Disclaimer: I do not own MSCL or any of its characters. Jamie is a character of my own creation.

Author's note: Thank you to all those who have read and reviewed.

To inTHEgrid is where I live - I'm glad that my story is so addicting for you, I hope you enjoy this chapter…

To Ciara Lewis – thank you for reviewing, I still think of Angela and Jordan as teenagers too and sometimes it makes it hard to write their dialogue, it took me a while to find a name for the restaurant as well, I just kind of saw it somewhere and thought it sounded cool…

To my support buddy – thank you for always reading my story and giving me constructive criticism, if it wasn't for you this story never would have been, I love you

Chapter 11

Danielle found Angela on her bed, crying into her pillow. Danielle sat next to her and pulled strands of hair out of her face.

"My life sucks" Angela mumbled into the pillow. "And it's all my fault"

"No, sweetie, that's not true" Danielle said trying to comfort her. "I mean, yes you've mad a few mistakes but who hasn't. Now you just have to learn from them. And plus you have so much to be proud of. Look at your daughter; she's smart, beautiful and talented."

"She is also mad at me. I failed her by denying her a father and grandparents."

"True but now you have the chance to make it better."

Outside…

Jamie ran out the front door in hopes of finding Jordan still there. She sighed in relief when she saw him sitting in his car.

"What happened?" she asked getting into the passenger seat.

"It just wasn't meant to be." Jordan mumbled as he stared straight ahead.

"What do you mean?" Jamie asked sadly. "I mean it just has to be…you're my father." Jordan faced Jamie with tears in his eyes. "Please, you just have to keep trying." she pleaded.

Jordan took Jamie's hands in his and looked deep into her eyes. "You're asking for a really big miracle, sweetheart. Your mother and I have changed so much over these past years and it's going to take more than a few days for us to get to know each other again."

"But don't you still love her?"

"Yes I do, very much so, but sometimes love just isn't enough." Jordan wiped at the tears that fell from Jamie's eyes. "But if it was meant to be than it will happen. It's just going to take time. Rome wasn't built in a day, you know."

"I guess" Jamie said somberly as she gave Jordan a hug.

Angela's room…

"Please tell me what happened outside with Jordan." Danielle asked when Angela's crying ceased.

"I love him" Angela said simply.

"I don't understand"

"I'm afraid that if I let him in I'll just end up hurting him…again...i'm afraid that I'll mess up again…I do love him…so very much…but I just can't help but to push him away."

"Angela, you're not making any sense. Did Jordan say or do something upsetting?"

"He wanted to be with me…he like had…this box…a small, red, velvet box…"

"Wait a second…are you telling me that he proposed?"

"I just ran…" Angela said as her eyes filled with fresh tears.

Downstairs…

Patty approached Jamie and Jordan as they entered the house. "Is everything alright?" she asked.

"I don't know" Jordan said glumly.

"Oh…okay…well how long will you be staying in town?"

"Depends…in a week I have a concert in Florida but till than my schedule is free."

"That's good. It'll give you a chance to spend more time with your daughter." she said, giving Jamie a gentle squeeze on the shoulder. "Oh, hey honey, how is Angela?" she asked Danielle, who was descending the stairs.

Danielle fixed her eyes on Jordan and walked straight towards him. "Did you ask Angela to marry you?" Danielle's tone was serious as she poked Jordan hard in the chest.

"What? I mean no, not exactly. I never meant for her to get so upset." Jordan shifted from foot to foot as he glanced up the stairs. "Is she going to be okay?"

"I don't know, she's not really telling me anything." Danielle said as she backed away from Jordan.

"Jordan, why don't you try talking to her again?" Patty interjected.

"Um…do you really think that's a good idea…?"

"It may work…just make sure to leave a certain velvet box down here."

Angela's room…

Angela had stopped crying and was now looking through a box of old pictures. She was so focused on them that she didn't even notice when Jordan entered the room. Jordan looked at the picture in her hand and smiled as he remembered that day at the carnival.

