Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy, Angel or Cordelia they belong to Joss and the little guy that goes "Grrr Arrg". Teegan, Tiffany, Tyler and Timmari are mine.
Spoilers: None that I can think of
Summary: Buffy and Angel get Cordelia to babysit chaos ensues
Distribution: Ask me first please
Author's note: Angel is human and he and Buffy are married and have 4 kids. and this is a response to a challenge I got off the Buffy_Angels_Kids list.
Feedback: Please! I know I don't normally post and if you like it then maybe I'll post all those stories I wrote in Study Hall
Rating: if you watch the show you're fine
And Finally the story:

"Cordy please! We need a baby-sitter!" Buffy Connely begged over the phone to her friend.

"No Way! You don't want me anyway I'm no good"

"Look I'm desperate! I'm taking Angel out for his birthday the regular baby-sitter is sick, Willow and Oz are on vacation, Xander and Anya are off doing god knows what, my mom's out buying art or something and Giles is on a date with Olivia"

"And you know nobody else?"

"Not enough that we would trust with the kids. Cordy please!"

"Look I said it before and I will say it again Buffy, No way!"

"Angelwillgiveyouaraise" she quickly blurted out, hey she was desperate.

"Ok! I'll see you at six." Cordelia hung up the phone before Buffy could say anything else.

"Oh god I didn't just do that." Buffy sighed and placed the phone back in it's cradle.

"Do what mommy?" Tiffany asked jumping on the couch next to her. Buffy pulled Tiffany closer to her pulling her daughters dark brown hair back and kissing her head, "Oh nothing. Cordelia is gonna baby-sit for you guys tonight"

"Really?!" She asked excitedly.

"yep."

"oh yay!!" The five-year-old jumped up and ran up the stairs to go tell her brother and sister.

*****

At six o'clock sharp the doorbell rang and Tyler and Tiffany raced to the door as the one and a half year old Timmari woddled along behind them. "Hi! Cowdelia" Tiffany said sweetly and the shy Tyler smiled behind her.

"Hey guys! Where are your parents?"

"Oh Cordelia you're here" Buffy said slipping her shoes on, "Thanks so much for coming."

"yeah no problem" Cordelia said rolling her eyes when her boss entered the room.

"Ready?" Angel asked his wife. He scooped Timmari up in his arms and grabbed her bottle from the floor before handing her over to Cordelia who looked pretty uncomfortable. "Ummm...Teegan's upstairs she fell asleep watching TV she'll probably be up in a bit," he added.

Buffy led them into the kitchen, "Supper is in the fridge feel free to have anything else you want as well. Umm...our cell-phone number is right here and we're just gonna go out to eat and to a movie it'll be about ten when we get back if you can try and get Teegan, Tiff, and Tyler to bed by nine, let's see that's about it."

"Timmari's bottles are in here and there's whole milk in the fridge for her--"

"-- Ok, ok, over protective much? We'll be fine go have fun" Cordy shooed them out the door.

"Ok, bye, we love you, have fun, and be good for Cordy" Angel said as they left through the garage door.

Timmari twisted in Cordelia's arms trying to get out of her hold to go with her parents. About 15 seconds after they shut the door she started crying.

"Mommy?" Teegan called rubbing her eyes and coming down the stairs.

"Hi Teegan." Cordy greeted the six-year-old.

"hi." she said grumpily covered in milk, "I spilled my milk"

Cordelia set Timmari down and ran to get some paper towels before running upstairs after Teegan leaving the others downstairs causing Timmari to start bawling even louder than before. "Can you change your cloths and clean up the mess" Cordelia asked the girl who nodded and took the paper towels from her.

"should I wash my cloths too?"

"yeah do that" Cordy turned and went back downstairs to comfort the infant.

It was about 20 minutes later and Timmari was still screaming. "Maybe she's hungry." Tiffany said handing the bottle to Cordelia who sat on the couch next to her. Teegan was still upstairs and Tyler was watching a tape full of Scooby Doo cartoons that Xander had made for him. Timmari shoved the bottle away and just kept crying.

"ugg I'm gonna go call your parents," she told Tiff and left Timmari with the 5 year-old, before walking to the kitchen to get the number and call.

"Hello?" Buffy said sweetly into the phone.

