Buffy: I feel so safe here with you
Angel: But I kidnapped you
Buffy: Still, you're the only man who's always been there for me, even if you did kidnap me. Dad was never really there, sure he paid for anything I ever wanted. But was never there for me, especially after Mum died
Angel pulled her to him and kissed the top of her head as she nuzzled his chest.
Buffy: You wanna know why I ran away from you?
Angel loosened his hold on her so he could look at her and nodded, waiting for her to continue.
Buffy: It was because I was so scared
Angel: Of me?
Buffy: No, of the way I felt about you. I'd started to remember why we used to be friends and…I was falling in love with you. I was scared. You'd kidnapped me, I didn't want to love you. So I decided to run away when I could. And when we almost kissed, I knew I had to go. I ran into town and went to the police station. I tried to make myself go in there but I couldn't
Angel: Why?
Buffy: Because it'd mean turning you in. And because it'd mean going home
Angel: You didn't want that?
Buffy: I didn't know what I wanted. Being with you showed me how much my dad wasn't around and why sometimes I felt lonely. I didn't know where I was gonna go. I couldn't bring myself to go home, but I couldn't go back to your house
Angel: Why?
Buffy: Well, because of why I ran away in the first place, and because I was so afraid you'd be angry. I couldn't bear it if you were angry at me. So I was walking around trying to decide what to do when Riley grabbed me. You know the rest
Angel: Thank you for telling me
She pressed her face into his chest again and he ran his finger tips up her back, loving the feeling of her skin beneath his hands.
Buffy: Angel?
Angel: Mm?
Buffy: Couldn't we just go to the police and say I wasn't kidnapped, I just ran away to be with you?
Angel: We could do, but your father…
Buffy: What?
Angel: Let's not talk about him tonight, okay?
Buffy: Okay, soon though?
Angel: Soon
She pulled away and looked him in the eyes, running a hand through his thick hair.
Buffy: You promise me?
Angel: I promise
Satisfied, Buffy cuddled back up to Angel and let sleep overtake her, in the arms of the man she loved.
