The first thing Buffy was aware of was that someone was holding her hand. Said someone was also sound asleep. She could hear the beeps of a heart machine and the smell was altogether unpleasant. She knew for a fact that she was in the place she hated, the hospital.
She slowly opened her eyes and had to shut them again to shut out the brightness. After a few more blinks she was able to see clearly. She looked down at the person next to her and nearly jumped out of the bed when she saw Angel sitting there. She squeezed his gently to make sure he was real before putting her other hand over his and reassuring herself that he was there.
She watched as he slowly woke up blearily and looked up suddenly shocked at seeing her awake. She smiled briefly at him and he smiled at her before suddenly being enveloped into a hug.
Angel pulled back and pushed her hair out of her face and said "How you feeling?" She cleared her throat and said "Sore". He gave a little laugh and said "Yeah about that, what exactly happened because my brain is really confusing me". She bit her lip trying not to laugh and said "What happened? Well that's a long story, although it can be not so long, I guess." Angel tried not to smile and said "Your rambling". She nodded and said "Well, um you see, Cordelia she was possessed and she really was already dead and I had no choice and Willow can explain the other parts but I had to kill her." He looked down and said "I thought it had to be something. I didn't really understand how it was that I loved her. I have only ever loved one person." She smiled and said "Me right?" He rolled her eyes which made her burst into laughter which ended in a wince. He touched her face and said "Sorry and yeah."
He suddenly looked down again and she said "You ok?" He nodded and said "just confused. So we have a baby?" She suddenly went pale and said "Oh god, my kids where are they? Does Willow know I am here, what happened?" He said "What? No it is ok! Willow came by the hotel frantic and she found out what happened and left to grab them, she should be here soon." Buffy let out the breath she was holding and said "Ok good". Angel smiled and said "So what was it?" She took his hand and said "Twins, one boy and one girl." Angel's eyes widened and his grip on her hands tightened a little and said "Twins, wow. What are their names?" She looked down and said "Faith Joy and Liam Angel. Angel there is something else I didn't tell you". He was still reeling over the whole name thing but he placed a finger on her chin and made her look up at him. She smiled a tiny smile and said "Eliza she's..." He shook his head and said "It's ok. I don't care whose she is. She is a part of you." She shook her head and said "No you don't see, she isn't someone's, she's yours."
Angel's eyes widened but before he could reply a red head popped around the door and she looked embarrassed and said "Hi, are we interrupting." Before they could reply Eliza came bounding in and jumped on the bed causing Buffy to wince. The youngster didn't notice and squealed "Mommy, the twins cried so much that I woke up an hour early and Aunty Willow let me watch cartoons and she said I didn't have to go to school, isn't that cool". Buffy smiled and said "Very, were you good." She smiled and said "Yep". Willow walked in further pushing the pram and Buffy looked up and saw Angel's eyes riveted on Eliza's features. She let him be and motioned for Willow to pass the babies to her.
Willow picked them up one at a time and Buffy saw they were very much awake and she knew that they were hungry. She placed first Joy to her breast and Willow held Liam carefully while she waited for the baby to finish.
Angel suddenly turned noticing for the first time that Buffy was holding a Baby. Buffy looked up and smiled when she saw him staring. She took the child off her carefully and said "Do you want to burp her?" He said "really?" She nodded and Willow smiled and handed him a towel which she put on his shoulder. Buffy passed him the nearly asleep child and Willow handed her Liam.
She said "I didn't really expect to be staying away this long so I didn't do many bottles which is why I am guessing Willow got a little frantic when she couldn't find me." Willow said "Pretty much. Although I didn't really think about the milk more like oh my god Buffy must be dead! And then it was run run!"
Buffy smiled and she took Liam off and burped him and looked up to see Angel tracing Joy's features with his finger tips. She smiled and laid Liam down between her legs letting him cuddle into her leg. She then said "You can tell her if you want Angel". He looked at her and said "You sure?" Buffy nodded and he passed Joy to Willow who put her back in the pram. Angel turned to Eliza and said "Do you know who I am". Eliza looked confused and said "Angel?" Buffy bit her lip and watched as Angel got on his knees in front of her and said "I'm your daddy".