Author's Notes: Okay, okay, okay. I'm getting there with Bobby's surprise (so, deliriousdancer, don't kill me LOL). I will tell you all that's it's musical in nature. I figured Angel and Alannah's chat would be a good stopping point. As always, thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read and/or review this story. I do appreciate it. LO:CI characters belong to Dick Wolf and company. Any and all mistakes made are my own. Read, review and enjoy. :o)

Sunday, August 20

Residence of Johnny and Janet Eames, 3:57 p.m.

"I'll be damned," Janelle said quietly. Alex grunted and said, "You and me both." Janelle had given up her spot in the

dominoes game to Tamera to help Alex bring out the meat for the grill. Once they had finished with that, they sat down on

the porch steps to watch the Bobby and Alannah show. "Is she like that all the time?" Janelle asked. Alex nodded. Janelle

shook her head. "Dang! I thought she was bold for feeling up Rob." Alex looked at her in disbelief. "You saw that?!" "Shoot,

yeah! Me and Drew both saw it." Alex shook her head. Janelle said, "You know, there's this old rap song I used to listen to

when I was younger. I can't remember the name of the song, but there was a line in it that said 'you can't make a ho a

housewife.'"

Alex pressed her lips together to keep from laughing out loud. "Janelle, you are so bad," she said. Janelle scoffed. "I'm telling

the truth. Now what is Super Freak doing?" Alex turned her head to see what Janelle was talking about. They saw Alannah

run her fingers through Bobby's hair and step away from him. Alex sighed and said, "Telling Bobby that he's old." Janelle

frowned. "She's what now?" "Telling Bobby that he's old," Alex repeated. "3 years ago, Bobby took me out to dinner to

celebrate my birthday at this really nice Italian restaurant. We ran into Alannah and 3 of her snobby girlfriends while we

were waiting for our table. She did that little move and told him that he looked old right there in front of all of us. Bobby tried

to play it off, but I could tell she had just hurt his feelings." Janelle grunted. "Bitch," she said. Alex nodded in agreement.

"Hey, Janelle," Jayson called to his sister. "You and Alex better get over here. Shane's over here talking trash again. Y'all

need to witness his downfall." Janelle looked at Alex as she got up. "You ready to see your brother get his ass whooped?"

Alex scoffed as she got up and followed Janelle. "Fat chance. Jayson's going down."

Sunday, August 20

Residence of Johnny and Janet Eames, 3:58 pm.

"Thank you," Angel said as she handed her money to the cab driver. She got out of the cab and closed the door behind her.

She watched the cab pull off before turning around to face the house. She stood there in the middle of the street, staring at

the Eames' home. In one hand, she held a gift bag. It contained Bobby's gift and a birthday card. In the other hand, she held

a bouquet of fresh cut flowers, a thank you gift for Janet Eames. Angel looked around at all of the cars that were parked on

the street. Except for her own car, the only other cars she recognized was Tamera's white Honda Civic and Rob's hunter

green rented Suburban. Of course, if she hadn't been so nervous, she would have recognized Jayson and Tonya's Suburban

and minivan. She juggled the flowers to her other hand, so that she could check in the pocket of her white cargo shorts to

make sure her keys, money and driver's license were in there.

Angel took a deep breath, held it for a few seconds before letting it go. "God! What was I thinking?" she thought. "Agreeing to

come to this party?" She looked down at her knees because she could have sworn that they were actually knocking

together. "Child, get a grip before you become a nervous wreck!" She took a couple more deep breaths to calm herself. Angel

looked at her watch and groaned. It read 3:58 p.m. "Great! Now you're late, too! Way to go, Angelica Marie!" She looked back

at her car, wondering if she should just drop off Bobby's gift and leave. "With all of these people here, he wouldn't miss me not

being here." She shook her head to get rid of those thoughts. "You promised Bobby that you'd come to his party. Don't you back

out now." She took another deep breath and let it go as she walked up the path to the house.

