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Rating: I'm gonna say PG-13 cause its got a couple notso good words in it. But only a few not many
Teaser: Cordelia has a surprise in store for Buffy andAngel!
Author's Notes: Okay this one is sorta not good andvery plotless! I just needed this one so the next one will make some sense and this waswritten at 2:00 in the morning so if it's a little outta wack just tell me!
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Okay so here it is...

Buffy walked into her dumpy L.A. apartment carryingLogan in her arms. Music blaredfrom down the hall and a fight could be heard from theabove floor. She sighed as shelooked around the messy living area. Dishes overflowedthe sink and Logan's toys werescattered around the room. A basket of unfoldedclothes sat on the coffee table next to anearly empty sippy cup and an old cereal bowl. She setthe toddler down and started forthe sink full of dishes.

"Logan, help mommy out and pick up your toys." Shesaid as she turned the water on andbegan filling the sink. Logan dropped her blankie inthe middle of the room and beganthrowing her toys in a small basket in the corner asBuffy washed the dishes. "I'm justglad Cordy didn't ask to talk here," she muttered asrinsed the soap off of a plate.

******

"I'M HERE ANGEL!" Cordelia yelled as she dropped herkeys and purse on her desk.

"I'm right here Cordy. You didn't have to yell." Hesaid as he came out of his office.

"Well I didn't know," she defended crossing her armsin front of her, "oh yeah, before Iforget, somebody is coming to meet you today at noonso be ready." she said ploppingdown in her desk chair and booting up her computer.

"And who might this somebody be?" He asked eyeing hersuspiciously.

"Sorry can't say names." She replied not even lookingup from the screen.

Angel sighed and returned to his office knowing thathe wasn't going to get anythingfrom his stubborn secretary.

******

Buffy awoke around ten that morning. Yawning sherolled over in the bed and grabbedthe phone. She called Cordelia's place but there wasno answer. She then tried AngelInvestigations. Knowing that there was a chance Angelmight answer she hoped to godCordy would pick up the phone.

"Angel Investigations!" Cordelia's voice rang out fromthe other line, "We help the hopeless!"

"Cordy it's just me." Buffy said tiredly. "I was justwondering if you were still expecting us."

"You bet I am!" Cordelia said as she filed her nails."Be here around noon."

"We'll be there." Buffy remarked before hanging up. Then she climbed out of bed andgot ready to shower.

******

"Oh good! You're here." Cordelia said standing upbehind her desk as Buffy came in thefront door. "Sit down for a minute. I'll be rightback."

Buffy sat down on a chair that was up against the walland set a barefoot Logan in frontof her. Straightening out the little girls sundressBuffy asked, "Now you're going to begood while we're here right?"

"Yes mommy," Logan replied before sticking her thumbback into her mouth. Buffy stood and switched places with her so that Logan wassitting and Buffy was kneeling infront of the chair. The small girl swung her legs asher mother slid sandals on her feet andbegan buckling them. "I do it mommy." Logan saidbefore fumbling with the buckle onthe small sandal.

Buffy watched her daughter silently not noticing whenCordelia returned followed byAngel. Logan noticed and stopped playing with thebuckle as she looked up at the tallman. Angel stared back mesmerized by her eyes.

'I know those eyes.' Angel thought as he stared at thesmall child sitting in his office. 'Those are my mothers eyes.'

"Hi mistah!" Logan said smiling and waving.

Buffy turned around and gasped when she saw Angelstanding behind Cordelia.

"A-Angel..." she stuttered.

"Oh would ya look at that!" Cordelia exclaimed. "Ihave an audition in ten minutes. Well I'll see you guys later. Have fun!"

"CORDELIA!!!!" Buffy and Angel exclaimed at the sametime, but she had already left.

"I...I better g-go." Buffy stuttered picking up Loganand turning towards the door. As shebegan to walk away Angel gently grabbed her arm.

"No wait," he said. "I think we need to talk."

"What's there to talk about Angel?" Buffy hissed."Huh? What's oh so important that I you need me to stay here?"

"I don't need you to stay here," he replied, "I'masking you to, and there are things we need to talk about. Like whose baby you're carryingaround. Why don't we go downstairs and talk."

Buffy reluctantly agreed and followed Angel to hisapartment down below.

"Would you like something to drink, or are you hungry?" He asked politely.

"No thanks" She replied quietly.

"What about her?" Angel asked gesturing to Logan whowas already wandering around the room examining different things.

"Logan don't touch!" Buffy said quickly as the girlpicked up a small bronze statue no bigger than a doll. Logan hurriedly set it down andmoved away. "She has a juice cup in her diaper bag." Buffy replied to Angel's question.

He nodded and sat down gesturing for Buffy to also have a seat.

"So who's the proud father?" Angel asked hoping deepdown inside that she would say what he wanted her to.

