Chapter Four

 

 

 

Buffy pulled up into the driveway and ran right over the metal garbage pail.  Ignoring the crunch the metal made as it kinked and the sure sound of metal scraping on paint she cut the engine off.  Looking in the rearview mirror she checked her makeup and hair, happy with what looked back at her, she opened the door and got out.

 

She kicked the door closed with her foot as she looked up at the house.  Not caring in the least that she just dented the door and scraped the paint on the front spoiler of Riley’s car, the same car that she promised she wouldn’t take.

 

Reaching the front door she knocked. When no one answered she checked her watch, it was 3:15PM, she was fifteen minutes late, but she couldn’t help that. She had to go home first after school and wash up and change into her favorite pair of thongs and re-do her make up.

 

She kept her school outfit on because Buffy knew the seductive picture she made wearing it, that irresistible x-rated mix of naughty and nice.  And she wanted to hit him with everything that she had.

 

After a few minutes no one answered the door, she sighed and wiped away at the sweat that formed on her forehead.  She didn’t know what the temperature was but it had to be at least ninety degrees.  She put on her headphones and sat down on the bench trying to cool off in the shade of the overhang.

 

She looked down at her blouse and noticed that it was definitely not revealing enough cleavage.  So she unbuttoned three more buttons, until the lace top of her jet-black bra could be seen.  She pushed her breasts up and sat back comfortably crossing her ankles and swinging her legs. Not caring who heard her she started to sing out loud.

 

“Ah
What cha doing
Really
You know I'm coming over right
(now baby tell what you wanna do with me)
Now you got it hot for me already baby
Okay
I'll be there in about uh, give me ten minutes
Be ready
Ah
Wear that little thing I like”

 

Meanwhile a sleek black BMW pulled up the driveway and parked behind Buffy’s or rather Riley’s car.  The front door opened and Angel stepped out and opened the back door.

 

“Do you think she’s here yet daddy?” Kathy asked excitingly as she unbuckled her car seat.

 

Angel glared at her and swatted her hands away; she wasn’t supposed to be able to do that.

 

He turned his gaze toward the old Citroen parked in his driveway that was still smoking. “Well I guess that’s her car.”  God knows he didn’t own a piece of shit like that.

 

He helped Kathy out and they walked hand in hand up the walkway and to the front door.

 

“Oh I forgot teddy.” Kathy said.

 

Angel sighed, “Well go back and get him then come right inside.”

 

“Okay” Kathy skipped back to the car as Angel made his way to the front door.

 

He reached the stoop and stopped, swallowing hard and fighting the urge to adjust his crotch.

 

She sat there on the bench, her head was leaned back and her eyes were closed.  Her legs were parted slightly swinging back and forth as her fingers glided up and down her chest slowly.

 

He stood there his eyes blackened with lust as they watched her fingers move sensuously up and down over her skin. He could see tiny droplets of sweat glistening on her chest and he licked his lips as his mouth dried.

 

“(Now baby tell what you wanna do with me)
It's seven o'clock
On the dot
I'm in my drop top
Cruisin' the streets - Oh yeah
I gotta real pretty, pretty little thang that's waiting for me
I pull up
Anticipating good love
Don' keep me waiting
I got plans to put my hands in places
I never seen girl you know what I mean”

 

Her voice was low and husky as she continued to sing some R&B song that he knew he had heard before, but for the life of him he couldn’t think of anything except dropping to his knees and running his tongue in between the crevice of her breasts.

 

“Let me take you to a place nice and quiet
There ain't no one there to interrupt
Ain't gotta rush
I just wanna take it nice and slow
(now baby tell me what you wanna do with me)
See I've been waiting for this for so long
We'll be makin' love until the sun comes up
Baby
I just wanna take it nice and slow
(now baby tell me what you wanna do with me)”

He stood there soaking her in as the sultry words that come out of her full red lips encased him in a web of desire.  Unable to move, unable to breathe, he felt like his control was going to snap, as the devil on his shoulder prodded him to move closer, to spread those supple legs apart and submerge himself deep inside the perfection of her tight young body. 

