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a/n: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter, it means the world to me. I know I said I'd post this quickly but sadly the words came last for this update but I hope you guys will like it.


Gabby got the three girls situated in their seats before she tooks hers behind the wheel.

"What are we going to buy Gabby?" Grace asked from the back seat.

"Well Valentina needs some new clothes, she's growing up so fast. And the two of you need some new sheets for your new room and I was thinking maybe we could go pick a paint colour for your walls and some decorations, what do you think?"

"Thanks Gabby." Emma mumbled from her spot next to Valentina.

"Thank you for what Emma?" Gabby frowned, looking at Emma through the rearview mirror.

"Thank you for bringing us shopping."

"It's nothing honey." Knowing in her gut what Emma meant by that, Gabby felt her heart break into tiny pieces. Now that she had a little more money set aside with her moving in with Matt, she decided to change her plans a little bit. "First stop is walmart for new sheets. The drive towards the store wasn't very long and Gabby let the girls undo their seat belts by themselves while she took care of taking Valentina out of her car seat. She held her hand as they walked in the parking lot because there was a lot of cars. She started by going towards the children's section for Valentina so this could be out of the way, giving her all the time to spend on taking care of both Grace and Emma. She picked a few shirts and some shorts and she was set to go, she already knew what sizes to pick. Then she moves towards the girls section.

"Alright now I know that you have plenty of clothes but I noticed that a few of them have holes in them so let's get you a few pieces ok?"

"Daddy wants us to finish using these ones before he buys us some new ones for school." Grace mentioned.

"Well we are probably going to do a party at the new house when it's all done and that we're all moved in so how about we pick outfits for that?"

"A party? really?"

"Really." Gabby chuckled. "So what do you say? Do you ladies want to pick something out?" The girls became excited and started walking around the isles to find some pieces of clothing. Once they had a few things, they headed over to the changing booths. "Are you girls going to be ok in there or do you need some help?" She asked them once they had hidden away behind the door.

"I'm good Gabby." Grace called.

"Me too." Emma echoed. Gabby waited for them to come out with one kit on each. Grace was wearing a white shirt with a big blue star on the front with the word shine under it with a jean skirt while Emma had a pink version of the same shirt, a white skirt with pink knee length leggings under it.

"You look all grown up." She smiled at them. "Alright, something else now." The girls turned around and came back out two more times with two equally pretty outfits and Gabby couldn't choose just one out of the three. "Alright, put everything in here." She gestured to the cart.

"I thought you said one Gabby." Emma and Grace were used to listen when given some instructions and Gabby had told them that they could choose one kit each for the party.

"Well I can't decide on just one so I'm deciding to take all of them."

"Dad won't be happy." Grace said.

"How about I deal with your dad ok?"

"Ok." They both nodded. The next step was the linen isle so they could choose their new sheets.

"How about you girls look at the ones you like and then you can decide which one you want."

"That's a good idea Gabby." Grace smiled.

"I know." The girls pulled several beds in a bag type sheets with the top blanket and the sheets and the pillow covers. They were lined up against the row and the three girls looked at them, Valentina all excited from her spot in the shopping cart. "Ok so which one do you like the best?"

"I don't like this one so much." Grace picked one up in her hands.

"Than put it back on the shelf where you found it, that way the people who work here won't have too much extra work to do here." The girls put a few of them back and were finally to two choices each. "So which one will it be?"

"I'll take this one." Grace took one of her last two choices in her arms. It was lined with different colours, butterflies and a little bit of boho type motives. It was purple and aqua with some white and some butterflies on it.

"And I decided on this one." Emma took hers in her arms too. It was aqua with some fushia mandela symbols on it.

"Are you guys absolutely sure? Because this is probably the last set you'll have in a long while.

"Yes, we're sure."

"Alright, place them in the cart and put the rest of it back where you took it." They did as they were told and now it was time to go to the cash registrars and pay for everything. Gabby watched as numbers went up with each item scanned but she thought it was worth it, Matt probably having spent just as much on materials for the boys room.

"Where are we going now Gabby?"

"How about we go for lunch and then we can go pick out a paint colour for your room at the hardware store."

"Where are we going for lunch?" Grace asked as she buckled herself into her seat.

"McDonald's." Both girls looked at each other before answering together.

"Alright." Gabby chuckled. "McDonald's it is." They drove to the restaurant and the girls excitedly bounced inside the building. They waited in line for a few minutes before Gabby ordered three mc nuggets happy meals for the girls and a double cheeseburger for herself. The girls got their drinks at the soda station ann by themselves and each took their tray since Gabby couldn't take care of all of that plus Valentina at the same time.

"Can we go play in the games Gabby?" Grace asked as they all sat down at a table just outside the playground.

"Only if you eat everything. Then we can all go play in there a bit before we have to go do the other errands we have on our list.

