Later that Day

Buffy and Angel lay in Buffy's bed holding each other. "So you're going to go after Riley then?" Angel asked. He really hated having to bring this up and breaking their peaceful silence with such ugly business but it needed to be discussed.

Buffy looked up at his handsome face. "Yeah, I'm just worried Angel. I don't want anything to happen to our family or friends."

"I know Buffy, but you need to know, that no matter what happens it will not be your fault. Your friends now the risk and they wanted this." He said playing with her golden tresses.

"I… I just don't want to put them in any danger." She whispered against his chest.

"Buffy… they will be okay." He told her kissing the top of her head.

Buffy just snuggled deeper into his chest. You can never promise that. She thought to herself.

The Next Afternoon

"Hello Miss Summers. It's good to see you again." Detective Gunn said as he entered the apartment and followed Buffy into the living room where Angel and Spike were sitting.

"Hi."

"I'm so glad that you decided to pursue this case. I would love nothing more for Riley Finn to end up locked up."

"Isn't this going to get you in a bit 'o trouble?" Spike asked the detective.

"Well that's why I just put paper work to get transferred to Los Angeles and also why I didn't want to meet at my office." He told them. "Well on the phone you told me that there was some things you wished to discuss. What was it?"

"Riley has done this before." Angel told him sadly.

"Really?" Gunn replied, his eyes widening with the new information.

"To my little sister about four months ago."

Gunn's heart felt tight with sadness for the man before him. His sisters innocence had been taken and the man who had taken it had also taken the light from the women he loved. Poor guy. "I didn't see anything in any of my files." Gunn said flipping again through his files.

"That's because she never reported it." Buffy told him, squeezing Angel's hand in a vain attempt to comfort him.

"Why not?" Gunn asked the group.

"Because he threatened out lives." Angel said softly looking at Buffy's hand in between his.

"I see. Where is your sister now?"

"In a safe place far from here."

"So I take it she knows about Buffy's situation."

"Yes. I sent her away. When… when Riley first came to the house for his date with Buffy he told me that if I ever said anything to Buffy, or if Buffy ever stopped seeing him, that he'd kill my sister. When he…when he…raped Buffy…I called her in LA and told her what happened. Then I sent her away."

"Are you sure she is safe?"

"Yes, no one knows where she is or that I have any connection to that place."

"Good, though I must say a testimony from her would probably help in this case."

"No. She has nothing to do with this. I won't involve her." Buffy said sternly. "I'm not risking the lives of anymore people than I have to."

"I understand." Gunn said nodding his head.

"So what's the first move?" Spike asked.

"Well we lodge a formal complaint, a counter act for the suit against you. You'll have to find a lawyer also."

"I have one." Angel told him.

"Good."

(AN: I know nothing about legal stuff so I won't try to write legal scenes. Mostly you'll just read about the way the gang is dealing with the case.)

"How do you feel?" Angel asked Buffy later that night as they sat out on the balcony and ate dinner.

"Scared… a little sick to my stomach."

"I hope it's not cause of the food?" Angel said smiling.

"No the food is great. I just… I'm so worried Angel. What if Riley does do something to your sister, or my brother, you, my friends…I couldn't handle it if something horrible happened to any of you guys because of me." She told him.

Angel reached his hand across the table and took hers. "It wouldn't be because of you. It would be because Riley is an asshole. Besides, we all knew the risk when we told you to go ahead and do this."

"I just…did you call your sister. Give her the heads up?" She asked worriedly.

"Yes and she's staying inside like I asked her to."

"And you're absolutely sure there is no way Riley would be able to find her?"

"No that property is under a different name."

Buffy just quirked a perfect eyebrow his way.

"The less you know the better."

Buffy only nodded before taking a sip of her wine.