Needing Answers (Angel/Shawn)

Angel sat in her small one bedroom apartment with her photo albums surrounding her as she waited for her father. She needed answers and she needed them now.

Shawn stood outside the apartment and knocked on the door.

Angel answered the door with a smile.

"Hey daddy," Angel said.

"Hey, what's up?" Shawn asked.

"Before I can really put the past behind me, there's a few things I need to know," Angel said.

"Like what?" Shawn asked.

"Mom said the night you left she told you it was either us or the pills and you chose the pills," Angel said.

"Is that true?" she asked.

"I was addicted back then Angel, I couldn't help myself." Shawn said.

Angel sighed, but decided to continue.

"How did you getting remarried fit into coming back for me?" she asked.

Shawn shrugged.

"I don't know...but I love Rebecca so I wanted to marry her." Shawn said.

"Did you even tell your 'new family' about me?" Angel asked.

"No...they don't know anything about you." Shawn said.

"So you just tried to erase me," Angel said.

"No...I just couldn't tell her about you." Shawn said.

"Why not?" Angel asked, going into the kicthen to hide how weak she was getting.

"I never found the right way to tell her...so if we could keep it a secret that would be great." Shawn said with a smile.

"Why don't I just leave then, if you don't want me around," Angel said, losing her balance.

"Would that make you happy?"

"Yeah a little. We can still talk, hang out but when Rebecca's around we're just friends." Shawn said.

"Wow, I can't beilive you would even say that!" Angel said.

"Either you tell her or I will," Angel treatened.

"Don't you dare." Shawn said.

"Why are you so worried about it?" Angel asked, stubling as she reentered the room.

"I just don't want her to know." Shawn said.

"If you claim you aren't ashamed then why not?" Angel asked.