Title: Family: Heartache in LA
Author: victoriamartynne
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Spoilers: None, I think!
Summary: Sequel to Family: Back to Sunnydale, Family: Forward to LA, Family: Return to Sunnydale, Family: On to LA and Family: Wedding in LA. In the aftermath of Cordelia and Angel's wedding, their happiness is ruined by one man from Angel's past determined to ruin their lives forever.
While Faith bandaged Cordelia's arm properly, Angel, Connor and Ash sat with Wes, Gunn, Buffy, Fred and Lorne. Ash was at close to Connor, almost as if a bond had formed between them already.
Angel was looking very proud of his children and very happy.
Every so often he'd glance at Cordelia, as if to check she was still there but she reassured him with a smile each time.
"Did you get a chance to sort things out?" Faith asked her, noticing the glances Angel kept shooting their way.
She shrugged. "I suppose so. We talked and then Connor interrupted us. But in a good way. He's very confused and I think he's wise beyond his years. He knows that we're not normal and that he's perhaps not normal himself. I think Ash will help him. She seems like she's handling things the best."
"Are you staying here tonight?" Faith asked, taping the bandage in place and sitting down next to her.
"Yeah, Ash wanted to and now I think it would be best for Connor." She considered telling her about Angel's question but decided not to. "That is, if there are enough rooms for us."
Faith laughed. "Every single room in this hotel is now habitable. We even have our own nightclub."
"Nightclub?"
"Yeah, Lorne bugged Angel about turning the ballroom in the east wing into a new Caritas." Faith explained.
"What happened to the old Caritas?"
Faith winced. "We destroyed it again."
"Great, we're talking about destruction!" Buffy exclaimed and sat down on the other side of Cordelia.
"It wasn't really as exciting as it sounded." Cordelia told her.
"Do you stay here now or do you have your own place?" Cordelia asked Faith.
"We still have Wes's old apartment but we've got a room here too, I think we'll stop here tonight. It's getting late."
Buffy looked at her watch. "Four am!"
"I should probably get Ash to bed, she's got school tomorrow." Cordelia decided. "Not that she'll want to go. I'll feel mean making her go when she's just found a new family."
"School isn't all that it's cracked up to be anyway. I never went and look how I turned out." Faith advised.
Cordelia ignored her. "Ash, honey, you should go to bed."
She turned and glared at her mom. "Like I'm a kid! I'm not tired."
"I don't care." Cordelia pressed. "You've got school in the morning."
"Yeah, 'cause I'm going!" Ash exclaimed.
Gunn was looking between the two women in amusement.
"You are going to school, you have mid-terms in a couple of weeks, and school is important right now." Cordelia insisted and stood up. "You're going to bed."
Ash pulled a face but decided she couldn't win and stood up. "Are you ready for bed Connor?"
"I suppose I could sleep." He supposed.
Angel stood up also. "I can show you to your rooms."
Cordelia said goodnight to everyone and followed Angel, Connor and Ash upstairs.
Angel took them to the end of the second floor and pointed out rooms for them to use. He left discretely so Cordelia could say goodnight.
"Ash, I'll get you up at six thirty and then you can be ready for school, I'll drop you off in the car seen as though you're not near the bus route." Cordelia told her. "Connor, do you want to come home with me tomorrow or stay here? I'll be taking the day off." Cordelia could see Ash about to complain about how she could have the day off and silenced her by raising a finger. "It's up to you. Or I could take you somewhere, a tour around the city maybe."
"Can I decide in the morning?" He asked.
She nodded. "Of course you can."
She kissed her daughter's cheek and watched as she went into the room. She turned to her son. "Goodnight Connor."
Much to her delight he leaned forward and hugged her before going into his own room.
She walked down the hall to Angel's room and found him sat on the edge of the bed. He stood up when she went in.
The room really was a shrine. Photos of herself, Ash and Connor covered the walls. Other than that it was exactly the same.
"I'm glad you decided to stay." He told her, closing the distance between them slowly.
"How could I not?"
