When Gunn arrived Angel and Wesley were in the lobby, taking the cake out of the box and putting some candles on it, (2, one for each decade, as 20 would not fit on it).
So they all started to make a little noise, you know, the - 'Let's try to be quiet so that the surprise is a surprise' deal, but actually being quite loud, so that Cordelia knew that they were there, and would have the chance to hide the video, and tidy herself up.
After a minute or so, Angel thought that she'd had enough time, so he lit the candles and, with the other two behind him, led the way into the office.
Cordelia plastered a smile on her face as they entered, but it quickly became a sincere smile when she realised what they had done for her.
The guys circled her, Angel holding the cake and, as Angel placed it in front of her, they started to sing Happy Birthday to her.
You could distinguish all of their voices as they sang, which made her smile widen.
She heard Angel's low, tuneless voice, and she grinned at him, as she knew how much effort it took for Angel to sing in front of anyone - although he had good reason to, as he was completely tone deaf.
She could also hear Wesley's high, almost squeaky, British accented warbling, and she had to force down a giggle.
However, Gunn, whose baritone noted singing was actually quite tuneful, surprised her.
The song was drawing to a close when, above the other three male voices, a melodious Irish lilt added itself.
The other voices faded, so that they could try to distinguish this new voice.
Both Cordelia and Angel's eyes widened when they recognised the voice, and they all faded into silence when the owner of the voice walked in, singing, "Happy Birthday my 'Delia, Happy Birthday to you!" and kissed Cordelia on the forehead before saying, " Happy Birthday Princess."
So they all started to make a little noise, you know, the - 'Let's try to be quiet so that the surprise is a surprise' deal, but actually being quite loud, so that Cordelia knew that they were there, and would have the chance to hide the video, and tidy herself up.
After a minute or so, Angel thought that she'd had enough time, so he lit the candles and, with the other two behind him, led the way into the office.
Cordelia plastered a smile on her face as they entered, but it quickly became a sincere smile when she realised what they had done for her.
The guys circled her, Angel holding the cake and, as Angel placed it in front of her, they started to sing Happy Birthday to her.
You could distinguish all of their voices as they sang, which made her smile widen.
She heard Angel's low, tuneless voice, and she grinned at him, as she knew how much effort it took for Angel to sing in front of anyone - although he had good reason to, as he was completely tone deaf.
She could also hear Wesley's high, almost squeaky, British accented warbling, and she had to force down a giggle.
However, Gunn, whose baritone noted singing was actually quite tuneful, surprised her.
The song was drawing to a close when, above the other three male voices, a melodious Irish lilt added itself.
The other voices faded, so that they could try to distinguish this new voice.
Both Cordelia and Angel's eyes widened when they recognised the voice, and they all faded into silence when the owner of the voice walked in, singing, "Happy Birthday my 'Delia, Happy Birthday to you!" and kissed Cordelia on the forehead before saying, " Happy Birthday Princess."
