Chapter 17
Spike quickly showered and headed down to the lobby. He walked up to the front desk and spoke to the attendant.
"Excuse me sir, do you have a phone I could use, I need some privacy and the misses is in the room"
"We have a spare conference room you could use sir there is a phone in there, I'll show you"
The clerk left the desk and showed Spike to a room.
"Thanks for this mate"
Spike entered the room and sat down on a chair. He pulled the address book out of his pocket and flicked through it until he found Xanders number. Thinking about what he was going to say Spike dialled the number and waited patiently.
"Hello Jessica Harris speaking" a little girls voice said over the phone.
Spike smiled "Hello Jessica its uncle Spike here"
"Hello uncle Spike are you and aunty Buffy coming home soon I miss you"
Spike laughed "But Jess darling I have only just met how can you miss me already"
"I know lots about you uncle Spike, aunty Dawn used to tell me stories about you every week, but now she's gone and you are not here, when are you coming home" she whined.
"Well I have some important stuff to do first"
"What's more important than coming home, you are coming home right Aunty Willow said you were staying here"
"Yes I am staying Jess don't worry we will be home in a few days, can you keep a secret from your daddy for a little while Jess"
"A secret" she screamed "I can keep a secret"
"Well Jess I am going to ask Buffy to marry me"
"Really, yeah super warriors, together yeah, Aunty Dawn said it would happen she did and now it is"
"You can't tell your dad yet ok, I have to ask if it's ok"
"Alright I won't say anything I'll get him now"
Spike heard the phone drop then loud thumping footsteps and Jess yelling something out a few moments later Xander picked up the phone.
"Hello"
"Hello Harris how are you"
"Spike" he questioned.
"Yeah Harris it's me"
"Is Buffy alright" he asked worried
"Yeah she's fine"
"oh ok then what do you want" he asked confused.
"Nice Harris, real nice, I rang cause I want to talk to you about something"
"But Spike we don't talk" Xander said insulting.
"Will you shut up for a minute Harris I have something really important to ask you and I know you are going to blow your top but before I ask you I want you to know that I don't have to ask you but I am out of respect"
"Whatever Spike just spit it out"
"I want to marry Buffy"
"What" Xander spluttered out.
"No wait that came out wrong, I am asking you if I can marry Buffy"
"You can not be serious"
Spike sighed heavily. "I am serious, Harris, I want to marry Buffy and I want your permission"
"You are not marrying Buffy" Xander yelled.
"Daddy" Spike heard Jess scream. "You can't say no you have to say yes"
"Jess I am not having this argument with you" "see what you have done to my daughter spike, you have corrupted her"
"Daddy" Jess screamed again.
"Hold on a second Spike, what Jess"
Spike didn't hear anything except for a loud gasp of air.
"Spike" a frantic Xander came over the telephone. "She's holding her breath what should I do"
"How in the hell am I supposed to know, umm well I dunno, find out why she's doing it then give her what she wants, that's what I would do with Dawn"
"Yeah great parenting, Spike"
"Well have you got any better ideas"
"No"
Spike heard the muffled voice of Xander talking to jess.
"Jess honey please tell me what you want"
Spike heard a huge gasp of air. "You have to let the super warriors get married" another intake of air.
"Great Spike now look what you have done"
"What she wanted to know when I was coming back and I told her as soon as I ask Buffy to marry me, but I have to ask you, not my fault she likes me"
"Daddy they have to Aunty Dawn said that they would be together then live happily ever after Daddy, how can they if you say no " another intake of air. Jess continued to hold her breath and after a minute Xander began to worry
"Jess, Jess JESS, oh my god Spike she turning blue help me"
"She will pass out then start breathing again"
"Spike I am not letting my little girl pass out"
"Well then give her what she wants"
"No, Jess come oh Jess honey Jess, oh alright"
"Really" a gasping Jess screamed "yeah super warriors, super warriors"
"Are you serious Harris I mean you are not just saying it"
"Hey I am just giving you permission to ask she can always say no right"
"Yeah Xander she can always say no"
"So you and Buffy huh, so when did this happen"
"Few days ago"
'And you are already proposing wow going a bit fast aren't you"
"Our time is limited I don't want to live another minute without her being mine"
"Wow take it easy spike, I get it, you love her eww but still, I knew something was going on"
"How did you know" Spike asked shocked.