"I thought you might decide it would be too awkward and go home. Either that or asking you to stay would scare you off."
She smiled at him. "Never."
He closed the distance completely and touched her hair. "You let it grow long again, I like it."
"Ash always says it makes me look like her older sister instead of her mom. Apparently all the other moms have permed short hair that's verging on grey." She murmured as his hand travelled to her cheek and then her neck.
"You call her Ash, not Ashleigh, when did that happen?"
"When she started school and everyone started calling her that." Cordelia replied, gasping as his lips met her neck in a small kiss. "I think she likes it better."
"Are you nervous?" He asked, feeling her body tremble.
She nodded slowly. "Terrified."
"Why?" He asked, drawing circles on her shoulder with his fingers.
She gulped. "It's been fifteen years since I've. you know."
He nodded. "Same here."
He rested his head against hers.
She could feel the familiar swirl of emotions in her gut as she revelled in the intimacy they were experiencing once again.
"I'll be gentle with you, I promise." He whispered before pressing his lips with hers.
She kissed him back with all the longing and passion he was showing for her.
Slowly he unbuttoned her shirt, letting it slip to the ground and unfastened her bra, slipping it off her shoulders and dropping it onto the floor. She stood shy before him for a moment before pulling his sweater over his head.
"Are you sure?" He asked again.
Slowly, she nodded and walked over to the bed. "I don't just want it, I need it."
It was all he needed to know.
Her pants and thong were off in seconds and she was laid on the bed in anticipation while he removed his own clothes. There was no shyness in her eyes as he scanned over her naked form, only love.
He lowered himself next to her on the bed, resting a hand on her stomach. He kissed her gently. "I love you."
"I love you too." She was trembling still.
He let his fingers drift down her body, finding her ready and waiting for him. His gaze fell on the rings around her neck. "Put them on."
Without asking any questions about what that might mean, she unfastened the chain and slipped the rings on her left hand.
He rolled on top of her and started to kiss her neck and breasts.
She moaned, his touch driving her over the edge, as it always used to.
Nudging her legs apart he settled between them ready. Stroking her hair behind her ears he whispered his love for her again and then entered her. She arched her back to make penetration easier, after her years of celibacy.
"Are you okay?" He checked.
She nodded and began moving against him, urging him into movement.
With each thrust he pushed into her gently driving her up until she climaxed. With each climax he rose to new heights, still not reaching it himself until he was satisfied he had pleased her enough.
Only when they lay still afterwards, wrapped in each other's arms, did he realise she was crying.
"Did I hurt you?" He asked, concerned.
She shook her head. "I never thought I'd have this again."
"I know baby, I didn't either." He kissed her tears away.
"Do you think we could become a proper family again?" She asked. "Or do you think we're past being happy as a family?"
"Anything can happen." He concluded. "If you want it enough."
"I want it." She decided.
Cordelia tiptoed down the hall in Angel's robe at six o clock the next morning.
She opened Ash's door and saw her sleeping, the covers wrapped tight around her neck.
She sat down next to her and brushed her hair off her face. "Baby, it's time to get up."
She groaned.
Cordelia smiled. "You've got school this morning. You need to get up."
She opened her eyes. "What time is it?"
"Six."
"You told me you'd wake me at six thirty!" She complained.
"This way you get time for breakfast." Cordelia reasoned and pulled the covers off her daughter's form.
She complained loudly but went into the en suite to get a shower.
Cordelia went into Connor's room next.
He was already awake and so she sat down next to him. "What do you want to do today?"
"I think I'd like to stop here with you and dad." He told her. "Will you stay?"
"Of course I will. Ash has to go to school but she'll be back at four then we can go out or something." Cordelia told him. "If you want to go back to sleep you can, I've got to take Ash to school and then I'll be back."
He nodded. "More sleep sounds good."
She smiled and kissed him forehead. "I won't be long."
She went to leave the room but he called her. "Mom?"
She smiled. "Yeah?"
"Come see me when you get back?" He asked, almost pleading.
