Chapter 36 – Vamp Chow

(Spike POV)

It's getting late and the kids are getting restless and cranky. Harris drops to the floor next to them and leans in whispering loudly, "Hey, do you guys want to go watch some movies and eat some ice cream?"

Mimi squeals and Bug and the twins all nod emphatically. He whispers a little lower, "Ok, we all have to stand up and give your moms your best puppy dog faces so they'll let us go. Are you ready?"

The kids all stand up and start in with the sad-eyed faces and pouty lips at their respective mothers. Melinda laughs and nods at the twins, and Buffy hugs William and whispers, "Yes."

Tammy looks warily at Xander then leans over and whispers in Connor's ear, "Should we let her go with him?"

Connor nods and whispers back, "He's great with the kids, Tam. She'll be fine."

Mimi is standing in front of her Mum, hopping from foot to foot with her hands clasped together in front of her chest. "Please, Mommy, please can I go?"

Tammy nods and Mimi squeals again then turns and jumps into Lillian's arms. Bug picks up Sophie and Liam grabs Jesse. Tammy gets up and kneels down next to Xander. "Are you going to keep the kids all night?"

He nods, "Yeah. I'll set up sleeping bags in the living room and we'll watch movies and eat ice cream until they crash out."

"She'll need pajamas."

"You haven't unpacked anything yet, so we'll stop by Angel's on the way and she can borrow something from Lill for tonight."

Tammy nods and puts her hand on Xander's arm. "Thanks for doing this."

He shrugs, "No problem. I get to eat ice cream with funny, silly, little people and you get to listen to Wes and Giles drone on and on and on." He grabs Johnny and stands up then herds the kids towards the door. "All right kids! Movies and ice cream, here we come!"

I bump Willow with my elbow, "You know, Red, I think you married a big kid."

She beams a smile at Xander, "Yeah." She gets up and wraps her arms around him and Johnny, then kisses both of them and whispers something in Xander's ear that makes him grin. He gives her a gentle kiss then heads for the door while she bounces to the table and plops down in the chair next to Wes.

Connor, Tammy, and Mel stand and watch the kids troop out of the room talking and laughing. Mel turns to Tammy and asks, "Are you hungry?"

Tammy nods. "Starving! I haven't had anything since breakfast. Been kind of a weird day."

"There's a bunch of snacks over on the table or I could call for something else, if you'd like."

Tammy takes Connor's hand and drags him over to the food. They both fill a plate and Tammy says to Mel, "This looks good. Why do you have so much food in here?"

"We've been researching most of the day trying to find out who has to kill the bunnies and how they have to do it. It's easier to have food brought in than try to go get something to eat." Mel makes herself a plate and motions for them to have a seat at the table.

"Which restaurant do you get this from? It's delicious!"

"It's from the kitchen here at the firm. Since you live here now, you can have meals delivered to your apartment if you don't want to cook. Just call down and let them know what you'd like. They run 24 hours a day and can make just about anything you can think of."

Tammy nudges Connor, "Just think, honey, we'll finally have meals that you can actually identify! And we won't have to replace any more burnt pans!"

Mel laughs, "So I take it you're about as good a cook as I am. My kids would have probably starved to death or grown up on nothing but pizza and Chinese take-out if we didn't live here."

I lean over to Buffy, "Harris is gonna have his hands full with all those sprogs. Think I'd rather be researching."

Buffy pokes me in the ribs, "Like you wouldn't be going with them if you thought you'd get away with it. You're a big kid too, Spike."

I sit up straight, puff out my chest and say in my best nancy-boy accent, "I'll have you know, dear lady, I am a propah English gentleman. I don't hold with such low entertainment."

She rolls her eyes at me, "Whatever, Mr. It's the third movie in the Evil Dead Series."

I laugh and pull her onto my lap then nuzzle her neck, nipping lightly at my mark. She nibbles my earlobe and nips down my neck as her hands rub over my chest, teasing my nipples through my shirt. I growl low in my chest and pull her closer to me, grinding against her heat. *I I want you, Buffy. Let's get out of here. */I

She gives me a quick kiss then climbs off me and walks slowly out of the room. *I Meet me in the bathroom at the end of the hall. */I I sit for a minute longer while I slowly untuck my shirt so I can stand up without embarrassing myself. I count to sixty, then stand and wander over to the food table, pretending to look over the selection. No one is paying any attention to me as I turn and walk to the door. I close it softly behind me then jog down to the end of the hall.

I knock lightly on the door, then push it open slowly. Buffy's hand shoots through the opening, grabs the front of my shirt, and jerks me into the loo. She closes the door and locks it, then pushes me up against the wall, attacking my lips with hers. She slips her pants quickly down her legs, stepping out of them while she unfastens my belt, pops the buttons of my jeans and pushes them down past my hips. She wraps her hand around my shaft and pumps me slowly while my fingers find her dripping core and slide in. She moans loudly and grips me tighter. "I need you in me. Now, Spike."

I lift her quickly and slide into her with a loud sigh as she wraps her legs around my waist. "So hot, Slayer. So wet for me." She squeezes me tight and I groan and turn to pin her against the wall. I hook her legs over my arms and brace my hands against the wall, then push deep into her, nipping at her neck with blunt teeth. She moans and digs her nails into my back as I start to thrust with long, deep strokes.

She pulls my ear to her mouth and whispers, "Fuck me, Spike. Fuck me hard." Her words send a bolt of pleasure through me as I pull out slow then slam into her thrusting fast and deep. I latch onto her neck with my human teeth as her breathing speeds up and she starts grunting with every thrust. Her walls start to quiver and I slide into game face. My fangs pierce her skin just as she clenches and cries out, "Oh God, Spike!" Her muscles milk my cock as I bury myself to the hilt and explode, roaring against her neck.

