Hey everyone. Thank you again for all the lovely reviews, I really enjoy
reading them! This chapter and maybe the next one will focus mainly on
Angel because I felt that the story was getting a little bit dull with the
whole Ella thing. Don't worry, Ella will be in the chapters but it won't be
such a big issue anymore. I hope you enjoy drama (If you don't then why are
you reading this?) cause there's gonna be a LOT more of it in the next few
chapters...
Chapter Nine: Ex-Lovers
"Ella!" Buffy called as she roamed through the park looking for her daughter. It was extremely dark and Buffy was worried that her little girl could be in danger, or worse.
The four of them had split up; Buffy had gone to the park, Joyce had gone driving around Ella's friend's houses, Spike was looking for her on the streets and Angel was staying near the house in case she came home again.
Buffy looked at her watch, it was almost eleven O clock. Her pace quickened as a cruel breeze tickled her tanned skin and she regretted not bringing a coat with her but right now, Ella was her top priority.
Angel paced the kitchen. Just two hours ago Ella was safe at home with him, why? Why did he hit her? A loud beeping coming from his pocket tore him from his thoughts and he took out his cell phone and felt his whole body calm down as he read the message but tensed up again as he read on. The message read;
Ella has been found at Chloe's house no thanks to you. She told me what happened and I think you and I need to have a talk. Joyce.
Buffy stormed back to her house. The fury that she felt was almost blinding her, how could Angel hurt Ella? Spike was right, he couldn't be trusted.
When she arrived at the house, everyone was there and, surprisingly enough, not arguing. She saw a look of disgust be fired from Spike to Angel but at least no one was fighting, which, Buffy thought, was a plus.
"Where is she?" she asked when she came in, the three of them looked up before Joyce answered,
"In bed, she was very tired. I'm not surprised; Chloe's house is a good few miles away from here."
"Oh" Buffy said and looked at Angel, she took a deep breath.
"Mom, Spike. Could I have a word with Angel alone please?"
"Sure" Joyce and Spike walked into the kitchen, leaving the two ex lovers alone.
"Buffy..." Angel began, "...I'm so sorry"
"It's not me you should be apologising to; it was Ella you hit, not me"
"Buffy..." he said again but she continued,
"I am sorry about what happened, but I'm not coming back to you. It's over Angel. We're finished, you need to accept that"
"But we are so good together"
"I know. But I love Spike now. He and Ella are the two most precious things in my life"
"I used to be one of the most precious things in your life"
"But you're not anymore. Angel I'm not saying I don't feel guilty. Okay, I wake up every morning thinking about what a terrible person I've been but I look at Spike and I feel better"
"What are we gonna do about our daughter?"
"Angel, I'm gonna ask you something and you're not gonna like it but I feel that it's the right thing to do..."
"Go on"
"I want Ella to live with me and Spike for a while"
"What? You're right- I don't like it. You really think I'm just gonna let you not only brake my heart, but take my daughter away from me as well? And..."
"I'm not taking her away from you. I just don't think that you're stable enough to look after her right now and she needs her mother, you can still see her" Angel softened and tried to take Buffy's hand in his but she pulled away,
"Don't Angel" she said, "I want a simple yes or no"
"I am fully stable to look after Ella,"
"You weren't tonight. Angel I'm not doing this for me I'm doing this for Ella, I'm worried that you might hurt her again"
"I love her"
"I know you do, but I just think you need some time to be alone and you can still see her, I'm not gonna take that away from you. You are her Dad after all"
"No" Angel said and Buffy opened her mouth to protest but was silenced when he continued, "I don't want Ella anywhere near that shit head that you call a boyfriend- I don't trust him"
"I do. Angel, I know you'll always hate him for what happened but you have to understand that he's not a bad person!"
"Yes he is. He destroyed my family, stole my wife and you're telling me he's not a bad person? Buffy, I understand what you see in him, I do; posh apartment, good looks, he swept you off your feet and you fell for him. I swear to God Buffy, he's gonna destroy you. He's gonna destroy you just like he's destroyed me and Ella"
"I don't believe you" Buffy said, shaking with anger, "You have no right to talk about him that way! You don't even know him"
"I know enough about him to know what he's capable of. Y'know what, don't bother coming round to see Ella, not as long as you're with him anyway! As long as you stay with him I'm gonna make sure that you have all your rights to see her taken away from you. Besides, what do you need Ella for when you've got this little brat" He shouted pointing to her belly,
"You can't do that"
"I'm her father!"
