Chapter Nineteen: Awake
6 Months later
It had been 6 months since Spike, Buffy and Alex William Crawford left the hospital as a family; Buffy and Spike lived in their house happily raising their son.
Angel and Faith were still going strong spent a lot of time with Buffy, Spike and Alex.
Angel was at his desk; Spike had just gone when one of the employees burst in through the door "Mr.Angel, Mr.Angel I'm sorry but..." The short man with dark hair and glasses said
"What is it?" Angel said looking up at the stuttering man
"She's awake sir" He said
"Who's awake?" Angel said
"Ms Chase, she out of her coma."
As soon as he said Chase Angel shot up from his seat and out the door
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Faith sat on the couch at the hotel with Alex on her lap, the baby cooed and tugged on Faiths hair as Buffy sat on the chair in front of them falling asleep. "You ok B." Faith asked as she jumped him up and down on her lap
"Tired, little Alex over there likes to scream his little heart out every hour of the night." She said smiling a little
"What about hubby, doesn't he get up." Faith asked
"Oh Spikes a different story, see Spike can sleep through a nuclear war, so if its his turn to get up, I still have to get up to get him up" Buffy said
"I can believe someone this cute can cause so much trouble, "Faith said looking at Alex as he yawned
"Just like his father, and on that note I think we best be going, he looks tied and the books say when he sleeps I sleep and I like that idea." She said as she got up and took Alex from Faith
"Yeah I'm gonna go and see Angel, I wanna surprise him." Faith said getting up and grabbing her coat "If you wanna come back later I shouldn't be long"
"Ok bye, say bye Alex." Buffy said lifting Alex's hand and waving it at Faith
"Bye bye Alex, laters B."
*~*~*~*~*~
"Cordy." Angel said running into the room she was in
"Angel, Angel is that you." She said reaching her hand out to him Angel ran straight to her and put his head in her hand
"Oh god Cordy, I missed you so much." He said before hugging her and kissing her cheek
"I can't remember anything last thing I remember is everyone doing the spell for me to remember but everything else is so cloudy"
"It ok your ok."
"Angel," She said lifting his head of her shoulder to look into his eyes "Before anything else happens I just wanted to tell you, I love you, I really love you." She said smiling
"I love you too Cordy," Angel said as he forgot everything around them and it was just them She leaned up and kissed him passionately.
What they didn't know is that Faith had walked in and heard everything and was watching her boyfriend kiss another woman. Silent tears made there way down Faiths face as she ran out pushing over anyone who got in her way.
Angel broke the kiss and looked into Cordelia eyes, "Cordy, I love you and I will always love you"
"I feel a but coming" Cordy said stroking his face
"But I have fallen for someone else." He said to her
"Oh ok anyone I know." She said disappointedly
"Faith." He said simply
"Faith, as in Faith Faith."
"Yeah Faith Faith." Angel said
"How long have you been together"
"Just under a year." He said
"Wow so it's serious, "
"Yeah very, I love her"
"Well are you gonna tell me how it happened"
"Well it all started at Buffy and Spikes engagement party..."
"Buffy is married to Spike as in Spike Spike," She gasped
Angel chuckled and crawled next to her on to the bed she was lying on and started to explain what had happen over the last year or so
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Faith pulled up outside the hotel with tears streaming down her face, she couldn't believe Angel did this to her, "Fine he wants to play sleeping beauty with cheerleader bitch he can fucking well do it." She said running up the stairs to her room and grabbing her clothes from the closet
Down stairs Buffy walked in with Alex in her arms as she walked over to the toy he left behind she picked it up and heard crashing up stairs, she walked over to Angels office and put Alex down in his spare baby carrier that was left there and closed the door and grabbed a weapon, she walked up stairs quickly glancing at Angels office which held her son She followed the noise to Angel and Faiths room and kicked open the door to see Faith angrily putting her clothes into suitcases
"Faith, what are you doing, where are you going?" Buffy asked putting down the sword she held and looking at Faith
"Look just go ok Buffy." She said as she carried on packing
"No tell me what wrong." Buffy said concerned
"BUFFY JUST FUCK OFF!!!" Faith screamed
"NO I WILL NOT FUCK OFF UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, is it Angel is he ok." Buffy said calming down, Faith snorted at the sound of Angels name
"Yeah he is doing just fine, no will you get out of my room." Faith said turning her back to Buffy
"Faith will you please explain to me where you are going to in such a hurry." She said
"I don't know were I'm going as long as its not where he is "She zipping up her bag
"Angel. What has he done" Buffy said walking to Faith and putting a comforting hand on her shoulder only to have Faith shove it off
"Look it doesn't concern you ok, you've got a husband that worships the ground you walk on at that would never cheat on you"
She said whirling around and pushing Buffy across the room Buffy recovered and pushed her harder so she flew back onto the bed; Buffy angrily grabbed the bag and threw it into the corner
"FAITH, I don't know what the fuck is going on but I am not letting you leave this room until you tell me" Buffy growled at her Faith only bowed her head sadly,
"Faith don't shut me out, I thought you'd grown out of that, I thought we could talk about stuff, tell me why you are leaving..."
