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Chapter 4
"What are you going to do about school?" Angel asked her, taking a seat at the breakfast bar in her kitchen.
"What do mean?" she questioned, feeding Josh a bottle of milk.
"I mean how are you going to take care of him and go to school?"
"Well, we have a break coming up in a few weeks, so I'll just have to sort something out until then. I'll try and get time off school."
"Cordelia, you can't let your education suffer. You might want to think about telling some people about Josh, maybe they can help you."
"I don't need anyone else's help, we're doing fine." She said looking down at the baby.
"Cordelia, you're barely 17 years old, how can you cope with this on your own?"
"I promised his mother I would take care of him, if I told anyone, they would take him away from me. I have to learn how to do this if I want to look after him." She said pointing at the books that covered the table. She had picked up every book she could find about brining up a baby, and she was determined to get it right.
Angel sighed, and she glanced at him.
"I will tell people, Angel I promise, just not yet okay. I have to get use to the idea myself first."
Angel looked at her pleading face and sighed. "Okay, but let me help you."
She smiled. "My hero."
"So I'll look after him while you're at school. It's not like I have anything else to do in daylight hours."
"Thank you." She said earnestly, he smiled.
"So what's next?" he asked.
"Well I have yet to put the crib together, DIY was never my strong point."
"Need a hand?"
"If your not busy." She said leading him out of the kitchen.
Cordelia had packed everything Josh would need in a large bag and placed it on the back seat of her car. Thankfully Angel had helped fit the car seat the night before and all she had to do was drop Josh off at Angel's on the way to school.
She arrived at the mansion early and gave Angel a list of information consisting of her mobile number in case of emergencies, as well as 911, times when Josh needed to be fed, which diapers to use and when he should go down for a nap.
"Did you forget anything?" he asked.
"It's better to be prepared." She replied.
"How many of those books did you read?"
"Just a couple, but I do have some experience in this area. I looked after my cousin at this age, plenty of times." She paused. "And I want to apologise about last night, I know I sounded a little melodramatic, with the whole brining up baby thing."
"It's forgotten." Angel smiled.
"Well I'd better get going I don't want to be late. Bye Josh, I'll see you later. And you too Angel, thanks again."
"Have fun." Angel called, as she closed the door behind her. He stood with Josh in one arm and was loaded up with bags and toys in the other.
Cordelia sat in fourth period, History, gazing out the window. She had been thinking about Josh and how she was going to take care of him.
"Cordelia." Whispered Buffy. "Cordelia."
Cordelia turned to Buffy who sat next to her.
"Are you okay?" Buffy asked.
"I'm fine, why won't I be?" she said a little loudly.
Their teacher looked up from her desk and they quietened down.
"You just seem to be elsewhere."
Pausing, she noticed Buffy's concern. She sighed and calmly replied. "I'm fine Buffy, nothing to worry about."
A little surprised at Cordelia's sudden change in attitude, she smiled a little and went back to her books.
The end of school was announced by the sound of the bell, and it didn't come soon enough for Cordelia. She made her way to her car and drove to Angel's mansion.
As she walked inside, it no longer resembled the mansion it had been only hours ago. There were clean diapers and baby toys all over the place, bottles and blankets also helped make the mansion look like a day care centre. Suddenly a large cloud of white dust flew up into the air on the other side of the couch. Cordelia prepared herself for something other worldly, as she approached the couch. She jumped when Angel's head appeared, but she couldn't help but laugh. The otherworldly cloud of dust was Angel with a bottle of talcum powder, trying to change Josh. She used the word trying, as it appeared that Angel was having some trouble with the powder, so much so that his face was covered with the stuff.
"You're here." He said, a little relieved.
"So how did everything go today?" she said still smirking, apparently Angel had yet to notice his talcum-powdered face.
"Great, everything was fine."
"Is that why you've been doing your Casper impressions?"
"Casper?" he asked confused, then out of the corner of his eye he noticed he had a whiter nose than usual. He wiped at it with his sleeve, with not much luck.
"Do you need help changing him?" she asked. He nodded still trying to wipe away the talcum powder.
Cordelia spoke to Josh as she changed him.
"So did you have fun with Angel today? I had to sit through boring lessons all day." She picked him up and gave him a hug before placing him in his car seat.
Angel was still wiping at the talcum powder.
"Here let me." She said, grabbing a tissue from the box, as she started to brush away the powder.
"Is it coming off?" he asked a little worried.
She laughed. "Yes Angel, it's coming off." She brushed the last of it away.
"There you go, you might want to wash your face though, I don't think you'll seem as threatening to your enemies smelling of baby."
"Thanks, I'll do that." He smiled.
They started to pack up all the diapers and accessories, deciding that it would be easier to leave some things behind ready for tomorrow.
"So what are your plans for tonight?" he asked.
"Ah let's see dinner in front of the T.V sounds about right for tonight, hey kiddo?" she smiled down at Josh. "And what about you, what have you planned?"
"Patrol later on, but that's about it." They stood in silence glancing around the room.
"Well I'd better get this little guy home." She said as she picked up her bag.
"Yeah, I guess. So I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Yeah, same time." She paused. "Thanks again."
"Your welcome." He replied. Cordelia waved goodbye and they disappeared into the outside world.
