All You Need Is Love Disclaimer: Hmm.. Nope I don't own Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the characters. I am not Joss. If I was Angel would have never left Sunnydale and Buffy & Angel would be together always. Spoilers: None. Totally AU. Summary: Buffy Summers complete normal human was in London with Riley Parker. In the airport she meets a nice handsome fella named Angel Conner. They share a flight back to Los Angeles... what happens? You'll just have to see. AN: This is a response to a challenge. Completely AU! Enjoy! Feedback: Please?! I'd really love to know what you think. It'll make me real happy :) Rating: PG The challenge by, icegirl_3000@hotmail.com : - Summary- Buffy and Angel, to perfectly (normal) strangers have been seated together on a long flight from London to Los Angeles...or where ever you would like. There is a mutual sexual attraction between them and they join the mile high club. How it comes up and about will be left up to you :) Ok...that's as far as i've thought it through...so, you'll have to think of what will happen after and what the ending will be. - As you can tell from the summary this is a completely AU challenge (yay!!) ---------------- All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need. Nothing you can know that isn't known. Nothing you can see that isn't shown. Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy. --------------- Buffy Summers was in London about to be taken forever. The night before the wedding Buffy was walking into the hotel lobby (coming from her room) when she spotted her husband to be intimately hugging... feeling another woman. The brunette had short hair and brown eyes and was wearing a bright red dress, the hem at her knees. She had her right foot massaging the grooms backside of his leg. Buffy was about to shed tears, but suddenly was overcome with anger. She walked over to the small bar asking for a glass of wine. She frowned and confidently pranced towards the weasel. He caught sight of her the instant Buffy was two feet away from him, glaring at him with a flame of anger that quickly turned into hatred. "Buffy!" He gasped in surprise. "It's uh, this woman just clung... it's not what you think darl--" She didn't give him one more second to finish what he was saying because the minute she heard 'not what you think,' she just splashed the wine in his face and walked away. The groom's lover looked at him through disgusted dark eyes. "Pig." She said and left. Angel Conner was slightly wealthy and an amazing architect who loved staring up at a night sky filled with thousands of stars. That would be the reason he usually flies at night. To be as close to the stars as possible... get a better view. He thought about all the money he had.. his nice house - which really it wasn't all that big. It just had two extra rooms and a big pool. Angel also thought about his work. His dream came true. He was a very successful and talented. So he had money, he was successful, he had close friends... but what I'm missing in my life is... "Please! There's gotta be someone who hasn't shown up for the flight." A young woman's cry disrupted his thoughts. "I need to get on this plane tonight. I can't stay here any longer!" "I'm sorry Miss. Really I am, but there's no room on the flight." The female at the counter said. "What's the next flight back to Los Angeles..." Buffy was interrupted by a soothing voice. "Excuse me, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but did you say you need to get out of London right away?" Angel asked smiling. Buffy calmed down. "Yes." "I-I have a private plane taking me back to Los Angeles." God she is so beautiful. I could just image myself holding her in my arms. "Would you like to tage along?" He continued thinking, her hair having the scent of vanilla. Hehe Angel get a hold on yourself. You don't even know her. "The plane should be ready in about 10 minutes if you'd like to come." He flashed her a smile. Wow, that's an amazing smile. His eyes are hypnotizing. I feel snuggling against his chest... sitting in bed. Oh! Bad Buffy. Back to reality Buff. Quick. I bet his skin is really smooth... like silk. "Miss?" "Oh uh... you don't have to really it's ok." "Please, I don't mind at all. I could use the company." "What the heck. I really want to get out of here. Thanks a lot. This means a lot to me." She smiled. He smiled back and replied, "It's really no problem. Can I carry you're bag for you? Miss.." "Summers... Uh Buffy Summers." She grinned. He's charming. Polite. She frowned, Married no doubt. She glanced at Angel's hand as he picked up her bag. She smiled. Apparently not. Yay me. Angel Conner paused and looked at Buffy, "Uh, Buffy Summers... you coming?" "Oh heh Yeah. Didn't realize I was just standing... here." She followed him to the gate. Thinking about how hot and unmarried you are. Angel sat down in a chair. He looked her over. She had on a light blue, spaghetti strap tank top and a knee length black skirt. She was wearing rosy red lipstick. Her hair was in a half ponytail pulled back with a clip. She walked with such grace. Angel couldn't stop gaping. He soon snapped out of it when she sat down next to him. "Mr. . ." She began just remembering she didn't get his name yet. "Angel Conner." "Angel Conner. Nice name. You can just call me Buffy." "Buffy." He smiled and fidgeted with his fingers. "You can call me by Angel." "I can't thank you enough for letting me fly with you. I just have to get out of here." Angel smirked, "Running from the London police or tabloids?" Buffy laughed, "No. Nope not from the police or tabloids. My wedding." She looked at her feet. Angel frowned, "You--" "Mr. Conner, your plane is ready." Angel stood up. "Tell the pilots that one more passenger will be boarding." "Yes sir." The flight attendant walked down the ramp to the plain. Angel put the strap of his bag on his shoulder and picked up Buffy's bag. "I can get that." Buffy said. "It's ok I got it." He insisted. "Ladies first." He gestured at the ramp. Buffy sat in the window seat of the plain. The seats were wide, soft and reclined. There was classical music softly playing in the background and a dim light. In the back was a 50 inch TV and a mini bar. After they had