DISCLAIMERS ETC IN PART 1.
TIMELINE: AFTER "ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN" AND BEFORE "FIRST IMPRESSIONS"
ONCE UPON A TIME... NOT SO LONG AGO - PART 16
Angel pulled Buffy over to him, holding her tight and covered her mouth with
his.
She parted her lips, waiting anxiously to feel his tongue sliding inside
her. He didn't disappoint, and the kiss deepened, each of them exploring
again the familiar territories they've been yearning for.
Neither of them wanted to pull back, but eventually, Buffy got breathless. They
broke the kiss and looked into each other's eyes.
"I love you..." She whispered, still panting.
"I love you." He returned, his hand resting lovingly on her cheek.
"I wish..." She started saying and rested her hand on his chest.
"We can't." He whispered, knowing what she was getting at.
Again, they were both fully clothed, lying in each other's arm on Angel's
bed.
Angel was holding Buffy protectively in his strong arms.
"I don't want to sleep... I just want to be with you... like this..." She
played with his collar.
He kissed her hair. "Sleep," He whispered. "I'll stay here with you."
"Will you be here when I wake up?" She asked, looking up at his face.
"I will," He promised, glancing down at her.
"Okay," She snuggled in his arms. His body was already warm from the body
heat she gave him.
Buffy closed her eyes and fell asleep almost instantly in the warmth and
safety of his arms.
"Good morning," He whispered to her when she opened her eyes drowsily, hours
later.
"You're still here..." She whispered, her voice still husky from sleep.
"I promised," He leaned down to kiss her softly.
"What time is it?" She asked, getting up.
"It's late. You slept for a while." He told her.
"And you stayed here all this time?"
"I promised," He shrugged. "I don't get cramps or anything, and besides..."
He smiled his famous crooked half smile. "I like watching you sleep."
"Uh oh... I look like a disaster when I sleep…" She wrinkled her nose.
"How do you know? Ever watched yourself sleep?"
"I see myself in the morning!"
"Well I saw you sleep and you're pretty as ever," He assured her.
"But when was the last time you saw me sleeping?"
"Almost a year ago," He said.
"A year?" She looked at him confused.
"Uh, I mean 2 years." He realized his mistake quickly. "A year, two... All look the same when you're 240." He joked.
She smiled at him. "I thought you were 245?"
He twisted his mouth. "Well, no need to get detailed, I'm still young!"
She smiled again and moved to kiss him.
He nibbled on her earlobe, whispering into her ear- "And I enjoy looking at you, anyway."
They spent the rest of the day talking about everything, and just
enjoying each other's company, holding hands, kissing and cuddling together.
In the afternoon, they reluctantly let go of each other. Buffy went to take
a shower, while Angel decided to let Wesley and Cordelia know that he was back
to himself.
"It's amazing..." Wesley kept saying in astonishment.
"It is..." Angel agreed.
"So what are you going to do now?" Wesley asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Now you're back and Buffy is back... what are you going to do?"
Angel sighed. "I guess... I guess we have to go back to real life."
"I suppose..." Wes agreed.
"I mean, if there was any way..."
"But she's the Slayer. She needs to return to the Hellmouth."
"Right. And I'm... I'm gonna call Giles and tell him she's okay. He still
doesn't know."
"In truth, he does know."
"He knows?"
"He called when I got back. I did not mention your, um, your condition."
"So he expects to see Buffy soon."
"I tried to delay him, but he demanded I'll get her on the bus, tonight. I
figured, she'll talk to him herself... things seem stressed in Sunnydale."
"When aren't they..." Angel muttered. He still didn't know what the best
approach to Buffy would be.
TBC....
TIMELINE: AFTER "ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN" AND BEFORE "FIRST IMPRESSIONS"
ONCE UPON A TIME... NOT SO LONG AGO - PART 16
Angel pulled Buffy over to him, holding her tight and covered her mouth with
his.
She parted her lips, waiting anxiously to feel his tongue sliding inside
her. He didn't disappoint, and the kiss deepened, each of them exploring
again the familiar territories they've been yearning for.
Neither of them wanted to pull back, but eventually, Buffy got breathless. They
broke the kiss and looked into each other's eyes.
"I love you..." She whispered, still panting.
"I love you." He returned, his hand resting lovingly on her cheek.
"I wish..." She started saying and rested her hand on his chest.
"We can't." He whispered, knowing what she was getting at.
Again, they were both fully clothed, lying in each other's arm on Angel's
bed.
Angel was holding Buffy protectively in his strong arms.
"I don't want to sleep... I just want to be with you... like this..." She
played with his collar.
He kissed her hair. "Sleep," He whispered. "I'll stay here with you."
"Will you be here when I wake up?" She asked, looking up at his face.
"I will," He promised, glancing down at her.
"Okay," She snuggled in his arms. His body was already warm from the body
heat she gave him.
Buffy closed her eyes and fell asleep almost instantly in the warmth and
safety of his arms.
"Good morning," He whispered to her when she opened her eyes drowsily, hours
later.
"You're still here..." She whispered, her voice still husky from sleep.
"I promised," He leaned down to kiss her softly.
"What time is it?" She asked, getting up.
"It's late. You slept for a while." He told her.
"And you stayed here all this time?"
"I promised," He shrugged. "I don't get cramps or anything, and besides..."
He smiled his famous crooked half smile. "I like watching you sleep."
"Uh oh... I look like a disaster when I sleep…" She wrinkled her nose.
"How do you know? Ever watched yourself sleep?"
"I see myself in the morning!"
"Well I saw you sleep and you're pretty as ever," He assured her.
"But when was the last time you saw me sleeping?"
"Almost a year ago," He said.
"A year?" She looked at him confused.
"Uh, I mean 2 years." He realized his mistake quickly. "A year, two... All look the same when you're 240." He joked.
She smiled at him. "I thought you were 245?"
He twisted his mouth. "Well, no need to get detailed, I'm still young!"
She smiled again and moved to kiss him.
He nibbled on her earlobe, whispering into her ear- "And I enjoy looking at you, anyway."
They spent the rest of the day talking about everything, and just
enjoying each other's company, holding hands, kissing and cuddling together.
In the afternoon, they reluctantly let go of each other. Buffy went to take
a shower, while Angel decided to let Wesley and Cordelia know that he was back
to himself.
"It's amazing..." Wesley kept saying in astonishment.
"It is..." Angel agreed.
"So what are you going to do now?" Wesley asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Now you're back and Buffy is back... what are you going to do?"
Angel sighed. "I guess... I guess we have to go back to real life."
"I suppose..." Wes agreed.
"I mean, if there was any way..."
"But she's the Slayer. She needs to return to the Hellmouth."
"Right. And I'm... I'm gonna call Giles and tell him she's okay. He still
doesn't know."
"In truth, he does know."
"He knows?"
"He called when I got back. I did not mention your, um, your condition."
"So he expects to see Buffy soon."
"I tried to delay him, but he demanded I'll get her on the bus, tonight. I
figured, she'll talk to him herself... things seem stressed in Sunnydale."
"When aren't they..." Angel muttered. He still didn't know what the best
approach to Buffy would be.
TBC....