A great story. Very good.

awww sweet :o) I love Angel being a Dad, and Cordy's role is great. Nice to see a fic showing how they're getting closer without going over the top or messing up the sentiment with romantic overkill, this was just perfect :o)

Pretty, but I agree with some of the others. Vignettes do not, by definition, need to be so descriptive. Not when it interferes with the story's flow. It was a good story that would have been even better if you'd toned down the descriptions somewhat. :)

E, as always, a breathtakingly beautiful piece. You captured so perfectly those funny, family-warm moments that I loved about this scene in Provider.

Connor's fingers, Cordy's nose, the dripping formula-the little things that show the humanness of their connection blend so perfectly with Angel's

preternatural grace. His ball-bearing smoothness, his silent ministrations, give a visual and emotional image of what he means to them: protector, provider, caretaker.

Letting the memory of baby Daniel shimmer to the surface was both chilling and sad and fit the piece seamlessly into the ep. A nice touch.

Cordy's waking was especially yummy. The view of her sprawled on the bed, all rising shirt and visible tattoo, was both sexy and homey. It was a great way to continue the opening scene, giving it bookend balance.

And I want Angel to touch *my* feet that way. Gah. I'm still aquiver-and so, I see, is Cordy. "We need a new word" is right! LOL!

Great job!

K

Responding to Jade Daniels: Thanks for the review. Thing is, I stand by the descriptiveness of piece as it is a vignette. Merriem-Webster's online dictionary ( www. ) gives as one of its definitions of a vignette as, "a short descriptive literary sketch".

This is a nice sweet fic, with a nice bit of C/A, but I thought that you went a little overboard with the descriptions. It was distracting from the actual telling of the story. Descriptions are all well and good when used in moderation, but not if they are used as filler material.

I thought it was a little too descriptive but not bad.

Very well-written. Beautifully descriptive language and strong characterisation.