Forever, Always, and Then SomeChapter 33
Buffy continues to eavesdrop on Angel’s dream. DA and DB continue kissing . Their mouths never loosing contact as they slowly remove each others clothing until they are both down to their underwear. Buffy loves the cute teddy that Angel has her in. And the satin boxers are sexy. DA leads DB into the bathroom. Buffy follows. The huge bathtub is already filled with warm bubble bath. DA removes DB’s last garment and lifts her into the tub. She relaxes and he sits on the edge watching her. DB runs her wet hand along his leg until he finally strips and sits down behind her. She leans back and he gently caresses her shoulders. She leans her head back and he captures her mouth with his. As the kiss continues, DB rolls over to face DB. They continue to kiss. Suddenly Buffy realizes that DB has progressed to the one act of love denied Buffy and Angel. She glances at DA’s face. The smile he bestows on DB is not one that Buffy has seen too often. The last time she saw him smile like that was, it was, it was…… the night they conceived Conner. Suddenly DA looks ever at her. DB disappears from the dream and DA climbs out of the water and walks toward where Buffy watches. The water glistens off his nude body. DA reaches for her but no contact can be made. He looks disappointed and walks back to the bedroom. DB is now on the bed waiting for him. DA climbs in and the proceed making love as Buffy watches. She can not stop watching and feels a wave of jealousy. After a long while, her concentration is broken by the sound of Conner. She pulls back from the fantasy and into her reality. As she is changing Conner, the phone rings. Buffy: Hello. Angel: Why did you leave? Buffy: Conner woke up. Angel: Oh, is he feeling better. Buffy: Oh yeah, a lot. Angel: Good. You stayed longer this time. Buffy: I didn’t want to leave. You knew I was there didn’t you? Angel: Oh I can sense your presence if not actually see you. Buffy: I have to move to the next level. Angel: You are not ready. Buffy: But I am. I can do this. Angel: You are talking harnessing your unconscious thoughts. Buffy: I can do it. It just might take me a little while. After all I am the slayer. My unconscious is already an important tool for me. Angel: One thing for the powers to send you prophecy dreams, another to control them yourself. Buffy: I know I can do this. Angel hears a knock. Angel: One sec honey. Who is it? Wesley: Angel I need to talk to you. Angel: Okay one sec……Honey, I have to go, you know work, I love you. Buffy: Love you too…..be careful. Angel: That’s my line. Buffy: Bye Angel: Bye.
On a darken street a car is parked. Inside are two men spying on the hotel. Driver is looking through binoculars. Driver: The commander said that they learned about this from the internet. He wants us to see what we can find out. If the stories are true. They want us to bring in the parents and the child. Passenger: Graham, it has to be a hoax. Vampire’s can not reproduce. I should be back in Sunnydale, dealing with Buffy. Graham: We have our orders. Buffy will still be there. Riley, you don’t even know for sure if the kid is yours. Riley: I know but I need to find out one way or another. They continue to spy on the hotel. Graham: We have activity. Male, black coat exiting the hotel. Heading away from us. Riley: Bingo. No body heat. Graham; Think he is our man. Looks like he is leaving. Riley puts down the heat sensor and picks up his binoculars. Watches as Angel turns to unlock his car door. Riley: Oh my god I know him. Graham: You know him? From the compound? I don’t recognize him. Riley: Not from the compound. From Buffy. That’s her ex-boyfriend. Graham: Buffy’s ex what? She dated a vampire. You never told me she did. Why would she? Vampires are killers. Riley: Not Angel. He supposedly has a soul. Some curse or something. Graham: A soul? And Buffy dated him? Riley: More than dated…….he was, he was well her first love. Graham: And they had an intimate relationship I am assuming. Riley: Oh yeah.
