"Morning Gail", I kiss Gail on the cheek as I come down from the stairs to the kitchen.

"Hi sweetie", she says as she continues whatever she's stirring.

"Mmm, what's cooking?" I ask as I take my seat on one of the stools at the kitchen counter.

"Nothing special just bacon and chicken"

"Are you adding something special to it because it definitely does not smell like bacon and chicken", she laughs. Gail has always been a second mother to me since I was a kid. She has been in my life since as long as I can remember. Even when mom and dad were busy at work she was always there to tuck us in bed. We talk sometimes about real personal stuffs. She and my mom we the ones that taught me to be a gentleman to ladies, my grandma included.

While we're talking, my parents come down from the staircase and are all touchy. My mom is giggling and wearing a white short dress and her hair is wet. You'll think she was still in college with her physique. My dad too has wet hair and is wearing a white loose linen shirt and black sweatpants. He has his hand wrapped around my mom's waist from behind and she is all giggly and blushy. I don't think they know Gail and I are watching because they are doing things that are you really inappropriate in front of their twenty two year old. What the hell?

"Ahem", I clear my throat to catch their attention. My mom turns immediately blushing and smiles.

"Oh hi baby, morning Gail".

"Good morning Mrs Grey" Gail says as mom comes to me and kisses my cheek.

"Hey mom"

"Where's your sister?", my dad asks with a stern voice. In know what he's doing. He does that when I catch him making out with mom, he tries to intimidate me by using a stern voice and a straight face. Well big guy i hate to break it to you, that doesn't work on me anymore.

"Oh morning to you too dad, I have no idea where your dear sweet girl is",

I say and turn around on my chair and stare at him directly in the face so he can't intimidate me. My mum snickers while Gail excuses us. My dad squints his eyes at me then rolls his eyes and smiles. I chuckle too. Right on cue my sister yawns and comes downstairs in her pink PJs and her hair in a messy bun. What is it with girls and pink?.

"Awwn, look at my little baby", my mum says as she goes to give her a kiss on the cheek. I love my sister, she might act like a baby all the time but one thing is she is not a diva. My mom withdraws from her a little and looks at her.

"Honey did you eat chocolates yesterday night?",

"Um, no", she says but I know my sister all too well, she definitely did, and she looks at me and narrows her eyes at me. I chuckle and she smiles and she goes to peck my dad.

"Hi daddy", she says to him and smiles. I think she has always had a baby crush on him right from when she was a baby and also has him wrapped around her little finger.

"Hi, baby. You definitely ate chocolates last night without brushing your teeth", he chuckles as he kisses her cheek and she giggles.

"What gave me away?", she asks likes its not obvious.

"Your breath stinks that's what?" I say which makes my parents laugh and she sticks out her tongue as she goes to take a seat beside my dad.

"Alright you two.So, Ted why are you all dressed up?", I smile because Angel's face appears in my head immediately. I miss her already. Its been three days since I last saw her yet it feels like a month. Although we've talked on phone and I can't stop emailing her.

"Uh-oh", phoebe says like she's trying to mock me.

"Yeah, uh I'm heading out to see a friend of mine I met recently."

"So this friend, what does he look like?"

"Mom,what the fuck. After all the girls you see me with you think I'm gay?"

"Teddy, language" my mom admonishes.

"Mom I'm sorry but you started it", my dad chuckles.

"Christian!", my mom scolds. My dad raises his hands as if to surrender. My mom smiles then holds my hand.

"Mom, what are you doing? Why are you smiling like that?"

"Like what?", I narrow my eyes at her and she pretends like she doesn't know what I'm talking about.

"Mom, whatever. Look I gotta go. I love you... and hey old man we gotta talk about moving into my new apartment" I pat my dad's back and peck my mom. She tries to say something but I move away from her side. I know she'll throw a fit over this one. She has always tried to talk me out of moving into my own apartment. Yeah like that's gonna happen. The only time I had an apartment was in New York and that was even with Phoebe, I didn't have my personal space. And now that I've graduated that means she gets to have the place to herself so what is stopping me from having my own apartment.

My parents are just too over protective. We have up to four personal security. I know they told us of some stories of a guy named Jack Hyde and some other scary stuff, but that was in the past and long time ago. And they fail to understand that we need our privacy although the security thing wasn't as bad as when we were kids, that was terrible. I kiss Phoebe's forehead and pick up my jacket and leave the dining room.

