Things Happen for a Reason by Jo

 

E-mail: angelus2125@yahoo.com

Disclaimer: I don’t own them. They belong to Joss Whedon.

Rating: NC-17 overall due to explicit scenes.

Distribution: To anyone that has my first two fics, please take this one as well. If someone else wants this just ask.

Summary: Angel is married. Something unexpected happens and everything changes.

Dedication: To David Boreanaz for letting me take Angel to new heights and such an extended imagination. To Sarah Michelle Gellar for portraying Buffy and what fun I’m going to have with her in this fic.

Author’s note: I definitely enjoyed writing this fic. I hope everyone has a great time as well. Italics denote lyrics or flashbacks.

Feedback: Love it. Hate it. I need to know. It’s the only way I’ll know who’s reading it.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

1

Angel McKeon was the last child of the McKeon family to finally settle down. His family felt that at his age, which was, thirty was reasonable enough to start a family of his own. The woman that is his wife, his confidant and lover was the one and only Darla Morgan. Darla Morgan and Angel met in such interesting circumstances, which was their family. Angel’s family was the prominent business company of McKeon Industries. McKeon Industries was knows throughout the world, but its primary headquarters was in Los Angeles. Though from time to time Angel would have to travel to Sunnydale or other parts of the US to represent McKeon Industries.

Though let’s get back to Angel and Darla and how they first met. You’d think that when parents would set up a meeting for their son that he’d be somewhat thrilled. Well that wasn’t the case. You’ll see what I mean.

Angel was sitting in his office looking at the files on his desk when his parents entered the room. The interior of his office was carpeted, leather seating and a metal nameplate that was on his desk. There was a window behind Angel that overviewed the city of Los Angeles.

“Hello son,” said the older male. Angel lifted his brown eyes to recognize his parents.

“Dad, Mom, why are you here?” he asked as he dropped his Mont Blanc pen on his desk.

“Can’t a mother come and see her son?” Mrs. McKeon asked.

“Of course not, Mom,” Angel said getting up from his seat and walked over to greet his parents. Angel leaned on his desk with his arms crossed on his chest. He knew that his parents were up to something because they rarely interrupted him at work unless it was important.

“Angel, we were thinking that maybe it was time that you settle down and leave your bachelor life.”

“Really? Why is that? I’d really like to know,” Angel said angered. His eyebrows turned into a frown.

“Well you’re twenty eight and we both feel that you’d be suited with Darla Morgan.”

“You’re kidding right?! She’s a bitch, stuck up and spoiled! There’s no way I’m getting married to her,” Angel said seriously looking straight at his father.

“Don’t you dare say that about Darla Morgan! You have no right to say that about her. Her family has been great friends with ours for years.”

“I don’t care father. I’m not marrying her. She and I have nothing in common.”

“Angel, listen to your father. He only wants what’s best for you.”

“Mom, I can’t believe you’re taking Dad’s side on this.”

“Angel, listen to me. When I first met your father, he and I never really knew each other and look at us now,” she said caressing his cheek. He turned his face and leaned into his mother’s hand. His mother would always caress his cheek whenever he would get upset.

“Mom, I can’t marry. I don’t love her,” he said softly.

“Angel, I know that, but there’s no other way. You have to. In due time you’ll love Darla Morgan and build a family with her.

“I just can’t.”

“You’re going to marry Darla. End of discussion,” said Mr. McKeon.

“Fine. You want me to marry Darla Morgan? I’ll do it.” ‘Though that doesn’t mean that I have to love the bitch.’

“Good. That settles it.”

That was two years ago. Since then Angel has been married to Darla. Though his marriage to her wasn’t what he wanted. She wanted him by her side at all times and wasn’t too thrilled about the female employees talking to him. She was getting suspicious and was wondering if Angel was having an affair behind her back. Then again if he did and she would get a bundle in the divorce settlement and her stocks at McKeon Industries would remain hers. Even if she weren’t married to Angel anymore, she would remain one of the shareholders of McKeon Industries.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy Summers a young woman at the age of twenty-five and decided to start her own lingerie business. She figured with the money that she invested would earn her enough money to start a business. It did. Though starting a business wasn’t the problem. It was men. Buffy just couldn’t find the right guy to satisfy her. Of course when it comes to satisfaction most people would automatically assume that it meant sex. Well it wasn’t. The sex was great with the men that she had been with, but that’s all it was. Though all the men that she had been with from Parker, Owen to Riley, Riley was the nicest of all. Riley Finn had made her feel special and loved. Though their relationship lasted two years, she couldn’t see herself married to him. There was something missing and she couldn’t put her finger on it.

Faith Evans was a brunette with long hair that reached her shoulders and happened to be Buffy’s roommate and best friend. These two girls have known each other since they were three. They have always been inseparable. Faith was the wild one between them, but that doesn’t mean if Buffy wanted something that she wouldn’t go after it. Buffy liked a challenge and was willing to win her prize.

“So B, what are we gonna do tonight? Are we staying in or going out?”

“I guess we can head out if you want?

“Gee, don’t let me force you to go out. I was just trying to cheer you up. You seem a bit down after your break up with Riley.”

“I am. Though that doesn’t matter now. I’m gonna get dressed and we’ll head downstairs to the bar. If nothing happens which is likely, then we’ll head out to The Bronze.”

~*~*~*~*~*

It was Friday night and Angel didn’t want to spend it cooped up in his hotel room. His best friend Spike insisted that they’d get a couple of drinks. Spike also wanted to find a lady to spend the night with him.

“You ready in their Angel?”

“Yeah, I’m coming. Let’s head downstairs.”

~*~*~*~*~*

The bar at the Sunnydale Hotel had elegance. As you enter the room the lights were lit, the floor had hard wood paneling of mahogany with a clear polish to protect the surface. The bar had long table with the bartender, alcohol and mirror. There were also little tables with chairs and a still stemmed rose in a vase.

Faith and Buffy made their way inside the bar and settled into one of the tables and sat down.

“So what do wanna drink?”

“I think I’ll have a Shirley Temple. Oh, and Faith don’t start flirting with any guy up at the bar and keep me hanging.”

“Me. Never,” Faith said laughing.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was at the bar having his scotch on the rocks with Spike when Faith appeared to order her drink and Buffy’s. Spike was looking right at her and noticed how the curves on her body just clung perfectly in all the right spots. Angel glared at him.

“Would you quit looking at her as if she’s a piece of meat?”

“What are you talking about?”

“It’s okay. I’m use to it. Thanks anyway.”

“Your welcome.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy was just staring at her surroundings and wondered what took Faith so long. She then looked up and noticed what was distracting her. She apparently caught the attention of two men. ‘It figured. She goes off and finds two guys after her.’ Then Buffy noticed the dark haired gentleman turned to look at Faith and noticed his profile. He had a nice smile and could tell that he was tall. She loved tall men.

Faith made her way back to Buffy with their drinks.

“I can see that you made two new friends.”

“Oh, those guys over there. The blond is more to my liking. Though the other guy looked like someone you’d hook up with.”

“I guess.” Though while Buffy said those words she was staring at the dark haired man.

“You know what, I’ll leave you alone so you can catch Mr. Good Looking.”

“Yeah, sure.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was still drinking his scotch when Faith approached him and Spike. She made her way straight to Spike.

“Hey. I was wondering if you’d like some company?”

“Sure thing. Let’s go love.”

“Oh, by the way I think my friend over there likes you,” Faith told Angel pointing towards a blonde dressed in a red dress. Angel just smiled. He then looked at the blonde beauty from a far and was transfixed by her already. ‘I can’t be starring at her. I’m married. Married to a bitch. But still I’m attracted to her.’

‘I can’t believe he’s looking at me. Oh, he’s too good to be true. It’ll be my luck that he’ll be married.’ Buffy decided to lift her glass and saluted Angel. Angel did the same In return with a smile. He then made his way over to her table. Buffy couldn’t believe it. ‘He’s coming over here. Wait! Check his hand. Damnit, he’s married. My luck.’

‘What am I doing? She’ll know I’m married and probably think I’m some twisted man.’

“Hi. Can I sit here with you?” he asked with a smile.

“Sure,” she answered with a silly smile on her face.

‘Are you out of your mind?! He’s married! But he looks so good looking. Oh, just shut up and enjoy the moment. It ain’t going to last anyway.’

“So what’s your name?” Angel asked for the third time.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Buffy. Buffy Summers. And you?”

“Angel. Angel McKeon. So what’s a beautiful lady like yourself doing here all lone?”

“I wasn’t alone. My friend left with yours. Besides what’s a married man like you doing here with me?” Buffy then took the cherry out of her drink, sticking out her pink tongue licking the cherry and placing it in her mouth eating it leaving the stem on the table. All the while Angel’s brown eyes just couldn’t remove itself from Buffy’s lips or rather her tongue. All different kinds of thoughts went rummaging into his mind. As his brown eyes moved up to meet her green ones. Buffy just smiled and knew that she got him.

“I’m here on business actually. I just decided to have a drink so I came down.”

“Oh.” Buffy just couldn’t stop staring at Angel. He looked so handsome in his tailored suit. Black was definitely his color. Black suit, matching tie lightly loosened with the top button undone with a nice shirt. Though his voice which was deep enough, spiked hair and brown eyes just made her more attracted to him.

Angel just didn’t want to mention Darla while he was in the presence of a beautiful woman. Even if he knew that nothing could ever come of this, but at least he’s sleep well tonight. ‘Those eyes. Those gorgeous green eyes and that beautiful smile. It’s just too bad.’ The both of them continued talking for the rest of the night until Buffy spoke up.

“I better get going. It was nice meeting you Angel.” She then held out her hand and he took it in his and kissed it.

“The pleasure was all mine,” he said with a smirk. As he released her hand Buffy had felt a shiver run down her spine just by the simple gesture. As she stood up she passed by Angel and whispered into his ear.

“Your wife is lucky to have you,” she said huskily. Her hot breath saying those words into his ear just brought a chill down his spine. Buffy walked away slowly letting Angel ‘s eyes following her legs and the sway of her hips. She hypnotized him. She turned around and caught him staring at her and smiled.

“What am I doing? I must be crazy.”

2

Angel was restless throughout the night. He just couldn’t sleep because every time he shut his eyes a pair of green ones would appear. Those beautiful green eyes and her blonde silky hair and those lips that he just wanted to kiss so badly. ‘I have to stop thinking about her. I just have to.’ The phone rang and brought him out his reverie.

“Hello.”

“Hello my Angel. Did you miss me?”

“Darla, why am I not surprised? Why the phone calls? You think I’m cheating on you?”

“I called my husband to see if he missed me. Oh, and you would never cheat on me. I’m the best thing that happened to you.”

“You’re so sure of yourself. Look I have to get going. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Angel hung up the phone before Darla answered him.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy just had a smile on her face. She wasn’t really a morning person. Though this morning things were different. It all started with last night when she talked with Angel McKeon. For some reason Angel’s last name ringed a bell in her head.

“Faith! Faith! I have a question to ask you,” Buffy said opening the door and quickly noticed that she wasn’t alone.

“Okay. I’m so sorry. I’ll leave.” ‘Wait a minute! That’s Angel’s friend. She met the guy the same night and already slept with him.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Faith was up even if she didn’t want to thanks to Buffy. Spike got into his clothes as Faith quickly found a robe and wore it. They both stepped out with Buffy sitting on the couch.

“Hello.”

“Hi! I’m sorry about that.”

“It’s okay B. I’m gonna let Spike go and I’ll be with you.” Faith walked Spike to the door.

“I guess I’ll see you around.”

“Sure.” Spike then kissed her. Faith closed the door and walked towards Buffy.

“Well you sure had a good time. It seemed like Spike spent the night.”

“Yeah. We had fun. Though you and his friend must have hit it off.”

“Angel and I only talked for the rest of the night. Besides even if I waned him, I couldn’t get him.”

“Why not? He’s tall, dark and handsome. He’s your type.”

“True. Though the big factor is that he’s married.”

“So what! I can tell you’re attracted to him. Just go for it. Make it a night that he won’t forget.” Buffy laughed.

~*~*~*~*~*

Then evening was approaching and the ladies were getting ready for dinner. Faith made plans with Spike, which left Buffy all alone again. Though Buffy being alone might have an advantage. She might bump into Angel and have dinner with him.

Buffy slipped in her underwear, which consisted have a black bra and matching panties. She then added her vanilla scented lotion on her legs and gently rubbing the cream and massaging her legs. Then she slipped in her high thigh black nylon stockings and slipped her dress, which landed, right on her knee. Buffy fixed her hair and let it flow onto her shoulders and slipped on her black heels. Then finally she quickly added some natural lipstick and lightly dabbed some vanilla perfume on her pulse points, the sides of her neck. Buffy looked at herself once more and headed out the door.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was downstairs and was about to enter the restaurant when his blonde beauty from last night appeared before his very eyes. He was gazing at her from head to toe. Her blonde hair was flowing from her petite frame in that black dress that just accentuated every curve on her body and finally her legs, which ere hidden underneath those black nylon stockings. He just couldn’t get his eyes off her body. His brown eyes looked right into her green ones and she smiled.

Buffy just couldn’t believe that Angel was there and checking her out. She had done the same as his eyes inspected her body. She made her way towards him.

“Hi there. It’s nice seeing you again,” she said flashing him a smile.

“I was about to have dinner. Would you care to join me?”

“I’d love to.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Both Buffy and Angel were sitting across one another. They had ordered their meal and the wine. He had a sirloin steak, while she had sautéed shrimp. As they both ate from time to time their eyes would meet and they smiled.

“So do you have a boyfriend?” Buffy laughed at his question.

“Well that isn’t any of your business. Besides I don’t think that your wife would be thrilled you asking me a question like that,” she said smiling.

“Well she isn’t here is she,” he answered back smiling. He just couldn’t believe the way he was acting. He would never proposition a woman like that, but then again Buffy wasn’t like any woman he ever met. Buffy loved his response. She had him right where she wanted him. She picked up the shrimp and did the same act with the cherry last night. Angel just looked at every single step that she made. She slipped off her right shoe and made her way to his pant leg letting her foot hiking it up. Angel looked at her and started feeling her foot causing a shiver in him. “I just can’t believe that she’s coming on to me and I’m not stopping her.’ Buffy continued her task, but removed her foot and started to find another spot.

“So what do you want?” Buffy asked with her foot lightly touching his crotch. Angel just couldn’t find the strength to remove her foot. He felt himself getting harder at her touch.

“You,” he said huskily. He couldn’t believe himself. ‘I’m a married man. Oh, stop being ridiculous. I haven’t felt this excited and turned on in quite a while. Just look at her. She wants you. It’s just one night.’

~*~*~*~*~*

They both quickly made it to his room in no time. By the time that Angel closed the door he pulled Buffy up to him and kissed her fiercely. It definitely wasn’t one of those passionate kisses you heard about when reading a romance novel. These were the kind of kisses that were made from pure lust, desire and need. He needed her. He craved her. His tongue parted her lips feeling her tongue with is own as he slammed her against the door.

“Ow.”

“I’m sorry,” Angel said apologetically.”

“It’s okay.” He went back to kissing her as his right hand traveled up her left leg caressing it until he reached her firm behind and cupped it in his hand. His lips made its way to her neck as his to her hand leaned on the door for support. Buffy’s fingers threaded through his hair as her moaning increased even more. As for Buffy’s other hand found it’s want to Angel’s belt unbuckling in one swift movement, then went for the button and finally the zipper which then caused his pants to fall on his ankles. Angel’s hand left it’s place on her thigh and found it’s place in her panties and parted then towards the side. At the same moment Buffy snaked her fingers inside the opening of his boxers and retrieved his throbbing erection. Angel groaned at the contact of Buffy touching him. She wrapped both legs around his waist and slid herself inside of him. As she made the initial contact with him her green eyes looked right into his brown ones and just felt every cell in her body reacting.

“More,” she moaned.

“Faster,” she moaned breathlessly. He sped up even faster because he just knew that he had to keep on going because feeling her heat wrapped up inside of him was driving him to the brink. He went back to kissing her again and kept on thrusting. Their moans, groping increased rapidly until they finally reached their climax.

“Oh,” Buffy moaned out loud. Her breathing went down and she looked right at Angel and smiled.

~*~*~*~*~*

The two new lovers slept on the carpet floor of the Sunnydale Hotel because they never had a chance to make it to the bed. Angel had his arms around Buffy as her head laid on his bare chest and her arm wrapped around his waist. Her blonde hair was messed up and had dried remain of sweat from a night of amazing sex.

Angel just woken up and couldn’t believe what he done last night. He had incredible sex with Buffy. The best part was not that they did it once, but twice for the night. The second time was even better because he got to see Buffy completely naked. His hands touching the curves on her hips, her breasts and kissing those lips just made him feel. He looked down at her and noticed how innocent she looked. Though her actions made her a vixen.

“Buffy.”

“Hmm?” Buffy then opened her eyes and looked straight into the brown ones that were with her last night. She loved the comfort of his arms holding her closely. She didn’t want to leave the closeness of this man. Though it’s too bad they nothing more could come out of this.

“It’s morning,” he said removing a strand of her blonde hair.

“Already? I thought it was still night.”

“Nope. Buffy about last night.”

“Yeah?”

“It was amazing. You were amazing,” he said grinning.

“You weren’t half bad yourself,” he said and then kissed his chest. She then slid her body on top of his so her breasts were touching his chest and lightly kissing his neck. His hands went to her back roaming all over feeling how smooth and delicate her skin felt underneath his fingertips.

“Buffy, we should head to the bed,” she said breathlessly.

“Why you’re not enjoying yourself right here,” she said as she rubbed her body against his.

“Hmm. You shouldn’t have done that,” he said with a smirk.

“Oh yeah. Why is that?”

“ ‘Cause I’ll do this.” He rolled over so that he was on top, then stood up, picked her up in arms and laid her on the bed. He straddled her between her hips and looked right into those green eyes and couldn’t care less about Darla or their marriage.

“So what do you plan to do to me Mr. McKeon?” Angel made believe that he had no clue of what to say to her.

“Well Miss Summer it’ll come to me,” he said grinning wickedly. He then proceeded to kiss her.

~*~*~*~*~*

They both woke up later not wanting to leave each other’s arms like earlier, but all good things had to come to an ed. Angel and Buffy both got dressed, but before Buffy left to her room Angel had to say something to her.

“Buffy?”

“Yes.”

‘Am I doing the right thing about asking her out again? Or is this just a case of sex driven hormones? There’s only one way to know.’

“I want to see you again.” ‘There I said it.’

“You do huh? I doubt that could be possible.” ‘Are you out of your mind, girl? He wants you just as much as you want him.’

Angel walked towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He knew what he was putting himself into, but didn’t care about the consequences.

“I mean after all you’re married and this is a one time thing,” she said softly. She couldn’t believe the rational part of her mind was taking over.

“I know that. But I don’t care. I still want you. Unless you…” Buffy’s lips on top of his cut off his last words that were asking her if she still wanted him as well.

“I want you too,” she said smiling. He was thrilled that she felt that way.

“So I’ll see you this weekend?”

“I guess.” He walked her to the door and gave her a lingering kiss before she headed out the door. As Angel closed the door behind him they both said.

“What am I getting myself into?!”

3

Buffy spent the rest of the day with a smile across her face all because of Angel McKeon. He made her feel like a real woman. The way he held her afterwards and not leaving her was the sweetest thing ever. Though she just couldn’t believe that she was getting involved with a married man. ‘Faith’s gonna flip when she finds out that Angel’s married.’

Faith just stepped pout of her room when she noticed her best friend still had the same outfit from the night before. She figured that maybe things went well with Mr. Good Looking. She noticed that Buffy was beaming with happiness. ‘Oh, she definitely got some and it must have been great.’

“So Buffy how was your night?”

“It was nice. I can see that you had a great time as well. So you and Spike huh? Is it getting serious?”

“Yeah, I was with Spike. I don’t know about us. We’ll see. So getting back to you and Angel. What happened?”

“We slept with each other. Then of course the biggest thing was that he’s married.”

“You’re shitting me. Angel’s married. So I guess things between you and him are over right?”

“Not really. We decided to see each other secretly. So it’s not over,” Buffy said smiling.

“B, you know that you’re playing with fire and you might get burned? H’s not going to leave you for his wife.”