Suddenly cross bows are leveled at the two men’s heads. Wesley: Hello gentlemen. Wanna tell me why you are out here? Graham starts to move. Gunn: Hold it right there mister or I will have to make a new hole in that pretty face of yours. Angel saunters up. Angel: Hi guys. What do we have her? He looks in Riley’s window. Angel: Riley Finn. Never thought I would ever see your ugly face again. Riley: Angel, feelings mutual. Angel: Want to tell me why you and your little buddy here are watching my place? Riley: Following orders. Words out that a couple of vampires had a baby. Just sent to check it out. Angel: Hmmmm so the US government is getting into the act. Hate to disappoint you guys but no baby here. Graham: Not here or there is no baby? Angel: Riley, want to tell your friend here I don’t answer questions. I only ask them And my first question is: If I let you go, will you come back? And my second question is: If you come back will I be this nice. Well? Any answers? Riley: We are following orders. Angel: Funny thing about orders. I don’t take them from anyone. Wesley snickers and Angel gives him a look. Gunn makes a snort sound. Angel: You guys have a problem? Wesley: No, no, just nothing. Angel: Gunn? Gunn: Of course you don’t take orders from anyone here. Angel gives him another look. Angel: Back to what I was saying. I do not take orders, but I can sure give some. I am ordering you to leave. I order you to tell your higher up muck mucks they are barking up the wrong tree. Angel leans forward and places his hands on the window ledge on the passenger side. Angel: Do I make myself clear? Riley looks at Angel’s hands warily as if he is scared he is gonna get hit. Angel notices. Angel: What are you looking at? Riley: Nothing, Nothing…….uh nice ring. Angel: I think so.. Damn I am so through talking. So leave and do not come back. Angel and company backs up and the car takes off. Graham: He is not a killer? Could have fooled me. Riley: I said the same thing when I met him. So what now? Graham: We contact the commander and we set up more covert surveillance. Riley: That may take a day or two. While you guys get it set up I am heading to Sunnydale. Graham: Fine. Let me take you to your car. But keep in touch. Riley: Sure. Graham: Do you think she would know anything? Riley: I have more important things to talk to her about. Graham: And if she did she probably wouldn’t tell you either. Riley: Probably not.
In Sunnydale. Buffy: Willow, do you think you can handle things if I patrol tonight? Just a quick sweep. Willow: Sure, I expected you to go. A little teething is no problem now that we know. Buffy: Tell me about it. Most mothers have nine months to read up on motherhood. But oh not me. Willow: Hey, no stretch marks. Buffy: That is a plus. Oh and no long labor either. Willow: Surprised all the rich women don’t have surrogates to carry their babies. No fuss no muss. Buffy: But my life is so not normal, I always hoped if I had a baby it would be the normal way. Willow: But that would take the fun out of being you. Buffy: Being me is not often fun. Willow: Okay someone is getting on the sad track. I am sensing someone is jonesing for her vampire. Buffy: Always. When he is around it is like the whole world is brighter. Willow: I know that feeling, or I have. Buffy: Tara? Willow: We talk but she is not ready and I am not pushing. I still have issues to deal with. Buffy: It has been over a month since the whole blowing up the van thing and you have done so good. Willow: Still one day at time. Conner starts crying and Buffy goes to get him. There is a knock at the front door. Dawn runs for it. Dawn: Oh my god. Oh my god. Riley? Riley: Hi kid Dawn: I am not a kid. Riley: Sorry, I forget. Is Buffy here? Dawn: Uh yeah come on in. I will get her. Rile walks in to the living room. Dawn: (yelling) Buffy!!!! Buffy is just starting down the stairs. Buffy: Dawn don’t yell you scared him. Dawn: Sorry, uh you have company. Buffy gets to the bottom of the stairs. Buffy: Who? Buffy sees Riley. Buffy: Riley? Riley: Buffy. Hello. Buffy: Uh you are the last person I expected to see. What are you doing here? Riley: I came to see you. Buffy: Oh. Why? Riley: See how you were. Who is that? Buffy: Riley, I would like you to meet Conner, my son. (she turns the baby so Riley can see his