As I step out of the dining room I hear my Mom

"Oh oh and be careful honey. I love you", I smile and wave at her.

I get into my Audi R8 because that is the car that fits my mood for now. I need to increase the volume of the music I'm playing and speed round Seattle. I start the car and pull over in the large driveway to say hello to Taylor and Sawyer. The two men that have always protected the family right from when we were kids. They never fail to provide protection when you need it. Please don't talk me into taking security today.

I drive out of the huge driveway and lucky for me they don't say a thing.I unlock the gate with the code and zoom off into the road.

It is so good to be out of the house again and speed through the streets. I've have been so relaxed this past few days. I'm thinking of starting work at GEH next month which is a week from now because I can't take anymore of this boredom and staying home all day. I have worked there a couple of times so I really know a lot about the place. I'm not some dumb head rich spoilt child that doesn't know anything about business. Right from when I was a kid I got accustomed to some of the activities that go on in GEH and that was how I fell in love with business and decided to study it.

Angel and I made plans of going out today and she told me to pick her up by 10am since her shift doesn't start until 6pm. I've not been able to get those glassy light brown eyes and curly hair out of my head, it just keeps coming back even if I try to get it out.

I drive down to the restaurant and bar that her family owns that we met the other day. The great thing is its kind of early and the bar session is not opened yet so people are just going into the restaurant. She told me she does this accounting thing for the two places and she has to be there early and I should pick her up by 10. We've talked a lot since our last meeting but it feels like its been long since I saw her. I try to trace her face from where I am because the place is not so crowded. I pull up at a little space provided by the bar and look around to see if I can find her. I see a little girl with a cup of ice cream and not too far from her is a woman wearing jeans and a flowery shirt smiling and staring at a younger woman who is acting dramatically infront of the giggling little girl. I don't see the older woman's face clearly. Then I look closer and discover the younger woman is Angel. Her gorgeous figure gave her away. She is wearing blue jeans and a leather jacket and booths. Her brown curls neatly patted at the center and blowing with the direction of the wind. The older woman touches her hair and says something to her. She is laughing while the little girl I saw earlier goes to hug her. She bends down in a way that makes her ass aloft and I feel my body shudder. What the fuck. She smiles at the little girl and removes her hair from her face. I continue watching them from the car and I can't help but smile at what she is doing. I wait a little and when I see her hugging the older woman whom I'm guessing is her mom while the little girls run over to a woman who I'm guessing is her mother, I take that as my cue to get out of the car. As I approach her the older woman is leaving, Angel tosses her hair behind her and her turns to see me. She turns immediately and I think its to call the older woman that just left. She turns back and her face saddens a bit.

"Holy crap. She just took a bus. You could have met her", she says and smiles at me.

"Met who?", I ask. What is she talking about?

"My mom. She just left." She says and looks at me. She comes up to give me a hug. It feels really warm to hug her and I feel her breasts on my stomach. My body is trying not to cooperate but I don't want to scare her off so I just hug her with one hand.

"Hi", she says and looks up at me.

"Hi, you look beautiful" she smiles shyly at me and looks doubtful. What? She is wearing a grey T-shirt under her jacket.

"And I love your jacket", I say.

"Really? Thanks. I hoped someone was going to like it seeing I spent all my spring savings on it.", she laughs like its a joke.

"Really, how much", I inquire a bit.

"Five hundred dollars. I'm left with seven hundred dollars. Which means I'm going to have to set a budget for the week", she says it like its no big deal. Why the fuck wouldn't it be a big deal. I can't live on seven hundred dollars for a week.

"Maybe we could do something about that. But let's have breakfast first". I make a mental note to get her account so I could at least get her twenty thousand dollars. That is or should be ideal for a month.

"Where do you want to go. Although I know of this place my dad used to take us to when we were kids. I didn't eat breakfast this morning because I was in a hurry to see you", she chuckles at me.

"Awwn, that's sweet. So do we take a bus or..."

"Of course not. We'll take my car".

"Okay. I didn't see you bring a car". I extend my hands and she takes it. As we move forward I notice she is trying to slow down her pace as we walk closer to the R8 and I unlock it . She suddenly stops and is gaping at the car.

"Hey, is there something wrong. Are you okay?", she gapes at me and then closes her mouth.

"Teddy you didn't have to this. Where did you get the car. I could add some money for you when you're returning it", I chuckle a bit and tell her,

"Look Angel the car is nothing. Trust me I can afford it". She seems hesitant to enter the car.

