A.N. I realize that some of you might find the whole Buffy and Angel acting all buddy-buddy thing a little unrealistic, but let's say they bonded a lot on the plane ok:P Also, I was wondering, do you guys want the Buffy and Angel relationship to go fast or slow, as in slowly falling for each other or more like an instant attraction?

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Angelus helped Buffy out of the taxi as the driver got out of the vehicle to help him carry their luggage (mostly his) into the three story house Buffy was currently gawking at. It was huge! It looked pretty expensive too. It was a wood-framed Queen Anne style house, completely white and obviously beautiful.

Buffy slowly walked inside to inspect the interior of her new home. Slowly walking around she came to find that on the first floor there was a bathroom, the kitchen, the family room, dining room and living room; the second held four bedrooms (three doubles and one single) and two bathrooms. She didn't really want to check out the attic, because, well that freaked her out so she just simply went downstairs to wait for Angelus.

Everything was extremely beautifully and tastefully decorated, so Buffy guessed that Angelus had hired an interior designer to decorate his home, well it was either that or he was gay, because no way in hell a straight man would hold that much knowledge of designing a home… or use that much lace or curtains.

"Are you hungry?" Angelus' voice broke her out of her thoughts.

"Hm?"

"I asked if you were hungry." He clarified.

"Oh um no thanks, I already had something on the plane"

"Yeah no kidding, I saw you eat that pack of peanuts, watch out or you may gain some weight!" He warned teasingly.

"What? I'll have you know I had an omelet too!" She defended.

"Well so did I, plus some pasta and a coupla drinks and I'm still starving, so I'm making us sandwiches"

"Oooh he cooks, tell me Mr. Giles, do you also clean and? Oh, oh! Do you dance?"

"Funny" He muttered sarcastically.

"All I'm saying is, gimme a few days and I could teach you to fetch and rollover, much more useful" She smiled and winked at him, enjoying the light, playful banter between them, it somehow made her feel more comfortable around him.

"Oh joy" was the derisive reply "tuna or turkey" He asked referring to the sandwiches he was making them.

"Um… tuna" She finally decided.

Five minutes later Angelus had prepared their dinner and they were eating in a comfortable silence.

"Would you stop that?"

…Ok, not so much with the silence…

"Stop what?" Buffy asked innocently.

"Taking bites out of my sandwich, if you wanted turkey, why didn't you just say so? I would have made you turkey."

"Well, you made me choose too quickly, I was panicked and now I regret my choice and I want turkey. Problem?"

"Yes, stick to your own sandwich" He grumbled.

"Ya know, in order for this marriage to work, you're gonna need to learn to share sweetheart" Buffy told him mockingly.

"Fine, but till then" he took his sandwich out of her hand "back off."

"Ok, ok. Touchy"

"Yeah, well I'm very territorial"

"I can see that, although, it's just a sandwich, get over yourself." She grinned.

He grinned back, but it soon turned into a frown.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"I'm supposed to meet my parents for lunch tomorrow." He answered.

"So?"

"So? So you're going to have to come with me to meet them."

"So soon? Wow you sure don't waste time do you lover boy?"

"This is not funny. I didn't even have time to buy you and engagement ring yet!"

"Well duh! We just got engaged a few hours ago… it's to be expected."

"Not helping!"

"Sorry" she muttered, putting her hands above her head in mock surrender.

"Ok," Angel started, talking more to himself than her "tomorrow I will get up early in the morning, buy the ring, then I'll come home, we'll get ready and we'll go"

"Sounds like a plan"

"Oh by the way, you can't tell anyone about our deal, you have to pretend that there is a mutual desire between us to get married, and that you are, well that you… ya know"

"What do you want me to do, lie to your parents about being in love with their son!"

"Yes."

"I can't! I mean, I… I can't!"

"Well you lied to those airline personnel, and a plane full of people, I don't think mom and dad are gonna be such a big deal for you Miss Andrews."

"That was different, I didn't know them" she reasoned.

"Well you don't know my parents either, unless I missed the big introduction"

"Ugh! Fine! But if this blows up in your face I reserve all rights to say I told you so, do my little dance then point and laugh" She told him seriously.

"Deal"

After dinner, Angel helped Buffy set up in the room next to his, which took all of five minutes since she had only brought one suitcase full of a few clothing, a toothbrush her makeup and a few other necessities in it. He had told her that when she felt the need for it, she could go shopping for some new things… with his credit card. Poor guy didn't realize what a huge mistake he'd just made.

They said their goodnights and went to bed, jetlag and all.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -Next Day, Parents House- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX

"Angel!" Mrs. Giles greeted her son.

"Hey mom" Angelus returned, gathering her into a warm hug.

"Angelus" His father acknowledged.

"Dad" He returned and the two men shared a look of mutual understanding. Because OF COURSE they couldn't be caught dead hugging in public, nope! They were men! They didn't do feelings!

"Oh and who is this lovely young lady?" Asked his mother.

"Oh, mom, dad, I want you to meet Buffy Andrews. My fiancée. Buffy these are my parents, Jenny and Rupert Giles" Angelus introduced.

"Hi" Buffy greeted shyly.

"Did I hear right? Did he just say fiancée?" Jenny asked her husband.

"I believe he did" Rupert answered with a smile.

"Oh Angel we are so happy for you! And Buffy dear, it is so nice to meet you!" Jenny smiled enthusiastically.

"It's nice to meet you too Mrs. Giles."

"Please, you're a part of the family now! Call me mom!"

Buffy simply smiled shyly "alright… mom"

A few minutes later they walked to the patio, and Buffy tentatively asked while Beatrice (the maid) served them tea.

"How long have you been married?"

"30 years" Rupert answered.

