Chapter 10b: “The News Will Settle” *R* Authors Note:Follows behind 10a exactally, okay? Just to tell you a tad of angst thrown in with alotta heavy language. I hope you life it! Read and feedback please. Thanks to the feedback from last chapter. *** Buffy: “We’re meeting everyone downstairs very soon,” Angel said quietly as he walked into the closet searching for clothes. “Okay,” I nodded putting a clip in my sopping wet hair. I was trying not to get myself worked up over this for my sake, the baby and Angel’s. I knew he’d been under so much stress and he was having doubts about this baby and us. If he left me again I don’t know what I’d do or should I say what we’d do. I knew he loves me, but sometimes I wonder if he’d leave if things got really hard like before. I pushed the thoughts out of my mind as he came back into my line of vision. “Are you sure you’re up for this?” he asked coming out of the closet with a half buttoned dark green shirt on. “They’re your friends, Angel, not mine,” I stated blankly searching through my bag. “I know, but they are going to say things that might have an affect on you,” he sighed out coming over to sit next to my towel covered body. “I need to pick out something to wear,” I whispered. “No, you need to talk to me, okay?” he said striking his hand out to lie on my bare shoulder. I shrugged off the shoulder, “Not now, after. After we need to talk and find a doctor and you need to wrap up here. This trip’s about you and we’re,” I paused smiling and placing my hand on my stomach, “just along for the ride.” “I’m glad you’re hear, but I know, especially with Cordy, they aren’t going to take the news well. Wes, he already knows and he was fine. Fred she will babbly and get all excited and start talking like a hick once again. Cordelia is going to through probably the biggest fit I’ve ever seen, even bigger than Xander’s and Spike’s put together. While Gunn will either side with Cordy or go on an outrage about how I finally ‘got some’.” He chuckled softly then his __expression hardened once more. “Yeah. It’s okay; don’t worry about little old me. Let me change and put some make up on and we’ll go down and talk to everyone,” my stomach then interrupted growling, “and get some food I guess too.” His face softened once again, “Okay let me put those clothes in the laundry along with our towel’s,” he said taking my towel and eyeing my naked from as I reached into my bag. I could feel his eyes on me and I smiled. “Awe, why aren’t you Mr. Mom?” I smiled feeling the tears in my eyes. I was being too sentimental. I grabbed a yellow shirt as he kissed my forehead as he whispered, “You’re damn right,” he walked away at that. *********** Downstairs, in the kitchen before Cordelia is here: Buffy: I was making a peanut butter sandwich since I was hungry. Angel was waiting for everyone in the lobby place and searching for books about the baby. I heard the doors fly open and someone shriek. I didn’t sense anything bad so some one must be here. I wonder who it is; I now heard voices coming from the grand foyer. I walked to the end of the kitchen and peered in on what was going on. I saw Cordelia launched in my husband’s arms. It was Angel’s arms. Those were my arms, not hers. I could see he was uncomfortable with the fact that Cordelia was there, but I don’t know if it was because I could have walked in at any moment of if he was just plain uncomfortable. I couldn’t really tell do to the fact that I could only see the side of his face. I walked through the hotel with a scowl on my face ready to ask Cordelia what in the world she thought she was doing when I ran into a large figure. I fell down with a hard plop causing my sandwich and glass of milk to go tumbling to the floor. You could hear the glass breaking of the cup and the plaster of the plate shattering. It was the start. This was the calm before the storm because making loud noises and breaking things was calm for the news that was about to come to Cordelia and everyone. I looked up and saw a large black man dressed in cargo pants and a white shirt. I presumed it had to be Gunn. Charles Gunn was his name I think. Angel said he was the muscle, but I didn’t think all he was was muscle. He was solid and thick. The kind man looked down at me with my peanut butter and jelly stains and milk all over my blouse and face. “And who might this pretty lady be?” he wondered looking at me with a glint in his eyes. Even though he was whispering it to himself, Angel and I heard him. “Buffy!” Angel broke from Cordy’s embrace and turned around looking at me, “Are you okay?” he asked coming to pull me up from where I had fallen. “I’m sorry, I made a mess. I’ll clean it up, but I’m really sorry. I’m such a goddamn mess. I’ll get a cloth and clean this shit up,” I said stuttering slightly at first and brushing myself off. “Buffy, don’t worry about it. Are you both okay?” I heard him say brushing off some food on my face. “WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?!? AND WHAT IS THIS BOTH THING?!?!” Cordelia screamed. I could feel everyone’s glares on me. Everyone was staring and it was scarring me. Cordelia’s dare could kill if it had the ability to. Gunn’s was confused and pretty much dazed. “We’re fine, don’t worry. You and Cordelia should talk alone before we have a discussion with me in it. So I am going to clean up this mess I’ve made in