taken off and the plane was steady in the air, Buffy glanced around the medium size plane on her way to the bathroom. When she came out she saw Angel standing at the mini bar with two wine glasses. "Would you care for something to drink, Buffy?" "Red wine please?" Buffy asked. She walked back her seat. Shortly Angel returned with two glasses of wine and placed them on the stand infront of them. "So... you decided not to go through with your wedding?" "Huh? Oh yeah. I was supposed to marry this guy Riley Parker tomorrow night. He's just some rich loser. Today in the hotel we were staying in I saw him tangled with some other brunette. I don't think hurt just me though. That girl looked like she didn't know he was engaged." She laughed. "I walked up to him and splashed his face with wine!" She took a sip of the red wine. "I'm sorry." Angel said softly. "Why? I'm not happy that he did this to me before my wedding, but now I know what sleaze he is. Imagine if I'd actually gone through with the wedding I might have never found out that he'd cheated on me or if he would in the future." She began. "Are you going to be ok?" Angel sympathized. "I am ok." She smiled, "I thought I was inlove with him, but there were times when my conscience was telling me different." Her grin got bigger. "Plus now I've met you. You're handsome, generous and sweeet." Angel grinned and sat a little closer to her. He was glad that arm rest wasn't down so nothing was between them. "You think I'm sweet?" "Yeah." She sighed. "So enough about my disaster. Your turn. Why were you in London?" He took another sip of the wine. "I was just finishing building a hotel near the Plaza." "Ooh, you're an architect." He smiled. "Yeah, It's fun." I love his gorgeous smile, She thought. She smells so nice. It's the perfume she used on her neck. I wish I could get a closer whiff of it, He thought to himself and smiled. Then he continued, "So I just finished the job. Now I'm heading home to my puppy. He's a Labrador retriever." "I love dogs. What's he look like... as handsome as you?" She flirted. He grinned, laughing. "Yeah he is. Maybe more than me. He's black and adorable. I bet you'd love him, he could use a woman around the house." Oh my god, did I just say that out loud? She's probably going to think I'm trying to get her to sleep with me. "I'm sorry. Heh, that wasn't supposed to come out that way." "It's ok." She softly spoke barely audible. "I bet...I would love your dog." I feel tingly, like... love at first sight? she thought, her heart pounding with excitement. He thought to himself, What I'm missing in my life is... love. Buffy. She makes feel happier then I am. I feel excited around her. She's pleasant. God, I just met her and now I'm suddenly thinking I want to spend the rest of my life with her! I love... her beauty, her voice. This-this is love at first sight. I know it. Should I make a move? Maybe I should -- Should I kiss him? Maybe I'd freak him out. I would look like someone who's just trying to get revenge on their ex fiance. No maybe it wouldn't look that way. I mean I did make it pretty clear to him that I'm over it. I didn't love Riley. How could I? There's no point in getting revenge on him. So that's not my intentions then. I just... Her heart pumped faster at the realization. Love him! Before Angel knew what he was about to think next, Buffy quickly leaned in and started kissing him passionately. Angel's moment of surprise was soon gone as his heart and instincts took over. He put his hand on her back urging her closer to him. Buffy straddled him while continuing kissing and letting go just for air. Buffy put her hands behind Angel's head, running her fingers through his hair. Angel did the same to her with one and while with the other he made the chair recline. He continued kissing her with equal passion, rubbing her partially bare back. Buffy let out little moans of satisfaction and the need for more. Buffy moved her hands slowly to his chest, rubbed it and then removed his jacket with his help. He stopped kissing for a second and asked huskily, "You ok with this?" "I'm beyond ok with this. I think I'm pretty in love with you at first." Buffy answered breathless. "Same here." He replied. Angel continued kissing her and massaged her shoulders. Buffy grinned at him and slowly unbuttoned his shirt. Part 2 Rating: Pretty much NC-17 Before Angel knew what he was about to think next, Buffy quickly leaned in and started kissing him passionately. Angel's moment of surprise was soon gone as his heart and instincts took over. He put his hand on her back urging her closer to him. Buffy straddled him while continuing kissing and letting go just for air. Buffy put her hands behind Angel's head, running her fingers through his hair. Angel did the same to her with one and while with the other he made the chair recline. He continued kissing her with equal passion, rubbing her partially bare back. Buffy let out little moans of satisfaction and the need for more. Buffy moved her hands slowly to his chest, rubbed it and then removed his jacket with his help. He stopped kissing for a second and asked huskily, "You ok with this?" "I'm beyond ok with this. I think I'm pretty in love with you at first." Buffy answered breathless. "Same here." He replied. Angel continued kissing her and massaged her shoulders. Buffy grinned at him and slowly unbuttoned his shirt. Her hands roamed all over his front and back. Angel grinned as her hands traveled to his belt buckle. "Let me help you with that." Angel said and unbuckled it quickly. Buffy pulled it out of the belt rings and tossed it somewhere. He moved his hands up her skirt feeling her soft thighs. She closed her eyes and purred in response. The tips of his fingers slowly traveled from the back of her knee to her waist. Before pulling the skirt down he whispered, "I think there's something I forgot to tell you." She smiled, "What's that?" She took his shirt off and threw it on the floor. "You're beautiful and -- I love you." She kissed his forehead. "I love you too." They both let out a short laugh. He tugged the skirt down and off her body. Light blue pikini to match her tank top. He smiled at her. Buffy huskily said, "I see you like my taste in clothing." He