A/N1: Traditional Scottish lullaby Dream Angus found at http/ WARNING! The end of this chapter contains a sex scene. If you are underage please stop reading when you get to the scene beginning in the master bedroom in the late morning.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN – Sweet Dreams

1630 Revello Drive

Duncan stood holding Bella in his arms as tears continued to course down her face. Bella felt sleepier than she ever had before. Even though she'd gotten a full night's sleep the previous night it was her first in weeks – perhaps months. Now her battle with Caleb and the magical energy she'd expended were causing her to feel as if she hadn't slept in years.

Slowly her tears stopped and she looked up at Duncan, "Please take me back to the mansion."

"Whatever you need," he said placing a gentle kiss on top of her head.

Bella turned toward Giles who was still sitting at the table with a dazed look on his face. "Giles, I need you to stay here with the potentials. I want to move them to the mansion but not until tomorrow."

"Of course, Buffy. Whatever you need me to do." He looked as if he wanted to say something else but Bella stopped him. "Not now Giles – I'm still really angry with you – I just need you to watch over the potentials."

Bella then turned to Methos. "Can you stay here to take care of the wounded girls?"

"Of course."

Anya turned to Methos with a gleam in her eyes, "After you check on the girls again maybe you can see about giving me my orgasms. I know its been an incredibly stressful day and orgasms always relieve my stress."

Methos groaned and gave Bella and Duncan dirty looks before stalking into the living room with Anya following after him.

The three Immortals in the room burst out laughing at the look on the face of eldest. Amanda with a twinkle in her eyes walked over to Bella. "You'd better watch your back around him – I think he may be planning revenge against you for not telling him Anya was in town." Then she followed Methos into the living room.

"Damn she's right – but I'm entirely to exhausted to care." Then turning to Spike she asked, "I assume you'll want to come with us back to the mansion?"

"Yeah, luv. I don't have any desire to stay in this house. I'll wait for you in the car." With a glare at Giles he stalked out of the room and outside to the car.

"Are you ready to go?" Duncan asked gently.

"Hmm. Yeah – I'm exhausted."

Duncan and Bella with Faith trailing behind walked into the living room. When she saw Kennedy sitting on the couch having her face treated by Methos her back stiffened and her eyes turned cold. "I thought you'd be with Willow."

Kennedy took a deep breath and steeled her resolve. "I'm not going with her. She's not the person I thought she was. What she did to your sister - to you…I might not have gotten along with you – but it's unforgivable. I was hoping you'd let me stay. I'd like to try to make things right between us."

Bella looked steadily at the dark haired girl before her as if trying to see into her soul. Then she saw Faith out of the corner of her eye. Kennedy may have been a bitch to her but nothing she'd done was anywhere near what Faith had and she'd forgiven her.

"I can't promise we'll ever be friends but I'm willing to give you a chance. But you only get one – if you screw it up your out."

Kennedy stood there with a grateful look in her eye, "Thank you."

Faith gave the girl a smile – understanding what it was like to need a second chance and glad the girl had gotten one and hoping she wouldn't screw it up. "Yoah, B do you want me to stay here or come back with you?"

"Faith would you mind staying. I think maybe it's a good idea to have a slayer here with the potentials. I don't expect trouble but we should be prepared just in case." Then Bella turned to where Amanda was helping Methos change one of the wounded girls dressing. "Amanda you can come back with us if you want since Faith's staying."

Amanda stood and nodded moving toward the door. "Sounds good – all my stuff's at the mansion anyway and somehow I don't think a house full of teenagers is conducive to my sleeping. See you in the car."

Crawford Street Mansion

Duncan came around to the passenger side of the car and scooped a sleeping Bella into his arms carrying her to the house.

Quietly he asked Spike, "Where's her room?"

"Top of the stairs – first door on the right, mate."

Duncan carried Bella into the bedroom and gently placed her on the bed and began to take her shoes off.

Bella sleepily opened her eyes, "We're home."

"We are. Do you want to get undressed and go to bed or do you want me to draw you a bath."

"Bath please. I feel all grungy."

"Your wish is my command – lay here and rest and I'll get you when it's ready."

A few minutes later Duncan comes out to find a sleeping Bella wrapped in her robe lying across the bed. Smiling softly he scooped her into his arms and carried her to the steaming bath. Gently he slipped off her robe and deposited her in the steaming water.

"Ummm, feels good," she said opening her eyes. "Join me. It would be a shame to waste all this lovely hot water just on me."

