Hi everyone! Well it's Chapter Ten!!!! Yay! *is happy*  I'm not really sure how much longer this fic will go on. So far it's around the end of July in the story and Dawn's back in Sunnydale for Xander and Anya's wedding.  So probably a few more chapters.  Thanks for all the reviews, I love them.  Well, here we go…

Chapter 10~ I Just Want To Know

Dawn Summers sat in the living room of her house at 1630 Revello Drive.  It was good to be home.  Back in her own living room, kitchen and bedroom, it was great.  And as much as Dawn hated to admit it…she'd missed Buffy too. And Willow and Tara and Xander and Giles and Spike and even Anya. 

Buffy entered the room with two cups of hot chocolate in her hands.

"Extra marshmallows?" Dawn asked.

"You know it", Buffy said handing Dawn the steaming cup.  Buffy sat down on the couch next to her little sister.  "So Dawnie, tell me, you got a thing for Angel's kid?"

"Buffy!" Dawn yelled.

"What? I'm just asking. As your older sister I'm entitled to know every single detail of your personal life."

"Well, if you must know, yes, I Dawn Summers have a thing for Angel's kid."

"Have there been smoochies?" Buffy inquired leaning closer to Dawn.

"Buffy", Dawn warned.

"Okay, okay fine, don't tell your older sister who has helped raise you and take care of you and saved your life more times than I can count…" Buffy's pleading voice trailed off.

"Fine, fine you win! Yes there have been smoochies." Dawn said. "Satisfied?"

"Oooo! I just knew it!" Buffy said excitedly, "Major smoochies?"

"Minor smoochies", Dawn said answering Buffy's question.

"Ah, this is so exciting", Buffy said throwing her head back. "My baby sister is in love!"

"Whoa, Buff! Jumping the gun much?" Dawn said, "I don't think it's love with me and Connor…yet", Dawn added at the end.

"But there's definite possibility, right?" Buffy asked.

"I think so…I just wish…", Dawn said as her voice trailed off.

"Dawn, no wishing in the Summers house…the last time that happened…"

"We were trapped in the house and almost killed by a demon on account of me making a wish to a vengeance demon I thought was a guidance counselor that just happens to be an old friend of Anya's and somehow knows Spike?" Dawn said.

"Yeah, that about sums it up." Buffy said.

"I just…want, to know how Connor feels about me."

Los Angeles

"I really, really like her Dad", Connor said pacing the floor of the Hyperion lobby.

"You're in love with Buffy's little sis?" Angel asked.

"No, no, not love, not yet at least. Neither of us is quite ready for that." Connor said.

"So you really like her, but it's not love yet." Angel said trying to comprehend what his son was saying.

"Yes.  I just…I just wish…"

"Wish what, Conn?"

"I wish I knew how she felt about me."

"Well, I guess you'll find out when we leave for Sunnydale tomorrow."

"Yeah I guess so."

The Next Day, Sunnydale

At around 8 o'clock at night the doorbell rang at the Summers household. Buffy answered the door and standing there was Angel, Cordelia, Connor, Wesley, Fred and Gunn.

"Hi guys! Come on in!" Buffy said ushering the six of them into the house.  Willow, Xander, Tara, Anya, Giles and Spike were seated in the living room.

"Uh Buffy…" Connor started.

"Dawn's upstairs Connor. Go on up if you like."

"Okay, thanks", Connor said as he walked up the steps. While everyone was chatting and catching up downstairs Connor knocked on Dawn's bedroom door.

"Come in", she said.

Connor walked into the room as Dawn was putting on her earrings.

"Connor", Dawn said walking over to hug him. "I missed you so much."

"I missed you too", he said returning the embrace.

"How was your trip?" Dawn asked as they both sat on the edge of the bed.

"It was okay, I guess.  Listen Dawn…" Connor said.

"No me first." Dawn said turning to face him.

"I just…", Dawn sighed and gave her shoulder-length brown hair a flip. "I like you. A lot. And I want to keep having a relationship with you, but I just need to know if that's what you want…"

"Dawn", Connor said taking her hand, "You have no idea how much I want to have a relationship with you."

Dawn smiled and then she knew as she hugged Connor, this could definitely work.

A/N~ What'd you all think? I know a little bit sappy and romantic, but what can I say? Please review and next chapter should be up soon.