Found Chapter 4: Affection
Lorne knew that Fred did not love Gunn and she truly belonged with Wesley. He didn't want to say anything though until he was sure and so was she.
Fred and Gunn went to the hospital later that afternoon to pick up Wesley. Fred went in to check him out and help him to the car. She had been so helpful the past few days. They left the hospital and headed to the car. Wesley could tell Gunn was a little upset in the way Fred was acting around him and he didn't like Fred visiting every day. They drove in silence for the most part considering that Wesley couldn't speak very well anyway. Gunn pulled up to Wesley's apartment and Fred helped him in. They entered his apartment and Fred put Wesley's bag down.
"Well, thank you Fred" he said.
"No problem, but you need to come back to work soon" she said.
"I know, but how am I supposed to approach Angel?" he asked.
"Well, he hasn't come out yet any way, but when he does, just act the same" she said.
"How? I lost his son," he said.
"You didn't lose him, he was taken from you and you were just trying to protect him," she explained.
"I truly am sorry," he said.
"I know, I think we all know," she said walking to him and hugging him. He responded and hugged back. They pulled apart and stared at each other for a moment. Then Fred leaned in as did Wesley and they kissed. It was a slow, romantic kiss, but it did not last. Wesley pulled apart quickly.
"I'm sorry," he said putting his down.
"No, I am sorry" she said backing away.
"No, I know you and Gunn are…together. I'm sorry," he said.
"Yeah, well, I'm sorry too. Well, see you at work" she said running out and shutting the door. He ran to the door just as it slammed shut.
Fred leaned her back against the door and sighed and Wesley, on the inside, leaned his back against the door and sighed also.
The Fred walked down the stairs and out to the car. She was so embarrassed and upset she couldn't tell him how she felt. Wesley felt the same way, but she didn't know that. She sighed and went to the car. Gunn looked impatient and she ran. She hopped into the car.
"Is he okay now?" he asked with an edge of anger in his voice. He started the car and began to drive.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Fred shot back, which took Gunn off guard.
"Well, you always drool over him if he isn't well and the past few days you've been around him a lot!" he replied.
"Well, Charles, his throat was slit and he almost died" she yelled back.
"I know, and he's hurt because he betrayed Angel, he betrayed every one! But I guess you can't see that" he said viscously.
"What! I know he hurt Angel and all of us, but right now he is hurt and he needs us! Excuse me for caring!" she yelled back.
"I care! But I he lost Angel's son. Connor was his life and now he's gone," he argued.
"Well you certainly don't show it!" she said.
"Well, if he lost your son, you wouldn't be so caring" he yelled back pulling up to the hotel.
"Well if that's the way you feel, I don't want to be around you," she said getting out.
"Fred wait!" Gunn yelled running around and grabbed her arm.
"Let me go! I don't want to see you right now" she said shrugging him off.
"Fred!" he yelled after her. Her ran into the hotel and followed her. He caught her and turned her around.
"What do you want?" she yelled. Angel heard them and looked up. He walked to his door and paused.
"Do you, do you love him?" he asked.
"What?" she said.
"Do you love Wesley?" he asked again.
"I'm not answering that," she said turning away. Gunn grabbed her arm and pulled her. "Let go of me!" she yelled. Angel heard her and walked out.
"Do you?" he yelled back.
"You want the truth?" Gunn nodded. "Yes! Yes I do! I love Wesley!" she yelled just as Angel came out. Gunn let go and backed away.
"What is going on here?" he said. They turned to him. Fred stared at him and then ran up to her room
"Nothing" Gunn said leaving.
"Wait! Did you guys see Wes?" he asked.
"Yeah he's home, but supposedly still weak" he said angrily.
"Oh, what's up with Fred?" he asked.
"She loves Wesley and not me" he said storming out. Lorne stepped out of the office and approached Angel.
"I knew it" he said. Angel turned to him.
"Knew what?" he asked.
"I knew Fred loved Wesley and not Gunn" he explained.
"Oh, well, call me if Wes or Cordy calls" he said heading back to his room.
Fred heard Lorne say he knew she loved him and then she ran to her room and cried.
