Disclaimer: Spike and I are running away with the money that BtVS makes for being on TV. Yup, we just stuffed it into bags and are now driving down to Mexico in an old Thunderbird. Maybe I'll get lucky and Spike will show me his Brad Pitt impersonation from "Thelma and Louise"..... Right... and I'm Morgan Freeman.... ha!

A/N: One more chapter to go after this one... Yay! This story has been fun and made me feel a bit better about how the show really turned out. Can't you tell how I live in denial? It really is a great place... ah... denial. Anyway, this takes place a few years into the future... maybe 10 or so. Hope you enjoy! Leave me a review... if you don't I might cry...

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Having a child was one of the highest points in my life. Getting pregnant was practically a natural high... and I'm not even talking about the conception part. Ok, maybe I was a little. But despite amazing sex with Spike, pregnancy was wonderful for me.

Maybe that was because I finally felt like I could rest. I didn't have to stay up late every night slaying vampires and then go to school by day. Dawn was old enough to take care of herself and I had Spike to dote on me. It was great up until actually having the child.. very, very painful. Then I was greeted with this little mini person that was a mixture of Spike and myself. I don't think I had ever been so happy.

That is until my baby is having her own baby. Spike is sitting next to me, fidgeting like crazy. Dawn is holding her husband's hand and her two little boys are just itching to start wresting each other. I watch them with a smile, almost jealous because I didn't ever get to have a son. Xander and Anya had arrived a while ago. Did I mention that their son, Mark, was Adian's husband? No, I suppose I didn't.

Mark had gotten accepted to the same college as Adian. That was what had brought them out here to visit us that summer. Of course they hit it off right away. Adian showed him the sights of the town and I they grew closer. After her break-up with Josh, she really needed to try to start over

It was good to see Xander and Anya and I was glad that our kids were getting along as well. Xander and Spike finally buried the hatchet and became friends. Anya and I would even find them out cooking things on the BBQ. I'll just say that we ate a lot that summer.

Throughout college Mark and Adian dated. They were a wonderful couple, always happy to be around each other. Always laughing. It was obvious that Mark was Xander's son. If the dark hair and brown eyes weren't any indication, definitely his humor would clue you in.

They got married a few years after college. Mark is an elementary school teacher and Adian is a journalist. Both of them love their jobs and their life. They enjoyed being just married for a while, but then Adian got pregnant. Nine months later and here we are.

Mark is in the delivery room with Adian. Her and I had talked about letting me be in there also, but we both decided that Spike would get jealous and demand he be in there as well. And she didn't really want her father standing in there while she was trying to have a baby. It reminded me of how much Giles was worried about me when I had Adian. I didn't allow him to come in the delivery room either.

Giles actually had wanted to be here when Adian had her firstborn, but it is difficult to actual predict when the baby would come. So now he's on the soonest flight to the US from London. He'll be disappointed that he missed everything, but still happy for his pseudo granddaughter.

"Is it supposed to take this long?" Spike whispered in my ear, becoming more anxious by the minute.

"When I had Adian it was quick. I think that we were spoiled. Remember how long it took Dawn to have James? Adian hasn't even been in there half of the time it took Dawn to have him." Spike got a worried look on his face.

"It might Adian THAT long to have the kid?" I chuckled slightly and held his hand tighter.

"It might even be longer than that. Just relax, they're doing fine in there. Trust me." He gave me a tired smile and settled further into the stiff couch that we had claimed as our sitting space.

As the minutes slowly ticked by silence washed over us. Dawn's boys were asleep as was Xander, he was even snoring lightly. Anya I exchanged glances. Both of us were worried, and not just for Adian. We were both going to be grandmothers. Where did the time go?

We heard a clicking of shoes walking down the hall leading to the waiting room. All of us that were still awake looked up to identify the passerby. Bright red hair came into view and we identified her as Willow. I jumped up from my seat and hugged her fiercely. I don't get to see her as often as I'd like to. She hugged me back just as hard and we stood there for some time. Then we pulled back, just looking at each other. Her arms still on my shoulders in a comforting manner.

"She still in labor?" She asked me quietly, obeying the unspoken rule of calm silence.

"Yeah... It's been a while. Kind of tiring us all out." I gestured to Xander, who was still blissfully asleep on the couch. Anya and Dawn were involved in a small conversation, both having looked up when Willow arrived. They each greeted her with a wave, then turned back to their previous conversation. I'm not quite sure what it was about but they seemed pretty engrossed in it. Willow grabbed my hand and led me to the couch that I had been sitting on. Spike stood and gave a brief hug to Willow and then collapsed back into the couch. I sat myself next to him, curling up to his side.

"So.. How have you been?" I asked, making small-talk. I was getting tired of the silence and I was glad that I had a fresh person to talk to.

