.:a/n:. Just to clear it up, yeah, they were making out. Cordelia kissed
him, and just then, Buffy came and yeah, it'll be more explained in the
next few chapters. Sorry for the confusion and sorry for the short chapter.
~~**~~ Buffy held back tears that were threatening to fall as she walked over to the spot where Willow sat. Sitting down next to her friend in the cafeteria, Buffy put on a fake smile. She always did that, hid her emotions. She didn't want her friend to know what had happened, at least not yet. She just didn't want to talk about it. She just wanted it to disappear. She wanted Spike to disappear. 'Stupid jerk. I should have known he'd do that to me. Calm down Buffy, it's not his fault, it's yours. You were dumb enough to believe his smooth words,' she thought. 'What if it was all an accident? Oh yeah, and what, he tripped and his tongue just happened to slid into her mouth? Real believable there Buffy.'
"What's on your mind?" Willow asked, looking up from her food.
"Huh? Nothing. Just thinking how I'm going to survive with barely any money left and your brother devouring the food I have now, for another week or so."
"What do you mean?"
"My mom called last night and told me she was staying longer than she expected. It's not bad or anything, it's just . . ."
"You'd like to have a satisfied tummy until then? I'll come over after school and get Dean looking for a new place. He's such an asshole, he should've been gone before now. Sorry for letting it get so bad. I'll buy you some food if you need it," Willow offered.
"No thanks Will. I'm fine, really. I think I have some in my account that will help last me, and if I really get desperate, I can always ask the neighbours. I'm sure they'd lend me some until I can pay them back."
"Neighbours like . . . Spike and his family?" Willow asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Neighbours like ones far away from Spike."
"Oh I see. You're in the upset phase now."
"Can we not talk about this? There are better things to talk about then Spike, his mention is a waste of good air."
~~**~~
"Man are you fucked," Xander said, looking over at Spike. The two were walking home from school that way like any other day. They lived pretty close and usually Riley gave them a drive, but he didn't have the car. "That Cordelia is one big bitch. Setting a trap for you, kissing you right in the parking lot, and then having Buffy purposely find you. Boy, she must want you some damn bad. And just as Buffy was starting to believe all your lies. If only she knew."
'Lies. Right,' Spike thought. "Tell me about it mate. I don't know how I'm going to get her back now."
"So you're calling the bet off? Throwing in the towel?" Xander asked.
"Never said that. I know how to work her, this is a tough one, but I will find a way," Spike said. "Just need a little more time."
"Better get hurrying, time's running short."
"What are you saying?"
"Don't you remember the time limit? The bet was that you could get Buffy to fall for you in one week. Then we lengthened it to one month. I'm fine on giving you another, but I don't know about the other guys. They're pretty greedy to get some money."
"Then I better get to work. I'll talk to you later," Spike said turning a corner and walking off in the opposite direction.
~~**~~
Buffy was in her kitchen with Willow, making them each a sandwich for dinner. Dean had gone out for the night, looking around for apartments, and Willow was going to use Buffy's computer to search the Internet.
Grabbing two sodas from the fridge, Buffy followed Willow into the dining room where they both took a seat. She kept quiet as she bit into her sandwich and looked up at Willow to catch her staring at her.
"What?" she asked, her mouth full of food.
"Spike's really gotten to you, hasn't he Buffy?" Willow asked. "You haven't been your normal self since we met up at lunch. If he hurt you I'll rip his dick off."
Buffy laughed. "I know. I just have things on my mind. Its weird. I thought we were starting to form what we used to have, but . . . He was just being Spike. I didn't expect it, I let my guard down. It was stupid of me. I can't believe I let myself trust him." 'Love him,' she thought.
"Don't blame yourself. In no way is this your fault Buffy, its Spike's. Just forget him. Whatever happened, whatever he did, forget it. C'mon, lets go out. Meet some new hotties, get the old ones of our minds."
