{"id":3815,"date":"2015-07-05T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goteamfiction.com\/?p=3815"},"modified":"2015-07-05T17:14:16","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T16:14:16","slug":"girls-ghosts-green-eyed-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goteamfiction.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/05\/girls-ghosts-green-eyed-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls, Ghosts & Green Eyed Monsters."},"content":{"rendered":"

Title: Girls, Ghosts & Green Eyed Monsters.<\/b>
\nAuthor: Gabriella<\/b>
\nPosted: <\/b>
\nEmail<\/a><\/b>
\nRating: <\/b>PG
\nContent: <\/b>C\/A
\nCategory: <\/b>Fluff\/Comedy\/Romance.
\nSummary: <\/b>Angel discovers Cordelia and Dennis’ loofah antics and isn’t too thrilled about the whole thing.
\nSpoilers: <\/b>None.
\nDisclaimer: <\/b>Whedon & David Greenwalt. No infringement is intended, no profit is made.
\nDistribution: <\/b>GTC\/A, JF, anywhere else just ask.
\nNotes: <\/b>
\nThanks\/Dedication: <\/b>Notes: Possible the SILLIEST thing I have ever written. For samsmom<\/b> because she is pretty.
\nFeedback:<\/b> Always.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou\u2019re being ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angel remained silent, glaring at her from the bed, his body rigid as he sat hunched over the edge, shoulders stiff with tension. Cordelia rolled her eyes, releasing a heavy breath.<\/p>\n

Part of her wanted to just leave him there to sulk like the petulant child he was pretending to be.<\/p>\n

He moved slightly, an inch to the left, his head dropping closer to the hollow of his throat.<\/p>\n

In three steps she was beside him, her knees sinking into the soft mattress of the bed. Angel shifted again, as if trying to get away from her and she felt a flash of annoyance. He pouted slightly, his lower lip jutting out in such an uncharacteristic expression that it disappeared, leaving behind a mixture of affection and amusement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAngel – \u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordy sighed, moving again so she was behind him, her arms wrapping loosely around his neck, hands sliding down the v of his jumper to settle between his chest and abdomen. He stiffened but didn\u2019t pull away and she couldn\u2019t help but smile, pressing a kiss to his temple and resting her cheek there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just a massage. There was nothing sexual about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angel\u2019s jaw tensed, his eyes focussed on some point a few feet in front of him. \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about it, Cordelia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I do.\u201d Cordy cocked her head, balancing a hand on his shoulder as she leaned around him. \u201cI don\u2019t see why you\u2019re so upset. Dennis was just – \u201d<\/p>\n

Angel rose then, detaching her arms from around him and walking straight out of the room, slamming the door behind him.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re being ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angel glared at Wesley from across the desk, his frown deepening. \u201cThat\u2019s exactly what Cordy said.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s right.\u201d Gunn quipped from where he was seated by the door of the office, his arms folded. The look on his face spoke clearly of his opinion on Angel\u2019s position.<\/p>\n

Angel threw the pencil he\u2019d been fiddling with down onto the desk, leaning forward on his elbows. \u201cI knew I should have exorcised that damn ghost when I had the chance\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what?\u201d Gunn raised an eyebrow. \u201cGet staked by Barbie while you sleep?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, not the best of ideas.\u201d Wesley chimed in. \u201cLook, I really think you\u2019re making a mountain out of a molehill. If Cordy were to indulge in a day at the spa – \u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gunn made a face. \u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just is.\u201d Angel groused. \u201cLook, the men there\u2026it\u2019s their job. It\u2019s not like they take some sick, perverted pleasure in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wesley leaned his head back, slamming it against his chair. \u201cGood Lord, Angel\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes you think the ghost does?\u201d Gunn asked. \u201cCome on man, he\u2019s just lookin\u2019 out for your girl after a rough day on the job. You should be grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angel growled, low in his throat. \u201cI\u2019m not. I don\u2019t care if he\u2019s a ghost, he\u2019s also a guy and all guys want one thing.\u201d He stood up, paced. \u201cThrow a wet, naked girl and loofah into the equation – \u201d<\/p>\n

