"Nervous?" Bosco asked Kim as they walked into the DCFS offices.

"A little, but I don't know why," Kim replied, squeezing his hand.

"It's normal," he assured her. "I'm a nervous wreck."

"You? You're never nervous," she said in surprise.

"You'd be surprised," he replied under his breath as they walked into the office and saw Amanda sitting there with the social worker.

The little girl saw them coming through the door and broke into a wide smile. Kim and Bosco hurried over to where she sat because it looked like she was going to jump out of the chair at them, but she was trying to be so good.

"Hi, Amanda. How are you?" Kim asked her, bending down in front of her to greet her on her level. Bosco squatted down next to Kim and said hello also.

"Hi!" Amanda said brightly.

"You look very pretty today," Bosco commented as he noticed her new dress and shoes.

"Thank you. Mrs. Johnson brought them for me," Amanda answered looking over at the social worker with a smile.

"Well, you look very nice. Are we all set?" Kim asked, looking up at Mrs. Johnson.

"I think so. I have your phone numbers and you have mine in case there are any problems," Mrs. Johnson answered standing up.

"Okay. Let's go have some fun and meet Joey and Johnny. They're looking forward to it," Bosco said and the little girl picked up her bag and reached up to hold Bosco's hand. Kim watched as Bosco's eyes seemed to light up at the gesture. He reached over and took the bag from Amanda.

"Thank you, Mrs. Johnson," Kim said as she took Amanda's other hand and they headed out of the office.

"Have fun, Amanda. I'll see you in two days, but you can call me whenever you want," Mrs. Johnson said.

"Bye, Mrs. Johnson!" Amanda called over her shoulder.

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"Okay, so this is where we live. We're on the second floor," Kim said as Bosco opened the door and allowed the two of them to enter first. "Just go up these stairs and turn left."

Kim went first and Amanda followed, with Bosco bringing up the rear. Kim opened the door and Amanda was greeted by Johnny, Joey, Catherine and Rose. Johnny immediately crawled over toward Amanda and used her legs to pull himself up and balance against her. The two of them immediately clicked together and were inseparable for much of the next couple of hours. Kim and Bosco introduced Amanda to Joey, Catherine and Rose.

"Want me to show you your room?" Joey asked Amanda.

"Okay," she answered shyly. Joey grabbed her bag and she followed him down the hallway and into his "old" room. After a few moments, Bosco and Kim walked down the hallway to see how things were going. They stopped just outside the door and listened.

"So, you can put your clothes in here. This is how the light works. If you look out the window and lean over this way, you can see our school from here. It's not bad. There's some real jerks, but I'll show you who to stay away from. And, if you need me, I'll be right across the hall with Johnny. There's only one thing that you need to know," they heard Joey telling her. "You can't touch my baseball cards. There right here, but just because I don't want them near Johnny, okay?" he said indicating a shelf in the closet.

"Okay, Joey. I promise I won't touch them. Thank you for letting me use your room," Amanda said.

"It's your room now," Joey said. "I'm glad you're here." Kim looked at Bosco with tear-filled eyes and noticed that Bosco's eyes seemed slightly teary too. They walked back up the hallway toward the living room.

"What a great kid," Bosco said in her ear as Joey and Amanda joined them.

"Ready to go get some lunch?" Rose asked the group. She had prepared a nice welcoming party despite the fact that it wasn't official yet and that Amanda had to return to DCFS on Monday.

Everyone gathered their things and headed out the door.