". . . Our minds?" Buffy asked.
Willow just laughed before grabbing her friend's hand and dragging her out the door.
~~**~~ Buffy held back tears that were threatening to fall as she walked over to the spot where Willow sat. Sitting down next to her friend in the cafeteria, Buffy put on a fake smile. She always did that, hid her emotions. She didn't want her friend to know what had happened, at least not yet. She just didn't want to talk about it. She just wanted it to disappear. She wanted Spike to disappear. 'Stupid jerk. I should have known he'd do that to me. Calm down Buffy, it's not his fault, it's yours. You were dumb enough to believe his smooth words,' she thought. 'What if it was all an accident? Oh yeah, and what, he tripped and his tongue just happened to slid into her mouth? Real believable there Buffy.'
"What's on your mind?" Willow asked, looking up from her food.
"Huh? Nothing. Just thinking how I'm going to survive with barely any money left and your brother devouring the food I have now, for another week or so."
"What do you mean?"
"My mom called last night and told me she was staying longer than she expected. It's not bad or anything, it's just . . ."
"You'd like to have a satisfied tummy until then? I'll come over after school and get Dean looking for a new place. He's such an asshole, he should've been gone before now. Sorry for letting it get so bad. I'll buy you some food if you need it," Willow offered.
"No thanks Will. I'm fine, really. I think I have some in my account that will help last me, and if I really get desperate, I can always ask the neighbours. I'm sure they'd lend me some until I can pay them back."
"Neighbours like . . . Spike and his family?" Willow asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Neighbours like ones far away from Spike."
"Oh I see. You're in the upset phase now."
"Can we not talk about this? There are better things to talk about then Spike, his mention is a waste of good air."
~~**~~
"Man are you fucked," Xander said, looking over at Spike. The two were walking home from school that way like any other day. They lived pretty close and usually Riley gave them a drive, but he didn't have the car. "That Cordelia is one big bitch. Setting a trap for you, kissing you right in the parking lot, and then having Buffy purposely find you. Boy, she must want you some damn bad. And just as Buffy was starting to believe all your lies. If only she knew."
'Lies. Right,' Spike thought. "Tell me about it mate. I don't know how I'm going to get her back now."
"So you're calling the bet off? Throwing in the towel?" Xander asked.
"Never said that. I know how to work her, this is a tough one, but I will find a way," Spike said. "Just need a little more time."
"Better get hurrying, time's running short."
"What are you saying?"
"Don't you remember the time limit? The bet was that you could get Buffy to fall for you in one week. Then we lengthened it to one month. I'm fine on giving you another, but I don't know about the other guys. They're pretty greedy to get some money."
"Then I better get to work. I'll talk to you later," Spike said turning a corner and walking off in the opposite direction.
~~**~~
Buffy was in her kitchen with Willow, making them each a sandwich for dinner. Dean had gone out for the night, looking around for apartments, and Willow was going to use Buffy's computer to search the Internet.
Grabbing two sodas from the fridge, Buffy followed Willow into the dining room where they both took a seat. She kept quiet as she bit into her sandwich and looked up at Willow to catch her staring at her.
"What?" she asked, her mouth full of food.
"Spike's really gotten to you, hasn't he Buffy?" Willow asked. "You haven't been your normal self since we met up at lunch. If he hurt you I'll rip his dick off."
Buffy laughed. "I know. I just have things on my mind. Its weird. I thought we were starting to form what we used to have, but . . . He was just being Spike. I didn't expect it, I let my guard down. It was stupid of me. I can't believe I let myself trust him." 'Love him,' she thought.
"Don't blame yourself. In no way is this your fault Buffy, its Spike's. Just forget him. Whatever happened, whatever he did, forget it. C'mon, lets go out. Meet some new hotties, get the old ones of our minds."
". . . Our minds?" Buffy asked.
Willow just laughed before grabbing her friend's hand and dragging her out the door.