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"I really should get to work." I groaned as Cordy placed gently kisses all over my chest.

"You're CEO of Hell Incorporated. You are entitled to be late on occasion." She said as she slid herself on top of my raging erection.

"Cor…" She smiled wickedly at me as I placed my hands on her gorgeous hips. "What are you in the mood for? Slow and tender or hard and fast?" I grunted to her as she began to move.

"Hard and fast baby." I tightened my grip on her hips and I lifted her slowly until the tip of my penis was right at her entrance and then I slammed her back down.

"Oh sweet Jesus." She yelled and I grinned. I continued to slam her against me and watched with pure desire as her breasts bounced with each thrust. It didn't take long until we both were yelling out in euphoric joy.

"How did I live for over two hundred years and not realized that sex could be this amazing?" I said as she collapsed on top of my chest while I was still inside of her.

"It's only this good because you're in love."

"Damn, I should have fallen in love with you sooner."

"Was the sex with Buffy this good?"

"Seriously Cor, do you really need to bring up past lovers at a time like this?"

"Yes." She said simply and I sighed. I lifted her off of me and we both sat up and I wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

"Sex with Buffy was different. She was the first woman that I slept with after I got my soul. It was a new experience for me. Don't get me wrong; I had sex before I was turned. I had a lot of sex but it wasn't love sex. It was just sex. I needed a release and there were plenty of woman who were willing to help me release. Sex with Darla was about power, who was the strongest, who could be the leader. Now with Buffy, sex with her was different than anything that I had ever experienced before. I had never been in love and when we finally made love I had to be gentle because she was a virgin and of course we both know how that turned out because I then turned evil. But you Cor, it's so different, unlike anything that I had ever experienced before. I really can't explain it. All I can say is I can't imagine feeling like this with anyone else."

"You still didn't answer my question." She pouted.

"You got the only answer I'm willing to give." I kissed the tip of her nose. "I wish that this was real." Her dark eyes got darker with anger. "That's not what I meant Cordelia."

"Then what did you mean buster?"

"I just wish that part of you wasn't lying in that coma, that all of our friends could know how happy that we are, that I wouldn't have to constantly worry that any moment could be our last." She placed her arm behind my neck and pulled my head down to her face and kissed me softly until my phone started ringing. I reluctantly pulled away and answered it.

"What?" I growled.

"Hey boss everyone is wondering if you're coming to work today?" Cordy rolled her eyes.

"Yeah Harmony. I'll be down shortly."

"Okey dokey."

"She is your secretary?" Cordy said in disgust when I hung up.

"Stuff it Cor."

"I would never lower myself to say what I did at Angel Investigations was a secretary. I was the office manager with occasional secretarial duties who was damn good at my job."

"You were the best."

"But I'll be damned if I will or would have ever called you boss." I chuckled.

"If you did, I would think something was really wrong with you." I pulled myself out of bed and Cordy's arms and headed for my shower.

"But if you like, I can call you boss while we are in bed." This woman was unbelievable. She was just damn cute. I couldn't do anything but laugh.

I quickly showered and dressed for work. Like the day before she looked perfect when I stepped out of the shower.

"Are you coming with me today?"

"No, I'm going to go spy on my friends. I want to see how they spend their days."

"Stay out of trouble Cordelia." She wrapped her arms around my neck.

"Now what fun would that be?" I smiled and leaned down to kiss her. " Will you be home for dinner dear?" She asked with a smirk.

"Probably."

"Good, I'll have a nice warm cup of blood waiting for you next to the evening paper and while you are eating and reading I'll give you a nice massage to help relax you from your hard day." She was batting her eyes.

"You are so full of shit."

"Nothing is too good for my man." I rolled my eyes and she giggled. "Have a great day dear."

"You too." I slapped her ass and stepped into the elevator. I last thing I saw was her blowing kisses towards me.

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"Angel where is Gunn?" Cordy had burst in my office and thankfully I was alone signing a tree's worth of papers.

"Did you check his office?" I asked not even looking up from my paperwork.

"I'm not an idiot. Of course I checked his office." She snapped.

"Then I don't know Cordy. It's not my day to baby sit."

"Arghhhhhhh." She picked up a book that was on my desk and threw it at my head. I ducked just in time.

"What the hell Cordelia?"

"You need to find Gunn now." She sounded panicked.

"What's wrong?" I asked

"I had a vision."

"What did you see? Is he okay?" I was on my feet in a second.

"I think so."

"You think so? I need more then I think so. What the hell did you see?" I hated when her visions involved one of my people.

"There are some forms…" She closed her eyes bringing her vision back to her. "I saw him signing these forms…custom forms…to get some item out of customs."

