Title: Family: Forward to LA

Author: victoriamartynne

Rating: R

Disclaimer: I own nothing!

Spoilers: None, I think!

Summary: Imagine if Connor had never been taken by Wesley, Xander and Anya had never split up and Angel had told Cordelia how he felt. Sequel to Family: Back to Sunnydale. The Scoobies visit the Fang Gang.

Cordelia lay in her old bed again that night with Angel and the children in their bassinets beside them.

Wes had taken Fred, Anya, Xander and Gunn back to his place which left Spike, Buffy, Willow and Giles to share Cordelia' living room. Buffy had called dawn at their dad's and told her to stay there and they'd pick her up in the morning.

"Cordelia?" Angel asked into the darkness, unsure if she was awake or not.

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry I locked you in that room."

She turned towards him and rested her head on his shoulder. "It's okay, I mean, it wasn't when you first locked me in but I understand why you did it and I don't blame you. You wanted me to be safe and not get hurt."

"If I'd have known that that was going to happen I'd never have done it, you know that right?"

"Of course I do." She lifted her head so she could look at him.

He kissed her forehead gently and Cordelia could tell he was on a serious guilt trip. "If anything it makes me love you more."

He laughed softly. "How do you get that?"

"Because you shoved me in the room, not Buffy or Willow or Fred. Me. I was the one that you didn't want to get hurt and I love you for that." She kissed his chin. "And I would go through it all again to feel that moment when you out your arms around me and held me so tight. I felt your relief and love for me and that will stick with me for the rest of my life."

He looked down at her comically. "You should write for Hallmark, you know that?"

She burst into a fit of laughter causing Spike to shout through the door in annoyance.

Angel planted a hand across her mouth to shush her but she could see that he was laughing too.

He took his hand away and covered her mouth with his instead.

As if on cue Connor began to cry.

Angel sighed and released Cordelia before turning to pick Connor up. He tried to quieten him before he woke Ashleigh but it was too late and she began to cry too.

"It's like sleeping in a war zone!" Spike shouted through the door.

It was followed by a muffled voice, probably scolding him because he shouted back an apology.

Cordelia smirked at Angel as she got out of her side of the bed to get Ashleigh.

"It's going to be a long night isn't it?" She said yawning.

His only reply was a nod.

"You've got to write to me or e-mail me." Cordelia said to Buffy as they said goodbye.

The Scoobies were all ready in their cars, they'd all said goodbye and they were just waiting for Buffy.

"I will." She promised and hugged Cordelia for a moment. "I might even call."

"I'd like that." Cordelia replied honestly and watched as Buffy got into the car next to Spike. "Come see us soon!"

Buff nodded and they both waved as Spike pulled away from the curb and set off back to Sunnydale in his blacked out car.

Cordelia turned back towards her apartment and saw Angel in the window.

She blew him a kiss and wrapped her arms around her body as she made her way back to the door.

It had been hard and confusing.

But most of all it had been interesting.

She smiled as the door to her apartment flew open.

Very interesting.

The End.