Chapter 4
"It all started on Buffy's 18th birthday when that ponce Quintin told Buffy that I had a father's love for her. After he left that day Buffy stayed and we talked about what had happened with the test and what not." "You mean the test where you almost got her and mom killed." Dawn snapped. "Dawnie." Buffy reprimanded. "Sorry." Dawn muttered. "It's quite alright Dawn I understand why you're angry with me I am still quite angry with myself about it." Giles said lowering his head. "Ru." Buffy said softly and Giles looked up at her. Buffy leaned in and kissed him. When they pulled away the gang was staring at them.
"Anyway." Giles blushed and the gang giggled. "Buffy and I talked all the way through the night that night and well into the next morning and that's when the question about what Quintin had said. Buffy had asked what he meant when he said that I had a father's love for her and after all the lying that I had done I didn't want to lie to her anymore so I told her that Quintin was only half right about what he said. That I love her but it is in no way how a father loves his children." Giles paused blushing again. Then continued.
"That caused Buffy to pull away for a little while. From what Buffy explained to me later it was during that time that she broke up with Angel and was dealing getting over him. Then there was the whole mayor and ascension thing so we didn't have time to talk until after you guys started college. But by then I had totally given up hope that we'd ever be together."
"The next thing I know she is dating that stupid poncy bugger." "Rupert." Buffy scolded. "Well he is." Giles muttered and Buffy just smirked at him. "Riley?" Willow questioned and Buffy nodded. "Giles is the reason Riley and I never really worked. Riley was a very poor substitute for Giles." Buffy interjected. "Damn straight." Buffy just glared at him. "Anyway after the pon... I mean after Riley left and just before Glory showed up Buffy came to me and we talked and while you don't need to know what exactly was said know that we became official that night. Then Glory came and with everything that happened. She broke up with me a few days before Dawn got kidnaped because of what the ritual entailed and what I said had to happen. And then everything happened with Glory and she you know and that was..." Giles trailed off looking away from all the scoobies. "Hey. Hey. None of that now. I'm ok well sorta. I'm here now aren't I." Buffy said trying to comfort her watcher.
"Wow that's wow." Xander gapped and the scoobies nodded in agreement. "Yeah I second that." Willow said watching the couple. "But Buffy you told me the reason you were breaking up with him was because." "Shush Dawnie." Buffy snapped at her sister and Giles looked at Buffy. "Buffy?" He questioned and Buffy just shook her head. "It's nothing don't worry about it now. It's done and over with so don't worry about it." Buffy said to Giles while glaring at her sister to keep quiet. Dawn just nodded and Giles frowned.
"So are you guys back together now?" Willow questioned and Giles just glanced at Buffy. "Well right now I think we should just focus getting Buffy back on her feet after." "Lying flat on my back." Buffy supplied getting a glare from everyone. "Oh glare all you want it's true." Buffy stated getting up off Giles lap and bolting back upstairs. Everyone watched her go with mixed emotions. Giles got up to follow her up when Dawn grabbed his arm. "Let me go you deal with them." Dawn said gesturing towards the other distraught teenagers. Giles just sighed and nodded.