Q & A #17
by Colleen Hillerup
Meredith knelt by the side of the bed, hands folded, her father sitting on the edge. Buffy leaned against the doorframe, watching them.
"Alright, pet," he said. "Now I lay me down to..."
"Sleep."
"I pray the lord my soul to..."
"Keep."
"Guide me through the coming..."
"Night."
"Be with me at morning..."
"Light. Bless Mommy, and Daddy, and Auntie Dawn, and Uncle Giles and Auntie Anya and Nigel and Uncle Xander." She hopped up onto the bed and climbed under the covers.
"What about Auntie Willow, love? Did you forget her?" her father asked, raising his eyebrow.
The little girl closed her eyes. "And Auntie Willow." She opened them again, looking up into her parents' faces. "Night Daddy. Night Mommy." She reached around on her bed. "Where's Nancy?"
Buffy picked her up from the dresser and handed her to her daughter. "Here you go, sweetie."
"Thank you, Mommy." She hugged the doll to her chest. "I can't sleep without her."
"I know that, pet." Spike kissed his daughter on the forehead. "Goodnight, sweet Meredith. Night, Miss Nancy."
Buffy kissed her too, then arm in arm they walked out the door, shutting off the light.
Meredith snuggled under her comforter. "Hi, Auntie Willow," she whispered.
"Hello Meredith," the voice answered in her head. "Did you have a good day?"
"Yes. Will you tell me a story?"
"Of course, honey. Once there were three bears who lived in the forest..."
by Colleen Hillerup
Meredith knelt by the side of the bed, hands folded, her father sitting on the edge. Buffy leaned against the doorframe, watching them.
"Alright, pet," he said. "Now I lay me down to..."
"Sleep."
"I pray the lord my soul to..."
"Keep."
"Guide me through the coming..."
"Night."
"Be with me at morning..."
"Light. Bless Mommy, and Daddy, and Auntie Dawn, and Uncle Giles and Auntie Anya and Nigel and Uncle Xander." She hopped up onto the bed and climbed under the covers.
"What about Auntie Willow, love? Did you forget her?" her father asked, raising his eyebrow.
The little girl closed her eyes. "And Auntie Willow." She opened them again, looking up into her parents' faces. "Night Daddy. Night Mommy." She reached around on her bed. "Where's Nancy?"
Buffy picked her up from the dresser and handed her to her daughter. "Here you go, sweetie."
"Thank you, Mommy." She hugged the doll to her chest. "I can't sleep without her."
"I know that, pet." Spike kissed his daughter on the forehead. "Goodnight, sweet Meredith. Night, Miss Nancy."
Buffy kissed her too, then arm in arm they walked out the door, shutting off the light.
Meredith snuggled under her comforter. "Hi, Auntie Willow," she whispered.
"Hello Meredith," the voice answered in her head. "Did you have a good day?"
"Yes. Will you tell me a story?"
"Of course, honey. Once there were three bears who lived in the forest..."