"Of course."
Author: victoriamartynne
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Spoilers: None, I think!
Summary: Sequel to Family: Back to Sunnydale, Family: Forward to LA, Family: Return to Sunnydale, Family: On to LA and Family: Wedding in LA. In the aftermath of Cordelia and Angel's wedding, their happiness is ruined by one man from Angel's past determined to ruin their lives forever.
While Faith bandaged Cordelia's arm properly, Angel, Connor and Ash sat with Wes, Gunn, Buffy, Fred and Lorne. Ash was at close to Connor, almost as if a bond had formed between them already.
Angel was looking very proud of his children and very happy.
Every so often he'd glance at Cordelia, as if to check she was still there but she reassured him with a smile each time.
"Did you get a chance to sort things out?" Faith asked her, noticing the glances Angel kept shooting their way.
She shrugged. "I suppose so. We talked and then Connor interrupted us. But in a good way. He's very confused and I think he's wise beyond his years. He knows that we're not normal and that he's perhaps not normal himself. I think Ash will help him. She seems like she's handling things the best."
"Are you staying here tonight?" Faith asked, taping the bandage in place and sitting down next to her.
"Yeah, Ash wanted to and now I think it would be best for Connor." She considered telling her about Angel's question but decided not to. "That is, if there are enough rooms for us."
Faith laughed. "Every single room in this hotel is now habitable. We even have our own nightclub."
"Nightclub?"
"Yeah, Lorne bugged Angel about turning the ballroom in the east wing into a new Caritas." Faith explained.
"What happened to the old Caritas?"
Faith winced. "We destroyed it again."
"Great, we're talking about destruction!" Buffy exclaimed and sat down on the other side of Cordelia.
"It wasn't really as exciting as it sounded." Cordelia told her.
"Do you stay here now or do you have your own place?" Cordelia asked Faith.
"We still have Wes's old apartment but we've got a room here too, I think we'll stop here tonight. It's getting late."
Buffy looked at her watch. "Four am!"
"I should probably get Ash to bed, she's got school tomorrow." Cordelia decided. "Not that she'll want to go. I'll feel mean making her go when she's just found a new family."
"School isn't all that it's cracked up to be anyway. I never went and look how I turned out." Faith advised.
Cordelia ignored her. "Ash, honey, you should go to bed."
She turned and glared at her mom. "Like I'm a kid! I'm not tired."
"I don't care." Cordelia pressed. "You've got school in the morning."
"Yeah, 'cause I'm going!" Ash exclaimed.
Gunn was looking between the two women in amusement.
"You are going to school, you have mid-terms in a couple of weeks, and school is important right now." Cordelia insisted and stood up. "You're going to bed."
Ash pulled a face but decided she couldn't win and stood up. "Are you ready for bed Connor?"
"I suppose I could sleep." He supposed.
Angel stood up also. "I can show you to your rooms."
Cordelia said goodnight to everyone and followed Angel, Connor and Ash upstairs.
Angel took them to the end of the second floor and pointed out rooms for them to use. He left discretely so Cordelia could say goodnight.
"Ash, I'll get you up at six thirty and then you can be ready for school, I'll drop you off in the car seen as though you're not near the bus route." Cordelia told her. "Connor, do you want to come home with me tomorrow or stay here? I'll be taking the day off." Cordelia could see Ash about to complain about how she could have the day off and silenced her by raising a finger. "It's up to you. Or I could take you somewhere, a tour around the city maybe."
"Can I decide in the morning?" He asked.
She nodded. "Of course you can."
She kissed her daughter's cheek and watched as she went into the room. She turned to her son. "Goodnight Connor."
Much to her delight he leaned forward and hugged her before going into his own room.
She walked down the hall to Angel's room and found him sat on the edge of the bed. He stood up when she went in.
The room really was a shrine. Photos of herself, Ash and Connor covered the walls. Other than that it was exactly the same.
"I'm glad you decided to stay." He told her, closing the distance between them slowly.
"How could I not?"
