Toby's phone blasts the obnoxious jingle, breaking Toby out of his restful sleep with a loud groan. The song continues to play while he yawns real big and stretches his arms, and by that time Happy is already starting to grumble under her breath.

Toby blinks a few times, in an attempt to remove the haziness from his eyes. He grabs for his phone and unplugs it, gazing at the bright screen until he can read the caller ID. It was Paige. He grunted and answered the call, then pressed the phone to his ear.

"What do you want?" he groaned, "It's far too early to awake the people doing you and your new hunk a favor."

"Toby," Paige sighs, "it's 11 in the morning, you guys should be up by now."

Toby's eyes snap open and he sits up in the bed, letting the warm sheets fall to his lap. He glances over at the alarm clock and sure enough, it was past 11. He looks down at Happy sleeping beside him.

"Uh, yeah. I know that, I was just playing with ya," he and Paige both new it was a flat out lie, but he jumps out of bed anyway and rushes to pull on a dirty t-shirt. She was about to reply, but he beat her to it.

"Let me get you Ralph, you probably want to talk to him," Toby places a hand on the phone in an attempt to muffle what Paige hears.

"Ralph! Your mother is on the phone, come distract her."

Toby heard a loud groan followed by a series of thumps. Ralph wasn't all that awake either it seemed. While Ralph was making his way to the room Toby turned around to see Happy yawning, glaring at him with an angry frown. He probably should have thought twice before yelling across the small apartment.

Eventually ralph stumbled into the room, with bleary eyes and ruffled hair. So when Toby threw the phone at him, he nearly dropped it. Fumbling for a couple seconds before catching it safely in his hands then pressing it to his ear after a quick yawn. Happy simply sits on the bed and continues to rub at her eyes, while Toby frantically runs around the room trying to find a clean pair of jeans, but failing miserably.

After a couple minutes, Ralph covered the phone much like Toby did before and looked up at Toby, dressing himself in the clothes from a few days before.

"My mom wants to have lunch with us," Ralph whispers.

Toby holds back the string of curses in the back of his throat and throws his head back and groans in annoyance before yelling for Sage.

"Sage! Get up!" He yells, pulling his pants back off, letting them fall around his ankles, and stepping out of them while trying not to trip in his rush to get to the bathroom. He grabs a towel, before running to the bathroom to take a shower after succeeding to untangle himself from his jeans.

After he had closed the door and turned on the water, Sage ran into the room, wide awake and ready for whatever was about to be thrown at her. She glances around in confusion. Ralph was still talking on the phone to his mother, trying to occupy her with as much small talk as he could muster, and Happy was up and pulling at the curtains to let the bright light of the late morning stream into the dull room. Toby yelled at them from the bathroom, speaking loud enough to be heard over the stream of running water.

"Everybody get things ready for a shower for when I get out! We need to meet up with Paige and Walt for lunch." That is when Happy began to understand what the big ruckus was about. If Paige ever found out why all four of them were sound asleep when it was nearly noon, she would surely kill both Toby and Happy. She was definitely a very overprotective momma bear.

"Ralph. Go pack up your things, just in case your mom wants you home right away," Happy directs, pushing the two out of the room. "Sage, help him, and then get your clothes together for a shower".

Ralph smoothly ended the conversation with his mother, while both young geniuses ran to the living room to clean up their things from that morning and the trinkets they brought home the night before. Happy was cleaning up the bedroom as best she could before Toby got out. It was really a mess, especially after his rampage.

For the first time in forever Toby actually took a quick shower. He stumbled out, clutching the towel around his waist, with wet hair clinging to his forehead and the droplets running down his cheeks. He wandered over to the dresser to fish out some clean clothes, but Happy stopped him.

"I knew you would forget your clothes, Doofus," she laughed, shoving a bundle of clothes into his chest.

"Thanks Hap," he said, dropping the towel and getting dressed as quickly as he could so the kids could get a shower too.

"Come on! One of you needs to get in the shower!" Toby yelled, buttoning his pants, as he swung open the door.

