Oh. My. God. I am so sorry for not updating. I've been trying to figure it out and I've had midterms this past week making it harder and other projects due. But that's all done. I'm gonna try more to update more frequently. Please review. I need help. It's my first fanfic!

Disclaimer:I don't own the Gallagher Girls. Ally Carter does

Chapter 2

Hale's POV

I was having a good day. Kat had officially come back to crew and was staying here with the family with me. We were pick pocketing people around New York when it started to rain. I looked for Kat only to find her drinking hot chocolate walking slowly around. I smiled to myself when I noticed the second drink in her other hand. I swiftly walked over to her and wrapped my arms around her. She didn't seem to acknowledge that I had joined at the last minute but she's been in this business since she was three. She knew how to hide her feelings well.

Kat looked at me smiling her beautiful smile that reached past her bright blue eyes. I could easily see myself getting lost in them but remembered that she was standing out in the rain and shook my head, trying to look like I was shaking my hair instead.

"Ready to go home Kitty Kat?" I asked her already dragging her along the road with me.

She looked at me and tried to read my face. I quickly put on my mask knowing that if anyone could see through my mask it was Kat, she did teach me everything I know.

She looked ahead her long black hair splashing across her back and responded, "Yeah come on, and I can practically smell the soup Uncle Eddie's prepared." She laughed that beautiful laugh of hers and continued down the road.

We approached the brownstone house and went up the stairs. The entire crew was here: Uncle Eddie, Kat's dad –Bobby Bishop, Simon, Angus and Hamish Bagshaw, even Gabrielle –Kat's older cousin by about 9 months- was there. I looked around only to see Kat smiling with content at the sight.

We sat down and talked about if we we're going to do another job soon. Kat's dad and Uncle Eddie were leaving soon trying to find out of country jobs for them to do saying we had done enough with Cleopatra's Emerald and that they should take a breather. They left soon leaving the young crew to be alone by themselves in the mansion.

It seemed to me that I'd always been alone until that one glorious night when I was 14 and Kat tried to steal my Monet. Some people say that someone breaking into their house would traumatize them for some time. For me it's the other way around, by Kat breaking in I gained a new life where there's a family who loves me.

Subconsciously I put my arm around Kat's shoulder and kissed her forehead softly. She smiled and turned her head away probably so I wouldn't see her blush. Kat may be a thief but she was still a girl - which apparently Simon and the Bagshaws didn't realize until during the Henley job.

She sighed once again in content and leaned her head on my shoulder slouching slightly into the couch. Over the time we developed a relationship which we now can officially call going out. Kat doesn't like using the terms boyfriend and girlfriend yet but I could tell either way she knew we were going out.

I noticed her eyes drooping, her soft blue eyes fading in and out as if she were contemplating in her mind whether to sleep or not.

She kept that up for about 2 minutes or so. The others were around the house doing their own thing while we were in the living room alone.

I whispered to her "its okay Kitty, just go to sleep I'm here." I gave her the approval which I knew would help. Most of the time she did this was only for the reason for her to stay awake with me. I knew she wouldn't last but I didn't want the guilt to come down on her.

She smiled at me and closed her eyes slowly falling asleep. Soon her breathing came long and even, her heart rate slowed down. I felt her steady breathing and leaned back on the couch tucking Kat's long legs across my lap sitting her head on my shoulder.

I sighed and leaned my head back only listening to Kat's breathing which started making me drowsy. I prepared myself to get up remembering Kat picking her up with me.

She woke up slightly and looked at me with clouded eyes telling me she was still half asleep. "Hale, what's wrong? Where are we going?" Even half asleep her brain still functioned enough to ask questions.

I stroked her hair and whispered back "It's ok Kat I'm just taking us upstairs, go back to sleep." She nodded and laid her head back on my chest.

But before she could fall back asleep there was a knock at the door. Her head bolted up off my shoulder and she jumped from my lap. Kat and I looked at each other with confusion across our faces. Nobody ever came by the mansion and there was a sign that said no solicitors.

"Kat you stay back I'm going to go check who it is." Kat didn't refuse to stay where she was. She knew if it this turned into a fight she wouldn't be able to win.

I inched towards the door and stood up confidently. I opened the door surprised at what I saw.

There was a girl, shorter than me, who had long black hair and sea green eyes. She was wearing something that fit Kat's daily attire, and had a shoulder bag dangling to her side. She was soaking wet obviously do to the now pouring rain outside.

I looked at her in disbelief trying to read why she was there, only to come up blank. I could only see the want in her eyes and that didn't help with anything.

"Um hi. Can I stay here for the night?" Her voice sounded weak like she hadn't eaten and was tired. Her question surprised me and I'm sad to say shock got past my shield.

I was completely astonished at her confidence and that she just walked up to a random house asking to stay. "Umm. Let me get back to you. Stay right there." I quickly replied shutting the door. I looked at Kat who was also shocked staring at the door. The rest of the crew came down and had apparently heard the conversation with me and the girl.

"Dude Hale there's a hot girl outside and you're letting her stand out there in the bloody rain what's wrong with you." I should've known that Angus Bagshaw would be the one to say I'm doing everything wrong with girls, while I have a girlfriend who's content with how I am. "Yeah man, get her in. Don't want her to catch a cold. Wait let her stay, she gets cold I can warm her up." Hamish was just as bad as his brother commenting on the girl.

Simon just looked shocked proving to me that he hadn't really been associated with any other girls besides the ones in the crew and his family.

Gabrielle was shocked but found a way to file her nails. "Eh let her in, we can't let her get sick or leave her out there at night in the middle of New York. Just nobody say anything about us being thieves, okay? Now if you don't mind me I need my beauty sleep so goodbye." With that Gabrielle strutted upstairs to her room.

We were all silent until they reminded me of the girl. I shook my head walking back to the girl. I opened the door to find her in the exact position I left her making me question her thinking how she didn't move at all in the at least 5 minutes I was gone.

"Well we've agreed you can stay. Just come in, wash up and meet us downstairs when you're done." She smiled at my words and said thank you walking past me to crew minus one. I shut the door following her to find her staring at the crew with a questioning gaze probably trying to figure out why there were no adults and 5 teens.

"Umm well thank you for letting me stay here. I should be gone by morning. I really appreciate this." She smiled at the crew and stood there. It finally occurred to obviously Kat first that was waiting for our introductions.

"Hi I'm Katarina Bishop – you can call me Kat, this is Simon." She pointed to herself and Simon who was still perplexed by her sight. "-Angus and Hamish Bagshaw-"Kat was interrupted by the girl who spoke "Oh I see you have German based names that's nice." We were shocked for her to realize the origin of Angus and Hamish's names, not many people would know.

"Well yeah they are. Anyways my cousin Gabrielle is upstairs. She wanted to rest up on her beauty sleep." Kat said politely to the girl like she was in charge. "And this is-"This time I cut off Kat introducing me feeling like I should've done it first thing. "W.W. Hale the fifth. Now if you're going to stay for the night you need to wash up. Kat will take you to your room…" I trailed off realizing she knew our names but not vice versa.

"Oh sorry where are my manners. My name Arianna. Arianna Nastrine." She spoke so normal without hesitation, there was no doubt in my mind that that wasn't her real name.

"Okay then just head upstairs Kat will show you where." I told her with an edge to my voice trying give off the effect that she needed to follow my order.

"Thank you, thank you. Trust me it'll only be one night." With that she walked upstairs with a confused Kat following behind.

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