Willow moved her fingers over the keys searching for information on the Vession Place. She agreed with Chloe and Buffy that something was off with this house. Looking away from the screen, she looked toward the basement door.

Down those stairs was her werewolf. She could hear his every movement. His claws scraped across the cement with his forceful strides within the cage. The bars rattled with the force his hands exhibited as he yanked and pulled. His howls of rage echoed and bounced off the cement walls.

Oz hadn't mentioned feeling anything strange. The werewolf never seemed to be more agitated. She believed he agreed. "He's never been this bad," Willow whispered.

Chloe looked up from her cellphone. She'd been contemplating texting Clark. Her experience with Oz in his werewolf state was very little. She wondered if he was getting the same vibes. Her slayer senses were a bit rusty. A bit? her inner voice mocked.

If the house was inhabited, Chloe saw no corporal form. She didn't like the sensation, nor did the baby. The mild fluttering increased to stronger impressions since her arrival this afternoon. Her hand moved to the small bump when she swore it kicked. She felt that once before when Clark had touched her abdomen.

She wasn't aware Willow had been watching her until she heard, "Is the baby kicking already?" Nodding her head, she made a mental note to pick up a book tomorrow. She didn't exactly know what normal was for the baby. At least she could read up on pregnancy in her spare time. Not that she expected to have much.

Chloe had to start training again. It wouldn't matter to a creature that she was pregnant. Some would be more tempted to attack a pregnant slayer. Her thoughts made her think of Clark again. She sighed in frustration.

Clark stripped off his clothes and climbed into bed. His thoughts of her gave him another aching hard on. His super hearing heard his name making Clark bite his bottom lip to keep from grunting. He focused on her voice and wondered if it was Spike she was speaking to. His suspicion was confirmed when he heard the response.

Feeling bad for listening, Clark focused on her heartbeat. His mind filled with images of her. Needing to relieve the tension in his body, he took his hardened member into his hand. He pumped his hand in rhythm that matched her heartbeat as flashes of their times together filled his mind. He was unaware a hidden camera in his room was capturing all his movements and sounds.

Hafrek came to the slayer after granting Chloe's wish. Chloe was unaware that Spike and Buffy were informed by Hafrek about the conversation she overheard concerning Chloe having no memory of who fathered her child. "That bloke who knocked ya up," Spike started.

Spike wanted to know more about Chloe's farm boy. His foul mood earlier was due to his failed attempt to get information. He was annoyed with the stubbornness that Chloe possessed. She needed to understand how important it was for everyone to know the farm boy's secret. There was obviously something about him or the council wouldn't be so intrigued.

Chloe was surprised that Spike hadn't called Clark her farm boy. Every other time that Spike referred to him that was how he addressed Clark. "His name is Clark Kent. You will meet him tomorrow," Chloe started. The tone of her voice held an edge of warning as she continued, "You will be nice."

Spike raised his eyebrow at Chloe. He was tempted to ask if she was aware of his reputation or had she forgotten. Pretending to be offended, he huffed, "I'm still the big bad."

The only reason Spike wasn't ripping Clark limb from limb was how Chloe felt about him. He decided slow torture would be a much better form of punishment. What he did was wrong in so many ways that he'd lost count. He pushed those thoughts aside for now to focus on what he needed to know. "Why is the council interested in him?"

Chloe wouldn't tell Spike earlier when he asked about Clark. Her decision hadn't changed in the small amount of time since he asked. She didn't feel it was her place to tell them Clark's secret. "My answer is the same as earlier. I can't tell you," Chloe snapped.

Buffy wasn't surprised by Spike's attempt to voice his badness. It was obvious to her that Chloe had no intention of telling them about Clark's secret. The files from the contact Giles knew at the council should shed some light on their interest in him.

Buffy was aware that Lana, Clark, and Chloe were having an argument before Chloe stormed off to make her wish. It was a mutual decision to keep the wish intact. It was the first time in centuries that a vengeance demon had granted a wish for a slayer. She suspected to find a reference to the wish in the prophecy they were trying to translate. "On patrol we came across one vamp who tried to make dinner out of a brunette," Buffy stated.

Chloe believed the brunette must have been Lana. She went to the graveyard to carry on conversations with her deceased parents. "You were gone a long time for only one vamp," Chloe teased. She was well aware that Spike and Buffy had a habit of having sex in the graveyard.

"Princess got her a few screws loose. Reminds me of someone," Spike stated. Everyone was aware that Spike was referring to his ex, Drucilla. She used to talk in gibberish about the stars speaking to her and was rumored to possess the gift of foresight. "Some vamp is going to make himself a tasty happy meal out of her," Spike snarked.

Buffy was reminded of the first time Spike and she called a truce. Angelus was calling forth Acathla to bring forth hell. Spike explained his reasons for wanting things to remain the same. He had several reasons, but her favorite was always the reference to McDonalds. "Happy meals with legs," Buffy teased.

