Forever, Always, and Then Some

Chapter 102

 

Angel and Willow walk into the house. Buffy is sitting in the living room alone.

Angel: Willow can you help Dawn?

Willow: Sure. Looks like someone needs you.

He walks into the living room and sits down.

Buffy: You have to leave right now?

Angel: If I am to get back to LA in time to help.

Buffy stands up and lowers her self onto his lap straddling him.

Angel: Don’t.

Buffy runs her fingers up into his hair.

Angel: Trying to drive me crazy?

Buffy lowers her mouth onto his. His arms wrap around her and passionately reruns the kiss. After a moment she pulls back and smiles.

Buffy: Somebody needs some satisfaction.

Angel: No time. I have to get my bag.

Buffy: It is by the door, but you can not leave until Dawn comes down, so relax.

Angel: You are not trying to relax me.

Buffy: I know.

He suddenly pushes her down onto her back and begins raining kisses along her cheeks and neck. Her hands slip under his shirt stroke along his back. He runs his tongue along her lips before sliding it in and kissing her deeply. She is lost in his touch until she feels him grind against her. She stops the kiss and looks in his face. He recaptures her mouth and she feels him grind against her again. She pulls back again.

Buffy: Don’t do that.

Angel: You started it so deal with it.

Buffy: If you do it again, I will not be able to control myself.

Angel: Deal with it

He shifts his hips once more and forces his mouth one hers. She shifts her weight and they end up on the floor. She sits up on him and reaches out and yanks his shirt open before he can react. Her hands roam over his chest.

Angel: What are you doing?

Buffy: Taking what I want.

She lowers her lips and begins kissing him all along his chest. Her lips and tongue leaving a trail of heat along his skin.

Angel: Please stop.

Buffy: Only way I stop is if you carry me upstairs and make me happy.

Angel: No time, baby. But I want to.

Her tongue teases his taunt nipple and he grabs her face and pulls her toward his mouth.

Buffy: Upstairs?

Angel: No.

Buffy: Please.

Angel: No honey. I have to go.

Buffy: Come back tonight.

Angel: To much to do in LA. Please don’t make this so hard.

Buffy: I am sorry but I have missed you and we have had no time together all day. I thought we had all night and I wasted our day.

Angel: We will have more days.

Buffy: When?

Angel: I don’t know yet. But I will make it as soon as I can. I promise.

Dawn and Willow walk downstairs with Dawn’s bags.

Dawn: Do you two do anything else?

Buffy stands up and looks at her sister. She watches as Angel stands up. She looks down at her stomach and at Angel and sadness envelopes her face.

Angel: Buffy?

Buffy: What.

Angel: I am sorry. I do want to stay.

Buffy: Duty and all that. Got it. Well be careful and call me.

Dawn: Angel, I will wait for you in the car.

Willow and Dawn leave.

Angel lifts Buffy’s chin and looks into her eyes. He brushes the tears away. She looks down.

Angel: Buffy, I will call tonight after we finish.

Buffy: You might wake Conner.

Angel: You don’t want me to call?

Buffy: Not really.

Angel: Oh. Does that go for tomorrow too.

Buffy: Do what ever you want.

Angel: Is this how you want me to leave?

Buffy: Just go before I make more of a fool of myself. I am going to bed.

She walks off and up the stairs. Angel watches her.

Angel: I love you.

Buffy: Same here.

He watches until she is out of sight and then picks up his bag and walks out.

Willow: Where is Buffy?

Angel: Headed to bed. She is mad.

Willow: Not mad, more disappointed.

Angel: No mad.

Willow: Oh. I will check on her.

Angel: Thanks. She asked me not to call tonight. Do you think I should anyway?

Willow: She said that? Let me call you later and let you know.

Angel: You know I want to stay.

Willow: I do and I think she does.

Angel: I know the hormones have affected her moods before, could that be it?

Willow: I will let you know. Now go.

He gets in the car and drives off. Willow goes in and locks up the house before heading upstairs. She hears sobbing coming from Buffy’s room. She tries the door but it is locked. She knocks.