Duncan slipped out of his clothes and Bella scooted forward in the tub so he could sit behind her. Gently he took the sponge and lathered it with soap and began to wash her arms. Bella's eyes slipped closed again and she sighed at the feeling of the soapy sponge caressing her body. "Delicious."

"Shh, sleep now." Duncan softly began to sing an old Scottish lullaby.

Dreams to sell, fine dreams to sell,

Angus is here with dreams to sell.

Hush now wee bairnie and sleep without fear,

For Angus will bring you a dream, my dear.

Can you no hush your weepin'?

All the wee lambs are sleepin'.

Birdies are nestlin', nestlin' taegether,

Dream Angus is hurtlin' through the heather.

Lulled by the soft lilt of his voice Bella fell deep into sleep not even waking as Duncan finished bathing, drying her and placing her in bed. After placing her under the covers he crawled in behind spooning up against her whispering, "Good night my love."

Crawford Street Mansion – Master Bedroom – Late Morning

Bella woke feeling extremely well rested and surrounded by strong masculine arms. With a smile playing across her lips she turned in the circle of Duncan's arms and gently brought her hand to his face stroking his cheek and then drawing two fingers across his lips in a whisper soft caress.

Slowly she traced her fingers down his chin and the column of his throat to his chest. She stroked the pad of her thumb across one of his flat, brown nipples causing it to pebble slightly. Continuing her exploration she drew her hand down the flat planes of his abdomen feeling the gentle play of muscles under her fingertips. To her his body was perfect – velvet covered steel. She gently splayed both her hands across his stomach and down his hips rubbing in ever expanding circles before bringing one hand down and encircling his penis. Gently she stroked up and down feeling it expand in her hand.

Duncan woke to the wonderful sensation of a soft hand gently stroking him and groaned, "Oh, god!"

Looking down he saw Bella happily smiling at him. "Morning!"

He rolled her onto her back pulling her into a deep kiss. Gently he sucked on her bottom lip and slowly moved a hand to her right breast, cupping and gently squeezing it eliciting a delicious moan from Bella.

While teasing her right breast with his hand he began placing hot open-mouthed kisses down her neck to her left breast. Bella mewled arching into Duncan and clasped his head to her breast. Using his tongue he licked in every narrowing circles toward her nipple, which he finally took into his mouth.

The sensation was too much for Bella and she cried out, "Yes! Don't stop."

"I wasna' plannin on it," Duncan moaned moving to her right breast performing the same lazy circles with his tongue. As he continued to tease her nipple with his tongue he move his hand down her body and spread her legs wide and moved his hand toward the neatly trimmed curls of her mound barely ghosting his fingers back and forth across her clit.

"Duncan – please touch me!" Bella gasped out. Gently he circled her clit with his thumb and thrust one and then two fingers inside her pumping them in and out of her body.

"Oh god! Duncan – feel what you do to me. I'm so close – harder - please"

Duncan continued moving his fingers in and out adding a third finger driving Bella into her first orgasm. "Oh love – so wet – so hot – you feel so good," he chanted as he thrust his fingers in her welcoming heat.

Bella grasped the firm cheeks of his ass in her hands and wrapped one leg around his hip drawing him toward her aching center. "I need you – now – can't wait!"

Never one to deny a lady he lined his cock up with her opening and slowly began to thrust in. Bella couldn't wait to feel him inside her so she wrapped her thighs around his waist and pulled him in as deep as he would go as she thrust up toward him.

Both Duncan and Bella screamed out in the satisfaction of joining together. It was if they hadn't been complete before and now both physically and emotionally two halves of a whole were joined.

Duncan rose up on his elbows and began to thrust vigorously into Bella. She met him thrust for thrust screaming his name as her second orgasm ripped through her. "Duncan! Oh, god! Don't stop! Please don't ever stop!"

Duncan could feel himself getting close and he was determined to bring Bella with him one more time. He shifted his weight to one arm and moved his other between their joined bodies and began to massage her clit in time with his thrusts.

Bella could feel the beginnings of her orgasm. She clinched her inner walls around Duncan causing him to groan out, "Bella, feels good – do it agin." So she did and pushed both herself and Duncan over the edge.

Duncan rolled over pulling Bella on top of him into his arms. He whispered into her ear, "I love you."

Bella looked up into his eyes seeing the love reflected there. "I love you to," she said placing a kiss on his lips before laying her head on his chest and falling back into sleep.