Chapter

Almighty Mike:

I had been proud of myself for surviving the past months without self destructing, but more than pride, I had also been grateful to the woman that made it happen. 

Cordelia had refused doctors' way out because it was very expensive and even though she could very well afford it, she felt it would be a waste of resources as it wasn't even a cure they'd offered, but a way to slow down the progression of the disease while she painfully wasted away on a hospital bed. 

She'd changed her mind after listening to my pathetic sob story about Angel's proclamation of love and immediate dismissal afterwards. Unlike Trigger, she did not judge me, she gave me a warm hug and assured me that everything would be alright even though it didn't look like it. 

"But I can't live withou