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Spike looked back and forth across the shelf. There were so many choices and he had no idea what
one to get. He wanted the best one that there was. But what one was that? Does the color matter? What
about the time it takes to use?
"Can I help you?" An older man asked as he came out from behind the counter "You look a little lost"
"Um..........ya" Spike replied "Which one is the best?"
"Out of the pregnancy tests?" the man questioned.
"Ya, my girlfriend might be pregnant" Spike replied.
"Well this one is very effective," he said pulling one of the tests off the wall.
"Okay thanks" Spike replied. The man looked at him funny when he grabbed six of the same one.
"My girlfriend lives in the land of denial" Spike explained.
"I see" the man replied with a smirk and then walked away.
Once Spike got home he walked into the living room to find Dawn watching the Saturday morning
cartoons.
"Where's Buffy?" he asked.
"She went back to bed, she wasn't feeling well" Dawn replied without even looking away from the TV.
Spike hurried up the stairs and into their room. Buffy was curled in a feudal position, moaning.
"Are you still not feeling well?" Spike questioned. Buffy just shook her head 'No.' Spike went over to feel
her temperature. She was really hot.
"You might just have a bad case of the flu, but I think you should take one of these too" Spike said as he
held the pregnancy tests out to her.
"Okay" was the only reply. Spike helped her into the bathroom.
Half an hour later Spike had helped Buffy back into bed and taken her temperature. She had a
fever of 105. He placed a cold cloth on her forehead as Dawn walked into the room. Dawn rushed over to
Buffy.
"Oh god" Dawn said "What's wrong with her?" she asked.
"She has a fever" Spike replied "And......"
"And?" Dawn questioned. When Spike took a sudden interest in the carpet she tried again.
"And what Spike?" Dawn pushed "She's my sister and I want to know what's wrong with her. You have no
right hiding whatever it is that's wrong with..."
"I think she might be pregnant," Spike said cutting dawn off mid ramble.
"Oh" was that Dawn could say "Well................shouldn't she take a pregnancy test?" she asked.
"She did"
"And?"
"I haven't checked it yet" Spike replied.
"How much longer until it's ready?" Dawn questioned.
"About 5 more minutes" Spike replied.
"Okay.........so we just wait?" Dawn said.
"I guess so" Spike replied.
"Okay we can do that"
Five minutes later.
"So who should go check it?" Spike questioned.
"You should of course" Dawn replied, when Spike looked nervous Dawn tried to cheer him up "Come on
'Daddy' "
A huge smile spread across Spike's face. 'Daddy' he liked the sound of that word 'Daddy, Daddy'
Spike got up slowly and walked to the bathroom. He came out a few seconds later holding the small white
stick.
"What does it say" Dawn asked.
"She's pregnant" Spike replied. Dawn ran over and hugged Spike.
"Congratulations" Dawn said really loud.
"Thanks"
"Spike?" Buffy asked as she tried to sit up but fell back into the pillow. Spike helped Buffy to sit up
against the pillows.
"Sorry Buffy I didn't mean to wake you up" Dawn said. Buffy's eyes fluttered open.
"It's okay," she said softly.
"How are you feeling?" Spike questioned.
"A little better"
"Tell her" Dawn squealed from behind him.
"What?" Buffy questioned. Spike held up the pregnancy test.
"You're pregnant" he replied. Buffy took the test into her hands and looked at it in disbelief.
"We........we're............we're having a baby?" Buffy stuttered.
"Ya, we are" Spike replied happily.
"Ahh" Buffy fell over moaning.
"Are you okay?" Spike asked his voice full of concern.
"It hurts" Buffy replied.
"Should I call a doctor?" Dawn asked.
"Sure, but get them to come here" Spike replied "She's too sick to bring to the hospital"
"Okay" Dawn hurried out of the room. Spike took Buffy's small hand in his.
"It's going to be okay, Luv" Spike tried to comfort Buffy. Spike heard the front door open.
"Hello?" Willow called out "Buffy, Dawn is anybody home?"
Spike listened as Dawn greeted Willow and filled her in on what was happening with Buffy. Willow
hurried up the stairs with Dawn close at tow.
"How long has she been like this?" Willow questioned.
"Quite a while, she was talking a little a few minutes ago" Spike replied with concern written all over his
face.
"What did she say?" Willow questioned as she knelt down beside the bed. Spike just stared blankly at
Buffy's stomach. 'My baby's in there' he thought. Should he tell Willow that Buffy was pregnant?
"Buffy's pregnant" Dawn said. Too late now for him to decide.
