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"I have to go back Buffy", Giles informed her the next week.

Buffy stared in shock at her watcher. She and the kids came to visit him to see how the plan was going to protect them on his end. Operation protect kids was under full effect. She was not in any way shape or form expecting this. Buffy blinked to clear her thoughts.

"I'm sorry what", she asked. Buffy blinked rapidly not believing she heard him right.

Kathy was playing with Mr. Gordo when she suddenly dropped it and started crying. Giles swiftly picked her up to comfort her but it was too late. The damage was done.

Liam also started to scream loudly. Buffy raised an eyebrow at her kid's antics and went to pick up Liam. "See they don't want you to go either", Buffy hissed rocking Liam gently. "We need you", she pleaded.

Giles patted Kathy on the back. "No you don't", he assured her softly. It was hard for him too but Buffy needed this...she just didn't see it. Angel needed to be the one she went to for stuff and he needed to keep the Council away from any ill plans involving his grandchildren. It was better to do that in their backyard than over an entire ocean.

"I just had a baby…and now the whole world knows…plus Dawn being an occasion rebel. By the way I need you to handle the bleacher situation. She is too young to be doing what she's doing", Buffy informed him. When she got the call the slayer was livid but her sister swore up and down she didn't do it. Buffy rolled her eyes at the thought. She was once a hormonal teenager too…she knew Dawn was guilty as charged.

"I do believe that someone was making out in the cemetery when she was that age to a boy that was twenty times her age", Giles informed her refreshing her memory in an effort for the slayer to go easy on her sister.

Buffy didn't see the resemblance. "Not the same thing…I was living everyday like it was my last and we were patrolling", she protested. "What if she winds up pregnant or…worse…what am I suppose to do with a teenager…that is why I need you", she stated.

Giles smiled sadly shaking his head. "My job was to train you…you have learned all there is to be taught. My job is completed".

Buffy rolled her eyes. "No your job is to watch…how can you watch if you're an ocean away", she argued.

"We've been apart before. You don't need me anymore. When a young lady marries it's natural for her to depend on her husband. You don't need me to provide for you and I'm sure it positively bugs Angel when you ask me to take care of things."

Buffy rolled her eyes and scuffed. "No he doesn't…I don't like asking Angel for certain things…it makes me look weak", she confessed. "Look he's finally sleep", she whispered in awe placing the baby down in his bassinet before going back to the front of the store to continue their conversation.

"It bothers you to ask the father of your children for diapers", her watcher deadpanned.

Buffy grinned sheepishly. "When you put it that way", she trailed off finding her shoes incredibly interesting.

"Angel has been giving me ample amounts of cash to give to you", he confessed.

Buffy felt horrible. "Giles you should have told me you didn't have it…I didn't want you to have to ask him", she cried.

"No you misunderstood. Angel is from a different time and back in that time the man is supposed to be the one that makes sure you want for nothing and put bread on the table. Plus, being a known master vampire how would you feel if your mate was going to someone else for the things they needed", he asked his slayer.

She responded with a big 'o' expression on her face. She didn't know she was hurting Angel's feelings. She made a mental note to confront him about it later.

Buffy came home to the funniest sight; Angel was filling up two piggy banks with spare change. She found it extremely funny how the man with numerous banks accounts and hidden vaults filled with priceless heirlooms was hunched over in deep concentration over some pennies. "Gee' Buff let me take one of the babies from you would be nice", she told him when he neglected to help take them out of the stroller.

He grinned and ran up to her to give her a good 'morning' kiss. "I missed you when I woke up this evening", he told her lingering above her lips.

He then bent down to give his daughter a hug. "…Hi to you too baby girl", he addressed his daughter giving her a kiss on the forehead.

"Hi papa", she cried hugging him tightly.

Liam started to cry and Angel took him from Buffy and started to rock him back and forth. "How's my little man" he asked his son.

Buff leaned down to take off Kat's jacket and watched her speed walk to her leapfrog toy. "We went to go see Giles", she informed him watching for any sign of irritation.

Angel jaw tensed slightly but he relaxed in the next second once again showing a mask of indifference.

"He's leaving again…he's the only parental figure I have left and he's leaving", Buffy sobbed trying not to cry.

