Chapter 5
Buffy woke up around 3 in the morning because she couldn't sleep and found Spike sitting outside smoking a cigarette. She put her jacket on over her yummy sushi pajamas and went out to join him. She sat down next to him without saying anything. He didn't look at her as he threw his cigarette to the ground and stepped on it. She then smiled as she looked at him. "You know if I didn't know better I would say you were brooding right about now." That got his attention and he looked at her.
"I do not brood." He said.
"Well, at least you said something." He rolled his eyes and looked away from her. "Come on, Spike. You can't be mad about this forever. She was young and in love just like I was." He looked at her again.
"Yeah, that worked out so well for you." Buffy sighed.
"What I'm saying is that everyone makes mistakes and everyone ends up doing something that they regret. You finally have your sister back after all this time, Spike. You don't want to push her away, trust me on that. You need each other." Spike didn't say anything so Buffy decided to continue. "I saw how happy you looked when you saw her again and I can tell how much you really loved her. It makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. How good you were with Dawn. She reminded you of Leslie, didn't she?" Spike nodded and then looked back at Buffy.
"Yeah, but she mainly reminded me of you." Buffy nodded also.
"Let's forget about the past and deal with the present, and right now your sister needs your help." Spike smiled at her.
"When did you get so wise?" Buffy smacked him lightly on the arm.
"I've always been wise; you're just a little slow." He smiled again.
"Yeah, that must be it." Buffy got up.
"So, you gonna come in anytime soon?" Spike nodded.
"Yeah, I just need a few more minutes." Buffy nodded also and walked back in the house while Spike remained outside. Later in the morning while everyone was getting up, Leslie made her way back to the basement after waiting for the bathroom. She saw Spike sitting on the cot and she went over to him. She didn't know what to say when he looked up at her. He just smiled at her which she wasn't expecting. "Come here." He said as he opened up his arms for her. She smiled and walked into his embrace and hugged him like there was no tomorrow. "Watch out for the delicates." She laughed as she continued to hug him.
"I'm so sorry." She said when she looked up at him.
"Think nothing of it. Just know that you can be honest with me, alright?" Leslie nodded and hugged him again.
Buffy woke up around 3 in the morning because she couldn't sleep and found Spike sitting outside smoking a cigarette. She put her jacket on over her yummy sushi pajamas and went out to join him. She sat down next to him without saying anything. He didn't look at her as he threw his cigarette to the ground and stepped on it. She then smiled as she looked at him. "You know if I didn't know better I would say you were brooding right about now." That got his attention and he looked at her.
"I do not brood." He said.
"Well, at least you said something." He rolled his eyes and looked away from her. "Come on, Spike. You can't be mad about this forever. She was young and in love just like I was." He looked at her again.
"Yeah, that worked out so well for you." Buffy sighed.
"What I'm saying is that everyone makes mistakes and everyone ends up doing something that they regret. You finally have your sister back after all this time, Spike. You don't want to push her away, trust me on that. You need each other." Spike didn't say anything so Buffy decided to continue. "I saw how happy you looked when you saw her again and I can tell how much you really loved her. It makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. How good you were with Dawn. She reminded you of Leslie, didn't she?" Spike nodded and then looked back at Buffy.
"Yeah, but she mainly reminded me of you." Buffy nodded also.
"Let's forget about the past and deal with the present, and right now your sister needs your help." Spike smiled at her.
"When did you get so wise?" Buffy smacked him lightly on the arm.
"I've always been wise; you're just a little slow." He smiled again.
"Yeah, that must be it." Buffy got up.
"So, you gonna come in anytime soon?" Spike nodded.
"Yeah, I just need a few more minutes." Buffy nodded also and walked back in the house while Spike remained outside. Later in the morning while everyone was getting up, Leslie made her way back to the basement after waiting for the bathroom. She saw Spike sitting on the cot and she went over to him. She didn't know what to say when he looked up at her. He just smiled at her which she wasn't expecting. "Come here." He said as he opened up his arms for her. She smiled and walked into his embrace and hugged him like there was no tomorrow. "Watch out for the delicates." She laughed as she continued to hug him.
"I'm so sorry." She said when she looked up at him.
"Think nothing of it. Just know that you can be honest with me, alright?" Leslie nodded and hugged him again.