Cordelia was on the verge of completely and totally freaking out. It was three in the morning and Angel was still no where to be found.
"When that stupid vampire of a vampire of yours gets home I'm going to so kick the crap out of him." She mumbled as she cradled Connor in her arms trying to make him go back to sleep. "He didn't even bring his cell phone!" She added glaring at the object haphazardly thrown on the bed. "He's been gone for hours and it's almost dawn."
Cordy huffed not noticing she was steadily rising until her head hit the ceiling, she was still *not* getting used to the demon thing. Breathing deeply she willed herself to calm down. She felt herself slowly float down and smiled at Connor. "At least he isn't here to lecture me about keeping secrets; hah he's one to talk!" Cordelia retorted changing gears immediately. "Stupid vampire. For all I know he could be in sunny Acapulco right now. Okay maybe not." Cordy's mind grasped an improbable but still possible idea. "But he can be in Sunnydale!"
Hastily, but careful not to jostle Connor, Cordy picked up the phone and dialed Buffy's number. If that doofus is there he is so gonna get it.
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The sound of the phone ringing forced Buffy to tear her eyes away from the shocked but pleased look on Spike's face. "I'd better get that."
Hurrying into the house Buffy grabbed the phone on the third ring. "Hello?"
"Buffy! Hi, I know it's really late and you may think this is a really crazy question but is Angel there?"
It took a moment for Buffy to recognize the voice. "Cordy? No. Angel isn't here." She was almost certain Cordy just growled. "Well thanks and sor-"
"But he was here," Buffy interrupted. "He just left."
The line went silent and Buffy thought the line had gone dead. "Hello?"
"He was there and you let him leave?" Cordy hissed.
"I couldn't exactly chain him to the house."
"Why not?"
Buffy shook her head at Cordelia's absurd logic. "Cordelia..."
"The sun's going to rise in a few hours," Cordelia continued ignoring Buffy. "What if he doesn't get home on time? What if his car breaks down in the middle of the road and there's no shelter? What if, what if he forgets he's a vampire and thinks the sun won't hurt him!" Buffy laughed out loud at the last reason. "Cor-"
"Okay, so maybe that one can't happen ever but still!"
"Cordelia, calm down I'm sure he'll be fine."
"Calm down?! If I end up a widowed single mother it'll be all your fault." Buffy heard a baby start crying before she winced when the phone was dropped with a thunk. "Connor, honey, no don't cry. I'm not upset. See, Cordy happy." Connor stopped crying almost immediately. "Buffy? Sorry, Connor got a little upset."
"Connor's awake?"
"Yeah, I think he's trying to be all nocturnal like his daddy. Wait, how'd you know about Connor?" Cordy demanded.
"Angel told me."
"He told you?" Cordelia repeated suspiciously.
"Yeah something about Darla and a cream period?"
"Beige." Cordy corrected offhandedly. "Are you sure you didn't stake him?"
"I didn't stake him." Buffy assured her. "Can I talk to him?"
"I told you he isn't here." Cordelia snapped.
"No, I meant Connor."
The request seemed to surprise Cordelia, and she it took a few seconds to answer. "Oh. Um, sure."
Buffy waited until she was sure Cordelia had the phone up to Connor's ear. "Hey, I'm not really sure if you understand but I'm aunt Buffy. Keep your mommy calm until Daddy gets home, okay? I'm sure an angry Cordy isn't going to help with what he needs to do. I'll see you in a few hours." Buffy heard Connor gurgle, took that as a positive reaction. She waited a few seconds until Cordy took the phone again. "Are you done?"
"Yeah."
"Well whatever you said I think he liked it."
Buffy chuckled then remembered that Spike was waiting for her. "Hey Cordy, if you don't need anything else, I was kind of in the middle of something..."
"I guess not. Wait what was Angel doing in Sunnydale?"
"He said he just happened to pass by."
"He just happened to pass by?" Cordy repeated disbelievingly.
"Yup."
"He lives two hours away and he just happened to pass by?"
"That's what he said."
This time Buffy was sure Cordy growled. "Angel who lives in L.A. just happened to pass by Sunnydale which is two hours away at three in the morning?! He must have needed to see you really bad."
Buffy squirmed at the implication. "He didn't come to see me. I don't think he was really planning on coming here at all."
Cordy chuckled a little too bitterly. "Oh sure, he just happened to drive by. Buffy, neither of us is stupid enough to believe that. He went there because of you. Even if he doesn't brood all that much, it's still always you with him."
"Not anymore. Angel and I were over a long time ago." It was the first time Buffy said that and really wanted someone to believe it, but unfortunately, Cordy, like all the others, didn't.
"Yeah, right."
