Chapter One
A.N.: Thanks so much for the reviews they mean a lot to me...sorry it's taken me so long to get this out but I had no inspiration...But I did so love Andrew on this weeks episode with him in all his cute tuxy goodness!
It wasn't hard to find the Wolfram and Hart offices, all she had to do was tell the taxi cab the name and he delivered her from the airport to the law offices in twenty minutes. Stepping out of the cab Buffy couldn't help but be amazed at the grandeur that was the evil law firm. From all the information they had on it, the few things Angel had told her and the rest she had gathered from other sources she mentally pictured a huge dark castle. She knew that this wasn't an accurate mental image because there weren't huge dark castles in LA but it was the feeling behind it that mattered. But instead the building looked like all of the other ones around it, neat and clean with lot of windows to let the bright LA light in. There were men and women dressed in business suits coming in and out of the building and Buffy had to take notice of how normal all of it looked hiding, easily, the evil deeds occurring as she stared.
Taking a deep breath to gather her resolve Buffy pushes open the glass doors murmuring, "that can't be safe for the boss."
"Can I point you in the right direction?" A cheerful woman asks once Buffy enters the huge building.
"I'm actually here to see Angel." Buffy responds.
"Of course, his secretary is right over there," the woman points and Buffy follows her gesture toward a large secretary's desk.
"Thank you," Buffy nods and as she walks toward the desk she hears some whispers and immediately picks up on the fact that most of people around her know who she is. Reaching the desk Buffy finds the blonde secretary bent over and the smell of nail polish assaults her nose, "excuse me," Buffy clears her throat.
The blonde who looks up isn't anyone Buffy is expecting to see, "oh my God, Buffy?"
Buffy's eyes go wide, "Harmony? You're Angel's secretary?"
Harmony smiles and nods cheerfully, "for like ever now."
"Um....oh...." Buffy trails off unsure of what exactly to say. Finally she comments to herself, 'it's an evil law firm of course he's got a vampire for a secretary.'
"What are you doing here?" Harmony asks.
"I'm here to see Angel." Buffy responds.
"Of course," Harmony nods and then as an after thought asks, "I thought you and Angel weren't on the same sides anymore."
"Harmony..." Buffy warns.
"Right, none of my business." Harmony returns to her nails.
"Harmony..."
"What? Right, you want to see Angel." Harmony rolls her eyes, "Hang on." Pressing a button she speaks into the intercom, "boss there is someone here to see you."
"Is it a scheduled appointment?" Buffy recognizes the broodyness in his voice.
"Not exactly boss."
"Then I don't want to see them," Angel retorts.
"Boss..."
"Not now Harmony!" Angel bursts.
Harmony lets her hand off of the box, "Sorry Buffy..."
With Harmony's words Buffy does walk away, part of her gives into Angel's request not to see anyone he doesn't have an appointment with because it's simple and this way she doesn't have to face the two men that had held her heart. But when this thought crosses her mind she spins on her heal remembering why she was here, because these same two men who had once conspired against each other with her were now conspiring against her.
"Buffy you shouldn't..." Harmony attempts to stop her but Buffy ignores her storming into the door that she assumes must be Angel's office.
"I told..." Angel's angry statement dies on his lips, "Buffy. What are you doing here? Afraid Andrew didn't make your point well enough?"
"Where is he?"
"Excuse me?" Angel blinks at Buffy.
"Spike, where is he."
Angel's face remains unreadable as he asks, "so Andrew told you then?"
"Of course he told me!" Buffy exclaims. "I have a question of my own, why the hell didn't you tell me that he was back?"
"It wasn't..."
"I swear to God Angel if you tell me that it wasn't your business I'll stake you right now."
"Buffy..." Angel attempts to find an excuse but nothing comes to him, for a man who's only some 50 years away from his tricentennial you'd think he could come up with some sort of lie.
"Where is he Angel?" Buffy asks again.
Angel sighs, "He's got a new apartment, I'm not exactly sure where it is."
"That's a lie and we both know it," Buffy responds, "but if you are going to do this the hard way then I will find him on my own."
"Damnit," Angel swears slamming his hand down on the box that communicates with Harmony, "Harmony get me Spike on the phone now."
"Sure thing boss," Harmony responds nervously.
Within minutes Spike's voice comes over the intercom and Buffy's knees nearly give out at his voice, Andrew had said he was alive but she had never completely believed it, "bloody hell, what do you want Peaches?"
"Spike get over here."
"In case you haven't noticed it's broad daylight."
"Then I'll send a car for you." Angel responds and as Spike sounds like he's about to protest Angel states, "just get in the damn car."
Once the phone has been disconnected Angel states, "he's on his way. You can sit if you want." He gestures to the couch in the office and Buffy takes the offered seat as the two sit in an uncomfortable silence until Spike arrives.
