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Chapter 2

Joyce Summers looked at her 17 year old daughter sadly.

"Speaking of Rory, your grandparents are bringing her down for Christmas."

Buffy's face instantly brightened and she smiled.

"Great! I miss her so much! It broke my heart to leave her with them when I left after I was with her and dad this summer."

Joyce nodded, showing that she missed her granddaughter as well.

"Well sweetheart, you had better get to sleep. You have your history exam tomorrow."

Buffy groaned but settled back into her bed and closed her eyes, quickly falling back into a restful sleep.

Joyce kissed her daughter's forehead before going back to her room and quickly falling back to sleep as well. Joyce's sleep, however, was anything but restful.

JOYCE'S NIGHTMARE

"Mom, I'm scared."

Joyce Summer looked at her daughter, the look on her young face made the mother want to cry.

"I know Baby, I know."

"Mom, it hurts. Please make it stop."

Joyce's heart broke for her daughter.

"If I could baby I would."

Buffy nodded, knowing that already, but it didn't help take the pain away.

"It's okay baby, it'll all be over soon."

Dr. Marshall walked into the private room and smiled at her young patient.

"Ms. Summers, it's time to go in for your c-section."

Buffy nodded.

"Can my mom come with me?"

Dr. Marshall was about to deny the plea, but seeing the fear on the young girl's face, she couldn't help but agree.

"I'm not supposed to let her, but I'll make an exception. Joyce, come with me to scrub in and we'll get you some scrubs. Buffy, I'll send a nurse to stay with you while we're getting ready."

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The c-section was harder to watch than she thought it would be. She hated to see her daughter in pain, and when she was cut open, her daughter cried. A mother should never have to see that kind of misery on her daughter's face.

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Joyce looked at her daughter, partly in sadness and partly in pride. The original plan was to give the baby up for adoption, but seeing her daughter's eyes, she knew that wasn't going to happen. She saw Buffy stare at her own daughter in awe. She saw the blonde touch the baby's fingers, toes, forehead, and cradled the baby like she was the most precious thing in the world.

Joyce looked at the door as it opened and admitted a nurse into the room. The nurse smiled sadly at the young mother, knowing this wasn't going to be easy for her.

"It's time to take her."

Buffy held her daughter protectively, looking into her mother's eyes, begging her not to let the nurse touch her daughter.

Joyce nodded at her daughter's unasked question and came to stand next to the nurse.

"Actually ma'am, we have changed our minds. This child will be coming home with us."

"Aurora"

Joyce looked at her daughter in confusion.

"What honey?"

"Aurora Hope Summers. That's my daughter's name. My daughter who will be coming home with me."

Joyce smiled at her daughter and her granddaughter before turning back to the nurse.

"Are you sure?"

Joyce nodded her head, turning her attention back to the two girls on the hospital bed.

"Okay, well I'll bring the birth certificate in. By the way honey, your dad's outside, would you like me to let him in?"

Buffy nodded, smiling a huge smile.

The nurse who they later learned was named Amy walked out, and in walked Hank Summers.

"How are you feeling honey?"

Buffy smiled at her dad.

"I'm tired but really happy daddy. Aurora's coming home with us!"

Hank looked at his wife in confusion. Joyce nodded and he smiled a rather forced smile, but his daughter didn't notice it.

"Would you like to hold your granddaughter?"

Hank shook his head.

"No thanks honey, I've got to be going back to work. See you later."

Before Buffy or Joyce could say anything, Hank walked out. Buffy looked at her mother, tears filling her brilliant hazel eyes.

"He hates me."

Joyce quickly went to her daughter's side, hugging her closely while minding the baby in the young girl's arms.

"He doesn't hate you."

"He's disappointed in me."

Buffy broke down in sobs. Hearing her mother cry made Aurora cry, and Buffy quickly attempted to soothe her daughter. Joyce shook her head, wishing things could be different.

TBC! Okay, I don't like the way I ended this chapter, but what can you do. And please do not leave me a review telling me that some of my stuff didn't make sense, like the c-section, well, I've never had one so I wouldn't know. And yes I know that Buffy would have signed the birth certificate already but oh well. Anyway, please review. As soon as I post this chapter I'm going to start writing the next one, so hopefully it should be out by tomorrow. Review and it makes me write faster!