I'm back with more of our favorite couple. Some smoochies ahead.

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"Hello lover!"

"Why have the exs decided to come after me? First the envious bitch, now you! What do you want Spike?"

Buffy rolled her eyes and said with sarcasm in her voice.

"I saw you and your new boytoy leaving the back room. What was that? Giving him a happy? Giving him in less than a month what you didn't give me over four years?"

Buffy slapped Spike's face as hard as she could. The sound got the attention of some people around, including one of Angel's crew, who promptly left to warn the boss.

"You bastard! How dare you?"

Spike was massaging his face and grabbed Buffy's arms when she tried to hit him again.

"I dare! YOU ARE MINE! You… you belong with me. I won't lose you. If you weren't with me… you won't be with anyone else."

"I'm not a thing Spike… and get off me!"

Buffy tried to kick Spike in the groins, but this time he was ready for her attack. He held her arms too strongly, hurting her.

"Spike, you're hurting me! Get off me."

"Isn't this what you like, bitch! Maybe I should have got rough with you?"

Buffy's voice was nothing but frightened. For the first time, she saw the crazed look of Spike's eyes. He lost his mind. She shook her arm trying to release herself, but without success. Suddenly, his voice was heard.

"I believe the lady said you should get off her."

"Angel."

Spike turned around and in his need to confront the man he thought was trying to steal his woman he released Buffy, who came running behind Angel. He didn't have time to say much because Angel's fist connected with his face. Angel turned around to embrace Buffy.

"You ok?"

Angel kissed Buffy forehead and she shook her head yes. He looked at her arm to see the bruise the blonde man caused her. Then, he looked at the man on the floor.

"I'm taking this case to the policy and its better if you stay away from my girlfriend. Expect the visit of an officer"

Angel turned around and took Buffy with him.

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The party was over shortly after the incident with Spike and only a few people saw what happened because the fight occurred far from the main crowd. Angel didn't leave Buffy's side even when he was instructing his team on the disassembling of the buffet and everything related to the wedding party. Then, he drove Buffy to his house.

"I'm driving you to my home if that is ok. I just don't want you alone."

"Yeah. It is."

"I promise to behave myself."

He gave a lopsided smile and Buffy smiled back, but it didn't reach her eyes. She was worried about Spike.

"What Darla wanted?"

"How did you…?"

"Saw her going to the bathroom just as you were there. I figured you could take care of yourself."

"Yeah. She came to tell me we would not last long; that I am a little girl while she was a real woman you would not get bored with… such things. I told her it was for you to know and me to find out. She didn't like we spent some quality time in the back room. It seemed our exs were keeping a close watch over us."

Angel gave Buffy's hand a squeeze.

"You know it isn't true, don't you? This thing between us, I know it is new, but I just feel like you were what I was looking for. I won't get bored with you… ever."

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Angel helped Buffy to sit in the couch fully aware she was still shaken with her ex behavior.

"Do you want to drink something?"

"No. I just need you to hold me for a while"

And she broke down. She cried against his neck while Angel held her.

"Angel. I'm… I'm scared. Spike isn't in his right mind. What he said today? He threatened… I don't really know if you or I, but he did. He said I'd not be with anyone."

"Don't worry. Tomorrow we are going to the police. I talked seriously about it."

"But… I don't want a scandal. Sean and Mary…"

"No buts, Buffy. I think Sean will agree with me. You are not safe with Spike around. You will sleep here and we will go to your home in the morning so we'd talk with Sean, but going to the police is not something I will give up."

He kissed Buffy's forehead.

"How about I prepare something for us to eat while you take a shower?"

"That would be nice."

"Come on."

Angel took Buffy to his bedroom and got some clothes from the armoire.

"The bathroom is in that door. There is a bathtub there if you want to stay for a little while. I can bring the food here so we eat."

"Thanks. What I'd do without you?"

He kissed her lips softly.

"You would be just fine. You have people who love you and would not allow anything to happen to you. Well… maybe you wouldn't have much smoochies with me."

Buffy showed her tongue to him.

"Full of yourself?"

"What? It is true! You would be missing something really great… without me… this body… "

Angel showed his body to her with his hand and left smiling and leaving a laughing Buffy behind. He had done it. He made her forget the night events for a while.

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Buffy and Angel sat on the bed eating. She was wearing only one of Angel's big t-shirts, while he was using a full pajama.

"Hey. How about we go to the movies tomorrow night? I can't take you during the weekends in the next… I don't know… according to Fred I'm booked for the next two months. "

"That is ok! I'd love too."

He leaned over the small table in the bed to kiss Buffy. She was relaxed after the bath and yarned.

"I think I'm sleepy"

"It was a very long night."

"Yeah. It was, but it did have some good things."

"Yeah. What?"

"Back room."

He smiled.

"Buffy… behave!"

"I'm trying."

"Try harder"

She smiled back. After a while, both were laying on the bed. Buffy safely tucked under Angel's arms.

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AN: I so love to see Buffy and Angel as a normal couple. Lovely.