Title: Little Gift From Heaven
Rated PG-13 for now
Diclmaer: Nope I don't own them
Author Note: Thanks to everyone that reveiws,
Author Note: Thanks Maribel for betaing
Author nOTE: PLEASE REVIEW
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Angel Office
Buffy had decided she would bring Angel lunch, she walked into the W&H Headquarters, then took the elevator to the fifth floor where Angel's office was and came up to the front desk.
"Welcome to W&H," the secretary said cheerfully, in a very familiar prep voice.
"Harmony?" Buffy said shocked, the last time she'd seen Harmony was when Drusilla and her were tied up when Spike first admitted he loved her and also when Harmony tried to kill him.
"Buffy, Hi! Oh my gosh, it's been forever!" Harmony smiled stepping from behind the desk and giving Buffy a hug. Buffy just stayed still.
"Change of style?" Buffy was wearing big baggie overalls and a shirt.
"Missed you too Harmony, but what are you doing here and I thought you were evil last time I say you."
"Well I sucked at being evil and then I got a job here and I have you know I drink pig's blood," she said with a huge smile across her face. "So what can I do for you?" she asked walking back behind the desk.
"Well, I am looking for Angel, is he in his office?"
"Oh hold on," she clicked on the intercom.
"Yes Harmony?" Angel's voice came from the other side.
"A Buffy Summers is here to see you, I love these things." Harmony told Buffy giggling, Buffy nod back.
"Send her in."
"You can go in now. Maybe we could catch up later and talk, I mean I'm dying to find out what has happened to everyone, you know."
"Sure," Buffy smiled and then walked into Angel's office, he was standing next to his desk fixing some papers.
"Wow, you look good all boss like," she teased walking over to the desk.
He grinned. "So Buffy what brings you down here?"
"This," she lifted a red Jack in the box bag, she handed him the bag, he looked inside and pulled out a hamburger and fries along with a blood pack.
"This is sweet Buffy but you didn't have to, I already ate lunch."
"Oh, I didn't know, I just thought we could have lunch or something because… I mean… we haven't talk that much lately," she said biting her lower lip.
"Well I wish I could but I have this huge meeting I have to get to right now, but maybe later we could get together and have a chat just you and me?"he said picking up some files in his arms.
"Okay that's cool, I'll see you back at the hotel tonight then."
"Well, I'm going to be really busy this week, it's been a little crazy lately and I think Faith and Gunn are coming by lately to patrol and all, so I'm not sure."
"Then see you when I see you."
"I guess so, I'll talk to you later. I better get going, I'm really late now," he smiled leaving the room.
"I guess I'm showing myself out," she was about to leave when she realized Angel had dropped a paper, she picked it up and read 'Cordelia Chase sixth floor room 353'.
"Maybe I'll drop by," she placed the paper back and went to the elevator.
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She found the room very easily, no one seemed to be in that floor, it looked really empty.
"Hi Cordelia, it's me Buffy, remember me?" she whispered walking over to her bedside. "Wow, you look great. Your hair looks really pretty. You seem so peaceful, I should have come by earlier. I don't really know why I didn't, I'm sorry. I just wanted to say thank you, you stole Angel's heart, you little thief," she teased. "Just kidding… I'm glad you did, I mean we've been apart for four years and I never wanted him to be alone so I'm glad he found you."
"I don't know if you can hear me but I hope you wake up soon, do you want to know a secret?" Silence. "Okay, but you can't tell anyone…I'm pregnant with twins and no, they're not Angel's, they're Spike's unborn children. I haven't told anyone yet. I'm a little scared of what they'll think or even say."
"Well, it's getting late. I should be heading back to the hotel. Oh yeah,one more thing, I never imagine Harmony being a secretary," she laughed.
"Good bye Cordelia," and with those final words she left.
