Part 14
Five Years Later…
Buffy lay on the sofa reading a magazine. Angelus snuck up behind her with a dozen red roses. "Flowers for you Milsean," he said as he kissed her stomach. "How is the little one?," he asked. "Flowers for me or the little one?," she said smiling down at him. Angelus looked up at her and quickly devoured her mouth with his. Once Angelus finally released her mouth she spoke, "The little one has been kicking all day long." Angelus kissed her on the forehead before standing up. "Perhaps he'll be a soccer player," Angelus said smiling happily. "Just maybe she'll be a cheerleader," Buffy argued. They had chosen to let the sex of the baby be a surprise. Buffy had decorated the nursery in chocolate brown and turquoise blue. It seemed to fit them perfectly and she loved the colors for either a girl or a boy.
Angelus was upstairs in his office working most of the evening while Buffy chose to work in the garden. Angelus came down stairs to find Buffy sitting on the deck sipping on some lemonade. "Did you feel like going out tonight?," Angelus asked. Buffy shook her head no. She hadn't really felt like leaving the house since she had entered the seventh month of pregnancy. She was lethargic and bored. She was used to jet setting across the United States with Angelus on a whim. However, since her pregnancy neither had left California. "I'll have something delivered for dinner," he said as he left her sitting on the porch.
Buffy had been in the bathroom for over an hour. Angelus knocked on the door, but she didn't answer. Angelus opened the door to find her asleep in the tub. He slipped onto the edge of the tub behind her and began to massage her shoulders. "Mmmmmm," she moaned as he worked her taut muscles. After several minutes of this, "Come on Buffy get up and meet me down stairs I have a surprise for you." Buffy got out of the bath and dried off then slipped a robe on and waddled down the stairs. Buffy stopped at what she saw. Angelus had set up a romantic table with candles and flowers all about the room. Buffy blushed, "I'm not quite dressed for this." Angelus strode purposefully over to her, "Nonsense you look beautiful in anything you wear." Angelus pulled her over to the table where he revealed their dinner. Buffy sat down in the chair he pulled out for her. After they ate Angelus gave her a nicely wrapped box. "You didn't think I forgot that tonight was our anniversary?," Angelus asked. Buffy shook her head no. Angelus never forgot things like that and he always planned something special.
"Your present is upstairs," she told him. Angelus smiled at her then got up and kissed her on the forehead. "I'll open it later now come on open it," he told her. Buffy carefully opened the box to find a small stack of papers. She recognized them as the pre-nup she had signed. The one that said she would get nothing from Angelus if they had ever decided to dissolve the marriage. Angelus picked the papers up from the box and dangled them over one of the candles. "I love you Milsean and these papers mean nothing to me," he said as the flame caught the paper on fire. Buffy watched as the paper caught fire and Angelus laid them in the fire place.
Angelus expected to turn around and see a smiling Buffy, but instead she had a look of pain on her face. "I don't understand why you are upset Buffy," he said as he stalked towards her. "Angelus," she breathed, "I think I'm in labor." Angelus quickly picked her up and rushed her out to his car. Angelus rushed her to the hospital.
Many hours and plenty of painful pushes later Buffy and Angelus welcomed their new bundle of joy into the world. They named their beautiful daughter Aisling Ann Liam. Angelus chose the name, which means dream or vision in Gaelic, because he said he had been dreaming of this moment since the day he fell in love with Buffy.
The End Sadly this is the end of the story. I felt that I could take no further. I know in the original Buffy and Angelus don't end up together, but I figured heck this is my twist on the fic and I wanted them together. I've already begun to work on another fic and should be posting it soon. Thanks to everyone who read and enjoyed the story.