Chapter 12
The next couple of days, Buffy didn't know what to think anymore- she had made a fool out of herself with him.
She was at class, helping the kids with an art project, when suddenly, she heard someone knocking on the door. She turned around to find a huge red rose bouquet.
"Miss Summers?"
"Yes, that's me."
"I have a delivery for you"
"Oh my goodness. Are those for me?"
"You are Buffy Summers, right?"
"Yes."
"Then these are for you. Could you please sign here?"
"Sure."
She reached for the card, and she opened it to find a note that said:
Pet:
I hope you are feeling better. I meant what I said, but I understand you need time. I'm just asking for a chance to win your heart.
I'll be out of town for a couple of days, but I'll see you Saturday morning.
Love,
William
She couldn't believe that he did that after how she treated him.
"Oh my God, Buffy, those are beautiful. I didn't know you had an admirer," a cute brunette standing at the door said to Buffy as she made her way in.
"Thanks, Fred," she responded, blushing, as she placed them at her desk and carefully put away the card.
"So, who is the guy? We are all dying to know."
"They are from a friend, a very good friend," she sighed.
"I understand, but he must be very special. I'm happy for you, Buffy. You deserve it. But I'm so jealous- I wish I could find a guy who would treat me like that."
"Thanks, Fred. By the way, you are going to Sarah's party on Saturday, right?"
"Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world. She is only like my favorite student."
"Great, I'll see you then."
"Ok, I better get back to class before my kids destroy the classroom."
"Ok."
Saturday morning, Buffy woke up at 5:30 am, partly because she needed to get everything ready, but mainly because she was excited to see William again. She hated to admit it, but she had really missed him these past days.
"Happy birthday, honey." She crawled into her daughter's bed, kissing her softly on the forehead.
"Mommy, is it my birthday already?" Sarah asked all sleepy but excited.
"Yes, baby, you are a big girl now." She hugged her and kissed her. "Now, you have to blow out your candle." She put a cupcake with pink frosting and a candle in front of her. Buffy watched excitedly as her little girl blew out the candle- she was so proud of her.
"Thanks, mommy. Can I wear my princess outfit now?"
"Yes, baby. Now, let's hurry up because we need to get ready. Today is a big day."
She got Sarah ready and took some time to pick out her own clothes. She decided to go with a denim mini-skirt and a white tank top. If they had asked her a couple of days ago what was she going to wear, she would have probably said some old overalls and tennis shoes, but she wanted to look nice.
As Buffy and Willow finished putting up the decorations, the two girls were running around in their princess outfits. Although it was only Sarah's birthday, she had insisted that Tara dressed as a princess, too. The first one was Beauty while the second was Cinderella.
As time passed, Buffy was getting more and more anxious. It was already 11:30 am, and William hadn't arrived. Willow noticed her friend looking at the clock for the third time in five minutes.
"He'll come, don't worry, Buffy."
"What? No, I'm not worried," Buffy said trying to hide her anxiety. "You really think he'll come?"
"Of course he will. Besides, it's still early. Just relax. Come on, let's go find my husband and get ourselves a beer."
"That sounds good."
They had no problem finding Xander- he was jumping on the trampoline, surrounded by a dozen kids.
"That's my guy, ladies and gentleman," Willow said to Buffy, pointing at Xander as they both laughed.
"Hey! What's up?" Xander said, hugging the two girls. "That thing is fun. Honey, do you think we can keep it?"
"Mmm.let's not, ok? I don't want to have to take you to the hospital at 3 in the morning because you fell off that thing," Willow said, kissing Xander on the cheek as she handed him a beer.
"Buffster, you are looking hot today! What's the occasion?"
"Me hot? Please, it's just that it's a sunny day."
"Is this about that English guy?"
"What English guy?"
"Come on, Buffy- I'm not that stupid. You like Captain Peroxide."
"Xander, I."
"It's ok, Buffy, but I'll be watching him closely. He better be good to you, or he will have to deal with me."
"Thanks, Xander."
Just when Buffy was finally thinking about something other than William since she was busy with the cake, she heard Sarah yelling.
"Willham!!"
Buffy felt her stomach falling down to her knees when she heard that. 'He came after all,' she thought as she turned to face him. He was walking in her direction, looking as handsome as usual, wearing jeans and a black tight t-shirt and sunglasses that made him look incredible sexy. He was carrying a very big box with a red ribbon.
