A New Future

8. Ghostly Anna

The next morning, Anna woke up feeling his arm draped around her waist. She turned over and moved a piece of his hair out of his face. Gabriel stirred and groaned at the touch. He opened his eyes and smiled. "Good morning, Fiance'." He said.

Anna smiled. "Good morning, Handsome."

"Sleep well, My Love?"

"Yes. Very. You?"

"Same." He said then kissed her all over her face.

Anna giggled. "Gabriel!"

He stopped and smiled chuckling. "I love you."

"I love you too." She replied with another giggle. "How about a shower?"

"You really ready for that?"

"It's not like we haven't seen each other completely nude. I mean we have made love with each other."

He thought for a second. "That's true. Ok."

She smiled grabbing his hand and dragged him to the shower.

After the shower, Anna stepped out and Gabriel pulled her to him by her waist making her gasp in surprise then giggle. "Where do you think you're going?"

She giggled again. "To get dressed. I can't go out in public naked." She said playfully.

"Naked huh?" He said teasingly.

She looked at him mock shocked. "You wouldn't dare."

"Oh yeah? Try me." He said running and grabbing her clothes off the dresser.

"Gabriel, stop! Don't do it. I swear to God if you do, I won't sleep with you for a week!"

He held her clothes over the open window. "I'll do it."

"Don't! Gabriel, give me my clothes!" She demanded in mock anger.

He let one finger slip and drop one end of the clothes. "Oops." He teased.

"Gabriel! I mean it! Give me my clothes!"

He pretended to drop them and grabbed them quickly laughing. "I'm messing with you, Darling. I wasn't actually going to do it."

She mock glared at him and stomped over grabbing her clothes from him. "Don't do that. They're the only clothes I have."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Love. I won't do it again."

"Good." She stated getting dressed. "Help me with my corset."

Gabriel walked over and tightened her corset for her. "There you go."

"Thank you." She said then turned pecking him on the lips. "I'm gonna go start breakfast."

"Ok, Hunny. I'll be down in a minute."

"Ok." She said going out the room.

"Papa!" Gabriel suddenly heard a little girl cry happily.

He looked up to find what looked to be like a little two year old Anna walk through the door. "Anna?" He questioned looking at her.

"Morning, Papa!" She said smiling at him. "Coming down for breakfast, Papa? Mama's cooking."

"Uh, yeah. I'm coming." He said putting his hat on.

Downstairs, Anna was cooking eggs and bacon. Little Anna came running in happily. "Mama! Papa's coming!" She yelled at her. Anna turned around surprised. "Gabriel?!" She yelled not taking her eyes off the little girl that looked like her.

Gabriel walked in. "What is it, Darling?"

Little Anna got up and ran to hug his legs. "Papa!" She said happily.

Anna looked at her hugging her fiance's legs stunned. "Are you seeing this?"

Gabriel looked at her. "The little you?"

Anna nodded. "Where'd she, I come from?"

Little Anna turned around. "Stop teasing, Mama." She said sitting down. "I'm hungry."

Anna looked at Gabriel stunned. He just shrugged. Anna looked at her younger self. "Ok, Baby." She said handing her a small plate. "There you go."

Little Anna smiled at her. "Thanks, Mama."

Anna nodded with a small smile then looked at Gabriel. "Hungry, Hun?"

Gabriel nodded and sat down. Anna gathered their two plates and handed him his sitting next to him. "Thanks, Anna."

She smiled at him. "Anything for you, My Love."

Little Anna looked up. "All done!"

The two looked over. "Ok, Sweetheart." Anna said taking the plate and putting it in the sink. When she looked back to her, she was gone. "Where'd she... I go?"

"I don't know. She... YOU just vanished."

"I think we're seeing things."

"I doubt it. At first I thought the same thing, but then you saw her. So then I knew I wasn't."

"Whatever it was, it was strange."

"I agree."