-Angel's Offics - Upstairs-
The room still stared blankly into the insane vampire who once tried to kill them all. SPike looked between Angel's friends and his ex lover and read Drusilla like a book. He couldn't say anything for Wesley and Cordelia started ranting.
"What the hell are you doing here? Be ready." Rang throughout the room
Spike didn't have time to react because Cordy raised her crossbow. He just jumped in front of her without question before Cordy could do anything. "What Spike, you think i won't shot you too?"
Spike smirked, "I know you would but i also know what Buffy would do to you if you did."
Wesley looked back and forth and then just locked eyes with Spike, "You know why she's here don't you?"
Spike nodded but Drusilla answered, "She's here to see the moon and the stars collide as our family is together again. I don't much like mommy though. My other one was much better, she would hold my head under the water. This one is a human, a slayer....the one who destroyed my precious family in the first place. What a disgusting wonderous day."
Doyle looked around the room, "She's a tad off her bonkers huh?"
Wesley just nodded, "She's here for the same reaosn Spike is."
Drusilla smiled, "Not for the exact same reason."
Spike could do nothing as Drusilla knocked him over the head. He was on the floor complaining and before anyone could do anything Drusilla rushed for the stairs and down them. Spike hopped up and looked at the L.A. residents.
"Don't worry she won't hurt them. She just wants to be there for the surprise."
Wesley looked at him, "Still, I think you should..."
Spike looked at him, "Fine alright I'll go down too. A big old bloody reunion filled with soap opera and mystery. I swear passions should be based on my life."
They all just half smiled and nodded telling him to go. He walked to the elevator instead and went down.
-Angel's Apartment-
Buffy and Angel sat on his couch. They were both staring into each other's teary eyes. It was obvious it was a very emotional conversation that had just taken place. Angel grabbed Buffy's hand and kissed the top of it which only made her shed another tear.
"So, you remember? You weren't exactly suppossed to." Angel started talking again as they both cleared up their faces
Buffy got a little defensive though, "Are you saying you don't want me to know? That it never happened so I shouldn't know."
Angel automatically started trying to clear it all up, "No Buffy, you know I didn't mean that. I am just curious on why you remember."
Buffy sat up and moved just a little closer, "Angel, that's the reason I'm here. I think I know why I remember."
Angel just stared in curiousity at her quietness, "Buffy, you're scaring me."
"No, don't be scared it's just a hard thing to say."
"Just because I am not in your life all the time now doesn't mean you still can't talk to me."
That cut Buffy more then knife. The words echoed in her mind, 'just because he isn't a part of her life anymore.' She didn't know if he wanted to be or not and that scared her even more to tell him. "That's the thing Angel. It kind of involves you and me....and someone else."
Angel looked more confused and grabbed her hand, "Buffy I'm going to need you to tell me a little more then that."
Buffy was about to speak but a whispering noise came from the elevator. It kept getting closer and for some reason the lovers did not move. Maybe they both knew it was Drusilla before she danced into the room. "Did you tell him mommy? Does daddy know about the new addition to our broken family?"
Buffy just looked at Angel who was glancing back and forth between both girls. Spike chose this moment to walk in. He looked around and then at buffy, "Oh dear god, what did she say? Did she ruin the big talk?"
Angel looked at Buffy, "Spike even knows this big secret before I do and it concerns me?"
Buffy again got defensive, "The only reason he knows is because he sensed something you should be able to sense to."
Cordy, Doyle and Wesley chose this moment to walk in. Drusilla turned to Spike, "Look Spikey, mommy and daddy are fighting in front of us."
Angel looked a little mad but more fed up with not knowing the secret and stared at Buffy, "Why the hell does she keep calling you Mommy. The only person she ever called mommy was Darla. Oh but I bet Dru knows the secret too before me. I even think my team knws before i do. Are you really that scared to tell me anything now?" Buffy started crying but Angel couldn't seem to notice so he continued, "I mean I'm gone, what four months and you've already decided you like this other guy, and all your friends are moving on. I guess it didn't take long for you to forget me huh. I bet you're even here to tell me that you have a new boyfriend."
Buffy just sat down crying and couldn't answer. Spike walked up to him and hit him hard in the face, "I swear peaches if you don't listen to a single word she says you won't find out. This could be another one of your happy days but without sex and you just can't let it happen can you. I told you if you made her cry I'd hit you. now listen to what the girl has to say so we can all get back to our fairly un normal lives."
Angel and everyone else in the room was shocked at Spike's outburst but Drusilla. She smiled and giggled a little bit, "Oh you boys never could stop fighting. It saddens me that mommy will put a stop to that."
Spike walked back to Dru and tried to shut her up. Angel though wasn't done with him yet though so he yelled back, "So what? You couldn't kill the slayer so now you're working with her. I bet in a year or less you'll even be in love with her. I mean you did always like what I had."
Spike lept for Angel again but this time Buffy stopped him. He backed off and Buffy in a stern looking face stood face to face with him, "He does not love me, work for me or even like me. He's doing what family does Angel. I come here to tell you one of the happiest and confusing things in my life and you can't just let me tell you I'm pregnant and it's yours. Without Spike and your friends i wouldn't of even made it this far. It hurts I couldn't tell you and it hurts you think I could ever just forget you like that." Buffy punched him and started for the elevator.
