Angel pulled Buffy close and kissed the top of her head. It was so good to have her back.
Just then Hank and Joyce rushed in. " Buffy! I'm so glad you're ok!" Joyce exclaimed grabbing her in a tight embrace. " Oof! Mom I need to breathe!" Joyce reluctantly let her go and sat on the edge of the bed. " How long was I out?" " About three days. Do you remember what happened?" " I think so. I was at one of the group meetings and Giles said we were having guests that day. When they walked in it was that girl from Sunnydale. Do you remember her mom?" Joyce nodded her head. " Well anyways when they walked in I jumped up and I guess I did it too fast because I got really dizzy. The next thing I remember is waking up in this bed with Angel pleading with me to come back."
Dr. Pryce and Dr. Burkle walked in. " Buffy, good to see you're awake." " Thank you doctor. Its good to be back." " Buffy while you were out we changed your medication. It had the effect we hoped for and so far hasn't had any effect on the baby." Dr. Burkle said in a big rush. " So what we've decided to do, Buffy, is change your prescription but we want you back twice a week so we can monitor its effects on the baby." " Ok I understand. Can I go home now?" Dr. Price smiled. " We want to keep you over night to be on the safe side and if nothing happens you can go home tomorrow." " Yay." Buffy said excitedly and hugged both the doctors.
Wesley and Fred laughed. " We'll leave you to get reacquainted but we'll be back to check on you later Buffy." She nodded. " Thank you doctors." Hank said shaking Wesley's and Fred's hands as they walked out. Buffy tightened her grip on Angel's hand and looked at her parents." " So, did I miss anything while I was out?"
After Buffy was released from the clinic the months flew by without incident. The medication was helping keep her dreams away and each trip to the clinic showed it having no effect on the baby. As the months passed it became more and more obvious that she was pregnant. While some people said they were happy for her and Angel there were those that passed judgement. She lost some friends that held her pregnancy against her and on occasion she would encounter strangers that said rude things to her about being a teen mother.
Although it hurt she tried not to let it get to her. It didn't matter what people thought. All that mattered was that she and Angel were happy. And they were. She thought herself to be herself to be extremely lucky to find somebody like Angel. A lot of boys probably would have turn around and ran when she found out she was pregnant. But not Angel. He was, for lack of a better word, an angel.
He was there for her through it all. He held her as she cried over the things people said, listened to her worries about the their ability to raise the baby, rubbed her back and feet, went for food when she had cravings, and did everything an expecting father would do. Buffy knew that if it wasn't for Angel, she probably wouldn't have made it through the pregnancy with out going insane.
Time continued to pass and before she knew it it was time for her final sonagram. As she lay back on the table waiting for Dr. Calender to come in she smiled at Angel. " Thank you for coming with me..to everything. I don't think I would have made it through this with out you." " Not a problem baby. I wouldn't have missed it for anything in the world." He said kissing her quickly.
Dr. Calender walked in and smiled at the young couple before her. " How are you guys doing today?" " Good." " How are you feeling Buffy?" " Pretty good." " Any complaints or questions?" Buffy shook her head. " Ok then lets get started. While I know a technician usually does the sonagrams, since this is your last one, I couldn't resist and decided I wanted to do this myself.
She pulled Buffy's shirt up and spread the jelly on her stomach. Buffy jerked a little when the cold substance made contact with her skin. " Sorry. I still haven't gotten used to that." " That's understandable." Dr. Calender grabbed the wand and placed it on Buffy's stomach moving it around until a picture showed up on the screen. " Ok there's the head and the arms and legs. And you guys decided you don't want to know the sex of the baby?"
Buffy and Angel nodded. " Ok the baby is doing fine. See you in a week if not sooner." She smiled at them and walked out. Angel grabbed Buffy's hands and pulled her from the table. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and sighed. " Do I look horrible Angel?" " You've never looked more beautiful." He said wrapping his arms around her waist. " You think so?" " I know so." He said kissing her on the forehead.
Buffy was laying in bed a week later when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Heart hammering in her chest she got out of bed. That's when she noticed that both she and the bed were soaked. " Ok Buffy don't panic." Her parents were away for the night so she grabbed her phone and dialed Angel's number. " Hello?" he answered sleepily. " Angel...Its time." " Huh? Time for what baby?" " Time for the baby. I'm..." But she didn't get to finish. She dropped the phone in pain as another contraction hit.