Title: Warm and Safe 5 Wheaton College Employee Wheaton College Employee 2 175 2001-11-08T16:46:00Z 2001-11-08T16:46:00Z 4 1510 8609 Wheaton College 71 17 10572 9.3821

Title: Bronzing

Name: Joy       

Email: SleepingBeauty2@ziplip.com

Rating: PG-13

            The night proceeded with little fan fair. Xander and Anya took off because Xander could not deal with the idea of Spike actually being with Buffy. Willow called Tara to let her know that she had arrived at her parents ok. Tara stayed on the phone listening to Willow lament the situation as Dawn, Buffy and Spike took turns washing away their fun with paint.

            Life began to bring the three closer together as a real family unit. As the week went on Buffy decided that it was high time Dawn got to have a perfect teenage moment. Dawn was excited that Buffy and Spike were taking her to the Bronze where they would be close enough so that she couldn't get into trouble and far enough away to let her have fun with her friends.

            Spike and Buffy on the other hand were a mess. Buffy was flying through her closet for something appropriate to wear as Spike merely looked on and watched. He sat on his haunches and admired Buffy's behind twitching about in her closet. "You're on Dawn Duty not Date Duty… Should I be worried?" Spike said as he lay back on her bed.

            Buffy being frustrated only noticed the motion not the leer he was giving her. "No… Of course not…"

            Spike willed her to turn around and see him sprawled out on her bed, biting his lip. Watching Dawn defend him as part of the Summers Clan had warmed his heart and having Buffy not try to deny there was something between them to Dawn or her friends had created a tightening in his jeans. He wanted to claim her…mark her as his… He wanted to taste her… in a variety of ways. The idea of sinking his teeth into her – just enough to break the skin - and lap at the injuries, boiled his blood. It would be a very long while before he would even bring that piece of intimacy up.

            Just then Dawn left the bathroom… "Shower's free," she called.

Buffy headed for the door. Spike stopped her short, "Luv… I'm a little… excited… It might be better if I go in first and… relax. The idea of you being in there will not help my situation."

Buffy looked down the length of his body then pushed the door to her bedroom shut and locked it swiftly. She looked up at her peroxide honey and smirked. She grabbed the bottom of his t-shirt and pulled him backward with her to her bed. "We can't do much with Dawn down the hall but we can play some."

Spike looked down at his amazing angel lying on the bed below him and he groaned. "Your killing me… but I will gladly take any of your affection," he said as she kept pulling him on top of her. A sudden knock on the door sent Spike toppling to the floor as Buffy instinctively pushed him off.

"Sorry," she whispered and went to the door.

"Why do I get the feeling this is the night of sexual frustration?" Spike muttered to himself.

"I just wanted to thank you for taking me tonight… Alec will be there so please don't embarrass me," Dawn said at the door.

"No problem…" Buffy muttered and shut the door. She turned around and lust shown in her eyes.

"Pet… I suggest I go take that cold shower and you find something to wear…" Spike said before Buffy assaulted him – throwing him on the bed and climbing on top of him. "Buffy… Dawn is down the hall," he whimpered as she continued to stroke his chest and suckle his neck. When she bit him lightly it was all over. Spike flipped their positions.

Just as Spike was about take Buffy, Dawn knocked on the door again and once again Buffy sent him flying. "You rehearsed this, right?" Spike muttered as Buffy rolled her eyes. He brushed past both sisters to the bathroom where he safely locked himself away from Buffy's advances.

With cold water spraying on his body, Spike began to relax and calm his raging hormones. He scrubbed his skin removing the tingly sensation Buffy left behind. He turned off the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist- only then realizing he had no clothes to change into… "Buffy!" he screamed.

"What?" she answered from the door.

Spike opened the door a crack. "Do you have a big… huge T-shirt I could wear?"

"Excuse me?"

"I have no clothes to change into."

"We'll stop by your place and get you dressed," Buffy said with a smile. "Now I need to pretty up so I don't embarrass my little sister."

"No, I'll stop by my place. If you come into my crypt I'm not sure I'd let you leave. Could I please have the T-shirt?" Spike answered.

Buffy looked up at him coyly and headed to her room. She returned a moment later and knocked at the door. Spike answered shirtless in his jeans. "Here you go," she said handing him a t-shirt.

"Bloody hell… What is this?" Spike said as he saw the front of the shirt, which read 'Got Stake?'

"It was a gift from Xander and Willow. They had it made for me… It's perfect for you…" she said with a smirk.

"I'll wear it home, but I'm not wearing tonight… I'm going to try to look… normal. I'm going to try and find something not black to wear."

"I like you in black," Buffy said with a pout.

"Yes…but tonight is about Dawn having a normal teenage moment. Big brother William is going to be on his best behavior. I suggest the same of Buffy," Spike commented to the still pouting blond. "Now give me a kiss and I'll meet you at the Bronze in forty five minutes." Buffy rolled her eyes and kissed Spike lightly.

