Chapter 7
Buffy walked into her house later that day and put her jacket on the coat hanger. She walked into the living room and she saw that Dawn wasn't there. Buffy figured she was upstairs doing her homework and went to check on her. She walked to her sister's room and heard music on inside. She knocked and when there was no answer she opened the door and was shocked at what she saw. Dawn was on her bed with Connor and they were kissing. Buffy just stood there when Dawn noticed her and pulled away from Connor. "Buffy, you're home early." Her sister said and Connor looked really embarrassed. Buffy then crossed her arms over her chest.
"Yeah, good thing I was. There's no telling what else would have happened in here." Dawn didn't know what to say and Connor decided to speak first.
"I think I should go now." He said as he got up and headed by Buffy on his way out of the room. "Sorry," he told her before he walked out. Buffy then turned her attention back to Dawn.
"What do you think you were doing? You know you're not allowed to have boys here unless I'm home and definitely not in your room." Dawn rolled her eyes; she knew the lecture was coming.
"We were only doing our homework and then the kissing started. I wasn't planning on it. It wasn't gonna go any further than that." She explained and Buffy wasn't convinced.
"You don't know that, there's no telling what would have happened if I didn't show up when I did." Dawn stood up and glared at her older sister.
"Nothing else was going to happen. I'm just getting to know Connor and I'm not ready for anything else right now. I'm not you." Buffy raised her eyebrows.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Dawn rolled her eyes.
"You know what it means. I'm not you; I don't plan on having sex when I'm 16." Buffy looked hurt, she knew her sister would throw that in her face.
"You know I regret my decisions in the past, that's why I worry about you so much. I don't want you to make my mistakes." Dawn lay back on her bed and looked at the ceiling.
"I don't plan on it. I don't intend to have sex until I'm married or if I'm old enough and really in love. Not with some random guy that I think I'm in love with who will treat me like a one night stand." Dawn said as she looked at Buffy and Buffy looked away from her.
"This isn't about me." Dawn sat up and glared at her.
"Yes, it is. It's always about you, Buffy. I love you, but you have to let it go. You have to trust that I know what I'm doing. I know you made some mistakes in the past and I know how much they hurt you, but I won't let the past repeat itself. You don't have to worry about me having sex anytime soon or getting pregnant. I'm so not ready for any of that." Buffy nodded and sat down on the bed next to her.
"I know you're responsible, I just want what's best for you. When mom died and I had to take care of you I was so scared. I didn't think I would ever be able to handle it." Dawn put her arm around her sister.
"I think you did a good job and I know mom would be proud of you. She loved you, Buffy. No matter how many times you screwed up." Buffy smacked Dawn's leg lightly.
"Yeah, thanks." She replied and Dawn smiled at her.
"Anytime, don't take this out on Connor. He didn't even wanna come up here. He's a good guy and I really like him. I hope you'll let him come over again. I promise we'll stay in the living room." Buffy nodded.
"I have a feeling we'll be seeing more of him and his dad." She explained.
"Really, you going out with his dad now?" Buffy shook her head.
"Not yet, but I called him at work and we're doing something this weekend. I already talked it over with Connor and he seems okay with it. Are you okay with it?" Dawn nodded.
"I'm cool, but what about Spike?" Buffy wasn't sure what Spike had to do with anything.
"What about him?" Dawn looked at her sister like she was clueless.
"I mean how would he feel about you going out with his brother?" Buffy shrugged.
"He's fine with it. Why wouldn't he be?" Dawn rolled her eyes, her sister really was clueless.
"Are you serious? You really can't tell?" Buffy still wasn't sure what she was getting at.
"Can't tell what?" Dawn sighed.
"I mean the fact that Spike is totally into you." Buffy wasn't expecting that.
"What? Where would you get that idea? We've been friends for years, Dawn. He's never been interested in me like that." Dawn sighed again; she couldn't believe her sister couldn't see it. She decided to let it go for now. She wouldn't want her to be uncomfortable.
"Yeah, you're probably right. I don't know what I was thinking." Buffy nodded and stood up.
"Right, well I'm going to make us some dinner and you get back to your homework." She said as she walked out of her sister's room and closed the door. She leaned her head against it for a few seconds and thought about what she said.
