Drabble: theme, books. 'Always and Forever' Buffy/Angel

Set during 'Helpless' in S3.

Always and Forever

A book had always been an acceptable gift between lovers in Angel’s youth. Like flowers, it was a trifling token of esteem; nothing to raise the most censorious eyebrow.

And, just as a posy could convey a message by the flowers included, a book could tell more than one story too - and where better to hide a love letter than within a volume of poems?

But Buffy never got past ‘Always’ on the front page of Browning’s Sonnets and the slip of paper that would have left her breathless and besotted yellowed unread at the heart of the book.

Birthday!

Happy Birthday mpoetess! I love this month for birthdays; everything's so Springy and fresh :-) Have a wonderful day and I hope you get pampered and spoiled :;snuggles, spanks and smooches::

My mum arrived from England last night; plane on time, but the luggage carousel broke down. There's always something...Lauren is being very cuddly with her which is nice, as last time mum came she was in shy mode and barely looked at her without crying. Mum came loaded with goodies; a set of LotR stamps; very nice, didn't see any in Canada or I'd have bought them, and some Thornton's chocolate bars ::moans:: and a new Mars bar mated with a Twix that was delicious. And oatcakes from Staffordshire which I shall have for lunch, and some bluebells from the wood that still had their scent.

It's freezing - really is; down to zero - but sunny.

Talisker isn't well; sneezing and one eye runny :-(

And that's about it.

'Act of Nature' Chapter Six. Giles/Xander

Here's the morning after the night before...

( Act of Nature' Chapter Six )