"Buffy??" Xander stared at her incredibly and Buffy smiled cheekily and
said "guilty!" Xander turned to Willow and said "You're actually speaking
to her after what she did!" Buffy turned red and she took a step back to
Willow who looked at Xander angry. "Xander that is so mean, she feels bad
enough without you adding to it". Buffy put a hand on Willow's shoulder
calming her and said "Look Xander I know what I did wasn't right and Will's
right I do feel bad but I needed the time."
Xander stared at her but instead of saying what they expected he said "Look I get it you ran away to have to kid right. Hell I have wanted to run away and I only just found out but you know what I didn't. That's the grown up thing to do." He turned and walked away with the girls staring after him.
Willow turned to Buffy and said "How did he realize Conner was yours." Buffy shrugged and grabbed hold of Willow's hands again and urged her to continue walking. "So Spill I know you have some sort of hidden secret tapped in that brain of yours." Willow looks nervous and says "No secrets what makes you think I have a secret?" Buffy rolled her eyes and said "I may have been out of sight from you for a year but Will I so know you".
Willow looks even more uncomfortable but smiles at Buffy and says "No secret I am a no secret girl see my smile." Buffy shook her head and said "You got to be kidding me Spill what's the secret."
Willow shook her head and said "Later ok after everyone knows." Buffy on seeing the resolve face nods silently agreeing to wait. Willow upon seeing Buffy's acceptance smiles brightly and says "Good let's go see Giles".
Buffy's eyes widen comically and she grips Willow's hand tighter and says "What now no Will I can't." Willow nods and says "You can and we're nearly there." Buffy mutters an "Oh God" as they come up to Giles' apartment.
Willow holds Buffy's hand tighter and than halts the pram outside the door. She lets go of Buffy's hand and walks up to the door and knocks, they hear a shuffling and the British voice say coming. Buffy took a deep breath and quick look at the baby sleeping once again in the pram before sighing defeat.
She put on a shy smile as the door open and a shocked Giles stared at her. She muttered a "Hey" and then was suddenly over run with a hugging Giles. He was squeezing hard enough that if she was normal it would have hurt so she said "Uh Giles Oxygen needed here". He stepped back with the whole her umming which made Buffy smile and then Giles said "We thought you had died Buffy especially when Faith showed up." Buffy smiled again and said "Um yeah you want to talk about this inside" He nodded and stepped back giving a silent invitation. Buffy stepped in followed by Willow pushing the pram. Giles looked at her curiously but didn't say anything.
They sat down facing each other on the couch Willow sat at the table watching Conner sleep and trying to ignore the tension in the room. Giles got up and went around making tea without asking anyone and set it on the table. Buffy smiled at him and said "So how you been?" Giles sighed at her and said "Worried Buffy, Where have you been for the last year." Buffy grimaced and then looked over at Conner, Giles followed her gaze and then his eyes widened in surprise. He motioned to him and said "Yours" Buffy nodded and he said "How old?" Buffy grimaced a little and said "Couple of days". Giles nodded and said "is that why you left?" Buffy shook her head and said "Oh god no, I wish that was why I left. I didn't find out about him until I was about to come home. Then well I couldn't." Giles nodded his head and said "What's his name?" Buffy smiled softly and said "Conner Giles Summer".
Giles smiled a real smiled for the first time since she had arrived and he said "Oh Buffy" His brimmed with tears and he held his arms which she gladly ran into and she too started crying. The moment was well emotional to say the least.
A couple of hours later and many tears and emotional moments, Giles and Willow were trying to convince Buffy to talk to her mother.
"No I can't she told me not to return I can't just go back" "Buffy you know very well she didn't mean that" "She did I know she did. You didn't see the way she looked at me, how will she look now that I have a child who has a father I don't know?" "Buffy you know your mom loves you, she will take you back." "What if I don't want to go back Will?" "Really Buffy where else will you stay An (Willow makes a wild gesture) Any way it won't be so bad." "Fine but I am doing it tomorrow there is no way I can do it today" "Very Well" "So let's get Conner to my house".
