When I started this I didn't really have any ideas. They just kinda came
to me while I was typing. I kept thinking that I needed a villain and I
couldn't think of anything, but I decided that I didn't want it to be a
demon this time so decided to do a human villain. I just thought to bring
David into the picture to make things a bit more confusing for everyone and
I thought Emily should get a chance to meet him so she can realize just how
much better Spike is. I know it's a bit cliché, but there's nothing wrong
with that. I see it a lot and I really couldn't come up with anything
else. I think it works though and there will be more with the Spike and
Emily relationship, again thanks to everyone who reviewed. You give me a
happy, suddenly thinking that's not a good thing to say, but you get it=)
Chapter 8
Buffy went into her daughter's room and she jumped off her bed when she saw her. "Mom, is everything okay?" Buffy nodded and touched her hair like she used to when Dawn was her age.
"Yeah, everything's fine." She said as she turned to Spike. "Could you give us a minute?" Spike nodded and left the girls alone.
"Is it true, is he my dad?" Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, unfortunately. I'm sorry he just showed up like that. I know how hard this must be for you?" Buffy told her.
"It's okay, at least now I have a face to go with the loser that dumped you." Buffy smiled at her daughter.
"Yeah, good answer." After that Emily got serious.
"Do you think he'll come back?" Buffy shook her head.
"I don't know, I hope not. If he does though I need you to promise that you'll stay away from him." Emily sighed.
"I can handle myself, it's not like he's gonna hurt me." Buffy shook her head.
"You don't know that, I just don't trust him. Promise me you'll stay away." Buffy said putting on her resolve face.
"You're not as good at that as Aunt Willow, but I promise." Buffy smiled and hugged her daughter.
"Good, now I have to talk to Spike. I'm sure meeting the ex all of a sudden like that is hard on him too." Emily nodded and Buffy left her room and headed to Spike's. She opened his door and found him on the bed. She sat down by him and pushed him gently. "You big faker, I know you're not sleeping." Spike opened his eyes and looked up at her.
"I never could fool you." He said sitting up. "So, how'd it go?" Buffy shrugged.
"Okay, I guess. I know this is probably hard for her, but I made her promise to stay away from him just incase. I don't know if I can trust him." Spike nodded.
"That's probably for the best, but how are you doing?" He asked her.
"Okay, still a little surprised. I just can't believe he decides to come back after all this time. Does he think I'll just forgive him for what he did and get back with him so we could be a family, not bloody likely." Buffy said and Spike smiled.
"I never thought I would say this, but you've been spending way too much time around me." Buffy laughed and kissed him.
"Yeah, and I hope it stays that way. I already have a family with you and Emily and that's all that I need." Spike sighed.
"Yeah, but he is her father. She might want one in her life." Buffy didn't know what he was getting at.
"She does have one, Spike. She has you." She told him to try to make him realize that.
"I may have helped you take care of her, but I'm not her father. She's made that pretty clear; she'll never see me as that. Sometimes kids just need their real parents and I don't exactly qualify. Hell, she even sees Xander as more of a father than me." Buffy saw how much he was hurting and now knew what has been bothering him.
"Spike, you know she loves you. She's just at that age; you know how difficult teenagers can be." Spike nodded.
"I have to admit though; your sister was so much easier and that's saying a lot." Buffy nodded.
"That's because you were more of a brother to her, it's different when you try to be the parent." Spike agreed.
"Maybe Peaches would have been better." Buffy laughed.
"Yeah, have Angel deal with a teenager. I don't think so. You're doing a good job, Spike. I'm sure things will get better, just takes time. In the meantime, you should talk to her. Tell her how you feel and make her listen to you." Buffy told him.
"Can I wait till she's 30; I might be able to handle her better then." Buffy shook her head.
"Wuss," she replied and he glared at her. "I say that with love of course." She said, trying to make amends.
"Yeah, of course." He told her with a smile. Then they just sat in silence, not sure what else to say.
Chapter 8
Buffy went into her daughter's room and she jumped off her bed when she saw her. "Mom, is everything okay?" Buffy nodded and touched her hair like she used to when Dawn was her age.
"Yeah, everything's fine." She said as she turned to Spike. "Could you give us a minute?" Spike nodded and left the girls alone.
"Is it true, is he my dad?" Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, unfortunately. I'm sorry he just showed up like that. I know how hard this must be for you?" Buffy told her.
"It's okay, at least now I have a face to go with the loser that dumped you." Buffy smiled at her daughter.
"Yeah, good answer." After that Emily got serious.
"Do you think he'll come back?" Buffy shook her head.
"I don't know, I hope not. If he does though I need you to promise that you'll stay away from him." Emily sighed.
"I can handle myself, it's not like he's gonna hurt me." Buffy shook her head.
"You don't know that, I just don't trust him. Promise me you'll stay away." Buffy said putting on her resolve face.
"You're not as good at that as Aunt Willow, but I promise." Buffy smiled and hugged her daughter.
"Good, now I have to talk to Spike. I'm sure meeting the ex all of a sudden like that is hard on him too." Emily nodded and Buffy left her room and headed to Spike's. She opened his door and found him on the bed. She sat down by him and pushed him gently. "You big faker, I know you're not sleeping." Spike opened his eyes and looked up at her.
"I never could fool you." He said sitting up. "So, how'd it go?" Buffy shrugged.
"Okay, I guess. I know this is probably hard for her, but I made her promise to stay away from him just incase. I don't know if I can trust him." Spike nodded.
"That's probably for the best, but how are you doing?" He asked her.
"Okay, still a little surprised. I just can't believe he decides to come back after all this time. Does he think I'll just forgive him for what he did and get back with him so we could be a family, not bloody likely." Buffy said and Spike smiled.
"I never thought I would say this, but you've been spending way too much time around me." Buffy laughed and kissed him.
"Yeah, and I hope it stays that way. I already have a family with you and Emily and that's all that I need." Spike sighed.
"Yeah, but he is her father. She might want one in her life." Buffy didn't know what he was getting at.
"She does have one, Spike. She has you." She told him to try to make him realize that.
"I may have helped you take care of her, but I'm not her father. She's made that pretty clear; she'll never see me as that. Sometimes kids just need their real parents and I don't exactly qualify. Hell, she even sees Xander as more of a father than me." Buffy saw how much he was hurting and now knew what has been bothering him.
"Spike, you know she loves you. She's just at that age; you know how difficult teenagers can be." Spike nodded.
"I have to admit though; your sister was so much easier and that's saying a lot." Buffy nodded.
"That's because you were more of a brother to her, it's different when you try to be the parent." Spike agreed.
"Maybe Peaches would have been better." Buffy laughed.
"Yeah, have Angel deal with a teenager. I don't think so. You're doing a good job, Spike. I'm sure things will get better, just takes time. In the meantime, you should talk to her. Tell her how you feel and make her listen to you." Buffy told him.
"Can I wait till she's 30; I might be able to handle her better then." Buffy shook her head.
"Wuss," she replied and he glared at her. "I say that with love of course." She said, trying to make amends.
"Yeah, of course." He told her with a smile. Then they just sat in silence, not sure what else to say.