Author: Blackcherrymeg
Chapter 7
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters.
Summary: Faith and Buffy are Twin slayers who move to Sunny Dale with their sister Dawn. Now having to live with an aunt, they meet new people, one which they aren't pleased to see.
—Buffy's POV—
Spike had left to make pancakes and I stayed in the room. I had just told him I wasn't human and all he could do is love me. I couldn't believe how lucky I was to have him. I sat up and placed my hand on my stomach. The baby was doing flips or something, but she was moving a lot. I got up deciding to go to the bathroom, then to Spike in the kitchen. After I was done brushing my teeth and getting into regular clothes I walked into the kitchen and wrapped my arms around Spike form behind. "Hey luv, glad to see you awake."
He turned around in my arms and kissed me. "I am so ready for pancakes and hot cocoa with marshmallows!"
He laughed. "Well that's good. I got your cocoa mug out and the packet of the chocolate mix. Marshmallows are in the cupboard. What time did you say that appointment was?"
I looked down at my watch and it read 8:00 in the morning. "Well in about thirty minutes. So let's hustle with the breakfast and get moving. I am ready to prove you wrong, this baby is a girl!"
"Oh it is so a boy. Boy's are born first in my family."
"Spike... you're an only child."
"That's what you think... slayer. I have a past that I'm not so happy about. I haven't told you, but I had a sister once." I saw the sorrow in his eyes.
"It's ok you don't have to tell me now. Let's eat and find out the sex. Then if you feel like talking, we'll talk." I put my hand over his. "I love you." He smiled and put some pancakes on a plate in front of me.
"Go on and eat. I already had one, so I'm going to take a quick shower." I nodded while stuffing the fluffy pancakes in my mouth. Spike disappeared up the stairs and into the bathroom. I smirked thinking about him in the shower, but my thoughts were cut off by Faith walking into the kitchen.
"Hey there, have fun last night?"
Faith gave me a glare, but put on a smile quickly after. "Oh you have no idea!"
"Actually Faith, I do." We laughed then I headed up to the bathroom to find it already filled with steam and the smell of my Herbal essences being used. I quietly shut the door and locked it. I walked over to the curtain and pulled it open.
I screamed at the sight of Angel and quickly turned around. "Oh my God... Angel I didn't know you were .... well um I have to go. Sorry bye."
Angel just stood there with his hands trying to cover his 'manly hood'. I walked out of the bathroom laughing quietly at what just happened. Faith came out of the kitchen looking at me. "Hey B what was with the screaming?"
I tried to catch my breath from laughing to tell her. "I. Just saw. Angel in the shower!" I continued laughing as did Faith. "I'm so sorry I thought it was Spike I swear." We were both too busy laughing to notice Spike coming out of my room.
"Did I miss a big joke or something?"
"Sorry bleach boy, Buffy just saw Angel naked in the shower!"
Spike turned to me with anger in his eyes. "And why the bloody hell were you looking at him?"
"I thought you were in there! I locked the door quietly and everything!" Spike started laughing as well, when Angel came out, dressed but with wet hair.
"I see you all find this just hilarious."
"Actually yeah we do. Something wrong with that peaches?" Spike said sarcastically.
"And you were so using my herbal essence shampoo and conditioner." Angel turned red but smirked.
"Well I don't remember you leaving right away."
Spike shot a glare my way. "I turned around quick enough to not notice anything. I left after getting over the shock I promise!" I smiled lightly and made my way to Spike. "Come on sweetie let's go to the doctors and see our baby." I grabbed the bottom of his shirt and kissed him, lightly biting his bottom lip.
I felt his tense muscles ease up a bit. "Alright pet let's go. I'll start the car and you get your purse." He walked out and I got my purse.
-----Doctor's office----
"Well Miss Summers, you're here to know the sex of the baby correct?"
"Yup that's why we're here." I smiled and squeezed Spike's hand lightly in excitement.
"Alright then I'll need you to lift your shirt up so I can apply the gel." I did as he said and notice Spike tense up at the doctor adjusting my shirt and nearly touching my breast.
I leaned over to Spike to whisper in his ear. "Relax Spike he's just doing his job."
"Yeah well it looks like he's about to do my job." I laughed at his jealousy and shivered as the cold gel was rubbed on my stomach.
"Ok well the baby has a great heartbeat as you can hear." He paused to let us absorb the sound of our baby's very existence. Spike had a tear rolling down his cheek and I kissed him.
