Don't worry Lil Kimi, there won't be any sex scenes in this story, so
you'll be spared from that. By the way, I hope you haven't forgotten about
A Change Of Heart. I love that story. Please don't disappoint me by
abandoning it.
No changes to the Disclaimer.
Chapter 2: Our Feelings
-==Angelica's POV ==-
Angelica sat on her bed with her phone to her ear. She was phoning Susie.
"Hello?"
"Hey Susie. It's Angelica."
"Hey Angie! It's been quite a while since we last spoke. How have you been?" Susie asked.
"That's why I'm calling you. I've got a bizarre problem and I need your thoughts." Angelica said.
"It's nothing life threatening is it?" Susie asked.
"I don't think so. It's just that...well, today Tommy picked me up from work and we started talking about how our day went and he mentioned that one of his customers constantly flirted with him." She started to explain.
"Oh? So how does this affect you?" Susie asked. She was confused about this.
"Well, I kind of felt...a little, uh, jealous." Angelica admitted.
"Jealous?" Susie asked.
"Yeah. I also felt a bit nervous so I asked him for his view on the situation."
"And what did he say?"
"He said that he was flattered but he wouldn't enter a relationship with a customer. When I heard that I felt calmer. What do you think is wrong with me?" Angelica asked desperately.
"Chill a little! Let me think." Susie sighed. "So, you were jealous that some woman flirted with Tommy right?"
"Right."
"You became nervous and you felt threatened?"
"Well, maybe a little threatened, thinking about it."
"And you felt better when Tommy said that he rejected her?"
"Yes."
"Girl, I don't think you wanna hear what I think." Susie said.
"God please tell me! I must know!" Angelica pleaded.
"Oh alright. But don't have a go at me."
"Promise."
"Okay, first I wanna ask you how you feel about Tommy."
"What do you mean?" Angelica asked.
"What I mean is what do you think of him as a person? Forget he's your cousin for the moment."
"Well, I think he's a great guy. He's kind and caring and he's not afraid to take up a challenge." Angelica said.
"Would you go for him if he wasn't your cousin?" Susie asked. She knew she was getting a little too personal, but she had to find out to make sure her assumption was correct.
"Well...yeah. I would."
"There you have it. You're attracted to him Angelica! The two of you have lived together for 3 years and you know each other inside out. You know what he is like and your body is telling you that he is the guy you want!"
"That's absurd!" Angelica protested. "For God's sake Susie! He's my cousin! I could never have those feelings for him!"
"I wish I was wrong Angelica. But you have feelings for Tommy. Look, it may be wrong to feel that way about him, but you're not the only girl to fall for him. One time, I was in love with him but I also knew that Kimi had feelings for him as well so I kept my distance." Susie admitted.
"You were in love with him?" Angelica asked.
"Yeah, but I'm not anymore. I realised that most girls had a crush on him and that I should focus my efforts elsewhere. Plus I didn't want to hurt Kimi. Anyway, he loved me as a friend, nothing more and I'm content with that. But enough about me. You've got some serious thinking to do."
"Huh?" Angelica was confused.
"Angelica, you've got to think about how you feel about Tommy. It would be best if you didn't love him, but only you can do what you feel. I do frown on the fact that you have feelings for him, but either way, I'm never going to think any different of you if you do want him. You're still my best friend and you always will be. I'm not gonna let feelings my personal views get in the way and destroy our friendship. I'm not going to let that happen with Tommy either." Susie explained.
"Thanks Susie. I'm still not sure that you are correct about me having feelings for Tommy, but I'll think about what you said. Maybe I will be able to sort this out." Angelica said.
"I hope you can. Let me know how it goes."
"I will. Talk to you soon. Bye."
"Bye."
Angelica put the phone down and sighed. She reached over and brought a picture to her to look at. It was one of her, Tommy and Dil on a 'Pickles Only Family Holiday'. That picture was taken about 13 or 14 years ago, back when they were teenagers. In the picture, she was in the middle with an arm around each cousin.
Something then hit her. She noticed that Tommy's arm was around her, something she hadn't seen before while Dil's arms were behind his back. Tommy was also standing much closer to her than Dil was. She had looked at this picture hundreds of times and she had never noticed that before. Maybe, just maybe Tommy might feel something for her.
-==Tommy's POV ==-
Tommy sat on the sofa, watching TV when his mobile rang. He picked it up and answered.
"This is Tommy Pickles." That was Tommy's standard way of answering as he sometimes got calls from customers.
"Hey Tommy." Chuckie Finster was on the other end.
"Hey Chuckie. How are things?" Tommy asked.
"Everything's fine here. How are you?"
"I'm feeling great."
"And how is your wild and dead sexy cousin?" Chuckie asked.
