Chapter 35:
Spike found Dawn sitting on their bed in tears. He had left her their, while he went to make sure no one could get in the house while he and his wife went to go see what was wrong with their daughter. He had not expected to come back to the master bedroom to find his wife in hysterics. It was an uncomforting sight to say the least. He ran to her after his senses came back to him. "Pet, what's wrong?" he asked her, his voice full of concern. He became nearly as hysterical as she when instead of answering him she just cried harder. "Dawn, your bloody scaring me what's wrong?" he demanded in a voice that he knew would tell her he had let William completely take over. William had fought his demon and been pushed aside for the time being.
Dawn looked up at her husband with fear in her eyes. Though she knew that he would know she was not afraid of him, but he wouldn't like the fact that any kind of fear had made its way into her eyes. "It's not working, William." she told him in a strangled voice. He looked at her in confusion. "What's not working, Love?" She moved her hand to show him that she couldn't conjure any of her powers. Her powers were not working. They couldn't get back to America fast enough without her powers. And they both knew that taking a plane was not an option. No matter what time they left, Spike would be in danger of the sun. "How are we supposed to help her is she won't let us leave, to get to her!" Dawn demanded, as more tears fell from her face. Spike gathered her into his arms and rocked her soothingly back and forth. "I'm sure she is doing everything she can to get us to her." Spike tried to reason with her, but Dawn just shook her head negatively. "Not even the powers that be can stop my powers from working. Only myself and somehow Dani." Spike looked at his wife in confusion. "We have a powerful daughter William. And right now she's pulling out all of the tricks she has got t keep us from getting to her."
Spike watched as fear, sadness, anguish, and denial past through his wife's gaze. He had a feeling he knew why, but he really he was wrong. "Why would she do that, love?" he asked her quietly. "Because she doesn't plan on coming back, William." She told him as easily as she could. Spike breathed in deep and they both closed their eyes in grief. Only then was a blinding light emitted from the two of them as William continued to hold his wife.
When the light disappeared, Dawn was in an 1800's dress, and William had his glasses perched on his nose and was also dressed in his 1800's attire, along with his once dirty blond hair. The room around them had deodorized along with their clothing. William soothed his wife's hair and pulled back to give her a smile. "Are you saying that we are to welcome a new child soon?" Dawn smiled and nodded. "Are you happy?" William smiled at her and chuckled lightly. "Love, I would enjoy nothing more than to add another bit to our four that we have already." Dawn smiled at her husband widely. "Just think, you could have four boys in a few months." William chuckled. "As enjoyable as that sounds, I do believe I would like this one to be a girl. I believe Danielle would do well to have a sister." The two smiled at each other lovingly. "Love me, William." Dawn requested quietly. William smiled and leaned in to kiss his wife. "We should have mother take the children, and leave us on our second honeymoon more often." Dawn giggled and leaned back.
The two lovers were basking in the love of a marriage that was, by any definition, beyond successful, and the joyful news of a new addition to the family. William raised an eyebrow at his wife when he noticed she used her powers to remove their clothes. She just returned his look but added a smirk. And soon the husband and wife where enjoying their one of many moments they had shared together for their second honeymoon. Lauren had taken the four little ones with Margaret to visit Margaret's family in the next town, to give William and Dawn two weeks to themselves.
As the two lovers lay in bed, holding each other, William's hand slides down to her stomach. He looks into his wife's blue eyes with all the love he has and smiles. "Am I safe to say that your life is how you had wished it to be, my love?" Dawn leans up and kisses him deeply. "It os far better than I had possibly dreamed." She smiled widely at her husband and then cuddled into his side and the two slid into dream land.
The two slept without any knowledge that just hours ago they had been in hysterics wondering how they were going to get to their teenaged children and protect them. For as far as this couple was concerned their four kids are all under the age of 10.