A/N: The part in black is the very beginning part of the NC-17 scene. Don't worry it just goes to the part where the cameras would cut off. ;-) Anway, Tani revised what I had written there and I just used what she wrote for this part as well as the NC-17 version. Thanks again Tani for doing such a wonderful job! :-)
Sorry it took so long to post this chapter. My real life got real busy. Well here's the chapter.
The next morning after Buffy
went to school, Angel called and made reservations for two at Ashlyn’s. He
would take Buffy to dinner and tell her that her parents agreed to them making
their marriage legal. He also called Kathy’s Emporium and told them that if
Buffy Summers came into the store, then to let her get anything that she wanted
and then set the receipt aside for him. Just have her sign the back of the
receipt. He would take care of it. He then went to L.A.M. Jewelry and picked
out a ring for Buffy. Sure, he had already given her his mother’s wedding ring
and by that, they were married in their hearts, but Buffy also deserved to have
a ring of her own. He then went to the school and
waited for her in the library. When she finally made her way to the library, he
pulled her into Giles’ office, gave her a hug and asked, “How would you like to
have dinner with me tonight. Just the two of us?” “Sure,” Buffy grinned. “Great. I’ve made us 7:30
reservations.” “Reservations, huh? Do I need
to wear something fancy?” Angel smiled and said, “Yep.
If you want, go to Kathy’s Emporium and pick out something.” “Angel, I can’t afford anything
from Kathy’s Emporium.” “Tell them who you are and sign
the back of the receipt and I’ll take care of it. I’ve already talked to them
about it,” Angel said. Angel had already talked with
Giles and told him what he had planned. Giles had agreed to let Buffy out of
training early so she could get ready.
After Buffy had finished her
training, she, Willow and Cordy went to Kathy’s Emporium. After trying on
several different dresses, Cordy and Willow
told her that they liked
the red, sleeveless floor length dress best on her. It was a fitted straight
dress that had a round neck cut with
see
through
mesh neckline
that had red sequined flowers on the mesh part. The mesh covered the neckline
and the upper chest making a “V” cut with
lycria material, the back had the see through
mesh to make a low cut back. Buffy decided to get the dress and signed the back
of the receipt like Angel had told her to do.
Angel had given her some money to get her hair done and a facial at the Clinique
counter in Macy’s. After her facial and hair appointment, she went home,
changed into her new dress and put on a pair
of red heels that tied around the ankles. The hair saloon had also given her a
manicure. They had curled her hair and piled
half of it on top while leaving half hanging loose around her shoulders. As she
descended the stairs, her mother looked up, grinned and said,
“Wow.” “I don’t know how he can afford
all of this,” Buffy stated nervously.
“Buffy, when a man buys you
expensive gifts, don’t ask how he can afford it, just accept it,” Joyce
suggested. “Do you know something I
don’t?” Buffy asked. She noticed a glint in her mother’s eye. “Do you know
where he’s taking me?” “Yes. I do. He told me this
morning.” “Where?” “You’ll see,” Joyce grinned as
the doorbell rang. Joyce opened the door and let Angel in. Angel was wearing a black suit
and held a single red rose in his hand. He was astonished at how beautiful
Buffy looked. When she reached the bottom step, Angel handed her the rose and
said, “This is for you.” Buffy smiled, “Thank-you.” “We better get going if we’re
going to make our reservations on time,” Angel said. They walked out of the house
and Buffy saw a black 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX Convertible on her driveway.