"Oh my, that is certainly a long time"

"Well marriage is a commitment dear, you don't expect to marry my son and divorce him two years later do you?" Jenny asked teasingly.

"He he eh… of course not!" Buffy chuckled nervously, looking to Angelus for help, to which he simply shrugged. 'Pft, men, typical!'

"So… tell me, how did you two meet?" Jenny asked excitedly.

"Oh it's a long, long story" Buffy replied.

"Well that's ok, we want to hear everything, don't we Rupert"

"Yes, certainly. We want to know exactly how you stole our son's heart"

"Does that line ever work?" Angelus whispered to her.

"Occasionally, yes!" She whispered back.

"We met in Italy" Angelus answered finally.

"Yes well obviously, but honey where exactly did you meet? When did you realize that you loved each other? How did you propose? Tell me everything!" Jenny said, smiling from ear to ear.

Buffy and Angel shared a look, before starting their tale.

"Ok… um well we met at… a restaurant" He started.

"And I had just broken up with my boyfriend so I was heartbroken…" Buffy interjected.

"Yes and I decided to go over to her table, you know, to see if she was ok"

"I thought it was so sweet of him, so we started talking"

"Before we realized it, it was 1 am, and we both had to head to our hotels, so I just decided to ask her out then and there"

"And I, of course, said yes…"

"So we decided to see each other the next day"

"But as luck would have it we were staying at the same hotel!"

Angelus gave her a look before continuing "Yes, imagine our surprise" he said sarcastically, what was this a soap opera?

"So we basically spent all of our free time together"

"And I slowly started to fall in love with her" Angelus lied, turning to face Buffy with a big, loving smile on his face.

She smiled back "And that was it, one night while we were taking a walk, he just stops and gets on his knees…"

"He got on his knees? You got on your knees?" Jenny asked in obvious surprise, and even though Rupert didn't voice his shock, it was evident on his face as well.

"Apparently" Angelus muttered.

"Yes!" Buffy answered at the same time, giving him a look of warning "it was the single most romantic night of my life"

"Oh. Well you didn't… I mean you haven't… you know…"

"No mom, we don't know" They looked at her questioningly.

"Well, I know this is personal, but you kids haven't slept together yet, have you?"

Buffy and Angelus just sat there in shocked silence.

Buffy was first to snap out of it and answered with a huge smile on her face "No, of course not! We've decided to wait until our honeymoon, right sweetie?"

"Right" Angelus answered, still in a state of shock. He couldn't believe his mother had just asked him that question. He knew that his parents were a little more than a little aware of his active sex life, but he really didn't want to get into it, or have a confrontation about it… EVER!

"Oh I'm so glad you two decided to wait! It'll make your wedding night all the more special, right Rupert?"

"Oh yes, definitely something to remember" He replied sharing a secret smile with his wife.

Buffy smiled at how in love they seemed, it was just so nice to see two people care so much for each other. She longed for that, for that kind of feeling, to get butterflies in her stomach at the thought of making love to that special someone, for her stomach to do flip flops every time she saw them, for her knees to go weak simply from their kiss, and to feel secure and safe in their arms. She wanted love, but since she didn't think she was going to get that anytime soon, she would just have to settle for what she could get.

"Alright, you can just stop with the nasty right now! We've got company! See? My fiancée? The one that I was hoping you WOULDN'T chase away!" He yelled desperately. His parents looked about ready to jump each other then and there which was more than just a little disturbing if you know what I mean.

"Don't be silly baby, it's not gonna scare me off! I personally happen to find it adorable! Tell me Angelus; do you think that we will still be in love when we've been married a couple of years?" She challenged.

"Of course I do honey" He smirked "when two people feel about each other the way you and I do, they never fall out of love"

"Is that so?" She raised her eyebrows.

"Yes" giving her a peck on the lips.

"Oh I am so glad you kids have found each other! I personally never thought that Angelus would ever get married!" Jenny gushed.

Buffy smiled.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx –Back at Their House- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX

"That wasn't so bad, except for the making up the story part, which come to think of it we should have done BEFORE we went there, it was kinda fun. I love your parents they're so nice and your mother is adorable." Buffy informed him while he made them dinner; she loved how he did that. He didn't expect her to make him dinner and instead made it himself, which was all for the best anyways, because believe it or not, once she had actually given someone food poisoning by making eggs!

"Well I'm glad you liked them, but sooner or later you're going to have to meet my sister, and I just want you to remember, no matter what happens, we made a deal ok?" He warned.

"Yes, I know…" She answered cautiously. She wondered how bad his sister could be that he was afraid she was gonna scare Buffy away…

TBC…

Thank yous:

Giggles18: Thanks for taking the time to review, I really appreciate it! Is this soon enough:P

Crystalix: Oh my gosh, you're so enthusiastic! I love it! It really makes me wanna write, lol I think you have a gift ;) Thanks so much for your feedback, it kinda helped me with doubts I was having about it so thank you and this one's for you :)

Bera-Moon: I like the way you think ;) Thanks and about the whole "Showdown" I'm not sure what to do with it, I have several different ideas but I don't know which one to go with so if you guys have any ideas, please tell me…

Buffangel23: Who said they were going to fall for each other? Huh? lol, kidding! Of course they are, it's a BA fic, anyways with that, I was thinking do you guys want it to happen sooner or a little later? I could do it either way but just wanted to know your input. Thanks for the review!

Blood Roses18: Well thank you very much:D

Blondgrl: You think so? Well it didn't occur to me that it would seem that way because where I'm from it's extremely common. I could change it, but then that would make the whole "him inheriting the family company" a little unrealistic, but I guess I can work around it… what do you think about him being… 24 or 25 years old? Then he would only be like 4 or 5 years older than her. Is that young enough? And thanks for the review; I'm glad you like it :)