A Little Easier, Maybe Not

Author: Pumpkin Belly

Back to Sunnydale

"Connor!" Dawn shouted from the baby's room, "Are you almost ready to go?"

"Yeah, I'm just waiting for you." He called back.

"Well, good." Dawn said coming into their room, "It's starting to look better in there." Dawn announced pointing a thumb over her shoulder into the connecting room.

"It's only been a week, baby." Connor said wrapping his arms around her waist, "You can't expect miracles." He said leaning down to kiss her. 

"We better get going." Dawn said, pulling away from the kiss, "Buffy will be worried if we don't get there before dark."

"Yeah you're right.  Don't want to make anyone angry." Connor said, hurrying to get the bags. 

"Don't worry, Con." Dawn said noticing his apprehension, "They didn't kill you last time we were there and they won't kill you this time."

"I just don't see why we have to go back to Sunnydale so soon." He groaned.

"I explained this to you numerous times already," Dawn sighed, "Since we want to have the wedding before we have the baby a lot of things have to be done fast.  Buffy wants to be involved in every part of the planning which is all nice but it means that she wants to be with me to pick out my dress.  Which we have to do really soon and she can't leave Sunnydale with her being the slayer and all.  So we have to go down there." Dawn finished. 

"You're not going to be with me the whole time?" Connor's eyes widened.

"No, I have to get my dress and you can't see that." Dawn said pointedly, "You can go and find a tux with Xander while I'm doing that." She suggested.  The look of horror on Connor's face was priceless. 

"Go with Xander, be alone with him.  He threatened to kill me." Connor moaned.

"Connor, baby, you are much stronger than Xander and could probably beat him within the first 5 minutes of the fight." Dawn said soothingly. 

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Connor smiled, "Ok I'll go tux shopping with Xander."

"Thank you now lets go." Dawn said walking out the door. 

Sunnydale

"Wow we made good time." Dawn said checking her watch.

"I told you packing food would be easier than stopping all the time." Connor said.

"It's not my fault.  I'm eating for 2 now.  I get hungry a lot." Dawn complained, getting out of the car. 

"Dawn, you were always hungry even before the baby." Connor said. 

"I'm choosing to ignore that comment." Dawn said simply, starting to walk towards the house. 

"Buffy, We're here." Dawn said walking into the house carrying her bag, "Are you up here?" Dawn asked coming up the stairs. 

"OH MY GOD! MY EYES MY EYES!" Dawn shouted standing in front of Buffy's door. 

"Uh, Dawn, what are you doing here so early?" Buffy said slightly out of breath, grabbing a sheet and wrapping it around her body.

"Hey Niblet." Spike said grabbing some of the sheet Buffy had just put around herself. 

"Dawn what's going," Connor started to ask but stopped when he saw Buffy and Spike in bed.  He quickly covered his eyes, "We, uh made better time then we though we would.  We didn't have to stop for food cause we brought some and," Connor started to ramble.

"Just stop." Dawn said, her face bright red, "I think I'm gonna be scared for life." She moaned. 

"Well now you knows how it feels," Spike mumbled. 

"This was different.  We at least shut the door." Dawn retorted back. 

"Dawn, why don't you and Connor go downstairs and wait for us." Buffy suggested. 

"Come on, Dawn." Connor said, leading her down the stairs. 

"That was just awful." Dawn groaned. 

A/N: yeah, yeah I know it was short, but I had so much fun writing it.  That was all for you naiya-isis, my faithful reader.   SO squeal? Let me know.