“I like playing with fire. Besides I’ll persuade him with my charm and he’ll be mine.”

“I just want you to be careful okay.”

“Gee, since when did you become a mother hen?”

“Never. It’s just that I know you B. Your gonna fall for this guy and he’s gonna break your heart.”

“He won’t.” ‘If he does I’ll definitely try to be a step ahead of the game.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel met up with Spike in the lobby of the Sunnydale Hotel. They were leaving and heading back to Los Angeles to their normal lives. Spike was looking at Angel and could tell that something was different about his long time best friend.

“Angel.”

“Yeah. What is it Spike?”

“How were things with you and blondie last night?”

“Her name’s Buffy. We got to know each other better,” he said grinning.

“So you got horizontal with her didn’t you?”

“Yes. I slept with Buffy.” Thanks to Spike he just couldn’t stop thinking about her.

“So it’s over between you two?” Spike asked. He was curious of his best friend would actually pursue this relationship.

“Yeah, it is. We both decided to spend one night. I mean after all I’m married to Darla.” ‘Who are you kidding? You knew perfectly well that you couldn’t just end things like that wither. Though there’s no way you’re telling Spike because one day he might just let it slip in front of Darla. No this one secret is going to remain to myself for now.’

“Good. You sure don’t want Darla knowing anything. Oh, and I won’t mention about your tryst with Buffy,” he said smiling.

“Thanks Spike.” ‘Cause if you did, you’ll regret it.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel made it home and he was tired from the limo drive and he just wanted to take a shower, eat something and then head to bed. Though that was in a fantasy world. He knew perfectly well that Darla would annoy him with some shit that wasn’t worth worrying about.

“I’m home. Even though I’d rather be somewhere else,” he muttered the last line under his breath. He didn’t hear Darla respond, but heard the barking of his dog Bertha Blue coming his way.

“Hey there girl. I missed you,” he said kneeling before the dog. Bertha licked his face as he scratched behind her neck.

“You like that don’t you girl? Yeah, you do.” He was glad that he bought his dog two years ago. He knew that when he bought his house that he needed a companion when he came home from work.

“Angel, you’re home. I was waiting to eat dinner with you,” she said smiling.

“Oh, you really didn’t have to. I’m going to take a shower, have something to eat and then sleep.” He said walking towards the steps.

“Can I join you?”

“No. I’m not in the mood tonight.” ‘If you were another blonde, I’d love to have you then.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Both Buffy and Angel were in their bathrooms inside the shower washing their bodies when they both started thinking about the other. Angel couldn’t get her smile and those green eyes that had adventure and intrigue. He knew for sure that she’s a wild one, but had a nice heart as well.

“I miss you Buffy and it hasn’t even been a day,” he said smiling. He applied the Lever 2000 soap all over his arms, chest and legs. He then laid his hands on the tiles of the bathroom as the showerhead’s water went cascading down his hair leading to his naked body. He knew for sure that this coming up week would be difficult, but would be rewarded by seeing Buffy.

Buffy on the other hand was washing her hair massaging her scalp letting her fingers doing the job. Though she had a thought about Angel at the moment since when she saw him and they met up the following night for their first sexual encounter which led to two others that occurred that night made her want Angel even more. It just wasn’t the sex that was amazing, but the aftermath of having someone there. She could tell how nice of a man that he is.

“I can’t wait to see Angel this weekend. This week is going to be long and boring. Hopefully I’ll be distracted with work that when the weekend comes around it’ll be me and Angel.” She went off to rinse her hair, then stepped out with a towel wrapped around her body and on her hair. She found her T-shirt and underwear and slipped then one and then sat in her bed drying her hair. When she was cone she slipped under the covers and went to sleep to be dreaming about Angel.

4

The week was really restless for Angel. He just wanted the meetings to be done and over with so he could head to Sunnydale and see Buffy. ‘Just thinking about her brings a smile to my face and makes me feel happy inside.’

“Well we’ve done the preliminaries and it looks like everything is set,” Spike said.

“What about the Computer Graphics Department? Willow you taking care of that?”

“Sure thing Mr. McKeon.” Willow Rosenburg had always treated her boss with the utmost respect.

“Willow, don’t call me Mr. McKeon. It makes me think of my father. So just call me Angel, okay?” Angel said smiling at the redhead.

“Okay. Oh, Angel I was wondering if I could leave early today because I have a friend in Sunnydale to visit?

“Sure. Actually we’ll leave together since I’m heading that way. I’m taking the limo there.”

“Yeah, that’d be great. I didn’t know you had friends in Sunnydale.”

“Oh, I just have one.” ‘She ain’t no friend. She’s one great lover.’

“Hey it’s not fair that she gets to ride in the limo!” Xander exclaimed.

“I’m going to visit Buffy. You can come along too. If it’s okay with you Angel?”

“Sure.” Angel was stunned. Willow’s friend in Sunnydale is none other than Buffy. His Buffy. ‘Could things get any weirder? Probably.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel, Willow and Xander were in the limo headed to Sunnydale. It had been quite a while since both Willow and Xander had been Buffy.

“I can’t believe that we’re gonna see Buffy! It’s been ages.”

“Yeah. I haven’t seen the Buffster in quite a while.” Angel had to smile at Xander’s nickname for Buffy. He just couldn’t wait to spend some time with her.

“So the both of you knew Buffy growing up?” Angel asked curiously.

“Actually we’ve known her since high school. Xander and I grew up together.”

“Oh. No wonder you can tolerate him.”

“Hey! That’s uncalled for! I’m a great friend.”

“He’s just kidding Xander.” The limo then stopped off in front of their destination.

“Enjoy your weekend Angel,” Willow said smiling.

“Thanks you too.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy was getting dressed and was planning to meet Angel at the hotel when the doorbell rang.

‘I wonder who that could be? It couldn’t be Angel, but that would be a nice surprise.’ Buffy quickly made her way down the stairs and opened the door to be surprised by her high school friends.

“Oh my God! Willow, Xander, it’s so good to see you,” she said hugging the redhead and then the dark haired guy.

“You to Buffy. We both thought that we’d surprise you.”

“Surprise!” Xander exclaimed enthusiastically.

“Wow! I’m surprised. Come on inside.” They made it to the living room to sit on the couch. Willow looked at Buffy and could tell by the way she’s dressed that she had already made plans for the night.

“Buffy were you planning on going out tonight? You looked all dressed up and I doubt it’s for us.”

“You sure look hot Buffster.” Buffy’s attire was a beige camisole with a brown skirt and shoes to match.

“Thanks Xander. Actually you’re right Willow. I was going out, but since you two are here I’ll just call my friend and we’ll meet up tomorrow.”

“Oh, Buffy I feel bad really. You don’t have to change your mind you know.”

“It’s okay Willow. I’m gonna go up and change, call my friend and be right down to talk about old times.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel had just arrived at the hotel and sat on the couch with his legs up on the table and his shoes next to him on the carpeted floor. His head was leaned back resting on a cushion, the sleeves of his shirt were rolled up and he taken off his tie. Angel looked so relax and rested, but was interrupted by the telephone ringing in his room.

‘Who would be calling me here? Please let it not Darla’ Angel quickly made his way and answered the phone.

“Hello.”

“Hi Angel.” Angel just took a moment to stop and realized that it was Buffy calling him.

“Buffy.”

“The one and only.” He already figured out why she called.

“Is something wrong?”

“Actually yes. You see my two friends from high school came by and I really wanted to stay with them because being rude isn’t nice. Then at the same time…”

“Buffy. You’re babbling. It’s okay if you wanna stay with your friends.”

“Really?” She thought he was being sweet about the whole thing because they were supposed to spend time together.

“Yeah. I’m just going to miss you tonight. It’s going to be lonely in this bed all alone with no one to talk to.”

“I doubt talking is what we’d be doing,” she said smiling.

“Have fun with your friends and I‘ll see you soon.”

“I’m coming tomorrow.”

“There’s no rush. I don’t want your friends thinking that I’m tying you up.”

“I didn’t know you liked bondage,” she said huskily.

“That’s not what I meant and you know it. See you soon. ‘Night Buffy.”

“ ‘Night Angel.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy went back downstairs dressed in jeans and a cute T-shirt that read “LOVE ME” on it.

“So how long has it been you guys?”

“Quite a while Buffy. The last time we saw each other it was your birthday.”

“Yeah, now I remember. So Willow how’s Oz doing?”

“He’s fine actually. He has a gig here so I thought that I’d surprise him,” Willow said smiling.

“How about you Xander?”

“Well Cordy is wondering when I’m going to pop the question. I’m not ready yet.”

“Well you better not keep her waiting any longer. She might find another guy.” They chatted for the rest of the night and they all headed to bed around two in the morning.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy had made plans to go shopping with Willow, while Xander went to visit his parents. They would all meet up later and hopefully Buffy could find away to see Angel. A part of her wished that her friends wouldn’t come, but she was thrilled to see them anyway.

It was about noon and Willow suggested that they head over to the food court. Willow was rather curious about her longtime friend’s whereabouts. She wanted to know if Buffy had a boyfriend.

“So Buffy when you were all dressed up yesterday, were you going on a date?”

“Maybe.” Willow looked at her.

“Okay. Yes, I was. But it’s no big deal. I told him that maybe I’ll see him tonight.”

“You should see him. I’ll be seeing Oz and chances are Xander might convince Cordelia to stop by.”

“But I feel bad about bailing out you guys.”

“It’s okay. So what’s he like? Where is he from? Are you in love with him?”

“Gee Willow! Why so many questions? He’s sweet. He’s from L.A. the last question is a no for now.” Buffy really wasn’t ready to tell Willow about her and Angel. She just wouldn’t understand how her feelings are for Angel.

~*~*~*~*~*

A part of Angel hoped that Buffy would come see him tonight because he was getting annoyed with the excessive phone calls that he wife was giving him. She knew that he has to be away, but she was being a bitch about it.

‘How stupid could I be to ever marry her? Oh, great the phone is ringing again.’

“Hello,” he said unenthusiastically.

“I guess I shouldn’t have called.”

“Oh, Buffy. I’m so sorry. I thought you were Darla.”

“Oh, it’s okay. I just wanted to tell you that I’m coming over.” That last statement just brought a smile to his face.

“I’ll be waiting,” he said smiling ear to ear.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy made her way to the hotel room and booked the one that was right next to him. She didn’t want to be too suspicious about their whereabouts. She had never done this before and it was dangerous, exciting and an adventure that she wouldn’t forget.

Buffy left her luggage in her room, made her way out and knocked on his door.

“Hi,” she said smiling.

“Buffy, come on in.” Buffy brushed past him with her breasts beneath her blouse making a brief contact with his chest. He turned to watch her legs walk right inside and went straight into the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed. He quickly locked the door and made his way to the bedroom.

She was sitting with her legs crossed with her arms behind her back leaning on the bed. Her black skirt hiked up a bit exposing her thighs before him.

“See anything you like?” She asked with a smile that held something more.

“You actually,” she said making his way over to her. He then lowered his head and captured her lips into a sweet kiss. Her hands went through the short hairs of his neck grasping him closer to her deepening the kiss. He let go and licked his lips to look into her green eyes.

“So are we going to eat? You must be hungry.”

“Actually, I wanted to have dessert. So why don’t you get out of these clothes and we’ll have dessert,” she said pulling his tie to have his face meet hers and their lips were mere inches apart.

“Okay,” he swallowed the lump that was apparently in his throat. She moved her lips into his and started kissing him. He placed his hands on the bed for support and Buffy began to undue his tie tossing it aside and started with the buttons of his shirt. Angel all the deepening the kiss by placing his tongue with hers and enjoyed the feeling. Buffy moaned at the contact. Her fingers were beginning to have trouble with the buttons so she tore the shirt open and then went to the waistband of his pants and unbuckled his belt, while Angel’s lips left hers and went onto her as his fingers undid her blouse letting it fall off her shoulders.

His next task was undoing her bar and threw that onto the floor. He lifted her up in his arms and unzipped her skirt letting it fall. Angel’s brown eyes looked at the sight of Buffy with her bare breasts before him and her lacy black underwear. Buffy had already finished with his pants so he was standing before her in his black silk boxers. The sight of his chest all muscular and strong to the nice smile that always shows her how happy he is.

She went back on the bed moving further up as Angel quickly she his boxers remaining nude before him. He went on the bed and lay beside her and proceeded to kiss her as his hand wandered down and found the waistband of her panties maneuvering his fingers feeling her all around. He then slid her panties off with Buffy kicking them off. His hand went right back to her stomach going lower and lower until he felt her mound, which was smooth. His fingertips touching her sensitive mound caused little jots of electricity down there.

Buffy’s hand found it’s way to his throbbing erection and began stroking it. She loved feeling his erection in her hand and hearing him moan while they kissed. His lips left hers and started kissing her neck as his hand went back to its place right between her legs parting it open and gently began rubbing her clit with gentle strokes. As his fingers continued on Buffy’s moans increased the heat in her body.

“More Angel,” she said breathlessly. Angel went in with his ministrations by placing a finger inside going in and out of her while his thumb rubbed in her sensitive spot.

“Hmm. More Angel,” He inserted another finger as her hips began rocking back and forth. Angel went and added another finger. Buffy’s body just couldn’t handle the sensations anymore. She felt her orgasm approaching.

“Angel. Please stop,” she said out of breath. He moved his lips to wards her ear and whispered.

“Do you really want that?” He then increased the speed of his fingers.

“No. I’m just so close that I’m about to come.”

“Come for me,” he said huskily. Buffy heard those words and her hips bucked wildly as her orgasm approached.

“Yes!” Buffy breathing went down, as she looked those brown eyes.

“I’m getting you for this,” she said wickedly. She then continued stroking him faster.

“Buffy! No!”

“Yes!” She continued on, but Angel placed his hand over hers.

“Please. I just need to be inside of you,” he said filled with lust.

“Okay. But I’m getting you back.”

“Fine.” She then moved her body and had her back facing him. Buffy then took a hold of his erection and slid it right into her opening. They both hissed at the contact. Buffy had an advantage in this situation because she could control his actions. She looked down and watched him going in and out of her entryway. Buffy began clenching her inner muscles to hear Angel moan in satisfaction.

Angel’s hands found it’s way to her breasts and began massaging them between his fingers lightly tweaking her nipples causing Buffy to moan loudly.

“Oh!” Buffy felt every part of her body just buzzing reacting with Angel’s erection inside of her and his hands just sculpting her as if she was the perfect piece of art. She tilted her head until her lips reached his and leaned in for a kiss. As she let go of the kiss she increased her speed even faster.

“Faster!” Angel leaned his hips up and they both in unison began bucking their hips wildly until their orgasm took over.

“Ugh!” As Buffy slid over she leaned into Angel and looked up at him.

“So are you ready for dinner now?” He asked with a grin and then kissed her wet forehead.

“Yeah. Though it’s true that the best thing on the menu is dessert.” Angel laughed.

“What am I going to do with you?”

“Anything you want,” she said replied and began to drift off to sleep.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

5

Buffy woke up the next day and turned to reach out for Angel, but he wasn’t there. She wondered where he gone off too.

“Angel?” She heard no response. She took the sheet and wrapped it around her body and walked out of the bedroom and spotted Angel tipping the bellboy. Buffy quietly made her way tiptoeing and wrapped her arms around his waist.

“Morning,” she said kissing his bare back. He pulled from behind and looked at her.

“Love the outfit. Is it the latest fashion craze?”

“What can I say? I’m a trendsetter. Besides I couldn’t find my clothes,” she said smiling.

“You are something. Well I was thinking that now that you’re up we could have breakfast. We didn’t quite make it to dinner last night,” he said grinning.

“I couldn’t help it. I wanted dessert before dinner and it was worth it,” she said kissing his chest and then pulled his head for a kiss. He smiled at her.

“Let’s eat.” They both sat down and ate. From time to time Buffy would let her foot slide up and down to cause Angel look at her.

“Buffy, stop that,” he said smiling because he couldn’t stand to her mad at her.

“Oh you mean this,” she said repeating the same action.

“Yes.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy made it to her house that night to wish her friends goodbye. She really wanted to spend more time with them, but she had to see Angel. Angel had become an addiction for her. She just couldn’t let a week go by with seeing him. He just made her feel things that no other man had.

“Buffy, it was great seeing you again. You come to L.A. and I’ll introduce you to my boss,” Willow said cheerfully.

“Sure thing Willow. I figure that McKeon Industries will help me find out with my business,” she after hugging her friend.

“Oh and Buffy we’ll show you all the hot spots in L.A.,” Xander added.

“Sure thing Xand. Before I head to L.A. I’ll call and then we’ll meet up. Oh, and this time we’ll hang out like old times.”

“Nothing beats Sunnydale Cinema or The Bronze. We’ll come back party and go to the movies,” Xander said dancing. Buffy and Willow looked at each other and laughed.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel finished dropping off both Willow and Xander and decided to head home. He knew for sure that he couldn’t avoid Darla as much as he’d like to. She was a part of his life just like she was a part of his. He just didn’t know how much longer he could live with a woman that he never loved.

Angel entered the house, went straight upstairs to his bedroom and started to change. As he was taking off his clothes, Darla was watching the display before her. The sight of his body always brought chills down to her spine. ‘No matter how many time I see him with is clothes on, he always looks better without them.’ Angel felt that he was being looked at.

“Darla, what do you want?” She made her way to the bedroom and wrapped her arms around his waist. Angel flinched at the contact.

“Your parents called today. They invited us to dinner this Saturday.” ‘Saturday. Damn! I was hoping to see Buffy.’ “Sure that’d be great.” ‘You never know what may happen.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy was at her office figuring out what would be the latest designs for her lingerie line. She figured that if she sketched a few designs and looked at the drawings from the previous week that Angel would be out of her mind temporarily. Though as she was looking at the designs before her she couldn’t stop thinking about Angel. She was thinking what way she could surprise Angel in L.A.

“I have got to stop thinking about him. I have to concentrate on these designs and get through this week. Oh, but I can’t stop thinking about those brown eyes and that beautiful smile. I’m definitely going to need a cold shower tonight.”

“Hey B. So you still are thinking about Angel?”

“Huh?”

“Don’t huh me. I see it in your eyes. You’re thinking about Angel aren’t you?”

“Yeah,” she said with a half smile.

“So it’s that good huh?”

“Faith! It’s not like that.”

“So when you’re with him you don’t want to tear off his clothes and ride him like cowboy,” Faith said with a huge grin. Buffy had to think rationally before answering.

“Okay maybe I do. But that’s not all. He’s nice and he makes me feel safe,” she said smiling.

“Yeah, that’s all nice. But the fact of the matter is he’s married. He’ll never be yours. Don’t out your hopes up.”

“I’m not. I know he’s married.”

“I just don’t want your feelings to hurt.”

“I know.” Though in the back of her mind she didn’t know that is the next time they have sex she might feel something more.

~*~*~*~*~*

It was Friday and Buffy decided that this weekend she’d hangout with Willow and Xander. Although her ulterior motive was to finally see Angel in L.A. and she figured that a surprise would be an order. As Buffy slipped on her beige trench coat dress that reached mid thigh, with black high thigh stockings and matching shoes she looked herself over the mirror making any necessary adjustments.

“Well if this outfit doesn’t surprise him I don’t know what will.” She finished packing her clothes in her over night bag, left Faith a note and headed out the door.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was sitting in his chair looking at the files before him with the view of Los Angeles right behind him. He was having a hard time concentrating because he wondered what reason could he give Buffy for breaking their plans. He enjoyed their moments even if it is just mainly sex, but was it starting to become more than that. ‘What am I going to tell her? I know she’ll be disappointed.’

All the while Angel was contemplating his thoughts Buffy was outside talking to secretary Karin.

“Good Afternoon. I’m here to see Mr. McKeon.”

“Okay. Just wait one moment while I tell him that you’re here.”

“Thanks.” Karin was observing Buffy’s outfit and noticed she sure dressed sexy for an appointment with her boss. ‘If I knew any better I’d say that she’s his mistress.’

“Mr. McKeon will see you now.”

“Thank you.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was waiting for his new potential client to step in. He figured after about an hour or so when things were wrapped he’d call Buffy. His back was towards the door so when he heard his client come in he swiveled his chair, looked up and was surprised to see who was staring before him.

“Buffy.”

“That’d be me.” She then locked the door and walked towards him.