replied in a deep sexy voice, "I bet that you taste good." Buffy grinned, she could feel herself getting very warm. "Angel." I can't take the waiting anymore. She said to herself. As if reading her mind he pulled off her tank top which exposed her bare and breasts. He cupped both with his hands. He gave each a nice wet kiss. Angel arched for her as she pulled off his pants and tossed them aside. The boxers left with the pants. Buffy stared at him for a second. Oh god. She sighed, that's the only thought she could form. Angel smiled and kissed her passionately as he took off her underwear exposing her. Instinctively Buffy crawled upwards so Angel's face was between her legs. "You want a taste?" "Just a little." He replied. He licked her a few times. She lowered herself just a little bit and he rubbed her stomach with the tips of her fingers. Angel lifted her and put her on the chair so he was on top. They both smiled and stared into each other's eyes. He whispered, "Are you positive you want to do this because we can stop?" He's so caring. It's sweet to meet a guy like him. "I'm positive Angel. C'mon." She grinned. With that cue he entered her slowly so as not to hurt her. She rubbed his back. Her hands slid to his hair when his speed increased. "Mmm..." she moaned. "Oh...Angel!" He kissed her and let out his own moan. "God, Angel. Don't stop. Faster." She said and he obeyed her command. He went harder and faster to satisfy her every whim. The two pilots and the flight attendant grinned at each other and laughed. The co-pilot said, "Somebody's having a good night. Buffy continued to screamed as Angel quickly went in and out. Soon they both came together. Angel rolled so Buffy was on top staring down at him sighing happily. "Wow." Was all she could muster. "Yeah." He grinned. Angel grabbed a blanket from the side of his seat and placed it on top of them. "Sleep, I'll wake you up when it's almost time for landing." Buffy mumbled tiredly, "Ok. Night my sweet Angel." "Night." He smiled. I am the luckiest man on earth, he thought. "Hey, Buffy." He nudged her gently. "It's time to get dressed the plane's going to land in about 15 minutes." "Mm... Do I have to?" He laughed, "Yes you do unfortunately." "Ok, then you dress me and I dress you." She smiled devilishly Angel put her panties on her and then her tank top and smoothed out her hair. Then Buffy slowly pulled Angel's boxers up to his waist. Then his pants, then his shirt and then he put her skirt on her. They sat back and relaxed. "So when's the next time we can see each other?" Buffy asked anxiously. "Hmm... Is there any place you need to be in a hurry?" "Mmm... nope." "Then how about you stay with me for a week. We could get to know each other even better. Have some special evenings at a fancy restaurant. You can meet LeeLou." Angel grinned. "Who's LeeLou?" "My puppy that you are going to love!" He smiled. The kissed as the plane landed and they walked down the ramp into the city of Angels. "Count me in. I could also show you my house and you can meet my goldfish." She laughed. He laughed with her. I love her. I want her forever. This is going to be a nice life. He smiled and hugged her. Part 3/? Rating: PG ---------------- I got arms that long to hold you And keep you by my side. I got lips that long to kiss you And keep you satisfied, oooh. ---- Beatles, From Me To You ------------- The scenery on the way to Angel's house which was a great distance away from the city. In this country-like area each house was at least twenty minutes apart. There were a lot of trees, grass fields with pretty flowers like daisies and lilies. Buffy lived in the city parts of Los Angeles, so she could barely turn away from the Nissan, X-Terra's window. She yawned and sighed. She mumbled something Angel couldn't make out. Angel grinned when he looked at her. She was asleep with her head leaning against the window. Jet leg, he thought. Shortly after she had fallen asleep they arrived at his house. It was two floors, painted white with blue window shudders, blue roof and had a chimney. Angel pulled into the driveway and smiled, glad to see his home sweet home. He gently picked her up. Still in her dorment state, she wrapped her arms around Angel's neck. He beamed, carrying Buffy into the house and place her on the plump leather couch. He went back outside to bring their things inside. He placed her bag in his room with his. He went in the kitchen and put water in the teapot to boil. Buffy yawned while opening her eyes. She looked at the strange environment surrounding her. The walls were peach with pretty paintings of cities with hotels and pretty homes, a still life picture of fruits and vegetables, and a close-up of a vase with daisies, lilies and roses. In front of the couch she laid on was a table made of maple-oak wood. On top of the indigo runner were two lit vanilla scented candles. Angel must have lit them when he came in, she thought. She inhaled the smell and sighed happily. "Angel?" She called out. A cute hyper puppy jumped on the couch to sit next to Buffy. Buffy quietly said, "Hi, you must be LeeLou." She smiled when the puppy licked her cheek. She added smiling, "I'm glad Angel doesn't kiss like you do." Angel walked into the room carrying two mugs of tea. He placed them on the coffee table and said, "Like who?" She replied, "LeeLou." He smiled at his sweet puppy, "How's my baby girl?" LeeLou barked and he laughed, "You missed me. That's what I thought." "I can see why she'd miss you." Angel handed Buffy the mug, "Like peppermint tea?" "Ooh! Love peppermint tea. How'd you know?" She smiled taking the mug from his hand and drank some. "Hmm, I've had this sixth sense since I was little. I can just tell what drinks and foods people like just by looking into their eyes." They both laughed and drank more tea. When Angel was almost done with his he put it on the floor and LeeLou began sipping the cool liquid. "You can tell just by looking into the person's eyes?" Buffy played on his joke. "Yeah." "So then when you look into my eyes right now you will know what my favorite dessert is?" Angel nodded. "Uh-huh, so then what is it?" She teased. Angel stared deeply into her eyes. After some thought he said, "You're favorite... dessert