chapter 8
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Angel returned with the gang in tow. He took his seat next to Buffy on her bed this time so that Joyce could sit in the chair. Willow sat at the foot of the bed with Xander standing next to her and Giles stood next to Joyce's chair. "So what's up," Xander asked,"you guys look all happy so I'm guessing it's good news". "Well,
the doctor just came and told me that the baby and I are going to be fine," Buffy said giving them a smile or relief. "Oh honey thank God," Joyce said giving her daughter a hug. She was so relieved. She'd been scared to death she might lose her daughter or her grandchild or both. Now she could put those worries aside. Buffy looked around
the room and felt guilty. Seeing how much she'd hurt them all by keeping this from them. "I'm really sorry for keeping this from you all," Buffy said," I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I just didn't know how to deal with it all and at the time not telling seemed like the best way". "You weren't the only one at fault," Willow said," I mean we were all
too busy with our own stuff that we haven't really paid close attention to what's been going on in each other's lives". "Well I vote it's time to change that," Buffy said," I mean after all this little one is gonna need some people to call her aunt and uncle since I'm an only child". Xander smiled. "Also," she said turning her attention to Giles,"
the baby has a Grandma already, but she needs someone to call Grandpa. What would you say to that?". Giles gave her that fatherly smile of his," I'd be honored". He liked feeling like part of a family. To him Buffy was his daughter regardless of DNA. They had been brought together for a reason. He had been a father as well as a
watcher to her and she had been the daughter he'd never had. They had taught each other a lot. "I'm sorry I didn't question you more," Xander said," I mean if I had taken the time to really sit down with you you might have told me. Then maybe you wouldn't have ended up here". "No no this is absolutely none of your faults," Buffy quickly
reassured them," It was partially the stress from hiding this from you, but that wasn't your guys' fault and that was only half of it". "Well then what caused this," Joyce asked concerned. She wanted to be sure it wouldn't happen again.
"Well....when I went upstairs and called Dad first his secretary didn't even know he had a daughter and then when I finally got ahold of him he didn't even care". Buffy's eyes teared up at acknowledging this once again. "He just told me congratulations and hung up the phone on me," she continued," I tried to call him back
and explain, but he wouldn't answer. And it's not that he's mad. It's that he just really doesn't care anymore". "I guess I've known that for a few years now. Since he hasn't talked to me since a little before my eighteenth birthday. And the last contact I had received that he initiated was way before that, back when we'd just moved. It
just finally really fully hit me today and with my hormones going crazy I guess I just couldn't take it, but no worries because I have you guys and I don't need him". "I'm so sorry," Giles said. He knew he'd taken his place as Buffy's father figure, but he felt horrible that the man that was biologically her father wouldn't have anything to do with
her. How could he not see how special Buffy was."Your father is a selfish bastard and he has no idea what he has given up," Joyce said her voice filled with anger. Seeing what Hank'd done to their daughter. It was at least partially his fault that Buffy was here in the hospital and up until a little while ago was fighting for her baby's life. "No he
certainly doesn't," Giles said. The others agreed. "I'm glad I learned before it was too late," Angel said squeezing her hand in his own and placing the other one protectively on her belly. Buffy smiled him. "What's going on," Xander commented first upon seeing the two looking all coupley and happy together. "There's some more
news I need to tell you guys today," Buffy said. "What is it," asked Joyce worriedly. "Don't worry Mom, it's good news this time," Buffy said the smile could not be wiped from her face," it's about the baby's father". "But Buffy I thought that you said...," Willow left off remembering Buffy didn't want to upset Joyce, but she was confused. "I
know what I said, Will," Buffy told her best friend with a grin," but I've come to a revelation since then and I understand now". Willow understood too. Before Buffy had said she didn't understand, now she did. From the way her and Angel were acting Willow was almost positive that somehow someway he was the father of Buffy's baby. "And
what revelation is that," Giles asked her. "Well as it turns out...the father of my baby is someone a little unexpected," Buffy said. "Who is it," Joyce asked concern still etched on her face. "Well, as it turns out, the father is Angel," Buffy said turning to look at him. He was looking back at her and they both smiled at each other. "What,"
Xander asked stunned. "But Buffy that's not possible," Giles said," Angel isn't human. He can't create a child". "I know that, but since he was human for part of the time the last time I saw him he was able to....create a child," Buffy told them using Giles's words. "What do you mean he was," Xander asked her. So Buffy and Angel relayed
the whole story for them without getting too detailed in the whole child creation part. "I see," Giles said," that's amazing". "Tell me about it," Buffy said," I'm just so thankful I know who Sierra's father is. I was so worried before about not knowing and having no explanation as to why I didn't know". "Wow," Willow finally said," so this is
good right". "This is," Buffy told her. "But you two are still in the same situation as before," Xander cut in," I mean Angel and his curse still equal no touching, right?".
