Chapter 3- (Sexual) Tension

It would be an understatement to say that it was tense when Angel and Buffy entered The Hyperion.

"Where the hell have you been? You left us here with a crazy pregnant vampire bitch and vanished!"- Cordy wasn't happy. She was so angry and focused on Angel, she didn't even notice Buffy at first.

"Oh, hey, Buffy… uh, welcome back."- Cordy said and hugged her, which surprised Buffy a little, but she hugged her right back.

"Thanks, Cordy. Good to see you again."

"Is Darla ok?"- Angel asked and Buffy could see concern on his handsome face.

"She's annoying and rude, why did she have to stay here?"- Cordy really wasn't happy "The bitch bit me, Buffy. And he let her stay here."- she explained when she noticed a bit of confusion on Buffy's face.

"So, that's Buffy… Gotta say, dude, you have good taste."- Gunn commented to break the tension, smiled to Buffy, who had to smile back. "I'm Gunn. So nice to finally meet you."

"Likewise."- Buffy smiled politely and greeted a cute brunette with big brown eyes that made her look like a doe. "And you are…?"

"Fred. Hi."- the woman replied, shyly.

"She's got a crush on Angel. "- Cordy said and offered Buffy a cup of tea, which she happily accepted.

"Wes. Been a long time."- Buffy said and nodded to her former Watcher. She couldn't believe the stuttery little weirdo turned into a 'rogue vampire hunter', as Angel had called him. He looked like he'd been through a lot and seen too many things, and Buffy realized she had a lot of respect for him now.

"Hello, Buffy. I still can't believe you…"- he hesitated with using the D word, and Buffy just had to say:

"I just hope I don't have nine lives. That would be a drag. But, yeah, I'm back, still kicking."

She forced a little smile and sipped her tea, and Wesley thought she looked like a completely different person. He remembered her as a sassy, authoritative, but pretty amazing teenager, and now she looked like she'd been through too much, and he could relate. There was darkness in her green eyes now, and his heart broke for her a little.

"Darla? Are you ok?"- Angel asked as soon as he entered the bedroom. She was lying in bed, looking pale and annoyed and like she was in pain.

"I want this damn thing out of me, Angel! This is your fault, fix me!"- she yelled so loudly Buffy heard her at the lobby.

"She's the sweetest thing you could meet."- Cordy said sarcastically and Buffy smiled. "Yeah, sounds like it.."

"How come you're here? How's everyone in Sunnydale?"- Cordy asked and sat next to Buffy. It was so weird seeing her after such a long time, after she'd died. Cordy figured Willow really had some wicked mojo going for her, and she could hardly connect that power with the mousy girl she'd known in High School. Well, they became sort-of- friends later on, but still… To have such power to bring back the dead… Cordy couldn't wrap her mind around it.

"Everybody's…"- Buffy started, but a loud scream coming from the bedroom made her jump and run straight to Angel, along with everybody else.

"She's having bad contractions…"- Angel said and Buffy noticed he was holding Darla's hand.

"I think we should take her to a hospital."- Fred said and Wesley had to agree.

"Yes, I think we should. We can't help her here…"

"Buffy… They brought you back to life too. One more thing we have in common."- Darla said and screamed in pain again.

Suddenly, Buffy felt a bit sorry for her… Darla wasn't allowed to stay dead either. People were so selfish…

"Yeah… My head almost exploded when Angel told me the whole story."

Darla screamed again and Angel caught her in his arms "We gotta go. She's in too much pain."

"I'll drive."- Gunn said and ran to get the car.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"- Buffy asked, she wasn't really in her element when it was about pregnancy.

"Let me drink you. I bet Slayer blood would help immensely."- Darla said and moaned loudly.

"Darla, there will be no drinking. Play nice, it's the Slayer you're talking to."- Angel warned her and looked at Buffy "Sorry, she's not herself right now. Come with us, we might need your help, vampires seem to be very interested in our baby."

Buffy just shrugged, she wasn't really surprised to hear that Darla wanted to drink her blood. It was like the ultimate treat for vampires.

Gunn parked the car in front of the entrance and everybody jumped in. They had to squeeze in, Angel placed Darla in the back with Cordy, Fred and Wesley, Gunn drove and Buffy sat on Angel's lap- none of them complained about the sitting arrangements.

