Wood Shed
Part Four
Angel took the walk a little slower today, the less time he spent around her, the less temptation he had to resist. He opened the door to Gloria's store and got the usual greeting.
"Morning there Angel." Gloria sang out to him almost knowing he would be there if she had her eyes closed.
"Morning Gloria, how are you today." He asked politely, as he got the thing she needed.
"I am great, thank you for asking." She answered cheerfully.
He smiled back.
Angel grabbed what he needed and went to the register. Gloria smiled up at him, she ran up the items slowly, purposely making him stay longer. She picked up the shampoo and Conditioner and looked at him suspiciously, smiling.
"Women's Shampoo and Conditioner ha?" She asked coyly. Angel avoided having to answer.
"Since when are you a woman?" She asked, she was going to make him spill.
"There not for me." He said cryptically.
"Really and here was I thinking that 'tall dark and handsome' thing was just an act." She smiled up at him, he wasn't going to get out of this. She was going to make him spill.
He looked down at her dead panned.
"No Kidding. Hey Melanie get out here, our pretty boy here has himself a woman staying with him." She yelled into the back of the store.
Angel tried to protest he didn't want this to turn into a big deal.
"What?" Came a truly surprised voice from the back of the store.
"Our Angels gone and snagged himself girlfriend." Gloria repeated, embellishing the story.
Melanie came out and looked suspiciously at him.
"I don't, she not my girlfriend, she's an old girlfriend-friend." Oops, he tried to quickly correct his mistake but it was too late. The onslaughts of questions were inevitable.
"Way to go man." Melanie said as she playfully punched his arm, the way a mate would.
"Were just friends, okay." He said trying to convince them. All he really wanted to do was get out of there. They were both standing there grinning.
"Friends ha?" Melanie asked suspiciously, as she held up some cream.
Angel looked at it bewildered.
"That's not mine." He said truthfully.
"Very convincing." Gloria smiled back at him.
"I'm serious I didn't pick that up." He said sincerely, he hadn't.
"Well you got it now buddy." Gloria said as she ran it up on the register.
"No I don't want it." He said trying to stop her.
"Sorry, already charged it." She said smiling smugly.
"You did that on purpose." He said defeated.
"I did not." She tried to look hurt at that remark, and was failing miserably.
He just looked annoyed at them, but couldn't help but smile. He put everything, -including the cream- in the bag and headed for the door. He ignored all their questions.
"What she like? What does she look like? How old is she?" They chorused to his back.
"Bye." He yelled as he exited the store, that had not gone as smoothly as he would have liked.
He could help but smile as he walked back home.
"I love his house." Buffy said as she ended her tour back in his bedroom.
He had been gone a while which was good because she wasn't exactly a Road Runner on her feet right now. So she had managed to see everything. She decided to go and have a shower, he should be back soon.
He closed the front door behind him. He could hear the shower running upstairs. He put everything away in the kitchen and started up the stairs to the bathroom.
"She is going to want these." He said looking fearfully at the Shampoo and Conditioner he was carrying.
He walked cautiously to the bathroom door. He softly knocked hoping she wouldn't hear him, then he wouldn't have to go in. She heard him.
"Come in." she called over the running water so that he could hear.
Before she could close her mouth, no you don't want him in here with you. You're naked and he is in the same room, this can only lead to one thing. Oh God, get a hold of yourself, she chanted in her brain, trying to get other thoughts of soap and Angel out of her head.
Just relax, Angel told himself, you won't see anything, this is easy, all you have to do is hand her the bottles and then walk straight out again. I can't do this, no you can't she's naked in there. Angel get a hold of yourself.
"I got you your stuff." He said as he stared off in the opposite direction with his back to the shower, which didn't exactly help because he was facing the mirror, thankfully it was fogged up. Buffy stood there in the shower nervous by the sound of his voice and she could feel his body near.
"Thankyou." She said uneasy. She stuck her hand out to grab them and Angel was offering them out with out looking, they just hoped they would find each others hands with out having to look at each other. She finally touched his hand and he gave her the bottles and quickly escaped the room. Buffy smiled slightly to her self. She had made him uneasy too, good because he did that to me last night. Okay, with out the nudity, but he was semi nude. Oh shut up brain, she said to quiet the thoughts as she washed her hair.
Angel sat on the end of his bed. That was close, no that was too close.
Angel turned and made his bed. This was going to be a long day.
When she finally came out of the bathroom, Angel was down in the kitchen.
"Can I help?" She asked as she lent against the doorframe. She was wearing her red sundress.
"Yeah sure, if you want to." He said turning to face her. His face fell as he saw what she was wearing. It was the red sundress she had worn on their day, the day they had been together, the day they lost everything. He quickly turned back.
"What can I do?" She said as she came further into the large kitchen.
Angel tried to shake off the horrible feeling and the memories that the dress was stirring.
"Well what do you want to do?" He asked.---'I'd like to throw you on the kitchen table tear off all your clothes, have crazy animal sex, then lick ice cream off your entire body.' ---
"What ever you want me to do." She said in a sexy voice, grinning the entire time from her fantasy first answer.
"Well you could."
"How do you think it's going?" Willow asked worriedly.
"Fine, don't worry about it. I bet that right now they're slaves to passion, and can't keep their hands off each other." Cordelia confidently cheered up a worried Willow.
They sat there thinking about it.
"I mean they couldn't before we knew about his curse." Cordelia tried to convince her self.
"Yeah, but what about when they did know-" Willow brought in some more factors.
"They'd barely even kiss." Cordelia finished off for her.
There was silence as they let the truth sink in, they continued to slowly browse through the store.
