I'm so extremely sorry for the delay, I've been busy with really important things and just couldn't find the time. I will try hard to get back on schedule!


Angela's POV

After I had run away from my brother's presence and the awkward situation, I hid in my apple tree.

I placed myself securely on a branch, well hidden from a person that would be looking up from the ground. Admiring my apples that had begun to grow bigger and more beautiful, my fears rippled away.

Kevin looked like he wanted to bring me back to the city for some other reason than introducing me to his wife. I want to know what he truly desires.

And why had I gone straight to Chase to comfort me? Cathy and Owen were both there, and I had known them longer than Chase. And then tracing his face!?! What the hell is wrong with me!

Wasn't Chase just a friend? Because we have only known each other for barely even a season. I'm not the kind of girl to fall in love quickly, it took time, and patience. Much too soon for me to be falling in love. Hell! I'm not even 21 yet!

"Mrgh." I groaned. My head felt like it had stared at a strobe light for a good long hour, while listening to my least favorite type of music.

"Angela! Angela! Where are you?"


Chase's POV

"Yolanda, why are you the first one to realize that I love Angela?" I would never admit to anyone that I love Angela, so since I'm alone, I'll give the words a try, while walking to Angela's ranch.

I looked up the hill towards her farm, that's when I saw the blue haired carpenter.

Yep, that surge of jealousy was definitely a sign that I love that farmer girl.

"Angela! Angela! Where are you?" Luke cried out.

Thinking over my position, I decided to keep hidden. I may have the feelings for her, but she might not have them for me. She might have them for... someone else.

"I refuse to leave my hiding spot!" Angela's voice said, slightly annoyed.

"That's ok!" Luke replied, unabashed by the way Angela had just retorted to him. "I was just thinking."

From where I was, I could see his face turn a bright red. He wouldn't dare.

"Uh, tomorrow, I was wondering..." continued Luke, "If you would like to got to the-"

"No, Luke." Angela said sternly, still not revealing her hiding place, even though I could tell her voice was coming from the apple tree, "I've told you once, I've told you twice, and I'll tell you again. I don't share your feelings."

The look on Luke's face was hilarious! I have never seen anyone look so appalled!

"Now if you don't mind I have an extremely irritating head ache. Why don't you ask some other girl like Selena, I know that she likes you. Just leave now." Her voice wavered at a few places, but kept its strict tone to it.

The blue haired boy looked like he was about to say something, but just closed his mouth and walked away. Albeit, not in the direction I was hoping for. He was walking right towards me.

Thinking quickly, I jumped into some bushes and kept quiet even though I had gotten some scratches and landed very hard on my chest.

"I might as well give up. Go after Selena and prove to Angie that I am a great catch and she just missed out." Luke said as he walked past my bush. The way he talked, it was as if he was going for a trophy wife.

That idiot! Angela is the one who is the catch, she just knew that she was too good for him!

Those words made me first feel more confident, and then self conscious. She's too good for me too, she's too good for anyone.

But I have to try.

I listened as the footsteps trailed off towards town. Getting out of the bush I got some more scratches and then I brushed myself off.

I walked to the apple tree, and looked around from the bottom, I couldn't see Angela.

Great, she is either really well hidden, or in another hiding spot now.

I heaved a heavy sigh, and began climbing. Having made my way to a branch, everything else was an easy climb. I threw off my apron so it wouldn't get in the way and continued to climb until I saw the brown eyed farmer, curled up next to the tree trunk.

"Angela?" I whispered, the way she held her head was more proof of her headache, she looked up at me shocked.

"H-h-how did you get up here!?!" She said loudly, nearly scaring me into falling out of the tree.

"Probably the same way you did." I stated in my usual way, I reached my hand out to her, "You look like you have a headache."

Angela took my hand carefully and dropped down from her previous branch to one near me, "Yeah, well, you would too if you had a run in with someone you don't particularly like." She smiled weakly.

"Let's get inside your house, I'll get you some Advil and fix you up any meal you want." The way she looked, I just wanted to pull her into my arms and tell her everything will be alright.

"Okay. Chocolate pie?" She said already beginning to look better.

We made our way down the tree in a somewhat awkward silence. The silence continued on while we were in her house as I started preparing the chocolate pie. I think we were both thinking about the same thing.

"I'm, sorry about putting you into that awkward situation. I don't even know what I was thinking." Angela finally said, slightly rushing all the words.

"Uh, that's ok." I didn't know what to say, I'm glad that she and I were facing opposite directions so she couldn't see my heated face. "I would probably have done something similar."

What. Was. That.

Angela's POV

This, is the first time in a long time that I have never wanted to laugh so much!

I let out a few oh-so-attractive snorts before I began to laugh uncontrollably!

"I'm, hahahaha, so, heehee, sorry! Gwahahahahahahahahaha!!!" I managed to let out.

Tears were forming in my eyes, my headache was beginning to disappear, and I was finally starting to feel better.

After a minute or so of trying to compose myself, I finally managed to ask, "Chase, will you come with me to the Inn, to talk to my brother again tomorrow?" He could punch Kevin again if Kevin comes towards me in a threatening way.

"I can't." He said looking at me with wide eyes as if I have gone crazy.

"Why not?" don't bail on me now, please Chase!

"The Inn isn't open tomorrow." Chase said seriously, "Tomorrow is the Firefly Festival."

"Omigoddess! I totally forgot!" and Luke had come here to ask me to it again!

"Maybe, you should take a break from worrying about talking to your brother and enjoy yourself tomorrow." Chase said, something was off about him, "I know that's what I'm gonna do."

"Are you going with anyone?" probably Maya, with the way she always complained he was bound to.

"No, you?" He was looking down into the bowl he was stirring for my chocolate pie.

I felt my face turn a vivid red and looked out the window at an invisible object, "N-no." What's with my behavior? "I wasn't even planning on going, seeing that it's a couples event and all..."

"We could go." Chase said hurriedly, my heart skipped a few beats, "As friends, because, we are friends."

As friends, right. I'm pretty sure I scared him off from the romance category when we first met.

Yet, I had a yearning feeling to be a bit more.

"Sure. I'll explain to you what I was going to say to Kevin this afternoon, and you can talk to me about anything you want as well." I looked over at him, he had placed the pie in the oven and was cleaning the kitchen.

"Sounds like fun." I could hear the smile in his voice almost, or maybe I hoped I could.


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