I could play the part, right? Of course, I could play the part. That was the kind of girl I was after all. Never really myself, always someone else. So even after my talk with Faith, even after knowing that she was flipping out about Quinn I put on some pretty, did my make up and my hair and left the house to meet Angelus for our date.
When it came down to trusting Angelus or Faith it really was no contest. I had no real reason to doubt either one of them, or to believe in either one of them. But it was more about trusting myself. Who did I trust myself with more? Faith or Angelus? Well, the answer was pretty darn obvious.
"Thank you." I told him politely but coolly since he had stood me up the other night. I slid into the backseat of the car and waited for Angelus to get in next to me as I laid the rose to rest on the seat right beside me. It was beautiful, and Angelus didn't look half bad himself.
"So what did you have planned for tonight or am I supposed to be surprised?" I asked him. I knew he couldn't tell if I was teasing him right now or not and the thought tickled me a little bit. Usually I was grasping at straws when I was around him but for tonight I felt really confident for some reason. I hadn't decided why yet.