Chapter 122

"Harm's gone, and he won't be back...ever!" Mac snapped.

"I've caused trouble in paradise. I should've called first," he sneered. "I guess I should say I'm sorry, but for some reason it can't. It would just get stuck in my throat."

"There is no paradise with Harm and me, A...Sir. Won't you please come in and see Angel? I know she misses you."

"I'd like that, very much. I promise I won't stay long, Sarah. I know she has a schedule to stick to." Opening the door and climbing out, he followed her back upstairs.

"You know you're welcome to see her anytime. I will never keep her from you, she loves you." Once they were back in the apartment, Mac saw him go over to Angel on her blanket and she said, "I'm going to take a bath while you visit, have fun."

"But, Mac, you just took a sho..." Chloe stopped what she was going to say when Mac frowned severely at her. "Ok, Mac, have a good bath. I will just make sure that Admiral Vigorous doesn't run off with the kid."

"I wasn't going to take her, Chloe. I just wanted to hold her for a bit."

"Hey, I know that, I was just seeing what she would do. She hasn't had a good day," replied Chloe munching on the pizza.

"What happened?" he asked holding Angel and staring at her longingly.

"She threw your flowers away, you know?" she said flopping down beside him. "But she kept the card. She didn't think I saw, but she put it in her pocket."

"Oh," he was not quiet sure what to say to that.

"That's all you got to say is 'OH'?" she grinned. "Look, Admiral V. I'm trying to help you here and 'OH' just ain't cutting it."

"What do you want me to say, Chloe? Mac has taken the only two things in the world that I care about and there seems to be nothing I can do to make it any better!"

"I'm trying to tell you she still loves you, Mr. Silly. Why would a woman keep a card from a man she didn't care for, or cry her eyes out for him," she explained. "Men! Geesh, don't you guys get anything? She loves you, or she wouldn't be so miserable without you."

"Chloe, if that were only true, I would never give up. I have loved her for eight years, and will go to my grave loving her. But when you opened the door tonight, she was kissing Harm, you don't do that if you love someone else," he sighed.

"Yeah, and if you'd just stuck around for one second, you'd really got to see a show," laughed Chloe. "Mac, bit the shit out of him. Don't think 'ole' Harm will be playing suck face with anyone for a few days."

"She BIT him? Did he hurt her?" AJ jumped to his feet, as if to go into the bathroom to check on her, and then remembered he had no right to anymore, and sat back down. Angela fussed a bit at the unexpected motion, but settled down again when he rocked her in his arms.

"Yep, she bit him good and told him to leave. I don't think he'll be back. Course he wasn't invited here to begin with, just showed up, you know," leaning back and crossing her legs. "I'm pretty sure they're not even friends anymore from the sound of things."

"That still doesn't change her feelings for me. She hates me for what I did."

"Yeah, Admiral V., what did you do to her that was so bad? What did she do to you that makes you look like you lost your puppy?"

"When she lost her memory, she thought we were married and Angel was ours. We have been living together for the last six weeks and when she regained her memory yesterday, the first thing she did was pack her bags, and move herself and Angel back here."

"So you lied to her. No wonder she left, you're lower than horseshit. To think I tried to help you! Geesh, you never know who you can trust anymore! You'd better get out of here before Mac comes out of the bathroom," snapped Chloe jumping up and going to the door with tears in her eyes. She held it open waiting for him to leave. AJ rose and laid Angel back on her blanket. He left without a word.

To be continued….