The entire Scooby gang gathered around Spike waiting for him to tell them why he was here and what happened to him. Anya was sitting next to Xander on the floor. Tara and Willow were sharing the chair next to the couch. Spike was in between the two summer's girls on the couch. Buffy had her hand entwined with his. Just as her was about to start speaking the phone rang.

"Ugf! I'll get it." Willow reluctantly got up to answer the phone.

"Hello."

"Oh my god. Hi Giles" Willow covered the mouth piece to the phone. "You guys we totally forgot to call Giles and tell him Spike was back."

"What was that Willow? What is going on? Is everything ok?" Giles asked from England.

"Oh yeah everything's fine Giles. You just need to come back. And soon!"

"Why Willow? What is going on?" Giles was getting worried.

"You just need to come here now. It's nothing I can tell you over the phone." Willow could here him cleaning his glasses over the phone.

"Ok, then I will get the first flight out."

"Thank you Giles. See you soon."

"Bye."

"Bye." Willow walked back over to where she was sitting with Tara.

"So Giles is coming?" Buffy looked over to Willow waiting for an answer.

"Yeah, he said he was going to get on the first flight here."

"Ok, so Spike tell us. Why are you here?" Xander was getting very impatient.

"I'm here to take part in an upcoming apocalypse."

"Whoa what?"

"Right before I jumped into the portal, the Powers that be restored my humanity. That I did not understand. Well I didn't have time to think about why; I just had to concentrate on doing what I had to do. After I jumped, I was taken to Limbo. The place between Heaven and Hell. There I saw an angel. She was beautiful. When she approached me I saw who she was. It was Joyce."

"Mom? You saw mom? How is she?" Buffy had tears in her eyes. She reached out her hand and pulled Dawn over to her and held her.

"She's fine. She wanted me to tell you she loves you and misses you both. She is very proud of both of you" he looked over to Buffy and Dawn and saw that they were both crying. "Are you two ok?"

"Yeah we're fine. Go ahead!" They both dried their tears and waiting for Spike to continue.

"She told me.."

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Limbo~

"Joyce?" Spike ran over to her and gave her a huge hug.

"Yes Spike it's me. We don't have much time. We have to hurry." She let Spike go and took his hand. She started leading them to a big white door.

"Joyce, where are we?"

"This is Limbo. You have a choice."

"A choice in what?"

"You can go back to Earth and fight, or you can come with me to heaven."

"Ok whoa. What? Heaven? Fight in what?" Spike had no idea what was going on. They reached the door and Joyce let go of his hand and turned to face him.

"You weren't supposed to die yet. Buffy was supposed to sacrifice herself for dawn, and for the world. You were meant to go on and save the world from the next apocalypse. You are the only one who can stop it. So, you have been given a choice. You can come to Heaven with me and Buffy, along with the others, will fight the battle alone, or you can go back down to Earth and take your place beside Buffy in the fight against the ultimate evil."

"You mean I can go to heaven?" With that statement Joyce laughed.

"Yes Spike you will get to go to heaven no matter what. You had your humanity restored for all the good you have done, and for all the love you possess. So what is your choice?"

"There is no question. I want to go back. If me having to wait on heaven for a little while longer means I can see Buffy again, then there is no question. I want to go back."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

"Ok then step through the door. Time is different there, so in the few minutes you have been here, it has been months there."

"Ok I understand. Here goes nothing. Bye Joyce. I've missed you."

"I've missed you too Spike. Goodbye."

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Present time at the Summer's home.

"After I said goodbye I stepped through the door. It was all white. I closed my eyes and the next time I opened them I found myself on my bed in my crypt."

"Wow. So are you here just to stop the apocalypse, or are you here for good, until the day you die?" Dawn was very intrigued by his story.

"I am here for good, well if I don't die stopping this 'ultimate evil'."

"So, you get a second chance. Next time I ever say anything about the powers that be, someone slap me." Buffy still couldn't believe she had him back. She had her second chance as well.

"I'm beat! I came right over here after I got back. Flying through different dimensions tires a bloke out. Do you mind if I crash here on the couch for the night?"

"Yeah I think we all could use a good night's sleep. Let's go to bed Dawnie." Willow and Tara Headed upstairs with Dawn. Before Dawn reached the stairs, she ran over to Spike and gave him one last hug for the night.

"I am so glad you are back." She let him go and caught up with Willow and Tara.

"I think we'll be going too." Xander took Anya's hand and started to head for the door.

"You aren't too tired to have sex tonight are you?

"Anya!!!! Let's go. I never thought I would be saying this, but I'm kinda glad you're back." With that said Xander and Anya walked out the door. Only Buffy and Spike were left in the living room.

"Come on." Buffy took Spike's hand and led him to the end of the stairs.

"Where are we going?"

"We are going to bed." They walked up the stairs to Buffy's room.

"Buffy what are we doing?" Spike walked over and sat on the end of Buffy's bed. She soon followed and sat next to him.

"We are going to bed. You are going to sleep in here with me and hold me."

"That's fine with me." They both lay down. Buffy in Spike's arms, they both fell asleep.

A/N: I'm not done yet. Tell me what you think