"Hey." He waved.
"Riley, we REALLY need to talk, okay? Come with me into the kitchen." Buffy tugged on his hand and pulled him into the kitchen with her.
One the door was shut, Buffy yelled.
"Why the heck are you here? And is Sam here? Hidden in my ex bedroom or closet or something? And why here? Why at my dad's house?" Buffy yelled.
"Sam's not here...." Riley mumbled ", nasty divorce, I'd rather not talk about it."
"And you think you can come here and I'll accept you with open arms? Not that I'm not glad you're here."
"Buffy, the divorce went through, and I just couldn't stay there, it'd hurt me too much, so on my way to Iowa, I thought I'd stop in Sunnydale, until, I saw it wasn't there anymore, I kept driving and everything and I remembered I had your address book..."
"My address book?"
"Yeah, when I left the first time I took it, along with your doo-rag, you know something to remember you by. Well, any way I searched for a while and found it and looked for somewhere you might be, even though I hate to admit it, I called Angel."
"Angel? Oh, that's what he meant by something I might not want to see..."
"He told me that if you stayed anywhere it'd be you're dad's, so here I am."
"Sweet but very odd, still sweet." Buffy smiled, the old feelings coming back.
"So you here for awhile?" Riley asked.
"Yeah, the whole town-totaling thing ruled out home."
"Home is where the heart is."
"Then, it's with you."
Riley blushed, then he noticed Buffy crying.
"Buffy, it's okay, shhhh, it's okay."
"I ran, and I ran, and ran, but, but, I was too late, you were gone." Buffy cried.
"You did?"
"Uh-hmm, I even called your name, Xander brought you back into my good graces, he really thinks alot of you, except for the whole vampire bitey thing."
Riley hugged her tight and Buffy felt something wet fall on top of her head, Riley was crying. Buffy escaped his arms, as if she was shocked by his behavior.
"What?"
"Riley, I just remembered, even though I liked the hug bit, I told Angel I'd pop by the office."
"Angel? Buffy, I feel really inclined not to go."
"Why, just a quick trip, I'm bringing you, so come along, farm boy." Buffy laughed.
"You're still the same Buffy." Riley said.
"Except with a few scars." Buffy half frowned and pulled him back into the living room.
Dawn looked confused, Giles looked elsewhere, Xander stared, Willow played with her hair, and Faith smirked.
"So Riley, is there something you need to tell us? Is Sam here?" Xander asked.
"Xander, it's okay, I'm no longer hitched, and to answer another question no, I'm not widowed." Riley replied smugly.
"Then what's with the hand holding?"
"Uh, a little making-up, and a few tears." Buffy answered.
"And a little we're going to Angel Investigations, no matter my entreaties." Riley laughed.
"Okay, we'll get our stuff downstairs, I so don't want to go." Xander complained, grabbed his few possessions, and opened the basement door.
"Well, bye, I guess we'll take Rye's car." Buffy said certain.
They left the house. "Well, that was VERY awkward. So you wanna drive?"
"As I said a few years ago, Cars and Buffy, unmixy things."
"Okay, I guess I drive."
"Is that your car? The little red BMW?"
"Yep, ain't she a beaut?"
"I say so. Let's talk on the way there. There's alot of things we have to talk about." Buffy opened the door as Riley unlocked the car.
"Talk?" Riley said as he sat down in the car.
"You bet." Buffy sat down.
"Now, this is awkward." Riley said.
"Riley, we REALLY need to talk, okay? Come with me into the kitchen." Buffy tugged on his hand and pulled him into the kitchen with her.
One the door was shut, Buffy yelled.
"Why the heck are you here? And is Sam here? Hidden in my ex bedroom or closet or something? And why here? Why at my dad's house?" Buffy yelled.
"Sam's not here...." Riley mumbled ", nasty divorce, I'd rather not talk about it."
"And you think you can come here and I'll accept you with open arms? Not that I'm not glad you're here."
"Buffy, the divorce went through, and I just couldn't stay there, it'd hurt me too much, so on my way to Iowa, I thought I'd stop in Sunnydale, until, I saw it wasn't there anymore, I kept driving and everything and I remembered I had your address book..."
"My address book?"
"Yeah, when I left the first time I took it, along with your doo-rag, you know something to remember you by. Well, any way I searched for a while and found it and looked for somewhere you might be, even though I hate to admit it, I called Angel."
"Angel? Oh, that's what he meant by something I might not want to see..."
"He told me that if you stayed anywhere it'd be you're dad's, so here I am."
"Sweet but very odd, still sweet." Buffy smiled, the old feelings coming back.
"So you here for awhile?" Riley asked.
"Yeah, the whole town-totaling thing ruled out home."
"Home is where the heart is."
"Then, it's with you."
Riley blushed, then he noticed Buffy crying.
"Buffy, it's okay, shhhh, it's okay."
"I ran, and I ran, and ran, but, but, I was too late, you were gone." Buffy cried.
"You did?"
"Uh-hmm, I even called your name, Xander brought you back into my good graces, he really thinks alot of you, except for the whole vampire bitey thing."
Riley hugged her tight and Buffy felt something wet fall on top of her head, Riley was crying. Buffy escaped his arms, as if she was shocked by his behavior.
"What?"
"Riley, I just remembered, even though I liked the hug bit, I told Angel I'd pop by the office."
"Angel? Buffy, I feel really inclined not to go."
"Why, just a quick trip, I'm bringing you, so come along, farm boy." Buffy laughed.
"You're still the same Buffy." Riley said.
"Except with a few scars." Buffy half frowned and pulled him back into the living room.
Dawn looked confused, Giles looked elsewhere, Xander stared, Willow played with her hair, and Faith smirked.
"So Riley, is there something you need to tell us? Is Sam here?" Xander asked.
"Xander, it's okay, I'm no longer hitched, and to answer another question no, I'm not widowed." Riley replied smugly.
"Then what's with the hand holding?"
"Uh, a little making-up, and a few tears." Buffy answered.
"And a little we're going to Angel Investigations, no matter my entreaties." Riley laughed.
"Okay, we'll get our stuff downstairs, I so don't want to go." Xander complained, grabbed his few possessions, and opened the basement door.
"Well, bye, I guess we'll take Rye's car." Buffy said certain.
They left the house. "Well, that was VERY awkward. So you wanna drive?"
"As I said a few years ago, Cars and Buffy, unmixy things."
"Okay, I guess I drive."
"Is that your car? The little red BMW?"
"Yep, ain't she a beaut?"
"I say so. Let's talk on the way there. There's alot of things we have to talk about." Buffy opened the door as Riley unlocked the car.
"Talk?" Riley said as he sat down in the car.
"You bet." Buffy sat down.
"Now, this is awkward." Riley said.
