A short time soon, the Stantz family and Kylie were sitting in the dining room, as they had dinner.
As she did in the car earlier, Jenny was mostly quiet throughout the meal, while Jenny, Ray and Andrew did most of the talking.
Jenny thought maybe telling Kylie stories about her parents would help her open up her emotions, but it didn't.
Andrew told Kylie about being in the cub scouts, that he was about to go into the third grade, and trying to keep his Crohn's Disease under control.
And Ray talked about he and Jenny met, got married and had Andrew.
Thought Kylie remained quiet.
Both Ray and Jenny knew that Kylie wasn't ready to talk much about her family.
As a treat, Jenny brought out a plates of cookies that she and Andrew made earlier that day.
Once dinner was over, Andrew was about to give Jenny a hand with the dishes, but Kylie offered to clear the table.
Jenny thanked her.
After clearing the table, Andrew offered to play a few board games with Kylie, or to watch a movie with her.
However, Kylie told him that it's been a long day, and she wasn't in the mood right now for playing any games or watching a movie.
Jenny and Ray agreed that it has been a long day indeed and that they should all settled in for the night.
The two of them and Andrew said good-night to Kylie as she went back to her room.
Sometime later, Ray and Jenny were in bed, when they heard a knock at the door.
"Come in," said Jenny.
The door opened and Andrew entered the room.
"Hey buddy, what's up?" spoke Ray.
"Can I talk to you?" asked Andrew.
"Of course you can sweetheart, what's the matter?" asked Jenny.
"I don't think Kylie likes me."
Jenny saw the look on her son's face was crestfallen.
She pulled Andrew over for a hug.
"Andrew, that's not true.
Kylie never said anything about not liking you.
It's just that she's going through a lot right now after losing her parents," Jenny pointed out.
"That's right.
So she maybe having a hard time expressing any feeling," Ray added.
Just then, a thought came to Andrew.
"Maybe if we take Kylie out tomorrow and give her a tour of the city?
I bet she like going to the park, or the zoo," he said.
"I think that's a great idea, said Jenny, Maybe I'll even take her to a few stores and do some shopping with her."
"And I'll meet you three in the afternoon for lunch.
Kylie I think will love to visit the bookstore as well," Ray added.
"Sounds like a plan."
"In fact, how about I call the guys and we can have a get-together this Saturday.
Kind of a welcoming for Kylie."
Ray of course was referring to his former ghostbusters.
"Thanks mom and dad.
I feel better now," said Andrew.
"Wonderful sweetheart.
Now go get some rest, we have a big day out tomorrow," said Jenny.
"OK.
Good-night.
Andrew gave both his parents a quick hug each and went back to his room.
"I hope this outing brings Kylie out of her shell," Jenny said with a sigh.
"Me to.
And if not, maybe at that gathering.
Don't forget, Kylie's only been here one day," Ray pointed out.
The next day, Jenny took Andrew and Kylie out for the day.
The first stop was downtown, showing Kylie all the different shops, following some sightseeing in midtown.
However, Kylie kept rather quiet most of the time, only saying a few words her and there such as cool, or nice."
Later on that day, Jenny, Andrew, and Kylie met up with Ray at his bookshop.
"Ray, we're here," Jenny called out as she, her son and teenage houseguest entered the shop.
"I'm in the back going over today's shipment, I'll be out in a minute," Ray called back.
As they waited for Ray, Jenny noticed a look on Kylie's face.
For the first time that day, she showed some enthusiasum.
"Do you mind if I have a look around?" she asked Jenny.
"Of course you can," Jenny answered.
Kylie then began to wander around the store.
Her eyes were full of interest and curiosity skimming through the shelves of books and items.
Kylie was so much into looking through the show, that she didn't notice Ray coming from the back to greet her, Jenny and Andrew.
"Hey guys, sorry, but looks like I'm going to have to skip lunch today.
The store's been busy all morning, I haven't had any time to go over the inventory, plus Randy my helper is still away on his honeymoon," said Ray, referring to his co-worker.
"Excuse me Ray.
Do you think maybe I can give you a hand with the new shipment?" Kylie asked, as she approached him.
"That's very sweet of you to ask Kylie, but I don't want to put you to work on your outing day."
"That's OK.
I always helped out my dad re-organize his papers and books.
He and mom said I did a great job at it."
"Maybe we can all help out," Jenny suggested.
"I'm up for that," Andrew added.
And the Stantz family and Kylie went right to work.
Jenny managed the register, Ray took care of the orders that came in, while Kylie and Andrew stocked the shelves.
Both Jenny and Ray were quite impressed by not just Kylie's knowledge on the books and authors, but giving information to the customers.
"Thank you everyone for the help today," spoke Ray, as he locked the shop's door for the day.
"Kylie, we're sorry if your day got spoil with work," said Jenny.
"Actually, I enjoyed myself," Kylie answered.
"We're glad you did.
We can make up the rest of the outing tomorrow," said Ray.
"Actually Ray, I have a photo assignment for a local magazine," said Jenny.
"And I'm going to a ballgame with the Zeddmores," Andrew pointed out.
"Looks like it's back to the shop then," said Ray.
"Sounds like a plan," said Kylie, who for the first time since her visit gave what it appeared to be a slight smile.
