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Rating: PG -13
Pairings: Angel/Willow
Summary: After Willow and Angel New Year's Eve sleep over. Angel decides to cheer Willow up.
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"Ah come on Wil's let's all go out tonight," Xander begged his best bud as they finished eating there lunch.
"For the hundredth time Xander, No!" Willow told him keeping her factual features firm.
"Why not?" Xander pouted.
"Because I don't want to go. It's going to be you and Anya, then Buffy and Spike. I don't want to feel like the third wheel.well fifth. you know what I mean."
"You won't be."
"Yes I will. I not going and that's that," Willow confirmed as she walked in the front room and sat down on the couch with Xander close behind.
Willow really didn't want to go out. They had made her go to that New Year's Eve party which she didn't want to go to either but they had made it peaceful.well Angel made it peaceful as possible.
"All right but I don't like leaving my best bud out on the most romantic night of the year in the house," Xander tensed. Her features went from soft and sweet to angry and hurt. "I'm..I'm sorry Wil's. I didn't mean to say that," He quickly apologized.
"It's ok Xander. I just don't feel like going out tonight."
"Ok Willow but if you change you mind in the next hour let me know," he told her as he stood to leave.
"I will," Willow told him as he walked out the door. She was glad to finally have some time to think. The whole gang hasn't really let her have a night sleep without them trying to make her feel better. But tonight was going to be different she was going to take a bath and get a nice big bowl of popcorn, some drinks, some candy, and a nice girly movie and she was all right for the night. ***
Los Angeles
"Where do you think he went?" Wesley asked.
"Willow's," Cordeila answered.
"Oh I see..do you think he is ever going to tell her.
"I don't know Wesley..you know how you men can be."
Gunn and Fred laughed from the couch. Wesley was still not happy with there relationship but Angel had talk to him and help him.
"Let's go out guys this movie sucks," Cordeila suggested.
"What do you want to do," Fred asked.
"How about lets go out to eat and dancing since the boss want be back until tomorrow," Cordeila responded.
"Sounds good to me," Gunn replied.
"Me too," Fred and Wesley told them.
"Let me get my coat then were off," Cordeila told them as they all stood to leave.
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Sunnydale
Three hours later
Willow sat in her room looking at television. It was official tonight was the most bored night she ever had she was actually missing the gang. Willow was then interrupted by a knock on the balcony door.
Willow stood and went to answer the door. Upon opening the door she expected to see Xander again but went into complete shock when she saw Angel standing there with a dozen of snow-white roses and a box of candy.
"Angel what this for," Willow asked.
"For you always believing in me," he told her.
"Come in," Willow told him as she gestured him inside. As Angel walked passed he handed her the flowers and candy.
"Thanks Willow," he spoke as went and sat in the chair next the bed. "So what are you going to do tonight?" Angel asked.
"Just watching some television," She told him as she laid the flowers on her dresser and took the candy sat on her bed opening it.
"Why didn't you go out?" He asked, as Willow tasted the chocolate.
"Because I didn't want to fell like an extra wheel. You know Spike and Buffy, then Anya and Xander," she explained as she took ate another piece of candy.
"I know how you feel."
Willow looked at Angel and offered him a piece, which he gladly took and ate it.
"By the way how is Wesley? Did he survive after the New Years Party?" Willow asked as she closed up the candy and sat it down on the small dresser on the other side of her bed.
"He's ok but I think he's never going to drank again," Angel smiled as he remembered Wesley the next day with a major headache.
"I wouldn't blame him. He was pretty drunk that night."
"Yeah I know," he spoke. "So.mmmm.what are you watching?'
"I really don't know. I thought it was some kind of romance movie but I was wrong," she tried to explain. "How about some television you know that thing that show pictures," Willow teased.
"I know what a television is Willow. Just because I don't have one doesn't mean I don't know about them," he joked.
"I didn't know that you were into the times."
They both sat for a while looking at television. Angel watched as Willow was falling asleep he couldn't blame her it was five in the morning.
He picked her up and moved the cover before he laid her back down. He was about to leave before her felt her hand grab his.
"Don't go Angel it's too late. Where would you go?"
"My apartment or a hotel until nightfall then I will go back to LA?"
"You can stay here I promise not to bite," Willow teased.
"I don't think that," Angel jumped in. He really didn't know if he should be staying her in the same room with her again.
"Come on Angel don't act shy now we sleep in the same room remember. I know we can lie in the same bed without,"
"But Will..," he started cut her off.
"But nothing," she cut right back in. "You can't make it anywhere before sunrise and you know that. Also I have sun proof blinds no sun can get in," she explained.
Angel considered it for a second then he sat on the bed and took off his shoes. He was considering taking off his pants but changed his mind.
"Pants too Angel. I know you won't be comfortable like that," she told him without any hesitation.
Angel took an unneeded breath. What the hell has he gotten himself into? Willow just didn't know that he had such feelings for her and now to be half naked and sleep beside her was going to be torture.
"I don't."
"Pants now," she ordered. "Look Angel I only have on a night gown and I know I can be comfortable with you sleeping in just you shirt unless you want to take that off,"
{When did Willow get so demanding?} He thought.
"The shirt stays on," Angel told her.
"If you say so."
Angel complied and she moved over so he could lie beside her. He was glad that tonight he was wearing his boxers instead of nothing at all. He laid beside her but not too close that her touched her. Willow laid on her side as Angel laid on his back looking at the ceiling.
"Angel," Willow called out.
"Yes Willow," he answered.
"Could you just hug me as a friend? It has being a long time since anyone has hugged me after what I did..,"
"No problem Willow," he jumped in as she lay on her side and he pulled her back to him. He just hoped that this was a friendly nap but he doubt that other parts of him was listening.
"Goodnight Willow," he spoke as the smell of her alone was driving him crazy.
"Good night Angel," she told him as she began to drift off to sleep.
Angel finally fell asleep when his body stopped acting like a teenage boy and they both sleep the day away. Angel and Willow talk some more the next night but to Angel knew she was holding back on something. She was treating him different, *better* could be the word he was looking for. He hated it but he left the next night and headed back for LA promising to call her. They were beginning to become good friends, which was what he always wanted.
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