"I love you honey."
"I love you too Buffy."
The doctor cleared his throat. "Now to find out the sex." He searched around my stomach with the camera a little more and stopped at a certain angle. "And you two will be having a wonderful baby... boy! Congratulations to both of you. I have the pictures being printed right now, my nurse will come in with them. Please stop by at the front desk for another appointment. And again Miss Summers, congratulations. I'm glad this all worked out for you."
"Thank you." I then groaned knowing I would face the wrath of 'I told you so' from Spike all the way home. I looked over at him with his smug smirk. "Don't even start with me."
"What did I say luv? Nothing, I said absolutely nothing about being right and telling you so, and that I knew from the very beginning we were going to have a boy because they're first."
"Alright there, you got it all out and you're done. Don't brag anymore about being right, or you're sleeping on the couch where Angel's naked body was." I smiled at the look of absolute disgust on his face. "That's what I thought." We finished making the next appointment and got the pictures.
As we pulled up to the house we saw balloons and streamers around the front yard. "What's going on here?' Pink and blue balloons were all in the house with food and presents everywhere. "We're home everyone." I looked around and noticed a bunch of people in the kitchen.
Dawn ran up to us and gave me a hug. "So did you find out?"
"Yeah we did find out, but what's going on here?" Dawn took mine and Spike's hands and led us into the kitchen.
Aunt Loraine, Faith, Angel, Tara, Willow, Matt and all his friends were there. A few of Aunt Loraine's friends from some sewing group were there. I had met them a few times and they absolutely loved me and Spike and said our baby would be so cute.
"Well Buffy you're back." Aunt Loraine came up to me. "We decided you could use a baby shower, so come and sit down." Everyone gathered around me in the living room. "Well what is the sex of the baby?"
Spike came over and sat by me, smiling with the ultrasound pictures in his hand. "Mind if I tell them luv?"
"Alright go ahead."
"We are going to be having... a little girl!" Everyone smiled, as I sat there in shock as Spike lied to them.
I got up close to him. "Spike you do know that the doctor said we're having a boy right? I mean you were right there." He laughed at my concern.
"Yes I was right there, but I paid the doctor to tell you we were having a boy. That way I could give you a great present myself at this party." He smirked at his big accomplishment.
"Am I the only one who didn't know about the party?"
"Looks that way pet."
"You guys are so evil! But I am glad I get to have a little girl." He gave me a long kiss, then everyone decided I should open presents.
After an hour or so, the party was over. I had gotten a baby bath, baby clothes, diaper bag with diapers, a stroller and car seat. There was so much wrapping paper and food and cake. I was so tired from the day's activities.
"Hey luv why don't I clean this up. Go take a nap upstairs."
"I wish I could, but I have to go to Giles' house and train for a while. Then learn about the Master. You can come if you want. Meet the guy who works for the people who want to kill our baby if they find out."
"Well that would be nice." We laughed then went out to the car and drove to Giles' place. He let us in and we sat down. Faith was already there checking out the weapons.
"Hey Giles, this is Spike, my fiancé. Spike this is Giles."
They shook hands briefly. "Hello I trust you have been filled in by Buffy about the slayer life."
"Yes she has, quite the life for my luv." Giles walked over to a wooden chest that served as a table.
"Here are some of the weapons you will be practicing with. I have a basement that is set up as a training room. Please follow me down there." We did follow and came to a large room with padded walls and a dummy Faith was busy punching. A punching bag and exercise bar. "Buffy I know you can't use the exercise bar at this moment with your...condition, so go ahead and use the punching bag."
I walked over to the bag and started using my punching technique. My arms started hurting as I swung furiously at the bag, thinking of the guy who attacked me six months ago. After fifteen minutes the bag flew off the chain that held it to the ceiling. "Oops sorry about that."
"Oh it's quite alright. I'll just rechain it tonight. Now here is a weapon I want you to use. Aim for the dummy." He handed me some type of gun thing with a stake-arrow. I walked around the dummy with the gun up and ready to shoot. I got to a certain angle and shot the dummy through the 'would be heart'. "Very good."
"Thanks, but what is this?"
"It is a crossbow."
"Why didn't you explain it to me?"
"Because in some situations you will have no weapons of your own and will need to use ones around you without any knowledge of how they work. You did excellent with figuring that one out."
Spike was watching me as I did the tasks Giles asked of me. After an hour I was all sweaty and tired. He came over with a towel and wiped my forehead off for me. "Hey luv, that was amazing. I didn't know you had that all in you."
