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 his little

Serenity was confused.

had just come over, "Did he say crybaby? Was he talking

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

all little brothers

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

hugged one of Zachary's legs, tilting

eyes. "Uncle, brother,

sat on the bed and leaned down so Avah could

"Avah, you can

Jane held Fabian, Avah

Jane always worried she might poke him in

than Enzo and Avah.

lot when held, so he could

baby was just a few days old.

"Brother."

didn't reach

she wanted to ask