Chapter 9
Everyone was still standing around waiting for them to come out of Angels office. Both Wesley and Dr. Martin were wiping their eyes as they walked out.
"I don't know about anyone else but I'm hungry. Lets order Chinese food. My treat." Dr. Martin said. Gunn was the first one to agree. Then everyone joined in. Fred went behind the counter and brought out the menus from the local Chinese restaurants. It took awhile just to figure out what they wanted to order. Then the restaurant said it would take about 45 minutes to make it then deliver it. It took ninety minutes in all by the time the food was delivered.
Everyone helped to get the food out and set the table. They were all sitting at the table eating when Wesley got up to let Cordelia and Angel know that they had ordered Chinese food and it was here. He knocked on the door. "If you two are done we have Chinese food on the table."
"Okay Wes we'll be there in a minute." Cordelia answered.
"Do you really want to go?" Angel asked.
"No, but I think it would only be polite if the owner of the Hyperion and his fiancé would show up." Cordelia said and kissed him once again.
"Mmm you always taste so sweet." Angel said as he continued to kiss her. Cordelia tipped her head to the side a little. "You can always take a little snack, I don't mind." She batted her eyes at him as though the suggestion was purely innocent. He pushed her off his lap and stood up.
"You Vixen. You could tempt the devil himself." He stretched out his hand to help her up. As she got up he held her tightly to his chest and whispered in her ear "you know that's for special occasions only. Like when we make our first baby." Then he licked her neck and gave it a little nip. He pulled away and opened the door for her. As she walked out he gave her a good swat on the behind.
"Ow, what was that for?" Cordelia was rubbing her behind.
"That was for trying to tempt me."
After dinner Angel and Spike went out to do some shopping to get ready for tonight. Angel had told Spike how he had chosen a complete outfit for Cordelia from Victoria's Secrets store. They went to get Spike a suit first. He chose a suit with a Spanish style to it. He said it showed off his slim narrow waist and small tight buns. The short jacket was cut off at the waist. He wanted to get the boots to go along with it but changed his mind when Angel said they would take to long to get off, but he insisted on the cape that went with it and the hat also. They were able to get out of the store with a mere $800 bill. Next stop was Victoria Secrets for Buffy's nightgown. Angel showed Spike the outfit he chose for Cordelia. Angel smacked Spike on the back of his head when he saw the look on his face. He knew Spike was imagining what Cordelia looked like in it.
"Ow. What did you do that for?" Spike yelped in pain. "You were thinking of what Cordy looked like in it."
Spike laughed and just put the nightgown down and looked at another one that was a soft blue and had large billowy sleeves. The gown had a large collar that ended just below the breasts and joined at that point. From that point down the gown billowed out. Spike thought it was beautiful. He also chose a matching bra and something that could barely be called panties. They were more like two pairs of strings attached in the middle. He chose soft blue slippers that had feathery balls on the top. The heal appeared to be made of glass. They had a bill of $500 here.
When they arrived back at the hotel they walked in from the back. They had picked up several dozen red and white roses and several bunches of Baby's Breath along with a large white ribbon to be attached to the vase of roses. Spike wanted to see where Buffy was before they attempted to go upstairs. He didn't want to run into her going through the hallway or going up the stairs. They could hear the men down in the basement playing pool and the women were in the kitchen sitting around the table talking and drinking tea.
Angel turned around to Spike. "You better get things ready. I'll keep Buffy busy with a workout. Let me know when your ready." Angel went up to his room and changed into his sweat pants and a sleevless T-shirt then went downstairs to the kitchen.
"Buffy I've been stuck in this place for too long. How about giving me a good workout downstairs?"
"Why don't you workout with Spike?" Buffy asked.
"He said he has something to do." Angel said with his best puppy dog eyes.
Buffy turned and looked at Cordelia. "I see he still uses the same tactics." Cordelia laughed.
"Yeah, because it still works. Your going to do it aren't you?"
"Yes, I guess so. Besides it will be interesting to see how strong he is now. Spike says he's a Master Vampire now." Buffy got up and followed him downstairs where they had a gym set up. She was glad she had slipped on some sweat pants and a blouse that looked more like a man's T-Shirt but was made small enough for a woman.