your beautiful hotel and go change.” “But Buffy I thought we agreed that we needed to talk to everyone together..” Angel was cut off by a British voice, “She’s right, the girl needs to get cleaned up, I’ll help. And you two,” he said pointing at Cordelia and Angel, “need to talk and we will be down in a second. Fred should be ready to chat soon.” “Wes,” I breathed from my spot. I walked up to him and hugged him loosely. “Hello there, Buffy,” he said pulling back to look at me, “Why don’t we get a wash clothe and get you out of these clothes, eh?” “Good idea,” I smiled, “Angel we’ll be back.” Wes and I walked up the stairs to Angel’s bedroom. I went to get my bag and he sat on the bed, “I heard about the news,” he smiled. “Yeah, I know. Angel told me he informed you last night when we got here,” I stated rummaging through my bag for clean clothes. “So how’s the news settling with you, then?” he quizzed me. “I don’t know, Wes. I mean my dream has come true. This is the one thing I’ve wanted for about six years. All I’ve wanted was Angel’s child. I mean we even talked about children once, I told him that I didn’t want children if they weren’t his. And I never found one person that I wanted to have children with besides him. He is going to be the best dad. He’s a wonderful man. And I guess it’s all so overwhelming. I guess my one or rather two questions is why now and how? I mean why is this baby happening now? Is this a point to bring us back together? I don’t understand. And everything is going on. An evil is coming and I can feel it. Angel’s been acting all wacky lately and that’s not him. This thing that happened with Angelus the other night it gave me the major wiggies so I guess it’s just crazy. And then there’s how..” I trailed off coming out of the bathroom with tears rolling down my cheeks and a new outfit on. “That’s what we’re going to figure it out. We’ll research the new evil that you have a feeling about and we will research about how this baby came to be. Angel has made one child before this so anything really could happen. You never know with that vampire. He’s over come a lot. But I think you need to focus on staying calm and taking some time off your feet because you look way too stressed and it’s not good for this baby. And then you need to worry about the problem that will irrupt soon downstairs. And that’s problem’s name is Cordelia,” he grinned at me. “Yeah, she’s kind of scary,” I made a funny face and put up my hands as claws. He just laughed at me. “She’s changed a lot, Buffy. But you have to give her credit for not already irrupting in front of you downstairs. I mean you did steal her boyfriend. Just give her a chance after this all blows over. Maybe you’ll even be friend one day,” Wesley looked at me hopefully. “You keep thinking that Wes. But in the mean time I am going into the bathroom and putting makeup. You made me cry now and I have streaks on my face. I’ll have to look all-beautiful again. Be right back,” I said hopping back into the bathroom with my makeup bag in hand. *** Angel: “Angel I am trying to understand and process every piece of bullshit you are feeding me right now, but let me run it over you to see if I am understanding what your saying. So before you left for Sunnyhell we were going to get our chance and be happy because we could well make a happy finally. And we loved each other, right? Then you left for the Hell town without a word of warning and not even a note to go back to her! HER! The one you said you were over for me! Angel! God! You piss me off! But then to top it all off when I finally track you down you tell me off! What the fuck is up with you?! Then you return here to OUR town with HER and tell me that you two made one big happy and made a baby? What in the world were you thinking?” She stared at me for a long moment. She was screaming and making animated gestures with her hands to make her point come across crystal clear. “Angel, man, I still can’t believe the first time you got some you got the chick pregnant, way to go man!” Gunn shouted patting me on the shoulder saying the statement he had been saying for the last ten minutes again. I nodded to acknowledge him and rolled me eyes, “Cordelia, with Buffy and I nothing ever..” I was interrupted by her booming voice again. “Did I say I was finished? I think not. So rewind! Okay. Like I was saying I was YOUR GIRLFRIEND! Follow with me, Angel, GIIIIRLLLFRIEND. That means I am the one you are devoted to. I am the only on you make a happy with. You cheated on me with your ex-girlfriend skank and made a freak kid. What the hell is that? I can’t believe you! How could you do this to me? How could you hurt me so bad! I can’t believe this! I thought you loved me!” She sobbed sinking to the floor. “Cordy, I’m sorry. I didn’t know that I would hurt you this bad. But you have to know that things between Buffy and I never goes as planned so ever getting us together hurts someone or an other. But I am just sad to say that I hurt my best friend. I swear I didn’t mean to,” I said crouching next to her. “DON’T TOUCH ME!” the blonde shouted at me. “Angel, I think that maybe Cordy needs a little space. Why don’t you give it to her? I mean we obviously hurt her. I feel really bad and I think if one of my best friends or boyfriends did this to me I would kill ‘em. So maybe you should back off and offer Cordy something to