"What are we going to do, they aren't even going to touch each other. I mean you know how stubborn they are, and they both have very strong willpower." Willow asked frantically, their brilliant plan was not working as well as they had hoped.
"I don't know Willow." Cordelia said defeated.
"That was great." Buffy said as she put her stuff in the sink, they had eaten in the kitchen. It was late into the afternoon now and they had talked for a long time.
"Well you made it." Angel said he stood and deposited his plate also.
"You did, I just helped, or made a mess. Which ever way you want to put it." She said smiling.
He chuckled at her joke, she had pretty much made a mess, but she did help. They both went out to sit in the living area.
"So did you have a good snoop around." Angel smiled knowingly.
Buffy looked guiltily shocked.
"How di-" She shut up knowing she should have known that he would know.
"Yes thank you." She said trying not to look to embarrassed.
"Well do you approve?" He asked of her approval.
"It's a beautiful house, I am sure that there are very few who would not approve." She said honestly.
"Yes but your approval is really bestowed, and so more worth the earning." He said smiling.
She smiled back at his compliment.
"It feels so much like home, I haven't felt that in a while, home is more empty than home. I keep forgetting I don't actually live here." She said hoping he wouldn't understand what she really meant.
"Can I put some music on?" She asked looking towards his entertainment unit.
"Sure, the stereo is in there." Angel pointed to the cupboard underneath the television.
Buffy rifled through her bag and pulled out Willow's CD, well she may as well milk it for all it's worth while she had it. She walked over and placed Sarah McLachlan and Jewels 'Song for a winter's Night' on repeat. As she was fiddling with the stereo she saw what he had. His music collection consisted of, -other than Mozart and Beethoven,-Matchbox Twenty, VAST, Sarah McLachlan, he didn't have many. She smiled at the fact that they liked the same music.
She pressed play and turned to look at him.
The lamp is burning low upon my tabletop
The snow, the snow is softly falling
The air, the air is still in the silence of my room
I hear, I hear your voice softly calling
"Willow likes this song." He recognized it.
"Yeah." She said making eye contact, beckoning him with her eyes.
If I could only have you near,
to breath, to breath a sigh or two.
I would, I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
on this winters night with you
He silently stood and walked towards her, he knew what she wanted. He gently took her hand in his and slid his other around her waist. She placed her other hand on his shoulder and they slowly swayed to the music.
The smoke, the smoke is rising in the shadows overhead
My glass, my glass is almost empty
I read again between the lines upon each page
the words, the words of love you send me
If I could know within my heart
that you, that you would love me too
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
on this winters night with you
They swayed slowly, enjoying the feel of being close to each other and not being scared of what could happen.
It was dark outside now and it began to rain softly.
The fire is dying my lamp is growing dim
The shades, the shades of night are lifting
The morning light steels across my windowpane
Where webs, where webs of snow are drifting
"Well why don't we call them and find out what's going on?" Willow said as she sat on the couch with Cordelia.
"Yeah, that's a good idea." Cordelia said as she stood and walked to the phone.
The music played softly in the background.
If I could only have you near
to breath, to breath a sigh or two
I would, be happy just to hold the hands I love
On this winters night with you
And to be once again with you
Buffy looked up into his eyes, seeing still so much love behind them, he was still everything in the world to her. She loved him, so much she couldn't stop, she hadn't even when he had left, she couldn't help it, she needed him.
His arm around her waist tightened and he pulled her closer to him. Her hand moved up to his neck and she threaded her fingers in his hair, moved closer still, his lips were so close now. She closed her eyes letting her heart lead. Their bodies were pressed against each other. They moved closer, their lips almost touching, this was it, they were going to kiss, she had wanted to do this the minute she had seen him. It had been so long since they had kissed, they both wanted it so badly. Their lips moved closer still.
Just as their lips ever so softly brushed each others..
'Ring ring' the phone rang.
They broke apart instantly, almost like the other would burn. They weren't thankful for the interruption, though neither let that show, they merely avoided eye contact. Buffy walked over and stopped the music, and Angel picked up the phone.
"Hello?" He asked keeping his back to Buffy.
"Angel Hi?" Cordelias suspicious voice came from the other end.
"Cordy Hi, how are you." Angel tried to make casual conversation.
"Good. How are you?" She emphasized a bit much.
"Good." Angel replied.
"How's Buffy?" She pried.
"Oh she's much better, her leg has healed well she could probably go home tomorrow." He said not realizing how that would sound to her.
She stared at his back, hurt by that remark. He didn't want her here, he wanted her to leave, and as soon as possible by the sounds of things. She packed the CD away in her bag and sat down. She was upset, but she didn't want him to know. She stood and went to the bathroom.
He spoke with Cordelia for a while longer she wasn't listening. All she could think about was how they had almost kissed. Just the light touch of his lips had made her skin tingle and melted her into a puddle of goo.
She hated the affect his touch still had over her. Okay, she loved it but, argh!!!
From inside the bathroom she faintly heard him say goodbye and hang up the phone, he slowly turned to see her come out of the bathroom in his pajama shirt. He went to say something, but she got in before him.
"Look I'm nackered and I need an early night, so I can get up early tomorrow get out of your hair. My leg doesn't hurt anymore and I have clearly overstayed my welcome. Could you turn off the lights when you go up please, Thanks." She said avoiding looking at him, she knew she was being harsh but she was confused and hurt and her heart was pounding. She put her stuff in her bag and got into the bed before he could protest.
He stood a little shocked for a second and then did as she asked and headed upstairs to bed.
Part Five
The rain was coming down harder now, it wasn't making the memory thing any easier. Every now and again there was a bright flash of lightening followed closely by a loud crack of thunder.
