Chapter 18: Unexpected Discoveries
4 weeks later ... the moving in has been going smoothly and now Angel, Buffy and
the kids are living in his new house.
"That's not possible," Buffy replied staring at the doctor sitting in front of
her. "That's simply not possible. I've only been with one man and he's infertile. He told me himself."
Dr. Greene grinned, "Well, possible or not, the tests don't lie, Buffy, you are
one hundred percent pregnant."
"But ... but..." the former slayer was stunned speechless. Her mind was in
overdrive. She was pregnant. And it was Angel's, it had to be Angel's, there was
no other possibility. If the former vampire hadn't told her about his infertility she wouldn't have been surprised. The way they were going at it ... "The only man I've been with was tested to be infertile," she repeated her words from before. "Is it possible that something like that changes?"
"Anything is possible," Barbara Greene replied with a smile on her face. "Maybe
the tests weren't that thorough before, I don't know."
Buffy shook her head in amazement as the facts really sunk in. She was pregnant
with Angel's baby. Angel would have a child. Hers and his and then a smile spread over her face. "That's wonderful news," she said. "How far am I along?"
"About four or five weeks I'd say," Dr. Greene said, looking at the sheets in
front of her. "We will know it exactly as soon as we make an ultrasound. Maybe we should set a date now. How about next week?," she asked, flipping through her
time-planner.
"Next week is fine," the former slayer nodded. "And I'll bring the father too,
God, he's going to be so happy," there were tears in her eyes now. "He really
thought he couldn't have kids."
"I'm glad it's good news," Barbara smiled, "It isn't usual to go to a routine
check and come back pregnant."
"Probably not, but believe me when I tell you that in my life rarely something
went the usual way."
*****
"Wow," Willow said in awe at the other end of the line. "And Angel? What's he
saying about this?"
"Will, I haven't told him yet," Buffy bit her lower lip. "He's in L.A. for the
day and won't be back before tonight. But I just *had* to tell somebody."
"And so you called me," the red-head's voice sounded happy. "Well, I am your best friend after all."
Buffy heard the noises of a keyboard through the line, "Willow am I disturbing
something?", she asked.
"No," came the quick reply. "I'm just sending an e-mail while we talk. Now,
there, ready. Sorry for that Buffy, but it was an important message that had to
leave the office now," she sighed. "I'm really not sure what's going to happen in here when I stop working in some months."
The former slayer chuckled, "I think Oz and Tara will manage."
"I truly hope so," she let out another sigh. "I don't want to come back and find
all my files out of order or gone or ..."
"Stop," Buffy grinned to herself, "You're paranoid, Willow. Oz managed the
business before. Remember you already had a child?!"
"Yeah, I know. But the company has grown so much since then. Well, I can't change it, can I."
"No, I suppose not."
"I just see it's almost one p.m." Willow said looking at the clock on the wall.
"How about some lunch. We can talk a little bit more about babies and stuff."
"Oh yes," Buffy agreed wholeheartedly, "I want to tell Angel so much, but I want
to see his face then and for that I can't use the phone. So this lunch-thing is a great idea, gets my mind off for a while, keeps me entertained, so to say. But I have to be at Ashlynn's school at three-thirty to pick her up. I left David with mom before I went to the doctor and pick him up later. So I'm totally free until three-thirty."
"Fine with me. I have to get back to work then. So how about we meet at that new
coffee shop and have some salad?"
"Great, see you in ... half an hour?"
"Yes, see you then."
End Chapter 18.
4 weeks later ... the moving in has been going smoothly and now Angel, Buffy and
the kids are living in his new house.
"That's not possible," Buffy replied staring at the doctor sitting in front of
her. "That's simply not possible. I've only been with one man and he's infertile. He told me himself."
Dr. Greene grinned, "Well, possible or not, the tests don't lie, Buffy, you are
one hundred percent pregnant."
"But ... but..." the former slayer was stunned speechless. Her mind was in
overdrive. She was pregnant. And it was Angel's, it had to be Angel's, there was
no other possibility. If the former vampire hadn't told her about his infertility she wouldn't have been surprised. The way they were going at it ... "The only man I've been with was tested to be infertile," she repeated her words from before. "Is it possible that something like that changes?"
"Anything is possible," Barbara Greene replied with a smile on her face. "Maybe
the tests weren't that thorough before, I don't know."
Buffy shook her head in amazement as the facts really sunk in. She was pregnant
with Angel's baby. Angel would have a child. Hers and his and then a smile spread over her face. "That's wonderful news," she said. "How far am I along?"
"About four or five weeks I'd say," Dr. Greene said, looking at the sheets in
front of her. "We will know it exactly as soon as we make an ultrasound. Maybe we should set a date now. How about next week?," she asked, flipping through her
time-planner.
"Next week is fine," the former slayer nodded. "And I'll bring the father too,
God, he's going to be so happy," there were tears in her eyes now. "He really
thought he couldn't have kids."
"I'm glad it's good news," Barbara smiled, "It isn't usual to go to a routine
check and come back pregnant."
"Probably not, but believe me when I tell you that in my life rarely something
went the usual way."
*****
"Wow," Willow said in awe at the other end of the line. "And Angel? What's he
saying about this?"
"Will, I haven't told him yet," Buffy bit her lower lip. "He's in L.A. for the
day and won't be back before tonight. But I just *had* to tell somebody."
"And so you called me," the red-head's voice sounded happy. "Well, I am your best friend after all."
Buffy heard the noises of a keyboard through the line, "Willow am I disturbing
something?", she asked.
"No," came the quick reply. "I'm just sending an e-mail while we talk. Now,
there, ready. Sorry for that Buffy, but it was an important message that had to
leave the office now," she sighed. "I'm really not sure what's going to happen in here when I stop working in some months."
The former slayer chuckled, "I think Oz and Tara will manage."
"I truly hope so," she let out another sigh. "I don't want to come back and find
all my files out of order or gone or ..."
"Stop," Buffy grinned to herself, "You're paranoid, Willow. Oz managed the
business before. Remember you already had a child?!"
"Yeah, I know. But the company has grown so much since then. Well, I can't change it, can I."
"No, I suppose not."
"I just see it's almost one p.m." Willow said looking at the clock on the wall.
"How about some lunch. We can talk a little bit more about babies and stuff."
"Oh yes," Buffy agreed wholeheartedly, "I want to tell Angel so much, but I want
to see his face then and for that I can't use the phone. So this lunch-thing is a great idea, gets my mind off for a while, keeps me entertained, so to say. But I have to be at Ashlynn's school at three-thirty to pick her up. I left David with mom before I went to the doctor and pick him up later. So I'm totally free until three-thirty."
"Fine with me. I have to get back to work then. So how about we meet at that new
coffee shop and have some salad?"
"Great, see you in ... half an hour?"
"Yes, see you then."
End Chapter 18.