OK happy, smiling people i have finished this a little early, i don't know how, so i thought i would post it early. More Fluff and the slight bit of Angst that i said would happen. It didn't turn out that angsty!! Look out for the scooby gang. And This one has a plot line (?) ReadPart 1,2 & 3 first or this will make hardly any sense.
Disclaimer: Don't sue me, the character Abbie Chase and the plot (?) belong to me. The rest belongs to Joss, and David, and all those rich folks at WB, Fox, and Mutant (Grr, Arr) Enemy!
Give me lots of feedback 'cos i need to know where you would like this to go.
Now in True TV show style; previously on 'And Baby Makes Four' Angel and Cordelia Bond and oh yea Cordelia has a baby!!!
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3 Months After Cordelia Gives Birth:
"I can't believe she had only slept for four hours all night. I can't
get any sleep, look I've aged about ten years, and Angel is really grumpy.
I don't know what to do. Wesley are you listening to my rant?"
Wesley looked up from the scroll and rolled his eyes. "Yes Cordelia, of
course I'm listening, when do I not(?) How do you know Angels grumpy?
Cordelia I hate to say it but you knew this is what is was gonna be like."
"I know brood-boy's grumpy because he snaps at everyone, more than usual. And he keeps muttering to himself. I thought after 3 months she would have settled down a bit but the nurse said it was natural. I just need sleep." Cordelia put her head on the desk to rest when the baby monitor crackled and Abbies' crying stirred Cordelia. "Oh, she'll
wake Angel up. Again." Cordelia took off down the stairs heading for the
nursery.
She peered around the door to find Angel half dressed with Abbie in his
arms. He was singing an old lullaby to her and kissing her forehead. His
body swayed as he gently rocked the baby in his strong arms. Cordelia
padded up to the pair and slid her arms around his shoulders.
"Thanks, I tried to get down her before sleeping beauty woke you but I guess I need to work on my time." Cordelia looked down at Angels arms to find Abbies' reddened eyes looking back up at her. "She's so beautiful, I never thought someone could look so beautiful. Why don't
you go sit on the couch and I'll go make up your lunch."
Angel lowered himself in the couch with babe in arms, while Cordelia was
in the kitchen. Angel sat and stared at the baby, who was smiling at him,
and felt his heart fill with love. He knew he had to protect this little one
from their world. he watched as she gently feel asleep, and listened as
her breath even out. He soon followed, hypnotised by the babies
breathing. Cordelia walked back into the living room to find her two
babies asleep on the sofa. She placed the nuked blood on the table and
sat down next to Angels legs. He stirred briefly, then put his arm around
Cordelias waist and cuddled her in. Cordelia stared at the scene in front
of her before falling into her slumber on Angels moving chest.
Wesley had been sitting upstairs on his own for over an hour now.
Cordelia must be resting. He had heard Cordelia talking on the baby
monitor and was still smiling. She will make a great mum, no matter what
anyone else says, he thought to himself. He was about to go and get
another cup of tea when the door swung open, startling him. He looked
even more startled when he realised who was standing in the doorway.
"Xander what are doing here? I mean, I didn't expect you."
Wesley said almost dropping his empty cup on the floor.
"Way to go with the welcome Wesley. I'm here to see Angel,
someone decided to end the world again. Where is he?"
"Angel's downstairs, I think he's awake now. Just down there and to the left."
Xander walked out of the office and down the darkened stairs, obviously
for Angels benefit. He rounded the corner and opened the heavy wooden
door. He stood and gasped at the sight that greeted him. Xander
dropped his bags with a soft thud tot he ground. Angels hearing heard
the thud and he stirred from the calming slumber. He glared at the
intruder standing in the doorway, his glared turned to confusion when
Xanders form eventually came into focus. He delicately nudged Cordelia
awake, and now blinking wildly, trying to clear the scene in front of her
eyes.
Xander couldn't help but stare. There was Angel, soulful Vampire and
sadistic killer, was sleeping on the couch with a baby and his Cordelia. 'A
baby! Oh no, no way, it can't be...' His thoughts were interrupted by a
voice, his voice.
"What the hell is going on here?"
"Xander don't swear in front of my baby please." Xander stumbled to a seat. "And don't shout, we've just got her off to sleep, at last. Now what are you doing here?" Cordelia snapped quietly.