Angel subsequently dragged her to the table where his 'project' was in hopes of distracting her. "Sorry bout Giles but check this out do you know how much loose change is just laying around this place…I brought piggy banks for the kids…all loose change are going in here for now on. Thinking about the future is never too early", he told her admiring his handy work. "I have 2.80 that need to be split into each one…wanna help", he asked flashing her his charming smile.

Buffy huffed. "No I do not want to help…I want you to make Giles stay… Giles is leaving…what am I going to do without Giles. I'll be a helpless sitting duck is what I'll be", she screamed.

Angel's shoulders slumped. He didn't see the watcher impending absence from their lives to be a bad thing. In his opinion Buffy was extremely dependant on Giles and he didn't like that at all. At first it was just little things but gradually he noticed that after her mother died she just kind of flocked to the watcher more and time was only making it worse. "Maybe it's good that he's leaving and I mean you were without Giles before…remember Ireland", he questioned.

"That was totally different…I was coming back and how could you say that", she asked with unshed tears in her eyes.

Angel sighed. He get that losing her mom was a big thing for her and he knew how important Giles was. He also hated seeing her cry. Therefore, he tried a softer approach. "Buffy I didn't mean it that way what I'm trying to say is why you don't come to me for stuff. I'm standing right here…I got you babe. Let Giles do his thing in England and we will hold down the fort here". Angel shifted the baby so he can grab his wife's hand reassurly but she moved away from him. Angel's heart clenched at the sight.

"Until when Angel…until you decide to leave and walk away again…who's gonna pick up the pieces when you go away", she bit out unable to stop the words. She covered her mouth and stared wide eyes at him in an effort to take it back but it was too late. Angel walking away after graduation was a taboo subject to mention. Sure it was almost two years ago but they never got closure from it they just received Kathy and swept it under the rug.

She was angry and hurt, he told himself. He knew what happened when Buffy was feeling like that. She wanted to inflict as much pain as possible to others so she wouldn't be looked upon as weak. It was what she did but even though he knew that was Buffy's way of coping didn't make the situation better.

The two stared at each other unable to say anything until finally calling each other's name at the same time.

"Buffy I", he started to say. He so badly wanted to tear down her defenses and hold her in his arms. He wanted to take back that day but he couldn't. His eyes held a pain expression.

"No, Angel I'm sorry…I'm just tired. I'm gonna go to bed", she stated dismissing the subject completely.

"No…let's talk about it", he argued only for his phone to ring.

Buffy smiled bitterly. "You should probably get that…could be important", she informed him tiredly. Wordlessly she took Liam from his arms and went up the stairs.

Needless to say Angel was in LA by the end of the week. Things were tensed as they tip toed around each other. On the night he left Buffy was already asleep and he left a note on the night stand leaving no room for a proper goodbye.

The reason he left for LA this time was because he needed to supervise the new flyers and help with the heavy case load that resulted from them. He always felt guilty for leaving Buffy but he felt more than the usual because of their unresolved fight. He managed to lighten Buffy's load slightly by taking Kathy with him even though he really wanted to take both so she could get some much needed rest. Buffy however refused to part with her newborn son but understood the fact that he wanted to be by his children as well. So they devised a plan. They would alternate between children and try to get together as often as they could. Sunnydale was once again booming with all the creepy crawlies so the slayer was needed. Buffy also had to be there for Dawn.

He had stayed two days after Giles left but the crew in LA were getting swamped with cases. He had responsibilities…he had mouths to feed and clothes to provide for. Sure he had a huge amount of money in his many bank accounts but he wanted to feel normal. He wanted to be just like every dad and husband providing for his family. He wanted Buffy to know that he got her and for her to completely lean on him once again…fully.

Right now he was a normal husband missing his wife. She hasn't called since he's been here. It only has been two days but he still felt on edge about where they stood.

They just finished up a case and he was playing with Angel Kat waiting on another one. "Don't worry princess, this town is full of people who need help", he assured her.

Kathy just turned her head to the side and pulled on his nose. He laughed at the gesture and proceeded to tickle her.

"Uh, boss we got a case", Gunn announced wondering why he had to be the one that always interrupted his boss at times like these.

Angel perked up alert. "Really …how much cuz you know making money is our number one priority", he informed them for the hundredth time. "Hey, Lorne."