"Because Angel's got his honey back now he doesn't need me." She said as she wiped a tear from her face
"Faith, Angel loves you" Buffy said and Faith just snorted
"Yeah but not enough to keep his tongue out of Cordelia's throat huh." Faith said pulling her knees up to her chest
"Cordelia, I thought she was in a coma" Buffy said taking a seat next to Faith
"Well she sounded wide awake when she told him she loved him and when he said it back." She said fighting back the tears
"Faith I'm sorry, I can't believe he would do that" Buffy said rubbing her back, Faith shot up and started to pace the room
"Actually you know what I can believe he would do that, you know why, because he is a man, I forgot that, he made me soft but now I know you can't trust men there only out to screw you" She said walking towards her bag to pick it up on to find Buffy kicking it out of hands reach
"There not only out to screw you Angel loves you I know it."
"Oh yeah the why did he tell Cordelia he loved her, I didn't hear I loved you Cordelia but I love Faith no I heard I love you too Cordy" Faith said
"So that's it your just gonna go, your not gonna let him explain"
"Don't need an explanation, just need to go." Faith said trying to grab her bag only to find Buffy kicking it again
"And what about me Faith, you have been one of my best friends for a long time now and you were just gonna leave without saying anything to me" Buffy said crossing her arms over her chest
"You don't need me either, no one needs me" Faith said walking away from her and back to the bed and taking a seat on the edge of it
"THAT'S BULL SHIT, so what are you saying that it wasn't you that came and visited me everyday when I was pregnant, that helped Spike organise our engagement, that was right by my side during the wedding as my maid of honour,"
As Buffy talked tears started to come down both their faces,
"It wasn't you that let me brake your hand during labour, yet still stayed until Spike came, it wasn't you that helped Spike when I slipped into my coma it wasn't you that did all that huh, so don't you dare tell me we don't need you because we do need you and you know what Faith, I don't know what we would have done if you weren't around." By now they were both crying, Buffy heard Alex crying
"Stay there." She said as she ran down the stairs and grabbed her son and ran back up to her room
She carried Alex to Faith and handed him to her "And what about him, I thought you wanted to see him grow up, grow into a stud you told me, yet your willing to just go" Faith looked down at Alex and then looked back at Buffy,
"Fine, I'll stay" She said rocking Alex Buffy smiled and sat next to Faith
"I'm serious you know, I don't know were I would be without you, you're one of my best friends." She said smiling as Faith till looked at Alex
"Do you wanna talk to Angel." Buffy said, Faith merely nodded Buffy got up and grabbed her cell out of her pocket and started out the room
"Buffy" Faith called to her, Buffy turned around
"Thank you." Faith said, Buffy nodded and walked out dialling Spike as she didn't want to talk to Angel over the phone
"Hello" Spike answered
"Spike where are you?"
"I'm going to see Angel then I'm coming home why"
"Tell Angel to get his cheating undead ass to the hotel."
"Cheating, with who,"
"Faith saw him with Cordelia, she needs to talk to him, can you get him here"
"Yeah shouldn't be a problem, how's Alex"
"Gorgeous like his father" She said with a smile
"You know it baby."
"Full of yourself much"
"Just how you love me"
"Yeah, I gotta get over that."
