Title: Family: Wedding 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 and Family: On to LA. As Cordelia and Angel's wedding approaches, old friends reunite.

"I can't believe it!" Cordelia exclaimed as they walked into the club. "It's gorgeous!"

"I'm glad you like it." Buffy replied primly and guided her towards their table. "Now, sit and enjoy."

Cordelia sat.

"I'll get the first drinks in." Faith offered. "Tequila or Strawberry Daiquiris?"

"Tequila." Buffy answered for Cordelia. "Double shots."

The area around their table was strewn with streamers and balloons and partly hidden by white gauze. There were two bottles of champagne cooling in the middle of their table and glitter and metallic shapes around it.

"How did you guys do all this?" She asked as Fred draped a streamer around her neck and Anya planted a wedding veil on her head. "I told you I wanted no fuss."

"You only get married once." Willow pointed out.

"We wanted it to be special." Tara added.

"Thanks guys, I really." Cordelia's voice faded.

"What?" Buffy asked.

Cordelia pointed across the room.

"Oh no." Willow murmured.

Angel and the other men were across the room in their own section.

"You booked a table at the same club as Angel's bachelor party?" Cordelia asked and then burst out laughing. "I can't believe it."

Buffy looked crestfallen but then joined in laughing.

"What's going on here?" Faith asked as she returned with a tray of drinks.

"Buffy booked the same club as Angel's bachelor party." Anya explained.

"Way to go B." Faith handed out drinks.

"It doesn't matter." Cordelia insisted. "I don't mind. What else do you have planned?"

"That would be telling." Buffy replied. "I think we should toast."

Willow and Fred both nodded.

"To Cordelia, I hope you are happy with Angel and live a long life together." Buffy declared and they all drank to it.

Cordelia shuddered as the tequila went down.

Angel noticed Cordelia as soon as she stepped through the door. He knew that Spike would also know that Buffy was here. Cordelia looked like she was having a good time. Spike had planted a drink in front of him and insisted that there was plenty more where that came from.

Despite Angel not really socialising with the Sunnydale guys, Xander, Spike and Giles seemed to be making an effort for him. Maybe tonight wouldn't be as bad as he'd first thought.

He cast another longing look at Cordelia and then downed his drink.

An hour later the waiter brought across a table on wheels that housed several gifts for Cordelia.

"I get gifts too?" She asked happily.

Fred nodded. "We picked them out specially."

"Which do I open first?"

Faith picked up a gift and handed it to her. "I didn't have much time to shop so I got you the first thing I could think of."

Cordelia smiled and hugged her. "Thank you."

She opened the box and burst out laughing. Willow and Anya leaned across the table in curiosity.

There was a pair of handcuffs, a whip, a leather dominatrix outfit and a blindfold nestled amongst lots of paper shavings.

She sliced the whip in the air a couple of times, laughing. "Is this one of those gifts that you saw and thought of me?"

"Is there another?" Faith asked, looking pleased by Cordelia's reaction. At least she hadn't been embarrassed or mad.

"I guess not." She replied and put the whip back in the box before being handed Willow and Tara's gift.

A small glass ball and a stand were wrapped in bright coloured tissue paper. "What is it?"

"It's a magical orb." Willow told her. "We cast a spell so that when you and Angel are separated you can look into it and see him."

Cordelia looked at the two witches. "Thank you so much. It's unbelievable."

"Open mine next." Anya insisted and planted a relatively small box in Cordelia's hands.

She opened it carefully; unsure of what could be inside.

"Anya, honey, why do I need a Rampant Rabbit?" Cordelia smirked and held it up.

"Willow told me what her gift was and it got me thinking. When Angel's away from you why shouldn't you have a little happy?" She replied simply.

"That is a really good point." Cordelia pointed out.

"Can I see that?" Faith asked, taking interest.

Buffy raised an eyebrow at her. "Why?"

"Hey, I've been in prison. Never seen one, never owned one. Kind of curious, kind of horny." Faith replied and took the vibrator off Cordelia. "And it looks a lot different from the sparkly one I used to have."

Buffy wrinkled her nose. "I didn't want to know that."