 

“Now here we are
Drivin' round town
Contemplating where I'm gonna lay you down
Girl you got me sayin'
My, my, my - My
I wish that I - I
Could pull over
And get this thing started right now
I wanna do something freaky to you baby
I don't think they heard me
I, I wanna do something freaky to you baby
So call out my name”

 

Unconsciously he took a step closer, as the devil continued to speak to him in hushed tones urging him on…’look at her, laying there open and ready for you, look at the way her breasts gently rise and fall with every note she sings, look at the way she wantonly displays her black bra underneath the pure almost virginal white blouse she wears, ha…she’s no virgin, she’s too forward, too sexy, she knows what she wants, she wants you…take her…take her now!’

 

“Hi Buffy!”

 

An excited voice chirped, startling Angel out of his lust haze, but not getting Buffy’s attention; who had the CD player up too twenty.

 

Kathy’s little brow furrowed when her new friend didn’t say hi back to her, so she screamed with all her might, “HI BUFFY!” which made her daddy shiver from the shrill high tone of her voice.

 

Buffy jumped up and ripped the headphones off her head as she noticed them standing there. She smiled sweetly at Kathy and stood up, adjusting her blouse, “Hi sweetie.”

 

Then she looked at Angel; slowly she walked closer and held out her hand. “Hi…boss.” 

 

Oh God he was doomed. She said it so low and so gutturally, that Angel shivered again but this time from pure desire and not irritation.

 

Did she have to use that word? And say it like that? Great, now all he saw was him sitting at his desk and her perched up on the corner leaning in to him giving him an ample view of her breasts while sweetly asking him if there was anything that he needed. Yes, his mind shouted…I need you!

 

He cleared his throat and mentally shook away those naughty thoughts. He held out his hand and shook hers.

 

“Hi Buffy.”  His voice was deep and hoarse, and as he tried to pull away she held on and let her fingernail scrap the inside of his palm. 

 

The silent battle began as her green orbs darkened with want. She wanted to be perfectly clear that she wanted him and that she would stop at nothing to get him.

 

A scowl crossed his features as he easily read her unspoken words and he tried once again to free his hand, but she held on strong and he’d swear that she shook her head no at him.

 

Kathy unaware of the struggle going on between them ran over to the front door and started jumping up and down. “Come on daddy, open the door, I want to show Buffy my new Undress-Me Sally Doll!”

 

‘Undress me…yes please!’ Angel thought as he continued to stare into her eyes, still unable to move even though every single logical thought in his head told him to run.

 

“Daddy?” Kathy whined.

 

Buffy softly laughed and finally released his hand.

 

He let out the breath that he had been unaware of holding…thank God. 

 

But then she took a step closer and leaned her head up to look at him, he could feel her hot breath on his neck and his body responded by tightening with lust.

 

 “I guess playing with Undress Me Sally must be really…” she stepped even closer and her hard nipples grazed his shirt.  Her breath hitched at the contact and when she spoke again it was deep and dripping with want, “…exciting.” 

 

He gulped and tried to resist her pull, but he couldn’t control the way his eyes turned even darker and that God damn devil egging him on again; ‘and hot and sexy and so damn fine, and so…untouchable’, his eyes became hard slits as he once again regained his senses, he took a step back and Buffy gave him the sexiest little pout that he had ever seen, which made him scowl at her even more.

 

Turning away from the vixen he stepped up to the front door and fumbled with his keys. Buffy and Kathy both giggled as they watched him.

 

He glared at them,” What’s so funny?”

 

Buffy of course knew his dilemma but Kathy the sweet little innocent that she was, was clueless. “Your hands are shaking…did you have too much coffee again daddy?”  But knowledgeable, so it seemed, about what coffee did to you if you drank too much.

