"Cesc apparently was busy with well what ever that was and Cata would have volunteered but she had work and the little one is with his grandma til tonight so i was free."
"oh." Was all Angie could really reply. she stayed quiet as she followed him to the car. She found it completely ironic how she was so up tight around one of the most carefree people in the world. She thought she would be more like this around Cesc being he was Cesc and all but for some reason she was the shyest wallflower when she was left alone with Gerard He took her stuff and loaded it into his car. She got in and tapped her fingers on her thigh repeatedly. Maybe the thing was that he was so carefree. He seemed so happy and so well put together, as if he never faced a day of trouble in his whole life and Angie had faced so many.
"you seem a little jumpy, everything okay?
"yeah...umm yeah i think so. im just well..." Angie had never been in trouble with the law in any sort but she figured this is actually how she would react if she ever had "umm for some reason im very nervous."
"you're nervous??? why are you nervous? you don't have a crush on me do you?" he jokingly asked.
"no no no no not at all. NO. i mean you're " she looked him over just once really quickly, she did find him very handsome she just wasn't attracted to him. "but no. i don't know but its definitely not that."
"ouch! I was just joking Angie but way to crush a guys ego"
"Im sorry i didn't mean to. i just, im going to be staying at your house and i don't want to cause any problems with you and Cat when there are no reasons for problems to be caused."
"Ahh no don't even worry. There's no way anyone could cause any problems between us."
he smirked and shrugged "where else is she going to find a guy like me?"
He was so cocky and confident. Angie couldn't tell if he was trying to be or if he was just trying to be sarcastic. Even if he was being sarcastic she felt there would still be a bit of cockiness behind it. he was gerard pique after all and her mind couldn't help but remind her of that and gerard pique was always a bit of both.
It was evident that Angie was getting carried away in her thoughts or in her nerves again but luckily she was saved by the sound of a phone going off. Pique glanced down quickly at they sat at the red light even though he knew who it was from the ringtone alone. "speak of the devil" he said before hitting talk and putting it on speaker "how did you know we were just talking about you?"
"who's complaining about what now?" Cat asked on the other end of the phone
"no one. i just have Angie in the car now, we were talking about you. where are you?"
"on the way to go pick up your son. which is why im calling, your mom still knows im picking him up today right?"
"yeah as far as i know. Where exactly are you at?"
"a couple blocks away from work why?"
Gerard scratched his head as he drove on and Angie noticed a slight scrunch in his face. it was the first time she noticed a lack of confidence in him. not that it was much but it was still there "i was just thinking maybe we should just let him stay there one more night. give Angie a night to settle in"
"no! you guys don't have to do that." Angie quickly protected when she realized what was said.
"Actually maybe that wont be the worst idea. i had a terrible day at work and im swamped so babe ill just call your mom and ask her to give us one more night."
"ill see you at home in a few. maybe help your day out"
"don't even think about it gerard." cat partially laughed "ill see you soon though. drive safe." Cat said and hung up
Angie thought it was a bit weird there were no goodbyes on either part, but Angie didn't know their relationship. She really didn't know anything about them other than the things she had heard about them in the past few years on tv, which wasn't much. She wasn't really interested in footballers personal lives. Their lives had no impact on her so she didn't care for it. But some how some way she was here, about to be staying with gerard and cat. Her life was now impacted by theirs. Not that she wanted to be apart of the 'footballer world' but in some weird twisted little way,she was, and she was thankful for them allowing her to be.
Angie endured about twenty minutes more of the awkward car ride with gerard, but she gave him a lot of credit she could tell he was trying to make it the least amount of awkward as possible. they pulled up to a grand home. "so this is it. its not much but we really like it."
"what are you talking about? its beautiful" angie was in awe of the house. it wasn't the biggest home, as she imagined most people with loads of money to have, but it was beautiful."
"Come on." gerard said opening the door and getting the out of the car "we can get your stuff later."
Angie grabbed her purse and followed gerard through the door and smelt the warmth of a home for the first time in a very long time. Her eyed were close as she tried to hold onto the moment, she hadn't even looked at the place yet, but she could feel it. this was a home. this was where a family shared their lives. where they cared about each other, looked out for one another, laughed with one another, maybe even argued with one another but above it all loved each other, and angie definitely felt that.
"Welcome to casa de pique where you can find a bed, hot water, company, and..." gerard stopped and took in a whiff of the air "do you smell that? FOOD! and plenty of it!" gerard led the way to the direction the smell of the food was coming from. Soon he had led her into the kitchen that smelt absolutely wonderful.
Cat was just taking something from the oven and setting it too cool on cooling racks and as soon as she sat it down gerard swept his arms around her and their lips raced to embrace each others. "i love it when i come home and find my woman cooking" he said loud enough for only cat to hear it as he grinned down at her.
Even with strange outfit of her work attire which was a high waisted pencil skirt and a maroon blouse with ruffles and front, and with that were oven mitts and and over sized slippers, Angie was still shocked how beautiful she found her.
"You guys came just in time, lunch is almost ready. Angela you like fish right?"
"umm." angie felt a bit uncomfortable ..well along with the other discomfort she had been feeling "i don't really know. I haven't ate fish in years. hospital diet." she informed them.
"Oh....." Cat hadn't had the thought cross her mind that Angie might have had a special diet "well are you allowed to eat fish?"
Angie smirked. It wasn't that she wasn't allowed it, or any food for that matter "Yeah. I really don't have any limitations its just most of my meals have really been chosen for me. Most of my choices have been made for me."
Gerard saw the look on Cat's face and he knew that's when she got attached to Angie. That was just Cat, she was very loving and very maternal. He knew taking care of Angie was now a priority of Cats. He nudged his eyebrows and gave his head a directed tip to urge Cat to turn on all of her maternal powers.
"well no more of that" cat smiled at her. "everything you've ever wanted to try were going to try. ANYTHING! whats some thing you've always wanted to eat well have it for dinner...BUT first you have to try the fish."
Angie was hesitant about taking up her offer as she was every other one of their offers so far. They were being far too nice to someone they didn't know. This wasn't the real world and Angie knew better. She knew she had to put her foot down. " I really really appreciate you guys being so nice, but letting me stay in your house is already far too much. I don't know if you guys are really ridiculously nice or if there is some other motive but you don't have to be so giving. It really makes me uncomfortable taking all these things from you and having nothing to often in return. "
Cat understood. She knew Angie wasn't trying to be rude she completely under stood that it was just too much all at once. She of all people knew what it was like when she was out of place and swept away by this world. "Fair enough. We just want you to feel welcomed but I really do get were you're coming from believe it or not. So how about you tell us what you would like to do during your time here? "
"I don't know." Angie shrugged. "I haven't really thought about it. I never thought I would be here in life. I just want to help Cesc out as much as possible if that's possible, and not get in anyone's way while doing so."
"I don't know how much you know about Cesc, but he really just needs to remember the head in his pants isn't the one with the brain but hey, If you think he can help him more power to the two of you." Gerard informed her as he filled his plate with food and went to sit down at the table.
Cat glared him down with a look of death. She couldn't agree with her husband more but at the same time she wished he wasn't so blunt with Angie about it. "What HE means is you may be here to help cesc, and good for you for wanting to do so because a lot of people have given up on him, but you're here now. this is your life too, don't let Cesc hold you back. Don't be afraid to take advantage of whats in front of you"
"Yeah" Gerard laughed. "those were the words i was looking for. But really who knows, you may really end up liking fish you know."