Chap 10

Buffy clung onto Angel's shirt, her knuckles had turned white she was holding on so tight. She felt his muscles tighten beneath her fingertips, his gaze had also found the silent body of Spike.

A low rumble eminated from Angel's chest as Buffy felt the tension build. "Angel? Did you do that?" Buffy was suddenly struck by the reason why Spike was in there.

Angel looked down at Buffy' stern face. "Yes, I did." He wasn't going to lie.

"Angel." Buffy screwed her eyes up and sighed. "What if he dies Angel?"

"Then that would be a good thing." Angel watched the doctors running frantically around Spike.

"Angel! You'll go down for murder!" Buffy whispered back.

"No I won't! How will anybody find out? And he's not dead. Yet." Angel made a move from the side of Buffy's bed and started advancing across the room.

Buffy suddenly realised what he was about to do. "NO!" She used all her strength to shout across the room. Somebody had to stop him. With that Xander came bursting through the door, obviously just heard about Buffy's accident.

"G-Get A-Angel." Buffy gasped for breath.

Xander nodded in return and grabbed Angel from behind, stopping him from reaching Spike. "NO." Angel tried to move forward but Xander held on.

"Leave it go man." He felt Angel relax slightly. Xander started guiding Angel back towards Buffy and closed a curtain around their cubicle.

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Weeks past and Buffy had insisted on being moved to a private room after the events involving Spike. Finally the day had come for her to go home and Willow arrived with a big smile on her face to pick her up.

"What?" Buffy asked suspiciously.

"Oh nothing." Willow smiled again.

"Where's Angel?" Buffy asked, hurt that he hadn't been the one to come and get her.

"Uh he had some stuff to do." Willow instantly looked at her feet. "Now come on, Oz is waiting in the car!" Willow grabbed Buffy's stuff and the two of them walked out of hospital.

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Angel rushed around making the final preparations before Buffy arrived home. This was the night! This was going to be the biggest and best night of his life and hopefully hers too.

He heard the door click and he was up on his feet, bounding towards the door to greet his love.

"Hey!" He smiled, as soon as she closed the door behind her.

"Hi.What have you done." She looked into his eyes.

"Nothing." He answered with the biggest smile on his face.

"You've done something, you look like a kid who has just drawn all over the wall in the living room." Buffy eyed him suspiciously.

"Well you can go check, cause I defiantly haven't done that." Angel smiled and brought Buffy into a hug. "I missed you." He whispered into her ear, causing the light to fade and everything to move slowly.

Suddenly Buffy winced. "Ouch." She pouted, grabbing her side.

Angel instantly released her. "Sorry!"

Buffy grabbed his hands "Don't let go." She looked into his eyes and gently let her lips touch with his.

"Wait." Angel broke the kiss. "Before this goes any further.. I need to tell you something."

"Oh god, that doesn't sound good."

"Depends how you take it."

Angel held her hands in his before suddenly descending to the floor on one knee.

"Buffy, I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me Buff?"

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