Chapter 11

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The next morning when Spike woke up, Buffy was already gone, she had left a note, she had left a note telling Spike that she had decided to go for a jog and would be back soon. Just as he put the letter down a blood curdling scream came from the direction of Dawn's room. Spike pulled on his boxers and ran to Dawn's room to see what all the commotion was about. As he neared her door he could hear crying from inside the room. Gently he knocked on the door.

"Dawn love, what's wrong? Can I come in?"

There was no answer, but her sobbing became louder. Spike opened the door and entered the room. Dawn had her back to him.

"Dawn wh..." he stopped. Dawn had just turned round, and it had now become very apparent what was wrong.

He walked over to her, taking her into his arms.

"It's going to be ok pet, I promise you it's going to be ok," he said rubbing her back soothingly.

"What am I going to do? Buffy's so going to kill me."

"No she won't, she might not even notice," he said, not quite believing the second part himself.

"How will she not notice, look at me, I'm like at least six months pregnant, it's not natural, and well kinda hard to miss."

"Dawn, calm down, we'll work something out. I promise. Please just stop crying, please. I don't like to see you like this, upset I mean. Why don't you just get back into bed and I'll get you something to eat."

"Ok. Thanks Spike. Wait can you call Connor, I want to tell him. There's no way I can leave the house now, and besides he has a right to know."

"Sure thing pet. What will I say to him?"

"Just tell him I need to see him."


Cordelia stood in front of the Hyperion, taking in a deep breath before finally taking those last few steps to enter that building. Just as she walked through the doors, Angel was coming out of his office and when their eyes locked he ran forward taking her into his embrace, kissing her passionately before she could even say a single word.

"Hey," she managed to say, barely above a whisper, as they pulled apart.

"Hey," Angel echoed gently.

"Well that went better than I expected. I didn't even have to give you that speech I've been working on."

"Well since you obviously put some time into it, don't you think that you should tell me anyway."

"It's really long. Besides I think the kiss said just about everything."

"But still. It's been a long week, maybe you could just give me the jist."

"But that was..."

"Just about but not completely, come on Cordelia, I'm not getting any older, humour me."

"Ok then Angel. I love you. There I said it. There was some other stuff that led up to that but I just realised that I'm not some rambling beat around the bush Buffy person. I get to the point. So that's the it, I love you Angel."

"I love you."

"You do?"

"I do."

"Wow. This is happening right? I mean cos if it's a dream, then I'm so not waking up."

"No it's real..."

"But?"

"But? No, there's no but. I guess it's just finally sinking in that I don't love Buffy like that anymore, I mean I just always assumed that she and I would be together in the end. And then something happened between you and me,and then that got messed up, and then I lost you, and then Buffy chose Spike over me. I thought I was gonna be alone for the rest of my immortal life. But now you're here..."

"I get it. You thought that if you weren't allowed love, then you would still have to atone for something, you would still have to pay, still get punished for what you've done."

"Right. How do you know?"

"Believe me I know. You're not the only person who had to atone for things. Now shut up and kiss me."

"You got it."

"No. I've got you."


"Hey B! Over here!"

"Faith! Hey," Buffy said as she made her way over to the brunette slayer,"So how are you?"

"I'm five by five B. You?"

"I'm of the good," Buffy smiled coyley.

"Oh my god. Shut up. So who's the guy?"

"What guy?"

"The guy."

"Faith are you feeling ok, you do remember the conversation we had about headbutting right, cos there is no guy."

"Sure there isn't. Don't play dumb with me Buffy. I know when someone's got laid. So who's bones did you jump?"

"Faith," Buffy said, blushing deeply as she stared down at the ground.

"Come on B spill, the shade you went just now proves you got lucky."

"Spike. It was Spike..."

"Alright B."

"It was good. Amazing really. It was like nothing has ever felt so good ever. Like in the history of the world."

"Ok spare me the gushy details."

"So what's happening? Any new demons on the radar?"

"Not a blip. And I gotta say B, I'm not lovin' it. I just wanna kill somethin'. Of the demon variety of course."

"Right. I wasn't even...cos you don't...not anymore...right?"

"Right."

"Good. Then...good. Everything's good."

"Yeah. I should probably..."

"Go."

"I mean the guys are waitin' on me..."

"Sure. No problem. I should get back to Spike and Dawn anyway, check and see if everything's ok."

"Yeah well see ya later."

"See ya later," Buffy said as she watched Faith walk away, although Buffy wasn't quite ready to go home just yet, there was something she had to do.