"Are you kidding Cordy? Gunn is a lawyer. He is always signing customs forms. The Powers that Be have pretty much abandoned me and when they finally decide to step up to the damn plate they send you vision about Gunn doing his job and signing some fucking papers. Nice, real nice." I shouted. I was furious.

"They haven't abandoned you. They sent me back, your connection to them to help you again so this vision must be important."

"Oh no, the world is going to end if Gunn signs another piece of paper." She shot me one of the worst glares that I had ever seen. I actually had goose bumps on my arms.

"I don't know for sure but I have a really bad feeling that if whatever gets through customs then something really bad will happen that will personally affect you and our friends." She walked over to me until she was about an inch away. "So get off your vampire ass and stop Gunn from signing any custom forms." She shouted and then disappeared. Sighing, I reached over and picked up my phone.

"Harmony, get Gunn in here." I barked into the phone. She called me back a couple minutes later.

"Boss Charles took the afternoon off."

"Then page him Harmony. Jesus do I have to do everything around here?" I snapped and disconnected the call. I waited ten minutes for Harmony to put him through and when she didn't I stormed out of my office.

"Has he called back?"

"No."

"Did you call his cell?" It was like a light bulb went off in that blonde head of hers. She picked up the phone and dialed.

"His voice mail picked up. Should I leave a message?" I grabbed the phone out of her hand.

"Gunn where the hell are you? Call me as soon as you get this message and for God's sake don't sign any custom forms." I tossed the phone back to Harmony and walked back into my office. "What Wesley?" He had walked in my office behind me.

"We found out how the Grestal demon."

"Grestal demon?" I asked. I had no recollection of a Grestal demon.

"Angel, the Grestal demon has been killing anything that walked past him in the park for three days now."

"Oh shit that's right. So how do we kill it?" Wesley started droning on about the best way to kill the Grestal but I tuned him out, something that was quickly becoming a bad habit.

"So you will agree to that?" Wesley asked.

"Yeah sure." I mumbled.

"Angel you just agreed to run throughout the building naked yelling that Wesley is stronger and better looking then you are." Cordy informed me when she suddenly reappeared.

"I'm sorry Wes, I wasn't listening,"

"That's been happening a lot lately.'

"Yeah, I know. I'm really listening now."

"Don't worry about it. I've sent a team to take care of it."

"Oh…okay."

"I'm concerned about you Angel. You haven't been acting like yourself. Can you please explain to me why you told Gunn not to sign some custom forms?"

"I can't."

"You can't? I thought that we were a team."

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"I'm your friend and I trust you."

"The why's don't matter Wesley. I just really need to find Gunn."

"It's too late." I heard Cordy say. "He's already signed to papers so whatever it is may very well be on it's way here."

"What the hell is it?" I asked with my eyes back on my paperwork.

"What is what?" Wesley asked.

"I have no damn clue." Cordy said at the same time.

"Sorry Wes, I was just questioning something on the paper here." If I wasn't so distracted I would have been able to stop Wesley before he grabbed the piece of paper off my desk.

"This is a portrait of Cordelia. What could you possibly be questioning?"

"You might as well tell him Angel. You are a horrible liar." Cordy said and I quickly stood up.

"I'll be right back Wes." I walked to the door hoping that Cordy was following me.

"Angel we need to talk about what's going on with you." Wesley said.

"I know and we will. There is something that I need to take of. Wait here and I will be right back." Wesley looked at me like he didn't believe that I would ever come back. "I swear, I will return." Knowing that Gunn was MIA I decided to use his office.

"Cor are you here?" I asked the empty office. "Dammit Cordelia I really need to talk to you." I snapped.

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." She told me as soon as she appeared.

"Quit patronizing me." She responded by sticking her tongue out at me. "I can't tell Wesley about you."

"Why not?"

"Because he'll think that I'm crazy."

"He's already thinking it bubba." I sighed irritably. "You don't give Wes enough credit. I think that he will believe you."

"You can't be sure."

"Have you forgotten who I am? I'm Cordelia. I'm never wrong."

"But…"

"No buts Angel. Man up and tell Wesley the truth." She walked over and placed her hand on my jaw. "I never realized how hard me being here would be for you, keeping this secret." Her eyes filled with tears. "I hate that you are hurting. I never wanted to hurt you."

"You haven't hurt me Cor." I linked my hand with the one that was resting on my chin.

"Please tell Wesley. You need to share this secret." She must have seen the hesitation in my face. "Please for this for me?" I was powerless to resist her request.

