Title: Coming Back...

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: I own Chloe and that's it. Joss Whedon owns all BTVS and ATS characters.

Feedback: Yes please!

Author's Note: Thank you for all the reviews! Aren't I so good? I'm updating!

In response to some reviews:

TJ: that particular sentence actually I was going with the fact that most four year olds can say the words and not know what they mean. Chloe was just repeated what "Auntie Anya" says. I'm not trying to be harsh or say your opinion is wrong. I was just explaining something.

MBB: You've only seen Chloe with people who she considers family, once she's with strangers you'll see more of Tara's traits come out.

PLEASE REVIEW!

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This is a story based on a challenge of Elisabeth's from Chocolate Covered Strawberries. Except I changed the couples in the story because I cannot write Angel well and I adore writing Xander with a kid fics.

The Other Woman Challenge.

Buffy, after her union with Angel, became pregnant. After hiding it from everyone, she gives the baby to Angel when he leaves Sunnydale. Years later, when she finally thinks it's time to go back for her child. Only, when she does go back to LA, she witnesses something, her child calling someone else "Mom".

Requirements: -Buffy's feelings about seeing this.

Options:

-The other woman can be anyone: Faith, Cordy, Fred, Nina, other.

-The child can be almost any age

-The child can be male or female.

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Bending down to receive the little girl's hug Cordelia's face became puzzled when Chloe flew right past her and into the arms of a blond woman standing behind her.

Mommy? No! I'm mommy she's just some woman. I gave birth to you!

But then I gave you up.

"Mommy!" Chloe said kissing Tara's cheek.

"Hey sweetie!" Tara replied before looking over at the brunette before her. She looked familiar, like Tara had seen her somewhere.

She was Cordelia Chase. Chloe's mother. Xander had shown her a picture of her once when he was explaining his relationship to her.

What did she want? Was she here to get custody for Chloe but she gave that up along time ago, she said she never wanted to know Chloe. All these thoughts were running through Tara's mind.

Tara wondered what she should do, should she phone Xander, he had a right to know. Or should she just wait. It turned out that Willow solved her problem.

"Cordy?" Tara's fellow witch said rising from the chair she had been seated, "What are- I mean it's great to see you."

Cordelia didn't respond she was too busy staring at Chloe.

The four year old in Tara's arms stared at her too but not with the same love Cordy was giving her. She didn't like strangers; they could be monsters like the one mom said weren't under her bed but then daddy came home hurt and she knew monsters were real.

"Mommy." She whimpered before burying her head into Tara's neck.

What sweetie?

Our roles should be reversed; I mean I should be Chloe's mom and holding her. Not that Tara should be her birth mom. Oh course.

I shouldn't have given you up but I want you back now.

She couldn't say any of this of course; no four year old would understand it. Besides, Xander would skin her alive if she tried anything.

She could traumatize Chloe, send her to therapy for years. But that would make her no different that half the kids she went to school with.

But she did have a right to see her daughter, she knew she did.

"Cordelia? Are you alright?" Giles asked but she could tell he really wanted to ask what everyone was thinking. Why are you here?

"I'm fine." She managed to get out though it was just an automatic response; completely unaware of her old friends and the glares they were unsuccessfully trying to hide.

All she wanted to do was brush her hair and take her shopping. Read her bedtime stories. Kiss her scrapped knees. Was that to much to ask?

It was. It IS.

I gave the chances to do those things up 3 years ago when I decided that I couldn't take care of her.

When I was so selfish that I didn't want the little girl messing up her life.

I'm an awful mother.

I didn't even deserve to see Chloe.

But that doesn't mean I won't try.

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A/N: Please review. I know it was short but it will get longer.