"Happy New Year's," Angel said softly, making Spike turn, a slight smile crossing his face when he saw the expensive bottle of Bordeaux in Angel's hand.
"We celebrating this year?"
"I thought we finally had reason." Stepping closer to his child, nemesis, partner and finally again lover, Angel waited for Spike to take his own step forward and initiate what turned into a blazing hot kiss.
One thing Angel had finally learned that Angelus never had was that Spike needed some control in their relationship or he would slip back to much darker times. Angel, wanting an equal and not a submissive, was happy to oblige, and that it made his demon squirm just added to his pleasure.
They broke the kiss and while Angel poured the wine, Spike fetched some spicy nuts and popcorn. In the old days they probably would have celebrated with a slaughter until dawn, but this night, ensconced in a small village in the East Riding, they decided on a wild night of old movies and quiet talking.
Past all the bitterness and their shared loves and lusts from the past, they had found that they actually liked each other and had interests both in common and diverse enough to keep their relationship alive.
That included Errol Flynn movies.
After finishing the first movie and the bottle of wine, Angel handed Spike a small white box with a red ribbon tied around it.
"Christmas was last week."
"It felt more appropriate for the new year."
Intrigued, Spike opened the box and his eyes widened as he revealed a gold Claddagh ring. "Angel?"
"Sappy?" Angel asked hesitantly.
"Yeah, but..." A big grin crossing his face, the younger vampire slipped the ring on his finger, teasing," Does this mean we're getting married?"
"According to Dawn we already are."
They both laughed and then kissed again.
"You really like it?"
Spike sobered and nodded. "All I ever wanted, whipped as it sounds, is to be yours."
Angel nodded as well, pleased with his childe's response.
"I...didn't get you anything."
Pulling Spike to him for another kiss, his fingers wrapping around the ones on the hand that bore his ring, Angel replied, "You gave me you. Took us over two hundred years to get it right, but you're all I want."
"...Sap."
More laughing which led to more kissing which led to them missing the rest of the movies.
End