This chapter might be to cute and lovey dovey for some people if so skip
right to the end, but I love it, its one of my favourites
Frank-Sinatra's - Way You Look Tonight
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Roses
Once Faith and Buffy had finish shopping the went back to the hotel, tried on some of the clothes by about 1 am Faith said it was time to go home. Buffy had fallen asleep.
They drove to the house in silence as Buffy thought about what her husband had planned for her and next to her Faith thought about the question Buffy had asked her
"How are you and Angel, you don't seem as close as you were before"
Faith knew her and Angel were drifting apart but she didn't want to admit it to herself or anybody else
"Were here B" Faith said "Have a good time" She said as Buffy got out the car
Buffy looked at Faith suspiciously but knew there was only one way to find out as she walked down the path way slowly, she looked over her shoulder and realised Faith was not driving away
All of a sudden the front door was opened and Alex ran up to Buffy with a backpack on his back, he gave Buffy a hug
"Hey baby, you know you shouldn't come out on your own" Buffy said as she knelt in front of him
"I know mommy, here you go" He said handing Buffy a envelope "I licked the envelopes, and it's a secwet" He said proudly before running to Faith who had got out the car
Buffy looked at her son run in to Faith arms and drive off in the car
Buffy carried on to walk to the house, she paused and opened the envelope Alex had given her, she pulled out a note and read it out loud
=========
Roses are red
Violets are Blue
This is what you have to do
Go up the stairs and into our room
This night will begin soon
==============
Buffy smiled and followed the instructions she entered the house to find a trail of rose petals leading up the stairs and to her room, there she found a beautiful black spaghetti strap dress with a rose on top of it and another red envelope, she opened the envelope and once again read the note out loud
===========
Put on the dress
And follow the trail
And then let
Your night prevail
===========
Buffy put the note down and got undressed and put on the dress, she looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, Then she turned around and picked up the rose and stepped out of the room, she gasped as she saw the trail of rose petals had been replaced with a pathway of candles just like when they got engaged.
Buffy smiled and followed the pathway to the top of the stairs were she found another note
============
Walk down the stairs
And into the yard
There you will find
Your final card
===========
Buffy ran down the stairs and into the kitchen she slowly walked towards the door and opened it, she was speechless at the sight There was tall candles sticks surrounding a table for two that was bathed in moonlight, soft music was playing in the back ground, Buffy walked down the steps and on one of the candle sticks was attached another note
=========
My beauty my love
Don't make a sound
Just step back
And turn around
==========
Buffy smiled again and silently took a step back, only to find she stepped back into something warm, she turned around and looked up to find the beautiful blue eyes of her husband,
"Happy anniversary my love" He said wrapping her arms around her, only to find she was crying
"Ok not the outcome I hoped for, were the poems that bad pet" He said pulling away slightly to look at her
"I don't deserve you" She said as tears came down her face
"You deserve the world Buffy" He said pulling her back to him
"I love you so much Spike" Buffy said into his chest
"I love you too Buffy" He said kissing the top of her head then taking her hand and leading her to the table.
They sat and ate talking about memories and each others day and they talked about Alex and how happy they were with there lives, when they finished Spike walked into the house briefly and turned the music over and turned it up slightly, he walked around and blew out all the candles and walked back over to Buffy and held out his hand
"May I have this dance" He asked, she smiled and took his hand and let him lead her to a patch of grass that was bathed in the light of the full moon Spike wrapped his arms around his wife, he began to sway softly the music
Her head was tucked against his shoulder and he rested his cheek against her hair. They both closed their eyes at the same moment, enjoying the feel of each other.
Buffy sighed. There was no way she could have planned this better herself. He had done more than she could have ever imagined, and he had done it perfectly.
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Someday
When I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow
Just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight
Oh but you're lovely
With your smile so warm
And your cheek so soft
There is nothing for me
But to love you
Just the way you look tonight
With each word
Your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh
That wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart
Lovely
Never, ever change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it?
Cause I love you
And the way you look tonight."
++++++++++++++++
Buffy pulled away from Spike and took his hand, with a seductive smile she led him back into the house.
