Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story that have ever been on Port Charles, those characters are the property of ABC/Disney. Angel, Eddie, and the other kids are my creations, along with Jesse.

"Hey, Angel! Hey Eddie!" Maxie said, running over to the car from where she'd been with everyone else.

"Hey Max," they said in unison.

"Is everyone else here?" Angel said, getting out a basket from the trunk.

"Yeah unless you invited some others we don't know about."

Eddie gave Angel a look and walked over to where Patrick was. "Well, there are three others that will be joining us today."

"Who?"

"Jesse invited Jasmine and Joseph, and I invited Eric."

"So I finally get to meet him?"

"If he shows up," looking around one more time for a sign of his car. "I thought you'd be thrilled to see Joseph again."

"Yeah, I guess it's cool he's coming. The more I think about it he seems too quiet for me."

"You are definitely not quiet," she said with a laugh. "Hey Daniel," she said giving him a hug.

"Hey there. Are you ready for college?"

"I guess so. I'm just so nervous. Were you nervous when you first started?"

"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't, but it's great. The best part is getting to meet new friends, and starting new relationships with people."

She smiled, Daniel always had a way to get her to see the better side of things. Her dad said that he got that from his mom, Eve. That was another wonderful woman she had never got the chance to meet. Neither did Daniel, but that was another story. She turned around to see Eric walking towards her, his hands stuck in his pockets unsure of what to say.

"Hey, you made it," she said, walking over and taking his hand. "Everyone, this is Eric. He's new to Port Charles, and I decided to let him join us. This is Daniel, Christina, Melissa, Patrick, you've met Eddie, and Maxie," she said trying to give a quick run down.

Eric just looked at them and gave a shy, but honest hello. "So what do you want to do?" he asked.

"Well, we've got lunch made, but won't eat for another hour probably. Do you want to take a walk?"

"Sure," he said as they walked away from the rest of the group. He looked down at her, man she was beautiful he thought to himself. He'd never been nervous around girls, but there was something different about her. "Hey, I was-uhm-wondering if you had a date to prom yet."

"No, I don't. I wasn't planning on going, because I didn't have a date."

"Well, would you mind if I was your date?" he asked, as he started to fall into her blue eyes.

"Really? I-I'd love to," she said, as she rose up onto her toes and gave him a kiss. It was short lived, as she started walking around going, "I'm going to need to find a dress, and shoes, oh and how am I going to get my hair done?"

Eric just stood there and started laughing, "Do you always get this way when big events come around?"

"Yeah, my dad says I get it from my mom."

"Well, do you want to go back with the group? It's probably time to eat now."

"Ok, I guess so," she said, leading the way.

"Who is that talking with Maxie?" he asked, noticing a younger looking male, with black pants and a burgundy shirt on.

"Oh, that's my cousin Joseph. Come on, I'll introduce you to him. His sister is the one standing behind him," she said, pulling Eric along for the ride. "Hey Jasmine," she said giving a hug. "This is Eric Cord."

"Nice to meet you," she said with a smile.

"And this is Joseph," she said as he had turned around from talking with Maxie. "I'm so glad you both decided to come today."

"Yeah, I wanted to come, but Joseph here didn't want to."

"Hey, Angel. I will be right back," interrupted Eric, and walking off.

"He's cute," Jasmine said, as they went to find a place to sit.

"Yeah, he is, isn't he?" she laughed. They started to walk away from Joseph and Maxie, letting them continue to talk. "What is Joseph's opinion of Maxie? I just want to make sure neither of them gets hurt, you know."

"I'm not sure," he said turning around to look at her brother. "He's so quiet that even as his twin sister, I don't know what he's thinking."

"Well, Maxie said earlier that she doesn't think that it will go further than friendship, but we'll wait and see."

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She stared at herself in the mirror, wanting to take in this moment. It wasn't everyday you got to go to your Senior Prom. She had found a strapless pink dress that she loved that didn't need any alterations, which was a good thing since she only had a week to prepare. She had traded her silver locket that she wore all the time for a strand of pearls. Her dad had hunted the attic for them most of yesterday evening, and found them last night before bed. Her hair was pulled up slightly with a few of her sandy blonde locks draping her face. She took a deep breath and walked into the living room.

"Daddy?" she said, hesitantly.

Rafe stood up from sitting on the couch, looking at this Angel in front of him. "You look absolutely gorgeous," he said walking over and giving her a hug trying not to mess up her hair.

"Thanks," she said blushing. "Where's Eddie?"

"I'm right here," he said walking behind her. "Now who are you and what have you done with my sister?" He said as he watched his sister walk around the living room looking like an elegant princess.

They hadn't been talking for a minute when there was a knock on the door. Rafe went over and opened it "Hello, you must be Eric," he said with a smile.

"Yes, I am. Is Angel ready?" he asked, stepping in and then seeing her standing there. "Wow, you look amazing."

"Thank you," she said, with a smile.

"Oh, this is for you," he said handing her a simple corsage with a pink rose. "I didn't know what color your dress was, but figured this would be ok."

"It's beautiful," she said smiling. She went over and gave her dad, brother, and Jesse hugs. "Have fun, sweetie," Rafe said, as his little girl walked out the door.

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The day had finally arrived. It was Angel's graduation from high school. They all crowded into the bleachers to watch her. Rafe looked at all the friends that had come to support her accomplishment.

He had sat down when Eddie nudged him, "Dad, look over at the corner of the bleachers. Do you see the blonde and the older guy over there?"

Rafe looked over and saw them. She had a baseball cap with her ponytail pulled through and sunglasses on. He was wearing a nice button up shirt, different from the usual suit he had always seen him in before. They were talking to each other, not noticing much else. Rafe wanted to go over and give them a hug, but figured if he did he would cause a scene if they weren't already gone before he got over there. He just smiled, and turned back to his son, "Yeah, I see them."

"Do we know them? They look familiar," he said, still watching them.

"I don't think so," he said, hating to lie to his son. He looked back over and she was looking at him giving him a big smile. He smiled, wishing for a hug from her. He had missed that smile so much. She turned to look at his Dad and said something. He leaned forward, and gave a wave and big smile to his son

Rafe grabbed a piece of paper, and wrote on it 'There are angels among us' and passed it over his shoulder to Lucy who was sitting directly behind him. She knew what it meant, and looked around to see them, but didn't have any luck. She leaned forward though, and put her arms around his neck giving him a big hug.

After graduation he walked over to where they had been sitting. There was a pink rose lying there, with a note on it. He picked it up and read it, 'Congratulations Angel! We love you and are very proud of you. Love Always, Mom and Grandpa Ed'. He placed the note in his pocket, and went to go find his daughter and give her the gift her two angels had sent down to her.

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