Something Special

Chapter 7

Alastor had gone to the diner to see if Vaggie had been able to convince her and Angel's boss to give him a job. Unfortunately the owner of diner couldn't afford to hire anyone else at the time being but he recommended places around town that were short staffed and paid a lot. Even wrote down numbers that Alastor could call. Although there was another reason why he had come here. He was also making sure that Angel had not blabbed to Vaggie about his "new wife." To his relief, Angel had said nothing to no one.

"Alastor you've pulled some crazy shit in your life but this takes the cake." Angel told him once they were alone outside by the dump. "Do you realize that you could get arrested for this?"

".I do and do you realize that as long as you keep your mouth shut, that will never happen." Alastor said.

"Why are you even doing this? Don't tell me it's because you still have feelings for her and that this is so sad attempt to win her back."

"Don't be ridiculous. I can't stand the woman Charlie has become now. She's everything I ever hated in the rich and well off. I promise you Angel, romance had nothing to do with this. I'm just keeping her around until the judge declares that I no longer need Katie to check up on me. Once that's done, and I know for certain my children can never be taken from me again, I'll tell Charlie the truth and help her get back to New York."

"What if she tries to have you arrested for kidnapping?"

"Technically I didn't kidnap her. She did leave with me of her own free will, granted I did do a little, harmless, manipulating. But the alternative was staying in the loony bin indefinitely. In a way I did her a favor."

"I guess that makes sense but I still think you're playing with fire Smiles. What happens if her parents come down here looking for her?"

"Doubtful. I'm certain if Lucifer and Lilith were still alive they would have come here already. That so-called husband of hers is the only family she has and he's ditched her. Face it, no one is going to come here, looking for her."

"So what exactly are you going to do with her?"

"Well I need to convince Katie that she's my wife and the mother of my children, not to mention she owes me six-hundred dollars and for sending each and every one of my tools to the bottom of the ocean. So I think I'm going to have her keep house for awhile. Teach her how to cook and clean.

"Oh God." Angel chuckled. "If Vaggie ever finds out about this, she's going to kill you."

"Another reason why you should keep your mouth shut. Vaggie may not call the cops on me but she'll definitely go out of her way to guilt trip me into backing out. Not to mention she'll go into a whole rant about women's rights again and accuse me of being misogynist."

"Well aren't you?"

"I most certainly am not. I was raised by a single mother just like you two were. Now granted I can be a bit of a traditionalist but only in the honorable sense."

"Honorable sense?"

"Older generations believe that men are the ones who are supposed to bear the harder burdens of life, to be the constant protectors and sacrificers. That's what my father says anyway. According to my mother, his belief was a real man does crazy and dangerous things not to prove that he's brave or strong, but to do what's best for his family."

"Your dad sounds like a stand up guy."

"He was. I didn't know him long but I know that there was nothing more important to him than myself and my mother. He proved it when he died."

"How did your old man pass anyway?"

"I was about three, when he started working in the salt mines and we lost him to a sink hole. His life insurance sustained us while Mother worked on the side but she and I never cared about money. We just wanted him. That's why I can't lose my children Angel. I know what it's like to grow up without a father and now that Mimzy's gone, if I can't get rid of Katie, they'll be all alone. I couldn't bear that."