Jeans and t-shirt on, Spike grabbed his jacket from Buffy's room and headed out. "Bye LilBit."

"Bye Spike," Dawn called. She turned to her sister who was staring down the stairs after Spike. "You have it bad!"

"I do not!" Buffy snapped.

"Do too."

"Do not."

"Riley, you thought would always be there so you didn't moon over him. Angel you mooned over but more like my friends moon over guys. I mean I know you loved him…but Spike you're a grown up with. You tell him about the money troubles and your frustration. You let him share your burden. With Angel, you spent all your time wanting to be a normal kid then shift gears and save the world. It was all about you then you'd relent and save the world. With Spike there is no downshifting between conversations. You both have the singular mission of giving me the most normal childhood you can, so you share the death, the fight, the life and the living… In other words, you have it bad," Dawn expounded.

"Wow… Have you been working on that or did you get that from off the top of your head?" Buffy asked staring at her sister.

"I've been thinking about it. If you didn't start admitting your feelings I was going to hit you with a really long speech. That was the short version."

"Thank you for the short version… Now I'm going to shower and get ready. Call your friends and compare clothes or something."

"I'll go into your room and pick out something for you to wear," Dawn said as she waltzed into Buffy's bedroom. Buffy took a deep breath and let it go.

The Summers women entered 'The Bronze' and began look for the guy they were each waiting for. Buffy was wearing her black leather pants and a tan long sleeved shirt with a v-neck that showed off her pale skin while Dawn wore Buffy's old red leather pants and a gray angora sweater.

"He's here…" Dawn whispered.

"Spike?" Buffy looked.

"No…Alec… Be good and don't embarrass me."

"Got my word."

A minute later Dawn whispered again, "He's here…"

"I know you told me… Now point him out," Buffy looked where Dawn was looking at the bar.

"No… Spike's here…" Dawn said pointing to Spike, who looked really good and very normal, no black at all. He wore a tight pair of blue jeans that looked brand new and a soft blue sweater that matched his eyes. "Try not to drool," Dawn commented as Buffy's mouth hung open.

Buffy's eyes stayed locked on Spike as he approached. His eyes were penetrating, stalking her. Buffy noticed a girl bite her lip as Spike walked toward her. The girl reached out a hand to grab Spike's butt when Buffy clutched it. She moved faster then she normally would in public. "Hands off…Mine!" Buffy said to the red head with lust in her eyes.
            "I don't see a wedding band…" the girl said folding her arms. Spike turned around and watched the show.

Buffy raised and eyebrow at the girl, "What's your name?"

"Janet."

"Well Janet… Why don't you ask him if he is interested especially when he knows he's coming home with me to my bed?" Buffy said angrily through gritted teeth.

Spike couldn't help but be overwhelmed by Buffy's possessiveness of him. He decided to nip the argument in the bud before it got out of hand. He came up behind Buffy and wrapped his arms around her waist. "What's up, luv?"

Janet smirked, "Ohhhh… He has an accent to. Well, you look good enough to eat." Spike restrained Buffy from punching the girl. "She says you're going home with her but I thought I'd offer my bed as a diversion."

Spike kissed Buffy's cheek from behind and pushed Buffy to the side. "I am a one woman guy… I live and die for her. Whatever aerobics you think you could tempt me with aren't half as important to me as having her heart and trust… so why don't you find some other bloke to hit on. I'm taken." With that Spike turned around and slid his arm around Buffy's waist walked over to Dawn who was too far away to have heard the conversation.

"What was that about?" Dawn asked.

"I can't believe the audacity of that girl!" Buffy steamed. "I mean really, she didn't know your name and she was ready to sleep with you…" she continued to rant.

Dawn looked dumbly at Spike. "The girl went after me and your sister got possessive. It prompted a female pissing match and I ended it… that's all."

"Is she going to be all right? She's still babbling to herself?" Dawn asked watching Buffy pace and mutter.

Spike smirked, "Watch this…" Dawn watched as Spike stopped Buffy in mid motion, placed his hands on either side of her face and kissed her, nibbling at her lips for a minute or so. Buffy blinked a few times and then looked up into Spike's face.

"Wow… You need to move in, just so you can do that to her when she freaks out," Dawn said in wide-eyed wondered.

Spike smiled at her and then kissed Buffy's nose. He leaned in close to her ear, "Go let Dawn play so we can be alone." He kissed just under her ear lobe and then bit the hanging piece of flesh lightly.

A shiver ran through Buffy's body from Spike's attention. In a bleary eyed gaze Buffy tried to focus on Dawn. "Go have fun with your friends. Check in every once in a while… but not while we're kissing." Dawn laughed and scurried away.