is... pumpkin pie." She giggled, "Nice try pal, but no. My favorite is strawberry shortcake with whip cream on top." "I'll have to remember that. So how about we play a game?" Buffy put her mug down interested. He continued, "Q&A. You get to know me a little better. I get to know you a little better. Because our little love tango didn't really involve us getting to know each other." Buffy grinned, "Yeah, but at least we know what we like... intimately." Angel gave her a brief, but passionate kiss. "Ok. Q&A. You go first." Buffy sat cross-legged facing Angel. He asked, "Do you have siblings?" She answered, "Nope. Only child and thankful for it. Do you have siblings?" "Just my sister, Kate. She's got blond hair like you, but blue eyes. She's 20." He thought for a second. "I'm 26. How old are you and what do you do for a living?" "I'm 21 and a web designer. I have my own little company." She smiled. "Have you visited the gap site?" "Maybe once." "Well I designed the site!" "You did? It's a nice job you did." "Thankyou. Now, what's your favorite movie?" Buffy asked. "Valentine. I love all those scary thriller type movies. I also like action." "Ever see Leathal Weapon?" She grinned, "That's one of my faves." "Mine too. Huge fan of Mel. Who's your favorite singer or band?" "Hmm... that's tricky I like a lot of different music. Um, favorite singer is Sarah McLachlan, Billy Joel and favorite band is the Fleetwood Mac. What is your favorite food?" Angel smiled, "Steak. Yours?" "Barbecued chicken." Angel said, "I think that's LeeLou's favorite." "Then I better keep my eyes on the plate." Angel stared at her. She's dazzling, I just want to hold her against my chest, He thought. The night on the plane was amazing. It wasn't just two strangers having sex. It was two souls making love knowing that the person they were kissing is the one for them. He knew it the minute he laid eyes on her. There was just something about her that said, 'Hey I'm yours.' I love her, Angel shouted inside his head. Buffy noticed him staring. She could just imagine what he was thinking. Probably exactly what she was thinking or maybe something related. She blushed at the thought of him thinking something sweet about her body. His voice is full of warmth. My lips are longing to kiss him! She smiled. That night on the plane... god even if we hadn't made love it still would have still been great. I love his touch. I love his chocolate eyes. Angel. It's the perfect name for him. Angel was the first to break the silence. "God, Buffy I - I love you so much." "I love you too so much." She smiled. "I love you more!" He grinned, "I love you very much much more!" "Nuh-uh I don't think that's possible. I don't think you could love me more than I love you when I love you as much as infinity!" Buffy giggled when Angel wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her on top of his lap. He kissed her neck and bare shoulders. He kissed the back. She put her hands on his that and rubbed them. She smiled. "Angel... I'm happier right now then I've ever been with my ex-fiance." She said quietly. He smiled and rested his chin between her neck and shoulder. "I'm glad. Whoever that guy is, he didn't deserve you. Where'd you meet this guy? At Sleazebum.com?" She gave him a dry laugh and lowered her voice, "My mother introduced him to me at my birthday party." She gave a sad laugh, "She thought he was the right guy for me. Apparently not." Angel tightened his hold on her. In a soothing voice, "I'm not saying I'm glad that he broke your heart, but I'm sort of thankful. His unfaithfulness led you to me. Mr. Faithful Sincere Guy. Who after only one night is head over heels in love with you." He kissed her cheek and saw tears. "I'm hoping those aren't sad tears." She smiled, "No, they're happy. It's just... no one's really ever talked to me that way. I mean, your voice is so... soothing and your words are so hypnotizing. I feel like no matter what you say there's going to be a happy ending, like a fairy tale." He turned her to face him and stared into her eyes. More tears trickled down her cheeks. He wiped them with the back of his hand. "I promise you there is defenately going to be a happy ending to this fairy tale." He smiled and passionately kissed her on the lips. She happily kissed him back. Angel scooped her up and walked to the bedroom saying, "Let's go to bed. You're tired from the flight and I'm sleepy. We could both use some rest." He kissed her cheek again. "You do want to share the same bed right?" She smiled, "Of course. Why wouldn't I?" He just shrugged. "Just making sure." Buffy kicked off her shoes and Angel kicked off his shoes. He peeled the covers back and laid her in bed. He took off his shirt and joined her in bed, pulling the comforter up. She snuggled into him and rested her right arm on top of him. He kissed her goodnight. "Sweet dreams, love." Part 4 ~ Rating: PG for the most part. The Thursday event is NC-17. ----------------- Love you every day girl Always on my mind One thing I can say girl Love you all the time Hold me, love me, hold me, love me Ain't got nothin' but love babe Eight days a week ------------------ Buffy and Angel spent a whole week eating at fancy restaurants, eating Angel's romantic dinners under vanilla scented candle lights, and taking a stroll in the city beneath a starry night in the back a horse and buggy. It was a beautiful week filled with wonderful memories and soothing, romantic words. Besides the romantic dinners every night, every day they did something new. Monday, the day after they got back from London, they walked through a park eating hotdogs and feeding ducks. On Tuesday Angel took Buffy to an abandon building that he was going to be working on soon. When they got there he told her to close her eyes. He brought her inside the building. When she opened her eyes she gasped. In the middle of the room was a small round table with a red table cloth that fell to the floor. On top were two white plates that had a flower design on the rims. There were two filled wine glasses. In the middle was a silver tray with a silver round cover on top. On opposides of it were two lit vanilla candles. Angel had taken the cover off to reveal a big platter of barbecued