I always thought about what could have happened if Angela didn't see Dr. Bellows in "Frankie and Tony are lovers".

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To love or not to love

Chapter 1

After the Brooklyn street fair they came home late. Tony had to stay in Brooklyn after Frankie had bid on him and won him for cleaning her house. Angela decided to drive the kids, Mona and herself home on her own. They were all tired, bad-tempered and didn't talk much on their long way home from Brooklyn. It wasn't exactly what she expected from this weekend. To see Tony kissing a former girlfriend from his old neighborhood was one of the most unexpected things of all. Not that she was jealous but sitting around alone between those noisy Italian people bored her after a short time. That was what she told herself. No way, would she admit that she was jealous. And this girl, Frankie, had bid on Tony and she, Angela, had lost the battle. No, not really lost, more like she had given up. And now Tony had his weekend free to clean up Frankie's apartment. Even when she closed her eyes the picture of Tony who changed the bedclothes together with Frankie left a lump in her stomach. A feeling of nausea hit her. 'Why is this bothering me? And why is there this pressure in my chest and I can barely breathe?' Angela got caught up in her thoughts. 'No, I'm just exhausted from the day', she was trying to peer something through the fog of her brain.

As the next day was a Sunday, they all slept late, and since Tony was not at home Angela decided to do the breakfast with omelet à la Angela, but of course it was a torture for everyone. Afterwards, the kids went out for their Sunday activities and Mona went on a date with a guy she met at the street fair. Angela paced impatiently back and forth through the dining room. She was unable to concentrate on her work. In the early evening Tony came back home. He seemed to be tired and lost in deep thoughts.

"Hi Tony, how was your weekend." Angela asked him carefully, trying to read something in his dark brown eyes. But he barely looked at her.

"Oh, hi Angela, really nice, Frankie's apartment is the best cleaned apartment in Brooklyn now."

"I'm sure it is." Angela smiled quietly.

"Angela I'm sorry you have to drive home alone with the kids. The day took an unexpected turn. You know Angela, the afternoon was odd anyway." Avoiding eye contact with Angela, Tony turned to the stairs but stopped again. "When I was a teenager I always wanted to be with Frankie but she always gave me the cold shoulder. And suddenly… she wants to be with me… you know dating and so on and more." He tried to suppress the guilt in his voice.

"What does that mean? What more?"

"To tell the truth, she proposed to me." Tony looked down on the floor, feeling a little uncertain from Angela's questioning brown eyes.

"Proposed? After one weekend?" Angela asked him doubtfully. Frankie must be absolutely convinced about Tony's qualities. "That must be nice for you after so many years. She is a Harvard graduate, she drinks beer from a bottle and she is an Italian beauty. So, that's why you kissed her?" Angela became frightened. Why am I asking that, she asked herself, and why doesn't he even look at me?

"Actually Frankie kissed me, I was… hm… a little surprised. But I have to think it over. I'll go upstairs and try to catch up some sleep. And this kiss…it meant nothing." Tony climbed the stairs and without another word, he left a very confused Angela behind.

"If you say so, I guess a kiss like that can't be meaningless, so you have something to think about. Sleep well." Angela was deeply disappointed. Seems he didn't want to spend time with her this evening. The pressure on her chest intensified. She was barely able to picture Tony with another woman. But it could happen anytime. This time? Of course he was going to see her again. Could he really be serious about a proposal from a girl he hadn't seen for years? But what if he did accept it? Angela shivered at the thought of Tony marrying Frankie. She had to come to a decision that she could live and she had to decide soon….