CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
FOUR AND HALF YEARS LATER
Spike came down stairs bleary eyed from sleep, it was Saturday his favourite day of the week because Buffy didn't have to go to work and she always let him have a little sleep in. Today he'd actually got to take advantage of that sleep because Buffy had managed to keep Daya and Nathan from waking him up.
Most Saturdays they would pretend to have a fight outside his bedroom door so that he would wake up. He'd wake up and so stumbling to the door ready to tell them off only to find his two little angels giving him the puppy dog eyes they'd learnt from their mother, all they ever got was cuddles.
Coming down the stairs Spike thought he heard a small whimpering sound coming from the front porch, he slowly opened the door to find Daya sat on the step head in hands sobbing.
"Daya pet what's the matter." He asked now suddenly awake.
Daya didn't look up at here dad, which Spike was glad of he never liked to see the tears in his children's eyes. He heard a little sniffle come from her.
"Come on sweetheart tell daddy what's wrong." Spike said pulling her small form into his arms, he felt her wriggle up into his chest.
"Jenny made me cry she was being rery mean and she's meant to be my frend." She explained still crying.
Jenny Jamieson was a little girl that was two years older than the twins who lived over the road. Spike didn't know her that well but he didn't like her he could she the spite in her eyes, and Buffy defiantly didn't like her she called her Queen C referring to her high school bitch.
Every couple of weeks Daya would be found on the steps outside the house on Revello Drive crying when she was meant to be playing with Jenny. Spike was glad that he had found her this time and not Nathan. About three weeks earlier Nathan had found Daya crying on the doorstep and when Daya explained to him what had happened Nathan had gone and found Jenny and punched her breaking her nose.
At least that wasn't going to happen this time although Spike did feel the urge to lock the child in a coal bin.
"Right tell me what she said." Spike said knowing that it would be something insignificant to him but heartbreaking to her, like her dolly was ugly or something.
"She called me a bar stud." Daya said sobbing even harder.
At first Spike couldn't understand what was so bad or nasty about that but then he said the words quickly to himself and realized what Jenny had said to Daya. An anger flickered in his eyes, almost as if the demon was still there.
"Is that all she said?" Spike asked his little girl trying his hardest to stay calm and not go and rip the six year olds head off.
"No she said we were all feeks." Daya squealed, Spike felt like a monster for making his daughter recount the tale but if this was going to get sorted then he needed to know what had happened.
"Why?" He questioned softly.
"She said we are all inbreded cuz my brother and sister are married and she said that was wrong." Daya said now crying beyond the point of consolation. Spike stood up with Daya in his arms and carried her into the house.
~*~
Spike placed Daya down on to the sofa and sat next to her stroking her forehead like he use to do for Buffy when the morning sickness got really bad. Suddenly he had another small figure in front of him.
Nathan stood in front of his father with his hands on his hips and a very mad expression on his face.
"What did that meany Jenny do to Daya this time?" Nathan spat the words out and Spike could see that his only son was out for vengeance. Last year they had explained to Nathan that he must always protect his sister from bad things, and it seemed that Nathan took promises as seriously as his father.
"Jenny said something nasty but I want to talk to you about it." Spike said telling his son that now was not the time to storm out and use Jenny as a punch bag.
"Ok daddy." Nathan said sitting himself down on the floor and looking up at his father waiting for the words of wisdom. It amazed his the way Nathan was, Nathan took Spike's every word as law, Daya on the other hand would normally think about it first.
Spike put Daya on his lap and wiped her tears away, he sighed deeply how was he going to explain this tale to the children.
"Me and Mum knew each other many years ago but then I had to move away and while I was away I met another nice lady and I had a baby with her, Joyce."
"But Joy isn't a baby daddy." Daya whispered.
"No she grew up honey. Well mummy met a man and she had a baby with him, William. And years later when Will and Joy grew up they met each other and fell in love, but they didn't know that I loved mum. So they got married and had Matthew and mum and me fell in love again and we had you. Now does any of that sound bad to you?" He asked his children, he knew he hadn't done a very good job of explaining but he hoped it would do for now.
"It sounds like a fairy story." Nathan said still on the floor starring at his father.
