I'm a day late, I know and...well I have no excuse except yesterday was a lazy day. See you in two weeks!
Also, I want to kind of wind this particular story down and turn this into a series. I'm not trying to have one story have 100 chapters, so I'm trying to find a good place to cap this at. I think I'm getting there mentally, the only thing is writing it. So with that in mind, even when this story ends (and it won't end in a way that everyone wants something tells me...) there will be a sequel in the works. Is that okay with everyone? Yes? Good! Don't forget to check my tumblr for updates and news if I have any.
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When Cordelia and Amanda return home, Faith actually tries to hide her worry. She looks up from the book she's reading and doesn't react initially.
"How was patrol?" she asks. Amanda bounces quickly and bounds over to Faith.
"It was so fun! I dusted four vamps and Cordelia completely kicked another one's ass!" she says excitedly. Faith's eyebrow hikes up in surprise and Amanda blushes. "I mean kicked its butt. It didn't stand a chance. She was all like-" Faith looks over at Cordelia, a small hint of appreciation and respect on her face. Cordelia understands completely and just nods with a half smile. She's not sure why, but she feels relieved when Faith returns it. "I'm so hungry right now! Can we order a pizza or something?" Amanda asks resting her head on Faith's shoulder. Faith smiles and nods,
"Sure kid, we can order a pizza." She says. "Go shower and I'll order." She offers. Amanda nods standing and stretching.
"Thanks for letting me go, it was so much fun. I can't wait until you can go with me." Faith feels something in her heart that she can't begin to describe.
The next morning, Patrick checks his cell phone once more hoping Annie had called him. When he sees nothing, he sighs and tosses it onto a chair in his hotel room. He stands to pace; he wanted to give her time and space. He hasn't seen her in years and honestly, he felt a little nervous about seeing her again. When the phone in his room rings, he glances at it for a second before picking up.
"Yeah?" he says gruffly.
Annie's breathe hitches a little when Patrick answers the phone. He's actually in Los Angeles and she's not sure how she feels about it. On one end, she's excited. He'll definitely help her find Faith and try to reestablish a relationship. But on the other end, she doesn't want Faith to resent either of them.
"So you made it?" she asks lightly.
"Oh, you remember how to return a guy's calls now? I was gettin' worried you forgot how to work a phone." He fires back. Her eyes roll on their own accord.
"Patrick, I don't have time to deal with your attitude." She snaps. "Can we meet somewhere? So we can talk about what we're going to do?" she asks. She hears him let out a breath.
"Yeah, sure. Here's the address of the hotel I'm at,"
That Friday morning, Amanda looks up at the school then over at Faith, worry clear on her face.
"How did Andrew get everything so quickly? I thought it would take longer." She asks moving closer to Faith. Faith looks up at the school and clucks her tongue.
"Yunno, I didn't really ask him how he managed to get everything so quickly, but we should be happy he did." She says nudging Amanda. "C'mon kid, whatcha worried about?" she asks. Amanda looks down at her hands.
"Fitting in." Amanda says quietly. Faith feels her eyebrow twitch as a familiar feeling settles in her stomach.
"C'mon kiddo, you're Amanda Young. You're awesome, you don't have anything to worry about." She says nudging her shoulder. She offers a convincing smile when Amanda meets her eyes.
"You really think so?" she asks. Faith nods.
"Course I do." She tosses an arm around her shoulder and leads her inside. "And if any boys try and date you, I'll rip their arms off." She offers as the two make their way inside. Amanda can't stop her giggle.
"Yes, we're fine here." Cordelia huffs, walking around her apartment with her phone attached to her ear. She checks her watch again, and then looks up at the clock as if she were expecting the times to be different.
"Are you sure, Cordy? Do you need anything?" She rolls her eyes.
"I'm sure Angel. I don't need anything." She responds. She can't help but smile a little, "But thank you for worrying so much, I was a little worried my absence would make you stop caring." She jokes; kind of. Angel is quiet on his end for a moment.
"I'll always care about you." He says honestly. "Don't ever doubt that." He adds. Cordelia feels her heart warm at his words.
"I know, I was just joking." She says lightly. She hears him hum on his end in acknowledgement. The two just relish the comfortable silence for a moment before he speaks again,
"Are you and Faith really getting along?" He asks incredulously. She rolls her eyes again; it was the third time he'd asked.
