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

FEEDBACK PLEASE! We live for it! Rating: G Disclaimer: Joss and David own all, and anyone else we've forgotten sorry. Everyone knows they belong to you. Distribution: Ask and you might just receive. Summary: With the birth of Angel's child, could this be the eye opener that everyone needs. Words in between these ~ ~ are song lyrics 'Talking In His Sleep' by Toni Braxton

Chapter 6

The hotel was silent, neither one made any effort to break it. That was until Cordelia spoke up.

'Okay, what was that all about?'

'I don't know.' He replied as he walked back to the couch and sat down. Cordelia took a seat beside him.

'I think we need to talk about this.' She said.

'Okay, you go first.'

Cordelia was about to object, I mean why should she go first, but then she decided against it, as she knew Angel far to well. If she didn't get the ball rolling then they would never discuss this and if left up to Angel she was pretty sure that he would rather sit there all night in silence.

'Okay.' She said, not knowing where to begin.

'Why now, why are you so broody today?'

'Because.because I heard you.last night when you were sleeping.'

~My oh my, how can this be, does he know he's talking in his sleep~

'Heard me?'

'Talking in your sleep.you looked so happy and.and you said that you.that you loved someone.. And as much as I wish it was.I wasn't the woman in your dream.and that could mean.. well it could mean a lot of things, but mostly it meant.you were gonna leave me.'

Angel sat at a loss for words.

Angel POV

Had he really spoken out loud the night before? And Cordelia had heard him, and thought that he was dreaming about someone other than her. But little does she know that she was the woman in my dream. The woman in all my dreams lately. And she thought that I would be leaving her.

'I'm not leaving Cordelia, not for Buffy or anyone else. Like I said before, I have you and Connor and a shot at redemption. Here is where I'm meant to be.'

Feeling relieved, she relaxed a little.

'What about you?' she asked.

'What about me?' he replied.

'Why have you been more broody lately. I mean, I thought we were past this.'

'I heard you too.' He said looking up at her.

'What do you mean?' she all but whispered, but had a sinking feeling she knew the answer to that question.

'A couple of night's ago, when we fell asleep on the bed with Connor.you spoke in your sleep too.'

That was the answer that she already knew was coming, but was still a little shocked. She hardy ever spoke in her sleep. She wondered if it was her sub conscious taking a hold of the situation.

'What did I say?' she asked quietly, afraid of what might have been said.

'You said that you loved someone too.'

By now, Cordelia was fed up with the situation and the way that it was heading, so she decided to just come out with it. She would face the consequences when and if they occurred.

'Look Angel, I'm tired and I don't want to lie about this any more. you were the person in my dream. In it you told me you loved me.and I said it back because I meant it. now I don't know what this means for us.maybe I should start packing up my stuff.' She trailed off.

'Cordy.' Angel said frantic to get her attention before she did something he'd regret, like leaving.

'.and try and get my apartment back.'

'Cordelia!' he yelled trying to get her to listen.

'What?' she asked.

Angel POV

This is it. It's now or never. You've gotta tell her how you feel before she walks out of your life forever. And you know that's something you don't ever want to happen. Just tell her how you feel.

'Cordy.my dream.it was about you.'

'What?' she asked surprised.

'You, me and Connor were some place warm, I had Shanshued, and you told me that you loved me.and I said it back, because I meant it too.'

After a few minutes of processing these thoughts she turned to him.

'What does this all mean?'

'I think it mean's that we both care for each other more than we've let on.' He replied.

'But, where do we go from here?'

'It really all depends on you.'

'Me?'

'Yeah, I mean, what do you want to do?'

'Well what do you want to do?'

'I care for you Cordy, I really care for you, you know that now. But I don't want your answer to be affected by that.' He said.

'Well, it does affect my answer, because I would like to know that the way I feel for you is also returned. I love you Angel, and if you love me too then I know we can make this work.'

They both smiled.

'So does this mean that we're together now?' he asked still smiling.

'I'd say so.' She said as he wrapped his arms around her. She looked up at him.

'I know it's gonna be hard with the curse and the whole vampire issue, but I know that if we care about each other then, we can make this work.' He said looking down to her.

'It will be hard but as long as we stick together and talk to one another we can make this happen.' She said smiling. He smiled too as they came closer together.

He leaned down and captured her in a long passionate kiss. Too occupied by the kiss, neither one of them realised the white light that passed from Cordelia to Angel which then encompassed them both.