I collapse against her still shuddering and slide my fangs out then lick the wounds closed. She lifts my head and kisses me soft and slow.

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(Travis POV)

"Spike, I think we've found something." Giles lifts his head from the Necromicon, looks around and asks, "Where is Spike?"

"He left about five minutes ago, sir. Do you want me to go find him?"

He nods distractedly, "Yes, Travis, if you would. It's rather important."

"Yessir. Right away." I walk quickly out of the conference room and head for the front desk. Easiest way to locate a vampire in this building is to use the scanner.

There's an older brunette woman staffing the desk. She looks at me warily as I approach and says with a little too much sweetness, "Can I help you, sir?"

"Yes, I need to locate Spike on the scanner."

"And you are?"

I flash my ID, "Sergeant Wilson, Special Ops Squad Four. I'm here at the request of Mr. Giles."

"Thank you. Please come around."

I walk around behind the desk and look at the bank of scanners. There are several types of demon scanners, a ghost scanner, one for magical creatures, and the vampire scanner. Only one vampire is presently in the building and he's on this floor. I push the button to bring up the building schematic. He's at the end of the hall in the Iwomen's restroom?/I

"Thank you. I've found what I needed." I flip the switch to turn the scanner back to basic mode and head down the hallway. Why is Spike in the women's restroom? I realize that I don't know a lot about him, but I'm pretty sure he's a guy, and as far as I know, vampires don't have to use the restroom.

I stop outside the door and listen. I hear… grunting? I try to push the door open, but it doesn't budge, then I hear a woman's voice cry out "Oh God, Spike!" in unmistakable pleasure, followed by a feral roar. I drop my hand and back up quickly. Well... I found him. He's uh… busy. Yeah. I'll just go wait down there and catch him in a few minutes.

I duck into an empty conference room and lean against the wall. Spike and Buffy are having a quickie in the women's restroom like a couple of teenagers. At least I think it was Buffy. Yeah, it had to be. From what Xander told me, they're mated and have some kind of magical bond. Plus, I don't think she'd take too kindly to him screwing some other chick. Don't know for sure, though. Maybe she's into that. Maybe she's in there Iwatching/I him screw some other chick. Noooo, she seems way too sweet, and I've seen the way she looks at him. I don't think she'd share. And the way he looks at her, I don't think another woman could even get his attention. So it has to be her in there with him. They've been together for what, thirteen years? Longer? They've got a kid and they're still all over each other. First the conference room the other day… I know that's why they were in there… Buffy was still buttoning up her shirt when we came in... and now the women's restroom. That's amazing. I smack my head against the wall behind me. God, I need a girlfriend.

I hear the bathroom door open and Spike's boots start clomping down the hallway. I look up and he's leading Buffy down the hall with one of her small hands in his while she runs the other one through her hair. I'm about to step out of the room when he stops and tilts his head. He sniffs loudly and smirks, "Travis. Somethin' I can help you with, mate? Why're you lurkin' in a dark room?"

I step out into the hall and Buffy blushes and steps behind Spike. "Um, Giles sent me to find you. He said he's found something."

"And did you?"

"Did I what?"

"Find me."

I can feel the heat rising in my cheeks as I nod faintly. "Yeah, I did."

Buffy whispers, "Oh my God!" into Spike's back. He shifts into game face and takes a step toward me.

I hold up my hands and stammer, "I didn't see anything, I swear, and I only heard a little. Once I figured out what you were… um… doing… um… I left and came down here to wait. I mean, it's not that big a deal, right? You guys are married or whatever. It's natural, right? I mean, so what if you're parents, it's still ok to sneak off once in a while, right?"

"Travis?"

"Um… yeah?"

"Shut it."

"Right. Sorry."

Spike turns to face Buffy and just stands there looking at her. She nods and blushes again then smiles up at him. He goes back to human face and shakes his head then smiles. A scary smile. They both turn to face me. Spike steps toward me again wearing that scary smile. "I have to protect the honor of my mate, you see."

I look around searching for any kind of threat. There's only the three of us in an otherwise empty hallway. "Uh… protect? Protect her from what?"

"You."

I squeak, "Me? What did I do?"

"You've caused her distress. I can't allow that. If I let you live, then I will have failed in my promise to protect her at all costs. Sorry, Travis. I really liked you, too." He shrugs and sighs, "Oh, well." then snarls as he shifts to game face and reaches for me.

I back up to the wall and tense up, preparing to defend myself against a Master Vampire that's ten times stronger than I am. And an extremely skilled fighter. And one of the most violent vampires in history. And I have absolutely no weapons on me. Yeah. I'm going to die.

I close my eyes, resigning myself to the fact that I'm about to become vamp chow, when Buffy starts laughing. I open my eyes to Spike's grinning human face inches from my own. "Gotcha!"

He backs up and puts his arm around Buffy, then grins at me leaning against the wall breathing like I've just run ten miles. I straighten up and wipe my hand over my face. "Oh, you vamps are a funny bunch, aren't ya? Threaten to eat Spencer and then scare the ever-lovin' shit out of me."

Spike laughs, "You should've seen your face, mate! Priceless!"

Buffy walks up to me and puts her hand on my arm. "Are you ok, Travis? Spike wasn't really going to hurt you. He just likes messing with people."

Spike mutters, "Evil."

I take a deep breath and smile at her. "Yeah, I'm ok. I mean, I know he said he doesn't eat humans anymore, but he looked really serious. I was sure I was vamp chow."

Spike barks laughter, "Vamp chow? That's a good one. I'll have to remember that."