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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
Author: TK
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Part 6
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The wind blew cool the day's warm hot sun. All around people yelled and played games. Horse carriages rode by on the trails carrying couples enjoying their day together. The grass was warm and soft, the park is general was alive. Saturday was a for fun and family. At least that what Buffy saw as she lean into Angelus arms.
"I am so happy that you are staying until the end of the month," admitted Buffy entertaining her right hand figures with his left hand. "Today has been so nice and relaxing," she commented looking up into chocolate brown eyes smiling bright.
"It has," agreed Angelus brushing a Buffy's golden blonde hair was from her face and back behind her ear. "You are so beautiful, you know that?" he asked lovingly as a smile graced his yummy kissable lips.
Buffy nodded her head," Thank you for bring me to the park today and for the picnic. It's been quiet awhile since I had a day to just relax and be with someone I care about," she explained moving so she was even closer to Angelus. She had been so happy early that morning when Angelus informed her he was staying until the end of the month. That gave her three more weeks to be with him, and the way she was feeling about him, she hoped that he would be staying even longer. Buffy had to admit to herself that she was in love with the brown eye model. He made her feel special and loved in a way no other man had ever done.
That entire past week, he had come to her office during lunch and they would share kiss ages, which were her favorite part of the day, and they would talk about their day events. Then when it was time for her to get back to work Angelus would kiss her good-bye and promise to call her that night.
"Anything to spend time with you, Buffy," confessed Angelus kissing the top of her head. "Coming here to LA has been one of the best choices I have ever made," he added truthfully. When Buffy kissed his cheek in a gentle caress Angelus knew he had made the right choice at convention his agent of some time off. He had first decided to stay longer in LA after his and Buffy's last date. He knew from the beginning he had fallen for the golden blonde goddess, but it was on their last date as they were dancing and he held her that he knew he didn't want to be away from her so soon after finding her. He loved her, and that was something he had admitted to himself a few days back.
"You know that I have three different top rated magazines wanting to put my new designs in there next issue?" asked Buffy contently. "They say they love my designs and I hope that is true, but I really think they want the pictures for you," she added moving so she was now facing the man of her dreams.
"It's your designs," insisted Angelus gently touching Buffy's face softly. "You're a great designer, and a wonderful person, I am lucky to have worked with you," he complimented making Buffy's insides melt into puddles of goo.
"That maybe," agreed Buffy," but it is really me who is lucky to have met you," insisted Buffy moving so she was now in his lap. "I have been so incredialbly happy this past week, Angel. I mean it's not like I was unhappy before meeting you it's just that now that I have met you I feel this strong feeling of happiness taking over, and I love that feeling," she explained as Angelus arms wrapped around her waist. "I know that we have just met and everything and I hope I'm not scaring you, but…," Buffy was silenced with a gentle brush of Angelus' lips to her own.
Buffy's arms wrapped around his neck pulling him deeper into the kiss, moaning softly into Angelus mouth Buffy felt her body once again light on fire. Passion and lust ran through her, and once again she found herself wanting him right that minute, and once again her concession argued that they were not ready for such a step.
Pulling slightly away from Buffy so he could breath Angelus moved Buffy so he could lay her down on the red and white checked picnic blanket, before devouring her lips once again. It was a good thing that the two of them had found a secluded part of the part surrounded by trees, otherwise, they might be in some big trouble acting like this in public. Angelus felt his body burn up at each little moan Buffy gave off. Her tiny little hands worked at rubbing the muscles in his back into relaxation. Angelus wanted to worship this beauty within his arms in so many ways, and yet he told himself to wait until she was ready.
"I love this," Buffy said softly, Angelus pulled a way from her lips to star into her emerald green eyes that seemed to be dancing with happiness.
"Me too," admitted Angelus with his arms still wrapped around his precious treasure.
"Angel, when you first came here did you really want to work with me or did your cousin talk you into it?" asked Buffy, gently making circle on Angelus blue shirt covered chest.
"Andrew suggested it, and when I found out who I would be working for I knew without a doubt I was lucky. Do you know how many people would love to work with you?" he asked Buffy being some what surprised that Buffy didn't seem to know how good she really was.
"Really?" asked Buffy surprised herself. "I have always know that I had a lot of people to work with, but I just assumed it was my sister's negating skills that got Andrew to get you to come in," she admitted moving her caress up to his face.
"I could care less about anything, but you now," Angelus confessed before once again claiming Buffy's mouth in love and passion.
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"Andrew, what are you doing?" asked Dawn as she felt water hit her back.
"A cannon ball," answered her boyfriend as he climbed Buffy's and hers diving board. "You should come in," he suggested," the water fells great."
"I'm tanning," replied Dawn moving her two-hundred dollar Gucci sun glasses off from her yes down to the slope of her nose so she could look at her boyfriend. "Today's relaxing day," she explained. "Buffy and I have a rule that on relaxing days, we don't have to do anything that requires work, and swimming for me requires work. My sister is doesn't, she loves to swim, me I prefer the hot tub," she stated before putting her sunglasses back on.