Willow: Buffy?

Buffy: Not now Will.

Willow: Don’t you want to talk?

Buffy: Not right now. I just want to be alone.

Willow: I am right down the hall if you need me.

Buffy: Okay.

 

As Angel nears LA the traffic picks up.

Angel: Dawn, if we do not get moving I will not be able to drop you at the hotel and get to the location in time.

Dawn: That is okay. I can stay in the car if you think I should.

Angel: Fine, Buffy will kill me if she finds I brought you with me.

Dawn: I will not tell her, but I thought you did not keep secrets from each other.

Angel: We don’t. I just don’t relish telling her I took her kid sister to a demon kill.

Dawn: But you will?

Angel: I will, just don’t want to add and I got her killed.

Dawn: Don’t like that thought either. I will stay way back from the slayage.

 

Later

Angel parks the car and gets out. Wesley and the others walk up.

Gunn: Cutting it close there dude.

Angel: What can I say.

Cordy: Is that Dawn?

Angel: Yes, didn’t have time to go by the hotel first.

Wes: Well lets go. It is 3 minutes till midnight.

Cordy: I thought you called Pike for help.

Wes: I did. This is his area.

Gunn: He will show.

 

Later.

Angel and company head toward the car. All are covered in pink slime.

Cordy: My cleaner is going to have a fit.

Fred: I am just throwing mine away.

Gunn: Quit complaining. I am not saying a thing about wearing pink.

Cordy: You look good in pink.

Angel: Well I need to get Dawn to the hotel

Pike: Dawn?

Angel: Buffy’s sister. She is visiting for a few weeks.

Cordelia: I see shopping in our future.

Angel: You girls do the shopping. I’ll pass.

Cordelia: It is daytime activity, you know while you sleep.

Angel: Not always.

They arrive at the car.

Dawn: Uh guys, what is with the pink stuff.

Cordelia: Killed the demon, it bleed pink.

Dawn: Gross.

Angel takes off his coat and tosses it in the back.

Angel: Got to love leather seats. Who is riding with me.

Cordy: Gunn and I are heading back to our place, so I guess Fred and Wes are with you.

Angel: Pike, you need a ride?

Pike: Got the bike.

Angel: Lets go then.

 

The next morning

Sunnydale

Buffy comes down with Conner. Willow is in the kitchen.

Willow: Hey. You feeling any better?

Buffy: Just fine. Can you warm his bottle while I fix his cereal.

Willow: Sure. But you don’t look fine.

Buffy: Just drop it please.

Willow: Just know I am here.

Buffy: I got that.

 

In LA.

Dawn comes down.

Fred: Morning. Did ya sleep well?

Dawn: Great. No school, no work.

Fred: No big sister.

Angel: Just her big brother.

Dawn: I hate when you do that.

Angel: Do what?

Dawn: Sneak up behind me like that.

Fred: He does that. You get use to it.

Dawn: Never. I prefer people who make noise when they walk.

Angel: Sorry Dawn, to many years of slipping around in secret.

Fred: So what are the plans for the day?

Angel: My only plan is to call my wife.

He heads to the computer and rings the house.

Buffy: Hey.

Angel: Hi.

Buffy: What do you need?

Angel: I need you.

Buffy: You left, I am getting over it and you should too. Now I have errands to run.

Angel: Buffy.

Buffy: I got to go. Giles is expecting me.

Angel: Buffy.

Buffy: Bye.

Disconnect.

Angel gets up.

Dawn: That was short.

Angel: Don’t I know it.

He heads upstairs as Fred and Dawn watch.

Fred: Did something happen in Sunnydale?

Dawn: Not that I know of. Last I saw they were on the living room floor and well lets say they were not fighting. I went outside to let them say good by in private.

Fred: Well something is bothering him.

Cordy: Bothering who?

Fred: Angel.

Dawn: He came down and rang up Buffy and a minute later he was on his way upstairs upset.

Cordy: Oh. Maybe I should go up and talk to him.

Dawn: You?

Cordy: Who else?

