Part 6
They walked a few more minutes in silence, and then Angel stopped.
"Are we there?" Buffy asked.
"Yes." Angel replied.
She looked around. Not much of anything. They were at the Sunnydale Docks, and there was a small boat tied to the dock's post.
Angel led her to the boat and helped her climb in.
"Where are we going?" She pleaded.
"Shh, it's a secret." He replied.
She sat down in the boat, and watched as Angel pulled two oars from the floor and began rowing.
"This is amazing..." Buffy mused to herself.
"You're amazing." Angel complimented.
"I could say the same about you..." Buffy trailed off.
They sat in silence, hearing only the sound of the water being pushed away by the paddles, and the slight sound of birds in the air.
Buffy decided not to push on where they were going, she figured she'd find out soon enough. And, she knew she'd love it. As much as she loved Angel.
After a few minutes, Angel stopped. He had landed the small boat on a sandy island.
"Wow." Buffy said quietly.
"I know." Angel replied, hearing her.
"This is amazing. It's so quiet!" She said.
"Come here." Angel said.
Buffy complied, and took his hand, he led her to a clearing with trees above them.
Angel reached behind a palm tree, and pulled out a large straw basket, and a quilt to sit on. He began spreading out the blanket, as Buffy watched in amazement. He had planned all this.
He was done and he sat down on the soft blanket over the equally soft sand, pulling her down with him, into his lap.
"I love you." She said, kissing his lips.
"And I love you.'' He said, returning her kiss.
They kissed for a few minutes, when Buffy broke away.
"So..." She started. "What do you have planned?"
"Well, I was thinking, if it's okay with you, we could eat here, or, you could, then, take a walk on the beach, explore a little and uh..."
"Oh." Buffy said. "Let's just see where it takes us." She replied. "For now, kissage." She giggled, pulling his mouth to hers and kissing it.
Angel nodded and wrapped his strong arms around her.
He gently sucked on her bottom lip, and ran his hands through her hair.
"Oh god, Angel, this feels so right." Buffy moaned against his mouth.
"Buffy, I-I don't want to force you into anything." Angel said, trying to take control.
Buffy sat up straight. "I know. I'm not ready. Maybe some day." She said.
"Good." Angel replied.
They continued to kiss, and then, Buffy broke away.
"I'm hungry." She said, as her stomach grumbled. "See."
"Okay." Angel said, reaching into the basket and pulling out sandwiches. "It's not the most romantic food, but Willow said you liked sandwiches."
"She knew!" Buffy exclaimed! "And she didn't tell me!" She giggled.
"I made her swear she wouldn't." He said.
"Oh well, I guess it's the thought that counts." She giggled again.
"Yeah." He said.
Buffy began nibbling on a sandwich and watched as Angel pulled out drinks.
"Ahh! Diet Dr. Pepper!" Buffy screamed. "My favorite! You truly are an Angel."
"Ha, well, maybe you should be thanking Willow."
"Well, fine then, no kisses for you." Buffy grinned. She got off of his lap and began running down the beach.
Angel gave chase, and since he knew he couldn't hurt her, he tackled her and threw her in the sand.
She began laughing and he attacked her lips with his and they kissed for a long time, and finally broke away and went back to the clearing.
"That was fun." Buffy said. She plopped down in the sand, and took a few huge gulps of her soda.
She lay down in the crook of Angel's arm, and the two lovers rested there.
Buffy lay in Angel's arms; almost asleep.
"Tired of me already?" Angel asked.
Buffy stifled a yawn, and mumbled, "No. It's just so relaxing; laying in your arms, I mean."
"Good, I'm glad I'm relaxing."
"Very." Buffy said, sitting up and stretching her arms above her head. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she brought them down. Then she gave him a light kiss on the cheek. "Are you ready for our walk?"
"Yes." He said simply, standing up and pulling her with him.
They walked slowly in the sand; letting the water wash up on their feet.
"I know I've said this before, but I'm going to miss yo-"
"No, Angel. Please." She stopped walking and turned to face him. "Please. Please, this is our last date before I leave. I don't want to get into this." She placed her hand firmly on his chest. "I love you. I love you so much, and I'll miss you so much." She removed her hand. "I just want this to be a happy night."
Angel nodded. "I'm sorry, I just feel like I have to say it." He paused. "I love you, too."
Buffy grinned. "Now, happy-fun time!" She giggled.
"Happy-fun time." He echoed, clasping her hand, as the continued to walk.
After their walk the couple headed back to their camp. Deciding it was getting too dark, they got back into the boat, and Angel rowed them back to the dock.
"That was fun." Buffy said dreamily.
"Glad you liked it." He said, taking her arm and helping her out of the boat.
She laughed, and took the back of his neck and brought his lips down to hers. She held his neck, as he gently slipped his tongue into her mouth. She moaned against his mouth, and wrapped her other arm around the small of his back.
He finally broke away. "Maybe you should go." He said, panting a little.
"Yeah." She said distantly.
"See you tomorrow?" He asked.
"Tomorrow." She confirmed.
He walked her home, and on her porch they said goodbye, and kissed one last time.
"Goodbye, my Angel." She mouthed, as she watched his retreating back. She knew that the next few days, maybe even weeks, would be rough. She didn't know if she'd be the same Buffy he loved after she returned. Unlovable, rough, hard, cold.
