The two separated and Buffy went downstairs. She stood at the window, and opened the
curtains, staring out at the view. "Spike!" She called out to him. "Spike!" Spike rushed
downstairs, and pulled Buffy away from the window, holding her close.
"Buffy, Luv, shh...."
"McKenzie.." she whispered to the man.
"No, Luv, McKenzie's.. McKenzie's with Joyce."
"Joyce?"
"Yes, Luv."
"I miss her."
"I know." He paused, looking at the window, staring at his wifes beautiful reflection.
"Do you need anything, sweetie?"
Buffy looked up at the window, and fingered her hubands sharp features with her mind.
"Spike?"
"Yes, Luv."
"I feel your heart beating."
"Yes, Luv."
"When did it happen?"
"When you told me you were pregnant."
"Why?"
"I dunno, Luv." He looked at his reflection, and pulled Buffy into the living room.
He laid down on the couch, and pulled Buffy close. As Buffy's eyes slowly closed, Spike
began to hum softly, saying the words she knew, and humming those she didn't.
McKenzie's in the bedroom with her dad, teaching him the words to the God-awful song.
How sweet.
Chill out, whatcha yellin' for? Lay back, it's all been done before. And if you
could only let it be you will see...
What do they want for breakfast? Eggs, bacon... McKenzie! McKenzie's home, and
she brought Dawnie and Mama home.
"Mom?" No answer! "Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom?"
"Buffy, wake up."
The music stopped. McKenzie and Mommy is gone! Bring her back! Where
did she go? Why? Why won't anyone stay? Don't they love me?"
"Buffy, wake up, Luv."
"Mama's home, Spikey. Tell her we're married."
"Shh, Buffy, Mama's not.. Mama's not... Home."
He'd missed Joyce, no doubt. She was kind when no one else would be.
"Spikey, let's ask Willow and Xander to move in, don't let them go back to Florida."
"We'll ask, Darling." He placed a gentle hand over her large belly and kissed the top
of her head. Buffy drifted back into her dream, home, with McKenzie, and Dawnie, and Joyce,
her home. Home.
PART TWO
Buffy had long since asked Willow and Xander to move in, and come out of her shocked
state. Spike had never figured out why she had become so suddenly distraught, but a hot
shower had helped. Afterwards, she was so amazed at Spike's pulse, she'd been following
him around like a puppy, holding his wrist, and watching her watch to catch his pulse.
"62!" She announced happily that morning . "You're very healthy."
"Did Red ever tell you if she was staying?"
"Yes." Buffy replied easily as she checked her watch. "61. She's staying. That's
good. She's going to stay in McKenzie's old room. That's okay, right?"
"Of course, Luv." He walked into the living room and turned on the television.
"Passions." He said, as if it were and explanation. "Timmy is so funny." He chuckled,
and sat down.
"72." Buffy said, checking her watch again. "It went up." It was a comment in dismay.
"Why?" She looked up at him.
"Passions makes me happy."
"Good."
"Kenzie liked General Hospital."
"She did? I never had time for soaps. Impending apocalypses. A lot of them."
"I know."
"Then I died."
"You don't care 63!"
"Yes, I do care, Buffy, I care."You and McKenzie are the only things that made me happy.
Now she's gone, and you're... acting really strange. You know Buffy, I lost my.
My goldfish... I miss her, Buffy." He dropped his head into his hands and began to cry.
"I miss her too." Buffy held Spikes head against her chest, and let him sob. One minute
passed, and she whispered "I love you, 65."
"I love you, too Buffy."
curtains, staring out at the view. "Spike!" She called out to him. "Spike!" Spike rushed
downstairs, and pulled Buffy away from the window, holding her close.
"Buffy, Luv, shh...."
"McKenzie.." she whispered to the man.
"No, Luv, McKenzie's.. McKenzie's with Joyce."
"Joyce?"
"Yes, Luv."
"I miss her."
"I know." He paused, looking at the window, staring at his wifes beautiful reflection.
"Do you need anything, sweetie?"
Buffy looked up at the window, and fingered her hubands sharp features with her mind.
"Spike?"
"Yes, Luv."
"I feel your heart beating."
"Yes, Luv."
"When did it happen?"
"When you told me you were pregnant."
"Why?"
"I dunno, Luv." He looked at his reflection, and pulled Buffy into the living room.
He laid down on the couch, and pulled Buffy close. As Buffy's eyes slowly closed, Spike
began to hum softly, saying the words she knew, and humming those she didn't.
McKenzie's in the bedroom with her dad, teaching him the words to the God-awful song.
How sweet.
Chill out, whatcha yellin' for? Lay back, it's all been done before. And if you
could only let it be you will see...
What do they want for breakfast? Eggs, bacon... McKenzie! McKenzie's home, and
she brought Dawnie and Mama home.
"Mom?" No answer! "Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom?"
"Buffy, wake up."
The music stopped. McKenzie and Mommy is gone! Bring her back! Where
did she go? Why? Why won't anyone stay? Don't they love me?"
"Buffy, wake up, Luv."
"Mama's home, Spikey. Tell her we're married."
"Shh, Buffy, Mama's not.. Mama's not... Home."
He'd missed Joyce, no doubt. She was kind when no one else would be.
"Spikey, let's ask Willow and Xander to move in, don't let them go back to Florida."
"We'll ask, Darling." He placed a gentle hand over her large belly and kissed the top
of her head. Buffy drifted back into her dream, home, with McKenzie, and Dawnie, and Joyce,
her home. Home.
PART TWO
Buffy had long since asked Willow and Xander to move in, and come out of her shocked
state. Spike had never figured out why she had become so suddenly distraught, but a hot
shower had helped. Afterwards, she was so amazed at Spike's pulse, she'd been following
him around like a puppy, holding his wrist, and watching her watch to catch his pulse.
"62!" She announced happily that morning . "You're very healthy."
"Did Red ever tell you if she was staying?"
"Yes." Buffy replied easily as she checked her watch. "61. She's staying. That's
good. She's going to stay in McKenzie's old room. That's okay, right?"
"Of course, Luv." He walked into the living room and turned on the television.
"Passions." He said, as if it were and explanation. "Timmy is so funny." He chuckled,
and sat down.
"72." Buffy said, checking her watch again. "It went up." It was a comment in dismay.
"Why?" She looked up at him.
"Passions makes me happy."
"Good."
"Kenzie liked General Hospital."
"She did? I never had time for soaps. Impending apocalypses. A lot of them."
"I know."
"Then I died."
"You don't care 63!"
"Yes, I do care, Buffy, I care."You and McKenzie are the only things that made me happy.
Now she's gone, and you're... acting really strange. You know Buffy, I lost my.
My goldfish... I miss her, Buffy." He dropped his head into his hands and began to cry.
"I miss her too." Buffy held Spikes head against her chest, and let him sob. One minute
passed, and she whispered "I love you, 65."
"I love you, too Buffy."