Angel knew what she was really nervous about. On the birthday card for Bobby, she had written 3 small words. 3 small

words that pretty much summed up how she felt about him. Her greatest fear was that she would be telling the whole world

that she loved Robert Goren, but that he didn't feel the same way about her. She bit her bottom lip as she stood on the

porch in front of the door. Her index finger hovered near the doorbell. "Well, here goes nothing," she said as she pushed the

button. "Just a moment," a female voice said from inside. Angel smoothed the front of her flowy lavender empire waisted

tank top and glanced at her car one more time before the door opened. She turned back around and saw Janet Eames

standing there with a smile on her face. "Hi. Can I help you?" she asked. Angel took off her purple tinted sunglasses so that

Janet could see her face. "Hi. I'm Angelica Pierson-St. John. I'm here for Robert Goren's party." Janet's face lit up as she

recognized who Angel was. "Of course. You're Janelle's friend," she said, pushing open the screen door. "Come on in."

"Thank you," Angel said as she stepped inside.

Angel looked around as she waited for Janet to close the door. "How are you?" Janet asked as she walked up to Angel. "I'm

fine, thank you." "That's good to hear." Janet pointed to the gift bag. "I'll take that off your hands and put it with the rest of

Bobby's gifts." Angel handed her the bag. "I'll be right back," Janet said as she walked off towards her bedroom. When she

returned, Angel held out the flowers to Janet. "These are for you." Janet took the proffered flowers, holding them up to her

nose to inhale their fragrance. "Thank you, Angelica. These are very lovely. You didn't have to do that." Angel chuckled,

nodded her head. "Yes, I did. My late maternal grandmother always told us grandkids that it was good manners to bring the

lady of the house a thank you gift when she invited you into her home." Janet smiled, squeezing Angel's hand. "You had a

very wise grandmother. Come on. Follow me through the kitchen. Everyone's outside in the backyard."

Angel followed Janet towards the kitchen. "I'm sorry for being late. I lost track of time." "That's quite alright. Bobby hasn't

been here too long himself and the boys are getting ready to put the burgers and hot dogs on the grill now," Janet said.

"Loretta, look at the pretty flowers I got." Angel stopped in her tracks as she watched Janet hold the flowers up to Loretta's

nose for her to smell. "Those smell very good," Loretta commented. She turned and smiled at Angel, who was just standing

there, staring at her. "Angel, quit staring and come give me a hug," Loretta said with a laugh. A big smile covered Angel's

face as she walked over to hug Loretta. Angel stepped back and looked at Loretta. "I thought you were cooking dinner for

the whole family at your place," she said. Janet and Loretta looked at each other, knowing smiles on their faces. Angel

looked at both of them, then nodded her head in understanding. "Oh, I see. Y'all lied to your kids," she said. "We didn't lie,"

Loretta said. "We just chose to not tell them what was really going on." "Oh, well. That's totally different." Janet and Loretta

laughed.

"Do you need any help in here?" Angel asked. Janet shook her head. "No, thank you. We have everything under control

here. Go on out and enjoy yourself." Angel nodded and headed towards the screen door. She paused for a second as she

overheard Janet say to Loretta, "I need to pull Bobby aside and ask him where is this other woman he invited. I need to see

how she compares to Miss Alannah out there." Angel started to turn around and ask Janet what was she talking about, but

she changed her mind. She put her sunglasses back on, took a deep breath and then walked outside onto the porch.

"There's my other baby girl," Eddie Lee said when Angel stepped onto the porch. He and Marisol were watching Benjamin

and Angie play checkers. Angel smiled as she walked over to where he was standing and gave him a hug. She and Marisol

shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. She gave Benjamin a quick peck on the cheek and shook Angie's hand so that

she wouldn't interrupt their game. She waved and smiled at Janelle and Alex as she headed over to where Mike was sitting.

