Part 32<\/b><\/p>\n
Cordelia started to stretch but hesitant when she realized exactly where she was and what she was lying on. She moved her head slightly deciding that she didn\u2019t want to wake Angel quite yet, she looked down from her position on Angel\u2019s firm stomach.<\/p>\n
Ah. Morning erections, you just got to love them. Cordelia grinned as she scooted closer, pausing when Angel\u2019s hand slid up to her hair. Cordelia considered for a moment. The bad thing about sleeping with a dead guy was she couldn\u2019t tell if he was awake or not.<\/p>\n
No change in breathing or heart beat, because there weren\u2019t any of either. Hmmph. No more movement from Angel\u2019s hand. Cordelia slowly lifted her arm, taking Angel\u2019s hand and removing it from her head. She waited. Satisfied, she moved closer to her goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust what do you think you\u2019re doing?\u201d Angel lifted up on his elbows.<\/p>\n
Cordelia propped herself up on Angel\u2019s stomach using her elbow and palm to support her head. \u201cHow long have you been awake?\u201d narrowing her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cLong enough to know that you were going to take advantage of my vulnerable state.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cordelia rolled her eyes. \u201cIf you knew why\u2019d you ask? Well since I\u2019ve been busted in my nefarious plans, I guess there is no point to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel considered. \u201cThen, of course, I could just be talking in my sleep. Yeah, just talking, still sleeping, nefarious plans may continue.\u201d Angel fell back on the bed.<\/p>\n
Cordelia laughed pulling herself up over top the vampire. \u201cI\u2019ve a better idea.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBetter than nefarious plans, I don\u2019t know, I really like nefarious plans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cordelia rested her arms and chin on Angel\u2019s chest, scrunching up her face at him. \u201cPooh, no manacles and don\u2019t want to break the bed anyway, need it to sleep on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hotel is full of beds and I\u2019m sure I can get some manacles from somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPfft. Shower.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMmm. Shower, as in cold shower, I don\u2019t think so. Why?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel.\u201d She glared at his teasing tone.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, all right,\u201d Angel sat up taking Cordelia with him. \u201cI guess we can think of something nefarious-like to do in a shower.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHmmph. You guess? What happened to all those fantasies? All talk weren\u2019t you, buster.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel cocked a brow. \u201cYou\u2019ll just have to decide for yourself,\u201d pulling the young woman after him towards the bathroom.<\/p>\n
Angel leaned twisting and turning the nozzles. Once he was satisfied with the pressure and temperature, he stalked towards the young woman waiting. Angel encircled Cordelia\u2019s waist picking her up. Cordelia giggled bracing her hands on his grip. With a quick kiss, Angel deposited Cordelia in the shower, following close behind. Cordelia turned to face Angel.<\/p>\n
Angel leaned in to kiss her again,\u201d #17\u201d, he explained as he turned her back around under the pounding spray.
\nCordelia turned back around. \u201cThe shower was MY idea\u201d, taking the soap from Angel\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n
The vampire grinned brushing the wet strains from Cordelia\u2019s face. \u201cBy all means, please, expound on YOUR idea.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cordelia gave a teasing glare. \u201cHmmph,\u201d slowly rubbing Angel\u2019s chest with a soapy washcloth. Her other hand mimicked the circular of the path of the cloth on Angel\u2019s firm stomach. Pearl teeth chewed on a full bottom lip as Cordelia centered her concentration on the skin she touched.<\/p>\n
Angel placed strong hands on either side of Cordelia waist, his thumbs continuously sweeping the flesh of her belly, his fingers spreading over the small of Cordelia\u2019s back. Cordelia stepped closer the washcloth and a bare hand encircled around Angel\u2019s leans hips. The cloth dropped to the porcelain as Cordy\u2019s fingers and palms pressed and fondled over slick muscles of Angel\u2019s backside. Cordelia ran her tongue over her lips, moving even closer, pressing soft breast to hard chest, tip toeing up to whisper, \u201cYou really do have the best ass,\u201d in his ear, her tongue following her words as her body avoided Angel\u2019s hands and slid around to his back.<\/p>\n
\u201cCordy,\u201d he growled, trying to her pull her back to his front. Cordelia laughed pressing her chest against the broad planes of his back her hands caressing over his chest, stopping to tease the hard male nipples. Again, she tip toed up,\u201d Patience, \u2018grr\u2019 guy\u201d. Cordelia stepped back.<\/p>\n