"Yeah well let's just hope having this baby will be just as easy." I said as I rubbed my belly.
"Are we all done here watcher?" Giles nodded to Spike and said his goodbyes. "Hey Faith how come you weren't doing as much in there? You kind of sat back and watched."
"Yeah well Giles wanted B to prove her strength and ability even with the baby. I tried to tell him she was still the slayer, but he's old and our watcher. He doesn't trust our judgement."
We got in the car and drove home. I hurried off into the shower to rinse off all the sweat.
"Buffy I'm going to lie down for a nap alright?" Spike said as he came into the bathroom.
"Ok I'll join you in a few aft er my shower ok?" I yelled from behind the shower curtain. He left and I finished up. I turned the water off and reached my hand out of the curtain to grab a towel. I dried my body off, then wrapped the towel around me. I stepped out of the shower and onto a small rug. I stayed on the rug, not wanting to let any water drip onto the tile floor beyond it. My body was almost dry, but the rug was soaked. I looked down and noticed it wasn't just water but a little bit of blood. My mind raced through worried thoughts as I realized my water broke and something was definitely wrong.
I screamed hoping to get someone's attention, but nobody came. Then I remembered that Faith went off with Angel almost immediately after coming home and Dawn was at Janice's. Aunt Loraine took Joyce for ice cream... and Matt was never home. A sharp pain went through my abdomen and I clutched to the counter next to me. "Spike..." I managed to get out. It was only a whisper and he didn't come. I didn't expect him to hear it, I just hoped. The pain didn't stop. It only got worse. I forced myself up and out of the bathroom. One hand leaned against the wall for support, and the other was on my stomach.
I reached my bedroom door and opened it. Spike was lying in the bed with his earphones on, blasting with music. "Spike! Spike get up!" He kind of glanced over and put a smile on.
"Hey pet, all done with the shower?" He obviously didn't notice my pained face and clutching of the stomach.
"Spike my water broke. Something's wrong with the baby." Spike's expression fell as he ran over to me, throwing his head set down.
"Buffy what's wrong? What's happening?"
"My water broke after my shower, then I saw blood and there was so much pain in my stomach. I need to go to the doctor. Please get me there." He nodded and quickly threw some clothes of mine together into a small backpack I had, then some regular clothes in case the baby came. Then he put the bag on his shoulder, and picked me up. He carried me out to our car and drove fast to the nearest hospital, Sunny Dale General.
He picked me up out of the seat and rushed me into the hospital. "I need some help. My fiancé is in labor. Please someone help her. She's only seven months along!" I saw him search frantically for someone willing to help. "Don't you bloody care that you could be letting our baby die!"
A nurse then stepped out from behind the main desk. "Ok sir we will help you. Please take your wife into here." He followed the nurse to the labor and delivery section of the hospital and into a room. "Let me go get a doctor."
H nodded and set me down on the bed. "Luv do you want your clothes on?"
"No just stay here with me please. I don't want you to go anywhere." He grasped my hand and kissed my forehead.
"Of course I won't go anywhere."
A doctor rushed in. "Ok now what has happened here?"
"My water broke, and then there was some blood. I am only seven months along. OW!" I clutched to my stomach as the pain struck through me. "I've been having these pains for a while."
"Alright you are going into pre-mature labor. If you have been under any stress or anything too risky lately, it could have caused this. Don't worry though, seven months leaves a good chance of survival for the baby. The blood could have been hemorrhaging, or just nothing at all. Now we need to examine you and see how far you have dilated." The doctor put on a pair of rubber gloves then came towards me. "By the way I'm Doctor Stevens."
I smiled, acknowledging I heard him. "How are you examining me?"
"It's hard to explain really.... just you'll see. Its only uncomfortable for a moment." I felt him put his hand 'down there' and measure the distance. "Well it seems you have dilated quite fast. You are at six centimeters. We will more you into a delivery room. I will get you a hospital gown and wrist band. I'll come into your new room in just a minute."
I nodded and watched a couple other nurses come in and take me into another room. I was hooked up to a heart monitor, then one for the baby. Spike followed closely, never letting go of my hand. After everything was set up the doctor said I was up to nine centimeters and he would like me to start pushing.
"Alright Miss Summers, I was you to start pushing until I count to ten. When I reach ten you can catch your breath, but no long breaks. We want this baby out fast ok?"
