Angel stood outside the door and listened to Randi yelling at Spike. So they knew each other? He heard Randi say she was going upstairs and hid really quick, he didn't want her to know he'd been listening. When she was gone he pushed open the kitchen door and saw Spike sitting at the table smoking.
"you want to tell me what the hell is going on here?"
Spike looked up and sighed as Angel walked into the room "well hello to you to Poofster!"
"Don't call me that Spike. Now tell me what's going on." Angel said and sat down at the table across from Him.
"Its not my story to tell." Spike leaned back and took a drag from his cigarette and then cringed when angel just stared at him. "Fine, but I'm not telling you everything"
Angel nodded and leaned back in his chair as well.
"Do you remember when Glory the Hell God was after Dawnie? Well Buffy had me take her some where for a little while. We drove until the sun came up and we ended in Merced, CA. Sweet little town that could rival any hell mouth….."
Angel sat there for three hours and listened to Spikes story. They had met Randi while they were trying to get into a crypt. Randi had first tried to kill Spike but after Dawnie had convinced her Spike was one of the good guys she had backed off and given them a place to stay.
"So she was trained for all of this?" Angel asked
"Yea, her father was a nutt about it. He didn't want her leaving the house with out a weapon even in the day light." Angel watched as Spike stubbed out another cigarette and stood. "I have to get some sleep."
"Okay" he nodded and sat at the table for a little while longer. Randi had grown up like a slayer without even being one. She had been trained everyday and then taught like a watcher. It explained why she knew every daemon they came across with just one glance. Standing Angel walked out to the offices and was warming up a cup of blood when he heard the door open.
"Can I help you?" he asked
"Yes, I'm looking for Siobhan Lyon." the young man with short black hair and tattoos all over the place said and then sighed "She's my wife. She left about seven months ago took my son and just ran off, I haven't been able to find her anywhere. I was hoping you could help me"
Randi had just finished putting Alex down for the night and was heading down the stairs when she heard a growl come from behind her. Turning she saw Spike coming out of his room, game face on.
"spike what's wrong?" she asked backing up hoping he wasn't craving blood.
"There is a man downstairs. I can smell your scent on him" he growled and Randi turned back to the stairs starting to creep down them but Spike pulled her back "No Kelp, I don't want you to get hurt"
"Oh my God Spike. I have to see if its him" she said and took a few steps down and looked over the railing. Sure enough her ex-husband was sitting in the lobby with Angel. Gasping she took a step back and was ready to run back to her room when Spike grabbed her again.
"Kelp, its him right?" and when she nodded he practically flew off the stairs and landed in the lobby where Angel and her ex- husband where.
"Spike" she yelled and ran down the stairs after him. When she got to the bottom Spike had her ex pinned to a wall and was growling at him. "Spike let him go he's not worth it!"
"Randi who is this?" Angle asked looking worried
"My ex- husband" she whispered and put a hand on Spikes shoulder, "Let him go."
"Spike" Angel warned and took a step back when Spike dropped her ex and turned on him.
"You want me to leave this bastard alive Kelp? He beat the living hell out of you!" Spike yelled
"Leave it alone!" Randi yelled back and turned to leave when she heard her ex call out to her.
"Siobhan! Don't. Wait." turning she saw him sitting on the ground holding him throat and gasping.
"No. I left for a reason Emanuel. Leave me alone" Looking over at Angel she shook her head and walked up to her room.
Angel watched as Randi walked away. This is what she had been running from. Putting his game face on he turned to her ex husband and growled "Beat her did you?"
"Fuck, man come on!" Emanuel said and scrambled to his feet. "I've been looking all over the place for her I just want to make it right"
"No, get out now and I wont let Spike kill you" He bit out,
"you'll regret this" Emanuel spat and ran for the door slipping past, Fred, Wesley and Gunn.
"whoa who was that" Gunn asked and set his weapons bag down.
"Randi's ex" Spike said and lit a cigarette. "The bastard better never come back either."