"Come on girls lets go see Buffy kick Angels ass." Cordelia said to Fred, Willow, Anya and Dr. Martin.
Everyone went downstairs to watch. They all took their drinks and sat on the stairs. Fred and Cordelia sat on one step and Willow and Anya sat on another. While Dr. Martin went to sit on the pool table. She had a little problem getting on top of the pool table so Gunn helped her up.
"Common little one let me help you up." "Thank you Too Tall Jones". They both smiled letting each other know that they were just joking.
Xander saw Buffy and Angel come downstairs and prepare for a workout. "Lets have a seat guys. Where going to see Dead Boy get his ass kicked by a girl."
"It looks like we have an audience." Angel said.
"Yup, lets get to it." Buffy said.
Forty five minutes later Buffy was looking at the ceiling from the floor. Her clothes were wet from sweat and her hair was clinging to her face. While Angel barely broke a sweat until 30 minutes into the workout.
"What's the matter Buffy? You must be getting soft."
"Yeah, well at least I can still whip Spikes ass. This is the first time I've worked out with you since you became a Master Vampire."
"How did you know you had become a Master Vampire Angel?" Giles asked.
"Actually Spike told me."
"Spike, how did Spike know?"Giles and Wesley said at the same time.
"Spike is more than he appears to be. I called him and told him what was happening to me. Cordelia was the first to benefit from my new, uh, I guess you could call it increased Vampire testosterone. If it wasn't for the little bat she keeps under the bed you would of had Angelus here instead."
"You tried to take her." Giles asked.
"Yeah, but one good whop and I was out for the next few hours. When I woke up I picked a fight with her. If it wasn't for the vision she had we would have still been fighting. Fortunately we had to fight a large group of Vampires that were trying to take over in L.A.. It gave me the chance to get rid of that extra testosterone. When I got back Cordelia was standing in the middle of the lobby with the phone in her hand. She didn't say anything like how did it go Angel, are you guys alright? No one get hurt did they? No, all she said was 'call Spike, I already have the number in just hit redial'. She handed the phone over and went upstairs. At the top of the stairs she turned around and saw me starting to clean the weapons. Big mistake on my part." They all started laughing because they all knew Cordelia. No one ever wanted to cross the Queen C.
Dr. Martin had just returned to her seat. While Angel and Buffy were working out Spike had come downstairs and asked her for the specimen jar she wanted him to use and another roll of paper for the monitor. When she gave it to him he just looked at the jar and said "don't you have a bigger jar?" Dr. Martin just smiled at him and patted him on his cheek. "All men say the same thing. I am going to say the same thing to you that all Doctors and Nurses say to all men that are being tested. Shut up and fill the dam jar smart ass." Of course Spike gave a look of astonishment. "Sister, shame on you, I'm going to blush at such foul language."
Dr. Martin just smiled and left to go back downstairs. As she sat down Angel was just telling Giles what happened when Cordelia caught him cleaning the weapons instead of calling Spike.
"She yelled at me so loud I think the chandelier shook. She said NOW ANGEL OR DON'T BOTHER COMING UPSTAIRS TO OUR BEDROOM."
"So what did you do?" Xander asked this time.
"Just because Im a Vampire it doesn't mean Im stupid. I did what any intelligent red blooded male would do. I dropped the weapon and hit the redial button and talked to Spike. He reminded me how old I was and said I was becoming a Master Vampire. He advised me to kill a few dozen of the bad guys until I got it under control. I said thanks, hung up the phone, then I crawled up stairs with my tail between my legs and apologized to Cordelia."
Cordelia stood up to go back upstairs and said "you better believe it buddy. You don't ever want to mess with Queen C. Come on Buffy I want to give you a few pointers on how to control our Vampires."
Angel gave Buffy a hand up. "Need some help getting upstairs." Buffy twirled around and kicked Angels legs out from under him.
Buffy jumped up and looked at Angel. "Ha, who needs help now Old Man." When Angel jumped up Buffy ran upstairs as fast as she could and hid behind Cordelia.
