Title: Aloha Hawaii
Rating: R
Couples: A/C – G/F – W/?
Summary: Post Provider. Cordelia talks Angel into spending the money on a 2
week get away for the gang to Hawaii.
Aloha Hawaii Part 1
Angel finished putting Connor down for the night; he took a long look at his son. Son. His son. Still it didn't seem real that he of all people or things could have a son, especially a human son. It was real though, and for that he thanked whatever or whoever made this possible. Though he knew that standing there thinking about the whats and hows of the wonderful situation wasn't what he was supposed to be doing then. He looked over to his perfectly made bed and saw the still empty suitcase sitting open on top of it, waiting to be filled.
How he'd let her talk him into a vacation to Hawaii was still unknown. Hawaii, Hawaii!! What would he do for 2 weeks on an island that was known for the sunny paradise that it was? Ah who was he kidding he knew exactly why he'd agreed to it, its simple. Plain and Simple. Cordelia asked him, she asked him in her 'I'm so excited about this, you owe me, sort of way'. How could he have said no?
With a deep sigh he walked to his closet and started to look through it throwing the clothes that he wanted to bring on the trip onto the bed and pushing the rest aside. Finally he came to a brightly colored bag hanging on a hook in the back of his closet. His face lighted and a small smile spread across his lips as he remembered what the bag contained and what he went through to get the item it held.
Flashback
Cordelia sat cross-legged on the circular, blue couch in the lobby of the renovated hotel that was now the headquarters of 'Angel Investigations', with a notebook on her lap and a pen in her hand.
"Come on I know there is more stuff that we need for this trip, so speak now or get there and be sorry that you have to waste your spending money on stuff you could have bought here." She stated simply looking from each person in the room to the next.
Fred thought hard for a moment and then it hit her, "I don't have a swim suit." She mumbled quietly, knowing that Cordy would jump on the chance to go shopping again, but... she did need one.
It took Cordelia a second to register what Fred had said before she made the announcement. "Ok everyone get ready, we are leaving in exactly 5 minutes." She said looking down at her classy watch.
"For?" Angel prompted.
"Hello, where have you been? Swim suit shopping. Fred doesn't have one, I need a new one, and my guess is that you've never owned one, same goes for those two." She rambled off gesturing towards Gunn and Wesley.
"I object to that." Gunn announced. "I've owned a-"
"If you say Speedo, you are so not invited to the shop-a-thon!"
"No Cordy, please not the shopping." Gunn taunted. "I'll never use the word Speedo, you have to let me go shopping."
"Mock all you want, but you just remember that this is a swimsuit store, plenty of bikinis get tried on there and modeled off everyday." She said nonchalantly.
"You heard the women! Move it out people!" Gunn said loudly motioning for the door, he caught Fred's eye and winked at her.
- 30 minutes later –
The group of five were standing around a swim wear store while Cordy looked through racks trying to find the perfect thing for everyone, after what seemed like ages she came back with a few items.
She held up a sensible blue 2-piece swimsuit to Fred, who nodded approvingly and walked back to the fitting rooms.
She shuffled through some swim trunks in her hand and yanked out two, holding one out to Gunn and one to Wes. Neither was in a mood to argue with her so they took them and headed back to where Fred had run off.
Angel stood with her alone in the main area of the store. Looking down he saw that she still had 4 hangers in her hand, he looked up at her quizzically.
"I need my choices." She stated with a shrug. "Two for you and two for me." Grabbing his hand she walked him back to the fitting rooms.
Handing him the two hangers she looked up at him and smiled. "I want to see both on you so you have to call me in when you are changed so I can decide, which pair you want." Angel shook his head slightly in disbelief, and walked into the small changing room shutting the white paneled door behind him. "Let me know when you are ready". Cordy called over to him as she took a seat in the chair outside his door. "You know." Angel started "I don't even understand why I am buying one of these." He said through the door to her as he removed his pants and shirt. "Its not like I'm going to be on the beach or anything like that." He finished as he pulled up the trunks and opened the door to let her in the small room, equipped with a mirror and tiny bench. "You are going to be on the beach at night, and the hotel has a fab indoor pool and spa." She informed him. "I like these." Cordy commented, as she looked him over, covered only in the deep blue shorts. She spun her finger in the air letting him know that she wanted a back view as well. He did as she instructed and spun around giving her the full picture. "I definitely like these" she said enthusiastically. "Well I'm happy they meet your approval." He said rolling his eyes, and making movements with his hands to let her know that he wanted her out. She followed and left the room so he could try on the other shorts.
