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Chapter 9
It had been a couple of months since Buffy had seen Angel and Cordelia together at her house. Cordelia had returned to school the following day, reassuring the Scoobies that she had merely suffered from a twenty-four hour bug and was back to her old self. Buffy, knowing otherwise kept her mouth shut, she didn't want to give Cordelia the satisfaction of knowing that making Angel smile had all but broken her, and not telling the gang because of what they might think. They were already having a hard time trusting Angel after the arrival of Angelus, especially Giles, and if they were to know that he and Cordelia were spending time together, laughing of all things, Buffy thought it might send Giles over the edge. He barely mentioned Jenny anymore but Buffy believed that that didn't mean he didn't think of her with every passing day.
Cordelia was back to her bitchy self and Buffy continued, at least pretended to make the effort when talking to her. There had been no sign of the demons that had attacked them, though Buffy still kept an eye out for them on her nightly patrols. The gang had located the demons while researching and found no connection between them and the mysterious behaviour demonstrated by both Angel and Cordelia. Gradually Buffy and Angel began to patrol together again, though very little was spoken, they still managed to be polite to one another, yet as far as speaking of the night she had seen him and Cordelia together, not a word had passed their lips.
Cordelia sat in her car, driving towards the mansion. She could not believe how much her life had changed over the pass couple of months. Sure at school she maintained her bitchy persona, but if she didn't want to get hurt again that was something she would have to live with. Her social life had taken a back seat to Josh and she was surprised at how much she didn't mind. The old Cordelia would have barely survived without going out with her friends and hanging out at the Bronze, but she could now say with complete honesty that she would give it all up for just one day with Josh. The other important part of her life was Angel. She didn't know how she would have gotten through the last few months without him, he truly was a good friend, the only true friend she had. And just like her social life, she would have gladly given up her false friendship with her 'Cordettes' to have one true friend such as Angel.
Before she knew it she was outside of the mansion. Switching off the ignition, she reached over grabbing her bag from the passenger seat, and got out.
"Knock knock." She called, pushing the door open and stepping inside.
"We're in here." Angel called from the living room, if one could call it that.
Walking in she saw Angel with a stuffed bear in his hands leaning over Josh, making the bear, whom they had affectionately named 'Teddy', dance. Humming a jaunty tune, Angel made Teddy dance around in front of the baby, causing little giggles and gurgles to erupt.
"I can see someone had a productive day." She said joining them on the couch. Kissing each other on the check as the two best friends had become accustom to, Cordelia started tracing small circles on the back on Josh's hand, causing the baby to reach his arms out, demanding to be picked up, leaning in she did so.
"Did you have fun today?" she asked him as she held him close.
"Did we ever." Angel said taking a seat beside her. "We played with the toys, we went for a walk, strictly indoor only. Then we...I mean Josh took a nap, then we played with Teddy."
"So your nice and refreshed after your nap then?" Cordelia asked.
"Oh yeah, he sure is."
"I was talking to you." She said laughing, as she stood Josh up on her knees and bounced him gently up and down.
"Oh, yes we're both refreshed, thank you for asking." He laughed. Angel laughing had become second nature to Cordelia, so much so that she had almost forgotten a time when he didn't smile.
"So, you patrolling tonight?" she asked, still bouncing Josh gently on her knee.
"Yeah I guess so. I said I'd meet Buffy in the cemetery, so I have to go. But do you still want to do something when I get back?" he asked, standing up and starting to clear away Josh's toys, placing them in the toy box.
"Sure what do you want to do?"
"I don't know, take away maybe a movie, you know, usual."
"Sure, sounds good."
"Great I'll pick something up on the way home." He said lifting Josh up in the air like an aeroplane.
"Watch out mommy, coming in to land." Angel called as he swooped Josh down into Cordelia's arms.
Sitting him on her knees she gently bounced him up and down. "A little turbulence folks." Then standing she carried him around the room, Angel close behind pretending to chase them.
"I think we're gonna have to make an emergency landing." She said as she sat down on the large play mat closely followed by Angel. They landed in a pile laughing.
"Dada."
They both stopped laughing, and looked at Josh.
"What did you just say?" Cordelia said looking down at the infant on the play mat.
"Did he...?" Angel asked.
"I thought he said..."
"Dada." Josh repeated. Both Angel and Cordelia melted, surprised and excited at the same time.
"He said it." Cordelia replied with a big smile on her face, picking him up and holding him close. She passed him over to Angel who had the biggest grin on his face.
"He thinks I'm his dada." He said in a baby voice, fussing over Josh. He paused and looked into the distance very serious.
"He thinks I'm his father."
