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The Day After

Angelina woke up to a loud knocking. Slowly she sat up and realized that she had been asleep for a while. The night before had been her first date with George, quite a perfect first date if she had anything to say about it. Although the one thing she wished had gone differently was that she had started getting tired and had told him so. She figured he wouldn't hold it against her but she still wished she hadn't let it come out the way that it did.

Last night she hadn't put together why she was so tired, but today she realized why it is that she was, she had a cold. It wasn't any big deal, but it was enough that she had snapped. Being sick made her a bit irritable. She wished she hadn't reacted that way with George. She really had enjoyed her date with him; he would understand.

The loud knocking came again.

Sighing Angelina got out of bed and moved slowly to the door. She wasn't sure who was here, but she couldn't imagine that it was that important. Still she hated not knowing.

Once at the door she looked through the hole and saw that it was Alicia. She opened the door, "Hey."

"Ange? You look terrible."

"Thanks." Angelina turned away from the door and moved to sit on the couch.

"Sorry, it's just…you're not feeling well. Did something happen between you and George last night?"

"No. Nothing happened."

"Really?"

"Yes. Really."

"Then why?" Alicia trailed off as she gestured to Angelina's pajamas.

"What time is it?"

"It's three in the afternoon."

"Really?"

"Yes." Alicia looked closely at Angelina, "You're sick."

"Just a bit, but it's really nothing."

Her friend raised her eyebrow, "Really? Nothing?"

Sighing Angelina nodded, "Yes, I just need to rest and take something for it, it won't be an issue. I'll be better in no time at all."

"And you would have, but I woke you up?"

"Yes."

"Sorry."

Angelina shrugged, "It's alright." There was another impossibly loud knock on the door, "Who's that?"

"Bet it's Katie, do you mind if I answer for you?"

"Go ahead."

Angelina leaned her head against the back of the couch and closed her eyes. She listened as her friend moved across the floor and opened the door. She must have signaled to Katie quickly because all she then heard was their quiet 'hellos'.

After a short hushed conversation where she assumed Alicia was filing in Katie with what had already gone on it grew quiet which caused Angelina to open her eyes. Shortly after she did her two friends appeared next to her, "Hey Ange. Sorry you're sick."

"Thanks Katie, but it is really nothing. Right now is just a byproduct of sleeping too long. I'm honestly not that sick."

Alicia sat down next to Angelina while Katie sat facing her two friends on the coffee table, "Alicia made it sound that way."

Angelina and Katie looked over at Alicia who shrugged, "I was just trying to keep her voice down that was it."

"Next time you have a cold I'm going to blow it wildly out of proportion."

Katie laughed and then looked at Angelina, "How was the date?"

"It was good. We had a great time."
"What did you two do on it?"

Angelina looked at Alicia and then back at Katie, "We had dinner and walked."

"That does sound sweet and just right."

"Yes, it was."

"Have you seen him yet?"

"I just woke up to Alicia knocking on the door. I'll see George later." Even though Angelina said it as if it didn't matter she felt her heart expand with the thought of seeing George.

However her two friends were able to spot her smile as she said George's name which caused a nudge from Katie, "You're excited to see him."

"George is nice."

"And I'm sure that's all you think of him."

Angelina frowned, "You guys don't think it's weird?"

"What?"

"Me and George…after Fred…."

Katie and Alicia looked at each other and then back at Angelina. Katie leaned forward, "No. Alicia and I actually were talking about that the other day."

"You were talking about me and my relationships?"

Alicia rolled her eyes, "Not like that. We just…we were talking about your date coming in and we had wondered how you felt about the whole and how George did."

"Yeah, we just, we weren't sure how to ask."

Angelina nodded, "I can see why that would be hard."

"So, the most important question here is how you two feel about it." Alicia said.

"She's right. I mean people can look at a couple and not understand, but I think that if the couple understands themselves and they are together for the right reasons then it's fine and it's not about what anyone else says."

"That does make sense. And I like George…a lot." She didn't want to actually tell her friends that she was in love with George; she wanted George to hear it first. And she wanted to know what his reaction was and if he felt anything like that for her.

"We figured that out already." Katie said rolling her eyes.

"You asked, I'm answering. If you don't like the answer too bad."