*~*~*~*~*~
Buffy and Spike lay naked in bed in each others arms, then all of a sudden Buffy remembered something
"Oh" She gasped sitting up slightly
"Good oh or bad oh" He said as she climbed out of bed
"Good oh, I forgot to give you your present," She said walking over to him with a box
"What is it" He said grinning like a little boy on Christmas morning
"Open it and find out" She said sitting in front of him
Spike opened the box only to find and black helmet. He looked up at her confused
"Like it" She asked
"Yeah, but why would I need this luv" He asked
Buffy then pulled some keys out from behind her back and handed them to him, his eyes went wide with shock
"Well, I kinda miss seeing you on that bike of yours" She said smiling, Spike dropped the keys into the helmet and put the box on the floor and pulled Buffy in for a passionate kiss, when he broke the kiss he rested his forehead on hers
"Thank you" He whispered
"That's ok, its at Angel's when you want it, but Spike the bike, its nothing compared to what you did for me tonight, it was perfect" She said kissing him again he pulled back and looked at the window
"Its not over yet" He said jumping up and putting on his jeans Buffy looked at him and followed his lead by slipping on his white shirt buttoning up she watched Spike open the window
"Spike what are you doing" She laughed as he ran across the room and grabbed to glasses of champagne
"Come on," He said holding out his hand to her
She grabbed it and climbed out the window, she realised the sun was about to rise Spike handed her the glasses and when she wasn't looking grabbed a couple of envelopes and slipped them in to his pocket and climbed outside, sitting down next to Buffy on the roof he took a glass from her and put and arm around her, she rested her head on his chest and together
"Could this get anymore perfect" She said to him out in into the air as they watched the sun rise
"Could you get anymore perfect"
"I'm not perfect luv but I'm awfully close don't you think" He smirked They both chuckled slightly as Spike ran his hands through Buffys hair
"But I have got to give you your present" He said
Buffy sat up and looked at him "But I thought..." Buffy said pointing down to the set up still down stairs
"Oh no that wasn't you're present, that was just to make you extra happy," He said smiling, he reached behind him and handed over the envelopes
"Happy anniversary Buffy, although it was kinda yesterday in it" He said as he watched her open the first envelope
"OH MY GOD HAWAII" She screamed as she looked at the three tickets to Hawaii, Buffy threw her arms around his neck
"Thank you thank you thank you" She screeched
"Its ok luv but open the other one" He said Buffy quickly tore part the second envelope and stared at it, tears came to her eyes
"England" She said her voice full of emotion
"Yeah, thought we could visit dear old watcher while were there, get him to see how much Alex has grown, that's only if you want..."
Spike never got a chance to finish the sentence before Buffys lips cut him off,
"You don't -even know -how much -I love you right now- theirs -no words for it" She said between kisses
"Are we goin then" He said to her
"HELL YEAH" She said wrapping her arms around his neck again
"Great, its 2 weeks in Hawaii and then 2 weeks in England ok, we'll be back for Christmas" He said as she pulled away to look at him
"When do we leave" Buffy said to him
Spike looked at his watch and back at her "In about three hours so we best get moving" He said grabbing her hand and pulling her inside
"WHAT Spike, three hours, I haven't packed and Alex and work and the house and..."
"Buffy calm down, everything's taken calm of" He said grabbing a t-shirt
"What are you talking about" Buffy said running into the bathroom
"Willow emailed all the girls to tell them you'd be away, Angel said he will keep an eye on the house and Alex is packed and ready to go" Spike shouted through the bathroom door
"He is...oh that's the secret he was talking about"
"Yeah" He said laughing
"And what about me what about my..." She paused as she realised that he had sent her shopping and the clothes were at the hotel
"All packed, hope you brought some nice stuff today luv" He said walking to her and wrapping his arms around her waist
She playfully hit his arm
"How long have you been planning this" She said wrapping her arms around his neck
"Me to know luv" He said leaning down and kissing her softly
*~*~*~*~*~
"Ready" Spike said as Buffy came down the stairs
"Ready" She said smiling
Spike turned round to open the front door when Buffy grabbed his arm and spun him round and gave him a mind-blowing kiss
"Well, what was that for" Spike asked breathlessly
"For being the best husband in the world" She whispered
They smiled at each other before running out the front door and locking it behind them
RING RING
"Hi this Crawford house, Buffy and William ..."
"And me mommy"
"Alex shh"
"And Alex are not home right now so please leave a message after the tone, bye"
BEEP
"Hey Buffy, its Jane I hope you get this message, just need to tell you Riley has escaped so please be careful, he is trained and dangerous and not in the right frame of mind, call me when you get this message"
BEEP
Buffy and Spike where long gone when Jane called, what they didn't see was Riley walk out from the bushes in front of there house and watch them drive away
"Let the games begin" Riley said to himself
*~*~*~*~
Frank-Sinatra's - Way You Look Tonight
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Roses
Once Faith and Buffy had finish shopping the went back to the hotel, tried on some of the clothes by about 1 am Faith said it was time to go home. Buffy had fallen asleep.
