Nothing is mine, yada yada yada.
Catching up
As soon as they entered her room Dawn turned to Andrew and smiled. She had missed him so much, and he was there, standing in front of her. Granted he looked like he'd seen a ghost, but that was understandable. He wouldn't go into details, he would only say that he and Spike had come to an understanding. Somehow she imagined that understanding involved body parts and metal skewers.
"How do you think Spike is doing with Buffy?" Andrew wasn't sure that Dawn's sister would ever forgive all he had done. He just hoped that Dawn had been right about Spike being able to get her to see reason.
"He'll get her to come around. She's not up her killing you right now is she?" Dawn gave him a wink and leaned into him wrapping her arms around his waste.
"There's something I really need to say to you." Spike knew about women, he had said to just tell her.
"You can tell me anything."
"I love you." He waited for what seemed like an eternity. Did she love him or was this just a fling for her? He hadn't thought anything could scare him more than Spike, but at this moment he held his breath.
Dawn pulled back to see his face. He looked so nervous. She smiled and stood up on her tip toes. When her face was just moments from his she answered him.
"I love you too." The kiss that followed was one like that had never shared before. Both had been so afraid that the other didn't feel the same.
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When Buffy came into the lobby Xander and Willow were waiting. Xander paced and Willow almost bounced.
"Guys, what's up? Dawn's ok isn't she?"
"Yes, Dawn's ok. Buffy we need to go to Angel's office. Now." Willow looked so determined.
"What is it Wil?"
Just as Spike and Giles came through the door they heard Willow's answer.
"Xander's getting a new eye."
The three just looked from her to Xander and back. Ever the watcher, Giles was the first to find his voice.
"Willow, how is that possible? You know as well as I do that magics to do that would be powerful and could have serious consequences."
"Giles, they have a doctor that can do this. Angel set it up after Spike told him about Xander."
Buffy looked at Spike.
"Something else you forgot to tell me?"
"Luv, he didn't say anything for certain. He said he would have his girl Friday look into it. I didn't want to get the whelp's hopes up." The look from Xander was one of puzzlement.
Wrapping her arms around his waist Buffy smiled up at him. He surprised her more every day.
"Thanks." It was more of a statement as it left Xander's lips. It was simple, but it was more than he ever expected from the boy.
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Spike knocked on the door. He heard muffled voices, then Dawn answered.
"Yes."
"I'm comin' in bit."
Opening the door, he could see that he had interrupted something. Good. They still had their clothes on. Guess the kid paid attention after all.
"Hello Mr. Spike." Andrew was buttoning his shirt.
Dawn sat back down on the bed next to him and took his hand in hers.
"Hey Spike. How did it go with Buffy?"
"Still workin on it. You might want to find him his own room. Don't think I'll be allowin him to stay in here do you?"
"Yes, Spike. We already found him a room across the hall. We were just catching up."
"Right then. Big sis is on the way up. You might want to do a little less catching up for now."
A voice came from behind Spike.
"Dawn, what are you doing?" Buffy stood, hands on hips.
"We were just. . . talking." Andrew tensed and Dawn pulled his hand closer to her.
Spike held his breath to keep from laughing.
"Uh huh. We're going back to Angel's office. When I get back we need to talk." Dawn's jaw dropped open.
"Ok, sure. Will you guys be back in time for dinner?"
"We don't know. You can order in, but don't leave the hotel. I'm not sure how safe it is here."
Dawn nodded and smiled. As Spike's hand in her back led her from the room Buffy leaned into him. She was going to have to let her sister grow up. No matter how hard it was. Spike had been right about that. She just hoped that Dawn had seen her make enough bad choices not to make the same mistakes.
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"I'm proud of you luv." Spike whispered in her ear.
"Just tell me I'm doing the right thing."
"You are. Bit loves him and he loves her."
They walked down the hall towards the stairs.
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Giles sat on the sofa in the lobby and Willow and Xander filled him in on the details of the last few weeks. Buffy and Spike came down the stairs hand in hand.
"Ready to go guys?"
"Ready when you are Buffster. Are Dawn and Andrew coming?" Xander couldn't believe Buffy would actually leave the two of them alone.
"Nope, they're stayin' here." Spike gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.
"Guess we're off to see the wizard then."
"Oh Xander." Willow hooked her arm in his and they skipped out the doors.
"Those two live in their own little world don't they." Buffy grinned as she and Spike followed Giles into the afternoon sun.
