I've decided to not continue my Tom and Diana story (after the finale, I'm now a Diana/Marco person, and writing a Tom/Diana story would be weird). There will be times when Diana calls to check in on Maia, and maybe she'll mention what's going on where she is. So, I'm sorry, but that part of the story won't be continued. If someone else wants to write a Tom/Diana story with what I started, it's fine with me…I don't think that I had a great story started for them anyway, so I'm not really sure what anyone could do with it.
Shawn and Maia walked through the tall doors of the 4400 Center. Immediately a woman walked over to them.
"Mr. Farrell, is there anything I can do for you or your guest?" The woman asked.
"No, but thank you." Shawn politely replied.
"If you need anything, I'll be here." The woman went back to her desk in the lobby.
"Okay, Maia. Let's go play DDR." Shawn said as they waited for an elevator.
Maia and Shawn rode the elevator to the 7th floor. From there, they walked down a hallway to where Shawn lived. Shawn unlocked his door and they walked inside. There was a big screen TV with all game consoles available attached to it. Shawn turned on the TV and PS2. While it started up, he went over to the bookcase and found a DDR game. He put it in, and got out the dance mats.
"How do you play?" Shawn asked Maia.
"See the arrows on the mat? You step on the arrows when they get to the top of the screen. You'll get it, it isn't too hard." Maia told him.
"I'll try." Shawn said as the song started.
Shawn wasn't very good at it, unlike Maia, who was amazing. Shawn missed most of the arrows, and ended up getting a D, but Maia got "perfects" on every arrow, and got an A, the best score possible.
"How do you do that?" Shawn asked in amazement.
"It's easy for me because I know what arrows are coming up. And besides, I've had way more practice than you." Maia humbly answered.
"Look, I'm sorry Maia, but I've got to work. You can hang out here, or walk around. There's gardens outside you might enjoy." Shawn suggested.
"Okay. I'll find something to do." Maia said.
"I'll see you around lunchtime?" Shawn asked.
"Yeah. I'll be here." Maia said. She paused, and then gave Shawn a hug.
"Thanks Maia. See you at lunch!" He called as he walked out the door.
Maia smiled to herself, and then walked out the door. She wanted to see Isabelle. Maia went up to the front desk and asked the woman if she knew where Lily and Isabelle were. She suggested looking in the nursery. Maia thanked her and walked away.
As Maia was walking to the nursery, she walked by a room with large windows. She looked in, and saw Shawn, along with other people who were sitting at a table. She waved to Shawn, and he smiled. She knew Shawn was busy, so she kept walking. Finally, she got to the nursery.
"Are you Lily?" Maia asked a blonde woman standing outside the nursery.
"Yes. And who are you?" Lily asked with a smile.
"I'm Maia." Maia told Lily.
"And what have I done to deserve a visit from you, Maia?" Lily asked.
"I wanted to see Isabelle." Maia said.
"Isabelle is taking her nap right now. You can look in on her, but maybe later if you come back you can hold her." She told Maia.
"Okay, thanks." Maia said as they walked into a room with a crib.
Maia leaned over the railing of the crib and saw Isabelle. Maia smiled, and then quietly walked out of the room.
"She's not going to be a baby for much longer." Maia told Lily when the door was closed.
"I know. That's why I'm trying my best to enjoy every minute of it. It's true what they say, they do grow up fast.
"Isabelle is going to grow up even faster than regular kids." Maia said with a creepy smile, and then she walked away.
"What time is it?" Maia asked an adult.
"11:15." He replied.
"Do you know what time Shawn gets a lunch break?" Maia asked the man.
"You're a bit young to be one of his fans waiting for a glimpse of the famous Shawn, aren't you?" The man asked.
"I'm Maia." She said, ignoring the question.
"Hello Maia. I'm Richard. I work with Shawn. How do you know him?"
"He's watching me while my mom is away. But I'm having lunch with him, so I need to know when he eats lunch." Maia said.
"He eats around 12. What are you going to do until then?" Richard asked.
"I'm not sure."
"You could go see my daughter, Isabelle." Richard suggested.
"You're her father?" Maia asked.
"Yeah. Not officially, but Lily and I decided that I would be a dad to Isabelle." Richard said with a proud smile.
"She isn't going to need a daddy for much longer." Maia told Richard as she smiled and continued walking down the hallway.
Maia walked around the center for 15 minutes, and then went back to the room with the big windows to see if Shawn was still there. He was. When Shawn saw her looking through the window, he motioned to her to come in. Maia carefully opened and closed the door, and then walked over to Shawn, aware that all the adults were watching her.
"Everybody, this is Maia." Shawn said as Maia looked around the room.
"Hello Maia." Everyone said in unison.
"Hi." Maia said as she smiled nervously.
"We'll only be a few more minutes. You can sit with me, Maia, then we can go have some lunch." Shawn said.
"Okay." Maia replied.
Maia sat in the chair next to Shawn until the man who was sitting there before her came back.
"Hello-" The man said, wanting Maia to fill in her name.
"Maia." She said.
"Hello, Maia. I'm sorry, but that's my chair. Maybe you could sit with Shawn?" The man kindly asked.
Maia looked over at Shawn. He nodded. Maia got out of the man's chair and went to sit on the floor next to Shawn.
"You don't have to sit on the floor, Maia. You can sit on my lap." Shawn said when Maia started to sit on the rug.
"Okay." Maia replied. She stood up and sat on Shawn's lap.
"I'm sorry this is taking so long, Maia." Shawn whispered 10 minutes later.
"It's okay. I wasn't that hungry anyway." Maia whispered back.
"I bet if you tell me that you're hungry, I could get us out of here early." Shawn whispered with a smile.
"Okay." Maia agreed.
"Wait a minute, and then tell me." Shawn told her.
Maia sat on Shawn's lap and pretended to be listening to what the adults were saying. It didn't make much sense to her, so she zoned out.
"I like sitting on Shawn's lap. He has his arms around me. I wonder if Kyle's as cute and as nice as Shawn. I hope so. He's going to come to the center. But so is Nikki. I've heard Shawn talk to Kyle in my visions, but I've never seen him, unlike with Nikki. She's going to want to get back together with Shawn. No matter how hard I try to stop it, I'm pretty sure it's going to happen anyway. At least I'll have Kyle." Maia thought.
"Shawn," Maia said, loud enough so the adults would hear, "I'm hungry. Can we go eat lunch?"
"Can you guys finish without me? I should get Maia some lunch. Richard can fill me in on what I miss." Shawn said with his charming smile.
"Sure. I can fill you in when I see you next time." Richard said. Maia hadn't noticed Richard before.
"Thanks." Shawn said.
Shawn lifted Maia off of his lap and they walked out of the room.