"Willham, is that for me?" Sarah asked, excited, as she saw the huge wooden box in front of her.
"Yes, kitten, you are the birthday girl, aren't you?" William said to Sarah, kneeling down to hug her.
"Yes, I am," she said proudly.
"Hello, luv." He stood up to kiss Buffy gently on the cheek.
"Hi, William. I'm glad you could make it," she said with a smile on her face.
"Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
"Can I open my present??" Sarah demanded.
"May I? And of course, that is, if it's alright with William."
"Of course you may, ducks. This is for you. I hope you like it."
Sarah opened the wooden box with William's help just to find the cutest puppy ever looking at them with a red ribbon around his neck.
"A puppy!!!" Sarah screamed, full of excitement. "Look, mommy, a puppy."
"Oh my God!" Buffy screamed as well, not so excited- more like shocked.
"I'm glad you like it, kitten."
"I love it! Thank you thank you thank you!!" She hugged him and kissed him.
"My pleasure, poppet." He looked at Buffy's shocked face and felt the need to explain his present. "Don't worry, luv, the puppy will live with me if it's too much trouble. I never intended to cause you any trouble, pet."
"Well, it's not that I don't like it. It's just that, you know that I have no space," Buffy finally said. "Besides, it's a very nice gesture, but you really should have ask me first."
"I know, luv, and I'm sorry. It's just that I remember you telling me how much she wanted one, and I saw it and couldn't resist it." He gave her a puppy look that melted her, and she couldn't help but laugh at him.
"Fine. I mean, if I say no, I would be Cruella Deville, and you would be the hero. That's not playing fair, and you know it. But you are explaining to her that it's living with you and why."
"I know, I'm sorry, luv, but don't be mad at me. I couldn't bear it. Besides, you look so adorable today that you can't possibly be anything but nice."
"Ok, ok."
"Oh, I forgot, that's not all of the present. There's something else, kitten." He said to Sarah, who was hypnotized by the puppy.
"More? Another puppy?" she asked excitedly.
"Oh, no. Get that envelope that's on the bottom."
"William, you didn't need to get her anything else. That's more than enough," Buffy said to William, who didn't seem to care since he was as excited as Sarah was, digging in the box for more presents.
"What is it, mommy?" Sarah gave Buffy the envelope.
"Oh my God, this are 4 tickets to Disneyland," she said, excited. "Oh my God, William, this is too much. This must have cost you a fortune. We can't accept them."
"Disneyland!! Wow, mommy, I want to go to Disneyland."
"Don't worry about it, luv, it's totally worth it. Look at her," he said with a smile as he picked up the little girl that seemed to have stolen his heart.
"Well, thank you very much. Sarah, honey, what do you say to William?"
"Thank you, you are the best," Sarah said as she hugged him tight and kissed him on the cheek.
"Yes, you are," Buffy said to herself, but loud enough for him to hear, which made him really happy.
The party was going great, and the kids were totally excited about the puppy, who seemed more terrified than excited to have a dozen 4 year olds chasing him. Buffy was happy- not only did her daughter seem to be having a blast, but she had an amazing guy sitting right next to her.
"By the way, with all this, I forgot to thank you for the lovely flowers you sent me the other day." She blushed. "And I owe you an apology for my behavior the other day. That was."
"Don't worry about it, luv, it's all forgotten," he said, looking at her. She was looking incredibly beautiful that day, and the happiness in her look made her glow.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang. "Sorry, luv, I have to take this. Giles here. Yes, Wes, what is it? Right now? I'm in the middle of.fine, just stop by, and I'll sign them. The address is." When he was done, he went to look for Buffy, who was by the grill with Willow and Xander. He approached in silence when he realized what they were talking about.
"He seems nice, Buffy. Did you see all those presents? My God, he must really like you to go to so much trouble," Willow was telling her friend
"Yeah, I have to admit it, Buffy, the guy seems to really care about you. But that doesn't mean that I like him- he has to prove that he'll treat my two favorite Summers girls right before I give him the ok," Xander proudly said as he kept flipping the burgers.
"I know, but I'm afraid of how much I like him. He is too good to be true. I feel like suddenly this dream is going to pop. But he is great, and the way he treats Sarah, that's priceless."
He was happy to hear that he made a good impression around Buffy's friends. He knew how much they meant to her. But what he really loved was hearing from her mouth that she liked him a lot, although she still didn't trust him 100%.