Angel turned around. \u201cNo,\u201d pulling Cordelia back to his chest cupping her ass towards his hard erection. Angel stumbled as delicate fingers encircled the base of his penis stroking up to the swollen head. Angel growled, moving her hands as he turned her away. Angel pulled up her hands urging her fingers to hold on the towel rack mounted on the far shower wall. Cordelia clenched the bar as Angel bent her towards the wall pulling her rounded ass towards his erection. With deft fingers Angel pinpointed Cordelia\u2019s center and thrust embedding himself completely. Water pounded on Angel\u2019s back as he moved in and out. Angel steadied his stance bracing himself with one strong arm against the wall as his thrusts become stronger.<\/p>\n
Cordelia\u2019s grip tightened on the bar, her face turning into her shoulder catching her moans.<\/p>\n
Angel\u2019s arm held Cordelia\u2019s hips steady as his mouth latched on her back, trailing kisses and nips up to her neck. Angel\u2019s arm became tighter as Cordelia\u2019s legs buckled and he heard a crack. Angel stilled his thrusts, moving his arm up from Cordelia\u2019s hips, the other moving to her hands, straightening her up as he slowly withdrew.<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel?\u201d Cordy whimpered at the lost.<\/p>\n
\u201cShh,\u201d Angel kissed at the crook of her neck. \u201cAbout to go crashing, finish in bed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUh,\u201d she blinked up, trying to regain her normal breathing pattern. Angel lifted over her to release her still clenched fingers. \u201cOh.\u201d Cordelia said as she saw the split in the plastic. Cordelia tested the bar with a quick tug. Angel caught her as she stumbled back as the bar split.<\/p>\n
\u201cCouldn\u2019t believe me, could you? Just had to break something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHmmph. Weren\u2019t you saying something about finishing in bed,\u201d stepping out of the shower.<\/p>\n
Angel quickly turned off the water. Angel yanked at the towel Cordelia was wrapping around her body and picking her up.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey. I\u2019m wet.\u201d Cordelia scrambled on the bed, the cover already pushed to the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d Angel smirked crawling over her positioning himself between her legs.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t know any good jokes, so now your just going for smutty vamp humor, aren\u2019t you?\u201d rolling her eyes as she clutched at his shoulders pulling him down.<\/p>\n
Angel chuckled seizing her lips reclaiming their bodies\u2019 earlier rhythm.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Angel lay on his back, one hand curled around the sleeping body pressed to his side, the other reaching along the floor. With a satisfied grunt, he pulled up the comforter around Cordy\u2019s body tucking it close.<\/p>\n
Epilogue<\/b><\/p>\n
Cordy stirred, slowly opening her eyes. \u201cHi.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHi.\u201d Angel leaned down to kiss the young woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cMmm.\u201d Cordelia squirmed closer to the hard body that held her. \u201cYou were staring again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u2019t help it, you\u2019re beautiful.\u201d Angel leaned in again to taste the soft smile. \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Cordelia raised a brow at the question. \u201cWell, Mom and Dad might not have been the best parents but they had great genes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel smiled, pulling down the cover softly tracing the new mark on her flesh. \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Cordelia watched Angel\u2019s fingers circle around the wounds. She scrunched up her face. \u201cHey, you made it look better.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCordy.\u201d Angel shook his head at her nonsensical observation that more marks on her flesh were better.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, I like it better then. Look, you barely even see the skewer scar anymore. You gotta like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was the point, but Cordy\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel, the first one didn\u2019t mean anything, this one does that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what does it mean, Cordelia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cordelia sighed, positioning her self on Angel\u2019s chest to look him in the eyes. \u201cIt means that I love you, that I believe you will always try to do what is best for our family, that you will try to always remember that together we\u2019re stronger and lying is very very bad and it means that I wholeheartedly agree that I\u2019m yours\u2026.oh, and that your mine all vamp stuff included.\u201d<\/p>\n
She perched her chin on her hands, her gaze never wavering. \u201cI\u2019m thinking though to be fair you should get a big fat tattoo screaming I belong to Cordelia Chaseright smack in the middle of your chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEww, don\u2019t you dare, we\u2019ll get a T-shirt.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel laughed hugged the young woman tightly, thanking anybody that would listen for Wesley and alternate curses and anchored souls but mostly for the beautiful giggling woman in his arms.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, now we have to really get up.\u201d Cordelia swung her legs off the bed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d Angel threw out his arm.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy? Is that all you can say now a days?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, Cordy, we can stay in bed as long as we like, no paying by the hour or anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel,\u201d Cordelia knelt back on the bed. \u201cGotta work, gotta eat, gotta get up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on you big baby, think how much fun it will be to get back in bed later for free. Think ice cream, Angel, ice cream.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, all right, but we\u2019re going to bed early.\u201d Angel grumbled pulling Cordelia towards the shower.<\/p>\n
