Forever, Always, and Then Some

Chapter 22

 

Angel and Buffy go over to a corner of the lobby to have a little alone time.

Buffy: Angel, can you make him a little cereal. He usually has some before bed.

Angel: Just tell me where it is.

Buffy: I brought a box of stuff, in there you will find the cereal, his bowl and his spoon. Just miss a few tablespoons of cereal with some of milk from one of his bottles in the fridge. Use enough milk to make it like applesauce. Then warm it.

Angel: You are going to trust me to do this?

Buffy: You need to learn, Daddy.

Angel: Fine, and where is the box.

Buffy: That I don’t know. Look around.

Angel heads over toward the fridge and finds the stuff. Cordy sees him trying to make the cereal.

Cordy: What are you doing?

Angel: Trying to make cereal. What does it look like?

Cordy: Want me to help?

Angel: Please, it is suppose to look like applesauce. Does this look right?

Cordy: More milk, just a splash. That looks better.

Angel: Now just few seconds.

He takes it out of the microwave.

Angel: How does this feel?

Cordy checks the temperature.

Cordy: Feels about right.

They walk back to Buffy.

Buffy: Success?

Angel: With Cordy’s help I think I got it.

Buffy: Cordy, would you like to hold him while Angel feeds him?

Cordy: Sure.

Buffy: Take my seat, I am going to see how Wes is doing on. (she walks off)

Angel: Okay son, I guess it is dinner time. Ready?

Buffy walks up to the others.

Gunn: Buffy can I talk to you.

Buffy: Sure.

Gunn: I was wondering while you were here if you might show me some things. I can fight and I have power but I lack some of the more say fancy moves that would help. Like that flip up kick you and Angel do.

Buffy: Yeah I see he finally mastered it.

Gunn: He didn’t just know how to do it?

Buffy: Please. Half of what he knows I taught him. But then he taught me quite a few thinks too. Why ask me, Angel would help you.

Gunn: Well he has been working with Cordy and well we have can I say issues.

Buffy: Oh. Well I can show you a few things. How about tomorrow morning? Angel will probably sleep in but I can try and find someone to watch the baby.

Gunn: You sure?

Buffy: Yeah no problem. Well see you in the morning, I need to get the baby to bed. Looks like daddy succeeded in getting him fed.

Gunn: Night Buffy.

Buffy walks back to Angel.

Buffy: Finished?

Angel: All gone. You are right he does have healthy appetite.

Buffy: Well I think he needs to get to bed. Me too. Can you believe I just arrived this morning. Been a busy day.

Angel: Yeah a few hours ago I believe we were already dressed for bed.

Buffy: I vaguely remember that. Well I am heading back up. Cordy will you be here tomorrow?

Angel heads for the stairs.

Cordy: As usual.

Buffy: Well I hate to ask you this since you watched him tonight, but Gunn wanted to do some training in the morning and I was hoping I could talk you into watching him. If you can’t I will understand.

Cordy: I would be happy too. I have missed taking care of him.

Buffy: Thanks Cordy. We may have not been friends in high school but you are truly Angel’s friend and I hope mine now too.

Cordy: We’re getting there.

Buffy: Thanks Cordy. Night.

Cordy heads upstairs. She walks into her room.

Buffy: How is my little boy?

Angel: Sleeping like an angel?

Buffy: But my Angel is not sleeping.

Angel: But will be as soon as I have someone to snuggle with.

Buffy: Will I do?

Angel: Oh you’ll more than do.

They get ready and head to bed. Angel snuggles up against her.

Angel: Warm.

Buffy: MMMM

The next morning, Buffy and Gunn are training.

Gunn: Buffy, you have me using muscles I did not know I had.

Buffy: But you are doing great. You got the ability, just keep working at it.

Gunn: I will. But when I got these down, you will show me more.

Buffy: Definitely. I actually have a selfish motive.

Gunn: What if I am a better fighter, than Angel is safer?

Buffy: That’s my plan.

Gunn: Glad to be of service.

Buffy( looks up toward the door): Angel’s up.

Gunn Huh, how do you know. Do you have super hearing like vampires?

Buffy: No, I didn’t hear him, I feel him.

Gunn: Feel him?

Buffy: Yeah I can feel whenever he is around. He is just outside the door. But he can hear us. So why don’t he just come on in.

Angel comes in.

Angel: I did not want to disturb.

Buffy: And standing outside the door is not disturbing me.

Angel: I didn’t know your radar was on.

Buffy: Please the radar is for other vamps. I can feel you without trying.

Angel: I know, I just thought it may have faded by this time.

Buffy: Yeah right. Did you want something?

Angel: Just hoping you were finished.

Gunn: I am. Thanks Buffy. I will work on those moves.

Buffy: No problem. Listen we can do it again this week.

Gunn: Alright.

Angel: Does that mean we can go upstairs now?

Buffy: No I am still training. I was getting ready to do some tai chi.. Wanna join me? Gunn do you wanna learn?

Angel: Tai Chi? You and me. Don’t that usually get us in trouble.

Buffy: One can only hope.

Angel: So you are finished training, but are trying to lure me into a makeout session.

Gunn: I thought tai chi was a form of martial arts requiring great mental focus.

Angel: It is.

Buffy: It is suppose to be, but Angel has a tendency to lose focus.

Angel: Not lose, just change. And I am not the only one.

Buffy: I only learned what I was taught.

Gunn: I am out of here.(he heads upstairs)

Buffy: Well you going to join me or just stand there.

Angel: Fine but don’t say I didn’t warn you (he removes his shirt)

Upstairs.

Cordy: All finished?

Gunn: Yeah, she is good.

Cordy: Oh, where are they?

Gunn: Said something about Tai chi.

Cordy: Oh Angel has been showing some of the moves. It is very relaxing.

Gunn: Not from what they say.

Cordy: Huh? Well the baby is sleeping, I wonder if they would mind a third.

Gunn: They asked me to stay.

Cordy: Well then I will go ask.

Downstairs.

The couple is gently moving. Cordy walks down quietly so as not to disturb. They are moving in graceful unison, well until Angel adds his own moves which include running his hands down his wife’s hips and turning her around. He pulls her into a kiss.

Cordy: Angel: you never showed me those moves.

Angel: Huh? Oh well theses are moves that Buffy and I created ourselves.

Buffy: I created nothing I just follow my zen master.

The door opens.

Fred: Buffy phone

Buffy: Who is it?

Fred: That English guy, the watcher.

Buffy: Giles?

Fred: Yeah, him.

Buffy head up to the office and talks to Giles. She comes out. Looks distressed.

Angel: Bad news? Holtz?

Buffy: That’s part of it. The watchers council says they can’t hold him any longer, and they won’t hold him just to protect you. They plan on freeing him Monday.

Angel: Are they bringing him back to LA?

Buffy: No he has to find his own way, but that is not all. Guess who was seen boarding a private jet set for LA yesterday

Angel: Who?

Buffy: Your daughter.

Angel: Daughter? Druscilla?

Buffy: Uh huh and guess who owns the jet.

Angel: Wolfram and Hart. I guess they hope she can help them find Darla. Lot of good that will do them.

Lesley: Angel you have a daughter? I thought you said Conner was a miracle baby. Vampires can’s usually have children.

Angel: Druscilla is not my real daughter, Buffy was trying to be cute. I sired Druscilla.

Lesley: Sired?

Buffy: Turned her into a vampire.

Lesley: Oh and I take it she is not a good vampire like Angel.

Buffy: No she is both evil and quite mad.

Angel: And also psychic.

Buffy: Oh yeah that too.

Angel: When she landing.

Buffy: Probably already here.

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