Love to Hate You (Chris Evans)

Love The Way You Lie

The week at Chris's was heaven. Angela and Chris stayed in, ordering food and staying in bed. They talked, finally getting to know one another.

Chris had Angela against his chest. He traced around her necklace. "I noticed the necklace."

"Seb gave it to me for our anniversary."

"Anniversary?"

"When he asked me to be lost with him. We were in Vienna. And we figured out that we were moving to America to the same place. That was over 20 years ago."

"Wow."

"Yeah," Angela smiled softly. "I don't know what would have happened to me if I didn't have Sebastian."

"Why does he call you Duck? And why do you call him... what's the word?"

"Rață." She laughed. "It means Duck in Romanian. While he was teaching me, I told him about how in London, a man will call a good girl friend Duck. He translated it for me, and we've been calling each other that ever since."

Chris liked that Sebastian had taken care of Angela. That he was her rock especially with the loss of her father and having such a hard childhood. He kept asking questions. He wanted to know everything about her. "So, you've never been to an American sporting event?" Chris asked taking a bite of his pizza.

"No interest and no one to teach me. Sebastian is not into sports and others were all artists." Angela shrugged. "We went to football games in England or in Vienna when my father was invited." She looked away from Chris.

"Angie, what's wrong?"

"I wish you could have met him." Chris looked at her curiously. "My father. He would have liked you. Well, this you," she waved.

Chris laughed. "Yeah, I'm sure he would have hated the way I treated you before." Chris bit the inside of his cheek. "I never did apologize, did I?"

"No, but neither did I." She looked at him and placed a hand on his cheek. "I'm sorry, Chris, for my actions and my words."

Chris pulled her hand to his mouth, kissing her palm. "I'm sorry too. You are a beautiful woman, and my words would have hurt anyone, but I really didn't want to hurt you." He pulled her close to him for a kiss. "I'm sorry my Ice Queen."

Angela angled herself to lay on his chest and sighed. "This is becoming my favorite place in the world."

"Mine too."

**

Angela was getting ready for a shoot when she got a message

P: We need to talk

She looked at her phone in disgust. It has been six months since she had seen Penn, only getting the occasional text message to check on her. She knew this was the opportunity to end it with him so she could move forward with Chris.

A: Yeah, I think so.
P: Can you meet me at the apartment at 8?
A: Sure

Angela moved to send another message

A: I just got a message from Penn.
C: really? What did he want?
A: To meet and talk
C: You going to end it?
A: absolutely. I'm done with him
C: Call me after? I'm still in NY for another day
A: Sure. Sebastian is still out of town so don't have to whisper
C: Good luck my ice queen.

She finished up her day and headed home. She showered and changed and headed back to her old home. She figured she could get the last of her stuff while she was there. She had been slowly moving her stuff with Sebastian when he was home. She made it to Queens and climbed to her previous 4th floor walkup. She knocked on the door.