A/N: Hey folks! Chapter 15 is here. I'd like to thank
my beta reader, Andrew. He is great with all my
mistakes. And thanks for the advice of getting a beat
reader. Sometimes I can be so stupid. Oh well... here
is chappy 15!


"I can't breathe!" said Buffy panting.
"Buffy have you checked everywhere?" asked Willow.
"I-I did. I even looked in the garage. Willow! She
can't even crawl and I looked in the garage! I haven't
even taken her in there!"
'Oh, Buffy we'll find her I promise." said Willow.
Buffy had called Willow scared out of her mind for her
baby girl. Buffy had woken up in the morning and had
ate breakfast with Spike and had walked him to his car
and watched him leave to work. She then had gone
upstairs to check on Emma. She found out that Emma
wasn't there. She then had checked everywhere around
the house, the backyard, and the garage. Willow had
even come over and helped look around a little more.
Even the maids were looking.
"Buffy, why didn't you call Spike?" asked Willow.
"Cause I can imagine how mad he'll be once he finds
out that I lost our baby girl. Willow, he'll be
furious with me. He'll break up with me and leave me
there and he'll take Emma with him, if we ever find
her. Oh, Willow, Emma is gone. What am I going to do?"
"First, call Spike. Don't worry. Second, call the
police." said Willow as she handed Buffy the phone.
Buffy hesitantly punched in the numbers on the
cordless phone. Her tears were falling freely now.
Willow left the room to go help the maids look more
for the little infant.
Ring, Ring........
" 'ello?" answered Spike.
"S-Spike?"
"Yeah, this is him."
"Spike, this is B-Buffy."
"Luv? What's wrong? Why are you crying? Did something
happen? Did someone hurt you?"
"I have to tell you something."
"What is it, pet?"
"Before I tell you, I have to say something else
first."
"Yeah?"
"I love you so much and I didn't mean to. It just
happened. I'm so sorry. I really am. I understand if
you'll never forgive me after I tell you what
happened."
"Alright, what is it?" Spike was starting to feel very
scared of what she was about to say.
"Emma is lost!" said Buffy way too quickly.
"Say what?"
Buffy took a deep breath and said," Emma is lost."
Spike felt his entire being started to melt away. His
heart had sunk at that. That was the worst thing he
imagined she would say. He thought maybe she ruined
his favorite shirt or burned something.........he
didn't think it would be as serious as losing a child.
Well, not that ruining his favorite shirt wasn't
serious but...
"Spike answer me!"
Silence.........
"Spike p-please." Her voice started wavering again.
"I'll be right there." with that he hung up.

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Thirty minutes later Spike arrived at his home with a
view of police cars with their flashing lights on top
of their car.
Spike got out and looked over to the porch and saw
Buffy sitting there in her flannel pj's with her head
in her hands.
Spike ran up to her." Buffy...."
Buffy looked up at Spike and immediately crushed
herself into his arms, sobbing the whole time.
He stroked her long blond hair. It was a soothing
motion and her hair was so soft and straight at the
moment.
"Pet, what happened? Did you lose her at the park or
something?"
Buffy shook her head and looked up at him. She wiped
her tears away with the back of her hand much like a
little girl would do.
"No, I swear I didn't do anything!"
"Shh, luv. I believe you. I know you would never do
anything to the tot."
" After you had left I went upstairs to check on Emma.
I looked in her crib and found out that she was gone.
I looked everywhere, every single place on the
property, and she wasn't there. Spike, someone took
her. Who would do that?"
"I don't know, luv, but we'll find her, promise."
Buffy nodded her head and said," Are you mad at me,
disappointed............ashamed?" said Buffy quietly
and softly.
"Buffy," he raised her chin up so she was forced to
look at him," I am not anything , but concerned right
now. Pet, it wasn't your fault. You didn't do
anything. "
" I just can't believe that this is happening."
Spike kissed her forehead and got up and went over to
the police officers.
"We have to find her. I don't care if you have to get
the FBI or any of those gits, even if it costs a
fortune. We want her found and back here at home with
us, understand poof?"
"Sir, right now we have contacted all police officers
and have talked to a few people that live a mile down.
One lady said she thought she saw a man with a mask on
carrying a bundle of something or someone. We believe
that that was your daughter and the culprit."
"How long ago?"
"An hour."
Just then the police officer's radio turned on and
another man started speaking.
"Deputy Wilson, we have caught a masked man with a
baby girl on cedar's street. They are at the city jail
right now."
Deputy Wilson raised the mouthpiece and said okay.
Spike walked over to Buffy who was crying still on the
steps.
"Luv they found her."
"What?" asked Buffy looking up at Spike
"They found Emma. She is at the city jail."
"Oh god, Spike! They found her! Is she alright?" said
Buffy as she released herself from Spike's comforting
arms.
"I think so, luv. Let's go."

