Chapter Three
That night Buffy told Willow she was staying at her mom's, like her and Angel had discussed, so Oz decided to stay at their dorm. Buffy and Angel were lying in his bed, Angel's fingertips travelling over her bare skin. Buffy lent forward and kissed him on the mouth.
Buffy: I love you
Angel: I love you too
They began kissing more furiously, Buffy pulling Angel over her, when there was a knock on Angel's door. Buffy pulled Angel's shirt on, grabbed her clothes and hid in the wardrobe. Angel pulled his pants on and opened the door to be faced with Xander.
Angel: What do you want?
Xander: Anya's gone home and I wanna watch TV
Angel: So watch it downstairs
Xander: That one's broken
Angel: It is?
Xander: Yeah, I erm kinda broke it last night…so the only other TV's in here
Angel: No way Xander, it's your own fault for breaking the other one. Besides, I'm busy
Xander: You look it
Angel: I've got a tonne of work to do!
Xander: So go do it downstairs and let me have your room
Angel: I said no Xander
Xander: Aww come on man
Angel: Fine, give me two minutes
Xander sat down on the bed and waited.
Angel: I mean, give me two minutes. As in wait downstairs
Xander: Fine
He left and Angel locked the door, then Buffy came out of the wardrobe.
Buffy: What the hell am I supposed to do now? There's no way I'm hiding in the wardrobe all night
Angel: We'll have to sneak you out. Follow me downstairs, I'll keep Xander busy while you get out
Buffy quickly got dressed and followed Angel, careful to hide behind him. As soon as they got downstairs, Buffy, seeing Xander was coming in from the kitchen, hid behind the sofa. Xander walked into the living room with a bowl of cheese puffs.
Xander: 'Bout time. Can I go up now?
Angel: Yeah, sure
Just then Buffy realised she'd left her jacket and indicated it to Angel. He grabbed Xander's top to stop him going upstairs.
Xander: What? Thought you said I could go?
Angel: Just a sec I uh forgot something
Buffy stayed crouched behind the sofa until Angel came downstairs, his coat slung over his arm with hers underneath it.
Xander: You going out?
Angel: Yeah, just for a bit
Xander started up the stairs and Buffy started to creep out from behind the sofa when he turned around. She quickly crept back and Angel stood in front of her. She started to get the giggles as Xander made his way back into the kitchen. Angel turned around, mock-angry, and pressed a finger to his lips, but it just made her giggle harder. A smile tugged at his lips and he fought to keep it down as Xander got back.
Xander: Thought you were going out?
Angel: I am
Xander: So why you standing by the sofa?
Angel: Uh…
Xander: I'll let you think about that for a while. See you later
Angel sighed with relief when Xander disappeared and led Buffy out the door. As soon as the door closed they burst into laughter.