“You own a car?” Angel smiled, “Yes, I own a
car.” “Why haven’t I ever seen you
drive it?” She asked as Angel opened the passenger’s door for her. “Because we have always walked
everywhere. Tonight we are going to do this right. We’re just a normal couple
going out together.” “I think I like the sound of
that,” Buffy grinned as she buckled up. Angel got behind the driver’s
seat and drove off toward the restaurant. When Angel drove into the valet
parking at Ashlyn’s, she was surprised. Where is he getting the money for
all of this? She wondered. When they got inside, the maitre de
took one look at them and without saying a word,
showed them to a table for two with candlelight, in a private room. “I hope you
enjoy your meal, Ma’am. Your waiter will be with you shortly.” “Thank you,” Buffy smiled. “Is there anything I can bring
out to you, Sir?” The maitre de asked Angel. “Bring out the best red wine,
please,” Angel replied. Buffy looked at the beverages
on the menu and asked, “Could you bring me some sparkling grape juice, please?” “Yes, Sir, Ma’am. Anything
else, Sir?” “Not right now. Thank you.” The maitre de
left and a few minutes later, the waiter came out
with some red wine for Angel and some sparkling grape juice for Buffy. “My name is Jack. I’ll be your
server. Are you ready to order?” “Give us a few minutes, Jack,”
Angel said and the waiter left. Buffy looked back at the menu
and it read, “Traditional Authentic Irish Cuisine” she asked, “Have you eaten
here before?” Angel smiled, “Yes.” “So is it really Traditional
Authentic Irish Cuisine, like when you were growing up or is it a newer
Traditional Authentic Irish Cuisine?” Angel smiled and replied, “It’s
food like I ate before I was turned. Although I’m not sure if it tastes exactly
the same. My taste buds filter out regular food. While I can eat regular food,
I can’t really taste it.” “Oh, I see,” Buffy said.
“Well, do they have what your favorite dish was?” Without looking at the menu,
Angel answered, “Yes. They do.” “Well, what was your favorite
meal?” “I liked Glens of Antrim Irish
Stew, Baked Salmon, and World’s Finest Chocolate Gateau with Double Cream.” The waiter took their order and
came back a few minutes later with two bowls of the stew. “How is it?” Angel
asked. “It’s delicious,” Buffy
replied. “Buffy, I know the last couple
of nights have been…stressful, but I wanted you to know that no matter what, I
love you.” “I love you, too, Angel.”
The waiter came back with the
main course of the Baked Salmon and took away the stew bowls, and refreshed
their drinks. As they ate the main course, Angel thought about what he was
going to say. He wasn’t sure how to say what he wanted to say without sounding
as if her parents wanted to try to force the issue. He wanted to be sure that
she knew he wanted this. From their talk in Giles’ office yesterday morning, he
felt pretty sure that she wanted it. “You know that we are already married by
my traditions and in my heart.” Buffy nodded her head, not
entirely sure where this was going. Ok. So she had an idea, but she didn’t want
to get her hopes up. Angel continued, “But we’re not
married by your traditions or according to the law. After talking with your
father, he agreed to sign the necessary paperwork to give consent for us to get
married legally. He talked with your mother and she gives her consent also.
But they only do so if this is what you want. I know it’s what I want, so I’m
asking you,” Angel got down on one knee, pulled a ring box out of his suit
jacket pocket and opened it up to show a white gold ring with a three carrot
round cut diamond in the middle with two smaller oblong diamonds surrounding
it. “Buffy Anne Summers, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife.” Buffy wanted to say yes, but
found that her voice wouldn’t work. She stared at Angel through tears of joy
and nodded her head yes and gave him a hug and kissed him passionately. Only
after the kiss did she find her voice. “Yes, Angel. I’ll marry you legally,
even though we are already married in my heart too.” Angel smiled in relief, “Just
name the day, place and time and I’ll be there.” Buffy smiled and gave him
another kiss. The waiter brought out their desert and Angel explained how Hank
had agreed to the wedding and said that he would talk to Joyce. He also said
that when they got back from patrol last night, and while she was taking her
shower, Joyce and Hank both said that she had to stay in school. He also told
her that he would pay for her collage education and that she could go anywhere
she wanted to. “Ok. If our marriage is going
to be legal, I think I have a right know. How can you afford all of this?”
Buffy asked going against her mother’s advice. Angel smiled, “Well, let’s just
say that I’ve made some good investments over the years.” Buffy smiled at his cryptic
answer. She knew that she would find out later how he could afford all of
this. The waiter brought out the check and Angel signed the back of it, then
left a 25% tip. Angel and Buffy went back to Angel’s apartment for the rest of
the night. Angel had told her that he had talked with Joyce and told her that
they would be spending the night at the apartment. Joyce had packed her an
overnight bag that Angel had brought over to his apartment earlier. When Buffy
opened the bag, she saw a note from her mother.
Buffy,
Congratulations. Remember your father and I will
give you permission, but we will not force you to marry. And you only have
permission if you stay in school!
Remember to be careful and you better be in school tomorrow. I will call
and check.