"All right that's enough kids. Buffy and I have something serious to talk about." Cordelia said.
Angel stopped in his tracks when he saw Buffy hiding behind Cordelia. As Buffy and Cordelia walked to the kitchen Buffy turned around and stuck her tung out at Angel.
Dr. Martin was by Giles. "Were they always like this?" "No. When Angel was in Sunnydale with Buffy he almost never smiled. Cordelia seems to have brought him out of his shell and I think a lot of it is because of you also though." Giles said.
Dr. Martin said "thank you for saying that. It's hard to tell about a patient when you first meet them. They're often nervous and don't act naturally. So it's hard to tell unless you know how they were before you started treating them."
While Dr. Martin and Giles were talking Cordelia was giving Buffy some good advice for tonight. "Buffy tonight you need to keep your urge to control under control. Let Spike call the shots all the way. Do exactly as he tells you to. Believe me you won't regret it. I also advise you to take a real Pepsi to drink. Don't worry about the sugar cause your going to use all of it up. One more thing Buffy." "Yeah." "Don't put him down in anyway okay. I know he acts like it doesn't bother him but it does."
"Thanks Cordelia I appreciate it, I really do. Goodnight." Buffy started to leave the kitchen but turned around and said "Cordelia". Cordelia turned around in the chair and looked at her. "I am really glad that your with Angel. I think he got the girl that is just right for him. Goodnight."
Cordelia smiled at her and said 'goodnight Buffy. Don't forget to put the jar on the nightstand and leave it unopened where you can grab it." Buffy just smiled at her and went upstairs.
Angel came in when he saw Buffy leave. He sat down at the table with Cordelia.
"How did it go?" He asked her.
"I think she listened. We'll find out for sure tomorrow morning. What did Spike pick out for her?"
"A soft baby blue night gown that had huge balloon like sleeves. It had a large wide collar that went down all the way to beneath the breasts. Then it opened out to a large skirt like. He also picked out these dainty slippers with baby blue feathery balls on the tops and the heels looked like glass. The bra and panties matched. I know you thought the ones I bought for you were skimpy but these were more like two strings. He asked me why so many clothes. I told him it's not the clothes themselves Spike, it's the fun you'll have taking them off. He had a far off look in his eyes then and I had to hit him upside his heat to get his attention back. He didn't know what kind of bubble bath she liked so I gave him yours. Oh and I also gave him my room so well have to sleep in yours tonight."
"That suites me just fine." Cordelia turned to him. "Are you going to give me a treat tonight again?"
Angel pulled her to him and kissed her. "Only if you're a good fiancé and get me a nice tall glass of warm blood with some red chili powder in it. If you do that I just might be hungry for something sweet tonight."
"One Cordelia special coming up." She said.
When Buffy went upstairs she found a note in her room. "Come to Cordelia and Angels room They've given it to us for the evening. I won't be there until later. Enjoy the evening and follow all instructions. Until later Luv. William"
Buffy would have started to get excited if she wasn't so soar from the workout with Angel. Cordelia said Angel drew a hot bubble bath for her. I hope Spike followed that advice. Buffy went to Angels room and knocked on the door just in case someone was in there. When no one answered she opened the door. Just as she went in Willow came up the stairs. "Buffy what are you doing in Angels room?"
Buffy motioned for her to be quiet and come in. Willow followed Buffy in. "Why is it so dark in here?" Willow asked.
As their eyes adjusted to the candle light they saw how things were set up.
"Oh Buffy look at the roses. Did Angel do all of this?"
"No, Spike did. Remember this morning when he wanted a glass of warm blood and he was kissing me. Willow it was just like something from the movies. He said that he was going to show me tonight why some women would give up their soul to spend one more night with a Vampire."
Buffy and Willow were acting like two teenage girls in high school talking about a date with the Captain of the football team. When they walked over to look at the roses they found another card on the table. She read it out loud so Willow could hear what was on the card.
"In the bathroom you will find that I have drawn a hot bubble bath for you. Your clothes are on the counter. Please put them on after your bath. William." Willow asked "who's William?"
"Spike, William is his real name." Buffy answered.