Cordelia tugged back. \u201cAngel, I mean it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t break anything else we\u2019ll be fine.\u201d Angel yanked again.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t my fault.\u201d Cordelia whined following.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat part of I mean it didn\u2019t you understand?\u201d Cordelia glared trying to move past the vampire down the stairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, you broke the shower curtain, can\u2019t finish a shower without a shower curtain- water gets everywhere.\u201d Angel shrugged, stepping to keep ahead of Cordelia.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, but it\u2019s okay to drip water all over the bedroom and lie around in soaking sheets. Hmmph. I\u2019ll probably catch a cold.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think you could classify what we were doing as simply lying around and you didn\u2019t seem cold at all.\u201d Angel stopped on the steps, holding Cordelia from proceeding ahead. \u201cI say very warm, hot even.\u201d Angel smirked into her ear, his hands skimming up underneath her shirt.<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel,\u201d Cordelia slapped away his exploring fingers. \u201cWe are going to make it down stairs before tomorrow, so hands off.\u201d She pushed ahead practically running down the stairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t see why we have too.\u201d Angel grumbled and quickly followed.<\/p>\n
\u201cCordy?\u201d Angel questioned at the still young woman at the bottom of the steps.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook,\u201d she pointed.<\/p>\n
Angel stared. Connor was leaning over the lobby counter listening intently as Wesley, Gunn and Fred argued about the proper distance a car must stop from a railroad crossing.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor,\u201d Angel stepped up, noticing a plate of half-eaten pizza crust and glass of milk on the counter.<\/p>\n
The teenager jumped and turned towards his father. \u201cYou said I could stay if I was tired.\u201d Connor asserted defensively.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou stayed?\u201d<\/p>\n
Fred leaned up over the counter. \u201cWe ordered late pizza last night, so, of course, Connor stayed,\u201d smiling at Angel and Cordelia.<\/p>\n
\u201cPizza? I\u2019m starving,\u201d Cordelia looked around for any more evidence of food.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, girl, it\u2019s late all the left-overs are accounted for.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDamn.\u201d Cordelia grumbled, glaring at Angel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are so going out to get me some food.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re blaming missing pizza on me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDamn tootin\u2019 – you\u2019re the one that kept\u2026..\u201d Cordelia trailed off seeing Connor\u2019s inquisitive stare and the amused glances of her friends. \u201cYes, I am.\u201d She ended firmly and quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cCordy, it\u2019s still daylight out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBarely,\u201d Gunn motioned to the darkening sky. \u201cI say we all could go for some more food. Boy-hoover- wonder snagged the last piece of pizza. I\u2019m hungry. Anybody else\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am.\u201d Fred raised her hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I believe I am as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMe, too.\u201d Connor added.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, boy, you\u2019re always hungry.\u201d Gunn shook his head. \u201cSo, who wants what?\u201d Gunn held up some menus.<\/p>\n
\u201cPizza.\u201d Cordelia raised her hand. \u201cWith Pineapples.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just had pizza, you missed your chance.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, I haven\u2019t had pizza in forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot our fault. I say, Chinese.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMexican.\u201d Fred called out.<\/p>\n
\u201cNO.\u201d The room called out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve haven\u2019t had tacos in months.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just had breakfast burritos, that counts.\u201d Wesley insisted.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m with English on that one, Sorry, girl.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI want pizza,\u201d Cordelia whined again.<\/p>\n
