A/N Soooo... It's been a few days... Sorry! I had some stuff going on, but I'm back with an extra long chapter! I also would like to thank Stardust16 for mentioning my story in her story, so now I'll mention her story in my story. Go check Girl Meets Adventures!

Darth Becky 726 requested Maya and Shawn bonding. This was hard to write! I also took and Silouettes's advice to put more details in. I think the reason I don't put in many is because I usually skip a lot of writing without dialog. I hope this is better!

Shawn never thought he would have a kid.

And he never thought he would have a daughter.

And he never thought he would be the father of a teenage girl.

But he does, and he has, and he is.

And he's a little scared. (Not that he would ever admit it.)

Because tonight, his new wife, the mother of his new daughter, is going out.

Without him.

Without Maya.

Leaving Shawn alone with Maya. And he was still a bit scared.

"How do I look?" His wife said, turning around in a circle for him to see. She was headed off to an audition, a small one, but she had a good chance of getting it.

She put in the earrings she wore on her wedding day for good luck. They were the same ones she had on when she met Shawn, and he noticed.

"You look great. You sure it's just an interview?" He joked and leaned in to kiss his wife.

His wife.

He loved saying that.

Before their lips could even touch, his daughter (he loved saying that too) came out with Ginger on her shoulder.

"I thought you had an interview mom." She smirked and put her hands on her hips. "Shawn, you'll ruin the lipstick! Don't you want her to look nice? And not like she was just making out?"

He blushed and gave her a peck on the lips.

"Ha ha very funny." Katy said and hugged her daughter goodbye and grabbed her purse.

"Good luck honey!" Shawn called as she walked out the door, leaving him alone with Maya.

"In the theater they said break a leg." She said and put the ferret down.

"Oh." The brunette man looked at Maya. They stayed that way for a few minutes before the girl started heading towards her room.

"So, what do you want to do tonight?" He asked. Shawn figured since he was alone with her for the first time it would be a little less awkward for them if they were doing something.

"What do you mean?" The young blonde cocked her head. She wasn't used to someone asking her what she wanted to do.

"Well, we could go to the mall and get something to eat at the food court?" He cringed at how cheesy it sounded and much to his dismay Maya laughed.

"Sure Shawn. We can go to the mall. But I'm gonna have to tell mom you took another girl out."

Maya laughed again at her own joke and grabbed a pair of sneakers. She wasn't wearing anything nice, just grey sweatpants and a black tee. Her hair was tossed up in a messy bun and there wasn't a trace of make up on her pale face. She didn't bother putting on something presentable. She had been sick re past few days and still wasn't feeling one hundred percent.

He smiled and put his hands on her shoulders.

"I think she'll be ok. As long as that girl is you."

Once they were at the mall, the pair settled on a sub place, because Shawn could get meat and Maya could get a salad.

They got their food and sat down on the hard metal chairs.

"Why'd you get a salad? Your too skinny already. What you need is some meat." Shawn teased the girl a crossed from him to lighten the mood. He was praying that this would go well.

"Yeah well, I have to go to Farkle's beach house in two weeks. And I have to wear a swimsuit." She stabbed the salad with her fork and shoved some in her mouth.

Shawn sat there for a few minutes, taking in what she had told him. He didn't think he would have to actually parent yet. He thought Katy had that down for the time being.

"Maya, you kn-"

"You don't have to talk to me about it. Josh already did." She glanced at her step-father before looking back down at her salad.

"You talked to Josh about your body!?" Shawn exclaimed with wide eyes.

Even though he didn't want to have to give a body talk, he certainly did not want a nineteen year old boy that Maya had a crush on doing it.

"Eww gross Shawn! it wasn't like that. He just told me cheesy things, like that I was already beautiful and all that stuff. And no, he doesn't like like me, and I don't like like him."

Maya finished her salad and looked up at her new father. He seemed to have relaxed knowing she didn't like his best friends little brother anymore.

"Oh, well that's good. And he's right. You're already very pretty." He said, pleased at how this advice was turning out. "You don't have to impress anyone."

"Yeah. Mom always tells me that. Even though today I'm not sure I look too pretty." She trailed off and her eyes wandered over to a pair of familiar dark brown ones.

"Crap." She muttered and shook her head at the owner of the eyes.

The brown eyed boy smiled at seeing his friend who hadn't made a presence in the last few days. He didn't get the hint she was getting at and started walking over.

Maya frantically made hand motions to Lucas who was ordering food for the himself and Zay and then motioned to herself.

