Part 7.
As he walked back into the lounge room everyone was quiet.
"Why was she so tired?" Willow asked him.
"She's had a pretty big day so far, and I'll take a gamble and say that she hasn't been sleeping well. She's exhausted."
Anya smiled at everybody. "What are you all going to do today?"
"We both have afternoon classes, and I know I need to go to the library." Willow answered for her and Tara.
"I have to go to the library too." Tara added.
"We need to open the Magic Box." Giles said to Anya. She nodded.
Angel looked at Cordy, Fred and Gunn. "You three should get out today. Cordy I know your parents would like to see you." At this Cordelia groaned, but nodded. "You three can take my car. Gunn, you are the designated driver."
Gunn laughed, as Cordelia pouted. "You never let me drive the car."
He smiled.
"What are you going to do, Angel?" Fred asked.
"Stay here, wait until Conner wakes up. See if Buffy wants to take him to the park later."
"What are you going to do until then?" Cordy asked him.
He pulled a book off the shelf. "Read. Now go out and have fun."
As everyone ran upstairs to fetch jackets and wallets, before dashing out the various doors, Angel lost himself in the novel.
It was early afternoon by the time Buffy woke up
She sighed and stretched, this was the first time since she'd been resurrected that she hadn't had any nightmares.
Buffy smiled as she looked down at her wrinkled clothes. Silently she changed into a pair of blue and white sweatpants and a matching hooded sweatshirt.
As she walked down the stairs and into the living room she smiled at the sight presented to her.
Angel held Conner in his arms, singing to him.
Not wanting to interrupt them, she leaned against the door frame.
When he finished singing he turned to smile at her. "Hey Sleeping Beauty. We've been waiting for you to wake up."
She smiled. "Why is that?" She curled up on the couch next to them.
"We want to go to the park."
Buffy ran her fingers through her hair. "Sounds good to me. Where is everyone?" It hadn't taken her long to realize the absence of Gunn, Cordy and Fred.
"Sightseeing, meeting Cordy's parents."
"You arranged this didn't you?" she giggled.
He gave her a look of mock disbelief. "I only offered them my car keys."
She got up and motioned towards the kitchen.
In the kitchen Buffy smiled at his attempts to clip Conner into the stroller. He struggled to work out that you needed to align the clips in order to press them in.
He stared at her in disbelief as she clipped both in one-handed.
"Ready?" she asked him.
He nodded, as she grabbed an apple off the counter. "Are you hungry?"
He shook his head. "Conner and I ate lunch while you were still asleep."
"Let's go then." she prompted him, turning to pick up a pacifier for Conner as well.
At the park they both marveled at the beautiful day presented to them.
"You never asked me who Conner's mother is." Angel said to her.
"He has Darla's eyes. Cordy told me she was back." Buffy answered.
"She staked herself to give birth to Conner."
"It doesn't mean that I love you, or Conner any less." she said to him. "Darla finally managed to do one good thing."
Angel was silent for a moment, thinking. "Why did you get so defensive with Giles this morning?"
"I knew this was coming." She paused, trying to order her thoughts. "It's too dangerous for me to have children of my own." she said no more.
Angel didn't press the point. Instead he pulled her to her feet. "Let's go get some ice-cream." he gestured to an ice-cream seller. Buffy pushed the pram over to the ice-cream cart, Angel in tow.
"What can I get you?" the ice-cream man asked cheerily.
Buffy examined the flavors. "Honeycomb please." she answered him.
The man made up her ice-cream and handed it to her. He looked at Angel, who was still studying the flavors. "I'll have chocolate chip please."
Angel paid for their ice-creams and they started off towards Buffy's house.
As he walked back into the lounge room everyone was quiet.
"Why was she so tired?" Willow asked him.
"She's had a pretty big day so far, and I'll take a gamble and say that she hasn't been sleeping well. She's exhausted."
Anya smiled at everybody. "What are you all going to do today?"
"We both have afternoon classes, and I know I need to go to the library." Willow answered for her and Tara.
"I have to go to the library too." Tara added.
"We need to open the Magic Box." Giles said to Anya. She nodded.
Angel looked at Cordy, Fred and Gunn. "You three should get out today. Cordy I know your parents would like to see you." At this Cordelia groaned, but nodded. "You three can take my car. Gunn, you are the designated driver."
Gunn laughed, as Cordelia pouted. "You never let me drive the car."
He smiled.
"What are you going to do, Angel?" Fred asked.
"Stay here, wait until Conner wakes up. See if Buffy wants to take him to the park later."
"What are you going to do until then?" Cordy asked him.
He pulled a book off the shelf. "Read. Now go out and have fun."
As everyone ran upstairs to fetch jackets and wallets, before dashing out the various doors, Angel lost himself in the novel.
It was early afternoon by the time Buffy woke up
She sighed and stretched, this was the first time since she'd been resurrected that she hadn't had any nightmares.
Buffy smiled as she looked down at her wrinkled clothes. Silently she changed into a pair of blue and white sweatpants and a matching hooded sweatshirt.
As she walked down the stairs and into the living room she smiled at the sight presented to her.
Angel held Conner in his arms, singing to him.
Not wanting to interrupt them, she leaned against the door frame.
When he finished singing he turned to smile at her. "Hey Sleeping Beauty. We've been waiting for you to wake up."
She smiled. "Why is that?" She curled up on the couch next to them.
"We want to go to the park."
Buffy ran her fingers through her hair. "Sounds good to me. Where is everyone?" It hadn't taken her long to realize the absence of Gunn, Cordy and Fred.
"Sightseeing, meeting Cordy's parents."
"You arranged this didn't you?" she giggled.
He gave her a look of mock disbelief. "I only offered them my car keys."
She got up and motioned towards the kitchen.
In the kitchen Buffy smiled at his attempts to clip Conner into the stroller. He struggled to work out that you needed to align the clips in order to press them in.
He stared at her in disbelief as she clipped both in one-handed.
"Ready?" she asked him.
He nodded, as she grabbed an apple off the counter. "Are you hungry?"
He shook his head. "Conner and I ate lunch while you were still asleep."
"Let's go then." she prompted him, turning to pick up a pacifier for Conner as well.
At the park they both marveled at the beautiful day presented to them.
"You never asked me who Conner's mother is." Angel said to her.
"He has Darla's eyes. Cordy told me she was back." Buffy answered.
"She staked herself to give birth to Conner."
"It doesn't mean that I love you, or Conner any less." she said to him. "Darla finally managed to do one good thing."
Angel was silent for a moment, thinking. "Why did you get so defensive with Giles this morning?"
"I knew this was coming." She paused, trying to order her thoughts. "It's too dangerous for me to have children of my own." she said no more.
Angel didn't press the point. Instead he pulled her to her feet. "Let's go get some ice-cream." he gestured to an ice-cream seller. Buffy pushed the pram over to the ice-cream cart, Angel in tow.
"What can I get you?" the ice-cream man asked cheerily.
Buffy examined the flavors. "Honeycomb please." she answered him.
The man made up her ice-cream and handed it to her. He looked at Angel, who was still studying the flavors. "I'll have chocolate chip please."
Angel paid for their ice-creams and they started off towards Buffy's house.