Andrew smiled as he watched his girlfriend reach for her sun tanning lotion and put it on. It had been a great idea to spend today with their significant others. Originally, him and Angelus was going to go fishing, but seeing as Angelus didn't seem to be interested in anything but Buffy, Andrew suggested that Angelus should spend Saturday with Buffy. This made Angelus happy, and it made Andrew himself happy. Any time he could spend with Dawn was great to him. She looked amazing in her pre-wrinkle blue bikini, a present from him. She had seen I one day, and had mention that she probably would come back and get it, he went on a head and bough it for her. Therefore, earning major points that day as she was thankful for the gift.
"You know if you don't put some lotion on, you're going to burn, my handsome boyfriend," teased Dawn lying back down in her white lawn reclining chair.
"I don't burn," replied Andrew before jumping off the board into the square ten feet deep pool.
She tried to avoid the splash, but once again Dawn found herself getting hit with the water," Andrew," she said standing up from her chair and walked over to the edge of the pool. Her boyfriend had yet to surface so Dawn didn't think he would have an opportunity to sneak up behind her and throw her in, but then again she could be wrong." I am so going too…Eek," she cried out as she felt arms wrap around her waist ," Andrew, put me down," demanded Dawn laughing.
"Okay," said Andrew sweetly giving her a mischief look.
"Don't you dare drop me into that pool," responded Dawn when she noticed the look in her boyfriend's eyes. "Andrew, no…," she insisted as his smile got wider.
"I love you," said Andrew playfully before dropping her into the pool.
Dawn was too surprised by Andrew's words to even contemplate he had let her go. However, when the water hit her, she snapped out of her daze. When she resurfaced she found Andrew back in the pool smiling at her.
"Creep," Dawn playfully said as she swam up to Andrew and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Now what did you say before you dropped me into this water?" she asked hoping she had not heard him wrong.
Andrew smiled and got serious for a moment. He wanted to say this with feeling so she knew he meant it," I love you, Dawn. I know we haven't been together long, but every minute I am with you is so incredibly great that I find myself wanting to be with you more and more," he admitted feeling his cheeks warm up. It had never been easy for him to tell a girl he loved her, and up until Dawn he had never been in love.
Dawn felt her heart soar at his confession, and found him blushing so cute," Andrew, I was so lucky to find you," she admitted pulling him closer to her. "I have had such am amazing time being with you and getting to know you. No other man before has ever been as loving or as gentle with me as you are. Andrew, I love you," she confessed feeling happy tears build up in her eyes. "I have for a while now, and I'm so happy that you feel the same about me," she admitted before claiming his lips with hers.
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"Angel, what are we doing here?" asked Buffy later that day as the couple made their way to a near by ranch.
"I though we could go horseback riding, what do you think?" asked Angelus bring Buffy's hand to his and kissing it sweetly.
"I love it," replied Buffy. "Horse back riding is something that I haven't done in a long time too," she explained, a rancher who looked like he was in his forty came out of the main building to talk to the young couple.
Buffy stood in amazement as Angelus talked to the ranch owner about taking two of the horses out, and which trails they could take, and how long the had. He was so sweet to her, it made Buffy feel bless to have him in her life. Sometimes, she would just listen to Angelus's voice and wonder if he was an Angel sent to her from her long deceased boyfriend Pike. Then he would touch her, and she knew he was a gift, and her Angel.
"All set?" asked Angelus snapping Buffy out of her thoughts about him. He was holding her hand and without thinking he was caressing it softly.
"Yeah," answered Buffy letting him lead her towards the stables. "How long have you ridden horses?" she asked when they entered to find to stable hands saddling up the two horse they would be taking out.
"Two months," confessed Angelus gaining him a disbelieve look from the woman he loved.
"How many times have you actually been on a horse?" asked Buffy with curiosity as a short stable hand handed her rings to the black horse called 'Midnight' that she would be riding.
"Twice," confessed Angelus as he moved behind her to help her up onto the horse. "But I learn fast," he assured her once she was up.
"That's good," replied Buffy with a teasing grin," because I have been riding since I was eleven, and even my own sister who has ridden longer them me has a hard time keeping up with me," she flirted as he mounted his brown and white horse.
"I can keep up with the best of them," responded Angelus playfully. He loved making her smile, and she had been smiling all day, and it was just for him. That thought made him happier on levels that he didn't even know existed.
"Want to bet?" challenged Buffy pulling on the rings to get her horse to move out of the stable and onto the trail. She found herself delighted that she could get such a sweet and gentle man to smile at her, and want to spend time with her. Angelus was truly wonderful.
"When I win what do I get?" asked Angelus as he seemed to be contemplating the challenge.
"What do you want?" asked Buffy playfully as the made their way up the trail.
"I want a kiss, and the pleasure of you company tomorrow night for dinner," answered Angelus. "What are your terms?" he asked accepting the challenge.
"If I win then I get the pleasure of you staying with me another month," she said simply. She knew he probably couldn't stay any longer then he all ready was but it was worth a shot.
