SUMMARY: Buffy and Angel talk and stuff
SPOILERS: Doomsday Deck. If you didn't buy this novel, don't.
RATING: TV-PG
DISTRIBUTION: My site, http://planetslaythis.homestead.com Anyone else is welcome to it, but lmk so I can link your site
DISCLAIMER: Unfortunately, Joss owns these characters, not me. Can you say highly unfair??? I mean, he doesn't even treat them well! It's so frustrating!
AUTHOR'S NOTES: What is with me and the fanfic lately??? And the title just....felt right.

"My feet are killing me," Buffy said, sighing. It was over. She had won. Finally.

"New shoes," Angel noticed. "Not the best for patrol."

"But they were on sale," she spoke up. "And I like 'em."

"I'll buy more tomorrow."

"I'm gonna sit now," Buffy slowly sank to her butt and wrapped her arms around her knees. Angel sat beside her and began massaging her shoulders.

"That feels good," Buffy closed her eyes and leaned her head back, relaxing. "I need to thank you."

"For what?"

"For your help with Xander. For supporting me with Kali."

"You don't need to thank me."

"I still want to," Buffy met his eyes by craning her neck, which hurt. "So thank you."

"You're welcome. Buffy?"

"Yes?"

"I love you."

"Love you too."

They stayed like that until Buffy fell asleep. Angel picked her up and carried her to her house. When he started up the driveway, she giggled.

"Buffy?"

"Sorry," she blushed. "I just wanted to be carried."

"You're a bad girl," Angel teased, but he didn't put her down.

"Only when I wanna be," she smiled. "Angel?"

"Yes?"

"You wanna go for a walk?"

"The sun will be up soon," he pointed out.

"We have ten minutes. When we get back, I'll tell my mom goodbye and after she leaves, you can come to bed with me. Spend the day."

"What about until she leaves?" he asked. Angel knew that while Joyce tried to hide it for Buffy's sake, she wasn't crazy about him and despised his relationship with her daughter. He didn't want her to think he and Buffy were going to spend the entire weekend she was gone in the house. They would only spend the days there--they'd be patrolling at night.

"I know you wanna hole up in your mansion and brood all day--"

"Meditate," he interrupted.

"And brood all day," Buffy continued. "But you can't. Just once, just for fun, you need to send a day, a whole day, or even the whole weekend, with me."

Angel opened his mouth to speak but Buffy cut him off.

"I want you here holding me while I sleep. Please."

"Okay."

"Okay?" Buffy looked surprised.

"Okay. Yes. Of course. I'll stay. But about that walk..." Angel narrowed his eyes at her.

"What about it?"

"Do I have to carry you? My back's starting to hurt."

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