"Come on get in", she gets in and I shut the door and move to the driver's side to get in.

"You know we could have gotten a cab or at least a bus. Instead of going out of your way to get this". Oh my God.

"Angel, will you please relax and let's go get breakfast. I told I did not... I can afford it okay?"

"Okay," she looks at me then breathes out.

She is quiet through most of the drive to IHOP. Did I do something wrong? Why is she being so quiet. I hope I didn't push my luck. I hope she's not mad at me. Dude chilax. We drive a comfortably quiet drive to the breakfast place so I don't think she is mad at me. But she is much more quiet than she has been since I have known her. I think she's a shy girl since we don't really know each other that well. I increase the volume of the music and she hums along and smiles.

"You know the song?", she turns and smiles at me.

"Are you kidding, I love Hunter Hayes. This particular song gets to me.

I look at her and listen carefully to the lyrics of the song which speaks about being invisible and I can't imagine why she is so interested in the song although it has a very catchy tone.

"I pull into the driveway of IHOP and find a parking space.

"We're here", I say and get out of the car to get her door. She takes my hand and says "thank you". I smile at her then we both walked into the cafe. The place looks different but its been quite a long time. We used to come here when we were in high school and before we went off to college. Mom would bring us here when dad went on some of his business trips and dad would bring us himself after he returned. It was always fun back then I hope Angel likes it as much as I do. We take a seat on one of our usual spots beside the window. The weather today is perfect and people are going about their business. Angel is looking all shy and quiet. I think she is more confident when she is around the bar and around work and family. She is really quiet and shy around here.

"Hey," I say to get her attention. She looks at me and smiles slightly.

"Hey, back", she says

"You seem really nervous", she puts her hands on the table.

"Is it that obvious?" she says and giggles.

"I actually feel more confident behind my cabinet in the bar and family compared to places like this". I chuckle and reply,

"I figured. So what do you want to eat or drink". Right on cue the waiter comes.

"Good morning. What would you like to have?". I look at her.

"We'll like just regular breakfast. Thank you". The guy is looking at her like he is going to droll on her and I have to cough to make him use his senses.

"So you said you used to come here with your family. Why'd you stop?"

"College happened. We stopped coming here when I got into college".

"What was it like in college for you?"she asks with an inquisitive smile on her face. I chuckle.

"Now this is the angel I know. You got me worried when you were been so quiet" she giggles

"Hey don't change the topic and make this about me. Answer the question"

"Okay college was great actually. You know I loved what I was majored in. Business administration. I grew up in a business loving family. My dad is a business freak my mum much less but my dad always made sure we knew what he was doing and also because if anyone of us has to inherit a company at least people will know we earned it. Me and my sister. But my sister is majoring in something not relating to business at all but at least if she's in a business position she'll handle it better than me".

"You have a little sister? Oh wow I'd love to meet her. I guess she's beautiful right. Your dad sounds pretty hardworking and determined. What about your mom?

"She is the first best thing that ever happened to me. She also runs a publishing company. She loves to encourage me in everything good thing I do. She and my dad are just so great you know. I'll do anything for her".

"Wow. She seems pretty nice"

"Yeah, yeah she is" I so fucking love my mom.

The waiter brings our food and we dig in to eat.

"What about you. Your parents, culture and family"

"Oh. My family. I'm actually biracial or OK let me describe for you. My mum's mom that is my maternal grandmother was american and my grandfather was Mexican. Which made my Mom biracial? and my dad is American. So what am I?"

"I don't even know. That is some complicated family history." I chuckle.

"I know. Anyway my mom grew up in Mexico but moved to America when she was 19 so she is very fluent in Spanish. She got married at twenty one and had Max when she was twenty four and me when she was twenty six."

"Which makes you how old?"

"Twenty one. Max is twenty four"

"Wow. I'm twenty two and my sister is going to be twenty this month. My mom had me when she was twenty two".

"Really, that means she is quite young. My mom is so sweet. She loves me and my brother like her life depends on it...well technically it does. If anything should happen to my mom. I don't know what I'll do" I think I should stop her I don't think she is liking this conversation. She seems so attached to her mom. What about her dad?. She didn't mention anything happening to him.

"Wow, what about your dad. Is he in America?" And immediately she looks shocked or afraid. Then there is silence between us. What happened?