Part 2

Buffy sat there, as the tears rolled down her face. Something in side of her wanted her to throw her arms around him and tell him that she still felt the same. But she knew better. She knew if she listened to her heart, it was bound to get broken again.

"Um...wow...uh...Angel, I don't know what to say," She said. "I've waited, I don't know how long, for you to say those words..."

"But..."

"But how do I know this time, it's for real? That you won't walk out of my life again?"

He sat there for a minute. He didn't have the answer to that. But he did know one thing. He loved her. He loved her more then he ever had before. And he wasn't going to risk losing her again. "I can't promise you anything Buffy, except that, I'll love you, no matter what. And that I want to be with you. Be able to hold you," He said, scooting closer to her. "Be able to see you in the morning, to look into your beautiful eyes." He leaned in, inches away from her lip. "To be able to kiss you."

Buffy's heart started racing. Beating faster then it had ever before. She could feel his warm breath on her sending little shivers up her spine. "Like how?"

"Like this," He said, lifting her chin and lightly kissing her. Their kiss grew in tense. A feeling stirred inside both of them.

Angel had to pull away. "Wow!" He barely said above a whisper.

"Wow, isn't the word," She said.

They sat there for a while in silence. Unable to speak.

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"I have something else to tell you," He said, breaking the silence between them.

"What's that?" She asked a dazed look on her face.

"But, I'd have to show you."

Buffy looked at him confused. "Show me what?"

"Not yet. The time hasn't come yet," He told her.

"You know I hate surprises," She told him. "I'm not a surprise kind of girl."

Angel looked at his watch. "Only have to wait a few minutes."

Buffy looked at her own watch. She didn't realize how late it was. Time had slipped right by them. Only a few minutes before sunrise. Her head shot up. A worry look came on her face.

"Angel, it's...it's almost sunrise. Shouldn't you be inside some where's?" She asked, freaking out.

But he didn't answer her. He stood up, grabbed a hold of her hand and pulled her up, next to her. Wrapping his arms around her, he pulled her closer to him.

"Angel the..." But she was cut off.

"Shh..." He said, placing a finger on her lips. "It'll be okay."

"But..." He leaned down and kissed her.

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The sun slowly made its way above the horizon. Night become day. Angel and Buffy stood there, in each other's arms, as they kissed.

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Buffy held on tight. She knew the sun was starting to show, and she waited for him to turn to dust. She knew what he had said had been all too real for her. Just like that, he would be taken away from her, yet again. But nothing happened. She opened her eyes, and he was still there. In the light. She pulled away. Confused.

"I...I thought vampires turned to dust in the sun light?" She asked.

"That's it. This is the other thing that I told you about. I'm no longer a vampire. I'm a live." He told her, quietly. Hoping he wouldn't scare her away from him.

"You're...you're...how?" She asked, stunned. Looking at him, as the sun shined down on them.

"For all the good things that I've done, the Powers that Be, granted this for me."

"Oh Angel," She said, as she threw her arms around him. That's great. Isn't it?" She asked, looking into his eyes.