"What am I going to do Spike? It's been hours since I called Giles and I
still have an almost crying vampire in there and he's just told Cordelia
Chase that I slept with him and I have no idea what to do and why are you
looking at me like that?" Buffy asked the blonde vampire. She was sat on
the kitchen work surface and he was leaning against it also looking at her
with a strange look in his eyes.
"Are you not angry with him?" The blonde vampire asked leaning towards her slightly.
"Of course I am, he's just told Cordelia that I slept with him, when I didn't. I am no slu-" she began but was interrupted by his laughing, "Hey what are you laughing at?"
"Slayer! All he did was tell her that you two slept together, after all you are supposed to be in love with him. But all you can think about is that he told her something that wasn't true, why are you so bothered?" he asked.
"Because, because of-"
"Because of what?" He said prompting her
"Because of you." She said finally realizing the true reason.
He laughed, "I'm honored."
"Wouldn't you care: if I had slept with him?" Buffy asked him as he stood in front of her, close to her yet not touching, putting his hands either side of her on the counter he stared into her eyes.
"Yes. But it wouldn't be my choice, it would be yours." he said slowly and he was answered with a kiss that lasted for what Spike thought was a lifetime. Drawing her head away she put a hand against his face and smiled at him.
"I'm going to have to go and talk to Cordelia, will you watch Angel?" Buffy asked him.
"No." Spike shook his head, "You need to let Angel go and sort things out himself, otherwise he'll never be able to tell her the truth."
Buffy nodded knowing Spike was right, "We'll go too, so Cordelia can see that it couldn't of been true."
"But that will mean Giles and Angel and everyone will know. Buffy you understand they wont agree with us." Spike stated.
Buffy silenced him with another kiss and jumped off the work surface. "They don't have to agree Spike, we have to agree and they have to just accept it."
Leaving him astounded in the kitchen Spike realized Buffy had just openly admitted she liked him and was planning on letting everyone know how she felt. Smiling to himself he checked the kitchen clock. 9:45. it was 2 hours and 15 minutes to go before Christmas came, but Spike had just received his gift early and was planning on letting it last for a lifetime.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Cordelia can you get that please?" Giles called from the kitchen and Cordelia nodded into thin air and jumped up to get the door. Opening it, she smiled and then laughed at the visitors taste in clothes.
"Suits you." She laughed at the man that stood before her dressed up as Father Christmas.
"Have you been a good girl this year?" Father Christmas asked her as he walked into the house and sat in a chair.
"Yes Santa." Cordelia replied and giggled as Xander took off his hat and pointed towards the presents he had brought with him.
"One for you and one for Giles." He said with a smile.
"Where's Anya?" Cordelia asked
"I'm here." The ex demon called from the door her arms also laden with presents.
Cordelia waved her in and offered to unburden her by taking a few of the presents from her hands.
"Hey guys." Cordelia heard another voice from the door and in walked Willow and Tara, which prompted Giles to exit the kitchen.
"Look who we found wandering the streets." Willow said with a smile and into Giles' house walked Fred, Gunn, Lorne and Wesley.
Fred squealed as she saw her best friend sat before the tree and ran to hug her. Cordelia stood and hugged her back. "Hey Fred."
Fred slapped Cordelia on the arm and the brunette stepped back in surprise, "Don't leave like that." Fred exclaimed and Gunn stepped forward to hug Cordelia also.
"Yeah what she did, and what she said." Gunn said with a smile and then stepped back to let Wesley hug his friend.
"Wes, I've missed you." Cordelia whispered as she hugged her British friend.
"Likewise." He stated and then the whole mood was broken by Lorne who had started singing 'O' Christmas Tree, O' Christmas Tree'.
"Lorne what are you doing here?" She asked running to greet her green singing demon friend.
"Its Christmas, and you guys are my friends and my friends are family, so I decided to come for a little road trip." He stated.
"I'm glad." Cordelia said with a smile that lit up the room.
"So am I!" A voice said loudly from the doorway.
"Angel?" Cordelia asked watching Buffy, Spike and Dawn enter the house. Once they had entered her gaze fell on the tall vampire with the dark soulful eyes.
"Can I come in?" He asked slowly.
She nodded and Giles spoke for her, "Come in Angel."
The vampire with a soul stepped through the doorway and closed the door quickly. Everyone apart from Cordelia and Angel, were all trying to fit into the kitchen and bedrooms so the two could be alone and once they were Cordelia's hands flew to her face preventing Angels gaze from reaching her eyes.
"Cor-" Angel began and then seeing his seers body start to shake he decided on the more upfront approach.
"I never slept with Buffy." He stated quickly, "I admit I slept with Darla, and I came back and you found out and you forgave me, but I honestly didn't sleep with Buffy." He walked towards her.
"If he had, I would of killed him." A voice shouted from the kitchen and Cordelia was certain it had been Spike's.
"Angel, don't lie to me." Cordelia whispered, "I don't want you to lie to me."
"I am not lying Cordy, I'm not lying to you. I can't lie to you. I admit I can keep things from you, just as you can keep things from me. But I can never lie to you." He whispered now in front of her, although her hands were still guarding her face.
"Why? Why did you say it?" she asked.
"Because I had to know Cordy, I had to know whether you cared for me in any way." he said trying to tell her the truth.
"So you found out, but broke my heart in the process?" Cordelia asked moving away from him.
"I never meant to hurt you!" He explained sincerely, pulling her hands from her face and wrapping his arms around her, "I never meant to hurt you."
"You did Angel, but I love you." She said as tears rolled down her face and onto his shirt.
