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This is my first fanfic so I know its not going to be as good as everyone else’s. But I’ll have a go anyway. Wish me luck and please review. Tell me how I can make it better in future and which bits you like about it.
Historians note: This happens a few years after Buffy season 7. There was no end of angel and there was no apocalypse.
Chapter seven – The explanation
Buffy was sitting on the sofa in the living room and Carlo was sitting in one of the arm chairs. Buffy had just explained to Carlo about her being the slayer and everything that had happened in Sunnydale, well the stuff he didn’t know already. Everything about Angel, Riley, Spike and all of her friends. Carlo had been sitting in shock for the last couple of hours whilst Buffy spoke.
“So” Carlo said. “You’re a slayer and you *stake* vampires. Angel and Spike are your ex boyfriends who are actually vampires but they have souls” he said unsurely.
“Yeah that’s right” Buffy said. “I know this has come as a bit of a shock and I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you before”
“a bit of a shock is an understatement” Carlo said as she leaned back in his chair. He sat for a couple of moments in silence as he tried to get all this new information through his head.
Buffy looked down at the ground. He sounded angry with her, but how could she change her past. She couldn’t, that would be impossible. He would have to deal with it.
“So that bleach blonde man that was here early was your ex boyfriend who died saving the world” he said trying to see if he understood.
Buffy looked up. “Yeah” she said simply.
“Ok” Carlo said. “Does he want you back? You did tell him you are married and everything?”
“Of course I did” Buffy said. “I am surprised I did, I was in shock, I still am” she looked at Carlo. “But he knows and he will deal with it. He’s gonna be ok” she explained.
“I don’t care about him. I care about you. I don’t want him to come and steal you away from me. I love you more than him you know that know that right” Carlo said.
Buffy smiled at her husband and stood up and she went over to him and sat on his lap. “Of course and I love you too”. Buffy pulled her husband into a deep hug. She smiled and let go of him.
“Do you still love him?” Carlo asked her.
“Angel? No we’ve been over for ages” Buffy said with a smile,
Carlo frowned. “You know who I mean. Do you still love Spike?”
Buffy was quiet she didn’t know what to say. She loved Carlo but some where inside her she knew she loved spike. Now he was back everything was just confusing. Buffy stood up again.
Carlo watched his wife. He couldn’t believe this; his wife was in love with another man. “You love him” he said. His voice sounded so full of hurt.
Buffy turned to look at him. “I didn’t say that” she replied. “I’m confused. Before spike …. Before he left I loved him. But he’s been gone for a while. I’m just confused. My head is spinning and I don’t know what to think.”
Carlo thought for a moment. “How can you love someone that has hurt you so many times? You said he tried to ……. rape you” he found it hard to say the words.
“That was……” Buffy looked down. “That was along time ago and he’s different now. But I’m not getting back together with him. I’m married and I love you!”
“Ok” Carlo said. “But I don’t want you to see him anymore”
Buffy was shocked. “What? He’s a friend, you can’t stop me from talking to my friends no one has that right not even you” she said. She couldn’t believe he had just told her what to do. No man could ever order her around.
“Buffy” Carlo said. “From what you told me, this *spike* is deeply in love with you. And I know what that’s like and I don’t think he will stop at nothing to get you back. So you must stay away from him!”.
Some how, Buffy knew this was true. Spike did love her and she didn’t think he would give up easily. All she did was nodded. Even though she knew she would have to go see angel and spike to sort everything out between them. She looked down at her watch. “Its late and I’m tired. I’m gonna head up” she walked out of the living room and went upstairs to bed.
Carlo didn’t say anything. He stayed down in the living room thinking for most of the night whilst Buffy slept and dreamt about all of the possibilities that could change her life around into another direction.
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The following morning Buffy told Carlo she was going out to buy some food for the week but instead she
drove to wolfram and hart. She needed to speak to Spike and explain herself. She felt that Angel understood and he might try to help her with spike. She didn’t want to screw things up with Carlo. She loved him too much to hurt him.
She took his car and drove towards wolfram and hart. Her stomach was doing summer-saults. She looked around all the high rise building of LA. She had to find herself a job soon, but first she needed to sort things out. Buffy had woken up many times during the night after having terrible dreams about Carlo breaking up with her. She also noticed that Carlo wasn’t in bed next to her. She was worried about him but decided to leave him alone.
Buffy pulled into the underground parking lot of wolfram and hart. She got out o the car and locked it. She looked around she couldn’t see any stair way so she walked out the way she came in and walked up to the front of the building. She looked up to the sky and it looked like it touched the clouds. It was a massive place. She wasn’t sure whether this was a good idea. Carlo wouldn’t be happy about it, but she needed to do this for herself. It would set her mind at rest.
Buffy walked into the big building and took in a deep breathe when she looked around. It was huge, well she could see that from the outside but this was just amazing. She took a few steps forward then a demon brushed past her. She jumped a little, but to her surprise it didn’t attack her. She walked towards the receptionist desk. She didn’t really pay any attention to the person sitting there.
“Hi I need to see angel” Buffy said as she turned her head to look around the lobby.
“Oh my god” the receptionist said. “Buffy?” she questioned.
Buffy turned her head to look at the woman sitting behind the desk. “Harmony?” she said in shock. “What are you doing here?”
“I work here” harmony said. She put her magazine that she was reading down on the desk. “How have you been?”
Buffy smiled awkwardly. “I’m ok, you?” she asked. Buffy was just being polite.
“I’m great. I work here, the salaries not great but I get by. And oh my god there is so much to talk about being round here. I get all the goss. Ok now Jessica down in Non-Human resources said…”.
Buffy cut harmony off. “Harmony” she said, “is angel around I really need to speak to him”.
Harmony looked at her. “Hey! I was making polite conversation, no need to be rude.”
Buffy sighed. “Ok I’m sorry I didn’t mean to its just I need to speak to Angel it’s important.”
“Oh ok” Harmony said. “He’s in his office.” Harmony pointed over to a set of double doors. “You can go straight through”.
Buffy turned on her heels and walked over to these doors. She took in a deep breathe and walked in.
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