Phew! Long as chapter ever :) So... sadly... I think this is it. The next chapter I post up will be the epilogue. I hope you guys have enjoyed it and that it hasn't disappointed. Thank you to my loyal readers and reviewers... I appreciate EVERY single one of your thoughts. Now... onto the next chapter.
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Chapter 21
Buffy and Angel walked hand in hand to the conference room at the offices of the O'Donnell business to find that Buffy's parents, were already sitting there waiting for them. They'd quickly stood to play the part of grateful happy parents to greet their daughter, but Buffy had raised their hand to stop them.
"Have a seat…" Angel said, his tone serious, "know that this is only happening per Buffy's approval and against my wishes… now what do you want?"
"To be close to you both…" Joyce said looking at Buffy, "I know I wasn't the best mother, but…"
"Ha…" Buffy cut her off, "understatement of the year… you know, I know you well enough to know that the only thing you'd want from me is money, like always because of who I married. And I can tell you right now, that's not going to happen…"
She turned to her father then, "now you… you abandoned us! Forget that you left our mother, but what about your daughters? How could you just up and disappear without caring what happened to us… Now you both, together, come and try to make amends? I don't think so…"
"Buffy…" Angel pulled her close to him, "relax… remember the baby…"
"You're pregnant…?" Hank questioned…
Buffy ignored the question… like they didn't know. It was all over the media…
"Look… I agreed to meet with you to tell you to leave Dawn and me alone…" she stood then, "the moment in our lives that we still needed anything from you is gone… we don't need or want anything anymore so you should just go…"
"We can cause a scandal Buffy…" Joyce voiced before she could leave, "We can take our sob story to the media and make things look really bad for the both of you…"
Angel glared with a sinister smirk on his lips as he stood to move to Buffy's side… "So now you show your true colors…"
"You have more money than enough money…" Hank said, his eyes filled with knowledge. He'd researched the O'Donnell family thoroughly, "I'm sure a couple hundred thousand is chump change for you. You won't even miss it…"
Buffy shook her head in anger as tears filled her eyes. She looked up at Angel and he knew what that meant… she'd agree with whatever he'd decide.
What was it with people…? Angel thought… was there no honest caring people in the world anymore? He pulled out his cell phone dialing to Anya asking her to send the lawyer and security men in…
"What's this…?" Hank asked confused… seeing the man in a suit and law enforcement come in.
"What's going on…?" Joyce added.
Angel took a step close to the table reaching into his suit jacket taking out two envelopes… tossing them on the table towards them.
"There's ten thousand in each envelope for each…" the lawyer who was a trusted friend of Lindsey's took out a contract setting it on the table with a pen…
"But we asked for more than…" Hank tried to talk, only to be shot down by Angel…
"And I want world peace…" he glared, "I guess we don't always get what we want, now… as I was saying… that will be ALL the money you will get from us and only by you signing this contract that stipulates you are never to come near my family again, there is a private information clause about sharing information of your daughters' life, and restrictions of talking to the media… and I in return… won't sue you for whatever you're both worth for trespassing private property, stalking and intrusion, plus all the pain and suffering caused that can be taken to court… Are we clear?"
Angel could see the fuming faces of both parents as they gazed between Buffy and him. Buffy clung to Angel snuggling at his side as he went over the details…
"I said… are we clear…?" Angel said more firmly…
"Crystal…" Hank said through gritted teeth as he grabbed the pen to sign the contract.
Joyce snatched the pen out of Hank's hand in pure rage and signed next…
"What about my legal fees Mr. O'Donnell…?" the lawyer questioned as planned putting the contracts away.
"Right…" Angel drawled out looking at the couple, "I'm sure you don't want their firm going at you for those fees so…" he reached for one of the envelopes and handed it to the lawyer… "does ten thousand cover it…?"
"Sure does…" the lawyer said sticking the envelope in his pocket…
"You son of a…" Hank had made an attempt to go at Angel, but the security grabbed him.
"Have a nice life…" Angel grinned, "escort them out and make sure they leave the premises…" he told the security people and they nodded grabbing them both by the arms.
Joyce shook out of the hold, "You mind…" she told them, "I know where the door is…" but before she stepped out she called to Buffy… "You ungrateful child, you'll pay for this…"
Buffy wasn't facing them and she didn't plan to… she'd told them all she wanted to say and she'd let Angel handle the rest, which had been pretty awesome, she thought. At least they were done with this and hopefully… Angel wouldn't have to follow through on his threats, because she knew he would.