"Can I be a pincess?" Daya giggled from her father arms.
Nathan stood up and grabbed Daya's hand dragging her off Spike's knee, "You can alvays be my pincess."
Spike watched as the two small children ran up the stairs laughing and squealing, it brought a smile to his face. He was so lucky to have the family he had, all he needed now was a kiss from Buffy and the start of the day would be brilliant.
His mind was ticking, maybe now was a good time. He wandered into the kitchen and wrapped his arms round Buffy who was making him some toast.
~*~
"They finally went to sleep." Buffy said as she descended the stairs.
"Problems pet?" Spike asked.
"Well they wouldn't sleep, Daya wanted Nathan to tell her stories about how she was a princess and how he would fight away all the baddies that wanted to get her." Buffy explained as she took a place next to Spike on the sofa.
Spike laughed, it was funny how one little comment could trigger hours of trouble for parents. It was cute though.
He stared at Buffy, he wanted to ask her again but this time he wanted her to say yes. He loved her and the children and nothing would make him leave them but he wasn't sure how much more of Buffy's rejection he could take.
"Buffy I love you." Spike said stroking her hand.
Buffy turned to face Spike, "I love you too Big Bad."
Spike moved so that he was kneeling on the floor in front of her, his heart beating faster than he would have thought humanly possible.
Buffy watched him, she knew this routine, the big proposal that Spike went through every couple of months. Although he hadn't asked her for nearly a year now. Maybe it was time for a change of routine.
"Spike get up." She said love filling her tone.
Normally Spike would have argued but he could take anymore of her stomping on his heart. She had explained to him why she wouldn't say yes and he did understand but his heart couldn't take anymore. He pushed himself back onto the sofa, so today wasn't the day she said yes.
Buffy looked at the sad look in his eyes and smiled, if only he knew. She moved off the sofa so that she was in front of him.
"William will you marry me?" Buffy asked her heart fluttering unsure about his answer.
"Yes. God yes."
Buffy pulled him off the sofa and they fell onto the floor sharing a deep kiss.
TBC.
FOUR AND HALF YEARS LATER
Spike came down stairs bleary eyed from sleep, it was Saturday his favourite day of the week because Buffy didn't have to go to work and she always let him have a little sleep in. Today he'd actually got to take advantage of that sleep because Buffy had managed to keep Daya and Nathan from waking him up.
Most Saturdays they would pretend to have a fight outside his bedroom door so that he would wake up. He'd wake up and so stumbling to the door ready to tell them off only to find his two little angels giving him the puppy dog eyes they'd learnt from their mother, all they ever got was cuddles.
Coming down the stairs Spike thought he heard a small whimpering sound coming from the front porch, he slowly opened the door to find Daya sat on the step head in hands sobbing.
"Daya pet what's the matter." He asked now suddenly awake.
Daya didn't look up at here dad, which Spike was glad of he never liked to see the tears in his children's eyes. He heard a little sniffle come from her.
"Come on sweetheart tell daddy what's wrong." Spike said pulling her small form into his arms, he felt her wriggle up into his chest.
"Jenny made me cry she was being rery mean and she's meant to be my frend." She explained still crying.
Jenny Jamieson was a little girl that was two years older than the twins who lived over the road. Spike didn't know her that well but he didn't like her he could she the spite in her eyes, and Buffy defiantly didn't like her she called her Queen C referring to her high school bitch.
Every couple of weeks Daya would be found on the steps outside the house on Revello Drive crying when she was meant to be playing with Jenny. Spike was glad that he had found her this time and not Nathan. About three weeks earlier Nathan had found Daya crying on the doorstep and when Daya explained to him what had happened Nathan had gone and found Jenny and punched her breaking her nose.
At least that wasn't going to happen this time although Spike did feel the urge to lock the child in a coal bin.
"Right tell me what she said." Spike said knowing that it would be something insignificant to him but heartbreaking to her, like her dolly was ugly or something.
"She called me a bar stud." Daya said sobbing even harder.
At first Spike couldn't understand what was so bad or nasty about that but then he said the words quickly to himself and realized what Jenny had said to Daya. An anger flickered in his eyes, almost as if the demon was still there.