As she was crossing the porch, Angel saw Bobby heading towards her out of the corner of her eye. She stopped at the top

of the steps to watch him approach. He stopped for a minute, pulling his sunglasses down to the tip of his nose to look at

her. She blushed as she realized he was checking her out from head to toe with a devilish glint in his eye. "Oh, hell! What are

you about to do, Bobby?" she thought as she saw a playfully sexy look go across his face when he pushed his shades back

over his eyes and started walking again. She knew that look well. A little too well. The last time she saw that particular look,

they had left Lewis' body shop in a hurry. She had ended up with a hickey on her inner thigh later on that night. A pleasant

memory that caused her to blush and take a cold shower every time she thought about it. Angel bit her lip and moved her

locket up and down its chain as she watched Bobby walk towards her. He walked up the steps and stopped so that he and

Angel were eye to eye.

"Hi," Bobby said. "Hi. Que pasa, Papi Chulo? What's up?" Angel said softly. A devilish grin crossed his face as he finished

climbing the steps. She stepped back a little as he invaded her space. He crossed his arms behind his back as he leaned

down and whispered huskily in her ear, "Me….in about 5 seconds." Angel grabbed a hold of the end of Bobby's polo as her

toes curled in her K-Swiss shoes. She softly exclaimed, "Oh my!" She had forgotten about being nervous with a come on line

like that aimed at her. Bobby straightened up and looked at her, a smug grin on his lips. "I'm so glad you came," he said.

Angel arched an eyebrow at the double entendre. A sly smile spread across her lips as she said, "In more ways than one."

Bobby's grin turned into a wide smile; Angel returned the smile. He kissed her on the forehead before pulling her into his

arms for a hug. Bobby laid his forehead against Angel's forehead, rubbing his nose against hers, sighing contently.

A few sets of eyes had been on Bobby and Angel. "Janet. Janet. Janet," Loretta said. "Look at this, Janet." Janet put down

the vase that held her flowers to go see what Loretta was pointing at out the window. "Oh my gosh!" she gasped as she

saw Bobby and Angel embracing. She and Loretta looked at each other in amazement, then laughed. "Well, I guess we

know who the other woman is," Janet said. Loretta just nodded.

Tonya nudged Janelle in the side rapidly. "Look!" she said. Janelle and Alex both turned their heads to look at Bobby and

Angel. Janelle shrugged. "What am I suppose to be looking at?" she asked nonchalantly. Alex covered her mouth to hide her

smile. Tonya lightly tapped on Janelle's forehead with her knuckles. "Hello?!" she said. "Angel's hugging on Robert!" Janelle

shrugged again. "So?" Tonya put her hands on her hips. "What do you know?" Janelle replied, "Nothing," then turned her

attention back to the domino game. Tonya thumped her on the arm. "What do you know?!" Janelle sighed, rolled her eyes,

turned her head to look at her sister-in-law and said, "I know nothing. So, drop it." Tonya crossed her arms over her chest

and pouted. She didn't like being the last to know about anything.

"Daddy, is that Uncle Bobby's new friend?" Courtney asked. She and Barbara had split up to help their respective parent get

candid shots of the party. Rob had the camcorder pointed at Angel and Bobby, capturing their intimate moment on film. "Yes,

sweetheart. That's Angel," he replied. Courtney nodded. "She's very pretty." She was quiet for a few seconds, then she

said, "Daddy, is Uncle Bobby gonna marry her someday?" Rob looked down at her and smiled as he patted her cheek. "I

don't know, Court. Maybe." "I hope he does," she said. "Then he won't have to be lonely all the time." Rob chuckled, putting

his arm around Courtney, giving her a little squeeze. "Spoken like a true romantic matchmaker," he thought.

Angel stepped back from Bobby to look up at him. She held his hand and said, "You know we've probably just caused a

scene." Bobby shrugged. "Story of my life," he said. "I cause scenes wherever I go." Angel chuckled softly. She bit her

bottom lip and glanced at the ground before looking back up at Bobby. "I'm sorry for being late. I…I was just thinking about

some things and lost track of time." Bobby shook his head, squeezing her hand. "You don't have to apologize for anything.

