Chapter Three:

"So, what do you think?" asked Spike, when the tour was over

"Well I think I like it." said Buffy, just then her cell phone rang. "Hello?"

"Hi Buffy, it's Dawn. Where are you, mom it freaking out." Dawn said, an edge of panic in her voice

"Tell her I'm fine, I'm at Spike's house." Buffy said

"Oooo Buffy." Dawn said

"Dawn, shut up, I was in the park and so was he, then it started to rain and he brought me here to stay dry." Buffy said

"Right, so the few feet between our two houses makes a huge difference." Dawn said sarcastically

"That's exactly what I said to him but he said it wouldn't be very fun to be in a house that is full of boxes." Buffy said

"I told you he likes you, why else would he care about that?" Dawn asked

"Dawn, shut up! Just tell mom I'm fine." Buffy said, hanging up the phone

"What's up with her?" Spike asked

"She's 15." Buffy answered

"Got it." Spike said "How old are you?"

"Why?"

"Just wondering." he said

"I'm 17. How old are you?" she asked

"17. So, Dawn is 15 which makes her..."

"A pain, a complete and total pain." Buffy said

"Well then I guess no one is what they seem." Spike said

"You're telling me?" asked Buffy

"OK, let me get this strait, you seem like you would be popular, but you're not, your sister seems innocent, but she is far from it, what does you're mom seem like?" Spike asked

"Well, she is the one person in our family who is what she seems." Buffy said

"What does she seem?" he asked again

"She seems like a nice person who didn't deserve to be left for a secretary." Buffy said

"No one deserves that, and he didn't just leave her, he left two daughters too." Spike said

Buffy was starting to get teary and when she looked at him, he saw great sadness in her green eyes. "I'm sorry. I am such a wreck." Buffy said, wiping her eyes

"No luv, you're not, it's all right to feel like this." Spike murmured softly

"Thank you." she said quietly, but sincerely

"You're welcome." he said

"I... I should get home. I don't want to overstay my welcome." Buffy said, more to herself than to Spike

"You don't have to, it's really OK, I don't mind you being here." Spike said

"Well, I don't mind being here, but Dawn has ways of twisting the truth, and I hope you know what I mean by that." Buffy said

"I do, but still you wouldn't be overstaying your welcome." said Spike

"Thanks." she said

"No problem luv. So... are you going home?" he asked

"Well, has the rain subsided yet?" asked Buffy

"No, it hasn't." Spike said, looking out the window

"OK then, I don't want to get any wetter so I guess I will stay. Just until it gets a little less stormy." Buffy said

"That makes a lot of sense." said Spike, glad that she was not going to leave

"Me making sense, thats a first." Buffy muttered