Well, here it is...the end of this story. THanks for all your reviews and encouragement. It really helped me get over some writer's block and finish it.
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FIVE YEARS LATER:
It was early in the morning and the sun was just peaking over the horizon. William paced outside the sick room restlessly. Dawn rolled her eyes at his antics. He had acted the exact same was last time this had happened.
"William will you sit down? You're giving me whiplash!" She shifted the two year old who was sleeping snuggled up on her lap. "And will you take your son? I can't feel my legs anymore." William smiled at his sister-in-law and picked his son James up and put him in the little bed in the corner of the room they were waiting in. DAwn smiled at the soft look William had on his face.
"He looks just like his mother." William said seriously. Dawn merely snorted.
"He looks like you stupid." She said and quickly changed the subject before he started in on that old argument. "So do think that this one will be a boy or a girl?" She asked jerking her head to the closed door where they could hear Buffy's breathing along with the midwife and Joyce's soothing voices. William grinned at Dawn.
"A girl. I can feel it. And I KNOW she'll look just as beautiful as Buffy." William smirked as Dawn rolled her eyes again.
Just then Willow and Daniel came in the room with a two-month old baby girl, Tara. Dawn grinned at them and soon their daughter was bouncing and laughing on Dawn's lap. Willow smirked at her.
"So Dawnie, have you decided to finally accept on of those suitors who've been banging down the door?" Willow asked and Dawn blushed.
"Not yet. Although that Ronald John, I think he goes by RJ. He just keeps asking and asking. Saying he'll just die if I don't marry him. Weird." Dawn said and brushed her hair back as Tara grabbed for it.
"Ahhh...I still remember you as the little girl who was worried about no one asking her to dance at the ball..." William teased. Dawn punched his arm and William, Willow, and Daniel all laughed. Dawn glared at them half-heartedly.
"Whatever." She went back to playing with the baby.
"So Will. Still sure that this one's going to be a girl?" Daniel asked his brother.
"YEah." William answered with an excited glint in his eyes. "And I know that-"
"She'll look just like her mother." Willow interrupted. William grinned sheepishly as they all shared a laugh at his excitement.
"I only with our father was alive to see all these grandchildren." William said and Daniel nodded solemnly. Lord Fairfax had died about six months before Tara was born, leaving William to be the next Lord Fairfax and Daniel with a farm that had a healthy living in a nearby county.
"A little help!" DAwn yelped and they turned to see her blinking in pain as baby Tara had finally succeeded in getting a death grip on DAwn's hair. Willow rushed over to help her and just then Joyce poked her head out of the sick room.
"William.. You can come in now." Joyce told the excited man and she opened the door all the way. Looking around at the young people she smiled. "I'd better go get Henry and tell him he can come up now." SHe walked towards the guest hall where Henry had gone back to sleep as the birthing proccess usually took a long time.
"We'll give you a minute alone." Daniel said as William walked into the adjoining room.
"Pet?" He called out and walked over to where an exhausted Buffy lay on the bed. She reached out to him and he was at her side holding her hand in an instant. He leaned down to kiss her forehead and smiled at him through her exhaustion.
"You were right." She said and rolled her eyes as he smirked at her. The midwife walked over and handed Buffy a tightly bundled baby who was looking at her parents with a measuring look. William brushed her arm with his hand and she grabbed his finger.
"What do want to name her?" William whispered reverently.
"I was thinking of Sarah..." She said softly. William pretended to study the baby intently.
"Hmmm. I don't know...what about Michelle?" He asked with a sly smile. She hit him lightly on the arm.
"Don't mess with post-labor Buffy." She joked back at her husband then smiled serenely. "How about Sarah Michelle?"
"Sarah Michelle Fairfax?" William thought for a second. "Perfect."
"We'll have to get a miniature made for the Giles'" BUffy reminded him. After Jenny's rush trip to Fairfax manor five years ago, they had all become friends. Daniel had offered to pay for Amy's boarding since Riley was dead and Harmony had disappeared. Even though she had a very unfortunate combination of parents, Rupert and Jenny had managed to bring out the best in Amy.
The door burst open breaking up Buffy and William's quiet moment. Willow and Daniel entered carrying Tara with Dawn close behind leading a sleepy James. Joyce and Henry Summers followed equally excited to meet their newest grandchild. Buffy and William smiled at each other and titled baby Sarah towards her excited and sleepy family.
"Sarah, this is your family." Buffy said and looked at all the happy faces with tears of joy in her eyes. "Family, meet your newest member."
Sarah burped and they all laughed with only thought hovering the air around them all:
This was going to be one good day.