Angel took a deep breath and put a hand on each side of the mirror and leaned his body weight on them. Being so close to her was driving him crazy. How was she so calm, maybe she was because she doesn't feel for you at all, he thought. Taking one last calming breath he began to change again. She'd be back in shortly.
"Yeah I think you should definitely go with the 1st pair." Cordelia said to him outside the fitting room as she prepared to go in and try on her suits. "Yeah, I think you're right." He commented "So... since I had to model for you..." Angel dragged out. "What goes around comes around." He offered after she stared at him blankly for a few seconds. The smile that spread across her face let him know that she'd picked up what he was trying to say. "You're so obvious." She said simply, walking into the room and shutting the door behind her. "I'll take that as a 'Why yes it does Angel, give me a second.' He said as he collapsed in the chair outside the room she was in.
A few seconds later the door cracked open and a hand peaked out through the opening, gesturing for him to come in.
He pushed the door open, walked in, and closed it behind him. Looking up he saw her. She was beautiful, she was an angel. His mouth was hanging open and she could have sworn she saw drool about to fall. "I'll take that as a yes." She interrupted his thoughts. Gathering his senses he quickly commented, "Yes, yes, definitely a yes." He said still awed as he admired her in the light purple string bikini, it looked tasteful on her, not too trashy, but not completely subtle either. It was perfect, she was perfect.
"1, 2, ... 3!" They counted.
Both dressing room doors flung open, Gunn and Fred running out into the small area outside the fitting rooms. Both turned to look at each other at the same time.
"I like it." Gunn said raising his eyebrows and nodding toward her swimsuit.
"You do?" Fred questioned. Walking over toward the mirror, looking on at herself with disapproval. "Its just so non me." She said pulling up on the strings that tied behind her neck. "You don't think its to revealing?" She asked worriedly making a motion to cover her chest with her hands.
"Babe, you got nothin to worry about." He commented taking her hands in his and pulling her into a hug. Fred just smiled hugging him back, she loved how he was with her, so sweet, romantic, she enjoyed being the one that he shared the softer side of himself with, the gooey inside that you had to break through the shell to get to. Looking down she noticed his attire, and mentally noted that he should consider wearing tighter jeans to show off his well sculpted behind.
"Babe you got nothin to worry about." He heard Gunn's voice reply to her string of questions. Sitting on the small bench attached to the wall in the dressing room, Wes couldn't help but to feel sorry for himself. He was the only one that didn't have someone, Angel had Cordelia, even if neither of them knew it yet, and Gunn had Fred. He wanted someone to talk to, to cuddle with, to laugh with, to share personal inside jokes with, ... hell he wanted someone to try on swimsuits with him! But there was no one it was the two happy couples and fifth wheel Wes.
End Flashback
Cordelia walked into her apartment, completely exhausted from the days work. Not only did she have to fight with demons, do some research and patch all the wounds that the boys encountered, but now she had a little baby to look after. What did they think she was ... some sort of superhero? Not that she minded one bit looking after young Connor, he was a blessing and she cherished every moment she got to spend with him.
After saying hello to Dennis and putting her stuff down, she retired to her room for a quick nap, then she'd get up and start her packing for the trip.
With a deep exhale of breath she collapsed on her soft mattress, turning over to stare up at the ceiling her mind started to wonder back to just a few weeks ago, when she had been lying in bed with Angel, and had brought up the idea of the Hawaiian vacation.
Flashback
"So college fund for Connor, pay all our bills and ...."
"A trip to Hawaii!!" Cordelia said enthusiastically sitting up slightly so she could look Angel in the eyes. "We should all take some time off and go to Hawaii!"
"Shhhhh." Angel whispered and gestured towards Connor who was still fast asleep in-between them.
"Sorry." She whispered back, "But we should totally do this, we all need a break, we'd have a blast, so would Connor! Please Angel, please!" Cordelia begged, curling her lip under and putting her hands up in her genuine begging manor.
"Cordelia... I don't think-"
"Annngel." She begged again looking deep into his eyes, and he looked back into hers. He really wanted to do this for her. She'd been working so hard lately, not only with the normal demons and what not but she'd really been there for him and Connor, he owed her and he knew that Cordelia would love to get out of the area for awhile. Looking into her eyes he gave in, how it was possible that she knew just the right chord in his heart to pull was still unknown, but she did and it worked every time.
"Well I suppose-"Angel started.
"Ahhhhh." Cordelia cried in an excited manor making a mad dash to hug him. "You won't be sorry!" She said still holding onto him tight.
"Yeah." He remarked, still unconvinced, but hugging her back all the same.
