Title: The Joy of Aurora Series Part 2
Pairings: B/A, F/G, C/C (YOU'LL FIND OUT LATER)
Rating: PG-13 for language and stuff
Summary: Buffy and Angel are blissfully happy raising their little girl Aurora, but realize that they need a nanny for those sticky situations where they have to chase
some beastie. They find someone that may just fall for the undeteribly serious Connor. But then again life in the Buffyverse throws you curve balls. P.S.- This is a "Curse? What Curse?" story (my favorite kind).
Disclaimer: God-Joss owns all his characters, but I own the plot line and my characters. ;)
Author's Note: (Read this FIRST!!!!!) This story takes place after season five when I heard a rumor that the Scooby Gang was going to die, and I wrote the first part of this series around that. And I reread it recently and saw that it sucked and I decided to rewrite it, but I like the 2nd part a lot, so I decided to post this like a sequel with a prequel not written yet. So here it goes. =)
P.S.- = thoughts.
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The next day, Buffy decided to call Caitlin and ask her if she wanted to be their nanny. Buffy picked of the phone and dialed the number Kathy gave her. It rang twice before it was picked up.
"Hello?" Caitlin answered.
"Hi. May I speak to Caitlin please?" Buffy said into the phone.
"This is she." Caitlin responded curiously.
Happily Buffy began, "Oh, great. This is Buffy Summers. We met at your mom's office."
"Yeah. What can I do for you?" Caitlin asked.
"Well, my boyfriend and I have come to the decision that we want to hire a live-in nanny. I know that I haven't know you that long, but I figured since you were so good with Aurora yesterday, and since you're looking for a job, I thought you might like to interview for the job." Buffy stated hopefully.
Caitlin was relieved and happy, " Yeah that sounds great!"
Buffy was equally relieved, " Awesome. Why don't you meet us tomorrow at noon? Do you know where the old downtown Hyperion hotel is?"
Caitlin thought for a second, " Umm… yeah I do. I'll be there at noon. See you then."
"Okay. Bye." Buffy hung up the phone and smiled. She had a good feeling about this girl.
The next day Caitlin arrived a little before noon for the interview. When she walked into the lobby of the hotel she saw a really cute guy sitting on one of the red round puffy couches reading. He must've been so involved in his book, because it seemed as if he didn't know she was there. She smiled inwardly.
It took Connor a minute, but he quickly realized that someone had walked into the lobby. He looked up suddenly and saw that it was a beautiful girl. She was tall and built. She had shoulder-length light brown hair, lighted with subtle blond streaks. She wore a light purple tank top with a matching sweater over it, and a pair of form fitting light blue jeans that clung to her hips. After a minute he realized that he was staring and that she was smiling at him.
God she's beautiful. That smile. Then Connor snapped out of his reverie, "Uh… can I help you?"
"Hi. I'm Caitlin. I'm interviewing for the nanny job." She told him.
"Hi. I'm Connor. I'm Angel's son." Connor responded.
"Oh, cool. Are Buffy and Angel here?" Caitlin wondered.
While she was talking to Connor, Caitlin watched his little movements and she guessed that he was a shy guy that didn't interact much with girls his own age. If the chance should present itself, Caitlin planned on changing that little fact.
"Yeah, they're upstairs. I'll go get them for you." Connor offered.
Caitlin smiled in thanks. Connor nodded and left to go get Buffy and Angel. As soon as Connor disappeared at the top of the staircase, Caitlin sat down on the couch where Connor had been sitting and picked up the book he had been reading. It was by Nitchze.
"Cute and well read. Good combination." Caitlin said to herself aloud.
When she heard footsteps coming down the stairs, Caitlin ser the book down swiftly and stood, and faced the people descending the staircase. As Buffy and Angel approached Caitlin, Buffy smiled and shook her hand, as did Angel. Caitlin smiled back.
"Hi Caitlin, it's nice to see you again." Buffy said sweetly.
