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He unlocked the door to the house he had bought online, he didn't have a chance to come view it before he had purchased however being a former resident of the town he knew that the house would be nice, regardless of the age of the property.
Angel rolled in the suitcase to the living room and looked around; the previous owner had handed him the keys moments ago and wished him well before leaving themselves to their new life out of state.
All the furniture came with the sale of the house which despite not being his taste he was thankful for at that moment, he fell onto the sofa and close his eyes for a moment. It had been a long day of preparing and travelling; now he wanted to chill.
He dialled her number and smiled as she answered immediately "Hey mom, that's me just got in" He kicked off his boots and got comfy "Flight wasn't too bad, just going to grab some food and call it a night, love you mom"
Looking at his watch he figured he could grab a quick nap, get some takeaway then come back to unpack the clothes he had brought with him. He threw his arm over his eyes and sunk into the cushions.
When he picked her up the next morning she wasn't as animated as she usually was, she smiled on queue and answered with perfect answers; it irked him that something was up. The journey to the beach was made in silence; she only looked out of the window at the passing scenery.
Before she made it two steps away from the car he pulled her into his embrace and tipped her chin up so that he could look into her eyes "What's wrong?" she looked away for a moment then back at him, she wasn't sure if she wanted to tell him.
He rubbed soothing circles on her back "Me and my mom got into a bit of an fight last night" she placed her head on his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist "I don't really want to talk about it" not that she didn't want him to know, she didn't want to waste anymore energy thinking about it.
"We can always go somewhere else if you're not up for the beach?"
Buffy shook her head and palmed his cheek "No, I love the beach… thank you" she stood up on her tip toes to kiss him. She leaned back and gave him a genuine smile this time, Angel linked his fingers through hers and led her down to the beach.
They spent the day relaxing in the hot sun; he surprised her by bringing a picnic with all her favourite foods and even some cake too. Thinking over what she said to her mom last night, it was true, she did like him, more than liked him; she could even say she loved him.
He caught her staring at him and grinned widely, Buffy bit her lip and turned red "What?" she shook her head and chuckled, refusing to answer she got up at walked to the water. Not wanting to let this go Angel followed her.
She swam out in the water, closely followed by Angel; he caught up to her and pulled her into his arms "You were staring" he kissed one cheek then the other. Buffy smiled shyly under his gaze, he ran his thumb over her lip then kissed her.
Each time he kissed her like this butterflies fluttered away in her tummy, she tightened her arms around his neck then giggled when he began to tickle her sides "Angel" she swatted at his shoulder to get him to stop, but he didn't give up.
They made their way to the back to the towels they had laid on the sand, each time his finger grazed her skin she would giggle; her entire body was aflame from his innocent touches but thinking of last night made her react more than usual.
She wrapped the towel around her shoulders to keep away the light breeze that was making her shiver; Angel leaned over to kiss her again that instantly made her full body heat up. She moaned against his mouth and tugged at his hair to bring him closer.
Knowing that this could go much further than appropriate out in the open he pulled back and smiled at her "We better get going" her lip jut out enough for him to bite it gently as he kissed her quickly then stood up.
Both of them dried off and pulled their clothes on, this time on the drive back it wasn't silent; anything that she was worried about this morning wasn't there now. Being a gentleman he escorted her to her door, Joyce had requested that she be there for dinner that evening in an attempt to give them at least one days break.
He took her hand in his and kissed her knuckles "Call me if you need me" she smiled gratefully at him and waved as he drove away. When she entered she saw Faith smirking at her from her position beside the window, clearly she had spied on them.
"Such a gentleman, isn't he just lovely?!" when Buffy refused to answer her she swaggered over until she was behind her, her body pressed against her and her hand gliding up Buffy's side "He is just so attentive huh? Knows what to say… what to do"
She skimmed across Buffy's hips causing her to pull away and glare at her; she loved being a twisted bitch "Although I would say your good girl act is fooling no one, except I don't think it's an act, there's only so much of a doe eyed school girl that guys like before finding a real woman"
When Dawn called from the other room Buffy cleared her throat but still sounded upset "I'll be there in a minute Dawnie" Faith smirked, knowing that she'd pushed the right buttons, she didn't want Angel but she didn't like Buffy either, why not have some fun?
Standing tall, showing that she wasn't afraid Buffy held her gaze "Angel and I are happy, don't be such a jealous bitch" she folded her arms over her chest and held her chin high. Faith only chuckled in delight, almost slapping her thigh.
"Oh B, Happy is one thing but being properly satisfied, that's another and by looking at you, oh" she shook her head as she dragged her dark gaze over Buffy's figure "well, maybe if you fill out it won't seem like he's with a girl, men like woman"
She trailed her hand over her full curves and stretched up so that her chest would push forward, straining against the extremely low cut vest that she had on. She ran her tongue along her teeth as she triumphed in the hurt look from the blonde.
The door opened before Buffy could do anything to save face, Joyce walked in and smiled at the girls "Faith, thank you so much, here's your money and I'll call you next time we need you, you're doing a fantastic job" she handed her the bills and smiled.
Faith switched from bad ass to good girl and smiled kindly "Oh no problem at all Joyce, Dawn is fantastic…" when Joyce went into the kitchen she grinned nastily once again "Be seeing you, B" she shut the door over leaving Buffy almost in tears.
Dawn called on her again, she wiped at her eyes harshly and took a deep breath; she plastered a smile on her face as she went into the kitchen to see her sister and mother "Buffy!" Dawn ran over and hugged her sister tight.
