Chapter 2

"Angel." She hissed walking closer to him, her eyes leaving his and falling to the girl beside him.

Angel swallowed and followed her gaze. "Good to see you Buffy, why are you here?" He asked, stepping in front of Nina.

Wes noticed and quickly glanced at Angel and then back to Nina. "Oh no. " He muttered and shook his head as Fred watched him curiously.

Willow smiled a little, walking towards the AI team. "Hi Fred, Gunn, Wes…It's good to see you."

"You too," they all chirped, looking back to the slayer and vampire.

Buffy stared at Angel, placing her hands on her hips as her eyes darkened. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" She yelled, still glaring at him.

"Buffy…I…we were..."

"You had no right Angel. The slayer, she's ours. You know that and you've been lying to me." She growled, moving closer to him.

"Lied? I never lied. She was here in my town and I wanted to help her."

"Shut up, do you want to explain why you never told me that Spike was alive? And who the hell is she?" She screamed loudly, this time turning towards Nina. God, she was so furious with him for not telling her about Spike, him taking over the evil law firm and then this unknown girl draped all over him… who was she?
Fred gasped and glanced at Willow who was looking worriedly towards the older man.

"Uh, Buffy maybe we should take this in there." Riley stated, walking over and trying to calm her down.

*Riley was there; why was Riley here?* Angel thought.

"Yeah, okay. Show us the way." She said, ignoring Angel as she grasped Riley's hand and followed Wes.
Angel glowered jealously at their retreating forms.

On entering Angel's huge office, Xander smiled. "Wow, pretty nice dead boy." Xander snorted, plopping himself on the leather couch. Everyone introduced themselves and then Xander began explaining the airplane ride while Dawn snooped through the drawers. The others just sat around the living room listening to Xander, Angel and Buffy on opposite sides.

"Bloody Hell, is there no decent blood left in this town?" Spike blurted out as he opened the doors, suddenly pausing in the middle, sensing the slayer immediately.

"Spike you're alive! It's true." Dawn screamed, jumping into the vampire's arms which caused a frown to settle across Angel's lips.

"Little Bit, good to see you." He said and hugged her tightly.

Smiling, she kissed his cheek before untangling herself from his embrace. Angel watched and his heart sank. Dawn never greeted him that way. A low growl escaped his lips as he leaned back against the wall.

"Hello Spike."

She spoke Spike's name so endearingly that it was obvious she cared for the vampire. At that thought another growl erupted from Angel's throat, much louder than he'd expected. The gang stared at him in shock.

Buffy disregarded the interruption and walked to Spike, hugging him. He smiled and pulled her closer, taking in her scent. She raised her eyes, meeting Angel's direct gaze over Spike's shoulder.

Spike pulled away and stared at her passionately. "Buffy, I tried to get a hold of you, but I didn't know if you or…"

She smiled, placing her finger on his lips. "Shh… it's okay, can we go have a drink talk?" She asked shyly. He nodded his head, turning and grinning at Angel.

Nina watched in confusion at the scene in front of her. What was going on? Who were these people? Especially that bitchy blonde-haired woman that Angel couldn't seem to keep his eyes off of…

"That sounds like a great idea, shall we?" Giles asked. Everyone agreed, leaving the room and Angel and Nina behind.

A sigh escaped his lips as he grabbed his jacket and turned towards Nina who looked completely lost. "Care for a drink?"

She looked at him strangely. He laughed harshly. "That's Buffy, the vampire slayer. We…uh…It's complicated." He said while leading her to the bar downstairs beside Wolfram and Hart.