CHAPTER NINE
Spike paced the small room, he had never felt like this even when Nicola was giving birth Joy. This had to be the most nerve wracking day of his life, but it was all for Joy. He was wearing a light grey suit, black shiny shoes, a white shirt, a dickey bow tie and a light grey top hat, he looked in the mirror and thought 'very English.'
Joy had wanted the wedding to be as English as possible and Anya had loved that idea, she loved the theatre of it.
Spike stared at his reflection in the mirror one more time, "You soddin' poof, you look like a nancy boy. God man you use to be scary!"
As he said the words the door crept open and Joy came through it, "We ready to go dad?" She asked.
Looking at his little girl all dressed up and ready to get married took Spike's breath away, she was the most amazing sight he'd ever seen. She wore an ivory dress that had a tight corset at the top with fine cream lace for detail, the bottom half of the dress was like a ball gown. She looked perfect.
"Daddy don't cry." She said as she saw the tears starting to well up in her father's eyes.
"You're just so bleedin' perfect love." He said.
A broad smile came to her face, this was the way she had always imagined her wedding. Marring the man of her dreams and her dad being there by her side the whole time.
The past month had been a strain, Anya had totally gone into over drive calling them at three in the morning to ask them what colour napkins they wanted. Her dad and Buffy not speaking to each other except to fight. Dawn and her dad running off to look at some old crypt. But now everything had fallen into place and Joy couldn't wait to see Will.
"Come on." Joy said to her dad taking hold of his hand and walking him towards the door.
~*~
Buffy was sat in the front row of the chairs set up in the small civic hall they had rented for the wedding, she looked at her son who was stood by the alter waiting for his girl. Despite the circumstances Buffy had to admit that she felt more proud than she ever had been before.
When she had found out that she was pregnant Michael had walked out of the door before she could even finish the sentence leaving her to bring up their child, it was times like this that she knew she'd done a good job. It hadn't been easy but Will had grown up to be one of the best men she'd ever known.
Will looked at his mother giving her cheeky wink to reassure her. She had told him a number of times over he past month that she had her reservations about the wedding but he had tried to quell those fears. Looking at her now it seemed that it worked.
The band started to play the wedding march and Will turned to look down the aisle that had been created. He saw her, looking like a beautiful angel sent to him from the powers that be. His heart leap in his chest just from looking into her eyes.
Will watched her every step as she drew closer to him and a thousand emotions ran though him, he had been scared but one look at Joy and it all disappeared.
Suddenly she was stood next to him at the alter and Spike let go of her hand and placed it in Will's. Spike smiled at the young man in front of him, he could see it in his eyes that Will would protect and love his daughter until the end of the world. He recognized the look because it was the look he always got in his eyes when he looked at Buffy.
Spike look a step back and found his seat, directly opposite Buffy.
~*~
"Now we will continue with the vows that have been written and prepared by the bride and groom." The Minster announced.
Will took a deep breath keeping his eyes firmly fixed on Joy, this was there day and as far as he was concerned she was the only thing that mattered.
"Joyce I am untrusting you with my heart, I am doing this because of the wonderful woman that you are. I know that you with all your love and compassion will take care of my heart until the day we die. I promise that I will keep you safe, love you and be your equal from this day forward." Will told Joy and the rest of the world with pride.
Spike listened to the words and instantly approved, at the same time as Will spoke them he looked at Buffy. His Buffy.
Joy smiled when she heard the words that Will had just spoken, he had just conveyed every emotion she felt in words and now it was her turn. For a second she turned to look at her father and found that he was gazing at Buffy, she turned back towards Will.
"William I give myself to you whole and complete for you to protect and care for. I give you my soul for you to protect and nurture, I know that because of the wonderful man you are you will do this. I promise that I will love you, protect you and that I will be your equal from this day forward." Joy announced smiling the whole time.
Buffy dabbed her eyes with a tissue, to hear those words she knew that they were true and from the heart. She knew that her son had found a woman that was worthy of his love.
Buffy looked at Spike, she knew that Joy would love Will with a passion because over the past month it was clear who had taught Joy to love. The love that Joy had for Will was the same sort of love that Spike had for Buffy.
As Buffy went to turn away, to look back at her son and new daughter Spike caught her gaze for a second.