Sage rushed in, towel and clothes in hand. She sprinted into the bathroom, while Toby tried his best to dry his hair with the moist towel.

"Ralph, where and when are we meeting your mother?" Happy yells, still conveniently dressed in her pajamas as she steps out of the bedroom.

"At Kovelskys in less than about 30 minutes," Ralph answered, folding the last blanket from the night before.

"Crap," she muttered. They were in for a very busy morning.

After 35 minutes of running, showering, dressing and brushing, the four geniuses were well acquainted with the word 'struggle'. Eventually they finished and they all piled in the car with damp hair and a bad attempt at matching clothes. Happy was driving, while Toby talked to Paige on the phone, trying his best to smoothly explain their tardiness for the lunch date and also why they were all still asleep when she called. After a well thought out explanation, Toby hung up the phone and turned to speak to the two sitting in the backseat.

"Listen up. We do not speak about going to DisneyLand, or staying up past midnight two nights in a row," Toby lectured, "cause me and Happy do enjoy the idea of being alive believe it or not."

They all nodded their agreement and promised to keep their mouths shut.

When they reached Kovelsky's, Paige, Walter and Cabe were waiting patiently at a booth. Cabe had had to pick up the couple from the airport, since neither Happy nor Toby were answering the phones until 11:00 that morning. They entered the diner, and Ralph ran up to his mother to give her a hug. She smiled and squeezed him back before noticing his still damp hair atop his head.

"Why is your hair wet?" she asked him, looking up to notice that Sage and Happy had damp ponytails of their own.

"You know what, never mind. I missed you so much," she said, hugging him again.

After Paige finished her greetings, they sat down for lunch, or brunch. Whichever they preferred to call it. After ordering, the questions started flying in. "So what'd you do this weekend? Did you have fun? Did you go to bed on time? How much junk food did you eat?" Paige questioned over a very short period of time.

"Calm down with the interrogation kid. I'm sure he had fun, especially with those two crackheads as company," Cabe gestured to Toby and Happy sitting across from them then taking a short sip of his soda.

"But why didn't you answer your phones yesterday? I called to do the 12 hour check up on Sage and neither of you answered," He asked, looking over at Toby with a raised brow.

"My phone was dead," Happy fibbed, with a shrug of her shoulders.

"Mine wasn't on. I still owe a few bookies," he lied.

Happy kicked him under the table and let out a small yelp in response.

"They're old debts Happy, I still have to pay 'em," he winked, looking over at her with a smile.

"I still don't want you talking about it," she muttered.

"Don't worry, I'm fine sugarplum," he whispered back, throwing an arm around her shoulders in response, and to everyone's surprise she didn't shrug him off like she usually did. Toby didn't mind at all, he was almost gleeful. The others noticed, but then reverted their attention back to the conversation.

"What about you Ralph? I called you too," Cabe asked, making all four stiffen up and glance over at Ralph.

"I..uh. Left it at the house," he stumbled over the words. He was a terrible liar, but the other three relaxed nonetheless. That was before Cabe spoke again.

"If you left it at the house, then where were you?" Thankfully, Toby is there to swoop in and save them all from a conversation that would have surely led to a disaster.

"Cabe. You tell Paige to quit the interrogation, then you start interrogating us. You hypocrite," Toby joked, in an attempt to divert his attention to something else.

"You're right. Sorry. Continue."

So Paige continued talking about random things they experienced while on their weekend trip to San Diego. She seemed a bit hyper with the way she was clinging to Walter and telling story after story so quickly you couldn't tell which story was ending and which was beginning.

"What'd you do to her Walt? She seems either high or on a sugar rush," Toby commented.

Walter seemed just as confused as the rest of them. He didn't know what was wrong with Paige either, she was perfectly normal on the plane.

"I don't know. I guess she's just excited to be back."

Paige turned to look at him and grinned, giving him a peck on the cheek.

"I love you" she cooed, and Walter's face turned bright red.