Buffy sighed at the former cheerleader's stubbornness. "Cordy, you and I may not be stupid, but I think both of us are a little blind. I mean look at you, you're at Angel's place taking care of his son worrying about Angel, what do you think that means?"
"That Angel is a really insensitive vampire?"
"Look, I really can't tell you anything, but believe me when I say that Angel didn't come here because of me. If you want, you can ask him when he gets home." Buffy added before Cordy can interrupt.
"If he ever gets home." Cordy sniped. "And if he does questions aren't the only thing I'm going to throw at him. Sorry for calling you so late Buffy, I'll talk to you... soon."
Sooner than you think Buffy thought, "Sure. Bye." Buffy placed the phone on its cradle and walked back to her waiting vampire.
"Who was that?"
"Cordy, she was looking for Angel." Buffy replied sitting next to him. "I think it's safe to say she's really pissed."
Spike grinned at her. "Peaches is gonna get it when he gets home."
"Too bad I won't be there to see it." Buffy agreed. "So where were we?"
Spike pretended to think carefully.
"Don't hurt yourself." Buffy chided him
Spike scowled at her then kissed her lightly on the nose. "If I remember correctly you said something about being glad that I'm always here and that you're incredibly grateful that I stayed when no else did and..." Spike paused. "There was something else." He shrugged "Guess I forgot."
"Let me refresh your memory then." Buffy stared into bright blue eyes that she never would have thought could hold so much love for her. "I," she kissed his cheek lightly. "Love," Buffy placed another kiss on his nose. "You." She kissed him full on the mouth, moaning when Spike deepened the kiss.
Pulling away slowly Spike bestowed upon her the biggest smile she'd seen from him. "Yeah, I think that was it." He pulled her into his arms and chuckle when she yawned. "Sleepy, luv?"
Buffy smiled at the endearment and nodded.
Spike helped her up. "Come on then sleeping beauty lets get you to bed."
"Wanna come with?"
"I thought you wanted to sleep?"
"I do," Buffy smiled at him. "Just thought you might want to help sleeping beauty get sleepy."
"Doesn't the prince wake up sleeping beauty?"
"Yeah, but you're not exactly the noble prince. You're more of the big bad dragon."
"That I am and don't you forget it." Buffy shrieked when Spike swept her into his arms. "Come on princess, the big bad's taking you to the tower to ravish you."
Buffy wrapped her arms around Spike's neck and lid her head on his chest. "Tomorrow we'll go visit another fairy tale."
"When that stupid vampire of a vampire of yours gets home I'm going to so kick the crap out of him." She mumbled as she cradled Connor in her arms trying to make him go back to sleep. "He didn't even bring his cell phone!" She added glaring at the object haphazardly thrown on the bed. "He's been gone for hours and it's almost dawn."
Cordy huffed not noticing she was steadily rising until her head hit the ceiling, she was still *not* getting used to the demon thing. Breathing deeply she willed herself to calm down. She felt herself slowly float down and smiled at Connor. "At least he isn't here to lecture me about keeping secrets; hah he's one to talk!" Cordelia retorted changing gears immediately. "Stupid vampire. For all I know he could be in sunny Acapulco right now. Okay maybe not." Cordy's mind grasped an improbable but still possible idea. "But he can be in Sunnydale!"
Hastily, but careful not to jostle Connor, Cordy picked up the phone and dialed Buffy's number. If that doofus is there he is so gonna get it.
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The sound of the phone ringing forced Buffy to tear her eyes away from the shocked but pleased look on Spike's face. "I'd better get that."
Hurrying into the house Buffy grabbed the phone on the third ring. "Hello?"
"Buffy! Hi, I know it's really late and you may think this is a really crazy question but is Angel there?"
It took a moment for Buffy to recognize the voice. "Cordy? No. Angel isn't here." She was almost certain Cordy just growled. "Well thanks and sor-"
"But he was here," Buffy interrupted. "He just left."
The line went silent and Buffy thought the line had gone dead. "Hello?"
"He was there and you let him leave?" Cordy hissed.
"I couldn't exactly chain him to the house."
"Why not?"
Buffy shook her head at Cordelia's absurd logic. "Cordelia..."
"The sun's going to rise in a few hours," Cordelia continued ignoring Buffy. "What if he doesn't get home on time? What if his car breaks down in the middle of the road and there's no shelter? What if, what if he forgets he's a vampire and thinks the sun won't hurt him!" Buffy laughed out loud at the last reason. "Cor-"
"Okay, so maybe that one can't happen ever but still!"
"Cordelia, calm down I'm sure he'll be fine."
"Calm down?! If I end up a widowed single mother it'll be all your fault." Buffy heard a baby start crying before she winced when the phone was dropped with a thunk. "Connor, honey, no don't cry. I'm not upset. See, Cordy happy." Connor stopped crying almost immediately. "Buffy? Sorry, Connor got a little upset."
