2 years later.
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"Say Oz. You coming to the wedding?" Xander asked. He and Cordelia had arranged a wedding date...finally. After 7 months of planning they finally decided that they would have it after Cordelia had the baby. She had a beautiful baby girl that luckily looked nothing like her father except the eyes and the hair. Its sense of humor was another thing. Every time something stupid happened, but not funny enough to laugh at, the baby girl would laugh and point her finger toward it. She was 3 months old. Her name was Katlin Marie Larkin Chase. Katlin just because her mother liked the name. Marie because her father liked it. Larkin because that was Oz's last name and Chase, soon to be Harris because of the two's last name.

"Yaah, I'm still coming. So you and Cordy finally set on a date?"

"Finally. She insisted that we not have the wedding until after she could fit in her dress again."

"How is the little girl?" Oz asked. He loved children. Every night he could almost imagine little 3 year olds running around in the cabin....every night he would dream of one thing and one thing only. Willow Rosenburg. Oh how he longed to see her. To touch her....but he knew it wasn't possible. They broke up 5 years ago without an explenation, and they would never be that comfy around eachother again. He wasn't even sure if he would ever see her again.

"Oh, she is gorgeous..just like her mother. Still laughs at stupid jokes just like me. Crys alot just like her mother...bumps her head alot on the table just like me." As the conversation grew dull, due to the fact that Oz desperately wanted to know if Willow was going to be there and Xander desperately wanting to talk about Willow, the conversation sorta just ended in a deep breath. Sure it sounded simple...just bring up Willow but neither man dared. Oz was to proud to admit that he was one lose whipped puppy dog still morning over Willow Rosenburg, and Xander knew that Oz was a lose whipped puppy dog morning over Willow Rosenburg.

"So your coming." Xander said.

"Yep."

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"Willow I need to know now if you are coming or not?" Cordelia said over the phone.

"I'm coming. I just need to run a few errands before I come back."

"So how is our new found little Angel?" Willow asked over the phone.

"Oh god...she is such an angel once you get to know her."

"I'll bet..." Willow said..her voice filled with Sarcasm. Cordelia than found the urgency to give in.

"Okay. She's very spoiled. She is gorgeous like me yet she wines alot. Then she laughs at stupid jokes like Xander does and still manages to bump her head twice a day on the living room table." Cordelia said all in one breath.

"Trust me Willow. Your going to want to wait until your in your 30's before you even think of having children. I'm serious, they are just one migraine after another." Cordelia said completely unaware of Kevin. Willow fought the urge to just tell her about Kevin right then and there but she knew better.

"Well as much as I would love for you to tell me about everything that is happening in SunnyDale as of this moment, I think it might be wise to save the conversation until Friday when I'm actually there." Willow said. Yes talking about Katlin could be fun but she wasn't the center of activity. Besides, Willow had other things on her mind. Since the only conversation they could have was about Oz though neither one of them dared to bring it up. For Willow was a lost soul without him, and Cordelia just knew that any talk of him would set Willow off into a mad fit of cries and then Willow would probably become suspicious.

She didn't want Willow to know about Oz until Willow was actually at the wedding because she'd be damned if people ended up misearable at her wedding. She'd be damned if those 2 didn't work something out.

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"Grandma? I need to ask you a favor."

"Well yes Willow what is it. You know I'd do anything for you."

"Well could you take care of Kevin. I don't want Oz to see him until he has time to.... adjust."

"Most certainly. I'd love too. How long will you be gone?"

"2 weeks..." Willow said in a short high squeel.

"Great. That will give me and Kevin a chance to know eachother a little better."

"Thankyou." Willow said kissing her grandma's cheek. Kevin came up to Willow and tugged on her hand. Willow bent down to hear him.

"Mommy...I don't want to stay here." Kevin said in a soft winey voice. His head looked down at the ground. He didn't want to lose mommy.

"Sweety....everything is going to be alright. Trust me its for the best. Once Daddy knows about you than things are going to get alot better for us and if things don't get better for us than you can hit me. Agreed?" Willow asked looking him into the eyes.

"Yes maam. I just...well you know, I haven't been away from you for more than 1 day and thats when I'm over at Samantha's playing with Tommy. I just don't want anything bad to happen to you."

"Its Okay sweety. I'll be just fine. I'll miss you very much but this is for the best at the moment. Now you be a good little Angel that you show me at home. Okay?" Willow asked. Kevin nodded his head while biting his lip. Deep down, he was afraid.

He had never been alone with some one else other than mommy for more than 36 hours and here she was leaving him for 2 weeks. "I promise I'll be back real soon." Kevin nodded his head again and forced a smile. "Good boy. I love you."

"I love you too mommy." Kevin said. He hugged his mother and clingged to her.

"I promise I'll be back real soon. If you need anything you just page me or ask grandma and she will call me. Do you understand?"

"Yes mommy"

"Ok. Well I'm going to go now. Love ya."

"Love you too mommy."

As Willow pulled out of her grandma's drive way Kevin let down a single tear.

"Now don't you worry Kevin, you and I are going to have some real fun. Say have you ever been on a roller coaster?" At that Kevins head snapped up. He nodded his head excitedly.

"Would you like to ride one with me and grandpa?" Again he nodded his head yes.

"Ok. Well lets go inside and change into something cooler and we'll go. I may be old son but I've got a whole lot of energy. You'll never get tired of me." At that Kevin smiled and laughed. He took her hand and she slowly began to lead him up the drive way and into the house.

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