"If this is about the baby formula that I snagged from the fridge last night - sorry. I was feeling a little peckish and it was that or a glass of pig's blood. By the way, baby formula and Kaluha? Not as bad as it sounds", he informed them.

Angel frowned. "You're lucky it wasn't breast milk", he growled extremely protective of all things Buffy. But he figured no harm was done so he continued on without thoughts of killing and maiming the green demon. "Lorne, I need you to use your contacts to find out what Holtz is up to. He's out there somewhere. We can never forget that. Finding him is our number one priority."

"I thought you said...", Gunn trailed off confused. Angel had just stated that making money was their prime goal.

"Finding Holtz and making money are our two number one priorities", the vamp revitalized.

Cordy and him talked about how he shouldn't lose track of his true mission the other day when he confessed that he and Buffy were once again at odds. Cordy actually gave him some good advice that put him at ease slightly. "Well look at it this way…she's still Mrs. Angel", the seer told him.

Cordy walked by behind him and cleared her throat.

"Helping the helpless, finding Holtz, and making money are our *three* number one priorities", Angel added fixing it to accommodate everyone.

"Let's not forget making my sister happy", Dawn teased carrying her nephew and his diaper bag along with her bookbag.

Angel smiled seeing his son. "Nope…that's my own personal mission in life…where is she", he asked turning to look at her frowning in confusion.

Dawn shrugged and walked up to him dropping the baby in his arms. "You know her slaying… now here's your baby", she told him.

"Hi little man…did you miss papa", he asked excitedly.

Cordy went to computer and was amazed that they had some hits on their website. "Hey, look! We got some hits on our website", she told them excitedly.

Meanwhile the phone rang on Cordy's desk and Wesley answered it. "Angel Investigations, may I help you?"

The phone on the counter began to ring and Gunn picked it up. "Angel Investigations, can I help you?".

Then another rung and Angel looked pointedly at Dawn, who ran to answer the phone.

Angel smiled at his two children."We're in business", he cheered.

Buffy found a nest. She came to LA to make things right with Angel when she lost her confidence so opted out of fixing things for the moment. Instead she was building courage by staking vamps and took the easy way out by dropping off Dawn and Liam first.

Buffy was just about done building enough courage when she heard fighting not far from where she was. Ever the curious Buffy ran in that direction. She saw a woman fighting two vamps. At the moment the vampires looked to have the upper hand so Buffy intervened. "Didn't someone ever tell you that you should pick on people your own size", she hollered getting their attention.

The two vamps turned to look at her and grinned. "Slayer", they hissed forgetting all about the woman and pouncing on her.

Buffy dodged the first attacker with ease and punched the second in the chest causing him to stumble backwards. She then focused on deflecting all of the attacks from the first one. He got in a few good blows but Buffy easily staked him. Not bothering to turn around she took the same stake and threw it at the second one turning him to ash as well.

She went over to pick up her weapon only to drop it to catch the knife aimed at her back.

Angel Investigations was booming with clientele. Wes and Gunn were handling this lady's ex- boyfriend ghost that was stalking her. While Lorne and Fred were handing some demon's puzzle that they needed solved for their prince. Angel seemed to have hit the jack pot this man was willing to pay him a lot of money to take on three vamps. He looked down at Liam trying to figure out who was going to babysit the kids.

He smiled as he smelt Cordy and quickly dropped the baby in her arms to go meet the client.

He came back to the hotel hoping to show Buffy and the others the zeros. The best thing about it was that he earned this money fair and square. Unlike earlier when he came back, the hotel was deserted except for Cordy and Fred who was laying down on the sofa next to Liam's bassinet. Dawn was on the ground entertaining Katherine.

Angel leaned down and took Kathy in his arms and spun her around. ""Is this country great or what? Five thousand smackeroos and all I have to do to collect five thousand more, is clean out a vamp nest downtown. Where's Wes and Gunn? I wanna show 'em this."

"Out on a case", Cordy supplied tiredly.

"Buffy", he asked hopefully.

"Patrolling still", Dawn answered just as tired. "There's a young woman whose dead boyfriend is stalking her."

"That's terrible. Did you...", Angel asked just making sure they were doing their jobs right.

"I ran her credit. She's solvent", Cordiela replied bitterly.

