Later that Morning
Buffy stopped in at the house to shower, change, and eat. When she
was in the kitchen eating, she said, "Sorry about the disappearing
act again. Nasty demon removal activity last night that lasted until
about two hours ago. Then I just kind of hung out with Xander for a
while."
She looked up to see her mom smiling at her, "Now what is that look
for?" she wondered. "Oh, you know what, I forgot to tell you. Xander
and I are kind of dating now."
"I know," Joyce said, nodding.
"You know????" Buffy yelled in surprise. "How the hell do you know?!"
"I'm your mother," Joyce replied simply.
"And that equals psychic?"
"I've watched you date for three years, Buffy," Joyce said with a
smile. "I think I've picked up on the signs of impending couple
status by now."
"Geez, I would've liked to surprise just one person by this turn of
events," Buffy muttered, shaking her head. "Guess I don't have too
feel bad that you were the last to know, then. Wait a minute, was I
the last to know?" she said, looking up at her mother questioningly.
Joyce just grinned in reply.
"Why doesn't my Slayer sense come in handy in those situations?"
"It probably makes it more difficult for you, because you have so
many other things to worry about," Joyce replied. "But as long as you
did figure it out, everything turned out okay."
Buffy looked up at a knock from the door, and smiled, "And that would
be the guy in question," she said. She stood, grabbed her bookbag,
and hugged her mom, "Bye!"
"Bye," Joyce called after her. "Bring Xander over for dinner
tonight!"
She laughed as she heard "Okay!" as Xander answered eagerly for Buffy.
*****
"So I told Giles, and it didn't surprise him, I told mom and it
didn't surprise him," Buffy said, as she and Xander walked to
school. "And Willow knew before I said anything..." She
shrugged, "Well, I guess we've told everyone. Oh, what about your
family? I've never met your dad--"
"He travels," Xander said quickly. "Truck driver."
"Oh," Buffy nodded, "Well, what about your mom. Are you going to tell
her about us?"
"She already knows about my end," Xander confessed with a smile. "I
talk to her a lot...I hope you don't mind?"
"Of course not," Buffy replied. "So you get along with your mom,
that's always a good thing. Am I going to meet your dad any time
soon?" she asked.
"Uh, maybe," Xander said vaguely.
"Okay," Buffy looked at him curiously, but didn't press the matter.
*Okay, so he's got dad issues. Nothing new.*
************
Buffy stopped in at the house to shower, change, and eat. When she
was in the kitchen eating, she said, "Sorry about the disappearing
act again. Nasty demon removal activity last night that lasted until
about two hours ago. Then I just kind of hung out with Xander for a
while."
She looked up to see her mom smiling at her, "Now what is that look
for?" she wondered. "Oh, you know what, I forgot to tell you. Xander
and I are kind of dating now."
"I know," Joyce said, nodding.
"You know????" Buffy yelled in surprise. "How the hell do you know?!"
"I'm your mother," Joyce replied simply.
"And that equals psychic?"
"I've watched you date for three years, Buffy," Joyce said with a
smile. "I think I've picked up on the signs of impending couple
status by now."
"Geez, I would've liked to surprise just one person by this turn of
events," Buffy muttered, shaking her head. "Guess I don't have too
feel bad that you were the last to know, then. Wait a minute, was I
the last to know?" she said, looking up at her mother questioningly.
Joyce just grinned in reply.
"Why doesn't my Slayer sense come in handy in those situations?"
"It probably makes it more difficult for you, because you have so
many other things to worry about," Joyce replied. "But as long as you
did figure it out, everything turned out okay."
Buffy looked up at a knock from the door, and smiled, "And that would
be the guy in question," she said. She stood, grabbed her bookbag,
and hugged her mom, "Bye!"
"Bye," Joyce called after her. "Bring Xander over for dinner
tonight!"
She laughed as she heard "Okay!" as Xander answered eagerly for Buffy.
*****
"So I told Giles, and it didn't surprise him, I told mom and it
didn't surprise him," Buffy said, as she and Xander walked to
school. "And Willow knew before I said anything..." She
shrugged, "Well, I guess we've told everyone. Oh, what about your
family? I've never met your dad--"
"He travels," Xander said quickly. "Truck driver."
"Oh," Buffy nodded, "Well, what about your mom. Are you going to tell
her about us?"
"She already knows about my end," Xander confessed with a smile. "I
talk to her a lot...I hope you don't mind?"
"Of course not," Buffy replied. "So you get along with your mom,
that's always a good thing. Am I going to meet your dad any time
soon?" she asked.
"Uh, maybe," Xander said vaguely.
"Okay," Buffy looked at him curiously, but didn't press the matter.
*Okay, so he's got dad issues. Nothing new.*
************