Two weeks later
"So, Pet are we ever gonna talk about you seeing Doc Tucker again?" Spike
wrapped his arms around Buffy's waist as she stirred a pot of spaghetti sauce.
"Not that I'm not happy that we are back on good terms but I have noticed that when
I wake up in the morning the thermometer is missing from your mouth."
Buffy sighed as she turned the fire off under the sauce and turned in his embrace
to face him she lay her hands on his chest, "I don't think I want to do it, I think we'll
find another way, I rushed us into this, I see that now, we'll take our time okay?"
He kissed her forehead gently, "Of course it's okay. It's also okay if later you
decide you do want to try again. You understand that right?"
She nodded as she disentangled herself from him and began to get the supper
dishes out, "I know."
"Just so we're clear, don't want any more misunderstandings." He helped her
carry the food to the table.
*****
Another week passed and as Spike was going through the desk in the den to
write out the bills, he found the stack of pamphlets Buffy had brought home when
she had decided to look into having a baby. The pamphlet on adoption caught his
eye and he pulled it out from the rest. It was brightly colored and the front was emblazoned
with the words "Did you know?" The pamphlet proceeded to ask if you knew that
you didnt' have to own your own home or be married or have a large savings account
to adopt a baby. It talked about having a good loving home to give a child being
the most important thing. Spike tapped his fingers on the desk as he lay the pamphlet
out, mabye Buffy should look at this.
"Spike, I'm home!" Buffy called out as she unlocked the front door.
"Good you're home, I wanted to show you........" He was interrupted by a kiss and
Buffys rushed words.
"Dawn called she and Jordan actually have a babysitter and they want us to go out to
dinner with them. Is that okay?"
"Yeah thats fine." He smiled at her.
"Now, what did you want to show me?" She asked as she headed to the bedroom
to change clothes.
"It can wait till after dinner." Spike told her as he changed clothes too.
"You sure?" She turned to him with a questioning look.
"I'm sure. Let's go to dinner." He grinned at her taking her hand as they left the
house, "We arent' eating at that waffle place are we?" He asked as he started
the car.
Buffy giggled, "No, no waffles tonight. Although Dawn said that Jordan had
turned you on to blackberry syrupy goodness."
"It was rather good."
"Tonight it's mexican, Don Juans." Buffy snuggled next to him.
"Where did all the traffic come from?" Spike grumbled as the car slowed to
a snail pace.
"Hmm.......I don't know, maybe an accident?" Buffy replied as she stared out the
passenger window. Her eyes caught a glimpse of a large billboard with the word
"Adoption" in huge letters across the top. The billboard had a huge
"Did you know?" under the adopton asking several questions about adoption then
ending with the most important thing you had if you wanted to adopt a child was
a good loving home to offer. Buffy smiled and reread the words again. A good
loving home. She and Spike had that to offer a child, a child that could be there
child. Maybe, maybe she should talk to Spike later tonight.
"Finally!" Spike mumbled as the traffic began to move, "Bit's gonna wonder where
we are."
"Spike, they are never on time since they had children, we'll probably still beat
them to the restaurant." Buffy patted his arm.
"That's true, all that stuff they have to do to get the babies ready to be babysat,
and then of course it takes them a half hour to say goodbye." Spike shook his
head and smiled.
"Yeah that must be nice, huh?" Buffy said softly.
Spike turned to her and saw her soft smile, "Yeah it must be." He agreed.
**
"Sorry we're late, but Will was just so cute when we were leaving, he wanted to
make sure we told Aunt Buffy and Uncle Spike hello for him and tried to send
you some gummy bears that were only half slobbered on." Dawn explained as
they were seated at the table.
Buffy laughed softly, "That was sweet of him."
"He's a sweet little boy, and I'm not the least bit prejudiced." Dawn giggled.
"So how is the vampire thing going for you?" Jordan spoke quietly to Spike a
large grin on his face.
"Fine, thanks for asking," Spike replied with an equal grin.
The evening went well as the two couples caught up on the latest news on
Buffy's store and the latest cute things that Will and Leah had learned. The
evening ended fairly early so Dawn and Jordan could get home to the kids,
the babysitter had school in the morning.
**
"That was fun." Buffy held tightly to Spikes hand as they walked to the car.
"It was, we should get together more often."
"I think it's harder for them now that they have the kids. But it's probably worth it."
Buffy sighed.
"I'm sure it is, Buffy remember I wanted to show you something before we left?"
Spike asked as he drove home.
"Yes, there's something I want to talk to you about too."
"Oh - you first then." He said agreeably.
"No, you can go first." She smiled at him.
"Well, it's just that I was looking at those pamphlets you brought home and there
was one on adoption. Well we never really looked at those much and I was
thinking.............ummm....maybe we could look into. You know you don't have
to have a lot of money or even be married to adopt nowadays. All you need to have
is........."
Buffy laughed softly as she finished his sentence, "A good loving home to offer
a child."
Spike pulled the car over and stared at her, "You....saw that too?"
"Well actually I saw a billboard on the way to the restaurant, but I thought it would
be better to wait to discuss it after dinner." She took his hand in hers looking
straight into his eyes, "We have that don't we? A good loving home?"
"Yes, Luv. We have a home full of love to offer." He pulled her close to him, "I
told you we would find away."