Angel flashed a charming grin in her direction and bend down to play with Kathy. "Nice… princess isn't it…I want you to want for nothing…now what is this contraption", he asked holding up the toy she gave him. It was a cup and they had little things that resembled food in it that was an odd color. He frowned worrisome at the mess.

Dawn laughed at his face. "It's tea…your now a part of our tea party", she exclaimed joyously as she pressed a button on his cup causing it to talk. Angel looked extremely alarm when the tea pot started to dance and whistle but Kathy clapped excitedly.

"Angel - I don't think it's such a great idea to be working on so many cases at once. I mean, what if we're all out making money and some poor devil stumbles in here and needs our help", Cordy stated tearing his attention away from Kathy ridiculous toys.

The doors opened and Lorne stumbled in drunk. "Bon giorno, everybody, bon giorno", the demon greeted.

Angel frowned. He could smell some disgusting odor coming from the green demon and it tore at his sensitive senses. "You've been drinking", Angel frowned.

"Oh, I can hold my liquor, Mister. Unfortunately I can't say the same for my firewater", Lorne giggled.

"Aren't they the same thing", asked a perplexed Fred.

"Hey, Fred-girl! No, this is special firewater, used to loosen the tongue of my Gar-wak snitch. They light the water on fire and there's chanting and a bong, and look out, Houston!"

The vamp was annoyed. "Did you learn anything about Holtz?"

"Oh yeah. He is *really* not fond of you. I'm led to believe that he and his Grappler demons had plans to", he trailed off making a sound and cutting motion across his throat. "You". Angel leaned back a little closing his eyes for a moment. "Is my breath stinky?"Lorne then exhaled into Angel face.

Angel growled and pushed Lorne away from him…non to gently. "Yeah." Angel fanned the air in front of him with the check in his hand and backed away. "Holtz is using the Grapplers as soldiers."

"Not anymore, Bucko. He poisoned them and he's looking for replacements. Humans."

Angel cursed his sire in his head. It had been Darla's idea to spare him, while he wanted to kill him. Now that decision, just like so many others that she made came to bite him in the ass. "Do we know where he is?"

"Bro, I'm on it. I've got rats looking all over this town. Well, not actual rats - except two of them. Ooh, I don't feel so good."

Angel didn't care if he had wolves tracking him as long as it got down. Meanwhile Dawn and Cordy got up and stood protectively over the children.

"Uh, we've got company", the seer informed them.

Angel turned to see the Nahdrahs walking in, clicking away as soon as they entered. The seer turned to Lorne. "Lorne? It's all snap, crackle, pop to me."

"Ah, these are the guys that wanted Wesley", he assured them.

"Not anymore. Now they want Fred."

"Lucky catch", Holtz greeted her. He watched her fighting the vampires and was impressed that such a tiny girl could take them out with ease, while his fighter who was bigger than her stumbled.

"There was no luck about it", she supplied with a cockiness that reminded him of Angelus. Buffy threw the knife at the tree behind him in disgust. She could see the confusion when she missed him.

"You missed", he grinned thinking everybody over estimated her.

The slayer smiled brightly. "I didn't", she assured watching as the woman from earlier joined him.

"Fancy finding a demon's whore in a cemetery", he bit out. They could have teamed up against Angelus easily had she not chosen sides with the enemy.

"I'm the slayer…I walk alone in the cemetery and that demon as you put it is my husband", she bit out. "So play nice", she warned.

"Sleeping with the enemy…I've read all about your kind. How he killed several slayers before you…how he killed and ripped apart numerous families…my family", he yelled at her coming closer.

Buffy didn't move. "I don't need a history lesson but you need a more modern textbook. Angel is good he's seeking redemption for the crimes Angelus committed."

"Don't give excuses for that demon", he hissed.

Justine was confused and the parts she did understand disgusted her. "You're married to a vampire", she asked horrified.

Buffy ignored her. "Angelus is a demon he needs no excuse to kill and torture. You're a demon hunter…you must know the risk you placed over your family. You had a choice and you chose to get in bed with the devil and now you're mad cuz you got burnt. I have no choice….you chose yours. Stop blaming Angel for Angelus doing what comes naturally", she warned.

"Or what", Holtz hissed. He examined Buffy closely. "You are extremely beautiful but I will take great pleasure of taking everything from Angelus like he had taken from me", he stated reeling his hand back to slap her.

