Disclaimer: Joss owns them and destroys their lives! I borrow them and fix their lives! And I own Logan! And Nickelodeon owns Blues Clues!
Rating: PG
Teaser: Cordelia babysits for Logan!
Author's Notes: This is what takes place when Buffy and Angel are off having dinner and fun like Cordelia suggested!
Feedback: Please Please Please! But no flames

"Logan?" Cordelia called after buckling the carseat into her car. "Logan c'mon!" Cordelia looked around the car for the toddler.

"I drive!" Logan giggled when Cordy looked into the window of the drivers side.

"Oh I don't think so!" Cordelia laughed. "You little missy are sitting in the back!"

Logan giggled again before climbing back into her seat. After buckling her in Cordelia climbed in the front and started the car, before heading off to the mall.

*****

"Okay, where first Logan?" Cordy asked as they entered the mall. "Will it be Gymboree...or...Baby GAP?"

"There!" Logan exclaimed pointing towards the toystore.

"No, we don't want to go there!" Cordelia said as she quickly steered them away from Kaybee Toys.

"Later?" Logan asked with a pouty face.

"Later." Cordelia replied as they walked into the Baby GAP. "Aren't we lucky we have your daddy's gold card!" Cordelia muttered as she skimmed through the racks of toddler clothes with one arm while the other supported Logan.

"How 'bout this?" Cordelia asked holding up a small pink 3/4 sleeve shirt.

Logan nodded then pulled a pair of bright orange capri's off the rack. "And dese!" She exclaimed.

"Those ones don't match, Logie." she picked a pair of khaki capri's with a pink flower embroidered on them, "But these ones match!"

"YAY! I wike dem!" She pulled a sweatshirt off the rack, "And dis too!"

"You wanna get that?"

Logan nodded.

"Okay. We can get that one too. Anything else you want?"

"Dat." Logan said pointing to a small leather jacket. "Mommy has one."

"Let's see if they have your size." Cordelia set Logan down and directed her toward the rack of leather jackets. After skimming through them for a few seconds she pulled one out and slipped it over Logan's shoulders. "That's the size!" She said before taking it off and putting it with the rest of the clothes that were draped over her arm. Taking Logan's hand they went to the cashier counter.

"Will these be all?" The lady asked as she began ringing up the clothes.

"Yup!" Cordelia replied.

"You're total is
103.59."

Cordelia handed her Angel's credit card, and then grabbed the bag off the counter. "Where to now Logie?"

"'Boree!" She exclaimed.

After spending
230 at Gymboree Cordelia and Logan headed to Hudson's. Logan jumped up and down when she saw the racks of clothes.

"More twothes! More twothes!" She said running towards them.

Cordelia laughed and caught up just as Logan pulled a pair of Tommy Hilfiger Overalls off the rack.

******

"So what do you want for dinner?" Cordelia asked when they were back at her apartment.

"I don't know!" Logan replied.

"Spaghetti-O's?"

Logan stuck out her tongue in disgust.

"Peanutbutter and Jelly?"

Again the tongue was out.

"Macaroni?"

"No!"

"Pizza?"

Logan thought for a moment and then nodded.

"Okay Pizza it is!" Cordelia exclaimed as she grabbed the phone and dialed the Pizza Hut number.

After dinner arrived and they ate Cordelia gave Logan and bath and dressed her in her pajamas. Logan ran to the couch and sat down. "Bwues Cwues?" She asked looking at Cordy with wide eyes.

Cordy frowned. "I don't have Blue's Clues at my house sweetie."

Logan's lower lip trembled. "No Bwues Cwues?"

"Nope. I'm sorry Logan." Cordelia replied. "But you can watch Blue's Clues tomorrow when you get home."

"Home?" Logan asked.

"Yeah. With Mommy and Daddy."

"Mommy? Where mommy?"

"Mommy's at home."

"I go home." Logan said. "I want mommy." She began crying.

Cordelia picked her up and tried quieting her down. "Shh. It's okay Logan. You'll see mommy tomorrow."

She rocked the bawling toddler in her arms. Then thought for a moment. *The people across the hall have kids. Maybe they'll have a Blues Clues tape.* She set Logan down on the couch, went across the hall and knocked on the door. A young girl around the age of 13 answered it.

"Can I help you?" She asked.

"Yeah. I'm Cordelia from across the hall and I was wondering if you happened to have any Blues Clues tapes that I could borrow for tonight."

"Umm..yeah." The girl said giving Cordelia a strange look. "Just a second."

Cordelia waited as the girl went back into the apartment. She returned with a movie.

"Thank-you so much. I'll return it tomorrow morning when I leave for work."

"Sure." The girl said. "Have a nice night....and enjoy the tape." She gave Cordelia another strange look and went back into the apartment, closing the door behind her.

"God, now she probably thinks I'm crazy." Cordelia muttered before returning to her apartment. She glanced at the still crying toddler on her couch and then put the tape in the VCR. As soon as Logan heard the opening music come on she looked up and smiled.

"BWUES CWUES!" She squealed jumping up and down and singing along to the songs.

Cordelia groaned and flopped down on the couch. *At least I got her to stop crying.* she thought.

After the tape was finished Cordelia took Logan into her room and laid her on the bed. "Now go to sleep!" She exclaimed.

"I want boppy!" Logan said.

"What's boppy?"

"Boppy!" Logan said again. "Boppy Boppy Boppy Boppy Boppy...."

"Alright!" Cordelia screeched. She handed Logan a stuffed bear. "See? Boppy! Now. Go. To. Sleep!"

"Not Boppy!" Logan said but closed her eyes anyway.

"Finally!" Cordelia hissed.

*****

"Never again!" Cordelia said to Doyle as she came into the office carrying Logan. "I had to go to the neighbors house to borrow a Blues Clues tape cause she wouldn't stop crying, then the girl thought I was crazy. Then Logan wouldn't stop singing the songs and she wouldn't go to bed without 'Boppy'. I don't even know what the hell 'boppy' is. So I gave her some stuffed bear and told her it was 'Boppy'! Then she wanted a drink! Then she was hungry! God! They never stop wanting! Remind me never to have kids!" She finished and stalked to her desk.

Doyle laughed and lifted Logan in his arms. "Even I know what a boppy is!" Doyle said to Cordelia as he picked up a pacifier off a chair.

"Boppy!" Logan squealed taking it from him and putting in her mouth.

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