Authors: Cordy's Angel

Email: lacityofangel@hotmail.com and hotweelz79@hotmail.com

Title: Family Affair

Spoilers: Up to and including Dad - season 3

Pairing: A/C

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Rating: G

Disclaimer: Joss and David own all, and anyone else we've forgotten sorry. Everyone knows they belong to you.

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Summary: With the birth of Angel's child, could this be the eye opener that everyone needs.



Chapter 5

Neither one of them made a sound. Trying to avoid the awkwardness of

the situation they both relaxed and started to laugh. Carefully

Cordy got up and offered an outstretched hand to Angel. He

graciously accepted and they stood and surveyed the damage.

Thankfully for them they had lain down some dustsheets, which had

taken full frontal of the damage to the floor and furniture. The

same, however, could not be said for the walls. There where streaks

up and down, and large splashes of lilac paint brought life to the

old colourless walls.

'I'm gonna go out on a limb, and say we need a clean up crew in her

ASAP.' Said Cordy.

'I think we are the clean up crew.' Angel replied.

Sighing they started collecting the brushes and rollers and got back

to work on finishing the painting.

By the time they had cleaned up the room and themselves, it was

nearly 9:30pm. Connor was asleep in his crib when Angel rushed over

to catch Cordy from her vision. Blurry images and flashing lights

displayed themselves across her mind. He held her until the vision

was over and then handed her a glass of water and her aspirin.

'Here, take these...what did you see?'

'A bunch of vampires, down at Lafayette Park, are chasing a young

couple.'

'Okay, will you be alright?'

'I'm fine, I'll watch Connor, just go get rid of the big bad.'

'I won't be long. Get some rest.' He said as he made his way out to

the car, loaded with stakes and a broad sword.

Angel arrived back at the hotel a few hours later, with only minor

injuries, which had all but completely healed. He found Cordelia

asleep on his bed, Connor's teddy bear in her arms. He smiled at the

site and covered her over with a blanket and went to see his son.

Connor was also asleep so Angel decided to go and get cleaned up.

After dealing with the vampires from Cordy's vision he had gone on

patrol and ran into some other creatures of the night looking to

party. Unfortunately for them, Angel had come to crash said party.

Once clean he locked up the hotel and headed back to his room.

Connor and Cordelia still asleep, Angel contemplated how good it

would feel to cuddle up next to Cordy and fall asleep.

Angel POV

I wish I could just cuddle up with her and then everything would be

fine. Just to fall asleep in her arms. I know she couldn't feel that

way about me. Although she did talk in her sleep and say that she

loved someone. That someone could be me. Although it's probably

platonic love. But right now I don't care enough to brood, I'm too

tired. All I want to do is fall asleep in Cordy's arms. I would have

my dreams as she has had hers. I wonder if she would notice if I

just stayed right on the edge of the bed.



Angel decided to go for it. He laid down on the bed and was about to

move over to the edge when Cordy rolled over, placing an arm over

his stomach and resting her head on his chest. He didn't move an

inch.

'G'night Angel.' She said sleepily.

He looked down and placed a protective arm around her. He smiled and

closed his eyes.

'G'night Cordy.' He all but whispered.

Cordelia woke up and smiled. She and Angel were still in each other's

arms and she took a few minutes to store away the moment, knowing

full well that this was as close as she and Angel would get.

Cordy's POV

Okay Cordy, store this one away for safe keeping because as much as

you want this happen, Angel doesn't care for you that way. But think

how lucky you are, you've seen things in Angel that others haven't.

You've made him smile. You've taken care of him when he comes home

hurt after saving people. Sure you've had to love him from afar, but

at least you know that he cares for you even if it is platonic.

Okay, stop ruining the moment with what you can't have. Just enjoy

lying here with Angel.

Angel was having a dream. He was some place warm, bathed in sunlight. He saw sure that he could hear the ocean in the distance. He was with Connor and Cordy. He turned and smiled at her.

'I love you Angel.' She said.

'I love you too.' He replied as they kissed.

'I love you too.' Said Angel in his sleep. Cordy's eyes flew open.

Cordy's POV

I knew he still loved Buffy. Or is this someone new, probably blonde that would be so like him. Great now I'M brooding.



And she tried to get back to sleep, still thinking of what Angel had said.

The next day was a very quiet one. Cordelia and Angel didn't say much to each other. They were both brooding and Cordelia was getting sick of it. She sat at her desk, flipping through an old issue of Marie Claire, not reading, and not really looking at the pictures either. Angel sat on the couch reading a book. Well like Cordelia, he too was not reading, he sat there staring at the pages, wistfully willing all the answers to fall out of the pages. After a few more minutes passed, Cordelia could no longer stand the tension. She threw her magazine down on the desk and huffed. Angel looked up from his book.

'Are...you okay?' he asked.

'No, I'm not okay, okay?' she replied huffily.

'What's wrong?'

'What's wrong, what's wrong? Has the tension of the room completely escaped your attention?'

'Huh?' he asked confused.

'Us...you and me...not talking...what is this about?'

'Ah...what do you mean?'

'I mean, you've been sitting there for the last hour brooding about something and I wanna know what.' She said getting up from her seat.

'What do you mean, I've been reading, you on the other hand, have been flipping through that magazine for the last hour and if you were actually reading it, I'd say you'd know each page like the back of your hand.' He said throwing his book on to the nearby coffee table.

'Me? You're the one who has been brooding.' She said as they both walked up to each other.

'No I haven't!' He yelled.

'Yes you have!' she yelled back.

'Yeah, well so have you!'

'I know!'

'Well what about?!'

'About you!'

'Yeah well I've been brooding about you too!'

'Well, why?!'

'Because you don't love me!'

'Yeah, well you don't love me either!'

'Yes I do!'

'Well so do I!'

They both stopped shouting and the hotel became silent.