The waiting room of Dr. Malloy's office was decorated with posters advertising
the pill mingled with prints of mothers and babies there was no doubt that Spike
was sitting in an obstetric/gynecological office. He clasped his hands and fidgeted
as Buffy filled out some paperwork at the front desk. The man next to him
smiled, "First time here?"
Spike nodded, "How can you tell?"
The man grinned, "First timers always look nervous, I know I did the first time
I came in. So is your wife pregnant?"
"Not yet, but she or rather we are thinking about it." Spike glanced up at Buffy
as she was talking to the receptionist, "Thats her, thats my wife, Buffy." He nodded
towards her.
"She's very pretty and very thin. That won't last if you decide to have the baby."
The man chuckled softly, "Thats my wife Carma next to her. She's due in
three weeks." He nodded towards a pretty woman who was very obviously pregnant.
"I think she's still beautiful even if she complains about being swollen and fat."
Spike nodded and smiled at the man as Buffy came and sat down beside him, "So
are we all set?"
"Yeah, just had to fill out some forms. We should be called soon." Buffy told him
as the man next to Spike stood and met his wife, "Good luck." He said
with a smile as he protectively put an arm around his wife and walked her out.
"You too." Spike smiled back.
"You know him?" Buffy asked raising her eyebrow at her husband.
"No, just two men stuck at their wive's doctors office."
A nurse came to the door and called Buffy's name, she and Spike stood and
followed her to a small exam room. The nurse handed Buffy a gown and left the
room. Buffy undressed and folded her clothes handing them to Spike to hold for her.
She sat on the end of the exam table with only the exam gown and her socks on.
The doctor soon entered the room, "Buffy how are you? Let's see you haven't been
in for a little over a year. Time for your annual checkup and lets see - you want to
discuss having a baby?" He smiled and patted her arm
"This is my husband William and yes we would would like to discuss having a baby.
My husband can't have children so we wanted to know about
our options."
"Nice to meet you, William." Dr. Malloy offered his hand to Spike, "Have you been to a doctor?
Do you know why you can't have children?"
"I was in an auto accident a few years ago and got a bit damaged in that department."
Spike supplied the answer he had practiced.
"I'm sorry to hear that. Lets call the nurse and we
can do Buffy's exam and go from there." He cracked the door open, "Karen."
The nurse joined them and stood by as Dr, Malloy completed the exam. "Buffy, I need
to ask you a few questions, Have you ever been pregnant?"
"No. I haven't."
"And you've never really had trouble with your periods?"
"No, I'm usually like clockwork." Buffy smiled nervously.
"Well then I think we should run a few blood tests and make sure that everything
is okay hormonally with you and then you can come back in a week and we
can discuss those options."
"Thank you, Dr. Malloy." Buffy told him as she took Spike's hand and they left
the office, "So?"
"So what?" Spike asked as they walked to the car.
"Are you still okay with this? I mean we don't have to go any further then this if you aren't happy." Buffy
frowned slightly.
"Luv, I am okay with this. Stop worrying." He started the car.
"So what were you and the guy in the waiting room talking about?" She asked as she scooted a little closer to
him.
"He was asking if it was my first time there, I looked nervous. His wife is due in three weeks, seems like a nice
guy." Spike started driving towards Buffy's favorite restaurant and pulled into the parking lot.
"We're gonna eat out?" She grinned.
"Yes, we might as well celebrate."
"Nothing to celebrate yet, Spike." Buffy shook her head at him.
"Luv, being with you is reason enough for me to celebrate." He pulled her close to him and kissed her
deeply.
One week later
"Buffy, your tests all came back good. I think at this point artificial insemination would be your best route. I am
sending you home with some pamphlets and I'm making an appointment with Dr. Turner, she does alot
of artificial insemination procedures." Dr. Malloy handed the papers to Buffy and she and Spike left his office.
Spike recognized the man from the previous week and his wife leaving too, "Hello again....." Spike said as
he and Buffy walked out with them.
"Bradley. And this is my wife, Carma." The man introduced himself and his wife.
"William and my wife Buffy. Nice to meet you." Spike returned the introduction.
Buffy and Carma exchanged hello's, "When is your baby due?" Buffy asked.
"Two weeks, and I'm so glad. I feel like a whale." The woman laughed soflty. "Are you pregnant?"
"No, not yet.." Buffy smiled as the couple parted with goodbyes and went to their own
cars.
That evening Buffy curled up next to Spike in their bed her hands full of the pamphlets, Dr. Malloy had given
her. "Wow, there's alot to look at here." She handed a couple pamphlets to Spike, "I didn't realize there
were so many different types of artificial insemination."
"Me either." Spike replied numbly and then smiled brightly when Buffy looked at him, "I guess I never
thought about it before."
"It says I would have to keep track of my ovulation on a chart so I would know when I was most fertile. I could
look like Carma someday soon." Buffy giggled.
Spike kissed her forehead "And I could be Bradley bragging about his beautiful pregnant wife." He could see the excitement in her eyes and knew that despite her reservations Buffy had made up her mind. He only wished he was as sure,
yes he wanted a child with Buffy but he just selfish enough to
admit to himself that he wanted the child that Buffy carried in her body to be his.
