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Rating: PG-15 (for now anyway)
Couples: B/A mainly, Dawn/Andrew, maybe others later
Authors note: Buffy Summers is one of the leading Fashion Designers in the world. When her twin sister Dawn introduces her to Angelus Liam O'Connor her world takes a turn to something she never expected.
Authors note 2: This story is an AU fic.
Title: Love and Fashion 2/?
Author: TK
First of all I wanted to say thank you all so much for your kind words, and the push to move of with this story. I was really surprised and grateful for all the feedback I received from all of you. Thank you so very much!!!! This part is for all of you readers out there. Thanks lots too: Jennifer, nataku, Buffy/friends fan, 2lazytosignn, faith3, Shanese, JB, Kat, Natasha, Wiccasweep, lalalala, greeeneyes, Brit, Tariq, Kendra, Brittannie, Lauren, buffy, Allison armstronge, Danici, Maria, Susanna L., Izabel, AJ, crazybrownie, princessn, sexyshae, buffbufforiginal, raintree85suk, Amie C., shelly, aurora10slayer, alyssaq, portcharlesslayer, kristian, Meagan Gatehouse, Katie S., Julie, Dolphinniki, Scully4123, buffsterangelicxws, Bre, angellver, and Christine. I adore you all for sending such nice words to me!!! I hope you all have a great day!!!! Here is part two!!! I hope you like!!!
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Part 2
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"Good-morning," yelled Dawn the next morning running into her twin sister's room. "Time to get up, and go to work," she said in a chirpy voice causing Buffy to moan out loud and bury herself deeper into her warm bed. Buffy was not a morning person. Anytime before nine was to early for her, in her opinion. Dawn, on the other hand, loved morning time, and was always up before seven in the morning full of peppiness. It annoyed her twin sister to no end.
"Dawnie, I'm the boss remember?" asked Buffy with her eyes closed. "I don't have to be in the office until ten," she reminded her brown headed sister pulling ther covers up over her head to block out the sunlight that was now shining through her tear glass windows. "Dawnie, shut the blinds," she told her sister, who was opening the last window in the room.
"No," replied Dawn determination in her voice. "It's time to get up, Sis," Dawn stated walking over to her sister's bed. "You have a meeting with Angelus Liam O'Connor today at eight-thirty. Now knowing you it is going to take you at least an hour to pick get ready, and it is already seven-fifteen. Now up!" she said firmly yanking the covers off Buffy who was curled up under the covers.
"Wait a minute?" Buffy said shooting up in bed the minute she realized what Dawn had just said. "Are you telling me that you actually did it? Angelus O'Connor, the Hunky 6'3'' model is actually going to model for me?" she asked moving to stand up.
"I told you I could handle it," Dawn said grinning like a fool. "Andy, called me late last night, and told me that Angelus had agreed to meet with you, and I told him to have Angelus in your office by eight-thirty today," she explained walking over to one of her sister's two huge closets. "Now what are you going to wear?" she asked herself more then she did Buffy. "You want to make a good impression," she pointed out picking out Buffy's knee length black skirt and white simple peasant top. I think these will do," she suggested turning to face her sister who was giving her a weird look. "What?" she asked innocently.
"Dawnie, this is a meeting not a date. I don't have to make that good of an impression on Angelus. He either wants to work for me or he doesn't. No matter of clothing is going to decided that," stated Buffy taking the clothes offered to her by her sister.
"Go get dress," ushered Dawn still has chirpy as ever," and put your hair up with that comb that I brought back from Japan for you last month. It'll match your peasent top perfectly."
"I'm going, I'm going," said Buffy heading walking towards her blue and white decorated bathroom.
"Hurry up!" hollered Dawn after Buffy had shut her bathroom door.
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"Here, Angel, wear this," suggested Andrew as he handed his cousin a dark blue collar shirt. "It'll look great with the black dress pants," he pointed out just as chirper as Dawn was if not more.
"Thanks, Andy," Angelus said coming out of his bathroom wrapped in one of his hug black towels. "So is Buffy really as nice as everyone says she is or is she a stuck up witch?" he asked heading back into the bathroom.
"She's really nice, actually. Sure she likes to speak her mind and she doesn't let anyone push her around, but I find that is a great quality in a woman. Dawn adores her, and even though they're the same age, I can tell that Dawn looks up to her. I mean who wouldn't Buffy is a successful, beautiful woman, any man would be lucky to have her in his life," Andrew said through the bathroom door as he waited for Angelus to come out.
