It had been three weeks since everyone found out the news about Buffy being pregnant. Everyone seemed to be taking it pretty well. In fact, Buffy and Angel were the best out of the lot, sort of!
"Buffy, I'm sorry but I was busy with the five vamps holding me down while the sixth beat me up! I would've come sooner." Angel and Buffy had just arrived back at the library after a patrol.
"I know Angel. It's just I'm five weeks pregnant, and not quite as flexible as I was before you knocked me up." Argued Buffy. Angel gave her a little wry smile. "What?!" asked Buffy.
"Nothing it's just you said I 'knocked you up', it's like I got you pregnant and then ran away! But as clear as I can see you, I can see me standing here, so…"
"Enh." Buffy flopped into Angel's arms as they entered the library.
"Awwww, look it's mommy, and cryptic, pale and brooding daddy. How goes the fam, uncle sam?" Xander was sitting on of the conference tables surrounded by multiple kinds of junk food, and cold treats.
"Ohhhh, Xander. Marry me and have my child, oops, I'm having my child. So I guess you'll just have to be the sexy foreign pool boy I have an affair with." Buffy grinned at Xander and Angel as she sat down in one of the chairs and dug into a small tub of Ben & Jerry's. "That okay with you hunn?"
"More than ok, I can spend my nights with my poker buddies, drinking and skipping stones at passing cars." Concurred Angel as he sat down next to Buffy.
"Me likey this plan. Now in this plan I'm not wearing a shirt, and am dead sexy right?" Asked a highly interested Xander.
"Definitely, actually in this plan, I'm so turned on that I'm getting shivers. And this is good cause we're outside in 300 degree weather!" Buffy enjoying the look of surprise on Xander's face, which then turned into a look of pure happiness.
"Ohhh, I am a sexy beast…" Xander got up and started a happy dance.
"Please stop that Xander, and you two as well!" Said Giles as he came out of his office, noticing Buffy and Angel smirking at his remark.
"Spoil the fun why don't you." Scowled Xander as he took his seat once more.
"Who's spoiling the fun?" asked Willow as she entered the library followed by Oz.
"Giles." Answered Angel. "He stopped Buffy and Xander's hot and steamy affair before it got to the good parts."
Willow looked from Buffy to Xander with curious looks before she said, "Aren't you supposed to be pregnant, and have a boyfriend. And Xander, what about Cordy."
"Relax headmistress Rosenburg, it was just a fantasy or at least I think it was! What about you Xander? You sexy man beast you?" asked Buffy with a totally guilty look on her face.
"I see now I don't know. I mean I'm starting to get shivers in my…"
"Exactly where, are you getting shivers, Harris?" Asked Cordelia as she and Jenny entered the library, arms filled with boxes.
"Nowhere, my lovely Cordy whom I am devoted to and would never stray!" Xander quickly covered his fantasy and went over to Cordy to relieve her of the boxes and plant a kiss on her. Angel followed Xander's suit with Jenny, except of course with the kiss.
"Ahh good, you received the boxes alright?" asked Giles as he and Jenny met with a little hello of their own.
"No problem what so ever." Quoted Jenny.
"Whatcha got in the boxes? Treats for me?" Buffy walked steadily over to the table where the boxes had been placed. "Or stinky herbs, which I want no part in?" Buffy said as she took a whiff of the first box.
"Actually." Stated Jenny as she started to unload the boxes. "Herbs, books, and potions to help and give advice on your pregnancy."
"Ohhhh, so they are presents!" Angel came over to Buffy as she said this. He wrapped his arms around her belly from behind, as she snuggled into him.
"I've been reading up on mystical with Willow and Cordelia's help. It seems there are some very interesting remedies and solutions that will help you in the pregnancy."
"Is it too soon to make a request?" Asked Buffy, as she pushed away from Angel and walked to Jenny. Everyone stopped what they were doing to listen to what would come next.
"No, what do you have in mind?" Asked Jenny, her curiosity rising.
"Is there something wrong?" Asked Angel, his concern noticeable.
"God, you people flinch at the smallest thing. Geez!" She turned to Jenny, her next words directed straight at her. "No, I was just wondering if you had anything to help me sleep better. This bulge." She pointed at her stomach. "No matter how small it still is, hurts like hell when I try and move in bed. Seriously, every time I move I have to get up and run to the bathroom."
Everyone visible relaxed as she finished talking.
Jenny smiled. "Of course, there's a simple potion I know of that will help." She turned. "Willow, maybe you could?"
"Of course." Willow took the spell book Jenny handed her, grabbed a few tools and ingredients-with Oz to help her- and headed off to the science lab.
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After Willow had completed they potion, and Buffy had received instructions from Jenny, She and Angel had head home.
"Buffy are you sure there is nothing else bothering you?" Asked Angel as they got ready for bed.
