Chapter 6
Buffy and Spike walked into their house after they got back and found Emily asleep on the couch with the kids asleep by her side. Faith and Robin then walked in to find the display also. They smiled and went to get the kids hopefully without waking them up. Faith picked up Richard while Robin picked up Nikki. They said goodnight to Spike and Buffy and left the house. "We should get her to bed." Buffy whispered to Spike and he nodded.
"I'll do it." He told her as he gently picked Emily up and carried her to her room. He put her down on her bed and covered her up. He brushed hair out of her face and kissed her forehead. Spike looked at her sleeping for a little bit before he left the room and joined Buffy. They both then fell asleep shortly after. Buffy woke up in the morning and left her room to find Xander in the kitchen.
"Hey Xand, I'm really starting to regret giving you that key." He smiled at her.
"Sorry Buff, just came to borrow some syrup. I'm all out." Buffy nodded.
"It's okay, why bother going to a store to buy your own when you can get it for free here." Xander nodded also.
"Exactly, so I have a date next week." He blurted out and Buffy looked happy.
"Really? I mean that's good, you should really do that." Xander looked at her.
"I'm not that pathetic, am I?" Buffy shook her head.
"No, it's just that you're still with the single life and I just want you to find someone and be happy. You know maybe have a few little Xander's running around." Xander smiled at her.
"I think it's a little too late for that." He told her.
"It's never too late." She said as she hugged him. "You're a good guy, Xander. One of the best I've ever known and someone will realize that. Hey, if I wasn't already taken they would have some competition." Buffy told him and Xander smiled at his best friend.
"Thanks," he replied. Emily then came out of her room and went over to Xander.
"Hey Xander," she said as she gave him a big hug. "Wow, you look happy. Something I should know?" She said and Xander just smiled at both of his girls. Spike then came out of his room after hearing the voices in the kitchen. He saw Emily hug Xander and he couldn't help but feel a little jealous at the display, but he just ignored it and decided to go take a shower and let them talk. When Xander left, Buffy sat down on the couch with Emily. "Okay, what did I do now?" Emily asked, having a feeling that she was going to be lectured about something.
"I was just wondering if you knew what was wrong with Spike. He seems a little distant lately." Emily shrugged.
"Why would I know, probably just in one of his moods." Buffy sighed.
"Well, did you say something to him?" When Emily didn't say anything, Buffy continued. "Look, you know that he loves you. I know that we both are a little hard on you sometimes, but that's because we just want what is best for you." Emily looked up at her mother.
"Yeah, I know that. I really don't know what's bothering him; maybe you should talk to him about it." With that she stood up and looked at Buffy. "I have a Science project that I have to finish." She then went to her room and closed the door. Buffy sighed and rubbed her tired eyes. She heard a knock on her door and got up to answer it. When she opened the door she was shocked at the person standing there.
Buffy and Spike walked into their house after they got back and found Emily asleep on the couch with the kids asleep by her side. Faith and Robin then walked in to find the display also. They smiled and went to get the kids hopefully without waking them up. Faith picked up Richard while Robin picked up Nikki. They said goodnight to Spike and Buffy and left the house. "We should get her to bed." Buffy whispered to Spike and he nodded.
"I'll do it." He told her as he gently picked Emily up and carried her to her room. He put her down on her bed and covered her up. He brushed hair out of her face and kissed her forehead. Spike looked at her sleeping for a little bit before he left the room and joined Buffy. They both then fell asleep shortly after. Buffy woke up in the morning and left her room to find Xander in the kitchen.
"Hey Xand, I'm really starting to regret giving you that key." He smiled at her.
"Sorry Buff, just came to borrow some syrup. I'm all out." Buffy nodded.
"It's okay, why bother going to a store to buy your own when you can get it for free here." Xander nodded also.
"Exactly, so I have a date next week." He blurted out and Buffy looked happy.
"Really? I mean that's good, you should really do that." Xander looked at her.
"I'm not that pathetic, am I?" Buffy shook her head.
"No, it's just that you're still with the single life and I just want you to find someone and be happy. You know maybe have a few little Xander's running around." Xander smiled at her.
"I think it's a little too late for that." He told her.
"It's never too late." She said as she hugged him. "You're a good guy, Xander. One of the best I've ever known and someone will realize that. Hey, if I wasn't already taken they would have some competition." Buffy told him and Xander smiled at his best friend.
"Thanks," he replied. Emily then came out of her room and went over to Xander.
"Hey Xander," she said as she gave him a big hug. "Wow, you look happy. Something I should know?" She said and Xander just smiled at both of his girls. Spike then came out of his room after hearing the voices in the kitchen. He saw Emily hug Xander and he couldn't help but feel a little jealous at the display, but he just ignored it and decided to go take a shower and let them talk. When Xander left, Buffy sat down on the couch with Emily. "Okay, what did I do now?" Emily asked, having a feeling that she was going to be lectured about something.
"I was just wondering if you knew what was wrong with Spike. He seems a little distant lately." Emily shrugged.
"Why would I know, probably just in one of his moods." Buffy sighed.
"Well, did you say something to him?" When Emily didn't say anything, Buffy continued. "Look, you know that he loves you. I know that we both are a little hard on you sometimes, but that's because we just want what is best for you." Emily looked up at her mother.
"Yeah, I know that. I really don't know what's bothering him; maybe you should talk to him about it." With that she stood up and looked at Buffy. "I have a Science project that I have to finish." She then went to her room and closed the door. Buffy sighed and rubbed her tired eyes. She heard a knock on her door and got up to answer it. When she opened the door she was shocked at the person standing there.