FIC: What Could Of Been

Author: Jodine

Disclaimer: If I owned Angel or any of the characters in it.do you think id be writing fanfics? I think not!!

Pairing: C/A Shipper All The Way

Spoilers: Characters set season 3, although some events havent happened!

Feedback: Yes please I'm a CC(constructive criticism) & PC(positive comments) - Aholic

"Im sorry. Im Sorry. Im Sorry." he repeated over and over again. But Cordelia Chase was not a woman to be disillusioned and with her eyes stone cold she shook her head.

"I dont know you anymore Angel. I dont know who you are. I dont know what you've become. All I know is that you have a certain interest in blondes that tend to have an interest with you and im no competition when it comes to either of them. Never was, Never will be."

They were in her flat and Cordelia was throwing her clothes into a suitcase, untidily and Angel was trying to stop her.

"Cor-" He attempted

"NO ANGEL! NO! I dont want to know. You could of risked your soul going back to Sunnydale and doing.... doing what you did. And IM not going to forgive you."

"But Cordelia I didnt did i, i didnt lose my damn soul so it didnt put you or anyone else in danger." He attempted again.

"Angel! It didnt but it might of." She said with a glance that sent a thousand daggers straight into his soul.

"Never." he whisperd

"What did you say?" she asked moving onto underwear.

Angel shook his head "I said Never Cordelia, I said Never."

"Yeah Right, Heard THAT one before, havent we, erm need i say her name?"

"No Cor you dont have to say her name."

"WELL I WANT TOO, DARLA, DARLA, DARLA, DARLA, DARLA, DAR-."

"Now your being irrational." He said trying to turn her body to face him.

"IR RATIONAL? Irriational, im not the one that runs off to his ex every time he feels a little bit of remorse. NO. I actually talk to friends about things like that, I talk to YOU. So why couldnt you talk to me?" She asked her voice trembling with emotion.

"I dont know." he said feebly clutching at his hands.

"I'll tell you why!" Angel waited. "Because you didnt want to share your feelings with anyone but lil' Miss Buffy the Vampire S-"

"Cor-"

"Slayer, I was gonna say Slayer. Although now that you mention it im starting to think maybe she falls in love with vampires a little to often, maybe half way through the deed she decides to stake em'. Y'know things have changed since high school, when she used to actually use Mr Pointy." Cordelia sighed and closed her full case. "Have a happy Christmas Angel." With a brisk walk she headed out of the door leaving Angel on sat on the bed.

"Cordelia?" He asked.

"What?" she replied just as she stepped outside of the front door.

"Why are you so bothered that i went back to Buffy?" Angel asked.

"Because you didnt need to go to Sunnydale to find love, Angel." she replied closing the door slowly, "Because I loved you right here in L.A"

Angel sat in silence, her voice running through his head.

"I loved you right here in L.A. I loved you right here in L.A."

"She loves me?" he replied with joy and a whiteboard flew at him. smacking him straight on the forehead. Angel picked it up, knowing it was only Dennis, Cordy's friendly Poltergeist flat mate.

With the three little words that was written in quotation marks on the whiteboard, Angels heart shattered into a thousand pieces knowing he had just lost what could of been the greatest love of his life.

"She *LOVED* You"