Title: A Twist of Fate
Author: cookie_dough
Email: angeliccordy@yahoo.co.uk
Spoilers: None, AU
Rating: PG-13
Distribution: Just ask, I'll probably say yes
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, or the show, they belong to Joss, David, and anyone else I've forgotten to mention, I'm just borrowing them.
Summary: I suck at summaries, so here goes, completely AU, what if Angel and Cordy were to meet under different circumstances than how they met in Sunnydale?
AN: K, just want to thank everyone for their feedback on the first two chapters, and I look forward to hearing more from you. I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and New Year.
Beboppin' Betty: I'm glad you didn't like Derrick, so like you said, I did good on that one.
Si.Crazy: Thank you for your encouraging feedback!
Imzadi: I'll see what I can do about Lindsey.
Born To Fire: Thanks for the feedback. I hope you got the email, and that it cleared everything up about Angel.
Chapter 3
'Do you think you can make it out to the car?' he asked her.
'Ahhhhrrgggg!' She yelled doubling over in pain.
'Here, let me help.' He said as he let the woman rest her weight on him as they made their way out of the restaurant.
He took her to the Plymouth Belvedere, where he opened the door and helped her inside. Once she was safely in, he ran around the front of the car and jumped in behind the wheel. Starting the engine he pulled the car out of the car park and straight onto the road, earning a few honks and colourful language from the other motorists. Swerving to straighten up they were finally on their way to the hospital.
He reached his hand over and placed it on her shoulder, glancing between her and the road.
'Are you okay?'
'I will be if you keep your eyes on the road and we make it there in one piece, where did you learn how to drive ahhhhh!' She said leaning forward as another contraction hit.
'It's okay, it's gonna be okay. We're not far from the hospital, okay?' She nodded as the contraction started to pass and she leaned back into the seat.
'So, what's your name, I should as least know that much?' he asked looking between her and the road.
'Cordelia.' She said taking deep breaths.
'Hi, I'm Angel.' She started to laugh.
'What?' he asked grinning.
'I just find it funny is all.'
'How's that?'
'It's like you're my guardian Angel or something.' She stopped smiling when another contraction hit.
'Easy, easy, we're nearly there, just a few more minutes.'
Sure enough the hospital was just around the corner and Angel pulled the car to a screaming halt outside of the emergency doors. He jumped out and ran to Cordelia's door. Opening it, he let her rest against him once more and they made their way into the ER.
'I need a doctor here!' he yelled as they walked through the doors, Cordelia experiencing another contraction.
A nurse appeared with a wheel chair and they sat Cordelia in it.
'What's her name?' the nurse asked.
'Cordelia.' He replied, glad he had asked her.
'Okay Cordelia, is this your first pregnancy?'
'Yes.' She nodded out of breath.
'Okay, we're going to get you into a room and the doctor will check you over, okay?'
She nodded again, taking deep breaths.
'Follow me.' She said to Angel as they wheeled her off down the corridor.
The nurse got Cordelia into a gown and she was lying on the bed, still laden with contractions. The doctor soon arrived and Angel waited outside.
The nurse approached him and gave him a pair of scrubs.
'Ah, what are these for?' He asked holding the scrubs in his hands looking from them to the nurse, very confused.
'You can't go into the delivery room without them. I'm going to check on Cordelia.' She said disappearing into the room.
'No wait, I'm not the .' the door closed. 'Father.'
Some ten minutes later the doctor emerged from Cordelia's room and approached Angel.
'How is she?' he asked, genuinely concerned.
'She's dilated about 8 centimetres.'
'What does that mean?' he asked worried.
'It just means that she could be going into labour sooner rather than later, she has to reach 10 centimetres, once she does we can take her into delivery.'
'Thanks for your help.'
'No problem, you can go back in now.' He said as he walked around the corner out of site.
Angel cautiously pushed the door open; Cordelia had just finished another contraction and was trying to get her strength back.
'Hey.' She said as she looked over at him.
'Hey.' He replied. 'How are you doing?'
'Nearly there, doctors say it shouldn't be much longer.' They both looked at each, neither knowing what to say.
'You don't have to stay.' She spoke up. 'I'll be fine here.' She said trying to smile.
'Is there anyone I can call?'
'No.'
'No family?'
'Nope, no one.' At this he felt sad but then she was hit with another contraction, this one far more painful than the others and seemed to last forever.