chicken. Out of happiness her eyes were a little watery. She was amazed that Angel went through this for her. Riley never would have done something like this! After the dinner followed Cookie Dough Fudge Mint Chip icecream and then of course ended the evening with making love on a blanket. On Wednesday Angel took her to an old drive-in romance movie. They shared a big bag of popcorn and one sodas. Then they had a late dinner. They shared one plate of spaghetti and meatballs. They twirled some spaghetti on their forks and put in their mouth with their eyes closed. When their lips collided they realized it was the same strand. They smiled and bit down on the string, swallowing it. Angel's grin grew immensely when returned to her lips for a sweet kiss. Buffy wrapped her arms around him pulling him closer. Angel put his fingers through her hair. He lowered his hand to her back and the her butt. Still kissing, she giggled then pulled Angel closer over the table. She moved in closer to remove his shirt. In doing so they both lossed their balance when they flung it across the room and got their hands in the spaghetti which flew everywhere. They both laughed, kissed more, not caring about the spilled contents and mess on the floor. They completely forgot about spilled wine, sauce all over the place when their clothes were fully gone, hands roaming all over each other's body and making love. Thursday was spent half the morning cleaning up the mess. Angel didn't want to wake sleeping beauty so he wiped the sauce off her body and carried her to the bedroom, placing her in the bed. He kissed the side of her neck, got dressed and then cleaned the dining room. When Buffy woke up LeeLou was sitting on her legs. She stuck her arm out from under the covers and pet LeeLou's head. She grabbed Angel's robe and wrapped it around her cold body. There was a note on the dresser, it said, "Sweetheart, I've just gone out to buy the newspaper I'll be back very soon." "Well while I wait for him to get back I'll take a warm shower." Buffy walked into the bathroom, turned on the water and put her hand under the water to make sure it was just right. She got in, closed the shower door and was standing, her back facing the spray. Angel slowly opened the door grinning. God, she's beautiful, he thought. He quietly closed the door. He startled her when he touched her. "Sorry, love." "It's ok... I didn't hear you." "That was the point." He purred. Angel slowly let his hands travel to her stomach. His hands traced little circles as he kissed her neck. She elicited a moan. Buffy leaned her head back to rest on his shoulder. He kissed the area between her neck and shoulder. He turned her slightly and kissed her breast. She smiled. "That must be my goodmorning kiss." Angel nodded. "It is, but I have something better in mind." He turned her back to her original position. He kissed her cheek, her shoulder, her neck and then one hand slowly 'walked' down to the core of her heat. She gasped in response and bucked towards his hand, urging him on. "Don't stop." "I wasn't planning to." He said in husky voice. He inserted to fingers into her. He kissed her neck some more as he moved his fingers in and out. Buffy urged him even more. She arched her back giving Angel leverage to the front of her neck and kissed the spot making her moan loudly. "God!" Angel rubbed her gently and said, "You know you've been saying 'God!' a lot lately. I'm beginning to worry that you might like god more then me." She laughed and moaned, "N-nooo... I - I love" Angel inserted another finger. "Ooh! love only" He pulled his fingers out and massaged her breasts. "only you, Angel." Angel turned her around and kissed her breasts. "Good." They both grinned. "So, what do you want to do today?" Buffy grinned. She gave him little kisses on his chest making a downward trail. She paused, "You know what I want to do all day." He smiled, "You think we can make it ---" before Buffy kissed him in the most sensitive area. "Mmm...I think we can." On Friday Angel took her to meet his parents. They were nice people. They had steak and vegetables for dinner and for dessert they had strawberry shortcake. Angel's parents asked Buffy some basic questions about her life and if her feelings for Angel were serious. Of course Buffy had said, "Yes. I love Angel very much." He had to grin. They said goodnight to his parents, went home and played some romantic music with lit candles. Buffy and Angel danced to slow music, grinning at each other. "Angel, I really do love." He smiled down at her and softly said, "I know you do." She rested her head on Angel's shoulder and closed her eyes. "More then life itself." "And I feel the same about you." Saturday was spent walking through the park. They had a picnic of fruits, barbecued chicken and cookies. There was a lot of kissing between the two. LeeLou managed to get a turn at kissing Buffy and Angel. Later that evening they went to Buffy's house. She gave him the grand small tour and invited Joyce Summers over for dinner while Angel prepared dinner. Joyce had ask, "What's the dinner for? You and Riley?" "No, mom. Riley and I are over. There's someone I want you to meet. Come here at 6:30." She said and hung up. She walked to the kitchen and asked Angel, "So how's the chicken coming?" "It's all good." "Ok, I'll put together the salad. She's coming in an hour." One hour went by and there was a knock on the door. "Mom." She greeted, "Come in." Joyce smiled, "So who's the man I'm going to meet?" She smiled. "Come on." She led her to the dining room and her mom sat down. Buffy went to help Angel bring in the food. They returned shortly. "Mom, this is Angel Conner my boyfriend. Angel this is my mom, Joyce." She grinned. Joyce smiled, "It's nice to meet you. How long have you two been seeing each other?" "Almost a week. We met..." she smiled at Angel. "on a plane." "A plane?" Joyce asked. Buffy nodded and Angel said, "It just kinda took off from there. I love your daughter very much. I just want you to know that with what happened the we--" Buffy cut him off, whispering to him, "I haven't told her yet." "Sorry." He whispered back. "You should tell her now." I mean of couse her mother knows that the wedding was off, but why