New Year's went by very quickly. It had consumed of just Gia, Griffin, and Rosa in their small apartment, watching the bright ball drop in Time Square on the television. Griffin kissed Gia for a Nee Years kiss, causing her to blush beet red from the attention of her mother smirking from the other sofa. Now, it's halfway through the second week of January. Gia hasn't seen much of Griffin. He's been awfully busy down at the garage lately, even though it's still their winter break. They've talked on the phone plenty of times, but have barely had time to see each other in person. The feeling of him possibly breaking up with her flashes in her mind again. Concerning her, greatly. "He's pushing me away, Mom. He's never been so distant with me before- well, before we got together he was,