The nurse and doctor ran in.
'What's going on?' he asked.
'Your wife is ready to have this baby. We need to get her to delivery now.' The doctor said as they moved Cordelia's bed and headed out of the room.
They passed through a set of double doors, and the nurse returned a minute later, pushing Angel through. She sent him into a room to get changed and lead him straight to Cordelia. Once the contraction stopped, she looked up at him.
'Hey.' He said looking down at her. 'I hope you don't mind me being here, they kinda think I'm the father and pushed me in he.' He stopped mid sentence as she was hit by another contraction and she grabbed a hold of his shirt pulling him down towards her.
'Get this baby out of me!' She cried and let go, as the doctors got ready to deliver.
'Okay Cordelia, your gonna have to push when I say okay?' She nodded at the doctor, and grasped a hold of Angel's hand.
'Okay Cordelia, you can do this.' He said gripping her hand.
'Cordelia, I need you to push now.' The doctor said.
Pushing as hard as she could.
'Okay Cordelia and again.' She pushed again, and stopped, out of breath.
'Angel .I can't do this .it's too hard.' She said between deep breaths.
'Of course you can do it, your nearly there, just one more push, come on Cordelia, I know you can do it.' She gripped his hand tighter and made the final push, and the crying of her new baby filled the room.
She fell back onto the bed, as the nurse wrapped her baby in a blanket.
'Congratulations, you have a beautiful baby girl.' She said passing the baby to Cordelia, who was now sitting up with the help of Angel.
Using his arm to steady her, Angel looked down at the baby in her arms.
'Hi little one.' She whispered to the baby. 'Your finally here.' She said crying as she smiled at the little bundle in the blanket. ' I'm gonna take extra good care of you.'
Angel perched on the edge of the bed, completely mesmerize by the small baby in her mothers arms. He was in complete wonderment at the miracle that had just happened before his eyes.
'Thank you.' She said gazing up at him.
'I .... I didn't do anything.'
'Yes you did, you were here for me.' She said looking at her baby, and she passed her child to Angel. And for that moment he found himself to be completely content.
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AN: Okay guys, what did you think, should I continue, please r&r! :o)
Author: cookie_dough
Email: angeliccordy@yahoo.co.uk
Spoilers: None, AU
Rating: PG-13
Distribution: Just ask, I'll probably say yes
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, or the show, they belong to Joss, David, and anyone else I've forgotten to mention, I'm just borrowing them.
Summary: I suck at summaries, so here goes, completely AU, what if Angel and Cordy were to meet under different circumstances than how they met in Sunnydale?
AN: K, just want to thank everyone for their feedback on the first two chapters, and I look forward to hearing more from you. I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and New Year.
Beboppin' Betty: I'm glad you didn't like Derrick, so like you said, I did good on that one.
Si.Crazy: Thank you for your encouraging feedback!
Imzadi: I'll see what I can do about Lindsey.
Born To Fire: Thanks for the feedback. I hope you got the email, and that it cleared everything up about Angel.
Chapter 3
'Do you think you can make it out to the car?' he asked her.
'Ahhhhrrgggg!' She yelled doubling over in pain.
'Here, let me help.' He said as he let the woman rest her weight on him as they made their way out of the restaurant.
He took her to the Plymouth Belvedere, where he opened the door and helped her inside. Once she was safely in, he ran around the front of the car and jumped in behind the wheel. Starting the engine he pulled the car out of the car park and straight onto the road, earning a few honks and colourful language from the other motorists. Swerving to straighten up they were finally on their way to the hospital.
He reached his hand over and placed it on her shoulder, glancing between her and the road.
'Are you okay?'
'I will be if you keep your eyes on the road and we make it there in one piece, where did you learn how to drive ahhhhh!' She said leaning forward as another contraction hit.
'It's okay, it's gonna be okay. We're not far from the hospital, okay?' She nodded as the contraction started to pass and she leaned back into the seat.
'So, what's your name, I should as least know that much?' he asked looking between her and the road.
'Cordelia.' She said taking deep breaths.
'Hi, I'm Angel.' She started to laugh.
'What?' he asked grinning.
'I just find it funny is all.'
'How's that?'
'It's like you're my guardian Angel or something.' She stopped smiling when another contraction hit.
'Easy, easy, we're nearly there, just a few more minutes.'
