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Chapter 4

Cordy looked to where he was staring and put a hand on his shoulder, "Wow… I hadn't seen that many guys focus on one girl since the last time you brought that Victoria Secret model…" she commented. "Oh hey… I didn't know lawyers could dance like that… that's him."

Angel began to walk in their direction; he had the urge to beat the guy to pieces but knew it wasn't his place… at least not yet. He tried to calm down…

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The song stopped and people clapped around them, "Thank you for the dance…" Buffy smiled appreciative.

"No, thank you…" he returned. They headed back to the bar for something to drink. Lindsey turned around and recognized Cordelia approaching…

Angel and Cor reached them; he glared and Lindsey…

"Buffy…" he said in a serious tone.

"Ms. Chase…" Linds greeted her.

Cor smiled at them, "Mr. McDonald I didn't know you could dance… Gonna have to take me out there sometime…" she flirted.

Buffy noticed the piercing stare Angel was giving Lindsey; "Hey are you ok…?" she smirked nervously while placing her hand lightly on his arm.

Her light touch brought him out of his trance and his expression softened giving her a light smile and nodded.

"I'm sorry…" Cor apologized, "you must think I'm rude, I'm Cordelia Chase…" she introduced herself to Buffy. "Angel, this is Lindsey McDonald… Lindsey this is my cousin Angel O'Donnell…"

Lindsey extended his hand and Angel took it, gripping it harder than was necessary.

"Thank you for the invitation…" Linds added.

"Glad you could make it…" Angel answered in a solemn tone.

Cordelia realized the flip of moods that her cousin had somehow experienced in the past few seconds apparently associated with this girl and decided to step in… "Well… introductions aside you can talk business tomorrow, there's a grand opening going on and I don't have a date…" she winked at Lindsey.

Lindsey glanced at Buffy who he was very attracted to, but saw her gazing at Angel with such emotion; he agreed to take her up on the offer, "Guess we can't have that…" he smirked at Cor, "I'd love to keep you company…" and with that Cordelia pulled him towards the dance floor.

Angel was still trying to process the amount of jealousy this one girl had caused him without them even being involved… He rarely drank while at work but knew he was tense from earlier so he approached the bar and ordered a drink, "Would you like something?" He asked Buffy in a tender tone.

"Just water please…" she said quietly. A wave of relief washed over her the moment that pretty brunette had said she was the cousin. She hadn't known how much that had actually bothered her until the relief she felt came.

"So… Riley and Willow… where'd they go?" he tried to make conversation.

"To dance but haven't seen them in a while…"

"Huh… things must be going well…" he finished his whiskey in one big gulp and asked for another.

He handed her the bottle of water; sipping from it slowly, she began toying with it in her hands nervously. If being alone with him made her feel this attracted to him, she had the feeling that she wasn't going to be able to keep her promise to herself.

He took a fleeting look at her and could tell she was nervous… She was fiddling with the water bottle and biting at her lower lip which somehow just tremendously enticed him to want to take it in his just to get a taste of her.

They continued to chat finally feeling a little more comfortable around each other, they joked and talked the rest of the night out.

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Buffy looked at the time shocked to realize it was that late… She had a dance class early the next morning that she had committed herself into and she was not going to be rested enough.

Angel noticed her concerned look, "Everything okay?"

"No… yeah… I just… I need to call a cab, it's late and I think our friends are not coming back…" she smiled, "I'm sorry, I have an early day tomorrow and …"

"No worries…" he gave a big smile, "I can take you home…"

She playfully smacked him on his shoulder, "You and I have been drinking mister…"

He faked pain in return, "AH!... Oh right… no problem… I'll call my driver to take us…" he offered.

"But…"

"No buts…" he joked with her, "shall we…?"

He had the cutest way of being and she found herself thinking that there probably wouldn't be anything that she could tell him no for so… she nodded and they headed out the door.

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A short drive later, Angel and Buffy had arrived to her dorm building. He got out of the car and rushed to get her door. He walked her to the building and she was dreading seeing him go…

They walked up the stairs mostly in silence, kind of like the drive had been. They would stare at each other only when one of them thought that the other wasn't looking. They arrived at her door and she faced him to say good bye.

"This is me…" she announced shyly, her heart began to pound in eagerness. The whole night she had tried to keep herself from thinking about how close they'd been earlier and how much she wished that he'd kissed her, but standing like this now… only made her literally just want to throw herself at him.

Angel smiled wholeheartedly, "K well… goodnight Buffy…" he leaned in to give her a kiss on the cheek unhurriedly.

She closed her eyes at the feel of his nearness and inhaled deeply as his arousing cologne only made him more irresistible.

He kissed her lightly on the cheek; taking in the sweet scent of her perfume and he almost just gave into the animal instinct in him that urged him to take her… have her… just like he'd been imagining all night that he could… but he didn't… he began to move away slowly…

Buffy felt her skin get hot… Her body yearned to be touched by him, her heart ached in desire, and her resolve to have no man in her life was faltering… He paused inches away from her face and she could have sworn her heart stopped.

Angel paused to gaze at her sea green eyes just once more before leaving when that same profound longing of earlier filled her stare… That longing, reached the very last depths of his feeble control and he didn't pause to think anymore… he gave in… he closed the space between them bringing her towards him and kissed her fervently…

The kiss was full of might… of restrained passion that urged to be freed… he wrapped his hands around her waist to bring her closer… she swathed her hands to his neck entwining her small fingers in his hair and he growled delighted… she whimpered at the contact of his body against her making her aware of his need and he took advantage of that by slipping his tongue in to explore and taste every inch of her, their tongues dueled for control… the growl that'd escaped his throat had stirred in Buffy a searing fire in that sensitive part of her body that throbbed in want for him…

She gasped as her mind swirled with incoherent thoughts, as his delighted itself at the feel of her…