The Test
The sun wasn't up and Buffy was in the bathroom. These had been the longest 4 days of her life. Eww. Who came up with this? Reading the directions on the box she peed in the little cup and placed 2 drops into the little hole. Now all she had to do was wait. 4 minutes? Ugh! The sat the test on the counter and brushed her teeth and did her hair. Still 1 minute. Who knew that it took such little time to do these things? Patting her foot she was startled when the door opened. A sleepy Spike entered.
"Luv? The sun's not due up for another hour at least. What are you. . ." he saw the test on the counter. "Well?" He was all of a sudden as anxious as she was.
"Time's up. You look." She had waited all this time and she, the slayer of vampires and demons, was afraid to look at the results of a pregnancy test.
He took the two steps to the counter and picked up the test.
"What does a line mean?"
Buffy read the paper with the instructions on it. Her heart dropped. Spike could tell by her face what it meant and he reached for her.
"There was supposed to be a plus sign."
"Maybe the test is wrong luv." He suddenly felt a loss.
"Spike, the pharmacist said this is the most accurate one. I'm not pregnant." He rubbed her back as she sobbed into his chest.
"Not this time, Luv." She pulled back and looked up at him. "Just means we get to keep trying." He gave her a wicked smile and she relaxed in his arms.
"I love you."
"Love you too, Pet." He kissed her on top of her head and rested his chin there.
"Maybe there's something wrong. I mean, I have died twice, and lord knows I've gotten hit enough times." It occurred to her that quite a few of those hits had been to her stomach.
"Wouldn't hurt to see a doctor, would it? Besides, want to be at your best when we do get pregnant, don't you? And there are a lot of things we need to do ahead of time. Like finding a house, and settling the matter of your retirement." And getting married, but he was going to make that proposal special.
"Mom's doctor is here in L.A. The one she used for that sort of stuff. Guess I could call and see if he could see me. And you and Xander said you found a house in Modesto. Do you think that would be a good place to grow up?"
"I think where ever we are together will be a good place for them to grow up."
"Them?"
"Our kids."
"Kids? How many kids are we talking here, cause, I've seen those birthing videos they showed in sex ed and let me tell you. Not a pretty picture." He could tell by the tone of her voice she had perked up a bit.
"At least one of each." He placed a kiss on the tip of her nose and turned her around.
"What if we get two boys, or two girls?" She had been so concerned with having this 'one' baby that the thought of how many more there would be had never crossed her mind.
"Guess we'll just have to keep on tryin' then." He swatted her rear and pushed her out the bathroom door and closed it behind her. His voice carried from the other side of the door. "I'll be out in a minute."
Buffy stood facing the window watching the early morning sky begin it's change. As the darkness gave way to light and the yellows and oranges began to peak on the horizon she felt his arms encircle her.
"Didn't think I'd miss our mornin tradition did you?" He kissed her neck and rested his chin on her shoulder.
"Of course not." Her hands found their way to his around her waist.
They stood and watched as the sun effortlessly overtook the darkness. This would forever be their favorite time of time of day. It was a daily reminder of the possibilities of new beginnings and the gift that they had been given in their life together.
The sun wasn't up and Buffy was in the bathroom. These had been the longest 4 days of her life. Eww. Who came up with this? Reading the directions on the box she peed in the little cup and placed 2 drops into the little hole. Now all she had to do was wait. 4 minutes? Ugh! The sat the test on the counter and brushed her teeth and did her hair. Still 1 minute. Who knew that it took such little time to do these things? Patting her foot she was startled when the door opened. A sleepy Spike entered.
"Luv? The sun's not due up for another hour at least. What are you. . ." he saw the test on the counter. "Well?" He was all of a sudden as anxious as she was.
"Time's up. You look." She had waited all this time and she, the slayer of vampires and demons, was afraid to look at the results of a pregnancy test.
He took the two steps to the counter and picked up the test.
"What does a line mean?"
Buffy read the paper with the instructions on it. Her heart dropped. Spike could tell by her face what it meant and he reached for her.
"There was supposed to be a plus sign."
"Maybe the test is wrong luv." He suddenly felt a loss.
"Spike, the pharmacist said this is the most accurate one. I'm not pregnant." He rubbed her back as she sobbed into his chest.
"Not this time, Luv." She pulled back and looked up at him. "Just means we get to keep trying." He gave her a wicked smile and she relaxed in his arms.
"I love you."
"Love you too, Pet." He kissed her on top of her head and rested his chin there.
"Maybe there's something wrong. I mean, I have died twice, and lord knows I've gotten hit enough times." It occurred to her that quite a few of those hits had been to her stomach.
"Wouldn't hurt to see a doctor, would it? Besides, want to be at your best when we do get pregnant, don't you? And there are a lot of things we need to do ahead of time. Like finding a house, and settling the matter of your retirement." And getting married, but he was going to make that proposal special.
"Mom's doctor is here in L.A. The one she used for that sort of stuff. Guess I could call and see if he could see me. And you and Xander said you found a house in Modesto. Do you think that would be a good place to grow up?"
"I think where ever we are together will be a good place for them to grow up."
"Them?"
"Our kids."
"Kids? How many kids are we talking here, cause, I've seen those birthing videos they showed in sex ed and let me tell you. Not a pretty picture." He could tell by the tone of her voice she had perked up a bit.
"At least one of each." He placed a kiss on the tip of her nose and turned her around.
"What if we get two boys, or two girls?" She had been so concerned with having this 'one' baby that the thought of how many more there would be had never crossed her mind.
"Guess we'll just have to keep on tryin' then." He swatted her rear and pushed her out the bathroom door and closed it behind her. His voice carried from the other side of the door. "I'll be out in a minute."
Buffy stood facing the window watching the early morning sky begin it's change. As the darkness gave way to light and the yellows and oranges began to peak on the horizon she felt his arms encircle her.
"Didn't think I'd miss our mornin tradition did you?" He kissed her neck and rested his chin on her shoulder.
"Of course not." Her hands found their way to his around her waist.
They stood and watched as the sun effortlessly overtook the darkness. This would forever be their favorite time of time of day. It was a daily reminder of the possibilities of new beginnings and the gift that they had been given in their life together.