Angel was now dressed and in bed. He lay there still and stared at the ceiling doing multiplication. Anything too stop him thinking of Buffy or another rainy night like this one. Or the fact that they had almost kissed, kissed, they had almost kissed. No Multiplication.
Buffy lay there for a while listening to the wonderful sound of the rain on the roof, she wished she knew what he was thinking right now, he was just staring up at the ceiling, he looked like he was asleep, but not very relaxed. She regretted what she had said to him earlier, now he thought she didn't want to be there, which was the complete opposite, she wished she could stay here with him forever.
She lay there thinking about her 17th Birthday, she couldn't help it. She remembered it like it was yesterday, she remembered how he held her in his arms while she cried, and then he told her he loved her. She'll never forget that.
"I, I love you. Try not too but I can't stop."
She had felt so safe their in his arms, then they kissed, and then they had made a night to remember, a night that would change their lives and everyone else's around them forever. She never wanted anything like that to happen, she just needed him so much, and she loved him more than anything.
Everything in her life had moved so fast she didn't want to miss out on true love, she had already missed out on so much already.
She remembered what it felt like, his body underneath her, above her, surrounding her completely, so close, something they could never have again. His hands touching her, he was so gentle, and she could still remember what it was like to touch him, to feel his skin against hers, to be able to lose herself in him completely. She had never felt anything remotely close to that with anyone else, not even Riley he was more of a 'wham bam thank you mam' type of guy. She would rollover, left feeling rather unsatisfied.
She thought of Angel all the time when she had been with Riley, sometimes she would pretend it was Angel instead of Riley, that way her heart hurt less. But the mere thought that she had destroyed the one thing she loved more than anything in the world, killed her. They'd never had a chance to be together.
But now they did and she was not going to let it slip away.
Lightening flashed in the sky and thunder soon followed. Buffy threw back the covers of her make-do bed and stood up. She smiled at the thought of what she was going to do, not that she knew what she was going to do, or say for that matter, but she knew it would come to her.
She crept towards the stairs and stopped, she hesitated for a moment.
"What if he doesn't love me?"
"What if he doesn't want me?"
She was worried now and she wasn't sure she was doing the right thing by 'seizing the moment.' That last time she had 'seized the moment' it hadn't turned out the way she'd imagined.
"No, this is it, your last chance at true happiness. Don't let it pass by you, because of your stubbornness Buffy." She could hear Willow yelling at her now.
She took the first step silently and continued up, every step felt like a small weight was being lifted and the closer she got to him, the faster her heart healed. She was at the landing now, rain poured down harder and thunder cracked, though she managed not to jump. She could feel his body close, it was the most amazing feeling.
She took a deep steadying breath and walked to his door. She slowly crept in, he was on the side closest to her. The storm could be seen through the glass doors. The moonlight painted the rain over the bed and him. She walked closer to him now, she still hadn't thought of anything to say. There was too much to say.
He felt her near and rolled on to his back and sat up, looking her straight in the eye. She continued to slowly walk over to him, she came up next to him beside the bed. He tilted his head up so that he could keep eye contact, they were right next to each other now.
She lowered her head down to his, she could feel his warm breath on her face, as they closed their eyes.
They ever so gently kissed, it wasn't just a kiss it was a promise of their life to come from this moment on. Buffy moved closer and deepened the kiss. His lips had never tasted this good, his kisses had never been with such fervor. Angel snaked his arms around her waist and Buffy's hands caressed his face, memorizing every curve. Angel pulled her closer and she threaded her fingers in his hair. Their kissing was more passionate now, neither able to get enough of the other.
Buffy lifted her left leg and sat on the bed, to then wrap her legs around Angel's waist, without breaking contact with his lips the entire time. His arms still around her, Angel pulled Buffy closer to him and caressed her back. They kissed, tongues dueling, taking every physical pleasure from this as possible. She tightened her grip around his waist still needing to be closer.
He moved his hands to the buttons on her shirt, and slowly undid each one.
They broke apart gasping, both breathing heavily. He slid the pajama shirt down and off her shoulders. It had been such along time since they had been together, the longing gaze Angel ran over her body made her shudder.
Angel moved close and kissed her again, his hands caressing her bare back made her skin tingle, she wrapped her arms around his neck and threaded her fingers in his hair. He pulled her closer to his chest. Holding her in place against him, with one hand on her lower back and the other supporting their combined weight, he gently lowered her down onto the pillow rolling them over so they were lying down and he was on top of her.
She breathed out slowly when he placed her down, she was calmer now and more sure of her body. Angel lowered his head and placed his lips on her skin, kissing her neck just underneath her jaw and next to her ear, she arched her head back to give him better access. She smiled at the sensations he was invoking, he kissed all the way down her neck to her collarbone, kissing along it to the small dip in the middle.
They both savored; every moment, every feeling, every touch, it was incredible.
Angel lightly placed his tongue into that spot just between her collarbones. Buffy moaned in response, she could feel his breath against her chest, she ran her hands up and down his flawless back. She started from his waist and worked her way up slowly. She brought her hands in front of him and wrapped them around his neck threading her fingers through his hair holding his head in position. She brought his face up to hers and kissed him passionately.
She pulled him down closer onto her body, he obliged and continued to kiss her neck, and nibble at her ear. She kissed his shoulder, and then she slowly kissed the soft smooth skin of his neck and up to his ear, just like in her fantasy. They were taking it slow, enjoying the feeling of skin on skin and the feeling of being touched by the other again. She moved her hands down his back to his butt. She pushed his pajama pants down as far as she could and used her legs to do the rest. He took off hers as well.
With her face still close to his ear, she whispered into it something she had wanted to say for so long.
"I love you." She whispered loud enough for him to hear over the storm outside.
She was anxious as to what his reply would be.
