Giles house

3:30 AM

Cordelia sighed quietly, desperatly trying to itch behind her head. She felt someone's prescence behind her sitting on the arm of the couch. Cold fingers behind her ear gently started scratching. She moaned slightly as the fingers trailed down her neck and onto her shoulder.

"You like that don't you pet?" Cordelia's head snapped up and she was soon face to face with Spike. His long, black trenchcoat almost touched the tiled floor. He looked at her through gray eyes under a head of slick bleached hair.

"What are you doing here?" Cordelia hissed angrily.

"You can't sit there and tell me you didn't like that," Spike replied examining his black nails, disregarding Cordelia's original question.

"Well," she said "I'll put it to you this way. I hate myself right now for liking it so much." She slumped back down onto the couch and Spike started to gently scratch Cordys back. In truth Cordelia really liked Spike. She would never admit it but she did.

"So what are you doing here Spike?" She asked as his fingers trailed up and down her neck. He shrugged.

"What am I ever here for love?" The two sat in silence for a while as Cordelia enjoyed Spike's hands on method.

As Spike started scratching the sides of her neck she asked "Do you know a little girl named Rose?" Spike stopped scratching.

"Rose? As in Rose Mailey?" he asked, catching Cordelia's eyes. She nodded taking a sip out of her apple juice.

"What do you know?" he asked, suddenly dead serious.

"She started at Dawn's school today and I guess they had some run in with some bullies. Anyway inside her locket was a picture of you, Angel, Drusilla, and Buffy. Turns out she's Drusilla's daughter." Spike was quiet.

"Where is she now?"

"Over at Buffy's," Cordelia said drowsily as her medication finally started to kick in. The next time Spike tried to ask her something she was already asleep.

7:30 AM

When Cordelia awoke Spike was gone. She did see Giles sitting at the kitchen table drinking a cup of coffee and looking through the paper.

"Well enough to go to school today Cordy?" he asked. Cordelia just moaned in reply.

"It's okay. It's Friday and the Magic Box is closed today. Xander and Anya will be able to sub again," Giles said making his way over to the couch.

"Are you going to leave me all alone again like you did yesterday?" she whined. Giles sighed.

"I can ask Willow if she'll stay with you today but I'm sure their all going to be pretty busy with Rose."

"I was just kidding Giles," Cordelia insisted. But deep down inside she really wasn't. She longed for company during the day when she had to watch old re-runs of Gilligan's Island and The Facts of Life. Xander and Anya came through the door with Buffy, Willow, Oz, Dawn, and a cranky Kalani in tow.

"Where's Rose?" Giles asked.

"She's at home sleeping," Buffy said "The poor thing needs rest."

"We have to take Dawn and our cranky care bear to school slash day care but we came by to see if you needed anything." Cordelia cleared her throat.

"Xander, Anya. Will you sub again?" Xander groaned but Anya perked right up.

"It'll be our pleasure!" Anya cried excitedly. Xander moaned.

"Here we go again."