Authors Note: Hey everyone! Sorry for the long wait. This is the first time in a long time that I've really felt like writing. I don't know how long it will last since it comes and goes but hopes it lasts for a couple of chapters. I noticed the mistake with that Maria thing but after thinking about it for awhile I decided I liked them as couple and now I'm going to work on that. I just thought about it and figured that Tia shouldn't get back to Angel. I think this pair is going to work out better.

It hadn't taken long for Conner and Brad to hit it off, and it had all happened so fast that it was a little hard for even me to believe. Within a week of the meeting it was decided that Conner McDermott was just what Brad needed for his next "project" as he liked to call him and within a month they had set everything rolling for Conner to get his career started.

I had really been happy for Conner and I still was. It had just happened all really fast and I was still working to get my head around the fact that I was sharing Conner and I didn't have him all to myself anymore. Nights were long when Conner wasn't there to share our bed but there was nothing I could do. He was really busy and I couldn't just ask him to drop every thing because I was lonely.

"Liz are you all right?" Jess asked looking worried.

That might be because you've said a total of eight words since you got here, I thought dourly.

I smiled at my sister told her it was just because I was tired and went back to eating and pretending to listen to Jess talk about her pregnancy. It had been four months since that night that she had told everyone that she was having a baby and since then it had gotten to the point that I thought that she was the one having the child with all she knew now. She was six months pregnant now and one of the few comforts was it wouldn't be much longer before she had her baby.

I picked at my food some more and decided that I should help put Jeremy out of his misery and help get my mind off of Conner who was not going to be joining us tonight because he had to work late. Again.

I pushed my plate away and for the first time that night I joined the conversation that my sister seemed to be having with herself.

"So Jess besides being in a great amount of discomfort is there anything else that you want to talk about. Jeremy looks as if he's about to go out of his mind," I stated and then for good measure added, "I would be in just as much pain as him if my mind were on the conversation."

"Very funny Liz," Jess stated flatly.

I smiled sweetly at her. She really had to stop talking so much about herself before people started to ignore her when she entered a room. She was still herself even as an adult. Totally self centered. It was people closest to her that ignored her flaw.

"Anyway, back to the real world. How was your day Jeremy?"

"Well," he started and was interrupted before he could go on.

"Am I really that bad?" Jess asked and we both ignored her as Jeremy went on about how his day was.

"Jared's sister had her baby yesterday and he was talking about it today. He was talking about when his wife had their baby. It sounded incredibly painful."

Jess looked at him incredulously, "What do you think it was going to be?! It very painful for the woman!" Jess shouted in outrage then before she could go on about how painful it was.

He grimaced, "Who said it wasn't suppose to be painful for you. I know that. I was talking about me. Both Jared and his brother-in-law had broken hands when it was all over with." he stated and then shook out his hand.

I broke out laughing and Jess just glared at her husband from across the table. If looks could kill...

"Anyway," I said in attempt to get Jess's mind off causing bodily harm to Jeremy, "Have you heard that Conner's sinlge is going to be coming out next month?"

"Is it really?" Jess said looking at me in surprise and I nodded my head in answer.

"Yeah, they about have it completed there just working on the final touches and all that."

I hoped that it would get better once Conner's single would be out but I wasn't living in that world. It would only get worse as time went on. I knew that it would be a long while before I would see him for more then two days in a row. I didn't want to even think about what it would be like once he was actually famous. If Conner hadn't been so happy I would regret what I had done to get his career off the ground.

We talked a bit more as we all had desert. Jess having seconds and then complaining that she was turning into a beached whale. When I teasing said that she already was one she growled at me and then I regretted saying it. Some pregnant woman would have burst out crying my sister growled at me.

I looked at my sisters clock realized it was late and grimaced. I would have jumped up from there table and told them I would have had to get home, but didn't because I knew Conner wasn't going to be there. I knew that because he had told me before he had left for the night. It was one of the reasons why Jess and I had dinner had each others houses once a week now. Because I was lonely and Jess knew that. It really irked me, but there was nothing I could do and sometimes her concern made me feel better. It told me she always didn't think about herself.

"I really should get going," I said when it hit ten and got up from the couch were we had ended up after dinner.

Jess looked at Jeremy at a glance.

"No," I stated firmly before she could ask like she always did.

They had made it a habit of always trying to ask if I wanted to stay over when it was my turn to go over to their house. Knowing that if Conner hadn't came to dinner with me that he wouldn't be home for the night and I always told them no. I was not going to turn into a pain and I wasn't going to have them pitying me like they did. That wasn't how it was going to work.

"It would only be for tonight," my sister said giving me her puppy eyes that only worked on her husband.

"No," I repeated firmly as I went to there closest by the door to get my coat.

As I was about to grab the door to leave it opened and there stood my husband looking about as worn out as I felt. Seeing him made my heart skip a beat as it always did and I tried not to look to glad to see him. It was a surprise to see him here even if it was as I was about to walk out the door.

Before one word could be said my sister made her presence known.

"How did you get in?" Jess from the couch where she had a prefect picture of the door asked looking not so much mad as confused seeing him in the door way.

Raising his eyebrows Conner held up a key.

Jess, going from confused to mad in a minute (which was because of her hormones) glared at him.

"Where did you get that?!" she said rather loudly.

He tossed her the key, "If you have a hid a key it would be smart not to hide it under the mat. It's not that hard to find," he stated and held out his hand to me which I took and we said our goodbyes and walked out the door.

It was a nice night even though it was a little chilly. Not normal weather for California, but welcomes all the same. We walked to my white jeep and I noticed he didn't have his "hunk of junk" car.

"Were did your car go?" I asked as I got in the passenger seat.

He took the keys I held out to him, "It wouldn't start again so I took a cab here hoping you would still be here," he told me as he started the car and pulled out.

"You got off work early," I stated even though it was obvious.

He looked at me as he came to a red light. I started to melt when he smiled and leaned over to kiss me and the world stated to fade as soon as his lips came in contact with mine.

"I wanted to surprise you," he said softly and I took his hand again.

The light turned green and before I knew it we were inside our apartment and he was taking me to bed. It may have been hard with him away so much, but I didn't blame him. He was home when ever he was able to be and that was all that mattered. As long as he remembered he still had a wife. I could live with the fact that he wasn't by my side all the time.

A/N: I hope you liked the chapter. It turned out a but differently then I thought it would but I'm still happy with it. Tell me what you think in a review.