The following morning Angela woke up to Jordan smiling down on her. "Good morning gorgeous" he smiled lovingly.
Angela propped herself up on her elbows and kissed him on his chin."mmm now that's a wake-up call" she murmured still half asleep.
Jordan had made her breakfast and she could smell freshly made coffee. "I'm starving" she mumbled as she climbed out of Jordan's bed.
"I've made you breakfast babe, It's on the kitchen table..I'm just gonna have a quick shower" he kissed her lightly on the lips and headed for the bathroom.
Angela sat at the kitchen table and smiled, she couldn't wait to move in with him and be this happy every day. As she bit into her toast ,she reached into her purse for her cellphone. She switched it on and saw that she had received Eight missed calls and had voice messages, that'll be my parent's wondering where I am she thought. She checked the caller ID and the number wasn't recognised. She then listened to her voice mail, her mouth dropped open when she heard the message...
Angela it's Matt. Where the hell are you? I've called you at least a dozen times.
Look, I've been thinking about you're phone call and it's worried me. I've cut my business trip short and I'm on my way to Three Rivers, I'm worried Ang..Whatever it is we can sort it out okay? Okay?
Look, I'll be at you're folks house by noon, see ya then. I love you.
Angela listened to the message again and her heart raced "Fuck!" she said aloud, the last thing she wanted was Matt turning up in her home town.
She rubbed her eyes and swallowed, she was getting worried. She looked at the time and saw that it was 10.45am.
Jordan came out of the bathroom, wrapped in a small towel and his hair still damp. He was brushing his teeth and frowned when he saw Angela's worried expression.
"What's up?" he said, his mouth still full of toothpaste and spit.
Angela took a deep breath and blurted "Matt's coming here, not here, I mean my parent's, Jordan I have to leave, like now!"
Jordan walked over to her and placed his hand on her shoulder. He scratched his chin and looked at her concerned.
"Want me to come with you?"
"NO! Gasped Angela, "God, I'm breaking up with him Jordan, the last thing he needs to see is the man I've left him for..Babe I'll be fine honestly, this is something I need to do alone, Matt is a good guy..he deserves to be let down as gently as possible"
Jordan wasn't too happy at the prospect of Angela seeing this Matt guy, but he understood that she had lived with him for the last year, he knew he could trust her and that it was him she truly loved.
"Take your phone and call me if stuff gets ...complicated" He kissed her briefly and went back into the bedroom to get dressed.
Angela hurridely got dressed and kissed Jordan goodbye before she left his house.
By the time she reached her parent's house Angela was a bag of nerves. She burst into the kitchen to find Patty and Graham sat at the table glaring at her. Graham looked pissed.
"Where the HELL have you been Angela, Matt's been ringing all night!" Graham looked at her impatiently looking at her for answers.
"Dad, I've been with Jordan" she said meekly. Patty rolled her eyes and looked to Graham. Graham just scowled even more.
Graham stood up and towered over Angela, she'd never seen her dad look so pissed off.
"Angela Chase you are ENGAGED to be MARRIED what the hell are you doing with another MAN!" he shouted.
Angela could feel the anger rising in her, Jordan wasn't another man, he was her one and only true love.
"Dad, I love Jordan..I've always loved Jordan.. We've worked things out, we're back together"
Graham slammed his fist on the table " You already have a man Angela, this isn't fair to Matt" he growled.
Angela got angrier and before she could control what she was saying she blurted " And did you think about what was fair to Mom when you had that affair with Hallie Lowenthal dad? Don't you DARE take the moral high ground with me... Dad, you were as bad as me.."
Patty threw her hand to her mouth, shocked at the way Angela had stood up to her father. Angela wasn't done yet, she was seething , she continued her verbal assault on Graham..
"I'm 27 years old Dad, I'm not a kid any-more, I'm well aware of what's happened and I'll be sorting things out with Matt. I'll be calling off the engagement and ending my relationship with him. Don't ever tell me what I can or can't do with my life, 'cos it's just that..My life!" She turned her back on her parents and ran up to her room, shaking with anger and nerves.
She sat on her bed watching the clock tick by slowly, 11.45, fifteen minutes or so and Matt would be in front of her. She reached for her cellphone and called Jordan.
"Hey Jordan" she said quietly.
"Hey baby, everything alright?" he sounded concerned,
"Everything's fine, I'm waiting for Matt to arrive, I just wanted to hear your voice.."
"Angela, I'll come round if you want, seriously.."
"It's fine honey, don't worry..I better go..I'll call you later on"
"Angela wait.." he sounded agitated
"Yea..?" she whispered
"I love you, see you real soon okay?"
"Definitely" she smiled " I love you too" She hung up and took a few deep breaths.
Angela had pretty much figured out what she was going to say to Matt in her head. of course she realised it wouldn't exactly go to plan, but she knew how she wanted to say it.
11.55 am the doorbell rang, Angela headed down the stairs and answered the front door. Matt stood in front of her holding the biggest bunch of flowers she had ever seen. She smiled sadly at him and let him in.
She led him to the living room and he sat down on the sofa, looking slightly baffled as to why Angela wasn't jumping for joy at the sight of him.
Patty and Graham came out of the kitchen and greeted Matt awkwardly.
"Um..Patty and I have got to go grocery shopping Matt, we can't stay..um..See ya" Graham shook his hand and they left the house.
Matt shook his head and looked to Angela questionly.."well, that was..odd..Ang..What the fuck is going on?"