TBC
Chapter 4
"What are you going to do about school?" Angel asked her, taking a seat at the breakfast bar in her kitchen.
"What do mean?" she questioned, feeding Josh a bottle of milk.
"I mean how are you going to take care of him and go to school?"
"Well, we have a break coming up in a few weeks, so I'll just have to sort something out until then. I'll try and get time off school."
"Cordelia, you can't let your education suffer. You might want to think about telling some people about Josh, maybe they can help you."
"I don't need anyone else's help, we're doing fine." She said looking down at the baby.
"Cordelia, you're barely 17 years old, how can you cope with this on your own?"
"I promised his mother I would take care of him, if I told anyone, they would take him away from me. I have to learn how to do this if I want to look after him." She said pointing at the books that covered the table. She had picked up every book she could find about brining up a baby, and she was determined to get it right.
Angel sighed, and she glanced at him.
"I will tell people, Angel I promise, just not yet okay. I have to get use to the idea myself first."
Angel looked at her pleading face and sighed. "Okay, but let me help you."
She smiled. "My hero."
"So I'll look after him while you're at school. It's not like I have anything else to do in daylight hours."
"Thank you." She said earnestly, he smiled.
"So what's next?" he asked.
"Well I have yet to put the crib together, DIY was never my strong point."
"Need a hand?"
"If your not busy." She said leading him out of the kitchen.
Cordelia had packed everything Josh would need in a large bag and placed it on the back seat of her car. Thankfully Angel had helped fit the car seat the night before and all she had to do was drop Josh off at Angel's on the way to school.
She arrived at the mansion early and gave Angel a list of information consisting of her mobile number in case of emergencies, as well as 911, times when Josh needed to be fed, which diapers to use and when he should go down for a nap.
"Did you forget anything?" he asked.
"It's better to be prepared." She replied.
"How many of those books did you read?"
"Just a couple, but I do have some experience in this area. I looked after my cousin at this age, plenty of times." She paused. "And I want to apologise about last night, I know I sounded a little melodramatic, with the whole brining up baby thing."
"It's forgotten." Angel smiled.
"Well I'd better get going I don't want to be late. Bye Josh, I'll see you later. And you too Angel, thanks again."
"Have fun." Angel called, as she closed the door behind her. He stood with Josh in one arm and was loaded up with bags and toys in the other.
Cordelia sat in fourth period, History, gazing out the window. She had been thinking about Josh and how she was going to take care of him.
"Cordelia." Whispered Buffy. "Cordelia."
Cordelia turned to Buffy who sat next to her.
"Are you okay?" Buffy asked.
"I'm fine, why won't I be?" she said a little loudly.
Their teacher looked up from her desk and they quietened down.
"You just seem to be elsewhere."
Pausing, she noticed Buffy's concern. She sighed and calmly replied. "I'm fine Buffy, nothing to worry about."
A little surprised at Cordelia's sudden change in attitude, she smiled a little and went back to her books.
The end of school was announced by the sound of the bell, and it didn't come soon enough for Cordelia. She made her way to her car and drove to Angel's mansion.
As she walked inside, it no longer resembled the mansion it had been only hours ago. There were clean diapers and baby toys all over the place, bottles and blankets also helped make the mansion look like a day care centre. Suddenly a large cloud of white dust flew up into the air on the other side of the couch. Cordelia prepared herself for something other worldly, as she approached the couch. She jumped when Angel's head appeared, but she couldn't help but laugh. The otherworldly cloud of dust was Angel with a bottle of talcum powder, trying to change Josh. She used the word trying, as it appeared that Angel was having some trouble with the powder, so much so that his face was covered with the stuff.
"You're here." He said, a little relieved.
"So how did everything go today?" she said still smirking, apparently Angel had yet to notice his talcum-powdered face.
"Great, everything was fine."
"Is that why you've been doing your Casper impressions?"
"Casper?" he asked confused, then out of the corner of his eye he noticed he had a whiter nose than usual. He wiped at it with his sleeve, with not much luck.
"Do you need help changing him?" she asked. He nodded still trying to wipe away the talcum powder.
Cordelia spoke to Josh as she changed him.
"So did you have fun with Angel today? I had to sit through boring lessons all day." She picked him up and gave him a hug before placing him in his car seat.
Angel was still wiping at the talcum powder.
"Here let me." She said, grabbing a tissue from the box, as she started to brush away the powder.
"Is it coming off?" he asked a little worried.
She laughed. "Yes Angel, it's coming off." She brushed the last of it away.
"There you go, you might want to wash your face though, I don't think you'll seem as threatening to your enemies smelling of baby."
"Thanks, I'll do that." He smiled.
They started to pack up all the diapers and accessories, deciding that it would be easier to leave some things behind ready for tomorrow.
"So what are your plans for tonight?" he asked.
"Ah let's see dinner in front of the T.V sounds about right for tonight, hey kiddo?" she smiled down at Josh. "And what about you, what have you planned?"
"Patrol later on, but that's about it." They stood in silence glancing around the room.
"Well I'd better get this little guy home." She said as she picked up her bag.
"Yeah, I guess. So I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Yeah, same time." She paused. "Thanks again."
"Your welcome." He replied. Cordelia waved goodbye and they disappeared into the outside world.
TBC