As I Lay Me Down Ch. 11-Heart of Innocence
"Are you sure he's gonna except the baby?"Buffy asked scared, like a
little child.
"Of course he is. And if he doesn't, I'll kill him. How does that
sound?" Angel assured her.
"Thank you for your help Angel. I don't know what I'd do if I didn't
have you to help me through this. I mean, I'd probably leave town. Do
anything I could to pretend that Spike and I never had a relationship of
any kind. But I don't have to. 'Cause I have you, and Connor. I can see
that a vampire can be a father. A loving, caring, wonderful father, to a
normal, happy baby. Now if only I knew how I'm going to tell Spike."
Angel stood up and gathered his coat, "You'll know." he told her,
"Somehow you'll know. But know I've got to get home."
"Drive safe."
Angel kissed the top of Buffy's head, turned and walked out. She flipped through the pages, until she came across an article entitled, 'How To Tell Him He's Going To Be A Daddy' 'Well, it's worth a shot.' she thought.
(Outside Sunnydale High)
Xander walked quickly down the steps of the high school. Willow was supposed to help Giles with something, and he wanted to be far away from there when she showed up. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a figure step out of the bushes.
"Well,well,well, if it isn't Buffy's boy." The figure said coming out of the shadows. "Spike." Xander said recognizing who it was," Go to hell." Spike could see that something was going on, and he was going to use this to his advantage, "Oh, is poor little Xander pissed about something?" "I said go to hell Spike." "Is Red not sharing her Barbie dolls? Huh." "You wanna fight? Huh? Fine." Xander threw off his jacket and rolled up his sleeves, "Come on! Get your candy-ass over here and take your best shot. We'll settle all debts right her and now!" "What the hell are you talking about lack brain?" "You got my best friend pregnant, and you know I was going to let it go, for the baby's sake. But you've pushed me to the end of my rope. Come on let's go at it." "What?!" "Don't act like you didn't know." "You've got to have heard wrong. Buffy can't be pregnant." "Why else would she still be in the hospital?" "I have to go."
Spike ran as fast as he could in the direction of the hospital. Millions of thoughts ran through his head. 'Is it true?' He thought 'Am I really going to be a father?'
(Angel's Apartment)
Cordelia sat on the floor playing with Connor's feet, watching him laugh and smile, when Angel came threw the door.
"Hey." he said hanging his coat up. "Hey? That's all you have to say is hey?" Cordy exclaimed picking Connor up. "How are you?" "Angel! That's not what I mean. What happened between you and Buffy?!" "She's pregnant." "What?!" Cordelia shrieked. "Yeah, she wanted me to come and talk to her about Connor and how she can tell Spike about it." "How long has she known?" "She found out Homecoming night." "So that's why she was acting so weird." "Yep."
Cordelia put Conner in his new playpen that they had bought and sat down on the couch.
"I feel so old." "You're telling me." Angel said joining her.
(Xander's house)
Xander sat on his bed doing homework when Willow walked in the door.
"We need to talk Xander." she said crossing her arms. "There's nothing to talk about, I said all that I needed to say at the hospital." "Xander, I don't think that you understand how badly you hurt Buffy back there." "What about us Will? We're supposed to be her best friend's, and she doesn't even tell us that she's pregnant. She's known for months, and not a word about it to us. Nothing. We could have helped her and she didn't trust us with the news." "She didn't tell anyone. Giles was the first to know, only because she could have lost it if she didn't. Spike doesn't even know yet. That's how feels about her best friends. She told us even before she told him." "What do you mean Spike doesn't know?" "She's trying to figure out how to tell him." "Uh, Will? We've got a problem."
(Sunnyvale Hospital) Buffy sat reading a book for her English class when Spike came storming through the door.
"Is it true?" he asked. Buffy looked at him confused, "Is what true?" "Are you pregnant?"
Buffy's face went completely white.