Buffy grabbed his hand before it connected with her face. She was slowly crushing his hand. She looked him dead in the eyes. "I don't kill humans…but if you come after my children…you'd be even more of a monster then he…and I kill those." With that she kicked him and sent him flying where his knife was. Next she caught the punch that his lackey was sending to her and punched her out cold.

The slayer then proceeded to pick up her seamlessly forgotten stake. "I'm sorry about that Mr. Pointy", she apologized blowing off the dust and dirt on it before heading home.

Angel left to go take care of the vampires leaving Cordelia to entertain a baby, a toddler and a teenager. All of which, were watching her with huge speculating eyes as she hopped up and down in hopes to levitate. "Hmm. Well, I figured it was a long shot. But I really can float, you know. Well, I did that one time during my last vision."

"Right…we'll you go try to float while you change my nephew", Dawn quirked handing her the baby. She then turned to Kathy. "Do you need to go pot-pot too Angel Kat", she asked her niece. The little girl shook her head no while giggling. Dawn rolled her eyes at the kid knowing she had to go.

"Hey how come you get the potty trained one", the seer called back when she noticed Dawn was walking away with Kathy.

Dawn smiled. "Because bro pays you to take care of dirty diapers", she quipped in a Buffy like fashion.

"Clone", the seer muttered under her breath. "You have one weird family kid…you're in for a weird life. I'm a tell you what I told you're sister. Don't expect mommy to be around for too much longer…she's already pushing 60 in Slayer years. Everybody wants her dead. Your auntie Willow is a witch and your other one is like a key clone type thing, and your cool favorite Auntie in the whole wide world gets visions…that last one was me. Your daddy is a…well, you won't see him aging whole lot, or catching surf and sun in Malibu. But he's a good man… a champion, and he loves you and your mommy and sister very much. Plus, he's quite the natty dresser", she assured him picking him up from the changing booth after throwing away the diaper. "And your daddy is out there right now fighting evil…for money", she finished lamely.

"He's what", Buffy asked appalled.

The seer jumped in surprised. "Buffy…you scared me…how much of that did you hear", Cord asked jokingly.

The slayer shrugged. "Enough to know that you called Dawn a key-cloned thing and that my hubby is out charging people".

"Oh then not much then", the seer joked. Then she frowned. "Hey you could have changed this diaper", she hissed angrily.

Buffy smiled turned a little too sweet. "That's why Angel pays you the big bucks", Buffy replied.

Cordy was about to retort when she froze wearing a wide eyed blank expression. "I'm going to cuss you out…right after this vision", she informed the slayer.

"Cordiela…what did you see", the slayer asked cautiously holding her breath.

The seer handed her the baby and went to call the guys...only none of them answered.

"Cordiela", the slayer snapped on edge. "Tell me what the hell is going on", she yelled.

"It's Fred…there going to kill her and put their prince head on her shoulders", she told the slayer.

Buffy squished up her nose. "Ew".

Angel was ragging at being scammed. He confronted the man that was really named Sam in the lair he had dusted the vamps from earlier. A huge part of him wanted to kill him and Angel frowned. It was getting harder and harder to control his vampire urges.

But he settled for sitting on the couch amused that the man was trying to hold four vampires at bay by having his back against the wall. They were pounding on the door frantically and Angel knew it was only a matter of time before the stupid vamps realized they could easily kick open the stupid door.

"I don't think I can hold this by myself", Sam told Angel.

Angel smirked. "I can see that".

"They coming through", the man told him.

Fear was reeling off him in waves and Angel closed his eyes to savor the taste. "Okay. You know what, I'll help barricade, but that's it", Angel told him leaning his back against the door.

"I'm sorry I lied to you. I shouldn't have", the man sighed.

"No. You did the wrong thing. But your heart was in the right place. Your motives were noble."

"Thank you."

Angel sighed. Nobility was what put him in the dog house."It's not as though I haven't been accused of nobility myself once or twice."

Sam looked hopeful."Then you understand."

"Yeah. But being a champion is not all good deeds and happy endings. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes. People don't seem to consider that", Angel told him as the banging got harder.

"I think - I think we're in real trouble here", Sam stated fearfully

At this point Angel just wanted to get home. His whole family was in LA and Angel really wanted to make things right with Buffy. "All right. Maybe we can work something out. You own a car?"

Sam shook his head."The bank owns it."