drink,” I turned and saw Buffy and Wesley coming down the stairs. I could tell Buffy had been crying again. She tried to cover it with makeup, but I could still tell she had been crying. “I think that is a good idea, indeed,” Wesley said next to her, “I’ll go get you some soda, does that work Cordelia?” “Diet, please,” she said from her feeble position on the floor. “Diet, yes,” Wesley nodded before walking out into the kitchen. I think he knew that this was a thing between the three of us that he didn’t need to be in the middle of this at the moment. “You! Why did you have to ruin everything? I bet you’re not really even pregnant. I mean it can’t happen twice. You lying bitch,” she rose to her feet with a snarl. “Cordy,” I stated sternly as a warning for her to stop. “No better yet! You slept with someone else to get pregnant to stop Angel from leaving you once againa nd to cause me misery. I bet you slept with Xander or hell even Giles. You’ll sleep with anyone to get your precious Angel. Well, whore. If he believes you’re little dirty ass shit of a kid is his than you can have him. “Cordelia.” I raised my voice higher this time. I could feel Angelus boiling right under my layer ready to come out and kill her. I couldn’t let him. I knew he loved Buffy in his own twisted way, but we didn’t need to kill my best friend because of that. “But I do hope you gotta good fuck out of him, Buff. Because as soon as he realizes that the dirty filth inside of you isn’t his than he’s going to leave you. But the only bad thing is. I’m not going to be here to bring him back to life. I am going to be his FRIEND and be not a WHORE like some people that sleep with men just to get what ever the fuck they want…” “CORDELIA!” I shouted standing over where she was now sitting in the round lobby chair in the middle of the lobby. “THAT IS ENOUGH!” The walls seemed to shake from the power of my voice. I looked at her and I glared. She was my best friend and I know she was hurt and that is the only reason I hadn’t ripped her throat out or kicked her out of my house for calling my mate and future child such despicable things. “I think we can handle this like adults and keep the name calling to a minimum, can’t we? You’re not in high school anymore,” I looked down at her and my eyes rose as she huffed out a sigh and just nodded her head in response, “Thank you.” I looked back at were Buffy was sitting on the steps now. She was sitting by herself and her head was resting on her knees. She looked so fragile. Tears of sadness were streaming down her face. She looked so beautiful though. She would always be the most beautiful woman in the world. Earlier she had been glowing with laughter about our child. The child that had always been forbidden between us was now real. It was alive within her. I turned back to my best friend after giving Buffy a sympathetic, small smile. She just gave me a thumbs up and went back to staring off into space. I would talk to her later. There was a long break of silence as Wesley came out of the kitchen with a can of soda and handed it to Cordelia. She sat there her chest heaving in and out. I knew she was going to through a fit. I just wish she would understand that I always loved Buffy in a soul mate way and nothing could ever end that. I feel so bad that she was trapped inside this web Buffy and I had created. Cordelia was a good person. She shouldn’t have been put through this much pain. I felt so bad. God, what have I done? I have to start to fic this. I cannot loose my best friend. I am not going to let it happen. “Cordelia, I want you to be in my life still,” I came next to her crouching in front of her and moving hair out of her face, “you have been my best friend three years and I don’t want anything to come between us. I do care for you and I do love you. But I was so desperate for the love I have with Buffy that I didn’t care who I hurt. I don’t love you in the same way. I love you just as much, but not in the same matter. I would kill for you any day even though some days I want to kill you. You are like family. You will always be that in my heart. If you decide to stay here and see where everything goes than I would be honored, but I understand if you have to leave and not be here right now. Just know that wherever I am you always have a place to stay because your family, not ever Buffy can change that fact,” I smiled down at her as she finally looked up at me. “I need time to think, Angel. But hey you stay in town for a few more days and I’ll come around. I’ll give you a call. I mean I still work here, right? I’ll come in and help with research later. But I just need time to think what’s going on through my head all the way through,” she stated rising to her feet. “Are you sure you are alright, Cordy?” I wondered looking down at her rising form. “I’m sure, big guy,” she walked to the front of the lobby and waved lightly bye to Wes and Buffy. She stopped and turned around, “Oh and Angel?” “Yeah?” he asked back to the now blonde. “Thank you,” she smiled blowing a kiss to him. “I’ll talk to you tomorrow, Cor, bye,” I smiled up at her. Her only respond was a quick nod, a smile and then she opened the door to walk out of the hotel. ** End Chapter. What did you guys think? Please send feedback. I hope to have the next chapter out faster. Thankyou for your patience. my email is: colixxcakes58@yahoo.com