Chapter Fourteen

About half way to LA, Buffy had fallen asleep. Resting her head on Angel's shoulder. He lightly caressed her face. He smiled to himself. He was happy, again. He finally had the woman that he loved. And he couldn't have asked for more.

Buffy stirred. She opened her eyes and smiled. She turned and looked up at Angel. Their eyes met for a second. He kissed her on the nose.

"Morning beautiful," Angel said.

Buffy sat up straight. "How long have I've been asleep?" She asked, stretching her legs.

Angel looked at his watch. "About an hour."

"Why did you let me sleep that long?"

"Because you looked so beautiful and I didn't want to disturb you."

She blushed. She cuddled up next to him. He wrapped his arm around her, as they continued on down the dark road.

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They finally arrived in LA around 12:00. Angel pulled up next to the hotel and turned off the car.

"We're here," He said.

Buffy looked out the window at the building before her. It had been a while since she was last there. She took a deep breath and got out of the car. Angel grabbed her hand, and the two of them headed inside.

"Hello? Anybody here?" Angel asked, as he walked through the door.

Cordelia looked around the corner. "Angel, hey, you're back," She said. She looked up and noticed that he wasn't alone. "You brought Buffy, with. Hi."

Buffy felt uncomfortable. She guessed that Angel didn't tell them, she was coming with.

"Yeah," He said, gently squeezing her hand. "Where's everyone else?"

"Wesley & Gunn are out working on a case and Fred is up stairs. She's still trying to get use to the idea that she's no longer in a different dimension." Cordelia told him.

"Anything that I could help with?"

"You could go check on Wes and Gunn. See if they need any help. Here's the address," She said, handing him a piece of paper.

"Okay." He turned to Buffy. Buffy told him to go. She'd sit there and catch up with Cordelia on old times. Angel kissed her and headed out the door.

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"So." Buffy said. "How are things going?"

Cordelia looked at her. "Good. A lot better, since I've moved here. Yourself?"

"Died and came back. Same ol' same," Buffy said, as she sat down on the couch.

"Interesting. I'd love to stay and chat, but I have a few things that I need to take care of. Maybe afterwards, we can talk," Cordelia said, as she put on her jacket.

"Okay. I'll be here," Buffy said, as Cordelia left. "Bored out of my mind." She picked up a magazine that was on the table and started looking through it.

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An hour went by neither Cordelia or Angel had returned. Buffy was really bored by now. She had read all the magazines that were on the table in front of her. She got up and started looking around the place. She walked over to the weapons and started looking at them. Some she seen and some she didn't have a clue what they were, but looked very interesting to her. She picked up a knife with a long blade. She studied it.

"Goodbye stakes," She said, taking out the stake from behind her and tossing it on the floor. "Hello, big knife."

"That's a machete," Someone from behind Buffy said. She jumped a little and turned around. A dark hair girl, stood.

"I like it," Buffy said, putting it back. "But I doubt that I could keep it hid."

"I'm Fred," The girl said.

"Buffy," She said.

The two girls stood there in silence, both feeling awkward.

"Cordelia tells me that you're the Slayer," Fred finally said, breaking the silence between them.

"Yeap." Buffy said, walking back to the cough, sitting down.

"What's it like?" Fred asked, as she sat down next to Buffy. Buffy looked at her a little strange. No one has ever asked her that before.

"Well...it's hard and scary sometimes," Buffy started. "It's...it's not fun either. Well, sometimes it is when I'm having a really bad day and I go out patrolling, I can't wait to beat up some vampires or demons. It's a really good stress reliever."

Buffy continued on telling the young girl about being the slayer, when Angel, Wesley and Gunn walked in. Buffy's voice trailed off. She looked up at him. He was laughing, looking like he had a good time. Something deep down started making her feel bad.

She turned her head away from him, as the tears slowly started to build up in her eyes. Her thoughts began to wonder. Wondering if getting back together was such a good idea. She didn't want to be the reason why he was moving back to Sunnydale. She was happy that they were together again, but a small part of her made her feel guilty.

