With a kid to take care of, the years suddenly flew by for Angel. Before long, two years had passed, and nothing much had changed. Journey was older, and smarter than ever. Wesley and Fred were still raising their twins, Charlotte and Milo, all the while still working at Angel Investigations. Gunn worked more with his crew now, though he did work sometimes with Angel & Co. And then, there was Cordelia, who was now in love more than ever with her boyfriend, Caden Michaels. Too in love for her own good, or so Angel thought. Wes, Fred, and Gunn were all happy to see the resident seer in love.



"Angel?" Cordelia called out one evening as she stepped into the Hyperion.

Angel came out of the kitchen. "Cordelia? What are you doing here so late?"

She threw her purse on a chair and rushed over to him as fast as her high heels would allow. "Guess what?" The excitement in her voice was overwhelming.

"Is something wrong?" Angel went on. "Wow, you look beautiful. Did you have a vision?"

"Angel, shh!" Cordelia reached him. "Listen to me. Guess what?"

"What?"

"Caden proposed!"

"He WHAT?"

Cordelia smiled happily. "He proposed."

Angel managed a very small smile. "That's.. great, Cordelia. Congratulations."

She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him. "Thanks."

"So, did you say yes?" Angel asked, his mind racing.

"Not yet." Cordy sighed and turned away from him. "I wanted to talk to you first."

"Talk to me. why?"

"Well, it's like this. Usually, a girl goes to her family when she gets asked this question and basically you're all the family I have, Angel."

"Really?"

"Yes." Cordy walked over to a nearby chair and sat down. "So, I was wondering. Do you think Caden's the 'one' for me?"

No! His mind screamed. Caden did seem like an all right guy, but there was just something about him. Something. dark. Finally, he asked, "Well, do you love him?"

Cordy thought it over. "Yes, I do."

"And does he love you?"

"Yes."

"How do you know?"

Cordy's eyes took on a faraway look and it was apparent that she was really giving his question some thought. "Every time he sees me, his eyes light up and when he hugs me, he whispers 'I love you' in my ear. It always makes my spine tingle. He makes my heart beat faster and every time he holds my hand, I feel so completely happy. Just because he's holding my hand!" Cordy smiled and shook her head. "I know it sounds weird but he makes me feel that way. He makes me feel like a princess."

"He should make you feel that way, Cor." Angel remarked softly.

Silence settled between them. After a few minutes, Cordelia repeated, "Do you think he's the 'one' for me?"

"I can only tell you what I think, but you should really listen to your heart on this one."

"Well, thank you, Mr. Cryptic. Now, what do you think?"

Angel sighed. "I think he could very well be the 'one'."

"Thank you." Cordy stood up and grabbed her purse.

"What are you going to do?" Angel asked, following her to the door.

"I'm going to accept." Cordy stopped at the door and turned to face him. "Do me a favor?"

"Anything, princess."

"Could you walk me down the aisle on my wedding day? You know, give me away?"

Angel didn't even have to think about it. "I'd be honored."

* * *

The next morning, Wesley entered the Hyperion to find Angel staring at the ceiling. "Angel?" He questioned.

"Cordelia's getting married." Angel said flatly.

Wesley walked to a nearby desk to set down his things. "Really? How extraordinarily wonderful for her." Wesley turned towards Angel. "Don't you think?"

"Yeah, I guess."

"You don't sound too happy about it." Wesley commented.

"He's taking away our Cordelia. Why would I be happy about that?"

"Well, for one, she was never 'our Cordelia'. She was 'your Cordelia'. And just because she's getting married doesn't mean she'll stop being that."

Angel frowned. "It doesn't matter. Caden will keep her from working with us, and when she'll have visions, who'll be there to comfort her?"

"Caden will be there." Wesley sighed. "Angel, I know that you love Cordelia and that you'd do anything for her, but you've got to accept the facts. Caden makes Cordelia happy. Don't you want to see her happy?"

"Yes." Angel mumbled.

"All right, then."

"But what do we really know about this Caden? I've only met him once or twice. Who's to say he's not a demon? We can't let Cordelia marry a bloodsucking demon!!"

"You're a bloodsucking demon. Are you saying that we shouldn't let Cordelia marry you?" Wesley walked over to Angel and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You've got to let her go, Angel. If you really love her, you'll let her go."

Angel stood up abruptly. "I've got to get Journey up." Angel turned and walked upstairs.

TBC