He lifted his head up to look her in the eye, he looked a little shocked at what he had just heard.
She looked him in the eye back.
"Always." She added, he had to know that.
"Forever." Was his reply. They lay there together for a few seconds, hearts healed with the knowledge that they, still, after everything they had been through, loved each other. They could have stayed locked in that embrace forever but the ever pressing knowledge of them being naked together was just a little too much for either to bear.
Their lips met again, hard and full of longing and love, they needed each other now more than ever. They gave into passion, something that they were once forbidden to ever do again. Hands were everywhere, as the storm rolled on outside, mouths kissed flesh and finally souls became one..
Hours later, the two lay locked in a lovers embrace, both exhausted.
Buffy rested her head on Angel's chest, with her upper body lying on Angel and her leg tangled with his. Angel had his arm wrapped possessively around her, softly stroking the small of her back with his fingers. Neither spoke they simply enjoyed the storm outside, and being in the others arms, just being as close as possible.
Buffy absent-mindedly drew soft love hearts on Angel's chest, as she listened to his heartbeat, it was a wonderful lullaby. Angel could feel Buffy's body against his and her soft hair on his chest. She hugged him closer to her, pressing her body harder against his, just too make sure that it was all real, and that she wasn't going to wake up alone discovering it was all a dream.
She kissed his chest softly and lifted her head to look in his eyes. He smiled down at her, and she did in return. They were both genuinely happy. She softly kissed him and then lay her head back down. He stroked her hair from her face softly, she sighed from the feeling. He traced around her ear with his finger, and then threaded his fingers through her hair, she moaned with pleasure. His fingers playing with her hair was the nicest feeling. She started placing kisses allover his chest, while she rubbed her leg up and down between his.
She kissed the side of his stomach slowly working her way down, she reached his belly button. She kissed over it putting her tongue in it. She giggled against his chest, she couldn't believe what she was doing. She looked up at him smiling.
Suddenly he rolled them over, so he was now hovering above her, grinning.
She began to stretch. She wriggled and sensuously moved her body beneath him, reawakening her muscles. He watched her body as she did this, it was an incredible sight to see her body move like that. She slowly opened her eyes to look at him smiling.
"You're so beautiful Buffy." He said looking deep in her eyes. "Of all the things that I have seen in my life, nothing will ever compare to you, you're the most incredible person I have ever met." He sincerely confessed to her.
She blushed slightly and looked a little embarrassed by such a compliment. Her eyes welled up with tears.
"What's the matter, did I do something wrong?" Angel looked worried as she began to cry.
She shook her head.
"No. No one as ever said anything like that to me before. It means a lot coming from you." She said trying to get him to understand what she meant. "I just love you so much." She said half-crying and laughing.
"I know the feeling." He said as he leaned down to passionately kiss her.
They lost themselves to passion and touch.
Angel woke to a strange rumbling sound beneath the covers. Buffy giggled slightly as she too woke up to the noise. Angel looked down at her questioningly.
"It wasn't me." Angel said defensively.
"Well it wasn't me." Buffy defended.
"Come to think of it, I am a little hungry." Angel said suggestively as he climbed on top of her.
"Breakfast it is then." Buffy said mistaking that look in his eyes for mere hunger. "Be quick." She pouted as she ordered him.
He smiled at her and began getting out of bed. She shifted herself so she was on her side propped up on her elbow with her head in her hand. She watched him get up, completely taking advantage of the view.
She had a sexy grin plastered across her face, he had his back to her as he stood up and stretched out. He was still butt naked. She shook her head in awe of his unbelievable body.
"Man you have the nicest butt I have ever seen." She said smiling.
He turned around to face her, looking a little teasingly.
"Oh really?" He sarcastically replied as he walked back to her.
"Well I've always thought so." She teasingly replied.
She held the covers against her chest as she sat up to meet his lips, he bent down to her just for a sweet kiss.
The covers were soon dropped and her hand was around his neck, as the kiss continued to grow more passionate. Angel leaned down closer to her to deepen the kiss, and wrapped his arm around her bare waist. She pulled him back down onto the bed so she was now on top of him. They continued to intensify their kissing as they once again lost themselves in each other.
-So much for breakfast, it was too early anyway. Besides they were hungry for each other, not for food. -
Buffy lay in Angel's arms, her body completely drained and renewed. She had a content smile on her face. She could barely move.
"God I missed you so much!" Buffy said as she hugged him tighter to her.
"I know" Angel said as he kissed her hair.
"I always dreamed I could be with you, even for a moment, or a day, anything. Anything to know that you still loved me, like I love you." She propped herself up against him to so she was facing, carrying on in her dreamy babble. "And now we're together, and everything is perfect." Buffy eyes got that glazed over look, like she was planning something.
"But what??" Buffy asked as her eyes widen.
"It's only the beginning." He finished his thought for her.
They smiled at each other. She gave him a sweet long kiss and settled back down in his arms, and rested her head back on his chest. They lay intimately close with body parts tangled as they both slowly drifted off to sleep.
Buffy slowly opened her eyes to a dark room, she could feel a warm body beneath her. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness she saw that her and Angel were still in each other's arms and they had slept through the entire day.
She couldn't get rid of the grin off her face, she wasn't surprised.
She slightly shifted so she could see Angel sleep. She didn't move too much to wake him though.
He had a slight smile on his face, he looked so peaceful and happy. He was so cute when he slept, she watched his chest rise and fall as he breathed.
She still couldn't believe it that Angel was human, and had been for some time. She could watch him like that forever.
She felt different, like she was normal, happy, and in the right place. She felt like she was home. She hadn't ever felt like that.