"What time is it?" asked Angelus as he put gel in his soft spiky hair to give in his signature look. Truth be told, he was a little nervous about meeting Buffy Summers. Despite his cousin's praises of the young woman, he had had fellow models tell him she could be really rough, and demanding. Forget the fact that he had wanted to work with her for awhile now, and now he was going to get his chance. His friend Xander was going to pass out when he hears about this.
Xander Harris was one of Angelus friends he had made at UC Sunnydale College. He knew that the young Construction Company Owner had it bad for the famous Fashion Designer Buffy Summers. Angelus had to listen to him over and over say that Angelus should call her up and beg for a chance to model for her. Of course, back then Angelus had just laughed at his obsessive friend, and replied that maybe someday he would work for her on a shoot, but he was happy with the jobs he was getting.
"It is eight, Angel," replied Andrew," you better get a move on," he warned the model before heading downstairs to call his girlfriend and love of his life.
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"Good-morning, Miss Summers, you're hear awfully early today," said Buffy's account Riley Finn. Riley had been a friend of Buffy's family since she could remember. He use to have a crush on her, but after dating for six months in high school the two had decided that they were better off as friends. When they were at the office despite Buffy telling him he didn't have too, Riley showed her respect by call her Miss instead of Buffster like he did any other time.
"Thank you, Riley. I have a meeting with a very important client today. Dawn told him to be here at eight-thirty hence me being here," she told her friend and fellow employee. "It'll be great to sign him though," she said smiling. After a shower and thirty minute beauty routine Buffy felt more awake and ready to meet her newest client, and to ogle at him when he wasn't looking.
"Ah, would that happen to be Angelus O'Connor?" asked Riley with a grin even though he knew it was due to Dawn telling him, he couldn't help but ask Buffy.
"Yeah, how did you know?" she asked curiously taking off her black knee length coat, and hung it up on her hook in the coat closet. "Did Dawn tell you? She did didn't she?" she asked knowing her sister could keep a secret for the like of her, but she loved her anyway.
"That," admitted Riley, "and the fact that he is waiting in your office for you," he said simply waiting for his bosses reaction.
"He's in my office now?" asked Buffy surprised," but I'm fifteen minutes early, and…and… he hasn't been waiting long has he?" she asked suddenly hoping she hadn't kept him waiting long. Having Angelus was a big deal to her, a bigger deal then she let on.
"No," Riley said laughing at the golden blonde," he just came in five minutes ago."
"Okay, good… good," said Buffy straighting her skirt. "I will see you later, Riley," she said before heading to her office.
When she reached her office Buffy took a deep breath before entering.
'You can do this, Buffy' she told herself. 'He's just another model, who wants to work with you.'
However, when she opened her door and saw Angelus smiling face every part of her knew that Angelus was a lot more then just a model.
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Angelus felt his jaw drop at the site of the young woman he had been hearing about. She was beautiful in her pictures, but they still did not do her justice. Her golden blond hair was all curled up and held back by a delicate comb. She wore a white simply peasant top and black knee length skirt that fit her tiny body perfectly, and her smile Angelus felt his heart speed up the minute she smiled at him.
"Good-morning, Miss Summers," said Angelus once he found his voice again.
Buffy to have been surprised at how handsome Angelus truly was. She too thought that his pictures did not give him credit enough to how hot he really was. His soft gentle brown eyes light up when he smiled at her, and she felt her heart melt right there. She suddenly had a strange urge to go over to him, and cuddle into his lap. Angelus O'Connor was the most amazing man she had ever seen, and being a designer she had seen a lot of good looking man.
Buffy quickly recovered from her thoughts when she heard Angelus speak to her," Good-morning Mr. O'Connor," Buffy replied back shaking Angelus extended hand.
She slowly pulled back as did he when a feeling or warmth spread through their bodies at the contact," I am glad to hear that you have decided to work with us," she said moving to sit down at her desk still feeling warm inside.
"I have heard many good things about you, Miss Summers, and it is really I who am happy to be offered this chance to work with you," he said truthfully trying his hardest to resist the voice in his head telling him to pull her over her desk and into his lap.
"Well here is the contract that I have written up," said Buffy opening her leather black brief case and pulled out the contract that Dawn had made up last night, and just gave it to her the morning. "If you would like you can have your agent look over it, and get back to me or you can sign in today after you have read through it," she said concentrating on the task at hand rather then the overwhelming thoughts of how incredible it would feel if…
'No bad Buffy, bad… work… 'She told herself.
"I believe I know everything I need to know," commented Angelus after fifteen minutes of reading through the contract. "Where do I sign?" he asked leaning for ward in the black leather chair he sat in.
"Right there, and there," Buffy said leaning forward as she indicated on the contract where he needed to sign.
"Here you are," Angelus said handing Buffy back one of the original copies she had handed him. He kept the other one as Buffy insisted.