\u201cNO\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel sighed and sat down. By the time everyone figured out what to eat it would definitely be dark enough for him to act as food delivery guy. It wasn\u2019t really fair- he didn\u2019t even eat. Then again being able to keep Cordelia in bed for most of the day was definitely worth the aggravation.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere.\u201d Angel looked up at his son and the pad of paper Connor was holding out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s this,\u201d Angel took the papers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I did wrong when I was driving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel looked at his son then at the papers trying to hide his surprise. Angel never figured that Connor would actually do what he said. Angel quickly read through the writing. \u201cThis is good.\u201d Angel glanced back up to Connor.<\/p>\n
Connor shifted on his feet and shrugged. \u201cFred gave me a book to read, and they\u2019ve been quizzing me. Well, at least when they weren\u2019t arguing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood, that\u2019s smart to read about the rules of the road. Good.” Angel nodded, a little scared to smile at his son. Angel took a deep breath and tried a small one. Angel raised his brows. It was quick, but Angel swore he saw a responding quirk on Connor’s lips. Angel took another breath. At least the teenager wasn\u2019t scowling.<\/p>\n
Cordelia crossed her arms in thought, listening to the arguing around her. She really wanted pizza. She had been thinking about pizza for the last few hours. Well except when she was thinking about Angel was doing to her.<\/p>\n
Cordelia needed a plan. \u201cFred, if we order pizza from D\u2019Angelo’s they have this Mexican Pizza to die for, sour cream, peppers, salsa. It\u2019s a pizza burrito.\u201d Cordelia nodded encouragingly at the light in Fred\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy haven\u2019t I had one of those before?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cD\u2019Angelo\u2019s is across town, expensive and don\u2019t deliver, but it\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo fair, come on English, say you want Chinese.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo avoid Pizza, especially Mexican pizza, I agree. It\u2019s a tie. We flip.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel hasn\u2019t voted.\u201d Cordelia called out. \u201cAngel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo way,\u201d Gunn yelled before Angel could answer Cordelia\u2019s glare. \u201cHe\u2019s a blood sucker and YOU\u2019VE got him whipped, his vote doesn\u2019t count.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not whipped, right Cordy?\u201d Angel asked not quite sure what it meant. He hadn\u2019t been whipped in centuries and surely not by Cordelia. Though in the context of Gunn\u2019s shout Angel wasn\u2019t at all sure the literal definition was proper.<\/p>\n
\u201cTold you.\u201d Gunn pointed. \u201cAh. The vamp asks her if he\u2019s whipped, how whipped is that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cordelia rolled her eyes at the vampire. \u201cGreat defense there, buster. Geez.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel winced.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor.\u201d Cordy asked sweetly. \u201cWhat would you like, delicious pizza that both Fred and I would love to get or dumb Chinese food that those idiots want,\u201d she tossed her head over at Gunn and Wesley. \u201cThe Pizza restaurant is across town- Chinese delivers. I\u2019m sure that Angel will let you go with him maybe even drive to D\u2019Angelo\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUh, Cordy.\u201d Angel lifted his finger trying to get her attention. Connor did seem to recognize what he did wrong from the last time but Angel still remembered the experience and it had been terrifying.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop her, she bribing the kid with Angel\u2019s inability to say to no her. It ain\u2019t fair.\u201d Gunn called out to Wesley.<\/p>\n
Wesley cleared his throat stepping up. \u201cAngel, do I have to remind you of all the near accidents Connor almost caused. Think of your car.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHey,\u201d Connor called out. \u201cI read the book.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel, no man, think of your car. Your great complicated car.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fred entered the negotiations. \u201cAngel, Connor did read the pamphlet and he got all the questions right. So, if Connor should decide that Pizza would be the better choice, I\u2019ve no doubt that he would do just wonderful driving there. Connor, dear, what would like to have for dinner?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor, before you answer, Angel hasn\u2019t actually said you could drive.\u201d Gunn interrupted. \u201cGirl, you\u2019re wicked.\u201d He whispered to his girlfriend.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want the Mexican Pizza,\u201d Fred whispered back.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor, honey\u201d Cordelia smiled. \u201cIt\u2019s me Aunt Cordy, I changed your diapers, sang to you even, floated just for you to get that cute smile on your face.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFoul, low blow, we all changed his diapers.\u201d Gunn shouted.<\/p>\n
