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: Okay, this is totally AU, 100%, so any characters that I've used in this chapter or any chapter, that are on the show, have a completely different history in my story, just so there's no confusion. As ever, feedback is loved.
Thank you once again to everyone who sent feedback. You guys are the best!
Chapter 8
The next day Angel had to be at work. Being the boss had a downside as well as an up. The hotel was meant to be finished in less than a week and the decorators had yet to finish the final touches. He was reluctant at first to leave Cordelia and Lily, however she had told him that they would be fine, and he had left his cell phone number and the address of the hotel if they needed to contact him. He was busy thinking of them at home, wishing he could just take the day off, but the completion date loomed ahead and he was brought out of his reverie.
'Where do you want this mirror?' asked one of the decorators.
'Huh...what?'
'The mirror. Where do you want it?'
'Oh, over there on that wall.' He said pointing to the far left.
He really had to snap out of it. He had only been at work a few hours, and he had no idea why he was so eager to get home. Lunchtime was approaching and he decided to phone home to check on Cordelia. He took his cell from his pocket and punched in his home number. He let it ring, and after a while he was starting to get worried.
She should have picked the phone up by now, he thought to himself. But what if Lily's sick, or Cordelia fell and hurt herself and can't get to the phone. An endless number of possibilities ran through his mind and he was about to run out of the hotel, when the front doors opened and a pram was pushed through, followed by Cordelia. Oh thank God, he thought as he approached her.
'Hi, is it alright to come in. Your not busy are you, cause we can come back later.' She said pointing behind her towards the door.
'No, no come on in. Here let me help you with that.' He said as he helped her get Lily's pram down the steps that was the entrance to the Hyperion.
'Wow this place looks amazing.'
'Thanks, what's wrong, did something happen are you both alright?' he asked looking her over and at Lily in the pram. Yep all limbs accounted for.
'Wrong?'
'Yeah, I called home and there was no answer.'
'Oh, no everything's fine, Lily and I just wanted to stop by and invite you out to lunch at the park. See picnic.' She said holding up a basket that he hadn't noticed before.
'Lunch at the park sounds great.' He smiled and she smiled back. 'Just let me tell the guys, I won't be a minute. Here, take a seat.'
'Okay.' She said as she sat down on the large couch in the lobby.
He appeared a minute later and they were off to the park.
They had lain a blanket down on the grass that over looked the park and Cordelia started taking things out of the basket. He was amazed at how much stuff she had actually managed to fit in there.
'Wow, this must have taken you all morning.' He said as she handed him a soda.
'Well, not that long.' She said opening a can of soda for herself. 'Well tuck in, there's plenty of food.' She smiled.
By the time they had finished eating, Angel couldn't take another bite. They were now lying down starring up at the sky.
'Oh elephant squirting water at unsuspecting people.' She said, pointing at a bunch of clouds.
'Man eating a fish that's about to get caught in a net.' He said pointing to some more.
Looking up, they both said at the same time.
'Fire breathing dragon.' And dissolved into a fit of laughter.
'This has been fun.' He said as they folded up the blanket and packed away the food.
'Yep, we should defiantly do this again.'
They started to walk back to the hotel, chatting as they went.
'So, how is the hotel coming along?'
'Well, the deadline is less than a week away, I have people running around left, right and centre and it's not completely finished.'
'But you can make the deadline?'
'Yeah, I'm sure we can, just the last minute jitters.'
'So, what do you plan to do with this fabulous hotel of yours?'
'Well, I was thinking of keeping it. Hire in management to run it for me and see how it pays off. I can always sell if it doesn't work out.'
'That sounds like a plan.'
'Here we are.' He said as he pushed the door open for her.
'Thank you.' She replied and he helped her once again with the pram.
'So would you like the grand tour?'
'I would love to.' She replied as she leaned into the pram and lifted Lily out.
He took her all over the hotel and pointed out all his ideas, what would go where when it arrived and what sort of food he imagined would be served.
They arrived back at the lobby and Cordelia put Lily back in her pram.
'Well I guess, we will see you tonight.'
'Yeah, I won't be long, just a few hours then I can finish up.'
'Okay then.' She leaned forward. 'Say goodbye Lily.'
'Bye Lily.' Angel said holding onto her little hand. 'I'll see you and mommy later.'
'Bye Angel.'
'Bye.' He said and she disappeared out the front door.
You've really got to snap out of it Angel.
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AN: Okay guys, what do you think, please r&r. Thanks!