"Oh your funny, I love you"
"Love you too"
"Kiss Alex for me ok, bye"
"Bye"
*~*~*~*~
Spike hung up the phone and by now was on his way to Angels office, he was stopped and told Angel was at the ward with miss Chase so made his way there Spike open the door and saw Angel and Cordelia curled up on the bed together laughing and talking
"Well now isn't this cosy" Spike said as Angel jumped of the bed
"Spike this isn't what it looks like." Angel said
"Oh really, cause it looks like your snuggling with your coma bound honey," Spike said looking over at Cordelia
"Spike we were just talking"
"Well you best hope that's all Faith saw because I just got a call from Buffy saying that Faith saw you with cheerleader girl over there and you should get your cheating ass over to the hotel." Spike said to him
"Oh no, Faith" Angel said before running out the door
"And Peaches, you best prepare for Buffy as well, she is not happy with you," He said as Angel set of running again
Spike turned to Cordelia "Nice seeing you awake by the way" He said to her before leaving the room
*~*~*~*~*
Angel pulled up in front of the hotel with a screech and ran inside to see Buffy on the couch with Alex
"Where is she." He said looking around
Buffy placed Alex down in his chair before walking to Angel and slapping him around the face
"What the fuck do you think you playing at Angel, I can't believe you would do this to Faith."
"Buffy what exactly have I done,"
"What about kissing Cordelia and telling her you love her." Buffy said angrily
"Oh god Faith saw me..."
"You know she nearly left town because of you, I nearly lost a best friend because you couldn't keep your lips to yourself." She said poking him in the chest
"I have to explain were is she." Angel said stepping back from Buffy
"She's in your room" She said as Angel took off up the stair "Angel" She called
Angel stopped dead in his tracks as Buffy called him "If she leaves because of you, I will never forgive you." She said before he carried on up the stairs
*~*~*~*~*~
Angel slowly entered the room as he saw Faith packing her stuff back into the drawers
"Faith look I can explain" She turned round to face him
"I'm listening." She said
"Faith I was just excited that she was back and..."
"You decided to make up for lost time."
"No, it was just..."
"I knew something like this would happen, I was beginning to think this thing we have was special but now I realise your just like all the other dick heads I've been with, just want a quick screw then move on"
"No, its not like that, we're not like that and you know it, you know how I feel about you Faith"
"You told her you loved her." She said bluntly
"I know I did but I also told her I was in love with you"
"Yeah right." Faith said turning back round and carrying on with what she was doing
Angel walked over to her and hugged her from behind "I did I told her that I had fallen in love with you Faith." He said trying to kiss her neck
Faith shook him off "How do I know that, how do I know this is not just some game to have two girls at once, what is this some sick fantasy of yours Angel."
"No Faith please, I don't know what else to say its you that I want, its you that I love" Angel said turning her around with his hands on her waist
"How can I believe you Angel, I saw you kiss her" She whispered
"I only kissed her because I'd missed her, you knew that, I could never kiss her like I kiss you." He said hovering over her mouth
Faith shoved him away and punched him in the face, as he hit the wall, Faith turned around and grabbed a vase of the table and threw it at him, Angel barely dodged it as it shattered above his head
"YOU SHOULDN'T BE KISSING HER AT ALL YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE"
Faith said before reaching for something else and throwing it a him, this time it hit him in the head, when he recovered he ran to Faith grabbing her wrist just in time before she threw the lamp at him.
"Faith stop, I know I shouldn't have kissed her, I am so so so sorry, you have to believe me, nothings going on between me and Cordy, she not even staying in LA, she's going away," He said lowering her wrist hand resting his hands on her waist
"I love you Faith, please forgive me." He said softly kissing her mouth, he was relived when she kissed him back and he deepened the kiss When she broke it he rested his forehead on hers "I love you." He said
Faith thought about his words for a minute and looked into his eyes, all she could see was love for her "I love you too" She said, Angel was delighted and lifted her of the ground spinning her around
When he put her down they hugged "Thank you" He said with a relived smile on his face
But Faith was not smiling
*~*~*~*~*~
Buffy sat with Alex when she heard the commotion up stairs, she was about to run up when she remembered that she had a letter that she hadn't opened, she was gonna open it when she got home but she had come back to the hotel, once she heard the noise die down up stairs she reached in to her pocket and opened it, she read it and gasped and folded it and stuffed it back in to her pocket. She looked at her watch and realised Spike was going to be back soon so grabbed her bag and picked up Alex and made her way out, while making a mental note to call Faith later
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AN: what's on the mysterious letter Buffy received, find out tomorrow
6 Months later
It had been 6 months since Spike, Buffy and Alex William Crawford left the hospital as a family; Buffy and Spike lived in their house happily raising their son.
