Reunion
Beep, beep, bee- Buffy heard the alarm go off and she slammed her fist down on the off button and groaned. It can't be morning already; I just went to sleep she thought as she looked over to the clock on the nightstand. It read 7:30 like she figured. She turned over to her other side to look at Spike asleep beside her. I really want to stay here with him she thought, but she knew that she had to take Dawn to school. She sat up in bed and instantly felt sick. She ran to the bathroom and threw up, like she had the morning before, and the morning before that. Being pregnant wasn't as fun as she thought it would be. But on the bright side, Anya was pregnant with her. She was now seven months pregnant, and her morning sickness wasn't gone yet. Anya was eight months pregnant and free of the nausea that burdened all pregnant women.
"Buffy, are you okay?" she heard Dawn ask and knock on the door.
"Yeah, Dawnie, I'm fine" Buffy said. She cleaned herself up and left the bathroom to join Dawn, Willow Tara Xander and Anya downstairs, hers was the house that everyone came in the morning.
"Hey Buff" Xander greeted her.
"Hey Xand" Buffy said as she greeted her friend with a smile.
"How are you feeling Buffy?" Anya asked, she was becoming very considerate of other people's feelings.
"I'm okay Anya, what about you?" Buffy asked.
"Oh, I'm fine, but then again I'm not sick every morning, well not anymore anyway" Anya said.
"Hey Buffy I got a great idea" Dawn said. "What do you say that instead of school I go with you to your doctor's appointment."
"How about not, but you can come with me to the store when you get home from school, I want to pick out some clothes, after this appointment I'll know if I'm having a boy or a girl" Buffy told her.
"I hope you're having a girl, I'm having a boy and if you have a girl then they could get married, and then we could be related for real, you Spike, Xander and me" Anya said happily.
"Yeah, that'd be interesting" Buffy said.
"Personally I don't care what you have, I'm just exited to be an aunt" Dawn smiled, and then a look of concern came over her. "Is the baby going to be a vampire?"
"No, I don't think so, no it can't be, I'm alive and so is it, no it's not going to be a vampire" Buffy said and then grabbed her jacket and purse. "Okay, come on Dawnie, I have to get you to school."
Buffy drove Dawn to school and then made her way to the doctor's office. She was sad that Spike couldn't share in this happy moment with her, but it was daytime and he was a vampire. She had tried to make the appointment for later when it was dark. Being winter it got dark early, but there were no openings in the doctor's schedule. She was worried that it would be daylight when her water broke. If that were true, then Spike would miss the birth of their child. She parked her car and walked into the clinic and waited until the nurse called her into the doctor's office.
"Buffy Summers" the nurse said and Buffy stood up, as she did, she saw Angel standing in the doorway of the clinic.
"Angel!" Buffy said. "Um Nurse Dean, can you wait one second?" she asked the nurse.
"Certainly" the nurse said and walked away.
"Angel what are you doing here? And in the daytime?" Buffy asked, astonished.
"I came to congratulate you, why didn't you tell me you were having a baby?" Angel asked.
"I just.I haven't had the time, how are you here and not burning?" Buffy asked. Angel stuck out his right hand and on his middle finger was a ring. "The gem of Amara."
"Yep, when you gave it to me I was going to destroy it, but I decided I might need it for something, I was right, so who's the lucky guy?" he asked.
"Huh?" Buffy asked him.
"The father of your baby, there is a father right?" Angel asked, half jokingly.
"Yes, it's Spike" Buffy said.
"Spike! You had.you're having..you and Spike are." Angel tried to say, but the words just wouldn't come.
"Spike and I are married Angel, we really didn't have a wedding, but.I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I just.we just.we didn't" Buffy said softly. "Are you mad at me?"
"No, I'm just surprised, I mean, the last time I saw you was when your mom died, when? How?" Angel asked.
"It was about a year after my mom died. After I died even, we just.we connected you know?" Buffy said, hoping Angel would understand, but it was a dead hope, (no pun intended)
"No, I don't know, I'm sorry Buff, but it's Spike, he trued to kill you" Angel said.
"Well if you want to be technical so did you" Buffy said in jest.
"Buffy-" Angel began, but was cut off by the nurse.
"Mrs. Summers, the doctor needs to see you now, he has other patients" she said.
"Okay, one sec" Buffy said to the nurse. "Oh, I have an idea, Angel can I have that ring?"
"Why?" Angel asked.
"For Spike, so he can be here for the rest of my doctor's appointments and the birth of our baby" Buffy said.
"Give the gem of Amara to Spike, no way" Angel said.
"Oh come on Angel, please, I would really love it if Spike could see the birth of his child, he has a soul now it's not like he's gonna eat it or anything, please?" Buffy begged.
"I can't do it Buff, I'm sorry" Angel said. "Congratulations though" he said with a final statement and then turned and left. Buffy's eyes filled with tears as she walked back into the doctor's office. She laid on the hospital bed and tried to hold back tears. How can Angel be so insensitive? She thought. She knew that he hated Spike, but didn't he love her? Why couldn't he see that she wanted Spike to experience the birth of their baby? Just then the doctor walked in.
"Hello Mrs. Summers, how are you feeling today?" Dr. Allan asked.
"I'm okay" Buffy said, half listening to him, she couldn't take her mind of Angel. Why had he really come? Was it just to congratulate her? If so then why wasn't he happy for her anyway, even though he hated Spike? She decided to take her mind off the subject and concentrate on her baby.
"Okay, you're here to find out the sex of your child right?" the doctor confirmed.
"Yes" Buffy said.
"Okay, let's see.okay I see the baby" the doctor said as he looked at the sonogram monitor. "Mrs. Summer's you're having a baby girl."
