Christmas was approaching the residents of California especially for the two cities of Sunnydale and Los Angeles.
Angel’s family company McKeon Industries was getting ready to have their annual Christmas party. Angel was thrilled for this year’s party. It was all because of a certain blonde. He decided to give her a call and give her a surprise.
“Hello,” she said.
“Hi Buffy,” Angel said smiling at the other end of the line.
“Angel,” she said smiling. She was surprised that he called her.
“How are you? I also wanted to ask you what you’re doing this Friday?”
“Fine actually. I’m free why you ask?”
“I want to invite you over to the annual Christmas party at my family’s business,” he said proudly.
“Aren’t you very straight forward. So you’re ready to be seen in public with me in front of all your employees?”
“In any way possible. Besides Willow and Xander will be there as well.” Buffy’s smile immediately fell off her face as soon as Angel mentioned her friends. It was as if they were a smoke screen. ‘Now’s not the time to get emotional and worked up. You can’t take this relationship seriously. You are here to have some fun while it lasts.’
“Sure. I’ll probably be heading to Willow’s house instead of the hotel. I can’t wait for Friday. I’ll see you then.”
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Friday just happed and made it’s way to the end of the working day. It was also the annual Christmas party. All the workers each had a Secret Santa and Angel’s gift to his employees would be a nice Christmas bonus.
The Christmas spirit was everywhere throughout McKeon Industries. The doors adorned Christmas wreaths. As for the inside the lobby, stood a 30ft tree adorned with lights, ornaments, candy canes and tinsel with a star on top. Then as you moved along towards the elevators leading you the different departments you would see twinkling lights just flashing all of it’s colors. No matter where you were in the building there no way you wouldn’t be able to in the Christmas spirit.
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Angel was up in his office and he was counting the hours before Buffy arrived. He was hoping that maybe he’d surprise Buffy and they could get some alone time. ‘Now where could we do it? Hmm, I think I have an idea.’ Angel’s smile just grew wider. He had that smile plastered on his face that he didn’t even noticed when Spike decided to drop by and say hello.
“So let me take a wild guess and say that Buffy put that smile on your face,” Spike said entering Angel’s office.
“Who else would it be? It definitely can’t be that bitch of a wife that I have. So you just stopped by to say hi?”
“Yeah, you could say that. I need to ask you something about getting a Christmas gift for Faith.”
“You’re falling for her. Ha! I knew it. You should get her something that strikes her personality. I don’t know maybe handcuffs,” Angel said laughing.
“Oh, sure you’re laughing at me, but I have the feeling that you’re fallen for Buffy and haven’t admitted it to yourself yet. So what do you have in mind for Buffy maybe some candlelight dinner and wild passionate sex on a bed of roses?”