Title - Getting the Guy
Pairings - Angel/Fred & Spike/Willow
Summary - Angel and Spike finally notice Fred and Willow.
Rating - PG-13
A/N- Sorry for not updating sooner, I haven't had internet access for the past week. A whole week *pouts* I thought that I might go crazy.
Disclaimer - If I owned it this wouldn't be fanfiction it would be an episode. Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own the characters.
Feedback - makes me happy : )
~*~Part Four~*~
Thursday afternoon Fred came crashing in to the lobby, her arms, full of grocery bags, Connors diaper bag, her purse and Lorne's dry cleaning, pushing Connors stroller. She looked completely exhausted, her hair, which had dried baby food in it, was coming out of her ponytail and she had a large stain on the front of her white shirt that looked like grape juice. Balancing the bags in her arms she backed her way through the door successfully, she clutched the stroller when she almost lost her balance.
Fred looked over her shoulder and saw Cordeila and Buffy by the receptionist desk and briefly thought about asking them for help but decided against it, they would probably just ignore her, instead she shot them a menacing glare and continued to struggle with the bags. She thought that she heard Cordy and Buffy snicker when one of the bags of groceries burst open, that was the last straw, she dropped the last of the bags and turned around about to confront them when suddenly she came nose to chest with Angel. "I thought you might need some help" He smiled at her then bent down to pick up the contents of the broken bag.
"Um, yeah thanks" she said.
"It looks like you've had a busy day" he commented casually, picking up the rest of the bags.
"No kidding is that baby food in you hair" Buffy had walked from her perch and picked at the dried food.
Fred batted her hand away "Yes its baby food, Connor was a little playful at lunch today" her own hand reaching up to her head suddenly very self conscience about her appearance. Both Buffy and Cordeila looked immaculate per usual, and she looked like hell.
Of course she had enough reason to look the way that she did, she had first started the day by dropping off Lorne's dry cleaning then drove across town to the mall to pick up a gift for Gunn's birthday afterwards driving downtown to the hospital for Connors checkup. At one she stopped at a fast food restaurant for lunch when she also feed Connor, and he thought that it would be funny if he threw his food at her, thus the baby food in her hair. At the grocery store some kid squeezed his grape juice box a little to hard causing it to spray on the front of her shirt. Fred's day came to an end when she picked up the clean suits from the dry cleaners and drove home. Fred let out with an audible groan, yeah she had more than enough reason to look the way she did. "It's been a long day" she murmured to herself.
Angel must have heard her because he asked her if she wanted to talk about it but she just shook her head no and told him that it was nothing. Fred could tell by the look on his face that he wasn't buying it but he let it drop anyway. They put away the food and Fred handed Connor off to Angel and informed him of what the doctor told her then went to deliver Lorne's suits and wrap Gunn's present, his birthday wasn't for another month but her grandmamma always told her to buy in advance.
Just as she had hidden the gift Angel came knocking at her door "Hi"
"Hey Angel"
"I thought that maybe since you had such a bad day you might want to go out for some ice cream" he offered giving her one of his rare grins.
"That would be really nice Angel, just give me a half an hour to clean up then we can go" He nodded and then left the room. Fred raced to her dresser and pulled out a clean outfit and went into the bathroom to take a quick shower. It took her less than twenty minutes get ready, she didn't bother with any makeup, heck he had already seen her at her worst today so it really didn't matter she just wanted to spend as much time with him as she could.
Fred skipped out of her room all the way to the lobby; she stopped abruptly when she saw Willow and Lorne sitting on one of the couches. "He's not here is he?"
They both shook their heads no "Sorry sweetcakes but Cordy had a vision that had to be dealt with"
"That's ok, it was just an impromptu thing anyway" she said shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly. It really wasn't a big deal to her, if their was a big bad that had to be taken care of then Angel had to take care of it. Big evil demons were much more important than ice cream. She walked over and sat down next to her friends, and after convincing them that it was no big deal they chatted good-naturedly for the next hour until Angel and Cordeila came in. Cordy was laughing and had her arm hooked with Angel's.