“What are you doing here? I’m supposed to have a client coming in.”

“Nice to see you too. I am your client. I’m here on business,” she walking closer to him and sat on his chair straddling his hips. His hands went automatically around her waist.

Angel had been checking her out since she stepped into his office. Her trench coat dress just covered the right amount of skin leaving her long legs fully exposed. He wondered if she had anything on underneath. Though now the thought now entering in his mind started to make him highly aroused.

“Business huh? Well I’ve never conducted business this way before,” he said smiling.

“Well I figure that when I’m conducting a business matter that I should get to know the owner on a one to one basis. Oh, and I’d like to know what kind of benefits I’ll be getting in return,” she said whispering in his ear and then nipped his earlobe. He shuddered after hearing those last words because he definitely knew that business wasn’t on her mind. Her lips kissed along his jaw until she reached her destination, which were his lips. As the kiss grew deeper, Buffy placed her fingers through his hair while his hands pulled her body even closer to his not leaving any space between them.

“Buffy, we can’t do this here.”

“Yes, we can. I came here on business.”

“Buffy, you know perfectly well that…” She silenced him with another kiss while her hand wandered down to his pants.

“Wait! Let me talk to my secretary first. Karin could you hold all my calls and if my wife calls tell her that I’m out.”

“Sure thing Mr. McKeon.” Angel hung up the phone and looked at Buffy.

“Okay. Now I’m ready.” Buffy smiled and then proceeded to move her hand back down on his pants while Angel pulled her in his embrace and kissed her. As the kissing between them intensified Buffy unbuckled his pants then button and finally the zipper. She crept her tiny fingers inside the slit of his boxers feeling the soft skin of his erection.

“Hmm,” he hissed with his brown eyes full of lust.

“I guess you like it then.” His only response was just a smile. He couldn’t form any coherent words because she just someone knew what buttons to push.

She continued stroking him looking intently into those brown eyes just loving how much she could control him. It was liberating. Angel moved his hands to from her waist to the belt of dress untied revealing a lacy flesh tone bra with bikini held together by two pieces of string at each end of her hip. He slid her dress off her shoulders letting it fall to the ground exposing her body before him. Angel then slowly untied the stings on each on each side of her hips and his lips were kissing her hips from left to right. He took the lacy material and tossed it aside.

“I guess we should finalize this business agreement,” she said stroking his erection.

“Uh huh.” She took his erection in her hand and placed it inside her opening. They both hissed at the contact. Angel removed his hands from her hips and unhooked her bra sliding it off her shoulders exposing her bare breasts. As his hands gently cupped her breasts massaging them between his fingers her hands held onto the armrest of his chair for support.

“Oh, More Angel,” she said moaning. His hands kept on squeezing her breasts while she kept rocking back and forth while she lowered head and captured her lips into a deep kiss. She let her tongue part his lips and went right to his tongue. As the kissing intensified between both lovers his hands were still on her breasts as her hands gripped on tightly on the armrest. Her lips left his kissing his jaw, then down to the side of his neck sucking on the exposed skin.

“Hmm,” he moaned. His hands left her breasts sliding his fingers over to her bare back caressing her.

“Oh,” she moaned. She squeezed her inner muscles on his throbbing erection while he jerked his hips upward filling himself deepen inside of her. She knew that at any moment her orgasm was fast approaching, but she wanted to build it up even more before finally coming.

Angel just couldn’t contain himself any longer. The way Buffy had such control on him was just amazing. It just seemed that every time they were having sex that it was getting better and better.

“Oh, Buffy,” he groaned out loud. He made one final movement with his hips as Buffy squeezed her inner loins onto his hard shaft and they both orgasm.

6

Angel was the first to wake up and realized that Buffy was completely nude and realized that she might be cold when she got up. So he slowly moved them both towards his desk and leaned Buffy over so he could take off his jacket. He pulled Buffy in his embrace and placed the jacket on her. His fingers started caressing her golden locks feeling how soft they were.

‘I care about you Buffy, but I don’t know if more will ever come out of it. All that I know is that no matter what happens between us I want that we spend enough time with one another.’

Buffy felt an embrace around her body and also something on her body. It just felt warm even though her legs were cold. She then remembered that she came to visit Angel for a business matter. Though they never settles to an agreement. She lifted her head and spotted Angel staring down at her.

“Hi,” she said softly and then kissed him.

“Hi right back at you. Sleep well?” he asked smiling.

“Uh huh.” Buffy also realized that he was still inside her body and smiled at the thought.

“Oh just to let you know I’ve decided that your company can represent mine. I just happen to like that benefits that your company gives to its clients,” she said smiling. Angel laughed at her response.

“Do you do this to all your female clientele. Or just me?”

“Just you. Only you Miss Summers,” she said and captured her lips into a kiss and caressed her thigh.

“That’s good to know.” She then rose herself from his bo0dy and started to get dress. As she was putting her underwear on Angel just couldn’t keep his brown eyes off the curves of her body.

“I see you staring at me,” she said turning to face him.

“I can’t help but be distracted by such beauty.”

“Sweet talker.” They both finished fixing their clothes.

“I better be going.”

“No! Don’t go. I thought I could take you to lunch.”

“I can’t. Besides I’m seeing you tomorrow.”

“Well speaking of tomorrow something came up.”

“Oh.” ‘Great his wife wants to spend more time with him.’

“My parents invited Darla and I for dinner.”

“Oh, it’s okay if it’s your parents. I’ll see you next week then.”

“No! I want you there.”

“Don’t you think that it’d be strange for your mistress to these with your wife and parents,” she said seriously.

“I know that, but if you bring Willow and Xander with you it’s be so suspicious.”

“How do you about them?”

“They work for me. That’s why I wasn’t upset about you being with them.”

“Why you.” She then hit his chest. He caught her hand.

“You coming tomorrow night?” He asked her kissing her hand.

“I wouldn’t miss it for the world,” she said smiling wickedly. ‘Oh, Angel has no idea what’s coming to him tomorrow night.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Darla made believe around Angel that she wanted him. Well she did, but apparently Angel slept with her once or twice and she wondered how he could put up without having sex. She on the other hand needed to have sex and very often. So about two to six months into their marriage she started to have an affair on Angel with Lindsay McDonald. He was no Angel, but he gave her what she wanted. Sex.

“Darla when are you planning to leave Angel McKeon so we can spend our life together?”

“I can’t leave Angel yet Lindsay. He and I are married and we have to keep our family business going. I know that he’s screwing behind my back, but I can’t place it yet. Though I don’t know if he’s been doing it for the past two years though.”

“Oh, Darla who cares if he does. Just divorce him already.”

“Don’t worry about it,” she said holding him while they were in his bed.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel made his way home dreading to see “the bitch” also known as Darla. There were times like these that made him wonder why he agreed to get married to her. Sure they both had sex with one another, but that’s all it was. There was no love, no feeling from inside that would make you happy. As he drove into the driveway in SUV, he realized that Darla’s car wasn’t in the driveway. That brought a smile to his face.

When Angel walked right into the door his dog barked sensing the presence of his owner. Angel kneeled down before his dog.

“Hey there girl. You happy to see me,” he said smiling. The dog barked in response.

“You look like you’re hungry. Let’s get you something to eat.” His dog leads the way to the kitchen as he took off his jacket and loosened his tie and opened the top button from his shirt. Angel went inside the cabinet and found the dog food and poured it into a bowl and refilled the water bowl as well. Bertha Blue went straight for the food. Angel went to the fridge and found some ham and cheese, mayonnaise and bread and made a sandwich. Though before he sat down he grabbed a Heineken from the fridge and sat down. As he ate his sandwich he was thinking about Buffy and what a performance it was. He just couldn’t believe how she surprised him by coming to his office. His bog finished her food and walked over to Angel and placed her head on Angel’s leg.

“I hope someday you’ll meet Buffy. You’ll really like her. She’s nothing like Darla,” he said patting his dog.

~*~*~*~*~*

After Angel spent a couple of hours lounging in the living room with Bertha Blue beside him, he decided to head upstairs. As he made it to the bedroom and started undressing his clothes and placing his jacket back into the closet he inhaled the scent of Buffy’s vanilla perfume.

“Buffy,” he whispered. He closed the door then headed to the bathroom to wash his face. He looked up into the mirror and gazed up at his reflection and smiled. He was happy with his life now that Buffy entered into his life. ‘I want Buffy more than anything. I have no idea what she’s doing. Actually I do, but it’s starting to become something else.’ He dried his face and went to bed dreaming about Buffy.

Darla quickly entered the bedroom quietly not wanting to wake Angel. She shed her clothes and slipped on her nightgown and went under the covers. Angel heard her and a faint smile went across his lips. ‘I got you. So you think that you’re the only one that can cheat in our marriage. Well you’re wrong. Two can play that game.’ Darla in the other hand thought she fooled Angel because she assumed that he was asleep.

7

Buffy woke up with a smile on her face. Tonight she was going to have dinner with Angel and company. ‘Oh, he has no idea what I have planned for him tonight.’ She was thrilled that it was Saturday because she wanted to relax and plan out the evening of fun with Angel. She was rather curious about seeing Darla. ‘She seems to be the bitch from hell if Angel’s cheating on her.’ Buffy stretched her petite form and got of bed. She grabbed her robe from the closet and then headed for the kitchen.

~*~*~*~*~*

Faith was in the kitchen making pancakes when she heard footsteps. She turned around and spotted her best friend.

“Morning,” she said smiling.

“Morning Faith. Oh, you’re making me breakfast?”

“No, I’m not. I’m making us breakfast,” she said swatting Buffy with a dishtowel.

“You’re awfully cheery. So what gives? Angel?”

“Can’t a girl be happy?” Faith raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, it’s him. He makes me happy.”

“Okay. So when is the next fuck fest?”

“Faith! I can’t believe you!”

“Fine. Don’t tell me. So have you gone down on him yet?”

“No, I haven’t.”

“So has he gone down on you?”

“No.”

“Though something tells me that you thought about him going down or you going down on him.”

“Of course I have. Though when the timing is right we’ll both know.”

“Oh, how sweet. Okay how about this question. How big is he?”

“He’s big enough,” Buffy said grinning. While Faith had been asking her questions about Angel, her thoughts drifted towards him. The idea of going down on him or him giving her oral pleasure just made her nipples hard and the wetness in between her legs increase even more.

Faith looked at Buffy and could tell by the expression on the blonde’s face that she was thinking about Angel. She was thinking naughty things to do with that man. Faith had the feeling that one of theses days the blonde headed female would say she’s in love with Angel.

“That’s good to know. Oh, just to let you know, I’ve went down on Spike and he’s done the same for me.”

“Thank you very much Faith. I so didn’t need the visuals of my best friend with her best friend.”

“Your welcome,” Faith grinned.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel had decided to take a morning run with his dog. He always liked running as a child and continued doing throughout his teenage years. As he was running in his L.A. neighborhood he was able to clear his thoughts. This was his time a part from everyone, especially Darla.

As his Nike sneakers hit the pavement, his arms were at his sides. He was dressed in sweatpants and a white T-shirt. He had sweat dripping down his chiseled face and well-sculpted chest. His shirt was beginning to cling to his body as if it were second skin. He spotted a bench and sat down to drink some water. He leaned back and closed his eyes and started to picture a certain blonde. As he was off drifting, thinking about Buffy, Spike made his way over to see his best friend.

“Angel, what are you doing up so early?”

“You know me. I like to run.” Angel was thinking whether or not to tell Spike that he decided to have an affair with Buffy.

“Spike, I got something to tell you.”

“Sure, what is it?”

“If I tell you this you better not tell anyone. Especially Darla.”

“Okay, man. The suspense is killing me. Tell me already,” Spike said anxiously.

“I’m having…I’m having an affair with Buffy.” Angel was thrilled that he got that off his chest.

“Wow,” Spike was stunned. He couldn’t believe that his clean cut; goody two shoes of a best friend would have an affair.

“So you and Buffy? She’s really that good in the sack huh?”

“Spike, I’m not saying anything.”

“Does she give good head?” Spike asked grinning.

“Spike! I’m not even going to answer that.” Angel just couldn’t believe his best friend.

“Fine then. Have you touched her down below?”

“Spike! Don’t even go there. It’s none of your business.”

“I guess that means no.”

“I’m not going to answer that. I just need for you to not tell Darla.”

“Fine.”

“I mean it Spike. You better not say anything.”

“I won’t. I promise.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Since Buffy just happened to in L.A. for the weekend and Angel invited her to dinner, she had to have a decoy of some sorts. So her decoy was Willow and Xander. She had gone back home to tell Faith about her and Angel. She also knew that Faith and Spike were becoming closer because of what Faith told her this morning.

‘Hmm. What am I going to wear for tonight’s little adventure?’

Buffy was sitting in her tub filled with bubbles al the way to her neck. Her head laid back against a cushion with her eyes closed with two slices of cucumbers over her eyes and her arms on the sides of the bathtub. The only thing that would set this mood is to have Angel on the other side of the tub flirting with her. She took her Gillette Venus razor and applied her shaving gel and slid the razor on her leg to get rid of any hairs. When she was done with both of her legs she rinsed herself off and stepped out of the tub.

She wrapped a towel around her waist and stepped inside her bedroom. She dropped her towel to the floor and walked around her room naked in search for what to wear. She wanted to look really nice for him, but at the same time she wanted something with easy access. So Buffy slipped on her blue dress with matching underwear underneath. She already slipped on her high thigh black stockings and pumps. Buffy fixed her hair in a French twist leaving a couple of strands loose and curled at the ends. She then looked herself in the mirror making sure everything was in place, grabbed her purse and was out the door.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was getting dressed and was just thankful that Buffy was going to be there. The only other reason why he wouldn’t say no was for his parents. He loved them dearly even though he had an altercation with his father. His parents just never saw the side of Darla that he knew. They never saw what a true bitch that she is. He could tell that Darla didn’t want to go, but she didn’t say it out loud yet.

“You know Angel I’m really not in the mood for having dinner with your parents.”

“So then don’t go.” ‘I’ll be extremely happy.’

“No, I’m going. It’s just your mother’s going to ask why we don’t have a child yet after two years of marriage.”

“You know perfectly well why we don’t have sex. Though I know for a fact that you’ve been fucking behind my back.”

“How dare you say that!” Darla was about to slap him, but Angel grabbed her wrist.”

“I know you’ve been fucking Lindsay McDonald behind my back. So don’t act all innocent on me now.”

“Oh, like you haven’t.”

“Actually I haven’t.” ‘Not until now that is.’

“So what do you do?”

“I do what any man who’s married to a woman that he can’t stand. I masturbate. I fuck. So let’s drop this and get ready to see my folks and two of my employees with their friend.” Darla huffed in response. She couldn’t wait to find some time soon to see Lindsay.

8

When Angel and Darla made it to the restaurant his parents, Susan and Patrick McKeon were already seated.

“Hi Mom. Dad.” He greeted both of his parents. Darla gave her salutations as well and then they both sat down. Angel paid no attention to his wife and spoke to his mother.

“You look lovely tonight, Mom.”

“Thank you my little Angel. You look great yourself.” He smiled at the compliment. He was wearing his trademark black suit with a white shirt and black tie. His hair was done with its usual spikes. They spoke some more before their company arrived.

Angel sensed that Buffy and her friends had arrived because he could feel that tingling sensation that was inside his body. He turned his head around and saw his blonde beauty staring right at him. His brown eyes connected with her green ones and they smiled.

‘Okay just calm yourself and remember that your wife and parents are here.’

‘Ooh, this is gonna be fun.’

Buffy, Willow and Xander made their way to the table and greeted everyone. So as everyone sat on the round table it was Buffy, Angel, Darla, his parents, Xander and Willow. It was perfect because Buffy could have easy access to Angel. Angel looked over to Buffy and noticed how the dress had a plunging neckline that exposed part of her breasts. A part of him wondered why she was tempting him like this. There was no way they could do anything.

“See anything you like?” Buffy asked smiling.

“Actually…” Darla cut off Angel.

“Angel, who is she?” Darla wanted to know because she noticed how Angel was drawn to her.

“She’s Buffy Summers, a new client of the company. She’s also friends of Willow and Xander.” ‘Oh, and she’s also my love. Not that you’d know.’

“Oh.” ‘Good for a moment there I thought maybe she was your whore.’

As the waiter came by and took their menus and started on their orders everyone began talking with one another. Buffy figured that she could start having her own little fun. She took off her shoe and proceeded to hike Angel’s pant leg. She just loved the idea of teasing and taunting him in front of his wife. Angel couldn’t tell Buffy to stop because everyone would know and he just loved the feeling.

Finally their dinner had arrived and everyone was eating when Patrick McKeon was the first to ask a question.

“Buffy, what kind of business do you own?”

“I own a lingerie business, Mr. McKeon.” Patrick McKeon nearly choked.

“Lingerie? How interesting.”

“That’s great Buffy. A woman that can have her own business no matter what it is and run it too as an intelligent woman. So a beautiful young lady like yourself must have a boyfriend?”

“No, I don’t. I’m still looking for the right man.” ‘Though the one right next to me is perfect.’ As she had said those very words her foot began to hike up his pant leg again and caressed his leg with her foot again. Angel in return placed his hand on her knee and slowly massaging it with his fingertips. Buffy wanted to moan under his gentle caress, but couldn’t due to their audience. He turned to look at her and smiled, while Susan McKeon caught the intimate interaction between the two. ‘My son sure seems to be fond of Buffy. I wonder if there is more to it.’

The flirting between them in the restaurant was heating up. Angel’s gentle caresses just kept on giving her shivers down her spine and a tingling feeling right inside her body. Buffy needed to get away and get things moving.

“Would you excuse me for a moment? I’m heading to the ladies room.” They all nodded in response.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy quickly made it to the men’s room and made sure that no men were in there. She didn’t need an audience for what she had planned. She looked herself over in the mirror and touched up a bit. Buffy then took her cell phone out and proceed to call Angel.

~*~*~*~*~*

Meanwhile Angel was chatting with his parents when he heard his phone rang. He took it out and noticed that he had a message. He thought it was odd that someone would be calling him. So he checked his voicemail and the written message said, You. Me. Fuck. Now. Men’s Room. He knew exactly who it was right then and there.

“I’m sorry, but apparently Spike just left me message and I have to call him back. It’s urgent.”

“It’s alright Angel.”

“Thanks Mom.” Angel left the table and calmly he strode over to the men’s room with a silly grin on his face.

Angel finally made it to the men’s room. He hoped that any man wouldn’t come in and hear them going at it. He saw Buffy stepped out of the stall and went pass by him to lock the door.

“Well we don’t want any company, do you?”

“Of course not.” She made quick strides towards him, and pulled him in for an intense kiss. His hands went automatically around her waist as her fingers threaded through the short brown strands of his hair. As both of their bodies were flushed up against one another leaving no space in between them. He lifted her legs automatically to his hips ad guided her towards the sink and sat her down. As they were still kissing, their hands roaming each other just feeling one another the mirror was reflecting their actions. He released the kiss for one moment to look Buffy straight into her eyes and noticed the lust, the desire, the need of her wanting him. His brown eyes trailed down to her pouty red lips that he longed to kiss since she sat next to him at the restaurant. He made his lips found it’s place right back into hers.

He pulled her petite frame right into his large one with her legs wrapped around his waist and headed straight for the bathroom stall. He quickly locked the door with one hand. Buffy’s hands began threading into his hair just feeling the texture of the silky strands. Angel’s hands roamed all over her body just feeling how smooth and silky her dress really was.

Angel decided to sit on the toilet seat with Buffy on top of him. This way he could have easy access to her panties. She brought her lips to his and lightly teased his tongue with hers just to show him what was to come.

“Hi. Miss me?” he asked with a wicked smile.

“Always.” He then pulled her into his arms again holding her closely and kissed her once more. His hands began stroking up in her thighs feeling how smooth the sheer fabric of her stockings. As he was about to slide his fingers inside the waistband of her panties he felt her bare behind.

“No underwear?”

“No, it’s a thong,” she said with a wicked smile. He was shocked, but at the same time he was turned on. His hands continued caressing her bare ass squeezing her tenderly.

“Oh,” she moaned breathlessly. She bent her head and captured his lips into a kiss while her hands were finding her way to the waistband of his pants. She then unbuttons his pants and zipper and slid her hand inside the slit of his boxers feeling his erection stroking it gently.