"Oh" was all Willow could say.
"Does she know?" Willow asked a few minutes later.
"Ya"
"That could be why she's sick" Willow stated "I don't know if a slayer has ever been pregnant before. For
all we know this could be what happens when a slayer is pregnant"
"I called the hospital and they're on their way here" Dawn said, "Maybe we should call Giles. He might
know what happens when a slayer is pregnant"
There was a loud pounding on the front door. Dawn and Willow ran down the stairs and showed the
ambulance attendants where Buffy was.
"How long has she been like this?" One of them asks, as they looked Buffy over quickly.
"A few hours" Spike replied.
"Why didn't you call earlier, she needs medical attention immediately"
"I wasn't home" Spike replied. Buffy was lifted onto a stretcher and carried outside to the ambulance.
"Sir will you be coming with us?" one of the men asked. Spike looked back at Dawn and Willow who were
standing not far away holding onto each other.
"Will you two be okay?" Spike questioned.
"Ya, we'll be fine you should stay with Buffy" Dawn replied.
"We'll meet you at the hospital in a few minutes" Willow added.
Okay" Spike replied giving Dawn a kiss on the cheek before climbing into the back of the ambulance with
Buffy. The doors were closed quickly as the ambulance speed away.
Willow and Dawn rushed threw the hospital doors Dawn quickly scanned the waiting room. She
spotted Spike at the far end pacing back and forth. She quickly made her way over to him and gave him a
much needed huge, for both of them.
"Sorry it took us so long" Willow said "We had to leave a note for Tara we didn't want her to worry when
she came home to an empty house"
"We called Giles too" Dawn added, "We told him everything" pause "He was really worried...........he's
coming to Sunnydale"
"When?" Spike questioned.
"He said that he would be on the next flight here" Willow replied.
"Does he need to be picked up from the airport?" Spike questioned.
"He said he would just take a cab" Willow replied.
"Do you know anything about Buffy yet?" Dawn asked eagerly.
"No, they said that we have to wait out here" Spike explained "And they'll come tell us if they know
anything"
"Is that the doctor?" Dawn asked when a man came walking through a door to their right. Spike turned
around quickly looking in the direction that Dawn was pointing.
"Ya that's the doc, Nibblet" Spike replied as he waited for the doctor to make his way over to them.
"Are you here with Ms Summers?" the doctor questioned..
"Yes, yes we are" Spike replied "How is she?"
"I'm Doctor Miller" the doctor introduced himself "As you know Buffy is experiencing a lot of pain in her
abdomen. I'm not quite sure why this is happening, but it might be a reaction to being pregnant" when no
one said anything Doctor Miller continued "Do you know if there's a history of complicated pregnancies in
her family?"
"No" Dawn replied "Our mother was always talking about how easy her pregnancies were with Buffy and
I" she added.
"Can we see her now?" Spike asked.
"Visiting hours are over, so only family is aloud to visit now" Doctor Miller replied "Anyone else can
come back tomorrow between 11am and 2pm"
Spike looked back over at Dawn and Willow. What was he supposed to say? Should he say that he was
family? And what about Willow?
"You and Dawn can go see her now. I'll wait out here and I can visit her tomorrow" Willow said.
"Thanks, Red" Spike replied. Dawn took Spike's hand as Doctor Miller led them to Buffy's room.
"This is her room" Doctor Miller said "Please don't stay too long, she really needs her rest" he added.
"Okay" Spike replied. Spike opened the door slowly he was afraid of how venerable Buffy would look. He
hated it when she was venerable.
Buffy looked so small lying on the huge white hospital bed she was in. Dawn walked quickly over to the
bed with Spike right behind her.
"Hey Buffy, how are you feeling?" Dawn asked as she had herself comfortable siting cross- legged at the
end of Buffy's bed.
"Tired" Buffy replied quietly. Spike took Buffy's hand in his and stroked her hair soothingly.
"Did the doctor say how long I have to stay here for?" Buffy questioned.
"He didn't say" Spike replied.
"Dawnie you should go home and get some sleep" Buffy pointed out when Dawn had a huge yawn. Dawn
just nodded in agreement as she climbed off the bed and walked up to take Buffy's hand in hers.
"I hope you feel better soon" Dawn said and then gave Buffy a kiss on the cheek.
"I'll see you tomorrow Dawn" Buffy replied.
"Ya, Bye Buffy, Bye Spike" Dawn said.
"Sweet Dreams Nibblet" Spike replied "And tell Red that I'm going to spend the night here with Buffy" he
added.
"Okay I will" Dawn replied as she left the room.