"Willow is my best friend she tells me everything"
"Yeah like what" Spike asked fully knowing well that Buffy was also willows best friend and girls love to talk.
"She told me about Buffys accident, how you rang Willow she said you were really worried"
"Well yeah the dam girl said she was going to be home and she wasn't"
"Yeah see Spike that's called being worried, anyway the next morning when she came and dropped off the medicine she saw you guys"
"Saw us guys what?" Spike asked
"She saw you to in bed together"
"Its not what you think Xander she asked me to stay and I swear I stayed on top of the covers I swear, she asked me to be there I was all ready to go to sleep in my room"
"Chill Spike, I know, willow explained, trust me when I found out I wanted to kill you, she said you were just lying there holding her, you really took care of her" Xanmder said not believing the words coming out of his mouth.
"Well yeah of corse I did"
"If you wanted to hurt her you would have done it then right"
"Xander I swear I won't hurt her I love her"
"You know if you hurt her ill kill you right"
"Yeah Xander I know, look Xander I have a favour to ask you I wanna ask her right away and I wanna surprise her with this wedding as soon as we get back, I don't want her to have to fuss with the wedding but I need you help"
"Wow you really are eager, ok ill help you as long as its not some weird vampire thing"
Spike laughed "no that's why I am asking for your help, you have done this before I haven't I don't know what I need.
"Well a bride for starters"
"Yeah well I will have that, hopefully"
"Well where are you going to have it, what kinda stuff do you want there and who are you inviting
"Well at home in the garden that's what Dawn and I discussed, I dunno a few nice chairs, flowers, umm I guess it will just be you guys Dawn Lucas and any close friends you think she might want there"
"Strangely that actually sounds perfect, you don't have anyone you want to invite" Xander questioned.
"Umm yeah two people actually, Cordy and Angel"
"What" Xander screamed "You want Angel there Angel knows"
"No Angel doesn't know and yes I want him there, I am going to go talk to Angel tonight"
"Cool can I be there" Xander asked excitable "I can't wait to see him kick your ass"
"Too late, we went out with them a few nights ago I am still wearing the bruises, Buffy didn't even want me to come down to the lobby"
"Wow sorry I missed that"
"Funny funny, so will you help"
"Yeah alright ill help, when do you want us to set up"
"Well we are coming back Friday sometime I was hoping to get her out of the house Saturday and do it then, is that ok with you"
"Yeah sure I guess, if everyone helps out"
"Good, so start getting stuff organised, I'll give willow my credit card number to pay for everything just don't go over board I want it simple but nice for her ok.
Xander started laughing "You have a credit card"
"Yes they will send them to anyone these days, oh yeah I have another favour to ask"
"What now you have already got my daughter pretending to walk down the isle and you have got me planning my best friends wedding, huh my best friends wedding that's a movie, what more do you want"
"Well I was wondering if you would be my best man"
"God now I know you are joking"
"What you're my only male friend who else did you think I was going to ask"
"I dunno Angel, Lucas, were friends"
"I have got other plans for Angel, you don't have to if you don't want to"
"Nah I'll do it just surprised"
"Alright I'd better get back to Buffy she will start worrying"
"Ahhh your already whipped"
"Me, you gave into a 5 years old, look if everything goes according to plan ill get Dawn to ring you ok thanks for this Xander really I owe you one bye".
~TBC~
Authors Notes See I told you it was longer. But I am also so sorry for not getting this up sooner, as I mentioned it was my birthday and if anyone noticed the original fic Birthday I wrote you will see my birthday was really crap and only got worse. I reversed into a car, not to much damage but still freaked me out, talk about panic attack. So I hope you cn forgive me if not ill have to make it up to you guys some how.