“Oh, don’t do that Buffy,” he said huskily.

“ I know you like it because I feel you growing and getting harder,” she said looking into his brown eyes. She kept on stroking him lightly getting him harder.

Angel took his hand and slipped underneath her dress and slid the thong aside as Buffy slipped his member inside of her. They both hissed at the contact of feeling one another on that sexual way. Buffy being on top taking control and started moving her hips back and forth. Angel held onto her hips firmly thrusting his hips forward going deeper inside of her wet folds. Buffy in return squeezed her inner muscles onto his throbbing erection causing Angel to moan.

“Buffy.” He just couldn’t believe the amount of control this little woman had over him. Every time they were together he just couldn’t get enough of this woman.

The more their bodies intertwined as one, the more closely they both were reaching their orgasm. Angel let his fingers find that spot and gently rubbed her clit eliciting that moan to make her orgasm.

“Oh, Angel,” she said breathlessly. Buffy squeezed herself on him one more and Angel just let out a groan and came.

“Uh.” They both embraced one another just relaxing after the wonderful sexual act. Buffy stood up and fixed herself up and took off her underwear. Angel stood up as well and fixed himself up. Buffy then handed him the underwear and whispered into his ear.

“Here’s something for you to remember me by.” She then kissed him on the cheek. He looked at her and swallowed the lump that formed in his throat.

“Okay. Thanks.”

“Your welcome,” she said and then kissed him once more on the lips.

9

Both Buffy and Angel returned to their seats each with an expression on their faces. Angel couldn’t help but leave a silly grin on his face while Buffy was just content. Angel’s mother then noticed how happy her son had been. ‘I just wonder if they have something going on.’

“Angel, you seem happy. Is Spike alright?”

“Oh, Spike is just fine,” he said smiling. ‘Well wherever he may be, I on the other hand couldn’t be more happier.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Over the next several days everyone that knew Buffy and Angel were beginning to wonder that whether their friendship was more friendly than business.

Willow and Xander were sitting out for lunch because it was such a beautiful day. As Xander was eating his sandwich, Willow decided to strike up a conversation.

“Xander, I have the feeling that Buffy is seeing Angel?”

“What?!”

“What gave you that idea?”

“I mean didn’t you notice the way she looked at Angel.”

“Not really. I was mostly enjoying my food. Besides Angel’s married to Darla, remember?”

“I know that Xander, but to me it seemed like Angel was a bit distracted by Buffy and so was she.”

“Willow you’re jumping to conclusions.”

“I’m not! Don’t you remember that when I asked her about her new relationship she couldn’t even give me a name?”

“Oh, come on Willow. Let’s just drop the subject, okay?”

“Fine.” ‘You’ll see Xander. I know something is going on with Buffy and Angel and I’m gonna find out.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Faith and Spike had gone out for dinner and were walking along the boardwalk. Each of them knew that their best friend was playing with fire, but didn’t seem to mind the heat. Apparently the one-night-stand between those two must have been magnetic because they continued their sexual encounters and now they are lovers.

“I had fun tonight, Spike. It was great seeing you again.”

“Sure it was. You just enjoyed that quickie we had in the back before we went to the restaurant,” he said smiling.

“You’ve caught me. I’m guilty. I just can’t help it when you take me anywhere you please,” she said smiling back.

“That’s my girl.”

“Spike, you know about Buffy and Angel right?”

“Sure love. What about it?”

“What has he confided in you about Buffy?”

“I think he loves her, but hasn’t seen it yet. I know he will admit one of these days though.”

“I just want her to be happy and have lots of great sex. Though I know her and she’s always been a wild one, but deep inside her she wants to be loved and be in love.”

“So does he.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Karin, Angel’s secretary had noticed lately boss seemed happier these past few months. She wondered if it was because of a certain blonde that went to see him. Just as Karin was thinking about her boss and his love life, he came strolling in.

“Good Morning, Karin,” Angel said smiling.

“Good Morning, Mr. McKeon,” she said smiling back.

“I’ll be in my office. So if I have any calls please hold them for me until ten, okay?”

“Sure thing. Would you like your coffee now or later?”

“You could bring it now,” he said and then entered his office.

As Karin made her way to his office she just couldn’t help but notice the smile that was on her boss’ face. She’s seen him smile before tons of tomes, but this one was different. ‘I wonder if Miss Summers has anything to do with that smile. It sure seemed that after their business meeting that he seemed happier. Could he be having an affair with her?’

“Here you go. Mr. McKeon you seem very happy are you in love perhaps?”

“Perhaps,” he said with a smirk.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel sat in his office with his legs up on his desk while drinking his coffee. He was just relaxing with a smile on his face that was all because of certain blonde. Buffy sure had a way with him. She could do or say anything and it was like he was under her spell. She was definitely what he wanted and needed in his life. He has no idea what he’s do if he didn’t meet her. He’d probably be having a one-night-stand or just jerking off.

“What am I going to do about my feelings for Buffy? I can’t control my emotions any more. I don’t know if I should tell her how I feel.” Angel thoughts about Buffy and their relationship were just the beginning for him. He might actually reveal his feelings for Buffy sooner than later.

10

It just seemed like the week flew by and the two lovers didn’t have time to meet up. They only were able to have quick conversations because they were both busy with work. Though they did promise to meet one another at the hotel. They figured that they could do have one last memory at the hotel.

Buffy was in her office thinking about what else she could do to make Angel be more adventurous and spontaneous. She knew that Angel was a good guy, but if she just gave an idea it became apparent that he was up for it. Either way she knew that this weekend would be so much fun. She headed out the door.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was thrilled about seeing Buffy again. He hadn’t known if his feelings for the blonde beauty were love. His emotions were beginning to toy with him over and over again. A part of him wished that he could explain the situation to someone else besides Spike. He threw that thought out of his mind when he spotted her. Buffy was standing in lobby checking into her room. She looked absolutely stunning in her black slip dress with spaghetti straps. ‘She looks beautiful.’ He started walking towards her when Buffy turned around at the same moment to see his face.

“Hey,” he said smiling as he pulled her into his embrace.

“Hey right back at you,” she said leaning on her tiptoes to kiss him. As the kiss deepened Angel pulled her even closer.

~*~*~*~*~*

Though not too far away was a pair of female brown eyes that saw the intense kiss. ‘So that’s what he’s been doing on his weekends. That’s what made him happy. I knew something was up. I think I should say hello.’ The mysterious woman that was soon to be revealed made her way towards the two lovers.

“Angel.” At the sound of a familiar voice that Angel heard all his life made him turn around.

“Mom, what brings you here?” ‘Oh, shit! This is bad. She’s gonna tell Dad. I’m screwed.’

“I came to see your sister Patricia. We plan to go shopping. Though it seems to me that this isn’t a business matter,” she said smiling.

“Uh. Yeah.” Angel was shocked. He couldn’t just flat out tell his mother, ‘Oh, guess what Mom, I found a woman that likes me for myself and not my money.’

“You know What Angel, I think I should leave you with your mother,” Buffy said and then kissed his cheek. Angel held her hand so she wouldn’t go.

“Don’t go. Stay while I talk to my mother.”

“No, it’s okay. It was good seeing you again, Mrs. McKeon.”

“Likewise, my dear.” As soon as Buffy was out of their sight, Susan McKeon grabbed her son’s arm and dragged him into the bar.

“Okay Angel it’s just me and you. So what’s going on between you and Buffy?”

“Mom! This isn’t easy for me to say. Let alone to my own mother.”

“Just spit it out Angel.”

“I’m…I’m having an affair with Buffy.” ‘Okay there I said it.’

“I figured that much,” Susan said smiling.

“What? When? How?”

“I sort of figured it out at the restaurant. The way you two would look at one another and smile.”

“Yeah, we were.”

“So does Darla know or even suspect anything about you two?”

“I don’t think she does. Though I know she’s been cheating on me with Lindsay McDonald.”

“My, my Darla sure gets around. So do you love her?”

“You mean Darla? Hell no! I can’t stand her.” ‘If you only knew how she really was.’

“I didn’t mean her and you know that perfectly well. Are you in love with Buffy?”

“I guess so.”

“You guess so!” Susan then hit his arm.

“Okay! Okay! Yes, I’m in love with Buffy.”

“So did you tell her yet?”

“No, and I’m not planning to yet. I just wouldn’t be able to live with myself if she rejected me.”

“She loves you Angel.”

“How do you know?”

“It’s in her eyes. She loves you enough to know that we’re talking about her right now. That as a mother I would never approve of this. Though I realized that I was wrong to pressure you to marry Darla.”

“Thanks Mom. Though could you do me two favors?”

“Sure. Name it.”

“Please don’t tell Dad or Darla. I know that it would hurt his feelings. He always envisioned us together.”

“I promise. Now, I think you should go now. I don’t want Buffy to be thinking that I kidnapped you.”

“Good one, Mom,” he said laughing and then kissed his mother’s cheek. ‘My son’s finally in love.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel had a smile on his face as he steeped inside his hotel room. He spotted Buffy looking right at him. He noticed by her facial features that she was worried about his mother catching then in a heated embrace.

“So how did things go with your mother? Does she hate me? She probably hates me,” Buffy sighed.

“Actually she doesn’t hate you at all. She sees that you make me happy. She figured that something was going on between us.”

“Oh. So she’s not gonna say anything at all?”

“None whatsoever.” ‘Except for the part about me admitting my love for you.’

“I guess that’s good.”

“Very good actually,” he said and then captured her lips into a kiss.

“Hmm,” she moaned as she deepened the kiss even more. Her arms just wrapped automatically around his neck bringing him closer to her. As his broad frame was pressed up against her petite frame, his hands began to roam all over her back. He just wanted to feel her soft, smooth skin against his fingertips and make her shiver. His fingers found the zipper of her dress as her fingers unbuttoned his shirt. He then slid her dress off as it fell to the floor leaving her in a strapless bra and panties.

“You look beautiful,” he said gazing at her hungrily.

“Thank you.” Angel quickly shed off his pants and his boxers as well leaving him completely naked.

Buffy couldn’t help but stare at him with all of his beautiful naked body before her. ‘Ooh, I’m so lucky to have him even if he isn’t mine to keep.’ Buffy quickly shed off her underwear as well and walked up to him and rubbed her body against his.

“Feeling up for some action?” Angel didn’t respond though a certain par t of his body in the lower region did.

“Well I guess that’s a yes then,” she said smiling wickedly. Angel made his way to the bed and lay down. Buffy then took that as her cue to straddle his hips. She looked into those brown eyes and smiled right at him.

“So you ready to have some fun?”

“Oh yeah,” he smiled right back. She moved her hips closer to his erection, lifted herself up and slid herself right onto his erection.

“Hmm,” he hissed at the contact. Buffy began rocking her hips back and forth as getting the feel of him being inside of her. As Angel thrusted his hips forward as Buffy clenching her inner muscles onto his throbbing erection. The more they moaned, the more their climax was fastly approaching.

“Oh, more Angel!” Buffy felt that with one more push everything would be complete. It was as if he read her mind and did just that. Buffy’s breathing went down as she collapsed onto Angel’s bare chest.

11

Susan McKeon kept on wondering about her conversation with her son Angel. Angel’s in love with Buffy and apparently can’t stand Darla. She figured that she would have to speak to Patrick and see what his opinion was on Darla and Buffy. Susan truly doesn’t approve of the affair, but at the same time she noticed in her son’s face how happy Buffy Summers made her son feel.

“Patrick, I need to ask you something.”

“Sure, what is it honey?”

“What do you think of Buffy Summers?”

“She’s a nice young lady. Why you ask?” Patrick was wondering why his wife mentioned Buffy Summers to begin with.

“Don’t you ever wish that we never arranged Angel’s marriage with Darla and he might have fallen for someone like Buffy?”

“Oh, Susan you’ve got to be kidding me! Angel would never fall for her. She isn’t his type at all.” ‘Why is Susan even thinking about this?’

“Gee, Patrick you make Buffy sound like she isn’t worthy of our son. She’s a nice young lady that has a good head on her shoulders.”

“Well I just think that Darla is best suited for our son and I was right. Speaking of Angel, when are you inviting him and Darla over?”

“Actually I was planning to this Saturday.” ‘Oh, and you thinking that Darla is best suited for or son’s is in your mind Patrick; our son’s in love with Buffy Summers. I’m going to find out how much of a bitch as Angel would say that Darla really is.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Darla always loved shopping. Especially when it’s Angel’s money. Angel’s money and spending it just brought a smile to her face.

“Ooh, I just can’t wait to head out and spend, spend, and spend” ‘I just can’t stand being with Angel’s mother. She’s always happy, caring and oh so thoughtful. Oh, please that makes me want to gag.’

Darla paid no attention as Angel entered the bedroom and looked right at her. He heard every word that she had just said. ‘So the bitch just can’t wait to spend my money huh? Well she won’t be able to spend as much as she’d like. I’ll make sure of that.’

“So you heading out with my mother for your let’s spend-Angel’s-money-until-we-max-out-the-credit-cards.”

“Oh, like you care! You could give a shit about what I do with your money,” she said glaring at him.

“Au contraire, my dear, I do care. I’m the one paying for the fucking credit card bills,” he said with a smirk.

“Well I’m heading out. Don’t wait up for me,” she said and walked out the door.

“I wouldn’t think of it,” Angel shouted. ‘I could care less. I’ll have some peace of mind for a couple of hours.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Darla had picked up Susan and they drove to the Los Angeles Mall. The drive to the mall was quiet because there wasn’t much to be said between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law. The most that these two ladies would ever have anything to say would either be business or Angel.

“So Darla, what are you planning to buy Angel this Christmas coming up next month?”

“I don’t know really. I haven’t thought that far along.”

“Oh.” ‘My, my trouble in paradise. Since when isn’t a wife excited about buying her husband a Christmas gift. I know I always do when it comes to Patrick.’

They made it inside the mall and headed towards the women’s clothing on the third floor. Darla apparently had better wanting to shop for herself than rather for Angel’s Christmas gift. She needed to find that right gifts for herself.

“Ooh, this dress looks fabulous. I’ll have to try it out. Oh, and here’s another one and another.” Darla picked up altogether three dresses and headed towards the dressing room.

Susan in the meantime was checking out some gifts for her daughters. As for her sons she’ll find something once the leave. She had already picked out what she wanted.

Darla looked herself over the floor length mirror as she wore each dress. She twirled herself around checking out which one of these dresses will be the chosen one.

“What to do? What to do? So many choices, which such little time.” So as Darla was on her way out, she bumped into on of the sales ladies at the store.

“Excuse me! Don’t you look before you walk?”

“I’m sorry miss.”

“Yeah, right,” Darla said and walked off. She then headed towards the register and stood right next to Susan McKeon.

“I can’t believe the nerve of some people here.”

“What happened Darla?”

“This lady that works here just bumped right into me for no reason. I can’t believe how they hire such inconsiderate people.”

“Well I hope she apologized.”

“Oh, she did, but I can tell that she didn’t mean it. I know she’s a bitch. Just look at her,” Darla said pointing at the petite brunette. Susan looked over and recognized the young lady. It was her niece Mary. She’s one of the sweetest girls ever and one of Angel’s favorite cousins.

“How dare you! That’s my niece you’ve insulted.” Susan then went over and talked to the young woman and left Darla. ‘Good riddens. No wonder Angel’s cheating on you.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Susan had decided to call her son and wondered what his plans were for tonight. She figured that is she invited Darla and him over that it’s be easier on him. Susan picked up the phone and dialed seven digits and waited for the ring.

“Hello,” said Angel.

“Angel, how are you?”

“Mom! I’m fine. All things considered.”

“Good. Could you and Darla come over for dinner tonight at the house?”

“Sure thing. You know I don’t miss a chance for a home cooked meal,” he said smiling.

“Okay. See you at six.”

“Six, it is. Bye.”

“Bye.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel and Darla were sitting in the living room of The McKeon Residence. Angel was thrilled that his mother invited him to dinner. He would never miss an opportunity for his mother’s home cooking. He really didn’t care that he had Darla with him because she didn’t matter to him at all.

“Dinner’s ready,” Susan said entering the living room. Everyone stood up and entered the dinning room and sat down to eat. As everyone was eating Patrick McKeon decided to strike up a conversation.

“So when are you two going to make me a grandfather?”

“Darla, doesn’t want children,” Angel said looking at his wife.

“Isn’t that right, dear?” Angel asked.

“Yes, it is.”

“Oh. That’s just too bad. I know how much Angel love his nieces and nephews,” Susan answered sadly.

“It’s okay Mom. If I want children, it won’t ever be with Darla,” Angel said smirking.

Patrick McKeon just couldn’t understand how his son and daughter-in-law were acting. He noticed the looks that they passed on to each other. It seemed that these two weren’t happy with each other.

“What’s going on here?! How could you say such a thing like that in front of your wife?”

“Don’t you remember Dad, Darla wasn’t in my agenda of getting married, but you insisted. We don’t love each other. I wish I could divorce her, but I can’t remember, Dad?”

Patrick McKeon just sat there on his chair speechless. He had no idea how far things have gone. Though he didn’t care about his son’s happiness. It was a business transaction after all.

12

Christmas was approaching the residents of California especially for the two cities of Sunnydale and Los Angeles.

Angel’s family company McKeon Industries was getting ready to have their annual Christmas party. Angel was thrilled for this year’s party. It was all because of a certain blonde. He decided to give her a call and give her a surprise.

“Hello,” she said.

“Hi Buffy,” Angel said smiling at the other end of the line.

“Angel,” she said smiling. She was surprised that he called her.

“How are you? I also wanted to ask you what you’re doing this Friday?”

“Fine actually. I’m free why you ask?”

“I want to invite you over to the annual Christmas party at my family’s business,” he said proudly.

“Aren’t you very straight forward. So you’re ready to be seen in public with me in front of all your employees?”

“In any way possible. Besides Willow and Xander will be there as well.” Buffy’s smile immediately fell off her face as soon as Angel mentioned her friends. It was as if they were a smoke screen. ‘Now’s not the time to get emotional and worked up. You can’t take this relationship seriously. You are here to have some fun while it lasts.’

“Sure. I’ll probably be heading to Willow’s house instead of the hotel. I can’t wait for Friday. I’ll see you then.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Friday just happed and made it’s way to the end of the working day. It was also the annual Christmas party. All the workers each had a Secret Santa and Angel’s gift to his employees would be a nice Christmas bonus.

The Christmas spirit was everywhere throughout McKeon Industries. The doors adorned Christmas wreaths. As for the inside the lobby, stood a 30ft tree adorned with lights, ornaments, candy canes and tinsel with a star on top. Then as you moved along towards the elevators leading you the different departments you would see twinkling lights just flashing all of it’s colors. No matter where you were in the building there no way you wouldn’t be able to in the Christmas spirit.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was up in his office and he was counting the hours before Buffy arrived. He was hoping that maybe he’d surprise Buffy and they could get some alone time. ‘Now where could we do it? Hmm, I think I have an idea.’ Angel’s smile just grew wider. He had that smile plastered on his face that he didn’t even noticed when Spike decided to drop by and say hello.

“So let me take a wild guess and say that Buffy put that smile on your face,” Spike said entering Angel’s office.

“Who else would it be? It definitely can’t be that bitch of a wife that I have. So you just stopped by to say hi?”

“Yeah, you could say that. I need to ask you something about getting a Christmas gift for Faith.”

“You’re falling for her. Ha! I knew it. You should get her something that strikes her personality. I don’t know maybe handcuffs,” Angel said laughing.

“Oh, sure you’re laughing at me, but I have the feeling that you’re fallen for Buffy and haven’t admitted it to yourself yet. So what do you have in mind for Buffy maybe some candlelight dinner and wild passionate sex on a bed of roses?”

“Even if I fallen for her, I’m not telling you. As for what I’m giving Buffy for a Christmas gift, it’s none of your concern,” Angel said seriously. It’s true that his feelings for Buffy were growing, but he wasn’t ready to admit to someone else unless it was Buffy.

~*~*~*~*~*

The Christmas party was beginning to take its course. The Christmas music was on and everyone was singing along. Some of the workers invited their significant others to enjoy the festivities as well.