Spike looked back and forth across the shelf. There were so many choices and he had no idea what
one to get. He wanted the best one that there was. But what one was that? Does the color matter? What
about the time it takes to use?
"Can I help you?" An older man asked as he came out from behind the counter "You look a little lost"
"Um..........ya" Spike replied "Which one is the best?"
"Out of the pregnancy tests?" the man questioned.
"Ya, my girlfriend might be pregnant" Spike replied.
"Well this one is very effective," he said pulling one of the tests off the wall.
"Okay thanks" Spike replied. The man looked at him funny when he grabbed six of the same one.
"My girlfriend lives in the land of denial" Spike explained.
"I see" the man replied with a smirk and then walked away.
Once Spike got home he walked into the living room to find Dawn watching the Saturday morning
cartoons.
"Where's Buffy?" he asked.
"She went back to bed, she wasn't feeling well" Dawn replied without even looking away from the TV.
Spike hurried up the stairs and into their room. Buffy was curled in a feudal position, moaning.
"Are you still not feeling well?" Spike questioned. Buffy just shook her head 'No.' Spike went over to feel
her temperature. She was really hot.
"You might just have a bad case of the flu, but I think you should take one of these too" Spike said as he
held the pregnancy tests out to her.
"Okay" was the only reply. Spike helped her into the bathroom.
Half an hour later Spike had helped Buffy back into bed and taken her temperature. She had a
fever of 105. He placed a cold cloth on her forehead as Dawn walked into the room. Dawn rushed over to
Buffy.
"Oh god" Dawn said "What's wrong with her?" she asked.
"She has a fever" Spike replied "And......"
"And?" Dawn questioned. When Spike took a sudden interest in the carpet she tried again.
"And what Spike?" Dawn pushed "She's my sister and I want to know what's wrong with her. You have no
right hiding whatever it is that's wrong with..."
"I think she might be pregnant," Spike said cutting dawn off mid ramble.
"Oh" was that Dawn could say "Well................shouldn't she take a pregnancy test?" she asked.
"She did"
"And?"
"I haven't checked it yet" Spike replied.
"How much longer until it's ready?" Dawn questioned.
"About 5 more minutes" Spike replied.
"Okay.........so we just wait?" Dawn said.
"I guess so" Spike replied.
"Okay we can do that"
Five minutes later.
"So who should go check it?" Spike questioned.
"You should of course" Dawn replied, when Spike looked nervous Dawn tried to cheer him up "Come on
'Daddy' "
A huge smile spread across Spike's face. 'Daddy' he liked the sound of that word 'Daddy, Daddy'
Spike got up slowly and walked to the bathroom. He came out a few seconds later holding the small white
stick.
"What does it say" Dawn asked.
"She's pregnant" Spike replied. Dawn ran over and hugged Spike.
"Congratulations" Dawn said really loud.
"Thanks"
"Spike?" Buffy asked as she tried to sit up but fell back into the pillow. Spike helped Buffy to sit up
against the pillows.
"Sorry Buffy I didn't mean to wake you up" Dawn said. Buffy's eyes fluttered open.
"It's okay," she said softly.
"How are you feeling?" Spike questioned.
"A little better"
"Tell her" Dawn squealed from behind him.
"What?" Buffy questioned. Spike held up the pregnancy test.
"You're pregnant" he replied. Buffy took the test into her hands and looked at it in disbelief.
"We........we're............we're having a baby?" Buffy stuttered.
"Ya, we are" Spike replied happily.
"Ahh" Buffy fell over moaning.
"Are you okay?" Spike asked his voice full of concern.
"It hurts" Buffy replied.
"Should I call a doctor?" Dawn asked.
"Sure, but get them to come here" Spike replied "She's too sick to bring to the hospital"
"Okay" Dawn hurried out of the room. Spike took Buffy's small hand in his.
"It's going to be okay, Luv" Spike tried to comfort Buffy. Spike heard the front door open.
"Hello?" Willow called out "Buffy, Dawn is anybody home?"
Spike listened as Dawn greeted Willow and filled her in on what was happening with Buffy. Willow
hurried up the stairs with Dawn close at tow.
"How long has she been like this?" Willow questioned.
"Quite a while, she was talking a little a few minutes ago" Spike replied with concern written all over his
face.
"What did she say?" Willow questioned as she knelt down beside the bed. Spike just stared blankly at
Buffy's stomach. 'My baby's in there' he thought. Should he tell Willow that Buffy was pregnant?
"Buffy's pregnant" Dawn said. Too late now for him to decide.