Angel tried again."House?"

"I rent."

"How's your credit. Can you borrow?"

"I'm kind of out of a job. Spent all I had tracking these guys" Sam stated sadly.

Fred slid the last piece of the puzzle into place and the glass pyramid she formed lit up. The Nahdrahs demons around her clicked away in excitement. Fred took off her glasses smiling brightly. "Oh, it was nothing", she told them.

The demons proceeded to lead her to another room in the back.

"Oh. Are we going somewhere to celebrate? Say, has anyone seen my friend with the horns? He wasn't feeling so good and I'm a little worried about him", Fred told them earnestly. As they entered the room she found Lorne tied up. "And me now", she concluded.

"Yeah, I know. We're in a bit of a situation here", the green demon stated.

The Nahdrahs pushed Fred down in a chair across from their prince and closed the clamps to hold her in place.

"Oh god. I don't have to marry him, do I", Fred asked horrified.

"In fact, no, and that's something we can be grateful for", Lorne told her.

Fred gulped thinking of horrifying scenarios. "What are they gonna do?"

"Well it seems the prince's head or heads, I should say, wear out every so often, and they uh..."

Fred was starting to get the picture. "Cut off someone else's and give him a new one?"

"Uh, ah..."

One of the Nahdrahs held up his blade preparing to cut her head off and Fred screamed for help.

A sharp whistle sound stopped everyone in their tracks and everyone turned to look at Cordy standing in the door holding the money. "Hey! I'd just like a word here."

Lorne looked at Cordy excitedly. That must mean that Angel and Gunn weren't far behind. "Oh-ho-ho, you guys are *so* gonna get your butts kicked!"

"Lorne", Cordy stated. "Translate. There's been a terrible misunderstanding. And I know you're men of honor and I know we can make a simple exchange - in a - a civilized manner."

Cordy looked at Lorne and he started to click away at the Nahdrahs. Cordy sat down the suitcase. "We return your gracious gift and you return Fred. Sorry about the confusion, but we kind of need her head at work."

"Firmly attached to her body", Fred added.

"That goes without saying. Say it", she screamed at Lorne.

"Ah, uh...", the green demon responded and started to clicking at the other demons. They raised their swords at them. "I told them what they had to do, and told them what would happen if they didn't do it."

Cordy looked horrified. "Lorne, we're in no position to be threatening these nice people."

"Oh, sure we are. Angel, Wes, and Gunn can take 'em! Can't see them from down here. Where are they anyway?"

"Out making money", she informed her screwed friend.

"Oh. So, when I told the Nahdrahs that they were surrounded by killer warriors I was stretching the truth a little?"

Cordelia smiled at the demons. "Just enough to get us all killed."

"You still have me", greeted the slayer with a big bronze sword ready to do damage.

A short time later Gun and Wes came only to stand there because all of the demons were dead.

"Splendid job Buffy", Wesley congratulated.

Buffy beamed until she felt the tall tale sign that Angel was near and made up a flimsy excuse and bolted.

"Hard to believe that she just killed all those demons but is afraid of her husband", Cordy stated.

At that moment, Angel came crashing through the skyscraper swords a blazing. "Where's the fire", he asked watching as the whole gang were collecting bucks of money."

Gunn popped his head up from the hundred dollar bills he was currently stuffing in his jeans. "Oh your wifey took care of them…dude look at the loot", he grinned waving Benjamin's.

He sighed now having a confirmation that she was still mad at him. Why did she even come to LA; it wasn't like he didn't know he messed up. She had to come rub it in his face.

"Hey…why don't you go out take this money and go buy her something shiny", Gunn told him.

Angel squished his nose up."Buff isn't like that", he growled.

"Buffy's a girl…trust me she's like that", Cordy told him.

Buffy sighed as she stepped out of the shower. Luckily for her Angel was still out. She heard the crew come in an hour ago which meant the big guy was probably brooding. She felt bad but it was playing in her favor. She had to wash Holtz's scent off her because there was no way she was going to tell her over protective husband about her little encounter with him. She had just decided to fully move to LA and no century old vampire hunter was going to deteriorate her from being with Angel 24/7.

She had her plan all worked out. First she was going to butter him up with hot steamy sex and then she was going to lay it on him. When they were in Ireland they hardly fought and now it was like cats and dogs. Buffy didn't want her children to go through what she went through and she knew the separation was taking a toll on him too. He just wasn't vocal about it.