I'm just glad you're here now." "Yo, Bobby!" Antonio said, his hands thrown up in the air. "You gonna introduce us to your

friend or what?" Bobby chuckled. "Hold your horses, Tony." He turned to Angel and said, "How about I introduce you to

everybody?" She nodded. "Cool," she replied as she let Bobby lead her by the hand towards Tony and the others.

After Bobby had introduced Angel to John and Bryce, they were heading to where the kids were playing when all 5 of Jayson

and Tonya's kids descended upon them. "Hi, Auntie Angel!" they all said in unison. "Hey, y'all," Angel said with a laugh as

she picked up Jayna and hugged her. The rest of the kids hugged Angel at the same time. Bobby stepped back and smiled

as he watched Angel get overrun by the kids. He noticed how she managed to smile and acknowledge each one of them as

they talked over each other to talk to her. He also noticed how extra affectionate she was with Jayna, giving her extra hugs

and rubbing noses with her. "I wonder if she'll be like that with our children," he thought to himself. Bobby frowned slightly,

wondering where in the hell that thought came from and why did he assume Angel would want to have kids with him.

Bobby was shaken out of his thoughts when he heard Jayna ask, "Auntie Angel, is he going to be our new uncle?" Angel and

Bobby looked at each other in amusement as the kids looked at him. Angel smiled, cleared her throat and said, "Maybe. We'll

see." Jayna shrugged and said, "I hope so. He's cool." Bobby blushed. Angel smiled, giving Jayna one more big squeeze

before setting her on the ground. She hugged the rest of the kids and told them to be good as they went back to do

whatever they were doing. Bobby and Angel were silent as they looked at each other, smiling. Bobby stepped up to Angel

and stroked her cheek. "Is that what you want?" he asked softly. A puzzled look crossed her face before she realized what

Bobby was trying to say. Angel opened her mouth to say something, but he shook his head. "You don't have to answer

now," he said. "Just think it about it." Angel nodded and said, "Okay." Bobby smiled and said, "Come on. I'll introduce you to

Alex's nieces and nephews." She smiled as she followed Bobby.

Alannah sighed dramatically as she followed Bobby and Angel with her eyes. "Alannah, what's wrong?" Chazen asked. "Look

at that woman with Robert," she said. Chazen turned to look at Angel. "What about her?" Alannah answered, "That's who

I'm competing against to get Robert back. She's beautiful, but she's just a child. Too bad I'm going to have to crush her

spirit. She'd make an excellent playmate for me." Chazen rubbed her hand. "Alannah, why in the world do you want Robert

anyway? I mean look at him. He's old, overweight and a simple cop. I bet he doesn't even have a college degree. He can't

possibly give you the finer things in life you want and desire. I'm much more better than him." Alannah smiled. "It's the

principle, Chazen. I decide when I'm done with a lover, not the other way around. No offense to you, but sex with Robert is

unbelievable. He knows how to do things in bed that I'm surprised he knows how to do despite the fact he comes from a

lower working class background. I have no intention of letting his sexual prowess get away from me."

Alannah paused to stroke Chazen's cheek. She rolled her eyes and sighed dramatically again. "If a HINT of mutual exclusivity

is what it takes to make Robert crawl on his knees back to me, I'll give him that for about a month before I use my charms to

convince him that we should return to status quo." Chazen chuckled, then kissed the inside of Alannah's wrist. "And what

amazing charms they are," he said. Alannah gave Chazen a kiss on the cheek. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Bobby

and Angel head in their direction. Alannah stood up, with Chazen following her lead as the couple got close to them.

