Buffy tucked away the money and re-zipped Giles' suitcase. She went and lay down on the bed. She wished she had talked to Spike the night before. They needed a story. How were they able to live in this beautiful, but expensive, neighborhood? What was Spike's job? Why didn't anyone see him during the day?

That was a problem. The whole "vampires are creatures of the night" thing was definitely going to need a good story. She went through every profession she could think of that had to do with jobs at night. But none of them was right.

The people in the neighborhood would never see Spike leaving the house to go to his job. No, he needed a job that he could do at home and at night.

Nothing came to mind. Suddenly Buffy thought of something. She laughed aloud. The profession was so outlandish she couldn't help it. However, it was the only thing she could think of and they did need a cover story.

Spike was going to be an astronomer. She laughed again. Yes, he was paid a fair amount of money to study the stars. It seemed unlikely but these people couldn't disagree. What she needed was a telescope. He needed one if this was going to be pulled off.

Before she could do anything, she heard the doorbell ring. She hurried downstairs to answer the door. A young woman a few years older than Buffy stood there with a dish. Buff's stomach growled.

"Hi, I'm Katherine Lewis," she said smiling.

"Oh, hello, I'm Buffy Summers. Please come in." Buffy stepped aside to let the woman pass. She made a note to tell Spike what his last name was. "Let me take that," Buff offered, reaching out for the plate.

"Please," Katherine said, handing it to Buffy. "It's a spaghetti casserole, my specialty. I hope you like it," Katherine said with a smile, sitting on the couch.

"Oh yes, thank you very much. Do you want something to drink? We have...water. Sorry we haven't had a chance to buy any food yet," Buffy said as she started towards the kitchen.

"Oh no I'm fine. I'm your neighbor by the way. To the left," Katherine called after her.

Buffy put the plate on the counter and went back into the living room. "Oh that's great. How long have you lived here?" Buffy asked as she sat down next to Katherine.

"Tom and I have lived here about a year. It's wonderful. Tom's my husband by the way."

Buffy smiled. "Do you have kids?"

Katherine shook her head. "No not yet. Soon, just waiting for Tom's promotion."

Buffy nodded.

"Is your husband home?" Katherine asked, looking around. "Madison said you were just wed."

Buffy nodded in agreement. "Yes, he's sleeping. He works at night so I'm alone most of the day."

"Oh really? What does he do? Hopefully something less confusing than Tom!" Katherine commented, laughing.

Buffy chuckled. "Well he's an astronomer."

Katherine's eyes widened. "That's so interesting. You're lucky at least he's home a lot."

"Yes I suppose," Buffy said smiling.

Katherine stood up. "Well I just had to come by and say hello but I have to be going. I'm looking forward to seeing you again. I'm having a dinner party this Saturday maybe you would be interested in attending? I'd love to meet William."

Buffy stood also. "Yes that would be nice," she agreed.

"Well then I'll see you later with an invitation. It's black tie just to let you know."

Buffy saw Katherine to the door and said goodbye then went straight to the kitchen to get the casserole.

She cut some of it for herself, put it on a plate (also already bought), and began to eat. She looked around and noticed a note she hadn't seen before on the fridge.

She took it and read it. It had the phone number for their house as well as for some places in Roseland. It also had Madison Blake's number on it. She put it back on the refrigerator for later.

She sighed, wondering when Spike was getting up. She finished the casserole. She looked around, wondering what to do.

Buffy shrugged. As long as she had the time, she might as well get some shopping done. They were going to need food; well she was going to need food, plus some new clothes. And the telescope, most important. Yes, she had some work to do.