Angel was walking to his apartment thinking. He had helped
Buffy take her little boy to the ER a few nights ago. He
wondered if he should go check on him. She had looked so
panic stricken when the child was hurt. But he helped,
she had even told her children, he was their friend. It felt
good. But being around Buffy was always sweet misery for him.
He thought about why he had come back to Sunnydale. He had
moved back when Buffy was pregnant with her third child.
He had been following her as she walked around the block.
He thought she was trying to get a moment alone. But she
shouldn't be out alone at night, in her condition. She
never knew he was there.
In the shadows two vampires waited for her. They assumed
in her shape she would be easy prey. They never got to
find out. Angel staked them both. He decided at that moment
to come back to Sunnydale for good. He would never let
anything happen to Buffy. The reason was quite simple, he
loved her.
Angel watched as Buffy got back to her house. Xander had
put the two children to bed, he brought her some juice and
put her swollen feet up in his lap. "He really does love
her" thought Angel. A little bit jealous, but knowing this
was for the best.
The reason there wasn't much vampire activity in Sunnydale
anymore was because Angel had become the slayer. Buffy never
knew.
A few nights later Angel headed to Buffys, he had decided to
check on the little boy. He knocked on the front door. Xander
answered it with a "Hello Angel, I wanted to thank you for
helping Buffy the other night" Xander was sincere. "Buffy"
he called into the kitchen "Angel is here."
She came into to the livingroom carrying the Xander
looking child, the baby. She and the baby were covered in chocolate
ice cream. Buffy smiled "We're having desset, come on in
the kitchen" Angel followed her and Xander.
In the kitchen the two older children were at the table,
with bowls of ice cream. The little girl who looked so much
like her Mommy, had more on her, then she could have
possibly gotten into her. Angel asked her if it was good?
"Yep, its real good. Want a bite?" said Kendra as she
offered him her spoom. Buffy interrupted "Kendra, Uncle
Angel doesn't really like ice cream" Angel raised his
eyebrow at Buffy when he heard Uncle. She mouthed the words
"Do you mind?" Angel shook his head no, he didn't mind
at all. He spoke to Kendra "Yes, I would love a bite" and
he made a big deal of licking his lips while he swallowed
it. "It is good" he said with a smile. She flashed that
minature Buffy smile and his heart melted like the ice cream.
"I better go now. I just wanted to check on Giles and say
Hello." Angel said as he went for the door.
"Okay, well come back" Buffy and Xander said together. Angel
thought "They really mean it" and he left.
As he walked outside in the moonlight, he tried not to think
about what could have been. He thought about his new title of
"Uncle Angel" and thought he had never heard any words so
sweet.
XAnder had been very mature about Angels return, quite
proud of himself actually. But try as he might it still
bothered him a little bit. Angel had been Buffys first
lover, her first lover.
As they got ready for bed, Xander walked up behind Buffy,
she was brushing her hair. "Buffy I know you love me, but
with Angel back, do you ever..." he left the question
hanging.
Buffy got up from the vanity and walked over to Xander. She
pulled him close and kissed him passionately. "No, never!"
she said with a smile, and kissed him even more passionately.
Angel happened to glance up and see the embrace. He said to
himself, shaking his head with a smile,"What will they name
the fourth one?" Then he dissapeared into the night.
The End