"I thought you might decide it would be too awkward and go home. Either that or asking you to stay would scare you off."
She smiled at him. "Never."
He closed the distance completely and touched her hair. "You let it grow long again, I like it."
"Ash always says it makes me look like her older sister instead of her mom. Apparently all the other moms have permed short hair that's verging on grey." She murmured as his hand travelled to her cheek and then her neck.
"You call her Ash, not Ashleigh, when did that happen?"
"When she started school and everyone started calling her that." Cordelia replied, gasping as his lips met her neck in a small kiss. "I think she likes it better."
"Are you nervous?" He asked, feeling her body tremble.
She nodded slowly. "Terrified."
"Why?" He asked, drawing circles on her shoulder with his fingers.
She gulped. "It's been fifteen years since I've. you know."
He nodded. "Same here."
He rested his head against hers.
She could feel the familiar swirl of emotions in her gut as she revelled in the intimacy they were experiencing once again.
"I'll be gentle with you, I promise." He whispered before pressing his lips with hers.
She kissed him back with all the longing and passion he was showing for her.
Slowly he unbuttoned her shirt, letting it slip to the ground and unfastened her bra, slipping it off her shoulders and dropping it onto the floor. She stood shy before him for a moment before pulling his sweater over his head.
"Are you sure?" He asked again.
Slowly, she nodded and walked over to the bed. "I don't just want it, I need it."
It was all he needed to know.
Her pants and thong were off in seconds and she was laid on the bed in anticipation while he removed his own clothes. There was no shyness in her eyes as he scanned over her naked form, only love.
He lowered himself next to her on the bed, resting a hand on her stomach. He kissed her gently. "I love you."
"I love you too." She was trembling still.
He let his fingers drift down her body, finding her ready and waiting for him. His gaze fell on the rings around her neck. "Put them on."
Without asking any questions about what that might mean, she unfastened the chain and slipped the rings on her left hand.
He rolled on top of her and started to kiss her neck and breasts.
She moaned, his touch driving her over the edge, as it always used to.
Nudging her legs apart he settled between them ready. Stroking her hair behind her ears he whispered his love for her again and then entered her. She arched her back to make penetration easier, after her years of celibacy.
"Are you okay?" He checked.
She nodded and began moving against him, urging him into movement.
With each thrust he pushed into her gently driving her up until she climaxed. With each climax he rose to new heights, still not reaching it himself until he was satisfied he had pleased her enough.
Only when they lay still afterwards, wrapped in each other's arms, did he realise she was crying.
"Did I hurt you?" He asked, concerned.
She shook her head. "I never thought I'd have this again."
"I know baby, I didn't either." He kissed her tears away.
"Do you think we could become a proper family again?" She asked. "Or do you think we're past being happy as a family?"
"Anything can happen." He concluded. "If you want it enough."
"I want it." She decided.
Cordelia tiptoed down the hall in Angel's robe at six o clock the next morning.
She opened Ash's door and saw her sleeping, the covers wrapped tight around her neck.
She sat down next to her and brushed her hair off her face. "Baby, it's time to get up."
She groaned.
Cordelia smiled. "You've got school this morning. You need to get up."
She opened her eyes. "What time is it?"
"Six."
"You told me you'd wake me at six thirty!" She complained.
"This way you get time for breakfast." Cordelia reasoned and pulled the covers off her daughter's form.
She complained loudly but went into the en suite to get a shower.
Cordelia went into Connor's room next.
He was already awake and so she sat down next to him. "What do you want to do today?"
"I think I'd like to stop here with you and dad." He told her. "Will you stay?"
"Of course I will. Ash has to go to school but she'll be back at four then we can go out or something." Cordelia told him. "If you want to go back to sleep you can, I've got to take Ash to school and then I'll be back."
He nodded. "More sleep sounds good."
She smiled and kissed him forehead. "I won't be long."
She went to leave the room but he called her. "Mom?"
She smiled. "Yeah?"
"Come see me when you get back?" He asked, almost pleading.
"Of course."
