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A New Beginning
by Hope A

A New Beginning Chapter 4: Aided

Fred was very happy with their date and was very much in love with Wesley. She and Wesley now had daily lunches and everyday Fred looked forward to them. Working with Gunn was a little awkward, but they got used to it. But after Gunn’s little incident, he stayed away for a while.

“Well good morning, Fred” Wesley said as she walked down the stairs into the lobby.

“Hello” she greeted running over to him.

“Would you help me in my office” he said winking.

“Sure” she said following him into the office. Cordy looked over to Lorne.

“Those two” she said walking to the file cabinet.

“At least their happy” he said rocking Connor’s crib.

“Yeah. Wesley seems so much happier now and so does Fred. I knew they were meant for each other,” she said smiling at Connor.

“Who’s right for each other?” Angel asked walking over.

“Dah! Fred and Wesley” she said sighing.

“Oh” he said to Lorne.

In the office. Wesley sat in his chair and Fred straddled him and they kissed.

“So, this is what you call working?” Fred asked giggling a bit.

“Yeah” he said laughing. “But actually, I was wondering if you could help me with some of my volumes” he said.

“Sure” Fred said hopping off his lap and sitting on the desk. Wesley stood and took out a couple of heavy books and placed them on the desk. “What do you want me to do?” she asked standing.

“Umm, I need to organize them by a certain category, but I don’t know how to categorize them” he said.

“Oh okay” she said looking through the books.

A few hours later Cordy received a vision and they went out to fight. Fred was asked to come along.

They headed down an alley and saw a demon attacking another woman.

“Hey” Angel called out.

The demon turned around and dropped the woman to the ground. The woman looked up and ran. The demon walked towards Angel and the gang.

“Why don’t you pick on some one your own size” Angel said walking to the demon.

The demon just grunted and rammed into Angel. Angel, with all his might, pushed him away and stabbed him with a sword. The demon backed up and pulled the sword out and threw it to the side. Wesley walked up and he and Angel started to fight the demon. The demon flung Wesley against the wall and they heard a crack.

“Wesley” Fred screamed as he was tossed against the wall.

The demon turned to her and ran for her. Fred not paying attention ran to Wesley’s aid. She knelt in front of him and helped him sit up. He looked up and saw the demon behind her. Then the demon grabbed Fred and threw her to the ground.

“Fred!” Wesley yelled standing and running to her.

Fred did not get up, but started to move. The demon kicked her a few times and Angel stepped in stabbing him again and again. Wesley ran to Fred and carried her to a corner. Cordy and Angel fought the demon alone. Cordy got a few scratches, but was able to hold him off until Wesley jumped in again. Cordy ran to Fred and helped her to the car. Angel, with one last swing, cut the demon’s head off. It fell to the ground and dissolved.

They rushed to the car to see how Fred was. Wesley was still hurt, but did not care.

“Are you okay?” Angel asked waking over, covered in demon gore.

“Yeah, really, I’m okay” she said wincing, but still trying to put on a smile. Wesley sat next to Fred in the car and laid her in his lap. Angel and Cordy jumped in the front seats and they headed back to the hotel. Fred fell asleep on the way there and Wesley carried her to her room.

He laid her down in her bed. She shifted a bit and then settled under her sheets. Wesley watched her sleep for a little while, until she woke up. She looked around confused and then sat up.

“Where am I?” she asked.

“Fred, you’re in your room.” he explained sitting on the edge of her bed.

“All I remember in a demon, hurting you! And then I remember being thrown” she said.

“You’re okay now,” he said.

“My back hurts, though” she said. Sitting up.

Wesley laid on the bed next to her and let her settle into him.

She almost fell asleep, and Wesley saw that, and pulled the covers over her. He slipped out of her room and headed down to the lobby. He was going to stay, just in case she needed him.

Later that night, she awoke and found no Wesley next to her. She sat up and remembered the events of the evening. She stood up and painfully made her way down the stairs. Wesley was in his office drooping over his book. She walked into his office quietly. He looked up and saw her and stood. He walked over to her and helped her into a chair.

“What are you doing out of bed?” he asked.

“I just woke up and was wondering where you were,” she explained.

“Do you want me to stay with you tonight?” he asked.

“I don’t want you to feel like you have to” she said.

“Well we can talk on the couch,” he said heading to the door.

“Okay” she said standing and they walked over to the couch. They lied down in each other’s arms. Wesley grabbed a blanket off the arm of the sofa and placed in over them. He wrapped his arms around her and they fell asleep.

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