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"Okay, Passions is so dumb, how could Daddy watch this, I mean… it's so fake and dumb, maybe not so much fake but dumb. Don't get me wrong, I love Mexican tacos," she smiled stuffing one into her mouth as she heard the front door open. Xander, Faith, Kennedy, and Willow walked in.
"Hey guys, you're home early," she smiled placing the box down. "I ordered Mexican, if anyone is hungry," she offered.
Xander and Willow looked at each other then back at Buffy who was stuffing a chili beans taco. "Um Buffy, honey… don't get me wrong, I'm saying this as a very concerned friend and you know I love you, but I think maybe you have a problem sweetie."
She frowned. "What are you talking about?" she asked pulling up the blanket to cover herself or rather to cover her belly.
"Haven't you noticed? I mean you've been eating almost everything you can get your hands on," Xander said.
"Don't you think you're repressing?" Willow asked.
"I have not been repressing, I'm fine," she pouted.
"Yeah B, I hate to admit it, you need to let yourself go. Come, you and me can hit L.A. tonight, we'll kick some ass and go party just like old times,"Faith smirked.
"Plus since we got here I haven't seen you train or even go on patrol once, you're either here or at your apartment," Kennedy said.
"Guys, she's not getting fat," everyone looked at her. "Maybe a little bit on the big side."
"Buffy, after Anya and I broke up, I tried to deal with all my problems with a bunch of junk food and I tell you, it works for a little bit but afterwards you are all lonely and fat with no place to go."
"Buffy, we're just worried about you," Willow sighed.
"Guys, I'm fine, never been better, so stop worrying about me and if I need help I will ask for it," she snapped leaving the room.
"I have no idea what's up with her lately," Willow frowned.
"I heard Angel and Lorne talking a while back, from what I understood B tried to off herself."
"No, Buffy wouldn't do that, I mean she couldn't do that," Willow said. "Would she?" the room stayed silent.
"She hasn't really been caring much about how she looks, I mean have you noticed how she's been dressing, that's not normal Buffy-wear," Xander explained.
"Maybe she's dealing in her own way and we should leave it at that," Faith said.
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"Okay Andrew, be quiet don't make a sound," Andrew sneaked into the dark kitchen. "Here I come little pizza pocket."
"Hello Andrew," the lights suddenly coming on.
Andrew quickly turned to come face to face with Buffy, she was standing with her arms across her chest. "Buffy! Hi, what are you doing up so late?"
"Andrew, what are you hiding?"
"Nothing, I came for a glass of water, good old H2O, yummy."
"Are you lying to me? Because I smelled cheese, pepperonis and bread and the last time I checked there were no more pizza pockets."
"I don't smell anything."
"Andrew, you know we have a past… I mean I saved your life a few times and I protected you and feed you and didn't I kept you safe from the bringers?"
"Fine, enough with the guilty trip, take the juicy pizza pocket," he frowned, pushing the plate towards Buffy, she smiled she had won. "I think there's a 7 Eleven open not far from here." Andrew pouted leaving the room.
"See babies? Mom got us a little snack," she said eating the pizza pocket.
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At about three in the morning, Buffy woke up with a sudden craving for food, she got up, put her slippers on and opened Dawn's door, where she could see her bed was empty, she had said she was going to spend the night at Willow's, then Buffy frowned and shut the door, heading to the cooler. There was nothing there just a pitcher of water and empty soda bottles.
'Great mommy didn't go shopping because mommy doesn't have a job,' she thought. She looked in all the cabinets, 'empty' she really needed to find a job, any job.
"Okay, three o'clock, everyone should be asleep at the hotel and well, I know Fred just bought food so I'm sure they won't mind," she nodded slipping a sweat on. "Listen guys or girls, we're going for a little walk, it isn't far," she patted her belly.
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The Hotel kitchen
She finally got there, all the lights were off and she made her way to the kitchen and turned on the lights before making herself a snack.
"Okay, what do we got here?" Ah, frozen pizza. "Yeah good girl Fred,"pickles can, cheese that was labeled Gunn. "He'll blame Andrew," she smiled taking all the stuff and sitting with it on the table, she looked down.
