Later that Day after a trip to the drugstore
Buffy tapped her foot nervously against the floor. Willow paced back and fourth outside the bathroom door. A timer went off and both girls jumped.
"It's ready." Buffy said her voice hardly above a whisper.
"Can you look, or do you want me to do it for you?"
"You look, I just can't." Willow disappeared into the bathroom and came out a few seconds later holding the pregnancy test.
"It's blue..."
"Is blue good or is blue bad?"
"Depends on how you look at blue Buff.... you're pregnant." Buffy's eyes grew wide and all the color drained out of her face, for a moment Willow feared her friend would pass out.
"I am??" Willow nodded
"Are you sure??"
"Pretty sure Buff, I'm sorry."
"A baby??"
"Yeah, a baby."
Buffy sat staring off into space trying to take it all in. "I... I can do this right... I mean, I'm a slayer, the chosen one, I kick the asses of guys twice my size every night... I can be pregnant and take care of a baby no problem..right??" Willow could tell this was just a show and nodded, seeing the tears starting to form in her friend's eyes.
" It's okay Buff, we'll get through this, and we're all here for you... I can call Giles and Angel if you like."
" Giles maybe, Angel, big no no."
" But Buff, it's his child, he'll want to know"
" And he will, just not yet... not now, maybe after we talk to a doctor, or after the birth, or after it graduates college."
"Buff, it's gonna be okay, I promise."
"I know Will, I know." Just then Dawn barged into Buffy's bedroom.
"How ya doin Buffy?" She said kissing her sister on the forehead. "You find out if you got a little embryo in there?"
Buffy nodded, " I do.. baby, placenta and all."
Dawn did her best to hide her excitement but she just couldn't. She bent over and held her mouth close to Buffy's flat stomach.
"Hey little baby in there, it's your Aunt Dawn, we're going to love you SO much." Dawn giggled. "AUNT DAWN!! I'm going to be an Aunt Dawn."
Both Buffy and Willow smiled; it was hard not to catch Dawn's infectious enthusiasm about the baby.
"We ARE going to be just fine aren't we?" Buffy asked taking her hand and running it lightly over her stomach. A smile came to her face, the idea of a baby was really growing on her.
"Of course we will! You got me, and Willow, Xander, Giles, and maybe even Anya!" Dawn said taking her sister's hand and smiling.
"I'm glad you're so happy about this right now Dawn, I'm going to remind you of this very moment when I need you to hold my hair back while I puke, or go to the store and mix yucky foods together for me when I have cravings, or help me with the nursery, or rub my back, or hold my hand while I'm in labor, or cut the cord after the baby's born or..."
"Shouldn't Angel be doing all of this stuff??" Dawn said cutting her sister off. Willow shot Dawn a warning glance from across the room, scared that this would crush Buffy's suddenly upbeat mood.
"Angel's not in the picture so much right now Dawn." Buffy said playing with her sister's hair a little.
"So, I'm going to need you to be real strong for me okay? I can't do this without you.
Dawn nodded and hugged her sister; it was nice to finally feel important.
Buffy tapped her foot nervously against the floor. Willow paced back and fourth outside the bathroom door. A timer went off and both girls jumped.
"It's ready." Buffy said her voice hardly above a whisper.
"Can you look, or do you want me to do it for you?"
"You look, I just can't." Willow disappeared into the bathroom and came out a few seconds later holding the pregnancy test.
"It's blue..."
"Is blue good or is blue bad?"
"Depends on how you look at blue Buff.... you're pregnant." Buffy's eyes grew wide and all the color drained out of her face, for a moment Willow feared her friend would pass out.
"I am??" Willow nodded
"Are you sure??"
"Pretty sure Buff, I'm sorry."
"A baby??"
"Yeah, a baby."
Buffy sat staring off into space trying to take it all in. "I... I can do this right... I mean, I'm a slayer, the chosen one, I kick the asses of guys twice my size every night... I can be pregnant and take care of a baby no problem..right??" Willow could tell this was just a show and nodded, seeing the tears starting to form in her friend's eyes.
" It's okay Buff, we'll get through this, and we're all here for you... I can call Giles and Angel if you like."
" Giles maybe, Angel, big no no."
" But Buff, it's his child, he'll want to know"
" And he will, just not yet... not now, maybe after we talk to a doctor, or after the birth, or after it graduates college."
"Buff, it's gonna be okay, I promise."
"I know Will, I know." Just then Dawn barged into Buffy's bedroom.
"How ya doin Buffy?" She said kissing her sister on the forehead. "You find out if you got a little embryo in there?"
Buffy nodded, " I do.. baby, placenta and all."
Dawn did her best to hide her excitement but she just couldn't. She bent over and held her mouth close to Buffy's flat stomach.
"Hey little baby in there, it's your Aunt Dawn, we're going to love you SO much." Dawn giggled. "AUNT DAWN!! I'm going to be an Aunt Dawn."
Both Buffy and Willow smiled; it was hard not to catch Dawn's infectious enthusiasm about the baby.
"We ARE going to be just fine aren't we?" Buffy asked taking her hand and running it lightly over her stomach. A smile came to her face, the idea of a baby was really growing on her.
"Of course we will! You got me, and Willow, Xander, Giles, and maybe even Anya!" Dawn said taking her sister's hand and smiling.
"I'm glad you're so happy about this right now Dawn, I'm going to remind you of this very moment when I need you to hold my hair back while I puke, or go to the store and mix yucky foods together for me when I have cravings, or help me with the nursery, or rub my back, or hold my hand while I'm in labor, or cut the cord after the baby's born or..."
"Shouldn't Angel be doing all of this stuff??" Dawn said cutting her sister off. Willow shot Dawn a warning glance from across the room, scared that this would crush Buffy's suddenly upbeat mood.
"Angel's not in the picture so much right now Dawn." Buffy said playing with her sister's hair a little.
"So, I'm going to need you to be real strong for me okay? I can't do this without you.
Dawn nodded and hugged her sister; it was nice to finally feel important.