Angel instinctively tightened his hold on her so she lay back down resting on his chest. She didn't go back to sleep though, she lay there listening to his heart beat. She reveled in the feeling of being held by him again. She had missed it so much. She tried to stay awake and hold onto the moment for as along as she could, but she eventually surcomed to sleep...
There was a nice feeling on her scalp as she slowly woke up again. Angel was stroking her hair and running his fingers over her scalp, it was a wonderful sensation. She moaned as she woke up properly.
"Morning Sleepy-Head." Angel smiled down at her as she looked up at him.
"mmmmm." She mumbled back as she moved so that she was facing him.
"You sleep well?" he asked as he shifted to make them both more comfortable.
"Like never before." She grinned back.
"Good." He held her close.
They tenderly kissed for a while, as Angel stroked the sides of Buffy's body with his hands. She moaned into his mouth, from the sensations his hands were creating throughout her entire body. They broke away from each other Buffy breathing hard.
"Your hands -" She said breathlessly. Angel rolled her over onto her back and hovered above her smiling.
"Did you like that?" He asked, already knowing the answer.
She pulled him down to capture his lips in a fiery kiss. She arched her back into him to deepen the kiss and allow his hands more surface area. They kissed passionately until the need for oxygen became to great.
"I'll take that as a yes." Angel said grinning down at her.
"Mmm hmmm." She smiled up at him.
"Come on get up." Angel said as he moved off of her.
"What? No wait." Buffy looked puzzled as to where he was going.
"Come on, it'll be worth it I promise." He teasingly lured her out of bed.
"Oh well in that case." She eagerly stood up and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him, she threaded her fingers through his hair pulling his head down closer to deepen the kiss. Angel responded eagerly and wrapped his arms around her, he lifted her slightly and slowly began to walk them backward towards the door. They continued kissing as Angel lead them into the bathroom.
Once they made it, Angel used one hand to turn on the hot water in shower, then the cold. Buffy giggled when she heard the water running. She turned and slowly stepped in, Angel followed.
Buffy picked up the shampoo and poured some out into his hand and turned around. Angel rubbed it into her hair lathering it up and then softly rubbing her scalp with his fingertips. She stood there under the hot water letting Angel continue with his fingertips. Conditioner next and she was done. She turned smiling at him, it soon turned to a cheeky grin as she shampooed and conditioned his hair. He looked at her suspiciously while she did it.
She burst out laughing at what she had done to his hair. He looked puzzled at her.
"You look so cute." She said trying to stop laughing.
Angel opened the shower door and looked in the misty mirror to see what she had done. He brandished two menacing devil horns for hair. He couldn't help but smile when he looked back at her grinning face. He attempted to look annoyed at her but failed miserably.
"Okay, wash it out." She said giggling.
Angel stood underneath the water and washed his hair. Buffy stood there enjoying the view, she slowly looked him up and down, he had the most incredible body she had ever seen or could ever dream of. He had strong broad shoulders, and a flawless chest, void of a single hair, his stomach was tight and there was no horrible hairy snail trail. His back was smooth and muscular and his tattoo would move when his muscles would ripple.
She was so busy drooling over his body that she didn't notice him staring down at her until he said her name.
"Buffy." He asked curiously trying to get her attention.
She looked up to see him standing there with her soapy sponge.
They swapped positions and Angel began washing her. He gently cleaned her back and chest as he began kissing her neck, she moved to allow him better access. Soon the sponge was dropped and was replaced by hands. As Angel's kissing proceeded up to her ear she turned around to face him.
Their lips met again full of passion, mischief and water, Buffy's body was slippery against Angels from the soap, she wrapped her arms around his neck and their kissing intensified. Angel slammed Buffy up against the tiled wall and was rewarded with a loud 'smack' as her wet back slapped against the tiles.
"Ahhhh-----Oooohhh." The sudden jolt caused her to gasp, but it was a nice feeling.
"Are you okay?" Angel asked concerned, he did not mean to push her that hard.
She grabbed him and started kissing him again. -She was fine-...
Two pruney bodies stepped out of the shower smiling, they had only gotten out because the hot water had run out. Buffy grabbed the towel off the rack and began drying herself off as she looked for another one, there wasn't one.
She turned to Angel looking a little sheepish, he had just turned off the water and was looking for a towel.
"There's only one." She said motioning to the towel in her hand.
"Oh, . Well I guess we'll just have to share then." He said with a sexy smile on his face that made her melt as he wrapped her and himself in it.
They started to walk out of the bathroom with great difficulty. So Buffy stood on his feet and wrapped her arms around his waist tight while he did the walking forward. It was like learning how to dance, but wet and naked and without the music or the dancing.
They flopped down onto the bed, Buffy underneath and Angel fell on top. Buffy let out a grunt as his weight landed on her, it was great and she smiled up at him.
"I'm spent, I don't think I could move a muscle, even if I tried." Buffy said exasperated.
Angel grinned down at her, with the knowledge that he had worn her out.
Then a thought came to him, where she wouldn't have to move.
Angels grin turned to a mischievous one with a cheeky look in his eye as he slowly began kissing down the length of her body, in response she arched into him. Her skin was soft and beautifully smooth and it smelt like Strawberries. He kissed down her chest, his lips and tongue creating sensations she never knew existed, that caused her to moan in pleasure. He slowly made his way down to her stomach and to her bellybutton, where he placed his lips over it and his tongue inside, just as she had to him. He let his bottom lip drag up her skin a little, causing her to squeal and tighten her grip on the bed sheets. He moved lower and lightly ran his teeth on the top of her hipbone that was sticking out. She gasped at the feeling he was invoking, he ran his tongue from there across to the other side. Then slowly he began kissing his way down lower. She squealed again in anticipation.