Buffy hesitated for a moment and then almost too quietto hear whispered, "You are," as she stared at the floor.

Angel remained silent as Buffy looked up at him tearsblurring her vision. "I had a feeling she was." Angel said after awhile.

"How?....I mean what do you mean you had a feelingthat she was?" Buffy asked confused.

"Her eyes," Angel replied, "Those are my mother'seyes. When I saw her in the office I knew right away that she was mine. But my question ishow?"

"Thanksgiving," Buffy said, "She was conceived on theforgotten day."

Angel stared at Buffy in shock. "How do you know aboutthat day? They said you wouldn't remember."

"Dreams." Buffy said simply. "And Cordelia filled mein on the rest."

"What's her name?" Angel asked changing the subject ashe watched the toddler wander around the room studying different things. Finally shecame and sat down on the floor by Buffy's feet and pulled a doll and a blankie out ofher diaper bag.

"Logan Marie."

"It's pretty." Angel said glancing at the girl. "She'spretty. She looks a lot like you."

"Yeah. That's what everybody says but I think shelooks more like you. It may just be the eyes though" Buffy said smiling slightly. She liftedLogan off of the floor and placed her in Angel's lap. He moved back a little not sure whatto think.

"She doesn't bite." Buffy laughed. "Well at least nothard."

Angel laughed too which cause the small child in hislap to giggle. "Hi mistah!" She said happily and giggled again.

"Not 'mister' silly Logan." Buffy said. "Daddy."

"Daddy?" Logan asked with curiosity in her eyes. Buffy nodded. "Daddy" Logan said this time with no question in her voice and a bright smileon her face. Then she climbed down and began running in circles around the coffeetable and jumping up and down.

*****

A few hours later Logan lay sleeping on the floor nextto the coffee table as Buffy and Angel talked.

"...So I guess you do the filing now huh?" Buffy askedwith a hint of her previous laughter still in her voice."

"Yeah! I just can't trust Cordelia to do it anymore."Angel said with a smile. He then glanced down at the floor where Logan was. "Is shesleeping?" he asked in a hushed voice. Buffy looked down also.

"Yeah," she said in a whisper. "but I'm surprised sheis. I thought since she slept in she wouldn't take a nap today."

Angel craned his neck to get a better look at Logan'sface. "She looks alot like you when she sleeps," he said smiling "well except for thethumb in her mouth."

Buffy smiled too but it soon faded when she saw thelook on Angel's face. "What?" She asked getting worried.

"Why are you here?" He questioned after a few minutesof silence.

"Cordelia asked me to...."

"No. I mean why are you here in Los Angeles? Whyaren't you in Sunnydale with the rest of the gang?"

"Look, I need to go....get Logan some lunch. w-whydon't we talk some other time." Buffy said standing up from the couch nervously.

"She's sleeping Buffy so sit down and answer my question. Besides I have food here ifshe wakes up." He said firmly. The tone of his voice caused her to sit back downimmediately. "Now tell me why you left Sunnydale."

"I-I needed to get away for awhile. It was too much,"She said, "I told Cordelia it was because of my mother and part of it was. Some of itwas because of Giles and Xander but it was mostly because of Riley."

"What about Riley?"

"I broke up with him before Logan was born. I didn't want him in her life. I didn't want her thinking that he was her father." She said as hereyes welled, "After she was born he started telling everybody that I was trying to take hisbaby away from him. He told my mother and at first she believed him. She kept tellingme that I couldn't keep Logan away from her father. Finally after about 2 months sherealized that Riley wasn't the father and she wouldn't let me bring the baby around anymore. Ithink she knew it was yours but she never mentioned anything about it. But Riley wasstill convinced that she was his. I only slept with him once, and that was before I knew Iwas pregnant. After that I started feeling sick so I went in to get tested. That's when Ifound out, but the docters said I was 3 months along so I knew it wasn't Riley's. I broke upwith him right away. I didn't even bother to tell him why." She paused for a moment.

"So you left because of Riley?" Angel asked.

Buffy nodded as tears streamed down her face. "Hewouldn't leave me alone Angel. He followed me everywhere. I ended up moving in withWillow after Logan's 1st birthday because he had found out where I was staying. At leastthen I knew that we were safe for awhile. That Willow would make sure he would stayaway. It worked for about a year. He walked in one day while Willow was at school. Healmost took her. I called the police. They arrested him but he only had a month. Youknow how the Sunnydale cops are. I had left before he got out."

Angel pulled Buffy into his arms. "Shhhh," he soothedwrapping his arms tightly around her. "It's okay. He won't take her away. I promise."he said gently rocking her.

*********

"Angel" Cordelia called coming down the stairs intoAngel's apartment. She stopped as she noticed Buffy wrapped in Angel's embrace as herested his cheek on the top of her head.