They walked a few more minutes in silence, and then Angel stopped.
"Are we there?" Buffy asked.
"Yes." Angel replied.
She looked around. Not much of anything. They were at the Sunnydale Docks, and there was a small boat tied to the dock's post.
Angel led her to the boat and helped her climb in.
"Where are we going?" She pleaded.
"Shh, it's a secret." He replied.
She sat down in the boat, and watched as Angel pulled two oars from the floor and began rowing.
"This is amazing..." Buffy mused to herself.
"You're amazing." Angel complimented.
"I could say the same about you..." Buffy trailed off.
They sat in silence, hearing only the sound of the water being pushed away by the paddles, and the slight sound of birds in the air.
Buffy decided not to push on where they were going, she figured she'd find out soon enough. And, she knew she'd love it. As much as she loved Angel.
After a few minutes, Angel stopped. He had landed the small boat on a sandy island.
"Wow." Buffy said quietly.
"I know." Angel replied, hearing her.
"This is amazing. It's so quiet!" She said.
"Come here." Angel said.
Buffy complied, and took his hand, he led her to a clearing with trees above them.
Angel reached behind a palm tree, and pulled out a large straw basket, and a quilt to sit on. He began spreading out the blanket, as Buffy watched in amazement. He had planned all this.
He was done and he sat down on the soft blanket over the equally soft sand, pulling her down with him, into his lap.
"I love you." She said, kissing his lips.
"And I love you.'' He said, returning her kiss.
They kissed for a few minutes, when Buffy broke away.
"So..." She started. "What do you have planned?"
"Well, I was thinking, if it's okay with you, we could eat here, or, you could, then, take a walk on the beach, explore a little and uh..."
"Oh." Buffy said. "Let's just see where it takes us." She replied. "For now, kissage." She giggled, pulling his mouth to hers and kissing it.
Angel nodded and wrapped his strong arms around her.
He gently sucked on her bottom lip, and ran his hands through her hair.
"Oh god, Angel, this feels so right." Buffy moaned against his mouth.
"Buffy, I-I don't want to force you into anything." Angel said, trying to take control.
Buffy sat up straight. "I know. I'm not ready. Maybe some day." She said.
"Good." Angel replied.
They continued to kiss, and then, Buffy broke away.
"I'm hungry." She said, as her stomach grumbled. "See."
"Okay." Angel said, reaching into the basket and pulling out sandwiches. "It's not the most romantic food, but Willow said you liked sandwiches."
"She knew!" Buffy exclaimed! "And she didn't tell me!" She giggled.
"I made her swear she wouldn't." He said.
"Oh well, I guess it's the thought that counts." She giggled again.
"Yeah." He said.
Buffy began nibbling on a sandwich and watched as Angel pulled out drinks.
"Ahh! Diet Dr. Pepper!" Buffy screamed. "My favorite! You truly are an Angel."
"Ha, well, maybe you should be thanking Willow."
"Well, fine then, no kisses for you." Buffy grinned. She got off of his lap and began running down the beach.
Angel gave chase, and since he knew he couldn't hurt her, he tackled her and threw her in the sand.
She began laughing and he attacked her lips with his and they kissed for a long time, and finally broke away and went back to the clearing.
"That was fun." Buffy said. She plopped down in the sand, and took a few huge gulps of her soda.
She lay down in the crook of Angel's arm, and the two lovers rested there.
Buffy lay in Angel's arms; almost asleep.
"Tired of me already?" Angel asked.
Buffy stifled a yawn, and mumbled, "No. It's just so relaxing; laying in your arms, I mean."
"Good, I'm glad I'm relaxing."
"Very." Buffy said, sitting up and stretching her arms above her head. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she brought them down. Then she gave him a light kiss on the cheek. "Are you ready for our walk?"
"Yes." He said simply, standing up and pulling her with him.
They walked slowly in the sand; letting the water wash up on their feet.
"I know I've said this before, but I'm going to miss yo-"
"No, Angel. Please." She stopped walking and turned to face him. "Please. Please, this is our last date before I leave. I don't want to get into this." She placed her hand firmly on his chest. "I love you. I love you so much, and I'll miss you so much." She removed her hand. "I just want this to be a happy night."
Angel nodded. "I'm sorry, I just feel like I have to say it." He paused. "I love you, too."
Buffy grinned. "Now, happy-fun time!" She giggled.
"Happy-fun time." He echoed, clasping her hand, as the continued to walk.
After their walk the couple headed back to their camp. Deciding it was getting too dark, they got back into the boat, and Angel rowed them back to the dock.
"That was fun." Buffy said dreamily.
"Glad you liked it." He said, taking her arm and helping her out of the boat.
She laughed, and took the back of his neck and brought his lips down to hers. She held his neck, as he gently slipped his tongue into her mouth. She moaned against his mouth, and wrapped her other arm around the small of his back.
He finally broke away. "Maybe you should go." He said, panting a little.
"Yeah." She said distantly.
"See you tomorrow?" He asked.
"Tomorrow." She confirmed.
He walked her home, and on her porch they said goodbye, and kissed one last time.
"Goodbye, my Angel." She mouthed, as she watched his retreating back. She knew that the next few days, maybe even weeks, would be rough. She didn't know if she'd be the same Buffy he loved after she returned. Unlovable, rough, hard, cold.