Buffy told Willow and Xander that she was coming and they were thrilled. Buffy couldn’t wait to see Angel and wondered what kind of surprise he had in store for her. She stepped into the office and spotted Karin sitting by her desk with a man talking to her. Buffy walked right on over to her to say hi.

“Hi Karin.”

“Oh, hi Miss Summers so nice to see you again. You’re here to see Mr. McKeon?”

“Actually yes, but I’m looking for my friends. I think I just spotted them. I’m sorry for interrupting your conversation.”

“It’s okay. Oh and Merry Christmas.”

“You too.”

As Buffy was on her way to greet Willow and Xander a pair of strong hands grabbed her. She automatically sensed that it was Angel touching her.

“Hi,” he said smiling.

“Hi. I was just about to see Willow and Xander and you just grabbed me away from them,” she said smiling back.

“Well I wanted to see you before meet them. Besides I want to dance with you.”

“I don’t want to.”

“You’re upset with me because of what I said earlier, aren’t you?”

“Maybe. It’s just the way you said it. It was like you wanted me around because my friends work for,” she said sadly.

“I’m sorry. So could you find it in your heart to forgive me?”

“Okay. I forgive you.”

“So you’ll dance with me then?”

“Sure.” Angel took her hand in his and they walked to the center of the room and began dancing. Angel wished that he could have held Buffy closer, but couldn’t because it would raise suspicions.

“So you’re enjoying yourself?” Angel asked.

“Sure,” she said smiling.

“I wished that I could hold you closer in my arms. That I could make you feel what I’m feeling right now.”

“What would that be?”

“That I want you. I need you.”

“I feel the same way.”

“So let’s go to my office then.” As Angel let Buffy past right in front of her passing through a throng of people, Willow was letting her eyes stayed firmly locked on those two. She then spotted Angel and Buffy going inside his office.

‘So that’s your new boyfriend, huh? No wonder you couldn’t tell me. He’s married.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel closed the door behind him so that no one would come in and interrupt them. He looked right at Buffy and smiled. She made her way towards him, pulled his tie down and kissed him.

“Hmm,” Angel moaned and pulled Buffy closer into his arms holding her tightly. He deepened the kiss by parting her lips with his tongue and letting it slide inside and flicking hers with his.

“Hmm,” Buffy moaned at Angel’s contact. Her little hands began to wander over his chest as she pulled the hem of his shirt out of his pants. She then unbuckled his belt, followed by the button and then the zipper. Angel’s hands had a mind of their own. They slipped underneath feeling her thighs against his fingertips. He then slipped his fingers inside the waistband of her panties and pulled them down. Angel lifted her legs and he held her as they walked towards his sofa. He set her gently on the sofa.

“So you ready for some action?” He then slid his hands on glided on her thighs caressing, squeezing her then let his thumbs massage her hips moving lower to her shave less mound making little circles.

“Ooh,” she moaned. The touch of his fingers was on most sensitive part of her body.

“I guess that’s a yes then.” Angel took out his throbbing erection from the slit opening of his boxers. Then he slid inside of her with such ease.

“Hmm,” They both moaned together. As Angel’s hands remained firmly at her hips, he kept moving in and out of her silken walls. As Angel kept going in and out of Buffy, she felt so good. He knew exactly which way to move inside of her to make her moan asking for more.

“Oh, Angel!” Her climax was fastly approaching and all she needed was one more push into the right direction. It was if Angel felt his won climax as well and pushed once more.

“Ugh,” Angel sighed. He then lay on top of Buffy, but made sure not crush her.

“That was amazing,” he whispered in her ear.

“You wanna do it again?” Buffy asked.

“You’re not tired?”

“Oh, just give a couple of minutes and I’ll be ready for round two.” Angel just laughed at her response.

13

Willow’s suspicions were right on the money when it came to Buffy. Buffy had never told her whom she was going out with. Willow knew why. Her long time friend was going out with a married man that happened to be her boss. She just couldn’t believe that Buffy somehow manipulate Angel into doing that.

Willow knew that the only way to know for sure that if she saw what was real was to confront Buffy about it. If Buffy admitted the whole situation with Angel, she sure wanted to ask her why.

‘Why would someone as smart and beautiful as Buffy would stoop herself into getting a man, by stealing someone else’s? Buffy could find a nice, single guy that would be attracted to her,’ Willow called Buffy in her cell phone.

“Hey Buffy.”

“Hey Willow.”

“I was wondering if you wanna spend some time with me so we could talk. I have something that I wanted to ask you.”

“Sure thing. I’ll be there in a while.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy had made it to Willow’s house. Though before she rang the bell, she wondered what was it that Willow couldn’t ask her on the phone. ‘It’s not like she knows anything. I never told her about Angel because she wouldn’t understand. Buffy was beginning to fell that she’s in love with Angel. Buffy rang the bell and waited for Willow.

“Hey Buffy. It’s so great to see you,” Willow said hugging her friend.

“You too Willow.” Buffy stepped inside the house and sat down on the sofa.

“Buffy, I’ve got to ask you this one question.”

“Sure fire away.”

“Are you sleeping with Angel McKeon?”

“What?” ‘How could she know? Angel and I have been very careful. Though besides the both of us, his mother knows as well.’

“You heard me. Are you sleeping with Angel McKeon?” Willow asked again.

‘I have no other choice but to answer her honestly.’

“Yes, I am.” ‘Well she wanted the truth.’

“I can’t believe you Buffy. How could you get involved with a married man? What were you thinking when you started this tryst with my boss? Don’t you have any morals? Is it that hard for you to get a man, which you stooped so low to prostitute yourself like that?”

Buffy took in every word that Willow told her. She felt so much pain erupting inside her heart. There was no way that she was going to let Willow bring her down.

“Yes, I know exactly what I was doing when I got involved with Angel! I’m perfectly aware that he’s married.”

“Is that all you have to say to defend yourself?”

“No. I’m no slut. I have my morals. I’m not fucking his wife. He’s the one I’m fucking with.”

“Oh, great Buffy. You’ve changed completely. I don’t even know you anymore. Next thing I know your gonna tell me that you’re in love with him.”

“Actually I am.”

“Oh, please it’s not love, it’s lust. You want something that you can’t have. Besides has Angel ever told you that he loves you?”

“No, but I know he does. I see it in his eyes. The way he makes me feel is love.”

“Get real Buffy. Angel’s a married. In the end Angel’s gonna pick his wife over you. All married men have their affairs, but always come running home to their wives.”

“Angel doesn’t love Darla. He never has.”

“Well all I can say is, I see you in a totally different way. You’re a back stabber, husband grabber and all you care about is your own selfish needs,” Willow said angrily.

“I guess there’s no other way to say this. Our friendship is over. I thought that I could depend on you, but apparently not. I’ll be leaving. You don’t have to walk me to the door. I know my way out,” Buffy said getting up and walking towards the door.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy had to control her emotions because if she didn’t start crying and never stop. She needed to see him, so that he could make things. She had to see Angel. Buffy dialed his office number on his personal line. She didn’t want Karin to hear her voice sounding so sad and unhappy. After two rings Angel picked up the phone.

“Hello. Angel McKeon speaking,” he said cheerfully. There was a moment of silence and then he heard a sniffling sound as if someone is crying.

“Hello,” he said again. He wondered who would be calling him and start crying on the phone.

“Angel,” she said sadly.

“Buffy, what’s wrong?”

“Everything. I need to see you.”

“So come here. No one’s in today Karin has the day off.”

“Okay. I’ll be on my way.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel waited patiently in his office for Buffy to arrive. He wanted to know what had made her so upset that she started crying. As Angel kept looking at the clock with the minutes ticking away, he finally heard the door opened and in came in Buffy.

Buffy wore loose jeans with a tank top with a long sleeved flannel shirt on top. Her blonde hair was in a ponytail. Her eyes looked red from crying and so she was her nose. She looked right at Angel and gave him a sad smile.

“Angel,” she said sadly.

“Buffy,” he said walking towards her. He opened his arms and she went right in. he held her closely, gently rubbing her back.

“Buffy, sweetie tell me what happened?” She looked into his brown eyes and nodded her head. They both sat down on his couch. Her head was on his chest just leaning there as his arm held her.

Angel placed a finger under her chin and lifted her face.

“Tell me what happened?” he asked.

“I went to see Willow today. She asked me if I was sleeping with you.”

“Wow.”

“I know, but that isn’t the worst part. She asked me what was I thinking about getting involved with a married man. That how could I do something like that? She told me that don’t I have any morals. It just kept getting worse Angel,” she said with tears streaming down her cheek. He took his thumb and wiped away her tears.

“I guess Willow has definitely made up her mind about us and about you.” He just couldn’t believe that Willow would make Buffy feel worthless.

“You wanna know the worst part. She told me that I was a back stabber, husband grabber and having sex with you is for my own selfish reasons,” she said and began sobbing again.

“You aren’t any of those things. You’re a beautiful woman and I care for you deeply. I don’t know what I’d do if you didn’t come into my life,” he said while rubbing her back. Buffy lifted her head and looked up at him.

“Really? You actually mean that?”

“Yes, I do Buffy.”

“I’m sorry about crying all over your shirt.”

“It’s okay. It’s replaceable, you aren’t.” he said with a smile. Buffy smiled right back at him. He then wiped the remaining tears that were shed. He then kissed her forehead, her nose and finally her lips.

“Don’t worry everything’s gonna be alright.” ‘I don’t ever want to lose you Buffy.’

14

Even though Willow’s words affected Buffy a whole lot, once she went to see Angel she felt better. He was able to confront her in a totally different way. He held her, wiped her tears and listened to her. That was a plus factor that her previous relationships lacked. Though Riley had all that going for him, though there was something missing. She wasn’t in love with him as she is with Angel.

Buffy was lying on her bed just relaxing and feeling the comfort of her sheets beneath her. She wasn’t too crazy for silk or satin sheets. The comfort of cotton sheets was alluring enough for her. They felt cool, soft and comfortable against her body. She knew for sure how she’d get Angel coming over to her house in a flash. ‘Ooh, the fun we’re going to have. I wonder if he’ll be up for it.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Well the afternoon was fastly approaching and Buffy decided that now was the time to start and have some fun. She knew Angel’s cell phone number by heart and dialed waiting for him to answer.

“Angel McKeon here. This better be important,” he said seriously.

“Well is that how you greet all your clients that become investors in your company?”

“Buffy,” he said smiling.

“Good guess. I was wondering are you busy right now?”

“Not really. Why you ask?”

“Well I have a bit of a challenge for you.”

“Okay. Tell me.”

“Here it goes. I’m naked and you have twenty minutes before I start putting my clothes back on.” Angel nearly chocked at her words. ‘Buffy’s naked! In her bed all alone waiting for me. I better get going.’

“Bye,” he said and quickly hung up the phone and rushed right out the door.

~*~*~*~*~*

If there was a first time that Angel broke any speed laws, it was today. He heard the words naked and in bed which sent the lower region of his body feeling very aroused. He quickly parked his car on her driveway and made it to the door, which apparently was open. Angel climbed up the steps tow at a time and then called out her name.

“Buffy, where are you?”

“I’m in the second door to your left. I’m waiting,” she said and then laughed. Angel made his way to her bedroom and was amazed at what he saw. Buffy had her legs crossed with her palms resting on the mattress with a smile across her face.

“Well what are you waiting for? Don’t you want me?” he said batting her eyes at him. He could only nod his head in response and quickly began shedding off his clothes. Angel was only left in completely naked just lie the day he was born. He walked over to the bed in a very quick pace and straddled Buffy’s hips.

“You have been a very bad girl. Didn’t your mother ever told you that you shouldn’t threaten anyone like that?” he asked with a smirk.

“Actually it as a threat. It’s more like a challenge. I wanted to see if you wee up for it,” she said smiling back. She then took a hold of his erection and pulled it slightly to cause Angel to moan.

“Apparently you are up for the challenge,” she said smiling back wickedly.

“You bet I am.” He too his knee and parted her legs open. He then took his forefinger and slid it up her clit feeling how wet she was for him. She moaned at his touch and wanted him to do more.

“More,” she begged. He kept on gliding his finger, but added another and then began pinching her clit.

“Ooh,” she moaned. He knew exactly what buttons to push or rather what places to pinch her to make her feel the shivers all over her body. Angel then removed his fingers and adjusted himself right in between her legs. As he kept moving in and out of her, his hands found her breasts squeezing them gently feeling how full and soft they were in his strong hands. His head went down and captured on of her nipples and began sucking it. Buffy’s hand went through the short brown hairs on the nape of his neck and pushed him further into her breast. Angel’s lips kept on sucking, and then he flicked his tongue to lick her nipple. He went over to the other one as the unattended breast, which was wet and exposed to the cool air that permeated in the room. As Angel kept a steady pace going in and out of her Buffy’s orgasm was reaching its peak.

“Oh! Angel!” she screamed. The rush of her orgasm over took her body.

Angel laid next to her pulling her damp body against his and kissed her forehead. Angel’s feelings for Buffy were beginning to change and he wonder what Buffy would think. Little did he know Buffy felt the same way.

15

Buffy woke up the next day with her head on Angel’s shoulder. She knew for sure that it was his warm, hard chest that she felt against her cheek. She wanted nothing more but to stay in his arms forever. ‘Where did that thought come from? Do I feel that way about him?’ Buffy looked up and noticed that he was still asleep. ‘He looks so peaceful sleeping. I wonder what he’s thinking about?’ She slowly removed his arm from her waist and made hr way out of bed. Buffy found her terry cloth robe and slipped it on.

Angel on the hand noticed or rather felt Buffy’s body moved away from him. He had one eye opened slightly and saw Buffy’s nude body slip right into her robe. ‘I could get use to Buffy in my life. I think she’s the one for me.’

“Where do you think you’re going?” Angel asked.

“I’m going to get something to eat,” she said smiling.

“I’ll be joining you. Just give me a second,” he said getting out of bed and putting his boxers on then his pants. He then put his shirt on leaving it unbuttoned leaving his chest fully exposed. He made his way to her, pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

“I’m ready now.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Downstairs inside the kitchen both Buffy and Angel were sitting by the table just staring at each other. Buffy smiled at him and let her foot hike up his pant leg. She knew that the effect of her foot against him would make him sigh and he did. Since she could tell that he was enjoying himself she kept on going higher.

“You keep that up and I might not be able to stay in these clothes,” he said holding her leg underneath the table.

“And that’s a bad thing,” she said smiling wickedly.

“No, but I thought you wanted to eat.”

“Yeah. I’m going to order pizza.”

~*~*~*~*~*

They had finished eating their pizza and Angel had to get going. One of the reasons was because Buffy kept tempting him while eating her pizza pulling the strings of cheese onto her fingers sucking it slowly into her mouth. He swallowed a lump that happened to form in his throat.

“I better get going,” he said standing up.

“Don’t you wanna stay for dessert?” Buffy asked licking her lips sticking her pink tongue out teasing him with a smile on her face.

“I need to go now before,” he said but made no move to the door.

“Before what?” she asked walking towards him.

“Before I take you. Right here, right now,” he said with his brown eyes looking at her hungrily.

“So why don’t you then? I’m here. I’m yours,” she said with her hands touching his chest.

“I can’t. I have to go. I’ll see you soon,” he said removing her hands and then quickly kissing her. He then walked out the door.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel made it home and walked right in to see his dog Bertha Blue waiting for him. She kept on barking waiting for her owner to talk to her and pet her.

“Hey there girl. You missed me huh?” Bertha barked and licked his face. Angel then petted her and went upstairs to change out of his clothes. He then went downstairs to his office and sat behind his desk. As he sat in his chair he took the remote of his CD player and pushed play and listened to the music play and started thinking about Buffy.

‘So is Buffy the one person that I’m truly meant to be with? I know that I’m in love with her, but does she feel the same way. Should I take the risk of divorcing Darla and be with Buffy?’

Bertha Blue looked at her owner and saw how sad he was. She laid her head in between his with her brown eyes looking into his.

“I don’t know what to do girl? I’m falling in love with Buffy more and more every time that I see her. She’s on my mind constantly. Every time when she’s not around, I miss her. It’s getting harder not to stay away from her. She makes me happy. She’s what I’ve always wanted in a woman, a wife, and lover. Though there is a part of me that feels maybe she doesn’t love me the way I love her.”

‘What am I going to do?’

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy was sitting on her couch with her legs tucked underneath. She had a mug of hot chocolate in her hands and took a sip. As the hot liquid went down her throat all her thoughts drifted to Angel. She was beginning to wonder what were they.

‘Are we a couple? Of course we’re lovers, but am I in love with him? Is my attraction towards him pure lust or is it love?’

Love it babe. Love it babe. Baby you don't know, what you do to me. Between me and you, I feel a chemistry. Won't let no one come and take your place. Cause the love you give can't be replaced. See no one else love me like you do. That's why I want to spend my life with you. Wanna please you in anyway I can.

“What am I going to do about Angel? Maybe Willow’s right about us. Maybe when Angel’s done with me he’ll go back to Darla. Who am I kidding? I’m in love with Angel. Though is Angel in love with me?” As Buffy continued drinking her hot chocolate she listened to the lyrics of the song. It was like as if the words that were sang by the woman was reflecting her feelings, emotions and love for Angel.

Wanna share my world don't you understand. *Your love is a one in a million it goes on and on and on you give me a really good feelin all day long. Your love is a one in a million it goes on and on and on you give me a really good feelin all day long. Turn me inside out make my heart speak.

Don't want nobody else you are all I need. Personality (ty) in everything you do (do) Makes me love everything bout you. Your smile your style so fly I can't deny I got a crush on you and that's true indeed. I'm diggin you your makin me believe. *Your love is a one in a million it goes on and on and on you give me a really good feelin all day long. Your love is a one in a million it goes on and on and on you give me a really good feelin all day long.

Buffy felt that Angel wasn’t using her and going to toss her aside. She felt that in her heart that Angel’s the one that she wants. As the lyrics said I’ll give you anything you want from me. Anything you. Anything you desire.

Buffy had this one fear though. That even though she knew Angel wasn’t using her, she was afraid that if she loved him too much, that it would end

 

I'll give you anything you want from me anything you want anything you need anything your soul desires I'll give you anything you want from me anything you want anything you need anything your soul desires Your love is a one in a million it goes on and on and on You give me a really good feelin all day long. Love it babe. love it babe. love it babe

“Why do I even complicate things even more my thinking that? You know why. I just wonder when should I confess my love to him.”

“Why did I have to fall for a married man? Why couldn’t Angel be single? It would have made things easier.” ‘Though at the same time you like the thrill of having Angel sneaking around and having sex. It excites you. It’s an adrenaline rush that you never want it to end.’

“I’m in love with Angel. He makes me feel like a woman that should be loved. His touch, his lips, his eyes, and his voice just make my heart all tingly. I want him with me forever.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was still sitting in his office contemplating his feelings for Buffy. To him it just wasn’t sex anymore. He wanted to treat Buffy like the woman she deserved to be, She deserved honesty, respect, and love. She needed a man to make love to her, please her and make her feel that she’s the only woman in his life. Though Angel had no clue as to what approach to establish with Buffy. ‘Why can’t I just get a divorce from Darla and move onto Buffy? You know why. Your father. I just feel like telling my father fuck you and your rules. I’m in love with Buffy Summers.’

16

Both lovers never touched upon their inner feelings, emotions and love for one another. They both remained foolish and silent never stating anything. So they did what they always knew best, which was having fun.

Angel wanted to have a nice dinner with Buffy with no sex involved whatsoever. No matter whenever they met up with each other, they always ended up tearing each other’s clothes off and having wild, passionate sex. Just that mere thought brought a smile to his face. ‘I have to stop thinking about her in a sexual way. She’s a woman. A beautiful woman that I can’t keeps my hands off.’

“Control yourself. You can do this. You can spend a couple of hours with her without touching her,” he said to himself. Angel took a deep breath and then dialed the seven digits that he knew by memorization and waited for her to pick up.

“Hey Angel,” she said cheerfully.

“How did you know that it was me?”

“That’s easy. I have caller ID,” she said laughing. Her laughter just brought an instant smile to his face. It also brought a feeling inside.

“I was wondering if you were busy and maybe you could tear yourself away for a moment and be with me?”

“Hmm…a moment with you? Let me think about it.”

“Well you better think fast. I might just not give you think Christmas gift that I have for you. I just might give it my mother,” he said laughing. He knew perfectly well that his mother wouldn’t like one of the gifts.

