Chapter 8

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Previously on Buffy Comes To Port Charles

"Can I help you?" a voice asked from behind her. She turned and saw a older man with dark hair behind her.

"Yes I am Buffy Summers here looking about a job for the day shift" she said and gave him her best smile.

"I am Mac Scoripo come in my office and we can have a short interview" he said holding open his office door. She walked in and he followed her in. Thirty minutes later she came out of the office smiling happily she got the job she would be running file to people and officers over the building.

Lucky Spencer was was walking in with Jesse Beaudry his partner when he saw Buffy. "Hey Buffy what are you doing here?"

"Oh I just got a job here running files around" Buffy said. "So it looks like we will be working together" she smiled at him. She was calm on the outside but she was nervous on the inside since what the dream said about him came back to her. So this is Buffy Jesse thought to himself, if I wasn't with Maxie I would give Lucky a run for his money he continued to think.

Lucky smiled when he heard what Buffy told him. He would be working with her and maybe he could get to know her better this way. "Congratulations on the new job" he told her and gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. He hoped that she would not be offended by what he did.

"Thanks" Buffy said and smiled. She blushed when he kissed her on the cheek and gave her a hug. Her mind flashed back to the dream. She still felt like she was betraying Angel even though he wanted her to move on. She knew with her whole being that it was really Angel in her dream it was his soul. And she would do as he asked he did not deserve to feel the torment he felt that last time he got his soul back. "I start work monday" she told him. It was friday so she would have the weekend to relax and get use to being employeed.

"I am sure you will love working here everyone is cool" Jesse said to her. He glanced at Lucky and saw the look of love in his partners eyes. He may not know it yet but he was falling fast for the lovely Miss. Summers. "I am Jesse Beaudry I am Lucky's partner" he held out his hand.

"It is nice to meet you Jesse" Buffy smiled at the handsome dark haired man. He seemed nice maybe starting over her wasn't a bad idea. She make friends and try to put her pain behind her or at least push it down. Her cell vibrated indicating she had a text. The text said, Buffy meet us for lunch at the Metro Court Sonny. "Well I am sorry I have to go meet Uncle and Sonny and Emily for lunch at the Metro Court."

"I will go with you Emily actually invited me along to" Lucky said smiling. He would get some more time with her and get to have lunch with her. "I will see you after lunch Jesse" he told his partner.

"It was nice to meet you Jesse" Buffy gave a small wave. Lucky led her outside with a hand on the small of her back. She had no idea as soon as they left the guys buzzed about the gorgeous blond that was now going to be working there. They also knew the way her and Luck interacted there was something there between them so they were a bit dissapointed by it. Jesse was glad his partner could find love again with a woman he had bad luck with women in the past but it seemed to be looking up for him now.

"How about we take my car" Lucky suggested. "And you can get it from here after lunch" he added. He hoped she would say yes. He liked the idea of having one on one time in the car and getting a chance to talk and get to know each other better.

"Sure that is a good idea" Buffy smiled up at him. When they got to his car he held the passanger door open for her. Lucky was very polite and every inch a gentlemen when he helped her into the car. Once Buffy was settled in the passagner seat Lucky shut the door and she put on her seat belt.

"How are you liking Port Charles so far" Lucky asked when he got behind the wheel. He put his seat belt on and started up the car and pulled out of PCPD parking lot. He merged into the traffice and headed for the Metro Court he did not even turn on the radio and she did not seem to mind that.

"I am liking it so far, of course it is all still so new. I am finding people are nice and it is great to reconnect with my Uncle again" Buffy said crossing her legs. She had no idea that she would of met so many nice people or that she would want to make friends. She thought before this that she would rather be alone and not have anyone else hurt because of her. "And it is a lot calmer then back home. A lot less crime" she said softly. She was glad that vampire activity wasn't as high, but with her luck it would become like Sunnydale.

"I am gald you like it here and are adjusting quickly" Lucky said as they pulled up at a red light. "I was wondering there was a new club opening called Gemini would you like to go with me tommrow?" he asked her. He held his breath hoping she would say yes. "I mean we are friends so it would not be a actual date" he added quickly.

Buffy opened her mouth to say no but she flashed back to the dream and what Angel said. "Yes that sounds great what time do you want to pick me up tommrow?" she askead him. It has been so long she has been out with a man and that even includes hanging out with male friends in a relaxed way not a patrol kind of way.

"How about 6" Lucky said after thinking a minute. "It opens up at 7 and it takes a half hour to get ready" he explained.

"Six it is then" Buffy nodded and smiled. When the light turned green Lucky started driving again. "I am glad I still have clothes to wear. I don't think jeans and such fit in same with cute little track and matchign sweat suits" she laughed. She has gotten more casual and in style over the years and a lot less formal. Much easire to slay in jeans and cute little sweat sets then in skirts.