"Not exactly," Angel said," Wesley and Cordelia sort of gave me a gift. Well I guess it was partially for their own protection also". "They found a way to bind your soul permanently," Giles half stated half asked. Angel nodded. "Amazing," the watcher said," I didn't think it could be done. I'd never even heard of it until now".
"Isn't it great," Buffy asked wanting them to be happy as well. "It most certainly is," Joyce told her daughter. She was sorry she had interfered on their love back when Angel had left town and now she was happy that her daughter was finally happy and had the kind of love she deserved. "Wait did you say Sierra,' Joyce asked," you're
having a little girl". "Did we forget to mention that yet,' Buffy asked with a joking guilty look on her face. She hadn't even realized she hadn't told them that yet. It was just a lot had happened in the past few hours and it was kind of easy to forget what you had and had not mentioned. Xander and Willow rolled their eyes and grinned at Buffy's
forgetfulness. "Yeah you mighta left that out," Willow told her. "Oops," Buffy said," so by the way we're having a baby girl and we're naming her Sierra Elizabeth Summers". "Buffy," Joyce said," I assume now that you and Angel are back together you're going to want to talk to me about your living arrangements". Buffy was
surprised. "How'd you know that," Buffy asked her mother," We were just discussing all of that before Angel went to get you guys". "I'm a mother it's my job to know these things," Joyce told her," Trust me you'll know soon enough".
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Angel returned with the gang in tow. He took his seat next to Buffy on her bed this time so that Joyce could sit in the chair. Willow sat at the foot of the bed with Xander standing next to her and Giles stood next to Joyce's chair. "So what's up," Xander asked,"you guys look all happy so I'm guessing it's good news". "Well,
the doctor just came and told me that the baby and I are going to be fine," Buffy said giving them a smile or relief. "Oh honey thank God," Joyce said giving her daughter a hug. She was so relieved. She'd been scared to death she might lose her daughter or her grandchild or both. Now she could put those worries aside. Buffy looked around
the room and felt guilty. Seeing how much she'd hurt them all by keeping this from them. "I'm really sorry for keeping this from you all," Buffy said," I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I just didn't know how to deal with it all and at the time not telling seemed like the best way". "You weren't the only one at fault," Willow said," I mean we were all
too busy with our own stuff that we haven't really paid close attention to what's been going on in each other's lives". "Well I vote it's time to change that," Buffy said," I mean after all this little one is gonna need some people to call her aunt and uncle since I'm an only child". Xander smiled. "Also," she said turning her attention to Giles,"
the baby has a Grandma already, but she needs someone to call Grandpa. What would you say to that?". Giles gave her that fatherly smile of his," I'd be honored". He liked feeling like part of a family. To him Buffy was his daughter regardless of DNA. They had been brought together for a reason. He had been a father as well as a
watcher to her and she had been the daughter he'd never had. They had taught each other a lot. "I'm sorry I didn't question you more," Xander said," I mean if I had taken the time to really sit down with you you might have told me. Then maybe you wouldn't have ended up here". "No no this is absolutely none of your faults," Buffy quickly
reassured them," It was partially the stress from hiding this from you, but that wasn't your guys' fault and that was only half of it". "Well then what caused this," Joyce asked concerned. She wanted to be sure it wouldn't happen again.