"Angel," Bobby said, "I'd like for you to meet Alannah Fitzgerald and Chazen Caldwell. Alannah, Chazen, this is Angelica

Pierson-St. John." "Pleased to meet you both," Angel said as she shook their hands. Alannah held onto Angel's hand a little

bit longer, looking her up and down before letting go. Angel mentally rolled her eyes. "Here we go," she thought. "I'm

pleased to meet you as well, Angelica," she said. "That is such an…interesting accent you have. Where are you from

exactly?" Angel didn't like the condescending tone that had crept into Alannah's voice, but she chose to keep her cool. She

had heard worse said about how she sounded growing up. Instead she replied, "I was born in Madrid, Spain. I was 4 when

my parents moved back here to the States. Nashville, Tennessee to be exact." Bobby smiled to himself as he saw Alannah's

eyebrows raise in surprise to the feisty tone in Angel's voice. "Hmm. Alannah just met her match," he thought.

Chazen snapped his fingers and said to Angel, "Your face looks vaguely familiar. Did you ever perform at a club near Hudson

University?" She nodded. "The Hip Hudson Clubhouse. With my group, The Saints. We were there in October 1998." "I

thought so. My youngest brother dragged me and some of his friends there. You sang very well." "Thank you." Alannah

looked down her nose at Angel. "Oh. You're a singer," she said with disdain. "That's so…so droll." Angel just looked at

Alannah and chuckled, shaking her head. "Alannah," Bobby said warningly. She turned to look at him with a "what-did-I-do"

expression on her face. Bobby frowned at her. She then looked at Angel. "I'm sorry," Alannah said with feigned sincerity,

"Did I say something to offend you?" "Uh, no. You didn't," Angel replied. "Good grief, Bobby. How in the world do you put up

with her high class ass?" she thought to herself.

"Angel!" She turned her head at the sound of Janelle's voice. "Come here and tell your brother-in-law to give up all hope of

winning." Angel smiled and said, "I'll be there in a sec." She turned to Alannah and Chazen and said, "It was nice to meet

you." Then she touched Bobby's arm, gave him a little smile and walked off. "Que una bruja," she muttered under her breath

as she put some distance between her and Alannah. Bobby stepped up to Alannah. Even with the shades on, she could see

the disapproving look in his eyes. "You were being rude," he said. "Robert, I was not being rude," she said. "I was being

very polite. I would never be rude to any of your…little friends." Bobby narrowed his eyes, just staring at Alannah. She

stared back at him. He scoffed as he shook his head. "Whatever," he said as he walked off. "Go to hell." He headed to

where Angel was standing.

Alex, Angel, and Janelle were watching the little exchange between Bobby and Alannah. "What do you think of Super

Freak?" Janelle asked. "Ella es una bruja," Angel replied. "No, ella es una cabrona," Janelle countered. "I like what Janelle

said better," Alex said. Angel chuckled and said, "You would." She watched Bobby as he headed towards them. When Bobby

reached them, he massaged the back of his neck and gave Angel a wry smile. "Sorry about that," he said. Angel smiled and

shook her head. "That's okay. She's just being herself." "I know Alannah's being herself, but that's still no excuse for her

being rude." Courtney came running up to Bobby. "Uncle Bobby," she said, "Daddy wants to get a picture of me and you with

Uncle Lewis." Bobby looked down and smiled at her. "Okay." She looked up expectantly at him, then glanced at Angel before

looking back at Bobby. He got the hint. "Um, Angel, I'd like for you to meet my goddaughter Courtney. Courtney, this is my

friend Angel."

"Hi," Courtney said shyly as she held out her hand to Angel. "You're very pretty." Angel chuckled as she shook her hand.

"Well, thank you, Courtney. So are you. I'm very pleased to meet you. Your uncle Bobby and your dad have told me a lot

about you." "Really? Like what?" "Oh, let's see. I know your favorite color is blue, you like to draw, go swimming, your

favorite food is spaghetti, and that you want to be either a teacher or a web designer like your dad when you grow up."

