Angel

Chapter 4

Angel laid with his arms curled around the woman he loved, he could feel her against his chest, her scent surrounded him, he could feel every breath she took, her heartbeat echoed in his ears and his eyes slowly dropped until he fell into dreamland where he could be with the sleeping beauty next to him forever.

Downstairs unaware of the two best friends in each other arms Buffy paced the lobby and kept glancing up the stairs where Angel had disappeared up.

"Where is he?" She muttered as she continued walking to and from.

Wesley, Gunn and Fred snuck looks at each other.

"I'll go and check." Wes told them not wanting Buffy to go looking especially with Conner and how close Cordy and Angel where he was not sure she would understand, she would find out soon enough.

Once up stairs he stood outside Angel's room and listened through the door to see if he could hear anything, when all he heard was silence he gently tapped on the door. "Angel," he called out. No answer came from inside.

Something pulled Cordelia from her sleep, she started to wake up she was so comfortable and felt so safe she didn't want to move so she snuggled deeper into her pillow, something tightened it's hold on her. Cordy froze, not sure what she should do, her head was not on the comfortable pillow it was in fact a chest, a mans hard chest, cautiously she opened her eyes and looked up and there she saw Angel asleep holding her like she was his life line Cordy smiled and laid her head back down to his chest for the first time she felt as if she was in heaven.

Outside not knowing what was going on Wesley knocked on the door harder this time.

"Angel" he called out louder this time.

Angel opened his eyes as he heard his name being called out but a huge grin appeared on his face when he saw Cordy still in his arms.

"What is it Wes?" Angel answered.

Cordy looked up again and looked deep into his eyes and her 100 watt smile grew on her face.

"Buffy and the others are waiting downstairs." Came the muffled reply from the otherside of the door.

The smile left Cordy's face at the mention of the slayers name and quickly pulled herself out of Angel's arm trying to hide her head in embarrassment.

"Oh I uh ummm sorry I didn't" she stuttered as she rushed to the door and opened it.

"Cordy wait" Angel called out as she rushed out the door and ran past Wesley.

"Did I …..: Wesley was not sure what to say.

"Nothing happened." Angel replied sadly still staring at the spot where Cordy had vanished.

Sighing looked at Wes and nodded to Conner and went to join the others downstairs. A thoughtful Wes watched him as he left and a smile appearing on his face he hoped that his thoughts were correct, the smile vanished knowing that it could be very dangerous to they did not want Angelus even though Cordy and Angel deserved to be happy.

"I wonder." He mumbled to himself.

Lorne walked towards Wesley. "Time for me and Conner to spend some more quality time together. Angel wants to break the news of the little one gently," he stopped when he realised Wesley was not listening to him he tapped him on the shoulder. "Not boring you am I? What are you thinking about?"

"Cordy and Angel?" he answered.

Lorne grinned. "They are perfect for each other if only they would confess their feelings."

"I think I might have interrupted something earlier, I mentioned Buffy was waiting for Angel."

Lorne winced. "Well that is definitely going to make the princess hide away, she still believes Angel loves and will always love Buffy that no one else will be in his heart."

Cordy walked down the stairs what the hell was she thinking Angel loved Buffy they had years of their tragic romance, anything would pale next to that, even if anyone else managed to get him to love them. Walking through the lobby she smiled. "Hi" she said to the whole room and headed towards the kitchen she stopped and looked around. "Would anyone like a drink?" Everyone shook their heads. Cordy made Angel his blood she popped in the microwave and waited.

Angel joined the others and looked towards the kitchen where he could hear her heartbeat, Buffy smiled and moved closer to him but his eyes never moved. Cordy walked out and headed to him with a smile, no matter what her feelings where she was still his best friend. "Here you go broodboy." She said as she handed him his mug. Walking over she hopped onto the reception desk and looked around Angel followed her and stood at her side.

"So what's the plan boss?" She asked Wes once he had joined them.

The Sunnydale gang turned and looked at her she stared back. "What Wes is the boss."

Buffy was confused about Angel she thought that he was the one that would not change, the one she could always rely on he never changed but now that she was here things were different. He was drinking blood in front of people, but the LA lot did not seem to mind but the main thing was that he seemed to comfortanble here it was the way he stood, the way he didn't try to hide. He was not the same man she knew and that worried her.

Cordy watched the room, Angel watched her she could feel his eyes on her, Buffy watched Angel but what surprised Cordy was the way Spike was watching the slayer. Things were getting interesting.

Suddenly she screamed and fell forward before she could hit the ground strong arms took hold of her and held her tightly but gently as she screamed and cried as the vision tore through her mind.

Xander moved forward but Anya took hold of his arm. Wesley ran to Cordy's side while Fred ran to get water from the kitchen and Gunn ran to the bathroom to get her painkillers.

Angel rocked her gently as the pain racked through her body his heart broke with every scream, with every tear just because it did not beat it could still hurt and call out to do something to stop the pain she was in but he couldn't.

The visitors all wanted answers but they knew that they had to wait Buffy watched them as the moved in sync, they moved like a team who knew each other so well that they could read each others minds.