Wounded Chapter 6:
The next morning Wesley awoke to see Fred at the kitchen table sipping tea. She had two mugs out with sugar and cream. She was reading the newspaper. He looked at the clock above his TV and it read 7:38 am. He got up and made some noise that made Fred turn her head to him. He got up, and put his glasses back on.
"Good morning" Fred said cheerfully as she stood.
"Oh, yes, good morning" Wesley replied walking over to her. "Sit, I'll get my own tea," he said heading to the teapot. "What time did you get up?" he asked.
"Oh, me, umm just a little while ago. I decided to make some tea and I put a mug out for you too." She said smiling as she watched him.
"Oh, yes, thank you" he said pouring some hot water into his mug. When he was finished, he sat down across from her. "So, are you okay?' he asked remembering last night.
"Yeah, great! Sorry about last night" she said.
"No, no, nothing to be sorry about. Every one has bad nights," he said smiling, trying to make her feel better.
"I know, thank you, for everything" she said.
"Your welcome" he smiled back.
"Well, I better get ready for work' she said with a little giggle.
"Don't worry, I'm the boss, you can show up late with me" he said.
"Oh, no!" Fred yelled, and startled Wesley a little.
"What, what's wrong?" he asked a little worried.
"I never called Angel to tell him I was staying here," she explained.
"So?" he asked.
"He's going to be so worried" Fred said standing up. Wesley also stood.
"Fred, calm down, we'll explain," he said, trying to calm her down.
"How?" she said.
"We'll just tell him, that you were upset and came here, okay?" he said.
"Yeah, but I would be worried. He'll probably have a heart attack when I arrive. I better go back now and just say I walked all night," she said grabbing her coat.
"Fred you don't need to go now" he said following her to the door.
"Wesley, I don't want him to get mad," she said leaving. Wes couldn't stop her and watched as she ran down the hall and down the stairs.
Fred ran all the way back. She calmed herself before she entered the hotel. She opened the door, but didn't see anyone. She walked into the middle of the lobby. She saw Angel in the office on the phone. She walked a little closer and saw Angel look up and then say goodbye and hang up. He ran out of the office to her.
"Fred! Where have you been?" he almost yelled.
"I was just walking," she said backing up. Angel advanced towards her.
"All night long?" he asked angrily.
"Well, I…just needed to think" she said covering up.
"You need to tell me when you leave. What if I needed you? What if you got hurt?" he asked even more angrily.
"I…I didn't mean to stay out all night" she said, with tears edging her eyelids.
"Fred, you can't just leave and come back the next day. You could have been seriously hurt or even killed," he yelled as Wesley walked in behind him.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to" she sobbed putting her head down.
"Fred, don't cry please," Angel pleaded. Fred put her head back up with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Angel" she said, still crying.
"What's going on here?" Wesley asked as Angel turned around.
"Oh, nothing" Fred said wiping away her tears.
"Yeah nothing" Angel said too.
"Then why are you crying?" he asked Fred.
"I…" Fred started as she stared at Wesley and Angel. "I have to go," she said running to her room.
"Fred, wait!" Wesley yelled. Then he looked to Angel. "Now, what happened?" he asked a little angry.
"Well, I kind of got angry. Did you know she was wondering the streets all night long?" Angel asked accusingly.
"No, but she wasn't wandering the streets" he said.
"What? How do you know?" he asked confused.
"I think she went to talk to Gunn. I found her walking back to the hotel and brought her to my apartment. She was upset and she didn't want to come back here," he explained.
"Oh, is she okay?" he asked a little sorry.
"I hope so" Wesley replied looking up the stairs.
"Why did she go to Gunn's?" Angel asked.
"Oh, umm I don't know, so what are we doing today" Wesley answered quickly.
"I don't know you're the boss," he said. Then Gunn entered.
"Hey, what's up?" he said, happier than Wesley expected.
"Oh Gunn, hello" Wesley said.
"Hey" he greeted going over to them. "Fred here, I wanted to take her to breakfast," he said.
"Umm I don't think she's going to go this morning," Wesley said.
"Why?" he asked.
"She's not feeling well. She's taking the day off," he explained.
"Yeah" Angel agreed.
"Oh, well I'll be back later" he said heading out again.