"I am sure whatever you wear you will look great" Lucky said to her honestly and sweetly. To him she could wear a patotoe sack and still be the most beautiful woman he has ever seen in his life. No one has ever made his heart beat like this not even Elizabeth when they were together years ago. Elizabeth was happy with Jason now and he might have found the woman he can have his future with.

"Thanks a woman always likes to hear those kinds of complimentes" Buffy said and blushed. She hoped that Angelus would not show and she could have a night off and enjoy herself. Be able to act her age for once, she knew that despite how she looked on the outside she felt so much older on the inside.

"I am telling the truth"Lucky told her. They were at the Metro Court. He parked and the car and went to her side and held the door open. He took her hand and helped her out the car and then shut the door. With the hand on the small of her back he opened the hotel's front doors and led her inside. "Hey Sam" he said to the dark haired woman behind the counter.

"Hey Lucky who is your friend?" Sam McCall asked her good friend. She knew how he was hurt by Elizabeth and just wanted him to him be happy.

"This is Buffy Summers, Buffy this is Sam McCall" Lucky said introuducing the two women.

"Nice to meet you Buffy" Sam said reaching over and shaking the blond's hand.

"Nice to meet you also Sam" Buffy smiled at Sam and shook her hand back. "Any friend of Lucky's is a friend of mine" she added.

"We will have to hang out sometime and do some shopping or such" Sam said. She might have another female friend other then Maxie now. Buffy seemed like a guience and nice and honest person.

"Yes that sounds good. By the way I am Sonny's niece to" Buffy said so the other woman would know who she is. "And speaking of Sonny have him and Emily arrived yet?"

"Yes about five mintues ago" Sam said remembering them coming in.

"Well are are joining them for lunch so we will see you later" Lucky smiled at Sam. Buffy waved and he led her over to the elevators. They stepped on the elevator when the door opened up. "I can see you two got along" he smiled.

"Sam seemed nice" Buffy told him as he pressed the number for the floor. "I do want to get to know her better" she said. "I am more open to making friends and letting people in again. Lucky you have no idea how hard it is for me I have been through a lot I don't want to talk about" she said to him softly. "But thank you for helping me want to let people in my life again."

Lucky wondered what she was talking about but did not press for me. He knew instictivly that if she did not want to talk she would not talk. "I am glad I can help with that" he told her. He reached over and took her hand and gave it a squeeze. Just then the elevator doors opened and he saw Elizabeth there with Jason. It still hurt to think about how she lied about his son and not having a affair with Jason. He saw her look down at the hand that held Buffy's.

"Lucky" Elizabeth said shortly. "Elizabeth" he said in a cold indifferent tone and he saw Buffy glance at him questioningly. "Lets go Buffy I see Emily and Sonny over there" he put his hand on the small of his back and led her past Elizabeth off of the elevator he could feel Elizabeth's eyes burning on his back.

"What was that about?" Buffy asked as they walked toward the table.

"I will explain later we don't need to talk about my ex wife right now" Lucky said to her.

"Okay I understand somethings are not easy to talk about" Buffy said as they reached the table. She could tell by his eyes he was glad that she understood that. "Hey Emily and Sonny" Buffy smiled and sat down in the chair Lucky held out for her. "By the way guess what I got the job at the PCPD so I am happy employed."

"That is great I am happy for you" Sonny told her and smiled. He was happy for his niece she has been through so mcuh. She deserved to have some sort of life and have some sort of normalcy in her life. He knew she would never be completely normal but she should have that small slice of normalcy.

"Yes I am to have you met anyone else?" Emily asked as she called the waiter over. She ordered a bottle of wine for them to celebrate Buffy's job.

"Yes I met Mac Scorpio, Jesse, and Sam" Buffy said naming them off.

"So you seem to be making friends" Sonny said happily. "What are you doing this weekend?" he asked as their wine was being poured into their glasses by the waiter.

"She is going to that new club with me" Lucky told him. He saw Emily and Sonny smiled and knew they were okay with him. He had no idea that he would be spending lunch with a mobster since he was a cop. Emily was his best freind and he had feelings for Lucky and he was finding out Sonny wasn't that bad of a guy he was actually nice.

Lunch flew by and before Buffy knew it Lucky took her back to her car. "Thanks for driving" she said when they got out of his car. "I will see you tommrow at 6" she told him before unlocking the car door. With one last wave she got in her car put on her seat belt and pulled out of her parking space.

Lucky watched her car dissapper and smiled. He could not wait for tommrow it could not get here soon enough. He went back to work whistling and smiling the whole time.