"Lets look in the bathroom." Buffy said as she headed to the bathroom.
In the bathroom they found the bubble bath as it said in the note. Buffy picked up the night gown and held it against her body as she looked at herself in the mirror.
"Oh Buffy, it's so beautiful. And look he got you a bra and panties to match and look at the slippers."
Buffy was still stairing at the mirror. She started to have tears in her eyes. "Willow, Dr. Martin wants him to go through the same the tests that Cordelia and Angel went through. Cordelia said it was real hard on Angel because Angelus wanted him to go further and...." Buffy was starting to babble. "Oh Willow. Spike really does love me and I've always treated him so badly. We all have."
By then Willow was crying to. She hugged Buffy and said "I'm so happy for you. I'll see you tomorrow morning." Buffy just continued to look at the night gown and cry. All she could think of was how cruel she had been to Spike.
"Get a hold of yourself girl. Your going to make it up to him by giving him the best night he's ever had." Buffy finally put the nightgown down and got undressed. She felt better after having a talk with herself. She lowered herself into the warm bubble bath slowly. It felt so good as it started to sooth her sore muscles. "I hope I never have to really go up against him because I'll lose." Buffy found Cordelia's shampoo and conditioner and proceeded to shampoo her hair then just lowered herself below the surface of the water to rinse it. The bathtub was so big she could easily move around in it and still be covered by the water. She found the switch for the water jets and just let them massage the soreness of her muscles. After 15 minutes of indulging herself in this luxury she looked at her hands. Her fingers were already getting wrinkled from being in the water to long. She finished bathing and reluctantly got out of the water and turned the jets off. She dried herself off and blow dried her hair. She took extra special care in applying her makeup.
She chose eye shadow that would complement the soft blue of the nightgown. When she was done and had put the nightgown on she looked at her image in the mirror. "Perfect Buffy. After you get through with him he'll be so tired all he'll be able to do is crawl into his corner and whimper." She laughed at herself, opened the door and turned off the lights. She looked in the room to see if Spike was here yet. "Spike." She called out but received no answer. She noticed that the bed covers had been turned down and a beautiful red and white rose had been carefully laid on the pillows. She then went to the table where she found her favorite meal. It wasn't a romantic meal but it was her favorite. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk. Next to the plate she found a note. "Enjoy your favorite meal. I'll see you soon. William".
Buffy was constantly thinking of what Cordelia told her so she obediently sat down and had her peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He had even taken the precaution of putting the glass of milk in another bowl that had ice in it. Buffy took her time eating the sandwich. Spike had made it just the way she liked it with plenty of Skippy peanut butter and grape jelly. When she was done she put her empty glass and plate in the sink and washed it. When she was done she turned the television on and curled up in Angels chair. It was getting a little chilly so she went to the balcony to close the doors. She stepped out onto the balcony for a few minutes to take in the view. She noticed the smell of pipe tobacco. Buffy hated the smell of cigarettes on Spike and refused to let him smoke in the house. But pipe tobacco for some reason was always so much more pleasing to the senses. She closed the doors and the drapes then and went back into the room and Angels chair. She knew it was Angels because she couldn't sit in it all the way and touch the floor. Before she knew it she was asleep.
She woke up about 15 minutes later. The smell of the pipe tobacco woke her up. When she looked up she saw that the doors to the balcony were open again and the drapes pulled back. She looked again and this time she saw something move. She got up and walked over to the doors carefully. Her slayer senses were at 100%. Before she got to close to the doors someone stepped out and placed their hands on the doors. She saw that he was wearing a cape and a hat. She could smell the pipe tobacco smoke on him but he had discarded the pipe. She turned the television off and went back to where the light from the moon was shining on the floor and the mans shadow was the only thing breaking up the light.
She knew that this was Spike. No other man smelled or looked like he did that she knew of. She loved his devilish nature, although she would never tell Willow or Xander that. She walked up to him and stood on her toes to kiss his mouth. She proceeded to untie the cape and take off the hat. She put her arms around him again. This time he bent his head down so that she could more easily reach his lips. Buffy ran her hands down his chest and then around to his back and grabbed his buttocks and squeezed.
