Buffy woke to the sound of her daughter crying. She rolled over in
bed to look at Spike who had also been awakened by the infant.
"Your turn" she smiled.
"Mmm, come on luv, you get her this time I will the next two okay" he said sleepily.
"Baby you said that last night" Buffy complained.
"Mmm" was all Spike said and fell back asleep. Buffy sighted annoyed and got out of bed to comfort the crying baby. She went into the nursery and picked Charlotte up and rocked her back and forth.
"It's okay sweetie, it's all right mama's here, shhh don't cry" Buffy said. The little girl refrained from sleeping and continued to cry. Buffy carried her downstairs and warmed up a bottle and fed it to her. After eating she could go back to sleep and so could Buffy. The next time Buffy woke the sun was up and Spike was out of bed. Buffy walked downstairs where she found her husband and daughter.
"Hey baby" Spike said.
"Hi" Buffy said. Spike had Charley's baby seat seated on the table and he was drinking coffee and reading the paper.
"Sleep well?" he asked.
"Sure" she said and went to get her self some coffee.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"Nothing" she mumbled.
"What's that?" he asked.
"Nothing" she said a little louder and with more irritation in her voice.
"Okay, if something wasn't wrong you wouldn't be acting like a bint, what is it?" Spike asked.
"Nothing, it's just that. . .every night the baby cries, you lie there while I. . ." she said.
"Okay, I'm sorry, look I was just tired last night okay" he said.
"But it's every night Spike, I mean you're the daddy, you should have to get up too, you know every once in a great full moon" Buffy said.
"Fine! Tonight I'll get up! All right!" Spike shouted, which startled the baby and she began to cry.
"Look what you did, oh baby it's okay shhh don't cry" Buffy said as she picked up Charlotte and comforted her.
"Charley daddy's sorry okay I-" Spike begin to stroke the baby's head, but Buffy pulled her away. "What are you doing?"
"Just leave her alone" Buffy said.
"What in the bloody hell is that supposed to mean?" Spike asked.
"Maybe I don't trust you around her" Buffy said bitterly, but the look on Spike's face made her change her tone. "Look, I'm s-"
"Oh no I get it, right" he said angrily and grabbed his jacket off the back of the chair.
"Baby-" Buffy began.
"Just forget it" he said and walked out of the house.
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"So honey, how have you been?" Joyce asked.
"Fine, S-Spike and I have been arguing" Buffy said as she picked Charlotte up and gave her a bottle.
"Here honey, let me" Joyce said and took Charlotte from her and fed her. "Honey every couple argues, it's nothing to worry about."
"I hope you're right, I mean I love Spike more than anything, well with the exception of my daughter of course" Buffy said.
"And that's all you need baby, love, look you're a wonderful wife, and a terrific mother, you and Spike are perfect together, it will all be fine" Joyce said.
"I hope so" Buffy said and Dawn came through the door. "Hey Dawnie"
"Buffy! Hey" Dawn said and gave Buffy a hug. "Aw, my niece, let me hold her." Joyce handed the now sleeping charlotte to Dawn. "Hi Charley."
"So kid, how are ya" Buffy asked.
"I'm good, what about you?" Buffy asked.
"I'm okay" Buffy said. Dawn smiled down at Charlotte.
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"I don't know Dad, she's been getting on my nerves, a-and she had the nerve to say that she doesn't trust me with our daughter" Spike complained to his father.
"Well. . .do you love her?" his father asked.
"Of course I do, more than anything, well except for Charley of course, but. . .I don't know" he said.
"Well son if you love her, then that's all you need to know" Mr. Bryson said.
"Yeah, maybe, I just can't get over why she doesn't trust me, and with our daughter, like I'd do anything to hurt Buffy or Charlotte" Spike said.
"I don't think she meant it" Mr. Bryson said.
"Yeah, well I hope not" he said getting up. "I'm gonna go home, and talk to Buffy, see ya later."
"Bye" his father said.
Buffy said bye to her mom and sister and took Charlotte home. She found Spike watching TV.
"Hi" she said.
"Hey" he said grimly and turned off the TV.
"Sweetie, I wanted to apologize for what I said" Buffy said as she placed Charlotte's baby seat on the coffee table and sat by Spike on the couch. "I want you to know I trust you completely, with everything, with my life and Charley's"
"Really" he said skeptical and faced her.
"Yes, honey I am so sorry I hurt your feelings, I love you" she said.
"Yeah" he said and got up and walked into the kitchen. Buffy took Charlotte out of her seat and carried her into the kitchen.
"Baby, please, please, I. . .I don't know what else to say, I. . ." Buffy said at a loss of words.
"Okay, all right" he said giving up. "I love you too."
"Here" she said giving Charlotte to Spike. "I think it's time for Charley to spend some quality time with her daddy."