They drove to the house in silence as Buffy thought about what her husband had planned for her and next to her Faith thought about the question Buffy had asked her
"How are you and Angel, you don't seem as close as you were before"
Faith knew her and Angel were drifting apart but she didn't want to admit it to herself or anybody else
"Were here B" Faith said "Have a good time" She said as Buffy got out the car
Buffy looked at Faith suspiciously but knew there was only one way to find out as she walked down the path way slowly, she looked over her shoulder and realised Faith was not driving away
All of a sudden the front door was opened and Alex ran up to Buffy with a backpack on his back, he gave Buffy a hug
"Hey baby, you know you shouldn't come out on your own" Buffy said as she knelt in front of him
"I know mommy, here you go" He said handing Buffy a envelope "I licked the envelopes, and it's a secwet" He said proudly before running to Faith who had got out the car
Buffy looked at her son run in to Faith arms and drive off in the car
Buffy carried on to walk to the house, she paused and opened the envelope Alex had given her, she pulled out a note and read it out loud
=========
Roses are red
Violets are Blue
This is what you have to do
Go up the stairs and into our room
This night will begin soon
==============
Buffy smiled and followed the instructions she entered the house to find a trail of rose petals leading up the stairs and to her room, there she found a beautiful black spaghetti strap dress with a rose on top of it and another red envelope, she opened the envelope and once again read the note out loud
===========
Put on the dress
And follow the trail
And then let
Your night prevail
===========
Buffy put the note down and got undressed and put on the dress, she looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, Then she turned around and picked up the rose and stepped out of the room, she gasped as she saw the trail of rose petals had been replaced with a pathway of candles just like when they got engaged.
Buffy smiled and followed the pathway to the top of the stairs were she found another note
============
Walk down the stairs
And into the yard
There you will find
Your final card
===========
Buffy ran down the stairs and into the kitchen she slowly walked towards the door and opened it, she was speechless at the sight There was tall candles sticks surrounding a table for two that was bathed in moonlight, soft music was playing in the back ground, Buffy walked down the steps and on one of the candle sticks was attached another note
=========
My beauty my love
Don't make a sound
Just step back
And turn around
==========
Buffy smiled again and silently took a step back, only to find she stepped back into something warm, she turned around and looked up to find the beautiful blue eyes of her husband,
"Happy anniversary my love" He said wrapping her arms around her, only to find she was crying
"Ok not the outcome I hoped for, were the poems that bad pet" He said pulling away slightly to look at her
"I don't deserve you" She said as tears came down her face
"You deserve the world Buffy" He said pulling her back to him
"I love you so much Spike" Buffy said into his chest
"I love you too Buffy" He said kissing the top of her head then taking her hand and leading her to the table.
They sat and ate talking about memories and each others day and they talked about Alex and how happy they were with there lives, when they finished Spike walked into the house briefly and turned the music over and turned it up slightly, he walked around and blew out all the candles and walked back over to Buffy and held out his hand
"May I have this dance" He asked, she smiled and took his hand and let him lead her to a patch of grass that was bathed in the light of the full moon Spike wrapped his arms around his wife, he began to sway softly the music
Her head was tucked against his shoulder and he rested his cheek against her hair. They both closed their eyes at the same moment, enjoying the feel of each other.
Buffy sighed. There was no way she could have planned this better herself. He had done more than she could have ever imagined, and he had done it perfectly.
++++++
Someday
When I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow
Just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight
Oh but you're lovely
With your smile so warm
And your cheek so soft
There is nothing for me
But to love you
Just the way you look tonight
With each word
Your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh
That wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart
Lovely
Never, ever change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it?
Cause I love you
And the way you look tonight."
++++++++++++++++
Buffy pulled away from Spike and took his hand, with a seductive smile she led him back into the house.