"Okay," agreed Angelus surprising Buffy. "If you win I'll tell my agent that I am staying two months instead of one, and he can send any photographers from magazine or Fashion Designers that want me to model their stuff here," he agreed feeling like he was flying at the thought that Buffy wanted him to stay even longer then he was going too. He had planned later on to find other way to stay longer if things got even better with Buffy, and now he had found an excuse to do just that.
Buffy giggled at Angelus expression, and then lead him to areas for people who wanted to do more then just a simple ride. These areas where made so you could race horses and it wouldn't hurt the horse themselves.
"Are you ready?" asked Buffy looking over her shoulder to Angelus.
"To the Apple Tree down the valley and back," replied Angelus pointing to the Apple Tree in the far off distance.
"Ready. Set. Go," called Buffy as she pulled harder on her rings to get Midnight to go.
"Hey," called Angelus taking off after her. "You little sneak," he yelled while laughing.
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"So that was…," Dawn said glowing as she ran her hands threw Andrew's hair.
"It was great," he confessed moving his head so he was looking into her crystal blue eyes, and loving kissed each eye lid. "I love you," he said softly rubbing the sides of Dawns waist.
After confessing their love for one another the two had retired into the living room, where they proceed in showing one another how much they really did love the other. It had been the first time that Dawn ever felt herself humming happily and she loved that feeling. Andrew found his body humming to as he pulled slightly back from Dawn.
"Today has been a great day, wouldn't you say?" he asked nuzzling her noses with his.
"I best," she added softly as she felt his lips gracefully caress hers. "I'm so glad Buffy decided to go with Angelus today," she added wrapping her arms around Andrew as he moved to kissing her neck.
"Not have as much as I am," admitted Andrew softly. "I bet they're having as much fun as we are though," he said knowing that his cousin was in love with Buffy. Any idiot could see how Angelus felt about the emerald eye twin of his love.
"Buffy, loves him," confessed Dawn. "I mean she hasn't said anything to me personally, but I can tell with the way she lights up every time she is about to see him or talks about him. Andrew, you should have seen her happy look when Angelus called and said he wasn't leaving for another month, it was just great. I haven't seen my sister this happy in so long," she confessed as she realized just how wonderful her life really was now.
"We did good, My Nib let," stated Andrew kissing her nose. "It was a good plan to introduce Angelus and Buffy together," he added using Dawn's nickname, and proud that their plan had worked.
"Yes, on both accounts," Dawn agreed before once again taking Andrew into her arms and letting him love her.
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"Spike, what we are doing here?" asked Darla later that evening as they stood outside the Summers' house. "You know you're not supposed to be this close to Buffy. If Buffy or Dawn sees you they will have you thrown into jail," she ranted. Her ste- brother could be so stupid at times. Did he learn nothing from watching her spent ten years in jail for stocking her ex-boyfriend?
"I just want to see her, Darla, I won't talk to her, I won't even touch her I just wanted to see her," her babbled as he saw Buffy's car pull into the drive way. However, who he saw get out with Buffy was not what he expected.
"Who's that?" he question as jealous took shape with in him.
"She has moved on, Spike," Darla reasoned as she saw the golden blonde woman kissing a really handsome man like they were the only two people in the world. "You should do the same," she told her step- brother for the millionth time.
"That Playboy has his hands all over my Buffy," complained Spike anger written clearly on his face. 'How dare she let another man touch her like that?' his head demanded. 'She belonged to him, that pretty boy thinks he can just show up, and take his Buffy away, well he had another thing coming to him.'
"Spike, come on," said Darla noticing the change in Spike's face expressions. She knew if they stood there any longer, Spike was going to lose it, and that was something he could not afford to do. He needed to move on from Buffy Summers.
Spike yanked his arms away from his step- sister," Go home," he told her angrly.
"Not without you," insisted Darla as she watched Buffy and the handsome stranger walk into the house with out moving more then an inch away from the other. "Spike, you need to go calm down and not do something dumb," she said raising her voice once she saw the door close.
Spike felt his body boiling over in anger. Anger at his step-sister for insisting to move on, anger at Buffy for moving on, and anger at that pretty boy model who had his hands all over his love. Spike vowed to himself that Buffy would be his again, if it was the last thing he did we would feel her against him.
"Spike," yelled Darla upset and angry.
"Fine," yelled Spike back at Darla before turning around and marching off in a huff.
'Pleases, let him clam down,' pleaded Darla as she followed Spike back home.
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"I'll see you tomorrow?" asked Angelus later that night as he said good-bye to Buffy on the front porch.
"You can bet on it," replied Buffy giving him a long sweet tender kiss before letting him go.
She waved until he was out of her sight. Then she closed the door and set the alarm. Dawn had went with Andrew earlier to pick up some files form the office she needed to work on tomorrow, and still handed returned, so Buffy was guess that they stopped off somewhere and were having a good time hanging with each other. Dawn had her keys so Buffy didn't worry about her setting off the alarm.
Buffy turned to head upstairs when suddenly there was a knock at the door!
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P.S. the next part is going to have something not so great happen between Buffy and Spike. I'm not sure what yet, though. I thought I let you know ahead of time.