Xander and Phoebe's wedding was just hours away. Angel placed the gold-inked invitation on the nightstand. She had read it dozens of times since the invitation was placed on her desk. Xander never gave it to her directly. Xander didn't even want to talk about his marriage while they spent time together at the office. Yeah, they were just work. They never talked about personal things because it was too risky.

Angel got up from bed to get ready to go to church. She would be a bridesmaid along ...