"Connor's awake?"
"Yeah, I think he's trying to be all nocturnal like his daddy. Wait, how'd you know about Connor?" Cordy demanded.
"Angel told me."
"He told you?" Cordelia repeated suspiciously.
"Yeah something about Darla and a cream period?"
"Beige." Cordy corrected offhandedly. "Are you sure you didn't stake him?"
"I didn't stake him." Buffy assured her. "Can I talk to him?"
"I told you he isn't here." Cordelia snapped.
"No, I meant Connor."
The request seemed to surprise Cordelia, and she it took a few seconds to answer. "Oh. Um, sure."
Buffy waited until she was sure Cordelia had the phone up to Connor's ear. "Hey, I'm not really sure if you understand but I'm aunt Buffy. Keep your mommy calm until Daddy gets home, okay? I'm sure an angry Cordy isn't going to help with what he needs to do. I'll see you in a few hours." Buffy heard Connor gurgle, took that as a positive reaction. She waited a few seconds until Cordy took the phone again. "Are you done?"
"Yeah."
"Well whatever you said I think he liked it."
Buffy chuckled then remembered that Spike was waiting for her. "Hey Cordy, if you don't need anything else, I was kind of in the middle of something..."
"I guess not. Wait what was Angel doing in Sunnydale?"
"He said he just happened to pass by."
"He just happened to pass by?" Cordy repeated disbelievingly.
"Yup."
"He lives two hours away and he just happened to pass by?"
"That's what he said."
This time Buffy was sure Cordy growled. "Angel who lives in L.A. just happened to pass by Sunnydale which is two hours away at three in the morning?! He must have needed to see you really bad."
Buffy squirmed at the implication. "He didn't come to see me. I don't think he was really planning on coming here at all."
Cordy chuckled a little too bitterly. "Oh sure, he just happened to drive by. Buffy, neither of us is stupid enough to believe that. He went there because of you. Even if he doesn't brood all that much, it's still always you with him."
"Not anymore. Angel and I were over a long time ago." It was the first time Buffy said that and really wanted someone to believe it, but unfortunately, Cordy, like all the others, didn't.
"Yeah, right."
Buffy sighed at the former cheerleader's stubbornness. "Cordy, you and I may not be stupid, but I think both of us are a little blind. I mean look at you, you're at Angel's place taking care of his son worrying about Angel, what do you think that means?"
"That Angel is a really insensitive vampire?"
"Look, I really can't tell you anything, but believe me when I say that Angel didn't come here because of me. If you want, you can ask him when he gets home." Buffy added before Cordy can interrupt.
"If he ever gets home." Cordy sniped. "And if he does questions aren't the only thing I'm going to throw at him. Sorry for calling you so late Buffy, I'll talk to you... soon."
Sooner than you think Buffy thought, "Sure. Bye." Buffy placed the phone on its cradle and walked back to her waiting vampire.
"Who was that?"
"Cordy, she was looking for Angel." Buffy replied sitting next to him. "I think it's safe to say she's really pissed."
Spike grinned at her. "Peaches is gonna get it when he gets home."
"Too bad I won't be there to see it." Buffy agreed. "So where were we?"
Spike pretended to think carefully.
"Don't hurt yourself." Buffy chided him
Spike scowled at her then kissed her lightly on the nose. "If I remember correctly you said something about being glad that I'm always here and that you're incredibly grateful that I stayed when no else did and..." Spike paused. "There was something else." He shrugged "Guess I forgot."
"Let me refresh your memory then." Buffy stared into bright blue eyes that she never would have thought could hold so much love for her. "I," she kissed his cheek lightly. "Love," Buffy placed another kiss on his nose. "You." She kissed him full on the mouth, moaning when Spike deepened the kiss.
Pulling away slowly Spike bestowed upon her the biggest smile she'd seen from him. "Yeah, I think that was it." He pulled her into his arms and chuckle when she yawned. "Sleepy, luv?"
Buffy smiled at the endearment and nodded.
Spike helped her up. "Come on then sleeping beauty lets get you to bed."
"Wanna come with?"
"I thought you wanted to sleep?"
"I do," Buffy smiled at him. "Just thought you might want to help sleeping beauty get sleepy."
"Doesn't the prince wake up sleeping beauty?"
"Yeah, but you're not exactly the noble prince. You're more of the big bad dragon."
"That I am and don't you forget it." Buffy shrieked when Spike swept her into his arms. "Come on princess, the big bad's taking you to the tower to ravish you."
Buffy wrapped her arms around Spike's neck and lid her head on his chest. "Tomorrow we'll go visit another fairy tale."