TBC
Chapter 9
It had been a couple of months since Buffy had seen Angel and Cordelia together at her house. Cordelia had returned to school the following day, reassuring the Scoobies that she had merely suffered from a twenty-four hour bug and was back to her old self. Buffy, knowing otherwise kept her mouth shut, she didn't want to give Cordelia the satisfaction of knowing that making Angel smile had all but broken her, and not telling the gang because of what they might think. They were already having a hard time trusting Angel after the arrival of Angelus, especially Giles, and if they were to know that he and Cordelia were spending time together, laughing of all things, Buffy thought it might send Giles over the edge. He barely mentioned Jenny anymore but Buffy believed that that didn't mean he didn't think of her with every passing day.
Cordelia was back to her bitchy self and Buffy continued, at least pretended to make the effort when talking to her. There had been no sign of the demons that had attacked them, though Buffy still kept an eye out for them on her nightly patrols. The gang had located the demons while researching and found no connection between them and the mysterious behaviour demonstrated by both Angel and Cordelia. Gradually Buffy and Angel began to patrol together again, though very little was spoken, they still managed to be polite to one another, yet as far as speaking of the night she had seen him and Cordelia together, not a word had passed their lips.
Cordelia sat in her car, driving towards the mansion. She could not believe how much her life had changed over the pass couple of months. Sure at school she maintained her bitchy persona, but if she didn't want to get hurt again that was something she would have to live with. Her social life had taken a back seat to Josh and she was surprised at how much she didn't mind. The old Cordelia would have barely survived without going out with her friends and hanging out at the Bronze, but she could now say with complete honesty that she would give it all up for just one day with Josh. The other important part of her life was Angel. She didn't know how she would have gotten through the last few months without him, he truly was a good friend, the only true friend she had. And just like her social life, she would have gladly given up her false friendship with her 'Cordettes' to have one true friend such as Angel.
Before she knew it she was outside of the mansion. Switching off the ignition, she reached over grabbing her bag from the passenger seat, and got out.
"Knock knock." She called, pushing the door open and stepping inside.
"We're in here." Angel called from the living room, if one could call it that.
Walking in she saw Angel with a stuffed bear in his hands leaning over Josh, making the bear, whom they had affectionately named 'Teddy', dance. Humming a jaunty tune, Angel made Teddy dance around in front of the baby, causing little giggles and gurgles to erupt.
"I can see someone had a productive day." She said joining them on the couch. Kissing each other on the check as the two best friends had become accustom to, Cordelia started tracing small circles on the back on Josh's hand, causing the baby to reach his arms out, demanding to be picked up, leaning in she did so.
"Did you have fun today?" she asked him as she held him close.
"Did we ever." Angel said taking a seat beside her. "We played with the toys, we went for a walk, strictly indoor only. Then we...I mean Josh took a nap, then we played with Teddy."
"So your nice and refreshed after your nap then?" Cordelia asked.
"Oh yeah, he sure is."
"I was talking to you." She said laughing, as she stood Josh up on her knees and bounced him gently up and down.
"Oh, yes we're both refreshed, thank you for asking." He laughed. Angel laughing had become second nature to Cordelia, so much so that she had almost forgotten a time when he didn't smile.
"So, you patrolling tonight?" she asked, still bouncing Josh gently on her knee.
"Yeah I guess so. I said I'd meet Buffy in the cemetery, so I have to go. But do you still want to do something when I get back?" he asked, standing up and starting to clear away Josh's toys, placing them in the toy box.
"Sure what do you want to do?"
"I don't know, take away maybe a movie, you know, usual."
"Sure, sounds good."
"Great I'll pick something up on the way home." He said lifting Josh up in the air like an aeroplane.
"Watch out mommy, coming in to land." Angel called as he swooped Josh down into Cordelia's arms.
Sitting him on her knees she gently bounced him up and down. "A little turbulence folks." Then standing she carried him around the room, Angel close behind pretending to chase them.
"I think we're gonna have to make an emergency landing." She said as she sat down on the large play mat closely followed by Angel. They landed in a pile laughing.
"Dada."
They both stopped laughing, and looked at Josh.
"What did you just say?" Cordelia said looking down at the infant on the play mat.
"Did he...?" Angel asked.
"I thought he said..."
"Dada." Josh repeated. Both Angel and Cordelia melted, surprised and excited at the same time.
"He said it." Cordelia replied with a big smile on her face, picking him up and holding him close. She passed him over to Angel who had the biggest grin on his face.
"He thinks I'm his dada." He said in a baby voice, fussing over Josh. He paused and looked into the distance very serious.
"He thinks I'm his father."
TBC