Sarah and Angel headed to the beach. Not the cliffs where they usually went. Sarah wanted to walk on the beach. It wasn't too crowded for a Saturday. They walked for quite a while and were already on their way back to the car, when Angel brought up his Spanish class woes."You don't know Spanish?" She was completely surprised."Well, I thought I was okay at it," he said. "But according to the scores I've been getting on my quizzes, I suck."Sarah couldn't help laughing despite the agitation she was feeling about the impending conversation. "I can help you."Angel turned to her curiously. "You know Spanish?""Claro que si."Angel smiled at her impressed. "Good, because I have a quiz Tuesday, and progress reports go out on Wednesday. If I don't get higher than a D on my quiz, I'm sitting out the game on Friday."Sarah smiled. "I'll be your private tutor."They got to the car and Angel leaned on it, pulling her against him. "Mmm, sounds good."Sarah knew she needed to ask him now
The next day was far less emotional, though thoughts of yesterday's exchange made things a little tense when Angel first picked her up. As the hours passed, Sarah seemed a lot better and gave in to her feelings again. They even spent a lustful hour parked in their spot until she had to leave for work.The night before, Sarah was asleep when Valerie got home, and this morning between talking to Sydney, and Angel picking her up so early, Sarah hadn't had a chance to talk to her cousin.Valerie was just out of the shower, and Sarah was finally going to hear about her date with Alex.She was about to walk out to look for her when Valerie walked in, smiling from ear to ear. Sarah smiled just as big."So?"Valerie did a little dance and closed Sarah's door. She motioned Sarah toward the bed and sat down next to her."I gotta ask you something, Sarah," she whispered. "Is Angel big? 'Cause Alex is huge. I mean huge."Sarah's jaw dropped. "You slept with him?"Valerie expression went bl
AngelBy Monday, everything was back to normal with Sarah and Angel. They'd never spent their morning or lunch breaks together. So when Angel saw Dana by her locker just before lunch, he figured it was as good a time as any to take care of this once and for all.Two friends were with her. Her eyes brightened when she saw him approach. She quickly dismissed her friends. "I'll talk to you guys later.""Hey." She smiled big at Angel, tossing her hair back. "What's up?""Do you have a minute?""For you? Of course.""I know what you were doing Friday, Dana. It's gotta stop."Her smile dissolved, and she glanced into her locker. "I don't know what you mean.""Sure you do." He spoke calmly.She stared straight ahead. "You gave me that jersey, don't you remember?""No, I lent it to you, and you never gave it back."She shifted her weight and finally met his eyes. Angel saw right through her attempt to appear injured. "You want it back? Is that what this is about?""Yeah, I do. And
AngelSarah pulled her arm off his shoulder, but he grabbed a hold of her hand. She'd told him that morning she didn't need to hear the details about his talk with Dana so long as he took care of it."I'm only bringing it up 'cause you're probably gonna hear about it. "She stared at him. "I'd already talked to her earlier in the day and thought that would be it," he said. "But I should've known better when she hadn't said too much. "He could see Sarah searching his eyes. "She made a scene after practice.""A scene?""Yeah, a scene." He hugged her and pushed her back gently on the sofa. "Sarah, it's nothing. I wouldn't have even brought it up, but I didn't want you to hear about it from someone else."What did she say?"Angel tried kissing her, but she pulled away. "Sarah, let's not do this again, babe. Seriously, the only thing that matters is that I straightened things out, and she won't be acting stupid anymore.""Are you sure?""No question about it." He kissed her and hoped
Angel scored an eighty on his Spanish quiz and was happy to be in the game that week. It was an important one too. They were playing their rivals, and both teams were in the running for the playoffs.Sarah sat in the stands with Sofia, Valerie, and Valerie's friend Monica. Angel's parents had flown out earlier that evening to Florida for Alex's game the next day. Sofia was Angel's responsibility until they got back. Rather than leaving her alone at the restaurant tonight, Angel got the go ahead to close up early and have her tag along with them.Sarah didn't mind having her along for the night. She liked Sofia, and ever since Sarah started practicing with the track team, they'd gotten a lot closer. Sarah felt bad though. The relay team never even came close to the times Sarah put on the board when she stood in for the fourth place runner during practice. The coach was always going on and on about how heartbroken he was that she wouldn't be sticking around for next semester. She'd sta
Saturday mornings were always busy at the restaurant. Angel's parents wouldn't be back until that evening, so Sarah offered to come in and help. Angel picked her up an hour before they opened. Sarah smiled when she saw Sofia in the car also. She was anxious to speak with her alone.No sooner were they in the restaurant than Sofia pulled Sarah by the arm. "I'll take Sarah to the back, so she can try on one of the shirts."Angel frowned. "That's okay, Sofie. Sarah, you don't have to wear a uniform, babe."Sarah lifted her chin. "But I like the shirts." She turned to Sofia. "I'll take a medium."Angel smiled, and she blew him a kiss. When they got to the back room, Sofia closed the door behind them and grinned wickedly. "Oh my God, I've been dying to talk to someone about this, and you're the only person I can."Sarah wasn't sure she wanted to be the only one that knew. From the very beginning, Angel didn't even have to say it. It was so obvious how protective he and his brothers wer
Angel"Frances?" Sarah was almost in tears. "Yeah, it's me. How's Sydney?"She clutched the paper Angel had handed to her at her chest and listened. She stared at Angel. "Oh, thank God," she said. "I was so scared."Angel exhaled relieved. "No, no, I'm glad you called." she said. "So, what happened? Why was an ambulance called?"She was on the phone for a few more minutes, and Angel sat down on the desk chair, leaning all the way back. He watched as Sarah hung up and looked at him. He held his arms out for her to come to him. She walked over and sat on his lap. He wrapped his arms around her. "So, she's okay?"Sarah nodded. "The ambulance was called because Sydney complained of pain in the stomach. They wanted to make sure there was no internal bleeding.""Was there?"Sarah shook her head and took a deep breath. "No."Angel leaned his forehead against hers. "How are you doing?"She smiled weakly and shrugged. "I was just imagining the worst.""Sarah." He kissed her head. "Tom
Coach Rudy set up a friendly relay with another school in the middle of the week. Sarah was torn because the football team had made the playoffs and they were starting that same day. The game was during the day and away. Sofia and the coach really wanted her at the meet. Angel told her not to worry; it was supposed to be a pretty easy win. They were playing the wild card team.It had been a while since she'd last competed, and she was nervous. The football team was due to be back just after school around the time the relay would be going on. The boys were in the middle of their relay when Sarah saw the bus with the football team pull in. They were loud and being rowdy, so she knew they'd won. She smiled even though her stomach was doing flips. She hadn't realized how nervous she was about Angel watching her race, until now.There were a few more relays before hers, and she knew Angel would be out of the locker room and in the bleachers in plenty of time. She concentrated on stretchin