Buffy was in terrible pain. She was hit with sensation like her insides were being ripped out and she found it hard to breath. The pain was the most excruciating thing she had ever felt. It hurt to breath, to move, and she just wanted it to stop. Moments had passed but it felt like forever, when finally it began to ease up and Buffy finally heard the muffled sounds coming from the phone she had dropped to the floor.
She remembered calling Angel and then dropping the phone in her agony. She quickly picked up the line to find that Angel had hung up. She must have scared the hell out of him and she felt a sudden sadness. She tried to dial his number again but got no answer. "He must be on his way." She muttered softly.
Her parents were not a home. It was Saturday and they had decided to drive to LA for the day. Buffy was not due for another week so they thought it was safe to take a day trip, plus Angel said he would stay with her. Angel on the other hand had not had a chance to get to the house yet. He woke that morning and showered to get ready but as he was getting dressed the phone rang and Buffy had startled him with the news.
When she dropped the phone to the floor he screamed her name for a minute or so but all he could hear was her whimpering moans and he knew she was in pain. He promptly hung up the phone, dressed, and got to his car as fast as he could. It was a twenty minute drive to Buffy's house but he made it in record time, running one red light, and passing stop signs like they weren't there.
After Buffy tried again to call Angel, she got up from the bed and gathered a change of clothes. She wanted to get cleaned up before going to the hospital. She slowly made her way to the shower and turned it on stepping in the hot water hoping it would erase the memory of the pain she knew she had and she knew was coming again.
As the hot water cascaded down her she felt her muscles start to tighten again and knew another contraction was about to start. It came on hard and she screamed in pain. Doubled over in the shower, she had no support to lean on and she crouched down to the bottom of the tub. It started to subside and she tried to steady herself as she got out of the shower. Her mind was racing and she began to panic wondering why Angel had not gotten there yet. She wrapped a towel around her as best she could and sat on the toilet with her head in her hands and she began to sob.
"Why did I do this? I am not ready to be a mom. What am I doing?" Buffy said out loud to no one. She started to cry even harder as she heard Angel's car pull into the driveway. The front door flew open downstairs and she heard him running up the steps.
"Buffy…..Buffy….Where are you?" Buffy could hear the panic in his voice and her heart broke at what this was doing to him.
"I'm here." She said from the door of the bathroom.
"Oh god Buffy, you scared the shit out of me. I thought you fell or something. I am not leaving you alone for one second." He grabbed her in his arms kissing the top of her forehead. She was still lightly sobbing but she felt safe in his arms and she began to relax.
"Let's get you dressed" He said to her as he led her back to her bedroom.