Then suddenly there was a noise from downstairs. Angels head shot up and locked eyes with Buffy's shocked ones.
"What was that?" Angel asked looking around.
"I don't-- don't stop!" Buffy said breathlessly as she desperately held on.
Just as Angel went back to finish what he'd started there was another noise.
"Ok I heard that." Buffy said as she sat up and Angel stood to try and see where the noise was coming from.
There was another but neither of them knew what it was or where it was coming from. Buffy was beginning to get scared.
"What is it?" Buffy whispered, trying not to let his unbelievable body, and the feeling he had left lingering, distract her from the topic at hand. Angel shook his head. He didn't know either.
"Angel?" Cordelia yelled at the closed front door. She searched around for his spare keys in her purse.
Part Six
"Angel?" Cordelia yelled at the closed front door. She searched around for his spare keys in her purse.
Angel suddenly grabbed Buffy and the towel and the two naked bodies ran into the bathroom, Buffy giggling.
Angel locked the door and turned to face Buffy, she had her hand over her mouth to stop her from laughing and her eyes were sparkling with mischief.
Suddenly her grin faded and her face became more serious.
"Oh no, what are we going to do?" A serious Buffy asked as she wrapped herself in the towel.
"I don't know." Angel was wondering why he had ran, why not just tell them. "Why don't we just tell them." Angel said as he searched for another towel.
"No you don't understand, this was a set up. Us, this, us being together, they set it up." Buffy whispered trying to get him to understand.
"What?" Angel asked confused as to what she was going on about, but was catching on. She tried to explain what she meant by set up.
She found her keys and opened the door. She tiptoed into the silent house.
There was no sign of anyone, no noises, nothing.
"Angel?" Cordelia out as Willow followed her inside
"Buffy?" Willow called out as she followed Cordelia in through the front door.
"Anybody home." Cordelia said as she dumped her bag on the couch.
"Ok so I'll pretend like I just got out of the shower and I'll tell them that you went to the shops." Buffy explained her plan.
Angel nodded.
"Then I'll lead them into the kitchen while you get dressed and sneak out and then come back in. Ok?" Buffy said as she turned on the shower.
"Wait, I don't have anything to show for my trip." Angel argued.
"Well just say that, they didn't have what you wanted." Buffy stepped under the water to rewet her hair and body.
"Alright. Wait I think I hear them coming." Angel said as he stepped closer to the door to hear.
Cordelia and Willow headed upstairs to see if anyone was up there. They walked into his bedroom. His pajama top was across the room and the pants where at the bottom of the bed on the floor.
"Well he's up, but I don't see any of Buffy's clothes lying around anywhere?" Cordelia said as she scoped out the room rather disappointed.
"I can hear the shower running." Willow said as she headed toward the bathroom.
"Angel? Are you in there?" Willow yelled through the door.
"It's me Will, I'll be out in a second." Buffy yelled through the door all the while grinning at Angel.
"Buffys in the shower not Angel." Willow said as she turned to look confused at Cordelia.
"Then where the hell is Angel." Cordelia said annoyed.
Their perfect plan was not working and Cordelia never failed at anything, she sure as hell wasn't about to start.
Buffy wrapped the towel around her now wet body and opened the door, to look directly at Willow and Cordelia standing behind it. Angel was well hidden behind the door. Good thing too, because he still had no clothes on and Buffy had the towel.
"Hi guys, what are you doing here?" Buffy asked as she casually walked through them steering them all down the stairs.
"We were worried we hadn't heard anything from you two for a while now and we thought that maybe you might have had an accident." Willow said as she followed behind Buffy down the stairs.
"Oh no I'm fine, say do you guys want to go start some coffee and I'll meet you in the kitchen after I get dressed." Buffy said as she grabbed her bag and headed towards the bathroom on the lower floor.
Cordelia and Willow nodded and walked in the direction of the kitchen. A relieved Buffy ran into the bathroom to quickly get dressed.
Angel had heard everything they had said and quietly crept out of the door and ran to his closet to find some clothes. He had done his teeth and fixed his hair while he had been waiting in the bathroom, though he hadn't had the chance to shave yet so he had a nice 2-day stubble.
As he was jumping around getting into his jeans he saw that his phone was off the hook and lying on the floor. He smiled despite himself, he and Buffy must have knocked it off and that's why Willow and Cordelia couldn't get hold of them. He also found Buffy's underwear just hidden underneath a fallen pillow. Good thing too, if Cordelia and Willow had found them then there would be no hiding.
Buffy fixed her hair, put her toothbrush back and ran to the kitchen bursting through the swing door. Willow and Cordelia looked up at her strangely, and just brushed off her weird behavior. She smiled back at them.
"So where's Angel?" Willow asked as she poured Buffy a cup of coffee.
Buffy looked up sharply at her direct question, she was so nervous.
"Oh he's gone to the shops, he should be back at any moment." Buffy said calmly, she had to keep her cool.
"Ah so. Did you? Did he? Did you two? You know." Willow asked with suggestive eyebrow movement, she couldn't quite say what she wanted to say.
"What?" Buffy acted coy and looked at her blankly.
"Never-mind." Willow said defeated.
Angel had crept down stairs and was just re-entering the house by now. He had a huge cheeky grin plastered across his face. He closed the door making sure they could hear that he was home, and walked to the kitchen.
"That must be him now." Buffy said when she heard the door slam. She just hoped that it was closing and not opening.
And then he walked through the door, they all turned when he entered except for Buffy if she had she would have burst out laughing.
"You're back." Willow said.
"Good Morning Everyone." Angel stated.
"Morning? It's half past two in the afternoon." Cordelia said confused.
Buffy looked worriedly at Cordelia.