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: Okay, this is totally AU, 100%, so any characters that I've used in this chapter or any chapter, that are on the show, have a completely different history in my story, just so there's no confusion. As ever, feedback is loved.
Thank you once again to everyone who sent feedback. You guys are the best!
Chapter 8
The next day Angel had to be at work. Being the boss had a downside as well as an up. The hotel was meant to be finished in less than a week and the decorators had yet to finish the final touches. He was reluctant at first to leave Cordelia and Lily, however she had told him that they would be fine, and he had left his cell phone number and the address of the hotel if they needed to contact him. He was busy thinking of them at home, wishing he could just take the day off, but the completion date loomed ahead and he was brought out of his reverie.
'Where do you want this mirror?' asked one of the decorators.
'Huh...what?'
'The mirror. Where do you want it?'
'Oh, over there on that wall.' He said pointing to the far left.
He really had to snap out of it. He had only been at work a few hours, and he had no idea why he was so eager to get home. Lunchtime was approaching and he decided to phone home to check on Cordelia. He took his cell from his pocket and punched in his home number. He let it ring, and after a while he was starting to get worried.
She should have picked the phone up by now, he thought to himself. But what if Lily's sick, or Cordelia fell and hurt herself and can't get to the phone. An endless number of possibilities ran through his mind and he was about to run out of the hotel, when the front doors opened and a pram was pushed through, followed by Cordelia. Oh thank God, he thought as he approached her.
'Hi, is it alright to come in. Your not busy are you, cause we can come back later.' She said pointing behind her towards the door.
'No, no come on in. Here let me help you with that.' He said as he helped her get Lily's pram down the steps that was the entrance to the Hyperion.
'Wow this place looks amazing.'
'Thanks, what's wrong, did something happen are you both alright?' he asked looking her over and at Lily in the pram. Yep all limbs accounted for.
'Wrong?'
'Yeah, I called home and there was no answer.'
'Oh, no everything's fine, Lily and I just wanted to stop by and invite you out to lunch at the park. See picnic.' She said holding up a basket that he hadn't noticed before.
'Lunch at the park sounds great.' He smiled and she smiled back. 'Just let me tell the guys, I won't be a minute. Here, take a seat.'
'Okay.' She said as she sat down on the large couch in the lobby.
He appeared a minute later and they were off to the park.
They had lain a blanket down on the grass that over looked the park and Cordelia started taking things out of the basket. He was amazed at how much stuff she had actually managed to fit in there.
'Wow, this must have taken you all morning.' He said as she handed him a soda.
'Well, not that long.' She said opening a can of soda for herself. 'Well tuck in, there's plenty of food.' She smiled.
By the time they had finished eating, Angel couldn't take another bite. They were now lying down starring up at the sky.
'Oh elephant squirting water at unsuspecting people.' She said, pointing at a bunch of clouds.
'Man eating a fish that's about to get caught in a net.' He said pointing to some more.
Looking up, they both said at the same time.
'Fire breathing dragon.' And dissolved into a fit of laughter.
'This has been fun.' He said as they folded up the blanket and packed away the food.
'Yep, we should defiantly do this again.'
They started to walk back to the hotel, chatting as they went.
'So, how is the hotel coming along?'
'Well, the deadline is less than a week away, I have people running around left, right and centre and it's not completely finished.'
'But you can make the deadline?'
'Yeah, I'm sure we can, just the last minute jitters.'
'So, what do you plan to do with this fabulous hotel of yours?'
'Well, I was thinking of keeping it. Hire in management to run it for me and see how it pays off. I can always sell if it doesn't work out.'
'That sounds like a plan.'
'Here we are.' He said as he pushed the door open for her.
'Thank you.' She replied and he helped her once again with the pram.
'So would you like the grand tour?'
'I would love to.' She replied as she leaned into the pram and lifted Lily out.
He took her all over the hotel and pointed out all his ideas, what would go where when it arrived and what sort of food he imagined would be served.
They arrived back at the lobby and Cordelia put Lily back in her pram.
'Well I guess, we will see you tonight.'
'Yeah, I won't be long, just a few hours then I can finish up.'
'Okay then.' She leaned forward. 'Say goodbye Lily.'
'Bye Lily.' Angel said holding onto her little hand. 'I'll see you and mommy later.'
'Bye Angel.'
'Bye.' He said and she disappeared out the front door.
You've really got to snap out of it Angel.
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AN: Okay guys, what do you think, please r&r. Thanks!