Angel stood up. \u201cGuys, all of you shut up. Yes, you too,\u201d Angel put his finger up to Cordelia\u2019s lips, ignoring her glare. \u201cConnor, you will have to eat whichever you decide, so pick what you like best.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWill I be able to drive?\u201d Connor asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel, don\u2019t do it. Your car.\u201d Gunn said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel,\u201d Cordelia yanked at his hand. Angel drew his arm around Cordelia\u2019s shoulder, bringing her in close. \u201cI\u2019ll get you your pizza, now, please let my son make up his own mind, I\u2019m the one you have twisted around your little finger, not him.\u201d He whispered. Angel paused. \u201cThat\u2019s what Gunn meant wasn\u2019t it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah.\u201d Cordelia giggled.<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat.\u201d Angel rolled his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor, honey,\u201d Cordelia giving Angel a reassuring pat. \u201cYou make up your own mind. If you don\u2019t want pizza, your Dad will take you out driving later. So, don\u2019t let that influence you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCordy,\u201d Fred whined.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad?\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel blinked. Connor called him Dad. \u201cUm, I told you that if you figured out what you had done wrong, I would take you out again. And you did, so yeah. I\u2019ll take you out no matter what you decide.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, guys, I\u2019m with Cordy and Fred. I like pizza better than Chinese.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not eating pineapple.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not eating Mexican.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel growled. \u201cSmall okay Cordy, Fred?\u201d<\/p>\n
The women shrugged a happy okay.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne small pineapple, one small Mexican- Connor?\u201d Angel called to his son.<\/p>\n
The teenager shrugged. \u201cI like pineapple and Mexican.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, one med\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel, he eats a lot, really a lot.\u201d Fred interrupted.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, one large- pineapple, one large- Mexican. Wesley, Gunn.\u201d Angel growled again at the two men engaged in a heated debate over sausage or pepperoni and green peppers or olives. \u201cGuys, put your order in now.\u201d Angel said loudly. \u201cOr the bloodsucker\u2019s doing the choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAw, man. Why did you have to say that,\u201d Gunn shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne large- sausage and olive and one large pepperoni and green peppers.\u201d Wesley said decisively.<\/p>\n
\u201cNaw, the other way.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m leaving now, Connor, here.\u201d Tossing his keys. \u201cRemember, eyes \u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEyes on the road, red means stop, green means go, yellow means speed up,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJoke, Dad.\u201d Connor pushed passed the vampire flipping the keys in the air.<\/p>\n
Angel stared at the door with a stunned look on his face. He ran back to Cordelia. \u201cHe called me Dad and told a joke.\u201d He grabbed Cordelia by the shoulder looking her in the eyes a wide smile on his face.<\/p>\n
\u201cYep\u201d Cordelia kissed Angel quickly. \u201cNow go or he\u2019ll take your precious car out for a joyriding night on the town.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRight.\u201d Angel nodded running out the door.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan.\u201d Gunn flopped down on the desk.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, Charles, don\u2019t be a sore loser.\u201d Fred said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt aint\u2019 that- what if the kid crashes, we\u2019ll never eat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fred bit her lip as Cordelia scrunched up her brow and Wesley looked worried.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood thoughts, everyone, good thoughts.\u201d Cordelia urged. \u201cAnd finger\u2019s crossed, I\u2019m starving.\u201d<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel, get up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCordy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel.\u201d Cordelia wrapped a sheet around her. \u201cFix the bed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel grumbled getting off the floor, pushing the mattress and bedsprings back together. \u201cWell, just don\u2019t stand there.\u201d Angel flopped on the bed. \u201cAnd get rid of the sheet, I can\u2019t see you in a sheet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m getting the blanket, \u2018Mr. I\u2019ve the body temperature of an Eskimo.\u2019 Hmmph.\u201d Cordelia stood at the foot of the bed and floated the sheet she was wearing over the bed and vampire. The comforter soon followed.<\/p>\n
\u201cCordy, the pillows.\u201d Angel pointed, leaning up against the backboard, appreciating the back view of Cordelia bending over and picking up a pillow. \u201cHere, lazy ass,\u201d throwing the pillow at that grinning vampire. \u201cWhere\u2019s. How did get over there.\u201d Cordelia walked over around the dresser and bent down to pick up the other pillow. \u201cHmmph,\u201d She said, slamming the pillow at the cozy vampire.<\/p>\n
Angel grabbed at the pillow. \u201cThat\u2019s how it started last time.\u201d He warned waving the pillow in front of her.