Courtney's eyes widened in surprise as Angel rattled off her favorite things. "Wow," she exclaimed quietly. Courtney thought

for a minute before she asked, "Is it okay to give you a hug?" Angel smiled and nodded. "Sure." Courtney wrapped her arms

around Angel's waist and sighed contently as Angel hugged her back. "I'm getting a new aunt," she thought to herself.

Courtney let go of Angel, smiled and took Bobby's hand. "Come on, Uncle Bobby," she said as she pulled at him. Bobby

almost tripped over his own feet as he as let himself be dragged by a pint size burst of energy. "Courtney, slow down," he

said with a laugh as they walked off. "I think you've just scored some major points with Courtney," Alex said to Angel. Angel

chuckled and said, "Bobby told me that she was worried that I wouldn't like her. I was just trying to put her mind at ease."

"I bet she'll be calling you Auntie Angel before this party is over," Janelle said. She groaned heavily as she watched Alannah

come towards them. "Now what does this mofo want?" she muttered under her breath.

Alannah stopped and smiled at the little group before focusing her attention on Angel. "Angelica, may I have a word with

you? In private?" Janelle opened her mouth to protest, but Angel discreetly pinched her on the arm to shut her up. "Yeah,

sure." Alannah smirked. "Thank you. Let's go talk on the front porch," she said and walked off towards the house. Angel

followed her. Alex and Janelle started to follow Angel, but she turned around to look at them. "Where are y'all going?" Alex

and Janelle looked at each other, then at her and said in unison, "With you." Angel shook her head. "Quédese aquí. Both of

you stay here." "Whatever Alannah has to say, she can say in front of us," Alex said. "That's right," Janelle chimed in. "There

will be no secrets up in here." Angel crossed her arms over chest and looked at them intensely from behind her shades. She

shook her head again. "STAY here. I can handle her," she stressed. Reluctantly, Alex and Janelle put up their hands in defeat

and took a step back from Angel. "Thank you," she said. "If Alannah puts her hands on you, we're both coming to whip her

ass," Janelle said. Angel smiled. "I'll keep that in mind," she said before turning around and walking towards the house.

Lewis, Rob and Bobby had watched Alannah and Angel walk into the house. "I wonder what's up with that," Lewis said. "I

don't know," Bobby said, "but I'm about to put an end to." He started to walk off, but Rob blocked his way. "Let them work

it," Rob said. "Your being there will make things that much more complicated." He pointed with his head towards Alex and

Janelle. "Besides, I think Angel's got a couple of bodyguards to handle the situation." Lewis clapped Bobby on the shoulder

and smiled. "Yep. This is the first party I've been to that a guaranteed girl fight will break out. Thanks, Bobby." Bobby

groaned. "Lewis, get your mind out of the gutter." He shook his head as he let Rob's words sink into his brain. He decided

he'd give Alannah and Angel 5 minutes alone together before he'd go and break them up.

Angel sat on the swing with one leg tucked underneath her while Alannah leaned against the railing when they reached the

front porch. Alannah just stared at Angel as she thought about the most polite way she could tell Angel to take a hike and

leave Bobby alone. "I'm curious, Angelica," she said. "How long have you known Robert?" "I met Bobby 2 years ago." "It's

Robert," Alannah said in a haughty correcting tone. Angel made a face. "Excuse me?" Alannah sighed dramatically and said,

"His name is Robert, not Bobby." Angel crossed her arms over her chest. "What difference does it make whether you refer to

Bobby by his proper name or nickname?" she asked. "Robert is a manly name. Bobby sounds so childish. And my Robert is

definitely a man, not a boy." Angel rolled her eyes. "Oy vey," she muttered under her breath.

Alannah said, "I'm going to get straight to the point, Angelica. I want Robert back." Angel raised her eyebrows. "Really?

Why?" she asked. Alannah scoffed. "It's obvious, dear. I always get what I want. I've known Robert longer than you have.

