After shutting the door behind her, Angela began wondering just what Michael was hiding.

She knew he could be secretive, and it must be Important, as it wasn't like him to come all the way from L.A.

Another piece of the puzzle formed in her head,what about Heather?

she knew he could be very difficult to live with,

not to mention, being a "Male Chauvinist".

She didn't want to be the one to bring up "That Subject", for it wasn't a pleasant time for her.

If it hadn't been for Tony looking out for her at the time of "His Wedding ", she may have never recovered.

When she sat down on the porch swing, Michael sat next to her, taking her hand in his.

She could see a tear had formed in his eye, and it made her uneasy.

Starting to get Worried, but not wanting to show it, she asked him,

"How's Heather, Michael"?

"I'm sorry Ange, I forgot you don't know, do you, we split up, about 6 months ago,

I realise I should have called you to let you know, but I was going through a crisis.

Actually, I still am, but I'm now getting it under control".

Angela felt such a myriad of Emotions, she couldn't think straight.

The woman that could do the one thing she could never do, the "Blonde Barbie Doll " ,"Heather", was now Also relegated to EX.

"Im sorry Michael, truly I am, but what happened, you two seemed so suited to one another. You worked together, you were living the "L.A dream". She even put up with your mood swings and your love of all things Reptile".

"I honestly don't know Angela, one day she woke up and told me she wanted to leave,

I was gobsmacked, I guess I must have reverted to my old ways without realising.

But when she walked out the door, instead of feeling grief, I had an overwhelming feeling of relief. I knew something wasn't right in the marriage, but after what I put you through I didn't want to be the one to walk.

"Im so tired of being the"Bad Guy", all the time, so I just went through the motions, of living my life with her day by day, until I guess we both came to the same conclusion,that our marriage was over".

once Michael finished pouring his heart out to her, Angela stood in front of him, Motioning him to get up.

When he did so, she put her arms around him tenderly, embracing him with a passion she knew should only be reserved for her husband.

When he felt the first tear fall from his eyes he felt guilt, not just for the loss of his "Marriage", but all the "Wasted Time". "Time", that could have , make that should have been spent making amends with his "Family".

Deciding on a different subject , not ready to talk about the real reason for his "Visit", he asked Angela about her little girl.

when Angela had regained her composure, and let go of Michael, he looked at her with a new resolve. stepping away from her and without losing eye contact, he asked her, "So Angela, that cute little bundle of your's, what a "Spitfire", I bet she keeps you on your toes."

Not expecting the first conversation between them since he broke the "Heather News" , to her, to be about her and "Tony's " little girl, she said .

"You can say that again, sometime's she runs me ragged, and other times, she's so quiet and studious, but I honestly don't know where I'd be without her, she is such a "wished for" child. We wanted to have 2 kids, but it wasn't meant to be. I had enough trouble conceiving her, you see"!

Michael asked a question he knew would be expected of him, though wanting to know more about "The Child" Angela conceived with another man, wasn't foremost on his mind he thought it was the polite thing to do.

"So, what did you and "The Italian Stallion", call her.? "

Angela, Beamed and said, "Anna Marie Micelli".

"Anna, what a lovely name, I guess Marie is for SAMs Mum"?

"Yes we wanted to honour her memory, So we thought it fit well with Anna and Micelli".

"What a lovely sentiment, I'm sure Marie will be watching over her too. "

"That's what we like to think".

After Angela ended her sentence, she turned around and saw that Micheal looked very pale. When he sat back down, she grabbed his wrist and asked him straight!

"Micheal I've had the strangest feeling ever since you arrived here, and now you look white as a ghost. "Im just gonna ask you once more, What are yOU really doing here.

The next words out of Michael's mouth came so fast and furious, Angela felt the earth move beneath her feet.

Michael told her to sit down , then he prepared her, by saying,

"Okay Angela, here goes, I came here to make amends to you and Jon, because I got some bad news about my health, and i need your forgiveness. The doctors said I have "Cancer", and it's spreading. Heather couldn't handle it, so rather than having to look after a sick old man, she took off."

All the while they'd been talking outside, Tony was watching, watching Michael Bower's interaction with "His Wife". Wondering and worrying what was so Important, he had to be excluded, but what happened next worried him even more.

Micheal Bower was hugging his wife, holding her as if holding on for dear life.

What the hell does he think he's playing at?, Tony thought, She's my wife and he's got no right to hold her, I'll put a stop to this. And with that he stormed out the door.