Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Fox,
etc... except of course the ones I make up.
Summary: Spike and Buffy are going to have a baby together!!! I know, I know, it's been done about a million times but I promise that this one is different. Anyway, it also deals with all different types of families that could exist in the Buffyverse.
Spoilers: None really
Continuity: It's the sequel to "Apocalypse now... Again". However, you don't really need to read it to understand this fic. It picks up a few weeks after where "Apocalypse Now... Again" leaves off. Also, I just thought I'd point out that Tara is alive and with Willow, both witches are living with Buffy. Also, Xander and Anya are married and Anya is pregnant.
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FAMILY
Chapter 14: To Family
Buffy carried the large bird to the dining room table and set it down carefully with a rather loud *thud*. Dawn and Buffy had a long talk the week before about how she wanted Dave to come for Christmas dinner, and since ham was not kosher, Dawn used her persuasive talents (begging and whining) to make turkey this years meat of choice.
Buffy wiped her hands on the sweat pants that she had been wearing all morning and glanced at the clock. Four p.m., still doing well time-wise. She stepped into the kitchen and smiled at Dawn and her father who were making themselves useful. Though Hank had gotten his own apartment in Sunnydale, he offered to help host for Christmas dinner.
"You guys okay in here?"
Dawn nodded as she poured the turkey juices into the gravy separator. "Yeah, we're good."
"Okay. Then, I'm gonna go change my clothes and wake Spike."
Buffy turned and walked from the kitchen. She climbed the stairs slowly since she was finding that she became short of breath more quickly these days.
"Five and a half months, Buffy," she mumbled to herself as she reached the upstairs landing, "only five and a half more months to go."
Buffy entered her room and saw Spike sleeping peacefully on their bed. Her heart stopped for a moment as it always did when she would see Spike sleeping. When he slept, all he was was a dead body. She had been with him for what felt like forever, but she knew that she would never get used to seeing him sleep. The Slayer had to remind herself that that's just how he was.
Buffy walked over to the bed and eased herself onto to it so that she was sitting beside him. He remained asleep, and didn't even respond to the movement of the bed when she sat. She smiled, rested her left palm on his right cheek, and began to place tiny kisses on his neck. She felt him stir under the weight of her body as he wrapped his arms around her waist. He squeezed her gently as he pulled her body closer to his.
"Hello, cutie," he mumbled in a tired voice.
Buffy nuzzled her nose against his jawbone. "I hate to wake you, but everyone's going to be here in an hour and we need your help."
Spike sighed heavily and closed his eyes. "Alright, alright."
Buffy gave her lover a final kiss on the lips before hopping off of the bed and walking over to her closet.
"What to wear? What to wear?"
She pulled out a simple black skirt that actually still fit her and a white, three quarter sleeve blouse. She tossed them on the bed and pulled off her shirt as she followed the path of her clothes. She pulled the shirt off the hanger and undid the buttons. She pulled the soft material around her back and over her arms. Buffy was about to button up the front when Spike stopped her.
"Wait!" He commanded, startling the Slayer. She looked at him with questioning eyes but he said nothing. Spike got up from the bed and stood next to Buffy for a moment before getting onto his knees.
He carefully pulled back the cloth near her stomach and he placed his ear to the soft, warm skin.
Spike stayed that way for a few minutes and Buffy knew exactly what he was doing... listening to the heartbeat. With his super vampire hearing he could hear the baby's heartbeat loud and clear without any type of special equipment. Buffy had learned that the hard way.
"How does she sound?" Buffy asked, as she ran her fingers through his bed- head hair.
Spike sighed, lifted his ear and placed his lips to Buffy's stomach. "Perfect."
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Everyone was there for Christmas dinner this year. It was the most incredible feeling for Buffy to see her entire family there, even her dad. The only person missing was her mom, but Buffy chose not to think of that. David was there too, which Buffy could tell made Dawn ecstatic. Buffy couldn't get over the adorableness of her little sister in love.
Buffy took a moment to look at Tara, trying to guess how she was feeling. She and Willow had returned the week before, and Tara seemed to be all right. Buffy knew better, however. Whether or not she had gotten along with her father, he was still her father. She could hear Tara cry once since she had gotten home. Buffy almost laughed at when she thought about how easily a person would allow herself to forgive a parent, simply because he was a parent. In the long run, you do only get two... and now Tara had none.
