Chapter 21

A month went by and Buffy and Angel grew even more in love with each other. Buffy didn't think it was possible for her to ever be this happy. She told him about her past because she didn't want them to have any secrets and he seemed understanding. He also told her that he was married once, but it only lasted 6 months because she didn't want to have any kids and Angel wanted a big family. He knew it would never work out with them so he ended it. She told him about her father, her past boyfriends, and the time she got pregnant and she was surprised at how understanding he was. If it was possible she loved him even more. They were sitting on the ground at the beach because they both loved it there. They wanted to watch the sunrise together, but they were too lost in each other to notice it much. Buffy broke away to breathe as Angel rested his head on hers. "I think we got carried away for a second there." He said and Buffy smiled.

"I'm okay with that." She whispered as they started to kiss again. Dawn slept over at a friend's house so it was alright for Angel to be out all night. Joyce was okay with it as long as Buffy told her where she would be. Angel pulled away from her and Buffy noticed that he had a serious expression on his face. "What is it?" She asked and he took a deep breath.

"I've been thinking about this a lot. I really love you, Buffy. I never knew I could love anyone this much." He said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a black box. He opened it and Buffy gasped at the beautiful diamond ring that was inside. He looked into her eyes and took another breath. "Will you marry me?" He asked her as he waited for a response and she just seemed to be in shock. "I know it's sudden and you're only in college, but I'll wait for as long as you need to. I would wait forever if you asked me to." Buffy smiled and touched his cheek as tears came to her eyes.

"I love you, Angel. I would want nothing more than to be your wife." Angel gave her a big smile.

"Does that mean you're saying yes?" Buffy nodded and Angel took the ring out of the box and placed it on her finger to find that it was a perfect fit. He raised her hand to his lips and gave it a kiss. He then put his arm around her and pulled her to his chest where she cuddled up to him. She raised her hand and looked at the ring when she thought of something.

"Yeah, my mother is going to love this." She said sarcastically and Angel kissed the top of her head.

"Whatever happens we'll deal with it together." He told her and she really believed that they would. Buffy walked into the Bronze the next night with Angel by her side this time. She saw that her friends were all there and she walked over to them. They sat down and were all trying to talk over the music. Buffy smiled when she saw how well Angel was getting along with them. She knew she would have to tell them that she was engaged, but she didn't have to wait for long. Jessica saw the ring on her finger and Buffy told them all the truth. The girls were all happy for her and took a closer look at her ring. Xander and Angel just sat there watching their excitement. Buffy was more worried about telling her family. Spike showed up later with Faith who was just as excited as the other girls were. Spike on the other hand didn't seem so happy. They all got up to dance and Buffy decided to sit that one out. She told Angel to dance with Faith because she knew Spike wouldn't be dancing. She was right when she saw him sitting at the bar. She went over to talk to him and took the seat next to his.

"So, I take it you're not happy about me being engaged?" Spike turned to look at her.

"You're only 18, Buffy. You're too young to be thinking about marriage. You haven't even been dating him that long." Buffy knew the lecture was coming.

"I know that I love him and that's all that matters. For the first time in my life I'm actually really happy and I thought you of all people would understand that." Spike nodded.

"I do understand and I'm glad that you're happy, I just think you're too young to be getting married." Buffy sighed.

"I'm not getting married tomorrow, Spike. Angel said he would take as long as I need. I'll be finishing college so you don't have to worry about that. I know this is what I really want. I really need you to be okay with this, Spike." Spike knew that she would be hurting if he said he wasn't okay with it and he didn't want that.

"I'm okay with it; it's your mum that may think otherwise. If this is what you really want then you know I'll support you." Buffy smiled and gave him a hug.

"Thank you, Spike. That really means a lot to me. Do you think you could be there when I tell mom and Giles?" Spike shook his head.

"Nope, you're doing that one on your own." Buffy pouted and he shook his head again. "That's not gonna work this time. You want to be a grown up then you have to handle things on your own for a change. You can't always depend on me." Buffy sighed and agreed.

"I know, it was worth a try." She got up and went to join Angel who smiled when she walked over to him. Spike watched them and could tell how much they really loved each other and he wouldn't deny that for the world. Faith then came over to join Spike. She wrapped her arms around him and he gave her a kiss on the lips.

"How are you doing?" She asked him and he sighed.

"Better than I thought I would." He smiled as he looked at Buffy. "She really looks happy, doesn't she?" Faith looked at Buffy also and then back at Spike.

"Yeah, she really does." Spike turned to look at Faith.

"I just can't believe that she's engaged now. I guess I need to realize that she's not a kid anymore." Faith nodded.

"I know it must be hard for you, but I could always take your mind off of it." She said in a seductive voice and he smiled at her.

"What did you have in mind?" She gave him a smile also and kissed him on the lips, slipping her tongue into his mouth. He kissed her back with just as much passion. He broke away from the kiss breathless. "I could definitely get used to that." He said as he kissed her this time. He broke away again to breathe and took one more look at Buffy in the distance. He saw her sitting down with Angel and she was laughing at something he said. He didn't remember ever seeing her laugh so much. He smiled and wrapped his arms around Faith. Buffy was all grown up now and he was finally starting to accept it.

The End

Yes, it has come to an end. I know I probably left a lot of things unanswered like Joyce's reaction to her getting married, but I kinda ran out of ideas and I didn't know how else to end this. They all have to end some time. Well, I'm glad ya'll enjoyed this. I was a little worried at first about how people would respond to me doing a Buffy/Angel story when I'm usually all about Buffy/Spike, but I think it came out pretty good. I like both Spike and Angel so it wasn't so hard to write. Anyway, I'll have a few more goodies out pretty soon. Yep, I'm going back to the Spuffy. This was just a one time thing unless I get any more ideas. Thanks for reading!