Smarter Than He Looks
Cordelia stared at Doyle as he explained to Angel why they needed to be charging their clients. It was … a good argument. Really thoughtful and insightful. Like - really insightful. Charging them so they didn't feel indebted to a mysterious saviour, taking the romance out of it and leaving Angel just a man doing his job. Helping them move on. That was really clever - and it meant they would get paid, which was really important.
'You're a lot smarter than you look,' she breathed, unable to keep how impressed she was out of her voice. He glanced at her and she felt a charge of electricity go through her. That had been way too much like a compliment. She needed to dial it back. Fast. 'Of course, you look like a…'
