Fred didn't know when she'd fallen asleep, but she'd slept the entire night through, wrapped in her husband's arms. When she opened her eyes again, she blinked at the bright sunshine filtering through the curtains of the room. She rolled over a little and smiled when she saw Wesley was still there and she was still very much alive
( ... )
When Regan heard her mom's voice, she looked up, blushing slightly before glancing back down at the bread. "Well, there's no toaster, and Uncle Giles used the grill to make toast the other day, so I thought I'd try it. Uncle Giles is actually a pretty good cook
( ... )
"I'm happy to be back, too, sweetie," Fred whispered as she rubbed her hand over Regan's back. "I've missed the both of you so much and I wanted nothing more than to come home." She wanted to make sure her daughter understood that she had wanted to come back and had tried. Fred never wanted Regan to think she hadn't tried
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Regan shook her head when her mom took over making the bread. She had done so much, but she couldn't use an oven? She decided to let it go, though. Her mom had been gone for so long, and it was actually kinda nice to have her fussing over her again. "You need to leave the door cracked open," she said, pulling it open slightly before stepping back. "Uncle Giles said the bread can burn otherwise
( ... )
After Fred had found the shredder, she began to shred the cheese as she listened to her daughter speak. A pang of guilt ran through her as she thought about all she'd missed. She had left her husband alone to raise their daughter. Fred couldn't imagine how hard it must've been. It was then she promised herself she would never leave them again
( ... )
Regan leaned against the counter next to her mom, listening as she told her what had happened to her the night the slugs had invested the hotel. She remembered them mentioning the strange thing that had occurred before Connor had returned, but she hadn't heard about that.
"I bet he was," she said softly, knowing very well how her dad could get, like he had when Illyria had tried to trick them. "And I know he does."
She was about to tell her mom how she had worried about her dad too when she turned to her, tears in her eyes. Regan felt her throat tighten, and tears started to form in her own eyes too. "I know, Mom," she said, putting her arms around her and hugging her tightly. "I know you would have. And if we had know, we would have got you back before, but they kept us from finding the book, so we couldn't."
Taking a deep breath, she looked up at her. "We're going to protect each other now, right?" Suddenly, she smelled a slightly strange smell and looked at the oven. "Mom, the toast!"
Fred felt bad when she saw the tears in her daughter's eyes. Before she could say another word, Regan was in her arms and Fred held her tight against her. "I know, sweetie," she whispered before kissing the top of her head. "I know you two tried. And, we will always be here to protect each other, I promise."
When the smell of smoke filled the air, Fred quickly pulled back and picked up an oven mitt. She pulled the toast out of the oven and placed the sheet on the stovetop. "Hmmm," she said as she picked up a piece of toast and looked at it. She then started to giggle and looked at Regan. "Do you think your dad will notice if we put a lot of jelly on it?"
Just then, the eggs started to burn too and all Fred could do was laugh some more and shake her head. "Maybe we should just make your dad some tea and get some food from the main house. I don't think we're made for cooking," she said as she threw the burnt food away.
A strange smell woke up Wesley, who sat up in bed, raking his hand through his hair and rubbing his eyes. Looking over, he frowned at empty space next to him. For a moment, he almost panicked, worrying that it had all been a dream. Until he saw the open bag on the floor, Fred's clothes peeking out
( ... )
When Wesley's voice filtered into the kitchen, Fred turned and smiled at him. She then watched as he kissed Regan on the forehead before wrapping his arms around her own body. She laid her head on his chest and pulled Regan closer to them. Fred had missed this
( ... )
Wesley winced a bit when their daughter said she was sore. He knew that the spell had taken quite a bit out of him; he hated to think what Regan had gone through. Of course, knowing her, just like him, she undoubtedly believed that anything was worth it because they had got Fred back
( ... )
Fred grinned at her daughter and hugged her tight. "I love you," she said before she started to cut the casserole with a spatula. She placed some on a plate for herself before placing some on a plate for Regan and more on another plate for Wesley. "Why don't you bring the orange juice out with you
( ... )
While Fred and Regan took the other plates and orange juice out to the table, Wesley picked up the last one and headed up behind them. When they reached the dining room, he stopped for a moment, watching the way Fred reacted to the sun. He understood the feeling - it felt like it had been forever since any of them had been warmed by it
( ... )
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"I bet he was," she said softly, knowing very well how her dad could get, like he had when Illyria had tried to trick them. "And I know he does."
She was about to tell her mom how she had worried about her dad too when she turned to her, tears in her eyes. Regan felt her throat tighten, and tears started to form in her own eyes too. "I know, Mom," she said, putting her arms around her and hugging her tightly. "I know you would have. And if we had know, we would have got you back before, but they kept us from finding the book, so we couldn't."
Taking a deep breath, she looked up at her. "We're going to protect each other now, right?" Suddenly, she smelled a slightly strange smell and looked at the oven. "Mom, the toast!"
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When the smell of smoke filled the air, Fred quickly pulled back and picked up an oven mitt. She pulled the toast out of the oven and placed the sheet on the stovetop. "Hmmm," she said as she picked up a piece of toast and looked at it. She then started to giggle and looked at Regan. "Do you think your dad will notice if we put a lot of jelly on it?"
Just then, the eggs started to burn too and all Fred could do was laugh some more and shake her head. "Maybe we should just make your dad some tea and get some food from the main house. I don't think we're made for cooking," she said as she threw the burnt food away.
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