Chapter 14. I'm Not Buffy, Really. Joyce falls for a younger man. Giles gets really jealous and tires to beat him up.

Joyce and Angel head over to the Ferris Wheel line. Angel grabs Joyce's hand and she gives him a smile. Buffy and Elizabeth follow them too with their boyfriends.

"Joyce where do you think you're going?" ask Giles walking over to the Ferris Wheel.

"I'm getting on the ride Rupert," replies Joyce as she sits down and Angel sits right next to her.

"Those bloody contraptions aren't very safe," says Giles trying to get to Joyce by cutting the people in the line. "You shouldn't be going on it."

"Rupert, deal with me going on it," says Joyce as the bar goes down and Angel puts his arm around Joyce. The wheel starts to spin. Giles concentrates his eyes on the compartment spinning with Joyce and Angel in it.

Buffy and Elizabeth get on the Ferris Wheel and wave at their dad. He smiles at them but continues to watch over Joyce.

"This plan might just work," says Buffy as she gets on.

"So, Joyce," says Angel as the Ferris Wheel stops leaving the two at the top to see the whole festival grounds. "What's a beautiful woman like you doing being single?" Joyce blushes.

"Are you trying to work your charm on me or are you acting?" ask Joyce.

"Both," says Angel with a smirk.

"The world can be so harsh," says Joyce. "One day you think you have it all but it just quickly slips away like sand in your hands."

"Yeah," Angel says agreeing with Joyce's logic. "I get what you mean." Joyce looks down and freaks a little. She leans over to Angel and Giles see it.

"What is she doing?" ask Giles to himself.

"Are you a little afraid of heights?" ask Angel holding Joyce. Joyce smiles.

"Yes, a little," says Joyce.

"Why did you agree to get on?"

"Um, I wanted to make ex-husband jealous."

"I think it's working."

"Yes, but I'm not feeling good." The Ferris wheel begins to move and soon the two are down. Angel gets off first and helps Joyce off the Ferris Wheel. Joyce sighs and smiles at Angel. Angel then smiles back.

Giles heads over to the two as Angel grabs Joyce's hand and walk out of the Ferris Wheel ride. Angel turns around and sees a fist head right toward his face. He falls to the ground.

"Giles!" shouts Joyce. She quickly goes to Angel's side.

Riley and Anya head over to Angel too. Anya stops next to Giles and looks at him.

"Giles why did you do that?" ask Anya.

"I..." says Giles looking at Joyce touch Angel's face.

"Ripper. Sweetie," calls Glory. "I ran out of money." Giles turns to Glory and rolls his eyes at her. He then walks away saying nothing.

"Mom what happen?" ask Buffy as she and Elizabeth walk over to them. Riley helps Angel up.

"You okay bro?" Riley ask Angel.

"Yeah," replies Angel. "I think my jaw's is dislocated." He touches his jaw and tries to move it.

"I'm so sorry," says Joyce.

"Alright," says Buffy.

"Buffy," says Joyce turning around.

"What?"

"Mom don't you know what this means?" says Elizabeth.

"What?" ask Joyce. "That your father is still a child."

"Yeah, but besides that." says Elizabeth.

"That he was jealous of me," says Angel. "Ouch."

"What happen here?" ask Glory with her hands on her hips. Buffy and Elizabeth glare at Glory. "Will the double mint twins stop staring at me like that. It's creepy."

"Nothing happen Glory," says Joyce. "Just a little accident."

"Right, like I'm going to believe that," says Glory. "Something made Ripper mad and I'm getting this tingling feeling that it was Joyce."

"Really."

"Yes," says Glory walking up to Joyce. "Let me remind you something. I'm the fiancé and you're the ex-wife."

"Oh she didn't..." says Buffy trying to get her nails on Glory but Elizabeth, Spike, and Xander pull her back.

"Try to remember that," says Glory. "Okay." She tosses her bag over her shoulder and turns around.

"Oh Glory," calls Joyce walking over to Glory. "You didn't here about the accident."

"What accident?" ask Glory. Joyce grabs someone's pizza and mashes it on Glory's chest.

"This one," says Joyce with a smile.

"Ewww," says Glory with pizza dripping from her chest.

"Mom," says Buffy walking over to her. "I didn't know you had it in you."

"Well, where do you think you got you're attitude?" ask Joyce.

"You little bitch," says Glory. "This is a four hundred-dollar dress."

"This is me caring," says Joyce with a smile. Glory angrily stomps off. Joyce turns around to face her girls. "Girls don't follow my example." They all laugh.

About an hour later they all headed out of the festival and towards the parking lot. Joyce is holding hands with Angel.

"How's your jaw?" ask Joyce.

"Oh, it's out of place," says Angel. "Ouch."

"Well, we better get going," says Riley kissing Anya on the lips.

"It was nice meeting you all," says Angel. "Especially you Joyce." Angel kisses Joyce on the cheek and she blushes.

"Whoa, mom I didn't think you could really get that guy to fall for you so quickly," says Elizabeth.

"Elizabeth he was just acting," says Joyce.

"Or was he," says Buffy.

"Buffy," says Joyce. The guys laugh. They knew that Buffy is right. Angel did act, but he acted like he's got a crush on Joyce.

The group walks over to their cars. Andrew, one of the drivers, tells them that Glory took a cab to her home and that Giles is waiting in one of the cars. Andrew opens one of the doors to one of the cars for Joyce. She enters and there is Giles. Anya is right behind her.

"Giles," says Anya. "Feel's a little crowded here. I'm going to go in the other car." Anya gets out and closes the door leaving Joyce and Giles alone in the car.

Joyce tries not to look at Giles' eyes but it's hard since he is the only one in the car. The two stay silent for a minute.

"I'm sorry," Giles mumbles. Joyce finally looks at him.

"I'm sorry too," says Joyce. Giles looks at Joyce titling his head.

"Why are you sorry?"

"I may have done something to Glory."

"What? You made her leave. What did you do?"

"I didn't punch her." Giles gives her smile.

Joyce explains what she did to Glory. At first Giles doesn't say anything. He then begins to laugh hysterically. Joyce joins him.

They all arrive at the house and the girls are in shock when they see their parents come out of the car laughing and very close together.

That night Buffy and Elizabeth have a meeting in Elizabeth's room. Xander sneaks into the girls room and Spike climbs in through Elizabeth's window.

"I think it worked," says Buffy.

"Yeah, they seem to be all lovey dovey," says Spike.

"I thought mom would be mad at him," says Elizabeth.

"Maybe they talked things out," says Xander.

"Hi, am I late," says Anya entering the room.

"A little," says Buffy. "Did they say anything when you got into the car?"

"Nope," says Anya. "I didn't want to stay for the crossfire."

"I just want to know if we did it," says Buffy. "Did we get them together?"

In Giles' room, Giles come out of the shower with a towel wrap around his waist and another on his shoulder. Drying his hair and face, he hears his room door open.

"Anya what have told you about knocking before entering a room," says Giles. He turns around and sees Joyce. "Joyce. What are you doing here?"