"Oooh, PDA. Something had to have happened. Perhaps, something special," Toby teased with a knowing grin.

Cabe sat back and watched everything play out without saying a word as Walter attempted to splutter out a response to Toby's inappropriate statement. As Toby continued his relentless teasing, Walter glared at him, which didn't deter Toby, who simply continued until Happy pinched him on the thigh. He quit after that.

"Sorry guys. I'm just really happy. We had so much fun the past day and a half," Paige said, wrapping her own arm around Walter's.

Before anyone could continue, their food came out and they talked about Walter and Paige's trip some more. The four tried their best to avoid any conversations relating to their weekend, and they had to tell a few more white lies to avoid any suspicions.

"Cabe can drive you two to our apartment to get your car and Ralph's stuff," Happy suggested, after they all finished eating and were getting ready to head out.

Ralph decided to ride with his mom and Walter, because he hadn't seen them in a few days, leaving Sage with Happy and Toby, but she didn't mind all that much.

"So Sage, what do you want to do with the rest of the weekend?" Toby asked, maneuvering in the front seat so he was looking at her.

"I don't know. I don't think I can go back to sleep though...even if I did want to take a nap," she answered.

"Well we need to do something special, because this is probably going to be your last weekend with us," he said, turning back to the front.

Sage's eyes widened as she slowly processed what he just said, she was having trouble trying to find an alternate meaning to his statement. Her breath hitched and she felt a wave of panic engulf her, there was no way she could go back to the way things were before, not after all the love and warmth she's felt while being with them. It's the first time she's been actually happy in awhile. Her eyes stung as she locked them shut, gritting her teeth and feeling as her chest tightens. Through the rearview mirror Happy could see what was happening in the backseat. Definitely not good.

"Are you saying I can't stay with you guys anymore? I'm sorry for whatever I did, I won't do it again, I promise." Her voice was strained as she forced out the words. Her tears were burning as they fell down her cheeks and her throat tightened and it was getting harder and harder to breathe at every passing second. She pulled her knees to her chest and pressed her face into them. She knew she hadn't told them anything they wanted yet, but she thought she would have a little more time. She trusted them, more than she's trusted anybody before.

"I'm sorry. I really am!" She sobbed, as a muffled growl emitted from the back of her throat. She couldn't control her thoughts, she couldn't hear, or see anything around her. The tears obscured her sight and the voices chanting in her head overpowered any words anyone might have said. She only had these feelings after a nightmare, but this time it was a reality and she couldn't control her senses any longer. Flashes of pain and broken trust flew through her thoughts and overtook her entire being.

Toby panicked. He couldn't do anything from his seat and he stretched as far as he could to reach Sage. Her whole body was shaking wildly and Toby tried his best to comfort her from the passenger seat. Happy took a sharp turn, grunting in effort, trying to get home as quickly as she could. She didn't like seeing Sage the way she was in that moment.

"I'll tell you whatever you want. Just don't hurt me please, don't take me away," she sobbed, and Toby couldn't help but notice she wasn't speaking about the present situation she was reliving memories that she has yet to share with them. He kept constant contact with he the entire time, trying to comfort her with words, even though he knew she couldn't understand what he was saying.

That is how both Toby and Paige ended up in the backseat, trying to comfort Sage and calm her down just enough so she could understand what they were saying.

As soon as Happy pulled into the parking lot, she threw the car in park and jumped out of the car as Toby did the same. He climbed into the backseat and wrapped himself around Sage, while Happy waited for Cabe's black SUV to pull up. She grabbed Paige forcefully and dragged her over to the backseat. If anyone could fix the situation it would probably be Paige. She was definitely confused with the way Happy was muttering to herself, but once she got a look at the situation she immediately understood and jumped into action. She climbed in the car and hugged the small girl close to her. Toby had been able to calm her down to an extent. She was still shaking, but most of the tears had stopped.