"Something threatened to end the world via LA and we think he's serious. Now who is this?" Xander said pointing at the sleeping Abbie.
"Xander this is Abbie, Cordelias daughter. She's 3 months old.
Who is 'WE'?"
"Oh Buffy, Riley and Spike are coming but they have some stuff
to clear up with Initiative. They'll be here in a week. I was sent ahead to
help you prepare. Cordelia, you have a baby, when, where, how, who?"
Xander said trying to stand but failing miserably.
"Oh not you as well. This is Abbie, she was born on the 23rd of
August and she's mine and her father isn't in the picture anymore.
Answer all the questions? No Xander, Angel's not the father, that is so
sick." She noticed a pained expression on Angels face. "I mean we're
good friends and nothing more. Excuse me I'm gonna but Abbie back to
bed then I'll make up some fresh blood OK." Cordelia gingerly picked up
Abbie and walked into the nursery, leaving Angel to talk to each other,
or kill each other, which ever came first.
"So Angel, you got over Buffy then. Well first Faith and now
Cordelia, what is it with you and the women of Sunnydale?" Xander said
now standing I front of Angel, his hands on his hips.
"Are you deaf, didn't you hear Cordelia? We're just best friends,
now keep your voice down. Abbie doesn't sleep very well. I didn't sleep
with Faith or anything like that. I help Faith out and Buffy came in all
commando-like. Speaking of which, who are the Initiative?"
Xander turned hearing Cordelia switch on the microwave. "The Initiative
are the commodes in Sunnydale. They hunt down people like...you and
Spike and other demons. Riley's part of them and so is Buffy, sort of.
Spike keeps trying to blow them up. I don't know if it's because of the
chip they put in him or if it's just to piss off Buffy."
Angel laughed, remembering when Willow had rung them to tell them
about Spike. He hadn't laughed so hard in a while before that. "Excuse
me I think I'll go and see Wesley and let him go home." Angel turned
towards the door when he heard a scream and the mug drop as Cordelia
fell to the floor in a vision.
Angel got to her just as she was about to make contact with the floor
and held her close as she fitted. Xander stood there in shock and unsure
of what to do.
"Their back then. Big icky thing, demon, and it's playing, no wait torturing. It's by the docks. Oh well that one wasn't so painful.
Angel left via the sewer, and killed the demon while leaving Cordelia and
Xander were safely in the apartment.
A Week Later:
Angel and Cordelia were playing on the floor with Abbie while Wesley
and Xander sat researching the coming doom. There was a knock at the
door followed by angry voices. The door opened to reveal Riley standing
between Buffy and Spike while Buffy and Spike spat insults at each
other.
"It wasn't my fault, the bloody driver pulled out in front of me.
All I did was ram his car a few times. I don't see why it should rattle
your cage."
"You almost killed me and Riley, You're a maniac behind the
wheel." Buffy said pulling a face at Spike.
"Spike don't swear in front of my baby please or I'll not invite you in, oh and Buffy don't let the wind change." Cordelia interrupted
The trio came to realised the scene in front of them, Wesley and
Xander sitting on the same couch sharing a Polynesian text while Angel
and Cordelia played with a baby on the floor
"Oh Angel I didn't know you ran a day care centre here now."
Buffy retorted
"Hiya Buffy, Spike, Riley. This is Abbie, Cordelias' daughter." He watched as all three mouths dropped, "and since someone is trying to
end the world again I thought we should bring her up here so we could
get some work done, but she seems to be more of a distraction."
Buffy's mouth was unable to co-operate with her brain. "Oh I know it
takes a bit of getting used to and I've been here a week. Your lucky, I
found Angel, Cordelia and baby curled up on the couch together, asleep."
Xander filled in for her.
Buffy finally managing to string a sentence together. "Cordelias a mum!
When, where, how...who?"
"This is getting really boring now. Abbie was born 3 months ago, I am not drawing you any pretty pictures of what happened and her father is no longer in the picture. So to answer that hidden question, Angel's not a daddy. You of all people should know that Vampires can't have children. Anyway aren't you here to save the world?"
"I think I can help on that." Wesley answered. "Me and Alexander have found something on the rising spell the Vampires are trying to use. It's simple really but it takes magic to defeat it. We need to find a witch in town and..."
"That's why I'm here Wesley." The little red head spoke out from behind, "Giles found the same info and let me know. I need to get the supplies from a magic shop. You know of one? Then your gonna have to help me with the Latin."
