"That's perfect." Buffy smiled as Spike placed the antique rocker in the corner of Jake's room, "Isn't that
perfect sweetie!" She held Jake close against her.
"It does look lovely and Jake's gonna enjoy this on those nights he can't sleep." Spike shook his head and rolled his eyes but his smile ruined his attempt at mock impatience with Jake. In the last week Spike had begun to dote on the baby. Buffy had been amazed at how well he took on daddy duties.
Buffy was taking her role very seriously also. She had an appointment with a pediatrician that Mrs. Aldrich across the street had recommended. Her grandson went to him. Jake would be four months old soon and it would be time for his next round of shots.
More quickly then either of them had ever imagined, Spike and Buffy fell into a routine. Spike was still doing lots of interpreting and translating for Giles and the Council and Buffy had even patrolled a couple of nights. But there focus was on Jake now.
The phone rang and interrupted Buffy and Spike talking to Jake as she tried out the new rocking chair.
"I'll get it." Spike told her as he left the room to get the phone.
"You just don't want to change his diaper!" Buffy teased wrinkling her nose.
Spike laughed as he left her to the dirty job,"Hello." He answered the phone in their bedroom.
"Spike, it's Angel. Is Buffy there?" Angels voice answered.
"Yeah, she's here, what's up?" Spike kept his voice low.
"Well, I've been following a few leads and I think I may know who was behind the hit on Chris and Dawn. Wolfram and Hart were definitely involved. I was going to talk to Buffy and see if she wanted to be here when I go after the guys who did this."
"Umm.....I think maybe I better come, Angel. Let Buffy stay here with Jake. When do you plan on making your move?" Spike stood up and closed the bedroom door, he could hear Buffy still talking to Jake.
"How about tomorrow night? Are you sure Buffy's going to be content to stay in Sunnydale?" Angel frowned on his end.
"Yeah, I'll talk to her. She'll be fine,got the baby to think of. I'll see you tomorrow night?" Spike hung up the phone just as Buffy entered the room,Jake in her arms.
"Who was that?" She asked as she sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Someone wanting to sell me something, couldn't get rid of him." Spike smiled at her as he pushed a strand of hair behind her ear, "I love you, you know?"
She looked at him a slight frown face, "Yeah, I know. What's wrong? You sound so serious."
"Just wanted to you to remember that, we've been so busy lately with Jake, not that I mind a bit, but I haven't got to show you how much as often as I would like." He nuzzled her her cheek placing a soft kiss there as he patted Jake's head.
"He is rather high maintenance, isn't he?" Buffy grinned at the baby.
"Yes, but well worth it." Spike tickled Jake's tummy.
"You know that I love you too, right?" She turned to him as she picked the baby up and placed him on her shoulder.
"Yes, I know." He kissed her lightly on the lips this time. Jake began to fuss in her arms, "Either you're jealous of the attention or hungry, LIttle man." Spike laughed soflty.
"I'd opt for hungry." Buffy sighed as she walked out of the bedroom and down the stairs to the kitchen.
Spike picked up the phone and called his cell phone, when it rang he picked it up and began to talk as he walked down the stairs, "Yes, I can do that. Nah, no problem, I"ll be there tomorrow. I'll tell her you said hello,better go now you're cutting out." He closed the phone.
"I guess that wasn't a salesman?" Buffy turned from where she was heating a bottle.
"No,that was Angel. He said hello, the connection was really bad, but he and Wesley have some text they'd like me to look at tomorrow night? I told him that shouldn't be a problem." The lie came out smoothly. There was no way Buffy was going to be in on this, he needed to take care of this for her, for Jake.
"We could take Jake, maybe let him see his grandmother?" Buffy sat down and put the bottle in the hungry baby's mouth.
"Well, that's a good idea,but you have that doctor's appointment for him the day after tomorrow, you don't want to miss that." He replied thoughtfully, "I guess this trip better be solo."
"I guess so, we'll miss you." She cooed at Jake, "Won't we sweetie?"
For a split second Spike felt an enormous amount of guilt at the lie he was telling. But when he watched Buffy sitting there feeding Jake, the peaceful look on her face, the way Jake's lips curved in a smile around the nipple as his eyes followed Buffy's every move. The guilt suddenly vanished, he knew she would be angry when she found out that he lied to her, but if ti meant that she and Jake were protected and there would be more moments like this......well to him, it was worth it.
