Willow and Tara sat in the back with Anya and Xander. Buffy had just left. It had been the first time that they had seen her since she had come back. Only Dawn had seen her for the first few weeks.
Willow had been quiet about their time away. All news would be at Buffy's discression. She hated keeping secrets from Xander and Tara, but these secrets weren't hers to tell.
Buffy had called them together. She had stood before them and announced that she was pregnant. Willow and Dawn had been the only to know. They had sat quietly and waited for the others to get the news. When Buffy had left Dawn had gone to a friend's house. So the Scoobies sat and pondered their new information.
"So let me get this straight, he was human for a few seconds while they were…."
Xander didn't mind Spike as much as he once had, but a vampire having a child was a bit much. He wouldn't have chosen Spike as the father of Buffy's child. He couldn't even say the words.
"Now he's back to the soulless sun-shy thing, yet he is the father of Buffy's child."
"You're taking this remarkably well," Anya said.
Xander shrugged nonchalantly, "Let see I've dealt with the magical lovey dovey engagement, the encounter with the Buffy-bot and then that thing a year ago with sex and everything. I think honestly I'm just getting tired of being shocked. I just don't have the energy to get all flustered anymore. That is it I'm no longer ahhh boy. No more Maculy Culklin."
"Well the baby is kind of a big step," Tara pointed out, "You could be a little bit of ahh. I mean it isn't every day that Buffy gets pregnant, by a vampire none the less."
"Kinda makes sex-ed a important thing. I remember Mrs. Michaels lecturing how you never knew, that just once is enough, " Willow laughed.
"That is something we didn't cover," Xander attempted at humor, "Even if your partner is dead, wear a condom. You may never know if he is going to suddenly become alive again for a few seconds."
Giles stared off in the distance, "I can't decide if this is fascinating or…"
"Disgusting," Xander finished.
Anya pouted, "I thought I would be the first to have a child. I'm married."
"Mrs. Michaels would point out that it doesn't matter about marriages," Willow laughed, "You have sex, you stand the chance of having a child."
"I wonder if they'll get married, " Tara mused.
Silence again entered the Magic Box.
"I'm glad that we don't live on the hell mouth anymore," Xander sighed breaking the spell.
"Well the hell mouth went out with a bang." Willow pointed out.
***
Spike lay on his back smoking a cigarette. Buffy laid curled up at his side.
"So what do you want to do?'
"With what?"
"Love I don't know if you've noticed or not, but we've got some things to consider. Little pitter pat of little slayer feet an all."
Buffy shook her head, "It'll all work out. We'll figure it out. The only thing that I know for sure is that we have to go curtain shopping."
"Curtains?"
"Big, heavy, light blocking, Spike curtains."
He remembered the inferno that his back became and smiled.
"I do think I love you Buffy Summers."
*****
Willow had been quiet about their time away. All news would be at Buffy's discression. She hated keeping secrets from Xander and Tara, but these secrets weren't hers to tell.
Buffy had called them together. She had stood before them and announced that she was pregnant. Willow and Dawn had been the only to know. They had sat quietly and waited for the others to get the news. When Buffy had left Dawn had gone to a friend's house. So the Scoobies sat and pondered their new information.
"So let me get this straight, he was human for a few seconds while they were…."
Xander didn't mind Spike as much as he once had, but a vampire having a child was a bit much. He wouldn't have chosen Spike as the father of Buffy's child. He couldn't even say the words.
"Now he's back to the soulless sun-shy thing, yet he is the father of Buffy's child."
"You're taking this remarkably well," Anya said.
Xander shrugged nonchalantly, "Let see I've dealt with the magical lovey dovey engagement, the encounter with the Buffy-bot and then that thing a year ago with sex and everything. I think honestly I'm just getting tired of being shocked. I just don't have the energy to get all flustered anymore. That is it I'm no longer ahhh boy. No more Maculy Culklin."
"Well the baby is kind of a big step," Tara pointed out, "You could be a little bit of ahh. I mean it isn't every day that Buffy gets pregnant, by a vampire none the less."
"Kinda makes sex-ed a important thing. I remember Mrs. Michaels lecturing how you never knew, that just once is enough, " Willow laughed.
"That is something we didn't cover," Xander attempted at humor, "Even if your partner is dead, wear a condom. You may never know if he is going to suddenly become alive again for a few seconds."
Giles stared off in the distance, "I can't decide if this is fascinating or…"
"Disgusting," Xander finished.
Anya pouted, "I thought I would be the first to have a child. I'm married."
"Mrs. Michaels would point out that it doesn't matter about marriages," Willow laughed, "You have sex, you stand the chance of having a child."
"I wonder if they'll get married, " Tara mused.
Silence again entered the Magic Box.
"I'm glad that we don't live on the hell mouth anymore," Xander sighed breaking the spell.
"Well the hell mouth went out with a bang." Willow pointed out.
***
Spike lay on his back smoking a cigarette. Buffy laid curled up at his side.
"So what do you want to do?'
"With what?"
"Love I don't know if you've noticed or not, but we've got some things to consider. Little pitter pat of little slayer feet an all."
Buffy shook her head, "It'll all work out. We'll figure it out. The only thing that I know for sure is that we have to go curtain shopping."
"Curtains?"
"Big, heavy, light blocking, Spike curtains."
He remembered the inferno that his back became and smiled.
"I do think I love you Buffy Summers."
*****