AN( thank you, all you people that have reviewed and beta read for me, and gave me ideas. you have been more help than you will ever know. There will definetly be one or 2 more chapters, haven't made my mind up yet.)

Canala awoke in a room not her own. Her first rational thought was, This is Angel's room. The next thought was, Oh my God, did we shag? The thought was quickly dismissed, however, as her memories of the past night returned.

She had returned to Angel's apartment with him after their confrontation at the dance club. Once they arrived they had a heated snogging session that had ended with both of them longing for more. They had shared a bed that night although nothing more than kissing transpired between them that night. The night had ended with Angel once again asking her to move in with him. Of course she had said yes, she knew that there would be hell to pay from her parents about it, but she didn't care, all that mattered was that Angel and she were together.

Now, Canala had bigger things to worry about, like where in God's bleeding name was Angel? As much as Canala hated to be clingy, she didn't want to be away from Angel for more than a minute. She had been away from him long enough.

"Angel?" She called. "Just a sec." She heard a voice answer. In a moment she saw Angel emerge from the bathroom clad only in a towel. Canala looked up at him and smiled. "Sorry to disturb your shower, I just woke up, and I didn't know where you were and…" Her voice trailed. "Sorry", she said "that came out sounding really stupid." Angel looked at her, "No it didn't," he said tenderly, "if I woke up not knowing where you were, I would be frantic."

"Well," she said, "If you meant what you said about me moving in here, then you'll never wake up not knowing where I am again, cause I'll always be lying next to you." Angel kissed her lightly on the lips before saying, "I have to go and get dressed, I'll see you in a few minutes." Canala just looked at him and smiled. "I'll be right here waiting."

Canala was shocked to discover that she had slept so late, but when she looked at the clock on Angel's mantle there was no mistaking it, it was 2:30 in the afternoon. Of course Angel and she had been up half the night talking but still, that had to be the latest she had ever slept. Sighing she made her way to the kitchen to get something to eat. Praying all the while that Angel had some good, strong, caffeinated, coffee.

When Angel finally got done dressing, he found Canala sitting at the table flipping through a magazine with a half eaten piece of toast and a mug of coffee sitting in front of her. With her hair all tousled and wearing one of his old tee shirts, Angel thought her the most beautiful site on earth. He thanked God that she was going to live with him, seeing this site every morning would make everything they had been through worth while. Angel knew, however, that there was something else he had to do, he had to find a way to give Canala something more, the life that she deserved, something more than living with a man who could never be with her, never give her a family, and yet he couldn't give her up, he had to find a way HE could do all theses things for her, he had to find a way to become mortal!