Rose
by Kuma

Disclaimer: As usual, I don't own them. If I did, do you think I would of put everyone through all the stuff they've been through? Especially Buffy and Angel? No, I don't think so. So, that only leads for one person who owns them, Joss who keeps me amazed by creating great episodes. And for putting Angel in a tuxedo :).

Rating: PG-14 for brief nudity. It's not really nudity, but a fact of life.

Author's note: I want feedback!

Part Nine

"Mom," Buffy called from the kitchen. She held Dominique on her side. "I'm going to see Angel."

At the mention of his name, Joyce came straight into the kitchen. "Why are you going to see him?" she questioned. She obviously wasn't very pleased that her daughter was going to visit him.

"Mom, I haven't seen him in over two weeks. I need to know how is doing. If he's well." Buffy said. She bent down and placed Dominique in a baby sling. It was blue was decorated with white sheep. Buffy stood back up. "He only saw his daughter once in the hospital." She let out a soft sigh.

Joyce couldn't believe what she was hearing. "How can you forgive him for what he did to you?" She brought back the memories of past events to her daughter.

"It's easy," She said. Joyce looked at Buffy, her eyes practically bulging out. "It wasn't him. Angel would never have treated me the way Angelus did. Besides, I love Angel. Nothing will ever change that. Nothing."

Joyce shook her head. "I don't see how you can do that."

Buffy looked her mom in the eye. "You may not be able to see how I can do that because you're not me." Her growing anger was apparent in her voice. "I'm alive because of him. He's saved me so many times that I can't count them all."

Buffy's mom let out a sigh. Perhaps one day she would understand. "Go, but if he hurts you-"

"Mom, he's not going to hurt me. If he does, I can hurt him. Remember? I'm the slayer." Buffy gave a thin smile as she opened the back door. "And it's day time." She adjusted Dominique so she was resting on Buffy's side again. Buffy picked her bag off the counter and threw it over her other shoulder.

"I love you, Buffy." Joyce said as the Slayer walked out the door.

"Love you too, Mom." Buffy said as she closed the door.



Buffy stood outside of Angel's apartment. He had decided that the mansion held worse memories than his apartment and moved back in. The Slayer knocked on the door. She peered down at her daughter, playing with her hair.

The door opened. "Buffy." Angel said slowly. He hadn't seen her in a while and wasn't planning to until he could apologize for what he'd done to her. She looked beautiful, more than he could ever remember. Her face was all he wanted to remember. He then looked at her side. His baby. Dominique she had named her. Angel continued to stare at her.

Buffy's voice broke his trance. "Can I come in?" She asked softly.

"Of course." He said, mentally yelling at himself for not inviting her in earlier. Once she was in, he shut the door.

"How are you?" Buffy asked as she turned to face him. She set her bag down on the coffee table.

Angel was still shocked by her coming here. His voice was shaky, not knowing what he wanted to say to her. "I...I'm doing good, you?" He walked her over to the couch.

Buffy took a seat and took Dominique out of the sling and held her in her arms. Dominique reached her tiny hands up and grabbed her mother's hair once again. Buffy looked down at her daughter and softly laughed. "Feeling better. It's nice to remember everything." Tears started building up in her eyes, but she was holding them back.

"Can I see her?" Angel said, ignoring the subject. He didn't want to see her cry, that was the last thing he wanted. Buffy carefully handed Dominique over to him. He held her in both of his arms, fearing that he would drop her. The vampire looked down at the tiny infant. He gave a small chuckle. "It's been so long since I've held a baby." he said softly. A smile crossed his lips as Dominique yawned.

All of a sudden, like the black of nigh, Dominique let out a cry.

"What did I do?" Angel asked quickly, afraid that he may of hurt Dominique.

"Nothing." Buffy laughed. "She's probably just hungry." She held out her hands, "Here, give her to me."

Angel handed her over. He expected her to walk over to her bag and grab out a bottle, the way that he'd seen every mother do now. What he didn't expect her to do was unbutton her blouse. "Buffy, what do you think you're doing?"

Buffy looked over at Angel. "What? I have to feed our child unless you want her to starve." She place Dominique close to her breast. She looked down at her daughter as she started eating.

Angel looked at Dominique suckle on her mom's breast. He smiled and looked at Buffy, "You know, I never thought you would breast feed her."

"I started to. I wanted to. I don't want to miss out on anything." She replied. They sat in silence until Dominique was done. Buffy buttoned back up her blouse and handed Dominique over to Angel where she fell asleep.

Angel looked at Buffy and saw that she was happy. He wondered if he should even bring it up. "Buffy," he began, "I'm so sorry for the way I treated you, for toying with you, hurting you, calling you something I shouldn't have, and for trying to kill you." His voice was low and full of guilt.

Buffy shook her head. "It wasn't you." she whispered softly. Her eyes were watery. She was trying not to remember her time with Angelus.

"It was! Can't you see? He's a part of me." He raised his voice. Why couldn't she see the way he had treated her?

"Would you ever do those things to me?" She questioned.

Angel looked at her, shocked. "What? Of course I wouldn't. You know that."

"Then it wasn't you." She said again.

Angel knew she was right, but he couldn't forgive himself for it. He didn't have anything to say.

"I better go." Buffy said. Angel handed her Dominique. She carefully placed her in the sling. "Mom's worried about me."

Buffy got up and walked to the door. Angel followed silently behind her. He picked her bag off the table and put it over her shoulder for her.

"Thanks." She gave a small smile. "Come by sometime, okay?" Buffy said sweetly. She knew that he didn't really feel comfortable around her and she didn't like that.

"Okay," Angel agreed.

Buffy wanted to kiss him good bye, but she didn't want to scare him away or move things too fast for him. So, she just gave him another smile. "Bye."

"Bye," he replied as he walked into one of the darker spots of the room.

She opened the door slightly, not wanting much sunlight to get in. Buffy quickly shut the door behind her.

Angel fell down to his knees, crying silently over the painful memories.

One Last Part

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