"Who told you that?" she asked "Xander. And with the look on your face I can tell that he's right." "He is." she whispered, unable to look him strait in the eyes. "Why didn't you tell me?" Spike screamed. "I was afraid of how you were going to react." "Because it's not mine. I get it." He turned and began to walk away, but stopped when Buffy called out his name.
"Just hear me out, okay? Just listen to what I have to say, and then if you still want to walk out on us you can. I was afraid to tell you about this baby because of what you're doing right now. I was afraid that you wouldn't believe the truth, that this child is yours. When I first found out, I pretended like it wasn't real. I wasn't ready to come to terms with the reality of it all. That I am going to be a mother. And you're going to be a father. And---and---and I'm just ranting right now and I have no idea what I'm trying to say."
Spike took a seat beside the bed and took her hand. "How was it conceived? 'Cause that kinda doesn't make any sense to me." "Spike, I don't know how this child was able to be conceived, but I do know one thing: this isn't the first time a vampire has conceived a child. Angel and Darla, they had a son together; his name is Connor. I've seen him. He's perfect, ten fingers and toes, two eyes, the cutest button nose you've ever seen. And most importantly, he's human." "How do you know that our child is going to be like that? Really, how do you know?" "Nobody knows if their child is going to be normal. They don't. Now, the doctor is going to give me a sonogram, any time now actually, and he can tell us if it's developing normally." "Do you want me to stay for that?" "Of course I do! Spike, you deserve to be a part of this child's life."
(Xander's house) "You told Spike?!" Willow exclaimed, throwing her arms up. "Why did you do that?" "I thought he knew." "But he didn't Xander. Buffy was terrified to tell him, she was afraid of what he would do when he found out. And I know that he's over at the hospital, and the last thing that Buffy and the baby needs is more stress." "God Willow! What do you want me to do? I don't think apologizing is going to help me any." "No it's not. What would you do if Buffy were to blurt out a secret that you had, to the last person you wanted to know it."
(Sunnyvale Hospital) Buffy and Spike sat listening to there child's heartbeat, watching it move around on the screen.
"Look at him." Spike whispered, "He's so real." "She is isn't she." Buffy said in awe, "So, you're sure she's all right doctor?" "Yes. Your baby is fine." Doctor Laxerith assured her, "The heart beat is a little fast, but I think that can be taken care of with a lot of rest on your part Ms. Summers." "Yes, sir." "But other than that, it's fine."
Angel kissed the top of Buffy's head, turned and walked out. She flipped through the pages, until she came across an article entitled, 'How To Tell Him He's Going To Be A Daddy' 'Well, it's worth a shot.' she thought.
(Outside Sunnydale High)
Xander walked quickly down the steps of the high school. Willow was supposed to help Giles with something, and he wanted to be far away from there when she showed up. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a figure step out of the bushes.
"Well,well,well, if it isn't Buffy's boy." The figure said coming out of the shadows. "Spike." Xander said recognizing who it was," Go to hell." Spike could see that something was going on, and he was going to use this to his advantage, "Oh, is poor little Xander pissed about something?" "I said go to hell Spike." "Is Red not sharing her Barbie dolls? Huh." "You wanna fight? Huh? Fine." Xander threw off his jacket and rolled up his sleeves, "Come on! Get your candy-ass over here and take your best shot. We'll settle all debts right her and now!" "What the hell are you talking about lack brain?" "You got my best friend pregnant, and you know I was going to let it go, for the baby's sake. But you've pushed me to the end of my rope. Come on let's go at it." "What?!" "Don't act like you didn't know." "You've got to have heard wrong. Buffy can't be pregnant." "Why else would she still be in the hospital?" "I have to go."
Spike ran as fast as he could in the direction of the hospital. Millions of thoughts ran through his head. 'Is it true?' He thought 'Am I really going to be a father?'
(Angel's Apartment)
Cordelia sat on the floor playing with Connor's feet, watching him laugh and smile, when Angel came threw the door.
