Chapter Seventeen

In Angel's bedroom

Buffy leans against Angel and hugs him.

Buffy: I have a feeling everything will work out the way it's supposed to.

Angel: I hope it does because the last thing I want is for you to get hurt.

Buffy: Hurting is a part of life but being with you seems to make pain disappear.

Angel: I just don't want to be the one who hurts you.

Buffy starts kissing Angel passionately. Then they're interrupted by a knock on the door.

Cordelia: Angel it's me we need to talk.

Angel had an idea of what Cordelia wanted to talk about.

Angel: Come in.

When Cordelia entered she was shocked to find Buffy in Angel's bedroom.

Cordelia: Buffy hey, did I interrupt anything?

Buffy: No I was just leaving.

Cordelia: So are you leaving for Sunnydaile tonight?

Buffy: No.

Then Buffy hurriedly exited Angel's room.

Angel: So you wanted to talk to me?

Cordelia: Yeah. it's about Connor, I really think we should tell him soon that I never slept with him, It just bothers me that he thinks we did and he practically hates me he feels that I used him.

Angel: I know your right; tomorrow first thing you and I will talk to him.

Cordelia: Finally Angel it's about time we told him, he needs to know.

Angel: I just know it will hurt him a lot to know this, you know how he feels about demons.

Cordelia: Angel I'm half demon and he knew that.

Angel: The fact that a demon that he didn't even know posing as you seduced him is a lot for him to handle.

Cordelia: He's strong Angel he'll handle it, but what he might not handle is why we waited to tell him.

Angel: I can name a few reasons.

Cordelia: I know his behavior hasn't been perfect, he's been hurting and the way I've acting around him like nothing happened really got him upset.

Nicole is a slender seventeen year old with ruby black hair shoulder length girl who feels completely alone in this world, she trusts no one and feels she never can. Levee and Nicole never got along, Nicole meet Levee two years earlier when she ran away from her abusive adopted parents. Nicole has no idea where and who her parents are. Nicole knows she's not human but just appears human, she has no idea what she is, she found out she wasn't human when Levee told her so. Burthow really wanted Nicole to join Levee and him to help him out with his plan. Burthow even needed Hank for his plan to be a complete success.

Burthow: We need to find Nicole.

Levee: It's like she disappeared because I've been to all her hangouts and I've even asked around if anyone has seen her but there's no sign of her.

Burthow: She hasn't disappeared, not yet we'll find her.

Connor and Nicole are walking down an alley.

Nicole: What did that chick that had the vision exactly see.

Connor: Well I don't know exactly but you were in it.

Nicole: How do you know it was me?

Connor: I don't, you need to ask Cordy.

As Connor and Nicole approached the hotel Conner went off to the side of the hotel and started climbing some fire escape stairs.

Nicole: So why aren't we going in though the front doors?

Connor: Did you leave though them?

Nicole: No

Connor: That's why

Connor and Nicole enter Connor's room though his bedroom window. While Nicole is entering Connor's room she drops her liquor bottle on the floor and it shatters.

Nicole: Shit!

Connor: Lower your voice.

Meanwhile in Angel's bedroom

Angel: Did you hear that?

Cordelia: Hear what?

Angel: Sounded like something broke.

Cordelia: I didn't hear nothing, which is ok since I don't have vampire hearing.

In Connor's bedroom

Connor: You have to go to the room you were in earlier; I don't think anyone knows you were gone.

Nicole followed by Connor started to exit Connor's room but Angel and Cordelia stopped them. Angel couldn't help but glare at Connor. Angel noticed Connor was not wearing his PJ's but he was wearing a long sleeve white shirt with some blue kind of baggy jean pants with some white sneakers.

Angel: What the hell is going on here? Where are you going?

Connor: I'm not going anywhere; I was just going to walk Nicole back to her room.

Angel: Nicole, so you finally have a name. Well if your not going anywhere why are wearing those clothes?

Connor: Um. because.. I just got up early and got dressed.

Angel: What broke in your room?

Connor: Nothing just a bottle, Nicole dropped it by accident.

Angel: Would it have happened to be a WHISKEY bottle that broke? I can smell the whisky from out here.

Nicole: Dam you must have some really good senses.

Connor: Nicole brought it with her-

Nicole: Yeah I dipped outta here and got some new shit for myself but then it went to waste after it fell, I'm so dam clumsy.

Connor: I didn't drink if that's what you thinking-

Angel: I know I don't smell it on your breath but I do smell your morning breath.

Nicole cracked a laugh, Angel even cracked a smile and Connor couldn't help but blush a little.

Connor: Yeah, I'm going to go take care of that right now. Connor went back into his room and went to his bathroom and brushed his teeth.

Nicole faced Cordelia. Nicole: Hey are you the chick that had that vision?

Cordelia: Yeah and the name is Cordelia.

Nicole: Alright Cordelia you and I need to have a talk about that vision but not right now cause I'm beat, I'm gonna get some shuteye. Nicole then went back to the room she occupied earlier.

Angel and Cordelia entered Connor's room and Cordelia sat on Connor's desk chair and Angel leaned on Connor's desk. Once Connor exited his bathroom he noticed his dad and Cordelia glairing at him.

Angel: Connor we really need to talk

Connor: Ok about what?

Cordelia: About what you think you and me once shared.

Connor: I know what happened Cordelia; you just want to deny it.

Cordelia: Sweetie you don't understand-

Angel: What you slept with wasn't Cordelia it was the demon controlling Angelus and the beast.

Connor: What?! No it wasn't! It was her!

Cordelia: I was in a higher plane at the time I never came back until 3 week ago.

Connor: This is impossible! I can't believe this! We shared something special! Connor was hurting right now he couldn't believe what he was hearing. He thought he loved Cordelia but it was a demon so he fell for a demon? He was so confused.

Cordelia: We didn't share anything Connor it was you and that demon that did, that demon used you-

Connor faced Angel. Connor: You must be happy! I didn't sleep with Cordelia!

Angel: Connor calm down you need to try and relax. Angel hated seeing his son like this he wished he could take the pain his son was feeling away but he couldn't.

Connor: That's easy for you to say, I still can't believe all of this-

Cordelia: Believe it, it's true Connor I never did anything to hurt you and I never will, I never used you, please don't hate me anymore Connor.

Cordelia went up to Connor and gave him a hug, Connor felt himself starting to cry that was the last thing he wanted, to show his emotions at that moment but he couldn't hold it back. He just cried into her shoulder, he felt in a way relieved.

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