Just like the part of you that makes a part of me seem
Seem like a one way track I feel like I could float away
The sun streaming through the window, finally penetrated Angel's closed eyelids and he blinked awake to find Buffy gazing down at him. The sunlight was behind her giving her the appearance of an angel.
"Hey," she said softly, not wanting to break the early morning spell that had settled over them.
"Hey," he replied quietly and pulled her in for a kiss but before their lips met Buffy pulled back.
"I have morning breath," she explained when Angel gave her a questioning look. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her anyway.
"After all this time," he whispered pressing his forehead against hers, "the last thing I'm worried about is morning breath."
"This is how it's supposed to be," Buffy said, snuggling closer to him. "Waking up and just lying in your arms."
"Actually," Angel told her, placing soft kisses against her neck and collarbone, "I had a different vision of how this morning could go."
"Really?" Buffy asked, tilting her head back giving Angel better access to her skin.
"Yeah. I thought we could wake up kiss and make love kiss, slow kiss and gentle kiss." Buffy gasped as Angel's tongue flicked out over her scar.
"Well, I guess we could try it your way."
You can be the walker I'm gonna be your wire
You can be the ugly truth I'm gonna be your liar
Still the future lit up so bright for all to see
Our flashlight destiny
"Good morning Buffy, Angel." Giles greeted them when a few hours later Buffy and Angel finally emerged from the bedroom. He was sitting at the kitchen sipping his tea, but there was a pot of coffee brewing.
"Morning Giles," Buffy told him, much more chipper than she usually was in the morning. She helped herself to a mug of coffee then offered some to Angel.
"No thanks. If we're going to make it to breakfast, I should get back to the hotel."
"Okay." Buffy put her coffee down and walked Angel to the door.
"I'll pick you up in like a half hour okay? Is that enough time for you to make yourself pretty?" Angel teased.
"You don't think I'm purdy?" Buffy asked, mock-offended.
"I think you're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," Angel told her, suddenly serious, his voice low and velvety. He leaned in and kissed her slow and deep. "I'll see you in a bit." Buffy nodded, still a little breathless from the kiss. Angel closed the door behind him and Buffy went back into the kitchen.
"So, you and Angel are going out to breakfast?" Giles asked.
"Yup," she said, picking up her coffee mug and taking a sip. She studied her Watcher for a moment. "You didn't seem particularly surprised to see him here this morning."
"I can't say I am."
"Really?" Buffy asked. "Because I kinda was." Giles looked up from his newspaper and gave her a questioning look. "We both had all intentions of being just friends," she explained. Giles chuckled.
"You two could never be just friends. And frankly I'm surprised that you two were able to stay apart for so long. For over six years, all of us were waiting for the day when he would show up on your doorstep or you would run off to Los Angeles because you couldn't take it anymore. But I guess we all underestimated the willpower the two of you possess. However, when he showed up here, human no less, I thought without question that you two would be getting back together. So I'm not surprised that he spent the night, but I'm certainly surprised that it took so long." Buffy stared at him with her head cocked to the side.
"Ya know you could have told me."
"Told you what?"
"That you thought we were meant to be together."
"I think it's something you needed figure out by yourself."
"Whatever," Buffy shrugged, finishing her coffee. Nothing was going to ruin her good mood this morning. "I'm going to go take a shower." She put her mug in the dishwasher and started to leave the room.
"Buffy." She turned around in the doorway and faced a smiling Giles. "Why don't you take the day off?" Buffy smiled even wider and kissed her Watcher on the cheek.
"Thanks Giles, I think I'll do that."