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.

cry... crybaby," Enzo said

Serenity was confused.

over, "Did he say crybaby? Was he

brother. He must've thought of Fabian-Fourth Uncle's son. Fabian cries a lot, and Fourth Uncle always

Enzo thinks all little brothers are

tapped Enzo's nose. "Enzo, you're a crybaby too. This little guy is behaving himself right now-he hasn't

ran over and hugged one of

eyes. "Uncle, brother,

sat on the bed and leaned down so Avah could get a closer

you can look, but don't

Fabian, Avah

always worried she might

was three months younger than Enzo and Avah. He was

when held,

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

"Brother."

and didn't reach out. She

wanted to ask a question