"Not so hard Luv I'm going to need those muscles pretty soon." Spike picked her up and took her to the bed. He just couldn't wait and do it slowly like Angel had suggested. The only thing that he could bring himself to do slowly was the removal of her nightgown. Spike started to get excited and almost ripped the nightgown off of her.
"Spike, Spike slow down we have to get you hooked up to the monitor." Buffy helped him to get his clothes off. He laid on the bed and was quiet long enough for her to put the sensors on. When she was done he reached out for her but she slapped his hand away and stood back so that she was in the moonlight. She started with the buttons on the cuffs of her sleeves. She did everything as slowly as she could. If it was the last thing she did she was going to get Spikes heart beating for at least 5 minutes longer then Angel. Cordelia should never have challenged her. Poor Spike, she thought, he is going to be so tired by the time he gave that sample.
When she woke up the next morning she was leaning against him. Her head was on his chest and he had his arm around her. She had the feeling that danger was near by but she looked around the room and didn't see anything. She looked out the window and was watching a jet go by on it's way to a landing at LA International Airport. The noise of the day was starting to come through the opened doors. Then it hit her all at once. The doors were open and the sunlight was coming through the open doors leading to the balcony. Buffy jumped up and stepped on Spikes stomach as she jumped for the doors to close them and the drapes.
"What's the matter are you trying to squeeze my guts out." Spike said as he rubbed his stomach.
"The doors and drapes were open. I was almost able to toast marshmallows off of you."
"Oh well in that case I appreciate your efforts to protect me." Spike sat up in bed and took the sensors off. He looked like he hadn't had enough sleep last night. Buffy went to the bathroom and started filling the bathtub with warm water. When she was done relieving herself she went out of bathroom and took Spikes hand and pulled him into the bathroom. She then almost emptied the bath crystals in the water. She then also added a small amount of eucalyptus oil.
"Okay get in Spike." He slowly slipped in the hot bath. Buffy then got in and sat between his legs. They sat in the tub breathing in the vapors of the eucalyptus oil.
"Buffy." Spike said as he played with her hair. "Yes." She answered. "Buffy what we did last night, that isn't us. I enjoyed the sex and I know you did since you almost screamed when you climaxed." Buffy laughed. "But that isn't us. I love you more then I can ever say. I know you were trying to outdo Cordelia by keeping me going for over the 30 minutes that she had Angel's heart beating fast but that isn't us." "I agree Spike. You and I like it hard and fast. She got on her knees in front of him. She smiled. We are like two animals that only get it when I am in season. But Spike there is only one thing that I liked about what we did last night that I would like to keep." "And what would that be?" "When you licked the skin on my breast and neck and then sucked on the blood. That drove me wild. Why is it so much different with you? I mean Riley used to suck on my breast when we were having sex but I almost climaxed right then and their when you did it to me. Was it because you're a Vampire? Is that what you meant when you said that you were going to show me why some women would give up their soul to spend one more night with a Vampire?" "Yes that is something that only Vampires can do. Angel told me about that little gift."
"Spike I also wanted to tell you how sorry I am for all of the times I kicked your ass. Sometimes I did it just because I knew I could. I feel real bad." She was leaning on his chest and was playing with his chain. "I am so sorry Spike . You've done so much to prove your love for me and I have always been so mean to you. You were always there for me when I needed you and you always took care of Dawn for me when I wasn't around. Spike I think I can truly say that I love you. I think that's why I could never make it with Angel or Riley. I didn't know it but I think I was waiting for you all this time. I think you're my soul mate Spike. You and I are so much alike in so many ways. When I saw the beautiful nightgown you left me it all came to me just as clear as anything." Buffy was babbling on and on and crying at the same time. She was starting to become incoherent. Then she was quiet for awhile before speaking again. "Spike, I love you and want to be with you forever."
"As my wife or as my girlfriend?" Spike said as he looked down at her.
"Are you asking me to marry you Spike?"
"Yes, if your willing?" Buffy was quiet for awhile.
"Yes Spike I'll marry you and we'll be together forever." He kissed her then to put a seal on the agreement.
