Buffy was sleeping on her back with Spike curled up in a ball on her stomach.

Ring-ring Buffy woke up and reached and grabbed her phone.

"Hello?" Buffy asked still half asleep.

"Hey Buffy, it's me Riley. I was wondering if Gram and I could come over and take a look at your cat. Maggie said it would be interesting if we could record this."

"Meow." Spike looked up at Buffy with sad eyes.

"Buffy? You there?"

"Yeah I'm here, why do you record everything? Are you like going to give him shots?" Buffy asked.

"Yeah but he's just a cat it's not like he has feelings."

Spike growled and looked at the phone.

"Riley my cat just growled when you said that. DO you really want to get attacked AGAIN?"

"No, but Gram will be with me this time. And we have electric shock weapons."

"There is no way you are going to give my cat electric shocks. Don't you care about animals?"

"He's just a cat! It's like if shocked Spike you wouldn't care."

Spike listened in interest. Would she care??

"Yes, I would care! Spike hasn't done anything to me- well not in the past three days! And James didn't do anything to you. There is no way you are experimenting on my cat. Got it?"

Oh yeah, she likes me. Spike thought as he curled up into her lap and started purring.

"Listen riley I'll talk to you later." She hung the phone and petted Spike's head.

She looked at the clock and saw that it was 4:00 in the afternoon.

"I gotta take a shower."

Spike looked up at her and got off her lap.

Buffy's lifted her right eyebrow. She gathered her things for her shower. She walked down the hall. Spike following close behind her. Buffy walked into the bathroom and Spike ran in.

"Kitty you have to get out so I take a shower."

Spike jumped on the toilet seat and looked at Buffy. Buffy picked up Spike and put him outside the door but he ran in before she closed the door.

"No, kitty stay outside."

Again she tried to up Spike but he ran and jumped up on the counter.

"You want to see me get into the shower huh?"

"Buffy, who are you talking to?"

"My cat mom." "Okay. you're going bed early tonight okay?"

"Fine mom can you help me get James out of here so I can take my shower?"

Joyce walked in and saw Spike on the counter looking innocent.

"Come on kitty, I have some blood for you." He didn't move. "Some hot chocolate?" Nothing. "With mini marshmallows?" Spike jumped off the counter and walked out.

I can see Buffy later. Spike thought. I love Joyce's hot chocolate.

"How did you do that?"

"Mother's touch I guess."