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"Does it only ever rain here?" she huffed as she looked out the window that was being pelted by heavy rain, being a California girl she was used to the sun all year round, it was the middle of summer and they were stuck inside the cottage.
Angel chuckled, since they had arrived in Galway three days ago they'd had nothing but cloud and rain, he wanted to explore the countryside just as much as she did; his parents always talked about how beautiful this place was.
A loud clap of thunder exploded in the distance making her jump, she pulled the drapes over the window to block out the gloom and joined him on the sofa in front of the log fire. She snuggled against his chest and smiled.
"I've never saw as much rain in all my life!" she thumped her fist against his chest teasingly when he groaned "What? On the drive here it looked so beautiful and so far we've only seen the inside of this house!" she peeked up at him with her eyebrow raised.
Angel stroked her hand with his thumb "Well, why don't we go down to that bar we saw in the road in and have a few drinks?" he was also getting cabin fever staying in, he loved just having her all to himself with no distractions but the walls were closing in on him too.
Buffy nodded once; at least they would be getting out of the house for a change. When they first arrived they were in awe, the cottage was bigger than their own home, they spent the full first day checking out the place, being stuck in for the past few days meant they had seen everything there was to see.
"What do I wear? I've only ever been out to the Bronze… do I wear a dress or wear jeans?" she frowned again at the thought, Angel rolled his eyes "You can wear whatever you want, you always look beautiful"
"Hmm, I would say that you're being sweet but I know you just want me to chose already so we can go?" she smiled at him sweetly then thumped his chest once more, he grabbed her hand then rolled her underneath him so she was trapped.
Her chuckle tapered out as she stared into his eyes but she refused to bow down to the pressure, she scowled at him. Angel kissed her mouth softly then smirked "Dress?" he kissed her again "Or jeans?" the next kiss he nibbled on her lower lip then swiped his tongue inside.
Buffy moaned against his mouth then giggled when his fingers began to tickle her side "Stop!" she swatted his shoulder unsuccessfully. Finally relenting he sat back on his haunches and brought her up with him "Come on"
He grabbed onto her hand and walked her up to the bedroom to help her chose; otherwise they wouldn't get out the house that night. He kissed her soundly before nudging her towards her clothes.
Angel reclined on the bed as she raided through the closet for something to wear, he watched her every movement with fascination, no matter how annoyed or fed up she was she was always elegant in the way she moved.
Sometimes he still couldn't believe that she was his, that they had made their way back to each other and that she actually gave him a chance when they were teenagers.
She could feel his gaze burning through her so she thought she would play up a little, slowly she reached for the hem of her top and pulled it over her head inch by inch, letting the material slide over her skin then fall to the floor.
Buffy peeked from the corner of her eye at him then hooked her thumbs through her jeans and shimmied out of them, daintily stepping one foot out then the other. When she turned to take her bra off she let out a surprised gasp when his hands touched her skin.
One hand pushed on her back urging her to bend and place her hands on the wall in front of her and the other grazed up the back of her thigh then cupped her through the panties that she hadn't got around to taking off.
Angel trailed kisses along her spine the bit onto her earlobe "You are beautiful" as his tongue darted out to taste the skin on her neck he stroked her through her panties. Buffy shifted from foot to foot and stifled a moan "We're going to be late"
He chuckled against her skin "Do you care?" she turned round to pull his shirt off and shook her head, she didn't care at all, it would still be there even if they showed up much later.
Buffy ran her hands down his chest softly till she reached his belt then her fingers worked quickly to loosen the leather then pull down his slacks. As he shimmied out of them she wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled lightly.
It took 10 days for the results from the clinic to come back, Angel was fit and healthy and Buffy, well they said that nothing was wrong, there was no damage to her caused by the accident over a year ago, they advised that the stress she was placing on herself may be deterring conception.
It was a relief to them both that there could be a possibility that they could conceive naturally and had decided to take a break on the nonstop baby making sex that they'd been having. They hadn't cut out sex completely but certainly slowed down.
Angel stepped closer and trapped her against the wall; he bent his knees so she could jump up and wrap her legs around his waist. Buffy tilted her head to the side to allow better access as he licked and sucked on her neck.
"Angel…" he murmured against her neck in reply then carried her off towards the bed, he climbed on and carefully laid her on the mattress. For a moment all they done was look into each other's eyes Angel traced the features on her face before leaning down for a kiss.
Oooooooooooooo
Thankfully for the rest of the time they spent in Ireland the weather had picked up, it was sunny and warm, not as warm as Sunnydale was but at least the rain held off. The pair of them explored the rest of Galway; they went on day trips and even went on a pub-crawl.
