Chapter eleven

"Buffy" Willow shouted over the loud food court. "Over here"

Buffy had just walked into the food court when she heard Willow call her over. They had planned to meet and have lunch while talking about the latest gossip.

"Hey Will." They hugged when she reached the table.

"Hey Buffy. How are you doing?"

Buffy took a deep breath then sighed. "I'm ok. School isn't as bad as I thought I would be."

"How's Faith?"

"She's good. She's at work right now. And if I can get her to go to morning class after staying out all night, she would be better." Willow released a small chuckle.

"That sounds like our Faith. Always looking for fun before work."

Buffy nodded then looked down at her food. Willow saw the change in Buffy. She seemed sadder then she use to be. A lot different from when she was with Angel.

"You know he misses you so much."

Buffy looked at her friend then looked back down at her plate. "I just wish he would have been honest from the go. It might have been less hard when that girl came to us."

"Buffy, men aren't perfect. Angel isn't perfect. I agree that it was wrong for him to not tell you about Cordy or the fact that he has money, but what is right is that he never lied about his feelings for you. He loves you with all of his heart." She looked over at Buffy and saw when a small shower of tears poured out of her eyes and onto her lap. "I can say that Cordy means nothing to him even before he met you. And he didn't want to tell you about the money because he didn't know how you would react to it. But Buffy…" She got out of her chair and walked around to her crying friend and wrapped her arms around her. "in the words of Renee Zellweger in the movie Jerry Maguire, You had him at hello."

Buffy looked up and smirked and Willows last words.

Later that afternoon after Buffy and Willow left the mall; Buffy went to the orphanage to visit Emily.

"Oh hey Buffy"

"Hi Jenny."

Buffy started to walk around the orphanage looking for Emily. She then decided that she was probably up in her room playing with her dolls. When she reached her room she heard Jenny behind her.

"If you're looking for Em she isn't here."

Buffy looked surprise. She knew she wasn't at school knowing it was a weekend. "Where is she Jen?"

"She was adopted earlier today."

Buffy's mouth went wide and tears threatened to spell from her eyes.

"She wanted me to give you this." Jenny then handed her Emily's favorite stuffed dog. Seeing this made the tears fall down her face. "I never got to say goodbye. I never got to say goodbye."

When Jenny saw how upset Buffy was she almost cried for her. She wrapped her in her arms then rocked her.

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