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Summary: After a year away at college, Angela returns home; what happens when she is reunited with the one person she wanted to escape; will eventually be Angela/Jordan…of course

A/N: This is an early Christmas present to all my readers…hope you enjoy it…the song is "Somebody's Me" by Enrique Iglesias…it's a great song and you should go listen to it…Enjoy…Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!!

It had been a year since Angela had been back to Three Rivers. She had often called and kept in touch with her family and high school friends. However, ever since leaving for New York to attend Columbia University, she had opted not to visit, not even for the holidays.

Three rivers held a lot of bad memories for Angela. The worst being her very complicated relationship with the infamous Jordan Catalano. When she had eventually graduated from Liberty High, Angela thought it best to go away to college; to escape her broken heart and the person who broke it. In the end, staying away from Three Rivers and her first love seemed to be the best thing to do. And although she greatly missed her family and friends, she refused to risk another broken heart.

Now a year later she is finally going home. After months of begging from Rickie, Rayanne, Patty and surprisingly even Danielle, Angela had eventually caved and agreed to come home for the summer.

Angela frowned as she drove past the 'Now Entering Three Rivers' sign. Over the past few months, her biggest worry had been the possibility of running into Jordan. Even though she constantly spoke to Rayanne and Rickie over the past year, they never brought up the subject of her past love. Because of this she had no idea whether or not Jordan was even living in Three Rivers anymore. She desperately hoped he didn't.

Angela shook off her morose thoughts as she pulled up to her childhood home. Deciding to bring in her bags later, she walked up to the front door and gently knocked on it. Not even a second later the door swung open and two figures flew out at her, enveloping her in a big hug.

"WE'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!!!" chorused Rayanne and Rickie.

"I've missed you too," Angela sighed, when their bone crushing hug ended and she was able to breathe again. Next she hugged a now fourteen year old Danielle, who wasn't as annoying anymore. And finally she hugged her mother, who stood aside from the group with silent tears making their way down her face. "I'm so sorry, mom, you know for never visiting. I love you." Patty simply nodded, returning her daughters hug.

Angela regretted most never visiting her mother over the past year. Especially after the divorce, Patty was devastated. It turned out that Graham had been having an affair with Hallie ever since their restaurant opened two and a half years ago. When Hallie became pregnant a year later, Graham called it quits with Patty. Angela still hasn't forgiven 'that man', as she likes to call him, nor has she spoken to him since the divorce.

Angela, Rayanne and Rickie were up in Angela's childhood room, reminiscing about high school.

"I think we should dye your hair again," Rayanne blurted randomly, as she played with Angela's blonde hair. "You know, just for old time sake," she added, shrugging her shoulders.

"Yeah, that'd be cool," Rickie exclaimed as he clapped his hands excitedly. "And we can go out tonight just like old times."

"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! There's suppose to be some great up and coming band performing at Vertigo. We should go."

"Ok sounds good," Rickie replied, "Lets go get the dye." Angela stared nervously between her two friends, who didn't notice and proceeded to drag her out of the house.

Thirty minutes later found the three young adults back at Rickie and Rayanne's apartment. As Rickie and Rayanne got to work on her hair, Angela dared to ask the one question that had been bugging her for the last few months.

"So, umm, how's Jordan been?" Rickie and Rayanne stopped what they were doing and stared at each other in shock.

"Well ummm…" Rickie started.

"He ummm…" Rayanne.

"Yea, he ummm…"

"GUYS!" Angela interrupted, "Just tell me."

"Okay, okay," Rayanne sighed, "Catalano and the rest of Residue ditched this town for L.A., I guess to try and get noticed."

"Oh, so he's not here anymore," Angela said softly, surprised at the disappointment she felt.

"Well that's a good thing, right?" Rayanne chirped.

"Yea, now you don't have to worry about running into him," Rickie added.

"Yea you're right," Angela agreed feeling, slightly better.

Angela, Rayanne, Rickie, and Sharon, who was also home for the summer, walked into Vertigo smiling and making small talk.

"I can't believe you dyed your hair 'Crimson Glow' again," Sharon laughed. "It looks good on you," she added seriously.

"Thanks," Angela said, smiling at her long time friend.

