Angelina wasn’t aware she’d been holding her breath after finishing her tale. Hazels eying the man beside her, trying to read the expression there or to decipher the emotions displayed. He’d been like an open book to her years ago, but life had changed them…both of them. She missed the openness but with their two stories out in the open she did feel slightly better.
The mood grew as the contagious smile that so rarely showed itself emerged on Stan’s handsome face; it was impossible not to mimic it. ”Someone had to.” Matter of fact reply as she shook her head to his compliment, ”We both know I was the stubborn one, seems that hasn’t changed.” This was nice the light banter, even a little tense, a reminder of what once had been. ”Thanks for listening…” Her own words trailing off as she too took a drink of refreshing water.
She’d need to hit up the restroom after this little talk, with the amount she’d been downing…could be the added coffee and kahula from her earlier meeting with Sway and Sasha too. His next words were sobering but she gave a single nod in acknowledgement before carefully compiling a response. ”I’d like that, and I honestly never would’ve said you were dead had I known otherwise. I just assumed with Sphinx…” She paused here before pressing on, ”I just assumed if it could happen to one of the more stubborn ones of the crew…it might have happened to the rest.” Her voice dying with the realization she’d actually dwelt on the idea of him being dead for awhile, though deep down she’d never believed it, it’d just been easier to cope with that then the fact he’d never come back because he was scared or worse…didn’t love her anymore.
”But Desiree will know her father, rather she likes it or not, and I want you around for her, she’ll be nineteen in July.” They were still basing this all on the fact of rather the girl would want him around or not, but Angelina was content to let that dog lie for another week or two. Content to have a fragile reminder of what she’d once had…if only for a while.
”Oh shit!” Expletive falling past lips as she looked at the clock on the wall. They’d been talking for nearly an hour now. ”I left Sasha and Sway upstairs…” Hazels looking towards the hall, as if expecting them to pop in at any second. ”I kinda told them I had a meeting, but that I’d let them know when to come down.” Slightly plumped lip chewed on as she gave him a sheepish look. ”Seems most the girls came back into town too, the only ones I haven’t heard from are Nancy and Tori, but I’m sure they’ll be in town by weeks end.” She knew Amir wouldn’t be there for another three days, and there was the whole issue with Sway’s lost memory…which she should probably tell him about. ”There’s something else…Sway, well there’s not an easy way to say this, she’s lost her memory or most of it. So I’m hoping that maybe you or Tumbler or Memphis might be able to jog some screws loose…though I beg you to be gentle.” She didn’t want to go into what the woman did or did not know, or that she’d lost the baby they’d all been so happy for her to have before they left. That was something she’d leave for the now brunette to disclose.
”I can call them down if you want?” She left it up to him, unsure if he’d want to stick around, three women to one man was overwhelming, three women with lots of questions to one man who didn’t have all the answers was even more so. She couldn’t blame him if he wanted to bolt, though she really hoped he wouldn’t.
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Angelina Uris
An Angel In Waiting
Club Alien Owner
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Waiting on an angel.
One to carry me home.
Hope you come to see me soon,
cause I don't want to go alone,
I don't want to go alone.
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