Disclaimer: Anything recognizable from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and/or Angel belongs to the creators of the show and not me. I'm using the characters/ideas for fun and not for profit. The title "Somewhere With You" was inspired by the Kenny Chesney song. Lyrics belong to Jason Mraz.
"Hell, no reason go on and scream
If you're shocked it's just the fault of faulty manufacturing."
-Jason Mraz
Marseilles, France
"B, phone's for you!" Faith called from the sitting room into one of the bedrooms of the French hotel suite.
Buffy, who had been folding some clothes in her room, poked her head out and asked, "Who is it?"
"I don't know, some guy," Faith said, before handing the phone to Buffy and going into the kitchen. Buffy rolled her eyes as she heard the refrigerator door open and Faith start rummaging around for some food.
"Hello?" Buffy said into the phone.
"Buffy?" came an older man's voice from the other end.
Buffy froze as she heard the voice. It had been a while since she heard it, but she would recognize it anywhere.
"Dad?" she asked tentatively.
Hank Summers gave a small chuckle that sounded far away due to the long distance connection. "Yeah it's me. I have some good news."
From the kitchen, Faith peered through the doorway to watch Buffy who was now sitting in a chair by the small table the phone was on. "Poppa Summers, huh?" Faith said quietly to Angel and Spike who were sitting at the kitchen table.
"Wonder what finally made him come calling," Spike said.
"Something big," Angel said. "We're not the easiest people to get a hold of."
After a few minutes of hushed conversation, Buffy hung up the phone and walked into the kitchen, deep in thought.
"What's up?" Faith asked. The curiosity was killing her.
Buffy was silent for a moment before saying, "He's getting married." The others stared at her in silence. Buffy gave a soft chuckle and said, "In two weeks."
Faith stared at Buffy for a moment before elbowing Spike and motioning for them to leave. After they left the kitchen Buffy sat down at the small table across from Angel.
"I thought I would be more upset," Buffy said after a beat. "But I don't feel anything."
Angel hesitated before asking, "Are you gonna go?"
Buffy chuckled again and said, "That's the real kicker. Leslie wants Dawn and me to be bridesmaids."
Angel raised his eyebrows in surprise and Buffy continued. "She doesn't have any sisters, and it's really short notice, so…guess I can't not go, right?"
"Where is it?" Angel asked.
"His house in Napa Valley. He's even gonna pay for the plane ticket there and back," Buffy said. "God, he even talked to Giles when he called Dawn to see if I could get the time off work. As for as he knows I'm just a recruiter for some fancy school in England."
The two sat in silence for another moment before Buffy sighed and said, "So I guess it's decided then." Buffy then looked at Angel, a pleading look in her eyes as she chewed her bottom lip nervously.
"What?" Angel asked cautiously.
"Will you come with me?" Buffy asked.
Angel sighed and said, "Buffy…"
"Please Angel?" Buffy pleaded. "I can't make it through this alone, I'll go crazy."
"Dawn will be there," Angel said.
"She and my dad have always gotten along much better than I have with him. Please?" she begged again. "The wedding's at night and we can stay at hotel so you won't have to give a bad excuse in the morning when he wants to take you on a tour of the vineyard."
"He has a vineyard?" Angel asked.
"And horses," Buffy added. "It's Napa Valley thing. And a little bit of a mid-life crisis thing."
Angel sighed and thought for a moment before saying, "When do we leave?"
