Title: Right Before Your Eyes

Author: Wereleopard
Rating: PG
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!

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Chapter 15

As Angel, Gunn and Lindsey arrived outside Wolfram and Hart they just stood and stared at the tall skyscraper.

"I just wish this all could end." Gunn muttered.

"It's amazing how far you can fall without even realising it." Lindsey said his mind wandering back to all the things that he had done while working for the law firm.

"I know the feeling." The vampire muttered.

"Angel we are going to get her back, I will do what I have to?" Lindsey said softy.

Gunn watched both men, in this one moment in time they had one thing on their mind. To get Cordy back safe and make anyone who hurt her pay.

"We all will." Gunn answered for Angel.

Before Angel could reply Gavin Parks, wannabe top gun walked out of the door for the law firm. Angel and Gunn started laughing at the luck of it, Lindsey turned to them his blue eyes in confusion, he then turned back to the man they were watching.

"Who's that?" Lindsey asked curiously.

"That is Gavin; he wants to be your replacement." Gunn said still laughing.

Lindsey's face was suddenly full of disbelief.

"Him," the ex-lawyer said pointing. "Him, he wants to replace me." Lindsey scoffed. "Lilah would eat him up."

"Well that maybe so but Gavin does tend to know a lot that goes on in there. Shall we find out exactly how much?" Angel smirked as they followed him.

Gavin Parks could tell something was wrong, he could feel it but he couldn't see anything. That was until he was slammed up against a wall and staring into the face of one very upset vampire. Damn you Lilah he thought to himself knowing why Angel was here.

"Gavin, good to see you again. You know what I want, are you actually going to make me ask you?" Angel asked smoothly.

Lindsey walked closer to Gavin and stared at him intently.

"Uhhh Angel wha-t-t-t-t can I-I-I-I do for you?" Gavin stuttered.

Lindsey shook his head in disappointment. "He can't even fake that he's not afraid, pathetic, truly pathetic."

For the first time Gavin looked at the man who spoke, his eyes narrowed, he knew this mans face from somewhere but couldn't quite figure it out and then it suddenly hit him.
"Lindsey McDonald."

Lindsey grinned at him his face lighting up and looking boyish. "Yes."

Gavin looked at him in disgust. "How can you work with him?" He spat out.

"Compared to who I have worked with like hmmm let me think, Lilah. Theses guys are easy to work with, at least I know with them if they want me dead they will come at me head on. You'd better watch your back Gavin if you get in Lilah's way she will eat you up and spit you out and you'll have no idea what hit you." Lindsey heard Angel's growl. "But we are getting of point here. Where is Cordelia Chase and if you say you don't know Angel here will cause you a lot of pain, if you haven't read his history he has had a lot of practice and he is very good at it." His blue eyes twinkled.

Angel raised an eyebrow and tightened his grip on the frightened man.

"Well Gavin" Angel asked.

"Lilah never said anything but she drew a map, I was going to check it out. It's in my top pocket." Gavin choked out.

Lindsey reached out and took at the map, and grinned at Angel.

"Let's go and get our girl." Angel turned to Lindsey and nodded.

Cordy's head pounded, her eyelids were heavy and she had to force them open. She tried to move her hands but she couldn't, her eyes flew open and upon her captor.

"Lilah," she whispered then a terrible thought hit her. "My baby."

Lilah laughed. "Don't worry your snivelling baby is fine."

"What do you want Lilah?" Cordy asked.

"They all have to pay." The lawyer told her calmly. "And the one thing that will hurt them all most is your death, but first of all they have to shudder in horror at you. Let's get rid of that pretty face." As Lilah lowered the knife towards her, Cordy's face paled as the glint from the knife flashed in her eyes and she screamed as the point bit into her flesh and caused blood to flow down her cheek.

TBC