Katie smiled and shrugged, "Go on, I'm listening."

Angelina just shook her head and then continued, "I know that it's not Fred's brother that I like; it's George. He was…is my friend, but it's something more."

"That makes sense. I didn't see Lee as anything more than a friend, so I get that." Alicia said.

"Thanks."

"And George, he feels the same way."

"After last night? I hope so."

"Why would you think that something was wrong?"

"I was a bit snippy at the end."

Katie shook her head, "We all know you get snippy when you're sick. Don't worry. I'm sure George will be fine."

"I agree with Katie, I just don't see George getting all weird about it."

"Thanks."

"Well, do you want to watch something?"

"That sounds good." Angelina said gesturing to the TV on the other side of the room, "just put something in."

Alicia nodded and put in a movie and the girls made themselves comfortable to watch the movie.

George thanked the customer and watched as they left. Slowly he leaned down on the counter and waited for someone else. It had been a bit slow today and both Ron and Verity were on the floor fixing things up.

He had really enjoyed his date with Angelina last night. It worked out better than he had thought, there really wasn't anything weird. He wanted to see how she was doing, he was fairly positive that she was a bit sick. Probably a cold.

George was brought out of his thoughts to the store door opening. "Hey George."

"Lee, good to see you."

His friend come over to the counter, "So, how was your date last night?"

"It was good."

"Just good?"

"I take it you haven't been over to see Ange today?"

"Not yet. I was busy and then I came to see you."

"With what?"

"What?"

"What were you busy with?"

"Just taking care of some stuff for Alicia and me tonight."

George nodded, "So why are you here?"

Lee shook his head, "I told you. Is Angelina still on your mind?"

"Shut up." George watched as Lee grinned knowing that George was just joking. "No I think Angelina is sick. Probably with something small."

"Why do you think and not know?"

"Because I haven't seen her since last night but her behavior suggests that she has something."

"Was she snippy last night?"

"Near the end."

"That's not so bad."

"No, I'm going to visit her after work."

"You guys are already doing that?"

George gave his friend a little push, "She's still one of my best friends."

With that comment both guys became quiet and looked off for a few minutes. George knew that they were both thinking about Fred. Fred would always be his best friend; Angelina, Lee, Alicia, Katie, they were all really close to…best friends even. Nothing compared to his other half and he wasn't trying to replace it with someone else. Lee was still looking off when George looked back at him. He could tell that Lee was trying to give George some extra space because of the subject.

After a minute George took another breath, "So, I hope that goes well with Alicia tonight."

Lee looked back at George, "I hope so too.

Angelina was sitting on the couch reading a book when she heard a knock at her door. Setting down the book she was currently reading she went over and answered it. A smile broke across her face. "George!"

"Can I come in?"

"Yeah."

George followed her over to the couch and the two sat down next to each other. "So are you feeling any better?"

Angelina looked at George, he knew that she had been sick, "Yes I am."

"Don't look at me like that. I've spent a lot of time with you; I know certain things about you."

"Right. Thank you for asking. I am sorry though about last night."

He shrugged, "You weren't feeling well, I know that. Don't worry about it."

"I did enjoy our date."

He smiled, "Me too." She liked his smile, it was one that wasn't seen that much since Fred had died. He reached over and took her hand in his, "So what have you been doing all day?"

"Katie and Alicia came over, we just hung out. They left a bit ago. How was your day?"

"It was…a day."

She nodded, "One of those days?" She was referring to the times when George had an even harder time with his twin's death.

He swallowed, "Different than that." The red haired man looked away. The two were quiet for a few minutes until George turned back to her, "The day is better now."

"I'm glad. Do you want to talk?"

"No, I'm good for now Ange."

She nodded, "So do you want to do something?"

"We're not leaving your apartment, you shouldn't be out and about."

"I'm not dying, it's a small cold."

"It was enough to change your mood, let's stay in."

Sighing she signaled to George, "What did you have in mind?"

"I don't know really, but spending time with you, even just sitting here, would be nice."

"I agree." She felt her lips tug upwards.

George gave a small but sincere smile in return, "Come here."

He leaned against the arm of the couch and pulled her so she was leaning on his chest. Together the two sat and began talking about different things just enjoying the time with each other.