Chapter 2
Buffy woke without opening her eyes. "ummmm" she hummed. It took a few moments for her to realize her surroundings. She was nuzzling the side of something big and soft. She stopped and parted with it when his scent met her nostrils. Everything came back to her when she looked up at his sleeping form. She thought at first to bolt out of bed and throw him off of her bed, but remembered him saying, "And she's off.." that one time in his crypt. She wanted to prove him wrong, so she stayed. She turned on her back and started to count the cracks in the ceiling.
"Sleep OK?"
He could feel her heart beat faster as she shot a shocked look at him.
"When did you-?"
"Long enough to figure out what you were thinkin'" he chuckled then made a strait face waiting to see what she would do.
She looked down and up again several times before bravely staring strait in his icy blue eyes. His features softened into a small smile. He had a sudden urge to touch her cheek, but resisted. That's been happening a lot lately.
She bit her lip trying to think, but those eyes just put all that had happened behind her. "Thanks"
"Welcome" His smile grew. And to his surprise the edged of her mouth started to turn up to. She looked down took a deep breath and faced him again. He was getting to her. What came out of her mouth next proved it.
"I'm sorry." she breathed looking at him with a more pleading face.
"For wha' Luv?" He was racking his brain for something she had done. She was crying. Was it something he di-- His thoughts ended. She had lowered her head and started nuzzling his chest. He looked down at her confused. Feeling a sniff against his chest he decided to wrap his arms around her. "Shhh..." She did budge at this. He started blinking back tears of joy.
"God" she croaked wiping her tears, "What time is it?"
He looked over at the clock. "Ten, you'd better get up." He said knowing her best interest.
"Yeah, but you said I should take the day off."
"Yeah" he dragged, "but you said you needed to train"
A pause then "Can it wait?" she asked.
"You don't have to ask me Buff." he smiled.
"OK.." Deep breath, "I'm staying here."
"I'll leave the--"
"No." She grabbed his arm as he rose, "Don't go."
Sitting back down he looked at her with a curious look. He thought he might as well go along with it. No matter how much she would deny it in the end.
She again nuzzled his chest and his arms encircled her. She fell asleep again that way. He tried not to but he too drifted.
~*~
"I'll get Buffy." Came a girls voice from behind the door. *click* "Buf--- fy" her voice dropped when she saw the two. Spike was the first to wake. Buffy must have turned in the night because her back was to him yet his arms had remained. Dawn was now staring at them open mouth and the phone dropped to the floor.
"Wait" spike croaked before Dawn said anything, "don't wake her"
Too late. She stirred in front of him. This was it. No more. He turned away and started to stare at the ceiling.
Buffy started to look back at him but Dawn spoke, "Spike? What is this? You guys didn't---"
"What's takin' you so long----" Molly had followed and went speechless when the sight met her too.
"I knew it!" she accused, then Dawn cut her off. "Shh. Lets go."
Too late. Spike, now on he elbow, watched as the rest of the SITs came to the doorway. One by one their faces dropped. Finally Willow came and broke them up. She had heard them the night before and tried to keep the potentials away, but timing was an issue today and she too was too late. Mouthing 'sorry' to Buffy she closed to door hurriedly.
Buffy was speechless. Turning to Spike, she waited then said, "I'm sorry." and looked down.
"Why do you keep sayin' that?"
"I keep putting you through these things and.. and..." She was about to cry. She wanted to tell him she didn't know how she felt and he would more likely help her. But she didn't . Her will would let her. He was cupping her face. "We'll talk tonight?"
"Yeah" he smiled as she got up to face to SITs.
To Be Continued...
Buffy woke without opening her eyes. "ummmm" she hummed. It took a few moments for her to realize her surroundings. She was nuzzling the side of something big and soft. She stopped and parted with it when his scent met her nostrils. Everything came back to her when she looked up at his sleeping form. She thought at first to bolt out of bed and throw him off of her bed, but remembered him saying, "And she's off.." that one time in his crypt. She wanted to prove him wrong, so she stayed. She turned on her back and started to count the cracks in the ceiling.
"Sleep OK?"
He could feel her heart beat faster as she shot a shocked look at him.
"When did you-?"
"Long enough to figure out what you were thinkin'" he chuckled then made a strait face waiting to see what she would do.
She looked down and up again several times before bravely staring strait in his icy blue eyes. His features softened into a small smile. He had a sudden urge to touch her cheek, but resisted. That's been happening a lot lately.
She bit her lip trying to think, but those eyes just put all that had happened behind her. "Thanks"
"Welcome" His smile grew. And to his surprise the edged of her mouth started to turn up to. She looked down took a deep breath and faced him again. He was getting to her. What came out of her mouth next proved it.
"I'm sorry." she breathed looking at him with a more pleading face.
"For wha' Luv?" He was racking his brain for something she had done. She was crying. Was it something he di-- His thoughts ended. She had lowered her head and started nuzzling his chest. He looked down at her confused. Feeling a sniff against his chest he decided to wrap his arms around her. "Shhh..." She did budge at this. He started blinking back tears of joy.
"God" she croaked wiping her tears, "What time is it?"
He looked over at the clock. "Ten, you'd better get up." He said knowing her best interest.
"Yeah, but you said I should take the day off."
"Yeah" he dragged, "but you said you needed to train"
A pause then "Can it wait?" she asked.
"You don't have to ask me Buff." he smiled.
"OK.." Deep breath, "I'm staying here."
"I'll leave the--"
"No." She grabbed his arm as he rose, "Don't go."
Sitting back down he looked at her with a curious look. He thought he might as well go along with it. No matter how much she would deny it in the end.
She again nuzzled his chest and his arms encircled her. She fell asleep again that way. He tried not to but he too drifted.
~*~
"I'll get Buffy." Came a girls voice from behind the door. *click* "Buf--- fy" her voice dropped when she saw the two. Spike was the first to wake. Buffy must have turned in the night because her back was to him yet his arms had remained. Dawn was now staring at them open mouth and the phone dropped to the floor.
"Wait" spike croaked before Dawn said anything, "don't wake her"
Too late. She stirred in front of him. This was it. No more. He turned away and started to stare at the ceiling.
Buffy started to look back at him but Dawn spoke, "Spike? What is this? You guys didn't---"
"What's takin' you so long----" Molly had followed and went speechless when the sight met her too.
"I knew it!" she accused, then Dawn cut her off. "Shh. Lets go."
Too late. Spike, now on he elbow, watched as the rest of the SITs came to the doorway. One by one their faces dropped. Finally Willow came and broke them up. She had heard them the night before and tried to keep the potentials away, but timing was an issue today and she too was too late. Mouthing 'sorry' to Buffy she closed to door hurriedly.
Buffy was speechless. Turning to Spike, she waited then said, "I'm sorry." and looked down.
"Why do you keep sayin' that?"
"I keep putting you through these things and.. and..." She was about to cry. She wanted to tell him she didn't know how she felt and he would more likely help her. But she didn't . Her will would let her. He was cupping her face. "We'll talk tonight?"
"Yeah" he smiled as she got up to face to SITs.
To Be Continued...