Doyle walked through the office toward Cordelia. Cordelia smiled and

walked toward him and touched his face lightly. Then, in a flash of light, he

was gone....

"Doyle!!" Cordelia jerked up quickly from where she was sleeping on

Angel's bed. She shook uncontrollably, her body damp with sweat.

Angel rushed into the room and sat on the bed, pulling her into his arms.

"Shh...Cordy. it's all right..."

Cordy rocked back and forth in his arms, crying softly. "I saw him,

touched him...Doyle was here, Angel..."

Angel pushed a strand of damp hair out of her eyes. "Doyle's gone,

Cordy...he's gone."

`Cordy buried her face in his arm and sobbed quietly. Angel glanced

toward the doorway to where Buffy and Xander were now standing, watching the

scene with sadness. He nodded at them as if to let them know it was all right

and they turned and walked out into his living room.

Angel looked back down at the brunette in his arms and sighed in relief

as he noticed her sobs had subsided.

"Sleep Cordy. You need your rest..." He settled her onto the bed and

kissed her lightly on the forehead. He walked to the door and gave one last

glance at her now-sleeping form before walking out into the living room.

End of Part 1! Part 2-8 are completed but I'm rewriting 9-10! R/R if you want me to post the next chapters!