"Welcome to Spotlight Fashions Mr. O'Connor," said Buffy politely giving him a huge smile, and butterflies danced around in her stomach. "The shoot starts tomorrow evening at six," she informed him. "It will be a pleasure having you on board."
"I look forward to working with you," he commented leaning closer to Buffy who also seemed to be leaning forward.
"Me too," she said quietly suddenly very nervous yet happy.
They where four inches part when Buffy's office door swung open and a young dark hair girl walk in.
"Buffy, I can't work like this," yelled Faith Right stomping her feet. "I want a new photographer. Jake is a pain in the a**," she complained flopping down into Buffy's white reclining chair.
Buffy and Angelus just looked at her with bewilderment looks on their faces before turning back to each other with a grin.
"Hey wait, did I interupe something?" asked Faith noticing for the first time that a hot looking man was in her boss's office.
"Faith this is," Buffy started to say before Faith interrupted her.
"You're Angelus O'Connor, Hunk," Faith said when it dawned on her who he was. "Are you working for Buffy here now?" she asked excited. It was about time they got some new good looking guys around here. Not that the guy models here were ugly she had just exhausted them all.
"Yes, Mr. O'Connor will be doing the photo shoot tomorrow night with Fred," answered Buffy giving Faith a 'hands off look'
"I want to work with Fred," said Faith giving her boss a sweet smile.
"You're not working tomorrow night," Buffy pointed out to Faith before turning her attention back to Angelus. "Mr. O'Connor, …,"
"Angelus or Angel," said Angelus taking Buffy's hand into his and gave it a kiss. "Mr. O'Connor is my father," he teased causing Buffy to blush a tint of pink.
"Very well," replied Buffy happy and tingling from the kiss on the hand she had just received from Angelus. "You can call me Buffy. In fact, I like it better if the models call me by my first name instead of my last. I want the models to feel comfortable and I find that first names usually accomplish this," she explained.
"Very well," said Angelus as his smiled widened. "Buffy, I will let you get back to this crisis you seem to now have on your hands, and I will see you tomorrow night at the shoot, I hope," he said, hoping she was going to be there.
"Of course," she responded feeling the butterflies in her stomach swore with happiness. "I'll see you then," she promised.
"Have a nice day, Buffy," said Angelus," Nice meeting you Faith," he told the dark hair model before heading out of the office.
'Wow!' Buffy thought as she flopped down into her chair. 'Did that just happen?'
"So, B, how did you managed to get a stud like Angelus O'Connor?" asked Faith giving her boss a smirk of laughter when she saw the dream like expression on Buffy's face.
"Dawn, she's dating his cousin," explained Buffy snapping out of her thoughts. "Now what's the problem you have with Jake?" she asked turning to business.
"He's a lousy photographer," Faith complained crossing her arms. "He has his assistants constantly pull on me to set me up in positions that he wants. Forget that I'm the model not him. He acts like he is the one selling the idea of the clothing, and not me. I tell you Buffy that guy is annoying and it's not just me he is annoying," she ranted on.
"I'll have a talk with him later today, and see what he is thinking, as for now I will a sign you too my evening line," said Buffy rubbing her temples. This was going to be a long day.
"Willow is working the evening gown line," Faith pointed out," and I refuse to work with her. The last time we worked together we nearly pulled each others hair out," she reminded Buffy.
"I know," Buffy said with a sigh. "Faith, just work on the evening gown line, and after I talk to Jake and see what is going on with him, then I will move you somewhere else," she promised leaning back in her chair. "You and Willow try to put up with each other for this one shoot and then by the time you come back on Thursday I will have a new area for you to work on, Deal?" she asked the stubborn, and sometimes pain the neck model.
"Deal," agreed Faith standing up from her chair," and, B, awesome choice," she said indicating the door Angelus had left through a short while ago. "He is one hottie," she commented," and it looks like you are already caught up in him," she pointed out before making a bee line for the door.
'I don't know' Buffy thought as she placed her bangs out of her eyes. 'I don't know what'll happen with Angelus and I at all' she thought.
"Buffy, we so need to talk," hollered Willow Rosenburg ten minutes later as she walked into Buffy's office. "Faith is..,"
'This is defiantly going to be a long day,' Buffy groaned as she listened to Willow complain about Faith's latest remarks, and how Buffy could even think of putting Faith on the same project with her after what Faith had done to her the last time.
Buffy sat back and listened, and prayed for this day to be over so she could see just how well her and Angelus could get along when working together. She wanted to know if those strange feelings would come back if she saw him again. Usually she didn't go to the first shoot with new models, but she would have to make an exception on this one.
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