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Chapter Three
"Do I look OK?" asked Cordelia, checking her hair again.
Connor just made a face in reply
"What would you know? You're a baby, and I'll have you know that if I haven't intervened you would have thought I was very hot. Which by the way is wrong. How could they even believe anything could happen, God I can't even say it. I feel like your mother. Even if I never said it before I always thought I was the closest things to your mother. I was going to be the strong female influence, the one who taught you clothes don't just come in black, and brooding isn't an Olympic sport that must be practiced whenever possible. How could they think I would do what that bitch did when she was in control" Cordelia paused then started laughing "I could rival Willow with my babbling if I carry on that way"
She took one final look in the mirror, yep she was hot. She actually preferred her hair this way. "Yep, when it comes to dating, I'm still the slayer" she looked at Connor "You better not start getting in the way of my sex life little man". She picked him up balancing him in one arm and the fold away play pen in the other, as well as a bag on her back. She was planning to set the pen up. Put the baby inside and hope he slept. --------------
"You look amazing" said Draco as he let her in. She smiled. Yeah he was still good, even if he was a few months out of practice. He looked at the sleeping Connor. "You can leave him in Harry's room" said Draco, then to make sure it didn't just seem like he wanted to make sure his room was free he added "It's closer to the stairs so it'll be easier to get to if he starts crying"
She nodded, 'like hell' she said in her head. 'Sorry mate, you're going to have to wait a little past the first date before you get me in your bedroom buddy'. She just smiled "He's been busy all day so I think he'll be asleep for a while now.
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"So where did you live before here?" he asked over dinner. He was a good cook. Ok he waved a wand pretty well, but it tasted the same, and she couldn't tell. She probably thought he had been cooking all day. No point spoiling her little fantasy. And he had gone to a lot of effort; he had conjured up the appropriate left over dishes around the kitchen to imply that he had been cooking.
"LA" she replied
"Big city, very fashionable, very you from what I can tell. Why'd you move here?"
"I just had to get away really. I've been there since I finished high school. Originally I had dreams of being an actress, but that really didn't work out. I also moved away for Connor. Let's just say I had this vision of what would happen to him if we didn't move, and it wasn't pretty. I just had to get out"
He was pretty much she had told the truth, but it wasn't the whole story, she was hiding something. "What about Connor's father?"
"We were never really together" she said. She had guessed this topic would come up, so she had her response planned. "Liam and I were friends" It was Liam, because explaining about being Cordelia Angel and her baby's father being Angel would be confusing. "We were good friends, but things were complicated when Connor came along" also true in a way. "Liam love Connor, and he would never intentionally hurt him. But I think eventually Connor would have got hurt" Then she added a bit of truth she hadn't planned to. "He never knew I was taking Connor, I just asked him if he trusted me, when he said yes I told him I was going to do what was best, and I left. I just left him a message on his machine. I did it for Connor, but I don't' know if Liam will see that"
"If you were really friends then he won't doubt you" said Draco, seeing her discomfort.
She smiled sadly. "It's amazing what my 'friends' will believe of me" She laughed slightly. "Sorry the last thing you need is the single mum moaning about her ex. So why'd you come to this wonderful town" she said wonderful with no small amount of sarcasm.
He smiled, seeing the desperate topic change. "I ran away with my gay lover Harry" he said
Cordelia choked on her water. Then looked to see him laughing. "Just trying to lighten the mood" said Draco. Cordelia laughed too, thinking that would be just what she needed on her dating record, she already had losers and demons, and she didn't want gays.
The mood lightened after that. They chatted generally, talking a little about their childhoods. They had been remarkably similar; both had grown up rich and spoilt, but without the real love of parents. They had been popular and bitchy in school, although Draco didn't exactly use the word 'bitchy'. Cordelia had, quite proudly actually. She claimed she was a queen bitch.
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Draco groaned when he heard the front door. Harry came into the kitchen "Sorry it interrupt, I'll just get a drink then go" he said heading to the fridge.