it was canceled she doesn't know. I bet she'd feel pretty bad about setting Buffy up with such an arrogant prick. "Uh, mom. The reason that I broke off the wedding was... Riley is a-a disgusting pig. You set me up with a pig, mom." Sorry mom. Didn't mean for it to come out that way, but it's the truth. You've got way bad judgement in men! She continued, "The night before the wedding in the hotel I saw him with another girl nicely entangled in his arms. So I just left. I'm sorry that I didn't call to tell you or anything." "It's ok honey and... I'm sorry. I should have known better then to push him on you." Buffy smiled. "Well, Angel made this great looking chicken so let's dig in huh?" "Yeah." Joyce replied. After Joyce left and they had cleaned up, they went into Buffy's room. They both got undressed except for their underwear. Buffy had her head on Angel's chest. He stroked his fingers through her hair. That seemed to be his favorite thing lately and Buffy loved it 'cause it made her all tingly. She was really quiet, hung up in her thoughts. Angel gently whispered, "You okay?" "Yeah I'm fine, thanks." She smiled. "Don't worry Angel, I'm over it really. It's just I think some anger mostly resurfaced for a bit back there. I didn't really mean to blame it all on my mom. And I could tell by looking in her eyes she felt really bad about it." "It's not a big deal Buffy. You have a right to vent a little. Even on your mom. You shouldn't bottle things up. You felt you needed to tell your mom that and you did. It's perfectly ok." He kissed her lips. "Mmm... You're sweet. "Goodnight love." Angel whispered before turning off the light. On Sunday Buffy went out to spend some time with her friends. Before night fell, Angel made barbecued chicken, greek salad and set aside a plate of mozzarella cheese. Angel placed a red table cloth on the table. On top of that he put strawberry and vanilla scented candles. He placed the food on the table. Next to the plates he place napkins folded in a triangle. When he heard the door open he ran to greet her. He took her hand and pulled her into the dining room. She gasped, "Angel!" She jumped into his arms and they hugged. She let go of him, put her hands on his head and kissed him. "Angel this is beautiful." He grinned. "One second." He walked over to the CD player and put on "All You Need Is Love", by the Beatles. Buffy sat down while Angel brought in the food. "Let's dig in." He smiled. "Buffy, do you know why I picked this song?" "Why?" She took a bite of the chicken. "Angel this is delicous." He smiled in thanks. "I picked it because... I'm very successful as you know. I've got money and friends, but there was one thing missing from my life. Love. All I need is love. All you need is love to be happy." She grinned and leaned over to kiss him. He got some of the chicken from her mouth. They giggled. "All week my love has been growing. I want you to know that you've made me a very happy man." "You've made me a very happy woman." "Eight Days A Week", by the Beatles came on. Love you every day girl Always on my mind "Every day I love you. I can't stop thinking about you. I mean I know we've been together for a week. We've been together pretty much every second." He chuckled, "You're always on my mind." One thing I can say girl Love you all the time "I'll always love
you. You're my baby. My sweetheart. You're the sweetest candy I've every
tasted."
~ Part 6 ~
--------------------------- Note * >hyperemesis gravidarum< I didn't make that up... I actually did a little bit of research ;) so it's a real thing incase you didn't know. The next day, Buffy in a hospital gown, sat nervously in the hospital room waiting for Dr. Rose Morano to return with the results of the tests. Her head was burning up. All she wanted was to get the hell out of there and get in bed. At least she had Angel to calm her down. He held her hand with his right and with his left he slowly rubbed her back. It didn't stop her from being nervous or scared that it was taking so long, but it was soothing and made her feel a bit more relaxed. When the doctor finally walked in with the results Buffy's heart started racing again. She was extremely anxious to know what was going on with her body. The doctor had a straight face on. *Which I suppose is, what to keep me from panicking? I think a smile would work a lot better!* Buffy snapped inside her head. Dr. Morano glanced once more at the chart and said gently, "Would you like the not so serious news first or the pretty serious news?" "They're both serious?" Buffy asked quietly. The doctor replied quickly, "But neither at this stage is life threatening." "Um, the not so serious." "Ok. Well, Ms. Summers it seems that you have a fever. With a lot of rest and liquids you should be able to get over it quickly. It's very important you get plenty of rest. I forgot to mention that there is some happy news for you two." She smiled. "Ms. Summers you're pregnant." Buffy felt extremely happy that she and Angel were going to have a baby, but she was so nervous about the serious news. Angel smiled at her and she returned him a tiny smile. "That is...good. I'm super glad." Angel asked, "What is the serious news?" "Well, morning sickness. That's normal, but Mr. Conner you mentioned that Buffy lost weight in the past week?" Angel nodded at the doctor. "That's the start of hyperemesis gravidarum. It's starts with weight loss during morning sickness and can lead to kidney, liver, heart or brain damage. It could result in hospitalization." *Oh, god.* Buffy thought. "Right now since you're only in the first week of morning sickness it could go away. So when you get home I want you to stay in bed except for the bathroom and if you want to eat dinner at the table that's ok too. It would be good to move around a little. If in two weeks you haven't gained some weight or you're losing more I need you to report back here and you'll be hospitalized." Buffy let out an exasperated breathe. "Uh-huh, so how would you treat hiperemesis gravdarim?" Angel squeezed her hand lightly. "You would be given intravenous fluid up to five to six liters per day. You will also be given anti-nausia medication. 