*~*~*~*~*~
Buffy and Spike lay naked in bed in each others arms, then all of a sudden Buffy remembered something
"Oh" She gasped sitting up slightly
"Good oh or bad oh" He said as she climbed out of bed
"Good oh, I forgot to give you your present," She said walking over to him with a box
"What is it" He said grinning like a little boy on Christmas morning
"Open it and find out" She said sitting in front of him
Spike opened the box only to find and black helmet. He looked up at her confused
"Like it" She asked
"Yeah, but why would I need this luv" He asked
Buffy then pulled some keys out from behind her back and handed them to him, his eyes went wide with shock
"Well, I kinda miss seeing you on that bike of yours" She said smiling, Spike dropped the keys into the helmet and put the box on the floor and pulled Buffy in for a passionate kiss, when he broke the kiss he rested his forehead on hers
"Thank you" He whispered
"That's ok, its at Angel's when you want it, but Spike the bike, its nothing compared to what you did for me tonight, it was perfect" She said kissing him again he pulled back and looked at the window
"Its not over yet" He said jumping up and putting on his jeans Buffy looked at him and followed his lead by slipping on his white shirt buttoning up she watched Spike open the window
"Spike what are you doing" She laughed as he ran across the room and grabbed to glasses of champagne
"Come on," He said holding out his hand to her
She grabbed it and climbed out the window, she realised the sun was about to rise Spike handed her the glasses and when she wasn't looking grabbed a couple of envelopes and slipped them in to his pocket and climbed outside, sitting down next to Buffy on the roof he took a glass from her and put and arm around her, she rested her head on his chest and together
"Could this get anymore perfect" She said to him out in into the air as they watched the sun rise
"Could you get anymore perfect"
"I'm not perfect luv but I'm awfully close don't you think" He smirked They both chuckled slightly as Spike ran his hands through Buffys hair
"But I have got to give you your present" He said
Buffy sat up and looked at him "But I thought..." Buffy said pointing down to the set up still down stairs
"Oh no that wasn't you're present, that was just to make you extra happy," He said smiling, he reached behind him and handed over the envelopes
"Happy anniversary Buffy, although it was kinda yesterday in it" He said as he watched her open the first envelope
"OH MY GOD HAWAII" She screamed as she looked at the three tickets to Hawaii, Buffy threw her arms around his neck
"Thank you thank you thank you" She screeched
"Its ok luv but open the other one" He said Buffy quickly tore part the second envelope and stared at it, tears came to her eyes
"England" She said her voice full of emotion
"Yeah, thought we could visit dear old watcher while were there, get him to see how much Alex has grown, that's only if you want..."
Spike never got a chance to finish the sentence before Buffys lips cut him off,
"You don't -even know -how much -I love you right now- theirs -no words for it" She said between kisses
"Are we goin then" He said to her
"HELL YEAH" She said wrapping her arms around his neck again
"Great, its 2 weeks in Hawaii and then 2 weeks in England ok, we'll be back for Christmas" He said as she pulled away to look at him
"When do we leave" Buffy said to him
Spike looked at his watch and back at her "In about three hours so we best get moving" He said grabbing her hand and pulling her inside
"WHAT Spike, three hours, I haven't packed and Alex and work and the house and..."
"Buffy calm down, everything's taken calm of" He said grabbing a t-shirt
"What are you talking about" Buffy said running into the bathroom
"Willow emailed all the girls to tell them you'd be away, Angel said he will keep an eye on the house and Alex is packed and ready to go" Spike shouted through the bathroom door
"He is...oh that's the secret he was talking about"
"Yeah" He said laughing
"And what about me what about my..." She paused as she realised that he had sent her shopping and the clothes were at the hotel
"All packed, hope you brought some nice stuff today luv" He said walking to her and wrapping his arms around her waist
She playfully hit his arm
"How long have you been planning this" She said wrapping her arms around his neck
"Me to know luv" He said leaning down and kissing her softly
*~*~*~*~*~
"Ready" Spike said as Buffy came down the stairs
"Ready" She said smiling
Spike turned round to open the front door when Buffy grabbed his arm and spun him round and gave him a mind-blowing kiss
"Well, what was that for" Spike asked breathlessly
"For being the best husband in the world" She whispered
They smiled at each other before running out the front door and locking it behind them
RING RING
"Hi this Crawford house, Buffy and William ..."
"And me mommy"
"Alex shh"
"And Alex are not home right now so please leave a message after the tone, bye"
BEEP
"Hey Buffy, its Jane I hope you get this message, just need to tell you Riley has escaped so please be careful, he is trained and dangerous and not in the right frame of mind, call me when you get this message"
BEEP
Buffy and Spike where long gone when Jane called, what they didn't see was Riley walk out from the bushes in front of there house and watch them drive away
"Let the games begin" Riley said to himself
*~*~*~*~