"And I'm her mother! If anything I have more rights then you do"
"I'll take it to court and tell them everything that you've done"
"Oh yeah? Well I'm sure that you'll be very popular when I tell them about what happened tonight"
Angel looked at Buffy. He saw the anger and even a hint of hatred in her eyes and a murderous rage swept through him, how could he have not seen it before? The first time that he had stabbed Spike it was all because of anger but now Angel could see everything clearly.
Angel thought the whole thing through after everyone had gone home. If he bumped Spike off the scene then all of the whole trauma would be over. If Buffy didn't know he was guilty, surely she would leap back into his arms and him, her and Ella would be a happy family again, just as they had been before Buffy went out for that drink.
He grinned at the satisfaction of imagining Spike's dead body on the floor. He wouldn't do it tonight; he would get the two lovers to trust him before he murdered him.
"Oh well" he thought "Better start making up with them"
"So then..." Buffy said, taking off her leather jacket and folding it over the back of the sofa, "...he says how great me and him are together and how he used to be one of the most precious things in my life"
Spike laughed, "What'd you say?"
"I said that he is no longer one of the most precious things in my life," she paused and looked into his eyes, "he's been replaced"
Spike walked up to her and kissed her lovingly. She quickly responded and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. His kisses lowered to her collarbone just as they heard a knock on the door.
Spike broke the kiss and rolled hiss eyes as he went to open it, his face hardened when he saw who it was.
"Angel" he said as if the word made his feel sick, Buffy came up behind him, giving her husband a look of disgust.
"What do you want?" she asked coldly,
"I don't want to fight" he said,
"That makes a change" Spike said causing Angel to glare at him before resuming his calm expression,
"I want to talk to you both. Can I come in?"
Buffy and Spike looked at each other before walking towards the sofa and sitting on it, Angel followed, closing the door behind him.
"I came to apologise" he said, receiving raised eyebrows from Buffy and a smirk from Spike,
"I don't think that I have been acting in the way that I should be to everything that has happened. You're in love and I understand that nothing I can do will change that" Angel continued
"What made you realise?" Buffy asked,
"You" he answered, "Nothing anyone can ever do will be able to change the way I feel about you and I assume that you two feel the same way about each other"
"We do" Buffy said, "Thank you Angel. You have no idea how much this helps us"
"Also" Angel continued, "I am willing to let Ella come and stay with you for a while, just until you feel that I am stable enough to look after her again"
"Oh Angel thank you so much!" Buffy smiled happily and looked across at Spike, "See? I Knew he'd come around in the end"
Spike knew that this was a lie but decided not to argue so just nodded instead.
Super, Angel thought, maybe I can do it sooner then I planned to.
Please review, all my love,
Brittany
xxx
Chapter Nine: Ex-Lovers
"Ella!" Buffy called as she roamed through the park looking for her daughter. It was extremely dark and Buffy was worried that her little girl could be in danger, or worse.
The four of them had split up; Buffy had gone to the park, Joyce had gone driving around Ella's friend's houses, Spike was looking for her on the streets and Angel was staying near the house in case she came home again.
Buffy looked at her watch, it was almost eleven O clock. Her pace quickened as a cruel breeze tickled her tanned skin and she regretted not bringing a coat with her but right now, Ella was her top priority.
Angel paced the kitchen. Just two hours ago Ella was safe at home with him, why? Why did he hit her? A loud beeping coming from his pocket tore him from his thoughts and he took out his cell phone and felt his whole body calm down as he read the message but tensed up again as he read on. The message read;
Ella has been found at Chloe's house no thanks to you. She told me what happened and I think you and I need to have a talk. Joyce.
Buffy stormed back to her house. The fury that she felt was almost blinding her, how could Angel hurt Ella? Spike was right, he couldn't be trusted.
When she arrived at the house, everyone was there and, surprisingly enough, not arguing. She saw a look of disgust be fired from Spike to Angel but at least no one was fighting, which, Buffy thought, was a plus.
"Where is she?" she asked when she came in, the three of them looked up before Joyce answered,
"In bed, she was very tired. I'm not surprised; Chloe's house is a good few miles away from here."
"Oh" Buffy said and looked at Angel, she took a deep breath.
"Mom, Spike. Could I have a word with Angel alone please?"
"Sure" Joyce and Spike walked into the kitchen, leaving the two ex lovers alone.
"Buffy..." Angel began, "...I'm so sorry"
"It's not me you should be apologising to; it was Ella you hit, not me"
"Buffy..." he said again but she continued,
"I am sorry about what happened, but I'm not coming back to you. It's over Angel. We're finished, you need to accept that"
"But we are so good together"
"I know. But I love Spike now. He and Ella are the two most precious things in my life"
"I used to be one of the most precious things in your life"
"But you're not anymore. Angel I'm not saying I don't feel guilty. Okay, I wake up every morning thinking about what a terrible person I've been but I look at Spike and I feel better"
"What are we gonna do about our daughter?"
