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Journey didn't find out until weeks later.
"NO!"
"Journey, calm down." Angel told him firmly.
"She-she can't do this!"
"She can. She IS."
"But, why? Doesn't she love us?"
"Of course she does-"
"Listen to me, DAD-you cannot let my mom marry someone else. There has got to be laws against this sort of thing."
"Listen to me, SON. If she wants to marry him, she can. Nothing can stop her. And another thing, don't yell at me about it. If you've got a problem, take it up with Cordelia." Angel paused. "Wait-did you just call Cordy your mom??"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because why?" Angel asked. "She's not your REAL mother, you know."
"That may be, but she's the only mother I ever had." Journey told him. "You've got to stop her from getting married." He shook his head. "How long until the wedding?"
"It's Saturday." Angel slumped down on Journey's bed, defeated.
"Saturday? SATURDAY??" Journey yelled. He took a deep breath and suddenly his face was full of spikes. Neither one took much notice-since that first time 2 years ago, Journey's face and transformed into a multitude of demons with little or no warning. "Why did you just tell me this NOW?"
"J, calm down."
"No." Spiky Journey began to pace. "We've got to think. I mean, we've only got four days.. less even."
"Look, Journey, just forget about it. Why don't you go downstairs and play with Charlie and Milo?"
"I will NOT play with that Charlie girl EVER. And Milo sits there and reads the whole time he's here. He wants to be smarter than me. " Journey paused. "My time is better spent here, thank you very much."
"Okay, Charlotte and Milo can't help that their parents are Wesley and Fred." Angel tried to defend his five-year-old "niece" and "nephew". "And I'm telling you, just drop it. She'll marry Caden on Saturday."
"No, she won't."
"Yes, she will."
"NO, she won't."
"YES, she will."
"No, she won't."
"Yes, Journey, she will."
"No, Angel, she won't."
"Journey."
"Angel."
"If you don't stop this, you won't get to come to the wedding."
"Doesn't matter, 'cause there won't BE one."
"Will too."
"Will not."
"Will too."
"Will not."
"All right, that's it. Journey, you're floored."
"Floored?" Journey started to laugh.
Angel quickly realized his mistake. "Floored, grounded, whatever."
"Dad, you cannot let her marry that man."
"Journey, it's HER life."
Journey slumped his shoulders. "Don't you love her, Daddy?"
Angel sighed. "Of course, I do."
"Then, please Dad. Don't let her marry him. He's bad for Cordelia, I know it."
"Bad?" Angel asked. "How so? Besides, like I said, it's her life. I can't stop her."
"Yes, you can!"
"How?"
"Tell her you love her. I'm almost positive she loves you back."
"Almost positive?"
"I'm positive." Journey looked down at the floor. "Just don't let this man take her away from us."
Angel walked over to his son and picked him up to hug him. "I'll try.. but I can't guarantee anything. Cordy will probably kill me, but I will try."
"Thank you, Daddy." Journey said softly. "If you'll let me go, I guess I'll go downstairs and be mean to Charlie and Milo."
"All right." Angel said, setting his son on the ground. "Don't be too mean to them, okay?"
As Angel watched his son leave the room, he knew that no matter what he said to Cordelia, she'd still end up marrying Caden come Saturday.
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Journey didn't find out until weeks later.
"NO!"
"Journey, calm down." Angel told him firmly.
"She-she can't do this!"
"She can. She IS."
"But, why? Doesn't she love us?"
"Of course she does-"
"Listen to me, DAD-you cannot let my mom marry someone else. There has got to be laws against this sort of thing."
"Listen to me, SON. If she wants to marry him, she can. Nothing can stop her. And another thing, don't yell at me about it. If you've got a problem, take it up with Cordelia." Angel paused. "Wait-did you just call Cordy your mom??"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because why?" Angel asked. "She's not your REAL mother, you know."
"That may be, but she's the only mother I ever had." Journey told him. "You've got to stop her from getting married." He shook his head. "How long until the wedding?"
"It's Saturday." Angel slumped down on Journey's bed, defeated.
"Saturday? SATURDAY??" Journey yelled. He took a deep breath and suddenly his face was full of spikes. Neither one took much notice-since that first time 2 years ago, Journey's face and transformed into a multitude of demons with little or no warning. "Why did you just tell me this NOW?"
"J, calm down."
"No." Spiky Journey began to pace. "We've got to think. I mean, we've only got four days.. less even."
"Look, Journey, just forget about it. Why don't you go downstairs and play with Charlie and Milo?"
"I will NOT play with that Charlie girl EVER. And Milo sits there and reads the whole time he's here. He wants to be smarter than me. " Journey paused. "My time is better spent here, thank you very much."
"Okay, Charlotte and Milo can't help that their parents are Wesley and Fred." Angel tried to defend his five-year-old "niece" and "nephew". "And I'm telling you, just drop it. She'll marry Caden on Saturday."
"No, she won't."
"Yes, she will."
"NO, she won't."
"YES, she will."
"No, she won't."
"Yes, Journey, she will."
"No, Angel, she won't."
"Journey."
"Angel."
"If you don't stop this, you won't get to come to the wedding."
"Doesn't matter, 'cause there won't BE one."
"Will too."
"Will not."
"Will too."
"Will not."
"All right, that's it. Journey, you're floored."
"Floored?" Journey started to laugh.
Angel quickly realized his mistake. "Floored, grounded, whatever."
"Dad, you cannot let her marry that man."
"Journey, it's HER life."
Journey slumped his shoulders. "Don't you love her, Daddy?"
Angel sighed. "Of course, I do."
"Then, please Dad. Don't let her marry him. He's bad for Cordelia, I know it."
"Bad?" Angel asked. "How so? Besides, like I said, it's her life. I can't stop her."
"Yes, you can!"
"How?"
"Tell her you love her. I'm almost positive she loves you back."
"Almost positive?"
"I'm positive." Journey looked down at the floor. "Just don't let this man take her away from us."
Angel walked over to his son and picked him up to hug him. "I'll try.. but I can't guarantee anything. Cordy will probably kill me, but I will try."
"Thank you, Daddy." Journey said softly. "If you'll let me go, I guess I'll go downstairs and be mean to Charlie and Milo."
"All right." Angel said, setting his son on the ground. "Don't be too mean to them, okay?"
As Angel watched his son leave the room, he knew that no matter what he said to Cordelia, she'd still end up marrying Caden come Saturday.
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