Buffy stood up and got out of the tub and dried herself off then beckoned to Spike to get out as well. As she wiped him off he grabbed her by the hair and made her look up at him. It also gave him access to her neck but he only pulled her up were he could easily reach her mouth. He picked her up and took her into the bedroom where they would have more room. He was already starting to get hard and Buffy could feel it pressing against her stomach. Spike picked her up and threw her on the bed. He came over to her standing on the side of the bed. She got up and kneeled on the bed. As he kissed her all over her hand reached down to his hard erection and played with him rubbing her hand all over him. Spike pushed her down and attacked her breasts sucking on the one that he did last night. He could still feel the bite marks that he had left so he changed over to the opposite one. He sucked on it hard then licked it and bit into it lightly. He did it just enough to get a trickle of blood that was brought close to the surface of the skin. Then he sucked on it hard. Buffy almost lost it right then and their. She threw her head back and called out his name as though she was in pain but yet she grabbed onto his head and held it close to her breast so that he would continue. Finally he pulled back and stood up. He picked Buffy up and she wrapped her legs around his waist as he entered her. This was their favorite position for having sex. It always reminded them of the first time when Buffy finally let him take her. Downstairs Cordelia and Angel could hear all the noise coming from their room. They just looked at each other and cracked up. Down the hallway Fred was in her room listening to all of the noise they were making. When Spike held Buffy against the wall they were making the ornaments on the wall shake in Freds room. After awhile Fred started to become so turned on that she jumped out of bed and ran over to Wesley's room. She knocked on the door and Wesley said come in. Fred opened the door and closed it behind her and locked the door. Wesley I can't stand it. You wanted me so I am giving you the chance to take me. Fred took off her nightgown and jumped into bed with Wesley. He was already ready for her. The noise Buffy and Spike were making had awakened him also. If Fred hadn't come into his room he would have gone to hers.
Spike and Buffy finally came downstairs at 11 am. Fred and Wesley came down right after. Everyone else had already had their breakfast and were sitting around talking. Buffy made a bacon and egg sandwich for herself and an extra large mug of blood for Spike. When she brought it out to the table and sat down she noticed that everyone was looking at her. "What's the matter? Why is everyone looking at me?" Cordelia bent forward and whispered to Buffy. "Buffy I think you must of spilled some of the blood on your blouse. You better go and take care of it before it stains the blouse."
Buffy looked at the front of her blouse and saw a small circle of blood right by her nipple. She jumped up and ran upstairs. Angel leaned over to Spike so that his mouth was close to his ear. "Spike you better go and help her you must have forgotten to lick it. It won't stop bleeding until you lick it real good as I taught you." Spike ran upstairs after Buffy. Angel and Cordelia cracked up. They knew exactly what the circle of blood was for. Everyone else was wondering what they found so funny. Ten minutes later Spike and Buffy came downstairs. Buffy had another blouse on. They sat down again and Buffy started in on her sandwich again. Spike drank his blood in silence. He looked tired.
Gunn was sitting next to Fred and across from Wesley and Giles. "You know Wes the last time I saw a man and woman look like Buffy and Spike was when my uncle came back from a tour in Vietnam. They came to my mothers house for a homecoming party. My uncle was talking to everyone but he looked real tired, just like Spike looks, and his wife was quiet all night. She looked tired too, just like Buffy does. When I had asked my mama why they looked so tired she said well I think they were up most of the night having their own party so don't pester them too much. I never understood what my mama was talking about until just now."
Everyone started laughing so hard that they were all in tears when they finally were able to stop. Fred and Wesley didn't say anything, but Dr. Martin had seen them exchange glances.
Cordelia got up and said, "come on ladies we don't have to stand for this." All of the women including Buffy followed Cordelia into the kitchen. They all took something so that the table was cleared. Of course what they were really doing was talking about how Buffy's night went. The women knew that the men were going to be grilling Spike.
"So how did it go Boy?" Angel asked.
"I did like you said. It turned out so well that when we woke up this morning I asked her to marry me. On top of that she apologized for all the times she beat my ass. How did you find out about how that little snack worked?"
