Angel pulled Buffy close and kissed the top of her head. It was so good to have her back. Just then Hank and Joyce rushed in. “ Buffy I’m so glad you’re ok ” Joyce exclaimed grabbing her daughter in a tight embrace. “ Oof Mom I need to breathe.” Joyce reluctantly let her go and sat on the edge of the bed. “ How long was I out for?” She asked. “ About three days. Do you remember anything that happened.” “ I think so. I was at one of the group meetings and Giles said we were having guests that day. When they walked in it was that girl from the diner in Sunnydale. Do you remember her mom?” Joyce nodded her head. “ Well anyways, when they walked in I jumped up and I guess I did it to fast because I got dizzy. The next thing I remember is waking up in this bed with Angel begging me to come back.”
Dr. Pryce and Dr. Burkle walked in. “ Buffy, good to see you’re awake. “ Thank you doctor. Its good to be back. “ Buffy while you were out we changed your medication. It had the effect we hoped for and so far it hasn’t any effect on the baby.” Dr. Burkle said in a big rush. “ So what we’ve decided to do Buffy is change your prescription but we want you back once a week so we can monitor its effects on the baby. “ Ok I understand. Can I go home now?” Dr. Pryce smiled. “ We want to keep you overnight to be on the safe side but if nothing happens you can go home tomorrow.” “ Yay ” Buffy said excitedly and hugged both the doctors.
Wesley and Fred laughed. “ We’ll leave you to get reacquainted but we’ll be back to check on you later Buffy.” She nodded. “ Thank you doctors.” Hank said shaking Wesley’s and Fred’s hands as they walked out. Buffy tightened her grip on Angel’s hand and looked at her parents. “ So did I miss anything while I was out?”
After Buffy was released from the clinic the months flew by without incident. The medication was helping keep her dreams away while, as each trip to the clinic showed, having no effect on the baby. As the months passed it became more and more obvious that she was pregnant. While some people said that they were happy for her and Angel, there were those that passed judgement. She lost friends that held her pregnancy against her and on occasion she would encounter strangers that would say rude things to her about being a teen mother.
Although it hurt she tried not to let it get to her. It didn’t matter what people thought. All that mattered was that she and Angel were happy. And they were. She thought herself to be extremely lucky to have found somebody like Angel. A lot of guys their age probably would have turned around and ran. But not Angel. He was, for lack of a better word, an angel.
He was there for her through it all. He held her as she cried over the things people said, listened to her worries about their ability to raise the baby, rubbed her back and feet, went for food when she had cravings, and did everything else an expecting father would do. Buffy knew that if it wasn’t for Angel she wouldn’t have made it through the pregnancy without going insane.
Time continued to pass and before she knew it, it was time for her last sonargram. As she lay back on the table waiting for Dr. Calender she looked at Angel and smiled. “ Thank you for coming with me..to everything. I don’t think I would have made it through this without you.” Not a problem baby. I wouldn’t have missed it for anything in the world.” He said kissing her quickly.
Dr. Calender walked in and smiled at the young couple in front of her. “ How are you guys doing today?” She asked. “ Good.” “ How are you feeling Buffy?” “ Pretty good.” “ Any complaints or questions?” Buffy shook her head. “ Ok then lets get started. While I know a technician usually does the sonagrams, since this is the last one I couldn’t resist and decided I wanted to do this myself.
She pulled Buffy’s shirt up and spread the jelly on her stomach. Buffy jerked a little when the cold substance made contact with her skin. “ Sorry, I still haven’t gotten used to that.” She said sheepishly. “ That’s understandable.” Dr. Calender grabbed the wand and placed it on the stomach, moving it around until a picture showed up on the screen. “ Ok there’s the head and arms. And you guys decided you don’t want to know the sex of the baby?”
Buff and Angel nodded. “ Ok the baby is doing just fine. See you in two weeks if not sooner. She smiled at them and walked out. Angel grabbed Buff’s hands and pulled her from the table. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and sighed. “ Do I look horrible Angel?” “ You’ve never looked more beautiful.” He said wrapping his arms around her waist. “ You think so?” “ I know so.” He said kissing her on the forehead.
Buff was laying in bed a week later when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Heart hammering in her chest she got out of bed. That’s when she noticed that both she and the bed were soaked. “ Ok Buff don’t panic.” She said to herself. Her parents were away for the night so she grabbed her phone and dialed Angel’s number.
“ Hello?” He answered sleepily. “ Angel...Its time” “ Huh? Time for what baby?” “ Time for the baby. I’m....” But she didn’t get to finish her sentence. She dropped her phone in pain as another contraction hit.
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