 

Buffy’s eyebrow went up and she addressed Angel. “Drinking too much coffee a common thing with you?” She asked. This concerned her, because she wanted him healthy, if he wanted to drown himself in caffeine by all means but at least wait till she was through with him.

 

He didn’t answer right away because for some reason she sounded concerned and that couldn’t be, why would she care. He glared at her and she glared back at him. In his agitation he forcefully stuck the key in the lock and opened the door.

 

Kathy ran inside, “Come on Buffy I want to show you my room.”

 

Angel stepped aside to let Buffy walk in first, but that was a mistake.  Because she evilly leered at him as she did, and slyly grazed her hand across his crotch as she passed him. “I’d love to see your room baby.” She said as she stared deeply into his eyes, her insinuation was not lost on him. What a brazen little thing!

 

He took a moment to calm his breath and adjust his now rock hard cock. He closed his eyes and concentrated on all the reasons why he could not do what he wanted to do…

 

‘too young, jailbait, you’d be a pervert, you’d be a pervert in jail.’

 

“Ah boss...”

 

‘Oh god not that word again!’

 

“Are you waiting for the mosquitoes to join us?” she laughed softly at the dumbfounded look that was in his eyes when he opened them.  Then she shook her head at him when he scowled at her and slammed the door shut.

 

“Come on Buffy.” Kathy said as she started to run up the stairs.

 

“Kathy, I need to speak with Buffy first okay, so go upstairs and I’ll send her up when we’re through.”

 

She pouted sadly but nodded and headed upstairs.

 

Well, Buffy thought, things were moving quite fast, not what she expected but hey she wasn’t going to complain.

 

“Boss, do you think I could have a glass of water? I’m a little parched.”

 

Angel looked at her, she seemed quite happy with herself for some reason; like she just had everything that she wanted handed to her on a silver platter.  He scowled, well she didn’t and it was up to him to set her straight.

 

“The kitchen is down the hall and to your left. I’ll be in the library when you’re ready.”

 

She smiled sweetly at his harsh tone. “Alrighty…” then added huskily, “…I’ll see you there.”  She turned and sashayed down the hall and of course Angel couldn’t help but watch…again.

 

When she disappeared around the corner he slapped himself on the head and walked inside the library. 

 

He had to stop this flirting.  He was the adult here not her he had to put a stop to this, take control of the situation before it really got out of hand. He had to just come right out and explain to her that nothing was ever going to happen between them.

 

A few minutes later Buffy walked in with her glass of water and stood in the doorway for one second watching him.  He looked very concerned and…serious, serious…oh damn, he wasn’t ready to give in yet. She sighed and walked further in the room sitting down in the chair opposite him.

 

“So what’s up boss?”

 

Angel fixed her with a stern glare. “First off stop calling me that.”

 

Her eyebrow went up casually, “Why? You are my boss you know.”

 

He tried not to fidget in his seat the second that suggestive word came out of her mouth, but damn it, the images it invoked were way to strong not too. He shifted slightly to the left, Buffy smirked at him; he scowled back.

 

‘Take control Angelus.’

 

He sat up straight in his chair and tried to pretend that he was in a business meeting…straight forward and to the point.

 

“Look Buffy, I can’t deny the obvious…attraction that there is between us…”

 

She leaned forward putting her elbows on the desk and leaned her chin in her hands. Her eyes sparkled with mischief. “Is it that…obvious? I thought I was being subtle.”

 

He couldn’t help but smirk at her.  She was just so cute in her little ‘I’m so innocent act’.

 

Seeing that sexy smirk on his face turned her insides to jelly and she practically purred as she blasted him with her biggest smile.  “You know…that’s a very sexy look for you.”

 

He scowled.

 

She purred, “Mmmm…so is that.”

 

He abruptly stood up and slapped his hands on the desk. “Stop it!”

 

“What?” She said innocently.

