Clay grinned, knowing that he had won the first battle, of what he expected to be a very long evening of fighting. He proceeded to order dinner to be delivered in an hour, figuring this would give her enough time to relax and maybe come out in a better mood.
Little did Clay know that Sarah was actually pacing her bedroom trying to figure out a way to get rid of him as quickly as possible. When she had left JAG six months ago she had left everything behind and never dreamed that anyone would come looking for her. Sure she had taken some precautions just in case, but had believed that she was just paranoid.
After a time, exhaustion once again took precedence over her body, and Sarah took a quick shower instead of the bath that she wanted, for fear that Clay would catch her in the tub and she didn't want that! Then she fell into bed, she needed to rest before trying to deal with Clay.
Once Clay had ordered dinner he dialed a familiar phone number.
"Chegwidden."
"Why didn't you tell me Sarah was pregnant?" He was so pissed at the man on the other end of the phone that he hadn't even bothered pretending to be polite.
AJ could hear the anger in Clay's voice and stopped to consider his answer to the spook. "First, I wasn't sure how you would react knowing she was pregnant, Webb. She was your lover for a year. Second, I truthfully didn't know how to tell you."
"How about, 'Clay, Sarah's pregnant,'? Who's the father AJ?" demanded the angry spook.
"I don't know. When she told me, I demanded to know the father's name and she refused to tell me. All I got out of her was that it was not yours or Rabb's. Then I lost my temper and said some pretty awful things to her. She walked out of my office, out of JAG, and never looked back."
"Why did you send me looking for her, AJ?"
"I needed to know that she was all right, plus she needs you. She wants everyone to believe she's so strong, when in reality; she wants someone to take care of her. I thought about going after her myself, but I am too old for her. I thought about sending Rabb, but he seems to have finally found Mrs. Right. That only left you or Gunny, and Gunny's on assignment for you."
"Needs me? She slapped me twice and then just walked away! I wouldn't doubt that she's in the other room right now trying to come up with a way to get rid of me! All that saved me from her kicking me out right away, is the fact that I offered to feed her."
"We always knew the way to her heart was through her stomach. Be careful with her, Webb. She needs you, even if she won't admit it, and so does that baby she is carrying."
"What do you take me for an ogre? I do know how to treat a lady."
"Yes, but do you know how to treat an ex-Marine, mother-to-be? Call me later to let me know how things are going. I'll have my cell on all night," with that AJ hung up.
Clay stared at the phone, as if trying to figure out how to reach through it to strangle the man, who had been on the other side, just a moment ago. After a few minutes, he returned the phone to his jacket pocket, then removed the jacket and placed it carefully over one of the dining room chairs. Dinner would be there in about forty-five minutes, so Clay puttered around straightening Sarah's tiny apartment.
With only ten minutes remaining until the food was supposed to arrive, Clay set the table and moved to the window to await the delivery person. Right on time, a car pulled up out front, and a young woman delivered their dinner. Clay put the food on the table before he walked to Sarah's bedroom door.
He gently rapped on the door several times and after receiving no response, entered the darkened room. Allowing his eyes to adjust, they fell to the bed and the beautiful woman lying there. One of the things Clay had enjoyed, when he was with her, was watching her sleep. She looked like an angel.
To be continued…