Chapter 18: Are you staying or going?

Title: Reunion time.

Author: Nikka

Author notes: Hi everyone, If you need to know about summary, rate and all the rest it's all in chapter 1 I'll just remind you that English is not my native tongue so you may find some spelling & grammar mistakes, you're more then welcome to let me know about them but remember you may find them while you read the story. Have fun.

Disclaimer: Angel & Buffy's characters are not my creation (wish they were) they belong to Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt. Other characters that are not familiar from the show do belong to me.

Author's remark: My chapters as of ch 12 will no longer be reproof by Sigma due to the fact that I have no internet and I'm asking someone else to post the remaining chapters for me. I want to take this opportunity and thank sigma for all the help. And I hope you will continue reading my story even without the excellent work sigma has done. Thank you again sigma for all your great work.

"Cor I don't mean to push you or anything but it's going to be day light soon." It's been over 10 minutes since she spoke and even then all she said was 'so'. He thought he should say something or they'll never go to sleep.

"So what?! We're inside it's not like you're going to burst into flames." she snapped at him

"Well, We did leave Connor all alone maybe we should…" She didn't let him finish.

"Maybe you did, but what kind of parent do you think I am?"

"Well I…" he didn't know exactly what to say.

"Did you really think I'll leave a baby all alone in the middle of the night?!" this time she didn't give him time to answer. "I took the monitor with me. I'm surprised your vamp senses haven't heard it by now." she reached her hand and grabbed the monitor from behind a serial box and put in on the in front of him. Now he heard the soft sounds of breathing. "I guess you didn't notice I had with me." She teased him.

"I'm sorry." He said and decided he shouldn't say anything else.

"You're right." She suddenly said.

"I am?" he asked surprised. "About what?"

"We should talk about this in the morning. Now is not a good time." She looked at him hopping he wouldn't get mad.

"Are you sure?" He asked calmly.

"I think so, besides I'm tired and I have a busy day tomorrow."

"Really? He wondered out loud.

"Sure. First I have some packing to do." He looked at her beveled she noticed that. "Because of the bags. Do you have any idea how many bugs you need to take with you when you go on an over night trip with a baby?" She didn't wait for an answer. "A lot!"

"Ah, Cor?" he tried to get her attention but she kept on.

"And then I thought I'll take one last walk in sweet home Sunnydale before we leave, I don't know when I'll be back here again, if ever."

"Cordy?" He tried again.

"And tomorrow I'll probably sleep till late, you know because of today."

"CORDELIA!" he raise his voice.

"What?!" She looked at him surprised. "What are you yelling for?"

"Look, I was thinking we might stay a bit longer?" Now he definitely got her attention. She wasn't sure whether he was asking her or telling her.

"What? Why? I thought we agreed one more day. Isn't that enough?" She asked a bit annoyed.

"I know, but I think Buffy needs us to stay longer then a day." He explained

"You mean, needs you." She corrected him while giving him a firm look.

"No. I meant that Buffy needs some sympathetic people around her at the moment."

"Oh, and her friends, who are like family to her, don't feet that description?" She asked sarcastically.

"I thought you understood what she was going through, I thought you related." He said, surprised by her reaction to his suggestion.

"I never said I related to her situation. How could I? I've never been to heaven… hell, whatever and back." She got up and paced around the kitchen. "I only said that I understood how she felt, and because of that I don't think we should stay here any longer." She set down again.

"Why?" He didn't understand her.

"Buffy is avoiding dealing with her friends because we're here. She hides behind us and that's not good, not for her and not for the rest. They need closer. They need each other. God Angel are you so thick you can't realize that?"

"I'm thick?!" He got angry "I'm thick?!" he leaned back with an angry look on his face.

She raised her voice. "Yeah, Buffy needs her friend, her close friends not us, she needs her family"

"No she needs me!" He yelled and hit the counter with his fists. Cordy looked at him shocked.

"I meant us." He quickly corrected himself realizing what he had said, but it was too late the damage was done.

"Fine! Then you can sleep with her tonight, cause you're not coming into my bed." She got up and stormed out of the kitchen.

"Well that's fine" he rushed out after her yelling. "Because that bed is not yours!" She stopped at the edge of the staircase turned around and looked at him shocked. "So if you don't mind I'm going to bed and if you don't like it you can sleep with Lorne on the couch." He passed her and walked up the stairs.

She stood there for a few seconds amazed and then looked at the couch where Lorne was sleeping and then turned and walked up the stairs.

Lorne opened his eyes slowly making sure there was no one else in the leaving room. 'I need my beauty sleep don't this people get that.' He said to himself. He turned to the side and covered himself with the blanket. "I miss my club" He said quietly and closed his eyes hoping no one else was coming tonight.

Buffy who was still unable asleep heard loud voices. She quickly got up and went to the door and softly opened it trying not to alarm who ever, or what ever that was behind it. She peeped through the crack of the door and heard Angel voice saying something he didn't no to whom. A few seconds later she heard set footsteps and saw Angel standing in the hallway. He stood in front of the to the bedroom but he didn't get in, he just paced back and forth in front of it, apparently he was trying to decide something or maybe calm down. A minute later she heard footsteps, this time it was Cordelia, she stopped when she saw him outside the door.

"What?" she just asked in a soft sound. Even though she looked so angry when she came up the stairs the moment she saw him her mode change.

"I don't like this." He turned to her and faced her.

"I know I don't like us fighting either." Buffy was sure she saw him smiling.

"Look Cor if you really don't want us to stay longer we can leave tomorrow." "No, I was just being stupid. Buffy is our friend and if she need us, then it's fine." Now Buffy got really curious, it was obvious to her the fight was about them staying and she knew Angel was the one who wanted to stay and probably because of her.

Angel opened the bedroom door softly and let Cordelia get in first then he did and closed the door behind him.

Buffy closed the door and leaned her back against the door. She knew she was suppose to be upset that her friends fought because of her, but a part of her was happy that Angel still cared that much, that he haven't moved on completely. She also knew that Cordelia probably knows that too. She wondered what would she do? Would she tell that she knows he loves her/ will she return his love? Buffy walked back to bed with questions running around And for the first time in weeks she fall asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

TBC.

Hi ppl,

First of all I wanted to thank you for all your great reviews. I read all and your suggestions (I'll try to follow must of them, but it depends on the story).

I also wanted to let you that there was a small mistake at the end of the last chapter (ch 17), so I corrected it and updated again so please read the last paragraph of ch 17 again.

I hope you'll enjoy this chapter, don't forget to review and if you have any more suggestions, comments or whatever feel free.

Nikka.