It was only seven in the evening, a little early for Sarah to be home already. But it was a school night, and she had a paper she absolutely had to turn in before the end of the week. Since this was Thanksgiving week, the end of the week would be sneaking up real fast.She thought she heard Valerie get home and stopped to listen. She hadn't expected her home until much later. She was out with Alex and usually got home pretty late, even if it was a school night.It turned out Sarah had been right about Alex. He had been pissed about Valerie having hung out with Romero—very pissed. At first telling her off, then calling her back when he'd calmed down, saying he'd never been jealous in his life and hadn't known how to handle it.With that said, Valerie had allowed herself to continue to go out with him, even at the risk of getting hurt. They'd been going out at least twice a week since. From what Valerie had told her, Alex was a lot like Angel when it came to being possessive. Only the

SarahAunt Norma had made it sound as if there would be a lot of her mom's relatives there. If Sarah had known how things were going to work out, she would have had Angel over.She hadn't been able to stop thinking about his saying he loved her the whole day. She'd wanted so badly to tell him she loved him too, but how could she? How could she sit there and tell him she loved him when she would be leaving him soon and he knew perfectly well it was by choice? She just couldn't do it. As much as hearing him say he loved her had been music to her ears, she almost wished he hadn't. It only made the guilt that much harder to bear."So, what happened?" They drove out of her aunt's driveway. Angel put his hand on her lap, and she wrapped both her hands around it.She took a deep breath, "First of all, all that worrying was for nothing. Most of the relatives who showed up were from my uncle's side, and the few that did show up from my mom's side were very distant relatives. Apparently, all

AngelAs usual, Angel's heart raced at the sight of Sarah. He kissed her as soon as she got in the car. It was supposed to be a friendly hello kiss, but unable to restrain himself, he kissed her passionately until someone in the back seat cleared his throat. Sarah pulled away immediately and turned around. Romero, Eric, and Sofia were crammed in the backseat."I didn't see you guys." Her scandalized expression when she saw them surprised him. This wasn't the first time he was ravenous for her in front of them."My bad." Angel smirked, pulling out of the driveway. "I forgot anyone was back there.""I was just talking to you before she got in the car, ass," Romero protested.Angel chuckled, lacing his fingers into Sarah's and placing their hands together on his lap. Sarah stared straight ahead, a bit too rigid. He wasn't sure what to make of it. He hoped she wasn't mad.The ride to the bowling alley was a fairly quiet one, except for Romero protesting about the music. Angel hit the

SarahSarah he started getting ready just after five. Valerie helped her with her hair. Sarah's hair was fairly straight, but Valerie said straightening it even more would make it look extra sleek and super sexy.Sarah watched Valerie through the bathroom mirror as she concentrated on the flat iron she held in Sarah's hair. "So how was it last night with Alex? You two looked real chummy."Valerie glanced up at the mirror and shrugged. She continued concentrating on Sarah's hair. "I think he turned his phone off or put it on vibrate 'cause it didn't go off once last night. I tried to resist him as long as I could, but it's so damn hard. I didn't sleep with him though. I told him I'm not doing that anymore. So he asked if it was because of Reggie. I told him, 'No, it's because it hurts too much.' Then he made a stupid joke apologizing for his size."Valerie's expression was disgusted, but Sarah couldn't help laughing. Alex was too funny."Stop," Valerie said. "You're gonna make me b

Angel stood still for a moment. He knew it couldn't be, but Romero sounded so convinced. He took in what he'd just heard, then shook his head and started walking again. "Nah, dude," he said. "She's babysitting for her neighbors right now.""Call her then," Romero said.Romero's dogged tone made him uncomfortable. He was so sure. Angel stood quiet for a moment."Did she see you?" What was he doing? This was ridiculous. There was no way Sarah would be out with another guy. He trusted her."No," Romero said."I didn't see shit!" Eric yelled in the background."Yeah, well, he would've if he didn't drive like a girl. By the time we turned back, they were gone," Romero said.They'd actually gone back to check? Angel picked up the phone at the hostess desk without mentioning it to Romero."So what was she doing?" He dialed Sarah's cell phone number."Talking, I guess," Romero said. "I saw her as we passed the car, and I had to do a double take, but Eric was driving so fast and wouldn