Angel and Faith were still going strong spent a lot of time with Buffy, Spike and Alex.
Angel was at his desk; Spike had just gone when one of the employees burst in through the door "Mr.Angel, Mr.Angel I'm sorry but..." The short man with dark hair and glasses said
"What is it?" Angel said looking up at the stuttering man
"She's awake sir" He said
"Who's awake?" Angel said
"Ms Chase, she out of her coma."
As soon as he said Chase Angel shot up from his seat and out the door
*~*~*~*~*
Faith sat on the couch at the hotel with Alex on her lap, the baby cooed and tugged on Faiths hair as Buffy sat on the chair in front of them falling asleep. "You ok B." Faith asked as she jumped him up and down on her lap
"Tired, little Alex over there likes to scream his little heart out every hour of the night." She said smiling a little
"What about hubby, doesn't he get up." Faith asked
"Oh Spikes a different story, see Spike can sleep through a nuclear war, so if its his turn to get up, I still have to get up to get him up" Buffy said
"I can believe someone this cute can cause so much trouble, "Faith said looking at Alex as he yawned
"Just like his father, and on that note I think we best be going, he looks tied and the books say when he sleeps I sleep and I like that idea." She said as she got up and took Alex from Faith
"Yeah I'm gonna go and see Angel, I wanna surprise him." Faith said getting up and grabbing her coat "If you wanna come back later I shouldn't be long"
"Ok bye, say bye Alex." Buffy said lifting Alex's hand and waving it at Faith
"Bye bye Alex, laters B."
*~*~*~*~*~
"Cordy." Angel said running into the room she was in
"Angel, Angel is that you." She said reaching her hand out to him Angel ran straight to her and put his head in her hand
"Oh god Cordy, I missed you so much." He said before hugging her and kissing her cheek
"I can't remember anything last thing I remember is everyone doing the spell for me to remember but everything else is so cloudy"
"It ok your ok."
"Angel," She said lifting his head of her shoulder to look into his eyes "Before anything else happens I just wanted to tell you, I love you, I really love you." She said smiling
"I love you too Cordy," Angel said as he forgot everything around them and it was just them She leaned up and kissed him passionately.
What they didn't know is that Faith had walked in and heard everything and was watching her boyfriend kiss another woman. Silent tears made there way down Faiths face as she ran out pushing over anyone who got in her way.
Angel broke the kiss and looked into Cordelia eyes, "Cordy, I love you and I will always love you"
"I feel a but coming" Cordy said stroking his face
"But I have fallen for someone else." He said to her
"Oh ok anyone I know." She said disappointedly
"Faith." He said simply
"Faith, as in Faith Faith."
"Yeah Faith Faith." Angel said
"How long have you been together"
"Just under a year." He said
"Wow so it's serious, "
"Yeah very, I love her"
"Well are you gonna tell me how it happened"
"Well it all started at Buffy and Spikes engagement party..."
"Buffy is married to Spike as in Spike Spike," She gasped
Angel chuckled and crawled next to her on to the bed she was lying on and started to explain what had happen over the last year or so
*~*~*~*~*
Faith pulled up outside the hotel with tears streaming down her face, she couldn't believe Angel did this to her, "Fine he wants to play sleeping beauty with cheerleader bitch he can fucking well do it." She said running up the stairs to her room and grabbing her clothes from the closet
Down stairs Buffy walked in with Alex in her arms as she walked over to the toy he left behind she picked it up and heard crashing up stairs, she walked over to Angels office and put Alex down in his spare baby carrier that was left there and closed the door and grabbed a weapon, she walked up stairs quickly glancing at Angels office which held her son She followed the noise to Angel and Faiths room and kicked open the door to see Faith angrily putting her clothes into suitcases
"Faith, what are you doing, where are you going?" Buffy asked putting down the sword she held and looking at Faith
"Look just go ok Buffy." She said as she carried on packing
"No tell me what wrong." Buffy said concerned
"BUFFY JUST FUCK OFF!!!" Faith screamed
"NO I WILL NOT FUCK OFF UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, is it Angel is he ok." Buffy said calming down, Faith snorted at the sound of Angels name
"Yeah he is doing just fine, no will you get out of my room." Faith said turning her back to Buffy
"Faith will you please explain to me where you are going to in such a hurry." She said
"I don't know were I'm going as long as its not where he is "She zipping up her bag
"Angel. What has he done" Buffy said walking to Faith and putting a comforting hand on her shoulder only to have Faith shove it off
"Look it doesn't concern you ok, you've got a husband that worships the ground you walk on at that would never cheat on you"
She said whirling around and pushing Buffy across the room Buffy recovered and pushed her harder so she flew back onto the bed; Buffy angrily grabbed the bag and threw it into the corner
"FAITH, I don't know what the fuck is going on but I am not letting you leave this room until you tell me" Buffy growled at her Faith only bowed her head sadly,
"Faith don't shut me out, I thought you'd grown out of that, I thought we could talk about stuff, tell me why you are leaving..."