"I'm glad you're here with me."- Angel said and wrapped his arms around Buffy's belly. Buffy gently ran her fingers over his hands and whispered "So am I."

"Can't you drive faster, grandpa?!"- Darla yelled, feeling hungry, angry and impatient.

"Darla, I'm warning you, stop staring at my neck!"-Cordy yelled and Darla actually growled at her.

"You guys are so selfish; I haven't had a proper meal all day! And I'm pregnant! I hope the thing inside rips your heads off as soon as it gets out!"

"Why are we helping her, again?"- Cordy asked and she and Darla glared at each other. Gunn drove as fast as he could and they were all relieved when he stopped in front of a hospital.

Angel picked Darla up again and they hurried, trying to get to the room with ultra sound equipment. Buffy stiffened as soon as they approached the room and Angel asked her "Are you ok?"

"Vampires. I can feel them nearby."- she whispered and took a stake out of her sleeve. One more was hidden in her boot.

They entered the room, Angel placed Darla on the bed and Wesley smeared jelly like substance on her belly and turned on the ultra sound.

"I just can't believe she's pregnant."- Buffy whispered, in awe.

"With my child. I never thought I'd be a father."- Angel said something he's said a hundred times already and he still couldn't believe it.

"A father of a HUMAN child. This is a baby boy!"- Wesley commented, squinting at the screen.

"No way."- they all said at once, it was just… it was supposed to be impossible.

"A miracle child."- they heard a voice coming from above them and Buffy clutched her stake.

"Told you I could feel vampires."

"A miracle child?"- Angel and Darla asked in unison.

Vampires jumped down, looking like they were waiting for baby Jesus, and Buffy was ready for them. She attacked fiercely and staked two vampires straight away, but there were eight more and she didn't think she could do it alone. Wesley, Cordy and Fred saw Buffy's slaying as an advantage and pulled Darla out of the room. Buffy, Angel and Gunn stayed to fight.

A few minutes later, all of the vampires were dust and Buffy grinned "Still got it."

Angel couldn't stop himself, he kissed her passionately… She was so hot whenever she slayed, he thought he could watch her fight and slay for hours without getting tired of it.

"You two still got it, bad."- Gunn winked at them and left the room, he figured they could use some alone time.

They kissed like it was the only thing keeping them alive and Buffy slowly broke the kiss.

"Let's not get too carried away… I want your soul to stay where it is."

"I didn't lose my soul when I slept with Darla… Sometimes I think that holding you and watching you sleep afterwards was what made me lose it. I'd never felt that happy and content before."

"Oh, Angel, don't get my hopes up now. I've been feeling seriously needy and empty lately…"- Buffy said and shook her head, too many naughty images passed through it.

Angel pulled her into another almost desperate kiss, feeling thankful that he got another chance to spend time with the love of his long life. He caught her hand and they walked to the car, both lost in thoughts.

What if there was a way for us to have sex?- they both thought and tried not to look at each other as they walked towards the car. Angel sat in the front, again, Buffy sat on his lap again and swallowed hard when she felt him… Angel looked at her, apologetically, and tried to make himself think about anything but her body and how it felt underneath him that once a long time ago…

His phone rang and he saw it was Lilah. "What the hell does Lilah want?"- he asked, thinking aloud. He decided to answer and he was glad he did cause Lilah said "Don't go to the Hyperion. They set up a trap for you."

"Why are you telling me this?"- Angel asked, frowning suspiciously.

"Cause I wanna know how on Earth Darla got pregnant and I might need a favor from you at some point. You're welcome. Buh-bye."

"We can't go to the Hyperion. Keep driving, Gunn, we gotta think of a safe place."

"Caritas."- Gunn said and sped up.

Darla moaned and sobbed loudly, cursing all of them again. "I should have known sex with you would fuck up my life! That's what you do! You can't just fuck someone without doing some damage, can you?!"- she yelled at Angel, who looked at Buffy, but decided not to comment.

She sighed and just stared at the road ahead, trying to keep her mind from going places. What's wrong with me, why I am thinking about it when I know it would probably get people killed. Jenny died cause I gave him a moment of happiness… I can't let that happen again. Why does a part of me still want it, though?!- Buffy thought and decided to have a long, hot shower when they get to a safe place. Hot showers can fix anything…