The next day, Gabrielle had woken up, alone in the house. Mick wasn't anywhere in sight and it was just only 8.24 pm. Gabrielle frowned having not hearing the light breathing of her companion or the pitter patter of Pongo's paws along the wooden floor.

"Pongo! Here boy!" she walked through the small apartment wearing just Mick's shirt again like it had always belonged to her. Her frown increased when she had searched every corner of every room in the apartment. From her own bedroom to the bathroom to Mick's room. "Where could you have gone?" she grumbled to herself raking a hand through her brown hair, freeing any knots and tangles. Gabrielle noticed the piece of paper taped to the door as she stood there frowning in thought. Her eyes traced each word carefully and feeling a lot of weight was lifted from her chest. She rolled the paper into a ball and threw it into the bin when she walked into the kitchen.

"Mick took Pongo out to relief of the boy's business," at the thought Gabrielle laughed to herself. Mick being near an animal? That was a miracle. She hummed her happy tune and began looking through the fridge. A dozen of eggs. A carton of milk almost going off. Some cabbages and carrots that looked almost rotten. Gabrielle frowned deeply unsure of how she was going to live in this apartment like this. She grabbed two eggs and turned on the frying pan, adding a tinge of oil.

Gabrielle continued humming unaware that the front door had opened as she swayed her hips slightly left to right and round a bit. Her movements were graceful and perfect, dancing like a professional. She rolled the omelettes onto a green plate as she turned off the stove and turned around preparing to eat her night-breakfast. Gabrielle gasped slightly as her brown eyes widened seeing the stranger in her temporary home.

The mass of curly blonde hair looking smooth and shiny. The beautiful appearance of the woman standing before her was stunning. Her brown eyes were met with penetrating blue-grey eyes in which held some confusion and hurt. Gabrielle smiled and set her plate down on the bench and approached the confused woman.

"Hi, I'm Gabrielle, you're...?" the blonde woman frowned and cautiously reached towards Gabrielle's outstretched hand preparing to shake it with her. Gabrielle turned to look at the door as it opened and she heard the familiar patter of paws along the floorboards and Gabrielle grinned bending down to wait for the approaching companion. "Hello Pongo. Did Micky take you out? It's sweet of him, isn't it boy? Isn't it?" she cooed at Pongo as she rubbed his face and lifted him up so their noses touched.

Mick walked into his house chuckling as he heard Gabrielle coo to her dog like it was her own child but in some way Pongo was. His movements stopped and the smile dropped from his lips as he took notice of Beth Turner standing in his apartment looking confused. Gabrielle dropped Pongo onto the ground again slowly and stroked him one last time before watching the dog run upstairs.

"Beth, you're here," the blonde woman in which Gabrielle had heard Mick call her Beth, nodded. Mick cleared his throat as he pushed his hair behind his ear in a habit again, "Gabrielle, this is Beth Turner, she's the reporter for BuzzWire and she knows about Josef and I," Gabrielle smiled and turned over to face Beth stretching out her hand again

"It was rude of me before, sorry about it. I'm Gabrielle Sawyers, it's nice to meet you Beth," she spoke in her perfect harmonic voice as Beth blushed faintly at the attention she was gaining from the brown haired goddess in front of her. Beth locked her hands with the smaller hand in front of her and smiled back in return although she was still confused at why Gabrielle was wearing Mick's shirt and how they had known each other for her to live here like this.

"It's nice to meet you Gabrielle, sorry to ask but how do you two know each other?" Beth asked unable to hide the strain in her tone from Gabrielle who had picked it up instantly with the flash of emotion in the blonde haired female. Mick hadn't picked it up and glanced at Gabrielle who furrowed her eyebrows in confusion and looked back at Mick. The two friends stared at each other.

Gabrielle smiled at Beth and said in a soft tone that made Beth smile faintly

"I'll let Mick explain things to you, I have to get ready tonight," with a last dazzling smile, Gabrielle trotted up the stairs as Beth watched the younger female. Beth frowned when she saw the swish and flick of the short shirt that belonged to Mick, revealing the red underwear that Gabrielle was wearing. Mick's eyes widened having noticed that Beth's heart beat had just increased. He mentally groaned and pushed Beth gently towards the seats.

Beth turned to face him and gave a little cold glare. The front door opened revealing a grinning Josef. The grin was wiped off as he noticed the tense atmosphere. He slowly closed the door and looked between the glaring Beth and solemn looking Mick. There was a soft humming upstairs as well as occasional barking of Pongo.

"Hmm...I think I'll go see what Gabrielle is doing right now." Josef said retreated up the stairs quickly with his inhuman speed. He didn't want to be in between a woman when she was angry. It was never a pretty sight, Josef had come to known through his 400 years being alive.

He found Gabrielle lying on her bed wearing a short black skirt with a spaghetti string top. Her top had drifted upwards slightly revealing her toned stomach. Josef could feel himself salivating at the sight of flesh being exposed to him by such an attractive woman.

"What's going on Mick?" the two had heard Beth question Mick from downstairs.