Angel, Season 5

[Angel puts on his jacket. Cordelia walks into his office. Angel sighs.]

Cordelia:
So, you feel good?

[Angel turns toward Cordelia]

Angel:
Yeah, I do. I just... I kinda feel bad about it.

Cordelia:
My God, you are a piece of work.

Angel:
I just [laughs]...I just don't feel I deserve... I mean all I did was beat up a tiny Texan. [Angel sits down] Not like I helped anyone.

Cordelia:
Sure you did.

Angel:
Who?

Cordelia:
Boy, I really do fall for dumb ones. You know how you're always trying to save, oh, every single person in the world? Did it ever occur to you: you are one of them?

Angel:
No, it never did.

Cordelia:
Well, you made the list, gorgeous. And you needed some help.

Angel:
And you were the one that...helped me.

Cordelia:
Did my part. [Cordelia sits next to Angel]

Angel:
[chuckles] Lindsey wasted a lot of energy trying to make me doubt myself. I know it's not even close to over. I do feel like... I can do this. Wolfram and Hart, whatever's coming, I feel like we can beat it.

Cordelia:
I know.

Angel:
You do?

Cordelia:
I always did. I... I just needed you to know it too.

Angel:
So, all that stuff about the deals with the devil...

Cordelia:
Is God's honest truth. But you're bigger than that. You'll win this in the end. [she gets up] I, uh, I just wish I could be there to see it. [sighs]

Angel:
[he gets up] What do you mean? You're not...?

Cordelia:
I can't stay. This isn't me anymore. You can say goodbye to the gang for me, explain everything, once you understand.

Angel:
That's gonna be never. I... I need you here.

Cordelia:
Don't make this hard, Angel. I'm just on a different road, and this is my off ramp. The Powers That Be owed me one and I didn't waste it. I got my guy back on track.

Angel:
Cordy, there's just...

Cordelia:
[she puts her hand on Angel's cheek] We take what we can get, champ, and we do our best with it. [tearing up] I'll be seeing you. [she turns and starts to walk away] Oh, what the hell... One for the road?

[she rushes to Angel and the two embrace and kiss]

[the phone rings]

Angel:
You know, um, [whispers] I don't... I don't need to get that.

Cordelia:
That... you have to get.

[Angel walks towards the phone]

Cordelia:
Oh, and you're welcome.

[Angel picks up the phone]

Angel:
Hello? Yes, I know, she's... But that's impossible, she's standing right… [Angel turns around to see Cordelia gone; he puts the phone back to his ear] I'm sorry. [chokes up] Yeah. Did, um, so when did she die? Did, she, um... She never did wake up? I see. [he hangs up the phone and speaks softly] Thank you.