"Pequena, I know it's Portuguese and I know it means little one. The speak Portuguese in Brazil, do you know might have said it, Maryann?" Angel looked at her and sow that she was nervous.
"I have an idea but I think we should get Gabriel and Francesca in here to hear what you said." She looked down.
"Honey, I'm sure they heard everything I said as clear as day. But you can pull them in its fine with me." Angel waited as Maryann went out to get them.
"So, Angel, you heard someone in your mind?" Gabriel asked as he closed the door and stood next to Francesca.
"I don't know for sure, I thought it was a dream. I was asleep or almost asleep. I'm not really sure." She was worried that she had done something wrong.
"You have done nothing wrong, Angel. We just want to know who this is that can save your heart. I think Maryann has an idea. Would you like to hear it or do you want to go home?" He asked coming to stand in front of Angel.
"I want to know, but I don't think I want to meet him yet, if that is okay? Maryann you can tell me." Angel said.
"Okay and you don't have to meet him. I think he is out of the house at the moment. I believe it is my brother in law Zacarias De La Cruz. I wouldn't want you to meet him yet he is quite ruthless, but you might be able to change that for him. I will tell him your history if you will allow me to." Maryann said as she too came to stand in front of Angel.
"Yes, you can tell him, the celebration is tomorrow. I'll…I'll agree to meet him at the celebration, if he doesn't scare me away, I'll try to get to know him, and then will I let someone heal me but only if I like him. Is that okay with everyone?" Angel said in a very confident tone.
"That's fine, honey, no one will make you do anything you do not want to do." Francesca said as she hugged Angel, knowing she was very shaken from speaking with Maryann. "How about we go home and Skylar and I will make you some dinner, and you can help start the dish we will make for tomorrow evening we have no idea what to make. So we can use a recipe that you like." Francesca led Angel out to Skylar then took the girls to the door. Waiting for Gabriel, once he go there they left.
"Are you alright, Angel, I can feel the sadness in you." Gabriel asked as they walked,
"Yeah, I'm fine, I think." She sniffled.
Gabriel looked back at her and could tell she was lying; he stopped and turned around picking Angel up in his arms. He signaled for Francesca to pick up Skylar and they ran the girls home.
Gabriel walked in and put Angel on the couch. Francesca took Skylar into the kitchen to make dinner. "Angel, honey, you're fine you don't have to meet him if you don't want to. You need time to heal before you commit yourself to anyone. If you are not sure we can keep him away from you." Angel had started to cry, Gabriel moved over to sit with her, and he pulled her into his arms so she could just cry. He entered her mind so he could calm her down, but there was someone already in her mind, whispering to her. Telling her how beautiful she was, how much she could light up the world when she smiles.
"He's in my mind, Gabriel, he knows I am upset and knows it is his fault. I don't want to talk to him, at the moment I want to get used to the fact that I actually have someone out there sole for me. I always thought I had lost the man that was for me." She said as tears streamed down her face.
"Honey, it is okay, you don't have to be ready for anyone. If you can't handle it we will intervene so he can't overwhelm you. I talked to Maryann she said that Zacarias could be very overwhelming." She was still crying as Gabriel rocked with her in his arms. As she cried she heard Zacarias in her mind.
Calm down Pequena, you will make yourself sick you are so upset. You are too beautiful to be this upset. I don't want you upset, I can make you happy, please let me try.
Angel didn't answer him she just shook her head to get his voice out or try to anyway. "He's talking to me Gabriel I don't want to answer, I don't have to, do I?" She was scared but what Zacarias was saying was having a calming effect on her.
"He seems to be having calming you down, so it might be a bad thing to listen to him. You don't have to answer if you don't want to." He smiled as he calmed her emotions.
"I guess we will see how tomorrow goes." Angel answered as Francesca pulled her into the kitchen for her to help cook. After giving her recipe for chicken and dumplings to Francesca to start Angel went up to bed. While she changed she got emotional again and yet again Zacarias had to calm her down.
Meu amor, why are you so upset. You are going to save my soul from being black, how can you be upset when you are going to save me.
How can I save you when my soul is black too?
She broke the connection and lay down to go to bed. Trying to sleep, her mind was racing until it was Gabriel that finally lulled her to sleep.
