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 U2.

I've seen you walk unafraid, I've seen you in the clothes you made

Can you see the beauty inside of me?

What happened to the beauty inside of me?

And I miss you when you're not around

I'm getting ready to leave the ground

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight

In the city of blinding lights.

-U2

New York City, New York

Buffy stood frozen in front of the sculpture. She knew they were on a deadline, but seeing those four cast iron letters brought back a flood of memories that she had kept buried for so long.

"B, come on!" Faith called to her. Angel and Spike looked behind them at Buffy when they heard Faith and realized Buffy wasn't with them. They were on their way to meet with a slayer and her family. It was a nice night in the city so they all decided to walk there. "We're already late and we can't keep them waiting all night," Faith said, starting to get impatient.

Buffy snapped out of it and tore her eyes from the sculpture. It spelled out the word "love" in bright red. The L and O were stacked on top of the V and E, the O slightly tilted. With one last look Buffy followed after Faith, Angel, and Spike down 6th Avenue and towards their destination.

Angel hung back and walked beside Buffy. Her brow was furrowed as she remembered all the summers she spent in New York City with her dad, before the divorce. Images flashed in her mind; Yankees games, street vendors, Broadway shows, Times Square at night, taxis, and that one of a kind subway smell. Her dad was from New York City and his family still resided there. Hank always took Buffy to the City for a few weeks each summer, and Dawn too when she was old enough.

"What was that all about?" Angel asked Buffy quietly.

They walked in silence for a moment before Buffy said, "I used to come here a lot with my dad when I was little. That sculpture was my favorite spot." Buffy gave a dry chuckle and said, "I don't know, it's stupid."

"Hey, it's not stupid," Angel said gently to her. "That was an important part of your life with your dad."

Buffy laughed again, "My life with my dad…yeah. Right." Event though her relationship with Hank was better recently than it had been in the past, part of Buffy still resented him for being absent in her life for seven years, even after her mother had died.

"The past is important, Buffy. No matter how much it hurts," Angel said to her. Buffy then remembered that they had been in Galway, Ireland a few weeks ago where Angel had to face his own past.

"Just because it's important doesn't make it any better or change it," Buffy said. Angel could tell by her tone that even though she was still bitter, she got his point.

He sighed and laced his fingers through her own, rubbing his thumb across her hand in a soothing manner. He couldn't change her past, but maybe he could make it easier to bear, like she had done for him.

The next night Buffy and Faith were lounging in the former's hotel room with the TV on. Faith was lying on her stomach on the bed, her laptop open in front of her, aimlessly surfing the Internet. Buffy was next to her, leaving against the headboard TV remote in hand as she channel surfed.

Angel walked into the room and said to Buffy, "Hey, you busy?" Buffy and Faith both just gave him a look that screamed they were obviously not busy. "Right," Angel said. "You want to go for a walk?"

Buffy raised an eyebrow at him before saying, "Sure."

"Where'd you want to go?" Buffy asked as she put on a light coat and followed Angel down the hotel hallway.

"Just wanted to walk around, it's a nice night," Angel said with a smirk. He paused for a moment and allowed Buffy to catch up to him. He held out his hand for her to slide her own into his.

Buffy couldn't help but smile to herself. Ever since their trip to Galway it was like some of the weight that Angel always seemed to be carrying on his shoulders was lifted. He was more open to the idea of actually starting a relationship with Buffy again and little by little started showing minor public displays of affection with her.

Buffy found herself lost in her thoughts and enjoying all the sights and sounds of New York City at night that she didn't even notice where Angel was leading her. After he stopped walking she found herself at a familiar location on 6th Avenue. The LOVE sculpture.

Buffy looked at Angel in confusion. "What are we doing here?" she asked him.

"I have something for you," Angel said in his usual cryptic way. Buffy waited a moment and watched him reach into his coat pocket. He withdrew his hand and dangled a delicate silver chain from his fingers. Buffy reached forward and held the silver charm at the end of the chain. It was a perfect silver replica of the LOVE statue.

Buffy smiled at Angel as he leaned forward to place the necklace around her neck. "You didn't have to do this," Buffy said quietly as Angel's fingers brushed back her hair as he finished clasping the necklace.

Angel shrugged. "I could tell this place was important to you, I wanted to give you something to remember it by," he told her. "After everything in Ireland…" he went on, referencing their recent trip. "It's good to remember the past," he said. "The good parts at least."

"Thank you," Buffy said. She leaned forward tentatively, and Angel also leaned down, brushing his lips gently against hers. After a few moments Angel kissed her forehead and Buffy leaned her head against his chest, wrapping her arms around his middle. Angel ran his fingers through her hair and rested his chin on the top of her head.

"I'm almost ready," Buffy said so quietly that Angel almost missed it. It took him a moment to realize that she was referring to her cookie analogy.

Angel smiled and kissed the top of her head again. "You know I'll be right here when you are."

Buffy smiled to herself. More than ever she was glad that Angel would be the one to be with her when she was finally all baked. She had a feeling it wouldn't be too much longer now.

Please review! I have an idea about how this is going to end, and I think it will only be 1 or 2 more chapters.