Gunn stuck out an arm, halting him. \u201cHold on, I\u2019m trying to picture it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you *want* me to hurt you?\u201d Angel snapped.<\/p>\n

Wesley sat upright. \u201cThat\u2019s enough. For goodness sake Angel, this entire conversation is absurd. Dennis is Cordelia\u2019s friend – \u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a menace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps in your opinion, yes.\u201d Wesley peered at Angel through his glasses, like a headmaster would an errant pupil. \u201cBut it isn\u2019t your call. And Cordelia loves you. She\u2019s hardly going to leave you for a spectre.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if it is one that\u2019s hella good with a loofah.\u201d Gunn said rather unhelpfully, taking a step back when Angel swivelled in his direction. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

Cordelia looked at the package suspiciously. \u201cWhat is it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Angel grinned down at her, waggling his eyebrows. \u201cJust open it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She lowered the gift into her lap, narrowing her eyes. \u201cDon\u2019t think you buying me something pretty is gonna make me forget about you temper tantrum yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Damn.<\/i> \u201cWell, I\u2019m sure there are other ways I can make you forget\u2026\u201d Angel allowed his voice to drop to a low timber, the kind that had brought many a woman to her knees. He bent down slightly and pressed a kiss beneath her left eye, then trailed his lips across the slant of her cheekbone to her ear. \u201cI was a jealous moron.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMmm\u2026\u201d Cordelia agreed, her eyes closing as he curled his tongue around her ear, nipping ever so gently at the lobe. \u201cThat you were\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d It came out breathless, husky, as though he were intoxicated by her. Angel bit down softly at the spot where lobe met jaw, smirking against her skin. \u201cOpen it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When he pulled away she shot him a smile, like she couldn\u2019t hold it in, reaching for her present and ripping it open.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really more for me than you.\u201d Angel warned her, his hands sliding into his pockets.<\/p>\n

Cordy raised an eyebrow. \u201cAren\u2019t those kinds of gifts usually for Valentine\u2019s Day?\u201d<\/p>\n

A low chuckle escaped him. \u201cIt isn\u2019t lingerie.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh.\u201d She pulled the object out from inside the wrapping, holding it up in front of her. Her lips curled into a half smile, her eyes looking up at him in helpless amusement. \u201cA loofah?\u201d<\/p>\n

The air shifted slightly, the temperature dropping a few degrees. Angel bit back a smile.<\/p>\n

\u201cExactly.\u201d He took it from her, twirling it between his fingers. \u201cThis one stays at my place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe point of that being?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf ever you decide you want to use one\u2026or you need a hand with one.\u201d Angel grinned lecherously at her. \u201cWell I\u2019ll be right next door, baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordy laughed then, a sweet, soft sound that made a flutter drop from his heart to his toes. He took her hand when she offered it, helping her to her feet. Her arms went around his neck, his around her waist, the new loofah still clutched in his hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I suppose using it there means less using the one I have here?\u201d She asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cSee? It\u2019s genius.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cor rolled her eyes. \u201cYou\u2019re a dumbass.\u201d Her eyes went soft, her body pressing closer to his as she gazed at him. \u201cRemind me why I put up with you again?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell,\u201d Angel\u2019s palms spanned the width of her waist and lower back, his lips hovering teasingly above hers. \u201cThat\u2019s because I\u2019m good with a loofah.\u201d<\/p>\n

A breeze brushed past him, raising the tail-ends of his coat just slightly. Angel ignored Dennis\u2019 obvious antagonism, pressing his mouth to Cordelia\u2019s and nibbling on her lower lip, his body tightening when she reached up and combed a hand through his hair, tilting her head and deepening the kiss.<\/p>\n

She pulled back and hugged him, nuzzling her cheek into his throat, lips brushing against his adam\u2019s apple. Angel stroked a hand down her spine, the glint of victory in his eyes and a wicked grin on his face that he directed heavenward.<\/p>\n

Angel: 1. Dennis: 0.<\/i><\/p>\n

End<\/b><\/p>\n

Gabriella.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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