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Pairing: Buffy/Spike

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Rating: R for THIS CHAPTER

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Chapter 10: Sleepover at Buffy's

By the time Buffy and Spike reached her house, Dawn was panicked. She didn't know what had happened to her sister. She sat waiting in the living room, too anxious for Buffy to be alright to do any schoolwork. She heard voices outside and went to open the door. Buffy had already opened it and walked in with Spike not far behind. 'Why is he here?' Dawn thought.

'Uh-oh.' Buffy realized that she had no excuse for her absence and even less of one for Spike being with her when she finally arrived. 'Dawn would never believe I got knocked out again, especially if I don't look hurt. What am I going to tell her? Think!' But her brain would not listen.

"Hey Dawn! Listen. I'm really sorry that I didn't come home again. But I umm..." She glanced at Spike who immediately realized her distress and cut in.

"Yeah, sorry Nibblet. Your sister and me got stuck in a cave and had to wait out the sunlight. You know how it is, fighting demons and all." Spike had never thought up a lie so quickly in all his life.

"Yeah, like I said Dawn, I'm really sorry." Buffy would definately have to show Spike how very much she appreciated that one later.

"Well, okay. I'm just glad you weren't hurt again. I'm gonna go do my homework. See ya, Spike." Dawn shot a curious glance at the pair and ran up the stairs.

When Dawn had closed her bedroom door, Buffy turned to Spike who was laughing uncontrollably. He quickly stopped laughing when he saw the look on her face.

"A cave? That was brilliant. I couldn't think of anything to tell her but the truth and I so did not want to go through that."

"I know, pet. But you're going to have to tell them sometime. I don't fancy our relationship being a dirty little secret, do you?"

"A dirty secret, huh? How dirty are we talking about? A little of what we did today with a few chains added in, maybe? Cuz that's what I was thinking. If you want to that is?"

"Oh. I do. I do want that. How about we start out on the couch and watch a movie. Then maybe the Nibblet will be asleep and we can take the party to your room."

"You have some of the best ideas. I really, really like that."

----4 hours later----

Buffy and Spike had fallen asleep on the couch. Spike was cradling her against his chest and was unconsciously running his fingers through her hair. Dawn finished her homework and ran downstairs for a drink before she went to sleep. She stopped cold on the bottom step.

'Buffy and Spike? Together? Cool. But wait, Buffy would never... right?' Dawn was confused. Buffy worked with Spike, but she didn't socialize with him. And she certainly didn't cuddle with him on the couch. Buffy wasn't telling her something. She would have to ask her in the morning. This was just too good. She forgot all about her drink and went back to her room and fell asleep.

Half an hour later Buffy woke up. "Spike. Spike! Wake up. I can't believe we fell asleep. I hope Dawn didn't see anything. If she did, she's gonna be so angry with me. Let's go up to my room so she won't find us."

The pair crept quietly up the stairs and into Buffy's room. Buffy went to Dawn's room and cracked open the door to be sure Dawn was asleep. She was, so Buffy went back to her room and locked the door.

Spike had laid down on her bed on top of the blankets. Buffy went to her dresser and pulled out a black night gown. It was silk with thin spaghetti straps and a low v-neck. It fit her perfectly, hugging her curves in all the right places. She slipped into the bathroom to change, whispering seductively to Spike, "I'll be right back." He was ecstatic. She had changed her mind about going too far too fast.

***Buffy's POV***

"I'll be right back." I went into my bathroom to change into a black silk gown. I left Spike waiting for me on my bed. He was so sweet to me that I had changed my mind about going too far with him so soon. I wanted him so much and I knew he wanted me. He had said that he loved me. I didn't love him. Not yet anyway.

I pulled my hair down and ran my brush through it before walking back into my room. He had pulled the blankets down and climbed under them. I could only see his head and the top of his shoulders which were bare. He had removed his shirt, but where was it? Had he taken off anything else? I couldn't wait to find out.

I walked to the side of the bed and turned on my bedside lamp and flipped off the light switch. I went back to the end of the bed and gave Spike a little smile full of promises. I let all my intentions and excitement show on my face as I kneeled on the edge of the mattress and crawled up his body until I was stradling his knees. I pulled the blankets down his body painfully slow. When I reached his navel, I stopped and put the covers down. I knew that would bother him and he groaned in protest. But I wanted to torture him. The waiting would make it better in the end.

"Damn it Buffy! Don't do that. I can't stand it. Please!" I just smiled at him. I watched his face as he realized that I had wanted him to beg. I rewarded him by pressing my mouth against his tight stomach and nipping his skin. He moved against me and tried to sit up, but I pushed him back and moved to kneel beside him. I bent and kissed his mouth.

He raised up and rolled me onto my back. I was right. He wasn't wearing anything. He never broke the kiss, only intensified it. His hans roamed all over my body and found the hem of the gown. He slid his hands under the flimsy material and massaged his way to my breasts. He pulled and pinched my already hard nipples as he bit at my lips and ground his hips into my lower body.

The only thing between our skin was the thin silk of my nightie which wouldn't last long at the rate we weregion. I was wriggling under him, unknowingly rubbing against him in all the right places. He slowly ran his hands down my stomach and pulled my gown over my head and threw it on the floor.

He continued to sweetly kiss my mouth as he massaged my arms and stomach with his hands. "Spike I want you! Now! Please..." I was screaming. I wanted him so much. I needed him.

He seemed to need me just as much as I needed him and quickly succumbed to my frantic pleas. He slowly entered me and began to plunge in and out rythmically until it was too much and we both cried out in ecstasy. He collapsed on top of me and we held each other until we found our bodies again. He rolled off me and spooned his body around mine. We fell asleep, wrapped in each other's arms.

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