ODDS OF LOVE: SEASON SEVEN

Episode 30

DuBuis laughed harshly. " What makes you think it was me? "

Angel cut his eyes at him as the tv blared the Jetsons cartoon theme song. " George's wife was a golddigger," he said," reminds me of my mother. I know it's you because I know you and I know Boy Genius would give up a brain cell before he would willingly leave you. Everyone in the hospital knows that. He was a pain in the ass after his shooting but we all know he loves you. Why did he leave? "

DuBuis watched Rosie the Robot sassing George on the TV for a few seconds before saying," We got into a fight. I told him to leave. He left. "

Angel looked at him with much disgust. " Oh it's even worse. You just a fool. Why the fuck did you say that? Did Transmitter Boy hit you in the head yesterday? "

DuBuis rolled his eyes at him. " No. I told him to leave the room not the house. But somehow he misunderstood me and ended up at his brother's place in Arlington. "

" I'm sorry. For him. I hate Virginia. And you know he takes everything literally with his super computer head. So why are you here with me and not dragging him back home where he belongs?"

DuBuis picked up the Switch and looked at it. Luci and Theodore had these things. They were always on it. He hadn't played video games in years but when he did he preferred Xbox. He sighed. " He needs time. Space. "

Angel looked hard at him. Suddenly he reached out and took the Switch from his hand and put it back on the table. Then without hesitation he pulled DuBuis towards him and pressed a quick demanding kiss on his surprised lips.

DuBuis was stunned as all hell at first. For a second he actually responded to Angel's soft supple lips. Then he snapped back to his senses and pushed the younger man away from him. " Angel, are you crazy! I'm married. I love my husband. What the hell are you doing, man ! "

Angel smiled bitterly. The kiss was good but DuBuis was not Hank. Nobody was Hank.

" That's why I kissed you. To show you what a fool you are. You love him. Enough to reject my kiss. Which nobody does. You love him. Yet you are here with me instead of getting your man back. I ask you the same question. What the hell are you doing, man! You keep giving him space it'll just let it all marinate in his head over and over again until that space becomes permanent. Get the fuck out of here. Go get your man. "

Angel grabbed the remote and turned off the TV fast. Then he closed his eyes.

DuBuis looked at the now silent man. " Why did you really kiss me? And who is Hank? You kept saying his name yesterday. "

Angel was quiet. So quiet DuBuis thought he had fallen asleep. Finally he got up and started to leave.

Then he heard Angel say faintly," Don't get a big head , Dr. Lane. I kissed you because I needed to kiss someone. Anyone. I just needed it. I'm lonely. Yeah. Go tell the nurses. Satan's Angel is lonely. I also wanted to prove what I said. Go get your man. " He paused briefly. "And Hank is..... nobody. Nobody at all."