"Thanks for the ice cream Angel" Fred was glad that her back was against the front doors because tears began to well up in her eyes. Willow and Lorne both tried to give her a reassuring look. She bit her lip and took in a deep breath, giving them a small smile she sucked it up and asked them how the fight with the demon went. At that point Cordy said her goodnights and went to bed leaving Angel to fill them in.
After Angel went up stairs Lorne turned to Fred and told her "I think you need to move out" Both Fred and Willow looked at Lorne with matching shocked expressions.
"What?" the two exclaimed at once.
"You need to move out of the hotel"
"Yeah I got that much, why?" Fred asked, puzzled as to why Lorne would say such a thing.
"It will get Angel to notice you" He got up and knelt next to his friend "Angel does 'see' you honey he just doesn't 'notice' you. He knows that you're always around doing the things that you do and caring for Connor. I think that it might be a good thing for him to see what he had and how much he would miss it if it were gone"
It would be a lie if Fred said that she hadn't played around with the idea of moving out and getting her own place but she always dismissed the idea, she felt safe and secure where she was so it didn't seem necessary to move out. That and she just couldn't leave Angel like that could she? He already had enough stress on his shoulders with out taking away his twenty-four hour nanny. Fred mentally frowned at that thought. Did she really just want to be the nanny in Angel's eyes? No, was her decisive answer. If Lorne's idea of her moving out really worked then Angel might see her as more, He may not see her as a some one he could fall in love with but at least he would see her as more than just the nanny.
"Ok Lorne I'll go along with this but you have to find me a place to live" The green demon nodded his head. He would take care of everything.
The next morning when the crew arrived Fred made her big announcement. Both Buffy and Cordeila seemed enthusiastic about the idea. Wesley and Gunn both congratulated her on her move towards her independence. Xander and Anya both seemed to be confused by the move on her part, but she later explained it to them. Spike for his part didn't care, but Angel was another matter. Fred could usually get a handle on his moods however he completely closed himself off, she couldn't for the life of her get a read on him. This concerned her a bit and made her question whether she had just done the right thing, but she couldn't take it back now, what was done, was done.
TBC...
Pairings - Angel/Fred & Spike/Willow
Summary - Angel and Spike finally notice Fred and Willow.
Rating - PG-13
A/N- Sorry for not updating sooner, I haven't had internet access for the past week. A whole week *pouts* I thought that I might go crazy.
Disclaimer - If I owned it this wouldn't be fanfiction it would be an episode. Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own the characters.
Feedback - makes me happy : )
~*~Part Four~*~
Thursday afternoon Fred came crashing in to the lobby, her arms, full of grocery bags, Connors diaper bag, her purse and Lorne's dry cleaning, pushing Connors stroller. She looked completely exhausted, her hair, which had dried baby food in it, was coming out of her ponytail and she had a large stain on the front of her white shirt that looked like grape juice. Balancing the bags in her arms she backed her way through the door successfully, she clutched the stroller when she almost lost her balance.
Fred looked over her shoulder and saw Cordeila and Buffy by the receptionist desk and briefly thought about asking them for help but decided against it, they would probably just ignore her, instead she shot them a menacing glare and continued to struggle with the bags. She thought that she heard Cordy and Buffy snicker when one of the bags of groceries burst open, that was the last straw, she dropped the last of the bags and turned around about to confront them when suddenly she came nose to chest with Angel. "I thought you might need some help" He smiled at her then bent down to pick up the contents of the broken bag.
"Um, yeah thanks" she said.
"It looks like you've had a busy day" he commented casually, picking up the rest of the bags.
"No kidding is that baby food in you hair" Buffy had walked from her perch and picked at the dried food.
Fred batted her hand away "Yes its baby food, Connor was a little playful at lunch today" her own hand reaching up to her head suddenly very self conscience about her appearance. Both Buffy and Cordeila looked immaculate per usual, and she looked like hell.