\n\u201cOh give me my pillow.\u201d She tugged, settling under the covers.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour just mad that I won.\u201d Angel pulled Cordelia close into his body.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn\u2019t win.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou said uncle, first.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou cheated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u2019d I cheat, I beat you fair and square. I held back, you were the one getting violent and I swear you glowed, so if anybody cheated it was you and you still lost. Ha.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou disarmed me unfairly and I did not glow, cheater.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel shifted leaning over the pouting young woman. \u201cAnd just exactly how did I disarm you unfairly,\u201d Angel grinned slowly, the corners of his mouth curving into a dangerous smirk, his voice low and teasing. \u201cHmm,\u201d he rubbed at the pouty lip, with one thumb while the other hand disappeared under the covers.<\/p>\n
\u201cOoh, Damn\u2019t, uncle.\u201d Cordelia choked as Angel\u2019s fingers found the moisture that was once again was pooling in her center.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, I\u2019m not done playing yet.\u201d Angel smirked as his lips replaced his thumb.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Angel slowly caressed the smooth back of the young woman draped over his chest. \u201cConnor\u2019s staying again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I said good night to him when I brought towels to him AND he didn\u2019t wreck your car. It’s a good night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did better. Fred was right to give him the book. Still goes too fast but at least he stopped at all the lights. I didn\u2019t think of giving him a book, I didn\u2019t even know they had books for driving. But, I should\u2019ve, I knew you had to take a test before you got a license, if there’s tests, then there\u2019s books, I should\u2019ve known.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel, you did good.\u201d She leaned up easing the worry that suddenly appeared on the vampire\u2019s face. \u201cYou are a great father and Connor is beginning to see that. Two nights in a row, he\u2019s coming home. It is will be all right. \u201c<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d Angel grabbed at Cordelia\u2019s hand, raining it with small kisses. \u201cIt\u2019s better than all right because of you. I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMe, too. How long do you think ‘all right’ will last?\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel shrugged tucking the young woman back into side. \u201cMaybe until next week or until Wolfram & Hart think up something new or maybe the apocalypse will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNext week-that long, God you\u2019ve turned into an optimist.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour fault.\u201d<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Lilah juggled her keys, briefcase and plastic bag in her hands as she pushed her apartment door open with her hip.<\/p>\n
With a sigh of relief she dumped everything in the foyer of the high-end expensive tasteful apartment.<\/p>\n
She scowled, as she looked at damage in the first class living room, rolling her eyes at the fallen silk Japanese plant, the ripped five hundred dollar pillow it\u2019s white goose very expensive feathers scattered around it. Lilah with trepidation looked around the corner in the expansive dining area. Lilah slumped as she saw her new original silk designer flower arrangement shredded into bright tiny bits.<\/p>\n
Lilah went into the kitchen and quickly closed her eyes. She squinted only focusing on the wine rack on the edge of the dining room and kitchen. She quickly poured a glass of red wine keeping her eyes averted to the mess in the kitchen. Taking a deep breath she went to back to living room wine in hand. On the way she picked up her briefcase and took it and her wine to the beautiful soft supple leather couch.<\/p>\n
Lilah pulled out the file she had been working on at the office and putting the wine glass on the low glass table in front of here. Lilah leaned in studying the glass, looking at the smudges and marks that were all over the table. Lilah leaned back with her file. Something more disturbing than the smudges on the glass top caught her attention, Lilah really wanted to just close her eyes, but she looked. Her beautiful expensive one of a kind leather sofa had been cut with deadly precision. Lilah leaned back into the couch. Just read. Lilah took a deep breath and opened the file. Lilah pondered the material it could work. She went to turn the page over when a hiss and ball of little fur landed smack in the middle of the top-secret file.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was wondering where you were.\u201d Lilah said disapprovingly in the gold eyes of a fury fuzz ball tabby kitten.
\nThe kitten crawled up Lilah\u2019s silk blouse, it\u2019s tiny sharp claws poking holes in the delicate material, rubbing its puffy vibrating body across Lilah\u2019s face.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnie, I\u2019m trying to read here. This is important stuff,\u201d Lilah moved her hand around the kitten. \u201cDestroy Angel and friends and world in bargain important stuff, but I need to read it. So,\u201d<\/p>\n
Connie peered her golden eyes at the woman and turned and pounced on the papers.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnie, you\u2019ve already destroyed my apartment, do you have to destroy my work,\u201d Lilah asked the small ball fur that was smacking at the hand holding onto the file.<\/p>\n
Connie rushed up the silk blouse as her oversized kitty ears twitched at the sound of her name; small repetitive mews came from her mouth.<\/p>\n
Lilah cupped the bundle of purring fur scrambling up on her shoulder bringing the kitten close to her intense gaze. \u201cYou, Conscience, are a very needy thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connie purred, swatting at the woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, you win. The diabolic plan can wait, probably wouldn\u2019t have worked anyway.\u201d Lilah got up and picked up the plastic rod with a large feather attached to the end of it, dangling the toy for the happy leaping kitten.<\/p>\n
End<\/b><\/p>\n