Cordelia suddenly felt homesick as she found herself wishing that Wesley were here. He always seemed to be able to find the answer in one of his old musty books to whatever problem they were facing. She looked among the faces present noticing the fact that Azi didn¡¯t look at all well when he rose. Wait. Gave her some energy? Was it even possible? Aside from drinking a crap ton of something like Red Bull.
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Jo was still a little preoccupied, thinking about the vanishing waitress, though not so much that she¡¯d missed the wink sent her way. It was a thing that caused her to shift uneasily, not altogether sure how she felt about it. Demons were the enemy. It was hard to see them any other way especially with what happened to her father.
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She decided it was simpler to focus on something else...anything else. Which was easy enough to do with the nagging feeling she had about the waitress. Something was just...off. Maybe she should have kept looking. Or maybe someone or some thing was setting a trap.?
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¡°Spike?¡± Cordelia spoke hesitantly, half not believing her own eyes when she looked up at hearing a familiar voice that left her feeling even more homesick. It was somewhat belated but after a moment she got to her feet then pulled him into a quick hug, a gesture having more to do with a familiar face from back home than anything else.
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While it was true they hadn¡¯t been exactly close it was enough just having at least one person from her past here with her. ¡°Cab fare isn¡¯t the thing that takes adjusting to here.¡±
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It was then that a woman¡¯s voice interrupted the conversation after checking her phone. ¡°I can think of someone who¡¯s not the slightest bit interested in having your...¡¯little friend¡¯ roaming free.¡± She¡¯d slipped into the booth just behind theirs moments after the couple had suddenly reappeared, a thing that seemed to go unnoticed by the population at large but had certainly piqued her interest.?
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