The End
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Ok...that is it! I don't really think that I see a sequel here, but if you have any ideas send them to me and I will think on it.
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FIVE YEARS LATER:
It was early in the morning and the sun was just peaking over the horizon. William paced outside the sick room restlessly. Dawn rolled her eyes at his antics. He had acted the exact same was last time this had happened.
"William will you sit down? You're giving me whiplash!" She shifted the two year old who was sleeping snuggled up on her lap. "And will you take your son? I can't feel my legs anymore." William smiled at his sister-in-law and picked his son James up and put him in the little bed in the corner of the room they were waiting in. DAwn smiled at the soft look William had on his face.
"He looks just like his mother." William said seriously. Dawn merely snorted.
"He looks like you stupid." She said and quickly changed the subject before he started in on that old argument. "So do think that this one will be a boy or a girl?" She asked jerking her head to the closed door where they could hear Buffy's breathing along with the midwife and Joyce's soothing voices. William grinned at Dawn.
"A girl. I can feel it. And I KNOW she'll look just as beautiful as Buffy." William smirked as Dawn rolled her eyes again.
Just then Willow and Daniel came in the room with a two-month old baby girl, Tara. Dawn grinned at them and soon their daughter was bouncing and laughing on Dawn's lap. Willow smirked at her.
"So Dawnie, have you decided to finally accept on of those suitors who've been banging down the door?" Willow asked and Dawn blushed.
"Not yet. Although that Ronald John, I think he goes by RJ. He just keeps asking and asking. Saying he'll just die if I don't marry him. Weird." Dawn said and brushed her hair back as Tara grabbed for it.
"Ahhh...I still remember you as the little girl who was worried about no one asking her to dance at the ball..." William teased. Dawn punched his arm and William, Willow, and Daniel all laughed. Dawn glared at them half-heartedly.
"Whatever." She went back to playing with the baby.
"So Will. Still sure that this one's going to be a girl?" Daniel asked his brother.
"YEah." William answered with an excited glint in his eyes. "And I know that-"
"She'll look just like her mother." Willow interrupted. William grinned sheepishly as they all shared a laugh at his excitement.
"I only with our father was alive to see all these grandchildren." William said and Daniel nodded solemnly. Lord Fairfax had died about six months before Tara was born, leaving William to be the next Lord Fairfax and Daniel with a farm that had a healthy living in a nearby county.
"A little help!" DAwn yelped and they turned to see her blinking in pain as baby Tara had finally succeeded in getting a death grip on DAwn's hair. Willow rushed over to help her and just then Joyce poked her head out of the sick room.
"William.. You can come in now." Joyce told the excited man and she opened the door all the way. Looking around at the young people she smiled. "I'd better go get Henry and tell him he can come up now." SHe walked towards the guest hall where Henry had gone back to sleep as the birthing proccess usually took a long time.
"We'll give you a minute alone." Daniel said as William walked into the adjoining room.
"Pet?" He called out and walked over to where an exhausted Buffy lay on the bed. She reached out to him and he was at her side holding her hand in an instant. He leaned down to kiss her forehead and smiled at him through her exhaustion.
"You were right." She said and rolled her eyes as he smirked at her. The midwife walked over and handed Buffy a tightly bundled baby who was looking at her parents with a measuring look. William brushed her arm with his hand and she grabbed his finger.
"What do want to name her?" William whispered reverently.
"I was thinking of Sarah..." She said softly. William pretended to study the baby intently.
"Hmmm. I don't know...what about Michelle?" He asked with a sly smile. She hit him lightly on the arm.
"Don't mess with post-labor Buffy." She joked back at her husband then smiled serenely. "How about Sarah Michelle?"
"Sarah Michelle Fairfax?" William thought for a second. "Perfect."
"We'll have to get a miniature made for the Giles'" BUffy reminded him. After Jenny's rush trip to Fairfax manor five years ago, they had all become friends. Daniel had offered to pay for Amy's boarding since Riley was dead and Harmony had disappeared. Even though she had a very unfortunate combination of parents, Rupert and Jenny had managed to bring out the best in Amy.
The door burst open breaking up Buffy and William's quiet moment. Willow and Daniel entered carrying Tara with Dawn close behind leading a sleepy James. Joyce and Henry Summers followed equally excited to meet their newest grandchild. Buffy and William smiled at each other and titled baby Sarah towards her excited and sleepy family.
"Sarah, this is your family." Buffy said and looked at all the happy faces with tears of joy in her eyes. "Family, meet your newest member."
Sarah burped and they all laughed with only thought hovering the air around them all:
This was going to be one good day.
The End
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Ok...that is it! I don't really think that I see a sequel here, but if you have any ideas send them to me and I will think on it.