Zay nodded his head and smiled, glad to be in on something.

He knew Maya didn't want her crush (he loved that he knew that) to see her in sweats. He didn't blame her either. When he was sick, he wouldn't even let Vanessa in his house.

"Vanessa!" He cried at the memory of his ex (the whole long distance thing didn't work out) and his green eyed friend looked at him.

"Zay? You ok buddy?" He asked

As he carried the their food to a table.

"Oh, yeah I'm good." He looked at Maya and Shawn who were only a few tables away. "Let's sit over there."

"Why? This table is fine. And Farkle won't know were to find us. We told him we were sitting near Burger Queen." The blond boy wondered as his friend grabbed the tray and sped over to a table far away.

"Huh. Aren't those your friends Maya?" Shawn squinted to see the two cowboys dashing away.

"No. I don't think so. Let's go Shawn, I'm tired." The girl looked at where her friends sat. Lucas's eyes met hers and she quickly ducked down.

"Those are your friends! Why don't you go say hi? I'll bet they missed you. You haven't been out of the house lately." He nudged his daughter and gathered the trash. He got and waved to the boys. Luckily for Maya they didn't see.

The teen hid behind a magazine on the table and put her head down.

"Why don't you want to... oh." Shawn realized she didn't want the Texan boy to see her when her other friend, Zayne or something winked at him at nodded towards Lucas.

Shawn smiled then frowned. In all the wedding confusion and his job he hadn't been able to keep up with Riley and Maya. He knew Farkle didn't have Aspergers, Corey had told him that. And he knew they had gained a new friend, Isadora. But that's it.

Last Shawn knew, Riley was dating the boy Maya was hiding from after they had decided that at the dreaded ski lodge last year. He didn't know if they had broken up or not but based on Maya he would have to say Riley and Lucas were through.

"Actually, on second thought, maybe they aren't your friends. Wanna grab some icecream at home? I snuck some in yesterday." The man commented saving his daughter. Though he planned on talking to her in the cab.

"Yes!" She exclaimed as she scrambled out of the mall as fast as she could.

Shawn chuckled at his girl and went after her.

"You must be really really tired if you don't want to stay in the mall."

"Yup. Really tired."

"Really?" He said, getting on Maya's nerves.

"Really." She dead panned back.

"Alright." He started as he opened the cab door. They both hopped in and buckled up.

"So, tell me about Riley and her boyfriend." Shawn pressed, trying to get her to admit if she liked Lucas or not.

"Riley doesn't have a boyfriend."

"I thought she was dating that Lucas kid? From Texas?"

"Oh, they broke up awhile back. Didn't work out like they thought."

Maya replied, picking a thread on her shirt.

"Tell me about your boyfriend." He smirked and looked at his daughter. He was set to adopt her legally next week and everyone was very excited.

"I don't have one so, not much to tell." She giggled and looked the man next to her.

"Then tell me who you wish was your boyfriend was."

"Shawn! Nobody!"

"Nobody?"

"Nobody."

"What about Lucas?"

A fierce blush crawled upon Maya.

"We're just friends." She explained.

"Sure you are. That's why your bolted out of the mall so fast."

He teased her, knowing she in fact did like him.

"Well I look like a diseased hobo." She pointed out. The blush slowly disappearing from her face.

"That didn't matter to you before he showed up." He argued back, not giving up. He didn't remember her being so stubborn. Maybe he was this stubborn at her age.

"Hmph." She muttered and crossed her arms. She was beginning to wonder how so many people could possibly know her secret.

They got out of the car and payed the driver, who had listen to the whole conversation with great interest.

"Teenagers." He said and smiled at Shawn.

Shawn just smiled and thanked him. They got into the building just before the rain had started and had to climb seven flights of stairs because the elevator was out of order.

"Thanks for taking me out Shawn. Sorry we had to leave." Maya murmured as she turned the knob on the door.

Shawn laughed and told her it was fine, and that he had a good time.

Maya went to her room and Shawn collapsed on the couch. He thought his first fathering experience had gone pretty well.

Before he could think about it anymore, his wife (he still loved saying that) came bursting in and kissed him.

"I got the part!" She shrieked and hugged her husband. A grin a mile wide grew on Shawn's face and he hugged her back.

"That's great!"

"I know!"

They hugged for a while longer before Katy asked where her daughter was.

"Our daughter is in her room. She's very tired." He replied with a smile.

Katy smiled back and went up to go tell her the news.

"I'll be right back. I'm gonna go see our daughter."

Our daughter.

He loved hearing that.