Angel cupped her face looking with concern, "You okay sweetheart… how you feeling…?"
Buffy reached for his shoulders to press her lips to his in a sweet yet thorough kiss… "I'm perfect… and little mister Angel junior is fine too…" she smiled.
"Good…" he pulled her into a tight embrace then led her into his office to grab his keys… there was something he wanted to show her.
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A short drive later with a blind folded Buffy in the passenger seat of his car… they'd arrived to their destination. The building was about blocks and blocks of property… it had been about to go out of business because the owners didn't have the funds to support it and that's were Angel had come in.
That night that he came home to find Buffy clearly mopping about the fact that she couldn't dance at the moment, he'd made it his mission to change that any way he could. First he'd gotten her to admit it which she hadn't wanted to because she had said that that would be being ungrateful with life when she had so much already.
Angel had taken her in his arms and had told her there was nothing wrong with wanting more out of life and that he would fix this… that had been a month ago and now an opportunity had presented itself like God sent.
Summers School of Arts, should she want to name it that, was owned by her to do what she wanted.
"With my sensitive stomach and you moving me around like this, if you don't uncover my eyes…" she laughed, "I may puke all over you…"
"Almost there…" he told her pulling her out of the car, "Don't be inpatient…" he said kissing her on the cheek…
He placed her right at the entrance where the sign of "Closing Soon" was… where it was covered by a banner now stating "Now Continuing to Help Students Artistic Dreams Come True by the O'Donnell Corporation…"
He undid the band on her eyes and waited…
Buffy opened her eyes gazing at the front door of a huge probably three story and God knows how many acres of a building, when she noticed the sign at the door…
She screamed practically jumping up and down turning to face Angel as she threw herself at him… peppering him with kisses. He chuckled pleased with her reaction… he pulled out the keys from his pocket since the school was on break right now and was closed. He unlocked the door and he started showing her around explaining the story of their financial distress…
A few minutes and a tour later… Angel hugged her from behind her waist, over her now showing belly, as he told her… "You could manage, teach, attend… whatever you want sweet love…"
She glanced at him over her shoulder lovingly, "What did I ever do right to deserve you…?"
He kissed her on the lips, "I'm the one that was lucky you literally fell into my arms that night…" he recalled.
Buffy laughed, "Oh yeah… that was very graceful…"
"Memorable…" he returned, "was the way we met…" he pressed his lips to hers again this time letting his tongue roam inside her mouth making her moan into his. She turned in his arms kissing him deeply enjoying the shivers from his body as she scraped lightly at the hairs on the nape of his neck… then feeling the rising proof of his arousal… nudging at her belly…
"Mmmmm…" she hummed as she felt that familiar throb between her legs…
"Buffy…" he let out in a warning tone… her sexual appetite had grown with her pregnancy and he was enjoying every moment of it. They would do it everywhere… literally, EVERYWHERE…
She pulled back to eye him devilishly as she nibbled on her bottom lip when she grabbed for his hand… "I have an idea…" she said leading him.
"Where are we…?" he began to question as they made their way in to the principal's office door. She'd let go of his hand walking in seductively, turning to give him her best come hither look… as she unbuttoned the top of her dress…
Angel groaned already in desperate need… her swollen kissed lips, with her flushed skin, and those more than full breasts… sent a wave of lust through his system… he strutted her way, sweeping stuff off the desk as he picked her up on top of it settling between her legs… he took her lips in a possessive manner… gnawing and kissing down her jaw and shoulder as he brought the straps of the dress down…
He heard her hiss in pleasure as he slid the material covering her soft mounds and he'd taken the swollen bud into his mouth… he rolled his tongue around it and nipped it tenderly, while his hand worked on the other.
