SUMMARY: Angel, Buffy, and Maggie spend some time together in the sun.
TIMELINE: Set after starlight, starbright. Angel and Buffy already moved in together.
RATING: PG-13. If you can watch the show you can read it.

Maggie ran into her parents bed room, trying to wake them up. Today they were going to have a picnic at the park.

"Momma, " she said as she shook Buffy.

"Mmm, Mags, honey its too early to get up."

"But momma, you said we cwould go to da pwark twoday for da pwicnic." Maggie ran around the bed to her dads side.

"Daddy, Daddy, wake up. I had a bwad dweeme, " she said, knowing this would get he father up.

"Hey, honey, what's wrong. Are you ok?" Angel asked as he scooped his daughter into his arms and put her in the bed between Buffy and him.

"No, I ok. We have to get wup. Its twime to go to da pwark for our pwicnic, " Maggie told her father sternly.

"All right, all right. Lets tickle mommy, maybe that will wake her up."

Maggie walked over Buffy and climbed off the bed. Angel was on one side of her, while Maggie was on the other.

Angel counted to 3 and then they pounced on Buffy, tickling her until she was practically crying.

"Ok..ok.," she said between laughs, "I'm getting up."

"Fwinally," Maggie said exasperatedly.

"Come on, Mags, I'll make you some breakfast while mommy gets up and showers." Angel told his daughter.

*****

Buffy stepped out of the bathroom 30 minutes later with a white fluffy towel wrapped around her petite frame.

Opening the closet she shared with Angel, she pondered her clothes selection.

Finally coming to a decision, she decided on a pink tank top and a pair of black highwaters. She slipped on a a pair of black flip flops with pink beaded flowers and put her hair into a low ponytail.

*****

"I'm ready to go. How about ya'll?" Buffy asked as she walked into the living room where she found Angel and Maggie watching Sesame Street.

"We weady, momma." Maggie replied. "Daddy mwade us peanuts butters and jelly. He cut swome strowberries twoo."

"Ok, lets go then." Angel announced.

*****

As soon as they arrived at the park Maggie ran towards the playground. Buffy and Angel laid down the blanket and set out the food. When everything was ready Buffy walked over to where Maggie was playing in the sandbox and brought her back to eat.

"I very hungwy," she announced to her parents.

"Ok, why don't you eat your sandwich." Angel suggested.

"Gweat idea, daddy."

When all three of them were done, Buffy and Angel packed the basket while Maggie played in the sandbox.

Buffy again went to retrieve her daughter from the box.

"Mags, come on. Its time to go home, sweetie."

"Otay. I coming momma."

*****

Angel and Buffy walked into the apartment they shared together. Buffy carrying a sleeping Maggie and Angel the food basket.

After bringing Maggie into her room and tucking her in, Buffy joined Angel in the living room.

"Today was fun, we should do it again sometime." Buffy suggested as she laid down on the couch with her head in Angel's lap.

"We should, " he agreed.

"Angel.."

"Hmm.."

"Do you think that maybe Maggie might be a slayer when she is older?" Buffy asked.

"I don't know. It's possible. She does have a slayer and a former vampire as parents. She's bound to have more strength than any other child. Why?"

"I just don't want her to have to go through what I did. I want her to be able to have a remotely normal life. I mean, we still go patrolling and she is going to want to know why we stay out late sometimes and then come back with blood stains and demon goo on our clothes."

"I know, but we can deal with that when she starts to ask the questions. For now, lets just leave it at this. Two normal parents with their normal 3 year old daughter."

"I love how you think."

Buffy pushed herself up as Angel leaned down and their mouths connected in a fury of passion.

Angel picked Buffy up and carried her into the bedroom. They were just any normal family, doing everyday normal things.

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