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Pulling into the parking lot behind Xander's apartment building Angel shut off his car and sighed. Looking up he found Xander's window and wondered what the others were doing. He had left last night taking Wesley, Cordy, and Gunn back to LA and the Hyperion, but Angel had wanted to stay behind and visit with Spike and Xander. So he drove them home during the night and had stayed the day at the hotel packing some more clothes up and grabbing what little Breena had there and packing that up as well, because now wherever Angel went Breena did too, Cordy called them a package deal.

Smiling Angel grabbed the brown paper sack next to him on the passenger seat and got out of the car, heading to the back he used his key and opened the trunk. Taking out the huge duffel bag he swung it over his free arm and onto his shoulder, shutting the trunk he headed inside and to the elevator that would take him to the fourth floor and Xander's apartment. Getting out when the machine stopped he walked to Xander's door and opened it, walking in he shut it behind him and went into the living room and stopped in his tracks, eyebrow quirked he set the bags down and walked closer to the couch where Breena, Xander, and Spike, in that order, were slouched down against the couch drinking beers and watching a blank TV.

"So whats up with the mopey faces?" He asked moving to stand in front of them. Xander looked up first and saluted him with his beer.

"Got fired today." He said looking through Angel and taking another swig of beer.

"What? Why?" Angel asked.

"Those three days I didn't come in when Spike was sick, and not to mention all the other days I didn't come in due to some catastrophe or another." Another drink of beer, and Angel switched his focus to Breena.

"Why are you so upset?" He asked standing in front of her and squatting he placed his hands in hers and squeezed.

"My boss closed the magic shop." She told him taking a drink of her beer.

"Why?" Angel asked.

"Cause he wasn't making that much money and I've been gone these last few weeks, said it wasn't worth it." She explained, Angel felt guilty, so it was his fault.

"Liam, don't even think it, it's not your fault..." Breena said cupping his cheek and smiling at him, like a cat he turned he face into her palm and rubbed his cheek and nose against her smelling her. He looked up and smiled at her and then saw Spike was just as morose as the others if not even more so.

"Spike?" Angel said making the other vampire look at him. "Why are you so upset?" Spike sniffed and got a little teary.

"They canceled passions." Angel hung his head shaking it while Xander patted Spike's shoulder in comfort. Breena covered her mouth with her hand and laughed which made her hiccup. Spike glared at her across Xander which made her laugh harder her beer fell out of hand and all over Angel.

"Whoops!" She said to him laughing even harder. Angel stood shaking his head and took off his shirt all of sudden her laughter stopped. Tossing his shirt over the back of the couch Angel looked at her and saw her watching him, eyes dilated and filled with longing. He wanted nothing more than to grab her off the couch and take her into their room and ravish her till she couldn't walk, but he held back, she deserved kindess, romance, and all the love in the world. After all she was his soul mate. That night in the basement taught him that, he had been coming to that conclusion over the last couple of weeks but it hit home that night watching her heal his Child. Mentally shaking his self he walked over to his bag and pulled out another shirt, slipping it on he spoke to Spike.

"Hey Will..." Spike looked up at him. "Want to help me make them something to eat?" He asked indicating with his hand Xander and Breena, the latter still watching him.

"Sure." Spike said standing, Angel grabbed the bag from the floor and followed Spike into the kitchen. When Angel was taking out everything in the bag and Spike had began washing the greens in the sink, he spoke low enough that only Angel would hear.

"You're torturing her, ya know." He said smirking and setting aside the romaine lettuce he started on the veggies, they were going to make stir fry with a nice fresh salad. Angel smiled mischievously back at him and nodded.

"I know, but I can't seduce her and make her mine with you both here, have you talked to Xander?" Angel asked.

"Yes, he said he would be glad to do it. Buffy needs someone to sit with Dawn tomorrow night, something about demon research with the Watcher." Angel snorted.

"Yeah more like sex research with each other." Shaking his head Angel opened the chicken and grabbing the tap from Spike began rinsing it under the water.

"You know?" Spike asked grabbing a knife from the butchers block and began slicing the red peppers.

"William, seriously." Angel said frowning. "I'm a vampire not a rock, I do have a great sense of smell." Spike laughed.

"True." he said throwing some peppers into the colander.

"Besides the way she acted when Breena had Giles by throat wasn't your typical reaction." Spike nodded, as the conversation slowed for a while as they worked in tandem to complete the meal.

Breena and Xander stood leaning against the back of the couch arms around each other, Breena's head resting against Xander's shoulder as they watched the men they love work together peacefully and happily. Breena brought her other arm around Xander's waist to hug him, she squeezed him gently and sighed. Kissing her forehead Xander whispered,

"Thank you for this."

"For what?" She asked lifting her head and looking at him.

"Healing Spike and bringing him his Sire." Breena smiled knowingly. "He never talked about it, but he wasn't complete, ya know, with out Angel. Their family." He finished.

"We all are." Angel said peaking around the corner of the doorway. Breena smiled at him and felt the world melt away.