“You better not give your mother my gift. Besides I have something fro you too.”

“Oh, and pack up some clothes. I’m taking you somewhere where we’ll be alone. Just the two of is.”

“Where? What should I bring?”

“I’m not saying. Oh, you can bring jeans t-shirts. You know anything that’s relaxing.”

“Okay. So when you coming by?”

“In about two hours. See you then.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel made it to Buffy’s place and as he walked up her porch, she opened the door letting him in.

“Hi. I’m almost done. I just gotta leave Faith a note.”

“Okay.” Angel admired Buffy’s house and noticed how nicely furnished it was. She had pictures of her friends and family in picture frames throughout the house. They all had happy smiles n their faces. He took a seat on the brown couch and gazed down at the oriental carpet looking at the designs. Angel then went up the flight of stairs and found Buffy’s room by the vanilla scent that permeated the air. He stepped inside the room and noticed Buffy bent down. He had a nice view of her ass. Apparently the Lee blue jeans that she wore were nice and tight in all the right places. ‘How am I going to restrain myself? I can’t believe I made a promise to myself to not have sex with Buffy this weekend. I must be in love. I must be an idiot.’

“Buffy, are you ready?” ‘Please be ready.’

“Yeah, let’s go.” ‘I guess by the way he’s staring at me, he must be thinking something naughty.’ Buffy walked out the door with a sway of her hips. Angel’s brown eyes stayed glued to Buffy’s behind watching them swat and noticed how her jeans were snug and like second skin. ‘It looks like she has no underwear on. I’m such an idiot.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel drove on the highway and arrived at a cottage. Buffy just looked at the house and the scenery and fell in love with it. The colors of the house were pale blue with a framing on the windows. It felt like home. The way all the furniture was arranged and the fixtures and knickknacks were arranges just made you want to stay here forever. Buffy was picturing in her mind that aroma of baked cookies coming out of the oven. Then over where the fireplace was the fire would be cracking bringing a warm, cozy atmosphere. The best part of her revelation was that Angel was sitting by the fireplace with her sitting in front of him. His hands were wrapped around her waist.

“Buffy! Buffy!” Angel shouted her name for the third time.

“Oh, I’m sorry Angel. It’s just that this place is so beautiful,” she said smiling.

“I’m glad that you liked it. It belongs to my family. I use to come here as a kid during the summer. The whole family would spend the vacation here.’

“That must have been fun.”

“It sure was. Come one let me give you a tour of the house and show you our room,” he said taking her hand.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy really liked being away from everyone and spending some alone time with Angel. It just felt great that being with him in a romantic way just enjoying his company. She wanted to know more things about him. The stuff that any woman would know about a man that she has a relationship with.

They had both finished eating their meal that Angel cooked which consisted of spaghetti with marinara sauce, grilled chicken, a Cesar salad with red wine. Buffy just savored the food by enjoying the seasoning of all the spices that were in the meal. They were both sitting by the fireplace looking the fire with the wood cracking bringing in a warm feeling into the house. Angel’s arms were wrapped around Buffy’s waist holding her securely. She leaned her back onto his broad chest that was covered by a black t-shirt. Buffy let her fingertips touch Angel’s forearm feeling how smooth, soft and strong his skin was. She then moved her hands feeling the texture of his denim jeans on his thighs gently squeezing them. Angel moved his hands and placed them on her arms gliding his fingertips over her creamy, soft skin. He then bent his head and leaned into the crook of her neck and started kissing the exposed skin. He continued on then by sticking out his tongue licking, leaving a wet trail and found his refuge in her lips. As soon as their lips made contact it was magnetic. Buffy quickly turned her body around straddling his hips placing her fingers through the short brown hairs n the nape of his neck.

“Hmm,” she moaned loving the feeling of Angel’s tongue playing with hers. He pulled her even closer to his body not leaving any space at all. Angel knew that he wasn’t supposed to go on. He promised himself that this weekend wouldn’t consist of sex. ‘You have to pull away before you reach for her shirt and slip your fingers underneath. Stop now.’

“Buffy, we can’t. I mean I can’t,” he said breathlessly.

“Why not? Don’t you want me?” she asked with her lips all red and pouty.

“Of course I do. But I promised myself that I wouldn’t have sex with you,” he said seriously. ‘I can’t believe that I told her that. What was I thinking? She’ll probably thinks I’m insane.’

“It’s okay. I don’t mind at all.” ‘I think that it’s so sweet of him to do that. I guess that maybe he does have feelings of love for me if he does this. Now why can’t he just say those words to me.’ She then looked at him and saw the love and kindness in his eyes. She leaned her head in and placed her lips upon his and started kissing again. Angel pulled her into his embrace again feeling how soft and smooth her lips are. They stopped kissing and Buffy sat back and looked at the fireplace as her hands were on top of Angel with his fingers entwined with hers.

~*~*~*~*~*

The day before they left Angel had remembered that he was to give Buffy her Christmas present. He just hoped that she would love them. As he went inside his bag to retrieve her gifts, Buffy did the same and waited for him by the fireplace.

Angel sat down and looked across at Buffy. The fire was crackling, the flames were nice and orange giving a warm air that went throughout the room. He then handed her Christmas gift.

“Merry Christmas Buffy,” he said and then kissed her. She took the red box from him and opened it revealing a green teddy that would reach her mid thigh. She lifted it up and looked at it and then noticed a small box as well. To Buffy’s curiosity she wondered what could be in that box. As she opened it up it was a bottle of her favorite perfume Chanel Number 19.

“How did you know?”

“I could tell whenever I smelled your perfume,” he said smiling.

“That’s sweet of you to say. Oh, here’s your gift as well,” Buffy said handing him a black bag. Angel went through all the white tissue paper and found a pair of black boxers.

“I can tell what you’re thinking,” he said grinning.

“Well you’ve been a good boy this year. So I made sure you got what you deserved. Merry Christmas, my Angel. Oh, and the teddy that you gave me just might appear out of nowhere next time,” she said smiling wickedly.

~*~*~*~*~*

The weekend between the two lovers was nice and romantic. It was the way that Angel wanted. Through his body or rather a certain part of his body needed attention. He just ignored that factor and told himself that he’d take care of it when he got home.

Buffy on the other hand felt bad for Angel. She knew that he made a promise to himself to not to have sex, but that didn’t mean that she couldn’t please him in other ways. They were both in his car driving back to Sunnydale just relaxing and enjoying their time together. Angel would look over at Buffy and smile from time to time. Though it seemed that every time that he’d look at her and gaze at her body a tightness would form in the crotch area of his blue jeans. ‘I have to stop thinking about wanting to take her and tear her clothes apart. I just need to drop her home and then release this aching pain afterwards.’

It seemed that the traffic was getting congested and the cars weren’t moving at al. So Buffy decided that maybe a bit of a distraction might work for the two of them. She scooted over so that she was right next to Angel. Angel looked her way and smiled. Buffy on the other hand just took her hand and began stroking his jean clad thigh. Her fingers began caressing the denim fabric gliding them up and down in a steady pace.

“Buffy, what are you doing?” Angel asked. He knew exactly what she was doing. She was getting him turned on and it was working.

“I’m going to make you feel better,” she said smiling. Her fingers then found its place on the zipper of his jeans. As if she’s done this a million times before she gently let the zipper slide down.

As Angel heard the metal zipper going down, his mind was just going crazy. ‘What is she going to do? Is she going to give me a blowjob? Well whatever it is I know I won’t be able to control myself.’

Buffy started kissing Angel’s neck and then took his earlobe into her mouth. She began sucking it gently flicking her tongue.

“Hmm,” Angel moaned. Oh, he didn’t want her to stop, but he also realized that they were outside. He had to think rationally before things got out of control.

“Buffy, you have to stop,” Angel said out of breath.

‘No, you deserve this,” he said whispering in his ear. Her hot breath just brought shivers down his spine. Buffy continued her ministrations by placing her hot fingers inside the slit of his boxers and grabbed a hold of his throbbing erection.

“Well someone’s hard,” she said huskily. She then began gliding her fingers up and down his hard shaft making him moan with anticipation. As Buffy was keeping a steady pace, Angel’s hands stayed firmly on the steering wheel for support. The feel of her the ridges of his hard shaft was beginning to get wet due to the semen that was making a nice lubrication. Buffy just kept on going being encouraged by Angel’s moans.

“Ugh,” Angel grunted. He grabbed the steering wheel firmly and his knuckles were white with no blood flowing through them. Angel’s semen squirted underneath the steering wheel and all over Buffy’s hand. Buffy grabbed a napkin a glove compartment and handed to Angel so he could clean himself up. Buffy on the other hand just licked it right off her hand. Angel fixed up his jeans and looked over at Buffy.

“You are something else,” he said smiling.

“Don’t I know it,” she said smiling back.

The drive back to Sunnydale was tension free and relaxing. Angel could get the thought out of his mind that Buffy sure had made him feel better. He held that release of sexual frustration that only Buffy could provide for him.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel walked Buffy to the steps of her house to wish her goodbye.

“So I hope you enjoyed this weekend as much as I have?” Angel asked.

“Sure. It’s one that I won’t forget. Oh, and I know that I said this already, but thanks for my Christmas present.”

“Your welcome. It’ll look good on you. I gotta go. So I’ll see you soon okay?” He then captured her lips into a kiss leaving her breathless.

“Okay.” Angel walked off and went into his car as Buffy stepped inside her house and was surprised to see the face her.

17

The two lovers had spent their romantic weekend just remembering the fun that they had spent. It seemed that these two were finally reaching a point into their relationship that it wasn’t lust but love. Both if them admitted to themselves and to others that they are in love. So what’s the problem of revealing that you’re in love with a person that makes you happy? In most a cases it‘s fear; the fear of when you say those three words I LOVE YOU can either make things better or just make things more complicated. So what’s the next best thing to do? There’s always a good memory to make you just forget for the time being.

Buffy and Angel each have a memory or fantasy of one another that sticks out perfectly in their mind.

Angel was in the bathroom getting ready for his shower before going off to bed. It seemed like throughout the day at work his mind was focused o his blonde beauty. It just seemed that every time when someone on his staff would be talking about something, he would zone out. One specific person would be Willow Rosenberg. He still hadn’t confronted her about what she said about Buffy though for now he didn’t want to think about that.

As Angel stepped into the shower and began to wash his body all his thoughts drifted off to Buffy and a moment to remember.

The both of them were in bed in their underwear lying right next to each other. Buffy looked into his brown eyes and felt that intense gaze that he sent her. She leaned in and kissed him on the lips. Angel in return pulled her closer into his embrace and while he continued kissing her, his hands found it’s way to her bra and unclasped it. His hands then slowly slipped right though her bra straps sliding them off. As the kissing increased between them, he let his tongue out and parted her lips seeking entryway into hers. His hands then cupped her breasts feeling the fullness of them.

“Hmm,” she moaned into his mouth. She released the kiss and started laying wet kisses down his broad chest while her breasts brushed up against his body causing him to shiver which in return caused her nipples to get hard. She stopped laying wet kisses at the elastic band of his boxers. Buffy looked up at him and smiled. She then proceeded on by slipping her small hands in the waistband of his boxers and slid them off. As she slipped off his boxers, she squeezed his firm behind causing him to moan.

“Oh,” he moaned. Buffy placed her hand on his erection and began stroking him up and down in a steady pace. She kissed the tip and then letting her pink tongue stick out tasting him. Her tongue then proceeded on by licking him root to tip every so slowly with such expertise. As her tongue was licking him from root to tip, she could feel how soft, but yet hard his erection is. Her mouth opened

Angel’s in the shower reliving the memory as if he was right there now in the moment with Buffy. He had one hand leaning on the white tiles of his shower wall, while the other grabbed onto his erection and began stroking it up and down at a fast pace which started to cause a shiver in his groin area.

Buffy used her teeth and gently grazed it along the length of his member and stopped at the tip and began sucking again. She moved her mouth even further taking as much of him as possible. Her head was bobbing up and down at a fast pace with Angel’s hand still inside her hair until, until his hips jerked up causing him to come inside her mouth all the way shooting down in her throat. Buffy lifted her head, licked her lips and smiled up at him.

“High Protein Diet,” she said smiling wickedly.

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“You taste so good,” she said and then laughed.

Angel went down to where she was and grabbed her into his arms and kissed her.

“You have such a devious mind,” he said.

“That’s what you like about me.”

As the moment came quickly rushing back into Angel’s mind, his hot seed came jetting out and landed on the white tiles.

“Ugh,” he moaned.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy was lying on her bed dressed in a white tank top and white panties with her cotton bed sheets at her waist. Buffy just couldn’t sleep because all her thoughts were consumed by the dark haired, brown eyed man that she stare at for hours. Well the thoughts of Angel made her start touching her body. She began touching the soft cotton material of her tank top and slid her fingers feeling the smooth skin of her stomach moving her fingers inch by inch which caused her to shiver. Her fingers kept trailing upwards until she found her breasts and cupped them gently massaging them.

As her fingers kept on massaging her breasts the nipples became harder. Buffy then moved one hand towards the waistband of her panties, and then moved them around her inner thigh. She was caressing her inner thigh feeling how smooth her skin was then gliding her fingers towards the crotch of her panties feeling the wetness seeping through. Her hand went inside her panties feeling the smooth skin of her shaved mound caressing it gently causing her to sigh.

Her fingers went and parted her legs wide open delving through her slick channel feeling the wetness of her arousal against her fingertips. The more she thought about Angel doing unconscious able things to her, the more her arousal increased.

“Oh, Angel,” she moaned and continued on touching her clit slowly beginning to pinch it to elicit another moan.

Buffy was envisioning in her mind of Angel enjoying kissing and going down on her. She knew for a fact that he had a way with his tongue when it came to kissing. His kisses were nice and wet, addictive and could make any woman’s body get all hot bothered. Then as the moaning continued on Buffy moved her middle finger into her opening that only Angel has satisfied her fully and completely.

“Ooh,” she moaned and jerked her hips forward so her ass was sticking up in the air. As she proceeded on letting her finger enter in and out of her all she wanted was Angel to give her oral pleasure. His mouth, his tongue and his teeth doing the most spectacular things to her clit just brought her over to the edge.

“Angel,” she sighed. Her hips went back down, her breathing went back to normal and her heartbeat just beat rapidly. The shivers from her intense orgasm gave her a soothing affect. She pulled her sheets over her body and slept peacefully dreaming of Angel.

18

Angel decided that after the monthly board meeting at McKeon Industries that he would have a chat with Willow. He couldn’t believe that Willow would but into his personal business. She had no idea what was going on between him and Darla. Well he’s gonna set things straight.

His brown eyes wandered around the room looking at all his employees listening to the redhead named Willow Rosenberg. ‘I just can’t believe that she said all those awful things to Buffy. How could someone be a friend and not even know the whole story?’

“So that concludes everything in the computers department,” Willow said.

“Thank you Willow. It’s great how things are coming along. Well that’s all for today. Have a great day. Oh, Willow could you stay for a moment,” he said.

”Sure thing.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Everyone had left the room and Willow was sitting in her seat waiting for Angel to talk to her. ‘I wonder what Angel wants to talk to me about. I doubt it has nothing to do with Buffy.’ Angel closed the door and walked over to his seat and sat next Willow.

“Willow, you must be wondering why I wished to speak to you alone.” Willow nodded in response.

“Well since you know this already it isn’t a secret any more that I’m with Buffy. She told me what you told her about her and I. You had no right whatsoever to treat your friend like that.”

“It’s just that…”

“Let me finish Willow. I know that I’m married and I also know that I’m having an affair on my wife with Buffy. Though I don’t think that this concerns you.”

“I’m sorry Mr. McKeon,” Willow said sadly.

“It shouldn’t be me that you should say sorry to. I could care less of you knowing that I’m having an affair. If I were you, I’d try and find Buffy and talk to her.”

“I know that sir. Though I feel bad about what I told her. She probably was upset.”

“Upset? Upset! That doesn’t begin to explain how Buffy felt. You really want to know how she felt? She came to see me and couldn’t stop crying,” Angel said seriously. Willow just stood their sitting in her seat shocked. She was speechless.

“Well Willow I have to get going. See you Monday,” Angel said and walked out the door.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel was thrilled to get out the office. He just knew if he stayed Willow wouldn’t continue her thoughts. Out of nowhere a black Lincoln stretch limousine came driving right in front of Angel. ‘Who could this be? I don’t have an appointment with anyone.’

The black tinted window rolled down and what appeared before Angel’s brown eyes was a petite blonde with a smile on her face.

“Buffy,” he said smiling.

“Would the gentleman care for a ride home?”

“As long as the beautiful lady doesn’t mind the company.”

“Come on in.” Angel entered the limo and sat down in the black leather interior of the car. He turned his head and smiled at her.

“Your ideas get much more interesting,” he said with their lips nearly inches apart.

“Well if you think this ones interesting wait until you see the next one,” she said and then kissed him. As the kiss intensified between the two, Angel pulled Buffy and her straddling his hips. Her legs stayed firmly locked on his hips as his fingers glided in her legs hiking up her skirt feeling the softness of her thighs.

“Hmm,” she moaned as they continued kissing. Her fingers went sifting through the short brown hairs lightly massaging the back of his neck. She let her tongue part his lips open and slid hers right in he feeling his wet tongue massaging hers.

His hands went higher lightly squeezing her thighs going further up hiking her skirt exposing her legs even more. He kept kissing gently biting her lower lip and left a wet trail leading down to the crook of her neck. Angel’s tongue crept out licking her skin, then letting his teeth nibble her skin causing her to moan.

“Oh, Angel!” She pulled his hair slightly and pushed him further into her neck. Her chests flushed underneath her blouse pressed up against his suit. Her hands left his hair and went inside the sleeves of his jacket letting it fall off his shoulders. Then she went on by pulling the shirttails of his shirt letting her fingertips crept it’s way on the sides of his chest.

Angel fingers slipped inside her blouse and pulled her blouse open letting the buttons fly all over the limo. He grabbed her and placed her on the seat and looked right into her eyes.

“I want you,” he said huskily.

“I’m right here. Come and get me,” she said breathing heavily. Her breasts were heaving beneath her lacy black pushup bra. All the kissing and touching that went on between them caused her body to get hot and feeling wet right in between her legs. She slowly licked her lips letting her pink tongue stick out luring Angel towards her.

Angel leaned in and kissed her once more covering his chest over hers. His hands went underneath and unhooked her bra and slipped his hands and cupped her breasts.

“Hmm,” she moaned. Her fingers found it’s way towards his belt quickly unhooking it and then went straight for the zipper doing the same task. Her hand found it’s way inside the slit of his boxers and felt how hard his erection was. She gently squeezed him and pulled him a bit.

Angel’s other hand went underneath and pulled her panties down yanking then and sliding them off her legs. He parted her legs open with his knee and slid himself right into her. They both hissed at the contact feeling one another. As he kept thrusting in and out of her, she looked up at him and noticed his brown eyes gazing intently at her. His intent gaze showed signs of lust, want, need and desire for the blonde beauty that was beneath him.

“Oh!” she moaned as she clenched her inner muscles on his hard shaft. The more squeezing she did, the faster he went in and out of her body. The feeling of them moving together as one was overwhelming at times.

He took his hands squeezing her breasts and lightly pinching her nipples making them hard.

“Ooh.” She pushed her body against his encouraging him on and pushing him further inside her. The more further he was inside her, the more her moans increased rapidly.

“Angel,” she exclaimed. Angel grunted once more and laid himself on top of her. He slowly lifted his head and smiled at her.

“You are amazing,” he said to her.

“You’re not bad yourself,” she said smiling back.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy was thinking about what happened to her a couple of days ago. Well actually who was inside her house. It was her mother, Joyce Summers. Let’s just say that Buffy’s relationship with her mother wasn’t always sunshine and roses. The two of them always argued about what type of guys she went out with to the career that she chose to do.

“Hello Buffy. Long time no see,” she said smiling.

“Hi Mom. What brings you here?” Buffy asked and then walked over to the sofa and sat down. She crossed her legs and her skirt hiked up a bit and smiled at her mother slyly.

“Can’t a mother want to see her daughter?”

“I’m your only daughter. Oh, and you’re not here to have a mother-daughter bond. So what’s your motive? Why are you really here?”

