Cordelia ran up to welcome them. "Hey guys. Come on in. It's nice to see you again."
Angel couldn't stop staring at Buffy and Riley hand in hand. It hurt him just to see them like that. He couldn't bare it. "Cordy I'm going out to get some fresh air."
"You don't need fresh air."
"Lately I do."
Angel walked out through the back door that lead into the alley.
Buffy watched him go. She then turned around to face Riley. "I'm kind of tired of being cramped in that bus so I'm going to take a walk. Is that fine with you?"
"Yeah sure. Do you want me to come with?"
"No I'll be fine."
"Okay if you need anything…"
"I know." Before she walked out the door Riley bent down and gave her a quick kiss. After that she walked out the door.
Outside
She walked past an alley and found Angel brooding in the darkness. Just like old times she thought. She walked down and stopped when Angel turned to look at her.
"Hey stranger."
"Oh Buffy. Hi"
"Whatcha you up too?"
"Nothing just-"
"Brooding. Figures."
They were silent for awhile.
"So…" Angel said breaking the silence. "How've you been?"
"Good. Battling the undead."
"Same here."
They were silent again. There was never anything to say to each other because all the things that wanted to be said could not be said.
"Sorry that this is so sudden. It's just we destroyed Sunnydale and we really didn't have anywhere else to stay since our comfy beds went down along with it."
"Oh uh that's-that's fine. It's not like there isn't enough room for all of you."
They both smiled lovingly at each other and made eye contact. When Buffy realized what they were doing, she broke it off and turned away.
"I uh, I better go back inside." She turned away and started to head back in.
"Do you love him?" Once this came out, she stopped and turned to look at him. Oh nice one Angel! "Sorry… forget it… Do you?"
"Why are you asking me this?"
"It's just a question. I-I just want to know, you know as a… friend." Angel said the last word a little silent. She wasn't suppose to be his friend, they were suppose to be more than that.
She was silent for a while. She hadn't really thought about it. Did she love Riley or not. "What do you want me to say?"
"The truth."
Buffy looked down then back up at him. "I thought I did."
"But."
"But I don't know anymore."
After another while of complete silence Angel popped her with another question. "Do you still love me?"
Buffy wanted so badly to tell the love of her life that she loved him dearly. But she couldn't. She had Riley. She couldn't break his heart. "I-I have to go back."
She started to turn around till he grabbed her arm to stop her. "You never answered my question. Please, just answer it."
Buffy was quite for a while till she couldn't hold it in any longer. "Of course I love you. I always have and I always will. I tried to stop but it's impossible. I love you more than anything or anyone in this world. And seeing you here in front of me it's just-"
Before she could finish, he grabbed her and began kissing her passionately. She returned it gladly. Oh God how he kisses me! He drives me wild! I just want to jump him and… no Buffy this has to stop… but it feels so good.
And there they stood without the knowledge of Cordelia standing right there.
End of chapter
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