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Pairing:                            B/G (what a surprise)

Summary:                       Buffy convinces Giles she really is a big girl now. You've been warned

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Chapter 3

"And so tonight's the night!"

"Tonight's the night for what?" asked Xander, smug that he'd intercepted some girly chat between Willow and Dawn.

"Ooh. Uh. Xander. Um we weren't um.."

"Come on Will. Spill the beans."

"Yeah, come on Will. What's the gossip?"

They all turned to see Spike opening the fridge and scanning the interior for goodies.

"Spike don't you ever stop eating?" asked Dawn in her best flirty voice. -Get a grip Girl. He's a two-hundred year old vampire with a soul and a crush on your big sister. It's not gonna work.! Yeah and I'm a ball of energy dressed up as a seventeen year old- She leaned forward across the breakfast bar, letting him get a good eyeful down her pajama top.

"You'll catch a chill you keep at it pet."  Dawn drew back as though she'd realized the fire was too hot and wished the hellmouth would open and swallow her whole. –Way to be subtle Dawn!-.

"What?"

"Xander, D………just forget it okay" Willow squeezed Dawn's hand and gave her a conspirators-all-together smile.

"Forget what? I…." Xander sighed and gave up. He would never figure out women. He was pretty successful with demon's though. Such honest, straightforward creatures….

"So come on, what's happening that's so bloody important tonight?" asked Spike, biting into the sandwich of heaven-only-knew-what, and settling himself opposite Dawn. He'd been a bit harsh, but better not to let her think there was even a possibility than get her hopes up for nothing. Besides, Buffy'd stake him for sure if she caught him messing around with Dawn. Nevertheless, he smiled and gave her a wink to show it was no big deal. If you could die of embarrassment she'd be as dead as him right now. Bless.

"Well, um. It's not really something…." Willow was glancing nervously at Dawn.

"Come on Willow, tell them. They'll only drop dead from shock otherwise!" Dawn urged.

"Weeeell. You know how Giles told Buffy she needed to stand on her own two feet, yadda, yadda before he went back to England?" There were nods of agreement all round. "Well, she's got all sorted out and grown-upy. And when Giles came, back, saw, got me way upset then took me back to England with him, Buffy realized how much she, um, 'missed' him and all everything, and was much less pissed at him for leaving her….and while we were over there, Giles and me got talking and he was telling me, well how much he, um, 'missed' Buffy too.

So today, Buffy kinda told Giles how much she 'missed' him. And well, Giles got all shocked and Buffy thought he didn't, um, hadn't 'missed' her back, so she came home all freaked out and cry-y. And she told me, so I told her that Giles had mega-'missed' her, and she went back to see him and came home all floaty and happy. And when she got home from her patrol tonight she went and got all glitzy-glam and said she was going to see Giles."

"They missed each other. Is that it? What tonight they're both going to confess that they missed each other?"

"No Xander. Tonight there's going to be tears before bedtime."

"Spike? What do you mean?" Dawn looked at him clearly puzzled. They all looked at him puzzled.

"If Buffy comes home, tell her I'll be at the park if she wants to talk." He got up to leave looking sad.

"Spike, Spike" Dawn was calling after him. "Spike you can't just…" The front door slammed. "…..leave it like that…".

"What do you think he meant Xander?"

"Willow, I don't have a clue, what you, or Spike, or anyone else in this house is talking about anymore. Anya is so lovely and simple to understand."

"Where is Anya?"

"She's asleep, I couldn't for some reason, so I thought I check round who was still up."

"Buffy's in love with Giles"

"Wha..?"

"And Giles is in love with Buffy." Willow looked as though she'd just revealed mankind's biggest secret to a pack of journalists.  Xander looked as though he'd just swallowed the hellmouth in one gulp.

"You. You mean. Buffy? And the, the G-man? Pretty Blonde? Kills vampires and stuff? Old guy? With, with the books? " Willow nodded, becoming more amused with every twist of Xander's face.

"In. Doing. Together? Now? This universe?" Willow was giggling.

"Yes. They're in love and right now they're probably getting up to all sorts of nasties…hehe"

"Oh. No. Will. Oh god, my eyes, uurgh, sick sick mind…stop. Stop. Bad pictures. Aargh!"

Dawn came back to the kitchen and looked at Xander twisting and exclaiming. "I'm going to bed."

"Okay Dawnie. Hey do you wanna go shopping tomorrow? Maybe give Buffy and Giles some space?"

"Ooh yeah, Cool. Night Will. Um, night Xander…" She shrugged her shoulders and disappeared up the stairs.

"Willow in future, warn me when you're going to say something like that okay!"

"Sorry Xander, ooh but I liked your face going all twisty and scared!"  The smile dissolved " I wonder what Spike meant though?"

A shrug of the shoulders was the only reply.