The next day Dawn was at school and Connor watched TV and walked around the house. Buffy stayed in her room most of the day not feeling up to anything. She had woken up from a nightmare where Spike was on her again. Hurting her. She screamed and everyone was just watching not helping her. She felt as if her friends, including Angel, didn't care. That they wouldn't help her if she needed them. Could she trust them? Of course you can, they have saved you many times, they just didn't know he was hurting you. She thinks to herself.

Angel was downstairs with Connor after Buffy told him she wanted some space.

"What you doing?" He asks his son.

"What TV, what's it look like?" Connor's eyes stay on the screen.

Angel sits awkwardly next to him. They stay silent for a when Connor breaks the silence and says, "I'm sorry." He says with difficulty.

"Why?" Angel asks looking at him shocked.

"I couldn't have acted like a child. I knew Buffy loved you, that's why she was went to LA. I just saw her and she is so beautiful. I was jealous you had her. I acted like a child. I accused you hurt her on purpose. I only just realised that before you knew what happened, you only though she had been a slut and slept with a vampire that was only here because of you."

"Don't call her that." Angel snarls.

"I'm not, just saying I can understand why you were mad."

Angel nods and takes it in.

"I'm also sorry. I shouldn't have treated you the way I did. You protected Buffy when I didn't. Thank you."

Connor looks at his dad and gives a small smile and nod. "If you do get together though, I'm not calling her step mom."

"You don't even call me dad," they laugh, then on a more serious note, "But we won't be together." Angel saddens.

"Nothing can be done?" Connors questions.

"No, I would have found it by now. Still doesn't mean you can have her though."

"Don't worry, I know she is out of my ledge, not to mention I don't think Buffy likes guys younger then her. I mean her type, couple of hundred years old. I'm technically only a year old in this dimension."

"I don't think this could get any weirder." Angel states.

"Yeah," Connors agrees. "What do you mean?" he asks after thinking about it a little longer.

"Well I love Buffy after a hundred years, when I could have had anyone I wanted. We have the 'forbidden love' if that's what you want to call it that. Hundred years apart and then I have a son, she is now a teenager and you were only born about a year ago. Then Buffy dies twice, second time to save Dawn, who doesn't even exist." Angel finishes finding his Life and Buffy's rather strange.

"What? Dawn doesn't exist? What?" Connor looks at Angel confused.

Angel then explains that Dawn was created to open a hell dimension but as she was made from Buffy, she was able to close the portal. He explained that to close the portal then Dawn would have to die. Knowing this Buffy jumped in to save Dawn and the world.

"Wow, she's even hotter now."

Angel gives him a look.

"Sorry. But when was Dawn created? Yesterday she was talked as if she was a normal human."

Angel then continues, "we're not sure on a date but it was about a year or so ago we think. She a little before you I guess. But she was created as a teenager, she was never a baby. All memories I have with her in before she was created are fake, made us. For example one night I was at Buffy's window, we were kissing. Normally we would have gone out to patrol but she was grounded. When we were kissing Dawn came into her room and saw me, Buffy had to bribe her with sweets to make sure she didn't tell their mom. Dawn didn't exist as that time but because of these fake memories I don't know what it was actually like before. I guess me and Buffy would have still been kissing but wouldn't have been interrupted."

Connor nods slowly trying to take it all, and then eventually says, "God we are weird."

They laugh and then Dawn comes in.

"Hi, you two okay? You're talking." Dawn says.

"Yeah we sorted things out." Connor smiles at her. "Still want to go to the mall?"

Dawn nods and says, "Yep, let me just get my stuff and dump my school stuff. Where's Buffy?"

"In her room, she's not feeling great today. Think she had a bad dream. She told me she wanted to be alone." Angel says sadly.

"Must have been bad then." Dawn says, now worrying about her sister. "Maybe I should go see her."

"Don't worry Dawn, it's a lot for her to deal with. I'll make sure she is okay. You go out with Connor and I'll make her dinner. She will be fine."

Reassured by Angel Dawn goes to get ready.

"You are good to Buffy." Connor smiles at his dad.

"Just make sure you look after her little sister. You know what is out there, she isn't the greatest fighter." Angel says.

"I'll protect her."

Dawn comes back down the stairs and says she is ready.

"Come on dad, cough up?" Connor says with his hand out.

"Cough up?" Angel asks then realised Connor wants money. "I only have my card on me."

"You're a vampire why do you have a card?" Dawn asks.

"I have my own business, my own money so I need a card to access it. Also I buy blood with it so I don't kill humans, unless you would prefer that?"

"No, that's fine." Dawn smiles.

"Don't spend loads on it and don't let her have control of it, Summers women like to spend money."

"Not hard to believe." Connors says as he walks out the door with Dawn.

To everyone celebrating it, Merry Christmas. I know it isn't super long but I am updating all fics apart from The Painful Secret due to it needing more time as it is at such an important part of the story. Again thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy.