"She's a real treat, I'm sure you'll agree." Angel thought back to Wesley's description of Sarah's watcher and growled softly to himself. Pauline was a treat all right: if you liked atomic sourballs. She had a grasp of dulcet-toned sarcasm that would have impressed Darla. Hopefully she didn't have the flogger collection to back up those lacerating remarks.
Okay, maybe that was a little harsh. But he'd seen, briefly the sheen of tears in one of the slayer's eyes at a casually tossed off remark.
"And Jessica?" Miss Souther said as she ended her instructions for the evening, "I've just recalibrated that crossbow, so please try not to trip over your own feet tonight, will you?"
"Yes, Miss Souther." The poor girl had nodded briskly and kept a brave face. Angel hoped she'd use that hurt to fuel her fighting and not let it rattle her. As the girls fanned out, he saw Sarah brush by Jessica and whisper something that made the girl smile and stand taller.
That's my girl, He wished he could have heard what Sarah had said but
( ... )
And Miss Souther didn't much care whether she liked them or not, as long as they did their jobs. Whee. The three former "Murphy" girls took it on themselves to take care of each other. Their two new sister slayers - Souther's previous charges - Jessica and Alysha had kinda been doin' the same thing, since Souther was wicked stuck-up, so they all just kinda folded themselves together and made sure they had each other's backs
( ... )
Taking a shower while half-pissed was a challenge. However, if it meant not offending Wesley's sensitive senses, Giles was determined to meet it head on, though, hopefully, not literally
( ... )
Sighing, Giles pushed those thoughts away quickly, before he became maudlin and therefore not at all good company. Dressed, he left his bedroom and found Wesley just where he'd expected he would. Wes looked up at him, smiling.
"Uh, sorry about that. I found myself momentarily stunned."
Giles raised his eyebrows, grinning as he moved to sit next to Wesley, reaching for one of the biscuits set out on the table. "Stunned, you say?"
"Rupert? If I had walked out of the bathroom, still slightly wet, in nothing but a towel . . ."
Giles almost felt his eyes glaze over, cock once again twitching. He cleared his throat, only then remembering that he'd been chewing. Swallowing he turned a mock glare on Wesley. "That wasn't very nice," he said softly, smiling and completely ruining his mock glare. "I could have choked
( ... )
"Yes, I told him. He was . . . less then thrilled. Outraged, in fact. I think the entire neighborhood heard him." Wesley gave Giles another of those wicked little smile. Giles chuckled, shaking his head.
"I suppose that grin is to let me know you're aware of why I asked?"
Wesley nodded slowly, still grinning.
Giles laughed at himself. "I'm looking after Spike's well being, aren't I?"
"You're trying," Wesley answered, rather smugly. "Of course, that's what one does for friendsGiles grumbled nonsense under his breath before shaking his head at himself. "That's a notion it's going to take a while for me to process," he sighed, reaching for another biscuit. He got it halfway to his mouth before Wesley ducked in to steal it. Giles knew it was absolutely intentional that Wesley's lips and teeth skimmed over his fingers before closing around the biscuit
( ... )
"Wes?" Rupert knew better than to touch him now, a fact for which Wesley was immensely grateful. Wesley hated this part, leaving them both frustrated, forcing them both to seek the comfort of their own hands or go without. Not that either of them usually did
( ... )
Okay, maybe that was a little harsh. But he'd seen, briefly the sheen of tears in one of the slayer's eyes at a casually tossed off remark.
"And Jessica?" Miss Souther said as she ended her instructions for the evening, "I've just recalibrated that crossbow, so please try not to trip over your own feet tonight, will you?"
"Yes, Miss Souther." The poor girl had nodded briskly and kept a brave face. Angel hoped she'd use that hurt to fuel her fighting and not let it rattle her. As the girls fanned out, he saw Sarah brush by Jessica and whisper something that made the girl smile and stand taller.
That's my girl, He wished he could have heard what Sarah had said but ( ... )
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"Uh, sorry about that. I found myself momentarily stunned."
Giles raised his eyebrows, grinning as he moved to sit next to Wesley, reaching for one of the biscuits set out on the table. "Stunned, you say?"
"Rupert? If I had walked out of the bathroom, still slightly wet, in nothing but a towel . . ."
Giles almost felt his eyes glaze over, cock once again twitching. He cleared his throat, only then remembering that he'd been chewing. Swallowing he turned a mock glare on Wesley. "That wasn't very nice," he said softly, smiling and completely ruining his mock glare. "I could have choked ( ... )
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"I suppose that grin is to let me know you're aware of why I asked?"
Wesley nodded slowly, still grinning.
Giles laughed at himself. "I'm looking after Spike's well being, aren't I?"
"You're trying," Wesley answered, rather smugly. "Of course, that's what one does for friendsGiles grumbled nonsense under his breath before shaking his head at himself. "That's a notion it's going to take a while for me to process," he sighed, reaching for another biscuit. He got it halfway to his mouth before Wesley ducked in to steal it. Giles knew it was absolutely intentional that Wesley's lips and teeth skimmed over his fingers before closing around the biscuit ( ... )
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