Hey all! So May has arrived and I'm heading down south next week and will attempt to update whilst I'm down south. Shouldn't be a problem to update. Big thanks to everyone reading this and to Sally Rally, JandAndMaura05, Lazytown2000, Rain, Vbbneighbor amd Sunshine for the reviews. Hope you're still enjoying it.

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A New Family, a New Future-Part 13:

Cailin had been sent a message from Maura and of course the college girl wasted no time in getting on FaceTime to talk to Louisa.

"Belle! How did it go?" Cailin asked as soon as Louisa answered the call.

"Jane and Mura asked you to call didn't they?" Louisa sighed.

"I was going to call anyway but yes they said I needed to call you tonight because they get the feeling you're hiding stuff from them…" Cailin answered.

"I'm not. I told them everything," Louisa said a little too quickly, "maybe apart from how terrified and stupid I felt."

"And there we go," Cailin said, "why did you feel stupid?"

"Because I didn't know what to do half the time. If Chloe hadn't been there at lunch I'd have never known how to get my food or that I had to scan my pass to show I'd got food. I felt so stupid when I had to be shown."

"Louisa high school is so different to middle school and you always took a packed lunch when you went to middle school. Yes people know who you are but they were bound to at some point," Cailin said, "and maybe it was better than them finding out today because now you don't have to worry about that."

"I guess you're right but it was my first day. Why couldn't they have waited until tomorrow?" she sighed as she looked up some information on her Spanish work, "I am doing homework at the same time. I hope that's ok."

"Don't worry Belle. I'm doing the same thing," Cailin reassured her, "so tell me about Chloe."

"Well I was trying to get inside and I literally ran into her and she really didn't care that I'd basically just sent her tumbling to the floor," Louisa said, "she helped me back up and then began to talk. I didn't realise that she was going to stick with me."

"Well it was her first day as well and they do say that you meet friends in the most unusual situations," Cailin said.

"I could hear the whispers in class and then it just got to me in drama when someone mocked me and I ran out of the class and to the toilets. I didn't expect her to come after me," Louisa said, "but she said that I'd been the only one to reach out for friendship."

"I'm guessing that's when you told her who you really were," Cailin half asked and half said and Louisa nodded,

"Yes but she still didn't leave me."

"The thing is you have to remember it was her first day as well and she was also probably relieved that you walked into her because you two had something to bond over. The fact that she still stuck around, even after learning who you were says a lot. I know you're nervous because of what happened with those other girls but you need to give her a chance. You don't have anyone else currently and chances are she doesn't either," Cailin pointed out, "where does she live?"

"Next street along but she gets on the stop before. Why?" Louisa questioned.

"I was thinking of coming home for the weekend to chat to you properly. Maybe I could meet her…Not to go all mum," Cailin added seeing the look on Louisa's face, "just so I can size her up. We could go for a coffee or juice…" she suggested, "better me than Jane or Maura. You know they'll give her the third degree and terrify the poor girl."

Louisa looked like she was pondering the option before she sighed and nodded,

"That might be a better idea. The last thing I want is her getting scared away by those two," she said, "if she really does want to be my friend then she'll understand why you're getting involved first and not them."

Cailin couldn't help but laugh softly before she looked.

"I hear Jane's not happy that Jo Friday is being turned into a fashionista…" she smirked.

"Well Jo has been helping me decide my outfit for the week," Louisa said, "I know it's unheard of but Jo does somehow have a sense of style," she said.

"Must be living around you and Maura. It must be rubbing off on the dog. At least you've had dinner now right?" Cailin quizzed.

"Yes I have and then I came straight back to get my homework done. There's been a reward system set up so I intend to stick to that. Have you eaten?" Louisa smirked.

"Not yet. A friend is coming over later on with a pizza so we can talk about our project but I have had a sandwich mum…"

Louisa just looked before she burst into laughter,

"Can you help me with my Spanish?"

"Of course Belle."

The two began a discussion and basically had Louisa's homework done when Cailin's friend arrived so the older teenager had to go. Louisa thanked her before ending the call and then the door opened and Angela walked in.

"Where's Jane and Maura?" Louisa asked.

"Been called away on a case so you're stuck with me and Frankie tonight. He'll be here after his shift," Angela explained.

"Can we make that stuff that Maura won't let me eat?" Louisa asked.

"Finish that bit of homework and then we can." Louisa nodded and hurried to finish her homework. Whilst she loved living with Jane and Maura they sometimes could be a little boring but when Angela watched her the teenager intended to use the fun side of the Rizzoli matriarch to the max and Angela always fell for it no matter how many times Maura warned her about Louisa's crafty ways.