He stood stunned. Just the thought of Buffy being pregnant with his kid made him happy but he knew it couldn't be true. The room stood stunned at how Buffy had expressed the truth to the only man who cares. Spike walked up to Angel, "If you don't go after her Angel I am going to spend the whole kids life teaching it how to hate you."
Angel just glared at him as he stalked off towards buffy. She had just reached the elevator where he had stopped her. "How?"
Buffy shook her head, "That's it huh Angel? How? I bet you don't even accept this...that you're trying to rationalize everything so that nothing gets complicated."
"Buffy I want to believe you, I really do but it's impossible. You know vampire...."
Buffy stared at him with teary eyes again, "Why do you think i started the talk off by telling you I remember the day after thanksgiving?"
A sudden revelation hit Angel and he saw it could be true. Buffy was looking for a discussion and reasons for it to be even more complicated then it is so he gave her what she least expected. He pinned her against the wall and they shared one of their kisses that allowed sun back into Angel's life and allowed his heart to beat for the time that their lips were touching.
It didn't last long because Buffy stopped it, "So you're happy then?"
Angel actually smiled. A smile that he seldom ever smiled. "Of course I'm happy."
It went quiet for a second as Angel closed his eyes and buffy just stared at him, "You're listening to it's heartbeat, aren't you?"
Angel just smiled, "It's such a beautiful sound."
Buffy nodded, "So what happens now?"
Angel ran his fingers thoruhg his hair and pondered it, "I'll come back to Sunnydale with you. This our sign, our reason to be together Buffy."
Buffy instantly got defensive, " I don't want you to be with me just because I am carrying your kid Angel. To be with me you have to want me. From your obvious reasoning and the fact you said you didn't want me I can tell that isn't going to happen. I always had a reason to be with you Angel, I never needed a sign to show me...I guess love isn't enough!"
Angel thought about what he just said, "No Buffy I didn't mean it that way. Of course I want to be with you."
Buffy backed way a little bit and thought about it, "No, you said you didn't and you left. I'm not going to go through this alone and you can be there but we can't be together Angel. It's what you wanted." Before Angel could even ponder the thought she spoke again, "I'll come back to L.A every once in a while and when I hit 3 months I'll stay down here because I won't be able to go to school. You can come to Sunnydale whenever you want too but nothing changes between us because that's what you wanted."
"Buffy..."
"Spike I want to leave now." Buffy yelled into the next room
Spike walked over with Drusilla clinging to his arm, "Yes great pet. What are we going to do about her?" Spike looked over to Drusilla
It felt wierd to buffy but she did it anyway, "Let Spike go Drusilla. You have to start planning the party."
Angel and Spike stared unbelievably as Drusilla did as she was told. She walked to buffy, "Do i get to plan the party? Back on the hellmouth it is mommy...Be careful when you tell the others, many will not forgive you."
Buffy stared into her eyes, "What do you mean Drusilla?"
Drusilla smiled a sly smile, "They do not approve Buffy. Be careful."
Buffy nodded and watched as Drusilla danced out of the room and to only god knows where. Buffy stared into Angel's eyes and before she broke right there she looked at Spike, "We're going back to Sunnydale."
Spike looked between them, "And is daddy here coming?"
Buffy looked at him, "Eventually."
Angel looked at her, "I'll see you soon, I just have to..."
Buffy nodded, "You don't have to explain to me Angel. We just had this conversation."
Angel nodded and stared away, "I'll see you tomorrow night then." The he though of something else "Buffy, can you wait to tell everyone, I kind of want to be there."
Buffy tried to hide her smile, "Sure. I'm not looking forward to telling them so the longer the better. Too bad my pregnancy moves faster huh?"
Angel was confused, "HUH?"
Spike piped in, "Talk to the british man. There's like a prophecy and more jibberish."
That's when Wesley and everyone started making their way upstairs. Cordy and Doyle went first while Wes yelled to Angel, "I'll fill you in later."
Angel nodded and watched him go. Buffy looked back and forth between both vampires, "Come on Spike. If we don't get back everyone will realize Drusilla is there and I won't be able to stop them from trying to kill her."
Spike nodded, "Well peaches, a pleasure as always."
Angel sighed at his childe's behavior and looked at Buffy, "Does he really have to be here through all of this?"
Buffy looked at Spike, "He really does."
Angel was surprised but didn't show it and the same went for Spike. Angel just stared at Buffy, "Okay."
Buffy stared back, "Yes well, I'll see you soon Angel."
The hesitantly hugged but when they did it was like niether could let go. When they did let go Angel's hand slid by buffy's stomach and he smiled, "Real soon Buffy."
She smiled and followed Spike up the stairs. Angel was left downstairs pondering the thought of him having a child... with the love of his life. He should of been exstatic with happiness but he wasn't. Maybe it was the fact that the one miracle happening to him still wasn't bringing him and Buffy together. She was going to be the mother of his child and yet they still couldn't belong to each other...and the worst part was it because of a foolosh choice he made a few months earlier. He made a decision there that he would do anything possible to take back that mistake and prove he didn't want to be with buffy because of a child but because their love was strong enough. In the meantime though he needed to talk to Wesley, he needed to know everything about why this baby...his baby was aloud to be. So Angel ran upstairs to find answers but instead found Buffy lying unconcous on the floor with SPike and everyone surrounding her with worries swarming around them.
