"Dawn doesn't know anything about the baby. No one does. If it's all right with you I want to tell Dawn tonight and the rest f them tomorrow"

"Whatever you want luv." She smiled and leaned into him

"Its gonna be a long night." She sighed, putting the key into the lock and turning the knob

"Dawn! I got a surprise for you!"

"I'm in here Buffy!" dawn called from the living room.

"There's nothing on TV." She whined and turned around about to beg her sister for cable again but instead saw her and Spike in the doorway

"Spike?"

"Lil' bit," she ran to him and he hugged her fiercely.

"We. we thought you were.you were in hell. I had night mares and" He calmed her as she cried against him

"S'ok bit, I'm here."

"Buffy what happened?" She asked wiping away her tears looking back and forward from the one to the other.

"Well first I have to tell you that I love Spike. I know you already know that but I had to say it. Before Spike.before he died. we. well for a while we were."

"Yea yea. I know, having sex. I heard. And its not like you can patrol all night anyway. You guys aren't the quietest of people you know."

"Dawn!" Buffy yelled

"Well you didn't show up from slaying for like the 3rd night so I went looking for you and I figured Spike could help. I heard this big commotion from his crypt so I went to see if he was ok and I saw you two. rolling around a bit and then I left. So what big deal?"

"Ok new subject.no not new subject. Ok so we were.having sex and. and were in love and he's back and I'm pregnant." Buffy said

Dawns eyes drifted down to her sister's stomach

"Omigod! Omigod! She frantically hugged her sister and Spike

"And you're showing! How long have you know and how could you not tell me!?"

"I found out today I swear. It's a whole long story but I'm now like 5 months along rather than 2 ½. here." She handed dawn the book

"That's our daughter Renee. Buffy said indicating the picture

"I'm gonna be her aunt?" She hugged Buffy again

"Were telling everyone tomorrow. So mums the word till then ok?"

"I cant believe this were gonna be a family."

"You bet it bit. And tomorrow we'll go out and celebrate. Your choice."

"Mmm a late night movie I guess or like a picnic at midnight."

"Buffy I believe we left something out in telling our bit a few things." He raised his eye brows at her.

"Oh! Yea. Dawny, more good news."

"Let me take it ducks" Spike said she nodded

"Bit about tomorrow. I Think we should go for a picnic, at around noon, scoobys invited, any of your little friends you want to bring along."

"But. noon wait.. YOUR HUMAN!!!!" She hugged him knocking him clean over.

"This is like the BEST DAY EVER! I get a fully human brother back from the dead a little niece,"

"Dawn gerrof me. I cant breath"

"Oh sorry. Are you ok?"

"I'm great Dawn, I'm great" he said with an underlying meaning Buffy smiled at him on the floor

"Come on Dawn, Bed, We have to go and break the news to the scoobies tomorrow." She shooed her sister

"right, I'll see you guys in the morning right? I mean you wont tell them with out me right?"

"And have you miss their shocked funny faces?" Spike asked

"Awsome! Goodnight "

"Night Lil bit"