke

but Jane always worried she might poke him in the

Enzo and Avah.

when held, so he could

just a few days old. He couldn't move much and was

"Brother."

curiously and didn't reach

as if she wanted to ask a