A/N: Sorry about being so long to update! (Don't hate me! lol) But I just started a new semester and I was SWAMPED with work, but now I've finally finished this chapter, so enjoy! Oh and review if you love me! ~_-

Chapter 3

THE NEXT DAY

Spike walked down the hall towards the slayers room looking smug. Once he reached the lobby he had decided that he deserved a little snack before he started out with his plans with the slayer. The hotel receptionist was the perfect person, a young woman around 25 or so, Marie…something. He'd turned on his million watt smile, and after a few complements on her best features, he had the girl eating out of his hand. When he finally proposed that they go into the back room for a little more privacy she quickly accepted. It was there when she met her fate. The poor young thing never knew what hit her, she had some spark, and she would have made a good vampire. But alas business always comes before pleasure. He really hated to waste a perfectly good body, but a mans gotta do, what a man's gotta do. Well un-dead man.

He stopped outside Buffy's door, and took an un-needed breath. He raised his hand and gave three sharp knocks. He door open to revile a smiling Joyce.

"Spike, how are you? Buffy's in the bathroom right now, so come in and wait." Spike smiled, and walked across the threshold into the hotel room once again. "So, Spike have you always lived in London?" Joyce asked motioning to the little table by the window. They walked over and took a seat.

"Yeah, I traveled a bit, 'ere and there, but when I was growin' up this was my home."

"Oh well, maybe Buffy will see some good spots to show us later when you go out tonight."

"Yeah maybe…" Joyce opened her mouth to say something else, but stopped when they both heard the door to the bathroom open, and saw Buffy step out.

"Mom, have you seen my earrings? You know the silver ones with the dangling…"she looked up just noticing Spike, "…thingy. Oh hi Spike."

"Hello, pet. You just about ready?" He looked her over, *Cor, she's beautiful* he thought.

Buffy was dressed in a knee length jean skirt, with a red halter top, covering her shoulders was a jean jacket, and she finished it off by wearing her black 'hooker boots' as she liked to call them. But what he couldn't see was the small knife stuck inside her boot, and the stake tucked in her skirt waist band at her back. She wanted to know why he was trying to kill her, and who hired him to do so, that was the only reason she was still going, that was the only reason. And no, she wasn't going because of the fact that he was the most gorgeous creature she's ever laid her eyes upon. When her mom had left the room early this morning to get some towels Buffy cornered Dawn and asked for every detail of her conversation with Spike. After awhile Dawn's eyes had widened. She remembered something about Spike when he grabbed her…he was cold.

So here she was standing in front of a London vampire that wanted to kill her. And she thought she was going to get a vacation…HA who was she kidding, no matter where she went she would always be the slayer. Secretly making a mental checklist to make sure she had everything she needed, she threw a smile at Spike. "Yeah, I'm ready just let me grab my purse." She walked over to her bed where her purse and Dawn were lying. She grabbed her purse, and gave Dawn a look reminding her of their little agreement. Buffy wanted her mother to have a nice vacation, not having to worry every night once again if Buffy was coming back. So she and Dawn made a promise not to tell Joyce about their little discovery, she needed the break, and both girls knew it. She walked back towards Spike and flashed him another smile when he gestured towards the door.

"Shall we?" Buffy nodded and walked towards the door with Spike trailing behind.

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter you must all hate me because it took me so long to write such a short chapter. But I am honestly trying to keep up my GPA, so I don't fail, because if I did then you would have to wait LONGER for this story to be finished, and we all know you guys wouldn't want that to happen! : ) Well just remember the more reviews the quicker the update!

 Love Lynsey