 

He turned away and started to pace behind his desk.  Buffy sat back in her chair and watched him.

 

“You know what I’m talking about, don’t try to play all innocent.  All this flirting and insinuations have to stop!  Yes I’m attracted to you but you are seventeen and I’m twenty-nine!  There can never be anything between us!  It’s wrong!  It’s sick and twisted! I could go to jail for Christ’s sake!  I can’t go to jail…I have a daughter to raise, a business to run. Not to mention that you’re only seventeen and you don’t know what you want!  It’s infatuation that’s all!”

 

Buffy sat back and listened to him rant; it sounded more like he was trying to convince himself then than her. And she actually felt sorry for him.  It was obvious he was a decent, morally correct guy and that he felt that was really trying to do the right thing.

 

It was also quite clear to her that he had been ignoring his own personal needs over his daughter’s.  Which was great because it showed Buffy that he cared more for his daughter then than for himself, which was the way it was supposed to be.  But he was still a person, still a man, and he needed a little ‘him time’.

 

He was definitely way too stressed out, the tension that radiated off of him as he continued to pace and rant made that very apparent.  Poor baby probably hadn’t gotten laid in a long time.  Because no man that was getting it often enough was that uptight.

 

She felt a pull on her heart for him, and she decided in that second that she would slow down her seduction…just a little, at least for now until he could come to grips with his own simmering desires.  She smiled as she wondered just how long he would be able to hold back, it should be very entertaining.

 

“…this is purely a professional business relationship and that’s it…it’s all it ever can be…”

 

“Angel.”

 

“…there can never ever be…”

 

“ANGEL.”

 

He stopped and looked at her. “What?”

 

“Okay.”

 

“Okay…” His eyes were slits he didn’t believe her, “...just like that?”

 

Buffy demurely crossed her legs. “Yes, just like that.  Look I need the job okay and I really like Kathy, and I don’t want to make you feel uncomfortable or make you feel like you can’t trust me…so okay, I’ll lay off.”

 

She looked like she was dead serious and for a moment he was mad…he felt, unwanted.  But it was what he wanted, wasn’t it?  He pushed aside his hurt ego and gave her a strained smile.  Feeling somewhat relaxed and more in control of the situation, he accepted her answer.

 

“Okay…good.”

 

“So what are my duties?” She asked.

 

He scowled, was she teasing him again?

 

Buffy saw the look and put her hands up. “I don’t mean anything by it, I swear, it’s an innocent enough question don’t you think? I do have to take care of Kathy right and I need to know how to do that.” 

 

His features relaxed and he sat back down. “Yes it is, I’m sorry.” God she had him so wound up he didn’t know which way he was going anymore.  Either that or it was his own perverted lust filled thoughts that wouldn’t let him think of anything else.

 

“No problemo. So…”

 

Okay good, back to business.

 

Before her eyes he switched from being unsure of what was going on, to the controlled businessman that she was sure he was used to and felt comfortable in. His words were crisp, precise and to the point.  And it turned her on. For Buffy, there was nothing that was more of a turn on than a confident strong man, and here he was showing her that side of him and she had to really hold back the desire to jump across the desk, rip his clothes off and embed herself on his cock.

 

“Kathy gets out of day care at 2:30PM, what time do you get out of school?”

 

God she could just imagine what he would feel like inside of her, taking her, sliding in and out…

 

“Buffy?” Angel asked, she looked like she was a in a daze.

 

“Ah? Oh sorry ah…two o’clock.”

 

He nodded. “Are you able to pick her up?”

 

“Sure.”

 

“On time?” He gave her that ‘can you be responsible look’; the same look that Spike would give her, and it annoyed her coming from him, just like it annoyed her coming from Spike.

 

“Yes on-time.” She gratingly said.

 

He nodded unaware of her agitation at his question.  He was in full-blown business mood and he just kept going. “That old car in the driveway…it’s yours?”

 

“No it’s my brothers.” She laughed, “I sometimes…borrow it.”