"About 30 years after I had regained my soul I was going through this town that had a lot of farm animals that I could get something to drink from. Their was a young maiden taking care of a flock of sheep. Her dogs chased me up a tree and when the girl came to see what they had trapped I told her who I was and I was hungry. One thing led to another and I found she was eager to lose her virginity. But I was still hungry. I took a chance of taking some of her blood while we were having sex and found it increased the orgasm for her. I experimented doing different things after that. All I can say is we have 2 of the luckiest women in the history of the world. They are the recipients of a century of experimentation in Vampire sex."
The other men had been listening all of the time and Connor was the first one to say something.
"Uh, Dad, uh do you think I inherited this, uh, ability?"
"Sorry son you aren't a Vampire and only Vampires can do this. It has something to do with our saliva."
Wesley stood up. "Speaking for all human men I beg you two never to tell anyone about this. Please, please don't ever explain it to Cordelia and Buffy. If the women learn about this we are doomed to a life of celibacy. If you breath one word of this to any woman even if you should appear to be telling any woman we mere mortal men will have to stake you. If you all agree then raise your right hand and say I agree." All the men stood up and raised their right hand and said "I agree."
No one but Angel noticed that Dr. Martin had come down stairs just as he started to tell Spike his story on his discovery. Since Angel was at the head of the table he saw her but no one else did. Just as the men finished their pledge she made her presence known.
"So that means my little recording here is very valuable. Hmmm, now how could I possible use this. Oh, I know, I think they call it BLACK MALE. Yes, but of course I'll have to use it before I leave. Where are the girls?"
"You wouldn't do that would you?" Xander said.
"Oh yes I would. To do Gods work, yes, I would use any resource that I have available to me."
"And what is it that you want from us?" Giles asked.
"I want you to start going back to Church on Sundays." Dr. Martin said.
"Think about it gentlemen. Don't forget you have until the time I leave."
Just as she finished the woman came back in with more coffee.
Dr. Martin sat down at the other end of the table which was opposite of Angel.
"Spike and Buffy I have the results of your tests. Would you like them privately or do you want it to shared with everyone?"
"We shared it Spike." Angel said when he saw them hesitate.
Spike looked at Buffy. "Go ahead Dr. Martin. We'll share it also." Spike said.
"Spike your like Angel. You still breath and your heart still works. You do the same thing because your bodies are much more efficient. As for your sperm count, it's low. I sent it to a lab early this morning so that I could get a count. I don't know if this is natural for you or if it's because you just got your soul back just within the last year or so. In six months we'll test you again and then within another year. If it goes up we'll know that this is the case. It could also be that you two are having sex too much and your body needs time to replenish it's stock of sperm. So before we test you again in six months I want you to abstain from having sex for at least a week before the test. But until then I would suggest that you be very careful unless you want to have little Buffys or Spikes running around. Because all it takes is just one of your boys to make contact with Buffy's eggs.
Buffy looked at Giles, Willow and Xander. All 3 of them were staring at Spike with their mouths open.
"All right guys you can close your mouths before a fly goes in."
Wesley looked at Giles and said "I was shocked also when I heard about Angel. This information goes against everything that we have learned about Vampires."
"Well Angel I guess you're the better man after all." Spike said.
Angel looked at Spike and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry Boy. Like Dr. Martin said it only takes one of your boys to do the job."
"Besides Spike we aren't ready to have any little Spikes running around yet. We can only take one at a time." Buffy said as she gave him a kiss.
"We won't have to worry about that Luv." Spike said to Buffy.
"What do you mean we don't have to worry. If you think your coming near me again now that I know your boys are alive again you have another thing coming." Buffy said.
"Buffy calm down, don't get your panties in a twist. We can smell women when their ripe." Spike said.
"What do you mean ripe?" Cordelia asked.
"Pheromones Cordelia. All female animals, including the human animal gives off pheromones when they are fertile and ready for breeding. That's why in the animal kingdom male animals are seen smelling the females because they can tell when the females are receptive. Apparently that is a useful little gift that all Vampires have as well." Dr. Martin said.