TBC
"So, Pet are we ever gonna talk about you seeing Doc Tucker again?" Spike
wrapped his arms around Buffy's waist as she stirred a pot of spaghetti sauce.
"Not that I'm not happy that we are back on good terms but I have noticed that when
I wake up in the morning the thermometer is missing from your mouth."
Buffy sighed as she turned the fire off under the sauce and turned in his embrace
to face him she lay her hands on his chest, "I don't think I want to do it, I think we'll
find another way, I rushed us into this, I see that now, we'll take our time okay?"
He kissed her forehead gently, "Of course it's okay. It's also okay if later you
decide you do want to try again. You understand that right?"
She nodded as she disentangled herself from him and began to get the supper
dishes out, "I know."
"Just so we're clear, don't want any more misunderstandings." He helped her
carry the food to the table.
*****
Another week passed and as Spike was going through the desk in the den to
write out the bills, he found the stack of pamphlets Buffy had brought home when
she had decided to look into having a baby. The pamphlet on adoption caught his
eye and he pulled it out from the rest. It was brightly colored and the front was emblazoned
with the words "Did you know?" The pamphlet proceeded to ask if you knew that
you didnt' have to own your own home or be married or have a large savings account
to adopt a baby. It talked about having a good loving home to give a child being
the most important thing. Spike tapped his fingers on the desk as he lay the pamphlet
out, mabye Buffy should look at this.
"Spike, I'm home!" Buffy called out as she unlocked the front door.
"Good you're home, I wanted to show you........" He was interrupted by a kiss and
Buffys rushed words.
"Dawn called she and Jordan actually have a babysitter and they want us to go out to
dinner with them. Is that okay?"
"Yeah thats fine." He smiled at her.
"Now, what did you want to show me?" She asked as she headed to the bedroom
to change clothes.
"It can wait till after dinner." Spike told her as he changed clothes too.
"You sure?" She turned to him with a questioning look.
"I'm sure. Let's go to dinner." He grinned at her taking her hand as they left the
house, "We arent' eating at that waffle place are we?" He asked as he started
the car.
Buffy giggled, "No, no waffles tonight. Although Dawn said that Jordan had
turned you on to blackberry syrupy goodness."
"It was rather good."
"Tonight it's mexican, Don Juans." Buffy snuggled next to him.
"Where did all the traffic come from?" Spike grumbled as the car slowed to
a snail pace.
"Hmm.......I don't know, maybe an accident?" Buffy replied as she stared out the
passenger window. Her eyes caught a glimpse of a large billboard with the word
"Adoption" in huge letters across the top. The billboard had a huge
"Did you know?" under the adopton asking several questions about adoption then
ending with the most important thing you had if you wanted to adopt a child was
a good loving home to offer. Buffy smiled and reread the words again. A good
loving home. She and Spike had that to offer a child, a child that could be there
child. Maybe, maybe she should talk to Spike later tonight.
"Finally!" Spike mumbled as the traffic began to move, "Bit's gonna wonder where
we are."
"Spike, they are never on time since they had children, we'll probably still beat
them to the restaurant." Buffy patted his arm.
"That's true, all that stuff they have to do to get the babies ready to be babysat,
and then of course it takes them a half hour to say goodbye." Spike shook his
head and smiled.
"Yeah that must be nice, huh?" Buffy said softly.
Spike turned to her and saw her soft smile, "Yeah it must be." He agreed.
**
"Sorry we're late, but Will was just so cute when we were leaving, he wanted to
make sure we told Aunt Buffy and Uncle Spike hello for him and tried to send
you some gummy bears that were only half slobbered on." Dawn explained as
they were seated at the table.
Buffy laughed softly, "That was sweet of him."
"He's a sweet little boy, and I'm not the least bit prejudiced." Dawn giggled.
"So how is the vampire thing going for you?" Jordan spoke quietly to Spike a
large grin on his face.
"Fine, thanks for asking," Spike replied with an equal grin.
The evening went well as the two couples caught up on the latest news on
Buffy's store and the latest cute things that Will and Leah had learned. The
evening ended fairly early so Dawn and Jordan could get home to the kids,
the babysitter had school in the morning.
**
"That was fun." Buffy held tightly to Spikes hand as they walked to the car.
"It was, we should get together more often."
"I think it's harder for them now that they have the kids. But it's probably worth it."
Buffy sighed.
"I'm sure it is, Buffy remember I wanted to show you something before we left?"
Spike asked as he drove home.
"Yes, there's something I want to talk to you about too."
"Oh - you first then." He said agreeably.
"No, you can go first." She smiled at him.
"Well, it's just that I was looking at those pamphlets you brought home and there
was one on adoption. Well we never really looked at those much and I was
thinking.............ummm....maybe we could look into. You know you don't have
to have a lot of money or even be married to adopt nowadays. All you need to have
is........."
Buffy laughed softly as she finished his sentence, "A good loving home to offer
a child."
Spike pulled the car over and stared at her, "You....saw that too?"
"Well actually I saw a billboard on the way to the restaurant, but I thought it would
be better to wait to discuss it after dinner." She took his hand in hers looking
straight into his eyes, "We have that don't we? A good loving home?"
"Yes, Luv. We have a home full of love to offer." He pulled her close to him, "I
told you we would find away."
TBC