9.
Angel walked up to Buffy and gave her a hug. "It's good to see you Buffy. Was just catching up on old times with Spike and Dawn."
Spike watched this interchange and felt a tinge of jealousy in his chest. He felt like he could never compete with Angel. He slipped Xanders letter in his pocket and looked at Dawn, shaking his head in warning.
"It's good to see you too Angel, what are you doing here?" Buffy asked.
"Um - Angel was just passing through is all." Spike answered for him.
Angel looked at Spike and declined his head in a silent acknowledgement. Xander wouldn't be mentioned.
"And who's this guy?" Buffy said, point to Connor. "One of your friends Dawn?"
Angel cleared his throat "No Buffy. This is Connor, he's - well - he's my son."
Buffy stared at Connor and saw Angels intensity staring back at her. "Oh, well, it's nice to meet you." She said, shaking his hand.
They all stood in the hallway, not knowing what to say when Angels cell phone started ringing.
Angel looked at Connor and said "It's Lorne!" and then quickly answered it.
"Any news?" he asked down the phone.
"Yeah, good news. I've found her." Lorne began. "I gave a singing lesson to a dimension shifting Halthwop Demon who was quite taken with a woman he met in a templar realm. She was very unhappy to be there, kept talking about how she was in love with someone in another dimension, and how she had to find a way to get back to him. He's offered to help. All it will cost is 5 more singing lessons!"
"But, you're sure it's Cordelia?" Angel asked.
"Yes, he described her perfectly. Beautiful, strong, and endowed with the gift of a seer. He also mentioned outspoken and fashion crazy. there can only be one person like that in any dimension!" Lorne laughed. "He's off to get her now, but don't rush back because he said it would take at least 4 days before they returned. Something about a collision reflux that had to pass before they could make it back."
"Lorne, I love you!" Angel screamed down the phone! "I'll stay here and catch up with Buffy and Dawn and we'll leave tomorrow. Call me if you have any more information." And with that he hung up the phone.
Angel looked at Buffy and realised for the first time that he was no longer in love with her. He would love her for eternity, but he was in love with Cordelia. She and Connor were his first priorities now.
"Dawn, why don't you and Spike show Connor around Sunnydale. Angel and I need to talk" Buffy said without breaking Angels gaze.
Spike didn't fully understand what was going on. He was normally so intuitive, but when it came to Buffy, he was as blind as a bat. "Actually, I'd better head off. Got some thing to do." He said, the hurt obvious in his voice. "Take care of your dad mate." He said to Connor as he walked out the door.
"Spike!" Buffy called, but he didn't answer. He didn't want to hear her tell him how much she loved Angel and how good it was to see him again. He couldn't deal with it right now.
"Let him go Buffy" Dawn said. "Ok Connor, Have you like got a change of clothes or anything? Because I can hardly take you to the bronze in that get up! You look like a homeless guy!" and with that they walked out into the night leaving Buffy and Angel alone in the house.
Angel walked up to Buffy and gave her a hug. "It's good to see you Buffy. Was just catching up on old times with Spike and Dawn."
Spike watched this interchange and felt a tinge of jealousy in his chest. He felt like he could never compete with Angel. He slipped Xanders letter in his pocket and looked at Dawn, shaking his head in warning.
"It's good to see you too Angel, what are you doing here?" Buffy asked.
"Um - Angel was just passing through is all." Spike answered for him.
Angel looked at Spike and declined his head in a silent acknowledgement. Xander wouldn't be mentioned.
"And who's this guy?" Buffy said, point to Connor. "One of your friends Dawn?"
Angel cleared his throat "No Buffy. This is Connor, he's - well - he's my son."
Buffy stared at Connor and saw Angels intensity staring back at her. "Oh, well, it's nice to meet you." She said, shaking his hand.
They all stood in the hallway, not knowing what to say when Angels cell phone started ringing.
Angel looked at Connor and said "It's Lorne!" and then quickly answered it.
"Any news?" he asked down the phone.
"Yeah, good news. I've found her." Lorne began. "I gave a singing lesson to a dimension shifting Halthwop Demon who was quite taken with a woman he met in a templar realm. She was very unhappy to be there, kept talking about how she was in love with someone in another dimension, and how she had to find a way to get back to him. He's offered to help. All it will cost is 5 more singing lessons!"
"But, you're sure it's Cordelia?" Angel asked.
"Yes, he described her perfectly. Beautiful, strong, and endowed with the gift of a seer. He also mentioned outspoken and fashion crazy. there can only be one person like that in any dimension!" Lorne laughed. "He's off to get her now, but don't rush back because he said it would take at least 4 days before they returned. Something about a collision reflux that had to pass before they could make it back."
"Lorne, I love you!" Angel screamed down the phone! "I'll stay here and catch up with Buffy and Dawn and we'll leave tomorrow. Call me if you have any more information." And with that he hung up the phone.
Angel looked at Buffy and realised for the first time that he was no longer in love with her. He would love her for eternity, but he was in love with Cordelia. She and Connor were his first priorities now.
"Dawn, why don't you and Spike show Connor around Sunnydale. Angel and I need to talk" Buffy said without breaking Angels gaze.
Spike didn't fully understand what was going on. He was normally so intuitive, but when it came to Buffy, he was as blind as a bat. "Actually, I'd better head off. Got some thing to do." He said, the hurt obvious in his voice. "Take care of your dad mate." He said to Connor as he walked out the door.
"Spike!" Buffy called, but he didn't answer. He didn't want to hear her tell him how much she loved Angel and how good it was to see him again. He couldn't deal with it right now.
"Let him go Buffy" Dawn said. "Ok Connor, Have you like got a change of clothes or anything? Because I can hardly take you to the bronze in that get up! You look like a homeless guy!" and with that they walked out into the night leaving Buffy and Angel alone in the house.