Pairing: Cordelia/Angel

Rating: PG

Summary: A visit from old friends bring up memories and hidden feelings

Spoilers: Angel 'Birthday and everything before' Buffy not sure at the moment

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Disclaimer: Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own it I don't

Feedback: Yes please this is the first fic I have written in a long time

Ok just to clarify this story is based before Birthday. Have no idea where it is on Buffy so sorry if they do not match up. Hmmm that would make it an AU then. Angel knows he is in love with Cordelia but she has no idea.

Chapter Two

Angel looked at Cordelia he was surprised by her outburst quickly joined by the others.

Cordy realised that everyone was staring at her she rolled her eyes and then looked at Angel and Wesley. "Oh come on, when was the last time they phoned us for a book and the only good news was when they told us about Buffy coming back. My money, if I had any, would be on a new big nasty or something apocalypse-y. So Wes what did they want?"

Wesley shuffled slightly uncomfortably. "Well Cordelia is right it is about and apocalypse and the ummm 'new nasty' that is going to cause it."

"So they need you do they English" Gunn asked.

"Actual it is happening here in LA and not in Sunnydale so Giles is coming here and Buffy and the others have offered to come help with the research and the fighting."

Cordelia turned to Angel once again, concern was written all over her face, she knew how hard this must be for him knowing that he was going to see her again after all that had happened between them her heart ached for him she wanted to reach out and take him in her arms and tell him everything was fine, she would take away the pain, that she loved… Her eyes opened wide as she realised where her thoughts were going.

"I'm uhhh gonna check on Conner" she stuttered and rushed up the stairs to join Lorne.

Angel watched Cordy leave he had to tell her how he felt, how a part of him would always love Buffy but he was not in love with her anymore. He was in love with his brutally honest, beautiful and stubborn seer.

"So I get to meet the people you knew from Sunnydale."Fred asked quietly.

"Yes" Wesley said without any enthusiasm. Sunnydale had an effect on them all and a lot of it was not good, there, of course, were moments. He smiled at thought of when he first saw Cordelia and how he felt about her, but now the better he knew her, the more amazing he knew she was the more brotherly he felt.

"What are you smiling at Wesley?" Fred asked.

"When I first met Cordelia. She was brutally honest," he paused, "ok that has not changed. She never really let people get close to her, if she had a problem she would deal with it by herself if she could. Xander was the only person that got a little close to her but then he betrayed her and she spent time in hospital. Coming to LA was the best thing that happened to her."

"Apart from the pain from the visions." Angel still felt guilty everytime he held her, seeing the pain in her eyes and then having to leave her to suffer, the only thing he could do was find and kill whatever was in her vision as quickly as he could.

"Angel she would not change that, it is who she is." Wesley wasn't sure how to phrase the next part. "How do you think she is going to handle the others coming from Sunnydale? The only one she has spoken to now and again is Willow."

"Why would Cordy be nervous?" Gunn asked.

"The last time that she saw them she was the bitch of Sunnydale high who didn't care about anything or anyone. I wonder if they are going to see the new her, or even believe it."

They all turned and looked up the stairs to where the heart of Angel Investigations had just walked.

Upstairs in Lorne's room Cordelia looked down at Conner her heart felt so full everytime she looked at him, a smile lit up her face as she hummed down at him.

Lorne quietly walked into the room and watched her. "You should tell him princess."

Cordy jumped at the voice suddenly behind her. "Lorne don't do that you'll give me a heartattack."

"You know when I am babysitting I am never far from the little one and don't change the subject."

"I can't tell him and the love of his life will soon be here and he will go back to broodyboy and be in a funk when she leaves."

"And you will bring him back"

"Lorne I don't like seeing him hurt like this. What if Buffy has another boyfriend and decides that he needs to know, he deserves so much more, he deserves…"

"You." Lorne whispered.

Cordelia turned and looked at him with tears in her eyes, he held out his arms and she rushed into them as the green demon held her tightly as her tears fell.

In the lobby no one was sure what to do. They knew that the past was going to be here soon and unless Cordy had a vision they were stuck doing nothing.

"Will they want to stay here because if they do we should get some rooms sorted out?"

"Good idea Fred let's do that." Wesley told them and with that they all started to move.

TBC