Love,
Mom
P.S. I saw the ring – WOW!!!!
J
As Buffy
finished reading the note, Angel put his arms around her waist pulling her to
him so that he could plant light, teasing kisses on the back of her neck.
Unable to resist the temptation, Angel stroked the soft skin of her neck with
his tongue before nipping gently. He could actually feel the tremors rushing
through her body. The need to kiss her was overwhelming. He turned her around
to face him his lips meeting hers immediately. He devoured her mouth with
hungry, passionate kisses. She felt so good in his arms.
The little purring sounds that she was making were driving him crazy. He had to
feel her skin next to his. And from the way Buffy’s hands were trembling as she
tried to unbutton his shirt Angel knew she felt the same way.
“Hello,” Giles answered the
phone just as Buffy walked into the library the following morning. “Yes, Mrs.
Summers, she just walked in. Hang on a moment. Buffy your mother wishes to
speak with you.” “Hi, Mom…Yes I made it to
school on time…Dinner was fabulous…Yes…Ok…Love you too. Bye.” “What was all that about?”
Willow asked. “I stayed at Angel’s last night
and she wanted to make sure I made it to school on time.” Buffy informed her
best friend. As Buffy put her books down on
the table, Cordelia grabbed Buffy’s hand and shouted, “WOW! Where did you
get that rock?!” “Um…Angel gave it to me last
night.” Buffy grinned and paused before she continued, “When he took me to
Ashlyn’s.” “WOW!” Willow said as she got
a turn to look at the ring gracing Buffy’s left ring finger. “Does this mean
what I think it means?” “Well, if you think it means
that he asked to marry him and I said yes and my mom and dad are going to sign
the consent forms, then yes it means what you think it means.” Buffy grinned. “That looks to be at least
three carrots,” Cordelia said. “Where did he get the money for
that?” Xander tactlessly asked. “Xander! That’s none of our
business,” Willow reprimanded their friend. The bell rang and Willow said,
“Come on we have to get to class.” Buffy, Cordelia, Xander, and Oz followed
Willow out of the library. Oz caught up with Buffy and
said, “Congratulations.” Buffy grinned as she replied,
“Thanks, Oz.” When Buffy and Willow’s class
entered the library, Angel was talking with Giles’ in his office. They were
still researching why a Mataza Niño Diablo would be on the Hellmouth. They were
baffled at why one would be this far North when they most North they ever went
was Mexico. Giles had stayed all night to try to find an answer and had come up
empty. “Wow! Who is that in
there with Mr. Giles? He’s hot!” one of the girls in the class said. “I don’t know, but if you had
been here for the past two days, you would have seen him.” Another girl
answered her. “Can I help it if I was sick?” “I think he’s Mr. Giles
assistant or something,” said one of the boys. Buffy and Willow just smiled at
each other and went to the computer. Buffy typed something in the search engine
and then started to click on one of the links when another link caught her eye
-- MacKenzie Enterprises. Just out curiosity, she clicked on the link.
She found the page with all of the businesses that were owned by MacKenzie
Enterprises. Her jaw dropped. “Is this part of your research
or are you just being nosey?” Angel whispered in her ear. Buffy was startled.
“I…well…uh…,” she stumbled. Angel smiled, pointed to a
link, and whispered, “Click there and when you’re asked for a password, type in
your birth date using numbers.” Buffy did as she was told and
was flabbergasted. Angel had directed her to the owner’s private page with all
of the finical reports for each location of each business. And to top it off it
said the owner of MacKenzie Enterprises was Liam Angelus MacKenzie. “You own
all this?” she whispered. “I told you I made some good
investments,” Angel stated. “Only you and I can get to that page. We’ll talk
more about this later. Giles and I need to see you in the office.” Buffy signed out of the page,
closed it down, and then followed Angel into Giles’ office. “Buffy, uh…Angel and I think
that the Mataza Niño Diablo that you killed the other night was just a scout.