After that explanation Dr. Martin stood up from her chair. "Lets go up stairs to room 412 for a few hours Angel. Just you and me today okay?"
"I'll be there in a minute Doctor." Angel answered as she left to go to the elevator.
"Gunn since Cordelia's visions have been temporarily stopped can you contact your people and see if there are any Vampire groups that need to be cleared out. I've been stuck in here to long. I need some action. If any one wants to join us your welcome." Angel started to walk to the stairs but stopped by Gunn and whispered something in his ear then left to go upstairs to join Dr. Martin. Gunn laughed when Angel left.
"What did he say that was so funny?" Wesley asked.
Gunn got up from his chair and motioned for the men to follow him. They all got up and went into Wesley's office. "Well what did he say?" Wesley asked again.
"He said I love these women but if I don't get away from them for awhile I'm going to stake myself." They all cracked up.
Angel went upstairs and found Dr. Martin sitting in her usual chair. "Come and sit down Angel, or if you like you can take the couch." She said with a smile.
"No thank you I'll take a chair. My experiences lying on that couch aren't to good." Angel said with a smile as he took a chair.
"Can I ask you a question?" Angel said.
"Yes, of course, go ahead. Although I think I know what it will be but go ahead."
"Why didn't you tell us that you're a Roman Catholic Nun?"
"Come now Angel. You must know. If I had told you, you would not be sitting here right now. We wouldn't have made the progress we've made. Don't ever forget Angel that everything I do is planned out the day before. The reason I can do that is because you follow the same pattern that other people do when they have a split personality. The only difference with you is that your other personality is real and extremely dangerous. Just one more thing though that makes you very different Angel and it's not the fact that you're a Vampire. You are Gods champion in this world. You are the one that St. Michael will send when people cry out for help. You are so important to God that he has sent me to help you learn to cope with Angelus. The reason I wanted to meet only with you today is to tell you that St. Michael is only asking one thing of you in return for all that he does for you."
"What's that? Angel asked.
"That you go to confession and start going to Mass again."
Angel had a surprised look on his face. Never in a million years would he have guessed that she would say that.
"You've got to be kidding. How can a Vampire go to Church. Angelus would never allow me to do that."
"You can do it Angel. I'll teach you how. Even demons bow before God and his son Jesus Christ. Do you remember your catechism Angel? Do you remember when you were taught that 'God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that we may enter the gates of heaven and be with Him in paradise.' Christ suffered greatly in order for us to be given the opportunity to be with him in paradise. Don't turn away from Him just because Angelus says you can't do it. Feel the mark of my ring on the palm of your hand Angel and remember who you are and who Angelus is." Dr. Martin picked up her things and left the room.
Angel sat in the room the rest of the day. Thinking of all that he had done before he became a Vampire and after he had regained his soul. Angelus was reminding him of all the things he had done. He told Angel that Dr. Martin was lying. God would never let him enter heaven. He was a Vampire. He was the scourge of Europe. He knew about the curse when he had sex with Buffy. He did it because he didn't care.
He sat in the room for 4 hours listening to this. Cordelia finally came up and asked if he wanted to sit with them for dinner. Whenever he heard Cordelia's voice Angelus would stop his accusations and he listened only to her voice. She always pulled on his heart strings with her smile that he could even hear in her voice. He jumped up and opened the door. "You rang Miss Chase?" "Yes Mr. Martin would you like to join us downstairs for dinner?" "Yes I think I could do that." Angel and Cordelia took the elevator to the lobby and joined the others.
"How about a small steak along with your blood Angel?" Cordelia asked.
"I wouldn't suggest that you do that. Aren't you boys hoping to go out and play tonight? You get stuck with something when your stomach has solid food in it you could end up with peritonitis." Dr. Martin said.
"A nice big mug of blood coming up then." Cordelia said.
Angel just looked at the others and lowered his head and hit his on the table over and over. After about the 4th blow to the head he looked up at Gunn. "Gunn if you don't get me something to kill I am going to stake myself." They all cracked up at Angels situation. Sometimes a man just has to get away from the women especially the 2 women that took care of Angel.
TBC.....................