Spike saved Buffy from being arrested. They called a tentative truce in order to defeat Angelus. His act of teaming with the slayer was his first step into the light and good fight. "Me first apocalypse and first time I called you, cutie," Spike replied.

Tears formed in Chloe's eyes as she envisioned hamburger, cheese burgers, and chicken nuggets with hands and feet. She wanted to scream in frustration when her stomach growled. The reference to food had made her hungry. Though, it seemed almost anything could make her hungry these days. "Silly reference made me hungry," she whined.

Chloe hoped Willow and Buffy would be hungry, too. She was glad when Willow suggested she could blink to McDonalds. Wanting to get out of the house, she suggested, "I can come with you." She frowned when Willow shook her head no. "What am I, under house arrest?" Chloe asked.

"No, I just don't want to use magic on you" Willow explained. She couldn't put her finger on why. Tomorrow she planned on asking Clark a few things. "What does everyone want?" Willow asked.

"Big Mac, large fries, and coffee," Chloe answered.

"The same but change the coffee to fruit punch on both," Buffy stated.

"I planned on it. Our coffee junkie must be going through withdrawal," Willow teased.

Nodding her head yes, Chloe snapped, "A couple cups aren't going to hurt!" She'd cut back tremendously since taking the pregnancy test.

"I'll go to the Talon before Clark gets here. Might save him," Willow teased before blinking away.

Spike glared at the spot that Willow vacated. "Red uses too much magic," Spike growled. He never held a high standard for magic. If you asked him, there were always consequences.

Willow came back with their food and drinks. She gave everyone their orders and sat down. Passing Spike a notepad and pen, she said, "Since you aren't eating."

Spike started to jot down a few things they would need before Xander arrived. "The whelp should be here tomorrow or the day after with some supplies. Oz and I can go into town to get a few things," Spike stated.

He wanted to get some items like salt, lighter fluid, matches, shovels, and weed eater. The graves could be dug up and whatever remained of the bodies could be salted and burned. The process would possibly release any evil spirits. He hoped the frustration the slayers were feeling might be eliminated.

"Chloe or Buffy can call around for prices on a dumpster. That kitchen is beyond repair. One of you can call for prices on a fridge. One with a hidden compartment for me blood," Spike suggested.

Willow was already in research mode. Her search earlier was not yielding the results she hoped and believed it was because this house was so old. She also wanted to see if the town possessed any old books like Giles had in his collection. "I'm going to the library to look up archives," Willow stated.

Glancing at Spike's list, Buffy looked over the items. "I'll call the Winchesters. They have the gadgets," Buffy suggested. Spike was no Dean fan but the boys were excellent hunters. It wouldn't hurt to ask them if they heard any rumors about a certain slayer.

"Winchesters?" Chloe asked.

"Dean and Sam. They are hunters who basically hunt the same things you and I are destined to kill. They deal with ghosts and spirits, too," Buffy explain. Ghosts and spirits were definitely not her territory. She loved all the gadgets. Dean was nice to look at, too. Not wanting to piss off her vampire, she decided to tell Chloe that tomorrow. Nothing worse than a jealous vampire.

"Oz and Spike don't really like them," Willow stated. Her belief was due to Dean's views of there was only black and white. If Dean had a choice, he would kill both of them simply for being a vampire and a werewolf. He took great pleasure in reminding them if they ever crossed the line, he would be the first in line to kill them.

Spike sighed. He should have known putting down items that dealt with spirits and ghosts would bring about the suggestion of contacting the Winchesters. He didn't mind Sam, but Dean was another matter. Sam was involved with Ruby, who was a demon, which made him more open minded than Dean. "Blonde, you need to tell your farm boy …." Spike started.

Chloe interrupted him. "Yes, I know. Stop calling him my farm boy," Chloe replied. Her eyes narrowed in annoyance knowing Spike heard the change in her heartbeat. His smirk confirmed her suspicion that Spike knew how she really felt about Clark.

Buffy wanted to stop the mounting tension between Spike and Buffy. She thought Spike needed to stop reminding Chloe what she needed to do. His pushing Chloe wasn't going to achieve anything. She needed to remind him that Chloe hadn't informed them about anything other than making the mistake of making a wish. Honestly, the focus should be on other things.

Buffy took Spike's hand in hers leading him to the stairs. She told Chloe to come get her if she started to feel sick or needed to sleep. Tomorrow night she would do werewolf watch.

Willow settled into her sleeping bag hoping Oz would pass out. The continuous howling was riding on her nerves that were already on edge because of the eerie feeling within this house. She planned on looking up a protection spell or maybe a spell that would bless the house.

Chloe wondered how anyone was going to sleep here. The house was still giving her the creeps. She agreed to be on werewolf duty since she doubted sleep would come. The tranquilizer gun leaned against the wall near her sleeping bag. Settling into the sleeping bag, she made certain she could reach the gun and started to dwell on the impending conversation.