'Wow, I think my boobs are getting bigger,' she thought and gave a little smirk.
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Angel had gotten up before anyone, he couldn't sleep, he always asleep 'til 11. He walked into the kitchen for a pack of blood but he stopped when he saw Buffy, she must have fallen asleep here, her head was resting on the table. He gave a little smile.
"Buffy?" he whispered.
"Mmm… five more minutes mom," she moaned. He smiled he didn't know how she could sleep like this so he did the only thing he could think of, he picked her up, she still was fast asleep. He carried her upstairs into his room and then gently laid her down, covering her with the sheets and sat beside her pushing her hair out of her face.
"I kinda thought it was unfair, because your dad got everything I wanted and he's not even here to enjoy watching your first smile or laugh or change a dirty diaper but your mom is going to do a great job," he smiled bending down and kissing Buffy's belly, over the sheets then he got off the bed and slipped out through the door.
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"I'm not cleaning this," complained Fred looking at the dirty dishes and the messy table.
"Hey! Who ate my cheese? I label stuff with my name so this can't happen and now it's empty!" he frowned throwing it in the trashcan. "Angel, I think maybe we have to hire a maid, we're too busy to clean this mess," he suggested.
"Sorry guys, I couldn't sleep so I came downstairs and pig out, sorry guys. I'll clean up the mess and make sure everything is put away. You guys should get going, don't want to be late." Fred and Gunn both looked at each other
"Are you trying to get rid of us?" Fred asked giving him a look.
"'Course not."
"Whatever you say man," Gunn's smirked leaving the kitchen with Fred and Angel started cleaning up the mess.
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"Okay let's see, for sure William if you're a boy and maybe Jeff if you're both boys and if you're girls, Emily and Annabel, those are pretty names, don't you think? And these cheese puffs are really good, chips are really yummy, I just wish you guys didn't eat so much, I already have everyone calling me Miss Piggy," she laughed "Oh yeah, remind me to thank Uncle Lorne for this, book."
"Put the cheese puffs down and slowly back away from the bag," Dawn said with her arms across her chest, with Faith and Xander standing beside her.
"What is it now?" Buffy sighed.
"Look at yourself! I mean when we need to find Buffy, she's either in the kitchen with her face stuffed in a box of cookies or at Burger King getting a value meal, king sized if I may add," Dawn snapped.
"Yeah Buffy, I mean we've been thinking a lot about this and maybe you haven't really got over Spike's death," Xander added.
"Not me, I think if this is the way you deal then fine… I mean that's fine if you want to have a heart attack when you're 29, who are we to stop you?" Faith said.
"No, it's not fine Faith, my sister needs to get over Spike, I mean I miss him too but life goes on, there are millions of guys out there but you're being like Angel, brooding and moping all around the hotel and apartment."
"Yeah, Dawn's right, Buffy move on."
"Why are you telling me to move on? Because I won't. Plus I'm sick and tired of people asking me: what's wrong Buffy? are you okay Buffy? move on Buffy. Maybe I am repressing or whatever, using food as comfort but I don't care, food makes me happy and I don't care if I get big as Santa Claus. You weren't there and because of that, none of you understand what I've been going through, okay? You weren't the last person in the hell mouth when Spike was alive, you weren't there, I was!" she cried. "And I saw what happen to him."
"Buffy… maybe if you talk to me I would understand. Since we've got here it's like you forgot about your friends, even me… I mean I'm like almost everyday at Faith or Willow's apartment sleeping on the couch, I bet you don't even realize I'm gone," Dawn snapped. "Plus by the way you've been acting lately you might as well be dead with Spike."
'Ouch! Pain, breathe,' she thought holding her stomach. "Fine! Why don't you just move in with Faith or Willow? I bet they'll be a better sister than me anyways!" she screamed. "Because right now, I don't really care!" she banged her hand against the desk making them jump before storming off back to the apartment.