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When Angel was gone, he couldn't wait to get back to the hotel to be by Buffy. She was his world. She completed him. Life in LA was great for him, but he wanted more. He was missing something. That feeling, love he would get whenever he was around Buffy or even when he heard her name. And he couldn't wait to spend his life with her.

He walked up to her, putting his hand on her shoulder. She jumped a little. He smiled.

"Hey," She said, quietly. "Did everything go alright with the case?"

"Yeah. No problems at all," He told her, bending down and kissed her. She returned the kiss.

"Hello Buffy," Wesley said, as their eyes made contact.

"Wesley. It's been a while," She told him.

"How's everything going for you?" He asked.

"Good. Couldn't be any better," She smiled, as she looked up at Angel.

"Where's Cordy?" Gunn asked.

"She said that she had to take care of a few things. She'd be back soon."

Gunn and Wesley looked at each other, a little confused. Wondering what that girl was up to again.

Angel grabbed Buffy's hand and led her to his room.

"Let me know when Cordelia gets back," Angel said, as he closed his door behind him.

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"She seems nice," Fred said.

"Yeah she is," Wesley said. Gunn just looked at them. He didn't know Buffy too well, but just by the way she looks at Angel, he just had a weird feeling that something was going to happen, and it would be her fault.

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Buffy looked around his room. It was small, but big enough for him. Angel walked over to his bed and sat down. Buffy walked past him, and he grabbed her hand and pulled her down on him.

"Is everything alright?" He asked, concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just feel a little weird being here," She told him, as she stared at the floor.

Angel started kissing her neck. She closed her eyes.

"Mmm..." She said. All bad thoughts were gone from her mind as Angel kissed her neck. He slowly made it up to her ears and nibbled on them gently. "Don't stop."

Angel stood up, with Buffy in his arms, and lay her down on the bed, and got on top of her. "Have I ever told you how much I love you?"

Buffy looked in his eyes. A butterfly feeling ran through her stomach. "No. But, why don't you just show me," She said, giving him an evil grin.

He smiled, more then happy to. He leaned down and kissed her, passionately.

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It was nearly 2:30 when Cordelia finally showed back up.

"Where's Angel?" She asked, as she walked in.

Fred pointed to his room. Cordelia walked up to his door and knocked on it. "Angel? Get your butt out here. I need to talk to you," She said, as she heard groans.

"WHAT?" He asked, as he opened the door, reveling his half naked body.

"I'm really sorry for bothering you, but I have something to tell you," She said. Angel looked at her a little annoyed. She noticed. "It's important. It's well worth it."

"Ah, all right," He said. "Give me 5 minutes to get dressed." He closed the door and looked at a sleeping Buffy. He smiled, as he pulled on a pair of pants. He kissed Buffy on the forehead and left his room, closing the door behind.

He walked up to Cordelia who was standing there, waiting for him.

"What did you want to talk to me about?" He asked.

"Here," She said, as reached in her pants pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. Angel grabbed it and looked at it. His eyes grew big, as he read the fine print.

"Cordy, where did you find this?"

"While you were in Sunnydale, I did a little research, and I came across this. I thought you might want to use it," She told him.

Angel looked at her surprised. Excited. Happy. "But why?"

She put a hand on his shoulder and smiled. "I know how much you love Buffy and would give anything to be with her. And I want you to be happy. I may not like it, I never did, but if Buffy makes you happy and you want to be with her, then I'm happy for the both of you."

He couldn't believe his eyes, that she would do something like this for him. But then again, he wasn't surprise. They had a really close relationship.

"Thank you," He said, as he wrapped his arms around her. "I really do appreciate it."

"You're welcome. Don't worry about the others. I'll take care of it."

"If Buffy wakes up, tell her that I'll be right back. And don't tell her. I want to surprise her," He told her, as he slipped on his shoes and grabbed his shirt that was on the couch.

"I will do that," She told him, kissed him on the cheek and he left. She stood there for a minute, not believing that she just did that. A few tears fell from her eyes. She whipped them off with the back of her hand, and went to look for the others, to break the news to them.