Everyone sat around the table and dug in. except for Spike who just nibbled on some of one dish or another and drank the wine that Giles had brought. Spirits were high due to the festive aura of the time of year they were in. Conversations continued throughout the meal from recent politics to past holiday experiences.
"Well," Giles began, "if I do say, this has turned out to be one of our better holiday gatherings."
"Yeah," Buffy agreed with mock enthusiasm. "Let's see, no Irish fear demons, no vengeancey Native Americans, and... oh! My boyfriend's not being driven crazy."
"Well..." Spike began jokingly before Buffy gave him a warning look.
"Wow, and I thought I had seen it all," Dave commented offhandedly.
"Seen it all?" Dawn laughed. "Sweety, four months doesn't even come close."
"Okay, enough about demons," Buffy said. "For once I would just like to have a somewhat normal gathering."
Xander raised his glass. "Here, here."
"Speaking of toasts," Buffy said as she stood, still holding her glass, "I've been meaning to make one."
"We're all ears," Willow told her with a smile.
"Okay, here goes. The past few years, well, pretty much since I have gotten here have not been easy at all. As a matter of fact, they've been pretty damn hard. Apocalypses, demons, vampires, there's pretty much nothing we haven't seen... except for David and Dad that is. But, I'm sure they will. Anyway, what I'm saying is that we have all been through so much together. And never once, not once have I ever felt let down by any of you." Buffy paused so that she could take a breath. "I know that we have experienced... a lot of loss," Buffy looked at Tara with nothing but compassion in her eyes and the witch smiled thankfully, so Buffy continued, "but through everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, the end of the world and back, you all have been there for me and I hope that I have done the same for you. So, with that said," Buffy raised her glass,
"To family!"
Everyone raised his or her glass and in unison repeated, "to family!"
TBC...
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Hey everyone! Sorry that this chapter is so short but I felt it was important. Besides, I wanted to try and get a chapter up despite everything that's going on in my oh-so-crazy life. So... PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Summary: Spike and Buffy are going to have a baby together!!! I know, I know, it's been done about a million times but I promise that this one is different. Anyway, it also deals with all different types of families that could exist in the Buffyverse.
Spoilers: None really
Continuity: It's the sequel to "Apocalypse now... Again". However, you don't really need to read it to understand this fic. It picks up a few weeks after where "Apocalypse Now... Again" leaves off. Also, I just thought I'd point out that Tara is alive and with Willow, both witches are living with Buffy. Also, Xander and Anya are married and Anya is pregnant.
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FAMILY
Chapter 14: To Family
Buffy carried the large bird to the dining room table and set it down carefully with a rather loud *thud*. Dawn and Buffy had a long talk the week before about how she wanted Dave to come for Christmas dinner, and since ham was not kosher, Dawn used her persuasive talents (begging and whining) to make turkey this years meat of choice.
Buffy wiped her hands on the sweat pants that she had been wearing all morning and glanced at the clock. Four p.m., still doing well time-wise. She stepped into the kitchen and smiled at Dawn and her father who were making themselves useful. Though Hank had gotten his own apartment in Sunnydale, he offered to help host for Christmas dinner.
"You guys okay in here?"
Dawn nodded as she poured the turkey juices into the gravy separator. "Yeah, we're good."
"Okay. Then, I'm gonna go change my clothes and wake Spike."
Buffy turned and walked from the kitchen. She climbed the stairs slowly since she was finding that she became short of breath more quickly these days.
"Five and a half months, Buffy," she mumbled to herself as she reached the upstairs landing, "only five and a half more months to go."
Buffy entered her room and saw Spike sleeping peacefully on their bed. Her heart stopped for a moment as it always did when she would see Spike sleeping. When he slept, all he was was a dead body. She had been with him for what felt like forever, but she knew that she would never get used to seeing him sleep. The Slayer had to remind herself that that's just how he was.
