Chapter Eleven

Buffy closed the door behind them. Angel walked over to her dresser. He could see the ring that he had given to her on her 17th birthday. He picked it up and held it between his fingers. He smiled to himself.

"You still have this?" He asked, as he turned to look at her, and held the ring up. "I thought you'd get rid of it, after I left."

Buffy walked over to him. "Yeah. It was the only thing that I had left of you."

Angel grabbed her hand and slipped the ring on her finger. He gently pulled her close to him. Lightly kissing her, sending little shivers up her spine. He ran his fingers up her back.

"Angel..." She whispered breathlessly.

"Yeah, Love," He said, as he kissed her neck.

"I...I want...you now."

He looked up in her eyes and smiled. He caressed her face. She closed her eyes, as she took in his touch. He lifted her chin, their lips meeting. Kissing her. Letting her know, he felt the same way. He picked her up and carried her to the bed and gently lay her down.

They kissed. Their desire for each other grew stronger. They needed each other more then they ever did before.

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Buffy snuggled closer to Angel. Resting her head on his chest, lighting running her fingers up and down his chest, as they lay together in each other's arms. Angel kissed her forehead.

"I was thinking about moving back to Sunnydale," He finally said. Buffy lifted her head. Their eyes meeting. "What do you think?"

"That would be wonderful," She said, as she kissed him. "But what about Cordy and Wesley?"

"I'm sure that they could handle the job without me there for a while. We could visit them and see how things are going. Help out if they need it."

Buffy smiled. "We could do that. Or maybe, I can move to LA."

"What about Dawn and them?" He asked,

"She could come with or stay here. I'm sure Willow and Tara will look out for her," She said, as she rested her head back on his chest. "Or you could move here. Like old times."

"Yeah," He said. "Like old times. Start a new life together. We can go to LA tomorrow if you want and grab my stuff."

"Okay. I'll ask Xander and Anya if they'd like to keep an eye on Dawnie for me, while we're gone. Maybe stay a few days. Be alone. Together," She said, with a sly smile, as she ran her fingers down his chest and under the sheet.

"Get to know each other again. Explore each other's bodies. Fulfill our deepest desires."

Angel let out a small moan, as Buffy gently stroked him. "We could do that. But why wait, when we can fulfill them now," He said.

Just when Buffy knew he was ready to release, she quickly took her hand away. Angel groaned. It was pay back.

"Woman, you are evil," He said, as he rolled on top of her. Buffy just laughed.

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Downstairs...

Dawn was getting tired. Every now and then, she'd nodded off, but quickly opened her eyes. Hoping no one would have noticed. They had been watching some boring movie on TV. Xander and Anya had left a few minutes ago. Anya had to wake up early to open the Magic Shop the next day.

Dawn looked over at Willow who was spread out on the couch, resting her head in Tara's lap. Tara running her fingers through her hair, as they watched the movie together. Dawn smiled to her self. She was really glad that they had gotten back together. After Willow was all witchcraft free, they had a talk. And decided that they wanted to give it another try. She did notice between them, just how much they had missed each other. And she was happy for them that they found their way back to each other.

"I'm gonna go to bed," Dawn said, as she got up from the chair.

"Night Dawnie," Willow said.

"Good night guys," She said, heading up stairs. She had walked past Buffy's room. She heard nothing, wondering if she and Angel were sleeping. But she was too tired to check. She closed her door behind her and crawled in bed. Soon after, she fell asleep.

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"Will?" Tara asked, quietly.

"Yeah baby," Willow said, turning to look up at her.

"Do...Do you think Buffy and Angel are back together?"

Willow sat up. "I don't know. I'm hoping they do."

"Me too. I've heard a lot of good things about him, from Giles, a while back and the not so good things. But I know love when I see it. And they really love each other."

Willow smiled. "Like I love you."

Tara blushed. "I love you too." She leaned forward and kissed Willow.

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A yellow cab pulled up to the Summers house. Giles got out, paid the driver for driving him from LA to Sunnydale.

"Thanks lad," He said, as he closed the cab door. The cab drove off. Giles picked up his bag and headed up to the house. He took a deep breath. It had been awhile since he was here. He had gone back to England, because he thought that Buffy didn't need him anymore. But the phone call he got earlier, made him start to think twice. Was she really ready to be on her own? He knocked on the door.

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Tara and Willow's kiss was interrupted by someone knocking at the door. Tara got up, looked at the clock. "Who could be here so late?" She asked, as she went to answer the door.

Willow got up. "I don't know."

Tara opened the door. Standing there was Giles. Shyly she said her hello, as she let him in.

"I didn't wake you guys did I?" He asked, as he dropped his bag and gave Willow a hug.

"No. We were watching TV."

"How is she?" He asked, getting right to the point.

"She's fine. Actually, doing really good," Willow said.

"That's good to hear," He said, as he started heading up the stairs. He walked down the hall and stopped in front of her door. He could hear something going on in her room. Like she was wrestling around with someone. He began to worry. He knocked on her door. But no answer.

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Buffy and Angel were wrestling around on the bed. A few laughs and giggles escaped them.

"Pinned you," Buffy said, as she put all her body weight on Angel.

"Think again," He said, as he rolled her over and got on top of her. The next thing they knew, they fell off the bed. They didn't realize how close they were to the edge of the bed, when he had rolled her over. Making them both fall off the bed, with a loud thud. They started laughing.

"Owe, my butt," Buffy laughed.

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Willow and Tara heard the loud thud and ran up the stairs, wondering what happened. Giles worried, opened the door. He didn't expect to find what he saw.

Buffy looked up, and stopped laughing when she saw Giles, standing there. She quickly got off the floor.

"Giles?"