TBC
the pill mingled with prints of mothers and babies there was no doubt that Spike
was sitting in an obstetric/gynecological office. He clasped his hands and fidgeted
as Buffy filled out some paperwork at the front desk. The man next to him
smiled, "First time here?"
Spike nodded, "How can you tell?"
The man grinned, "First timers always look nervous, I know I did the first time
I came in. So is your wife pregnant?"
"Not yet, but she or rather we are thinking about it." Spike glanced up at Buffy
as she was talking to the receptionist, "Thats her, thats my wife, Buffy." He nodded
towards her.
"She's very pretty and very thin. That won't last if you decide to have the baby."
The man chuckled softly, "Thats my wife Carma next to her. She's due in
three weeks." He nodded towards a pretty woman who was very obviously pregnant.
"I think she's still beautiful even if she complains about being swollen and fat."
Spike nodded and smiled at the man as Buffy came and sat down beside him, "So
are we all set?"
"Yeah, just had to fill out some forms. We should be called soon." Buffy told him
as the man next to Spike stood and met his wife, "Good luck." He said
with a smile as he protectively put an arm around his wife and walked her out.
"You too." Spike smiled back.
"You know him?" Buffy asked raising her eyebrow at her husband.
"No, just two men stuck at their wive's doctors office."
A nurse came to the door and called Buffy's name, she and Spike stood and
followed her to a small exam room. The nurse handed Buffy a gown and left the
room. Buffy undressed and folded her clothes handing them to Spike to hold for her.
She sat on the end of the exam table with only the exam gown and her socks on.
The doctor soon entered the room, "Buffy how are you? Let's see you haven't been
in for a little over a year. Time for your annual checkup and lets see - you want to
discuss having a baby?" He smiled and patted her arm
"This is my husband William and yes we would would like to discuss having a baby.
My husband can't have children so we wanted to know about
our options."
"Nice to meet you, William." Dr. Malloy offered his hand to Spike, "Have you been to a doctor?
Do you know why you can't have children?"
"I was in an auto accident a few years ago and got a bit damaged in that department."
Spike supplied the answer he had practiced.
"I'm sorry to hear that. Lets call the nurse and we
can do Buffy's exam and go from there." He cracked the door open, "Karen."
The nurse joined them and stood by as Dr, Malloy completed the exam. "Buffy, I need
to ask you a few questions, Have you ever been pregnant?"
"No. I haven't."
"And you've never really had trouble with your periods?"
"No, I'm usually like clockwork." Buffy smiled nervously.
"Well then I think we should run a few blood tests and make sure that everything
is okay hormonally with you and then you can come back in a week and we
can discuss those options."
"Thank you, Dr. Malloy." Buffy told him as she took Spike's hand and they left
the office, "So?"
"So what?" Spike asked as they walked to the car.
"Are you still okay with this? I mean we don't have to go any further then this if you aren't happy." Buffy
frowned slightly.
"Luv, I am okay with this. Stop worrying." He started the car.
"So what were you and the guy in the waiting room talking about?" She asked as she scooted a little closer to
him.
"He was asking if it was my first time there, I looked nervous. His wife is due in three weeks, seems like a nice
guy." Spike started driving towards Buffy's favorite restaurant and pulled into the parking lot.
"We're gonna eat out?" She grinned.
"Yes, we might as well celebrate."
"Nothing to celebrate yet, Spike." Buffy shook her head at him.
"Luv, being with you is reason enough for me to celebrate." He pulled her close to him and kissed her
deeply.
One week later
"Buffy, your tests all came back good. I think at this point artificial insemination would be your best route. I am
sending you home with some pamphlets and I'm making an appointment with Dr. Turner, she does alot
of artificial insemination procedures." Dr. Malloy handed the papers to Buffy and she and Spike left his office.
Spike recognized the man from the previous week and his wife leaving too, "Hello again....." Spike said as
he and Buffy walked out with them.
"Bradley. And this is my wife, Carma." The man introduced himself and his wife.
"William and my wife Buffy. Nice to meet you." Spike returned the introduction.
Buffy and Carma exchanged hello's, "When is your baby due?" Buffy asked.
"Two weeks, and I'm so glad. I feel like a whale." The woman laughed soflty. "Are you pregnant?"
"No, not yet.." Buffy smiled as the couple parted with goodbyes and went to their own
cars.
That evening Buffy curled up next to Spike in their bed her hands full of the pamphlets, Dr. Malloy had given
her. "Wow, there's alot to look at here." She handed a couple pamphlets to Spike, "I didn't realize there
were so many different types of artificial insemination."
"Me either." Spike replied numbly and then smiled brightly when Buffy looked at him, "I guess I never
thought about it before."
"It says I would have to keep track of my ovulation on a chart so I would know when I was most fertile. I could
look like Carma someday soon." Buffy giggled.
Spike kissed her forehead "And I could be Bradley bragging about his beautiful pregnant wife." He could see the excitement in her eyes and knew that despite her reservations Buffy had made up her mind. He only wished he was as sure,
yes he wanted a child with Buffy but he just selfish enough to
admit to himself that he wanted the child that Buffy carried in her body to be his.
TBC