“I’m here to see you and spend some time with you. I also wanted to stay a couple of days with you.”

“You have to be kidding me! There’s no way you’re staying here,” Buffy exclaimed.

“Why you have a boyfriend here with you? Or do you even have a boyfriend after you broke up with Riley?”

“No, I don’t. Oh, and it’s none of your business if I gave one, but I do,” Buffy said smiling thinking about Angel.

“So who is he? Is he someone that I know?”

“No, mother I won’t say. Would you just drop it? You haven’t been thrilled about my decision with me ending things with Riley.”

“I know…”

“Let me finish. Riley was a nice guy, but something was missing.”

“So this mystery guy is the one that fills that something?”

“Yes. Now mother it’s time for you to leave. If you want you can call me where you’re staying. Bye.”

Well that was what happened. She envied Angel for the way his parents loved him and cared about him. Though Angel’s father seemed a bit controlling. ‘Oh well one thing for sure is I’ve got Angel and I think sooner than later he’s going to know my true feelings.’

19

Today was May 17^th just an ordinary day in Los Angeles, California. It was sunny, hot and humid all rolled into one. Though the fact of the matter isn’t to state the weather, but to mention that it’s Angel’s 31^st birthday. As he turns thirty-one in a loveless marriage that he can’t wait to get a divorce; though the only bright side for Angel was that Buffy was in it. ‘Hmm, if I could only see her for my birthday it would be one wish that I wouldn’t regret.’

Angel just sat in his black leather chair and kicked his feet up on his wooden desk with his arms crossed behind his head. He closed his brown eyes, his face relaxed with no wrinkle appearing upon his forehead with the cutest smile on his face.

Karin, his secretary walked in and brought him his coffee and had to smile at the sight of her boss. ‘He looks so gorgeous. It’s too bad that Buffy Summers took his heart. It’s so obvious that he’s in love with her and not his wife.’

“Mr. McKeon, I brought your coffee. Would you like anything else sir?”

“Actually no. Thank you for the coffee. Did you know that today is my birthday?” Angel asked smiling.

“Actually I did. Happy Birthday,” she said and kissed him on the cheek. She then quickly went out and went to her desk drawer and pulled out a bag. Karin went back and handed him the bag. Angel looked at her a bit confused.

“You didn’t have to you know,” he said smiling.

“You know that I always do. Come on. Open it,” she said excitedly. He laughed. He went to the card and read the inscription and then went straight to the gift. He took all he white tissue paper and found a picture frame with a picture of him and Buffy dancing on the Christmas party. He was surprised that someone was taking pictures and let alone them.

“I hope you like it. I’m the one that took the photo. I figured that you’d want a memory of that night.”

“Yeah, it’ll be a memory that I won’t forget,” he said with a wicked smile. Oh, the fun that he had that night.

“Thank you, Karin,” he said and then kissed her on the cheek. She blushed and couldn’t stop smiling.

~*~*~*~*~*

Darla knew that it was Angel’s birthday and she could care less. She knew that Angel could care about her presence. Besides she had plans with Lindsay. Lindsay’s the one she wants to spend her life with. He made things easier in every way. She drove up to his building and walked right in and took the elevator to his apartment. She knocked on the door and Lindsay opened up.

“Hello beautiful,” he said and pulled her right in kissing her fully on the lips.

“Lindsay, I’ve missed you,” she said with her lips all pouty and red.

“I’ve missed you too. I think we have a lot of catching up to do,” he said and kissed her once more.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel drove home feeling happy, but yet he was a bit sad. You could see the sadness upon his face, but there was nothing could do about it. Buffy was at home in Sunnydale and he was alone in Los Angeles with his dog.

He opened the door and noticed a trail of clothes that were leading upstairs.

“Oh, great! Darla thinks I’m in the mood to have sec with her. This is the wrong time.” Angel started picking up the articles of clothing. First his hands found a black mini skirt, then a matching blouse. Afterwards while he reached the stairs he found a pair of black nylon stockings, red panties and a matching bra. Finally he found her shoes and walked right inside the bedroom.

“Darla, I’m in no mood for this,” he said then looked at the woman lying in is bed.

“I’m not Darla the last time I checked,” she said smiling wickedly. She was lying down in green silk sheets that matched the color of her eyes.

“Buffy,” he said and then dropped all her clothes on the carpeted floor.

“That’s me. The one and only.”

“You’re here in…in my bedroom naked. How did you get in here?” The idea that he knew she was naked underneath those sheets were already causing a pain in a certain part of his pants. The silky material had a nice fit around her body. Her blonde hair was draped on her shoulders and her arms were bare and visible.

“I had a key made. Surprise. Happy Birthday, Angel.”

“Yeah, I’m surprised.” Shocked was more what Angel felt like. He couldn’t believe that his wish came true.

‘Thank you God.’

“Well what are you waiting for? Come on over and unwrap your gift,” she said pointing towards him.

Angel started taking off his jacket, tie, his shoes and socks and finally his pants. He was about to unbutton his shirt when Buffy stopped him.

“Angel, no! Come over here. I need talk to you. I have to tell you something,” she said softly. Angel walked over and sat right next to her.

“What is it Buffy? Tell me sweetie,” he said concerned. His hand caressed her face and kissed the palm.

“We’ve been together for quite a while now and were getting closer. I feel that I love you,” she said looking into those brown eyes that stole her heart.

“I think I have been since the first day, but I think it clicked that weekend we spent together. You were the perfect gentleman and that was so sweet of you,” she said smiling.

“Well apparently you helped me out afterwards in the car,” he said smiling back. Buffy laughed.

“Though now that you mentioned it, I love you too,” he said with a smirk. She hit him on the chest.

“Hey mister, I pour my heart and you just say that to me like that,” she said pouting.

“Sweetie, my Buffy I do love you. You’ve made me happy. You make me love being around you all the time. I love you, Buffy Anne Summers.”

“Thank you. I know that today’s your birthday and all, but I was wondering if you could do me a favor.”

“What is it?”

“I want you to make love to me. I don’t want us just to have sex,” she said and hen bent her head down in embarrassment.

“Of course I would. It would be the first time we wouldn’t be tearing each other’s clothes off. It will be memorable,” he said raising his eyebrows.

“So let’s start this memorable moment,” she said and leaned into kiss him. The green silk sheets slid off her body and her bare breasts were pressed up against his white cotton dress shirt. His hands went to her shoulders, and then making it’s way to cupping her face and finally threading his fingers through her blonde silky hair.

Buffy’s fingers started unbuttoning his shirt and released the kiss and slowly placed wet kisses across his chest journeying her way down his lean sculpted abs. Her hands went through his shirt as it fell off his broad shoulders as her manicured nails lightly scratched his back causing him to moan. She lifted her head back up and gazed into those brown eyes that she truly loved and kissed him deeply once more.

“Make love to me Angel,” she said breathlessly. Her hands went straight for hid boxers opening the snap, began sliding it off his waist giving his ass a nice gentle squeeze and finished off sliding it off with her feet.

“With pleasure,” Angel said smirking. His hands were at her calves moving his way up to her thighs feeling the smooth, soft silkiness of her skin. He then removed the sheet exposing Buffy totally in the nude. He pulled her lithe body up against his hard body holding her securely. As the kisses intensified the heat became apparent for these lovers.

Angel released the kiss causing Buffy to moan. He quickly kicked off his boxers tossing them aside. Buffy laid her head down on the pillows and looked into Angel’s eyes with the need of love for her man. Angel slowly made his way and placed his arms at the side of her shoulders. He then leaned down for a kiss, then moved onto her neck and started kissing her shoulders and captured one nipple into his mouth.

“Oh!” she moaned in pleasure. Her fingers threaded into his brown hair massaging his scalp to encourage him on. His tongue continued licking her nipple and then he moved onto the next one. As the other one was left unattended his hands came over and cupped the soft flesh massaging and pinched the wet nipple.

His hands moved further down slowly removing the sheet letting it fall to the floor. His fingers caressed her thighs feeling the soft, smooth delicate skin. He then slowly parted her legs open apparently noticing how wet her arousal had became. He let his fingers touched her shaven mound and slowly toying with her clit.

“Oh,” she moaned. His fingers were hot like fire and he hadn’t even begun his exploration of this beautiful woman before him. Angel placed two of his fingers at her clit slightly pinching it and then slowly inserting a finger into her hot wet channel.

Buffy’s automatic response was to squeeze her inner muscles and clamp down onto his finger. So Angel went in and out of her intervals. Finally after a while Angel released his fingers and replaced it with his tongue. His tongue slowly but surely licked her clit causing her to shiver and stir up her arousal even more.

“Hmm,” she moaned and her hips jerked up a bit. Angel placed his hands on her hips bringing them back down. He continued on with his task of devouring his beauty’s sexual arousal making her moan even more.

“Angel!” she exclaimed after what may seem hours was just minutes for orgasm to be reached.

Angel quickly shed off his boxers and knew that Buffy was still yearning for some more. Her breathing went down and the shivers from her orgasm subsided and now she was ready for him. He gradually slid inside teasing her with the tip of his penis.

“Please honey I need you,” she begged. Angel looked down at her.

“You sure about that?” he asked with a smirk. He just couldn’t help looked at her glistening body with her breasts heaving.

“Yes, my love.” Angel slid all the way starting off nice and slowly to build up an intense orgasm for the both of them. The faster he went the more he could feel his arousal stirring up.

“Oh,” they both exclaimed as they came and Angel laid right next to her pulling her body into his embrace and kissed her forehead.

“I love you, Buffy.”

“I love you, too Angel.”

20

Buffy was in Angel’s bed with her leg over his hip and under the covers. ‘How did we cover up? The last I remembered the sheets were on the floor.’ Her head was on his bare chest, while his arm held her waist securely. His grip on the petite blonde was as if he wouldn’t let go of her go for one second. She caressed his chest softly letting her nails scratch him.

“Hey,” he said opening his eyes and smiling.

“Hey. You slept well?” she asked smiling back. She then crawled on his chest.

“Of course I did. You made me feel so wonderful. Thanks for my birthday gift,” he said wiggling his eyebrows. She swatted his chest.

“I have a gift for you. Hold on.” She kissed him then slid off the bed. Buffy walked around in her nude body and got a box. She then made her way back to him and handed him the box.

Angel took the small black box and opened revealing gold cufflinks with his initials on it. Angel couldn’t believe eyes that Buffy bought him such an expensive gift.

“Buffy, it’s so beautiful. Thank you,” he said smiling.

“Your welcome birthday boy,” she said and then captured his lips into a deep searing kiss. She parted his lips open and placed her tongue inside swirling it around with his. In the meantime Angel’s hands gripped onto Buffy, pulling her closer to his body. Both her full breasts were crushed up against his broad chest while the kissing between both lovers intensified.

“Hmm,” Buffy moaned as the kissing went on. His hands wandered all over her smooth bare back. He made little circles going the way down to her behind. His hands squeezed her firm posterior causing her to wiggle her body against his.

“No fair Buffy,” he said smiling. He then rolled them over so that she lay beneath him.

“Angel. I wanna be on top,” she whined.

“Nuh uh. It’s my birthday. What I say goes,” he said with a smirk and captured one nipple into his mouth. He let tongue tease the nipple and then plucked it out and went to the next.

“Oh, Angel!” His ministrations towards her always drove her insane.

“So no more talking,” Angel said and made his way down kissing her body.

“Uh huh,” was all she said.

~*~*~*~*~*

After the second round Buffy decided to slowly get out of bed and get dressed. She looked at the clock by the bed and noticed it said five o’clock. ‘Oh, shit! His wife is going to be home soon. I better get dressed.’

As Buffy put on the last finishing touches of her outfit Angel woke up.

“Buffy, where you going?”

“I’m going home. I’m leaving before wifey comes back,” she said smiling. Angel stepped out of bed walking towards her with nothing but his glorious naked body.

“Don’t go. Stay. I’ll make it worth your while again,” he said and kissed her.

“Hmm tempting. Though as long as you’re married, I can’t stay overnight.” They both made it downstairs and to the door.

“I’ll see you soon,” she said kissing him.

“You can count on it,” he said against her lips. Buffy stepped out the door and towards her car and drove off.

Darla had just arrived and noticed the blonde leaving her house. ‘I knew it! Angel was fucking that blonde chick! Oh, he’s gonna get it from me.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Faith had Spike over her place from the night before. The chemistry between these two was magnetic. They couldn’t let go of one another. The both of them were in bed sprawled out, sheets rumpled with a calm serene look of an afterglow of having sex all night.

“So Spike what do you wanna do this morning?” she asked wandering her body down lower and lower.

“Um. I can tell what you want to do,” he said smiling slyly.

“Oh, come one Spike. It isn’t like you’re tired or anything. Besides Buffy and Angel do it all the time,” she said smiling back.

“True. Though one of these says Darla will find out. Oh, when she does she’ll sink her claws into Angel’s money.”

“Well I doubt he’ll let her do that. He doesn’t seem like the type to let her do that to him.”

“Well only time will tell. Why don’t we have our own kind of fun?” Spike pulled

Faith closer and kissed her fiercely.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy had the feeling that all her moments of passion with Angel could one day lead the to inevitable. She was in her bathroom with pregnancy kit and just took the test. She was waiting for those minutes to tick, which seemed like forever. A part of Buffy wished that Angel were there to share this moment. Buffy looked at the strip and it was a plus. She was pregnant with Angel’s child.

“What am I going to do? I can’t tell him. He won’t leave his wife because all of the sudden I’m pregnant.”

‘Decisions, decisions. To many to make. I know what to do.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Joyce Summers had decided to see Buffy and see if they could work things out. She wanted to make things right so she headed on over and made her way to the steps of Buffy’s house.

Buffy heard the doorbell and opened it up and spotted her mother in the other side.

“Hello mother. It’s good to see you. Would you like to come in?” she asked her mother.

“Sure.” Joyce stepped inside and sat on the sofa in the living room. Buffy followed her mother and wondered whether or not she should tell her mother that she’s pregnant. ‘I already know what she’s going to say. So I might as well tell her.’

‘What is she thinking about? I just know that she’s got something that’s going to disappoint me.’

“Mom, I’m pregnant.” ‘There I said it.’

“You’re pregnant for that mystery guy that you wouldn’t give me his name,” Joyce said seriously.

“Yes. His name is Angel.”

“So does he know about you being pregnant?”

“No, doesn’t. He never will.”

“Why is that?”

“Because he’s married.”

“Oh, Buffy! I’m so disappointed in you.”

“I’m not surprised that you said that mother,” she said glaring at her.

21

A part of Buffy did feel disappointed because she knew that she couldn’t tell Angel about her pregnancy. She knew that he wouldn’t leave his wife for her. Though she knew that he loved her, but she couldn’t picture him leaving Darla. So Buffy decided to see him at his job and end things with him. ‘It’s the only way I can do this. If I don’t things will get worse.’

Buffy made it over to Angel’s office and Karin let her in. She made her way inside his office. His chair was turned facing his widow, so he couldn’t see the ad expression on her face.

“Buffy, what a surprise,” she said swiveling his chair around. He got off his chair and walked towards her and kissed her. She responded back by placing her fingers through his hair and pulling him closer to her petite body. ‘I have to tell him before I forget. I’ve got to stop kissing him.’

“Angel, we need to stop,” she said breathlessly.

“You sure about that?” Angel said smiling. His index finger traced the outline of her lips feeling how soft and delicate they are. His brown eyes just intently fixated on her lips.

“Yes,” she said quietly. She had to think rationally before she let her emotions take over her.

“We need to sit down. I have to say something.” They both walked over his sofa and sat down.

“Okay. I’m all ears. Spill.”

“There’s no easy way to say this. I have to break this off. You and I just can’t continue this. It’s over Angel.”

“What?!” He couldn’t believe what she was saying. She wanted to break things off. ‘Why? What caused her to think this way? I need to know.’

“Why Buffy? What changed?”

“I just can’t be the other woman in your life. I want to be the only woman in your life.”

“But you are. You know that Buffy. I love you.”

“I know, but as long as you’re married to Darla, I can’t believe you. The only way I’ll believe you is when I see the divorce papers in your hands,” she said seriously.

“You know it’s complicated for me. It’s not that easy Buffy.”

Yes, it is. You can file for a divorce and we’ll be together,” she said with tears forming in her eyes.

“I can’t.”

“Well I got my answer. Goodbye Angel,” she said kissing him once more and then walked out the door. He just sat there and stared at his door and couldn’t believe that he was paralyzed and didn’t move at all. ‘What the hell have I done? I just let the woman that I love walk out the door. I mist be insane.’

~*~*~*~*~*

Since that moment that Angel and Buffy had in his office they both never spoke to each other. Well actually it was more along the lines of Angel calling Buffy and her avoiding his voice saying that he missed her or loved her. It was just unbearable.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel had been frustrated with work and couldn’t stand his wife. ‘Oh, please god let me through this. I can’t be with this woman any longer. I need a way out.’ He had found a way to obtain the family lawyer. He explained the situation to his lawyer and they both came to an agreement.

Angel was on his home got the divorced papers in his hands. He was going to finally get rid of the blonde bitch. ‘Bye, bye Darla. Hello Buffy.’ Angel quickly went through the door and headed up the stairs to his bedroom.

“Darla, we need to talk?”

“What about Angel?” ‘I swear if he’s leaving me for that Buffy Summers, he’s got another thing coming.’

“I want a divorce from you. I’ve got the papers all ready. The only thing we have to do is sign and it’s official. We’ll be divorced.”

“You’re doing this for that Buffy chick you’ve been fucking,” she said yelling out loud.

“Yeah, I’m doing it this for Buffy. Though don’t you want to get rid of me so you can fuck Lindsay senseless as well? If I recall pretty well, he’s been in between your legs for quite some time,” he said smirking.

“Ugh. You’re pissing the shit out of me Angel,” she said furiously.

“I’m glad that I’m pissing the shit out of you. It makes me so happy that I can touch you right here on the inside,” Angel said tapping his heart.

“You’re so full of yourself.”

“Of course I am darling,” he said sarcastically.

~*~*~*~*~*

The divorce between Darla and Angel was finalized. She was awarded nicely and wasn’t allowed to keep her shares at McKeon Industries. Darla was now a free woman and was able to be with Lindsay and not keep it secretive. As for Angel he felt a huge weight lifted off his back. He was now going to try one more time and see if he can convince Buffy to see him.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy was up in her room and placed her Alicia Keys CD in her player and pushed the desired selection.

I keep on fallin’
In and out of love
With you
Sometimes I love ya
Sometimes u make me blue
Sometimes I feel good
At times I feel used
Lovin you darlin’
Makes me so confused

I keep on
Fallin’
In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you


Oh, oh, I never felt this way
How do you give me so much pleasure
And cause me so much pain
Just when I think
I’ve taken more than would a fool
I start fallin’ back in love with you

I keep on
Fallin’
In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

She was listening to the lyrics and all she could think of was Angel. It seemed like the words just fit perfectly with her relationship with Angel.

Oh baby
I, I, I, I’m fallin’
I, I, I, I’m fallin’
Fall

I keep on
Fallin’

In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

I’m fallin’
In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

I’m fallin’
In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

Then all of a sudden her phone started ringing. She looked over and noticed that it was Angel. ‘What is it that he’s going to tell me now? It’s not as if anything’s changed.’

“It’s Buffy. Leave a message after the beep. I’ll get back to you soon. Bye.”

“Buffy, baby please pick up the phone. I know you’re there. I miss hearing your voice. Well I’ve got some great news. Darla and I are divorced. I hope you’re happy Buffy. I love you, baby. I hope to hear from you soon.”

As soon as Buffy heard his voice on the answering machine the tears in her eyes came streaming down on her face. She just laid there in her bed shocked at what she had just heard. Angel was divorced. He was free now. ‘I’m happy for him. I really am, but I don’t know what to do. Sure you do. You’re going after your man.’

Faith lightly knocked on Buffy’s door and stepped right in. She saw the petite blonde lying in her bed with a sad look on her face. A face that meant one thing. Angel. Faith had overheard the message that Angel left. She was thrilled that Angel divorced his wife. It seemed that no matter what went on between Angel and Buffy, Buffy just wanted more.

“Hey there. So that was tall, dark and handsome that just called you?”

“Yeah, it was Angel.”

“So what are you gonna do?” Buffy looked Faith right in the eye.