"Angel you're just like the others. You worry too much, really I'm fine."
Angel smiled at Bufy and climbed over the bed to hug her. "You know how much I love you?" He asked.
"How much?" Asked Buffy as she wrapped her arms around him.
Angel laughed and pulled Buffy onto the bed with him.
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Angel awoke as he heard a thud downstairs. Carefully untangling from Buffy, he headed down the stairs, and followed the noises to the basement. He crept slowly down the basement stairs, and as he did he saw the producer of the noise.
"What the…" Angel stopped dumb founded at the sight of two vampires climbing in the basement window. Suddenly the female, who was being helped through the window by the male, stumbled and fell. The two fell on top of each other laughing, they didn't seem to notice Angel standing there.
"Spike? Drusilla?"
The two vamps turned around to face Angel with huge grins on their faces. The female, Drusilla, ran to Angel and threw her arms around him.
"My Angel. I thought we would never find you. You naughty daddy, you've been busy."
"All too right she is, mate." Commented Spike as Angel pushed Dru away.
"What are you two doing here, and how did you get into the house?" Asked Angel as his anger mounted and added to his confusion.
"Ohhhhh, he's not happy to see us, Spike. The birds told me this would happen." Moaned Dru as she wilted away from Angel and put her arms around Spike as he lit a cigarette.
"What's wrong chap, not glad to see your kin are you?"
"Get out, the both of you. You are not welcome in this house. Get out of town well you still can." Growled Angel, fists clenching.
"Fine, fine, we're going." Said Spike as he directed Dru past Angel and up the stairs. Just as they reached the basement door, he turned. "But, we aren't leaving. Too much fun to be had!" He and Dru continued up and out the door, towards the front, through the living room, with Angel following.
Just as they reached the hallway, the two stopped dead in their tracks, obviously stunned. Mad they had stopped, Angel pushed past to see what had caused them to do so. Buffy stood at the foot of the stairs, cradling her belly, with a confused look on her face.
"Angel? What's going on? Who are these people…oh my god…" Having realized they were vampires, Buffy pulled out a stake from a basket of junk on the stairs.
"Well, well, well. What have we got here?" Spike pushed past Angel and went to circle Buffy, as she had come forward, prepared to attack. "You're doing charity now, part of that whole, 'I-have-a-soul-now' crap?"
"Not quite Spike, my love." Dru had come forward to join Spike. "She screams of power and strength. She the slayer."
Spike's expression went from a smirk to a huge frown. He turned to Angel. You're in with the slayer now, you great poof, you're a vampire."
"Spike, I told you and Dru to get out. Stay away from me and…"
"Your slut!" Put in Dru.
Everyone turned to look at her. "The girl's belly reeks of love and Angel, of life. He reeks of love, and happiness, and her too." Dru pointed at Angel.
"OK, I'm really lost now. Angel has a soul, he's in love with the slayer, who's in love with him, they sleep together and he gets her pregnant?"
Suddenly, before any of the three vamps realized what had happened, Buffy had speed forward and had Dru held tightly in a death grip, and a stake pointed at her heart. "OK, all I know, is that there are two vamps, who I already hate with a deadly passion, in my house, and I want everyone out!"
"Spike!" Whimpered Drusilla.
"Alright, just take it easy, sister." Spike backed over too the door, opened it, and stepped out. "Now hand her over, I'm out."
"Not so fast, you aren't all out." Buffy looked pointedly at Angel.
"Buffy? What?" Asked a very confused Angel.
"Just out!"
Angel backed out the door, and Buffy pushed Dru at the two males. She slammed, the door leaving them standing alone.
"Well that was neat."
"Shut up Spike." Growled Angel.
"Poor daddy. Come with us, we'll take care of you." Dru reached for Angel, but he pushed her roughly into Spike.
"Get. Away. Now."
Spike, taking the hint, pulled on Dru's arm and they hurried away, but Angel knew they would be back. Claming down a little now that they were gone, Angel turned back to the larger problem. He turned the knob on the front door, expecting to find Buffy inside waiting for him. Waiting to hug him and want comfort. Expecting the whole thing was a plan to throw Spike and Dru off. What he did not expect was to find the door locked. He pounded on the door, calling Buffy.
"Buffy, Buffy! Come on, it's ok, they're gone, you can open the door now."
"But you're not!" He turned to see Buffy standing in an open living room window. "I said for everyone to get out. At least those two followed directions, and they don't even have a soul." From the furious look on Buffy's face, Angel could tell she was not joking.
"Buffy, let me explain."
She cut him off. "I don't want an explanation, I want you gone!" Buffy closed and locked the window, and headed up the stairs.
It was an hour before sunrise before Angel quit trying to get Buffy to talk to him. He could smell the sunrise, and knew that he would have to try some other way.