"Wow! I don't think I've ever seen this place so packed before," Rayanne exclaimed as they pushed themselves through the crowd to a spot near the stage.

"Yeah," Sharon agreed, "The band is probably better than we thought."

"Who is it?" Angela asked.

"Red Angel…Angels Red…something like that…I've never heard of them before," Rayanne shrugged.

"Kinda reminds me of you, Angela," Rickie laughed as the MC walked onto the stage.

"Ladies and Gentlemen," the MC started, "Vertigo is pleased to welcome home a band that got their start right here in Three Rivers. Give a big round of applause to Red Angel, formally known as Residue."

Four mouths dropped in shock as none other than Jordan Catalano and his band mates walked onto the stage and started to set up their instruments.

"RAYANNE GRAFF!" Angela yelled angrily, "How could you not know this?"

"I-I-I d-don't know," Rayanne stuttered, "Oh gosh Angelica I'm so sorry."

"Angela calm down, it's not that bad." Rickie sighed.

"Not bad," Angela fumed, "This is the one thing I wanted to avoid."

"Lets just enjoy the show," Sharon suggested, "I mean, he doesn't even know you're here right?"

Angela nodded. "Yea you're right. Let's just enjoy the show. It's not like I have to talk to him or anything. He's probably forgotten all about me by now anyway." Rayanne, Rickie, and Sharon all nodded in agreement before returning their attention to the stage as the band started to play their set.

The band played song after song. Angela, Rayanne, Rickie and Sharon were surprised at how good they had gotten.

"It's almost too bad you and Jordan had that blow up," Rayanne commented nonchalantly, "you could have become a rock star's girlfriend." Angela smiled sadly, her eyes never leaving Jordan as he walked up to his microphone.

"Thank you so much for coming tonight. You all have been great." Jordan yelled into the mic. "We just loved coming home to play for you all and we are very very happy about the turnout. Thank you." Jordan smiled proudly at the audience, before turning to quickly nod at the band. "This last song that we are about to play was written for someone that is very dear to my heart. Hope you enjoy it."

Rayanne looked over at Angela with a calculating look in her eyes. "I wonder if…"

"Don't even think it," Angela scowled. Rayanne nodded mutely, the smug smile still on her face as Jordan started to sing.

You, do you remember me?
Like I remember you?
Do you spend your life
Going back in your mind to that time?
Because I, I walk the streets alone
I hate being on my own
And everyone can see that I really fell
And I'm going through hell
Thinking about you with somebody else

Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can't breath without you, it's lonely
Somebody hopes that one day you will see
That Somebody's Me


How, How could we go wrong
It was so good and now it's gone
And I pray at night that our paths soon will cross
And what we had isn't lost
Cause you're always right here in my thoughts

Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can't breath without you, it's lonely
Somebody hopes that someday you will see
That Somebody's Me


You'll always be in my life
Even if I'm not in your life
Because you're in my memory
You, will you remember me
And before you set me free
Oh listen please


Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can't breath without you, it's lonely
Somebody hopes that someday you will see
That Somebody's Me

The crowd erupted into applause as the song came to an end. "Thank You," Jordan quickly said into the mic before him and the band left the stage.

"Wow," Sharon sighed, "That was…wow,"

"Oh yeah," Rayanne and Rickie nodded in agreement.

"You gonna be okay, Angela?" Sharon asked gently. Angela just nodded, silent tears streaming down her face.

"I think you should go talk to him," Rayanne suggested.

"NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!" Sharon shouted. Turning to Angela she softened her voice, "You shouldn't put yourself through that again." Angela nodded slowly, unsure of what she should do.

Rickie walked up to Angela and gently placed his hands on her shoulders. "It's totally up to you whether you go and talk to Jordan or not but if he feels even a smidgen of what that song suggested then maybe there's a chance that…"

"Hey Angela," a soft voice interrupted. Angela turned around abruptly and found herself staring into a pair of sapphire blue eyes. "How've you been?"

A/N: Well I hoped you liked this…and please review…I would really like to know what you thought about this…also your reviews motivate me…which means the more reviews I get the faster I'll update…oh and I've decided to add some extra history to Jordan and Angela's relationship and you'll learn all about the drama in chapters to come…Hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

-Nichelle-