"I thought you were going to be out for longer" said Draco
"It's twelve, I decided to come home" he replied.
Cordelia could feel the tension. Wondering why two people who disliked each other so much could live together.
"Cordelia" said Draco "This is Harry, Harry, Cordelia"
Cordelia decided to use Draco's tactic at lightening the mood. She shook Harry's hand and said "Oh, so you're the gay lover"
Harry froze, and the look on his face made Draco burst out laughing. Cordelia laughed with him but Harry just looked a mixture of embarrassed and angry. His anger was directed at Drake so Cordelia wasn't so sure she had done any good there.
Harry left and they heard him walk up the stairs. He came straight back down again "There's a baby in my room" he announced. "I'm pretty sure that wasn't there when I left"
"That would be mine" said Cordelia. She looked at the clock, God, it was late. "I should actually be going now anyway" she said getting up. Draco followed her into the living room. "I had a great time tonight" she said, "And I'm going to do this before I have a screaming baby in my arms to ruin the mood" She leaned up and kissed him. He put his arms around her waist and deepened the kiss. They only pulled away when Connor started crying. "See" she said "Ruins the mood" --------------
Draco walked Cordelia to her car and said goodbye. When he came back in Harry was sitting watching TV.
"Good date?" he asked, not looking up.
"Would have been better if you hadn't come in and interrupted" he said
"What can I say, I overestimated you. I thought by midnight you two would already be at it, so as long as I stayed out of your bedroom it would be fine"
"Once more, jealousy rears its ugly head. One day, you'll lose that virginity of your Harry, I promise"
"Oh and what was that gay lover crap?" asked Harry
"Just trying to lighten the mood mate. She asked why I moved here, I said I ran away with you"
"That's the most disturbing thing I've ever heard" he answered
"Whatever, by the way there's baby puke on your carpet" Draco called as he went up the stairs.
"What?" shouted Harry jumping up.
Draco just laughed; he was too easy to wind up.
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Chapter Three
"Do I look OK?" asked Cordelia, checking her hair again.
Connor just made a face in reply
"What would you know? You're a baby, and I'll have you know that if I haven't intervened you would have thought I was very hot. Which by the way is wrong. How could they even believe anything could happen, God I can't even say it. I feel like your mother. Even if I never said it before I always thought I was the closest things to your mother. I was going to be the strong female influence, the one who taught you clothes don't just come in black, and brooding isn't an Olympic sport that must be practiced whenever possible. How could they think I would do what that bitch did when she was in control" Cordelia paused then started laughing "I could rival Willow with my babbling if I carry on that way"
She took one final look in the mirror, yep she was hot. She actually preferred her hair this way. "Yep, when it comes to dating, I'm still the slayer" she looked at Connor "You better not start getting in the way of my sex life little man". She picked him up balancing him in one arm and the fold away play pen in the other, as well as a bag on her back. She was planning to set the pen up. Put the baby inside and hope he slept. --------------
"You look amazing" said Draco as he let her in. She smiled. Yeah he was still good, even if he was a few months out of practice. He looked at the sleeping Connor. "You can leave him in Harry's room" said Draco, then to make sure it didn't just seem like he wanted to make sure his room was free he added "It's closer to the stairs so it'll be easier to get to if he starts crying"
She nodded, 'like hell' she said in her head. 'Sorry mate, you're going to have to wait a little past the first date before you get me in your bedroom buddy'. She just smiled "He's been busy all day so I think he'll be asleep for a while now.
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"So where did you live before here?" he asked over dinner. He was a good cook. Ok he waved a wand pretty well, but it tasted the same, and she couldn't tell. She probably thought he had been cooking all day. No point spoiling her little fantasy. And he had gone to a lot of effort; he had conjured up the appropriate left over dishes around the kitchen to imply that he had been cooking.
"LA" she replied
"Big city, very fashionable, very you from what I can tell. Why'd you move here?"
