Chapter 14: Opening
Spike sat down on the couch. He had a sad look on his face. Fred watched him through her sorrow drowned, brown eyes, there was nothing she could do, and if he didn't want to tell her she wouldn't know. He was stubborn, she had learned that a long time ago. She walked over to him and placed a calming hand on his shoulder. He looked into her eyes. The pain he felt, memories he wished he could drown, but he couldn't he promised he wouldn't.
Fred locked her eyes on his. Brown eyes meeting blue. Sincerity meeting cold. He had nothing to say. No words to utter to her. He wanted to tell her everything, but was unsure what her reaction would be.
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Faith walked out of the shower and was greeted by Angel who was holding Connor. Angel kissed Faith, he smiled at her. He walked into the nursery and put Connor down. Faith walked into the bedroom and got dressed.
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Dawn walked into the kitchen and saw Willow was making breakfast as usual. She sat down at the table. Buffy walked out of her bedroom, Riley followed her. The sat next to Dawn. Willow had finished making breakfast.
"So, uh, when's Faith wedding?" Dawn asked.
"We told you this yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that, I swear you need sticky pad note on your forehead," Buffy said.
"Doesn't answer my question," Dawn replied.
"13 days," Willow said.
Dawn took a piece of toast of a plate set in front of her.
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Faith and Angel looked into each other's eyes. They kissed, it was soft and short. They kissed again. Angel got up off the bed, Faith grabbed his shirt, and pulled him back down.
"Don't leave," she said kissing him again.
"I guess I could stay another hour," he said kissing her again.
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Spike looked at Fred, deep despair in his eyes. He couldn't take feeling his pain anymore.
"Fred?" Spike said unsure of himself for once.
Fred looked at him, unsure of what to say.
"Um, yeah?" she said uneasy.
"Well, you said I could talk to you when I felt comfortable, well…uh, about that," Spike began, "um, I had a bad childhood, my mum wasn't too bad but it was my father."
Fred looked at him, ready for what was to come. "What about your dad?" she asked carefully.
"He, uh, beat me, that's why I drink," Spike said.
First off, I have to apologize to Imzadi. I was rude and there is no excuse. But it gets annoying someone asking you to pair up a character. But that's no excuse. Next chapter I'm moving on to the wedding.