A.N.: Thanks so much for the reviews they mean a lot to me...sorry it's taken me so long to get this out but I had no inspiration...But I did so love Andrew on this weeks episode with him in all his cute tuxy goodness!
It wasn't hard to find the Wolfram and Hart offices, all she had to do was tell the taxi cab the name and he delivered her from the airport to the law offices in twenty minutes. Stepping out of the cab Buffy couldn't help but be amazed at the grandeur that was the evil law firm. From all the information they had on it, the few things Angel had told her and the rest she had gathered from other sources she mentally pictured a huge dark castle. She knew that this wasn't an accurate mental image because there weren't huge dark castles in LA but it was the feeling behind it that mattered. But instead the building looked like all of the other ones around it, neat and clean with lot of windows to let the bright LA light in. There were men and women dressed in business suits coming in and out of the building and Buffy had to take notice of how normal all of it looked hiding, easily, the evil deeds occurring as she stared.
Taking a deep breath to gather her resolve Buffy pushes open the glass doors murmuring, "that can't be safe for the boss."
"Can I point you in the right direction?" A cheerful woman asks once Buffy enters the huge building.
"I'm actually here to see Angel." Buffy responds.
"Of course, his secretary is right over there," the woman points and Buffy follows her gesture toward a large secretary's desk.
"Thank you," Buffy nods and as she walks toward the desk she hears some whispers and immediately picks up on the fact that most of people around her know who she is. Reaching the desk Buffy finds the blonde secretary bent over and the smell of nail polish assaults her nose, "excuse me," Buffy clears her throat.
The blonde who looks up isn't anyone Buffy is expecting to see, "oh my God, Buffy?"
Buffy's eyes go wide, "Harmony? You're Angel's secretary?"
Harmony smiles and nods cheerfully, "for like ever now."
"Um....oh...." Buffy trails off unsure of what exactly to say. Finally she comments to herself, 'it's an evil law firm of course he's got a vampire for a secretary.'
"What are you doing here?" Harmony asks.
"I'm here to see Angel." Buffy responds.
"Of course," Harmony nods and then as an after thought asks, "I thought you and Angel weren't on the same sides anymore."
"Harmony..." Buffy warns.
"Right, none of my business." Harmony returns to her nails.
"Harmony..."
"What? Right, you want to see Angel." Harmony rolls her eyes, "Hang on." Pressing a button she speaks into the intercom, "boss there is someone here to see you."
"Is it a scheduled appointment?" Buffy recognizes the broodyness in his voice.
"Not exactly boss."
"Then I don't want to see them," Angel retorts.
"Boss..."
"Not now Harmony!" Angel bursts.
Harmony lets her hand off of the box, "Sorry Buffy..."
With Harmony's words Buffy does walk away, part of her gives into Angel's request not to see anyone he doesn't have an appointment with because it's simple and this way she doesn't have to face the two men that had held her heart. But when this thought crosses her mind she spins on her heal remembering why she was here, because these same two men who had once conspired against each other with her were now conspiring against her.
"Buffy you shouldn't..." Harmony attempts to stop her but Buffy ignores her storming into the door that she assumes must be Angel's office.
"I told..." Angel's angry statement dies on his lips, "Buffy. What are you doing here? Afraid Andrew didn't make your point well enough?"
"Where is he?"
"Excuse me?" Angel blinks at Buffy.
"Spike, where is he."
Angel's face remains unreadable as he asks, "so Andrew told you then?"
"Of course he told me!" Buffy exclaims. "I have a question of my own, why the hell didn't you tell me that he was back?"
"It wasn't..."
"I swear to God Angel if you tell me that it wasn't your business I'll stake you right now."
"Buffy..." Angel attempts to find an excuse but nothing comes to him, for a man who's only some 50 years away from his tricentennial you'd think he could come up with some sort of lie.
"Where is he Angel?" Buffy asks again.
Angel sighs, "He's got a new apartment, I'm not exactly sure where it is."
"That's a lie and we both know it," Buffy responds, "but if you are going to do this the hard way then I will find him on my own."
"Damnit," Angel swears slamming his hand down on the box that communicates with Harmony, "Harmony get me Spike on the phone now."
"Sure thing boss," Harmony responds nervously.
Within minutes Spike's voice comes over the intercom and Buffy's knees nearly give out at his voice, Andrew had said he was alive but she had never completely believed it, "bloody hell, what do you want Peaches?"
"Spike get over here."
"In case you haven't noticed it's broad daylight."
"Then I'll send a car for you." Angel responds and as Spike sounds like he's about to protest Angel states, "just get in the damn car."
Once the phone has been disconnected Angel states, "he's on his way. You can sit if you want." He gestures to the couch in the office and Buffy takes the offered seat as the two sit in an uncomfortable silence until Spike arrives.