Rated PG-13 for now
Diclmaer: Nope I don't own them
Author Note: Thanks to everyone that reveiws,
Author Note: Thanks Maribel for betaing
Author nOTE: PLEASE REVIEW
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Angel Office
Buffy had decided she would bring Angel lunch, she walked into the W&H Headquarters, then took the elevator to the fifth floor where Angel's office was and came up to the front desk.
"Welcome to W&H," the secretary said cheerfully, in a very familiar prep voice.
"Harmony?" Buffy said shocked, the last time she'd seen Harmony was when Drusilla and her were tied up when Spike first admitted he loved her and also when Harmony tried to kill him.
"Buffy, Hi! Oh my gosh, it's been forever!" Harmony smiled stepping from behind the desk and giving Buffy a hug. Buffy just stayed still.
"Change of style?" Buffy was wearing big baggie overalls and a shirt.
"Missed you too Harmony, but what are you doing here and I thought you were evil last time I say you."
"Well I sucked at being evil and then I got a job here and I have you know I drink pig's blood," she said with a huge smile across her face. "So what can I do for you?" she asked walking back behind the desk.
"Well, I am looking for Angel, is he in his office?"
"Oh hold on," she clicked on the intercom.
"Yes Harmony?" Angel's voice came from the other side.
"A Buffy Summers is here to see you, I love these things." Harmony told Buffy giggling, Buffy nod back.
"Send her in."
"You can go in now. Maybe we could catch up later and talk, I mean I'm dying to find out what has happened to everyone, you know."
"Sure," Buffy smiled and then walked into Angel's office, he was standing next to his desk fixing some papers.
"Wow, you look good all boss like," she teased walking over to the desk.
He grinned. "So Buffy what brings you down here?"
"This," she lifted a red Jack in the box bag, she handed him the bag, he looked inside and pulled out a hamburger and fries along with a blood pack.
"This is sweet Buffy but you didn't have to, I already ate lunch."
"Oh, I didn't know, I just thought we could have lunch or something because… I mean… we haven't talk that much lately," she said biting her lower lip.
"Well I wish I could but I have this huge meeting I have to get to right now, but maybe later we could get together and have a chat just you and me?"he said picking up some files in his arms.
"Okay that's cool, I'll see you back at the hotel tonight then."
"Well, I'm going to be really busy this week, it's been a little crazy lately and I think Faith and Gunn are coming by lately to patrol and all, so I'm not sure."
"Then see you when I see you."
"I guess so, I'll talk to you later. I better get going, I'm really late now," he smiled leaving the room.
"I guess I'm showing myself out," she was about to leave when she realized Angel had dropped a paper, she picked it up and read 'Cordelia Chase sixth floor room 353'.
"Maybe I'll drop by," she placed the paper back and went to the elevator.
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She found the room very easily, no one seemed to be in that floor, it looked really empty.
"Hi Cordelia, it's me Buffy, remember me?" she whispered walking over to her bedside. "Wow, you look great. Your hair looks really pretty. You seem so peaceful, I should have come by earlier. I don't really know why I didn't, I'm sorry. I just wanted to say thank you, you stole Angel's heart, you little thief," she teased. "Just kidding… I'm glad you did, I mean we've been apart for four years and I never wanted him to be alone so I'm glad he found you."
"I don't know if you can hear me but I hope you wake up soon, do you want to know a secret?" Silence. "Okay, but you can't tell anyone…I'm pregnant with twins and no, they're not Angel's, they're Spike's unborn children. I haven't told anyone yet. I'm a little scared of what they'll think or even say."
"Well, it's getting late. I should be heading back to the hotel. Oh yeah,one more thing, I never imagine Harmony being a secretary," she laughed.
"Good bye Cordelia," and with those final words she left.
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"Okay, Passions is so dumb, how could Daddy watch this, I mean… it's so fake and dumb, maybe not so much fake but dumb. Don't get me wrong, I love Mexican tacos," she smiled stuffing one into her mouth as she heard the front door open. Xander, Faith, Kennedy, and Willow walked in.
