Chapter 127

"I agree, if they can eat let them because I have a feeling this is going to be long and drawn out. How are you handling it Tom?"

"As well as I can. I find myself watching every word I say to her. The last thing I want to do is hurt her more!" he shook his head sadly.

"With me, it's not so much what I say, as what I wear, and how I sound. She sure doesn't like it when I raise my voice at all. I feel like I'm walking on eggshells," AJ replied walking over and putting his
hand on Tom's shoulder. "Aren't we a fine pair? In love with two beautiful women in need of help and both of us have no idea what to do."

"I think all we can do is to love them with all our might, and see that they get professional help," Tom sighed.

"We're half way there then, Tom, because we love them with all our heart. Next step is finding them professional help," sighed AJ, rubbing his head like it ached. "Come on, the foods ready, let's try to eat and then we'll see if the girls will talk to each other. I think I'd rather face a whole village of enemy in Vietnam then go through this."

"Same here, but lets keep a united front on this. Hold them in our arms so they can't run and insist that they talk."

"That's going to be tough, what with Krista being pregnant. I don't want to have to fight her or hold her too tight hurting her or the babies," AJ turned away from Tom. He had all this rage built inside him with no one to release it on. He'd never do anything to hurt Krista but someone had to pay. Why weren't the girls taken away from the bastard? If what they said about the beatings should have been enough to get them out of the house. He intended to see an investigation carried out and find someone to release some of this rage on.

"You'll find a way, AJ. She loves you, she won't fight you to much, at least I hope not." Tom took the steaks into the house where the girls were putting the rest of the food on the table. He dreaded what was to come but he really felt it would be best for them to deal with this together.

"Ummm those look delicious, darling, and believe me I'm staring," Krystal laughed kissing her handsome husband. "Where's AJ, isn't he going to eat with us?"

"Here I am, just had to make one more check on the grill. What, no kiss for the master chef?" he teased glancing at Tom, wondering if he had done something to frighten Krystal. "You can just skip the kiss if you clean up afterward."

"No way, come here and let me kiss you for the steak and you clean up afterward," Krystal laughed reaching up and pulling AJ head down and kissing his cheek. "Nope, you don't kiss anywhere as well as my Tom."

"No, my cheek has never been very good at kissing, but I am pretty sure that if you ask my wife over there she'll tell you that I'm a master kisser!" AJ declared.

Krista looked up as she brought in the salad and said, "Yes, he is, don't you remember the contest? AJ is the best kisser in the world! Especially when they taste like mint!" She winked at her husband.

Tom's grin split his face, "That reminds me, Krista, I wanted to thank you for the mint you gave me for Krystal and I! That was an amazing feeling it gave! Right, darling?" he winked at his own wife.

Blushing, Krystal grinned, "Yes, it did add a certain spice to the night, a tingle you might say. Does this mean that we'll be getting more for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, New Year's and Groundhogs Day?"

"Well, Albert promised me a baby for each bottle that I gave him, what will you offer me?" Krista giggled.

"Tom, will you give me a baby for each bottle of the magic peppermint oil I can get Kris to give us?" Krystal grinned winking at Tom. "Would that help sister or maybe I could have Tom tie AJ down for you."

"Ummm now that is an interesting offer!" Krista looked AJ over with a lecherous gleam in her eye.

To be continued…