"Geez, Chuck! This is my cousin we're talking about!" Tommy said in a disgusted tone.
"Hey! You're the guy who asked me all those years ago if I thought she was hot! You said yourself that you thought she was hot too!" Chuckie laughed.
"Keep it down man! I don't want everyone knowing that I think my cousin is hot and that I live with her!" Tommy angrily told his friend.
"Hey chill! Your little secret is safe with me man. So, you got any closer to her yet?"
"Nope. I don't think I'll try anything any time soon anyway. I don't wanna freak her out, not after the day she's had." Tommy explained.
"What happened?" Chuckie asked.
"Some guy at her work drove into her car and wrecked it. She was pretty pissed off I'll tell you that. Though I think she was glad that I agreed to pick her up."
"Where is she now?"
"She's upstairs. Probably on the phone as well. Anyway, how is Kimi?"
"Kim's fine. She's going on about all of us getting together some time for a small reunion."
"Hey! That would be great! I know Angie would love to see you lot again." Tommy told Chuckie rather excitedly.
"You think she does?" Chuckie asked.
"Of course. She does sometimes say how much she misses you lot and keeps saying that we should visit sometime. Tell Kimi that we'd love to go to a reunion." Tommy instructed his friend.
"Hey, that'll make Kimi happy as well. Well, I'd better be going. I've got to give this dump I call home a good clean before Kimi, Phil and Lil get here. Kimi invited them over for a few days so we'll be hanging out. We'll be sure to think of you T. Catch ya later."
"Yeah, tell the DeVilles that I miss them. Later Chuck." Tommy put the phone down. He decided to tell Angelica right away about the reunion so he got up and walked upstairs and knocked on her door.
"Come in Tommy." Angelica called.
"Hey Angie. I've just been on the phone to Chuckie and he tells me that Kimi wants to have a little reunion. You interested?" He asked with a small smile forming on his face.
"Sure. I'd love to go to a reunion. Are there any more details?"
"No, not yet. Hopefully we can get one sorted that will enable us to visit our families as well." Tommy said hopefully.
"Yeah. Well, I think this call's for a little celebration. Let's go out and have a few drinks. I'll pay." Angelica suggested.
"Sure thing. I could use a drink. Let's go!"
....
I'm sure you might be able to think what might happen in the next chapter. I'll probably be able to get chapter 3 up tomorrow. Those of you who are reading my other story (All's Fair In Love & Hate) don't worry! I'm not going to abandon it. I'm just going through a bout of writer's block. I'll start it up again soon.
Please R&R!
No changes to the Disclaimer.
Chapter 2: Our Feelings
-==Angelica's POV ==-
Angelica sat on her bed with her phone to her ear. She was phoning Susie.
"Hello?"
"Hey Susie. It's Angelica."
"Hey Angie! It's been quite a while since we last spoke. How have you been?" Susie asked.
"That's why I'm calling you. I've got a bizarre problem and I need your thoughts." Angelica said.
"It's nothing life threatening is it?" Susie asked.
"I don't think so. It's just that...well, today Tommy picked me up from work and we started talking about how our day went and he mentioned that one of his customers constantly flirted with him." She started to explain.
"Oh? So how does this affect you?" Susie asked. She was confused about this.
"Well, I kind of felt...a little, uh, jealous." Angelica admitted.
"Jealous?" Susie asked.
"Yeah. I also felt a bit nervous so I asked him for his view on the situation."
"And what did he say?"
"He said that he was flattered but he wouldn't enter a relationship with a customer. When I heard that I felt calmer. What do you think is wrong with me?" Angelica asked desperately.
"Chill a little! Let me think." Susie sighed. "So, you were jealous that some woman flirted with Tommy right?"
"Right."
"You became nervous and you felt threatened?"
"Well, maybe a little threatened, thinking about it."
"And you felt better when Tommy said that he rejected her?"
"Yes."
"Girl, I don't think you wanna hear what I think." Susie said.
"God please tell me! I must know!" Angelica pleaded.
"Oh alright. But don't have a go at me."
"Promise."
"Okay, first I wanna ask you how you feel about Tommy."
"What do you mean?" Angelica asked.
"What I mean is what do you think of him as a person? Forget he's your cousin for the moment."
"Well, I think he's a great guy. He's kind and caring and he's not afraid to take up a challenge." Angelica said.
"Would you go for him if he wasn't your cousin?" Susie asked. She knew she was getting a little too personal, but she had to find out to make sure her assumption was correct.
"Well...yeah. I would."
"There you have it. You're attracted to him Angelica! The two of you have lived together for 3 years and you know each other inside out. You know what he is like and your body is telling you that he is the guy you want!"
"That's absurd!" Angelica protested. "For God's sake Susie! He's my cousin! I could never have those feelings for him!"