TBC
perfect sweetie!" She held Jake close against her.
"It does look lovely and Jake's gonna enjoy this on those nights he can't sleep." Spike shook his head and rolled his eyes but his smile ruined his attempt at mock impatience with Jake. In the last week Spike had begun to dote on the baby. Buffy had been amazed at how well he took on daddy duties.
Buffy was taking her role very seriously also. She had an appointment with a pediatrician that Mrs. Aldrich across the street had recommended. Her grandson went to him. Jake would be four months old soon and it would be time for his next round of shots.
More quickly then either of them had ever imagined, Spike and Buffy fell into a routine. Spike was still doing lots of interpreting and translating for Giles and the Council and Buffy had even patrolled a couple of nights. But there focus was on Jake now.
The phone rang and interrupted Buffy and Spike talking to Jake as she tried out the new rocking chair.
"I'll get it." Spike told her as he left the room to get the phone.
"You just don't want to change his diaper!" Buffy teased wrinkling her nose.
Spike laughed as he left her to the dirty job,"Hello." He answered the phone in their bedroom.
"Spike, it's Angel. Is Buffy there?" Angels voice answered.
"Yeah, she's here, what's up?" Spike kept his voice low.
"Well, I've been following a few leads and I think I may know who was behind the hit on Chris and Dawn. Wolfram and Hart were definitely involved. I was going to talk to Buffy and see if she wanted to be here when I go after the guys who did this."
"Umm.....I think maybe I better come, Angel. Let Buffy stay here with Jake. When do you plan on making your move?" Spike stood up and closed the bedroom door, he could hear Buffy still talking to Jake.
"How about tomorrow night? Are you sure Buffy's going to be content to stay in Sunnydale?" Angel frowned on his end.
"Yeah, I'll talk to her. She'll be fine,got the baby to think of. I'll see you tomorrow night?" Spike hung up the phone just as Buffy entered the room,Jake in her arms.
"Who was that?" She asked as she sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Someone wanting to sell me something, couldn't get rid of him." Spike smiled at her as he pushed a strand of hair behind her ear, "I love you, you know?"
She looked at him a slight frown face, "Yeah, I know. What's wrong? You sound so serious."
"Just wanted to you to remember that, we've been so busy lately with Jake, not that I mind a bit, but I haven't got to show you how much as often as I would like." He nuzzled her her cheek placing a soft kiss there as he patted Jake's head.
"He is rather high maintenance, isn't he?" Buffy grinned at the baby.
"Yes, but well worth it." Spike tickled Jake's tummy.
"You know that I love you too, right?" She turned to him as she picked the baby up and placed him on her shoulder.
"Yes, I know." He kissed her lightly on the lips this time. Jake began to fuss in her arms, "Either you're jealous of the attention or hungry, LIttle man." Spike laughed soflty.
"I'd opt for hungry." Buffy sighed as she walked out of the bedroom and down the stairs to the kitchen.
Spike picked up the phone and called his cell phone, when it rang he picked it up and began to talk as he walked down the stairs, "Yes, I can do that. Nah, no problem, I"ll be there tomorrow. I'll tell her you said hello,better go now you're cutting out." He closed the phone.
"I guess that wasn't a salesman?" Buffy turned from where she was heating a bottle.
"No,that was Angel. He said hello, the connection was really bad, but he and Wesley have some text they'd like me to look at tomorrow night? I told him that shouldn't be a problem." The lie came out smoothly. There was no way Buffy was going to be in on this, he needed to take care of this for her, for Jake.
"We could take Jake, maybe let him see his grandmother?" Buffy sat down and put the bottle in the hungry baby's mouth.
"Well, that's a good idea,but you have that doctor's appointment for him the day after tomorrow, you don't want to miss that." He replied thoughtfully, "I guess this trip better be solo."
"I guess so, we'll miss you." She cooed at Jake, "Won't we sweetie?"
For a split second Spike felt an enormous amount of guilt at the lie he was telling. But when he watched Buffy sitting there feeding Jake, the peaceful look on her face, the way Jake's lips curved in a smile around the nipple as his eyes followed Buffy's every move. The guilt suddenly vanished, he knew she would be angry when she found out that he lied to her, but if ti meant that she and Jake were protected and there would be more moments like this......well to him, it was worth it.
TBC