"OH. Well I guess my walk must have been longer than I thought." Angel said making sure he didn't look at Buffy.
"What did you get?" Willow asked as he walked over and poured himself some coffee.
"They didn't have what I wanted." He was being cryptic and telling them as little as possible probably because he didn't really know what else to say.
"Oh ok, so?" Cordelia tried to fish for information but it had become very uncomfortable and the conversation had died.
"So, should we go and sit down?" Buffy suggested, trying to kill the uncomfortableness.
"Good idea." Angel said as he sculled his coffee down and quickly put his cup back in the sink.
They all headed for the lounge, Angel allowing them through the door first, Willow went through the door first followed by Cordelia, and then Buffy. They both averted their gaze from each other, trying desperately to keep a straight face, because they knew that if they looked at each other they wouldn't be able to keep their hands off each other. Just as Cordelia had gone through the door Angel could no longer take it, he suddenly grabbed Buffy by the arm pulling her into his arms for a passionate kiss. She gasped at first from the shock but was soon threading her fingers in his hair as Angel devoured every inch of her mouth with his tongue. She moaned into his mouth absolutely loving the feeling of just being taken and pushed flush up against his hard body. The kiss was rough and tasted sweetly of Coffee. The prickly stubble on his cheeks tickled and she couldn't help but smile at how sexy it was to run her hands over it.
As they broke away needing desperately to breath, they smiled at each other, it being a secret adding even more excitement. She then straightened her hair from having his finger run through, mussing it in the process.
"What are you two doing in there?" Cordelia yelled through the doors from the lounge.
"Maybe they're secretly doing it on the kitchen table?" Willow suggested jokingly.
"If only, then we could get out of the awkwardness and leave them to each other." Cordelia huffed as she got up from the recliner and snuck over to the door to eavesdrop. She gently pushed the swing door slightly to open it and saw something she probably wished she never had. Her jaw dropped and she couldn't even make an inaudible sound.
Buffy was perched on the edge of the kitchen counter minus her shirt with Angel securely locked between her legs, he was also minus his shirt, Buffy moaned into his mouth as she pulled him closer to her by the top of his pants. Angel moved his hand down her back to her butt where he lifted her upbringing her closer still. They were both breathing heavily as they hurriedly tried to undress themselves. Completely unaware of anybody else on the planet as they devoured each other in heated and passionate make out.
Cordelia let the door swing silently back, closing as she walked slowly back to the chair a little scarred.
Willow looked at her confused.
"What did you see?"
"You don't want to know ok." Cordelia said as she flopped back into the chair.
"Are you two having trouble with the door or something?" Cordelia asked purposely as she motioned Willow to get up and sit in the other recliner, she did so, looking perplexed.
There was shuffling and then finally they emerged from the kitchen, Buffy first and then Angel, they both had dead pan expressions, though their faces were slightly flushed. They walked over to the couch as if nothing was going on, and sat down on the couch together, making sure they weren't close or touching.
Buffy felt uncomfortable sitting there on the couch purposely sat far away from him, it was so hard and distracting, she could smell him, 'Body Kouros' wafting over her senses, tantalizing her and the sight of him in jeans just made her want him even more.
Willow realized that Cordelia had made them sit on the couch together on purpose.
There was silence, big stinky hovering silence, questions hung in the air like they were on strings, but no one knew which to grab, so Cordelia went for the plunge. She already knew that their plan had worked now all she had to do was get them to admit it. It was going to be easy all she had to do was get the perfect conversation and then it as easy as pie.
"So Buffy? How is your leg? What happened?" She asked and Buffy looked up surprised, with a look on her face that said 'what me first?'
Angel sat back in the couch leaning on the arm, waiting for Buffy to explain.
"Well, I got here and gave Angel back his necklace and then as I was leaving I- I must have slipped on something and fell. I banged my head and stabbed my thigh. I'm ok though, I mean it's heeled up great and there shouldn't be any scar." Buffy said smiling nervously.
"That's great, I mean about the scar, not you hurting yourself. Angel how is the working coming?" She was trying to get them t relax, she had to get them off their guard for her plan to work.
"Good." He said nodding.
Willow piped up now. Trying to get into the conversation that didn't really have any point. Oz and I love the bed Angel thank you so much it's beautiful."
"Makes a nice change to your floor huh?" Angel said teasingly.
She blushed a very deep shade of scarlet, and smiled sheepishly.
"Y- yes it does, thank you." She stammered embarrassed that Angel knew about that story.
"You're welcome Willow." Angel smiled knowingly back at her, she was still good old sweet Willow.
"So what were you guys doing in there that took so long?" Cordelia asked as he leaned back in the chair. This should be good.
"I -I wanted another cup of coffee and th -there was something-" Buff hesitantly made up.
"Stuck, in the coffee machine and so I helped her get it out." Angel finished it off for unsure as to where his own story was going.
"Stuck? Oh, well what was it?" Willow asked curious.
"A Filter." Buffy said as Angel also said. "Coffee." They winced slightly by the obviousness of their slip up.
Both sighing hoping that it would slip by unnoticed.
"Oh right ok. " She slowly nodded.
"Uh Buffy your shirt is inside out." Cordelia stated nonchalantly as she motioned to her shirt.
Buffy immediately looked down at her shirt, seeing that it was on the right way around, she realized. Cordy had done it on purpose, and she gotten her to give it away. She felt so busted, guiltily she slowly raised her head, afraid of the look on her friends faces and especially Angel's.
Casting a quick glance at Angel got her a worried look, and as her eyes came to meet Cordelia's full of shame, she was pleasantly surprised. There was no smugness or disapproval at all, she was grinning from ear to ear, with the smallest amount of proudness in her raised eyebrows.