"Willow, when did you get here? Oh my god, we have so much to catch up on. I mean we haven't spoke in ages." Cordelia leaped up and
hugged Willow tightly.
"I kinda over heard most of it. Don't worry I understand why you didn't tell me. Now are we gonna save the world. Again?"
The group set about finding the spells and incantations need to stop the
rising. Willow Riley and Buffy went to the magic shop while Spike and
Angel went to scout out the rising site. Cordelia was left at home looking
after Abbie, not that she wanted to do anything else. Abbie had become
her world. It had taken a lot to realise that she was going to become a
mum but with Angels' support she was enjoying it. Angel had became like
a father figure to Abbie but both agreed that he would remain and uncle
unless things were to change.
The night was still and nothing stirred, except the ambush that was
arranged at the rising site. Angel and Spike would strike first, taking
out the big Vampires, while Buffy and Riley followed in, leaving Wesley
and Xander to chant the incantations and Willow to perform the magicks
needed. The battle took two hours and was finished just before the sun
started to rise. Angel and Spike fled, leaving the rest to clear up the
aftermath.
Angel returned to the apartment first to find Cordelia lying on the
couch with a book in her lap. He carefully lifted her into his arms as she
muttered 'So the world didn't end then!' and went back to sleep. He lay
her tenderly on the bed and heard the rest of the gang troop down the
stairs. He slowly kissed her on the forehead and whispered 'sweet
dreams' in her ear. He looked up to find Buffy looking at him from the
door. Later he found sitting on the steps outside his apartment.
"So you and Cordelia huh? Did take her long did it?"
"Hey, hey put the claws away. Me and Cordelia are best friends, have been for years, but nothing more. I really don't get you sometimes, you moved on and what I don't get to? I'm really happy with my un-life for now and hopefully when Shansu it will get better. Now I'm going to cook eggs, tradition after a battle, do you want to join us? I'm not being cruel here but I think it would be best if you, Riley, Xander, and Spike left in the morning. I'll see you inside.
The gang sat and ate scrambled eggs till 4 in the morning and only had 2
and half hours till sunrise so they had to take Spike home. Unlike every
other goodbye that Buffy had made to Angel in LA, this one was full of
honesty and friendship. A silent understanding had been reached
between all parties concerned. Even between Riley and Angel.
Disclaimer: Don't sue me, the character Abbie Chase and the plot (?) belong to me. The rest belongs to Joss, and David, and all those rich folks at WB, Fox, and Mutant (Grr, Arr) Enemy!
Give me lots of feedback 'cos i need to know where you would like this to go.
Now in True TV show style; previously on 'And Baby Makes Four' Angel and Cordelia Bond and oh yea Cordelia has a baby!!!
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3 Months After Cordelia Gives Birth:
"I can't believe she had only slept for four hours all night. I can't
get any sleep, look I've aged about ten years, and Angel is really grumpy.
I don't know what to do. Wesley are you listening to my rant?"
Wesley looked up from the scroll and rolled his eyes. "Yes Cordelia, of
course I'm listening, when do I not(?) How do you know Angels grumpy?
Cordelia I hate to say it but you knew this is what is was gonna be like."
"I know brood-boy's grumpy because he snaps at everyone, more than usual. And he keeps muttering to himself. I thought after 3 months she would have settled down a bit but the nurse said it was natural. I just need sleep." Cordelia put her head on the desk to rest when the baby monitor crackled and Abbies' crying stirred Cordelia. "Oh, she'll
wake Angel up. Again." Cordelia took off down the stairs heading for the
nursery.
She peered around the door to find Angel half dressed with Abbie in his
arms. He was singing an old lullaby to her and kissing her forehead. His
body swayed as he gently rocked the baby in his strong arms. Cordelia
padded up to the pair and slid her arms around his shoulders.
"Thanks, I tried to get down her before sleeping beauty woke you but I guess I need to work on my time." Cordelia looked down at Angels arms to find Abbies' reddened eyes looking back up at her. "She's so beautiful, I never thought someone could look so beautiful. Why don't
you go sit on the couch and I'll go make up your lunch."
