Angel woke up in his bed. He thought about Cordy, about all the things that had happened, about Buffy. He opened his eyes and the comfort of dark faded into a view of his surroundings. Everyone was there. He was back in his room at Wolfram and Hart. Illyria, Spike, Buffy, and Dawn where in his room. Illyria tilted her head when she saw him awaken. "He is conscious" she said. Buffy came to his side and sat down on the bed. "Are you Ok?" she asked. Dawn and Spike were playing cards on the other side of the room. They both came over and leaned over him. "I'm... fine. I'm... I'm alive!" he stammered as he spoke. He sat up in bed and looked up expectantly at his friends and colleges. Buffy dropped to the floor. She however did not pass out. Angel got out of bed and went to get a hot wet towel for her forehead. Spike lifted Buffy from the floor and put her in Angel's empty bed. Angel put the hot damp cloth on her forehead. She moaned agonizingly. Dawn pushed her way through the group and sat at Buffy's side; she took her hand and held it with both of hers. "How are you ... Alive. I mean that's impossible right." Buffy inquired. "I thought so too but I am, I don't know how but... I am," Angel answered, "I think I can feel my pulse. How else can I tell?" "I can tell," said Illyria, "You are alive. Your temperature is 98.6. You must be human again." Angel could remember the last time he was human. Four years ago when Buffy came to LA to confront Angel about a visit he had made to Sunnydale, a demon interrupted them and the demon's blood mixed with Angel's. It had power to bring the dead to life and it did so to Angel. He and Buffy had a very romantic day but he couldn't stay human. He asked the oracles to turn back time and only he would remember that day. He only told Cordy and Doyle. Now both of them were gone. "I saw Cordy," said Angel remembering the event. "When I was going to stake myself she stopped me." "Too bad for us," Spike added. "Shut up Spike," Angel quickly retorted. "I have too much to do." "Like what?" said Buffy sitting up and obviously getting over the shock. "Like um, Calling Nina, Conner, everything" "Like who," "Well, my girlfriend and a past client." "Why is he important?" said Spike getting curious.
Angel sighed. Then he told the blunt truth. "He's my son," he said and before anyone could get out a syllable he added, "and before I agreed to join Wolfram and Hart I had it erased from everyone's memories. Though you and Dawn didn't know about him in the first place. Conner was mine and Darla's and she staked herself again so Conner stayed behind and he was stolen and raised in a hell demention and last year I decided it wasn't fair to him so Vail gave him a new life. But he had to kill this demon guy and Vail broke this box and he has his memory back."