Authors: Cordy's Angel

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

Title: Family Affair Spoilers: Up to and including Birthday - season 3 Pairing: A/C

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Chapter 8

'But what about my visions?'

'I'm not your guide for this vacation honey. He'll present himself when he's good and ready.' Lorne said picking up his glass and taking another mouthful.

'So there's nothing else you can tell us about the visions?' Angel asked.

'Only that you won't receive any more until you have spoken to your guide, which should be any day now.'

'Thanks.' Replied Cordy.

'Now why are you sitting in here wasting your time for, there's still a few hours of daylight left and I'm sure little Connor would like to spend some time with you.' Lorne said.

'He still asleep in your room?' Angel asked Lorne.

'Yep, sleeping like a baby.'

Cordelia, Angel and Connor where all in the car, the hood was down and Cordelia was driving. Angel sat resting his head back with his eyes closed and soaked up the sun.

Cordy pulled into the parking lot of the mall.

'Why are we here?' he asked.

'I've just gotta pick something up, I'll be five minutes.'

She got out of the car and went into the busy mall.

She returned five minutes later carrying three shopping bags, which she placed in the trunk.

'What did you get?'

'You'll see.' She said as she drove them back to the Hyperion.

'Okay, take this bag upstairs and go and get changed.' She said handing him one of the shopping bags.

'What's going on?' he asked.

'Just wait and you'll see.'

Angel went up to his room and emptied the contents of the shopping bag onto the bed. To his surprise there was a pair of knee length beige shorts and a plaid shirt. Chuckling to himself he was reminded of a conversation between the other members of Angel Investigations.



'.then I found out it also meant to live. It meant to die and to live.' Said Wesley

'So - which is it?' Fred asked.

'Both. In his case it meant that some day the vampire in him might die, but the human in him might live.'

'That he would be like a normal man?'

'Yes.'

'Wow. What would we do if that happened?'

'I'd buy him some plaid shirts and take him to the beach. The boy needs some colour.' Cordelia spoke up.

Brought out of his thought he got dressed and made his way down stairs. Cordelia and Connor weren't in sight.

'Cordy.' He called.

'I'll be down in a minute, I'm just changing Connor.'

'Okay.'

She came down the stairs two minutes later wearing a red spaghetti strapped dress and a large summer hat. In her arms, Connor was wearing a t-shirt and matching shorts and a colourful beach hat to protect his head.

'Wow look at you wearing the colours.' She said.

Looking at what Connor was wearing he turned to her.

'Is that new?'

'Yeah, I just got the two of you a little beach wear, as we are gonna be beaching it every chance we get now.'

'Thank you, for the clothes.'

Cordelia smiled and handed Connor over to Angel.

'Are you two ready to go to the beach?' she asked.

'Hey Connor, you wanna go to the beach, yeah?' Connor gurgled and they took it as a yes.

They pulled up at the beach and laid a towel down, and got comfortable. There were still a few hours of sunlight left and they sat on the beach until the sun had set. As it began to get late they packed up their things and made their way back to the Hyperion. They put Connor to bed and went down to the lobby to talk.

They had not been talking long, when a big flash of white light filled the room. Angel grabbed Cordelia to shield her from what ever was about to appear. She stood behind him as they covered their eyes, the light becoming too intense. Just as quickly as it had arrived the light disappeared and a demon stood in its place.

'Skip?' Angel asked.

'Yep, me again.'

'Who's Skip?' Cordy asked.

'Remember I told you about that guy Billy, and the demon protecting his cage, well that's Skip.' Angel said as he filled her in.

'Oh, that Skip.'

'Are you guys done, I'm a very busy person.' Skip said interrupting them.

'Oh, yeah, sorry.' Cordy replied.

'What are you doing here?' Angel asked.

'Well, I'm your guide. You were told that someone would be coming to inform you of the changes made by the powers.' They both nodded.

'Great, so let's get going.'

'Where are we going, Connor is asleep upstairs, who's gonna look after him?' Cordy asked.

'Don't worry, it's all taken care of.' Said the demon. And with a flash of light the three of them disappeared, leaving the lobby in an eerie silence.