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already been living together for quite some time, but Gabe had just recently joined our little family. Not knowing that my sudden urge to cook had merely been the manifestation of heartache and a desperate need for sugar and distraction, he had come to expect a feast on every Saturday that followed. Given that I had plenty of hurt to spare, I was happy to oblige until it became so routine that we all not only expected it, but actually looked forward to it. These days, we treat Saturday Brunch with the highest regard as a time for us to come together once a week and catch up and be reminded that in the end what mattered was family, and a family we were.
    As Noah strolled through the living room that morning in his sweat pants and T-shirt, he gave his standard nod in the direction of the urn as he went past.
    “Morning Pearl.”
    Moments later he joined us in the kitchen. Jason, Gabe and I had already been busy for over an hour and the fruits of our labor were now deliciously displayed all over our kitchen table. On this particular Saturday, we had prepared scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage, Belgian waffles with strawberry topping, bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon, fresh fruit with a yogurt dip and extra-large and extra gooey cinnamon rolls. I could hardly wait to start eating. Neither could anybody else.
    “Man, I love Saturday brunch!” Noah declared as he assessed the banquet we had prepared. He reached his arm around my back and gave me a kiss on the top of my head.
    “Anything I can do to help?” he asked, knowing full well that we had already finished.
    “Nope, we are pretty much done I think.” I pointed at the mess behind us and then back over to the bountiful spread on the table. Noah grinned with satisfaction as he pulled out a chair and had a seat. Jason had a seat next to him.              
    “How do you always manage to time it like that?”
    Noah smirked and shrugged his shoulders.
    “It's an inner clock thing.”
    As Gabe sat down on the chair in the corner, I reached into the fridge for one last thing, the freshly, squeezed orange juice. Couldn’t very well begin without that. Then, I took my seat opposite Jason and nodded at the guys.
    “Alright boys, let's eat.”
    What followed was a rather long period of silence, as we all piled food onto our plates and began gorging ourselves on the feast that lay before us. Once we overcame the initial hunger, we were able to slow down and make time for some conversation.
    “So what's everybody doing today?” Gabe asked in between bites of his third Belgian waffle.
    Jason looked up from his smoked salmon and said, “I'm spending the day with Tara.” He had a smile from ear to ear. It made me happy just seeing it.
    “Really?  That's so nice.”
    Jason hadn’t had the best of luck with women, in spite of the fact that he was an outstanding catch, and I knew that he would be in good hands with Tara.
    “Tara is the teacher, right?” Noah hadn’t even looked, but at least he was making an effort to participate.
    “Uh-huh,” Jason nodded, still smiling.
    “They high-jacked Lucky's car Thursday night.” I went to kick Gabe under the table, but missed and hit the leg of his chair instead, causing him to look at me as though my actions had been completely unwarranted.
    Naturally, Noah’s curiosity had been peaked. “Who did?”
    “Jason and Tara,” Gabe continued right on with his story. Thankfully, he didn’t get very far. As I looked up from my plate to shoot a dirty look at Gabe, my gaze got caught on something rather unexpected in the living room. I shifted my eyes over to Noah who was sitting beside me.
    “Um, Noah...did you forget something?” I pointed my finger past him and towards the doorway into the adjoining room. When Noah turned his head to see what I was pointing at, he seemed even more surprised than I had been by the sight of a rather scantily clad woman who looked quite lost as she stood there holding on to the