Chapter Seven

Angel made his way down stairs and made his way to the office to brood. While in his office he could hear Buffy and Dawn talking in the lobby.

Buffy: Dawn you are so grounded.

Dawn: I know and I'm sorry, Buffy I'm worried about dad.

Buffy: He's fine and looks like he's in love with a woman who looks like she's around my age.

Dawn: He should have told us something. 10 months is a long time.

Buffy: I know but that's dad for you. I've noticed he's been acting weird ever since he's meet this woman, like he's under a spell or something and I don't think its love.

Dawn: We need to find out more about this woman.

Buffy: We will tomorrow, you should get upstairs and get some rest. Dawn nodded and went upstairs.

Buffy gets up goes into Angel's office.

Buffy: Hey how's everything with Connor?

Angel: Complicated so how's everything with your dad and Dawn?

Buffy: Dawn was just being Dawn and my dad was just weird I think he's under a spell or something he's not himself he hasn't been for awhile.

Angel: That Levee girl was kind of weird.

Buffy: I'm going to look into it tomorrow but right now I'm beat.

Angel: Buffy?

Buffy: Yeah?

All Angel wanted to do was tell Buffy was how much he loves her and how much he hasn't stopped loving her, but the words couldn't come out.

Buffy: Angel are you ok?

Angel: Yeah fine I just wanted to tell you I'm here for you whenever you need me.

Buffy: I know Buffy then made her way to her room and went to sleep.

Connor was trying to get to sleep but couldn't. Connor suddenly heard a knock on his bedroom door. The first thought that came to his mind was his dad came back to scold him more. But it wasn't his dad it was Dawn.

Dawn: Hey Connor I just wanted to check if you were still alive your dad was pretty mad.

Connor: I'm alive you want to come in?

Dawn made her way into Connor's room and closed the door and they both sat down on his bed.

Fred was in her room looking at some old pictures of her and Gunn then sees Cordy make her way into the room.

Cordelia: Hey Fred what happened between you and Gunn?

Fred: We're though, over with, done he doesn't love me I'm not sure he ever did. Fred then hears her phone ring and she answers it.

Fred: Hello.

Wesley: Hello Fred?

Fred: Yeah Wesley it's me it's been a long time since I spoken with you how's everything?

Wesley: Good and you?

Fred: Gunn and me broke up.

Wesley: I'm so sorry Fred is there anything I can do?

Fred: No, look Wesley I'm really tired I'm gonna have to let you go.

Wesley: Good-bye Fred.

Fred: Bye Wesley.

Fred hangs up the phone and turns toward Cordelia.

Fred: Cordelia I'm tired can we talk tomorrow?

Cordelia: Sure goodnight.

Fred: Night

Cordelia then exited Fred's room

In Connor's room

Dawn: So how are you feeling?

Connor: I feel horrible and so embarrassed I can't believe the way my dad treated me and to top it all off he grounded me can you believe that.

Dawn: Hey I'm grounded too and I lost some of the trust Buffy had in me and you have lost the little trust your dad had in you.

Meanwhile Angel is walking upstairs to his room but hears voices coming out of his son's room.

Connor: I hate this and I hate him telling me what to do.

Dawn: He's your dad that's part of his job.

All Connor wanted to do was kiss Dawn and he did but not at the right moment because just when they were kissing his dad came in and they broke apart fast.

TBC