I'm better equipped than you to give him whatever he wants sexually and financially. I can take him away from all of this."

Angel frowned slightly. "Let me get this straight. Just because you have practiced every technique listed in the Kama Sutra

with enough men to fill the Manhattan phonebook and that you have more money than me that makes you better suited to

be with Bobby? Lady, you're out of your mind!" Alannah clicked her tongue. "My, my, my. Your jealousy is showing." Angel let

out a sarcastic laugh. "Don't get it twisted, Alannah. I'm not jealous of you at all. What do you think you'd be taking Bobby

away from?"

Alannah gestured with her hands. "I can take Robert away from this…mundane working class existence he has and give him

a life of wealth and power. He will want for nothing." Angel shook her head in disbelief. "Oh my God! You're trying to make

Bobby into a kept man! You're trying to make him into someone that he's not. Someone he wouldn't want to be. Do you

even care about what he wants or needs?" Alannah scoffed. "Please! As long as I'm by Robert's side, it doesn't matter what

he wants or needs. I can make him look better than he does now. Besides, what do you think you know about Robert?"

Angel jumped up onto her feet, hands on her hips. "There's nothing wrong with Bobby's physical features. He's fine as is. I

may not know a lot about Bobby, but I do know that he's a kind, gentle and loving man who wants more out of a

relationship than just sex. Don't you think Bobby wants to settle down someday with a wife and kids? That he would want

what passes for normal in a relationship? You don't want Bobby back to give him those things. You want him back so that

you can be the one to break up the relationship first."

Alannah stood up, her arms crossed and her weight shifted to one side. She was slightly pissed that her bluff had been

called. "What I want Robert back for is none of your business," she said with a phony sweet tone. "However, I can tell you

one thing. I would make one hell of a wife for him. Now, as for children, we would adopt them because I would NOT wreck

this perfectly toned body by giving birth. Not even for Robert." Angel took a step towards Alannah, looking up at her with her

head cocked to the side. "Now, see that's the difference between you and me. Because I would wreck, as you so bluntly put

it, my body to bear a child for Bobby." Alannah scoffed. "That would be stupid. Robert is a dog like all the other men I know

and have been with." Angel raised an eyebrow as she let out a wry chuckle. "If you think Bobby is a dog, then you have him

mixed up with one of your boy toys. He's not that kind of man."

Angel copied Alannah's pose as she looked at her. "I'm not going to idly standby and let you break Bobby's heart because

you think of him as some sexual plaything that you can pull out for your own pleasure whenever you feel like it. Believe it or

not, Alannah, Bobby's actually a human being with feelings." Alannah scoffed. "Of course, Robert is human. A very sexually

talented human with a healthy sexual appetite that only I could satisfy." Alannah regarded Angel, looking her up and down

with a lascivious glint in her eyes as she took a step closer to her. "However, I could be persuaded to turn my attention

elsewhere," she said in a sultry voice. Angel chuckled as she took a step back. She knew what Alannah was alluding to.

"Sorry, sweetie," she said with a smile, "I'm strictly dick-ly." Alannah let out a little sigh as she said, "Too bad. It would have

been fun taking you for a roll in the hay." Angel rolled her eyes. "Oh, brother," she muttered quietly.

"So, what you're telling me, Angelica, is that you're not going to give Robert back to me?" Alannah asked. "Well, Bobby's not

mine to give, but I'm not going to let you hurt him because he doesn't want to be your friend with benefits any more."

Alannah and Angel stared at each other. "Fine," Alannah said with a smirk. "I'll just have to use my charming personality to

convince Robert to come to my hotel room after this little party is over." Angel shrugged nonchalantly, a calm and confident

look on her face. "You can try if you want to, but I seriously doubt you'll get Bobby to do that." With that, Angel walked

passed Alannah and into the house. She let out a shaky sigh as she headed towards the kitchen. "Lord, please let me be

right about the kind of person I know Bobby to be."