"Hey." he said hanging his coat up. "Hey? That's all you have to say is hey?" Cordy exclaimed picking Connor up. "How are you?" "Angel! That's not what I mean. What happened between you and Buffy?!" "She's pregnant." "What?!" Cordelia shrieked. "Yeah, she wanted me to come and talk to her about Connor and how she can tell Spike about it." "How long has she known?" "She found out Homecoming night." "So that's why she was acting so weird." "Yep."
Cordelia put Conner in his new playpen that they had bought and sat down on the couch.
"I feel so old." "You're telling me." Angel said joining her.
(Xander's house)
Xander sat on his bed doing homework when Willow walked in the door.
"We need to talk Xander." she said crossing her arms. "There's nothing to talk about, I said all that I needed to say at the hospital." "Xander, I don't think that you understand how badly you hurt Buffy back there." "What about us Will? We're supposed to be her best friend's, and she doesn't even tell us that she's pregnant. She's known for months, and not a word about it to us. Nothing. We could have helped her and she didn't trust us with the news." "She didn't tell anyone. Giles was the first to know, only because she could have lost it if she didn't. Spike doesn't even know yet. That's how feels about her best friends. She told us even before she told him." "What do you mean Spike doesn't know?" "She's trying to figure out how to tell him." "Uh, Will? We've got a problem."
(Sunnyvale Hospital) Buffy sat reading a book for her English class when Spike came storming through the door.
"Is it true?" he asked. Buffy looked at him confused, "Is what true?" "Are you pregnant?"
Buffy's face went completely white.
"Who told you that?" she asked "Xander. And with the look on your face I can tell that he's right." "He is." she whispered, unable to look him strait in the eyes. "Why didn't you tell me?" Spike screamed. "I was afraid of how you were going to react." "Because it's not mine. I get it." He turned and began to walk away, but stopped when Buffy called out his name.
"Just hear me out, okay? Just listen to what I have to say, and then if you still want to walk out on us you can. I was afraid to tell you about this baby because of what you're doing right now. I was afraid that you wouldn't believe the truth, that this child is yours. When I first found out, I pretended like it wasn't real. I wasn't ready to come to terms with the reality of it all. That I am going to be a mother. And you're going to be a father. And---and---and I'm just ranting right now and I have no idea what I'm trying to say."
Spike took a seat beside the bed and took her hand. "How was it conceived? 'Cause that kinda doesn't make any sense to me." "Spike, I don't know how this child was able to be conceived, but I do know one thing: this isn't the first time a vampire has conceived a child. Angel and Darla, they had a son together; his name is Connor. I've seen him. He's perfect, ten fingers and toes, two eyes, the cutest button nose you've ever seen. And most importantly, he's human." "How do you know that our child is going to be like that? Really, how do you know?" "Nobody knows if their child is going to be normal. They don't. Now, the doctor is going to give me a sonogram, any time now actually, and he can tell us if it's developing normally." "Do you want me to stay for that?" "Of course I do! Spike, you deserve to be a part of this child's life."
(Xander's house) "You told Spike?!" Willow exclaimed, throwing her arms up. "Why did you do that?" "I thought he knew." "But he didn't Xander. Buffy was terrified to tell him, she was afraid of what he would do when he found out. And I know that he's over at the hospital, and the last thing that Buffy and the baby needs is more stress." "God Willow! What do you want me to do? I don't think apologizing is going to help me any." "No it's not. What would you do if Buffy were to blurt out a secret that you had, to the last person you wanted to know it."
(Sunnyvale Hospital) Buffy and Spike sat listening to there child's heartbeat, watching it move around on the screen.
"Look at him." Spike whispered, "He's so real." "She is isn't she." Buffy said in awe, "So, you're sure she's all right doctor?" "Yes. Your baby is fine." Doctor Laxerith assured her, "The heart beat is a little fast, but I think that can be taken care of with a lot of rest on your part Ms. Summers." "Yes, sir." "But other than that, it's fine."