Sure enough the hospital was just around the corner and Angel pulled the car to a screaming halt outside of the emergency doors. He jumped out and ran to Cordelia's door. Opening it, he let her rest against him once more and they made their way into the ER.
'I need a doctor here!' he yelled as they walked through the doors, Cordelia experiencing another contraction.
A nurse appeared with a wheel chair and they sat Cordelia in it.
'What's her name?' the nurse asked.
'Cordelia.' He replied, glad he had asked her.
'Okay Cordelia, is this your first pregnancy?'
'Yes.' She nodded out of breath.
'Okay, we're going to get you into a room and the doctor will check you over, okay?'
She nodded again, taking deep breaths.
'Follow me.' She said to Angel as they wheeled her off down the corridor.
The nurse got Cordelia into a gown and she was lying on the bed, still laden with contractions. The doctor soon arrived and Angel waited outside.
The nurse approached him and gave him a pair of scrubs.
'Ah, what are these for?' He asked holding the scrubs in his hands looking from them to the nurse, very confused.
'You can't go into the delivery room without them. I'm going to check on Cordelia.' She said disappearing into the room.
'No wait, I'm not the .' the door closed. 'Father.'
Some ten minutes later the doctor emerged from Cordelia's room and approached Angel.
'How is she?' he asked, genuinely concerned.
'She's dilated about 8 centimetres.'
'What does that mean?' he asked worried.
'It just means that she could be going into labour sooner rather than later, she has to reach 10 centimetres, once she does we can take her into delivery.'
'Thanks for your help.'
'No problem, you can go back in now.' He said as he walked around the corner out of site.
Angel cautiously pushed the door open; Cordelia had just finished another contraction and was trying to get her strength back.
'Hey.' She said as she looked over at him.
'Hey.' He replied. 'How are you doing?'
'Nearly there, doctors say it shouldn't be much longer.' They both looked at each, neither knowing what to say.
'You don't have to stay.' She spoke up. 'I'll be fine here.' She said trying to smile.
'Is there anyone I can call?'
'No.'
'No family?'
'Nope, no one.' At this he felt sad but then she was hit with another contraction, this one far more painful than the others and seemed to last forever.
The nurse and doctor ran in.
'What's going on?' he asked.
'Your wife is ready to have this baby. We need to get her to delivery now.' The doctor said as they moved Cordelia's bed and headed out of the room.
They passed through a set of double doors, and the nurse returned a minute later, pushing Angel through. She sent him into a room to get changed and lead him straight to Cordelia. Once the contraction stopped, she looked up at him.
'Hey.' He said looking down at her. 'I hope you don't mind me being here, they kinda think I'm the father and pushed me in he.' He stopped mid sentence as she was hit by another contraction and she grabbed a hold of his shirt pulling him down towards her.
'Get this baby out of me!' She cried and let go, as the doctors got ready to deliver.
'Okay Cordelia, your gonna have to push when I say okay?' She nodded at the doctor, and grasped a hold of Angel's hand.
'Okay Cordelia, you can do this.' He said gripping her hand.
'Cordelia, I need you to push now.' The doctor said.
Pushing as hard as she could.
'Okay Cordelia and again.' She pushed again, and stopped, out of breath.
'Angel .I can't do this .it's too hard.' She said between deep breaths.
'Of course you can do it, your nearly there, just one more push, come on Cordelia, I know you can do it.' She gripped his hand tighter and made the final push, and the crying of her new baby filled the room.
She fell back onto the bed, as the nurse wrapped her baby in a blanket.
'Congratulations, you have a beautiful baby girl.' She said passing the baby to Cordelia, who was now sitting up with the help of Angel.
Using his arm to steady her, Angel looked down at the baby in her arms.
'Hi little one.' She whispered to the baby. 'Your finally here.' She said crying as she smiled at the little bundle in the blanket. ' I'm gonna take extra good care of you.'
Angel perched on the edge of the bed, completely mesmerize by the small baby in her mothers arms. He was in complete wonderment at the miracle that had just happened before his eyes.
'Thank you.' She said gazing up at him.
'I .... I didn't do anything.'
'Yes you did, you were here for me.' She said looking at her baby, and she passed her child to Angel. And for that moment he found himself to be completely content.
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AN: Okay guys, what did you think, should I continue, please r&r! :o)
