The Power Of Chaos - Christmas Cash

Title: Christmas Cash
Author: Tori Deathangel

Pairing: B/G
Disclaimer: All Belongs to Joss Whedon and The Wb, Only the Story is mine.
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Feedback: Sure, but be gentle, and no flames, Heartburn and all....
Email: http://www.vampire-slayer-stevedore.com/authors/tori/deathangel_tori@hotmail.com
Note this is set in season 4, when Rupert Giles was out of work.

"C'mon it'll be fun."

"I don't know,Willow. This kind of, I don't know, sounds like we're a little old for that sort of thing."

Willow dragged her friend into the Santa village, and paid for a picture to be taken.

(Oh dear God, No! anything but them.) Rupert Giles took the job as mall Santa just to help eleviate the boredom. He never counted on seeing Buffy or Willow here. His heart tensed a bit as both girls came closer to him, and Buffy sat on his lap. He was in utter panic now as Buffy squirmed in his lap. He felt himself harden underneath her. Willow saw Tara and took off after her.

Giles knew he had to say something, so disguising his voice "What would you like for Christmas?"

"Well, its something that you can't give me."

"What is it?"

"I want someone to really love me. You see, I've had some jerks for boyfriends and none are anything I like. They're always so immature or " Dead "Well, immamture anyway. There is only one person that I've met that measured up to what qualities I like in a man and well, that person only sees me as a daughter. I've worked with him so long that I just realized now that I love him like a man."

(She's talking about me.) "Well, young lady, love is strange, but don't give up hope, maybe Santa can help."

She looked at him strangely, she thought for a minute that he was someone she knew, but dismissed it. She heard one of the elves cry, "Smile!" The picture was taken and Buffy was ushered out.

Christmas evening

The note had said "I have something important to talk about, please stop by for dinner at 6pm." She didn't know what to expect, but usually when Giles wants to talk all hell is about to break loose, literally.

She opened his door and noticed there was candles on the table in a romantic setting, she was taken back a little. Giles came out from the hall, "Merry Christmas, Buffy." He was nicely dressed in Khakis and a black shirt. He took her by the hand and led her in.

"Giles?"

"Isn't this what you wanted for Christmas?"

Then it hit her. The recognition that she felt. She flushed her body against his, "Thank you, Santa." He smiled. "But what did you want?"

"What I want I now have, but if you really must know." He leaned and whispered into her ear, thus she turned very red.

"Well, I don't have any milk or cookies to offer you, but that sounds like a great present for the man I love."

He looked into her eyes, for so long he wanted to hold her loike this and now he was truly happy. Their lips met touching off new emotions and bittersweet happiness.

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