Chapter 3-Unexpected Surprises

Angel walked down the hall towards Faith's apartment. It was Saturday, Valentine's day; he had left Connor with Fred and Spike. So they could practice taking care of the child. He knocked on the door. Lindsey opened it.

"Um, hello?" Lindsey asked.

"Uh, does Faith live here?" Angel asked.

"Yeah, I'm her boyfriend," Lindsey said.

Angel's heart dropped, she used him. He was hurt beyond belief. "Two timing whore," Angel thought, as he walked away. Lindsey just stared at him before walking back into his apartment.

"Who was that?" Faith asked walking up to Lindsey. Lindsey just shrugged.

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Angel walked around for awhile before he went back to his apartment. Angel walked into his apartment, heartbroken. He let himself fall onto the couch, as depression set in. He heard a knock on the door.

"Who's there?" Angel said his voiced partially muffled by the pillow he was currently resting his head on.

"It's Faith," Faith said. Angel was about to tell her to leave but decided to confront her. He walked over to the door, and opened it and looked her in the eye.

"Come in," Angel said calmly, hiding his rage. Faith did so. She turned to face him.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"What's wrong? Huh, whore!" Angel said keeping his voice down.

"WHAT!!!" she shouted it came out more as a statement though a question.

"You bitch!" he said still calmly.

"What the hell's the matter with you?" Faith shouted.

"YOU!!! I can't believe you…that you would do something like this!" Angel shouted.

"I don't even know what I did?" Faith shouted.

"Who was that man in your apartment?" Angel asked although he knew full well. Then everything got eerily quite as Faith looked down at her feet in shame. "Well?" he shouted.

"Well, why does it matter?" Faith shouted.

"It matters because I love you!" Angel shouted before he could stop himself. Faith starred at him in shock.

"You love me?" she asked quietly. She looked into his eyes, and saw only truth. Faith walked up to Angel and pulled him into a kiss, but Angel pulled away.

"Make a choice, him or me," Angel said quietly. Faith took a deep breath and was about to answer when there was a knock at the door. Angel looked at the clock on the wall, it was 10:00. He walked over to the door and opened it and as he suspected it was Spike.

"Here's your kid," Spike said as Angel cradled Connor in his arms "Too much trouble, from now on I'm staying obstinate!" Spike said sarcastically, he saw the rage in Angel's eyes and decided to leave.

Angel shut the door and walked into the nursery, and put Connor in the crib. He walked back out into the hallway that connected the bedroom, the bathroom, and the nursery. He looked at Faith, who was staring at the floor.

"Him or me, Faithy, him or me" he said using the pet name he gave her.

Faith looked up at him, tears streaming down her face, she tried to wipe them away, but they kept coming, "Angel I-I," she couldn't finish the sentence, not that she care to either. "I'm so sorry if I hurt you," she said.

"Gee, no Faith I'm not hurt this is just a test!" Angel shouted with full-blown sarcasm.

Faith looked at the floor again. "Angel I'm sorry," Faith said.

Angel looked at her in disbelief. "You think that makes up for it?" he shouted.

"You didn't let me finish," she said her voice cracking as more tears ran down her face, "I'm sorry and I…I want you not him." Angel walked over to her and pulled her into a kiss.

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