~*~
"Congratulations! That was so beautiful." Dawn squealed to Joy a she pulled her into a hug.
The people wanting to congratulate them, and hug them, and kiss them were quickly overwhelming the couple. It was at this moment that Will was grateful for Spike who had just come up to him grabbed his hand and gave a manly nod of the head.
"I love you." Will whispered in Joy's ear. He watched her smile as she heard his words.
"I love you too." She answered him, "We're never going to make it to our seats at the rate."
The couple had just managed to make it to the end of the small aisle before family and friends had started to gather round them all wanting to pass on there best wishes.
~*~
"Shame about the Watcher." Spike commented to Willow who was stood next to him.
She nodded her head, it was a shame he would have loved to have been there to see Will's big day but it was not to be.
"I know and he'd of been here if we hadn't have stopped him, but he's an old man and he couldn't have handled the trip." Willow said.
Spike nodded his head, Giles use to despair at Buffy because she would never listen to what was for her own good, it was funny that no one ever told him that he was exactly the same!
"Still he's going to see them soon, I know that Joy's looking forward to it she's always wanted to go to England." Spike said to Willow.
"Why didn't you take her?" She asked.
"Too many bad memories there pet."
~*~
Buffy stood next to Will and Joy watching Spike talk with Willow. She would love to know what they were talking about. Spike had always had strange relationships with each of her friends, like he had a private joke with all of them, well maybe not Xander, but the rest of them.
He was older now just like she was and the shocking white hair was gone and so was the leather duster but he was the same. Same in the way that he still had all of his old charisma and sexy good looks.
Buffy snapped her self out of her thoughts, since when did she think of Spike as sexy!
"Since always." Dawn voice laughed behind her.
Buffy turned and scowled at her sister, "What have I told you about reading my mind Dawn. I told Willow at the time it was bad idea to teach you that."
Dawn just laughed at her, yeah Buffy had told her not to her read mind but it wasn't like Dawn to ever listen to Buffy.
"True you did tell me that, but Buffy you forget I know everything you've thought since Spike has been back."
Buffy looked from her sister to Spike and then back to Dawn, surely she didn't know everything she'd thought. Buffy felt her cheeks start to go red.
TBC.
Spike paced the small room, he had never felt like this even when Nicola was giving birth Joy. This had to be the most nerve wracking day of his life, but it was all for Joy. He was wearing a light grey suit, black shiny shoes, a white shirt, a dickey bow tie and a light grey top hat, he looked in the mirror and thought 'very English.'
Joy had wanted the wedding to be as English as possible and Anya had loved that idea, she loved the theatre of it.
Spike stared at his reflection in the mirror one more time, "You soddin' poof, you look like a nancy boy. God man you use to be scary!"
As he said the words the door crept open and Joy came through it, "We ready to go dad?" She asked.
Looking at his little girl all dressed up and ready to get married took Spike's breath away, she was the most amazing sight he'd ever seen. She wore an ivory dress that had a tight corset at the top with fine cream lace for detail, the bottom half of the dress was like a ball gown. She looked perfect.
"Daddy don't cry." She said as she saw the tears starting to well up in her father's eyes.
"You're just so bleedin' perfect love." He said.
A broad smile came to her face, this was the way she had always imagined her wedding. Marring the man of her dreams and her dad being there by her side the whole time.
The past month had been a strain, Anya had totally gone into over drive calling them at three in the morning to ask them what colour napkins they wanted. Her dad and Buffy not speaking to each other except to fight. Dawn and her dad running off to look at some old crypt. But now everything had fallen into place and Joy couldn't wait to see Will.
"Come on." Joy said to her dad taking hold of his hand and walking him towards the door.
~*~
Buffy was sat in the front row of the chairs set up in the small civic hall they had rented for the wedding, she looked at her son who was stood by the alter waiting for his girl. Despite the circumstances Buffy had to admit that she felt more proud than she ever had been before.
When she had found out that she was pregnant Michael had walked out of the door before she could even finish the sentence leaving her to bring up their child, it was times like this that she knew she'd done a good job. It hadn't been easy but Will had grown up to be one of the best men she'd ever known.
Will looked at his mother giving her cheeky wink to reassure her. She had told him a number of times over he past month that she had her reservations about the wedding but he had tried to quell those fears. Looking at her now it seemed that it worked.