Only one question was running through his mind... what the hell would he do in Hawaii? Cordelia held onto him and smiled 'Hawaii, HAWAII I'm going to Hawaii!!'
End Flashback
Aloha Hawaii Part 1
Angel finished putting Connor down for the night; he took a long look at his son. Son. His son. Still it didn't seem real that he of all people or things could have a son, especially a human son. It was real though, and for that he thanked whatever or whoever made this possible. Though he knew that standing there thinking about the whats and hows of the wonderful situation wasn't what he was supposed to be doing then. He looked over to his perfectly made bed and saw the still empty suitcase sitting open on top of it, waiting to be filled.
How he'd let her talk him into a vacation to Hawaii was still unknown. Hawaii, Hawaii!! What would he do for 2 weeks on an island that was known for the sunny paradise that it was? Ah who was he kidding he knew exactly why he'd agreed to it, its simple. Plain and Simple. Cordelia asked him, she asked him in her 'I'm so excited about this, you owe me, sort of way'. How could he have said no?
With a deep sigh he walked to his closet and started to look through it throwing the clothes that he wanted to bring on the trip onto the bed and pushing the rest aside. Finally he came to a brightly colored bag hanging on a hook in the back of his closet. His face lighted and a small smile spread across his lips as he remembered what the bag contained and what he went through to get the item it held.
Flashback
Cordelia sat cross-legged on the circular, blue couch in the lobby of the renovated hotel that was now the headquarters of 'Angel Investigations', with a notebook on her lap and a pen in her hand.
"Come on I know there is more stuff that we need for this trip, so speak now or get there and be sorry that you have to waste your spending money on stuff you could have bought here." She stated simply looking from each person in the room to the next.
Fred thought hard for a moment and then it hit her, "I don't have a swim suit." She mumbled quietly, knowing that Cordy would jump on the chance to go shopping again, but... she did need one.
It took Cordelia a second to register what Fred had said before she made the announcement. "Ok everyone get ready, we are leaving in exactly 5 minutes." She said looking down at her classy watch.
"For?" Angel prompted.
"Hello, where have you been? Swim suit shopping. Fred doesn't have one, I need a new one, and my guess is that you've never owned one, same goes for those two." She rambled off gesturing towards Gunn and Wesley.
"I object to that." Gunn announced. "I've owned a-"
"If you say Speedo, you are so not invited to the shop-a-thon!"
"No Cordy, please not the shopping." Gunn taunted. "I'll never use the word Speedo, you have to let me go shopping."
"Mock all you want, but you just remember that this is a swimsuit store, plenty of bikinis get tried on there and modeled off everyday." She said nonchalantly.
"You heard the women! Move it out people!" Gunn said loudly motioning for the door, he caught Fred's eye and winked at her.
- 30 minutes later –
The group of five were standing around a swim wear store while Cordy looked through racks trying to find the perfect thing for everyone, after what seemed like ages she came back with a few items.
She held up a sensible blue 2-piece swimsuit to Fred, who nodded approvingly and walked back to the fitting rooms.
She shuffled through some swim trunks in her hand and yanked out two, holding one out to Gunn and one to Wes. Neither was in a mood to argue with her so they took them and headed back to where Fred had run off.
Angel stood with her alone in the main area of the store. Looking down he saw that she still had 4 hangers in her hand, he looked up at her quizzically.
"I need my choices." She stated with a shrug. "Two for you and two for me." Grabbing his hand she walked him back to the fitting rooms.
Handing him the two hangers she looked up at him and smiled. "I want to see both on you so you have to call me in when you are changed so I can decide, which pair you want." Angel shook his head slightly in disbelief, and walked into the small changing room shutting the white paneled door behind him. "Let me know when you are ready". Cordy called over to him as she took a seat in the chair outside his door. "You know." Angel started "I don't even understand why I am buying one of these." He said through the door to her as he removed his pants and shirt. "Its not like I'm going to be on the beach or anything like that." He finished as he pulled up the trunks and opened the door to let her in the small room, equipped with a mirror and tiny bench. "You are going to be on the beach at night, and the hotel has a fab indoor pool and spa." She informed him. "I like these." Cordy commented, as she looked him over, covered only in the deep blue shorts. She spun her finger in the air letting him know that she wanted a back view as well. He did as she instructed and spun around giving her the full picture. "I definitely like these" she said enthusiastically. "Well I'm happy they meet your approval." He said rolling his eyes, and making movements with his hands to let her know that he wanted her out. She followed and left the room so he could try on the other shorts.
Angel took a deep breath and put a hand on each side of the mirror and leaned his body weight on them. Being so close to her was driving him crazy. How was she so calm, maybe she was because she doesn't feel for you at all, he thought. Taking one last calming breath he began to change again. She'd be back in shortly.