"Hey kid" he said cradling Charlotte. Buffy kissed Spike on the cheek.
"Your turn" she smiled.
"Mmm, come on luv, you get her this time I will the next two okay" he said sleepily.
"Baby you said that last night" Buffy complained.
"Mmm" was all Spike said and fell back asleep. Buffy sighted annoyed and got out of bed to comfort the crying baby. She went into the nursery and picked Charlotte up and rocked her back and forth.
"It's okay sweetie, it's all right mama's here, shhh don't cry" Buffy said. The little girl refrained from sleeping and continued to cry. Buffy carried her downstairs and warmed up a bottle and fed it to her. After eating she could go back to sleep and so could Buffy. The next time Buffy woke the sun was up and Spike was out of bed. Buffy walked downstairs where she found her husband and daughter.
"Hey baby" Spike said.
"Hi" Buffy said. Spike had Charley's baby seat seated on the table and he was drinking coffee and reading the paper.
"Sleep well?" he asked.
"Sure" she said and went to get her self some coffee.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"Nothing" she mumbled.
"What's that?" he asked.
"Nothing" she said a little louder and with more irritation in her voice.
"Okay, if something wasn't wrong you wouldn't be acting like a bint, what is it?" Spike asked.
"Nothing, it's just that. . .every night the baby cries, you lie there while I. . ." she said.
"Okay, I'm sorry, look I was just tired last night okay" he said.
"But it's every night Spike, I mean you're the daddy, you should have to get up too, you know every once in a great full moon" Buffy said.
"Fine! Tonight I'll get up! All right!" Spike shouted, which startled the baby and she began to cry.
"Look what you did, oh baby it's okay shhh don't cry" Buffy said as she picked up Charlotte and comforted her.
"Charley daddy's sorry okay I-" Spike begin to stroke the baby's head, but Buffy pulled her away. "What are you doing?"
"Just leave her alone" Buffy said.
"What in the bloody hell is that supposed to mean?" Spike asked.
"Maybe I don't trust you around her" Buffy said bitterly, but the look on Spike's face made her change her tone. "Look, I'm s-"
"Oh no I get it, right" he said angrily and grabbed his jacket off the back of the chair.
"Baby-" Buffy began.
"Just forget it" he said and walked out of the house.
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"So honey, how have you been?" Joyce asked.
"Fine, S-Spike and I have been arguing" Buffy said as she picked Charlotte up and gave her a bottle.
"Here honey, let me" Joyce said and took Charlotte from her and fed her. "Honey every couple argues, it's nothing to worry about."
"I hope you're right, I mean I love Spike more than anything, well with the exception of my daughter of course" Buffy said.
"And that's all you need baby, love, look you're a wonderful wife, and a terrific mother, you and Spike are perfect together, it will all be fine" Joyce said.
"I hope so" Buffy said and Dawn came through the door. "Hey Dawnie"
"Buffy! Hey" Dawn said and gave Buffy a hug. "Aw, my niece, let me hold her." Joyce handed the now sleeping charlotte to Dawn. "Hi Charley."
"So kid, how are ya" Buffy asked.
"I'm good, what about you?" Buffy asked.
"I'm okay" Buffy said. Dawn smiled down at Charlotte.
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"I don't know Dad, she's been getting on my nerves, a-and she had the nerve to say that she doesn't trust me with our daughter" Spike complained to his father.
"Well. . .do you love her?" his father asked.
"Of course I do, more than anything, well except for Charley of course, but. . .I don't know" he said.
"Well son if you love her, then that's all you need to know" Mr. Bryson said.
"Yeah, maybe, I just can't get over why she doesn't trust me, and with our daughter, like I'd do anything to hurt Buffy or Charlotte" Spike said.
"I don't think she meant it" Mr. Bryson said.
"Yeah, well I hope not" he said getting up. "I'm gonna go home, and talk to Buffy, see ya later."
"Bye" his father said.
Buffy said bye to her mom and sister and took Charlotte home. She found Spike watching TV.
"Hi" she said.
"Hey" he said grimly and turned off the TV.
"Sweetie, I wanted to apologize for what I said" Buffy said as she placed Charlotte's baby seat on the coffee table and sat by Spike on the couch. "I want you to know I trust you completely, with everything, with my life and Charley's"
"Really" he said skeptical and faced her.
"Yes, honey I am so sorry I hurt your feelings, I love you" she said.
"Yeah" he said and got up and walked into the kitchen. Buffy took Charlotte out of her seat and carried her into the kitchen.
"Baby, please, please, I. . .I don't know what else to say, I. . ." Buffy said at a loss of words.
"Okay, all right" he said giving up. "I love you too."
"Here" she said giving Charlotte to Spike. "I think it's time for Charley to spend some quality time with her daddy."
"Hey kid" he said cradling Charlotte. Buffy kissed Spike on the cheek.