Naia's POV

We walked into the mall holding hands.

"I've never been to a mall before," I commented as we walked in. I looked around, taking it all in. The more I talked, the more comfortable I felt around Gabby.

"Really?" Gabby asked shocked. I nodded as Gabby and I walked into a clothing store.

I stared at the number of clothes and how new they were. My hand reached out to a blue hoodie nearby and rubbed the soft material.

"Do you want it?" Gabby asked me, letting go of my other hand. I didn't respond. I wasn't sure if it would be rude to say yes or if I could actually get it.

"I'll take that as a yes," Gabby said and pulled the hoodie off the rack.

An hour later, I had a bunch of new clothes. Gabby and I put the bags in the trunk and hopped in our previous spots. She started the car and started driving to Kelly and Shay's place.

"Maybe you can meet Shay," Gabby said when we pulled into the driveway.

I nodded, "Hopefully."

We got out of the car and walked up to the front door. Gabby rang the doorbell and moments later, Kelly opened the door.

"Gabby! Naia!" Kelly greeted and then opened the door wider. "Please, come in!"

Gabby smiled and pulled me in with her.

"Is Shay around?" She asked Kelly.

"Gabby!" A blond-haired woman said as we walked into the living room. She looked kind of like Sylvie, not going to lie. Gabby went over to her and gave her a hug.

"How are you doing Shay?" Gabby asked when they broke apart.

Shay laughed, "Me? Forget about me! What's been up with you?"

"Well, I'd like you to meet Naia," Gabby said and gestured to me. I went over to Gabby and grabbed her hand.

I was still iffy with strangers.

Gabby put an arm around my shoulder and I relaxed a little bit. Shay bent down and looked me in the eye. I stared back and saw that her eyes were blue, like mine.

"It's nice to meet you Naia." Shay said, "My name's Leslie Shay, but you can call me Shay like everybody else."

I nodded to show that I understood but I stopped looking her in the eye a long time ago. Shay stood back up and I had a feeling looks were being exchanged above me.

"Hi Shay," I mumbled quietly but in the silence, they heard me. I felt the tension around us fade away.

"Well, we were here to pick up Matt," Gabby said, giving Matt and playful punch on the arm. Matt pretended that it hurt and everybody laugh.

"It was great to see you guys." Shay said, "I'll be back next week."

Gabby and Matt said bye to everybody and we started on our way back to the apartment.

"What do you think of Shay?" Gabby asked me as she parked in the apartment parking lot.

I chose my words carefully, "She seems like a very energetic person."

Matt and Gabby laughed.

"That's Shay!" Gabby said and we walked up to the apartment. The door was unlocked so we walked in to see Erin, Hailey, and Antonio just finishing up.

"Hey, anything?" Gabby asked as we put the bags down on the floor.

Erin nodded, "We got some fingerprints, but none of the neighbours saw or heard anything which is strange. Another thing we noticed is that the lock wasn't tampered with. Must have picked it."

"We'll tell you if we get any leads," Hailey said and they left.

I looked around at the mess. I really didn't want to clean it all up.

"None of us want to do it," Matt said as if he could read my mind.

At that moment, my stomach gave a loud growl. I didn't realize how hungry I was.

"After dinner. Right after dinner, we'll start cleaning." Gabby said and went to the kitchen.

Gabby made grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner. My mouth started to water as Gabby slid the sandwiches onto one plate.

"Has everybody washed their hands?" Gabby asked. Matt and I nodded and before Gabby could say anything else, Matt grabbed a grilled cheese from the plate.

"Matt!" Gabby scolded and I giggled as Matt shrugged and took a big bite out of the sandwich.

Gabby rolled her eyes but smiled as she turned to me. "Anyways, help yourself."

After dinner, we did just as we said and cleaned up the entire apartment. We put the plates in the dishwasher, even if they didn't look dirty, and we put all the cushions back on the couch. We also swept up all the broken glass from the cups and threw them out. Within an hour and a half, the apartment was back to normal besides missing a few cups.

"Whew, am I pooped," Gabby said as we all collapsed on the couch. "Do you have any homework Naia?"

I let out a little groan but immediately stopped myself since I didn't want to be rude. The Samuals would have beaten me for doing that but Gabby and Matt didn't do anything besides smile a little bit.

"I hated homework. That was the worst part about school." Matt said, turning the T.V. on. "It was bad enough to have to sit through six or seven hours but then to have to lug home another two hours of work, it was awful."

I grabbed my backpack from beside the door and went through it, making a pile next to it of the homework that had to be done.

"I don't have a lot to do. Just a math worksheet and a paragraph about Independence Day." I mumbled as I zipped up my bag and tossed it by the door.

"Do you want me to turn off the television?" Matt asked, looking up. I shook my head.

"I'll be okay."

I took a seat between Matt and Gabby and used my science textbook to do my homework. The math sheet was a review so I breezed through that one. The paragraph was a little more challenging but I got everything done in about an hour.

"Done," I announced as I stood up to put my homework back in my backpack.

Gabby smiled, "That was fast. You're one smart girl."

"Naw, it was easy stuff." I replied honestly, "I'm not very smart."

Matt wrapped an arm around me when I sat back down. "I don't believe that you're very smart."

"I agree," Gabby said, tickling my foot. I squealed a little bit and yanked my foot away. Gabby laughed at me.

"She's ticklish Matt!" Gabby said and tickled me again. I started laughing, trying to get away from Matt who had also started tickling me now.

"Stop." I coughed out, still laughing, "It tickles!"

Matt and Gabby laughed but stopped tickling me. I let out a sigh of relief.

"Do you have a shift tomorrow?" I asked although I had a feeling the answer would be no. Matt and Gabby shook their heads.

"Nope, we have all day with you," Gabby said, planting a kiss on my forehead.

Matt started to flick through the channels on T.V. though there was obviously nothing good on. "Is there something you wanted to do?"

"No, not really," I answered, watching as the channels changed on the screen. With a full stomach and all of my homework done, I was starting to become sleepy. It had been a long day.

I leaned against Gabby, letting out a content sigh. My eyes closed as sleep started to overcome my tired body. What time was it now? I had no idea, but it was definitely late.

"We'll find something to do tomorrow," Matt told me. I nodded but didn't open my eyes.

Within moments, I was asleep.