"Hey guys, you're home early," she smiled placing the box down. "I ordered Mexican, if anyone is hungry," she offered.
Xander and Willow looked at each other then back at Buffy who was stuffing a chili beans taco. "Um Buffy, honey… don't get me wrong, I'm saying this as a very concerned friend and you know I love you, but I think maybe you have a problem sweetie."
She frowned. "What are you talking about?" she asked pulling up the blanket to cover herself or rather to cover her belly.
"Haven't you noticed? I mean you've been eating almost everything you can get your hands on," Xander said.
"Don't you think you're repressing?" Willow asked.
"I have not been repressing, I'm fine," she pouted.
"Yeah B, I hate to admit it, you need to let yourself go. Come, you and me can hit L.A. tonight, we'll kick some ass and go party just like old times,"Faith smirked.
"Plus since we got here I haven't seen you train or even go on patrol once, you're either here or at your apartment," Kennedy said.
"Guys, she's not getting fat," everyone looked at her. "Maybe a little bit on the big side."
"Buffy, after Anya and I broke up, I tried to deal with all my problems with a bunch of junk food and I tell you, it works for a little bit but afterwards you are all lonely and fat with no place to go."
"Buffy, we're just worried about you," Willow sighed.
"Guys, I'm fine, never been better, so stop worrying about me and if I need help I will ask for it," she snapped leaving the room.
"I have no idea what's up with her lately," Willow frowned.
"I heard Angel and Lorne talking a while back, from what I understood B tried to off herself."
"No, Buffy wouldn't do that, I mean she couldn't do that," Willow said. "Would she?" the room stayed silent.
"She hasn't really been caring much about how she looks, I mean have you noticed how she's been dressing, that's not normal Buffy-wear," Xander explained.
"Maybe she's dealing in her own way and we should leave it at that," Faith said.
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"Okay Andrew, be quiet don't make a sound," Andrew sneaked into the dark kitchen. "Here I come little pizza pocket."
"Hello Andrew," the lights suddenly coming on.
Andrew quickly turned to come face to face with Buffy, she was standing with her arms across her chest. "Buffy! Hi, what are you doing up so late?"
"Andrew, what are you hiding?"
"Nothing, I came for a glass of water, good old H2O, yummy."
"Are you lying to me? Because I smelled cheese, pepperonis and bread and the last time I checked there were no more pizza pockets."
"I don't smell anything."
"Andrew, you know we have a past… I mean I saved your life a few times and I protected you and feed you and didn't I kept you safe from the bringers?"
"Fine, enough with the guilty trip, take the juicy pizza pocket," he frowned, pushing the plate towards Buffy, she smiled she had won. "I think there's a 7 Eleven open not far from here." Andrew pouted leaving the room.
"See babies? Mom got us a little snack," she said eating the pizza pocket.
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At about three in the morning, Buffy woke up with a sudden craving for food, she got up, put her slippers on and opened Dawn's door, where she could see her bed was empty, she had said she was going to spend the night at Willow's, then Buffy frowned and shut the door, heading to the cooler. There was nothing there just a pitcher of water and empty soda bottles.
'Great mommy didn't go shopping because mommy doesn't have a job,' she thought. She looked in all the cabinets, 'empty' she really needed to find a job, any job.
"Okay, three o'clock, everyone should be asleep at the hotel and well, I know Fred just bought food so I'm sure they won't mind," she nodded slipping a sweat on. "Listen guys or girls, we're going for a little walk, it isn't far," she patted her belly.
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The Hotel kitchen
She finally got there, all the lights were off and she made her way to the kitchen and turned on the lights before making herself a snack.
"Okay, what do we got here?" Ah, frozen pizza. "Yeah good girl Fred,"pickles can, cheese that was labeled Gunn. "He'll blame Andrew," she smiled taking all the stuff and sitting with it on the table, she looked down.