Beep, beep, bee- Buffy heard the alarm go off and she slammed her fist down on the off button and groaned. It can't be morning already; I just went to sleep she thought as she looked over to the clock on the nightstand. It read 7:30 like she figured. She turned over to her other side to look at Spike asleep beside her. I really want to stay here with him she thought, but she knew that she had to take Dawn to school. She sat up in bed and instantly felt sick. She ran to the bathroom and threw up, like she had the morning before, and the morning before that. Being pregnant wasn't as fun as she thought it would be. But on the bright side, Anya was pregnant with her. She was now seven months pregnant, and her morning sickness wasn't gone yet. Anya was eight months pregnant and free of the nausea that burdened all pregnant women.
"Buffy, are you okay?" she heard Dawn ask and knock on the door.
"Yeah, Dawnie, I'm fine" Buffy said. She cleaned herself up and left the bathroom to join Dawn, Willow Tara Xander and Anya downstairs, hers was the house that everyone came in the morning.
"Hey Buff" Xander greeted her.
"Hey Xand" Buffy said as she greeted her friend with a smile.
"How are you feeling Buffy?" Anya asked, she was becoming very considerate of other people's feelings.
"I'm okay Anya, what about you?" Buffy asked.
"Oh, I'm fine, but then again I'm not sick every morning, well not anymore anyway" Anya said.
"Hey Buffy I got a great idea" Dawn said. "What do you say that instead of school I go with you to your doctor's appointment."
"How about not, but you can come with me to the store when you get home from school, I want to pick out some clothes, after this appointment I'll know if I'm having a boy or a girl" Buffy told her.
"I hope you're having a girl, I'm having a boy and if you have a girl then they could get married, and then we could be related for real, you Spike, Xander and me" Anya said happily.
"Yeah, that'd be interesting" Buffy said.
"Personally I don't care what you have, I'm just exited to be an aunt" Dawn smiled, and then a look of concern came over her. "Is the baby going to be a vampire?"
"No, I don't think so, no it can't be, I'm alive and so is it, no it's not going to be a vampire" Buffy said and then grabbed her jacket and purse. "Okay, come on Dawnie, I have to get you to school."
Buffy drove Dawn to school and then made her way to the doctor's office. She was sad that Spike couldn't share in this happy moment with her, but it was daytime and he was a vampire. She had tried to make the appointment for later when it was dark. Being winter it got dark early, but there were no openings in the doctor's schedule. She was worried that it would be daylight when her water broke. If that were true, then Spike would miss the birth of their child. She parked her car and walked into the clinic and waited until the nurse called her into the doctor's office.
"Buffy Summers" the nurse said and Buffy stood up, as she did, she saw Angel standing in the doorway of the clinic.
"Angel!" Buffy said. "Um Nurse Dean, can you wait one second?" she asked the nurse.
"Certainly" the nurse said and walked away.
"Angel what are you doing here? And in the daytime?" Buffy asked, astonished.
"I came to congratulate you, why didn't you tell me you were having a baby?" Angel asked.
"I just.I haven't had the time, how are you here and not burning?" Buffy asked. Angel stuck out his right hand and on his middle finger was a ring. "The gem of Amara."
"Yep, when you gave it to me I was going to destroy it, but I decided I might need it for something, I was right, so who's the lucky guy?" he asked.
"Huh?" Buffy asked him.
"The father of your baby, there is a father right?" Angel asked, half jokingly.
"Yes, it's Spike" Buffy said.
"Spike! You had.you're having..you and Spike are." Angel tried to say, but the words just wouldn't come.
"Spike and I are married Angel, we really didn't have a wedding, but.I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I just.we just.we didn't" Buffy said softly. "Are you mad at me?"
"No, I'm just surprised, I mean, the last time I saw you was when your mom died, when? How?" Angel asked.
"It was about a year after my mom died. After I died even, we just.we connected you know?" Buffy said, hoping Angel would understand, but it was a dead hope, (no pun intended)
"No, I don't know, I'm sorry Buff, but it's Spike, he trued to kill you" Angel said.
"Well if you want to be technical so did you" Buffy said in jest.
"Buffy-" Angel began, but was cut off by the nurse.
"Mrs. Summers, the doctor needs to see you now, he has other patients" she said.
"Okay, one sec" Buffy said to the nurse. "Oh, I have an idea, Angel can I have that ring?"
"Why?" Angel asked.
"For Spike, so he can be here for the rest of my doctor's appointments and the birth of our baby" Buffy said.
"Give the gem of Amara to Spike, no way" Angel said.
"Oh come on Angel, please, I would really love it if Spike could see the birth of his child, he has a soul now it's not like he's gonna eat it or anything, please?" Buffy begged.
"I can't do it Buff, I'm sorry" Angel said. "Congratulations though" he said with a final statement and then turned and left. Buffy's eyes filled with tears as she walked back into the doctor's office. She laid on the hospital bed and tried to hold back tears. How can Angel be so insensitive? She thought. She knew that he hated Spike, but didn't he love her? Why couldn't he see that she wanted Spike to experience the birth of their baby? Just then the doctor walked in.
"Hello Mrs. Summers, how are you feeling today?" Dr. Allan asked.
"I'm okay" Buffy said, half listening to him, she couldn't take her mind of Angel. Why had he really come? Was it just to congratulate her? If so then why wasn't he happy for her anyway, even though he hated Spike? She decided to take her mind off the subject and concentrate on her baby.
"Okay, you're here to find out the sex of your child right?" the doctor confirmed.
"Yes" Buffy said.
"Okay, let's see.okay I see the baby" the doctor said as he looked at the sonogram monitor. "Mrs. Summer's you're having a baby girl."