"There you are, pet," he finally said as he approached her from her back.
"Hi, William, would you like a beer?" Buffy asked nervously, afraid of what he might have heard.
"Sure. Listen, pet, I need to ask your permission for something. Well, actually, I need your authorization, too." He looked at Willow and Xander.
"What's wrong?" they all said, worried.
"Oh, no, nothing is wrong. It's just that there was this complication at work, and I need to sign some documents urgently, and I asked a mate to bring them over here so I wouldn't have to leave the party. So I want to know if that's alright with you?"
"Sure, no problem" Willow responded quickly.
"Good. His name is Wesley, but I don't think you'll have a hard time recognizing him. He, too, is.English." As he finished that, they all laughed.
Wesley finally arrived, and him and William went inside to sign the papers and discuss some other stuff. Outside, Buffy was eating a cheeseburger with Willow and Fred.
"Buffy, may I ask you a question?"
"Sure, Fred, what is it?"
"Who is that guy talking to your William?"
"He is not mine." She blushed, but then she looked at Willow, who gave her a look and laughed. "At least not yet." They all laughed. " I think he is some guy from his work. Why? Do you like him?"
"Well, I mean, he looks so serious and intelligent."
"Do you want to meet him?"
"Oh no, that's alright. I was just asking."
"Come on, Fred, he looks cute, and he has the whole English thing going on. Besides, where are our manners if we didn't invite him over for a beer? Don't you think, Buffy?" Willow asked her friend excitedly. She loved playing matchmaker with her friends.
"Absolutely. Besides, it's her house, her rules, and I know she never lets anyone leave on an empty stomach," Buffy completed the thought. She knew Fred was too shy around guys, so she really needed all the help they could give her.
Buffy went inside with two beer bottles.
"Hi, I thought you might be a little thirsty, so I brought you this." She handed the beer bottles to the two men in front of her. She felt nice to see that both men changed their vocal tone and attitude as soon as she entered the room. Before, they looked all serious and mad, and now, they were both smiling at her.
"Buffy, let me introduce you to Wesley. He just got here from England. He works with me."
"Nice meeting you, Wesley. I'm Buffy Summers."
"My pleasure, Miss Summers, and thank you very much for your hospitality."
"Just call me Buffy. And I just wanted to let you know that you are more than welcome to join us outside. We have good food and friends out there, so whenever you both are finished, come outside."
"Thank you, pet, we will."
As soon as she left, Wesley turned to William, who still was looking at her leaving the room.
"You really like her?"
"More than you think. I think I might be in love with her."
"I'm glad, you deserve it after what you went through. She seems like a fine young woman."
"That she is, mate."
They spent the rest of the evening talking and having fun. Fred and Wesley had a connection right away. Xander kept everybody laughing with his jokes and funny faces, while almost like school kids, Buffy and William held hands under the table. As night began to show, Buffy realized it was time to get going, but when she went to get Sarah, they realized both girls were already asleep. She tried to wake her up, but Willow insisted that there was no need to do so, that the best thing would be just to leave her there. Besides, she knew that she could use some child-free time.
"Come on, luv, I'll take you home," William said as he put his arm around her waist.
"But you brought your car, Buffy, didn't you?" Xander asked and received a punch in the stomach by Willow, as well as a very dirty look from her and Buffy. "What. oh," he finally said, embarrassed.
William couldn't help but smile at that scene. It's not that Xander meant anything wrong- he was just not that smart when it came to getting a hint.
Fred and Wesley were leaving, too. They really liked each other and had already set a date to go out for coffee.
"I'll go get the puppy, Buffy. I'll meet you at the car. Xander, Red, a pleasure. I had a lovely time. I hope you don't mind if we take Tara along to Disneyland. I'm sure that she would have a great time."
"Sure, and thank you. It was nice to have you here. You're welcome back any time," Willow said.
As he left, Willow and Buffy hugged each other and whispered something in the other's ears before Xander hugged her and wished her a good time. "And don't worry about picking up Sarah early tomorrow. Just have a good time and relax," Willow finished.
"I will. Thank you, guys," Buffy said before she left to meet the guy of her dreams, who was already waiting for her outside the car, looking gorgeous.
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Author's note: Thank you for your kind reviews, I know you have been waiting for chapter 13 for a while, but real life got in the way, but i promise you that you'll have it soon just be patient. Thank you so much, everytime I read a review it makes me so happy :)
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