We shouldn’t have to worry anymore unless the rest of the clan come looking for
him.” “You mean no more ‘Purple Slime
Guy’?” Giles and Angel chuckled and
Giles said, “Yes, no more ‘Purple Slime Guy’. But I still want you and Angel to
keep an eye out when you’re patrolling.” “Alright. Anything on where
Devlin, Drusilla, and Spike are?” “No, not yet. I have
threatened Willy and he either doesn’t know or isn’t talking. And I’ve asked
around and nobody’s talking,” Angel said. “Ok. So we continue to look
for them tonight,” Buffy said. “Muirnín, before you go, uh,
the only people that know that I own MacKenzie Enterprises are you and your
parents. They asked how I was going to support you, so I told them about
MacKenzie Enterprises. I really don’t want it to get around that I own it,”
Angel whispered into his ear as he embraced her. “Ok. I won’t say a word,”
Buffy smiled. “Thank you.” “I’ll see you later. I got to
get back to my paper.” “Ok.” When Buffy sat back down at the
table, someone else had already gotten on the computer, so she looked over her
notes. The girl who had been absent the past couple of days asked, “Buffy, who
was that guy?” “Who? Angel?” “Is that his name?” “Yes.” “I’ll be right back. I’m going
to catch me an Angel,” she smiled. “Uh, Janet, he’s engaged.”
Willow informed her. “How do you know?” “Because he and his fiancée are
friends of mine.” Willow said as Buffy just stared daggers into Janet. “Well when I get through with
him, he won’t remember her name,” Janet said as she strutted off to the office.
She opened the office door without knocking and said, “Excuse me, Angel, isn’t
it?” Angel looked up from the book
he was reading and said, “Yes?” “Um. I need some help with
1890s Romanian Gypsies. Could you help out?” If Angel could have gone any
paler, he would have. He quickly said, “Uh, that’s not really a subject I’m
familiar with. Sorry.” While he was very familiar with the Romanian Gypsies in
1890’s he didn’t want to do any research on them. It was something in his past
that he would rather keep in his past. “Well, could you show me where
I could find some books on the Romanian Gypsies?” Janet asked as she tried to
be sexy but really looked like a fool. “Uh…” I really don’t want
to, but Giles is busy with another student and Buffy and Willow are busy on
their own papers. Angel sighed and said, “Sure. Follow me.” Buffy saw Janet and Angel go
into the stacks and followed them. She heard Angel say, “On this shelf are the
books on Romania. I’m not sure if any them will have what you need or not, but
you’re welcome to look through them.” “Thank you,” Janet said, again
trying to look sexy but once again, she only looked like a fool. She moved so
close to Angel that he backed into a shelf. When Buffy turned the corner,
she saw that Janet was standing so close to Angel that she was practically
touching him. Angel looked like a rat trapped by the cat and was trying to find
a polite way out. Just as Janet started to kiss him, he said, “Uh.. listen, I
can’t really help you anymore. I need to get back to the office and do some
work.” “You can do some work with me,”
Janet seductively said. Before Buffy could say
something, Angel said, “No. No. I can’t. I’ve really got to go.” Angel tried
to leave, but Janet blocked his path. “Janet, I believe Angel said he
had some work to do in the office. If I were you, I’d let him go. Willow told
you that he was engaged. Now. Leave. Him. Alone.” “She just said that because
she’s jealous.” “No she didn’t.” Buffy and
Angel said together. Janet stared at them. Buffy smiled. When she “gently”
pushed Janet aside, Janet saw the engagement ring. She gave Angel a kiss and
then said, “I need some help on my paper if you have the time, if not, then you
can help me tonight.” “I’ll help you tonight. I
think I may be onto something with what we were talking about earlier in the
office.” “Devlin?” Angel nodded and said, “I need
to finish translating something.” “Ok.” “Muirnín, come by for lunch,
I’ll still be here.” Buffy smiled, “Ok.” “I love you.” “I love you, too.” Janet stood there dumfoundedly.
She always got the man she wanted. How dare Buffy come in and take what she
wanted. Angel and Buffy left Janet standing in the aisle and walked in the
direction of the office.
A/N #2 If you would like to see more of Janet, please give me suggestions on what to do with her. I have already written the first book and the betas have it, but I could always go back and add in a scene or two with Janet. I just need some ideas on what to do with her. Thanks.
A/N #3: While I was changing the scene deviders I saw that the picture of Buffy's ring was not showing up. Here is the URL if you want to see it. https://www.angelfire.com/goth/ladymackenzie/Wedding_Ring_Buffy_WAWO.jpg
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