"Cordelia be quiet." He whispered shifting Buffy inhis arms.

"Is she sleeping?" Cordelia asked.

"They both are." Angel replied gesturing to Logansleeping on the floor.

"What'd do? Drug 'em? Cordelia hissed.

"Shhh Don't wake up the baby. You're standing rightnext to her." Angel said but as soon as he did Logan rolled over and opened her eyes.

"Mommy?" she whimpered.

Angel untangled himself from Buffy's arms and laidher back on the couch before going over and lifting the toddler off the floor."It's okay. Mommy's sleeping" he whispered then handed her over to Cordelia. "Here playwith her for awhile. I'm gonna put Buffy in my room and then cook something for themto eat. Why don't you stay here and have dinner too."

"Okay." Cordelia said sitting down on the floor withLogan.

Angel turned back to Buffy, lifted her easily off thecouch and carried her to his bedroom. He pulled the covers back on the bed laidher down then tucked her in before going to the kitchen and starting dinner as Cordeliaand Logan played in the living room.

********

Twenty minutes later Buffy woke up to Logan's happysquealing. Looking around she realized she was still at Angel's place. She climbedout of bed, ran her fingers through her hair then walked out into the living room.

"Mommy!" Logan squealed as she launched herself intoBuffy's arms. "Momma take nappy." Logan giggled.

"Yup, mommy took a nap." Buffy said blushing whenAngel came out of the kitchen.

He smiled at her then said, "Dinner's ready if youwant it."

"Dinner! Mommy I eat dinner!" Logan squealed. "Mommy Ieat dinner here with Tordy and Daddy and you!"

"Yeah baby girl we'll eat dinner here if Angel wantsus to."

"Of course," Angel said. "I didn't cook spaghetti for nothing."

"Pasketti! Pasketti!" Logan squealed and ran into thekitchen then reappeared, "Tum on Mommy! Tum on Tordy! Tum on Daddy!" she said motioningwith her tiny hands.

Angel laughed and made his way to the kitchen followedby Cordelia and Buffy. They all sat at the table except for Angel who began settingplates of spaghetti in front everybody. He then sat down across from Buffy and they beganeating. "Logan was my taste tester." Angel said smiling at the little girl who was managingto get a few noodles in her mouth while the others fell onto her sundress and the floor.

"Oh Logie," Buffy said looking at her daughter, "You're spilling all over Angel's floor."

"It's okay." Angel said quickly. "I can clean it up."

Cordelia laughed, "I don't think Angel knows what kindof mess he'll be cleaning up." She said to Buffy. She smiled at Angel as shecontinued eating. Buffy laughed then looked at Logan. The girls face was covered inspaghetti and she had sauce smeared on her dress.

"I don't think he knows either Cordelia." Buffylaughed then continued eating. They finished dinner and then cleaned up.

Walking into the living room with Logan in her armsBuffy said to Angel, "We better go. It's getting late and she still needs a bath."

"Alright." he replied, "be careful on your way home."

"You know me." She said smiling.

He smiled also then walked them up to the office andout to her car. "So what do you say about dinner tomorrow night? I'm sure Cordy wouldn'tmind watching Logan and it will give us a chance to talk some more."

"Sure. Why don't you call me tomorrow around 3 andwe'll make plans." She said placing Logan in her carseat.

"Okay. Goodnight Buffy."

"Bye." And with that she got in her car and drove off.

********

"Cordelia," Angel said coming into the office after watching Buffy leave, "Get on the net and look up anything you can about Riley Finn."

"Oooookay, Why?" she asked.

"Just do it. It has something to do with Buffy and thebaby." he replied.

After about 5 minutes of searching she exclaimed,"Aha! Riley Finn! Age 23, maleblonde hair blue eyes 6' current residents Los AngelesCalifornia. He works for the government keeping records. He was previously acommander for some sort of government thing but he resigned and started workinghere in LA."

"That'd be the guy. Any charges against him? Arrests?" Angel asked even though heknew the answer.

Cordelia scrolled down a little, "Ummm....yeah one forattempted abduction of a child that he claimed to be his. He was arrested and put injail for 2 months but then denied it and was released."

"If he's living in LA he's probably already beentracking her down. He might know where she lives now. Cordelia call Willow find outwhere Buffy lives and ask her if she knows anything about Riley."

"Don't bother," Doyle said coming into the office, "Ijust had a vision. Paradise Apartments down on Anchorage. And hurry Angel man. Itlooked bad."

"Dammit!" Angel yelled slamming his fist on the desk.Cordelia jumped. "Doyle, Cordelia I want you guys to grab Logan and bring herback here. Then call the police. This isn't a demon we're dealing with. He's a veryfucked up man." And with that he gestured for them to follow him out to the car. Theyall loaded in and made their way to Paradise Apartments.

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