She still had trouble understanding what was going on around her. She could feel the warm arms wrapped around her and holding her close, it was something that helped her pull herself back to reality. Eventually, the muffled sounds and voices being murmured in her ear formed into words and sentences she could understand. The fear of being left alone again was too much for her to take in all in one moment. She needed time to calm down, she needed an anchor.

"It's okay, we aren't going to leave you alone again, I promise, okay." Paige chanted, until she knew Sage could understand what she was saying. Rubbing her back in small circles, before pulling her back by the shoulders and looking her in her puffy red eyes. She was beginning to calm down. Sage nodded and hugged Paige one last time before letting go. She still wasn't used to a lot of affection, although she's craved it ever since the first dose she received.

"Happy? could you get Ralph's stuff, while I stay here with Sage for a little while longer?" Paige asked Happy, who was standing guard by the door and keeping watch of the situation. She nodded and headed for the stairs, taking them two at a time. She came back out with her hands full of Ralph's things.

At some point Toby had exited the vehicle after realizing Paige had everything under control. He was explaining to the other three what had happened, and what was going on currently. He didn't look all too joyful while speaking either.

Walter looked disturbed, but not extremely saddened, he still hadn't got all that close to the young girl.

Cabe looked sympathetic, contemplating on what to do when she actually did speak. Judging by what happened today, things will be more difficult than he anticipated. They couldn't just keep her with them while her real family was expecting her, if she had one.

Ralph, on the other hand, looked like he was on the verge of crying himself. Walter seemed to notice his discomfort, so he rested an arm around the young boys shoulders and pulled him closer to his side, trying his best to comfort him like he's seen Paige do to others a million times.

Happy dumped Ralph's bags into Paige's backseat, then went to join the others gathered around Cabe's parked SUV.

"C-can I talk to her before we go?" Ralph asked, looking up at Walter and then at Toby for approval. Both men nodded their head and Toby led him to the car, giving Paige enough time to climb out before Ralph got in.

The two adults walked the short way back to the group while Ralph talked to Sage in the backseat.

The first thing he did was pull her into a tight hug. Something he wasn't all that used to, but he did it anyway because it just felt like the right thing to do in that moment.

"I promise, that no matter what the others do or say, I will always be there for you. Just like when you were always there for me," he mumbled, but Sage understood every word. She didn't cry, which was a good start. She simply gripped the back of his t-shirt and pressed her face into his shoulder. He rested his chin on her shoulder and hugged her tighter as well.

"I know one thing for sure about both Toby and Happy. They don't give up on the ones they care about, and they both care about you, a lot. Even I can see it. You need to trust that they can help you, that we can help you. We would never do anything to hurt you, ever. You've only been here for a few days and we all love you, you're one of us now." Ralph was opening up and talking about his feelings for the first time in a long time, but Sage needed to hear the truth, even if it was uncomfortable for him.

"I'm just afraid of being betrayed again. I used to hang around criminals a whole lot, especially con-artists. They all had one thing in common, they weren't afraid to hurt other people to get what they wanted. They con people and lie to them, make them think they care about them, that they will never leave them, but as soon as they get what they want it's all over. I know that's not how Scorpion is, but I guess I'm still in that mindset and I don't fully trust them with my secrets yet." Sage opened up to Ralph, explaining her reasons for being so hesitant about giving the team the information they need. "I want to trust them, I just need a little more time."

"Don't force it. Tell Toby when you're ready, when you trust that it's not all just an act," Ralph said, pulling away and looking her in the eye.

Sage nodded and smiled again, she gave Ralph another quick hug and a kiss in the cheek before he got out of the car. He had helped her a lot.

"Thankyou," she whispered in his ear.

"Your welcome" he said, sliding out of the backseat with a smile on his face.

"You feeling better?" Toby asked for the hundredth time in the past 15 minutes. Her breakdown shook him up quite a bit, more than it should have.

When he saw her react like that because of something he said and because of her fear, he couldn't help but feel extremely guilty and helpless. He wanted so bad to help her, fix it, and take all the fear away, just like he did with Happy. She just wouldn't let him, she wasn't telling him enough. He needed more information to help her cope with whatever it was that she needed to cope with. It was all a mystery to him and the more he discovered about her, the more he could see the similarities between her and Happy.

