Chapter 8
A/N: I am so sorry that I haven't updated in such a long time. I've been so busy doing so many things. This past year I took an AP class that kept me busy, along with some other honors classes. And now summer's here, so I can write again. Hope you enjoy the next few chapters.
Buffy slowly opened her eyes. She had just had the bullets removed from her arm, and despite the pain medication, she was in pain. As they rolled her out of the operating room, she saw all of her friends gathered there, waiting anxiously for her. She looked around at all the familiar faces, and discovered several people that she had only just briefly met, including one tall, dark, handsome man whose presence made her heart jump.
*Remember, Buffy, he's helping you solve Riley's murder. He's probably just here because he thinks that there is a connection between that and this new development. And he's probably right.* In fact, just as Buffy finished thinking this, Cordy came over and whispered that Angel had come to find out some more about the murder attempt.
Francis Doyle's suspicions about his friend's feelings toward this new client were confirmed when he saw Angel's face light up as Buffy came out of surgery. He thought to himself that he would keep this information private, because obviously Angel wanted it that way, but he would talk to his friend about it. He knew that the last time Angel had been interested in a client was with Darla, but this seemed to be different than with her. Angel seemed to be in love with this Buffy. That would make for an interesting party on the coming weekend, a very interesting party indeed.
Faith Wilkins saw the look on her best friend's face as she laid eyes on Angel. The gorgeous man standing near her had told everyone that he was a hired private investigator and that he suspected this murder attempt had had something to do with the murder of Buffy's husband. And Buffy, when she heard this, had said that she had suspected that was why he was there. But Faith had been watching Buffy both before and after this bit of news; so she saw the vague look of disappointment that came with it. She also had seen Buffy's eyes fire up at the sight of the PI.
Faith knew her friend really well, so she knew that Buffy was probably having a huge war going on inside of her. Her husband had just died, and she had hired a man to try to solve that murder, and here she was, falling in love with him. Faith knew about the problems loving two people could cause you. In fact, that was the main reason she was currently single; too much heartache came with the happiness of love. And after being abandoned by her power-mad former-mayor father, the risk of heartache associated with love was just too much. So Faith could sympathize with what Buffy must have been going through. There was only one thing that made sympathy hard...
Angel was so happy when Buffy was wheeled in safe and sound, except for the bandages on her left arm. She looked around at all of the people gathered at the hospital for her, so he did too. For the first time, it dawned on him that there was a small mob in the waiting room. *Wow!* he thought, *she must be loved a lot. There are so many people here, just to see if their friend is okay.*
Huddled together in the room were Buffy's mom and dad, Xander, Cordelia, Faith, Willow, a girl he didn't recognize [A/N: that would be Dawn], some police officers he didn't know, Doyle, and of course, himself. Okay, so it wasn't as many people as he'd thought it was originally. And not all of them were there just to see their friend. The police were there to investigate more about the murder attempt, as he claimed to be himself. And Doyle was there only because he had been in the hospital anyway, about his ill wife, and had seen Angel and Cordelia come in. But still, that was a lot of people. As Angel looked around the room, he suddenly couldn't wait until the party that weekend.
Willow was surprised to see Angel at the hospital, but the reason he gave made sense. In fact, even though she was Buffy's friend, it was the same reason she was there. This murder attempt was connected in some way to the actual murder of Riley, Buffy's husband. The note gave this away, but most of the people there had figured it out beforehand. And obviously Angel had as well. Willow sighed to herself; now she had to ask lots of pesky questions that Buffy hadn't had time to answer when the ambulance had come. *Well,* she thought, *here goes nothing.*
A/N: I am so sorry that I haven't updated in such a long time. I've been so busy doing so many things. This past year I took an AP class that kept me busy, along with some other honors classes. And now summer's here, so I can write again. Hope you enjoy the next few chapters.
Buffy slowly opened her eyes. She had just had the bullets removed from her arm, and despite the pain medication, she was in pain. As they rolled her out of the operating room, she saw all of her friends gathered there, waiting anxiously for her. She looked around at all the familiar faces, and discovered several people that she had only just briefly met, including one tall, dark, handsome man whose presence made her heart jump.
*Remember, Buffy, he's helping you solve Riley's murder. He's probably just here because he thinks that there is a connection between that and this new development. And he's probably right.* In fact, just as Buffy finished thinking this, Cordy came over and whispered that Angel had come to find out some more about the murder attempt.
Francis Doyle's suspicions about his friend's feelings toward this new client were confirmed when he saw Angel's face light up as Buffy came out of surgery. He thought to himself that he would keep this information private, because obviously Angel wanted it that way, but he would talk to his friend about it. He knew that the last time Angel had been interested in a client was with Darla, but this seemed to be different than with her. Angel seemed to be in love with this Buffy. That would make for an interesting party on the coming weekend, a very interesting party indeed.
Faith Wilkins saw the look on her best friend's face as she laid eyes on Angel. The gorgeous man standing near her had told everyone that he was a hired private investigator and that he suspected this murder attempt had had something to do with the murder of Buffy's husband. And Buffy, when she heard this, had said that she had suspected that was why he was there. But Faith had been watching Buffy both before and after this bit of news; so she saw the vague look of disappointment that came with it. She also had seen Buffy's eyes fire up at the sight of the PI.
Faith knew her friend really well, so she knew that Buffy was probably having a huge war going on inside of her. Her husband had just died, and she had hired a man to try to solve that murder, and here she was, falling in love with him. Faith knew about the problems loving two people could cause you. In fact, that was the main reason she was currently single; too much heartache came with the happiness of love. And after being abandoned by her power-mad former-mayor father, the risk of heartache associated with love was just too much. So Faith could sympathize with what Buffy must have been going through. There was only one thing that made sympathy hard...
Angel was so happy when Buffy was wheeled in safe and sound, except for the bandages on her left arm. She looked around at all of the people gathered at the hospital for her, so he did too. For the first time, it dawned on him that there was a small mob in the waiting room. *Wow!* he thought, *she must be loved a lot. There are so many people here, just to see if their friend is okay.*
Huddled together in the room were Buffy's mom and dad, Xander, Cordelia, Faith, Willow, a girl he didn't recognize [A/N: that would be Dawn], some police officers he didn't know, Doyle, and of course, himself. Okay, so it wasn't as many people as he'd thought it was originally. And not all of them were there just to see their friend. The police were there to investigate more about the murder attempt, as he claimed to be himself. And Doyle was there only because he had been in the hospital anyway, about his ill wife, and had seen Angel and Cordelia come in. But still, that was a lot of people. As Angel looked around the room, he suddenly couldn't wait until the party that weekend.
Willow was surprised to see Angel at the hospital, but the reason he gave made sense. In fact, even though she was Buffy's friend, it was the same reason she was there. This murder attempt was connected in some way to the actual murder of Riley, Buffy's husband. The note gave this away, but most of the people there had figured it out beforehand. And obviously Angel had as well. Willow sighed to herself; now she had to ask lots of pesky questions that Buffy hadn't had time to answer when the ambulance had come. *Well,* she thought, *here goes nothing.*