"Well....when I went upstairs and called Dad first his secretary didn't even know he had a daughter and then when I finally got ahold of him he didn't even care". Buffy's eyes teared up at acknowledging this once again. "He just told me congratulations and hung up the phone on me," she continued," I tried to call him back
and explain, but he wouldn't answer. And it's not that he's mad. It's that he just really doesn't care anymore". "I guess I've known that for a few years now. Since he hasn't talked to me since a little before my eighteenth birthday. And the last contact I had received that he initiated was way before that, back when we'd just moved. It
just finally really fully hit me today and with my hormones going crazy I guess I just couldn't take it, but no worries because I have you guys and I don't need him". "I'm so sorry," Giles said. He knew he'd taken his place as Buffy's father figure, but he felt horrible that the man that was biologically her father wouldn't have anything to do with
her. How could he not see how special Buffy was."Your father is a selfish bastard and he has no idea what he has given up," Joyce said her voice filled with anger. Seeing what Hank'd done to their daughter. It was at least partially his fault that Buffy was here in the hospital and up until a little while ago was fighting for her baby's life. "No he
certainly doesn't," Giles said. The others agreed. "I'm glad I learned before it was too late," Angel said squeezing her hand in his own and placing the other one protectively on her belly. Buffy smiled him. "What's going on," Xander commented first upon seeing the two looking all coupley and happy together. "There's some more
news I need to tell you guys today," Buffy said. "What is it," asked Joyce worriedly. "Don't worry Mom, it's good news this time," Buffy said the smile could not be wiped from her face," it's about the baby's father". "But Buffy I thought that you said...," Willow left off remembering Buffy didn't want to upset Joyce, but she was confused. "I
know what I said, Will," Buffy told her best friend with a grin," but I've come to a revelation since then and I understand now". Willow understood too. Before Buffy had said she didn't understand, now she did. From the way her and Angel were acting Willow was almost positive that somehow someway he was the father of Buffy's baby. "And
what revelation is that," Giles asked her. "Well as it turns out...the father of my baby is someone a little unexpected," Buffy said. "Who is it," Joyce asked concern still etched on her face. "Well, as it turns out, the father is Angel," Buffy said turning to look at him. He was looking back at her and they both smiled at each other. "What,"
Xander asked stunned. "But Buffy that's not possible," Giles said," Angel isn't human. He can't create a child". "I know that, but since he was human for part of the time the last time I saw him he was able to....create a child," Buffy told them using Giles's words. "What do you mean he was," Xander asked her. So Buffy and Angel relayed
the whole story for them without getting too detailed in the whole child creation part. "I see," Giles said," that's amazing". "Tell me about it," Buffy said," I'm just so thankful I know who Sierra's father is. I was so worried before about not knowing and having no explanation as to why I didn't know". "Wow," Willow finally said," so this is
good right". "This is," Buffy told her. "But you two are still in the same situation as before," Xander cut in," I mean Angel and his curse still equal no touching, right?".
"Not exactly," Angel said," Wesley and Cordelia sort of gave me a gift. Well I guess it was partially for their own protection also". "They found a way to bind your soul permanently," Giles half stated half asked. Angel nodded. "Amazing," the watcher said," I didn't think it could be done. I'd never even heard of it until now".
"Isn't it great," Buffy asked wanting them to be happy as well. "It most certainly is," Joyce told her daughter. She was sorry she had interfered on their love back when Angel had left town and now she was happy that her daughter was finally happy and had the kind of love she deserved. "Wait did you say Sierra,' Joyce asked," you're
having a little girl". "Did we forget to mention that yet,' Buffy asked with a joking guilty look on her face. She hadn't even realized she hadn't told them that yet. It was just a lot had happened in the past few hours and it was kind of easy to forget what you had and had not mentioned. Xander and Willow rolled their eyes and grinned at Buffy's
forgetfulness. "Yeah you mighta left that out," Willow told her. "Oops," Buffy said," so by the way we're having a baby girl and we're naming her Sierra Elizabeth Summers". "Buffy," Joyce said," I assume now that you and Angel are back together you're going to want to talk to me about your living arrangements". Buffy was
surprised. "How'd you know that," Buffy asked her mother," We were just discussing all of that before Angel went to get you guys". "I'm a mother it's my job to know these things," Joyce told her," Trust me you'll know soon enough".
So what'd you think? I need read and review, in order to continue. Hey that rhymes! HeHe. Ok ok please do r/r. thanks.