I own nothing. Adding another story to the Angel Sanders world. I hope you like it. Five years after last story. Angel is twelve while Spencer is thirteen. Enjoy!
"Hey Mr. Stokes," Spencer said when I opened the front door.
"Hello Spencer," I said smiling, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to see if Angel wanted to hang out," he said looking at the door.
"She's outside with Zero," I said pointing back, "Go on through."
"Thank you," he said grinning.
I watched as Spencer went through the house. It had been almost five years since Spencer and his family had moved here. I was glad that he was here and friends with Angel.
Angel had never seemed so happy and free before. It was like she was a totally different person since she became friends with him. Greg said that it was like this when she was friends with Danny.
Since I wasn't around when Danny was alive it was nice to see how childish Angel could be. I was so used to seeing her acting like an adult that I almost forgot that she was only twelve years old.
Turning around I walked to the back door and looked outside. Spencer and Angel were running around playing catch with Zero. A huge smile was adorning both of their faces.
"What are you watching Nicky?" Greg said coming up behind me.
"Spencer and Angel," I said softly.
"They look like they're having fun," he said linking our hands together.
"Yeah," I said smiling.
"I missed seeing her smile like that," he said calmly.
"She looks young," I said pulling him closer.
"I was thinking innocent," he said sadly.
I looked down at Greg and saw how much emotion was in his eyes. Greg cared so much about Angel. While Angel looked like the child she was Greg looked a few years younger himself.
After losing Danny both Angel and Greg had a haunted look in their eyes. You never expected to have someone you cared about killed. Even when you prepare for it you are never prepared.
As Spencer came closer in Angel's life her eyes started to become lighter. It was taking a little longer for Greg though. He didn't want to be too close incase Spencer hurt Angel or got hurt himself.
It was hard to believe that Greg was as close to me as he was. He protected his heart with such vigor. The two of us were so close and it had come on so quickly. I was surprised that it happened.
"Papa," Angel said running up to me, "Daddy."
"Hello Angel," Greg said lifting her up, "Hello Spencer."
"Hey Mr. Sanders," Spencer said smiling, "My Dad wanted to ask if you guys wanted to come over for dinner tomorrow."
"We'd love to," Greg said smiling, "Are you two hungry? I was about to order some pizza."
"Yes Daddy," Angel said kissing his cheek.
"Thank you Mr. Sanders," Spencer said nodding.
"Okay," Greg said putting Angel down.
"Come on Spencer," Angel said offering her hand to the boy, "I'll get us some milk."
"Okay," Spencer said taking her hand.
Angel and Spencer walked away from us with their finger intertwined. Smirking I looked at Greg and saw a small smile on his lips. I stepped closer to him and kissed his lips gently.
"They're good for each other," Greg said in a whisper.
"Yes they are," I said calmly, "Very good."
I stared into Greg's eyes for a moment before Zero ran up and jumped on me. Laughing I pushed her off and started to pet her head. Zero spun around a few times before running into the kitchen.
Greg shook his head and grabbed the phone. I smiled at him and walked into the kitchen. Angel and Spencer were sitting at the table with two glasses of milk between them.
Zero was sitting at Angel's feet. Zero looked up at me and smiled her dog smile before walking out of the room. She never left Angel alone unless Greg or I were in the same room.
"Hi Papa," Angel said grinning, "Want some milk?"
"No thank you," I said smiling back.
"Okay," she said nodding.
Angel turned back to Spencer and smiled widely before going to the fridge. I saw Spencer blush red when Angel turned away. Spencer looked at me and blushed harder when he saw my grin.
It wasn't hard to figure out that Spencer liked Angel. He was a sweet kid though and he took good care of making sure that Angel was safe and happy. I would be happy if the two of them dated.
I didn't know if Angel liked him the same way though. She was hard to read even to Greg sometimes. Although she would tell us if anything big would happen to her. Even if it was just a crush.
"Pizza will be here soon," Greg said walking in the room, "What time do you have to be home Spencer?"
"Seven," Spencer said calmly.
"Alright," he said nodding, "Why don't the two of you go put a movie in?"
"Okay," Angel said grinning.
Spencer quickly got off the chair and offered his hand to Angel while smiling shyly. Angel took his hand and let him take her into the living room. Zero almost instantly ran through the kitchen and into the living room with them.
Turning to Greg I grinned. He smiled back while laughing slightly. We both knew that no matter how smart Angel was she wasn't seeing that Spencer had a huge crush on her.
"They're so cute at that age," I said causing both of us to start laughing again.
Greg stepped closer to me once more and wrapped his arms around my neck. My hands went to his waist. A sigh slipped through his lips while his head rested on my shoulder.
"What's wrong Greg?" I asked concerned, "You've been weird all day."
"I don't know," Greg said sighing, "My head has been killing me all day."
"Why don't you go lay down Sweetheart?" I asked lowering my voice slightly, "I can take care of Spencer and Angel."
"Are you sure?" he asked softly.
"Yeah," I said kissing his forehead, "Go lay down."
Greg nodded his head and kissed me gently before walking toward our room. His head was down and his shoulders were sagging. I could tell that he really wasn't feeling well today.
Taking a deep breath I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and went into the living room. Angel and Zero were by the DVD case while Spencer was sitting on the couch.
Spencer looked confused while he stared at Angel. As I looked at him I thought that maybe he didn't know what was going on with him either. It was possible. I didn't understand what was going on when I had my first crush either.
A knock on the door had Zero growling softly in the back of her throat while she moved closer to me. I gently petted her head and moved toward the door. Looking through the peephole I saw Chris.
"Hey Chris," I said opening the door, "What's going on?"
"I found something of Angel's in the kitchen," Chris said holding up a book, "I thought she might like it back."
"That's where that went," Angel said running up and taking the book from Chris, "Thank you Mr. Gates."
"You're welcome," Chris said smiling, "Hi Spencer."
"Hi Dad," Spencer said smiling slightly.
Looking at Spencer I decided that I was going to bring up what was going on with Spencer to Chris. I moved my hand motioning for Chris to follow me into the kitchen so we could talk alone.
"What's up Nick?" Chris asked softly.
"Has Spencer said anything about Angel?" I asked calmly.
"No," he said shaking his head, "Why?"
"I think he has a crush on her," I said smiling.
"Let's find out," he said smirking, "Spencer, can you help us in here?"
"Sure Dad," Spencer said walking in, "What do you need help with?"
"Nothing," he said shrugging, "I just need to ask you something."
"Okay," Spencer said confused, "What do you need to ask?"
"Do you have a crush on Angel?" Chris said easily.
Spencer's eyes went wide when he heard the question. After a moment he looked down and blushed. Chris and I looked at each other knowing that we had our answer right then.
"It's okay to have a crush on her," I said softly.
"Yeah," Chris said kneeling next to Spencer, "If you like her then you like her."
"I do," Spencer said nodding, "I like her a lot. I just. I don't know what to do about it. What am I supposed to do? I don't want to ruin the friendship that we have now. She's my best friend, Dad. I can't lose that."