"Angel, I'm gonna ask you something and you're not gonna like it but I feel that it's the right thing to do..."
"Go on"
"I want Ella to live with me and Spike for a while"
"What? You're right- I don't like it. You really think I'm just gonna let you not only brake my heart, but take my daughter away from me as well? And..."
"I'm not taking her away from you. I just don't think that you're stable enough to look after her right now and she needs her mother, you can still see her" Angel softened and tried to take Buffy's hand in his but she pulled away,
"Don't Angel" she said, "I want a simple yes or no"
"I am fully stable to look after Ella,"
"You weren't tonight. Angel I'm not doing this for me I'm doing this for Ella, I'm worried that you might hurt her again"
"I love her"
"I know you do, but I just think you need some time to be alone and you can still see her, I'm not gonna take that away from you. You are her Dad after all"
"No" Angel said and Buffy opened her mouth to protest but was silenced when he continued, "I don't want Ella anywhere near that shit head that you call a boyfriend- I don't trust him"
"I do. Angel, I know you'll always hate him for what happened but you have to understand that he's not a bad person!"
"Yes he is. He destroyed my family, stole my wife and you're telling me he's not a bad person? Buffy, I understand what you see in him, I do; posh apartment, good looks, he swept you off your feet and you fell for him. I swear to God Buffy, he's gonna destroy you. He's gonna destroy you just like he's destroyed me and Ella"
"I don't believe you" Buffy said, shaking with anger, "You have no right to talk about him that way! You don't even know him"
"I know enough about him to know what he's capable of. Y'know what, don't bother coming round to see Ella, not as long as you're with him anyway! As long as you stay with him I'm gonna make sure that you have all your rights to see her taken away from you. Besides, what do you need Ella for when you've got this little brat" He shouted pointing to her belly,
"You can't do that"
"I'm her father!"
"And I'm her mother! If anything I have more rights then you do"
"I'll take it to court and tell them everything that you've done"
"Oh yeah? Well I'm sure that you'll be very popular when I tell them about what happened tonight"
Angel looked at Buffy. He saw the anger and even a hint of hatred in her eyes and a murderous rage swept through him, how could he have not seen it before? The first time that he had stabbed Spike it was all because of anger but now Angel could see everything clearly.
Angel thought the whole thing through after everyone had gone home. If he bumped Spike off the scene then all of the whole trauma would be over. If Buffy didn't know he was guilty, surely she would leap back into his arms and him, her and Ella would be a happy family again, just as they had been before Buffy went out for that drink.
He grinned at the satisfaction of imagining Spike's dead body on the floor. He wouldn't do it tonight; he would get the two lovers to trust him before he murdered him.
"Oh well" he thought "Better start making up with them"
"So then..." Buffy said, taking off her leather jacket and folding it over the back of the sofa, "...he says how great me and him are together and how he used to be one of the most precious things in my life"
Spike laughed, "What'd you say?"
"I said that he is no longer one of the most precious things in my life," she paused and looked into his eyes, "he's been replaced"
Spike walked up to her and kissed her lovingly. She quickly responded and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. His kisses lowered to her collarbone just as they heard a knock on the door.
Spike broke the kiss and rolled hiss eyes as he went to open it, his face hardened when he saw who it was.
"Angel" he said as if the word made his feel sick, Buffy came up behind him, giving her husband a look of disgust.
"What do you want?" she asked coldly,
"I don't want to fight" he said,
"That makes a change" Spike said causing Angel to glare at him before resuming his calm expression,
"I want to talk to you both. Can I come in?"
Buffy and Spike looked at each other before walking towards the sofa and sitting on it, Angel followed, closing the door behind him.
"I came to apologise" he said, receiving raised eyebrows from Buffy and a smirk from Spike,
"I don't think that I have been acting in the way that I should be to everything that has happened. You're in love and I understand that nothing I can do will change that" Angel continued
"What made you realise?" Buffy asked,
"You" he answered, "Nothing anyone can ever do will be able to change the way I feel about you and I assume that you two feel the same way about each other"
"We do" Buffy said, "Thank you Angel. You have no idea how much this helps us"
"Also" Angel continued, "I am willing to let Ella come and stay with you for a while, just until you feel that I am stable enough to look after her again"
"Oh Angel thank you so much!" Buffy smiled happily and looked across at Spike, "See? I Knew he'd come around in the end"
Spike knew that this was a lie but decided not to argue so just nodded instead.
Super, Angel thought, maybe I can do it sooner then I planned to.
Please review, all my love,
Brittany
xxx