Six weeks later life at Angel investigations was moving forward as normal with the newest member of the team getting lavished in attention. Catherine was such a good baby. She was very mellow and laid back. She only cried when she was hungry and tired. Right now she was in the lobby sleeping in her swing oblivious to the sound of her parents screaming at each other from their room.
"Shouldn't we be going?" Gunn asked
"Not without Angel. We need him."
"This could go on forever." Connor said
"Well we might as will get comfy." Justine said
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"You're not going." Angel yelled
"Yes I am." Cordy screamed back at him.
"You're a parent now. You have to think about Catherine."
"Don't you dare say that I'm not thinking of her. You've been a father for over two years and that's never stopped you from fighting."
"It's different." Cordy snorted.
"Of course it's different when it concerns you."
"What the hell does that mean?"
"You have one set of rules for you and one set for everyone else."
"Well of course I do. I'm different than everyone else."
"That is such crap and you know it."
"Look Cor, I have a demon to kill and I'm leaving."
"And I'm going with you."
"No your not."
"I'm either going with you today or the next vision that I get, I won't tell you about it and I'll handle it myself."
"You wouldn't dare."
"You know me and you know that I would dare."
"God Dammit, why are you so stubborn?"
"I have been sitting around for months, I'm tired of feeling useless."
"It's always all about you isn't it?"
"You know this is the second time that you have insinuated that I don't care about Catherine. I really don't appreciate it."
"That's not what I'm saying. What I'm-"
"Go to hell."
"Been there. Done that."
"Been there. Done that." Cordy mocked
"Why does everyone always tell me to go to hell when they know that I've already been there. I just don't get it."
"Because dumbass, it's a way that we humans express ourselves when we are pissed off. 99.9% of the time when we say that the person on the receiving end hasn't already been there."
"Grow up Cordelia."
"Yeah, so I can be just as miserable as you."
"This conversation is over."
"Why because you say it is?"
"Yeah, because I say so." Angel shouted as he walked out and slammed the door shut behind him. Cordy opened the door.
"Kiss my ass." She screamed at his back.
"Ready?" Angel asked as he got down to the lobby and walked over to his daughter.
"Yeah, whenever you are." Gunn said
Angel kissed his sleeping daughter on the head. She sighed. "Love you my little chipmunk."
"Are we ready?" Wesley asked
"Let's go." Angel said
Cordy waited until he was gone before she came downstairs.
"Are you all right?" Ciara asked her
"Yeah. I'm fine."
"Ok, cause I heard you and Angel yelling at each other."
"Oh, that's what we do. It's no big deal. We'll be fine." Cordy said as she picked Catherine up out of her swing. "How is momma's big girl?"
"She's been fine."
"I'm going to take her upstairs and feed her. Thanks for keeping an eye on her."
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Angel opened the door to his bedroom expecting Cordy to start yelling, but he was pleasantly surprised. Cordy and Catherine were sleeping on the bed. He picked Catherine up and put her in her crib, and then he crawled into the bed next to Cordy and kissed her gently. Her eyes fluttered open.
"Catherine?"
"I put her in her crib. I'm sorry baby. I said a lot of stupid things."
"I'm sorry too. I said just as many stupid things."
"Why is it so important to you to fight?"
"I'm tired of feeling useless."
"You're not useless."
"I know that I have to be a mother first and demon fighter second. But what kind of mother am I if I just sit back and let everyone do the hard work?"
"A mother that loves her daughter."
"What about if I get out of fighting practice, something attacks us, you're not here and I can't protect Catherine."
"That's what scares you the most isn't it?" Cordy nodded. "I get that. I really do. We'll work something out so that you can fight ok?"
"Thank you." Cordy whispered as she climbed on top of Angel and kissed him and began unbuttoning his shirt.
"We shouldn't…. Catherine." Angel mumbled.
"She's sleeping. We need to make up." She whispered as she slid his shirt off.
Angel quickly removed Cordy's shirt and bra. She began kissing his chest. Her tongue teased his nipples. She left a trail of light and tantalizing kisses down to his waist. With his assistance, his pants were thrown to the floor. Cordy took him in her mouth. He groaned in delight. When Cordy felt that Angel was about to lose control, she pulled herself away and planted kisses up and down his shaft. After she felt that she had tormented him enough, she used her mouth and hand to send him over the edge.
"God, Cordy." Angel gasped as he was recovering from his climax. She lay back down on the bed, feeling very pleased with herself.
"Make up oral sex rocks." She said giggling.
"Now it's my turn to make up with you." He said.
His mouth went towards her breast but she stopped him. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, unless you want a mouthful of milk."
"Oh yeah. Forgot about that."
He began to kiss her belly. He slid a hand down her pants. She was wet and ready. With his free hand, he removed her pants. He dove two fingers inside her and began to work his magic. His fingers were soon replaced with his tongue. He quickly darted it in and out. Cordy was squirming beneath him. She grabbed onto his hair. He felt the need to tease her as she did to him so he pulled away from her and planted kisses on her belly.
"Don't leave me hanging." She gasped as she ran her fingers through his hair. He grinned as he slid two fingers back inside of her and used his thumb to fondle her clitoris. Her hands clenched the bed sheets and her toes curled. She grabbed the pillow and put it over her face and screamed out in uninhibited pleasure.
"Good God, that gets better every time." She said
"What's up with the pillow?" He asked
"I didn't want to wake up Catherine." Angel started laughing.
"She's in the next room with the door closed."
"I can be very loud." Cordy said as she pulled Angel on top of her.
"Oh believe me I know." Angel grinned as he kissed her gently.
"I love you and I hate fighting with you."
"I love you too and you know that there is some part of you that likes fighting with me."
"Yeah, but it's a very little part." She giggled as she pulled him towards her and kissed him deeply. Crying from the baby monitor quickly interrupted them.
"Duty calls."
"I'll get her."
As Angel walked towards Catherine's room she was reminded how lucky she was. Their love was strong and would last the test time. She was confident in that.