Spike quickly showered and headed down to the lobby. He walked up to the front desk and spoke to the attendant.
"Excuse me sir, do you have a phone I could use, I need some privacy and the misses is in the room"
"We have a spare conference room you could use sir there is a phone in there, I'll show you"
The clerk left the desk and showed Spike to a room.
"Thanks for this mate"
Spike entered the room and sat down on a chair. He pulled the address book out of his pocket and flicked through it until he found Xanders number. Thinking about what he was going to say Spike dialled the number and waited patiently.
"Hello Jessica Harris speaking" a little girls voice said over the phone.
Spike smiled "Hello Jessica its uncle Spike here"
"Hello uncle Spike are you and aunty Buffy coming home soon I miss you"
Spike laughed "But Jess darling I have only just met how can you miss me already"
"I know lots about you uncle Spike, aunty Dawn used to tell me stories about you every week, but now she's gone and you are not here, when are you coming home" she whined.
"Well I have some important stuff to do first"
"What's more important than coming home, you are coming home right Aunty Willow said you were staying here"
"Yes I am staying Jess don't worry we will be home in a few days, can you keep a secret from your daddy for a little while Jess"
"A secret" she screamed "I can keep a secret"
"Well Jess I am going to ask Buffy to marry me"
"Really, yeah super warriors, together yeah, Aunty Dawn said it would happen she did and now it is"
"You can't tell your dad yet ok, I have to ask if it's ok"
"Alright I won't say anything I'll get him now"
Spike heard the phone drop then loud thumping footsteps and Jess yelling something out a few moments later Xander picked up the phone.
"Hello"
"Hello Harris how are you"
"Spike" he questioned.
"Yeah Harris it's me"
"Is Buffy alright" he asked worried
"Yeah she's fine"
"oh ok then what do you want" he asked confused.
"Nice Harris, real nice, I rang cause I want to talk to you about something"
"But Spike we don't talk" Xander said insulting.
"Will you shut up for a minute Harris I have something really important to ask you and I know you are going to blow your top but before I ask you I want you to know that I don't have to ask you but I am out of respect"
"Whatever Spike just spit it out"
"I want to marry Buffy"
"What" Xander spluttered out.
"No wait that came out wrong, I am asking you if I can marry Buffy"
"You can not be serious"
Spike sighed heavily. "I am serious, Harris, I want to marry Buffy and I want your permission"
"You are not marrying Buffy" Xander yelled.
"Daddy" Spike heard Jess scream. "You can't say no you have to say yes"
"Jess I am not having this argument with you" "see what you have done to my daughter spike, you have corrupted her"
"Daddy" Jess screamed again.
"Hold on a second Spike, what Jess"
Spike didn't hear anything except for a loud gasp of air.
"Spike" a frantic Xander came over the telephone. "She's holding her breath what should I do"
"How in the hell am I supposed to know, umm well I dunno, find out why she's doing it then give her what she wants, that's what I would do with Dawn"
"Yeah great parenting, Spike"
"Well have you got any better ideas"
"No"
Spike heard the muffled voice of Xander talking to jess.
"Jess honey please tell me what you want"
Spike heard a huge gasp of air. "You have to let the super warriors get married" another intake of air.
"Great Spike now look what you have done"
"What she wanted to know when I was coming back and I told her as soon as I ask Buffy to marry me, but I have to ask you, not my fault she likes me"
"Daddy they have to Aunty Dawn said that they would be together then live happily ever after Daddy, how can they if you say no " another intake of air. Jess continued to hold her breath and after a minute Xander began to worry
"Jess, Jess JESS, oh my god Spike she turning blue help me"
"She will pass out then start breathing again"
"Spike I am not letting my little girl pass out"
"Well then give her what she wants"
"No, Jess come oh Jess honey Jess, oh alright"
"Really" a gasping Jess screamed "yeah super warriors, super warriors"
"Are you serious Harris I mean you are not just saying it"
"Hey I am just giving you permission to ask she can always say no right"
"Yeah Xander she can always say no"
"So you and Buffy huh, so when did this happen"
"Few days ago"
'And you are already proposing wow going a bit fast aren't you"
"Our time is limited I don't want to live another minute without her being mine"
"Wow take it easy spike, I get it, you love her eww but still, I knew something was going on"
"How did you know" Spike asked shocked.
