Buffy opened the front door to her home and walked inside but turned
around, "Come on in Angel."
Angel stepped inside and followed closely behind her. Joyce came in from the kitchen, "Buffy, where have you been? I just heard all the messages Willow, Faith and Xander had left you. Are you crazy?"
"Mom, don't worry. I'm not going to do it. I kinda had it beaten out of me," Buffy said softly, "I promise, I won't even think about doing it again."
Joyce put her arms around her daughter, "I don't want you to do it Buffy. You wouldn't know how hard it would be on me and not to mention your friends and Angel. Oh god Buffy, please don't do it."
Buffy closed her eyes and tried to fight back the tears, "I'm not Mom, I'm not. I have reasons why I'm not going to.good ones. I'm sorry if I scared you like that, I didn't mean to."
"It's alright honey. I'm just happy that you're ok and that's all that matters to me. You know that," Joyce let go of Buffy, "Just, please don't do it again."
Buffy nodded as Joyce walked back into the kitchen. Buffy nudged Angel to follow her upstairs to her room. She sat down on her bed with him then faced him, "Angel, this will be hard for me to tell you the truth on why I was going to do it. It may hurt you as well."
"I think I can handle it Buffy, I just hope it's nothing too personal," Angel looked in her eyes. Buffy took a deep breath, "It's just.I didn't think we should be around each other after knowing what had happened. I thought it would be best if I wasn't around to do it again but then I realized how much it is to be here.with you because I love you so much that my heart just doesn't fully function. Now I know that, I was meant to be with you and I love being around you it's just, I don't want to make the same mistakes."
Angel held her hand tight, "I know how it feels Buffy, I don't want to make the same mistakes also. But that just proves how much we love each other. You're the one thing I think about."
"You too," she said looking down. He lifted her chin up, "You're the one thing that matters to me and I don't want to lose you. It'll be hard on me and especially your mom and your friends."
Buffy quickly wiped the tears from her eyes, "I felt the same way when I had to send you to Hell.I couldn't get over it, it tore my heart apart. I couldn't stand it. I love you."
"I love you too Buffy," he said and kissed her passionately. She put her arms around his neck as the kiss continued. He pulled away gently, "Thank God you're still here." She smiled and kissed him again.
Angel stepped inside and followed closely behind her. Joyce came in from the kitchen, "Buffy, where have you been? I just heard all the messages Willow, Faith and Xander had left you. Are you crazy?"
"Mom, don't worry. I'm not going to do it. I kinda had it beaten out of me," Buffy said softly, "I promise, I won't even think about doing it again."
Joyce put her arms around her daughter, "I don't want you to do it Buffy. You wouldn't know how hard it would be on me and not to mention your friends and Angel. Oh god Buffy, please don't do it."
Buffy closed her eyes and tried to fight back the tears, "I'm not Mom, I'm not. I have reasons why I'm not going to.good ones. I'm sorry if I scared you like that, I didn't mean to."
"It's alright honey. I'm just happy that you're ok and that's all that matters to me. You know that," Joyce let go of Buffy, "Just, please don't do it again."
Buffy nodded as Joyce walked back into the kitchen. Buffy nudged Angel to follow her upstairs to her room. She sat down on her bed with him then faced him, "Angel, this will be hard for me to tell you the truth on why I was going to do it. It may hurt you as well."
"I think I can handle it Buffy, I just hope it's nothing too personal," Angel looked in her eyes. Buffy took a deep breath, "It's just.I didn't think we should be around each other after knowing what had happened. I thought it would be best if I wasn't around to do it again but then I realized how much it is to be here.with you because I love you so much that my heart just doesn't fully function. Now I know that, I was meant to be with you and I love being around you it's just, I don't want to make the same mistakes."
Angel held her hand tight, "I know how it feels Buffy, I don't want to make the same mistakes also. But that just proves how much we love each other. You're the one thing I think about."
"You too," she said looking down. He lifted her chin up, "You're the one thing that matters to me and I don't want to lose you. It'll be hard on me and especially your mom and your friends."
Buffy quickly wiped the tears from her eyes, "I felt the same way when I had to send you to Hell.I couldn't get over it, it tore my heart apart. I couldn't stand it. I love you."
"I love you too Buffy," he said and kissed her passionately. She put her arms around his neck as the kiss continued. He pulled away gently, "Thank God you're still here." She smiled and kissed him again.