Looking into hopeful eyes, his lips brushed hers. Softly he whispered and their fate was sealed, "I love you too Cordelia. I love you too."
"Are you not angry with him?" The blonde vampire asked leaning towards her slightly.
"Of course I am, he's just told Cordelia that I slept with him, when I didn't. I am no slu-" she began but was interrupted by his laughing, "Hey what are you laughing at?"
"Slayer! All he did was tell her that you two slept together, after all you are supposed to be in love with him. But all you can think about is that he told her something that wasn't true, why are you so bothered?" he asked.
"Because, because of-"
"Because of what?" He said prompting her
"Because of you." She said finally realizing the true reason.
He laughed, "I'm honored."
"Wouldn't you care: if I had slept with him?" Buffy asked him as he stood in front of her, close to her yet not touching, putting his hands either side of her on the counter he stared into her eyes.
"Yes. But it wouldn't be my choice, it would be yours." he said slowly and he was answered with a kiss that lasted for what Spike thought was a lifetime. Drawing her head away she put a hand against his face and smiled at him.
"I'm going to have to go and talk to Cordelia, will you watch Angel?" Buffy asked him.
"No." Spike shook his head, "You need to let Angel go and sort things out himself, otherwise he'll never be able to tell her the truth."
Buffy nodded knowing Spike was right, "We'll go too, so Cordelia can see that it couldn't of been true."
"But that will mean Giles and Angel and everyone will know. Buffy you understand they wont agree with us." Spike stated.
Buffy silenced him with another kiss and jumped off the work surface. "They don't have to agree Spike, we have to agree and they have to just accept it."
Leaving him astounded in the kitchen Spike realized Buffy had just openly admitted she liked him and was planning on letting everyone know how she felt. Smiling to himself he checked the kitchen clock. 9:45. it was 2 hours and 15 minutes to go before Christmas came, but Spike had just received his gift early and was planning on letting it last for a lifetime.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Cordelia can you get that please?" Giles called from the kitchen and Cordelia nodded into thin air and jumped up to get the door. Opening it, she smiled and then laughed at the visitors taste in clothes.
"Suits you." She laughed at the man that stood before her dressed up as Father Christmas.
"Have you been a good girl this year?" Father Christmas asked her as he walked into the house and sat in a chair.
"Yes Santa." Cordelia replied and giggled as Xander took off his hat and pointed towards the presents he had brought with him.
"One for you and one for Giles." He said with a smile.
"Where's Anya?" Cordelia asked
"I'm here." The ex demon called from the door her arms also laden with presents.
Cordelia waved her in and offered to unburden her by taking a few of the presents from her hands.
"Hey guys." Cordelia heard another voice from the door and in walked Willow and Tara, which prompted Giles to exit the kitchen.
"Look who we found wandering the streets." Willow said with a smile and into Giles' house walked Fred, Gunn, Lorne and Wesley.
Fred squealed as she saw her best friend sat before the tree and ran to hug her. Cordelia stood and hugged her back. "Hey Fred."
Fred slapped Cordelia on the arm and the brunette stepped back in surprise, "Don't leave like that." Fred exclaimed and Gunn stepped forward to hug Cordelia also.
"Yeah what she did, and what she said." Gunn said with a smile and then stepped back to let Wesley hug his friend.
"Wes, I've missed you." Cordelia whispered as she hugged her British friend.
"Likewise." He stated and then the whole mood was broken by Lorne who had started singing 'O' Christmas Tree, O' Christmas Tree'.
"Lorne what are you doing here?" She asked running to greet her green singing demon friend.
"Its Christmas, and you guys are my friends and my friends are family, so I decided to come for a little road trip." He stated.
"I'm glad." Cordelia said with a smile that lit up the room.
"So am I!" A voice said loudly from the doorway.
"Angel?" Cordelia asked watching Buffy, Spike and Dawn enter the house. Once they had entered her gaze fell on the tall vampire with the dark soulful eyes.
"Can I come in?" He asked slowly.
She nodded and Giles spoke for her, "Come in Angel."
The vampire with a soul stepped through the doorway and closed the door quickly. Everyone apart from Cordelia and Angel, were all trying to fit into the kitchen and bedrooms so the two could be alone and once they were Cordelia's hands flew to her face preventing Angels gaze from reaching her eyes.
"Cor-" Angel began and then seeing his seers body start to shake he decided on the more upfront approach.
"I never slept with Buffy." He stated quickly, "I admit I slept with Darla, and I came back and you found out and you forgave me, but I honestly didn't sleep with Buffy." He walked towards her.
"If he had, I would of killed him." A voice shouted from the kitchen and Cordelia was certain it had been Spike's.
"Angel, don't lie to me." Cordelia whispered, "I don't want you to lie to me."
"I am not lying Cordy, I'm not lying to you. I can't lie to you. I admit I can keep things from you, just as you can keep things from me. But I can never lie to you." He whispered now in front of her, although her hands were still guarding her face.
"Why? Why did you say it?" she asked.
"Because I had to know Cordy, I had to know whether you cared for me in any way." he said trying to tell her the truth.
"So you found out, but broke my heart in the process?" Cordelia asked moving away from him.
"I never meant to hurt you!" He explained sincerely, pulling her hands from her face and wrapping his arms around her, "I never meant to hurt you."
"You did Angel, but I love you." She said as tears rolled down her face and onto his shirt.
Looking into hopeful eyes, his lips brushed hers. Softly he whispered and their fate was sealed, "I love you too Cordelia. I love you too."