My Entry for the Shag A Thon over at Giles_Shagathon
Yes, I am a geek. And I adore Anthony Steward Head.... You have been warned
She tilted her head down, and continued to watch The Watcher.
He blushed.
“Well, er, yes, having said that, I mean all that….”
“Rupert.” Her mouth twisted. “Were you trying to scare me off?”
“Well, good lord, no, of course not! But I did think you should be aware of all the parameters prior to any continuance of a” his voice sank to a whisper and he looked steadfastly, hopelessly, at the floor “relationship.”
“And now, having told me that all the things that go bump in the night are real, and there is a 16 year old girl who is the world’s savior - whom you, by the way, train - what exactly is it that you expect that I will do?
“Run screaming into the night? Faint? Storm away?”
She stalked over to him, the anger vibes so intense he could not help but look up, startled.
“Is that how little you think of me? You expect me to run away, forget what you told me, and leave you all alone to cope? You and a little girl?”
“I assure you….”
She cut him off. “No. I assure you. She may be the, what? One in every generation, you said? But I assure YOU, Mr. Giles, I am the one in YOUR generation. The One for YOU.”
His jaw dropped. She caught his mouth with her own, in a searing kiss. His arms came around her, hard and he assumed control of the kiss.
When their lips parted, they were both smiling ~ a smug, superior smile.
“Well,” he breathed, “where do we go from here?”
She tilted her head and rolled her eyes, considering. “For tonight, your bed. For tomorrow? Well, how about brunch with your Slayer and the Scooby gang - just to introduce their new den mother?”
She smiled. “Taking care of you all is going to be a career, I can see.”
He surprised her by swinging her into his arms and carrying her all the way to the loft bedroom….
She tilted her head down, and continued to watch The Watcher.
He blushed.
“Well, er, yes, having said that, I mean all that….”
“Rupert.” Her mouth twisted. “Were you trying to scare me off?”
“Well, good lord, no, of course not! But I did think you should be aware of all the parameters prior to any continuance of a” his voice sank to a whisper and he looked steadfastly, hopelessly, at the floor “relationship.”
“And now, having told me that all the things that go bump in the night are real, and there is a 16 year old girl who is the world’s savior - whom you, by the way, train - what exactly is it that you expect that I will do?
“Run screaming into the night? Faint? Storm away?”
She stalked over to him, the anger vibes so intense he could not help but look up, startled.
“Is that how little you think of me? You expect me to run away, forget what you told me, and leave you all alone to cope? You and a little girl?”
“I assure you….”
She cut him off. “No. I assure you. She may be the, what? One in every generation, you said? But I assure YOU, Mr. Giles, I am the one in YOUR generation. The One for YOU.”
His jaw dropped. She caught his mouth with her own, in a searing kiss. His arms came around her, hard and he assumed control of the kiss.
When their lips parted, they were both smiling ~ a smug, superior smile.
“Well,” he breathed, “where do we go from here?”
She tilted her head and rolled her eyes, considering. “For tonight, your bed. For tomorrow? Well, how about brunch with your Slayer and the Scooby gang - just to introduce their new den mother?”
She smiled. “Taking care of you all is going to be a career, I can see.”
He surprised her by swinging her into his arms and carrying her all the way to the loft bedroom….