Chapter 24: Meeting Brianna
Disclaimer: Joss owns everything, I own the story and Brianna.
Spike walked into the waiting room and saw six very weary, but inquiring faces turn and stare at him; Dawn jumped up and ran to Spike, the gang followed her. She was the first to speak.
"Well?"
"It's a girl, 12lbs, 3oz, and she has my blue eyes," he said proudly.
They all replied with hoops and hollers of joy.
"How is Buffy doing?" Willow asked.
"Happy and tired, but otherwise she's fine."
"When can we see her and the baby?" Giles and Xander seemed to ask at the same time.
"Soon. They are going to be moving her to a regular room, and then the lot of you will be able to see them. I'm going to get back to her, but I'll let you know when she's in her room."
"Congratulations Daddy," Willow said happily hugging him.
"Thanks, Red."
Giles and Xander each shook his hand and hugged him. The other three members of the group hugged him as well.
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Spike hurried back to his little family, and when he returned to the delivery room, Buffy had finished breastfeeding the baby, who was now asleep in her arms.
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Two nurses had come in and prepared Buffy to be moved to the maternity floor, where she had a private room. When they got there, she was wheeled into room 218, they gave her the option of keeping the baby in her room or in the nursery; she chose to keep the baby with her. The nursery staff had already provided a bassinet for Buffy, so that she could lay the baby down when she got tired.
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The gang was informed that Buffy was in room 218, they then came up in the elevator and when they entered the room they saw that the curtains had been drawn to block out sunlight. There was low lighting in the room, but plenty of light to see little Brianna nestled in her father's arms, Buffy had fallen asleep being tired out from the delivery. They all gathered around Spike as he sat in a chair by Buffy's bed, holding his daughter, staring down into her face.
"Oh, look at her. She's beautiful," Dawn whispered excitedly. The others agreed with her.
"Spike, you are a lucky man," Xander complimented him.
"Thank you, Harris."
Spike slowly stood up from the chair and walked towards Giles.
"Here you go grandpa, don't you want to hold your granddaughter," Spike said to Giles as he stood in front of him.
"But, I'm not her grandfather," Giles replied.
"By blood, you're not. But since you're like a father to Buffy, then you'll be a grandfather to her."
"I couldn't possibly hold her, she is so tiny."
"Go ahead mate, she won't break."
"Alright."
Spike gently placed Brianna in Giles arms and he held her the way he was instructed and looked down into her tiny face. Everyone stood around Giles to look at the baby.
"She is quite lovely, isn't she?" Giles said, admiring the baby.
"Spike, you didn't tell us what you and Buffy named her," Anya inquired.
"Oh, I'm sorry, pet. Everyone I would like to introduce to you, Brianna Joyce Summers."
"You gave her mom's name," Dawn squealed happily, kissing Spike on his cheek.
"Shhh! You'll wake up your big sis."
Buffy woke up to the sound of Dawn's voice. Looking around the room she saw everyone staring at her.
"Hey guys," she said sleepily.
Everyone gathered around her to hug, kiss and congratulate her.
"Hey baby, how do you feel?" Spike asked as he kissed her and held her hand.
"Tired. All that pushing wore me out."
"Hi Mommy, congratulations," Willow said to her best friend.
"Thanks, Will."
"She's beautiful," Willow said.
"Yes, she is," Tara agreed.
Dawn walked up to her sister's bed, reached over and hugged her with a big smile on her face.
"My niece is beautiful."
"Thanks, Dawn. How is your hand?"
"It's fine, I'll live."
"Hey Buf, your daughter is a knock out, just like her mom," Xander said.
"Yes, she is very pretty," Anya replied in agreement.
"Thank you, Uncle Xander and Aunt Anya." Buffy said smiling.
Giles was still holding the tiny bundle of joy when he walked to Buffy's bed and gently handed her the baby.
"Buffy, she is quite lovely, I've never been more proud of you. This child is truly a miracle, your mother would have been so happy," he said smiling at her.
"Thank you, Giles."
"She was a big baby, 12 lbs and 3 oz," Willow said in disbelief.
"Tell me about it. You try pushing something that large out of YOUR body."
"No! Thank you." Willow replied, waving her hands.
"Spike honey, could you lay Brianna down in the bassinet, please."
"Of course, luv."
"Thank you."
"Come on sweetheart," he said to the baby as he lifted her out of Buffy's arms and kissed her.
Spike gently laid his daughter on her side in the bassinet and watched her for a moment longer before turning his attention to his wife.
"Are you hungry, luv? I can have them bring you something."
"No, I'm fine. Besides they will be bringing the dinner trays around soon, I can wait."
"How soon before you and the baby will be coming home?" Dawn asked, excitedly.
"If all goes well, in a day or two."
When Buffy's dinner tray came, the gang decided to go on home and let her eat her dinner and get some rest, she said goodbye to them as they left her room. Spike then set up her tray for her and began to feed her.
