Gabby's POV

I looked over at Matt with confusion as I watched Naia walk into her room and close the door behind her.

"Should we go after her?" Matt asked me but I shook my head.

"I think she needs to be alone for a little bit. Maybe later." I replied.

Matt nodded and we resumed watching the movie though things just didn't seem right without Naia here. None of us spoke for a little bit. When I looked out the window, I saw that it had stopped snowing.

"I'm going to go tell Naia that we can go sledding." I said, getting up. Matt nodded and I walked down the hall, stopping in front of Naia's bedroom door.

I knocked twice, "Naia, sweetie, can I come in?"

"Mhm." I heard from inside the room and I pushed the door open. Naia was lying in bed with the covers pulled up. Worried, I went over and sat down on the edge of her bed.

"Are you feeling okay?" I asked, putting a hand on her forehead to check for a fever.

Naia nodded. "Yeah." She mumbled into her sheets.

Well, there was no fever.

"You ready to go sledding? The snow's stopped." I said, using my hand to turn Naia's head so she'd be looking at me. Naia's usually bright blue eyes seemed to be dull and didn't have it's usual twinkle.

Naia shrugged, "I don't really want to go anymore."

"What?" I asked shocked, "You were looking forward to it all morning. Was it something your mom said over the phone?"

Naia shook head but then paused. "She said that she wanted to meet up soon with me, you and Matt. She said she'd bring my dad and Nolan.

"Do you not want to meet up with her?"

Naia rubbed her eyes, "I don't know what I want. I'm so confused."

"That's okay. Maybe after you meet her and your dad you'll have a better idea." I said. "Come on, you know you want to go sledding."

Naia cracked a grin. The smile I've been waiting for. She nodded and sat up. We walked back into the living room and Matt and I helped her bundle up. While I was helping Naia with her mittens, Matt went and grabbed the small sled from the balcony.

Matt and I grabbed our coats, hats, and gloved before we all headed outside.

"There's so much snow!" Naia said as she dropped into a huge pile in front of the apartment building and started rolling around in it. She was wearing snow pants so it was okay.

We walked to the hill near Willow's Park and Naia pulled the sled up the snowy hill. Matt and I followed.

"She looked like she's having fun." Matt said from beside me. I looked at Naia, face flushed with excitement, her blue eyes twinkling.

I nodded, "She sure does."

Naia placed the sled down a somewhat flat surface on the hill and sat down cross legged on it.

"Wait a moment Munchkin!" Matt said, speeding up his pace, "I'll give you a push."

Naia nodded but I could tell she was a little bit impatient. Matt hurried behind Naia and smiled at her.

"You ready?" He asked.

"Uh huh!" Naia said, practically bouncing in her seat. Matt put his hands on her back and gave her a mighty push and the sled went flying. I heard Naia squeal happily as she slid down the hill. When she got to the bottom, she tumbled out of the sled, laughing as she rolled around in the snow. I laughed as well as she got up and pulled the sled behind her, running up the hill.

"Again! Please, please, please!" Naia said when she came close to us.

Matt and I both laughed at her excitement and I helped her get situated on the sled before giving her a push. She went sliding down the hill again, tumbling out when she reached the bottom. This repeated many, many, many times until we were all exhausted.

"Hey Munchkin, how about we head back for some hot coco?" Matt asked as we walked down the hill towards Naia.

Naia nodded and got up. "Hot coco sounds good."