When Angel and Nina reached the penthouse it was just after two. Nina
giggled as Angel fumbled with his keys and let her in.
"Either you're really nervous or you really don't drink much."
"Both actually." Angel admitted with a strange grin on his face. Nina drew closer and kissed Angel. He grabbed her as he pushed through the door and headed over to the couch to do the deed. Nina jumped as she began to sit on something.
"Oh what in the world..."
"Oh sorry Lorne must have stayed over with Connor. Come on my room's just down the hall." The two began to disrobe each other as they made their way to Angel's bedroom. Angel pulled Nina down onto the bed and they rolled over right next to Spike who was asleep on top of the covers. "Looks like I had more houseguests than I expected."
"It's alright sweetie I should probably go I have a 9 am meeting anyways. Can I get a rain check?"
"Sure and next time how about your place?" Angel kissed Nina goodbye and walked her to the door. He sighed as he locked up and began to search for a place to sleep. Lorne seemed to be out like a light and probably would be up long before anyone else so Angel figured it best to leave him on the couch. So now it was down to shacking up with either Connor or Spike. Both were notorious cover hogs and neither of them was very good at staying on their side of the bed. Connor was prone to nightmares, thrashing, and occasionally wetting the bed, but Spike always had an assortment of jokes aimed at Angel's sexuality ready and waiting to be used. Angel was drunk and tired and figured it best he not tie to move either sleeping individual so he tossed a blanket over Lorne, kissed Connor on the forehead, and over himself and Spike up in the big bed, hoping that he'd at least get some rest that way. When Angel awoke at noon he was more than a little shocked to find Spike, Lorne, and Connor waiting for him on the couch.
"What's going on here? And why were you two sleeping here?"
"Why don't you ask your little hell spawn and his escort? Thanks to them I had an oh so fun drive to Sunnydale last night."
"What the hell were you doing in Sunnydale? And where is the car?"
"You're car is fine peaches. Its still in Sunnydale but intact."
"Well that seems to be the least of my concerns right now. Why couldn't you drive home? And where were you?"
"At a party."
"You remember Willow's rat Amy don't you?"
"You were drinking weren't you? Connor I warned you! And Spike what where you thinking taking him to a party then getting so drunk you couldn't drive home?"
"They had been drinking but that wasn't the problem Angel. Connor tell your father what you did."
Connor looked at the ground as he answered in a voice barely above a whisper. "We took some drugs and Spike passed out. I called Lorne to come and get us because... well... I can't drive."
Angel nearly hit the roof. "You gave my son drugs? What the hell were you thinking Spike? You know he's on prescription medications! He could have passed out and had a seizure! If he had ended up in the hospital or worse you would be begging me to stake you right now!"
"Angel I'm sorry..."
"And you know better Connor! I told you never to take any medicine unless it came from a doctor or me."
"Dad I'm sorry I know you're mad and I'm in trouble but..."
"Mad? I'm so angry right now I can't see strait. I'm also unbelievably scared. How can I trust either of you to even leave the building without getting yourselves nearly killed? You've both nearly died this year isn't that stress enough? Oh and yeah you're both in more trouble than I can even comprehend right now! Not to mention we all owe Lorne a huge thank you and apology."
Connor apologized to Lorne through hiccups and sobs and Spike mumbled something to his shoes. "Well Angelcakes it looks as if my work here is done. I trust you can take it from here."
"Thanks for watching out for Spike and my son Lorne. And expect another more audible apology." Angel let Lorne out with a sigh and stood there looking at his two disobedient charges before devising his plan of action. "Connor I want you to wash your face and eat some lunch. Carole would be mad at us both if she found out you hadn't finished a meal in two days. When you're done I want you to wait for me in your room. Spike and I are going to his room. Come on Spike." Spike stood up and followed Angel into the elevator as they went to his room.
"Either you're really nervous or you really don't drink much."
"Both actually." Angel admitted with a strange grin on his face. Nina drew closer and kissed Angel. He grabbed her as he pushed through the door and headed over to the couch to do the deed. Nina jumped as she began to sit on something.
"Oh what in the world..."
"Oh sorry Lorne must have stayed over with Connor. Come on my room's just down the hall." The two began to disrobe each other as they made their way to Angel's bedroom. Angel pulled Nina down onto the bed and they rolled over right next to Spike who was asleep on top of the covers. "Looks like I had more houseguests than I expected."
"It's alright sweetie I should probably go I have a 9 am meeting anyways. Can I get a rain check?"
"Sure and next time how about your place?" Angel kissed Nina goodbye and walked her to the door. He sighed as he locked up and began to search for a place to sleep. Lorne seemed to be out like a light and probably would be up long before anyone else so Angel figured it best to leave him on the couch. So now it was down to shacking up with either Connor or Spike. Both were notorious cover hogs and neither of them was very good at staying on their side of the bed. Connor was prone to nightmares, thrashing, and occasionally wetting the bed, but Spike always had an assortment of jokes aimed at Angel's sexuality ready and waiting to be used. Angel was drunk and tired and figured it best he not tie to move either sleeping individual so he tossed a blanket over Lorne, kissed Connor on the forehead, and over himself and Spike up in the big bed, hoping that he'd at least get some rest that way. When Angel awoke at noon he was more than a little shocked to find Spike, Lorne, and Connor waiting for him on the couch.
"What's going on here? And why were you two sleeping here?"
"Why don't you ask your little hell spawn and his escort? Thanks to them I had an oh so fun drive to Sunnydale last night."
"What the hell were you doing in Sunnydale? And where is the car?"
"You're car is fine peaches. Its still in Sunnydale but intact."
"Well that seems to be the least of my concerns right now. Why couldn't you drive home? And where were you?"
"At a party."
"You remember Willow's rat Amy don't you?"
"You were drinking weren't you? Connor I warned you! And Spike what where you thinking taking him to a party then getting so drunk you couldn't drive home?"
"They had been drinking but that wasn't the problem Angel. Connor tell your father what you did."
Connor looked at the ground as he answered in a voice barely above a whisper. "We took some drugs and Spike passed out. I called Lorne to come and get us because... well... I can't drive."
Angel nearly hit the roof. "You gave my son drugs? What the hell were you thinking Spike? You know he's on prescription medications! He could have passed out and had a seizure! If he had ended up in the hospital or worse you would be begging me to stake you right now!"
"Angel I'm sorry..."
"And you know better Connor! I told you never to take any medicine unless it came from a doctor or me."
"Dad I'm sorry I know you're mad and I'm in trouble but..."
"Mad? I'm so angry right now I can't see strait. I'm also unbelievably scared. How can I trust either of you to even leave the building without getting yourselves nearly killed? You've both nearly died this year isn't that stress enough? Oh and yeah you're both in more trouble than I can even comprehend right now! Not to mention we all owe Lorne a huge thank you and apology."
Connor apologized to Lorne through hiccups and sobs and Spike mumbled something to his shoes. "Well Angelcakes it looks as if my work here is done. I trust you can take it from here."
"Thanks for watching out for Spike and my son Lorne. And expect another more audible apology." Angel let Lorne out with a sigh and stood there looking at his two disobedient charges before devising his plan of action. "Connor I want you to wash your face and eat some lunch. Carole would be mad at us both if she found out you hadn't finished a meal in two days. When you're done I want you to wait for me in your room. Spike and I are going to his room. Come on Spike." Spike stood up and followed Angel into the elevator as they went to his room.