face) Riley: Son? Buffy: Yes my son. Riley: Oh he is adorable. Riley looks into the baby’s face. Then into Buffy’s eyes. Riley: Look at those big brown eyes. Buffy: Everybody notices them first, then they move onto his incredible smile. Riley: He isn’t mine, is he? Buffy: No. My lord no. I never thought you would think. No, he was born in November. Riley: Eleven months after I left. His name is Conner? Buffy: Yes. Conner Alexander Summers. Riley: Alexander? As in Xander. Is he the father? Buffy: Uh no. Just the god father of sorts. Riley: Well the brown eyes. Buffy: Lets not talk about Conner any more. Lets sit and tell me what you’ve been doing and why you are her. Riley and Buffy sit on the sofa and he starts telling about his less classified missions. Conner starts fussing. Buffy reaches in her pocket and pulls out the teething gel and lays him on the sofa between them to rub it on. Buffy: He just started teething and it is giving him fits. Riley watches her and notices her engagement ring and wedding band. Riley: You are married? To the father? Buffy: Yes, I am. Riley looks harder at the rings. Riley: To Angel. Buffy: How did you know? Riley: I recognized the band. It matches his. Buffy: When did you see his? What are you up to? Riley: Nothing. I swear. I ran into him earlier today in LA. But that has nothing to do with why I am here. Buffy: Talk. Riley: I came by last night to see you when you were getting home and when I saw Conner I got scared and left. But before I could come back I got sent to LA where I ran into Angel. As soon as I got free I came back here to find out what was going on. Buffy: So you know. I am married and have a son. A lot can happen in over a year. Riley: I can see that. Is he really yours? Buffy: Of course he is. Why does everybody do that? Riley: Well I thought you and Angel couldn’t. Well and I heard about two vampires conceiving a child in LA. Buffy: That is why you were in LA, to check on the vampire baby story. That’s how you ran into LA. Riley: Actually yes, but I did not know it was Angel till later. Buffy: Riley, pick up that photo album and look at the first few pages. Riley reads: Mommy’s Little Prince. (the cover) Riley opens the album. Riley: His birth certificate? Angel Summers? Buffy: He took my name since he did not have one. Riley: Oh. A DNA test? Buffy: The A is Angel, the B is me, the C is Conner, and the D is Dawn. Now look at the next two. Riley: Two more DNA tests both saying you are the mother. Buffy: Now do you believe me. As you can see a lot of people don’t. Riley: Sorry. I didn’t mean to get you angry. Willow walks in. Willow: Riley? What are you doing here? Riley: Stopped into see Buffy and got to meet Conner. Willow: Oh. Uh Buffy I just came to get him so you could go. Buffy: Thanks, I want to get back, especially after last night. Buffy gives Willow the baby and she leaves. Riley: Patrol? Buffy: Yep, may be a mother but I am still the slayer. And the nasties are a bit cocky since I was gone. Riley: Gone? Gone where? Buffy: Oh I was in LA all week. Just got back yesterday. Riley: LA? Oh visiting. You are not living together I assume. Buffy: No, we each have too many responsibilities. Maybe one day but no time in the not so distant future. Riley: Mind if I tag along. Have not done a routine patrol in ages. Buffy: Fine. You need weapons, check the trunk. I need to get my jacket. Riley and Buffy head off to patrol. Riley: Seems like old times, well almost. Buffy: Riley, what are you going to tell your commanders about my son? Angel’s son? Riley: Not sure. I need to think about it. Buffy: Please tell me you would not risk a young baby’s future because of hype about a vampire baby. . Conner is human and he is perfectly healthy and normal. And he is mine. Riley: I realize that but I am not sure they are going to let this go. Buffy: Well I suggest you make them. Riley: You sound like Angel. Buffy: Parental instinct. You may learn what it is like one day. Riley: I can’t make them stop. Buffy: But you can steer them wrong if necessary. Riley: I am telling you I don’t’ know. Suddenly vampire comes at them and Buffy flips him and stakes him without missing a beat. Riley: Haven’t lost your touch. Buffy: He was a newbie. They take no effort. MORE LATER…………………………. |
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