"Ok." Gabby was surprised that the girls immediately quieted down and ate their lunch while she helped Valentina with hers. It was a welcome difference from when she was with the boys because as soon as they mentioned the games and her a condition, they were always noisy and quick to shove everything in their mouths so they could go play. Once they were all done and that the treys were cleared and in the trash, all four girls went into the closed playground. The twins went to wander off on their own while Gabby stayed with Valentina to make sure she didn't get hurt. Gabby gave them twenty minutes to play before it was time to go to the hardware store.

Once there, their first destination was the paint isle. "Ok so we're looking for a colour that will go with both your sheet sets." The girls pulled out one colour pallet after another, never one of them fitting both colour pallets. "How about we go with a colour like this?" She showed them an off white colour that could go with any colour.

"Will we be able to put things on the walls?"

"We'd have to see with dad but I think it's a great idea." After picking up a few gallons of what was needed from instructions Matt had given Gabby by text, they went on to browse the decoration section. Gabby saw something at the very end of the isle and while the girls were looking at something else, Gabby grabbed what she needed from the shelves and into the cart. The trip to the hardware store had proven to be faster than what she had anticipated and after a quick trip to the store for something Matt had forgotten, they were heading to the new house to have dinner all together.

The girls helped Gabby bring some bags inside, leaving the paint in the SUV for later when Matt could help her. "Oh my god, did you girls raid the Walmart?" Matt turned from cooking the chicken when he heard the girls walk in.

"Maybe." Gabby shrugged, biting her lip. "I know you said the girls didn't need any clothes and that you wanted them to finish using the ones they had but I couldn't help it, they looked cute in everything." Gabby kissed him.

"I knew I shouldn't have trusted you with this mission." He smirked, returning the kiss. "So what do you have in there?"

"Clothes for Valentina, three kits for each girl and the sheets. The paint is still in my car."

"I'll take it out later."

"And something special for the girls walls. How did it go with the boys?" Gabby was surprised that they hadn't come bouncing in the kitchen when she arrived.

"It went great. They listened and behaved."

"Can I see their room?"

"Not quite." He turned back to the stove a few minutes before looking back at Gabby. "They are waiting for a care package from chief Boden and Antonio and then you can see their room."

"So it's top secret huh?"

"Above top secret."

"Oh I see. Well I have an above top secret project for the girls. And you, you're not too tired are you?" She had looked him over since walking into the house and his body seemed tired and not as straight as it usually was.

"No I'm fine, today was fun."

"Are you sure? Because you have shift in the morning and you need to be one hundred percent."

"I'm sure. We'll go home and get the kids washed and in bed and we can call it a night early, how does that sound?"

"Sounds perfect."

"Dinner is almost ready."

"I'll set the table." Matt watched her as she set the table for everyone, placing all the vegetables and the cheese for the fajitas. He hated lying to her about how tired he was but he wanted to move into this house as soon as possible so he could put the other one on the market so they could put their old lives behind them to start a new chapter together.

Gabby watched a silent Matt during dinner while the girls and the boys talked about what they had done during the day, both boys always keeping details about their room vague so everyone would be surprised at the same time. She knew he wasn't being entirely truthful about being tired but getting into an argument over it wouldn't solve anything. After they were done eating, the kids went to play some more with toys they had brought here from the old house, leaving Matt and Gabby with the dishes before they headed home.

"Why don't you just admit it that you're tired Matt?" She knew that she shouldn't be bringing it up because he had claimed time and time again that he was perfectly fine but she couldn't help it, his body language was telling her something different from his actual words.

"I told you I'm fine, why don't you just take my word for it?" He put the plate he was washing down roughly and looked at her.

"I know Matt but your body is telling me something different."

"Why don't you just leave it alone?" His tone made her jump slightly as he just left the plate there and turned to leave.

"Come on girls, we're going home." He called them from the basement, not saying another word to Gabby. Gabby watched as he got them ready and they headed out without so much as a see you later from him. She finished the dishes with tears lingering in her eyes and got the boys and Valentina ready to go home. When she walked through the front door, the house was awfully quiet. She got Valentina in bed and the boys cleaned up before making them brush their teeth and head to bed and heading in search of Matt. She didn't find him anywhere but the girls were in bed and the last option was their bedroom. She walked in and the lights were off, Matt's body under the pillows.

"Matt?" She questioned barely above a whisper but got nothing in returned. She was pretty sure he was still mad at her but she was hoping that he was sleeping because the former because she didn't want them to fight over something small like this. She got ready for bed and slipped into the covers next to him. "I love you." She let her words linger with no response coming form Matt so she blinked the tears away and fell asleep.

She woke up the next morning to an empty bed and sighed. She didn't understand how things could go wrong with just a few words.


a/n: Uh oh! Is Gabby right to worry about Matt being tired or is he really fine? Sorry to leave you guys handing but it seemed fitting. I put the links into my author's profile for what the girls sheets look like if ever you guys can't imagine it. And as always, please take a few seconds to review before you go, I always like to know what you guys think of it - Sarra