"Fine but if I'm admitted to a mental hospital you better spring me." I saw her eyes sparkle and I realized what a poor choice of words I had spoken.

"I promise that I will spring you." She stood on her tiptoes and kissed me quickly.

"Cor…" I groaned. That quick kiss left me wanting so much more.

"Don't want to spring you too soon." She winked at me then took my hand and led me back to my office where Wesley was still waiting. I slowly walked back to my desk and sat heavily on my chair and Wes and I stared at each other. "Tell him Angel." Cordy demanded.

"I need to tell you something." I began.

"Yes I believe that you do."

"But listen with an open mind. What I'm going to tell you will sound completely crazy, bordering on insane but it's the truth." Wesley nodded.

"Go ahead trust your friend." Cordy whispered in my ear.

"It's about Cordy."

"I figured as much. You have been acting strange since your visit with her."

"Cordy is here with me Wesley."

"Angel Cordy is lying unconscious in a hospital."

"It's not really her in the hospital."

"I know it's her. I've been to see her Angel, more times then you have been and speaking of visiting Cordy, why have you only been to visit her once?" Great, now I'm going to have to admit my coward ness in front of Cordy.

"I didn't want to see her like that, I wanted to remember her how she was; not lying unconscious in the hospital because I couldn't save her."

"Maybe it's your guilt over not being able to "save her" as you put it that is making you think that she is here with you. Angel, Cordelia's condition is not your fault. You cannot continue to blame yourself."

"He's right Angel. There was nothing you could have done to save me." She reaffirmed.

"I do feel guilty and I don't care what either of you say it's the truth and anyways my guilt isn't the reason that she is here. The Powers sent her back to get me back on track, to help me find my way again. Why do you think that I have been freaking out over Gunn signing some stupid ass custom forms? I could give a shit less about what papers Gunn's signs but Cordy was sent a vision about these papers. She's my link and The Powers sent her back so I could keep fighting."

"Angel you and Cordy were…are best friends. I think that you miss her so much that you are imagining that she has returned to you." I sighed. I knew he wouldn't believe me.

"I'm not imaging her presence. She is really here. I can see her, talk to her. I've touched her, kissed her. Wesley we've made love. She is not a figment of my imagination."

"If that's true what about your curse?"

"It doesn't apply because she's not totally human."

"Is she here right now?" I nodded. "Where is she?"

"Standing next to me on my right."

"I believe that you believe that she is here with you but you are experiencing a delusion of some sorts. A delusion that seems so real that…"

"It 's not a fucking delusion Wesley." I shouted. "Cordelia is here. She is really here."

"Calm down Angel."

"I told you this was a mistake." I said in the general direction of where Cordy was standing. "I told you that he wouldn't believe me."

"Wesley and I kissed when I was in high school." She said.

"You kissed him?" I turned to face Wesley. "You kissed Cordy?"

"I…uhhh…how did you know?"

"She just told me." He shook his head.

"She could have told you that anytime during your friendship." I threw my hands up in frustration.

"What else can I say to convince you that this is really happening?"

"I honestly don't know." I sadly placed my head in my hands. "I'm sorry Angel. I truly am. I wish that she really were here. I miss her too." I felt him place his hand on my shoulder. "I'm sorry." He repeated.

"Wait." Cordy shouted. "Tell him to wait."

"Wesley wait."

"What is it?" He turned towards me, waiting.

"I don't know. Cordy wants you to wait." He rolled his eyes.

"Angel this is becoming ridiculous. You shouldn't be…Oh dear Lord." Wesley's eyes widened in surprise.

"What's wrong Wes?"

"Cordelia." He whispered.

"What about her?" I was so damn confused tight now.

"She's here, right beside you."

"You can see her?" He nodded. "He can see you?"

"The Powers decided that Wesley needed some visual proof so they made me visible to him for a few minutes."

"Cordelia." He repeated as he walked over to her and pulled her into his arms in a tight hug. "You're really here." He said when they broke apart.

"Yeah Wes, I am."

"Why?"

"Someone needed my help."

"How long are you here for?"

"Until she dies." I whispered sadly.

"When is that going to happen?" Wesley looked sadly at me.

"I don't know."

"So you got a vision about Gunn signing some custom forms? What's the story?"

"All I know is that by signing that form Gunn authorized something to be brought into L.A. I don't what it is or where it's going. What I do know is whatever it is it's going to cause some major problems for you guys." She explained

"End of the world, apocalypse problems?" He asked.

"I don't know."

"Well let's find Gunn and find out what the hell is going on."

"It's too late. The papers have already been signed." I told him.

"So what's the next step?"

"That's what we need to figure out." I said

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