When trust is questiones

Chapter 15

Next morning.

Tony and Angela are still asleep in bed. Angela's head rests on Tony's chest and Tony's arm wrapped around Angela.

He wakes up, slowly opens his eyes. First of all, he has to register where he is. He looks down at Angela, ... Finally she sleeps peacefully... he thinks to himself.

He caresses her gently on the back until she wakes up. Angela opens her eyes, lifts her head, looks at Tony. He looks at her with a pitying look.

She looks at him.

"Good morning Angela... It's good that you could at least sleep a little." Tony's look is so worried that Angela is in tears again.

She remembers... It wasn't a dream. She remembers every detail.

She sits up hastily, quickly wiping the tears from her eyes.

Tony also sits down, he sits slightly behind her, gently holds her by the shoulders "Angela, everything is fine... You don't have to be strong for me..."

She turns her head towards him. The tears wander down her cheek... She sniffles.

"Tony, I..." She looks down.

He wipes away her tears with his finger. Smiles a little at her. "Everything will be alright, I'm with you! We can do this together!"

Angela smiles him back a little. Takes his hand. Turns all the way to him so they can look right at each other.

"Come here" Tony takes her in his arms.

You can hear a soft whimper from Angela... So they stay for a while.

"Thank you Tony, thank you for being there and thank you for being here right now, thank you!"she whispers.

"Of course Angela, always!"

He hugs her even tighter. She feels his warmth. She feels safe and secure.

"I won't let you out of my sight for now, Angela! You are so important to me...!" he says to her, breaking away from the embrace and giving her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

"I'm so sorry Angela, I'm sorry you were hurt that I can't undo it! I'm glad that nothing more happened... I can't stand it that he got so close to you that I just took it out! That I didn't take better care of you...!"

"But Tony," says Angela, "you were there, thank God you were there at the last moment to save me!"

Tony looks down "Angela, I should have been there earlier, this should never have happened, never! It hurts my heart...".

Angela looks at him and replies quietly: "Oh Tony... but YOU were there!"

Tony looks at her, he has tears in his eyes "Angela, I wasn't there - the whole time I let you go... I didn't fight, that would never have happened if I had confessed my love to you and we were together now," he suddenly blurts out.

Angela looks at him questioningly. "What?"

Tony looks her in the eye "Angela, I love you! I can't bear to see you with someone else, I can't bear to be so pained to you, I would never do that, hurt you again. I know we didn't have an easy time after Kathleen, but Angela, you belong to me and I belong to you. We don`t belong to the anyone .Only to us!"

Angela just stares at him, she's slightly shocked.

Her mouth is open, she can't make a sound.

"Yes Angela... I love you... I would have liked to have told you that sooner... but never found a suitable situation and I thought I broke your heart so badly that you don't feel like me and that's why..."

Angela puts her finger to Tony's mouth and interrupts him. "I see..."

She smiles softly at him. "I love you too. It's been a long time..."

Tony blushes.

He gives her a gentle kiss on the mouth.

"We can do this together, Angela..."

Angela nods at him.

A few minutes later they go downstairs, to the kitchen.

Mona, Samantha and Jonathan are sitting at the table. Tony and ANgela walk in. Sam jumps up and immediately hugs Angela, she cries. "Oh Angela, I'm so sorry".

Jonathan also gets up and walks over to her "Mom..." he speaks in a trembling voice.

Tony: "It's alright kids, we'll get it done, Angela is fine so far!"

They let it go. Everyone sits down at the table. Mona hands Angela a cup of coffee. "Thank you, Mother," she says. And stares into the cup and turns it in her hands.

Mona: "Angela, I hope you're not mad that I told the kids what happened... It's going to be a little different here in the near future, so I think it's only fair to tell you what's going on with you...".

"It's alright, Mother," Angela says slightly absently and continues to stare into her cup.

Sam cautiously asks: "Where's the guy now, have they caught him yet?"

Mona answers: "We haven't heard anything from the police yet, Angela you have to go to the police station again today and make another statement, you have already made a detailed description of the perpetrator, maybe he is already on file mean the officer".

Angela replies cautiously: "Yes... I... Yes, I guess I have to..".

She looks sad. A film is playing right in front of her eyes... When I have to tell them everything again, I feel sick...else!

Angela quickly gets up and runs into the living room.

Everyone looks at each other, then looks down sadly. Tony gets up and goes to Angela in the living room. She stands at the window, her arms twisted. She looks out lost in thought.

Tony walks slowly towards her so that she doesn't get frightened right away. "Angela..." he says softly.

She turns to him. Walk up to him and he walks up to her, they hug tightly. "Oh Tony... What should I tell the police again, I've already said everything... Now again? I can't do that!"

Tony answers: "I know Angela, but it's important that you tell them all about it again, maybe you'll think of something else. They have people who have been specially trained for such cases. You don't have to talk to a man, you can talk to a woman...!"

Angela slowly and carefully releases herself from his embrace. She looks down.

"We're going there together Angela, I promised you that I wouldn't leave you alone and that I'll be there for you!"

"... I know Tony..."

Tony strokes Angela's cheek, "it's best you get dressed now and get ready so we can go, yes?"

She nods at him.

Tony goes back to the kitchen, Angela goes straight upstairs to her bedroom.

In the kitchen, everyone is still sitting at the table and discussing what is happening.

Tony: "Hey you ,Angela and I are going to make our way to the police station..."

Mona looks at Tony worriedly and nods at him. "ok Tony, I'll come over to you after work and ask how it went. I don't want Angela to worry, I'll take care of the agency for the next few days."

"Thank you, Mona," says Tony.

Samantha gets up, hugs her father again and says goodbye.

Jonathan: "Tony, I'm so worried about Mom..."

Tony: "Don't worry Jonathan, we can all do this together, the important thing is that we stand by your mother now, she has a hard time ahead of her and needs all the support we can get!"

Jonathan quickly replies, "Of course Tony!"

Tony replies: "Everything will be fine, I promise you, we'll give her the time she needs. You wanted to go away with your friends at the weekend, didn't you?"

Jonathan looks at Tony worriedly: "Oh all right, Tony, I'd better stay here."

Tony." no no buddy, it's all good, I want you to drive, it distracts you too. I'm here for your mom, ok."

Jonathan nods: "Well Tony..."

Jonathan walks out of the kitchen with his head down and says goodbye in a hurry.

Meanwhile in Angelas bedroom, she has dressed (pants, blouse and a blazer) and is combing her hair, she looks in the mirror, there is a knock on the door.

Tony comes in without being asked. He goes to her. Stand behind her.

"No matter what you do, you look fabulous, Angela," he says, glancing at her stained wrist. He interrupts her doing, takes her wrist and kisses it.

"Tony..." she looks at him. Tony looks at her with sad eyes.

"Are you ready Angela, we have to go?"

Angela back: "yes I think so..."