'Wow, I think my boobs are getting bigger,' she thought and gave a little smirk.
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Angel had gotten up before anyone, he couldn't sleep, he always asleep 'til 11. He walked into the kitchen for a pack of blood but he stopped when he saw Buffy, she must have fallen asleep here, her head was resting on the table. He gave a little smile.
"Buffy?" he whispered.
"Mmm… five more minutes mom," she moaned. He smiled he didn't know how she could sleep like this so he did the only thing he could think of, he picked her up, she still was fast asleep. He carried her upstairs into his room and then gently laid her down, covering her with the sheets and sat beside her pushing her hair out of her face.
"I kinda thought it was unfair, because your dad got everything I wanted and he's not even here to enjoy watching your first smile or laugh or change a dirty diaper but your mom is going to do a great job," he smiled bending down and kissing Buffy's belly, over the sheets then he got off the bed and slipped out through the door.
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"I'm not cleaning this," complained Fred looking at the dirty dishes and the messy table.
"Hey! Who ate my cheese? I label stuff with my name so this can't happen and now it's empty!" he frowned throwing it in the trashcan. "Angel, I think maybe we have to hire a maid, we're too busy to clean this mess," he suggested.
"Sorry guys, I couldn't sleep so I came downstairs and pig out, sorry guys. I'll clean up the mess and make sure everything is put away. You guys should get going, don't want to be late." Fred and Gunn both looked at each other
"Are you trying to get rid of us?" Fred asked giving him a look.
"'Course not."
"Whatever you say man," Gunn's smirked leaving the kitchen with Fred and Angel started cleaning up the mess.
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"Okay let's see, for sure William if you're a boy and maybe Jeff if you're both boys and if you're girls, Emily and Annabel, those are pretty names, don't you think? And these cheese puffs are really good, chips are really yummy, I just wish you guys didn't eat so much, I already have everyone calling me Miss Piggy," she laughed "Oh yeah, remind me to thank Uncle Lorne for this, book."
"Put the cheese puffs down and slowly back away from the bag," Dawn said with her arms across her chest, with Faith and Xander standing beside her.
"What is it now?" Buffy sighed.
"Look at yourself! I mean when we need to find Buffy, she's either in the kitchen with her face stuffed in a box of cookies or at Burger King getting a value meal, king sized if I may add," Dawn snapped.
"Yeah Buffy, I mean we've been thinking a lot about this and maybe you haven't really got over Spike's death," Xander added.
"Not me, I think if this is the way you deal then fine… I mean that's fine if you want to have a heart attack when you're 29, who are we to stop you?" Faith said.
"No, it's not fine Faith, my sister needs to get over Spike, I mean I miss him too but life goes on, there are millions of guys out there but you're being like Angel, brooding and moping all around the hotel and apartment."
"Yeah, Dawn's right, Buffy move on."
"Why are you telling me to move on? Because I won't. Plus I'm sick and tired of people asking me: what's wrong Buffy? are you okay Buffy? move on Buffy. Maybe I am repressing or whatever, using food as comfort but I don't care, food makes me happy and I don't care if I get big as Santa Claus. You weren't there and because of that, none of you understand what I've been going through, okay? You weren't the last person in the hell mouth when Spike was alive, you weren't there, I was!" she cried. "And I saw what happen to him."
"Buffy… maybe if you talk to me I would understand. Since we've got here it's like you forgot about your friends, even me… I mean I'm like almost everyday at Faith or Willow's apartment sleeping on the couch, I bet you don't even realize I'm gone," Dawn snapped. "Plus by the way you've been acting lately you might as well be dead with Spike."
'Ouch! Pain, breathe,' she thought holding her stomach. "Fine! Why don't you just move in with Faith or Willow? I bet they'll be a better sister than me anyways!" she screamed. "Because right now, I don't really care!" she banged her hand against the desk making them jump before storming off back to the apartment.