Buffy chuckled lightly "Hey Dawnie" the little girl planted a kiss on her cheek, then clapped her hands as Joyce announced that they would make a start on homemade pizza. Joyce looked at her daughter and frowned "Is everything okay honey?"
Taking a moment she shrugged "peachy" she could tell that Joyce didn't fully believe her, her keen eye watching her taut body language and saddened face.
"Are you having problems with Angel?" she tried to sound concerned but you could tell that it was forced, almost jovial.
Buffy glared at her harshly "God! No, we are not having problems, we're happy, it's everyone else that's finding problems out of nothing" she stamped her foot and felt the tears work their way back up to the surface.
Before she could say anything Buffy shook her head "Why do you hate him? Are you trying to ruin my life?"
Joyce clenched her fists "Buffy I do not hate Angel, I'm just trying to get you to see that there is more to life than the mall and boys… you'll thank me when your older and realise you've not wasted your teen years being tied down!"
Her mouth fell open "So I'm wasting my life huh? So what should I be out going on dates with all the boys from school, being called a slut? No! I thought you wanted me to be happy but you don't!"
"Listen young lady! You are taking my words out of context, but you'll miss out on certain experiences by spending so much time with him and of course I want you to be happy but I want you to think about your future too!"
Buffy walked out of the kitchen with Joyce in tow, she grabbed the bag she had with her that morning and slung it on her shoulder "And where do you think you're going?"
Joyce grabbed Buffy's arm to stop here, she shrugged out of her grasp but refused to look at her "I'm not staying here" she wiped away a tear and sniffled. Joyce tried to grab her arm again "You are NOT leaving this house!"
Buffy stamped her foot "Are you going to hit me again? Say bad things about Angel?" Joyce stood silent, still upset that she had struck her daughter, she didn't mean to and hadn't done anything like that before.
"I'm going to Angels" she slammed the door leaving Joyce in silence.
Oooooooooooooo
Angel rolled off of the sofa when he heard the doorbell chime; rubbing at his sleepy eyes he opened the door slowly, seeing Buffy's red rimmed eyes and sniffles, he took her into his arms and held her tight "What's wrong?"
She wrapped her arms around him tightly and cried softly, he led them upstairs and into his room for some privacy. He let go of her so he could lock the door, when he turned back to her he was pressed against the door as Buffy kissed him hungrily.
Her fingers hooked over his waistband and pulled him towards the bed; she spun them around and pushed him so he fell on his back. Gone were the tears and upset, now she looked like a woman on a mission.
Buffy pulled her dress off and threw it on the floor; she straddled his hips and leaned down to kiss him once again. Angel palmed her ass as the kiss deepened, when he felt her reach for the waistband on his shorts he sat up, bringing her with him.
"Buffy?" although last night was something he would love to repeat, knowing how Buffy felt, he knew that she was pushing herself into this, she had confided in him earlier that day that she enjoyed it but still wanted to take things slow.
Her emerald eyes immediately filled up with tears, she tried to get off him but his strong arms kept her in place "What's wrong? Please tell me" she closed her eyes and laid her head in the crook of his neck, letting a few tears fall.
He petted her hair soothingly and kissed her cheek, Buffy wiped at her eyes then looked at him, seeing the concern in his eyes melted her heart "I'm sorry" he shook his head showing that she needn't apologise.
Angel sat her on the bed beside him the tugged the covers so that they were both underneath them, they lay facing each other, one of his arms draped over her waist. Buffy took a deep breath then closed her eyes "I wanted to please you"
He frowned "Why would you think that you don't?" When she didn't look he ran his knuckles over her cheek lightly "Buff"
Buffy sighed "I got upset… the babysitter made some comments about you and about how I won't be able to satisfy you" she bit her lip and looked at him sadly, she could see the question in his eyes "Faith… Faith Lehane"
Angel closed his eyes, Faith, she was something he wanted to forget, she was a pain in the ass and a complete and utter bitch "Buffy… don't listen to anything Faith has to say, you don't have to rush into anything you don't want to"
He ran his hand over her back lightly, Buffy pulled back to look at him properly "Were you and her involved?" it made her jealous that he had experienced things without her, she knew that it was plausible, he was older and a complete honey.
"We dated… but nothing like you and I have" he could see the curiosity in her eyes so he continued "She was the first girl that I'd done stuff with, we never had sex though… the night we had agreed to I went to her house to find her with someone else"
Buffy pursed her lips together "so… you've never…" she nodded to finish off the sentence, not wanting to say it. When he shook his head no her eyes widened, she would never have imagined that he was still a virgin.
From the stories she'd heard and how confident he was when leading her into her sexual awakening "I, I thought?" he kissed her nose and smiled "I know, I've heard what's been said about me, Faith done it to piss me off, the others didn't want people to find out they hadn't scored"
A smile tugged at her lips "I'm sorry I came on so strong" he silenced her with a languid kiss then tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. He rolled onto his back and pulled her half on top of his chest, her leg hooked onto his thigh.
"Hey, I'm not complaining but like I said don't rush into anything you don't want to… when its time you'll know" Buffy leaned up on her forearm to look down at him, a smile wide on her face "You really are so good, do you know that?" he shrugged and smiled back at her.
She settled against his chest and closed her eyes; the hand that was drawing patterns on her skin soothed her. Angel kissed the top of her head and inhaled her sweet scent; he closed his own eyes and smiled, loving the feeling of having her in his arms.