Her mouth dropped open as he turned away from the crib to look at her with a baby in her arms. Her lip trembled slightly as she struggled not to cry. "Is this her room," Angel asked upon seeing the baby in Buffy's arms. Buffy nodded slowly as she crossed over to the crib with Jada. "And who is she," he asked looking at Jada now
asleep in Buffy's arms. "She's my daughter," Buffy said closing her eyes and letting a tear roll down her cheek. She opened them again, but refused to look Angel in the
eye. She laid Jada down in her crib and headed to her own room. Angel followed her. She turned on a lamp and shut the door. They both stood there and finally Angel
broke the silence. "Why didn't you tell me," he asked her. "I haven't told anyone," she said as the tears blinded her," I don't want people to know. At least not yet. People treat you differently". "Oh," Angel said understandingly," so only your grandmother knows". Buffy shook her head yes. "What about your parents," he asked.
After all of this time they'd spent together she'd still never mentioned her parents or why she didn't live with them. "They're not part of my life anymore," she told him as fresh tears fell down her face. "I'm sorry," he told her," I didn't mean to push. This is your business". "No it's not you," Buffy said still crying. Angel closed the space
between them and hugged her. At first she was stiff, but slowly she relaxed in his embrace. "Ok," he said," but I'm still sorry". She let him hold her for awhile. For some reason it didn't bother her to be wrapped in his arms. Most guys she wouldn't be this comfortable with. Sure there was Giles and Xander, but Xander was like her brother
and Giles was like the father she wished she'd had. Angel was someone she was interested in, but she still wasn't sure what to do about it. The thought of getting close to a guy like that usually scared the Hell out of her, but with Angel she was scared of the fact that he didn't scare her and she might get too close to him. She'd already let
him in further than anyone. After all he even knew about Jada now. After awhile she finally stopped crying and let go of him. "Well, you'll have to stay here for the night," she said," I'm not risking you going out there with the three on the loose". He agreed to stay and Buffy got him a blanket and pillow to sleep on the floor next to her bed.
She went into the bathroom to change and came back. Buffy climbed into bed and Angel lay down next to it. It took her awhile, but eventually she fell asleep. She woke up at 4am, but she had no idea why. Then she heard a voice humming on the baby monitor. She tossed the covers off and headed into the nursery. When she opened
the door Angel was sitting in the rocking chair with Jada quietly lulling her back to sleep. He looked up when Buffy entered and said," I heard her wake up on the monitor and I thought Id get her back to sleep because you needed your rest". Buffy gave him a grateful smile and sat down on a cedar chest across from him. He was really good
with Jada she noticed as she watched him rock her. She had been afraid that he might run now that he'd found out one of her secrets. After a little while her eyes fell shut and she was asleep again. He laid her down and they headed back to Buffy's room. She had one of the best nights of sleep she'd had since she was little. When she
woke up Angel was gone. The sun shone through the windows. It was a beautiful Saturday morning. Buffy spent the whole weeken with Jada. She was almost two months old now and still as perfect as ever. Willow and Xander still thought Jada was the baby that Helen watched all of the time. They had noticed that she looked
similar to Buffy, but when Xander mentioned it Buffy blew it off and it wasn't brought up again. Luckily by Tuesday Giles and researched and found out that the three wouldn't be after Buffy anymore. The mater would punish their failure to get her the first time with their deaths. Two days later he was still researching the master.
Apparently he was supposed to rise soon. Buffy was far less than thrilled. He was supposed to be incredibly powerful. So she needed to stop him before it happened. They just didn't know how yet.
More coming soon. I hope. Let me know what you thought. Thanks.
asleep in Buffy's arms. "She's my daughter," Buffy said closing her eyes and letting a tear roll down her cheek. She opened them again, but refused to look Angel in the
eye. She laid Jada down in her crib and headed to her own room. Angel followed her. She turned on a lamp and shut the door. They both stood there and finally Angel
broke the silence. "Why didn't you tell me," he asked her. "I haven't told anyone," she said as the tears blinded her," I don't want people to know. At least not yet. People treat you differently". "Oh," Angel said understandingly," so only your grandmother knows". Buffy shook her head yes. "What about your parents," he asked.
After all of this time they'd spent together she'd still never mentioned her parents or why she didn't live with them. "They're not part of my life anymore," she told him as fresh tears fell down her face. "I'm sorry," he told her," I didn't mean to push. This is your business". "No it's not you," Buffy said still crying. Angel closed the space
between them and hugged her. At first she was stiff, but slowly she relaxed in his embrace. "Ok," he said," but I'm still sorry". She let him hold her for awhile. For some reason it didn't bother her to be wrapped in his arms. Most guys she wouldn't be this comfortable with. Sure there was Giles and Xander, but Xander was like her brother
and Giles was like the father she wished she'd had. Angel was someone she was interested in, but she still wasn't sure what to do about it. The thought of getting close to a guy like that usually scared the Hell out of her, but with Angel she was scared of the fact that he didn't scare her and she might get too close to him. She'd already let
him in further than anyone. After all he even knew about Jada now. After awhile she finally stopped crying and let go of him. "Well, you'll have to stay here for the night," she said," I'm not risking you going out there with the three on the loose". He agreed to stay and Buffy got him a blanket and pillow to sleep on the floor next to her bed.
She went into the bathroom to change and came back. Buffy climbed into bed and Angel lay down next to it. It took her awhile, but eventually she fell asleep. She woke up at 4am, but she had no idea why. Then she heard a voice humming on the baby monitor. She tossed the covers off and headed into the nursery. When she opened
the door Angel was sitting in the rocking chair with Jada quietly lulling her back to sleep. He looked up when Buffy entered and said," I heard her wake up on the monitor and I thought Id get her back to sleep because you needed your rest". Buffy gave him a grateful smile and sat down on a cedar chest across from him. He was really good
with Jada she noticed as she watched him rock her. She had been afraid that he might run now that he'd found out one of her secrets. After a little while her eyes fell shut and she was asleep again. He laid her down and they headed back to Buffy's room. She had one of the best nights of sleep she'd had since she was little. When she
woke up Angel was gone. The sun shone through the windows. It was a beautiful Saturday morning. Buffy spent the whole weeken with Jada. She was almost two months old now and still as perfect as ever. Willow and Xander still thought Jada was the baby that Helen watched all of the time. They had noticed that she looked
similar to Buffy, but when Xander mentioned it Buffy blew it off and it wasn't brought up again. Luckily by Tuesday Giles and researched and found out that the three wouldn't be after Buffy anymore. The mater would punish their failure to get her the first time with their deaths. Two days later he was still researching the master.
Apparently he was supposed to rise soon. Buffy was far less than thrilled. He was supposed to be incredibly powerful. So she needed to stop him before it happened. They just didn't know how yet.
More coming soon. I hope. Let me know what you thought. Thanks.