"Come on B, like you don't own a vibrator." Faith exclaimed and then shrieked when it turned on. "Wow, kind of good."

"No, I don't actually." Buffy told her and then grinned. "I have Spike."

Cordelia swatted her arm playfully. "Can I continue?"

Buffy handed her the next gift which was from Fred.

It was a silk baby doll nightgown from Victoria's Secret. "Fred, it's beautiful."

"I thought Angel might like it." She blushed.

"I'm sure he will." She agreed. "I'll wear it after the wedding."

"And finally." Buffy said and handed Cordelia her gift.

She opened the small box and gasped when she saw the silver locket inside. She opened it carefully and saw that Buffy had put a picture of her and Angel in it.

"Buffy, it's beautiful." She exclaimed. "Thank you."

She put the chain around her neck and let Buffy fasten the clasp for her.

"Oh god, I feel almost tearful." She smiled.

"Get her a drink." Faith ordered Buffy. "Girl's not drunk enough."

By eleven the girls were blind drunk.

Faith was indulging her sexual fantasies about Wesley much to the dismay of everyone else.

"And I would have him up against the wall or on the table or under the table or up next to the table or."

"Give the table up already. It's been done." Buffy complained and picked up another shot of tequila.

About twenty shot glasses of the potent liquid were still sat in the middle of the table.

"Tables are good." Cordelia supposed. "But you know what are really good?"

"Chairs?" Willow asked.

"No."

"Sofas?" Fred asked.

"No."

"Haystacks?" Anya asked.

Everyone turned to look at her.

"No." Cordelia replied. "Beds."

Faith threw a peanut at her.

"Cordelia Chase?" A masculine voice asked.

She turned to find a policeman. "Yeah?"

"I'm afraid we have a problem."

"We do?"

"Yeah, it's getting a little too hot in here." He replied and then slammed a tape deck on the table, letting 'I'm Too Sexy' blare out.

"Oh my God." Cordelia uttered as he ripped off his shirt revealing very toned abs. "You hired a stripper."

"Please, a male performer." Buffy corrected with a big grin on her face.

Cordelia rolled her eyes and Faith sat up more, taking an interest.

The stripper began to dance around Cordelia, spraying whipped cream on himself.

"If he thinks I'm licking that off he has another thing coming." Cordelia laughed.

"If you won't I will." Faith threatened.

"Go for it." Cordelia replied. "He's more your type anyway, I'll just enjoy the show."

"And what a show it is too." Fred breathed.

"I think it's overrated." The slightly more sober Tara added.

The Rampant Rabbit found its way into the stripper's hand and Cordelia didn't wait to see where it ended up.

Angel saw Cordelia walk away from the table and stood up. He'd also seen the stripper arrive and had vowed to thank Faith for that later.

"Hey, having a good time?" He asked and grabbed her hand.

She smiled up at him. "Yeah, how about you?"

"I like them more than I thought I did." He admitted and stroked her hair back from her face with his fingers. "Enjoy the stripper?"

She pulled a face. "He's not really my type. I like my man with a little more brood and a little less hype."

He laughed. "You're drunk."

"I am." She admitted with a grin.

"You'll pay in the morning." He reminded her.

"I know." She kissed his fingers and then went into the ladies room.

When she came out he'd gone back to his table.

She looked over at him and he winked. She grinned and went back to her table.

"And where have you been?" Fred asked, her cast leaning on the table.

"Fred, you're drunk honey." Cordelia laughed.

"I know." Fred smiled happily.

"Enjoy the stripper?" Cordelia asked Faith.

She grinned. "Of course I did, it was the first piece of meat I've seen since leaving prison."

Buffy poked her. "He wasn't a piece of meat, he was a man."

"Says her with the hunky man's thong around her neck." Anya pointed out.

Buffy looked down. "That's irrelevant."

"Personally, I think he was overrated." Willow told everyone.

Faith threw a peanut at her.

"I think it's time for dancing." Faith announced as she heard a good song come over the speakers. "Come on C."

She grabbed her hand and dragged her onto the dance floor.

From the other side of the room Angel smiled.