Angel lowered himself in the couch with babe in arms, while Cordelia was
in the kitchen. Angel sat and stared at the baby, who was smiling at him,
and felt his heart fill with love. He knew he had to protect this little one
from their world. he watched as she gently feel asleep, and listened as
her breath even out. He soon followed, hypnotised by the babies
breathing. Cordelia walked back into the living room to find her two
babies asleep on the sofa. She placed the nuked blood on the table and
sat down next to Angels legs. He stirred briefly, then put his arm around
Cordelias waist and cuddled her in. Cordelia stared at the scene in front
of her before falling into her slumber on Angels moving chest.
Wesley had been sitting upstairs on his own for over an hour now.
Cordelia must be resting. He had heard Cordelia talking on the baby
monitor and was still smiling. She will make a great mum, no matter what
anyone else says, he thought to himself. He was about to go and get
another cup of tea when the door swung open, startling him. He looked
even more startled when he realised who was standing in the doorway.
"Xander what are doing here? I mean, I didn't expect you."
Wesley said almost dropping his empty cup on the floor.
"Way to go with the welcome Wesley. I'm here to see Angel,
someone decided to end the world again. Where is he?"
"Angel's downstairs, I think he's awake now. Just down there and to the left."
Xander walked out of the office and down the darkened stairs, obviously
for Angels benefit. He rounded the corner and opened the heavy wooden
door. He stood and gasped at the sight that greeted him. Xander
dropped his bags with a soft thud tot he ground. Angels hearing heard
the thud and he stirred from the calming slumber. He glared at the
intruder standing in the doorway, his glared turned to confusion when
Xanders form eventually came into focus. He delicately nudged Cordelia
awake, and now blinking wildly, trying to clear the scene in front of her
eyes.
Xander couldn't help but stare. There was Angel, soulful Vampire and
sadistic killer, was sleeping on the couch with a baby and his Cordelia. 'A
baby! Oh no, no way, it can't be...' His thoughts were interrupted by a
voice, his voice.
"What the hell is going on here?"
"Xander don't swear in front of my baby please." Xander stumbled to a seat. "And don't shout, we've just got her off to sleep, at last. Now what are you doing here?" Cordelia snapped quietly.
"Something threatened to end the world via LA and we think he's serious. Now who is this?" Xander said pointing at the sleeping Abbie.
"Xander this is Abbie, Cordelias daughter. She's 3 months old.
Who is 'WE'?"
"Oh Buffy, Riley and Spike are coming but they have some stuff
to clear up with Initiative. They'll be here in a week. I was sent ahead to
help you prepare. Cordelia, you have a baby, when, where, how, who?"
Xander said trying to stand but failing miserably.
"Oh not you as well. This is Abbie, she was born on the 23rd of
August and she's mine and her father isn't in the picture anymore.
Answer all the questions? No Xander, Angel's not the father, that is so
sick." She noticed a pained expression on Angels face. "I mean we're
good friends and nothing more. Excuse me I'm gonna but Abbie back to
bed then I'll make up some fresh blood OK." Cordelia gingerly picked up
Abbie and walked into the nursery, leaving Angel to talk to each other,
or kill each other, which ever came first.
"So Angel, you got over Buffy then. Well first Faith and now
Cordelia, what is it with you and the women of Sunnydale?" Xander said
now standing I front of Angel, his hands on his hips.
"Are you deaf, didn't you hear Cordelia? We're just best friends,
now keep your voice down. Abbie doesn't sleep very well. I didn't sleep
with Faith or anything like that. I help Faith out and Buffy came in all
commando-like. Speaking of which, who are the Initiative?"
Xander turned hearing Cordelia switch on the microwave. "The Initiative
are the commodes in Sunnydale. They hunt down people like...you and
Spike and other demons. Riley's part of them and so is Buffy, sort of.
Spike keeps trying to blow them up. I don't know if it's because of the
chip they put in him or if it's just to piss off Buffy."
Angel laughed, remembering when Willow had rung them to tell them
about Spike. He hadn't laughed so hard in a while before that. "Excuse
me I think I'll go and see Wesley and let him go home." Angel turned
towards the door when he heard a scream and the mug drop as Cordelia
fell to the floor in a vision.
Angel got to her just as she was about to make contact with the floor
and held her close as she fitted. Xander stood there in shock and unsure
of what to do.
"Their back then. Big icky thing, demon, and it's playing, no wait torturing. It's by the docks. Oh well that one wasn't so painful.
Angel left via the sewer, and killed the demon while leaving Cordelia and
Xander were safely in the apartment.
