Title: Right Before Your Eyes

Author: Wereleopard
Rating: PG

Pairing: C/A
Email: Angst
Summary: Up to pregnant Darla it is AU, Angel's thoughts and questions about himself, his friends, his redemption and the love he has for Cordy.

Disclaimer: The characters in the Angel verse were created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt. No infringement is intended, no profit is made I am just poor and the song doesn't belong to me either.
Distribution: FSB!

Feedback: Yes please!

A/N Ok this is AU duh! LOL. So instead of Spike making Buffy feel something it was Angel, but Spike IS still in love with her and we know whom Angel wants.

Chapter 7

Buffy walked down the stairs she had heard that Cordelia was coming back and that she was pregnant, but she didn't see what all the fuss was. She went over and touched Angel on the shoulder but he never reacted to her. His eyes, his whole being was focused on the pregnant woman in front of him.

Angel couldn't believe she was here finally, but she was still to far away from him. He rushed to her and wrapped his arms gently around her waist and pulled her against him. He buried his head in her hair and inhaled the scent that was all Cordelia Chase.

Cordy couldn't believe that his arms were wrapped around her. She was in heaven. How she missed the feel of those strong arms, being held against that masculine chest. The brunette wound her arms around his waist and closed her eyes sighing.

It seemed that they stood there for an eternity everyone in the room except Buffy had sill grins on their faces. Buffy glowered this had gone on long enough.

"Angel?" Buffy whined trying to get his attention.

Angel pulled away and stared deep into the eyes of his seer and smiled, he was home.

"Angel?" Buffy said again.

Angel rolled his eyes and Cordy smothered a laugh she recognised that, it was something she was told that she did all the time.

"Buffy you are welcome to go home if you wish. I am sure there are some vampires to slay and I bet your friends miss you. I missed my best friend so I am going to spend some time with her. If that's ok with you?" Angel asked.

She smiled and nodded.

"Angel get out of the way!" Wes said pushing said vampire so he could hug his old friend. "I've missed you so much."

"I've missed you too Wes." She said hugging him, tears forming in her eyes. She was home again.

"Get out of the way English you are hogging her." The next thing she knew Gunn, the tough street fighter, held her.

It was all too soon that he moved and she had some delicate arms around her from a petite Texan who was sobbing.

"Fred it is ok sweetie." Cordy said stroking the head of her friend, of someone she considered a sister.

There was a cough from the doorway and everyone turned around and standing there his arms full of luggage was Lindsey.

Cordy glanced at Angel and waited to see what he was going to do. Lindsey was her friend and helped her through a lot of things; he was there when she needed a shoulder to cry on or a helping hand. She had no idea what was going to happen now and whether Lindsey would be able to fight the pull of Wolfram and Hart. Would they come after him again to join them?

The vampire knew how much it meant to Cordy so he walked forward slowly and reached out taking some of the luggage.

"Welcome Lindsey and thank you for being around for Cordy. Is there any more luggage?" Angel asked his voice very controlled.

"Yes." Lindsey muttered not sure what to do in this situation.

Angel turned around to Gunn and Wes nodding at them, with a quick nod back they headed outside to get the rest of the bags.

"Would you like to see Connor?" Angel asked he desperately wanted to add that soon he would have a little brother or sister, but he couldn't it wasn't his child.

Her 100watt smile appeared of her face. "I would love to Angel." She took out hold of his hand that he held out and led her up the stairs, the two of them were in their own world and everyone baring one person was happy about it. Buffy glared as she watched them head up the stairs.

The finally arrived into Angel's room and Cordy leant of the crib gazing at the small child, soon she would have one of her very own. The vampire sat on his bed and just watched her. Her beauty was timeless but more that that a light shone within that made her stand out, she had that special something if you were one of the people she showed it too, her smile, her laugh always brightened up his darkest hour. His heart ached as he remembered how much he had missed her.

She stood up and turned to him, he was watching her intently. She raised her eyebrow at him and his just grinned.

"I'm sorry for lying to you I.." He stuttered she rushed to his side and sat on the bed next to him, she placed a hand on his cheek and he leaned into her warm touch, closing his eyes he savoured her touch, her heat.

"Angel it's ok, it's past." She replied softly.

"I missed you, I missed you so much. Not seeing you, not hearing your voice, it killed me." He said huskily, Angel couldn't play again games with her, couldn't pretend he was indifferent. All the time that had passed without her, he couldn't, he wouldn't do that again and the vampire was going to do whatever he had to so that she would remain in his life, even if that meant being nice to Lindsey, but if the lawyer did anything to hurt her, the baby or his family he would kill him without a second thought.

"Oh Angel I missed you to." She sobbed in reply burying her head in his shoulder, the tears wetting his shirt.

He wrapped an arm around his waist and held her while she wept. "It's ok sweetheart." Angel whispered not realising the endearment.

Their eyes locked the emotions easily read in both of their eyes and slowly Angel lowered his head, just a taste that was all he needed all he wanted and then he would be happy, he could live with that, and he ignored that little voice that was calling him a liar and as their lips touched they both truly felt as if they had come home, it was just a gentle kiss to start off with.

Wolfram and Hart, LA

A male voice of the speakerphone spoke to Lilah.

"They are both in LA at the Hyperion Hotel." It said.

"And they are still alive?" The attractive lawyer frowned at this information, this should not be happening like this Lindsey should at least be dead.

TBC