Giles noted a hint of nervousness in Fred's voice as she sat down and wondered what he wanted to talk about. Slipping an arm around her, he softly kissed her temple. "It's nothing terrible, Fred. At least I don't believe it is. You might though," he commented before looking down. Now he was suddenly nervous, and felt his chest clench a little.
What if he was doing the wrong thing? What if she laughed at him, and said she didn't want to be with an old man, who had enough emotional issues to fill several suitcases? What if going with her was only a one-shot deal, and after this he had to go home?
It was then that Giles decided to stop living his life according to 'what ifs'. The worse that could happen was Fred would laugh at him, and send him home. Granted it would probably kill him because he didn't want to be without her. But he decided to push forward anyway. "You mean the world to me, Fred," he began as he ran his fingers through her hair. "You saved me, which you already know. I just...I wanted to tell you that I'm falling in love with you. I-I don't know if that's right since you're an Angel, but I can't stop, and I don't think I would if it were possible."
Raising her eyebrows, Fred wondered what he possibly thought that she might find so terrible that he didn't think could be. She could see that he was nervous, though, and reached out to take his hand, squeezing it gently, wanting him to know that whatever he had to say, she wanted to hear it, no matter what it was.
Finally, he began telling her, and Fred found her chest tightening slightly, her heart beating loudly. He was...? She found her mind spinning, knowing that she had been developing feelings for him as well. She had never thought that she could ever feel this way for anyone so soon, but with him...
"I don't care if it's right or not," she finally told him, reaching up with her free head to cup her palm to his cheek. "Love is love, no matter what, and I--I know that I'm falling in love with you too. That's why I wanted you to come with me. I know that you'd be an amazing help to me - you've already shown that - but I wanted you with me more because...I couldn't leave the person I love behind ever again. I had to do it before. I couldn't do with you."
She leaned forward and kissed him softly then looked into his eyes. "I want to be with you as long as we can be."
What if he was doing the wrong thing? What if she laughed at him, and said she didn't want to be with an old man, who had enough emotional issues to fill several suitcases? What if going with her was only a one-shot deal, and after this he had to go home?
It was then that Giles decided to stop living his life according to 'what ifs'. The worse that could happen was Fred would laugh at him, and send him home. Granted it would probably kill him because he didn't want to be without her. But he decided to push forward anyway. "You mean the world to me, Fred," he began as he ran his fingers through her hair. "You saved me, which you already know. I just...I wanted to tell you that I'm falling in love with you. I-I don't know if that's right since you're an Angel, but I can't stop, and I don't think I would if it were possible."
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Finally, he began telling her, and Fred found her chest tightening slightly, her heart beating loudly. He was...? She found her mind spinning, knowing that she had been developing feelings for him as well. She had never thought that she could ever feel this way for anyone so soon, but with him...
"I don't care if it's right or not," she finally told him, reaching up with her free head to cup her palm to his cheek. "Love is love, no matter what, and I--I know that I'm falling in love with you too. That's why I wanted you to come with me. I know that you'd be an amazing help to me - you've already shown that - but I wanted you with me more because...I couldn't leave the person I love behind ever again. I had to do it before. I couldn't do with you."
She leaned forward and kissed him softly then looked into his eyes. "I want to be with you as long as we can be."
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