(Night. We see an old-fashioned carousel, Cordelia and Bethany holding drinks.)

BETHANY: You're right. This is great!

CORDELIA: It's the vanilla that makes the mocha less latte-y.

BETHANY: Yeah. Where I'm from, you know, they still just have coffee. Everything else is that L.A. stuff.

CORDELIA: Yeah. Don't bone my boss.

BETHANY: What?

CORDELIA: Angel. He's strictly a no-bone.

BETHANY: I wasn't ... Cordelia, I don't wanna sleep with Angel.

CORDELIA: The thing about Angel, he's old-fashioned -- *old* fashioned -- like, the age of chivalry. He sees you as, pretty much, the damsel in distress. I think it's a little more complicated than that.

BETHANY: W-why are you ... I never ...

CORDELIA: I think you're kind of dangerous. I'm not being mean. I like you. I do. But, you come on all helpless and ... I mean, people that thought that you were helpless before have died.

BETHANY: Those men in the alley, that was the only ... They were gonna hurt me.

CORDELIA: You could have floated them away, or-or spun them until they puked. I don't know. You squashed 'em.

BETHANY: You don't know how scary it was.

CORDELIA: Yes, I do. I had a vision of you. That's how Angel found you. I felt everything. And those guys are better off squashed, I truly think, but somewhere in that moment of panic a decision got made and I don't want something like that to happen to my friends, or -- and I can't stress this enough -- me. No matter what, sex complicates the equation, even more than you think.

BETHANY: I get it. You don't have to worry.

CORDELIA: Good.

BETHANY: So, are you and Angel ...?

CORDELIA: Oh, no! I like my men less broody and more spendy.

BETHANY: He is kind of earnest. He always seems to --

• Cordelia & Angel
• Funnies

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