Chapter 15
A few minutes

Cordelia flopped over on the bed she would be sharing with Spike. He laughed and crawled up next to her.

"You pooped Cordy?" Spike asked, trying to run his fingers through her knotted hair.

"Spike, do you think that Faith and Willow will be pretty cool?" she asked rolling over on her back. Spike stroked her belly.

"I don't know Cordy. I'm sure they will be. They look nice enough."

"Yeah but looks can be deceiving as you and Xander have proved," Cordelia said gripping Spike's wrist so he would stop.

"What's the matter? You like it when I rub your belly," Spike pouted. She sat up and kissed him on the nose.

"I'm afraid I'll start laughing when you're trying to talk to me and you deserve my undivided attention," she giggled and kissed him again, this time getting him to tackle her back onto the bed. He hovered over her, watching her laugh and try to squirm away. He held a tight grip on her wrists.

"We're supposed to be getting ready for dinner you know," Cordelia said, breaking free of him. He smiled and nuzzled her neck.

"We have a few minutes."

"Why not! Take a crazy chance! Why not! Do a crazy dance!" Fred shrieked.

"Oh goody. We'll be sharing a room with this," Xander sighed tossing his duffel bag over a chair, right over Fred's head.

"Excuse me but what is that supposed to mean?" Fred started to gaze out of the window quietly.

"You know you love her," Fred teased.

"Lizzie McGuire?! Yeah right!" Xander cried. Fred giggled.

"I can see the headlines now 'Xander and the Green eyes Duffy out on their 4th date! Things are getting serious'."

"Her eyes are brown," Xander retorted.

"Thanks for proving my point," Fred countered.

"Damn!" Xander cried. Wesley smiled.

"Alright fine. I have been known to watch Lizzie on occasion but nothing more," Xander said putting his hands behind his head. Wesley snorted.

"Don't listen to him Fred. He owns the movie for crying out loud and you're getting on Cordy's case for being a closet fan." Xander threw a pillow across the room at Wesley.

"You promised you wouldn't tell!" he cried.

"Aah. I promised I wouldn't tell to a certain extent," Wesley smiled.

"We're supposed to be getting ready for dinner you know," Fred said.

"Oh no. We have a few minutes," Xander cried and pounced on Wesley.

"I really want you to be nice to the others Faith," Angel said sternly. He would be sharing a room with his sisters.

"What do you think I'm going to do?" Faith asked sarcastically, popping a piece of gum into her mouth.

"Listen, I mean it Faith. I want you to watch your mouth. Especially in front of Fred," Angel replied, taking a sip of water.

"Oh mousy girl. Yeah, sure. Whatever," Faith dismissed the subject.

"Look Faith. I'm being serious. Fred is really...fragile you know. Like Willow," he nodded over to Willow who rocked gently back and forth watching leaves fall from the large oak tree outside.

"I'm not fragile Angel. Just because Joshua took advantage of me doesn't mean that I'm anymore vulnerable then anyone else," Willow whispered softly, tears coming to her eyes.

"Oh, honey, I didn't mean anything by that," Angel said taking Willow into his arms.

"God damn," Faith sighed.

"I hate everyone babying her all the time! So she got roughed up a bit! Big deal. It's not like he forced you to have sex to get you pregnant with a child you can't even watch grow up!"

"You don't know anything Faith!" Willow cried, angrily wiping away tears.

"Oh now I don't know anything? What about all those times you came running to me for help and I knew everything? I know enough Willow. You haven't seen half of what I have!" Faith cried. She clutched her hand into a fist and Angel got between her and Willow.

"I wasn't going to hit her," Faith snapped.

"We're going to sit down and talk about this now," Angel said yanking Faith to the bed next to him.

"Don't we have to be getting ready for dinner?" Faith asked. Angel situated Willow in his arms and glared at Faith.

"You're not getting out of this that easy. We have a few minutes."