A Week Later:
Angel and Cordelia were playing on the floor with Abbie while Wesley
and Xander sat researching the coming doom. There was a knock at the
door followed by angry voices. The door opened to reveal Riley standing
between Buffy and Spike while Buffy and Spike spat insults at each
other.
"It wasn't my fault, the bloody driver pulled out in front of me.
All I did was ram his car a few times. I don't see why it should rattle
your cage."
"You almost killed me and Riley, You're a maniac behind the
wheel." Buffy said pulling a face at Spike.
"Spike don't swear in front of my baby please or I'll not invite you in, oh and Buffy don't let the wind change." Cordelia interrupted
The trio came to realised the scene in front of them, Wesley and
Xander sitting on the same couch sharing a Polynesian text while Angel
and Cordelia played with a baby on the floor
"Oh Angel I didn't know you ran a day care centre here now."
Buffy retorted
"Hiya Buffy, Spike, Riley. This is Abbie, Cordelias' daughter." He watched as all three mouths dropped, "and since someone is trying to
end the world again I thought we should bring her up here so we could
get some work done, but she seems to be more of a distraction."
Buffy's mouth was unable to co-operate with her brain. "Oh I know it
takes a bit of getting used to and I've been here a week. Your lucky, I
found Angel, Cordelia and baby curled up on the couch together, asleep."
Xander filled in for her.
Buffy finally managing to string a sentence together. "Cordelias a mum!
When, where, how...who?"
"This is getting really boring now. Abbie was born 3 months ago, I am not drawing you any pretty pictures of what happened and her father is no longer in the picture. So to answer that hidden question, Angel's not a daddy. You of all people should know that Vampires can't have children. Anyway aren't you here to save the world?"
"I think I can help on that." Wesley answered. "Me and Alexander have found something on the rising spell the Vampires are trying to use. It's simple really but it takes magic to defeat it. We need to find a witch in town and..."
"That's why I'm here Wesley." The little red head spoke out from behind, "Giles found the same info and let me know. I need to get the supplies from a magic shop. You know of one? Then your gonna have to help me with the Latin."
"Willow, when did you get here? Oh my god, we have so much to catch up on. I mean we haven't spoke in ages." Cordelia leaped up and
hugged Willow tightly.
"I kinda over heard most of it. Don't worry I understand why you didn't tell me. Now are we gonna save the world. Again?"
The group set about finding the spells and incantations need to stop the
rising. Willow Riley and Buffy went to the magic shop while Spike and
Angel went to scout out the rising site. Cordelia was left at home looking
after Abbie, not that she wanted to do anything else. Abbie had become
her world. It had taken a lot to realise that she was going to become a
mum but with Angels' support she was enjoying it. Angel had became like
a father figure to Abbie but both agreed that he would remain and uncle
unless things were to change.
The night was still and nothing stirred, except the ambush that was
arranged at the rising site. Angel and Spike would strike first, taking
out the big Vampires, while Buffy and Riley followed in, leaving Wesley
and Xander to chant the incantations and Willow to perform the magicks
needed. The battle took two hours and was finished just before the sun
started to rise. Angel and Spike fled, leaving the rest to clear up the
aftermath.
Angel returned to the apartment first to find Cordelia lying on the
couch with a book in her lap. He carefully lifted her into his arms as she
muttered 'So the world didn't end then!' and went back to sleep. He lay
her tenderly on the bed and heard the rest of the gang troop down the
stairs. He slowly kissed her on the forehead and whispered 'sweet
dreams' in her ear. He looked up to find Buffy looking at him from the
door. Later he found sitting on the steps outside his apartment.
"So you and Cordelia huh? Did take her long did it?"
"Hey, hey put the claws away. Me and Cordelia are best friends, have been for years, but nothing more. I really don't get you sometimes, you moved on and what I don't get to? I'm really happy with my un-life for now and hopefully when Shansu it will get better. Now I'm going to cook eggs, tradition after a battle, do you want to join us? I'm not being cruel here but I think it would be best if you, Riley, Xander, and Spike left in the morning. I'll see you inside.
The gang sat and ate scrambled eggs till 4 in the morning and only had 2
and half hours till sunrise so they had to take Spike home. Unlike every
other goodbye that Buffy had made to Angel in LA, this one was full of
honesty and friendship. A silent understanding had been reached
between all parties concerned. Even between Riley and Angel.