TBC
Disclaimer: Joss owns everything, I own the story and Brianna.
Spike walked into the waiting room and saw six very weary, but inquiring faces turn and stare at him; Dawn jumped up and ran to Spike, the gang followed her. She was the first to speak.
"Well?"
"It's a girl, 12lbs, 3oz, and she has my blue eyes," he said proudly.
They all replied with hoops and hollers of joy.
"How is Buffy doing?" Willow asked.
"Happy and tired, but otherwise she's fine."
"When can we see her and the baby?" Giles and Xander seemed to ask at the same time.
"Soon. They are going to be moving her to a regular room, and then the lot of you will be able to see them. I'm going to get back to her, but I'll let you know when she's in her room."
"Congratulations Daddy," Willow said happily hugging him.
"Thanks, Red."
Giles and Xander each shook his hand and hugged him. The other three members of the group hugged him as well.
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Spike hurried back to his little family, and when he returned to the delivery room, Buffy had finished breastfeeding the baby, who was now asleep in her arms.
~~~~
Two nurses had come in and prepared Buffy to be moved to the maternity floor, where she had a private room. When they got there, she was wheeled into room 218, they gave her the option of keeping the baby in her room or in the nursery; she chose to keep the baby with her. The nursery staff had already provided a bassinet for Buffy, so that she could lay the baby down when she got tired.
~~~~
The gang was informed that Buffy was in room 218, they then came up in the elevator and when they entered the room they saw that the curtains had been drawn to block out sunlight. There was low lighting in the room, but plenty of light to see little Brianna nestled in her father's arms, Buffy had fallen asleep being tired out from the delivery. They all gathered around Spike as he sat in a chair by Buffy's bed, holding his daughter, staring down into her face.
"Oh, look at her. She's beautiful," Dawn whispered excitedly. The others agreed with her.
"Spike, you are a lucky man," Xander complimented him.
"Thank you, Harris."
Spike slowly stood up from the chair and walked towards Giles.
"Here you go grandpa, don't you want to hold your granddaughter," Spike said to Giles as he stood in front of him.
"But, I'm not her grandfather," Giles replied.
"By blood, you're not. But since you're like a father to Buffy, then you'll be a grandfather to her."
"I couldn't possibly hold her, she is so tiny."
"Go ahead mate, she won't break."
"Alright."
Spike gently placed Brianna in Giles arms and he held her the way he was instructed and looked down into her tiny face. Everyone stood around Giles to look at the baby.
"She is quite lovely, isn't she?" Giles said, admiring the baby.
"Spike, you didn't tell us what you and Buffy named her," Anya inquired.
"Oh, I'm sorry, pet. Everyone I would like to introduce to you, Brianna Joyce Summers."
"You gave her mom's name," Dawn squealed happily, kissing Spike on his cheek.
"Shhh! You'll wake up your big sis."
Buffy woke up to the sound of Dawn's voice. Looking around the room she saw everyone staring at her.
"Hey guys," she said sleepily.
Everyone gathered around her to hug, kiss and congratulate her.
"Hey baby, how do you feel?" Spike asked as he kissed her and held her hand.
"Tired. All that pushing wore me out."
"Hi Mommy, congratulations," Willow said to her best friend.
"Thanks, Will."
"She's beautiful," Willow said.
"Yes, she is," Tara agreed.
Dawn walked up to her sister's bed, reached over and hugged her with a big smile on her face.
"My niece is beautiful."
"Thanks, Dawn. How is your hand?"
"It's fine, I'll live."
"Hey Buf, your daughter is a knock out, just like her mom," Xander said.
"Yes, she is very pretty," Anya replied in agreement.
"Thank you, Uncle Xander and Aunt Anya." Buffy said smiling.
Giles was still holding the tiny bundle of joy when he walked to Buffy's bed and gently handed her the baby.
"Buffy, she is quite lovely, I've never been more proud of you. This child is truly a miracle, your mother would have been so happy," he said smiling at her.
"Thank you, Giles."
"She was a big baby, 12 lbs and 3 oz," Willow said in disbelief.
"Tell me about it. You try pushing something that large out of YOUR body."
"No! Thank you." Willow replied, waving her hands.
"Spike honey, could you lay Brianna down in the bassinet, please."
"Of course, luv."
"Thank you."
"Come on sweetheart," he said to the baby as he lifted her out of Buffy's arms and kissed her.
Spike gently laid his daughter on her side in the bassinet and watched her for a moment longer before turning his attention to his wife.
"Are you hungry, luv? I can have them bring you something."
"No, I'm fine. Besides they will be bringing the dinner trays around soon, I can wait."
"How soon before you and the baby will be coming home?" Dawn asked, excitedly.
"If all goes well, in a day or two."
When Buffy's dinner tray came, the gang decided to go on home and let her eat her dinner and get some rest, she said goodbye to them as they left her room. Spike then set up her tray for her and began to feed her.
TBC
