Angel could picture her as the maternal type before he saw her with Addie. Maybe that was because at one point in his life the idea of the married life with Buffy was his picture of Shanshu. He's long since given up on redemption. When he goes to work now it's simply to help. There was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

There was a part of him that really wanted to bring Wes up to speed on the Cordelia situation. It's not his secret to share, but he couldn't help but feel that Wesley could figure this out. He was the guy who mastered the books after all. He'd have to put some more pressure on Cordy to make her situation known, at the very least, among the friends that considered her family. When asked about how his family was he paused for a moment. Things were complicated. Wasn't that the case with everyone these days? "Darla and Connor returned to Quortoth in exchange for Connor's other family to be given a second chance at life. They would have died by now from natural causes. It's hard to deal with some days, but having Kara and Addie to focus on helps. I'm tired some days, and worried others. Kara, my daughter, she's having some problems so she's resting up in a hospital. Darla leaving really did a number on her. I didn't expect to have grandchildren, but it helps to have family ties here. How are you? Buffy mentioned you were seeing Gwen."