Title: Miracles Do Happen

Rating: PG-13

Author: Michele          

Summary: Sequel to 'Please, Don't Leave Me'. It's been 3 years since her death and The Powers That Be are letting Cordy go back…but it might take some work on her behave.

Spoilers: 'Slouching Toward Bethlehem'

Couples: Cordelia/Angel
Feedback: Yes please! Much needed!
Disclaimer: Angel and crew belong to the magnificent Joss Whedon and company. Nothing is mine, just my imagination. *g*     

Author's Notes: This is a future fic. Thank you to all of you who placed reviews for 'Please, Don't Leave Me' and asked for a sequel so…here's to you guys!

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Chapter One (3 years ago)

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"Where the hell am I?"

Silence.

"Heelloo?"

"Howdy." Cordelia jumped up and turned around quickly. She was face to face with the one person she had least expect to see.

"Jesus Christ, are you trying to give me a heart at…wait a sec…Skip?"

"Hey there. How's it goin?"

"Skip…what are you doing here and where am I?"

"Your in the higher realm." Cordelia looked around her and that's when it hit her.

"You mean…AGAIN?! Ohhho No! Not this again. This happened to me before …I *won't* let it happen again."

"There's ah…really nothing you can do. You're kinda stuck here."

"Then unstick me." Cordelia was *very* pissed. The last time this happened she went back to earth with amnesia and Angel never knew how she felt for him. These things had to stop. Cordelia sighed.

"What are you doing here? Wait…let me guess…you're my guide."

"Nope…just thought you might want some company."

"What?! Why is this happening…what the hell is going on?"

"It's like I said…you're stuck here. The Powers That Be…"

"The Powers did this?" This was just great. Just because she was their freakin *link* to Angel didn't give them a right to foul in her personal life. She was going to go back…one way or another.

"Look…I'm glad that they like my company and all but I really need to get back now."

"But you're…"

"Yeah, yeah…I'm stuck here…I know. But why?"

"Because you're no longer a part of that dimension." Cordelia was confused.

"Come again?"

"Your body and soul are no longer a part of that world."

"So you mean I'm…dead?"

"Technically…yeah." Skip explained what had happened with Angel's test and how she died. Cordelia was even *more* pissed now.

"I was part of a *test*?"

"Pretty much."

"And now I'm stuck here *again* because Angel was too damn blind and failed the test?"

"Yup. Some champion huh?"

"Tell me about it. You know…"

Cordelia sighed as she clenched and unclenched her fists. She really needed to calm down before she said something that would either get her fried or kicked off the 'seer squad'. When she got back, if she ever got back, she was going to have a word with that vampire. She sighed again and counted to 10. Skip's voice brought her back from her thoughts.

"So…what do ya wanna do? I got Parcheesi." Cordelia rolled her eyes.

This was going to be a *long* visit.

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~Present~

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Angel sat at his desk and looked at a picture of him and Cordelia. It had been 3 years and it felt like just yesterday that she had left him. They continued doing what they could since she wasn't there with the vision. But it wasn't the same. When he got up he didn't see her smiling face to greet him every morning. He missed her so much. He looked up talking as if she could hear him.

"So much has been going on in the last 3 years. We've had 3 weddings and I wish you could have been here. Well I guess I can tell you about them." Angel looked down at the picture and leaned back in his chair.

"First there was Fred and Gunn. I know you would have wanted to be here for that one. Fred cried because you couldn't be here to be her Maid of Honor. So…she didn't have one. I gave her away and Wesley was Gunn's Best Man. It was a really nice ceremony held here, in Hyperion." Angel raised his head again.

"You're going to laugh at this one. Buffy and Spike. Yes…Buffy and Spike. I know can you believe it? But it was a surprisingly good ceremony. It was held in SunnyHell, as you would say." He chuckled to himself at the thought of the way she gave Sunnydale such an appropriate name.

"It was at the Bronze and Buffy looked amazing. Giles flew down from England to give her away. Willow was Buffy's Maid of Honor and *I* was Spike's Best Man. Yeah weird huh? Get this. He told me it was because he knew me the longest. Yeah right." He looked back down at the picture and passed his fingers lightly over Cordelia's image. A single tear fell from his eye as he continued.

"Finally there was Connor and unbelievably Dawn. Yes…Buffy's sister. God, Cordy why weren't you hear?" Angel slammed his fist against the desk and looked up again.

"You weren't here to see my son, *our* son, get married. It was beautiful. Dawn looked amazing and Spike gave her away. Some guy from college was Connor's Best Man and Buffy was Dawn's Maid of Honor. It was also here in the hotel and…" Angel dropped the picture and it floated to the floor. He placed his head in his hands.

"Please Cordy…come back. I…I need you."

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 Cordelia looked down at the orb that Skip had showed her to watch the earth. She let the tears fall as she watched Angel fall apart right before her. He was right. She did want to be there. She wanted to be there to watch 'her son' get married. She wanted to be the Maid of Honor to her *second* best friend. She *even* wanted to be at Buffy's wedding. She was missing everything and there was nothing she could do. Everyone was changing without her and she wanted to be a part of it. She missed everybody.

She missed Angel.

She turned back to Skip who was playing a lone game of Solitaire.

"OK…look. My family is down there and I'm not a part of them. I *need* to get back there…you hear me? I'm *needed* there." She stopped and thought for a while. Then it dawned on her.

"Speaking of *needed*…who has my killer V.I.P movies?"

"Excuse me?"

"My visions…you know the images the Powers send me when people are in need? Jeez…tough crowd." Cordelia rolled her eyes. He could crack a joke but couldn't take one. What a retard.

"There are no more visions." Cordelia stood wide-eyed.

"What?! What about the mission? How do they know who to help?"

"They do just fine. They help the people who come to them," replied Skip.

"But what about the other demons that roam the city and kill people without them knowing…who helps them?" Skip was silent. He didn't have an answer for that one.

"You mean they don't get helped? What's wrong with these people? They're the freakin Powers That Be…they're suppose to help those who help the helpless."

Cordelia was now yelling. She couldn't take this anymore. They tampered with her personal life and know they turned their backs on those who need them the most. She had to get out of there. She had a job to do and she wasn't any good use from up there.

"OK…there has got to be something I can do to get out of here. I am really needed down there. Not for the sake of myself but for the sake of all those innocent people who need help. Please…I'm begging you…do *something*."

"Well…there might be a *tiny* loop hole."

"Oh great…another loop hole. Fine…make me *all* demon just get me out of here." He shook his head.

"It's no that easy." Cordelia was now in his face.

"Well *make* it that easy." He held up his hands in defense.

"OK, OK…jeez you're just like him." She backed down and smiled.

"What can I say…I am in love with the dork."

"Hey well…I hate to say this but not even love is gonna help you with this one. The Powers That Be don't care about other people's love lives."

"What about the *loop hole*?"

"I'll see what I can do." And with that, Skip left. Cordelia went back to look at the orb. She sighed as she touched the top of the glass wishing she could touch *him*.

"Oh Angel…I'll find a way back…I promise."

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