A/N: Sorry for no update for so long…but the first month of school is crazy, and they're giving us so many tests to prepare us for high school, that between studying, school and sleeping, I have no time for anything else. Don't expect a lot of updates very quickly until around Christmas, then Spring Break, and then the summer. I don't own Wendy's (though it would rock if I did…but I'd also probably weigh 200 lbs instead of 89 lbs) Thanks for the reviews!

"What do you want for lunch?" Shawn asked.

"Can we get Wendy's?" Maia skipped up the stairs to Shawn's suite. (A/N: I don't know if you would call it an apartment, or a suite, or something else)

"If you want to." Shawn replied.

"I do." Maia told him.

"Okay, just give me a minute. I need to call someone. You can play DDR or something. It'll only take a minute." Shawn said as he unlocked the door.

"Okay." Maia agreed.

Shawn walked into his bedroom while Maia turned on the TV.

"Hello?" The voice on the other end of the phone said.

"Nikki? It's Shawn." Shawn responded.

"Oh, hi Shawn." Nikki said.

"I really want to see you, I do, but can you come by next week? Maia's a sweet kid, and I don't want to hurt her." Shawn calmly explained.

"If I want to come tomorrow, I will. You can't stop me, and neither can Maia."

"Come on, Nikki. Don't do this. Just wait until next week. It's not like Maia's going to let anything happen between us while she's here. Even if she would, I'm not going to let anything happen while she's here. Think about how awkward it would be to have a 9-year-old walk in on us." Shawn said.

"Why can't you just have someone else take care of her for like, an hour. I'm sure she's a great kid, but she isn't even trying to like me. She doesn't know me, but I'm pretty sure she already hates me." Nikki told Shawn.

"It's just, she thinks that if you come, I won't be there for her anymore. And she's probably right. Please, Nikki."

"Shawn…"

"No. Don't come. As much as I want you here, I'd rather wait until Maia is gone. Bye, Nikki." Shawn said, right before he hung up the phone, not giving Nikki a chance to respond.

"Are you ready, Shawn?" Maia yelled through the door.

"Just a second!" Shawn yelled back as he took off his collared shirt and work pants and started looking for a T-shirt and a pair of shorts to wear.

"OUCH!" Maia screamed.

Shawn ran out of his room, forgetting he was only in his underwear, and found Maia crying on the floor, cradling her arm.

"Maia, what happened?" Shawn asked.

"I was playing DDR and I fell." Maia said between sobs.

"Come here, Maia." Shawn said, holding out his arms.

He pulled her into a hug as he helped her up onto the couch. He looked at her funnily bent arm while she sobbed into his bare shoulder.

"Maia, let me go put some pants on, and then I'll see what I can do for your arm." Shawn told the little girl in his arms.

Maia managed to nod as Shawn stood up and walked back into his bedroom.

"Oh man, I hope it's not broken. I've never healed a bone before. I wonder if it will work." Shawn thought as he grabbed a random pair of pants and pulled it up to his waist.

"It hurts, Shawn!" Maia moaned.

"I know, I know. It'll be okay, though." Shawn reassured the sobbing child.

"I hope so." Maia said as she continued to sob.

"Give me your hand and let me see your arm." Shawn ordered.

Maia held out her arm and gave Shawn her hand. Shawn focused all of his energy into healing Maia's arm. After a few seconds Maia spoke.

"Shawn, it feels all better!" She said as she gave Shawn a huge hug.

"I'm glad I could help." Shawn replied as he held the little girl.

It was like the little sister he never had. He had always wished for a sister, but when he turned 12, he gave up, and started wishing for a dirt bike. It was really nice having Maia around. She was sweet, funny, and adorable. He knew he would miss her when she left, and that the worst thing he could do would be to hurt her feelings by leaving her for Nikki.

After a few moments, Maia looked up at Shawn and smiled. Shawn kissed her on the forehead.

"Shawn. You have a visitor." A voice said, interrupting the moment.

"Is it her?" Maia asked.

"I don't know. You're one who sees the future. Shouldn't you be telling me if it's Nikki?" Shawn kidded.

"Yeah, I guess so. But I don't know who it is, so let's go see!" Maia said as she ran towards the door, forgetting that just moments ago she had had a broken arm.

"Just a sec, kiddo. I need a shirt." He chuckled.

Maia waited patiently while Shawn tried to find a shirt that didn't scream "DORK!" It was hard, because almost all of his "cool" shirts needed to be washed, because he had been lazy for over two weeks, and all he had left were collared shirts. He finally gave up and grabbed a blue striped polo shirt (A/N: I like polo shirts on guys, but I imagine that on Shawn, it would look a bit dorky).

They ran to the lobby and found Kyle, not Nikki, waiting for them.

"Hey, Kyle!" Shawn yelled across the large room.

"Yo, Shawn! You're the big man in charge now, huh?" Kyle said as he looked at what Shawn was wearing and walked towards Shawn and Maia.

"Kyle, this is Maia. Maia, this is Kyle." Shawn said, getting introductions out of the way.

"Hey." Kyle said as he gave Maia a high five.

Maia motioned for Shawn to come down to her level.

"I like him more than Nikki." Maia whispered to Shawn as she stood on tiptoes.

"What'd ya say Maia?" Kyle asked.

Maia grinned shyly, so Shawn answered.

"She says she likes you more than someone else." Shawn told Kyle.

"Cool. Hey, man, do you have anything to eat? I'm starving…" He trailed off as he walked over to the elevator.

"Shawn, Nikki's going to come. But even though she says she's here to see you, she's not." Maia said with a serious face.

"Who's she here for, Maia?" Shawn worriedly asked.

"I think it's Kyle. It's hard to tell." Maia said as she pulled Shawn towards the elevator where Kyle was waiting.

"So, anything up with you and Nikki?" Shawn casually asked Kyle.

"She bugs me. She bugs everyone." Kyle said with a frown.

"So…nothing going on between you? No dates, no movies, no dinners, nothing?" Shawn asked.

"I don't think so. But I wish." Kyle replied.

"But I thought she bugged you?" Shawn asked, confused.

"Dude. She's hot." Kyle said as the elevator door opened.

Maia rolled her eyes. "Boys…" She thought.

They walked up to Shawn's suite where Kyle immediately noticed the mess, both in the family room and Shawn's bedroom.

"What happened?" Kyle asked. "Last time I was here, this place was neater than…well, anywhere."

"A nine year old happened." Shawn answered as he looked at Maia with a smile.

"It's not all me. It's your fault there's clothes all over your bedroom floor. That was all you." Maia told Shawn.

"And there's clothes on the floor? My, my, my, Shawn, what is that about?" Kyle asked with fake disappointment.

"There was a little accident right before you arrived which required…quickly finding pants." Shawn answered with a big smile.

"Food…" Kyle muttered as he made his way to the refrigerator.

"What about Wendy's?" Maia asked Shawn.

"Oh yeah. Wait a second Kyle. Don't eat anything yet. We'll go out for fast food." Shawn told his hungry cousin.

"Fine…but hurry." Kyle mumbled.