"Because Angel's got his honey back now he doesn't need me." She said as she wiped a tear from her face
"Faith, Angel loves you" Buffy said and Faith just snorted
"Yeah but not enough to keep his tongue out of Cordelia's throat huh." Faith said pulling her knees up to her chest
"Cordelia, I thought she was in a coma" Buffy said taking a seat next to Faith
"Well she sounded wide awake when she told him she loved him and when he said it back." She said fighting back the tears
"Faith I'm sorry, I can't believe he would do that" Buffy said rubbing her back, Faith shot up and started to pace the room
"Actually you know what I can believe he would do that, you know why, because he is a man, I forgot that, he made me soft but now I know you can't trust men there only out to screw you" She said walking towards her bag to pick it up on to find Buffy kicking it out of hands reach
"There not only out to screw you Angel loves you I know it."
"Oh yeah the why did he tell Cordelia he loved her, I didn't hear I loved you Cordelia but I love Faith no I heard I love you too Cordy" Faith said
"So that's it your just gonna go, your not gonna let him explain"
"Don't need an explanation, just need to go." Faith said trying to grab her bag only to find Buffy kicking it again
"And what about me Faith, you have been one of my best friends for a long time now and you were just gonna leave without saying anything to me" Buffy said crossing her arms over her chest
"You don't need me either, no one needs me" Faith said walking away from her and back to the bed and taking a seat on the edge of it
"THAT'S BULL SHIT, so what are you saying that it wasn't you that came and visited me everyday when I was pregnant, that helped Spike organise our engagement, that was right by my side during the wedding as my maid of honour,"
As Buffy talked tears started to come down both their faces,
"It wasn't you that let me brake your hand during labour, yet still stayed until Spike came, it wasn't you that helped Spike when I slipped into my coma it wasn't you that did all that huh, so don't you dare tell me we don't need you because we do need you and you know what Faith, I don't know what we would have done if you weren't around." By now they were both crying, Buffy heard Alex crying
"Stay there." She said as she ran down the stairs and grabbed her son and ran back up to her room
She carried Alex to Faith and handed him to her "And what about him, I thought you wanted to see him grow up, grow into a stud you told me, yet your willing to just go" Faith looked down at Alex and then looked back at Buffy,
"Fine, I'll stay" She said rocking Alex Buffy smiled and sat next to Faith
"I'm serious you know, I don't know were I would be without you, you're one of my best friends." She said smiling as Faith till looked at Alex
"Do you wanna talk to Angel." Buffy said, Faith merely nodded Buffy got up and grabbed her cell out of her pocket and started out the room
"Buffy" Faith called to her, Buffy turned around
"Thank you." Faith said, Buffy nodded and walked out dialling Spike as she didn't want to talk to Angel over the phone
"Hello" Spike answered
"Spike where are you?"
"I'm going to see Angel then I'm coming home why"
"Tell Angel to get his cheating undead ass to the hotel."
"Cheating, with who,"
"Faith saw him with Cordelia, she needs to talk to him, can you get him here"
"Yeah shouldn't be a problem, how's Alex"
"Gorgeous like his father" She said with a smile
"You know it baby."
"Full of yourself much"
"Just how you love me"
"Yeah, I gotta get over that."
