DISCLAIMER: Not mine. I promise I'll put back the characters when they're done working my will. The song is by Dave Matthews.
SUMMARY: Buffy and Angel have the chance at one night together.
RATING: PG-13
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Slightly angsty.sorry about that. Don't spork me.

So here we are tonight,
You and me together
The storm outside, the fire is bright

Buffy glanced uncertainly at the tall figure sitting on the couch beside her. Now that she was here, the whole situation seemed stupid and selfish of her. She'd have this one night and the ability to go home and be loved. He didn't have that option. Just the one night's memories.

"Buffy?" his voice was gentle, kind. He'd welcomed her here without question, and he still hadn't received a reason for her appearance. "Why did you come?"

Buffy bit her lip, playing with the rings adorning her fingers. "Willow, she, uh, came across something pretty interesting the other day. Having to do with us."

He moved silently, sitting across from her on the coffee table. A large hand reached out, tipping her head up so that their eyes met. "What is it?"

Buffy sighed, unable to break his gaze. Even if she had moved on, nothing could ever replace the love they shared. "It has to do with the curse."

Angel audibly took a huge gulp of unneeded air, moving his hands to her shoulders and gripping them tightly. "What?" He was unable to force any words out.

"One night." Buffy's words were barely audible, but he heard her.

And in your eyes I see
What's on my mind
You've got me wild
Turned around inside
then desire, see, is creeping
Up heavy inside here
And know you feel the same way
I do now

He needed to be sure. "One night?"

Buffy's head tilted in a nod ever so slightly. "One night; no loophole."

"How?"

Buffy shrugged. "I wasn't really too interested in the how part," she admitted, blushing. "But now that I'm here.is this a right thing to do? I mean, for you?"

Now let's make this an evening
Lovers for a night, lovers for tonight
Stay here with me, love, tonight
Just for an evening

Angel said nothing. He knew what she meant. They'd share the night together, being everything to each other that they had ever dreamed about since that ill-fated night. In the morning though, she'd go back to her boyfriend.

And he would be stuck here, once again, with memories haunting him. Could he handle that? Handle it on top of the knowledge that only he carried with him? The thoughts that he'd had two precious nights with her, yet was still alone?

"Angel?" Buffy's voice was soft, unsure. "We don't have to, if you don't want.I mean, I'm the one who really gains from this.with, well, you know."

Angel took her hand in his. If he was honest with himself he knew it would be agony. But he couldn't deny himself the one thing that his dreams consisted of when offered it with no ties. For once he was going to be selfish.

When we make
Our passion pictures
You and me twist up
Secret creatures
And we'll stay here
Tomorrow go back to being friends

Slowly, he caught her gaze as he raised her hand, pressing the back of her hand to his lips. "One night is more than dreamed possible."

Buffy's breath caught in her throat, and her eyes became wet. "So we do this?"

Angel nodded, turning her hand and pressed tiny kisses onto her palm. "One night as lovers."

She tilted her head, savoring each touch of his lips on her hand, a part of her body that she had never thought could be so sensitive. Each touch sent tiny tingles through her body, already building the tight knot deep in her womb. "And tomorrow, back to normal."

Go back to being friends
But tonight let's be lovers
We kiss and sweat
We'll turn this better thing to the best
Of all we can offer, Just a rogue kiss
Tangled tongues and lips
See me this way
I'm turning and turning for you
Girl, just tonight

A gentle but firm tug on her hand brought her soft body against his harder one. Releasing her hands he raised them to her face, cupping it softly as his fingers relearned the planes of her features.

Buffy closed her eyes as he traced her eyebrows, her cheekbones, a sigh of pleasure escaping her lips as he kissed her closed eyelids. From her cheekbones, his long fingers made a path down her jaw, where at her chin, one tilted her chin up as the other hand traveled around to tangle in her long hair.

Finally, finally, their lips met. Quickly the kiss became a frenzy of lips and tongues, fighting for dominance as they probed the dark, wet recesses of their mouths. When Angel broke it, she was gasping for breath as he leaned his forehead against hers, their lips millimeters apart.

She felt, more than heard the words he spoke then. It was a reminder, an unspoken plea for the more that would be wanted later on. "Just for tonight."

Float away here with me
An evening just wait and see
But tomorrow go back to your man
I'm back to my world
And we're back to being friends
Wait and see me,
Tonight let's do this thing
All we are is wasting hours until the
Sun comes up it's all ours
On our way here
Tomorrow go back to being friends

Expertly, he manuevered them back toward his bedroom, making his way around the obstacles in their path without any mishaps. Their lips remained locked taking immense pleasure from one of the simplest, but probably most intimate of acts.

Buffy found herself being lowered slowly on her back to the large bed, the velvet coverlet a delicious sensation against her skin, slick with the first glow of sweat. Her eyes were hooded as she looked up at her long time love, standing at the foot of the bed, staring down at her, fully clothed, as if she were completely nude.

Pushing up onto her knees, her hands, which she faintly realized were shaking, whether from anticipation or nerves, she didn't know, moved to his face. Tracing his face like he had hers, she leaned up, placing a soft kiss to his adam's apple before slowly unbuttoning his shirt, kissing each piece of flesh that was revealed to her.

Reaching the last button, she pushed the fabric off his broad shoulders, leaving him standing there in his black pants. As her hands went to the top button, her wrists were stopped by his hands, and she pulled back, looking up at him under her lashes. Seeing the determination in their brown depths, she stopped, moving back enough for him to pull her light sweater off her frame. She hadn't put on a bra in her haste to come her, and was left now with only her long skirt, which was quickly divested of, along with her panties.

Totally naked now, she lay back down on the bed, her arms open and outstretched toward Angel. He joined her in moments, his weight settling on hers with a familiar comfort. His hands found hers, and clasping them tightly, they looked into each other's souls as they both came home.

Go back to being friends
Tonight let's be lovers, say you will
And hear me call, soft-spoken
Whispering lover
A thing or two I have to say here
Tonight let's go all the way then
Love I'll see you,
Just for this evening
Let's strip down, trip out at this
One evening starts with a kiss
Run away

Buffy lay awake long after Angel had finally fallen asleep, tears clustered on his eyelashes. His body was warm with the after effects of their lovemaking, giving him an almost human feel. Laying on her side, she couldn't help staring at him, his features relaxed in a way they never were in the waking hours. It wouldn't last long, she knew from the past. His body was tired though, thus giving him dreamless hours.

With a sigh, she slipped from under the warm confines of the sheets, looking back as he shifted, searching for her in his sleep. Consoling herself, she kissed his forehead, and he stilled once more. Pulling on her clothes, she moved toward the door of his bedroom, stopping once to look back at him.

As she shut the door behind her, leaving his unbreathing body in the silence of his room, the note on his beside table fluttered. "Angel, thank you for a wonderful night. Don't think of it as something that we once had, think of it as something we may have once again in the future. I'll always love you, your friend, Buffy."

And tomorrow
Back to being friends
Lovers.love.lovers
Just for tonight, one night.love you
And tomorrow say goodbye
Tomorrow say goodbye
Tomorrow say goodbye

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