Universe: Angel, Season 3.

Pairing: Fred/Gunn & Fred/Wes

Episodic Timeline: 3.22

A/N: Where are we in this crazy whirligig of fun? Well sometime at the end of Season 3. Which episode exactly? Well it doesn't quite matter, because it's not that pertinent to the plot. So let's all move forward together with that in mind.

The racking sobs would not end. She was in his arms, shaking with tears; the stress of the day had built up to a breaking point and finally burst.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Fred sniffled, her tears slowing to a trickle.

"It's alright." Wesley gestured for her to sit next to him on the couch.

"First Angel and Gunn, then Cordy. I just couldn't stay. I hope I'm not imposing..." Fred wiped at her eyes.

Wes wrapped a reassuring arm around her shoulders. "Of course not. I love having you here."

Fred smiled sweetly and rested her head against Wesley's shoulder. He unmuted the TV and they watched the program in comfortable silence. Fred reached up and placed her lips on Wesley's. Her mouth was warm and soft on his. He tangled his hand in her hair to pull her closer.

She pulled back suddenly, her brown eyes quizzical. "Have you been drinking?"

"This is ridiculous, man."

"Let me go!"

"I'll chain you to the basement wall if I have to. You're not going anywhere."

Cordelia looked up and saw Gunn and Angel dragging a rather begrudging Connor into the lobby.

"He's back." Cordelia smiled. "Where'd you find him?"

"Long story." Angel grumbled, releasing his son's shirt and glaring at him.

"It was crazy. There was this drug lord and a cop chase and all this shooting, and well, y'know." Gunn rambled, keyed up from the fight.

"Sounds... intense." Cordelia shrugged. "I'm so glad you're back, Connor."

He glared at her. "My name's Stephen."

She glanced at Angel who shrugged. "It was like this the whole way home."

"I hope you like staying here." Cordelia smiled at Angel's angry teenage son.

"I'm staying, but I won't like it." He muttered.

Angel sighed and shook his head.

Gunn stretched and glanced around. "Guess I've done all I can do here. Gunna head up stairs, see how Fred is."

Cordelia faltered. "Uhm, that might not be the greatest idea, you know, it's just..."

"She's gone." Gunn said instantly, the blow hitting him square in the gut, a mixture of anger and sadness boiling beneath his veins. "I swear to god I'm gunna kill Wes."

Cordelia put a restraining hand on Gunn. "Now wait just a..." She paused, her face going blank, eyes staring off into space.

"Cordy?" Angel asked, walking over to her.

Her eyes widened in terror, and then her face crumpled in pain, tears streaming from her cheeks. "Fred..."

Rain pounded on the windows of Wesley's apartment. Fred was sitting on the opposite side of the couch then Wesley, arms crossed over her chest, glaring at him.

"You were drinking, with Lilah."

"I wasn't drinking with Lilah, I was drinking alone, and she showed up. Threw me an offer that I denied and then she left." Wesley explained, every muscle in his body tensing, waiting for the pain of Fred's rejection.

"So you kicked her out, told her to get lost, that she was evil and you'd never think of joining her?" Fred asked.

Wesley shook his head. "I was drunk."

"So that's an excuse?" Fred's cheeks flushed with anger.

"No. It's not." Wesley hung his head, feeling that she would inevitably leave him here alone. But suddenly her soft hand was on his cheek, tracing his jaw line, her brown eyes meeting his light blues in a captivating gaze.

"Look, I care a lot about you Wes, but don't lie to me."

"I'm sorry." He whispered, feeling more regret over something so small than one person should. He felt there had been a moment when he could've easily seen himself with Lilah. But it slipped past, because he had Fred, and she was the woman of his dreams. Perfect in every way.

She pressed her lips to his lightly. "You are forgiven."

He hooked his finger under her chin and pulled her into a deep, passionate kiss. "I love you."

A/N: Okay so how will Fred react? What was Cordy's vision about? Tune in next time, lol okay just kidding. Oh and can you guess which characters said those three lines of unclaimed dialogue. Can you match up the character to their line?