Buffy walked into her house later that day and put her jacket on the coat hanger. She walked into the living room and she saw that Dawn wasn't there. Buffy figured she was upstairs doing her homework and went to check on her. She walked to her sister's room and heard music on inside. She knocked and when there was no answer she opened the door and was shocked at what she saw. Dawn was on her bed with Connor and they were kissing. Buffy just stood there when Dawn noticed her and pulled away from Connor. "Buffy, you're home early." Her sister said and Connor looked really embarrassed. Buffy then crossed her arms over her chest.
"Yeah, good thing I was. There's no telling what else would have happened in here." Dawn didn't know what to say and Connor decided to speak first.
"I think I should go now." He said as he got up and headed by Buffy on his way out of the room. "Sorry," he told her before he walked out. Buffy then turned her attention back to Dawn.
"What do you think you were doing? You know you're not allowed to have boys here unless I'm home and definitely not in your room." Dawn rolled her eyes; she knew the lecture was coming.
"We were only doing our homework and then the kissing started. I wasn't planning on it. It wasn't gonna go any further than that." She explained and Buffy wasn't convinced.
"You don't know that, there's no telling what would have happened if I didn't show up when I did." Dawn stood up and glared at her older sister.
"Nothing else was going to happen. I'm just getting to know Connor and I'm not ready for anything else right now. I'm not you." Buffy raised her eyebrows.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Dawn rolled her eyes.
"You know what it means. I'm not you; I don't plan on having sex when I'm 16." Buffy looked hurt, she knew her sister would throw that in her face.
"You know I regret my decisions in the past, that's why I worry about you so much. I don't want you to make my mistakes." Dawn lay back on her bed and looked at the ceiling.
"I don't plan on it. I don't intend to have sex until I'm married or if I'm old enough and really in love. Not with some random guy that I think I'm in love with who will treat me like a one night stand." Dawn said as she looked at Buffy and Buffy looked away from her.
"This isn't about me." Dawn sat up and glared at her.
"Yes, it is. It's always about you, Buffy. I love you, but you have to let it go. You have to trust that I know what I'm doing. I know you made some mistakes in the past and I know how much they hurt you, but I won't let the past repeat itself. You don't have to worry about me having sex anytime soon or getting pregnant. I'm so not ready for any of that." Buffy nodded and sat down on the bed next to her.
"I know you're responsible, I just want what's best for you. When mom died and I had to take care of you I was so scared. I didn't think I would ever be able to handle it." Dawn put her arm around her sister.
"I think you did a good job and I know mom would be proud of you. She loved you, Buffy. No matter how many times you screwed up." Buffy smacked Dawn's leg lightly.
"Yeah, thanks." She replied and Dawn smiled at her.
"Anytime, don't take this out on Connor. He didn't even wanna come up here. He's a good guy and I really like him. I hope you'll let him come over again. I promise we'll stay in the living room." Buffy nodded.
"I have a feeling we'll be seeing more of him and his dad." She explained.
"Really, you going out with his dad now?" Buffy shook her head.
"Not yet, but I called him at work and we're doing something this weekend. I already talked it over with Connor and he seems okay with it. Are you okay with it?" Dawn nodded.
"I'm cool, but what about Spike?" Buffy wasn't sure what Spike had to do with anything.
"What about him?" Dawn looked at her sister like she was clueless.
"I mean how would he feel about you going out with his brother?" Buffy shrugged.
"He's fine with it. Why wouldn't he be?" Dawn rolled her eyes, her sister really was clueless.
"Are you serious? You really can't tell?" Buffy still wasn't sure what she was getting at.
"Can't tell what?" Dawn sighed.
"I mean the fact that Spike is totally into you." Buffy wasn't expecting that.
"What? Where would you get that idea? We've been friends for years, Dawn. He's never been interested in me like that." Dawn sighed again; she couldn't believe her sister couldn't see it. She decided to let it go for now. She wouldn't want her to be uncomfortable.
"Yeah, you're probably right. I don't know what I was thinking." Buffy nodded and stood up.
"Right, well I'm going to make us some dinner and you get back to your homework." She said as she walked out of her sister's room and closed the door. She leaned her head against it for a few seconds and thought about what she said.