"Yeah I think you should definitely go with the 1st pair." Cordelia said to him outside the fitting room as she prepared to go in and try on her suits. "Yeah, I think you're right." He commented "So... since I had to model for you..." Angel dragged out. "What goes around comes around." He offered after she stared at him blankly for a few seconds. The smile that spread across her face let him know that she'd picked up what he was trying to say. "You're so obvious." She said simply, walking into the room and shutting the door behind her. "I'll take that as a 'Why yes it does Angel, give me a second.' He said as he collapsed in the chair outside the room she was in.
A few seconds later the door cracked open and a hand peaked out through the opening, gesturing for him to come in.
He pushed the door open, walked in, and closed it behind him. Looking up he saw her. She was beautiful, she was an angel. His mouth was hanging open and she could have sworn she saw drool about to fall. "I'll take that as a yes." She interrupted his thoughts. Gathering his senses he quickly commented, "Yes, yes, definitely a yes." He said still awed as he admired her in the light purple string bikini, it looked tasteful on her, not too trashy, but not completely subtle either. It was perfect, she was perfect.
"1, 2, ... 3!" They counted.
Both dressing room doors flung open, Gunn and Fred running out into the small area outside the fitting rooms. Both turned to look at each other at the same time.
"I like it." Gunn said raising his eyebrows and nodding toward her swimsuit.
"You do?" Fred questioned. Walking over toward the mirror, looking on at herself with disapproval. "Its just so non me." She said pulling up on the strings that tied behind her neck. "You don't think its to revealing?" She asked worriedly making a motion to cover her chest with her hands.
"Babe, you got nothin to worry about." He commented taking her hands in his and pulling her into a hug. Fred just smiled hugging him back, she loved how he was with her, so sweet, romantic, she enjoyed being the one that he shared the softer side of himself with, the gooey inside that you had to break through the shell to get to. Looking down she noticed his attire, and mentally noted that he should consider wearing tighter jeans to show off his well sculpted behind.
"Babe you got nothin to worry about." He heard Gunn's voice reply to her string of questions. Sitting on the small bench attached to the wall in the dressing room, Wes couldn't help but to feel sorry for himself. He was the only one that didn't have someone, Angel had Cordelia, even if neither of them knew it yet, and Gunn had Fred. He wanted someone to talk to, to cuddle with, to laugh with, to share personal inside jokes with, ... hell he wanted someone to try on swimsuits with him! But there was no one it was the two happy couples and fifth wheel Wes.
End Flashback
Cordelia walked into her apartment, completely exhausted from the days work. Not only did she have to fight with demons, do some research and patch all the wounds that the boys encountered, but now she had a little baby to look after. What did they think she was ... some sort of superhero? Not that she minded one bit looking after young Connor, he was a blessing and she cherished every moment she got to spend with him.
After saying hello to Dennis and putting her stuff down, she retired to her room for a quick nap, then she'd get up and start her packing for the trip.
With a deep exhale of breath she collapsed on her soft mattress, turning over to stare up at the ceiling her mind started to wonder back to just a few weeks ago, when she had been lying in bed with Angel, and had brought up the idea of the Hawaiian vacation.
Flashback
"So college fund for Connor, pay all our bills and ...."
"A trip to Hawaii!!" Cordelia said enthusiastically sitting up slightly so she could look Angel in the eyes. "We should all take some time off and go to Hawaii!"
"Shhhhh." Angel whispered and gestured towards Connor who was still fast asleep in-between them.
"Sorry." She whispered back, "But we should totally do this, we all need a break, we'd have a blast, so would Connor! Please Angel, please!" Cordelia begged, curling her lip under and putting her hands up in her genuine begging manor.
"Cordelia... I don't think-"
"Annngel." She begged again looking deep into his eyes, and he looked back into hers. He really wanted to do this for her. She'd been working so hard lately, not only with the normal demons and what not but she'd really been there for him and Connor, he owed her and he knew that Cordelia would love to get out of the area for awhile. Looking into her eyes he gave in, how it was possible that she knew just the right chord in his heart to pull was still unknown, but she did and it worked every time.
"Well I suppose-"Angel started.
"Ahhhhh." Cordelia cried in an excited manor making a mad dash to hug him. "You won't be sorry!" She said still holding onto him tight.
"Yeah." He remarked, still unconvinced, but hugging her back all the same.
Only one question was running through his mind... what the hell would he do in Hawaii? Cordelia held onto him and smiled 'Hawaii, HAWAII I'm going to Hawaii!!'
End Flashback