A/N Wow, an amazing turn around, I got five reviews for the last chapter, which, by the way, was like the hilight of my week, taking into consideration where my week was pretty bad...

mz.sarJe, urangel, never look back, Buff and BAShipper101, much thanks for brightening up my more or less dull life.

Disclaimer: Uh... I only want Spike, can I just have him? Pleeeease?

Summary: Buffy and Angel are dating, everything is perfect... until their parents become engaged, but will even this be enough to break the couple up?

Parent Problems: Chapter 7

Joyce turned onto her street, yawning despite herself. She had told herself not to fall asleep on the plane, less the man sitting beside her take her for someone who couldn't travel for three hours without falling asleep. Also, she was trying to make a good impression, seeing as she had met him at the gallery meeting in New York, and, after much conversation they found they lived in the same town, and he had asked her out on a date at the end of the week.

She, of course, had said yes, finding it almost impossible to say no. Shawn was very polite to her the entire trip, even taken her out to dinner once while they were there, in their spare minutes. It had been an elegant evening, and she found herself curious to find out more about him.

So, after a pretty short debate in her head about whether or not she should be dating, they had set a date for Friday night, and she was happy about, hoping Buffy wouldn't be annoyed with her for going out on that night, normally it was their movie night after she got home from her trips.

That's strange...She thought, pulling into the driveway, seeing the black convertible parked there.

Suspiciously Joyce parked her own car next to the black one, and get's out, not bothering to grab her luggage before making her way up to the front door. She unlocked the door, and closed it behind herself, making her way up the stairs.

"Buffy?" she called, knowing that on any normal day her daughter wouldn't think about getting up at six AM. Not if school started at seven thirty. She knocked lightly on her daughters door, and when she got no reply, she opened it, shocked at what she saw.

"Buffy Anne Summers!" she cried.

Buffy and Angel's heads shot up as Joyce awoke both of them with a start by yelling. Buffy glanced at Angel once, before looking at her mom.

"Mom, um... I can explain?" she said, noticing that Angel still had his arms securely wrapped around her waist.

"Well you'd better start," Joyce replied, clearly angered, "I don't think I can leave you home alone if you're just going bring over random guys t-"

Buffy cut her off, "Angel's not some random guy." she said, finding herself a little angry by what her mother was implying. "He's my boyfriend."

"I don't care who he is, I said no parti-"

"And I obeyed that rule very well, but you didn't say I couldn't have my boyfriend over for the night." she told her, "And it's not like we did anything mom, can't you just-"

"No, I can't just let this go Buffy," Joyce said, "And why didn't I know you had a boyfriend?"

"Because I didn't feel the need to tell you!"

"Well, I don't appreciate coming home to find you in bed with someone I've never met, Buffy!" She shot at her, "And I certainly expect you to keep something like this from me!"

Angel watched the two of them fight, and sighed deciding that he'd probably just keep quiet, Joyce looked a little mad at the moment, and Buffy didn't look like she wanted him butting in. He was unknowingly pulling Buffy closer to him the entire time she and her mom were arguing, until Buffy had stood up and got in her mother's face.

He put his head in his hands for a moment, before looking back up at them to find that the argument had stopped and the two women were looking at him expectantly.

"Well?" Joyce asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"

"Uh..." He started, "Can I just say this was the last way that I wanted to meet you Mrs. Summers?"

"That's polite of you, really it is, thank you... Angel was it?"

"Yes, m'am." he said, nodding at her, noting that Buffy was smiling at him in approval.

"Well, it was nice to meet you, despite the circumstances." She said, giving Buffy a look before leaving the room.

"Ugh!" Buffy flopped down on the bed, her head in his lap, looking up at him, "What's her problem?"

"Um... I think it was the fact that we were together," She gave him a look, obviously not getting why that could be a problem, "In your bed..."

"Yeah well, we had our clothes on, I really don't see the problem..."

"Well, your mom did, so you'll just have to get over it, and give her a break Buffy." he told her.

She frowned, "You've only known her for five minutes and you're already taking her side against me."

He rolled his eyes, "C'mon Buff, time for school..."

She pouted, "And now he's taking the school's side..."

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Buffy skipped down the stairs after Angel had cheered her up with a series of kissed and compliments, with him following her, laughing at how fast she could change moods.

Her mother greeted her and Angel when they entered the kitchen, "Would you like anything Angel?"

"What, oh, no thank you Mrs. Summers, I'm fine."

"Buffy?"

"No, I'm good mom," she said, "C'mon Angel, we're going to be late if we don't get going."

"Right, let me find my jacket first..."He said.

"It's by the front door," She told him, grabbing his arm, and practically dragging him away from the kitchen, "See ya Mom!"

"Yeah, bye Mrs. Summers." he said, trying to be polite.

"Bye Buffy, Bye Angel, have a good day at school." Joyce called after them, smiling now,in a better mood after seeing how responsible Angel seemed.