Chapter 6
Willow and Angel were down in 'the bat cave'. Buffy had left over an hour ago and sense then Angel had taken Willow down there to show her the place and where she would sleep.
Willow was on the couch, uncomfortable being alone with him in a place so unfamiliar to her. The last time they had been alone together was during the graduation ordeal while he was poisoned. He had thought she was Buffy. Kissing her hand, moving up...
Bad Willow. she thought. Angel's just your friend, nothing else. He's not interested in you. He's probably still hung up over Buffy. You saw his eyes. The sound in his voice when he saw her. How could Angel be interested in me?
Angel was sitting on the leather chair next to her and stood. He walked over to the 'reading room' and took out a book, bringing it back in and sitting down. He laid back, put his feet up and started to read. Willow looked up for a moment surprised that he didn't say anything, just started to read. Then looked down again.
Angel noticed her look up and back down and looked over, setting the book that was in his hand onto his leg and sitting up. He looked down for a minute then back to her. "Can I get you something?" She looked up for a moment to meet his eyes.
"Oh, no. No, I'm fine." She looked away. She didn't hear him move, nor did she know that he had till his arm wrapped around her. She turned in her seat, surprising herself as she embraced him and fought back tears she'd been holding in for the longest time sense the discovery of Soldier Riley Finn's body.
He rubbed her back as she held on to him tightly. She was about to say something when they were interrupted.
"Willow?" she pulled apart from Angel and looked over. "Oh, my, God. Willow!" She walked over and gave her a hug. "Finally, someone from Sunnydale that's normal." Angel just scuffled a laugh and looked down as Wesley made his presents known.
"Why are you here, Willow?"
"I um. I was being attacked and it wasn't safe for me there anymore. So Buffy had me come here." She looked over at Angel and smiled. "I don't know how long, but I'm sure it'll be for a while." She continued, not talking to him directly but still looking at him as she talked. He smiled slightly and got up.
"Yes, well. Perhaps we could talk about it after work."
"Vision?"
"Unfortunately, yes." He got up and headed for the weapon case.
"You stay here. We'll be back after a while." He turned to her. "Keep the doors locked. We shouldn't be that long." With that Cordelia, Angel and Wesley left.
Willow and Angel were down in 'the bat cave'. Buffy had left over an hour ago and sense then Angel had taken Willow down there to show her the place and where she would sleep.
Willow was on the couch, uncomfortable being alone with him in a place so unfamiliar to her. The last time they had been alone together was during the graduation ordeal while he was poisoned. He had thought she was Buffy. Kissing her hand, moving up...
Bad Willow. she thought. Angel's just your friend, nothing else. He's not interested in you. He's probably still hung up over Buffy. You saw his eyes. The sound in his voice when he saw her. How could Angel be interested in me?
Angel was sitting on the leather chair next to her and stood. He walked over to the 'reading room' and took out a book, bringing it back in and sitting down. He laid back, put his feet up and started to read. Willow looked up for a moment surprised that he didn't say anything, just started to read. Then looked down again.
Angel noticed her look up and back down and looked over, setting the book that was in his hand onto his leg and sitting up. He looked down for a minute then back to her. "Can I get you something?" She looked up for a moment to meet his eyes.
"Oh, no. No, I'm fine." She looked away. She didn't hear him move, nor did she know that he had till his arm wrapped around her. She turned in her seat, surprising herself as she embraced him and fought back tears she'd been holding in for the longest time sense the discovery of Soldier Riley Finn's body.
He rubbed her back as she held on to him tightly. She was about to say something when they were interrupted.
"Willow?" she pulled apart from Angel and looked over. "Oh, my, God. Willow!" She walked over and gave her a hug. "Finally, someone from Sunnydale that's normal." Angel just scuffled a laugh and looked down as Wesley made his presents known.
"Why are you here, Willow?"
"I um. I was being attacked and it wasn't safe for me there anymore. So Buffy had me come here." She looked over at Angel and smiled. "I don't know how long, but I'm sure it'll be for a while." She continued, not talking to him directly but still looking at him as she talked. He smiled slightly and got up.
"Yes, well. Perhaps we could talk about it after work."
"Vision?"
"Unfortunately, yes." He got up and headed for the weapon case.
"You stay here. We'll be back after a while." He turned to her. "Keep the doors locked. We shouldn't be that long." With that Cordelia, Angel and Wesley left.