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Buffy managed to fall asleep again but it wasn't a peaceful rest, she was too scared that this dream was more then just a dream. In the morning she woke up before the other two and Tia was still in her arms sucking her thumb and holding Mr. Gordo tightly.

Angel on the other side had his arm over the two girls and had his eyes closed. Buffy looked out of the window and saw the sun was only just raising so decide to just lay there for a little longer and enjoying the feeling of knowing the two people she loved the most there here with her.

It was another hour before Tia woke up but Angel was still in a deep sleep.

"Mommy, are you okay?" Tia asked in a little whisper look at Buffy with her wide eyes.

"Yes, I'm sorry if I scared you last night. I just had a bad dream." Buffy said stroking Tia's messy hair off her face. "Do you want pancakes?" Buffy asked and watched Tia nod happily. "Come on then, but shh Angel needs to sleep." Tia nods and then puts her finger over her mouth to show she will be quiet.

They walked out of the room and they went to the kitchen. They made breakfast for themselves and then make extras for everyone else. After everyone was awake, apart from Angel, Buffy said she was going to go to the shops with Tia. They got dressed and then headed out Tia holding Buffy's hand as they walked there. In the shop Tia ran off to look at teddies and she picked up a bear in a little summer top and shorts. "Mommy this one is pretty." Tia said looking at Buffy hugging the bear. Buffy smiled knowing Tia wanted the bear, so giving in so easily Buffy took Tia's hand and said, "Don't tell your gran that I let you have this without a fight okay?"

"Okay mommy." Tia had a wide smile on her face.

Buffy loved being called mommy. Something about it made her feel so normal.

They carried on around the shops getting some food they needed and then some sweets as Buffy thought she could give them to Tia when she was going to tell her Angel was a vampire.

They got back home and Tia ran in jumped onto the sofa, kicked her shoes off and then flicked the T.V while holding her new teddy. Buffy walked into the kitchen and put the food way. She guessed that Dawn was at school and her mom and aunt were at work.

While in the kitchen Buffy made herself and Tia lunch and then she felt a hand pulling on her arm.

"Mommy is Angel awake yet?" Tia asked calmly and slightly tired from their walk.

Buffy looked up and she knew Angel was still there as they could sense each other. "Erm…maybe, come on we'll go wake him." And they walked up the stairs.

They went into the room and Buffy picked Tia up and sat her on Angel, which made him open his eyes and smile.

"Hey sweeties."

Tia giggled as Angel sat up and hugged her and kissed her forehead he then pulled Buffy's arm and kissed her softly on the lips.

"Ewwwwww." Tia winded and when Buffy and Angel looked at her she giggled more.

"Sleepy." Buffy said simply to Angel. "Looks like our little Tia is too." As Buffy saw her yawn.

"I'm fine moooooooommy." She said yawn as she spoke.

"Come on Tia we'll have lunch while Angel gets dressed." And Buffy picked up Tia and left the room.

After lunch and when Angel had got dressed and came downstairs they sat and watched T.V while Tia slept a little in the armchair.

A few hours later Joyce came home with Lily.

"Thanks for getting the food Buffy." Joyce said.

"No problem."

"Is that a new teddy Tia is holding?" Lily asked looking at Tia hugging it tightly.

"Would you believe me if I said no?" Buffy asked with a smile.

"Nope." Lily answered.

"Then yeah it's a new one." Off their looked Buffy added, "What? I can't treat my daughter?" And at this the two adults walked off and did their own thing.

An hour later and Dawn was home. "Hey, Tia asleep."

"I think she is pretending and listening to us." Said Angel who is sitting with his arm around Buffy.

"Tia, you asleep?" Buffy asked.

"Yes." Tia answered and everyone laughed.

"What'd funny?" Tia asked and then she realized that she had let them know she was awake.

It got to dinner and everyone was sitting at the table eating when Angel asked, "So what's the teddy's name?"

Tia looked up and shouted, "Angel! Named her after you." Angel smiled at this. He always knew he couldn't have kids and never believed he would get one but he loved Tia as if she was his and Buffy's.

"Angel, your now a girl." Dawn smiled at Angel as he realized the bear was in fact a girl.

"Mommy, can we go outside and look at the stars." Tia asked after dinner.

"Of course, we'll get a blanket so we can lay out there yeah?" And Tia nodded.

"Come on Angel, I think I'm going to do it now." Buffy said taking his hand.

They went out into the garden and set out the blanket. Buffy sat in front of Angel and had him wrap his arms around her waist while Tia was spinning in circles looking up at the sky. After a while of spinning Tia fell down and lay on the blanket counting as many stars as she could before she lost her place.

"I'm going to count all the stars one day mommy." She said proudly. "Can we have sweets?" she then asked cheekily.

"Sure. Go get them." Tia smiled and ran off to get them.

"Just follow what I say okay?" Buffy said quickly to Angel and he nodded just before Tia came back.

"Tia, sweetheart, we have something to tell you?" Buffy said, making sure Tia knew it was serious but still trying to stay happy.

"What mommy? Am I going to have to leave again? Will aunty Lily be looking after me again?" Tia said on the edge of tears.

Buffy pulled her into her arms quickly while Angel stroked her hair with one of his hands. "No, nothing like that. You're staying her with me forever now. We won't be separated again."

"What is it then?" Tia asked again.

"Well it's about Angel." Buffy said and watch Tia's eyes move to Angel then back to Buffy. "Well you know there are vampires and demons, witches and slayers." Tia nods. "Some are good, just like Lily, Willow and Tara are good witches and me, I'm the slayer, well you can also get good vampires."

"Vampires? But they hurt people."

"Not all of them. Witches like Lily can hurt people, but Lily and many others choose not too. It's sort of like that with vampires, some are good."

"But how do you know?" Tia asked, and Buffy knew she wasn't going to get Angel was a vampire.

"Well, it will be written in one of them books Giles likes to read or they prove it to us. Tia what I'm trying to say it, just people someone is a vampire, you don't have to be scared of them."

"But what if I see one and I think it's good but it's not?" Tia asked.

"You won't be around vampires. You know I don't let you near the bad ones anyways."

Buffy was looking at Tia and knew she was waiting for the information about Angel that Buffy said she had.

"Angel, he is a good vampire." Buffy said and watched Tia carefully.

She stood up and looked at Angel, but she wasn't scared.

"But Angel isn't a vampire, you kissed him, slayers don't kiss vampires."

"Not unless they are good." Angel said. "Tia, I am a vampire but I'm not going to hurt you." Tia looked at him more.

"Prove it." She said in a strong voice. "Show me your grr face"

Angel looked at Buffy and she nodded. Angel changed into a vampire, he was scared it was going to scare Tia but she just looked at him.

"How do you know you won't hurt me and my mommy?" she asked.

"Because I love you both so much." Angel said and Tia leaned forward, wrapped her small arms around Buffy and Angel and hugged them both.

Buffy never expected it to go that well but she was glad it was done. Tia was so grown up and understood so much for her age. She was going to be one brilliant woman when she grows up.