She shook her head of the negative thoughts and focused on the events to come. Buffy looked appreciative of her choice of attire in the mirror. It took her 20 vamps to get back into shape. She was just pulling up her knee-high stocking as the baby monitor went off. She nearly laughed at the irony and went into the adjoining room to cater to her son.

"What's with all the crying Liam…you're gonna tell mommy what's wrong my little Angel", she asked softly.

Liam just cried. Buffy took her nose to his diaper but it was still dry and clean. "Alright I hear ya…let's get some food into you", she cooed sitting in the rocker preparing to feed him. Once he was all nice and feed the slayer stood up and rocked him to sleep sing a lullaby by the window.

Angel came home a few minutes later and walked into Kathy room and watched her sleep for a few minutes. Her blond hair was getting longer and it was all tussled around her. He smiled sadly; money couldn't buy moments like these. He missed reading her bedtime stories like he did in Ireland. He made a mental note to make time for them again.

He then went to go check on his son and froze at the door to the sight of Buffy sitting on the window seal with one sexy tone leg up and the other hanging down in fishnet stockings, humming their child to sleep in the most sexiest lingerie he had seen her wear in a while.

She finally looked up to address him and shifted the baby a little to beckon him closer with her hands never leaving his eyes as she continued to hum.

His wife was positively alluring and like a moth to flames he came closer. Angel pants tightened dramatically as he watched Buffy turn from mother to vixen in a blink of an eye. He unconsciously growled at his son in pure jealousy because his son was in the spot he wanted to be in. He took a kneel next to her and she rubbed his head still humming. He purred in content.

"Why don't you take a shower and I'll be there when you get out", she whispered to him smoothing out the spikes in his hair lovingly.

Angel smiled brightly at her words and leaned up to kiss her. "Hurry", he whispered before leaving them alone.

Liam started to fuss once more. "Your daddy didn't mean to growl at you", she assured the baby relaxing him again.

Five minutes later her little Angel was asleep and safely tucked in. She decided to wait on Angel on their bed. She heard the door to the bathroom open and grinned. There standing dripping wet in nothing but a towel was her beloved husband. She liked her lips and proceeded to crawl towards him. It was show time!

Hours later they lay in bed feeling completely content. Buffy was lying on top of Angel drawing lazy circles on his chest and he was doing the same on her back.

"That was positively yummy", the slayer declared trying to forge some energy in her voice.

Angel chuckled and kissed her forehead.

She was completely spent. The hotel could catch on fire and she would just lie there happily. Still as that may be she had to introduce part two of her plan. "Angel", she whispered sleepily.

He tightened his hold on her. "Hm", he called out just as tired and satisfied. He was amazed that the little blond on top of him was still up. He took way too much blood from her. It wasn't enough to kill her but enough to lure her into a very deep sleep. Buffy was keeping something from him and he was intent on find out what.

"I missed you", she told him hoarsely fighting sleep. "I don't like fighting with you…I'm sorry", she said positioning herself to look him in the eye but she was too sleepy to keep her head up and ended up resting her head on his shoulder.

"No…I'm sorry. I never wanted to hurt you. I was scared Buffy. Either way it went I had to hurt you but at least my choice would have kept you alive. At the end of the day that's all that matters. I'm sorry I was stupid and underestimated our love. And I'm sorry that it won't be the last because every second you're with me I wonder why is the most perfect woman I have ever meet with me…after everything I've done…everything I'm capable of doing", he trailed off pouring his undead heart out.

"I have the love of a man name Angel", she whispered dreamily. Her eyes were dropping. "I've conquered the love of a demon that didn't know how …and because of that I'm moving to LA", she blurted out. It wasn't how she wanted to say it but she needed to say it before she passed out.

Angel mimicked the need to breathe. What had she just said, he asked himself. He stared down at her with wide eyes intent on her repeating herself but as he gazed down at her he knew his questions would have to wait because she was fast asleep. He pulled the covers up to cover them and quickly fell asleep to the sound of her heart beat.

Angel groaned as the sound of his child's wails awoke him from his slumber. He swiftly moved Buffy from on top of him and tucked her into bed before going towards the baby's room.

