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When Buffy finally opened her eyes again, she was standing in front of the Bronze. It was the club that they had told her about at school. She decided to go in and check the place out, 'What could it hurt' she thought to herself. The music was good and there were lots of people dancing and talking. She walked around trying to find a familiar face. She walked up to the bar to see a young red headed girl sitting there. She talked to her for a moment before she looked up to the second floor to see the librarian; Giles was his name he had said. She told the red head she would be back and she climbed the stairs to talk to her watcher. After she reached the top of the stairs, everything got kind of fuzzy and she heard someone calling her name. She closed her eyes again but when she opened them this time she was laying in her bed with both her parents and Angel standing over her.

"Buffy, are you ok sweetheart?" She heard her mother say. "We were so worried. We almost called 911, thank god you woke up."

"I'm ok mom. Just got a little dizzy is all. Maybe I should just rest awhile." Buffy was hoping to get them to leave her alone for a while. She had told Angel she wanted to tell her parents but the minute they walked in the door all she wanted to do was run to her room and hide.

"Ok, rest now; we will discuss this later…maybe at dinner time. I think Angel should go home now and you should get some sleep. Buffy's mother was very worried. She wanted to call Dr. Price and ask him about her daughter's pregnancy and her taking the medicine for the dreams. Joyce then turned and grabbed her husband on her way out of Buffy's room, leaving Angel to say goodbye.

"Buffy, are sure you're alright. I hate to leave with everything the way it is now. If you are feeling bad we could do it later. I don't want to leave you but your parents probably want to talk to you alone first." Angel was holding her hand. "Its ok baby, I will be fine. Maybe you could come back later tonight, after dinner." Buffy wanted to assure him she was fine. She just wanted to get back to her dream. It was very intriguing and life in her dream seemed easier to deal with than this. "Alright, rest a while, I will be back around seven and we can sit down and talk to them again. If you need me, call me." Angel then dipped down to give her a kiss, then got up and left. Buffy rolled over and tried to go back to sleep.

When Angel came downstairs, Buffy's parents were waiting for him. They sat at the dining room table and asked him to join them. He was very nervous and considered making a run for it since he was so close to the front door but the look on Buffy's mothers' face broke his heart. She looked so scared and shocked all at the same time. He slowly made his way in and took the seat closest to the door. "Angel, we aren't going to shoot you were you sit so you can calm your self." Hank saw the frightened look in Angel's eyes and was feeling slightly bad. "We are very concerned for you both though. We don't think that you have both thought this thru. You are both just teenagers and having a child is a very big responsibility. Have you thought of were you might live, how you will care for this child?" Hank may have felt bad but Buffy was still his little girl and he wanted to make sure they both understood that having a child would change their lives forever.

"Yes sir, we did sort of discuss that. I can get a job nights and weekends, and we were hoping we could maybe stay here until we at least finish school." Angel wanted to tell them that he and Buffy had talked about everything. They knew each other very well and nothing was going to stop them from having this family.

Joyce got up from the table and began to pace the room. Angel became even more nervous by this. Even Hank started to get frustrated at her reaction. Pacing back and forth, shaking her head but not saying a word.

"Joyce, please darling, your going to wear a hole in the floor if you keep that up." Hank tried to get his wife's attention. She turned and gave him an icy stare and began to speak in a low grumble. "Well Angel, how much do you actually know about Buffy? Huh, do you have any idea how sick she was as a child? Did she ever tell you about the permanent medication she has to take? Tell me Angel; have you any idea if this will hurt her or the baby? You have no idea what you are doing." The more she paced the louder she spoke, then she turned and stood in front of him, "You'll get a job, nights and weekends, ha, will you be able to afford to care for a baby and a sick wife? Angel just sat there petrified. He didn't know what to say or to do. What was she talking about? Buffy never said she was sick or took any kind of medicine. The only thing she ever said was she had lots of bad dreams as a child. "I don't understand, how sick is she, she never told me about any medicine."

"Joyce please, there are some conversations that Buffy should be here for. This I believe is one of them. We don't know what effects the medication will have on her or the baby, so let's wait until we consult the doctor first. Angel, maybe you should go home now. I will have Buffy call you when she gets up and maybe we can talk then." Hank didn't want to discuss anything more with Angel until Buffy was there. She would never forgive them if they told Angel without her knowing. With all that said, Angel couldn't wait to get out the door. He knew things wouldn't be easy but he had no idea that Buffy was keeping this huge secret from him. She had a lot of explaining to do later and he needed to think about how he would be able to react to it.

Meanwhile, Buffy lay in her bed trying to go back to sleep. She did hear yelling downstairs but could not make out what was being said. She desperately needed to get back to her dream and away from all this drama going on in her house. In the back of her mind she could hear the faint sound of music playing. She concentrated hard on the music and when she opened her eyes she was back at the Bronze.

She soon spotted Giles and walked over to him. She began to speak to him like she knew exactly what to expect. The banter went back and forth for a few minutes until Buffy noticed her friend Willow the red head, leaving with what she knew was a vampire. She quickly took off in the direction they left. She knew it was bad and if she didn't get to her friend in time she may be killed.

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0) window.locationthis.optionsthis.selectedIndex.value" namesidChaptersStory Index1. In the begining.2. Ch 23. The dance4. Buffy's Romance5. The football game.6. Surprise7. The talk8. Consequences9. Talking to the parents.10. The truth comes out11. to the clinic again.12. The decision13. Moving on14. Coming un-done15. Sleeping Buffy.16. Its Time17. Here comes the baby.18. Delivery19. Angel's angst.

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