Gabby's POV

There wasn't a dry eye in the house as we watched Naia reunite with Ellie and the boys. I looked over at Helen and John who now foster Ellie and then at Greg and Danielle who now foster Shane and Thomas and they were crying just as hard as I was.

"I'm gonna guess that Gabby and Matt's gift beats mine." Cruz said, wiping away his tears. Everybody laughed at his joke.

The group hug broke apart and I could see how happy Naia was, seeing her old friends again.

"How did you guys manage to do this?" Naia asked Matt and I, tears in her eyes.

Matt shrugged his shoulders, "It wasn't that hard, we made some phone calls." I nodded, still a little bit too emotional to speak. My phone rung and I excused myself.

I looked at the number and saw that it was the foster care agency calling me. I picked up, "Hello, Gabby speaking."

"Hi Gabby, it's Mandy! How's Naia doing?" Mandy asked.

I laughed, "Funny you ask, today's her birthday and we're currently in the middle of her birthday party right now."

"Oh, I hate to interrupt but I thought you should know that we have somebody ready to adopt Naia. He wants to come meet her tomorrow." Mandy said casually.

My heart stopped and then dropped down to my stomach. "Wait, what?" I asked, hoping I didn't hear correctly.

"He's a nice man, his wife died a while ago but there plan was always to adopt so he's living out her wish. I can give you his information later if you want." Mandy went on.

I couldn't believe this was happening but my brain seemed to be on auto pilot. "Oh yeah okay. I'll call you back when the party's over."

"Alright, I'll talk to you soon. Tell Naia I said Happy Birthday!" Mandy said.

"I will, bye." I said and hung up. I went back into the party room and saw that Matt was preparing the cake. He looked up and saw me, clearly distraught and came over.

"Is something wrong?" He asked, putting a hand on my shoulder.

I put my hand on my forehead, sighing, "Somebody's adopting Naia. He wants to come and meet her tomorrow."

Matt stayed silent for a moment and I waited for the news to sink in. "How are we going to tell Naia?"

"I don't know." I replied. I wasn't sure how Naia would react. She would finally have a family, a permanent one. This would be what she wanted right?

"Hey! Casey! Hurry up over there! Birthday girl's waiting!" Herrmann yelled. Matt and I put on our fake smiles and we both went back to the cake. I finished up putting twelve candles on the cake, the job Matt had started. Matt lit the candles and then gave Shay the cue to turn off the lights.

"Happy Birthday to you!" Matt and I started singing. Everybody caught on and joined in.

"Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Naia! Happy Birthday to you!"

Shane and Thomas were running around, crazy and full of energy. "Are you one? Are you two? Are you three? Are you four? Are you five? Are you six? Are you seven?" They yelled, still running. "Are you eight? Are you nine? Are you ten? Are you eleven? Are you twelve?"

"Stop?" Naia said hesitantly and everybody erupted into cheers. I decided to forget about the news I had just received until at least after the party when things had settled down a little bit.

"Thank you for coming." Naia thanked Dr. Manning and Dr. Choi as they prepared to head out.

Dr. Manning gave Naia a kiss on the head, "I'm glad to see you're doing well."

"I'm so lucky to have met Matt and Gabby, they're awesome." Naia said, looking over at Matt and I. Darn it Naia, you're just making it harder for me to tell you.

I shook hands with Natalie and Ethan, "Thank you."

"Have a good evening." Ethan said and waved before the two left.

Since they were the last guest to leave (Ellie and the boys left before them), I looked over at Matt and he nodded. We may as well get this over with.

"Naia, why don't you take a seat." Matt said, leading her over to the couch. Naia took a sat down in between Sylvie and Shay who looked at me with confusion in there faces. I haven't had a chance to tell them what the phone call was about but they would find out now.

I took a deep breath and then looked over at Matt for some help. Matt shrugged and I sighed. "Naia, we just got a call from Mandy. She wished you a happy birthday."

"Oh, that was nice of her." Naia knew who Mandy was. "Is that all?"

I bit my lip, really hating the next part, "Naia somebody's adopting you. He's coming by tomorrow to meet you."

There, the cat was out of the bag.