"Oh" was all Willow could say.
"Does she know?" Willow asked a few minutes later.
"Ya"
"That could be why she's sick" Willow stated "I don't know if a slayer has ever been pregnant before. For
all we know this could be what happens when a slayer is pregnant"
"I called the hospital and they're on their way here" Dawn said, "Maybe we should call Giles. He might
know what happens when a slayer is pregnant"
There was a loud pounding on the front door. Dawn and Willow ran down the stairs and showed the
ambulance attendants where Buffy was.
"How long has she been like this?" One of them asks, as they looked Buffy over quickly.
"A few hours" Spike replied.
"Why didn't you call earlier, she needs medical attention immediately"
"I wasn't home" Spike replied. Buffy was lifted onto a stretcher and carried outside to the ambulance.
"Sir will you be coming with us?" one of the men asked. Spike looked back at Dawn and Willow who were
standing not far away holding onto each other.
"Will you two be okay?" Spike questioned.
"Ya, we'll be fine you should stay with Buffy" Dawn replied.
"We'll meet you at the hospital in a few minutes" Willow added.
Okay" Spike replied giving Dawn a kiss on the cheek before climbing into the back of the ambulance with
Buffy. The doors were closed quickly as the ambulance speed away.
Willow and Dawn rushed threw the hospital doors Dawn quickly scanned the waiting room. She
spotted Spike at the far end pacing back and forth. She quickly made her way over to him and gave him a
much needed huge, for both of them.
"Sorry it took us so long" Willow said "We had to leave a note for Tara we didn't want her to worry when
she came home to an empty house"
"We called Giles too" Dawn added, "We told him everything" pause "He was really worried...........he's
coming to Sunnydale"
"When?" Spike questioned.
"He said that he would be on the next flight here" Willow replied.
"Does he need to be picked up from the airport?" Spike questioned.
"He said he would just take a cab" Willow replied.
"Do you know anything about Buffy yet?" Dawn asked eagerly.
"No, they said that we have to wait out here" Spike explained "And they'll come tell us if they know
anything"
"Is that the doctor?" Dawn asked when a man came walking through a door to their right. Spike turned
around quickly looking in the direction that Dawn was pointing.
"Ya that's the doc, Nibblet" Spike replied as he waited for the doctor to make his way over to them.
"Are you here with Ms Summers?" the doctor questioned..
"Yes, yes we are" Spike replied "How is she?"
"I'm Doctor Miller" the doctor introduced himself "As you know Buffy is experiencing a lot of pain in her
abdomen. I'm not quite sure why this is happening, but it might be a reaction to being pregnant" when no
one said anything Doctor Miller continued "Do you know if there's a history of complicated pregnancies in
her family?"
"No" Dawn replied "Our mother was always talking about how easy her pregnancies were with Buffy and
I" she added.
"Can we see her now?" Spike asked.
"Visiting hours are over, so only family is aloud to visit now" Doctor Miller replied "Anyone else can
come back tomorrow between 11am and 2pm"
Spike looked back over at Dawn and Willow. What was he supposed to say? Should he say that he was
family? And what about Willow?
"You and Dawn can go see her now. I'll wait out here and I can visit her tomorrow" Willow said.
"Thanks, Red" Spike replied. Dawn took Spike's hand as Doctor Miller led them to Buffy's room.
"This is her room" Doctor Miller said "Please don't stay too long, she really needs her rest" he added.
"Okay" Spike replied. Spike opened the door slowly he was afraid of how venerable Buffy would look. He
hated it when she was venerable.
Buffy looked so small lying on the huge white hospital bed she was in. Dawn walked quickly over to the
bed with Spike right behind her.
"Hey Buffy, how are you feeling?" Dawn asked as she had herself comfortable siting cross- legged at the
end of Buffy's bed.
"Tired" Buffy replied quietly. Spike took Buffy's hand in his and stroked her hair soothingly.
"Did the doctor say how long I have to stay here for?" Buffy questioned.
"He didn't say" Spike replied.
"Dawnie you should go home and get some sleep" Buffy pointed out when Dawn had a huge yawn. Dawn
just nodded in agreement as she climbed off the bed and walked up to take Buffy's hand in hers.
"I hope you feel better soon" Dawn said and then gave Buffy a kiss on the cheek.
"I'll see you tomorrow Dawn" Buffy replied.
"Ya, Bye Buffy, Bye Spike" Dawn said.
"Sweet Dreams Nibblet" Spike replied "And tell Red that I'm going to spend the night here with Buffy" he
added.
"Okay I will" Dawn replied as she left the room.