Buffy loved the tenderness of her skin in certain spots as any of his touches would literally send her over the moon. Having enough of his teasing and wanting to feel him inside… she pulled him for a kiss as she made quick work of his pants…
Hearing them drop as Buffy released him from his boxers… he reached under her dress pulling her panties off… making her whimper from his touch as he massaged her between her nether lips…
"Good God Buffy…" he groaned in a husky voice from the feel of her moistened hot heat…
"Angel…" she sighed needy after stroking him a couple of times… wanting him to fill her. He positioned himself at her entrance… coating his head against her juices teasing her petals… then drove himself in…
"Ohhhh…" they both cried out in passion… he brought her lips to his once more as he began to withdraw and surge in again and again… powerfully and in slow increasing strokes… he coaxed the fire, filling her completely to the hilt. Her muscles contracting deliciously around his swelling shaft from their escalating pleasure…
As her breath come out in short gasps… he could tell she was close… so he laid her back completely on the desk, settling his hands on her hips for support, and he thrust deeper into her…
"God yes…" she panted… reaching behind her for the desk; her nerves already on high alert… that coil inside her ready to snap… when she felt him push in again… she came undone… flashes of light and colors she could see behind her lids as that sweet nirvana passed through every nerve in her body curling her toes…
Not too far behind… Angel felt her muscles stiffen around his member… delectably pulling at his restraint which he was glad to let go off to gush out into her…letting his body go into the state of ecstasy that only Buffy could make him feel. He plunged into her a couple of times until she'd taken all he had and then stopped leaning over her as they both attempted to catch their breaths…
"A… very… successful… tour… don't you… think…?" Buffy questioned between breaths, quite sated still laying on the desk…
"Very…" he chuckled in hot gulps of air kissing the top curves of her breasts…
"Mmm… don't get me started again…" she warned, her skin already tingling and not sure if from pleasure or more need.
He laughed again, "all tours should be this successful…" he said playfully gesturing with his eyebrows…
She quickly smacked his arm as he removed himself from her and helped her up… they both dressed the minimally removed clothes and Buffy glanced at what was more likely to be her desk…
"I think I'll need a new one now…" Buffy announced teasingly…
"Whatever you want…" he encircled her waist to kiss her tentatively, then he moved back to kiss her belly… "Sorry for the waves little man…" he said, "mommy has needs…"
"Angel!" she cried in playful horror, "don't you tell him that…"
Angel grinned taking her hand… "Well it's the truth…" she made a pouty face to which he just seemed amused… "Come on… how about some ice cream…" he said taking her hand.
"Me and your son agree…" she said as they left the building behind. It had been a nice surprise and Buffy couldn't wait to get started. She knew that she was probably not going to be able to dance professionally anymore with being a real wife and mother now… but this was the best alternative ever…
She could teach, and dance, and help others… this, satisfying that part of her heart that yearned to be that forever ballerina. He truly was the perfect man and she was glad that she was having a boy because it was what he most desired… aside from her, of course.
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"Are you… out of your mind…?" Faith glared…
"I need to keep in shape so are you coming or not…?" Buffy smiled hands on her hips.
"You do realize your husband might kill me for this…"
"Suit yourself…" Buffy grabbed her gym bag and began to head out the door.
"Ah!" the personal assistant huffed following behind her, Angel hadn't been joking when he said he needed someone to be a little tough on her. She was SO stubborn… though this technically wouldn't be bad seeing as Dr. Giles told her as long as she didn't strain herself… she could in fact exercise and it was healthy for the baby.
Angel though, had other ideas and he… wasn't happy about it. Buffy was six months pregnant and she'd come into her life a couple of months ago. It had been a tough journey to get her to warm up to the idea of having a personal assistant, but in the end she'd given in.
Mr. O'Donnell had announce it to her and she had been less than thrilled… she had actually stopped talking to him the rest of the day and attempted to get away from her. Faith had been warned of this though; so she'd pretty much stalked Buffy until she gave in. Faith smiled at the memory… not long after that, they'd become really great friends, and how could they not. They spent every waking moment together…
Buffy waited in the car till Faith joined her because she knew, she would… she laughed when she saw her coming…
"You're a pain in the butt you know that…?" Faith said sitting by her side…
"You know you love me…" Buffy returned amused. She didn't have too much time on her hands these days with prepping for the baby, making arrangements for the school, being the social O'Donnell wife, and trying to fit in her friends… it was a lot, but she loved it.
In fact tonight… they had a small black tie dinner to attend to apparently in honor of Riley, to which Willow had of course insisted they had to attend. They'd be there definitely, but the bigger she got the crankier she was to deal with, but they knew that so… she couldn't wait to find out what was happening today late evening…