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Summary: It's the year 2008, and Buffy is married and has a 4-year-old daughter named Tara hope Williams. Willow, Dawn, and Giles are in England. Anya and Xander are in L.A. helping Angel. Spike comes back to Sunnydale after leaving for five years, after he helped Buffy defeat the first. I hope you enjoy!! And don't forget to review, I love does reviews.

Title: I've always loved you

Author: willowsgurl

Rating: PG 13, for language, and sexual contact

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Chapter 1- Im back

"Hey come back with that towel missy", yelled Buffy, as she was running up and down her house chasing her four-year old daughter Tara; who just escaped from the bathtub. "You won't catch me mommy", giggled Tara as she was trying to out run her mother but then stopped at the front of the back door. "Tara where are you?", said Buffy, as she was looking around the kitchen. And then she saw Tara starring at the back door, quickly she sneaked up and grabbed Tara by her waist. "I got you", yelled Buffy as she swung Tara around the kitchen. But then Buffy noticed that Tara was still silent. "Tara sweetie what's wrong", asked Buffy starting to feel very worried. "Can't you feel it mommy?", asked Tara, with a low whisper. "Fell what honey?", asked Buffy still confused. "He is coming, I know you feel it too mommy, he will be here soon", said Tara while looking at her mother with her chestnut colored eyes. "Tara sweetheart I don't know what you are talking about, Its late and you are sleepy lets go upstairs to bed", said Buffy, while careering her daughter up the stairs and into her room.

Buffy gently dropped Tara on her bed, and opened the middle drawer of Tara's dresser. Buffy grabbed Tara's new pair of pj's, they were a white shirt with white pants, and on the pants the words Im evil, so hug me were printed in red. Buffy put them on Tara. "Tara why did you pick these pj's at the store, and not the ones with cats on them? I thought you loved cats?", asked Buffy while looking at her daughter's eyes. "I do love cats mommy, but these are cool", Tara said with a smile. "Cool?", asked Buffy while trying to understated her four-year-old daughter. "Plus mommy, the words sound British", said Tara. Buffy started to giggle when she heard Tara say that, and immediately thought of Spike. "Why are you giggling mommy?", asked Tara confused. "Oh its nothing Tara, I was just thinking of an old friend that is all", answered Buffy. "Good night Tara, sweet dreams", said Buffy while tucking her daughter in. "Good night mommy", said Tara while giving her mom a kiss on the cheek. Buffy turned off the lights, and quietly closed the door behind her.

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In the other side of Town

Spike pulled up to the "Welcome to Sunnydale", sign. He smiled remembering all the times, and memories he spent in this town. "Bloody Hell", yelled Spike and rode off in to town with is motorcycle, and his duster flying behind him. He went to his favorite place Willie's, he always used to go to Willie's, he missed it so he decided to pay a visit see how it changed. He parked his black Ducati motorcycle, which he bought in Italy a year ago; in the parking lot. He walked in the bar, and all the vampires, and demons turned to look at him. "Hello mates", said Spike and gave everybody one of his best smirks.

He found a seat at the bar. "What can I get you?", asked the bartender. "A shot of 1800's", said Spike. 'Wow this place has not changed at all', thought Spike. "Here you go", said the bartender handing the drink to Spike. Spike swallod the liquid in one gulp. "Fuck!", yelled Spike, his throat was burning. "Too strong for you?", asked the bartender while laughing. "No, mate give me another one", said Spike. After three drinks Spike paid the bartender, and walked out to the parking lot. He got on his motorcycle and rode off.

'Where should I go now?", thought Spike. 'My crypt probably belongs to another vampire or demon, I got it!' and with that last thought he drove off into the night.

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Back at Buffy's House

Buffy was picking up toys in the living room, when she finally realized that it was close to eleven o'clock. She picked up the last Barbie's and dumped them in the toy box near the hallway. She went in the kitchen and boiled some water, she was planning on making some hot cocoa. She went back in the living room while the water was boiling, and sat down on the couch. She thought about what Tara said about feeling a new presence in Sunnydale. Buffy indeed felt a strong yet familiar presence in Sunnydale, what ever it was she hoped that it wasn't an Apocalypse. She just shrugged the feeling off, and went to check on the cocoa. She filled her mug with the brown, sugary liquid and sat down in the kitchen. She now was thinking about Spike, and how she noticed her daughter liking the same things as Spike, like his crypt, and the leather duster that willow and Dawn bought her for her birthday last year it almost like Spike's duster but not exactly. Then Buffy started to laugh, as she was remembering her daughter's comment about the p.j's.

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Outside of Buffy's house

Spike parked his motorcycle in the driveway, as he began to walk towards the slayer's house. He hoped she was still here. He stopped for a moment and began to walk towards the back door. His mind started wondering with thoughts of his slayer. 'Was she married?' he hoped not, but as long as she was happy it did not really mattered. 'Does she still looks the same?' even if she didn't he did not care, he always loved Buffy and he always would no matter what she looked like. Finally he got the courage to knock on the door; he knocked twice waiting for somebody to open the door.

Buffy looked confused when she heard the knock on her back door, it was 11:25pm, 'who could be knocking at my door this late', she thought. She walked across the kitchen and opened the door. Her mouth dropped, and so did her mug when she saw who it was.

Tbc....

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