Chapter 175

"Albert was saying that if I asked you if you liked me, even though I'm not normal, you wouldn't lie to me about your answer."

"Kris, in all the years I've known Tom, he's never lied, if that helps. I'll stand behind AJ and promise
you that Tom will be totally truthful with you no matter how much it hurts you," Krystal replied,
looking at her husband with eyes filled with love and pride. She took Rose and sat down at the table.

"I don't know what ever made you think that I don't like you Krista, I think you're one of the most amazing women I have ever met. You do such fantastic things with your herbs and oils, you have helped Krystal more than many doctors could have during the times we've known each other. Last month when I had that awful toothache, I couldn't believe that you relieved the pain instantly with what you did! I only meant that you do things that are strange to me, and that I would find it hard to understand most of them. Please believe me, that I do like you, in fact I love you..."

"Stop right there, buddy, you have your own twin to love, this one's mine. Krista, it might be a good idea if you did go to the bedroom to finish nursing Lilac. Evidently it doesn't offend Tom quite as much as he thought it would," growled AJ, standing over Krista like a proud lion protecting what was his.

"Tom did you really mean what you said? You love Kris?" Krystal looked at him through hurt eyes. She had said he would be honest no matter if it hurt, she just never thought it would hurt her. "Maybe I should lay Rose down. AJ, I need to go back to office I have some more work to do on that court-martial case that starts Monday. I'll just catch a taxi and grab some food along the way."

"Will you two both chill?" Tom snapped. "If you weren't both so jealous, you'd have allowed me to finish and you would have found out that I love her like a SISTER! Geesh!" Tom laughed.

Krista smiled at him where he knelt in front of her chair and leaned over and kissed his cheek, "Thank you, Tom. You're like a brother to me too! Now, if that sister of mine will give me Rose, I need to feed her too. Tom would you like Lilac? She needs burping..."

A look of horror came over his face at the thought of thumping that tiny baby on the back to get her to bring up air. "No thanks!" he exclaimed standing and backing away quickly.

"Oh, give her here, what in the world are you going to do when you and Krystal have a baby? Call a nanny to help Krystal with it? Honey, I hope you know what you're doing cause Tom won't be worth a hill of beans," grumbled AJ, taking Rose and placing her over his shoulder, patted her back until she let out a loud burp. Feeling something slide slowly down his back, he knew he was in trouble after that speech. "I'm going to take her back to the bedroom and see if she needs her diaper changed."

They watched as AJ slowly edged backward out the kitchen door before he turned and hightailed it to the bedroom. "What's up with him all of the sudden?" frowned Tom.

"I'm not really sure, but if I were to guess, I'd say the baby just spit up on him. What's your guess, Kris?" giggled Krystal.

Krista had missed it because she was helping Rose find her other breast and get the nipple in her mouth. Looking up she just noticed that AJ was gone. "I would think that was probably what happened, did he have a burp rag over his shoulder?"

"No, he was too busy fussing at Tom to think of putting one up there. Think we should sneak in there and see what he's doing or just wait and see if he comes back out in a different shirt or a wet one?" giggled Krystal.

"Lets sneak in!" Krista and Tom said in unison and then shared a conspiratorial grin.

To be continued…