Chapter 9
"I can't believe he came back." Dawn told Buffy, they were sitting on the couch in Buffy's house.
"Yeah, I know. I could kill him for making Emily even more confused then she already is." Dawn nodded.
"If you don't I will." Faith said from the kitchen. "I can't believe that jerk had the nerve to show up after leaving you like that." Buffy sighed.
"I don't know what to do, what if he shows up again. I don't really think I can keep Emily away from him forever, he is her father. As much as it pains me to say that." Buffy told them.
"Buffy, do you think he could be dangerous?" Dawn asked her sister.
"I don't know. He didn't really seem like it, but then again they never do. Things would have been so much better if he never showed up." Dawn and Faith agreed. They were alone in the house having a girl's night in while Spike, Robin, and Xander were having a guy's night out and the kids were asleep in Emily's room. Buffy suddenly wished that Willow was around; she could use her best friend's advice right about now. She loved that her sister was there though; she doesn't get to see her as much as she would like and she loved having Faith right next door and Xander so close by also. She just really wished that Willow would hurry up and get back from England.
"Where is Emily anyway?" Faith asked and Buffy looked at her.
"She's out with some friends. I wasn't comfortable with her going especially now since David is back, but I have to let her grow up eventually. She promised she would be earlier this time." Faith nodded and Dawn saw the distress on her older sister's face.
"I'm sure she'll be fine, Buffy. She's a hardass just like her mom." Dawn told her with a smile and Buffy smiled in return.
"Yeah, thanks." Buffy replied, she still couldn't help but have a bad feeling. Emily was walking home by herself after saying goodbye to her friends. She looked at her watch seeing that she wasn't late and knew that her mother would be happy about that. She just hoped that she wouldn't have to deal with anymore vampires this time.
"Hello Emily." Emily stopped and turned at the familiar voice to see the guy that she just found out was her father.
"Um, hi." She replied, trying to keep the fear out of her voice.
"You on your way home?" He asked and she nodded. "It can get pretty dangerous at night; you shouldn't be walking by yourself." Emily took a deep breath.
"It's fine; I know how to handle myself." David smiled at her.
"Yes, I bet you do. If you're anything like your mother. I know that she probably wouldn't approve, but why don't you let me walk you. I just want to make sure you get there okay." Emily didn't know what to say. She promised her mom that she would stay away from him, but he seemed so sincere and she was sure that he wouldn't hurt his own daughter, she hoped anyway.
"Yeah, sure." She replied when she found her voice. His smile got even brighter if that was even possible. They started walking and Emily couldn't help but have this bad feeling. She just hoped she wouldn't regret this.
"I can't believe he came back." Dawn told Buffy, they were sitting on the couch in Buffy's house.
"Yeah, I know. I could kill him for making Emily even more confused then she already is." Dawn nodded.
"If you don't I will." Faith said from the kitchen. "I can't believe that jerk had the nerve to show up after leaving you like that." Buffy sighed.
"I don't know what to do, what if he shows up again. I don't really think I can keep Emily away from him forever, he is her father. As much as it pains me to say that." Buffy told them.
"Buffy, do you think he could be dangerous?" Dawn asked her sister.
"I don't know. He didn't really seem like it, but then again they never do. Things would have been so much better if he never showed up." Dawn and Faith agreed. They were alone in the house having a girl's night in while Spike, Robin, and Xander were having a guy's night out and the kids were asleep in Emily's room. Buffy suddenly wished that Willow was around; she could use her best friend's advice right about now. She loved that her sister was there though; she doesn't get to see her as much as she would like and she loved having Faith right next door and Xander so close by also. She just really wished that Willow would hurry up and get back from England.
"Where is Emily anyway?" Faith asked and Buffy looked at her.
"She's out with some friends. I wasn't comfortable with her going especially now since David is back, but I have to let her grow up eventually. She promised she would be earlier this time." Faith nodded and Dawn saw the distress on her older sister's face.
"I'm sure she'll be fine, Buffy. She's a hardass just like her mom." Dawn told her with a smile and Buffy smiled in return.
"Yeah, thanks." Buffy replied, she still couldn't help but have a bad feeling. Emily was walking home by herself after saying goodbye to her friends. She looked at her watch seeing that she wasn't late and knew that her mother would be happy about that. She just hoped that she wouldn't have to deal with anymore vampires this time.
"Hello Emily." Emily stopped and turned at the familiar voice to see the guy that she just found out was her father.
"Um, hi." She replied, trying to keep the fear out of her voice.
"You on your way home?" He asked and she nodded. "It can get pretty dangerous at night; you shouldn't be walking by yourself." Emily took a deep breath.
"It's fine; I know how to handle myself." David smiled at her.
"Yes, I bet you do. If you're anything like your mother. I know that she probably wouldn't approve, but why don't you let me walk you. I just want to make sure you get there okay." Emily didn't know what to say. She promised her mom that she would stay away from him, but he seemed so sincere and she was sure that he wouldn't hurt his own daughter, she hoped anyway.
"Yeah, sure." She replied when she found her voice. His smile got even brighter if that was even possible. They started walking and Emily couldn't help but have this bad feeling. She just hoped she wouldn't regret this.