Title: Horizon
Author: Sula
Genre: Romance
Rated: pg-13
Disclaimer: I don't own any character. (unfortunately L )
Chapter 1:
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11am
Port Washington
Monica and Andrew were waiting for Tess, she had told them she had a very important mission for them and that they musn 't be late.
Monica sighed.
-I wonder what kind of mission it would be this time
Andrew nodded.
-I am really exhausted, I hope it won't be too hard.
At this moment, a car parked just next to the two young angels. Tess stared at her car a few seconds and than turned to face Andrew and Monica.
-Andrew, Monica. I'm glad you're here…on time. This new mission is rather special; Tess noticed that Monica looked worried.; Don't worry little angel, I'm sure you …I mean you two, will love it.
She sat in her car again and waited for the two angels to do the same.
-Uh be careful! Andrew your shoes…don't…this car has a soul you know.
-Sorry; he apologized, amused.
They arrived at Port Washington airport. Andrew and Monica looked at each other, puzzled.
-Here we are; Tess said; ok I think it's time to tell you the truth…there's no mission, yes I lied. I know you two are very exhausted so I thought you needed some vacation.
The eldest angel handed them two tickets.
-Ohh it…it is a ticket for…for England!
-Oh…I have one too! Andrew exclaimed.
The two angels hugged and thanked Tess for this present they had dreamt about for so long. Tess told them to go, Monica obeyed enthusiastly but Andrew didn't move.
-Uh Monica, just a second, I won't be long, there's something I want to tell her.
-Ok, no problem!
When he saw Monica entering the airport, he finally dared to talk:
-Tess…I know that I told you…you know…but…I didn't expect you to…
-Andrew, don't worry. I didn't tell Monica that…that you loved her; she whispered; and that's not the reason why I gave you this present. I just thought you deserved it, you worked really hard.
-Oh…sorry, I thought you had told Monica….I…I don't want to rush her you know. This trip would be perfect to tell her how I feel but I don't know, the idea of losing my best friend, just because of my feelings,scares me to death.
-But aren't you the angel of death?; she said playfully; now go or you're gonna miss your flight and there won't be any trip at all.
Andrew ran, Monica was waiting for him with their luggage. In fact, Tess had packed for them, she was like their mother and she knew exactly what they would have brought. The flight was very long and even though the two friends were really exhiting, they were also tired. Monica fell asleep after an hour. Her head was resting on his shoulder. He looked at her beautiful face and her pale skin, he kissed her forehead lovingly ,then placed a lock of hair behind her hear and gently stroked her cheek , her skin was so soft. Monica was conscienceness but she couldn't help shivering. He smiled and whispered:
-Ah…if only you knew how much I l…
But he was interrupted by an air hostess:
-Excuse me sir…
This time, he was the one to interrupt her:
-No thanks, I'm not hungry.
Five minutes later it was Andrew fell asleep, they spent the rest of the flight sleeping one against the other like two kittens. When the plane landed, they both woke up, looked at each other embarrassed and blushed.
-Uh…Here we are;
Andrew said shily.
Two hours later
England
Monica and Andrew loved this place, they had a chalet on their own, just next to a lake. There was no polution and no noise. 100 meters away there was a pub, two other chalets and the gardien's house. Everything was perfect, only one thing had striked them: there was only one bed in their chalet, it was a large bed but still, they were embarrassed, especially Monica. They decided to ignore this problem and to have fun so they went to the pub where you could play darts.
-Oh Andrew!Look!A challenge! I love playing darts! Tess tought me when I was younger, oh we should participate!
Andrew suddenly looked bothered.
-Oh uh…I don't know.
-Come on! It will be fun!
Monica realized that he was serious.
-Ok…as you want Andy.
Back to the chalet.
Andrew stared at the only bed and than at Monica.
-Well…I'll sleep on the sofa.
Monica looked him in the eyes ,she was offened.
-Oh Andrew, Tess gave us this present because she thought we were exhausted and she was right. You need this vacation as much as I do. There's absolutely no way you sleep on the sofa!
He shrugged shily.
-I guess you 're right…as always. That's ok, we're just two adults sleeping together
Than he realized what he had just said and started to blush, he was about to appologize when Monica surprised him by giggling.
-Hihihi that's it, just sleeping together.
They were both very tired and fell asleep as soon as the light was off. It was around midnight when Monica woke up, was Andrew crying. She wanted to comfort him but than she realized that he was still asleep, he must be having a nightmare, Tess had often told the young angel that it could be dangerous to wake up someone who is dreaming so she didn't do anything even if it broke her heart to watch him suffering. She stroked his hair and whispered:
-Shh it's ok Andy, everything's gonna be allright. Shh…
After all reassuring him couldn't be dangerous, he probably can't even hear me, she thought.
It seems to work, Andrew stopped crying.
On morning, when Andrew woke up, his head was rested in Monica's arms and he was holding her tight. He got up quickly, quite embarrassed, hopping that Monica haven't noticed.
Afterwards, Monica questioned him about his night but he didn't remember neither his nightmare nor Monica's trying to comfort him. Monica, on the other hand, hasn't forgotten what happened last night and she was worried about him. He was her best friend and her confident. Of course Tess was a good friend too but she was more like a mother.
Oh Tess! What a great idea! Andrew also considers her as a mother, maybe he had talked to her about his dreams, maybe he has some problems and he doesn't dare to tell me. I should call her , she thought.
She picked up the phone and dialed a number.
-Tess?
-Hey Monica! It's good to hear you! How is England?
-Oh it's great, it's such a wonderful present, thank you so much! You're always there to…what is it? I can hear something,… like a dog.
-Uh..in fact it's a puppy.
-Oh a puppy! I love puppies! I didn't know you had one. What kind of dog is it? How old is it? How did you call it? Is it a male..
-Wow calm down angel girl, I didn't know you loved dogs that much, let's say that it is a part of your present,I give it to you. You will love it…
-What? Are you trying to get rid of your lil' puppy?
Monica was teasing her and Tess knew it but she felt a bit ashamed anyway.
-You know…I don't really hate dogs but it's just that…
-That?
Monica asked curiously.
-They're always peeing on my car, my baby.
Monica couldn't help but laught.
-Are you laughting? That's not funny, my poor baby.; she said, pretending to be hurt; Now you're laughting even more.
She said smirking.
-But why have you adopted it then?
-Actually I didn't. It just followed me. Oh, why are you calling me by the way?
-I'm really worried, Andrew had a bad dream and he cried in his sleep. I didn't know what to do, does he have any problem? If it's a secret don't tell me what it is about but please, I need to know if he's ok. Yesterday he was acting weird. Please Tess…
Tess heared her sobbing, she didn't want to betray Andrew, she knew that he was in love with Monica, he had confessed few days ago but would he cry at night because of this? Maybe there was something else, Tess thought.
-Ok, let's say that I know one of his secrets but there's nothing to worry about, and you have the same secret than him by the way. Maybe it was just a nightmare, sometimes there's no explanation, only God knows.
Monica whiped away her tears, thanked Tess and hanged up.
To be continued…