Catching up
As soon as they entered her room Dawn turned to Andrew and smiled. She had missed him so much, and he was there, standing in front of her. Granted he looked like he'd seen a ghost, but that was understandable. He wouldn't go into details, he would only say that he and Spike had come to an understanding. Somehow she imagined that understanding involved body parts and metal skewers.
"How do you think Spike is doing with Buffy?" Andrew wasn't sure that Dawn's sister would ever forgive all he had done. He just hoped that Dawn had been right about Spike being able to get her to see reason.
"He'll get her to come around. She's not up her killing you right now is she?" Dawn gave him a wink and leaned into him wrapping her arms around his waste.
"There's something I really need to say to you." Spike knew about women, he had said to just tell her.
"You can tell me anything."
"I love you." He waited for what seemed like an eternity. Did she love him or was this just a fling for her? He hadn't thought anything could scare him more than Spike, but at this moment he held his breath.
Dawn pulled back to see his face. He looked so nervous. She smiled and stood up on her tip toes. When her face was just moments from his she answered him.
"I love you too." The kiss that followed was one like that had never shared before. Both had been so afraid that the other didn't feel the same.
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When Buffy came into the lobby Xander and Willow were waiting. Xander paced and Willow almost bounced.
"Guys, what's up? Dawn's ok isn't she?"
"Yes, Dawn's ok. Buffy we need to go to Angel's office. Now." Willow looked so determined.
"What is it Wil?"
Just as Spike and Giles came through the door they heard Willow's answer.
"Xander's getting a new eye."
The three just looked from her to Xander and back. Ever the watcher, Giles was the first to find his voice.
"Willow, how is that possible? You know as well as I do that magics to do that would be powerful and could have serious consequences."
"Giles, they have a doctor that can do this. Angel set it up after Spike told him about Xander."
Buffy looked at Spike.
"Something else you forgot to tell me?"
"Luv, he didn't say anything for certain. He said he would have his girl Friday look into it. I didn't want to get the whelp's hopes up." The look from Xander was one of puzzlement.
Wrapping her arms around his waist Buffy smiled up at him. He surprised her more every day.
"Thanks." It was more of a statement as it left Xander's lips. It was simple, but it was more than he ever expected from the boy.
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Spike knocked on the door. He heard muffled voices, then Dawn answered.
"Yes."
"I'm comin' in bit."
Opening the door, he could see that he had interrupted something. Good. They still had their clothes on. Guess the kid paid attention after all.
"Hello Mr. Spike." Andrew was buttoning his shirt.
Dawn sat back down on the bed next to him and took his hand in hers.
"Hey Spike. How did it go with Buffy?"
"Still workin on it. You might want to find him his own room. Don't think I'll be allowin him to stay in here do you?"
"Yes, Spike. We already found him a room across the hall. We were just catching up."
"Right then. Big sis is on the way up. You might want to do a little less catching up for now."
A voice came from behind Spike.
"Dawn, what are you doing?" Buffy stood, hands on hips.
"We were just. . . talking." Andrew tensed and Dawn pulled his hand closer to her.
Spike held his breath to keep from laughing.
"Uh huh. We're going back to Angel's office. When I get back we need to talk." Dawn's jaw dropped open.
"Ok, sure. Will you guys be back in time for dinner?"
"We don't know. You can order in, but don't leave the hotel. I'm not sure how safe it is here."
Dawn nodded and smiled. As Spike's hand in her back led her from the room Buffy leaned into him. She was going to have to let her sister grow up. No matter how hard it was. Spike had been right about that. She just hoped that Dawn had seen her make enough bad choices not to make the same mistakes.
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"I'm proud of you luv." Spike whispered in her ear.
"Just tell me I'm doing the right thing."
"You are. Bit loves him and he loves her."
They walked down the hall towards the stairs.
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Giles sat on the sofa in the lobby and Willow and Xander filled him in on the details of the last few weeks. Buffy and Spike came down the stairs hand in hand.
"Ready to go guys?"
"Ready when you are Buffster. Are Dawn and Andrew coming?" Xander couldn't believe Buffy would actually leave the two of them alone.
"Nope, they're stayin' here." Spike gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.
"Guess we're off to see the wizard then."
"Oh Xander." Willow hooked her arm in his and they skipped out the doors.
"Those two live in their own little world don't they." Buffy grinned as she and Spike followed Giles into the afternoon sun.