"Oh your funny, I love you"
"Love you too"
"Kiss Alex for me ok, bye"
"Bye"
*~*~*~*~
Spike hung up the phone and by now was on his way to Angels office, he was stopped and told Angel was at the ward with miss Chase so made his way there Spike open the door and saw Angel and Cordelia curled up on the bed together laughing and talking
"Well now isn't this cosy" Spike said as Angel jumped of the bed
"Spike this isn't what it looks like." Angel said
"Oh really, cause it looks like your snuggling with your coma bound honey," Spike said looking over at Cordelia
"Spike we were just talking"
"Well you best hope that's all Faith saw because I just got a call from Buffy saying that Faith saw you with cheerleader girl over there and you should get your cheating ass over to the hotel." Spike said to him
"Oh no, Faith" Angel said before running out the door
"And Peaches, you best prepare for Buffy as well, she is not happy with you," He said as Angel set of running again
Spike turned to Cordelia "Nice seeing you awake by the way" He said to her before leaving the room
*~*~*~*~*
Angel pulled up in front of the hotel with a screech and ran inside to see Buffy on the couch with Alex
"Where is she." He said looking around
Buffy placed Alex down in his chair before walking to Angel and slapping him around the face
"What the fuck do you think you playing at Angel, I can't believe you would do this to Faith."
"Buffy what exactly have I done,"
"What about kissing Cordelia and telling her you love her." Buffy said angrily
"Oh god Faith saw me..."
"You know she nearly left town because of you, I nearly lost a best friend because you couldn't keep your lips to yourself." She said poking him in the chest
"I have to explain were is she." Angel said stepping back from Buffy
"She's in your room" She said as Angel took off up the stair "Angel" She called
Angel stopped dead in his tracks as Buffy called him "If she leaves because of you, I will never forgive you." She said before he carried on up the stairs
*~*~*~*~*~
Angel slowly entered the room as he saw Faith packing her stuff back into the drawers
"Faith look I can explain" She turned round to face him
"I'm listening." She said
"Faith I was just excited that she was back and..."
"You decided to make up for lost time."
"No, it was just..."
"I knew something like this would happen, I was beginning to think this thing we have was special but now I realise your just like all the other dick heads I've been with, just want a quick screw then move on"
"No, its not like that, we're not like that and you know it, you know how I feel about you Faith"
"You told her you loved her." She said bluntly
"I know I did but I also told her I was in love with you"
"Yeah right." Faith said turning back round and carrying on with what she was doing
Angel walked over to her and hugged her from behind "I did I told her that I had fallen in love with you Faith." He said trying to kiss her neck
Faith shook him off "How do I know that, how do I know this is not just some game to have two girls at once, what is this some sick fantasy of yours Angel."
"No Faith please, I don't know what else to say its you that I want, its you that I love" Angel said turning her around with his hands on her waist
"How can I believe you Angel, I saw you kiss her" She whispered
"I only kissed her because I'd missed her, you knew that, I could never kiss her like I kiss you." He said hovering over her mouth
Faith shoved him away and punched him in the face, as he hit the wall, Faith turned around and grabbed a vase of the table and threw it at him, Angel barely dodged it as it shattered above his head
"YOU SHOULDN'T BE KISSING HER AT ALL YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE"
Faith said before reaching for something else and throwing it a him, this time it hit him in the head, when he recovered he ran to Faith grabbing her wrist just in time before she threw the lamp at him.
"Faith stop, I know I shouldn't have kissed her, I am so so so sorry, you have to believe me, nothings going on between me and Cordy, she not even staying in LA, she's going away," He said lowering her wrist hand resting his hands on her waist
"I love you Faith, please forgive me." He said softly kissing her mouth, he was relived when she kissed him back and he deepened the kiss When she broke it he rested his forehead on hers "I love you." He said
Faith thought about his words for a minute and looked into his eyes, all she could see was love for her "I love you too" She said, Angel was delighted and lifted her of the ground spinning her around
When he put her down they hugged "Thank you" He said with a relived smile on his face
But Faith was not smiling
*~*~*~*~*~
Buffy sat with Alex when she heard the commotion up stairs, she was about to run up when she remembered that she had a letter that she hadn't opened, she was gonna open it when she got home but she had come back to the hotel, once she heard the noise die down up stairs she reached in to her pocket and opened it, she read it and gasped and folded it and stuffed it back in to her pocket. She looked at her watch and realised Spike was going to be back soon so grabbed her bag and picked up Alex and made her way out, while making a mental note to call Faith later
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AN: what's on the mysterious letter Buffy received, find out tomorrow