Thanks to all my reviewers

Sorry it's a short one

I don't own angel, and still don't own Wesley *sobs*

" Check out girl Wesley " Cordelia said to Angel as they watched Wesley deep in conversion with some girl they had never seen before, Angel could understand Cordelia's comment Wesley and the Girl were wearing similar, preppy looking clothes. They weren't close enough even with Angel's vampiric hearing to overhear the conversion, but it was obvious that the two knew each other and were very close. Angel had practically grabbed Cordelia the moment she walked into the offices and demanded that she take him to Wesley apartment, (as it was daylight and he didn't want to go up in flames). As they watched the Girl went up on tiptoe and kissed Wesley on the cheek, and whispered something in his ear that made him smile laugh. She then proceeded to walk down the hallway towards them, Angel watched in fascination, as the girl drew nearer. She was cute-looking and just the type of girl he could see Wesley with. Cordelia grabbed his arm and yanked him around the corner. As she pressed the elevator button, a small smile flickered over her features, the doors opened and she was gone.

" Maybe she's the reason Wesley been acting weird " Cordelia commented staring at the elevator doors " An old girlfriend perhaps "

Angel debated whether or not to approach Wesley now or leave it to later. He wasn't even sure if the Englishman would open up to him or not. Even though they had grown closer over the months since Wesley had arrived, he was still very reserved. Wesley had been acting increasing strange and leaving this morning  without a single wordCordelia had made the decision for them, she marched up to the door and banged on it. Angel flinched and followed.

" Cordelia, Angel, what are you doing here "

" You've been acting just plain weird, Angels concerned and practically assaulted me, to get me to bring him here " Cordelia went off it her typical fashion " and who is that girl, who dresses just like you, but much better fashion sense …… "

" Cordelia " Wesley cut in firmly

" what " she said in perfect innocence. He hesitated for a second, then turned away speaking to the wall

" I'm leaving for a little while, I have some business to take care off  "

******

Wesley felt slightly guilty about lying to the gang but they probably wouldn't understand why he had to do this. They would probably tie him to a chair until he came to his senses.

He was currently sitting next to Gabriella on a flight back to England, she was deep in thought a small smile playing at the corner of her lips, probably visioning the expression on his fathers face, as she walked into the meeting room with him at her side. At the thought of his father a small measure of doubt entered Wesley heart, would they really be able to pull this off.

Memories from his past and present life flicked through his head. His father shoving him under the stairs, Angel and himself bursting into a room filled with demons. Gabrielle and him, sitting up all night after graduation, laughing and drinking. Everyone sitting at the table researching the latest demon, Fred, Fred with Gunn

He put his ear phones in a turned a station he would normally never listen to in order to drive his thoughts out of his head

Hey Dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according
To plan?
And do you think I'm wasting
My time doing things I
Wanna do?
But it hurts when you
Disapprove all along


And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good
Enough for you
Can't pretend that
I'm alright
And you can't change me


'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be Perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be Perfect


I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be
My hero?
All the days
You spent with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don't
Care anymore


And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good
Enough for you
I can't stand another fight
And nothing's alright


'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be Perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be Perfect


Nothing's gonna change
The things that you said
Nothing's gonna make this
Right again
Please don't turn your back
I can't believe it's hard
Just to talk to you
But you don't understand


'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be Perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be Perfect


'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be Perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be Perfect

He jerked off the headphones, was the whole world against him.

A voice cut into this thoughts

" Can I offer you a drink "

.

He ordered for both of them, knowing without asking what Gabriella liked to drink.

" To,…." Gabrilla paused offering a toast

" To fighting the good fight"

and showing them all

****

Angel had come across an unusual demon in his nightly patrols and was trying to find information on how to kill it, his own resources had turned up nothing, so he had decided to check out Wesley's, he opened the door and was suddenly stopped by an invisible barrier

" What the ….."

He glanced around the room, and for the first time noticed it was completely empty.

*****

I don't own the song but the good people at simple plan do

I was listening to it and it seemed to fit