He was partway there when he saw her off to the left, sitting on the hillside amid the bluebells, her arms wrapped around her knees, her forehead resting atop them. Even with her hair shining like newly-minted gold in the sun, she looked a picture of heartbreaking dejection. He started down the hill toward her.
"Buffy…"
Buffy started violently at the sound of his voice. Snapping her head up, she stared off to the left, keeping her tear-streaked face averted from him.
"Want to talk about it?" Angel suggested wryly, leaning slightly forward, trying to see her face. He thought he saw a morose smile touch her lips.
A teary chuckle escaped her, and she drew a shaky breath but still refused to look at him as she said, "It's too hard."
She gazed straight ahead, her eyes focused on the surrounding hills splashed with bluebells and hawthorn., " It's too painful," she admitted, then did a doubletake as she realized he was actually there with her in the sunlight.
"But how…?" as her lips widened into a smile, realizing that the miracle she dreamed of has become a reality.
He pulled her up onto her feet and embraced her fiercely. He held her closely as he explained what had happened.
He had found something he treasured beyond all bounds; he had found Buffy, and loving her made him more vulnerable than he'd been since he regained his soul. But now, things were different. No longer would they have to live with the threat of Buffy's death as the result of his being human. There were no trade-offs this time. They could start over. If only she would take him back.
With a raw ache in his voice he said" I'm sorry for everything I 've done. I've pushed you away when you needed me most. I love you …"
She wrapped her arms around him and wept brokenly as he said "Marry me."
For once, the slayer was tongue-tied, the happiness inside her bubbling like a stream. "Yes!, Oh yes!"
He cupped the back of her head, crumpling the silk of her hair, holding her face pressed to his chest, imagining the nights he'd made her weep like this, despising himself with a virulence that was almost past bearing. But he vowed, he would make everything alright.
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