Buffy turned over in her bed and let out a breath. She couldn't sleep. She was worried about her father, wondered if he was alive or if the law finally caught up with him. She thought of Angel and how he just came into her life out of nowhere. She wondered if was awake too, or in a deep sleep. She wondered if he had family, a girlfriend? Buffy rose out of the bed and opened her bedroom door it was completely quiet. Buffy went down the stairs and through the living room there she saw Angel asleep on the long cushion, she smiled as she went over and stood over him, she grabbed the blanket that was on the floor and put it over him. Buffy turned and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. Buffy enjoyed the water that quenched her thirst. Buffy put the glass down on the counter when she heard walking footsteps coming from upstairs. "Okay dad nice flooring." she said to herself. Buffy tiptoed back in the living room and saw that Angel wasn't laying on the couch anymore.
Buffy went quietly upstairs and walked to her door in the bedroom she silently cracked and saw a man wearing all black roaming in there, he was down on the floor looking under the bed. Buffy quickly turned around and jogged down the hallway. Buffy quickly ducked into the other bedroom she went into the closet trying to find something to defend herself, she then saw a bat laying against the wall; she grabbed it. Buffy was shaking she didn't know what to do, and she didn't know where Angel was to tell her what to do. Buffy heard footsteps coming from the hall she quickly went behind the door and held the bat to her chest. Buffy saw how the figure came through and had his back towards me, Buffy was trying to breathe but couldn't bring herself to do it, she saw how the figure was turning towards her. Buffy then took the bat and swung it around trying to hit but he immediately ducked and it hit the wall. Buffy brought the bat around to swing again where she saw Angel who was holding a gun at her, who immediately realizing who it was he put it down.
"Buffy." Angel whispered. Buffy was still holding the bat. Angel looked at her then at the wall. "Nice shot." Buffy dropped the bat and ran right into his arms. Angel was taken aback by her actions but quickly put his arms around her. "He's still here." Buffy said as tears came to her eyes. "Shh. I'm not going to let anything happen to you." Buffy pulled away and looked up at him. Angel then brought out his gun. "Do me a favor… just this once. Stay."
Angel then went out in the hallway he looked around and saw nothing, he then turned around and saw Buffy standing there. "Hey! What did I say?" Buffy was about to speak when the man came from behind her and grabbed her and put a knife to her throat. Angel pointed the gun at him. "Buffy. If you and I are going to get along, we're going to have to set some ground rules." Buffy nodded. "Which would be what?" she managed to get out. "Hey! I will kill her" The man holding her yelled at Angel. "Yeah. I have no doubt in my mind that you won't." Angel walked closer and he could sense Buffy's fear. "This will be the second person I shoot for you." Angel told Buffy.
The guy then took Buffy and pushed her right into Angel; Angel caught her instantly. They guy then took off and ran down the stairs. Angel put Buffy to the side and ran after him. Angel ran downstairs and out the back door into the pool area. Angel couldn't see him anywhere , Angel then fell to the ground when the guys fist slammed into his face. The guy laughed. "You know, when I kill you, I think I might go upstairs and fuck that girl, ooh and I bet she's a fighter." The man then kicked Angel in the stomach. Angel got up and did a roundhouse kick to the guys head who stumbled back. Angel then caught him and punched him. The guy then pulled it together and picked up the chair and swung it around and hit Angel.
Angel stumbled back and fell into the pool backwards. The guy then picked up the gun and pointed at Angel. "The last thing I want you know is how much I'm going to enjoy fucking the hell out of her." Angel tried to get of the pool when a gunshot fired. Angel looked up and saw the guy fall over and fall dead to the ground, he then saw Buffy with the gun. "You're not my type asshole." Buffy then dropped the gun and ran over to the edge of the pool and helped bring Angel up. Buffy laid Angel to the ground and kneed beside him. Angel then brought himself up and looked at Buffy and touched her face. Buffy smiled and started to cry. "They're going to keep coming you know?" Angel nodded. "Yeah." 'until I bring your father down, which sounded pretty good right now. "And I don't care." Buffy finished. Angel looked at her. "Because I feel safer sitting here with you then I have my whole life." Angel grabbed Buffy's hand. "You don't have to be afraid anymore." Buffy brought her lips up t his and kissed him. The kiss was passionate Buffy wrapped her arms around his neck and wanted him to feel all her. Angel was completely lost, and it grew deeper. He couldn't let this go any further as much as he wanted to. It wasn't right. He pulled away.
"Buffy we can't." Buffy was confused. Angel sighed and stood up, Buffy stood up with him. "I'm sorry. I just thought." Angel turned to Buffy. "Well that's the problem isn't it? You've almost gotten killed twice in the last week, the problem is your not thinking I can be here for you to protect you…but not like that." Angel couldn't believe what he was saying, but Charles was right he was getting too close and he couldn't let anything get in the way of closing this case. Buffy held back the tears and looked had at him. "Fine. You and my father can both fuck yourselves." at that she ran back into the house and slammed the door.