Spring Break

Part Six

Disclaimer: See first chapter.

Posted: November 4, 2004

Author's notes: Last chapter, guys! Hope you like! I loved writing this, and I have to say, even if it sucks, it's pretty original, right?

Reader Responses:

Queen Boadicea: yeah, I totally agree.....Buffy has some men choosing issues...of course, as long as she chooses Angel in the end, I can refrain from getting overly violent at her. Thanks for your review, I loved writing Chapter five....I loved writing the whole story, but....

Out-Of-Reality: a little bit better than you expected? What do you mean by that? And that awesome ain't gonna make up for it, pal. What do you mean with was better than you expected? Are you saying I don't meet your expectations?

Oh well, it's not worth getting upset about.

Thanks, also, to Freezyboncoolipants, and mz.sarJe for reviewing! I love my faithful reviewers...I think each of you have reviewed almost every chapter! THANKS!

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After dinner, they went to a club. She bought two drinks, and they sat at a corner table. They had both had a few drinks at dinner, and she convinced him to play a game with her.

"Ha! Rock beats paper! You're turn," she grinned at him a couple hours later, sipping from her half empty drink.

"When I was young, my father never approved of me," he said slowly.

"Is that it? Come on!"

"I've done a lot of things I regret, Buffy, but disobeying him just because I could is one of the ones I hate most."

"We all do things we regret. Another round?"

He nodded.

"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" they chanted. They both threw out paper, and she laughed, as they tried to see who could chug their drink first. "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" He threw out scissors, and she threw out paper.

"Your turn," he said, leaning forward.

She looked at him, looked into his eyes, "I want to go home," she said simply.

He was shocked, "Oh, ok." He thought she was having as much fun as he was.

She smiled at his dismayed tone, "No, I want to go home with you," she clarified, her stomach aflutter. She leaned forward and pressed her lips to his. He was shocked at first, before reaching to wrap his arms around her. He kissed the way she remembered, but his lips were warm on hers, and rather than sending shivers down her spine, the warmth sent fire through her.

"Now?" he asked, once he pulled away for air.

"Mm-hm," she nodded. She grabbed her purse, and they headed out. Twenty minutes later, he tried to unlock his motel room as she ran her hands over his chest. "I love you," she murmured, barely taking her lips from his, "I never stopped."

"I'll always love you."

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Dawn was up early the next morning. She looked at her sister's bed, confused and scared. It wasn't like Buffy to not come home. She would have at least called. With the way the first two dates had gone, Buffy had expected to be home around 2, and even if she had gone to a bar, or gone for a swim and a patrol or something afterwards, she would've come home.

"Hey, you guys haven't seen my sister, have you?" she asked, in hopes that maybe she had stopped by while she had been out the night before.

"No," Angie said, slurping the last of the milk from her bowl.

"She didn't come home last night?" Cookie asked.

Dawn shook her head, sitting down with a sigh at the island.

"You're sister's got spunk," Rox said with a laugh, "Even I wouldn't sleep with a guy on the first date, unless he was really hot."

"But Buffy's not like that. She's had some really bad relationships in the past, and this really isn't like her. I'm worried, guys."

"She's a big girl, she can take care of herself."

"Guys, I'm serious. This isn't like her. She always calls when she's going to be late."

"Maybe she'll show up in a bit. With a good explanation," Angie tried to soothe her.

But she wasn't home when the show started, so the four girls piled onto the couch. Buffy was the last couple.

When the tape cut to them, Dawn spit out her drink in shock, as Cookie and Rox bounced in excitement.

"That's him! She's is soo lucky!" Cookie drawled.

"He is so hot! Dawn, you look like you've seen a ghost," Angie looked at her.

"That's Angel, her ex-boyfriend," Dawn murmured, staring at the screen.

"Oh, wow. She sure knows how to pick 'em."

"Shh!"

"So, what did you do on your date?" Jessi asked.

"Well, we had a picnic on the beach, then we went roller blading, and then we just talked," Buffy smiled, not looking at him.

"You're sister looks so happy," Angie murmured.

"Do you think you'll see each other again?"

He looked at her, and she smiled, squeezing his hand, "Of course," he said, pulling her a bit closer to him.

"Kiss her! Kiss her!" the audience started chanting. Buffy laughed, pulling him to her and placing her lips on his as the audience cheered.

Just then the door opened, and Buffy walked in nonchalantly, "Hey guys."

"I was worried sick!" Dawn cried.

"I'm a big girl."

"That's what I told her," Rox said, "So, where is he?"

"Who?" Buffy asked innocently.

"Angel, duh!" Dawn cried.

"He goes by Liam now. It was his hu-real name. Angel's his...gang name, but he's no longer in that gang. I'll fill you in later, Dawn."

"So, do we get to meet him?" Cookie asked, chewing on her bottom lip.

"Eventually..." the doorbell rang. She opened the door to find a white rose and a note. She read it quickly, before scanning the area for him. He hid, conspicuously, behind a palm tree. She walked deliberately to him, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Always," she said, kissing him.

Cookie picked up the dropped note; you still my girl?