Seven hours later, Buffy landed in Madrid, Spain. She took a cab to her father's villa, and was awed by the huge estate. She knocked on the front door and smiled as a man who looked to be in his early fifties looked very fit.
"Hi. My name is..."
"I could not mistake the eldest daughter of Hank, not with his bragging about you and showing me pictures of you all the time." His smile was filled with warmth and humor. "My name is Edward Philacof. I am one of your father's closet friends, I guess you could say I keep his house running. Also keep him from falling out." Edward winked. "It is good to finally meet you Buffy, please come in."
"Thanks. I hate to be rude, but he never said much about you, I mean we never really talked." Buffy stepped into the huge house. Edward just smiled and waved off her apology, meaning it was fine. The main entrance could have held her old house whole. Edward took her bag and invited her to the kitchen.
"Buffy, I'd like you to meet..." Edward was suddenly stopped as a dark skinned woman screamed happily and rushed over to hug Buffy as she did the same.
"Mya, omigod. It's been so long." Buffy was smiling so hard her face hurt.
"Baby girl, it's been way to long." Mya held Buffy out at arms length and scowled. "You are skin and bones what has happened to you?"
"You two know each other?" Edward looked bewildered.
"Know each other, I practically raised this little one and her three other partners in crime. I was their nanny back in LA." Mya's were sparkling.
"You never told me that."
"It's not exactly pillow talk."
"You two are...?" Buffy looked back and forth between the two.
"Going on 2 years next May." Mya held up her ring.
"Why didn't you two tell me, I would've come to the wedding."
"We just wanted to get it over with." Edward smiled. "Your father and Ana came to the church with us, very low key."
"Well congrats, even if it is a little late." Buffy hugged each of them.
"Now, you owe us some explanations." Mya sat Buffy down at the breakfast bar, and she and Edward stood in front of her, arms crossed.
"I'd rather wait until my dad came home."
"Fine, but at least let me get you some food." Mya looked set in her ways. "How about some shrimp jambalaya." Mya started to move around the kitchen get out food and pots.
"Mya, as much as I now have a craving for it, the jambalaya will take hours."
"Right, then how about a sandwich?"
"That'd be great."
"How." Edward stepped in. "About I take care of the sandwich, you do the jambalaya." He winked at Buffy then they set about the kitchen filling in Buffy about the past years and hearing about hers.
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"Edward, you old fool." Hank Summers came through his front door. Closely followed by his wife Ana. His face was marred by a frown, but his eyes were all humor. His friend and procurator of his estate walked out of the kitchen, his face too was serious, but his eyes were filled with laughter.
"Yes, Hank?"
"The guard said a young woman came in by taxi two hours ago. Said she hasn't left yet. Now if my memory doesn't fail me, you have a wife." As Hank helped his wife with her coat she rolled her eyes.
"Don't mind him, he's just being an old fart."
By now Mya had walked into the hall, closely followed by a tiny figure clad in white pants and a white tank top.
"Why Hank, surely you can't be saying my Eddie would cheat on me." Mya smiled, then moved a little as she spoke next. "And certainly not with your eldest daughter." Hank and Ana froze at this and turned to look at Buffy who smiled and waved.
"Hi daddy, hi Ana."
"Buffy. Omigod." Hank rushed over and hugged his daughter. "It is so good to see you." He held her out at arm's length just as Mya had done and smiled. "You get prettier every time I see you."
"I really don't." Buffy laughed a little. Ana came up and hugged her stepdaughter.
"Oh, Buffy. I haven't seen you since the wedding. It's been to long."
"I know, I..." Buffy pulled away with a confused look on her face. "Ana are you?" She looked down at her stepmother's stomach. It was quite obvious she was pregnant. Ana laughed.
"Am I that fat?"
"No, no." Buffy looked panicked.
"Oh, leave her alone you two." Mya laughed and pulled Buffy away from Hank and Ana and pushed her into the living room. "Now come on, Buffy said she had something important to tell us, and she wanted to wait until you guys were here, so sit down." Everyone laughed and followed the two and sat down around Buffy.
"So little Bunnie." Hank and the others all laughed at Buffy's childhood nickname as Buffy groaned and covered her eyes with her hands.
"Do you guys want to hear what I have to say or not?"
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, I had to." Hank laughed again.
"Fine." Buffy took a deep breath and started to tell her tale. Ignoring her friends and families 'buts', 'omigods', and 'Buffy...s" till she was done. When she did finish, Buffy looked around at the shocked faces then got up and walked out of the house and out to the stables.