"I wish I was wrong Angelica. But you have feelings for Tommy. Look, it may be wrong to feel that way about him, but you're not the only girl to fall for him. One time, I was in love with him but I also knew that Kimi had feelings for him as well so I kept my distance." Susie admitted.
"You were in love with him?" Angelica asked.
"Yeah, but I'm not anymore. I realised that most girls had a crush on him and that I should focus my efforts elsewhere. Plus I didn't want to hurt Kimi. Anyway, he loved me as a friend, nothing more and I'm content with that. But enough about me. You've got some serious thinking to do."
"Huh?" Angelica was confused.
"Angelica, you've got to think about how you feel about Tommy. It would be best if you didn't love him, but only you can do what you feel. I do frown on the fact that you have feelings for him, but either way, I'm never going to think any different of you if you do want him. You're still my best friend and you always will be. I'm not gonna let feelings my personal views get in the way and destroy our friendship. I'm not going to let that happen with Tommy either." Susie explained.
"Thanks Susie. I'm still not sure that you are correct about me having feelings for Tommy, but I'll think about what you said. Maybe I will be able to sort this out." Angelica said.
"I hope you can. Let me know how it goes."
"I will. Talk to you soon. Bye."
"Bye."
Angelica put the phone down and sighed. She reached over and brought a picture to her to look at. It was one of her, Tommy and Dil on a 'Pickles Only Family Holiday'. That picture was taken about 13 or 14 years ago, back when they were teenagers. In the picture, she was in the middle with an arm around each cousin.
Something then hit her. She noticed that Tommy's arm was around her, something she hadn't seen before while Dil's arms were behind his back. Tommy was also standing much closer to her than Dil was. She had looked at this picture hundreds of times and she had never noticed that before. Maybe, just maybe Tommy might feel something for her.
-==Tommy's POV ==-
Tommy sat on the sofa, watching TV when his mobile rang. He picked it up and answered.
"This is Tommy Pickles." That was Tommy's standard way of answering as he sometimes got calls from customers.
"Hey Tommy." Chuckie Finster was on the other end.
"Hey Chuckie. How are things?" Tommy asked.
"Everything's fine here. How are you?"
"I'm feeling great."
"And how is your wild and dead sexy cousin?" Chuckie asked.
"Geez, Chuck! This is my cousin we're talking about!" Tommy said in a disgusted tone.
"Hey! You're the guy who asked me all those years ago if I thought she was hot! You said yourself that you thought she was hot too!" Chuckie laughed.
"Keep it down man! I don't want everyone knowing that I think my cousin is hot and that I live with her!" Tommy angrily told his friend.
"Hey chill! Your little secret is safe with me man. So, you got any closer to her yet?"
"Nope. I don't think I'll try anything any time soon anyway. I don't wanna freak her out, not after the day she's had." Tommy explained.
"What happened?" Chuckie asked.
"Some guy at her work drove into her car and wrecked it. She was pretty pissed off I'll tell you that. Though I think she was glad that I agreed to pick her up."
"Where is she now?"
"She's upstairs. Probably on the phone as well. Anyway, how is Kimi?"
"Kim's fine. She's going on about all of us getting together some time for a small reunion."
"Hey! That would be great! I know Angie would love to see you lot again." Tommy told Chuckie rather excitedly.
"You think she does?" Chuckie asked.
"Of course. She does sometimes say how much she misses you lot and keeps saying that we should visit sometime. Tell Kimi that we'd love to go to a reunion." Tommy instructed his friend.
"Hey, that'll make Kimi happy as well. Well, I'd better be going. I've got to give this dump I call home a good clean before Kimi, Phil and Lil get here. Kimi invited them over for a few days so we'll be hanging out. We'll be sure to think of you T. Catch ya later."
"Yeah, tell the DeVilles that I miss them. Later Chuck." Tommy put the phone down. He decided to tell Angelica right away about the reunion so he got up and walked upstairs and knocked on her door.
"Come in Tommy." Angelica called.
"Hey Angie. I've just been on the phone to Chuckie and he tells me that Kimi wants to have a little reunion. You interested?" He asked with a small smile forming on his face.
"Sure. I'd love to go to a reunion. Are there any more details?"
"No, not yet. Hopefully we can get one sorted that will enable us to visit our families as well." Tommy said hopefully.
"Yeah. Well, I think this call's for a little celebration. Let's go out and have a few drinks. I'll pay." Angelica suggested.
"Sure thing. I could use a drink. Let's go!"
....
I'm sure you might be able to think what might happen in the next chapter. I'll probably be able to get chapter 3 up tomorrow. Those of you who are reading my other story (All's Fair In Love & Hate) don't worry! I'm not going to abandon it. I'm just going through a bout of writer's block. I'll start it up again soon.
Please R&R!