Liam laid there crying in his crib and Angel took him in his arms and quieted him down singing softly as he led them to the changing booth. "Hey buddy it's ok daddy gotcha…we're gonna get you all nice and clean hm", he told his little one.

Liam screamed as his father changed his diaper. "Hey I'm sorry about earlier….us guys are gonna have to stick together", Angel told him smiling as his kid quieted down and latched on to his fingers. . Angel managed to put the pacifier into Liam's mouth but the baby spit it out and it landed underneath the crib.

Angel snorted as he gently maneuvered himself to reach for the thing. "Almost got it", Angel informed him reaching blindly. In the process of reaching for the binky he grabbed Buffy's jacket from earlier. "Now what's this doing here", he asked bringing it up to his nose. He growled dangerously.

Buffy awoke to an empty bed. She was still pleasantly sore and tried not to move to much as she read the time. It was eleven o'clock. That must have meant that Angel fed Liam his 8'o clock serving. Buffy groaned, she planned to get up early and wash clothes. By the clock she saw a long tiny box sitting next to it. Pain suddenly forgotten she jumped up and grabbed it. She tore the ribbon apart eagerly and opened it revealing a beautiful silver chain with four birthstones on it symbolizing their little family.

Buffy squealed in delight as she ran to the mirror to try it on. She then hurried and put on one of Angel's shirts and a pair of pants and went to go thank him for her gift.

As she neared the stairs she heard yelling. Buffy proceeded down the stairs with the stealth that graced her as the slayer.

"He got to my wife Lorne", her husband shouted.

Buffy winced knowing he found her jacket.

"I want him found like yesterday Lorne…you said you could find him…so find him", Angel growled dangerously.

Lorne gulped. "You're the boss man", the demon replied back although a little sarcastically.

Angel rolled his eyes. "Buffy you can come out now", he called.

The gang jumped as Buffy appeared out of nowhere.

"Guess that means I'm busted uh", she asked coming closer to him gently rubbing his tensed arms. "I was going to tell you today but I didn't want you to worry", she stated.

Angel pulled her into his arms tightly causing Buffy to hold back a wince. "He could have hurt you…I could have lost you", he stated trying not to lose it in front of everyone. His eyes sought out Cordiela's and she nodded in understanding before shoving everyone out of the room.

"I'm the slayer Angel…all he did was threaten me but you should know it takes a hell of a lot to scare me…worry yea but scared no. Together we're strong", she told him looking him in the eyes.

Angel smiled remembering their conversation last night. "What about Sunnydale…the hell mouth needs a slayer", he asked.

Buffy shrugged. "There's more than one slayer", she replied.

Angel eyes narrowed. "I thought you didn't trust her", he asked softly.

Buffy looked him dead in the eyes again, her expression hardening. "I don't. I trust you and you seem to think she's on this road to redemption so heres her chance to prove herself. But mark my words Angel if that woman gets anywhere near my kids or if I even think she's gone off the deep end again I will kill her. It will be slow and merciless", she warned him.

Angel smiled despite Buffy's cold front. "She won't let you down", he assured her.

Buffy turned away. "She already has", the slayer stated walking off in pursuit of her sister.

Angel called her back to him. "I see you like your gift".

She turned around and beamed up at him. "I love it Angel thank you", she whispered lovingly.

"Don't I get a kiss", he asked charmingly.

Buffy laughed and ran back to kiss him. They kissed madly until Buffy broke it off to retrieve air. "Angel", she panted trying to catch her breath.

"Yes love", he answered waiting for whatever decided to come out of Buffy's mouth. From the tilt of her head and the bottom of her lip sticking out he knew it was going to be extremely random.

"So since Giles left it's up to you to host Thanksgiving dinner this year with you being the patriarch of the family and all", she told him sternly.

Angel laughed. "You do know I'm older than Giles's grandfather", he told her laughing as she wrinkled her nose up in disgust.

"You're timeless", she protested trying to get the disturbing image out her head. She kissed his neck lovingly before she heard the sounds of a baby crying. "And you're cooking Thanksgiving dinner Mr. O' Donnellan", she replied jumping off him and heading towards their little one.

Angel just smiled broadly at her. "Yes Mrs. O'Donnellan".

So anyone up for a review...i really would appreciate one. And just as a side note...you have just read 20 pages lol!