Buffy and Lindsey

"A new man"

Disclaimer: I don't own any of it!

Summary: Buffy finds a new man when she is in L.A.

Pairing: Buffy/Lindsey

AN: Take place after season 7…my season 8…and Lindsey didn't die in Angel's final episode.

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Chapter 1: Arriving in L.A.

Bus station

Buffy arrived at the bus station, she looked around and saw no one she knew so she decided to just start walking toward Angel's and maybe me would be there. Everyone else from Sunnydale had decided to go to England with Giles to re-build the Council; oddly enough Buffy didn't really want to go. She defeated the big bad now she just wanted to relax somewhere. As she was walking down the sidewalk she bumped into someone.

When she turned to look at the person she dumped into she saw a nice looking man. He had brown hair and eyes, and he was wearing a nice business suit, looking as if he were a lawyer. "I'm sorry," he said with a Texan accent.

"That's okay…it' my fault," she said as she looked at him. "My name is Buffy…Buffy Summers," she said with a smile as she extended her hand.

"Lindsey McDonald," he said as he took her hand a shuck it. "Do you need to go somewhere, I could take you there…my car is right around the corner," he asked as he looked at her. He noticed that she was headed in the direction where she could get a cab. "It's free," he said with a smile.

"Sure," Buffy said with a smile. Sure her mom always told her not to ride in cars with strangers but she's the slayer, what could he really do to her? She followed him around the corner where she saw a beat up pick-up truck. "Okay this is not what I was expecting," she said with a smile.

"You were expecting some fancy car?" he asked and she nodded. "Don't let the suit fool you, I had nothing else to wear," he said as he climb in the truck followed by Buffy. "It may not be shinny and new but it gets me from place to place," he said with a smile. They rode in silence for awhile until Lindsey broke the silence. "So Buffy, where are you from?" he asked.

"Sunnydale," she said. "I just need to get away for awhile," she lied. She figured he didn't need to know the truth anyway. "What about you?" she asked.

"Original I'm from Texas, but I moved to L.A. awhile back and became a big shot lawyer, but it didn't work out so I moved back to Texas," he said.

"And now your back?" she asked.

"Yup," he said. "This is the town for me," he added.

They continued the ride talking about little things, like what their lives were back home, and all that. "So where you headed?" he asked before he had gone too far and had to turn around.

"Wolfram & Hart," she said. "I'm visiting an old friend," she added. She didn't notice the look on his face as he drove her to the law firm that he knew all too well. How could he tell her that the place where be became a big shot lawyer was an evil law firm? How could he tell her that he did deals with the devil to make a few extra bucks? " Lindsey are you alright?" she asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." He said as he pulled into the parking lot of Wolfram & Hart. This was the place that caused his so much pain and he had no idea why a person like Buffy would want to come here. Sure he had only known her for an hour or so but she seemed like a nice person. This place would ruin her. "Listen," he said before she got out of the car. "I was wondering if you would like to get together some time, to talk some more maybe?" he asked hopefully.

"Why Lindsey McDonald are you asking me out on a date?" she asked.

"That depends." He said.

"On what?"

"If you say yes or not," he said with a smile.

"Yes."

"Okay I'll pick you up here at eightish?" he asked.

"Okay," she said with a smile and then she watched him as he drove away. Buffy watched until she couldn't see him anymore. She turned around and walked up the stairs toward the Wolfram & Hart offices. She still couldn't believe that this is where Angel works now, for and evil law firm.

As she walked through the law firm she could see the demons and vampires looking at her, and some were even hiding. It looked as if her reputation had followed her, everyone was still afraid of her. She walked into Angel's office and saw that he was having a meeting. But he stopped when he saw her enter his office.

"Buffy," he said and the head at the table turned to look at her.

"Hey…I though you were on the top floor?" she asked.

"I was…we are doing some remodeling," he said as he came over to where he was standing. Nina stood up put he looked at her and smiled letting her know that everything was okay. "What are you doing here?" he asked when they existed his office.

"I came to see if you were still alive," she said. "I never got a phone call," she added. When she looked into Angel's office she saw the blonde girl that had stood up watching them. "New girlfriend?" she asked.

Angel looked back at Nina. "Kind of," he was as he sniffed the air. "New boyfriend?" he asked.

"No," she said. "He's just a friend…and that was way creepy," she said as she backed away from him.

"What are you really doing here Buffy?" he asked with seriousness.

"I need a job and why not with you, I can keep you on the right path," she said with a smile.

"All you had to do was ask." He said. "I'll have them add another office upstairs, you'll start in a few days," he said with a smile. "I missed you," he added.

"I missed you too," she said. "You mind if I listen?" she asked gesturing toward the meeting.

