Author note: Thanks Ann didn't even realize. Although beats me how I didn't. So yeah she has only been there 5 months not a year. I think I was going to make the baby older but changed my mind. This chapter is the same except one different word! ************************************************************************

Chapter 9

Buffy arms went to her belly immediately upon waking and she sighed with relief when she found a rather large stomach. She got up and went to the mirror, now very confused. She felt like she had lived that life in her dream, could it be a prophetic dream. She touched the mirror in front of her and pondered aloud.. "Go home to Dawn, Who's Dawn? Death is my gift??? What sort of gift is death? (Looks down at her belly) Maybe your Dawn". She shakes her head "Talking to yourself yeah your not crazy". She bites her lip and says "Well if it is prophetic I am going to have to go home. I can't travel like this though so I suppose I will wait until your born". With that said Buffy gets up and struggles to get dressed over her rather big 8 and a half month stomach and never one to think things through starts to walk to the gym.

She gets there in about 15 minutes due to her having to stop for a rest halfway. Katrina smiles at her and says "Hey sweetie you sure you should be walking around in your condition". Buffy smiles tiredly and says "Hey I'm not dying". Katrina smiles again and says "You know what David would say about that, so what are you doing here?" Buffy bites her lip and says "I thought I should tell you that as soon as the baby's out I am heading home". Katrina looks at Buffy curiously and says "Where is home?" Buffy sighs and says "Sunnydale". Katrina nods and says "What brought this on?" Buff shrugs and says "I think I am getting sappy in my old age." This earns a laugh from Kat who says "Yeah old age my wrinkles, if you're old what does that make me?" Buffy grins and says "Dead and buried". Kat comes over and give Buffy an awkward hug and says "We're going to miss you". Buffy sniffs and says "I know, so will I".

Buffy turns to go and Kat calls to her and says "Don't forget to call". Buffy turns back and says "Like I wouldn't call, how do you think I am getting to the hospital?" Kat grins and Buffy turns and walks out the door she sighs and holds back the tears before heading to the phone booth.

She picks up the handset and dials the number. "Hello" "Hey Will" "Hey Buffy what's up, you only called a couple of days ago". "What I can't call my bestest friend in the whole world more than once a week" "Not usually" "Well I have good news" "Yeah" "Yeah" .... "You going to tell me?" "I am coming home next month, maybe earlier" A squeal is heard and Buffy holds the phone away from her ear.. "Really oh my god, I can't wait it's been nearly 5 months Buffy oh gosh really your sure". "Would I tell you if I wasn't." "Why a month" "you'll see when I get there, can I stay with you for a few days though" "Sure Buffy My parents wouldn't even notice. SO you'll call me when it is closer right". "Course I will, And Will" "Yeah" "Thanks".

Buffy replaces the handset and smiles, at least she made someone happy. She is nervous and it hasn't even happened yet. She takes a deep breath and decides she should keep going, the doctor told her she shouldn't walk too much now that it was so close. She slowly makes her way back up the street when suddenly someone running knocks her to the ground, she lands painfully on her side but her hand automatically went to protect the baby, so she was pretty sure it was just her. The person who knocked her down didn't notice her stomach and was in the process of telling her off for getting in the way. She got up with her back facing them and said "Yeah well if you had been watching where you were going and ow (She held her stomach as she got up totally). The person scoffed and said "Yeah like a little fall would hurt". Buffy turned around and the person saw her stomach and went as white as a sheet. He was tall, with blonde hair and green eyes but other than that he looked like a business type person. Buffy looked at him and said "What you find out I'm pregnant and automatically change your opinion. (She pushes past him) You should watch where you are going next time". She holds her stomach but doesn't make a sound as another pang hits her. She mutters a damn as she tries to hurry back to the gym. The man stops her though and says "Miss I am really sorry.. Are you alright?"

She pushed her hand off her and said "I will when I get to the hospital". He looks at her quizzically and says "The hospital (at her look) Oh the hospital, your in labor. That's probably why you didn't see me." Buffy mouth fell open and she said "What I didn't see, you didn't see me, and for your information I wasn't in labour until you put the baby in shock and made me go into labor ". He said "What I didn't make you go in labor, you can't prove anything." Buffy's mouth was starting to hurt from all the gaping and she said "Look mister, these contraction are starting to hurt and I am pretty sure my water broke back there, if the puddle is anything to go by, I am not going to sue you so can piss off so I can go to the hospital".

It was his turn to gap as she starting hurrying to the gym, ignoring his protests. She pushed the doors open and upon seeing no Kat she yelled "Katrina get your butt out here". No Katrina but David came out to see what was happening, upon seeing buffy leaning against the door frame and holding her belly, he put two and two together and grabbed his keys off the counter. He grabbed her and rushed her to the car without even giving her time to say anything. He was already speeding to the hospital by the time she said "You can slow down the contraction aren't that close together." He looked at her and said "are you a doctor?" She shook her head and he said "Well I don't want your baby born in this car ok". She nodded and leant back to wait.

At the hospital it went pretty quick, they had her in a room where the doctor told her she was too far along to have drugs, he said that her falling would have caused the baby to be in shock and it kicked and opened the bag which was the initial pain she felt. He said she was lucky she got here so quick because she was nearly fully dilated.

He had her fill in documents to give her something to do while she waited. She pretty much threw the clipboard when her next contraction hit. The clipboard was at the moment stuck in the wall, everyone was too busy to notice. The pain was extreme to say the least, like in her dream she was leaving indentions in the metal. She was panting heavily and sweat was running down her face, the doctor kept telling her to breathe. What did he expect her to stop breathing, who would forget to breathe? He then took a look and said "Ok Buffy now you need to start pushing ok?" She nodded and just like her dream she was able to get the baby out with two pushes. She sighed with relief when the doctor said "It's a Boy".

That means the baby in her dream couldn't be real right? But the part with Angel seemed so real.

The doctor came and put him on her chest, she smiled, he was so perfect. Ten toes, Ten fingers and a cute little button nose. He looked like a male version of the baby in her dream.

One of the nurses said "Do you know what you want to name him".

She bit her lip and said "Conner Giles Summers". Before they took him away Buffy said "Hey Conner I'm your mommy"

**************************************************************************** ******** Author note: So yeah no more Joy thought it would sound better with a boy. What do you think, think it should still be Joy?? Oh and don't worry still Buffy and Angel!!