�Aaron will be here soon.� Jess hung up the phone; �He says he has a surprise for me.�

�This should be interesting.�

�Is Mac staying the night with Denise?�

�I think so. She said they would call if she wasn�t.�

�I bet she loves being a grandmother.�

�She adores it.� Elise looked around the kitchen and smiled, �Do you think we went too home style?�

�Nah, well... maybe a tad.� She smiled as she placed the fresh biscuits in a basket next to the homemade macaroni and cheese.

�Do you think we made enough?�

�Definitely. You�ll even have leftovers so you wont have to cook when A.J. gets home.�

�Yippie!�

�Hey! Anybody home?� a voice called from the front door.

�CADEN!� Jess almost dropped the ham she was pulling from the oven.

�Go ahead, I�ve got it.�

Jess ran out and threw her arms around Caden. �I didn�t tell him.� Aaron mouthed to her from behind Caden�s back.

�We�ve been looking for you.�

�I�m sorry sis.�

�We�� Jess smiled at Aaron who had walked up beside her, �we have news.� Caden�s mouth hung wide open when Jess waved the ring in front of him. �Well?�

He was silent, looking back and forth between Aaron and Jess who were beaming. �You finally did it. You finally did it.�

When Elise stepped in the room Caden was sitting down, but dazed. �Okay, your Mom fainted and your brother is in a daze� I don�t know Jess, but I�d have to say that your family is strange.�

�When?� Caden asked rather loudly scaring the rest of them.

�Saturday night,� Jess smiled.

�No wonder it took you this long to work up the nerve to come home. Dude, I thought you were just going to ask her out again.�

�Sorry man,� Aaron smiled.

�Was he a wreck?� Caden asked Jess with a smile.

�Definitely.�

�Oh so the only thing you wanted to know was how nervous I was?�

�Precisely� it show�s how much you love her.�

�He cried.� Jess whispered behind her hand but Aaron heard and began to tickle her. Aaron flipped Jess onto the couch and Caden stood up.

�This looks familiar�� he ran at Aaron.

�Jess move!� Elise pulled her out of the way as Caden landed on the couch.

Jess and Elise were laughing hysterically as the boys lunged at each other again. �Honey I�m� what the heck?!