Of course she had enough reason to look the way that she did, she had first started the day by dropping off Lorne's dry cleaning then drove across town to the mall to pick up a gift for Gunn's birthday afterwards driving downtown to the hospital for Connors checkup. At one she stopped at a fast food restaurant for lunch when she also feed Connor, and he thought that it would be funny if he threw his food at her, thus the baby food in her hair. At the grocery store some kid squeezed his grape juice box a little to hard causing it to spray on the front of her shirt. Fred's day came to an end when she picked up the clean suits from the dry cleaners and drove home. Fred let out with an audible groan, yeah she had more than enough reason to look the way she did. "It's been a long day" she murmured to herself.
Angel must have heard her because he asked her if she wanted to talk about it but she just shook her head no and told him that it was nothing. Fred could tell by the look on his face that he wasn't buying it but he let it drop anyway. They put away the food and Fred handed Connor off to Angel and informed him of what the doctor told her then went to deliver Lorne's suits and wrap Gunn's present, his birthday wasn't for another month but her grandmamma always told her to buy in advance.
Just as she had hidden the gift Angel came knocking at her door "Hi"
"Hey Angel"
"I thought that maybe since you had such a bad day you might want to go out for some ice cream" he offered giving her one of his rare grins.
"That would be really nice Angel, just give me a half an hour to clean up then we can go" He nodded and then left the room. Fred raced to her dresser and pulled out a clean outfit and went into the bathroom to take a quick shower. It took her less than twenty minutes get ready, she didn't bother with any makeup, heck he had already seen her at her worst today so it really didn't matter she just wanted to spend as much time with him as she could.
Fred skipped out of her room all the way to the lobby; she stopped abruptly when she saw Willow and Lorne sitting on one of the couches. "He's not here is he?"
They both shook their heads no "Sorry sweetcakes but Cordy had a vision that had to be dealt with"
"That's ok, it was just an impromptu thing anyway" she said shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly. It really wasn't a big deal to her, if their was a big bad that had to be taken care of then Angel had to take care of it. Big evil demons were much more important than ice cream. She walked over and sat down next to her friends, and after convincing them that it was no big deal they chatted good-naturedly for the next hour until Angel and Cordeila came in. Cordy was laughing and had her arm hooked with Angel's.
"Thanks for the ice cream Angel" Fred was glad that her back was against the front doors because tears began to well up in her eyes. Willow and Lorne both tried to give her a reassuring look. She bit her lip and took in a deep breath, giving them a small smile she sucked it up and asked them how the fight with the demon went. At that point Cordy said her goodnights and went to bed leaving Angel to fill them in.
After Angel went up stairs Lorne turned to Fred and told her "I think you need to move out" Both Fred and Willow looked at Lorne with matching shocked expressions.
"What?" the two exclaimed at once.
"You need to move out of the hotel"
"Yeah I got that much, why?" Fred asked, puzzled as to why Lorne would say such a thing.
"It will get Angel to notice you" He got up and knelt next to his friend "Angel does 'see' you honey he just doesn't 'notice' you. He knows that you're always around doing the things that you do and caring for Connor. I think that it might be a good thing for him to see what he had and how much he would miss it if it were gone"
It would be a lie if Fred said that she hadn't played around with the idea of moving out and getting her own place but she always dismissed the idea, she felt safe and secure where she was so it didn't seem necessary to move out. That and she just couldn't leave Angel like that could she? He already had enough stress on his shoulders with out taking away his twenty-four hour nanny. Fred mentally frowned at that thought. Did she really just want to be the nanny in Angel's eyes? No, was her decisive answer. If Lorne's idea of her moving out really worked then Angel might see her as more, He may not see her as a some one he could fall in love with but at least he would see her as more than just the nanny.
"Ok Lorne I'll go along with this but you have to find me a place to live" The green demon nodded his head. He would take care of everything.
The next morning when the crew arrived Fred made her big announcement. Both Buffy and Cordeila seemed enthusiastic about the idea. Wesley and Gunn both congratulated her on her move towards her independence. Xander and Anya both seemed to be confused by the move on her part, but she later explained it to them. Spike for his part didn't care, but Angel was another matter. Fred could usually get a handle on his moods however he completely closed himself off, she couldn't for the life of her get a read on him. This concerned her a bit and made her question whether she had just done the right thing, but she couldn't take it back now, what was done, was done.
TBC...