Buffy walked over to the bed and eased herself onto to it so that she was sitting beside him. He remained asleep, and didn't even respond to the movement of the bed when she sat. She smiled, rested her left palm on his right cheek, and began to place tiny kisses on his neck. She felt him stir under the weight of her body as he wrapped his arms around her waist. He squeezed her gently as he pulled her body closer to his.
"Hello, cutie," he mumbled in a tired voice.
Buffy nuzzled her nose against his jawbone. "I hate to wake you, but everyone's going to be here in an hour and we need your help."
Spike sighed heavily and closed his eyes. "Alright, alright."
Buffy gave her lover a final kiss on the lips before hopping off of the bed and walking over to her closet.
"What to wear? What to wear?"
She pulled out a simple black skirt that actually still fit her and a white, three quarter sleeve blouse. She tossed them on the bed and pulled off her shirt as she followed the path of her clothes. She pulled the shirt off the hanger and undid the buttons. She pulled the soft material around her back and over her arms. Buffy was about to button up the front when Spike stopped her.
"Wait!" He commanded, startling the Slayer. She looked at him with questioning eyes but he said nothing. Spike got up from the bed and stood next to Buffy for a moment before getting onto his knees.
He carefully pulled back the cloth near her stomach and he placed his ear to the soft, warm skin.
Spike stayed that way for a few minutes and Buffy knew exactly what he was doing... listening to the heartbeat. With his super vampire hearing he could hear the baby's heartbeat loud and clear without any type of special equipment. Buffy had learned that the hard way.
"How does she sound?" Buffy asked, as she ran her fingers through his bed- head hair.
Spike sighed, lifted his ear and placed his lips to Buffy's stomach. "Perfect."
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Everyone was there for Christmas dinner this year. It was the most incredible feeling for Buffy to see her entire family there, even her dad. The only person missing was her mom, but Buffy chose not to think of that. David was there too, which Buffy could tell made Dawn ecstatic. Buffy couldn't get over the adorableness of her little sister in love.
Buffy took a moment to look at Tara, trying to guess how she was feeling. She and Willow had returned the week before, and Tara seemed to be all right. Buffy knew better, however. Whether or not she had gotten along with her father, he was still her father. She could hear Tara cry once since she had gotten home. Buffy almost laughed at when she thought about how easily a person would allow herself to forgive a parent, simply because he was a parent. In the long run, you do only get two... and now Tara had none.
Everyone sat around the table and dug in. except for Spike who just nibbled on some of one dish or another and drank the wine that Giles had brought. Spirits were high due to the festive aura of the time of year they were in. Conversations continued throughout the meal from recent politics to past holiday experiences.
"Well," Giles began, "if I do say, this has turned out to be one of our better holiday gatherings."
"Yeah," Buffy agreed with mock enthusiasm. "Let's see, no Irish fear demons, no vengeancey Native Americans, and... oh! My boyfriend's not being driven crazy."
"Well..." Spike began jokingly before Buffy gave him a warning look.
"Wow, and I thought I had seen it all," Dave commented offhandedly.
"Seen it all?" Dawn laughed. "Sweety, four months doesn't even come close."
"Okay, enough about demons," Buffy said. "For once I would just like to have a somewhat normal gathering."
Xander raised his glass. "Here, here."
"Speaking of toasts," Buffy said as she stood, still holding her glass, "I've been meaning to make one."
"We're all ears," Willow told her with a smile.
"Okay, here goes. The past few years, well, pretty much since I have gotten here have not been easy at all. As a matter of fact, they've been pretty damn hard. Apocalypses, demons, vampires, there's pretty much nothing we haven't seen... except for David and Dad that is. But, I'm sure they will. Anyway, what I'm saying is that we have all been through so much together. And never once, not once have I ever felt let down by any of you." Buffy paused so that she could take a breath. "I know that we have experienced... a lot of loss," Buffy looked at Tara with nothing but compassion in her eyes and the witch smiled thankfully, so Buffy continued, "but through everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, the end of the world and back, you all have been there for me and I hope that I have done the same for you. So, with that said," Buffy raised her glass,
"To family!"
Everyone raised his or her glass and in unison repeated, "to family!"
TBC...
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Hey everyone! Sorry that this chapter is so short but I felt it was important. Besides, I wanted to try and get a chapter up despite everything that's going on in my oh-so-crazy life. So... PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!