"Is that all she said?" Spike asked his little girl trying his hardest to stay calm and not go and rip the six year olds head off.
"No she said we were all feeks." Daya squealed, Spike felt like a monster for making his daughter recount the tale but if this was going to get sorted then he needed to know what had happened.
"Why?" He questioned softly.
"She said we are all inbreded cuz my brother and sister are married and she said that was wrong." Daya said now crying beyond the point of consolation. Spike stood up with Daya in his arms and carried her into the house.
~*~
Spike placed Daya down on to the sofa and sat next to her stroking her forehead like he use to do for Buffy when the morning sickness got really bad. Suddenly he had another small figure in front of him.
Nathan stood in front of his father with his hands on his hips and a very mad expression on his face.
"What did that meany Jenny do to Daya this time?" Nathan spat the words out and Spike could see that his only son was out for vengeance. Last year they had explained to Nathan that he must always protect his sister from bad things, and it seemed that Nathan took promises as seriously as his father.
"Jenny said something nasty but I want to talk to you about it." Spike said telling his son that now was not the time to storm out and use Jenny as a punch bag.
"Ok daddy." Nathan said sitting himself down on the floor and looking up at his father waiting for the words of wisdom. It amazed his the way Nathan was, Nathan took Spike's every word as law, Daya on the other hand would normally think about it first.
Spike put Daya on his lap and wiped her tears away, he sighed deeply how was he going to explain this tale to the children.
"Me and Mum knew each other many years ago but then I had to move away and while I was away I met another nice lady and I had a baby with her, Joyce."
"But Joy isn't a baby daddy." Daya whispered.
"No she grew up honey. Well mummy met a man and she had a baby with him, William. And years later when Will and Joy grew up they met each other and fell in love, but they didn't know that I loved mum. So they got married and had Matthew and mum and me fell in love again and we had you. Now does any of that sound bad to you?" He asked his children, he knew he hadn't done a very good job of explaining but he hoped it would do for now.
"It sounds like a fairy story." Nathan said still on the floor starring at his father.
"Can I be a pincess?" Daya giggled from her father arms.
Nathan stood up and grabbed Daya's hand dragging her off Spike's knee, "You can alvays be my pincess."
Spike watched as the two small children ran up the stairs laughing and squealing, it brought a smile to his face. He was so lucky to have the family he had, all he needed now was a kiss from Buffy and the start of the day would be brilliant.
His mind was ticking, maybe now was a good time. He wandered into the kitchen and wrapped his arms round Buffy who was making him some toast.
~*~
"They finally went to sleep." Buffy said as she descended the stairs.
"Problems pet?" Spike asked.
"Well they wouldn't sleep, Daya wanted Nathan to tell her stories about how she was a princess and how he would fight away all the baddies that wanted to get her." Buffy explained as she took a place next to Spike on the sofa.
Spike laughed, it was funny how one little comment could trigger hours of trouble for parents. It was cute though.
He stared at Buffy, he wanted to ask her again but this time he wanted her to say yes. He loved her and the children and nothing would make him leave them but he wasn't sure how much more of Buffy's rejection he could take.
"Buffy I love you." Spike said stroking her hand.
Buffy turned to face Spike, "I love you too Big Bad."
Spike moved so that he was kneeling on the floor in front of her, his heart beating faster than he would have thought humanly possible.
Buffy watched him, she knew this routine, the big proposal that Spike went through every couple of months. Although he hadn't asked her for nearly a year now. Maybe it was time for a change of routine.
"Spike get up." She said love filling her tone.
Normally Spike would have argued but he could take anymore of her stomping on his heart. She had explained to him why she wouldn't say yes and he did understand but his heart couldn't take anymore. He pushed himself back onto the sofa, so today wasn't the day she said yes.
Buffy looked at the sad look in his eyes and smiled, if only he knew. She moved off the sofa so that she was in front of him.
"William will you marry me?" Buffy asked her heart fluttering unsure about his answer.
"Yes. God yes."
Buffy pulled him off the sofa and they fell onto the floor sharing a deep kiss.
TBC.