Angelia, I See You (ePub)

At seventeen Angelia is a ballet dancer and is hopelessly in love with her dance partner, Jordan. With him, a dream for many becomes her reality—acceptance into Julliard. The hope of them being professional dancers mainly lives in Jordan's imagination. Angelia wants to use her mind for intellectual pursuits, such as designing video games like her father. Jordan and her love affair end in a tragic decision that Angelia doesn't know if she will ever recover from.

Angelia falls in love with three very different men, who see her—her essence and beautiful inner being. They see not just the alluring woman she shows to the external world but her intelligence, gentility, kindness, wit, and poise. Their attraction to her transcends physical cravings.

To Nate Arquette—a world famous movie star, Angelia is a firefly. She is a bright flash, but in an instant gone. He wants her to be his entirely and is jealous that he must share the fantasy of her with other men. The tenderness he truly wants to show her is hidden under layers of control. It is because of his jealousy and how he behaves because of it that Angelia leaves him without warning or saying goodbye.

To Jon Kent—an Academy Award winning director, Angelia is a flood light. Whenever she is with him, her light draws him in. He loves her intelligence and wit—her ability to create. He loves the way he feels when he is with her or just beholds her. She is his fantasy that becomes reality. However, Jon fears vulnerability. Though he wants to worship her through the bonds of marriage, he is too afraid to ask.

To Jeff Clark—a UCLA English Professor and an unsuccessful writer, Angelia is his field of roses. At first glance when she steps into his classroom, he sees her overpowering physical beauty and at once feels enrapture of passion, but a whispered warning from his Savior tells him she is a broken angel to be mended. All he has of her are office-hour visits filled with lengthy conversations. Professional honesty prevents him from telling her the depth of his feelings. When Angelia falls in love with a movie star, he watches her life unfold in tabloids. When her face is no longer on tabloid covers, Jeff wants to find her to tell her how he feels, but he does not know where she is. He feels compelled to write her a novel, hoping that if she reads it, she will know how much he loves and honors her. He longs to show her that her internal worth far surpasses her captivating physical being. He loves and sees her—just as she is, broken but beautiful.

To Michael Paige, Angelia is a dear and cherished friend—one to protect and shelter from a romance that went all wrong. He invites her into his and Cally's home to provide her a safe haven when her world falls apart. When tragedy comes to Angelia's life years later it is Michael who shows her with his actions and no words the true nature of God's love and grace.