The band started to play the wedding march and Will turned to look down the aisle that had been created. He saw her, looking like a beautiful angel sent to him from the powers that be. His heart leap in his chest just from looking into her eyes.
Will watched her every step as she drew closer to him and a thousand emotions ran though him, he had been scared but one look at Joy and it all disappeared.
Suddenly she was stood next to him at the alter and Spike let go of her hand and placed it in Will's. Spike smiled at the young man in front of him, he could see it in his eyes that Will would protect and love his daughter until the end of the world. He recognized the look because it was the look he always got in his eyes when he looked at Buffy.
Spike look a step back and found his seat, directly opposite Buffy.
~*~
"Now we will continue with the vows that have been written and prepared by the bride and groom." The Minster announced.
Will took a deep breath keeping his eyes firmly fixed on Joy, this was there day and as far as he was concerned she was the only thing that mattered.
"Joyce I am untrusting you with my heart, I am doing this because of the wonderful woman that you are. I know that you with all your love and compassion will take care of my heart until the day we die. I promise that I will keep you safe, love you and be your equal from this day forward." Will told Joy and the rest of the world with pride.
Spike listened to the words and instantly approved, at the same time as Will spoke them he looked at Buffy. His Buffy.
Joy smiled when she heard the words that Will had just spoken, he had just conveyed every emotion she felt in words and now it was her turn. For a second she turned to look at her father and found that he was gazing at Buffy, she turned back towards Will.
"William I give myself to you whole and complete for you to protect and care for. I give you my soul for you to protect and nurture, I know that because of the wonderful man you are you will do this. I promise that I will love you, protect you and that I will be your equal from this day forward." Joy announced smiling the whole time.
Buffy dabbed her eyes with a tissue, to hear those words she knew that they were true and from the heart. She knew that her son had found a woman that was worthy of his love.
Buffy looked at Spike, she knew that Joy would love Will with a passion because over the past month it was clear who had taught Joy to love. The love that Joy had for Will was the same sort of love that Spike had for Buffy.
As Buffy went to turn away, to look back at her son and new daughter Spike caught her gaze for a second.
~*~
"Congratulations! That was so beautiful." Dawn squealed to Joy a she pulled her into a hug.
The people wanting to congratulate them, and hug them, and kiss them were quickly overwhelming the couple. It was at this moment that Will was grateful for Spike who had just come up to him grabbed his hand and gave a manly nod of the head.
"I love you." Will whispered in Joy's ear. He watched her smile as she heard his words.
"I love you too." She answered him, "We're never going to make it to our seats at the rate."
The couple had just managed to make it to the end of the small aisle before family and friends had started to gather round them all wanting to pass on there best wishes.
~*~
"Shame about the Watcher." Spike commented to Willow who was stood next to him.
She nodded her head, it was a shame he would have loved to have been there to see Will's big day but it was not to be.
"I know and he'd of been here if we hadn't have stopped him, but he's an old man and he couldn't have handled the trip." Willow said.
Spike nodded his head, Giles use to despair at Buffy because she would never listen to what was for her own good, it was funny that no one ever told him that he was exactly the same!
"Still he's going to see them soon, I know that Joy's looking forward to it she's always wanted to go to England." Spike said to Willow.
"Why didn't you take her?" She asked.
"Too many bad memories there pet."
~*~
Buffy stood next to Will and Joy watching Spike talk with Willow. She would love to know what they were talking about. Spike had always had strange relationships with each of her friends, like he had a private joke with all of them, well maybe not Xander, but the rest of them.
He was older now just like she was and the shocking white hair was gone and so was the leather duster but he was the same. Same in the way that he still had all of his old charisma and sexy good looks.
Buffy snapped her self out of her thoughts, since when did she think of Spike as sexy!
"Since always." Dawn voice laughed behind her.
Buffy turned and scowled at her sister, "What have I told you about reading my mind Dawn. I told Willow at the time it was bad idea to teach you that."
Dawn just laughed at her, yeah Buffy had told her not to her read mind but it wasn't like Dawn to ever listen to Buffy.
"True you did tell me that, but Buffy you forget I know everything you've thought since Spike has been back."
Buffy looked from her sister to Spike and then back to Dawn, surely she didn't know everything she'd thought. Buffy felt her cheeks start to go red.
TBC.