Sorry the update has taken for freaking ever, but I got a lot of stories to write.

Yes, this is me, feeling sorry for myself!!!!!! Love you guys for your patience and someone email me suggestions as to where to go from here!!!!!!!!!

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"So how is everything, Doctor?" Angel asked, standing, exhausted and nervous in front of Buffy and the doctor.

"Everything seems to be fine. She is a little malnourished, but that's to be expected. Just take it easy, at some healthy meals and you should be fine. I want a check up on you in a week or so, just make an appointment with my secretary and I'll see you soon." The doctor smiled and exited.

"So, we better go check on Faith." Angelus posed.

"Yea, we should. Where is Dawn?" She inquired.

"She is with Faith, Xander and Spike and Willow. We should get going. I want you home at a decent hour."

"Okay, dad!" She added.

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Walking into the waiting room, they were confronted with somber faces. Spike sat in a chair with his head in his hands and Willow and Xander comforting a weeping Dawn. Immediately, Buffy assumed the worse and ran to them.

"What? What is it? Where's Faith?" She almost screamed.

"Buffy!"

"Dona!"

Happy voices said as they stood and rushed to her, engulfing her in hugs.

"We thought you were dead. When Angelus hadn't phoned and the way you were abducted from us, we assumed you were harmed." Willow answered. Ignoring the comments, buffy asked,

"Where is my sister?"

"She's in her room and she's resting. She's very weak and...oh Buffy, Faith's slipped into a coma!" Dawn cried, reaching for her sister. Buffy closed her eyes and held in a painful roar and instead let out a muddled sob. She tightened her hold on Dawn and rubbed her back.

How in the hell was she going to tell their mother?

She released Dawn, leaving her in Angel's arms and walked into Faith's room.

"Hey sis," she started, taking a seat next to her sister, grabbing her hand and kissing it.

"You can't leave me. You scared me so much back there you know. I though the team was gone. I thought I failed you and I did, I just didn't see the real may I had. Oh Faith, I promised, I promised our father I would keep you safe and that I would protect you guys at all cost, but I failed you. I was selfish and I was weak and I was everything he raised me to never be. I fell in love and I am with child and...." she broke off at the end, "I don't know if it was a fair exchange because I owed Dad and I owe you and the family my life and my power and I may have this wonderful, beautiful baby and not you. My precious sister. Oh, Faith. Please wake up. Make this whole again. Make our team strong. Make this family a whole unit." She sniffed, holding back all tears and sitting pencil straight. She was so weak and yet she wished she wasn't. Wished she was the way she was supposed to be.

"B, you are strong. You are beautiful and that baby symbolizes your strength. Anyone can be a prick, a bitch or a big emotionless bad ass, but it takes real courage to and strength to take a chance on emotion and love and even more to be a parent. You never let me down. You make me so proud, Dona. And I love you and I promise to love that baby." Faith smiled, ignoring the pain and the medicine.

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"It is settled then. The baby will be named Esperanza Fe' Willaria Madrugada Connalli." Willow chirped.

"Oh, I will never give the baby my name and there is no way in hell we will give her the Spanish version of it. Madrugada is so....." Dawn wondered.

"Your name." Faith added. "Look, we have to figure something out."

"Well, Angelus likes Esperanza....." Buffy said, laying back because her stomach was overflowing ad she couldn't wait to get rid of this beach ball.

"Hey, why don't we make her middle name, Angel'?" Cordelia asked. The three sisters shot daggers at her. They had been trying to incorporate their names into the baby's and now they knew it was hopeless."

"Esperanza Angel' Connalli? It's perfect. Thank you." Buffy smiled.

"Angel'? I suppose that could work." Dawn frowned.

"Yes, I guess it's the next best thing." Willow added.

"It is his sperm after all." Faith added and Dona threw a pillow at her.

"Then it is settled. My grand baby will be Esperanza Angel; my Angel'." Joyce smiled at her girls. All Five of them.

"I should go inform my Angel of the news. He will be thrilled." Buffy smiled.

"Indeed he will." Joyce smiled.

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On the next chapters, expect to see the baby's birth, hopefully parts of a wedding proposal and/or wedding and whatever comes next!!!!!!

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