The Getting Of Vengeance

Spoilers- see chapter 1

Disclaimer- Joss, etc own all characters, not me; if I owned them I wouldn't have HECS debt, stupid uni!

Note- This is a lead up to 'Redeeming Lilah Morgan', which will be coming soon, hopefully.

Note2- I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that reviewed the first chapter, they were great I loved them all.

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Chapter 2

Lilah stood beside the bed, staring down at a sleeping Wesley. Tears started to well up in her eyes as she memorized his features. She perched on the edge of the bed, watching him shift in his sleep.

Lilah knew she couldn't stay, as much as he believed he cared about her, Lilah knew that Wesley could never really love her. He was too much of a good guy and she had spent too long at Wolfram and Hart to ever be considered good, there was no way they could work.

She had been staying at his apartment for the last few weeks, healing and coming to grips with everything after defeating the Beast. Her wound had almost healed and she was practically back to normal; but during her time with Wesley she had become virtually domesticated. They fell, all too easily, into a routine and although Lilah was content there was always a voice in the back of her mind telling her that this couldn't last, that any day Wesley would realize that he was too good for her.

That's why when representatives for the Senior Partners approached her with a new job offer she had jumped at it. She was now a traveling official; she would travel all over the world, visiting various Wolfram and Hart offices and testing their standards. If they didn't meet the ideals of the Senior Partners then she was to bring them up to scratch or eliminate those who could not be improved. Not only was she being promoted, but she was to travel all over the world as well as a few other more pleasant dimensions and she was getting more money. She knew it was all for the best, so did she feel so bad?

Just standing here watching Wesley, looking oh so sexy and innocent while he slept, she wanted to crawl into her place beside him and curl up with him. There was something about Wesley. When she first researched him he was so stiff upper lip and pompous, then after everything he was put through working for Angel he had begun to harden and strangely enough that was when she had become attracted to him. She smirked, okay perhaps not so strangely, what girl didn't have a soft spot for a bad boy?

Tears dotted the sheets as she leaned forward and placed a kiss on Wesley's cheek. She propped her letter up on the bedside table and wiped the tears off her face. She picked up her suitcase and walked quickly out of the room. Lilah took one last look around and closed the door. She leaned against the door, drawing in a deep breath and gathering her courage. She trailed one hand down the door.

"Goodbye, Wesley."