Buffy sighed and picked Conner up off the couch and put him back in the pram and followed Willow out the door.
Xander stared at her but instead of saying what they expected he said "Look I get it you ran away to have to kid right. Hell I have wanted to run away and I only just found out but you know what I didn't. That's the grown up thing to do." He turned and walked away with the girls staring after him.
Willow turned to Buffy and said "How did he realize Conner was yours." Buffy shrugged and grabbed hold of Willow's hands again and urged her to continue walking. "So Spill I know you have some sort of hidden secret tapped in that brain of yours." Willow looks nervous and says "No secrets what makes you think I have a secret?" Buffy rolled her eyes and said "I may have been out of sight from you for a year but Will I so know you".
Willow looks even more uncomfortable but smiles at Buffy and says "No secret I am a no secret girl see my smile." Buffy shook her head and said "You got to be kidding me Spill what's the secret."
Willow shook her head and said "Later ok after everyone knows." Buffy on seeing the resolve face nods silently agreeing to wait. Willow upon seeing Buffy's acceptance smiles brightly and says "Good let's go see Giles".
Buffy's eyes widen comically and she grips Willow's hand tighter and says "What now no Will I can't." Willow nods and says "You can and we're nearly there." Buffy mutters an "Oh God" as they come up to Giles' apartment.
Willow holds Buffy's hand tighter and than halts the pram outside the door. She lets go of Buffy's hand and walks up to the door and knocks, they hear a shuffling and the British voice say coming. Buffy took a deep breath and quick look at the baby sleeping once again in the pram before sighing defeat.
She put on a shy smile as the door open and a shocked Giles stared at her. She muttered a "Hey" and then was suddenly over run with a hugging Giles. He was squeezing hard enough that if she was normal it would have hurt so she said "Uh Giles Oxygen needed here". He stepped back with the whole her umming which made Buffy smile and then Giles said "We thought you had died Buffy especially when Faith showed up." Buffy smiled again and said "Um yeah you want to talk about this inside" He nodded and stepped back giving a silent invitation. Buffy stepped in followed by Willow pushing the pram. Giles looked at her curiously but didn't say anything.
They sat down facing each other on the couch Willow sat at the table watching Conner sleep and trying to ignore the tension in the room. Giles got up and went around making tea without asking anyone and set it on the table. Buffy smiled at him and said "So how you been?" Giles sighed at her and said "Worried Buffy, Where have you been for the last year." Buffy grimaced and then looked over at Conner, Giles followed her gaze and then his eyes widened in surprise. He motioned to him and said "Yours" Buffy nodded and he said "How old?" Buffy grimaced a little and said "Couple of days". Giles nodded and said "is that why you left?" Buffy shook her head and said "Oh god no, I wish that was why I left. I didn't find out about him until I was about to come home. Then well I couldn't." Giles nodded his head and said "What's his name?" Buffy smiled softly and said "Conner Giles Summer".
Giles smiled a real smiled for the first time since she had arrived and he said "Oh Buffy" His brimmed with tears and he held his arms which she gladly ran into and she too started crying. The moment was well emotional to say the least.
A couple of hours later and many tears and emotional moments, Giles and Willow were trying to convince Buffy to talk to her mother.
"No I can't she told me not to return I can't just go back" "Buffy you know very well she didn't mean that" "She did I know she did. You didn't see the way she looked at me, how will she look now that I have a child who has a father I don't know?" "Buffy you know your mom loves you, she will take you back." "What if I don't want to go back Will?" "Really Buffy where else will you stay An (Willow makes a wild gesture) Any way it won't be so bad." "Fine but I am doing it tomorrow there is no way I can do it today" "Very Well" "So let's get Conner to my house".
Buffy sighed and picked Conner up off the couch and put him back in the pram and followed Willow out the door.