"Willow is my best friend she tells me everything"
"Yeah like what" Spike asked fully knowing well that Buffy was also willows best friend and girls love to talk.
"She told me about Buffys accident, how you rang Willow she said you were really worried"
"Well yeah the dam girl said she was going to be home and she wasn't"
"Yeah see Spike that's called being worried, anyway the next morning when she came and dropped off the medicine she saw you guys"
"Saw us guys what?" Spike asked
"She saw you to in bed together"
"Its not what you think Xander she asked me to stay and I swear I stayed on top of the covers I swear, she asked me to be there I was all ready to go to sleep in my room"
"Chill Spike, I know, willow explained, trust me when I found out I wanted to kill you, she said you were just lying there holding her, you really took care of her" Xanmder said not believing the words coming out of his mouth.
"Well yeah of corse I did"
"If you wanted to hurt her you would have done it then right"
"Xander I swear I won't hurt her I love her"
"You know if you hurt her ill kill you right"
"Yeah Xander I know, look Xander I have a favour to ask you I wanna ask her right away and I wanna surprise her with this wedding as soon as we get back, I don't want her to have to fuss with the wedding but I need you help"
"Wow you really are eager, ok ill help you as long as its not some weird vampire thing"
Spike laughed "no that's why I am asking for your help, you have done this before I haven't I don't know what I need.
"Well a bride for starters"
"Yeah well I will have that, hopefully"
"Well where are you going to have it, what kinda stuff do you want there and who are you inviting
"Well at home in the garden that's what Dawn and I discussed, I dunno a few nice chairs, flowers, umm I guess it will just be you guys Dawn Lucas and any close friends you think she might want there"
"Strangely that actually sounds perfect, you don't have anyone you want to invite" Xander questioned.
"Umm yeah two people actually, Cordy and Angel"
"What" Xander screamed "You want Angel there Angel knows"
"No Angel doesn't know and yes I want him there, I am going to go talk to Angel tonight"
"Cool can I be there" Xander asked excitable "I can't wait to see him kick your ass"
"Too late, we went out with them a few nights ago I am still wearing the bruises, Buffy didn't even want me to come down to the lobby"
"Wow sorry I missed that"
"Funny funny, so will you help"
"Yeah alright ill help, when do you want us to set up"
"Well we are coming back Friday sometime I was hoping to get her out of the house Saturday and do it then, is that ok with you"
"Yeah sure I guess, if everyone helps out"
"Good, so start getting stuff organised, I'll give willow my credit card number to pay for everything just don't go over board I want it simple but nice for her ok.
Xander started laughing "You have a credit card"
"Yes they will send them to anyone these days, oh yeah I have another favour to ask"
"What now you have already got my daughter pretending to walk down the isle and you have got me planning my best friends wedding, huh my best friends wedding that's a movie, what more do you want"
"Well I was wondering if you would be my best man"
"God now I know you are joking"
"What you're my only male friend who else did you think I was going to ask"
"I dunno Angel, Lucas, were friends"
"I have got other plans for Angel, you don't have to if you don't want to"
"Nah I'll do it just surprised"
"Alright I'd better get back to Buffy she will start worrying"
"Ahhh your already whipped"
"Me, you gave into a 5 years old, look if everything goes according to plan ill get Dawn to ring you ok thanks for this Xander really I owe you one bye".
~TBC~
Authors Notes See I told you it was longer. But I am also so sorry for not getting this up sooner, as I mentioned it was my birthday and if anyone noticed the original fic Birthday I wrote you will see my birthday was really crap and only got worse. I reversed into a car, not to much damage but still freaked me out, talk about panic attack. So I hope you cn forgive me if not ill have to make it up to you guys some how.