Wish Upon A Star.

•Chapter 9•

Duncan and Ana looked confused, mouth agape with incredulity.

"What in the name of pizza dough are you doing in my house?" Anasia yelled at the stranger who was now eating a mouth full of pizza.

"I'll call the cops," Duncan suggested shrilly, pulling out his cellphone.

"No, wait. I'm Gabriel, Andrea's fia-" Before he could complete his sentence, Duncan pulled him into a hug. "-ncé . Surprise?"

She hadn't anticipated to meet him like this. He even looked better than in his photos.

But not as good as Kevin, of course. Wait no, I don't care about him.

"Welcome to the family!" Duncan exclaimed, catching both Ana and Gabriel off-guard.

Wow Duncan, way to go. Ana thought while shaking her head.

"But what are you doing here by yourself? Where is Drea?" Anasia asked peeping into the kitchen.

"We wanted to surprise you, but she got tired of waiting for you. So she's upstairs, having a bath," He replied smiling at her. "Sorry for giving you a fright, let me formally introduce myself. I'm Gabriel Cooper, I'm 26 and I'm a sheriff. And you are?"

"I'm Anasia Morgan and pizza is my life," She replied possessively.

He throws his head back laughing, "I see why your Drea's best friend." He said beaming at her.

Regardless of Gabriel being a sheriff, he was attractive— he was bald, yet attractive— not that most sheriffs were ugly... But Ana didn't like bald men. But with Gabe it was different, his gaze was shrewd but kind, and his smile was heart warming.

When Andrea mentioned that she was dating a sheriff, her best friend expected a hostile man but he was innocuous.

At first Ana was feeling melancholy, but at the same time happy for her friend; at least her love life was moving smoothly.

They spoke for a few minutes before Duncan came back from the kitchen with a bowl of pasta. "I'll be on my way upstairs now," Ana proclaimed.

It wasn't even up to a minute, but Gabriel and Duncan had already started joking and laughing. Ana couldn't help but chuckle, Duncan always sounded like a donkey when he laughed.

She trots upstairs ready to pounce on her best friend, she could already hear her singing in the shower.

This girl still thinks she can sing.

Slowly taking off her shoes, she turned off the lights in the bathroom and the bedroom. "Gabe baby, is that you?" Andrea asked sticking her face out of the shower.

Ana snickered, and hid behind the bedroom curtains. She knew that Andrea would come out of the bathroom, so she waited for her to open the door.

Rest assured that it was Gabriel, Andrea hissed and opened the just in time as Ana screamed 'boo!'

Andrea let out a frightening scream and slipped onto the floor, landing on her buttocks. "Why on earth will you do that?!" She yelled exasperatedly, trying to cover her private areas, in the dark. "Psychopathic maniac."