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Buffy walked through the doors with Spike into the
city jail. There was a woman police officer holding a
little baby with blankets wrapped around it.
Buffy ran to the officer, " Emma!" she grabbed the
bundle and held her to her chest and rested her head
on top of Emma's and kept swinging her gently. Emma
had stopped crying once she was in her mother's arm.
The officer smiled and said," She is a beautiful baby
girl. I'm glad they found her."
Buffy thanked the officer and kissed Emma about a
hundred times. Spike stood there and brushed his hand
over Emma's hair and kissed it.
"Pet, do you want to see the person who took her or do
you want me to go alone?"
"No. I want to see." her reply was firm and filled
with anger.
They walked past cells and cells with some whistling
from guys at Buffy. She ignored them and just kept
walking holding Emma tighter to her chest each time
they passed a cell. Finally, they reached the man's
cell and there stood the most filthiest thing she had
ever seen.
The man, if you could call him a man, was wearing
ripped jeans and a ripped shirt. His hair was going in
all directions and he looked very drunk. He hadn't
shaved, obviously and had smelled like crap.
Buffy stared at him with disgust.
The man spoke," well, look at you. If I had known that
such a pretty thing like you lived in the house then I
would have kidnapped you. Then I could play some games
with you." He raised his eyebrow and looked over to
Spike then back to Buffy. He put his hand out through
one of the bars, trying to grab Buffy's breast. She
stepped back quickly and the officer hit his hand with
his gun and the man put his hand back in the cell.
"Smart girl you have there. That usually always work,
the girls never see the hand coming."
"You're disgusting." said Buffy with anger and rage.
Then in that scary tone of hers she said," If you
ever, ever come near my baby girl or me or my family,
then you won't live to see the daylight."
She stared at him with cold eyes and walked away.
Spike looked like he was about to break through the
bars and strangle the guy to death.
"Couldn't have said it any better than she had."Said
Spike and walked away.
The police officer gave him a look and walked off.
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Back at home, Buffy was breast-feeding Emma and Spike
had taken the day off.
He sat down next to Buffy on the couch. She had tears
coming down her cheeks and was looking down at Emma.
She was mumbling something like" I'll never let you
out of my sight" over and over again.
"Pet, why the tears?"
"I just ......... when I think about what he could of
done to her.... I'm just so scared to let go of her."
"Luv, don't think about that. She is fine and is in
your arms right now. I suggest you go take a shower
and freshen up because I plan on taking my favorite
girls for dinner."
Buffy smiled for the first time ever since the kidnap
and handed Spike Emma.
"Don't worry luv. I won't let anything happen."
Buffy nodded and headed for the shower.
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Buffy was wearing some tight blue jeans and a black
see through top, which left very little to the
imagination. She left her hair in the wavy curls and
put some light make up on.
Spike told her that they were going to have a picnic
in the moonlight. oh how romantic that sounded.
They headed down to their private beach. He had
already set up a blanket with candles and music. There
was a basket with food in it there too.
" Wow, it's beautiful. What's the occasion?"
"Well, luv.........I've been meaning to ask you
something."
"What is it Spike, you can tell me anything." said
Buffy as she carefully placed Emma in the little
carry-on bed.
"Ever since the day you gave birth to Emma, everything
was clear to me. When I held her there in my arms and
you were right beside me. I felt so loved and I felt
like I was part of a real family. I love you so much
and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. What
I'm trying to say is Buffy Anne Summers, will you
marry me?"
Buffy almost spit out her water. She looked at Spike
and his eyes were filled with hope and love. She had
been waiting forever for him to ask her that, but she
didn't expect him to ask her tonight.
"Do you really want to spend the rest of your life
with me?"
"Definitely. Buffy I want to be with you beyond my
lifetime. You would make me the happiest man on
earth."
"Then yes, William. I will marry you."
Spike smiled and slipped on the ring on her finger.
She was shocked at how beautiful the ring was. It had
a silver band and a big diamond on it. It was simple,
but yet gorgeous.
"I love It." said Buffy, " and I love you."
Buffy and Spike kissed, but were of course
interrupted, except this time it was by Emma.
Emma giggled and Buffy smiled as well as Spike.
Buffy knew that this was her dream come true. She was
the luckiest girl in the world.


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