48 hours after all symtoms and vomiting has ceased you'll fast to prevent rapid regress." "Oh." Buffy whispered to Angel, "That makes me feel a lot better." Angel frowned and looked at the doctor, "You didn't have to freak her out by telling her every detail." Dr. Morano quietly responded, "I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you Buffy. The best way to prevent this and to make vomiting occur less, is to eat light meals. Herbs will help and lots of water is very good for you so you don't dehydrate." "Ok. I'd like to change please." Buffy stated. "Of course. Good day." The doctor said and left the room. Buffy got up and walked to the closet for her clothes. She got her pants on and her bra. Before she put her shirt on Angel had wrapped his arms across her abdomen. He quietly asked, "Are you all right?" "Yeah. I mean the hyme whatever it's called... kind of freaked me out a bit, but I'm ok. Besides she didn't say it was that bad yet." She rested her hands on his. "You are happy that you're pregnant right?" Buffy turned around and looked Angel in the eyes, "Of course. I'm extremely happy. I'm thrilled. It's just covered up by pain and worry." Angel's eyes widened in concern, "You're in pain? Where?" "Oh, it's just a headache. Kinda comes with the fever. Like the doc says with lots of rest the fever will be gone in no time." "Just checking." Angel whispered and slipped the shirt on her. "Let's go home." Buffy smiled, "Home sweet home." On the right side of the bed, Buffy was tucked under red silk sheets and a soft red comforter. On the floor at the side of the bed was a bin filled with some water. On the dresser was a glass of water. Angel was lying down beside out of the covers, looking down at her. He kissed her forehead. He practically whispered, "You comfy?" Buffy smiled, "Yep, thanks. I've got all that I need. Bin, so I don't need to run to the bathroom, glass of water for when I'm thirsty and my loving fiance." "Extra pillow?" He kissed her hot forehead. She quietly giggled, "No, sweety I'm fine. Really I am. Don't take this the wrong way honey, but if you don't stop asking me if I need anything I'm never going to rest." He smiled, "You're right. I'll stop asking, but if you ever need anything? You know I'll give you anything you need." Buffy smiled and whispered, "Just hold me." Angel wrapped his arms around her waist. Just as she closed her eyes they shot open. She burst out of Angel's embrace and leaned to her left and puked into the bin. She groaned as she lay back down in his arms. She sighed. He kissed her cheek, "My poor baby. I'm sure you'll feel better once this fever is gone." "Uh-huh..." Buffy mumbled under her breath sarcastically, "Right. I wish." Angel stood up. "Where are you going?" Buffy asked nervously. He cupped her warm cheek, "Shh, I'll be back." He left and minutes later he returned with a cold, wet towel. He put it on her forehead. "There... better?" Buffy nodded. Then strange emotions bombarded her. She felt anger and hate at the discomfort the pregnancy was causing her, making her hand suddenly close into a fist. Angel noticed and wrapped his hand around her hand. She relaxed a little. She felt really happy right now and smiled. Her love smiled back at her. Then suddenly she felt really sad. Upset. Her eyes got warm. Tears threatened to drip down her cheeks. She blinked rapidly and her bottom lip quivered. Angel warmly looked into her eyes and softly he whispered, "Honey, what's wrong? Are you in pain? You want aspirin?" Then as if Angel's voice was the trigger the tears trickled down her cheeks, poured onto her shirt. Angel gently rubbed one tear away with his thumb. She sobbed. She practically threw herself at his chest. Her body shook as she bawled nonstop. She barely got air into her lungs, gasping for breathe between sobs. Angel's eyes got watery. He rubbed her back, kissed her head desperate to make her feel better. To make her stop crying. It hurt to see her cry. He was relieved it wasn't pain. He knew it had to be hormones. Finally the sobs began to lighten. She sniffed a few times and hastily wiped her eyes. When she looked up at him her eyes were puffy and red. Angel smiled at her trying to make her feel better. He softly said, "You want to watch Friends? It'll cheer you up for sure." She mumbled, "No thanks." "Uh, I could sing... one of Phoebe's songs." He began singing, "Smelly cat... Smelly cat..." and hummed the rest. Buffy elicited a slight giggle. Angel asked again, "You ok?" She looked blankly at her... then paled a little more. He stared at her, "Buffy?" She leaned forward and puked on him. Angel jumped back unintentionally. Angel stood up and took off his shirt. Quietly she said, "Sorry." Then she cried again. Angel tossed the shirt away and quickly went back to her side by the bed. She leaned into him. "Hey, shh. It's ok sweety. Really, it's no big. It's just one shirt." He rubbed her back. "God, Buffy... I hate seeing you cry. I want to make you feel better, but I don't know how to ease this... what you're going through." Buffy whispered huskily, "I know." She then kissed him, her tongue dueling with his. He kissed her back and she moved her hands to his chest, then to his jeans. Buffy then straddled him. Realizing what Buffy wanted Angel gently nudged her off him making her whimper for him. "Buffy, we can't. I'm not going to make love to you when you're like this." "Please..." she sniffed. "I know this will really make me feel better. Please, Angel." She rubbed her neck. More firmly now, but gently. "No, Buffy. You have a fever and your body is in bad shape right now. You need to sleep. And not with me in the action sense of sleeping." She whimpered again. He shook his head. "Fine." She pouted then pulled the covers over her. Angel got underneath the covers. She leaned in and put her head on his chest. Listening to the soothing sound that was his heartbeat. *Mmm...That's nice.