Fred: I am not to sure. You remember what he said about sticking your nose in his personal life.

Cordy: I am not sticking my nose in anything. Besides I was right that day. I am going to go see if he wants to talk. Nothing else. If he doesn’t he will say so.

She walks up and knocks at his door.

Angel: Who is it?

Cordy: It’s me.

Angel: Come on in.

Cordy walks in.

Angel: I can assume this is not a vision.

Cordy: No I just came to see how you are.

Angel: I am fine. Anything else?

Cordy: I know you, you are not fine.

Angel: I am fine, so we can drop it.

Cordy: Did you have a fight with Buffy?

Angel: No fight.

Cordy: Then what?

Angel: Actually I have no idea.

Cordy: Do you want talk or do you want me to leave?

Angel: Not sure what there is to talk about. I had to come back here and she got hurt. Story of our lives.

Cordy: Oh. Well give her a few days and she will be okay.

Angel: Probably. Her emotions have been a bit unpredictable lately.

Cordy: Hormones?

Angel: I guess.

Cordy: Well can I suggest a bit of training. Can do wonders to work out tension.

Angel: Sounds good.

Cordy: See ya downstairs.

She starts to leave.

Angel: Cordy.

Cordy: Yes.

Angel: Thanks.

Cordy: Anytime.

 

In Sunnydale.

Late afternoon.

Spike’s crypt.

Faith walks in after work.

Spike: Hello there.

Faith: What ya got to eat?

Spike: Pig blood.

Faith: You know what I mean.

Spike: Nothing else sweety. You ate all the other goodie I bought. Which is not going to happen again. I am broke.

Faith: What been loosing at the craps again?

Spike: Something like that.

Faith: Well I need food, so I am gone.

Spike: I see. So the food is all you came for.

Faith: No, but I need energy for the other stuff.

Spike: So you are coming back after you eat.

Faith: Depends.

Spike: On what?

Faith: If I get top or bottom.

Spike: Top this time.

Faith: Then I’ll be back.

 

In LA

Dawn is sitting out side writing in her journal.

Pike: Hey there Dawn.

Dawn: Pike. You here to see Angel?

Pike: I just came by to let them know I disposed of the remains of the demon from last night.

Dawn: I saw you there. All covered in pink slime.

Pike: I was. Nasty stuff.

Dawn: Angel took the hose to his duster before he even brought it inside. He was not a happy man.

Pike: So you are here with out Buffy?

Dawn: Yes. Angel invited me to spend part of my summer vacation in LA. Nice to get out of Sunnydale.

Pike: Going to see your dad?

Dawn: He is France on business. Should be there another 4 months.

Pike: So then how are you filling your days.

Dawn: You see it. Relaxing. No work. No school. Just pure freedom.

Pike: No sight seeing?

Dawn: Maybe tonight. Angel kind of has to plan stuff after dark.

Pike: I guess so. So you just going to hang around here everyday?

Dawn: Pretty much so. Unless Cordy or Fred want to go shopping. Which we definitely plan on doing.

Pike: I hate shopping.

Dawn: It is a kinda girl thing.

Pike: So shopping and night activities. Any other plans?

Dawn: Not yet. I would so love to go to the beach or even the zoo but not sure anyone else would. And I hate to tell Angel and make him feel bad.

Pike: I love the beach. I live down near the waterfront. Have you ever been surfing?

Dawn: No. But it looks hard.

Pike: It isn’t. Not with a good teacher.

Dawn: Maybe someday.

Pike: How about tomorrow?

Dawn: What?

Pike: Let me talk to Angel and if he says okay, we go to the beach tomorrow.

Dawn: Really?

Pike: If he says okay.

Dawn: Big if.

 

That evening at the Summer’s house.

Buffy comes down with Conner.

Willow: Angel rang in.

Buffy: So.

Willow: So are you going to call him?

Buffy: No. I don’t feel like it.

Willow: Are you trying to punish him for having to leave?

Buffy: No. Not at all. I just don’t feel like talking. So can we drop it?

Willow: Its dropped.

© 2005 Tara