"You too Buffy." Caitlin replied.
"This is my boyfriend, and Aurora's father, Angel." Buffy introduced.
"Hello. It's nice to meet you." Angel greeted.
"Hi. It's nice to meet you too." Caitlin responded.
Angel gestured toward his office, " Shall we go into my office?"
Caitlin nodded and followed the three into his office. As she passed Connor, Caitlin winked at him, then disappeared behind the closing door.
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Inside the office, Buffy and Angel were both behind the desk with Aurora while Caitlin sat across from them.
Angel began the interview, "So why don't you tell us about your experience with handling children"
Caitlin complied, "Okay. During middle school and high school I babysat weekly with people mom had worked with, and I used to watch a little disabled girl. I also participated in events that my mom's clinic participated in. Also, my mother is a midwife, so naturally I've been around babies and small children most of my life. I also helped take care of my younger cousins when they were babies. I know how to change a diaper, feed and burp, put them to sleep, and I took a class in baby first-aid."
Buffy was amazed, "Wow, that's really impressive!"
"Thank you." Caitlin acknowledged humbly.
"One last thing. A lot of … unsavory people are often bursting through the door here, since we are a private detective agency. Will you be able to protect Aurora and yourself should a situation arise?" Angel chose his words carefully.
"Yes I will. As a kid I took karate classes with my brother, and in high school I took some self-defense classes." Caitlin stated confidently.
Buffy and Angel were impressed. It seemed that Caitlin was perfect for the job. They decided to see how she would do if they left her alone with Aurora for a couple minutes while they discussed their decision.
"Do you mind watching Aurora while we step outside the office and talk?" Buffy asked.
"No problem." Caitlin said simply.
Buffy handed her Aurora, then she and Angel stepped out of the room.
"Hey girlie. You know, your stepbrother is really cute. You know, he could definitely use a girl to make him a little less serious." Caitlin told the gurgling toddler.
"He he he. Thppbt. He he." Aurora said back.
Then Caitlin started playing with Aurora by blowing raspberries on her tummy and when Angel and Buffy returned she was playing knee-horsie.
It didn't take them long to come to a decision, but they still talked about it anyways.
"Well she's certainly got experience." Angel stated, "But what about the fact that she doesn't know about demons and vampires and stuff."
"Well, I think that that'll be a really common problem if we interview other people. I think she's well experienced, qualified, and I think Connor likes her. He could use a girlfriend dear." Buffy told him.
"I agree, except about the Connor needing a girlfriend." Angel concurred.
Patting his chest, Buffy said, "We'll talk about that later. Besides I think she'll be good for him."
But before Angel could retaliate, Buffy had disappeared back into his office. He smiled, shook his head, and followed his love back into the office.
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Once Buffy and Angel came back into the office it was time to let Caitlin in on their decision.
Angel sat back in his chair and said, "I have one last question for you. Do you have any problems living here in the hotel?"
"Not at all." Caitlin said enthusiastically.
"Great!" Buffy declared, " You've got the job. When do you want to move in?"
Caitlin thought about it, "How about the day after next?"
"Perfect." Buffy told her, " We'll have a room ready for you to move in to."
Everyone stood, and exited the office. In the lobby Connor had gone back to reading, and looked up when they came out.
"I guess I'll see you in two days then." Caitlin confirmed.
Buffy nodded in response. Caitlin shook both their hands and waved by to Connor, "Bye."
As soon as Caitlin was outside the two sets of doors, Connor jumped up and asked Buffy and Angel what happened.
"She'll be moving in in two days." Buffy told the anxious boy.
Connor's jaw dropped and for a minute he didn't realize it, and when he did, he closed it quickly. Buffy tried very hard not to laugh at the love struck boy stand before her.
Buffy instead just smiled, "Come on hon, let's go put Aurora down for a nap."
Angel nodded and followed the two loves of his life upstairs.