Wesley didn't understand why Gunn seemed so happy. He knew she must have broken up with him, but he still didn't understand. He was going to talk to her, but decided he better let her rest for now. TBC
The next morning Wesley awoke to see Fred at the kitchen table sipping tea. She had two mugs out with sugar and cream. She was reading the newspaper. He looked at the clock above his TV and it read 7:38 am. He got up and made some noise that made Fred turn her head to him. He got up, and put his glasses back on.
"Good morning" Fred said cheerfully as she stood.
"Oh, yes, good morning" Wesley replied walking over to her. "Sit, I'll get my own tea," he said heading to the teapot. "What time did you get up?" he asked.
"Oh, me, umm just a little while ago. I decided to make some tea and I put a mug out for you too." She said smiling as she watched him.
"Oh, yes, thank you" he said pouring some hot water into his mug. When he was finished, he sat down across from her. "So, are you okay?' he asked remembering last night.
"Yeah, great! Sorry about last night" she said.
"No, no, nothing to be sorry about. Every one has bad nights," he said smiling, trying to make her feel better.
"I know, thank you, for everything" she said.
"Your welcome" he smiled back.
"Well, I better get ready for work' she said with a little giggle.
"Don't worry, I'm the boss, you can show up late with me" he said.
"Oh, no!" Fred yelled, and startled Wesley a little.
"What, what's wrong?" he asked a little worried.
"I never called Angel to tell him I was staying here," she explained.
"So?" he asked.
"He's going to be so worried" Fred said standing up. Wesley also stood.
"Fred, calm down, we'll explain," he said, trying to calm her down.
"How?" she said.
"We'll just tell him, that you were upset and came here, okay?" he said.
"Yeah, but I would be worried. He'll probably have a heart attack when I arrive. I better go back now and just say I walked all night," she said grabbing her coat.
"Fred you don't need to go now" he said following her to the door.
"Wesley, I don't want him to get mad," she said leaving. Wes couldn't stop her and watched as she ran down the hall and down the stairs.
Fred ran all the way back. She calmed herself before she entered the hotel. She opened the door, but didn't see anyone. She walked into the middle of the lobby. She saw Angel in the office on the phone. She walked a little closer and saw Angel look up and then say goodbye and hang up. He ran out of the office to her.
"Fred! Where have you been?" he almost yelled.
"I was just walking," she said backing up. Angel advanced towards her.
"All night long?" he asked angrily.
"Well, I…just needed to think" she said covering up.
"You need to tell me when you leave. What if I needed you? What if you got hurt?" he asked even more angrily.
"I…I didn't mean to stay out all night" she said, with tears edging her eyelids.
"Fred, you can't just leave and come back the next day. You could have been seriously hurt or even killed," he yelled as Wesley walked in behind him.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to" she sobbed putting her head down.
"Fred, don't cry please," Angel pleaded. Fred put her head back up with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Angel" she said, still crying.
"What's going on here?" Wesley asked as Angel turned around.
"Oh, nothing" Fred said wiping away her tears.
"Yeah nothing" Angel said too.
"Then why are you crying?" he asked Fred.
"I…" Fred started as she stared at Wesley and Angel. "I have to go," she said running to her room.
"Fred, wait!" Wesley yelled. Then he looked to Angel. "Now, what happened?" he asked a little angry.
"Well, I kind of got angry. Did you know she was wondering the streets all night long?" Angel asked accusingly.
"No, but she wasn't wandering the streets" he said.
"What? How do you know?" he asked confused.
"I think she went to talk to Gunn. I found her walking back to the hotel and brought her to my apartment. She was upset and she didn't want to come back here," he explained.
"Oh, is she okay?" he asked a little sorry.
"I hope so" Wesley replied looking up the stairs.
"Why did she go to Gunn's?" Angel asked.
"Oh, umm I don't know, so what are we doing today" Wesley answered quickly.
"I don't know you're the boss," he said. Then Gunn entered.
"Hey, what's up?" he said, happier than Wesley expected.
"Oh Gunn, hello" Wesley said.
"Hey" he greeted going over to them. "Fred here, I wanted to take her to breakfast," he said.
"Umm I don't think she's going to go this morning," Wesley said.
"Why?" he asked.
"She's not feeling well. She's taking the day off," he explained.
"Yeah" Angel agreed.
"Oh, well I'll be back later" he said heading out again.
Wesley didn't understand why Gunn seemed so happy. He knew she must have broken up with him, but he still didn't understand. He was going to talk to her, but decided he better let her rest for now. TBC