Forever, Always, and Then Some

Chapter 46

 

Buffy puts Conner to bed as Angel sits in his chair watching.

Buffy: What are you doing?

Angel: Fantasizing.

Buffy: About what?

Angel: Do you really need to ask?

Buffy: No, I guess not. I wish I could make your fantasies come true.

Angel: Not necessary, having you and Conner is all I need. Sex is nothing but an expression of love. And we have no problem expressing ours.

Buffy: True, but it would still be nice.

Angel: Is he asleep?

Buffy: Sleeping like an angel.

Angel: Well come give your big angel some attention.

Buffy walks over and slipping one knee on each side of his hips she sits on his lap.

Angel: Living dangerous?

Buffy: No just getting up close and personal. Objections?

Angel: Not in the least.

She leans in for a kiss and soon they are lost in each other. His hands gently stroking her back, hers caressing his neck and hair. Angel pulls back for a moment.

Angel: You are really leaving tomorrow? With Conner?

Buffy: I have to. You know that.

Angel: I know, but I still want you to stay.

Buffy: We still have tonight.

Angel: What about sleep?

Buffy: I can sleep in Sunnydale. Let’s enjoy the night.

Angel: I have an idea, hop up.

Buffy gets up and Angel leaves the room. He comes back moments later and grabs a blanket out of the closet.

Angel: Come on.

Buffy: What about Conner?

Fred and Wesley appear at the door.

Wesley: We got the little guy.

Buffy: Oh, okay.

Angel takes her hand and leads her to the roof of the hotel and wraps the blanket around himself and sits leaning against a wall. Buffy climbs in with him and they sit staring at the moon and stars.

Buffy: This is beautiful. And just chilly enough to require extensive snuggling.

Angel: Read my mind.

They spend the night under the stars talking and kissing and just being together, until dawn approaches.

Angel: We have only a few more minutes.

Buffy: I know.

Angel: Want to go down and get a little sleep before you have to make the drive? Don’t want my girl to fall asleep.

Buffy: Good idea.

Angel: I can take care of Conner and get my sleep later. Uh we better go now.

Buffy: I know. Angel.

Angel: What?

Buffy: Just wanted to tell you how much I love you.

Angel: I love you too, but I need to get inside.

They dash inside. They walk in their room. Wesley and Fred are asleep on top of the bed.

Buffy: They didn’t have to stay in here the whole night.

Angel: I asked them to.

Wesley: Morning.

Buffy: Morning, I hope you slept well.

Wesley: Fine, a lot more comfortable than my bed actually.

Angel: Hey I spend a lot of time in bed.

Wesley: True you do, even before you got married.

Fred: I am guessing it is morning.

Buffy: It is.

Conner starts crying.

Buffy: And the alarm clock just went off.

Fred and Wesley get up.

Angel: Okay Wesley, Fred thank you for your help. Buffy you get some sleep before you leave and I will handle Conner.

Wesley: Fred, I think we have been dismissed.

Fred and Wesley leave. Buffy changes and crawls in bed. Angel changes Conner and takes him downstairs for a bottle.

Downstairs.

Angel is sitting feeding Conner when he hears Cordy’s laugh coming from the back of the hotel. He gets up and walks toward the back in time to see her in a major lip lock. He slips back to his seat.

Angel: (whispers to himself) Looks like Buffy was right……..again.

Wesley comes downstairs.

Angel: Hey

Wesley jumps. I didn’t see you there.

Angel: I get that a lot.

Wesley: I suppose you do. Is Buffy sleeping?

Angel: I hope so, she has the drive to Sunnydale. Oh and thanks again for last night.

Wesley: No problem. It was kinda fun actually.

Cordy walks in.

Cordy: Morning. Wesley you are here awfully early. I thought I was going to be the early bird.

Angel: Uh, Wesley did a little baby-sitting for us last night.

Cordy: Oh, Wesley?

Angel: Well Wesley and Fred.

Cordy: Okay that makes more sense. Where were you?

Angel: On the roof.

Cordy: You spent the night on the roof.

Angel: Yes, watching the stars. And what did you do last night?

Cordy: Nothing, I did nothing. Stayed home.

Angel: Sounds nice.

Fred walks down.

Fred: Morning, looks like everyone is getting an early start. Uh where’s Gunn.

Cordy: I don’t think he is here yet.

Fred: Oh cause I thought I heard his truck earlier.

Cordy: Guess not. Who wants coffee?

Angel: Do you have to ask?

Cordy: One vampire without sleep wants one very large cup of java, got it. Where is Buffy?

Angel: Sleeping, she has the drive home today.

Cordy: That explains the all night star gazing.

Wesley: I myself could go for something more than coffee.

Gunn walks in with a box.

Gunn: Biscuits anyone.

Wesley: The man can read minds, I swear.

Gunn: Huh?

Fred: Wesley just said he was hungry.

Gunn: Oh, well here ya go.

Lorne comes down.

Lorne: Do I smell coffee?

Cordy: You do. Just let me get Angel his jolt of caffeine and I will fix you some.

Lorne: I can get it sweetheart.

Later that morning Giles arrives.

Giles: Morning.

Wesley: Giles.

Fred: Hello.

Angel: Hello Rupert.

Giles: Hello Angel. Where is Buffy?

Angel: Sleeping, we stayed up late.

Giles: Sorry I couldn’t give you more time but I need to get back to England.

Angel: We understand. This time was a bonus anyway.

Buffy comes down.

Buffy: Morning.

Angel: Rested?

Buffy: Some. Enough to drive. Hey Giles. Hear anything more from Travers?

Giles: Yes, he should be at your place in a few hours.

Buffy: Which means I need to get on the road.

Giles: Sorry.

Buffy: Not your fault. Let me get my stuff and head home.

Angel: Buffy.

Buffy: I know, me too.

In less than an hour Buffy is on her way to Sunnydale and Wesley is driving Giles to the office.

Angel is sitting in the office playing with Conner’s little blue bunny.

Cordy: Conner left that?

Angel: It stays here. Anya has bunny fear.

Cordy: Okay, she is a weird one.

Angel: I guess that is the type Xander attracts.

Cordy: I believe in there somewhere was a very thinly disguised insult.

Angel: I thought I was being funny.

Cordy: Your humor needs a little work.

Angel: I know.

Cordy: Okay are you going to be mopey guy all day. Cause I thought we broke you of that.

Angel: I am not mopey, broody maybe but never mopey.

Cordy: How about a little training? That might take your mind off of you know who.

Angel: Won’t happen, but sure why not. Gunn want to join us?

Gunn: Me?

Angel: Sure, why not.

Cordy: Let me change.

Cordy, Angel and Gunn go down to the basement and he starts working with both of them.

Upstairs

Fred is working away at the computer when she hears the front door open and looks up.

Fred: Oh my oh my. Who are you? Stay away.

She grabs an ax propped against the wall.

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