“I’m pregnant.”

“You’re kidding right?!”

“No. I’m pregnant with Angel’s child and he doesn’t know.”

“Come on Buff. You gotta tell him. You love him, don’t you?”

“I do. Though I just can’t right now.”

22

Spike hadn’t heard from Angel in quite some time. He had heard about the news of the divorce. He could tell by the sound of his friend’s voice that something was making him sad. So he decided to call Angel and they were gonna meet up at a bar.

“So you and Darla are over?”

“Yes, for the fifth time that you’ve asked me that. We are over.”

“Though I don’t see you jumping up and down with excitement. It all has to do with a little blonde named Buffy.”

“Yes, and you know that,” Angel said looking at him. He didn’t need Spike to remind him why he was depressed, sad and tired,

“So go after her then.”

“I’ve called her a ton of times. She’s never responded back to any of my calls.”

“Well maybe lightening will strike and Buffy will be right before your eyes.”

“I hope so.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Darla was driving on the highway just listening to a tune on the radio. She was just content because her life was just about to begin with Lindsay. Even though things with her and Angel didn’t workout things worked out for the best.

“Nothing bad can happen to me now. I’ve got Lindsay by my side and nothing else matters,” she said smiling.

Though out of nowhere a car came at eighty miles an hour and just rammed right into her. In return caused Darla to have a head on collision. Her head hit the steering wheel, which caused her to have a concussion. Cars passed by and ignored the smashed up car. Though finally a car stopped and dialed 911.

Darla arrived at the hospital as a dead on arrival. No matter what the paramedics have done to resuscitate her heart, it just didn’t want to beat at all.

So as soon as the doctors knew who she was they contacted her ex-husband Angel McKeon. Angel got the all and was surprised at the news. He quickly called her parents and headed over to the hospital to take care of matters. When everyone arrived they were shocked at the sight of Darla’s appearance.

“Oh, my God!” Darla’s mother exclaimed. She went into the arms of her husband and started crying. Angel was just shocked at the bruises that were all over Darla’s face. All the blood ruined her beautiful face. Darla’s blonde hair was caked in blood, which looked like crimson.

“If the both of you would want I can take care of the funeral arrangements. I could have the reception at the house afterwards if you’d like?”

“Oh, that would be wonderful Angel. Even though Darla and you have parted ways, I know she’d really appreciate it,” Mr. Morgan said.

“Of course. I don’t mind at all,” Angel said with a sad smile.

~*~*~*~*~*

Meanwhile Buffy was at home dressed up in her blue pajamas with red hearts. Her hair was in a ponytail twist. She just couldn’t stop thinking about Angel in their unborn child. It still amazed her that she was going to be mother. While she sat on her sofa with her legs tucked in the sound of her bell went off.

‘Who could this be? I know it’s not my mother. I wish that it could be Angel. Maybe it’s him.’ Buffy quickly went to the door, opened it and her smile faded away.

“What do you want? Are you here to insult me even more?”

“No, I’m not Buffy. I just would like to talk to my friend.”

“Friend?! I’m a friend to you, Willow. Since when?”

“Please Buffy, can I come in?”

“Why not.” Willow stepped inside the house and sat on the sofa.

“So what gives Willow? Are you here to give me some inspirational words of wisdom?”

“No. I wanted to sat that I’m sorry.”

“Sorry, for what? Me being a slut? Or me prostituting myself? Or how about the best one ever me sleeping with Angel for my selfish reasons?” Buffy said angrily.

“I know. I feel horrible about all those tings that I said to you. Angel even scolded me and to mine my own business,” Willow said sadly.

“That’s right. It isn’t your business. It’s between him and me. We both knew what w were getting ourselves into.”

“Buffy, I’m truly sorry, I don’t know what else to say.”

“I don’t know either Willow. Things have changed between us. I still need time to rethink my friendship with you,” Buffy said seriously.

“Okay. It’s your decision.”

“Yes. I think you should leave now. It was nice seeing you Willow.”

“You too Buffy.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Later on that evening Buffy was sitting curled up on her sofa watching television. Her show CSI has just finished on CBS and was now time for the eleven o’clock news. As she was listening to the news and was about to shut it off, she head the announcer mention Darla Morgan.

‘Isn’t that Angel’s ex-wife? Yeah, that’s her.’

She kept listening and heard that she died in a car crash.

“Oh, my God! That’s horrible. I know that she was a bitch to Angel, but her life ending this way is awful. Angel must be taking this heard.” ‘Oh, Angel I miss you so much.’

23

All things had been arranged for Darla’s funeral. Angel made sure that everything was set to the way he knew Darla would have wanted it. She was a perfectionist in her own way. So Angel had her favorite flowers, which were lilies throughout the funeral home.

At the first row were her parents, other family members, friends and Angel. Everyone was dressed in black with a somber look of sadness across their faces. You could see the pain and grief for the loss of Darla. Lindsay was there as well with tears forming in his eyes. He was so much in love with Darla that the two were planning on marrying in the next two weeks.

So after when everyone had arrived for the wake it was time for Darla’s father, Michael Morgan to say a few words for his daughter.

“Good Afternoon. As you know losing a child is very heartbreaking for any parent to go through. Darla was my girl, my little angle. I know for sure that everyone will miss her dearly,” he said with tears in his eyes.

“So after when everyone has pain their respects, we’ll have a gathering at the house. Then tomorrow after the funeral we’ll have one as well.”

~*~*~*~*~*

All family and friends were gathered in the cemetery standing over Darla’s pale casket. The weather was sunny, but hints of cloudiness that made you wonder if rain was about to occur at any moment. The priest started his words, which made a lasting impact on everyone.

“Darla was brought to this earth and has spread her love to everyone around her. Though she was taken away from her life too early by the unexpected tragedy, she’s in God’s hands. God has taken her and she will live on amongst everyone’s memories.”

So after the father’s last words of ashes to ashes and dust-to-dust, everyone threw their roses at the casket. As roses were thrown tears were streaming down everyone’s faces. A part of Angel wished he had someone here to lean on. He knew that thinking about Buffy over his ex-wife’s grave felt a bit weird, but he wanted her here.

~*~*~*~*~*

Everyone was at the McKeon residence paying their respects to the Morgan family. Each person told both parents how much they loved Darla and giving their condolences. Though not too many of them went towards Angel. Darla apparently made comments about Angel, which caused tension.

“Can you believe him? He actually had some nerve attending the funeral,” said the blonde lady.

“I know. Though do you actually believe those tears? He was glad that she’s dead,” said the brunette lady.

Angel had overheard both of the women and turned his head to look at them. His brown eyes became even darker and glared at the two women that said don’t fuck with me. He may have his problems, but he never expected her to die.

“You have something to say to me? “ Angel looked at both women and waited for a response. Both of the women didn’t say anything at all.

“I thought so. It’s none of your business about my relationship with Darla. You’re here to pay your respects and remember all the good memories you with her.” He then got up and left.

~*~*~*~*~*

The crowd of people at eh house began to diminish and Angel was left all alone with his dog Bertha Blue. He had his legs kicked up on the table, with his black tie loosened and Bertha Blue’s head on his lap. His hand patted his dog’s head just relaxing and was glad that he was alone. Then as he sat on his sofa being all relaxed the bell rang.

‘Who else could it be? Everyone already came. I so don’t need any company.’

As he opened the door the last person that he expected was his blonde beauty Buffy.

“Buffy,” he said with a small on his face.

“That would be me,” she said smiling back. Bertha decided to stop the intimate moment between the two and started barking.

“Hey there girl. How are you?” Buffy said kneeling down petting Angel’s dog.

“Come on in Buffy. I was just about to head upstairs and take a nap. Would you care to join me?” he said holding out his hand, She placed her hands in his and headed upstairs.

~*~*~*~*~*

They made it inside his bedroom and Buffy sat down on the bed. Angel took of his jacket and placed it behind the chair. He then took off his tie and unbuttons the top button and then sat right next to Buffy. Angel placed hi hand on her knee lightly letting his thumb graze over her skin.

“I missed you Buffy,” he said looking into those green eyes that he loved so much.

“I missed you too,” she said and placed her hand on the top of his.

“I’ve called to tell you that…”

“I know. I know everything. I heard about your divorce and then later Darla’s death.”

“Yeah.” He removed his hand from her knee and went to touch her stomach. As his hand caressed her stomach he felt a slight bulge and was surprised.

“You’re pregnant?” ‘So she’s moved on without me. I guess I’m really late to take her back.’

“Yes,” she said softly.

“So…so who’s the father?” He had to know who the lucky guy was.

“It’s you. Who else would it be?”

“Wow. I’m a dad,” he said smiling. It’s been the first smile that he has had for a long time. He placed his hand by her face cupping it and placed a kiss on her lips. She responded by placing her body closer to his. His lips left hers and slowly made it’s way on the column of her neck. As his tongue was licking her smooth skin, Buffy couldn’t help but moan at he loss of Angel’s touch.

“Angel. Angel, we need to stop,” she said softly.

“No,” he mumbled against her neck.

“Yes,” she said and pulled him away from her neck.

“Why?” he asked with his brown eyes that always melted her heart.

“Because now isn’t the right time for this. It’s just weird.”

“Okay. But you’ll sleep with me?”

“Sure.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel’s parents decided to go see him and wanted to see how he was doing. They had a key to the place.

“Angel, are you here?” called out his father.

“Maybe he’s sleeping Patrick. Why don’t we leave and come back tomorrow?”

“No. We’re heading upstairs.” So they made it to the top step and slowly opened Angel’s bedroom door. His parents weren’t expecting to see a woman in his bed. Angel was in bed with his arm around Buffy’s body. Her head’s on his chest and her hand placed on his chest. They both had serene look on their faces.

“Patrick, we should leave. Let’s not disturb him now.”

“No. Angel, what is the meaning of this?”

“Dad! Mom! What are you two doing here?”

“We came to see you honey.” Angel smiled at his mother.

“Well it’s a good thing that we did. You and your lady friend or whatever she is for you, caused your divorce to Darla.”

“Her name is Buffy. She’s my lover. She’s the woman that I love. Oh, and she isn’t the reason why I divorced Darla.”

“Oh, come one Angel! She is so the reason why you’re not with Darla.”

“No.”

“Well you’re not getting married to her.”

“Yes, I am. She’s the mother of my child. I plan to spend the rest of my life with her,” Angel said seriously. He decided that it was time to stand up to his father.

“I’m going to be a grandmother!” Both men looked at her.

“What?! I’m happy for my Angel,” she said smiling and then looking at Buffy.

“Thanks Mom,” Angel said kissing his mother’s cheek.

“This isn’t over Angel,” Patrick McKeon said seriously.

“Yes, it is Dad. I’m planning to marry and spend the rest of my life with her until I die. So if you don’t want to attend my wedding then it’s fine by me,” Angel said looking at his father straight in the eye.

“Patrick, let’s leave. Angel we’ll se you later.” Angel’s mother escorted her husband out.

Angel turned around and sat next to Buffy. Buffy was in a state of shock at the harsh words that were said between father and son. ‘Did he say marriage? I didn’t remember a proposal.’

“Buffy, you alright?”

“Yeah.” ‘Marriage? Angel wants to marry me!’

24

Things between the two lovers slowly progressed and Angel had made a huge decision in his life. He decided to reside in Sunnydale. He didn’t want Buffy to move to Los Angeles. It wasn’t a decision that his father didn’t take it lightly, but Angel didn’t give a shit. Buffy was his future and his everything. As he finished packed up the remaining things into his black Jeep Cherokee he was ready to start his new life. He had popped in his Dave Matthews CD and played his favorite song. As he heard the lyrics he knew for sure that where Buffy was is where he wanted to be.

Where are you going, with your long face pulling down?

Don’t hide away, like an ocean

But you can’t see, but you can smell

And the sound waves crash down I am no superman I have no answers for you I am no hero, oh that’s for sure

But I do know one thing for sure Is where you are, is where I belong I do know, where you go, is where I want to be Where are you going, where do you go?

Are you looking for answers, to questions under the stars?

If along the way you are growing weary, you can rest with me until a brighter day

It’s okay, where are you going, where do you go?

I am no superman I have no answers for you I am no hero, oh that’s for sure

But I do know one thing for sure Is where you are, is where I belong I do know, where you go, is where I want to be Where are you going, where do you go?

Are you looking for answers, where do you go?

Where are you going?

Where do you go?

Let’s go.

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel had everything planned and knew for sure that Buffy would be surprised and never forget this moment for years to come. Buffy is and always be his love. Angel made it to the door of her hours opened the door and stepped inside.

“Hey Angel. Have fun,” Faith said smiling.

“Thanks. I know I will,” he said with a smirk.

“Oh, and Faith?”

“Yes?”

“Don’t hurt Spike too much.”

“I’ll try not to,” she said with a smile and then left.

~*~*~*~*~*

Buffy was waiting eagerly for Angel’s presence. It had been quite a while since the two had been together in any way. She couldn’t help but smile and then the knob on the door opened.

“Hey baby,” he said smiling.

“Angel. I missed you,” she said smiling back. Buffy was sitting on her bed. She had a red nightie with straps that reached her mid-thigh. Her legs were crossed and her nightie slid down exposing her smooth legs. Angel just swallowed the lump in her throat.

“You look incredible.”

“You say that now wait until later and tell what you think,” she said huskily. Angel laughed at her response and started taking off his clothes. He made sure that everything was off except for his boxers. Angel made his way towards the bed and lay next to his blonde beauty.

“I missed you,” he said kissing her neck.

“Hmm. Me too. So how are your parents?”

“They’re fine.” He kept on licking, sucking and moving his mouth towards hers.

“And your brothers and sisters?”

“Buffy.”

“Hmm?”

“I don’t want to talk about them. I’m here with the woman that I love and I want to with her.” Buffy smiled at his words.

He leaned in, captured her lips and started kissing her. His hands started having a mind of their own and reached her soft shoulders. As he slipped his fingers through the straps of her nightie, her breasts were fully exposed to him. He then let his hand cup on of her breasts squeezing it tenderly.

“Hmm,” Buffy moaned against his lips. She pushed her body forward urging him on. Angel understanding his lover’s action and continued on by moving his lips over to neck, sticking out his tongue and stared licking nibbling her skin. Her fingers went straight to his hair massaging his scalp.

He looked into her eyes once more and gave her his trademark half smile. He laid her down, then placed himself and straddled her hips. His next move was to capture her nipple in her mouth. His tongue flicked and teased her nipple and sucked right into his mouth.

“Oh,” she moaned. When he was done with the breast before, he went on to the neglected one. His hands caressed her stomach with her protruding belly due to their child. He quickly placed a kiss on it. Angel proceeded on and kissed her hips, then her shaved mound and kissed either side of her inner thigh.

“Tease,” she whined.

“Oh, you know that you like it. Besides I have a bit of a surprise afterwards,” he said smiling wickedly.

“Ooh.” His tongue found her clit and started licking her while her moans had just started. He kept going on while his hands found her breasts again. She leaned forward and slightly pushed his head forward urging him to do more.

Angel lifted his head from its spot giving Buffy her orgasm; he was ready to have more fun. He set himself and slid right inside her and started moving in and out of her. As he quicken, Buffy wanted him to go deeper inside her.

“More Angel!” she exclaimed. She then crossed her legs and locked Angel in place. His thrusts inside her kept going faster and faster until he yelled out her name.

“Buffy!” He then lay right next to her and pulled her sweaty body right next to his.

~*~*~*~*~*

Both lovers were peacefully sleeping in each other’s arms. Their legs were entwined, arms holding one another and the serene look of two lovers that are truly in love. Angel slowly and carefully disentangled himself from Buffy without waking her. She felt him move and held onto him strongly.

“Buffy, sweetie I need to get up,” he whispered in her ear.

“No. You’re staying here with me,” she said mumbling against his chest.

“I’ll be right back. I promise.” Angel then slowly removed Buffy off his body. He stepped out of bed as Buffy looked at his retreating nude form. She had to smile.

Angel found what he was looking for and then kneeled before Buffy.

“I love you, Buffy.”

“I love you, too.”

“I want you to know that when I told my father that I plan to spend the rest of my life with you I meant it. You’ve made me feel love. You’ve made me become more spontaneous with all the various places we had sex.”

“Though nothing makes me feel closer to you than when you’re in my arms. I need you Buffy Summers. You complete me. I’d love you to be my wife and spend the rest of your life with me,” he said and opened the little black velvet box.

“Oh!” Buffy exclaimed. She had tears running down her eyes.

“Yes! I’ll marry you Angel.” He placed the diamond ring on her finger and kissed her.

“I guess I should repay you mister,” she smiled wickedly.

“Mister? So what do you have in mind?” He asked raising his eyebrows.

“I have a couple of ideas. Why don’t you return to bed and I’ll show you all the ways, okay?”

“You’re the boss.” He quickly made his way back to the bed.

25

*Epilogue: 1 year later*

Buffy was getting ready to walk down the isle and marry Angel. She knew that after all the things that she went through with Angel they were finally going to be together forever. Each of them filled a void in the other’s heart. Now that their daughter Tracey McKeon was born they would have a proper honeymoon. She was the cutest little girl with her mother’s blonde hair and her father’s brown eyes. Tracey was dressed in a white dress and matching shoes. Angel’s mother in the church was holding her.

The organ of the church music was being played and Buffy was walking down the isle with her father right next to her. Buffy was all smiles, as she looked left and right at all the familiar faces that she knew. Though the one face that she wanted to see was her Angel. That name would always make her smile even bigger. Her father kissed her on the cheek and handed her over to Angel.

~*~*~*~*~*

The exchanges of vows were made and now Buffy and Angel were officially husband and wife. They made it outside and all their friends were throwing rice at them. Every family member took the opportunity to give hugs and kisses to the newly married couple. They stood for a while to take photos.

“Kiss!” everyone exclaimed. Angel pulled Buffy into his arms and kissed her. They quickly told everyone that they’d see them later and headed towards the limousine. They both sat down in the black leather interior and just laughed.

“I can’t believe we’re married!” Buffy exclaimed.

“I can’t believe that we’re in a limo again. You remember the last time we were in one?”

“Yeah. But this time around I don’t have to worry about sneaking around,” Buffy said smiling.

“You think Faith told Spike the news yet?”

“I have no idea Angel.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Faith was happy, but she had a surprise for Spike.

“Spike, I’ve got something to tell you.”

“What is it love?”

“I’m pregnant.”

“You’re what?!” He couldn’t believe the words that came out of her mouth.

“You asshole you heard me. I’m pregnant.” Faith then smacked him on the face.

“No, I’m happy for you. I’m happy for us,” Spike said and then kissed her.

~*~*~*~*~*

*Epilogue: 10 years later *

Buffy and Angel have enjoyed their wedded bliss for so long. It was like yesterday for these two. Buffy and Angel are still madly in love with 3 children of their own. Their eldest daughter Tracey was heading out with her best friend Christine. Christine is Faith and Spike’s daughter. Both Spike and Faith had decided to get married after Christine was born. Spike and faith being the unlikely pair sure made a great daughter.

“So Tracey, where are we heading out tonight?”

“We’re going to the Bronze. Don’t you want to see Robert?”

“You know I do. You on the other hand want to see Michael?”

“Yeah, but don’t let my Dad find out.”

~*~*~*~*~*

Angel and Buffy were in their bedroom and were just done making love. Buffy turned her face and smiled at him.

“You still got the stamina of ten years ago.”

“Of course. You’ve taught me a few new ticks while we were having sex,” he smiled back.

“Oh, that is true. Though I haven’t had sex in your office, limo, or the men’s room for that matter,” she said smiling. “You are wicked Mrs. McKeon.”

“I can’t help it. I love the man that I’m with.”

“Where are the kids?”

“Ah…Tracey is going out with Christine and Liam and Susan are watching TV downstairs. Why you ask?”

“I’m not surprised about them. So Tracey thinks that I don’t know about her crush on Michael.”

“Angel, you promised me. You won’t say a thing to her.”

“Okay. I promise. Now that we cleared things up, why don’t we have some fun?”

“What kind of fun do you have in mind?”

“I was thinking that maybe you and me can get reacquainted in other ways,” he said kissing her neck going down her body.

“Angel!”

“Yes, my love,” he asked with his head raised up.

“I love you.”

“I love you, too.”

 

The End