* She thought and drifted off to sleep. Angel seeing her eyes closed he smiled and rubbed her arm. Soon drifting off. Finally she was going to get some rest. Part 8 Rating: R for cursing and mild sexual activity. The next day. Angel was sitting on the bed and said, "You're more flushed." Concerned, he kissed her forehead. "You're hotter then yesterday." He frowned. He tests her temperature, it's 106." "Hmm..." Buffy mumbled something else, but he couldn't hear it. She opened her eyes. "Angel, I'm hungry." "Hang on I'll make you soup." He went into the kitchen and took out a box of Liptons noodle soup. When it was done, he slowly brought it in and placed it on the tray table Buffy placed on top of her. "Do you want me to feed you?" Angel smiled. She smiled back weakly. "Yes." Angel dipped the spoon in the soup and slowly brought it up to her mouth. She sipped it and made an "Ah" sound. They both laughed. When she was down eating he took the tray away and tucked her in. "Get some sleep." He kissed her forehead. The next day, Buffy's fever went down. Angel went downstairs and brought the mini-fridge up from the basement and placed it in the bedroom. Angel got dressed for work and sat on the bed with Buffy. He quietly said, "I'm sorry that I have to work. I just can't stay out any longer. The employees there need me." Buffy asked, "I don't know why I never asked you this, but... are you the boss?" "Yeah, I run everything. You sure you'll be ok?" Buffy nods yes. "If you need anything just call Willow or me and I'll come back right away. You've got the mini-fridge right here, so you don't need to get up for food. Incase you want soup or tea... I've got a tea bag and a box of Liptons soup on the counter and a pot. I'm taking a break in four hours." She smirked, "I'll be fine. If I need anything I'll call. Don't worry about me, now get to work." He smiled. "Ok, I'll see you soon." He kissed her lips tenderly and left the house. Someone knocked on the door. Buffy slowly makes her way to the door. She looked through the peephole and saw Riley Parker. Surprised, she opened the door a little. "Riley... What are you doing here?" She asked not too friendly. Her face scrunched, "And how did you find out where we live?" Riley answered in a low voice and unfriendly voice, "Phonebook. Looked you up." "Why didn't you just call?" He replied, "Phone's dead." "Oh." She said, then thought *Like I'll believe that.* "Well listen it's nice to see you" she lied, "but I'm really not feeling well, so please leave?" "Do you need anything?" He asked with fake concern. "No thanks. I have everything under control." She smiled. *Get out of my face already.* "Oh... well I do." "Huh?" She frowned. She gasped when suddenly he grabbed her arms and kissed her on the lips with brute force. She weakly pushed him off her, slapped him and shouted, "Get out!" "Bitch! I'm not going anywhere." He slapped her. She put her hand on her face. More firmly, but quieter she said, "Leave." Then he lifted her and threw her at the coffee table. She screamed. She fell on it making it tip over and her rolling off if, landing face down. She tried to get up, but couldn't gather the strength. Riley slammed the door shut. He marched toward her with a frown on his face, his eyes dark with hate. He grabbed her arms and turned her to face him, making her whimper. He straddled her and started kissing her violently. When he stopped her ran his hands up the inside her thighs beneath the robe, just brushing the inside of her legs. She squealed. Then he grabbed her breasts and start mushing them around. At the house Angel shut the car door and started walking when he suddenly heard Buffy's cry. He ran up to the door. She continued screaming. Riley untied her robe and opened it. He grabbed hold her of bare breasts which were pinkish from his previous ministrations. Angel opened the door, pausing for a second and shouted, "Buffy!" When he saw who was on top of his love he grew even more angrier. He ran over to Riley and tossed him off Buffy. Tears were running down Buffy's face and she was sniffing. She quickly wrapped the robe shut tight and sat against the couch. Angel grabbed Riley by the collar. He punched him on the nose, which quickly let out blood. Then he punched the rest of his face repeatedly. He pulled Riley up against the wall and kicked him in the groin and let him go. Riley bent over clutching where he'd been kicked. Angel growled, "Bastard! You come here ever again I'm calling the cops and if they don't get here fast enough I swear I'll fucking kill you for touching Buffy!" Riley stood tall and grinned. He laughed. "Oh, really?" Angel roughly grabbed him by the neck shoving him back against the wall. He growled in a low menacing voice, "You want to test me?! " In cowardly whisper Riley responded, "Ok. Let me go. I won't come back." Angel grabbed him by the arm and practically dragged him to the door, opened it and literally threw him out. Angel watched as the coward walked away. He took a breathe and shut the door. He ran over to Buffy and touched her shoulder. He quietly asked, "Baby, are you ok?!" She just nodded. He hugged her and she started crying. "Shh... oh, baby. It'll be ok. C'mon let's get you back in bed." He gently scooped her up and placed her bed. "Did he hurt you, sweetheart?" He had seen that her robe was open when Riley was on top of her. She whispered, "He just had his hands on... me." Tears welled up in her puffy, hazel eyes. "I tried to get himo off me, but I was to weak." He said softly, "Hey, I don't blame you. It isn't your fault." "What if he comes back?" She whispered. "He won't come back. I promise." She let out a sob. "But what if he does." He said quietly, "He won't. After what I did I know he's too scared..... but if he does come back I will be here to protect you." He grinned. "What about work... and don't you have to go back?" "I'll take a long break. I'm staying with you until this fever goes down and your morning sickness is over. You don't have anything to worry about ok?" Buffy beamed, "Ok." She sniffed. With a tissue Angel wiped her tears away. He hugged her some more and kissed her on the lips. "I bet your tired and so am I so... how about we go to sleep?" She smiled, "Sounds good to me. Can we do some smooching?" He grinned. "If that's what you want." He got under covers with her and wrapped his arms around her. They closed their eyes and kissed until they'd eventually drift into a peaceful sleep.
Part 9 Part 10 - On that
sunny monday morning Angel kissed Buffy's forehead. He whispered, "I'm
off to work honey. I wish I could stay, but they really need me." | ||