 

“Well it’s not going to do. I can’t have you picking up my daughter in that piece of shit. No offense.”

 

“None Taken.”

 

He threw her a set of keys, which she caught deftly.

 

“These are the keys to my BMW and the house.”

 

Her eyeballs went wide right after BMW. “Whoa, hold it.  You’re giving me your BMW?”

 

What is she nuts! “No, I’m letting you use it while you watch Kathy, to pick her up, take her to the park, whatever. When you go home at night the car stays here, understand?”

 

‘Don’t you mean, if I go home at night lover?’

 

“Oh okay, fair enough.”

 

“Good, now as for Kathy…”

 

“Wait.”

 

“What?”

 

“What are you going to drive?”

 

“That’s not really important.”

 

“Not important, sure it is, I’m taking your car and I want to know what you’re going to use?”

 

“Buffy…” he sounded so exasperated with her that she couldn’t stop from smiling, which made him suspicious. “Are you teasing me again?”

 

Way too uptight, Buffy thought. “Geez Angel lighten up, I’m genuinely concerned.”

 

“Why?”

 

She shrugged and answered him honestly. “Because I like you.”

 

His heart skipped a beat and he stared at her, not knowing whether to believe her or not.  God when had he become such an untrusting uptight asshole? He really had to relax and give her chance.

 

He smiled at her, “Well I…like you too.”

 

Her smile widened and her checks redden a little as she got a little warm, he was so gorgeous when he smiled and once again she felt a little tug on her heart.

 

Angel just stared back at her she was so blindingly beautiful that he completely forgot what the hell they were talking about.

 

They sat there gazing endlessly into each other’s eyes, smiling, a warm flow of passion and beginning love, streaming back and forth, pulsing with soon to be life.

 

Under his warm deep chocolate gaze Buffy actually blushed and shifted in her seat, as she was hit with a strong vibrating pulse in between her legs.

 

Angel finally looked away and asked sheepishly, “…so ah, where were we?”

 

Buffy cleared her throat, “You were going to tell me what you would be driving?”

 

He shook his head, “right, I um have a GTX that I can use.”

 

She nodded, “It’s not a junk box like mine is it?” Because then really what was the point?

 

He looked completely insulted. “Hell No! It’s completely restored thank you very much.”

 

She laughed at his outburst.  “Okay, sorry I asked.”

 

For the next hour they talked easily and comfortably about what her babysitting duties actually were.  It was pretty simple as far as Buffy was concerned, and she suddenly felt like giving Spike a big fat kiss for sending her here to begin with. 

 

She really liked Kathy and she could tell that the poor kid needed someone to be her friend and Buffy wanted to be there for her. And the father, well the father needed her too; he just didn’t know it yet. 

 

She realized that she really liked him as a person, and not just a sex god.  She really wanted to get to know him, find out what made him tick, because she knew that he was already glued to her heart, soul, and soon to be, body.

 

Angel on the other hand was quite pleased with himself and the way he handled things. It was always good to be honest and upfront. And now that she knew where he stood everything would be fine.  While he still lusted after her it would be a lot easier to deny it when she wasn’t throwing it back in his face. 

 

He was now in control, and he felt confident that Buffy would do a wonderful job handling Kathy. Yes, this could work out beautifully.

 

When they were done talking, Angel went back to work feeling safe and sure, and Buffy went up to Kathy’s room.

 

While playing with Kathy, Buffy couldn’t stop herself from scheming up her next plan of action.  Because while she did say she would lay-off, she didn’t say she would stop. 

 

So the way she figured it she would lay-off of the forward seduction and instead switch tactics to the subtle seduction that was fair, wasn’t it?

 

She giggled.

 

“What’s funny Buffy?” Kathy asked.

 

‘Oh if you only knew sweet child’

 

She smiled, “Nothing sweetie…nothing at all.”

 

 

 

 

Chapter Five