So he was going to do what he did with Happy. Leave her alone, let her walk at her own pace, until she trusts him enough to help. He felt that they were getting closer, and that she trusts him more and more each day. They were making good progress and it had only been about 5 days or so.

"Yes I'm fine Toby," Sage smiled, curling up under a blanket on the couch and rolling her eyes.

He cleared his throat before speaking then sat down next to her on the couch.

"About what I said earlier. I meant that we don't usually have weekends with just us at the house. We're usually at the garage, or working a case, so we wanted to make sure you enjoyed this weekend. It was a poor choice of words, I know." When he finished Sage looked over at him.

"I'm sorry. I probably scared your guys a whole lot because of my dumb misunderstanding."

"Hey, don't apologize. It's my fault, I should have explained myself, or at least worded it differently," Toby said, patting her on the head with an apologetic smile.

"You're darn right it's your fault," Happy butted in, walking out of their bedroom, dressed in a tank top and sweatpants. Toby rolled his eyes over at Happy dramatically and Happy laughed. She plopped down next to him and he grinned at her.

"Anyways. We are going to enjoy this once in forever weekend," Happy said, grabbing the controllers from Friday night and handing them out to the other two resting on the couch.

While she set up the game, Toby hopped up to make some popcorn to accompany their eventful game playing.

"Um, Happy?" Sage said timidly after Happy sat back down. Happy looked over at the young girl after hearing her name, "Do you guys promise not to forget about me when I tell you my secret?"

Happy wasn't expecting a question like that, but by some odd miracle, she knew exactly how to respond.

"Of course. And we'll make sure that we still see each other too if it comes to that, but who knows what'll happen" Happy smiled at her and Sage smiled back. "Is that what you're worried about?" Happy asked.

Sage nodded. "I guess I am just scared of being left behind again. I don't want to think that the only reason you guys have me around is so you can get to that information. I told myself not to get attached to you guys, and I did the exact opposite."

Happy understood exactly how she felt. She leaned back into the couch and smiled over at her.

"Let me tell you a story," Happy started, "when I was a little girl I was in the foster system and I never got the opportunity to have a real family like other kids had. So, when I grew up, I was always scared to show my emotion and get attached to someone, because I was so used to being let down throughout my life and I didn't want to go through that again. So I lived the majority of my life alone and it was depressing. Until I met a certain doofus over there," Happy smiled and gestured over to Toby struggling with the popcorn bag, "he changed my way of thinking. I was always so sure that he was in it for the thrill of the chase, and it was probably some silly game he played when he was bored. I just couldn't grasp that someone could actually love me for me and he just wouldn't stop reminding me how much he cared. So little by little I realized that having a family and having someone there for you isn't unrealistic for people like us. Toby cared about me and he cares about you too kid, you just have to give him time to worm his way into your heart. I know he's annoying, but he'll be there for you whenever you need him, me too. Along with the rest of the team. It's worth it in the end." Happy paused and noticed Sage staring at her with wide eyes, then she remembered that one thing Toby had told her, the motto she tried her best to live by to this day.

"LIving your life scared to connect with anyone isn't any way to live. You may not trust us now, but I'm sure you will eventually." Sage smiled up at her.

"Thank you Happy," she said, giving her a hug. Surprising Happy just a bit, but she hugged her back. After their conversation they talked about nothing for awhile, before they started wondering how long it could possibly take a genius to pop up a bag of popcorn.

Happy turned her head to follow Sage's gaze and smiled.

"Hey numbnuts, if you don't hurry we're going to start without you" Happy yelled at him.

He grabbed a handful of popcorn from the bowl and stuffed it in his mouth, before running into the living room with the big bowl of popcorn and setting it on the coffee table.

"Lebs du dis" he said through a mouthful of popcorn. Grabbing his controller as Happy and Sage laughed at him, but doing the same.