"Why did you two hide it? Why didn't you tell us?" Willow asked a little hurt evident in her voice.
"We were unsure as to how you would react. Especially since it has been so long since the last time we saw each other, so we figured we should keep it a secret. That way no one would think that we just rushed into it, throwing away all the years apart the second we saw each other, just because we could, now." Angel explained for the first time how he felt about keeping them being together now a secret. It felt great to get out and as he turned to look at Buffy she smiled in agreement, boosting his confidence in his own words.
"We only wanted you two to be happy, that's all, we weren't going to judge you. And besides we never would have let any of this happen for no reason. And we would be the last people to say 'I told you so' and rub it in your face. We figured you were both adults now and could figure out your feelings for each other without any help from anyone else, especially your scheming friends." Cordelia tried to explain Willow and hers actions, without actually admitting to what they had done.
"Thank you, it means a lot." Buffy smiled.
Angel's fingers reached for hers and they softly entwined with her willing ones. The gesture made her feel so warm inside. She knew then that he wasn't mad at her about wanting to keep the secret and was glad all this had happened, even though it took two very good friends to get them to even touch each other. Buffy smiled warmly to herself as he stroked to back of her hand, loving the feeling of his warm hands, caressing her skin.
She finally looked back up to look Angel in the eye, he was smiling happily, and suddenly she could no longer be apart from him. She shuffled over the empty expanse that separated them and snuggled up close to him. He watched her as she performed the movement to get closer to him, and as she came to lean against him he lifted his arm up to put it around her as she leaned against his shoulder. As she sunk down into his embrace getting comfy she sighed, the most content sigh, she could've fallen asleep right then.
Willow was still grinning and could help but smile harder when Buffy moved closer to Angel. She had always rooted for the 'Buffy Angel' relationship, granted it had been hard over the years that he had been a vampire or absent but she knew true love when she saw it, and she didn't' need to read it in a book to believe it.
"So Cordy how is the College going?" Angel started a normal conversation, he doubted Buffy really felt like talking about their relationship and what was going to happen because neither one of them knew either way. He didn't want them to leave so they began talking they way they used to, the uncomfortableness gone from their voices and the discussion.
The sky had darkened and the air had cooled as the sun set in the sky. They had talked all afternoon as they had lunch and dusk was falling on them quickly.
Buffy yawned as her eyes became droopier and her eyelids threatened to shut out the world from her for a long time.
"I think we had better get going, Oz will be wondering where I am, and I don't particularly enjoy driving on these country roads in the dark." Willow said as she too yawned from seeing Buffy do it and stood up, straightening her clothes.
"Yeah we better get going, I wish we could stay longer but I think the both of you need some serious shut eye, and when I say shut eye I mean sleep I don't mean anything that requires physical exertion, k?" Cordelia sternly warned Angel as she too stood up.
Angel chuckled as he stood up with a groggy Buffy still attached to his side.
Smiling sleepily Buffy hugged Willow as Angel hugged Cordelia.
"Thank you Will." She whispered into her best friend's ears.
"You had better take of her mister or you will have Willow to answer to!" Cordy teasingly warned as she embraced Angel, as they separated he smiled at his friend, and leaned in to kiss her on the cheek.
Smiling they turned to Willow.
"Ah Guys? Could you give me a hand please?" Willow said as she struggled to stay upright, Buffy had unintentionally fallen asleep on her.
Chuckling Angel gently wrapped his arms around her waist pulling Buffy off of her, he slowly spun her around to face him, she was half-awake half asleep.
"Come on Buffy, lets put you to bed." Angel said as she flopped against his familiar body wrapping her arms lazily around his waist and burying her face in his shirt.
They made their way over to the door as Willow and Cordelia collected their stuff.
As Willow opened the front door Cordelia gave Angel back his spare keys, pointedly looking at the snuggling Buffy he had on his hip.
"I think I should give these back, I am sure there is someone who needs them and will use them a lot more than I do." Cordy said as she placed them on the table next to the door.
Angel smiled his thank you again as she and Willow left closing the door behind them. As he locked the door Buffy whimpered at his side from the loss of his arms around her. He placed the keys back down and scooped her up in his arms; she laid her head on his chest and wrapped her arms around his neck as he climbed the staircase, for the second time with her in his arms, switching off the lights as he went.
As he reached the bed he realized it wasn't made and hadn't had clean sheets for days. He gently placed Buffy in the chair next his bed and remade the bed in the fresh sheets.
Once he had done that he tucked her in it, he had taken off her shoes and trousers and just left her top and undies, he had slipped her bra off for her, so that she wouldn't be uncomfortable in the night. He also stripped down to his boxers and moved to the glass doors that lead out to the balcony from his room, he opened them slightly letting the cool summer breeze in, allowing that distinct smell of 'summer' permeate his room. The moon was so big and the stars were magnificently bright, the lightness drawing him outside to just enjoy their beauty.
Just as he was going to surcome to the temptation, his mind was drawn back, by a small moan coming from his bed.
"Angel?" Buffy moaned as she rolled over towards his side of the bed that was currently empty.
Angel walked around the bed and pulled back the sheets to crawl in, he pulled the sleeping form of Buffy close to him and she fidgeted slightly till she was comfy. With her head resting on his chest and her arm wrapped around his waist, like the human teddy bear, that Angel and Buffy always played with each other.
"I love you." Buffy mumbled against his skin as she drifted back off to sleep.
Angel closed his eyes, no longer able to keep them open, he was suddenly so tired. He wanted to tell her that he loved her too, but his mouth wasn't co-operating. And the words were never spoken.
But it didn't matter, he could tell her in the morning and every day from now on, cause they were together now and that was all that mattered.
END.