To be continued.
Lorne knew that Fred did not love Gunn and she truly belonged with Wesley. He didn't want to say anything though until he was sure and so was she.
Fred and Gunn went to the hospital later that afternoon to pick up Wesley. Fred went in to check him out and help him to the car. She had been so helpful the past few days. They left the hospital and headed to the car. Wesley could tell Gunn was a little upset in the way Fred was acting around him and he didn't like Fred visiting every day. They drove in silence for the most part considering that Wesley couldn't speak very well anyway. Gunn pulled up to Wesley's apartment and Fred helped him in. They entered his apartment and Fred put Wesley's bag down.
"Well, thank you Fred" he said.
"No problem, but you need to come back to work soon" she said.
"I know, but how am I supposed to approach Angel?" he asked.
"Well, he hasn't come out yet any way, but when he does, just act the same" she said.
"How? I lost his son," he said.
"You didn't lose him, he was taken from you and you were just trying to protect him," she explained.
"I truly am sorry," he said.
"I know, I think we all know," she said walking to him and hugging him. He responded and hugged back. They pulled apart and stared at each other for a moment. Then Fred leaned in as did Wesley and they kissed. It was a slow, romantic kiss, but it did not last. Wesley pulled apart quickly.
"I'm sorry," he said putting his down.
"No, I am sorry" she said backing away.
"No, I know you and Gunn are…together. I'm sorry," he said.
"Yeah, well, I'm sorry too. Well, see you at work" she said running out and shutting the door. He ran to the door just as it slammed shut.
Fred leaned her back against the door and sighed and Wesley, on the inside, leaned his back against the door and sighed also.
The Fred walked down the stairs and out to the car. She was so embarrassed and upset she couldn't tell him how she felt. Wesley felt the same way, but she didn't know that. She sighed and went to the car. Gunn looked impatient and she ran. She hopped into the car.
"Is he okay now?" he asked with an edge of anger in his voice. He started the car and began to drive.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Fred shot back, which took Gunn off guard.
"Well, you always drool over him if he isn't well and the past few days you've been around him a lot!" he replied.
"Well, Charles, his throat was slit and he almost died" she yelled back.
"I know, and he's hurt because he betrayed Angel, he betrayed every one! But I guess you can't see that" he said viscously.
"What! I know he hurt Angel and all of us, but right now he is hurt and he needs us! Excuse me for caring!" she yelled back.
"I care! But I he lost Angel's son. Connor was his life and now he's gone," he argued.
"Well you certainly don't show it!" she said.
"Well, if he lost your son, you wouldn't be so caring" he yelled back pulling up to the hotel.
"Well if that's the way you feel, I don't want to be around you," she said getting out.
"Fred wait!" Gunn yelled running around and grabbed her arm.
"Let me go! I don't want to see you right now" she said shrugging him off.
"Fred!" he yelled after her. Her ran into the hotel and followed her. He caught her and turned her around.
"What do you want?" she yelled. Angel heard them and looked up. He walked to his door and paused.
"Do you, do you love him?" he asked.
"What?" she said.
"Do you love Wesley?" he asked again.
"I'm not answering that," she said turning away. Gunn grabbed her arm and pulled her. "Let go of me!" she yelled. Angel heard her and walked out.
"Do you?" he yelled back.
"You want the truth?" Gunn nodded. "Yes! Yes I do! I love Wesley!" she yelled just as Angel came out. Gunn let go and backed away.
"What is going on here?" he said. They turned to him. Fred stared at him and then ran up to her room
"Nothing" Gunn said leaving.
"Wait! Did you guys see Wes?" he asked.
"Yeah he's home, but supposedly still weak" he said angrily.
"Oh, what's up with Fred?" he asked.
"She loves Wesley and not me" he said storming out. Lorne stepped out of the office and approached Angel.
"I knew it" he said. Angel turned to him.
"Knew what?" he asked.
"I knew Fred loved Wesley and not Gunn" he explained.
"Oh, well, call me if Wes or Cordy calls" he said heading back to his room.
Fred heard Lorne say he knew she loved him and then she ran to her room and cried.
To be continued.