"No not at all," he said as they bother heading back into his office. Buffy listened to what was happening in the meeting even though her mind was elsewhere. Both on Angel's new girlfriend and Lindsey, he had the potential to be something to her but it was still too early to tell. Hopefully their date tonight will help to clarify what will happen between them. She smiled as she thought about tonight and her date with Lindsey.

Lindsey's apartment

Lindsey walked into his apartment and they only thing he wanted to do was run back to Wolfram & Hart to get Buffy. He didn't understand what it was about her that made him feel and act this way. But he felt as if he had known her for a long, long time and that they were destined to be together. And that is why they bumped into each other by the subway.

He just stood in the center of his apartment thinking about her. Her long blonde hair, her hazel eyes and that smile. She had the most beautiful smile he had ever since. He could tell that if she wanted to she could light up the room with the smile.

Lindsey walked through his apartment and sat at his kitchen table. He looked off into nothingness. Finally he absentmindedly got up out of his chair and walked to the fridge to get a beer. But then his phone rang. He walked over to the phone hanging on the wall and picked it up.

"Hello?" he asked into it grabbed a beer and hopping up on the counter.

"I know your back in L.A." The voice said.

"Well, well, Angel…it's good to hear your voice again," he said as he took a sip of his beer. "How did you know I was back in town?" he asked.

"I can smell you on her," he stated. "As soon as she walked into my office the first thing I smelt was you. And I am telling you this now because we have so much history, you stay away from her or I'll kill you." He said.

"How are you talking about?" he asked confused.

"Buffy," Angel greeted out.

It all dawned on his now. Angel was the new leader of Wolfram & Hart. And it also dawned on him how exactly Buffy was. She was the slayer; the chosen one…and she had been only a few inches away from him. Maybe that is why he is so attracted to her. 'Sorry I didn't met anyone new today," he lied.

"Stay away from her," Angel said again and then hung up the phone. Lindsey stood by his phone after hanging it up with a smug smile on his face. He now knew away to make Angel really, really pissed at him.

Restaurant (later that night)

Lindsey and Buffy were sitting at their table enjoying themselves a nice glass of wine and talking about nothing that really mattered to much. Neither on of them dressed up, both deciding to go casual instead of fancy. As Lindsey watched Buffy talk about her life back in Sunnydale he couldn't get the fact that this was once Angel's love. He read the files on Angel and he knew all about Buffy but the only reason he didn't know who she was when he bumped into her was because they never could find a picture of the mysterious Buffy Summers.

"So what about you life back home? What was it like?" she asked.

He looked at her with his Texan smile. "There really isn't that much to tell. Just a normal kid growing up in a big city and all he can dream about was getting out of there because it was a living hell," he said before he took another sip of wine. "I didn't have a nice childhood," he said with a grin.

"Wanna go for a walk?" she asked and he nodded. "He placed the money on the table for the waiters tip and they made there way out of the restaurant. As they were walking down the street Lindsey casually reached over and grabbed her hand. He was surprised when she didn't pull away but instead intertwined her fingers with his. They walked all the way to the beach and when they reached the beach Buffy took off her sandals and started walking in the sand. It didn't take long before Lindsey followed her.

He didn't know what it was about her that made her so irresistible to him. He just always wanted to be near her, always wanted to touch, and the thing that freaks him out about all this is that he only just met her this morning.

"Whatcha thinking?" She asked as she looked at him when he caught up to her.

He looked at her and into her hazel eyes. "I'm thinking about you and how much I feel for you even though I just met you." He said. "I don't know what it is but I can't get you out of my mind, and I have never felt this way about anyone," he said with a shy smile as he looked at his feet walking in the sand.

"If it makes you feel any better I feel the same way, and the truth is that I like this feeling," she added. "I feel as if I am wanted," she finished as she placed a hand on his arm to bring him to a halt. He turned to look at her and she gazed into his eyes. Buffy slowly brought her lips to his. It was the perfect night, the kind of night every women dreamed off for their first kiss. The moon was shinning do on them, the stars were out above them, and there was no one around but them.

When they separated he looked into her eyes. "What do you say we get outta here," she said with a nod in the direction of his car.

"That sounds like a great idea," she paused.

Lindsey's apartment

They arrived back at Lindsey apartment and the first thing Buffy did was jump into his arms. She started kissing his passionately. And when she finally did pull away she looked at him.

"I want you to know that I normal don't do this," she said. "At least not right after the first date," she added.

"Same here," he said with a smile. "I think we have the potential of something good here," he said.

"Me to," she said and again she brought her lips down on his. Lindsey carried her into his bedroom and lyed her on the bed.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked. "Because we don't have to." He added.

"I want to," she said as she nodded. Lindsey smile as he brought his lips to her once again. Soon the whole world was lost to them, nothing mattered because what mattered what was happening between them right now.

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AN: This is just another story by me. Don't worry I am still going to write all the other ones, but this one has been on my mind for a few days now so I figured I would post it and if I get enough reviews I'll continue it.