"I just had to get away really. I've been there since I finished high school. Originally I had dreams of being an actress, but that really didn't work out. I also moved away for Connor. Let's just say I had this vision of what would happen to him if we didn't move, and it wasn't pretty. I just had to get out"
He was pretty much she had told the truth, but it wasn't the whole story, she was hiding something. "What about Connor's father?"
"We were never really together" she said. She had guessed this topic would come up, so she had her response planned. "Liam and I were friends" It was Liam, because explaining about being Cordelia Angel and her baby's father being Angel would be confusing. "We were good friends, but things were complicated when Connor came along" also true in a way. "Liam love Connor, and he would never intentionally hurt him. But I think eventually Connor would have got hurt" Then she added a bit of truth she hadn't planned to. "He never knew I was taking Connor, I just asked him if he trusted me, when he said yes I told him I was going to do what was best, and I left. I just left him a message on his machine. I did it for Connor, but I don't' know if Liam will see that"
"If you were really friends then he won't doubt you" said Draco, seeing her discomfort.
She smiled sadly. "It's amazing what my 'friends' will believe of me" She laughed slightly. "Sorry the last thing you need is the single mum moaning about her ex. So why'd you come to this wonderful town" she said wonderful with no small amount of sarcasm.
He smiled, seeing the desperate topic change. "I ran away with my gay lover Harry" he said
Cordelia choked on her water. Then looked to see him laughing. "Just trying to lighten the mood" said Draco. Cordelia laughed too, thinking that would be just what she needed on her dating record, she already had losers and demons, and she didn't want gays.
The mood lightened after that. They chatted generally, talking a little about their childhoods. They had been remarkably similar; both had grown up rich and spoilt, but without the real love of parents. They had been popular and bitchy in school, although Draco didn't exactly use the word 'bitchy'. Cordelia had, quite proudly actually. She claimed she was a queen bitch.
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Draco groaned when he heard the front door. Harry came into the kitchen "Sorry it interrupt, I'll just get a drink then go" he said heading to the fridge.
"I thought you were going to be out for longer" said Draco
"It's twelve, I decided to come home" he replied.
Cordelia could feel the tension. Wondering why two people who disliked each other so much could live together.
"Cordelia" said Draco "This is Harry, Harry, Cordelia"
Cordelia decided to use Draco's tactic at lightening the mood. She shook Harry's hand and said "Oh, so you're the gay lover"
Harry froze, and the look on his face made Draco burst out laughing. Cordelia laughed with him but Harry just looked a mixture of embarrassed and angry. His anger was directed at Drake so Cordelia wasn't so sure she had done any good there.
Harry left and they heard him walk up the stairs. He came straight back down again "There's a baby in my room" he announced. "I'm pretty sure that wasn't there when I left"
"That would be mine" said Cordelia. She looked at the clock, God, it was late. "I should actually be going now anyway" she said getting up. Draco followed her into the living room. "I had a great time tonight" she said, "And I'm going to do this before I have a screaming baby in my arms to ruin the mood" She leaned up and kissed him. He put his arms around her waist and deepened the kiss. They only pulled away when Connor started crying. "See" she said "Ruins the mood" --------------
Draco walked Cordelia to her car and said goodbye. When he came back in Harry was sitting watching TV.
"Good date?" he asked, not looking up.
"Would have been better if you hadn't come in and interrupted" he said
"What can I say, I overestimated you. I thought by midnight you two would already be at it, so as long as I stayed out of your bedroom it would be fine"
"Once more, jealousy rears its ugly head. One day, you'll lose that virginity of your Harry, I promise"
"Oh and what was that gay lover crap?" asked Harry
"Just trying to lighten the mood mate. She asked why I moved here, I said I ran away with you"
"That's the most disturbing thing I've ever heard" he answered
"Whatever, by the way there's baby puke on your carpet" Draco called as he went up the stairs.
"What?" shouted Harry jumping up.
Draco just laughed; he was too easy to wind up.
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