It had been weeks since Jasmine had been defeated. Cordelia was out of her
coma, she remembered everything. Apparently she was partially around for
Jasmines take over of her body. Cordelia had been around most of the time,
except toward the end of the birth. Jasmine had filled her mind with false
hours while she took over Cordy's body and forced Conner to do her bidding.
Conner hadn't been around much since Jasmine was defeated. He mostly kept to his room in the hotel. All he wanted was to belong somewhere and have a family. He somewhat resented his father for taking it away. Angel reflected upon the past few months. When he was young he never would have expected this life. He was used to it now. Angel was no longer the drunken, ladies man wanna be Darla met in an alley all those years ago.
Yet he wasn't a totally different person. He still amused himself. He wanted to be different. For a short time he had been the person he wanted to be. Angel had been with the person he loved. Now that Jasmine was gone he wanted it back. All he had to do was tell Cordelia the truth.
He had to tell Cordelia how he really felt about her. Now that she was really back. No more games between them. He was more adult then that. Angel was in love. He needed to know if the woman he loved still loved him. He looked around his office knowing everything was about to change. Then he stood up and walked out. Through the doors into the main parlor and up the stairs into Cordelia's room.
She was just sitting on her bed writing in her journal. She did that a lot lately. Trying to write down everything she remembered. Mainly about the Cordelia to Jasmine take over. How it happened and how she blocked it out. She still didn't have all the answers. But she would find them. Angel was sure of that, Cordelia was very determined. She almost always got whatever she wanted.
"Cordelia."
She looked up at him in surprise as he walked in and her face lit up. Cordelia was so happy to see him.
"Angel, I didn't even hear you come in." She beamed at him. Immediately she put her pen and diary on the floor. Completely dismissing the important thoughts she had been writing down. To her nothing mattered more then Angel. The writing could be put off until later.
"Well we haven't really had time to talk about. everything. Alone I mean." Angel said standing awkwardly in the door frame.
"I know things have been really weird. Sit down!" She said patting the space next to her.
"Ok." Angel smiled weakly and sat down on the edge of the bed. He said just right of the space she patted. So there was a noticeable space between them but that didn't matter to Cordelia.
"I'm glad you came up here to visit with me. There's too many people here and we never have time for just the two of us anymore." Cordelia said smiling and sliding over to Angel.
"You're glad I came up here?" He asked.
"Of course. We need to talk right. about us?" Cordelia smiled and put a hand on his knee.
"Yes about us. I know before. Jasmine things with us were about to get intense." Angel started but Cordelia broke in.
"I know Angel. Things just got so mixed up, with you and. Conner and then Jasmine. I'm not even sure which was me and which was her."
"I know." Angel said interrupting Cordelia now. "None of that matters."
"I'm so glad you agree." Cordelia smiled.
"I had been lying to myself for a long time. About us. How I felt about you." Angel said slowly, looking at the floor and avoiding eye contact. "There's only one person I really love." He looked up now. "Cordelia. I love--"
Cordelia broke in, "Oh Angel I love you too." She threw her arms around him closing her eyes and kissing him. Putting every fiber of being into that kiss, every ounce of passion she had stored within her. She had wanted this for so long, ever since she first laid eyes on him all those years ago, she had been just 16 but she wanted him. What Cordelia what she got.
She didn't notice his arms pushing against her until suddenly she was kissing air. She blinked in confusion and looked at Angel who was now standing over her.
"I love Buffy. Only Buffy." Angel said.
"What?" Cordelia cried out in confusion.
Conner hadn't been around much since Jasmine was defeated. He mostly kept to his room in the hotel. All he wanted was to belong somewhere and have a family. He somewhat resented his father for taking it away. Angel reflected upon the past few months. When he was young he never would have expected this life. He was used to it now. Angel was no longer the drunken, ladies man wanna be Darla met in an alley all those years ago.
Yet he wasn't a totally different person. He still amused himself. He wanted to be different. For a short time he had been the person he wanted to be. Angel had been with the person he loved. Now that Jasmine was gone he wanted it back. All he had to do was tell Cordelia the truth.
He had to tell Cordelia how he really felt about her. Now that she was really back. No more games between them. He was more adult then that. Angel was in love. He needed to know if the woman he loved still loved him. He looked around his office knowing everything was about to change. Then he stood up and walked out. Through the doors into the main parlor and up the stairs into Cordelia's room.
She was just sitting on her bed writing in her journal. She did that a lot lately. Trying to write down everything she remembered. Mainly about the Cordelia to Jasmine take over. How it happened and how she blocked it out. She still didn't have all the answers. But she would find them. Angel was sure of that, Cordelia was very determined. She almost always got whatever she wanted.
"Cordelia."
She looked up at him in surprise as he walked in and her face lit up. Cordelia was so happy to see him.
"Angel, I didn't even hear you come in." She beamed at him. Immediately she put her pen and diary on the floor. Completely dismissing the important thoughts she had been writing down. To her nothing mattered more then Angel. The writing could be put off until later.
"Well we haven't really had time to talk about. everything. Alone I mean." Angel said standing awkwardly in the door frame.
"I know things have been really weird. Sit down!" She said patting the space next to her.
"Ok." Angel smiled weakly and sat down on the edge of the bed. He said just right of the space she patted. So there was a noticeable space between them but that didn't matter to Cordelia.
"I'm glad you came up here to visit with me. There's too many people here and we never have time for just the two of us anymore." Cordelia said smiling and sliding over to Angel.
"You're glad I came up here?" He asked.
"Of course. We need to talk right. about us?" Cordelia smiled and put a hand on his knee.
"Yes about us. I know before. Jasmine things with us were about to get intense." Angel started but Cordelia broke in.
"I know Angel. Things just got so mixed up, with you and. Conner and then Jasmine. I'm not even sure which was me and which was her."
"I know." Angel said interrupting Cordelia now. "None of that matters."
"I'm so glad you agree." Cordelia smiled.
"I had been lying to myself for a long time. About us. How I felt about you." Angel said slowly, looking at the floor and avoiding eye contact. "There's only one person I really love." He looked up now. "Cordelia. I love--"
Cordelia broke in, "Oh Angel I love you too." She threw her arms around him closing her eyes and kissing him. Putting every fiber of being into that kiss, every ounce of passion she had stored within her. She had wanted this for so long, ever since she first laid eyes on him all those years ago, she had been just 16 but she wanted him. What Cordelia what she got.
She didn't notice his arms pushing against her until suddenly she was kissing air. She blinked in confusion and looked at Angel who was now standing over her.
"I love Buffy. Only Buffy." Angel said.
"What?" Cordelia cried out in confusion.