Hey you guys I'm back again with another dose of pure spuffy-ness hope you are all enjoying these chapters and sorry about the cliff hangers I know their a terror but I got to keep ya'll hooked aint I! Enjoy this third chapter. Luv catinsxx

Ok guys just a reminder here's what happened in the last chapter...

...Turning the handle spike rubbed his left eye and pulled the door open a crack, looking out he saw buffy soaking wet and with a massive bruise on the side of her face, she looked like she had been in a fight with someone. His face was one of shock as she stood in closer to the door

"S-spike I..."

Chapter 3: late one stormy night

"B-buffy are you ok luv?" spike stuttered standing at the front door leaving buffy stood out in the rain. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, all he wanted to do was take her in his arms and hold her close.

"Spike..." she broke down and covered her mouth with her hand turning away from him to cover the sight of her tears. She felt disgusting, she felt like a hooker begging for cash. Noticing her turn away spike stepped in closer and put his hand on her shoulder, god she was trembling and her skin had gone from silk to freezing cold and soaking wet.

"Buffy... you're freezing what happened? Why aren't you at home? Where's Freddie?" he asked a thousand questions a second, but he couldn't help it, he wanted to just hold her so close and find out what happened.

"Freddie tried to rape me, h-he..." she paused unable to believe the words that were coming out of her mouth

"He hit me..." and that was it, it broke her down, she couldn't let spike see her in such a state, remembering how much Freddie hated to see her cry she thought all men to be the same, including spike.

"I...I I'm sorry, I shouldn't be here..." she whispered and pulled away from his smooth warm hand that felt good against her shoulder. Running down the drive way, she had to get away from him she couldn't be near him, not him; not any man. The rain crashed down against her skin and she could feel the temperature had dropped, the rain felt like ice against her skin.

"WAIT! BUFFY!" Spike shouted, braving the rain and running after her in nothing but his boxers, a part of him wishing to god this wasn't going to be in tomorrow's school papers. She heard his voice but didn't dare to stop, all that kept repeating in her mind was Freddie's voice – how evil he sounded, to her; his own wife.

Running faster spike knew one thing; he wasn't going to let buffy out of his sight, that's for sure! When he had turned that handle only moments ago the last person he had expected to see was her and when she had said Freddie had hit her, well he felt like going down there and kicking the living crap out of him. But this was neither the time nor the place. He would make sure Freddie paid for ever trying to hurt his girl, that's for sure! But buffy needed him more than ever now, he wasn't going to let her roam the streets she was so beautiful and smart and talented and gorgeous 'wait what am I thinking? She's a married woman' he thought quickly to himself.

Running faster he managed to catch buffy and buy now he was soaking wet too. She couldn't run any more she felt so alone all she wanted to do was collapse to the ground and so she did, or at least tried. But he...he caught her. She felt his strong arms wrap around her, it felt like bliss, she felt the warmth of his body and melted like ice to water. spike had cradled her from behind wrapping his arms around her waist, running his hands up and down her arms; feeling her shake beneath him made his heart cry out in pain. He hated to feel this way, he hated her to feel this way; she shouldn't have to and definitely not because of that loser. She cried in his arms and her legs gave way, her ankles pained from the running and walking. Slowly both slipped to the ground, yet he still cradled her in his arms, lightly kissing the top of her head; rocking her back and fourth.

"Shh, Shh love its okay, its okay I'm not gonna hurt you" he whispered over and over. But it couldn't compare to the sound of her sobs, she had given so much for Freddie, how he could he do this to her. She felt his arms and felt safe, she never felt this way with Freddie, she never felt so secure in her whole life. What was it that made her stomach turn into a thousand butterflies when ever he was near?

"Let's get you inside luv or else you'll catch your death out ear'" spike whispered into her ear, helping her to stand. Trying to walk spike stopped her and gathered her up in his arms, lightly kissing the top of her head and looking down at the beautiful eyes that stared back at him.

"You amaze me you know?" He whispered carrying her towards the house. Laying her head against his chest and holding her arms around his neck she whispered to him

"And why's that..." his answer was short and simple, just the way she liked it, especially from him

"Because even though you're all soaking wet and bruised up, you're still the most beautiful person I have ever seen..."

Blushing she didn't reply, but she didn't have to; her tiny smile was enough for him. Taking her inside he closed the door with his foot and it locked shut on the catch,

"You can sleep in one of the guest rooms if you want luv? I got some t- shirts and jeans you could change into" he whispered taking off up the stairs after just managing to turn the light switch off with buffy still in his arms.

"Thanks for everything spike..." she uttered into his chest, holding him a bit more tighter. He kissed the top of her smooth hair again

"Any time luv, I mean that you know..."

"I know..."

Turning into the guest room he walked over to the huge double bed, in the pure white room. Turning on the bed side lamp, he placed buffy down onto the silk sheets of the bed and she looked up at him; into his bright blue eyes that seemed to care so much about her, but why? She felt more than just friendship in his touch and in the way he looked at her... almost like her guardian angel.

Pulling away spike walked over to the on-suite bathroom and opened the door turning the light on and then leaving the room. Buffy sat up about to stop him but he turned back noticing out the corner of his eye her sudden movements.

"Shh, settle down, I'm just going to get you some clothes so you can have a hot bath, with warm clothes to change in to after pet" he smiled leaving the door way. Smiling to herself she couldn't believe how beautiful the room was, it was fit for a goddess not for her; she felt out of place.

After a long hot bath buffy emerged from the bathroom and looked at the clock on the bed side table, it read 4:30am. She couldn't believe how tired she was, before long it would be time to get up again and got to work. As if reading her mind spike walked in and said

"Don't even think about getting up for work in the morning, I don't want you to go in; I'll even stay with ya"

Smiling to him, he looked back with love in his eyes and walked over to her as she jumped under the sheets. Sitting by her on the bed he touched the small bruise that had come up on her face and she pulled away

"Sorry luv..." spike replied to her sudden movement, but he wasn't the one to be saying sorry and she knew that more than anyone

"No, it's not your fault, I...I" But she couldn't find the right words to say how she felt.

"You get some rest luv, I'll be in the next room if you need me" spike spoke half yawning and half loving. She smiled and nodded as he exited the room, closing the door behind him.

Turning off the bed side light she laid down her head and closed her eyes but after about five minuets she tossed and turned, unable to get to sleep. Sitting up in bed she looked around the dark room and stuck her feet out of the bed, walking across to the door she opened it and walked silently down the hall to the next room, which had the door left open just a crack. Peering inside buffy noticed the tight muscular out light of his figure in the huge king size bed. Creeping across the room, she stopped half way wondering what the heck she was doing

'Buffy you're a married woman for Christ sakes, you can't sleep with another man' she thought to herself. But just the mere image of Freddie in her bed made her cringe and she definitely didn't want to spend the night alone in that other room, she needed spike for some reason, she felt she was protected from anything with him, she felt loved.

Slipping under the sheets, buffy wrapped her arms around spike's waist and he stirred turning over to face her

"Buffy... are you okay?" spike spoke soft and gentle, so passionate

"I'm scarred spike, will you hold me?" she asked shyly. Who could refuse her he thought silently and took her into his arms wrapping the quilt around them both. Just as he was about to kiss her head she looked up and he kissed her lips, shocked he pulled away and she smiled.

"I don't know why but I think I'm safe with you" she whispered and he held her closer

"Buffy, you don't know how wrong you are!" Came a voice from across the room, buffy jumped up and spike held her back

"Oh my god, Freddie!"

Well that's chappy 3 hope ya'll are enjoying this, please read and review xx