"Well, I went and saw Oz. Did I ever tell you that we started talking." I nodded. It felt good to hear Willow talk again.even if she was only babbling. "We just spent all afternoon walking around and talking. Then we went back to the Hyperion. That amused Cordelia to no end. The three of us ended up sitting around and reminiscing through the evening. It felt really good. Faith even had a few memories to share." I smiled a bittersweet smile. Disappointed that I moved away from one of my closest friends, but I was still happy that I wouldn't have to deal with monsters or 'evil dealings' anymore.

"That sounds like it was fun." I answered lamely. I felt Spike snicker beside me so I planted an elbow into his ribs. It wasn't like he could think of anything better on little or no sleep. Willow just smiled at our interaction, settling further into the stiff couch. There wasn't anymore conversation between us. I think that the boredom got to us so much that none of us really had anything to talk about. Xander was still asleep, and both Dawn and Anya looked close to it. Spike was playing with a strand of my hair, braiding it and upbraiding it. Willow had pulled out a book and was now reading. And all I had were my thoughts.

I remembered what it was like, so long ago. When you spend that much time away from the Hellmouth, and some of the friends that you cherish the most your bound to change. I have changed so much since that fateful day fighting the First. I grew to love being a normal girl with a normal life. I fell even deeper in love with Spike and it gets even more intense every day. We shared a daughter and now we were expecting a grandchild.

And not only had my life changed, but everyone else's had too. Willow and Kennedy broke up about a year after the Final Battle with the First. They really weren't meant to be together. Willow joined Angel's group and helped continue to fight the forces of evil. Angel and Cordelia are together now. And when she told me she emphasized on the word 'finally'. Faith was also working with them... redeeming herself I suppose. She and Wesley, from what I had heard, had become close and are still close. I don't think that anybody is truly sure about how strong their relationship is...whether or not they are just friends. But I suppose that isn't really any of my business.

Finally I found myself falling helplessly to sleep against Spike's side. That, of course, was when Mark came banging through the doors that led to the delivery rooms., which woke up me and everyone else in there. His hair was disheveled and his grin was weary. Everyone looked at him expectantly.

"Jacob William Harris..8 lbs. 4oz. And he has bright blue eyes." Mark was absolutely beaming. Xander and Spike got up simultaneously, which I found funny, and each patted him on opposite shoulders.

"When can we go in to see the baby?" Anya asked, shifting in her seat. All of us looked at him, waiting for an answer.

"The doctors say that we should at least give her an hour to rest." We nodded at his explanation and settled ourselves back into our seats. "I'm going to go back in. I'll come get you when you come in." He smiled at us and disappeared through the blue doors.

"Who wants to get some breakfast?" Spike asked, breaking the silence. Everyone rose up from their seats, ready to move around a little bit. Parading out of the hospital they went and found themselves some breakfast.

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"He's beautiful.." I whispered, stroking Jacob's head. I looked up at Adian as was graced with a weary smile.

"Yeah...he is. Looks just like dad...has the blue eyes and everything." She smiled down at her baby, softly kissing the top of his little head.

"He's gonna be a little heart-breaker, isn't he?" Spike came up behind me and rubbed my arms, looking down at his grandson. I looked back at him and saw the proud smile on his face. Adian laughed.

"He probably will be. But I'll love him either way." She smiled brightly. Mark snored lightly from his position in a nearby chair.

"Shouldn't you be the one sleepin'? You did more work than he did." Spike pointed his thumb in Mark's direction.

"Like you were any better when I had Adian." Spike scowled down at me, disagreeing with just a facial expression. Adian laughed again, enjoying the argument. "We should probably go and leave you three alone, maybe you should try and get some rest. You look really tired sweety. We'll come back tomorrow and visit." I handed Jacob back to Adian and rose from my sitting position. Spike and I both kissed Adian and Jacob goodbye and left.

We drove back home from the hospital, both of us weary, but neither of us would admit it. Spike pulled the car into the driveway and then we pulled ourselves out of the car. We finally made it inside, going straight for the bedroom. We laid exhausted from the long wait.

"We're grandparents.." Spike whispered, intertwining our fingers. I smiled and snuggled up to his side, resting my head on his shoulder.

"I'm glad that I never have to go through childbirth ever again." Spike chuckled.

"You could withstand torture from Angelus, die twice, and put up with me...but you're glad that you never have to give birth ever again? You're a strange one Summers." I thought about arguing with him, really, I did, but when I get this tired I don't even want to bother with it.

So we laid in bed, basking in the glory that is grandparenthood... and then we slept. And there's nothing better than sleeping next to Spike..

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A/N: The last chapter is already up.go on and read it...you know you want to...