"That was one of the best days of my life" he said quietly, causing Angela to Jump.

"Oh my gosh…you scared me…why are you here anyway?" Angela said as she started to put the pictures away.

"I wanted to say that I was sorry for upsetting you earlier." Jordan picked up a picture from the pile on the bed and laughed. "Do you remember this?" he asked showing her the picture. It was from the Fall Formal – another one of Sharon's concoctions. Not only did Angela force Jordan to go, but she also forced him to wear a tuxedo.

"How could I forget?" Angela said with a laugh. "You hated that tux so much and couldn't wait to get it of."

"What happened to us?" Jordan inquired as he looked through other pictures. "We were happy, and we were good together. I sometimes wish that we could go back in time and try again."

Downstairs…

"Who's BMW?" Graham asked as he and Brian walked into the kitchen.

"It's Jordan's" Patty said as she shared a kiss with her husband.

"He's here…with Angela?"

"Yea…at the moment they are upstairs talking."

"Alone?" Graham asked agitatedly.

"It's not like they're teenagers anymore" Patty said, laughing at the worried expression on Graham's face.

"Hey baby" Danielle said as she went to hug Brian. "Did you and my father have fun?" Brian nodded. "He wasn't too harsh, now was he?"

"No, of course not. So have you decided on anything for our impending wedding?"

"Well…I was thinking that we should have the wedding at the end of May…what do you think?"

"Sounds great to me" he replied with a kiss to her forehead.

Angela's room…

Jordan and Angela had continued to reminisce as they looked at the pictures. Now they just sat staring at each other in a comfortable silence.

"I was thinking…" Jordan said as he held Angela's hand in his.

"You were thinking?" Angela stated sarcastically as she fell into a fit of giggles. "Sorry," she mumbled when she saw the serious look on Jordan's face. "Please continue,"

"Um…I was thinking…hoping at least…that maybe we could start over. After 16 years we have both changed…I know I have…but one thing that hasn't changed is my love for you…maybe we just need time to reconnect…you know…trying to be boyfriend and girlfriend again."

Angela stared at Jordan with tears in her eyes. "Um…" she was speechless. "I don't know what to say…I mean I love you too but…but I'm afraid of hurting you again and what about…what about Jamie."

"Don't worry about Jamie, she's pretty hardcore about us getting back together, and I seriously doubt that you can hurt me again, at least not in the same way. Please, Angela, just give us a second chance."

"I guess you're right, and plus, who would give up the chance of dating the infamous Jordan Catalano" Angela said with a smile as Jordan pulled her into a hug.

"I love you Angela Chase"

"I love you too"

Downstairs…

"They sure have been up there a long time," Graham mumbled.

"Good god, Dad…they are responsible adults…give them a break why don't you…" Danielle said as she playfully punched his arm.

"That's easy for you to say…but she's not your daughter."

"Well she's my daughter and I have to agree with Danielle" Patty added.

"But…" At that moment Jordan and Angela walked into the room, hand in hand.

"Oh my gosh…is this what I think it is…" Jamie had a huge smile on her face as she stared at her mother and father.

"Do I hear a second set of wedding bells?" Danielle asked just as eagerly.

"Not exactly…we decided to start over…try being boyfriend and girlfriend again." Angela said.

"Well I'm happy for you…" Danielle said.

"I'm just so excited to finally have a completed family" Jamie jumped up and gave Jordan and Angela big hugs. "I love you"

"We love you too" they said in unison.

"This calls for a celebration…lets go to Forever Rose" Patty announced.

"And what exactly are we celebrating?" Graham asked.

"Well…there's the engagement of Brian and Danielle…then there's the welcoming of Jamie…and then of course there's the reuniting of Jordan and Angela."

"Okay…come on Jamie…" Graham wrapped an arm around his granddaughter as they headed out the door, "you are going to love it at Forever Rose…I'm one of the owner's you know…"

Author's note: In the next chapter, I think I'm going to skip forward in time, probably to around Brian and Danielle's wedding. Thank you for reading and please review, they inspire me to keep writing…