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"I�m telling you they bought it." Max smirked over at Lilah and Darla. "I did
as you told me to."
"Did that little bitch recognize you?" Lilah sneered.
"No, not really though I did get the impression that she didn�t really like
me all that much." He shrugged, in a way he kind of hoped the girl had
remembered him, there had been back up ready to help and it had been fun
torturing her the first time. She was a strong person to survive what she had
gone through and hurting her the second time was going to be even better.
Lilah looked at her watch and jumped up. "I have a meeting in a few minutes.
Keep them running in circles, our plan is to get the girls by them selves and
take them then you and Darla can have your fun."
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"I say we have a girls night out tonight." Cordelia flopped down on the couch
next to Aria who didn�t look too pleased about the idea.
"I don�t know, I mean what if someone I know sees me and tells my Dad, he�d
be able to find me and did that sound as stupid to you as it did to me?" Aria
looked at the three other girls who tried to hide their smiles. "It did, wow.
I�m in."
"Good. Willow? Douglass?"
"I don�t know, you remember the last time we went to a night club? The night
didn�t go quite as planned and it took a very pissed off Angel to get those
guys away from us." Willow bit her bottom lip.
"Come on Wills, we�ve got your witchy powers and Douglass with her kick ass
fighting ability." Cordelia pleaded her friend but Willow looked undecided. "
Unless you�re worried what Angel would do if you left his sight for, oh
let�s say five seconds? Talking about that, what ever happened to that
massive hotel he owns? Is it some unwritten law that he can�t sleep there
ever? Cause I know our *couch* can�t be all that comfy." Willow turned bright
red and agreed to go before any more words could fly out of Cordelia�s mouth.
"Douglass?"
"I don�t think so..."
"Oh come on. Willow and Aria I can understand, they have that unspoken
attraction to our favorite blood suckers but you and me we�re solo. Going out
and clubbing is not only expected from us but is a mandatory religious
experience for single women." Cordelia wiggled her brows and flashed a huge
smile.
"Hey!" Willow and Aria cried. "We�re single too," Willow exclaimed holding up
her hand "see, no rings?" Douglass and Cordelia snorted and rolled her eyes.
"So?" Douglass threw her hands up in defeat. "Fine but I really need that
nap. I�m wiped out." Cordelia clapped her hands in glee. "Hey, you didn�t
get up until noon and it�s only four, how can you be tired?" Cordelia
questioned but Douglass just shrugged as she walked into her bedroom.
Four hours later the girls were starting to get ready to go out on the town,
Aria was getting ready with them upstairs, she had moved downstairs with
Spike having felt more at ease with him at first, plus he gave her a
protected feeling that she had never experienced. But the bathroom down there
was so dim that she felt like some animal living in some hole.
The guys had left an hour ago saying they needed to ask Mr. Turner a few
questions so the girls thought it best to get ready and leave before they
came back. Not exactly being sneaky or lying to their over protective friends
but not really telling them the truth either. Sometimes the guys were worse
than jailers and not wanting to debate on the need to blow off some steam the
plan was to be gone before they returned.
"The cab will be here in five minutes, is everyone ready?" Willow called out.
They had decided that instead of having a designated sober person they�d use
LA�s cab services that night, Cordelia wrote a note for the guys.
Douglass walked out of her room in the black leather pants Cordelia had
purchased for her, she also wore a heather blue tight fitting top. "See? I
knew those pants were made for you!" Cordelia gave Douglass her seal of
approval and moved onto Willow and Aria, Willow was in a bright colored
sarong and matching top, the outfit screamed feminine and it fit Willow's
personality to a tee. Aria had opted for leather pants as well though hers
were dark blue and wore a white top, as for Cordelia she wore a bright red
silk shift that hugged all the right places.
"Come on girls, let�s go paint the town red and having spent so much time
with vampires, that saying no longer holds the same meaning." Cordelia
grimaced and followed the others downstairs.
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"Lindsey, don�t you look like absolute crap?" Lilah smirked as she walked
past him in the hall in her way home.
"Screw off!" Lindsey muttered rubbing his tiered eyes, he could have gone
home hours ago but he�d end up doing the same thing he had done every night
for the last month, he�d drive by her building just to see if the lights on
the top floor were on, then he�d go home to his over decorated apartment and
empty cupboards. He'd sit in his living room listening to the station she had
last listened to, pick up the phone a few hundred times or so forcing himself
not to call her. He�d done the right thing after all, after what happened the
last time they had been together it could never go back to the way it had
been. Having contact with her had broken down the walls he had efficiently
built to block off any real emotions, it hadn�t been the sex, he could�ve
gotten laid anywhere, it was when she asked to stay after the drug wore off.
She had stayed because she wanted to, they even had sex before drifting off
to sleep.
Lilah opened her mouth to insult Lindsey again when the clasp broke on her
briefcase emptying the contents, Lindsey chuckled and was about to step on
the debris when he noticed the book. Lilah went to snatch it before he could
but Lindsey was too quick for her. "Lilah how�d you get this? It was in my
office."
Lilah made a grab for it again but Lindsey held it out of her reach, opening
the book to the first page he noticed something he had missed before, a
geneology page. MacArthur. Lindsey quickly skimmed down the page and felt his
chest tighten. "What are you doing with this." He growled.
Lilah straightened herself and tried to act nonchalant. "Nothing really. Just
wanted to see what the book was all about."
Lindsey�s hand shot out and brought Lilah�s arm up behind her back. "I�m
going to ask you one more time. What... Are... You... Doing... With... The...
Book?" Lilah cried out in pain making the young lawyer to look around to see
if anyone was witnessing his brutal attack.
"I was able to get a meeting with Max and Darla wanted me to get the book for
her. It was in your bookshelf." Lindsey waited for her to continue and when
she didn�t he pulled on her arm bringing it a little higher so she cried out
in pain.
"Lilah I�m not playing here, I haven�t slept in a month, I saw the name
inside the book and if you think I�m going to just let this go you�re highly
mistaken."
"Lindsey I wont say anything."
Lindsey shrugged and pulled her to her feet. "Fine, if you wont tell me I
know someone who�ll know how to make you talk." Shoving her to the elevator
with her arm still wedged up high behind her back, Lindsey only hoped that
Angel would be able to stop what ever Lilah was up to.
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