"Buffy thank God"

"Cordy?" she could hear the baby cry in the back ground.

"Yeah it's me I can't get Timmari to shut up"

"Did you give her a bottle?"

"Yeah she shoved it away"

"Umm...change her diaper?"

"No I'll try that"

"Ok if it doesn't work just put her in her crib she'll eventually tire out and go to sleep."

"Thanks Buffy"

"Is that mommy?" Tyler asked entering the kitchen and snatching the phone from Cordy. "Hi Mommy!"

"Hey Tyler, are you having fun?"

"Nope"

"aww why not"

"Timm won't stop cryin' "

"I know. Sweetie I gotta go ok, bye I love you"

"Uv you too" he hung up the phone and went back to watching Scooby while plugging his ears to block out the screaming.

Meanwhile upstairs:

"Come on stay put!" Cordelia told the screaming baby as she tried to put a new diaper on her when Timmari started peeing getting it all over Cordelia and the carpet. Cordelia slapped the diaper onto the girl and set her in the crib still crying before heading to the bathroom where she found Teegan and a soapy water filled room. "What happened in here?!"

"You told me to wash my clothes."

" I meant in the laundry machine" Cordy said exasperated "Hang on let me change and you can wash mine too" She went to Buffy and Angel's bedroom searching their closet for something "worthy" of her throwing clothes all over the room tying to find it. Once she finally did she went to find Teegan throwing her soiled clothing to her to go wash. "here thanks"

"otay." Teegan carried the clothing to the laundry room where she stood on her tippy toes trying to get them in the matching (Cordelia's white shirt and her bright red one that is). Then she found what she thought was liquid soap and dumped it inside, not to mention everywhere else as well. She started the machine and went to the living room to find Tyler watching his Scooby Doo tape and sat down with him. "where's Cordy and Tiff?"

"Cowdy is twin' to find Tiffy, shh she's hiding in the kitchen"

"Oh"

Cordelia searched the whole house for the five-year-old and finally surrendered leaning against the kitchen counter. "Gottcha!!" Tiffany yelled wrapping her arms around Cordelia who jumped around screaming only to find Tiffany covered with peanut butter. "Uhh-oh"

"What? "Cordy groaned

"My gum fell out in your hair"

And Cordelia screamed, not just any scream, a true scream, clutching at her hair desperately trying to get the gum out, but it was just making it worse "No! Not my perfect hair!"

"I'm sorry," a peanut butter covered Tiffany said in a small voice.

"Sorry?! You're sorry!?" A very angry Cordelia yelled at her causing Tiffany to break out in tears running to her older sister.

Cordelia went to sit at the table placing her head in her hands crying over her hair. She didn't notice when the three children entered the room with a rope in their hands.

*****

"So did you have fun?" Buffy asked her husband squeezing his hand as the walked to the front door.

"Anything with you is fun"

She smiled up at him, "I love you"

"I love you," he told her sincerely, "do I get an end of the date kiss?" he asked before kissing her on the front porch.

"Oh you'll get more than that," she promised.

"Really?"

"Really. Come on" she unlocked the door totally unprepared for the sight before her. Teegan, Tiffany, and Tyler asleep in a huddle on the couch. Tiff had peanut butter all the way up her arms and all over her face getting it on the new couch.

"We can clean up tomorrow" he told her going over to turn off the TV.

"Where's Cordelia?" Buffy asked as they wondered to the kitchen.

"Buffy! Angel! " she shouted happily, "Untie me!" and the quickly did.

"Who did this?" Angel asked her.

"Those monster kids of yours, that's who! I swear on all that is holy that I will never ever have kids they're horrible!" she stomped out of the house slamming the door behind her.

"Why was she wearing my clothes?"

"I don't want to know. Come on" Together they carried the kids up to bed not even daring to look in their rooms. They watched the kids sleep for a while before turning to each other. "I love you" they said at the same time before kissing. Buffy jumped up wrapping her legs around his waist as he carried her to bed lying her down before kissing some more when she suddenly rolled over on top of him "Ow! ow! ow!" they quickly broke apart turning the light on to find they had rolled over onto a high heeled shoe of Buffy's and the rest of the room covered in clothing.

"Oh god she is never baby-sitting again!"

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