Buffy looked out of the window of the car with mixed emotions, it had been a great break away that allowed her some time to just relax and forget about her troubles back home but she was sad that she was leaving, it truly was a beautiful location.
"What you thinking about?" she looked over to her love and smiled "Nothing" his warm brown eyes squinted for a moment causing her to chuckle "Okay, okay… I'll miss this place, you were right I do love it here, now if it didn't rain half as much I could see me moving here"
Angel chuckled too, he had the same thoughts - although he had family in Ireland and had spent a summer with them; that was the other side of the island, spending two weeks in Galway had been what they needed, it was relaxing.
"I'm glad to be going home though, I've missed everyone so much" he linked his fingers through hers and brought her hand to his mouth, Buffy smiled warmly at him then leaned over to his him quickly before the lights turned to green.
Oooooooooooooo
"Did you have a good time in Ireland, honey?" Buffy looked up from the magazine she was reading and nodded; Joyce smiled back at her daughter and took a sip of her juice. Seeing the overall change in her daughter from being completely lost to almost resembling her former self made her incredibly happy.
Having Angel back in their lives had certainly been the catalyst to get Buffy's life back on track, not only that he was an overall good guy that she got on with. When Buffy first brought around Riley she smiled kindly but was guarded.
The longer the relationship went on, the engagement, the wedding then married life she came to like him – barely. There was always something off, a mother knows, she could sense her daughter retreating into herself, any time she would broach the subject she was rebuffed.
Buffy still hadn't told her what fully transpired in her former marriage, she now knew that divorce papers had been drafted, something about their being differences between the pair that couldn't be mended.
Joyce watched as Angel greeted her with a smile then leaned down to kiss Buffy who had craned her neck when she heard his heavy footsteps on the wooden floor in the hallway. Her daughters face lit up then went pink from embarrassment at the display.
Angel placed the bags from the grocery store on the counter then began to unload them, Joyce marred her brows "What's all this?" he turned around long enough to flash her his trademark smirk then scrunched up the empty bag.
"Dawn called; she's going to Janice's for the evening so it's just you, Buffy and I for dinner" when Joyce brought out the knife to start cutting the vegetables he pulled it carefully out of her hand and gave her a look that told her to sit down.
Not wanting to push the subject and actually have a night off from slaving over a hot stove Joyce sat down and gave Buffy a funny look. Buffy smirked back at her mother then leaned back in the seat to watch her love busy himself with making dinner.
Both Summers' women patted their full tummy's in delight in the same fashion, Joyce then took the plates and ordered the pair to retreat to the living room as she would tidy up the dishes. As the evening grew Buffy forced her eyes to stay open and they knew it was time to call it a night.
By the time he had drove the fifteen minutes to get to their house Buffy had fallen asleep and was snuggled around the blanket that Joyce had give them to take home. He looked at her peaceful face and frowned, they had been back from Ireland for five days and she was struggling to adjust to the time difference.
Instead of waking her up he carefully opened the door, unlatched the belt and scooped her into his arms and carried her inside. Slowly he walked up the stairs but fumbled near the top, the shudder woke up Buffy; she looked around in confusion.
"We're home" he whispered against her ear then kissed the top of her cheek, she only nodded then let out a large yawn. Angel let her stand on her own feet then let her shuffle off towards the en-suite bathroom to get ready for bed.
Once she came out he done the same then crawled into bed "Thank you for the dinner" he rolled over to see her sleepy face smile lightly at him. His hand cupped her cheek as he leaned in to kiss her "No problem"
Buffy rubbed at her eyes then frowned as she placed her fingers on her temple "You okay?" upon reopening her eyes she saw the worried look that Angel was giving her. She ran her fingers through his hair soothingly "Yeah, guess the travelling took a lot out of me"
He searched her eyes to see if she was lying or not, he wanted to make sure she was okay, he vowed to protect her and didn't want to overlook any changes in her health. Buffy raised her eyebrow, knowing what he was thinking "I'm fine"
Her hand slid down to the back of his neck and brought him closer to kiss him "Let's just get some sleep" she kissed him again, then again. Angel chuckled against her mouth when she rolled him into his back and straddled his waist.
"Sleep huh?" her small hands ran over his bare stomach, feeling the warmth of his skin then dug her nails softly into his chest "uh huh" she placed open mouth kisses on his neck before her tongue delved inside his mouth.
"Sleep" she let out a moan as he stripped the night dress off of her leaving her just in her panties and cupped her breasts in his hands "Sleep, soon" his eyes had darkened out and she smirked down at him, her previous tired state forgotten.