Chapter 11
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Wesley returned home , he knew he needed a project to keep himself sane. Lilah had suggested that Angel and the others were missing. Perhaps he could find them. It wasn't too hard to locate Lorne, he had an act in Las Vegas that was gaining some fame. Apparently the audience assumed Lorne's appearence was an act, like the Blue Man Group. That thought left Wesley wondering about the Blue Man Group. Lorne recommended that Wesley could join him in Vegas, get a fresh start. He seemed to want an old friend to talk too. Wesley also found the Groosalag, he was in Florida, enrolled at a local police academy. It seemed Groo still wanted to fight for justice. Cordelia and Angel were much harder to find, but Wesley was determined. One night, three nights after Virginia murdered her father in front of Wesley, Lilah showed up at Wesley's apartment.
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Wesley: Have you come to say "I told you so?"
Lilah: Would you believe me if I said I was worried about you?
Wesley: Probably not.
Lilah: I heard you rejected Virginia and her money.
Wesley: It was not easy. And, no offense, but if I had the strength to resist her seduction, why would I join Wolfram and Hart?
Lilah: You probably wouldn't, but the firm believes you're worth the effort.
Wesley: I'm flattered, and a little suspicious. But I'm trying to find Angel and Cordelia. If they're alive I hope I can save their lives.
Lilah: Last time you saw Angel you were in the hospital, clinging to life, and he tried to murder you.
Wesley: You think I've forgotten?
Lilah: Is this about proving to yourself that you're a good man? Or do you have a death wish?
Wesley: A little bit the former. I also want Angel to know what I did, that he owes his life to the man he tried to murder. I want him and his team to live with the guilt that they turned their back on someone who's better than them.
Lilah: So it's a little bit about revenge, I can respect that.
Wesley: I'm never joining Wolfram and Hart. But if you want to stay, I'd like that. That's why you came isn't. You need me, or someone, anyone.
Lilah: I always prided myself on being independant, self-sufficient. The middle of the bed isn't all it's cracked up to be. And even if we're never on the same side, maybe we can use each other, without conflicting with each other's jobs.
Wesley: How do I know you won't manipulate me for information?
Lilah: The same way I know you won't use me, you don't. How about a bet? Whoever cals this a "relationship" first, owes the other a dollar.
Wesley: Agreed.
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Wesley and Lilah shook on this bet. They were too flawed, lonely people who, for now at least, needed each other.