Takes place immediately after the Buffy episode "Something Blue," in which Willow's spell accidently make Buffy and Spike decide to get married. I own no part of these characters, only the plot. Which I may have lost. "Speak No Evil" was the slogan on Willow's t-shirt.
"Speak No Evil"
In the aftermath of her spell gone awry, Willow made cookies in Giles' kitchen and talked desultorily with Anya.
Xander and Giles pored over Willow's spell book in the other room, and Buffy perched on a stool near where Spike was bound in his chair.
Willow came over to them and offered cookies all around, starting an argument between Spike and Buffy about wedding music and the "taste of Buffy," and was even kind enough to shove a cookie into Spike's mouth before going off into a corner with Buffy so they could talk.
Buffy smiled and comforted Willow when she apologized again for trying the spell. Buffy took a chance and mentioned having loved Spike, making sure her face looked disgusted at the thought; then she looked chagrined as Riley's name came up. She resolved aloud to explain to Riley again as soon as she saw him, knowing that if she didn't, Willow would probably butt in and do it for her. Plus, this way she could keep Willow's suspicions at rest.
Spike finished his cookie and wiped the crumbs from his mouth. "'Ere, how's about a drink for the poor harmless vampire?" he asked the room in general. "Gotta wash down that chocolate chip slayer taste."
Buffy glared at him, but got him a drink of water. "I don't know why I'm doing this," she grumbled quietly. "And anyway, did you have to show so much disgust?"
"When?"
"When we were kissing and the spell broke."
"Well, I had to top your line about 'Ew, lips of Spike'." He imitated her higher pitched voice and smirked. She glared at him, and then glanced down at his ring still on her finger.
Willow walked in at that instant and noticed Buffy's glance. "Buffy, aren't you going to give Spike back his ring?"
"Yeah, slayer, when do I get my ring back?" Spike growled.
"No, I think I'll keep it," Buffy said. "Never know when it might come in handy."
"Oh, I think you still want to marry me," Spike stated, smirking.
"I don't think so!" Buffy retorted. "It just makes me happy to keep something from you that you want!"
"That must be why you're still alive, then, slayer. You're just a tease."
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
Willow rolled her eyes at this exchange and went back into the kitchen.
Spike leaned closer to Buffy and asked quietly, "Do you think anyone noticed, pet?"
"Nah," she responded, also in a whisper. "When you want to, you can do a pretty good job of pretending to hate me." She paused, then asked, "So when do we tell Willow that her spell didn't exactly break the way she thought it did?"
"Well, it still broke, didn't it? I mean, demons aren't after Xander anymore are they?"
"No, but..."
"Listen, she only said that the harmful spell should be broken. If you and I together aren't harmful to anything, then is the spell still on?"
"I don't know. Would you still have wanted to marry me? I mean, did you before?"
Spike smiled, a lazy, complacent smile. "Slayer, I wanted you however I could get you."
He ignored her shocked look and smiled wider. "So it's still on, then?"
Buffy relented and shook her head, smiling. She indicated the ring. "Well, you're not taking this back, so it must be."
"Oh, good. Maybe I'll get to try chocolate chip slayer for real this time."
"You're a pig, Spike!"
Xander, Willow, Anya, and Giles heard her yell from the other room and smiled. All was finally back the way it should be.
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