"Ok I can do this." Spike smiled and I clutched his hand as the nurse started counting and I pushed.
"Ok Buffy you can stop now. The delivery is fine, but the heart is slowing down. We can't risk anything happening inside of you. We'll need some really good pushes. Now push!"
The nurse counted once more and I pushed. She stopped counting as doctor Stevens looked worriedly at the monitor. "She has to get this baby out, we're losing her."
This is when I broke down. The tears fell non-stop as I heard the words of my baby dying. Spike still held my hand tightly and cried.
To be continued
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Chapter 7
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters.
Summary: Faith and Buffy are Twin slayers who move to Sunny Dale with their sister Dawn. Now having to live with an aunt, they meet new people, one which they aren't pleased to see.
—Buffy's POV—
Spike had left to make pancakes and I stayed in the room. I had just told him I wasn't human and all he could do is love me. I couldn't believe how lucky I was to have him. I sat up and placed my hand on my stomach. The baby was doing flips or something, but she was moving a lot. I got up deciding to go to the bathroom, then to Spike in the kitchen. After I was done brushing my teeth and getting into regular clothes I walked into the kitchen and wrapped my arms around Spike form behind. "Hey luv, glad to see you awake."
He turned around in my arms and kissed me. "I am so ready for pancakes and hot cocoa with marshmallows!"
He laughed. "Well that's good. I got your cocoa mug out and the packet of the chocolate mix. Marshmallows are in the cupboard. What time did you say that appointment was?"
I looked down at my watch and it read 8:00 in the morning. "Well in about thirty minutes. So let's hustle with the breakfast and get moving. I am ready to prove you wrong, this baby is a girl!"
"Oh it is so a boy. Boy's are born first in my family."
"Spike... you're an only child."
"That's what you think... slayer. I have a past that I'm not so happy about. I haven't told you, but I had a sister once." I saw the sorrow in his eyes.
"It's ok you don't have to tell me now. Let's eat and find out the sex. Then if you feel like talking, we'll talk." I put my hand over his. "I love you." He smiled and put some pancakes on a plate in front of me.
"Go on and eat. I already had one, so I'm going to take a quick shower." I nodded while stuffing the fluffy pancakes in my mouth. Spike disappeared up the stairs and into the bathroom. I smirked thinking about him in the shower, but my thoughts were cut off by Faith walking into the kitchen.
"Hey there, have fun last night?"
Faith gave me a glare, but put on a smile quickly after. "Oh you have no idea!"
"Actually Faith, I do." We laughed then I headed up to the bathroom to find it already filled with steam and the smell of my Herbal essences being used. I quietly shut the door and locked it. I walked over to the curtain and pulled it open.
I screamed at the sight of Angel and quickly turned around. "Oh my God... Angel I didn't know you were .... well um I have to go. Sorry bye."
Angel just stood there with his hands trying to cover his 'manly hood'. I walked out of the bathroom laughing quietly at what just happened. Faith came out of the kitchen looking at me. "Hey B what was with the screaming?"
I tried to catch my breath from laughing to tell her. "I. Just saw. Angel in the shower!" I continued laughing as did Faith. "I'm so sorry I thought it was Spike I swear." We were both too busy laughing to notice Spike coming out of my room.
"Did I miss a big joke or something?"
"Sorry bleach boy, Buffy just saw Angel naked in the shower!"
Spike turned to me with anger in his eyes. "And why the bloody hell were you looking at him?"
"I thought you were in there! I locked the door quietly and everything!" Spike started laughing as well, when Angel came out, dressed but with wet hair.
"I see you all find this just hilarious."
"Actually yeah we do. Something wrong with that peaches?" Spike said sarcastically.
"And you were so using my herbal essence shampoo and conditioner." Angel turned red but smirked.
"Well I don't remember you leaving right away."
Spike shot a glare my way. "I turned around quick enough to not notice anything. I left after getting over the shock I promise!" I smiled lightly and made my way to Spike. "Come on sweetie let's go to the doctors and see our baby." I grabbed the bottom of his shirt and kissed him, lightly biting his bottom lip.
I felt his tense muscles ease up a bit. "Alright pet let's go. I'll start the car and you get your purse." He walked out and I got my purse.
-----Doctor's office----
"Well Miss Summers, you're here to know the sex of the baby correct?"
"Yup that's why we're here." I smiled and squeezed Spike's hand lightly in excitement.
"Alright then I'll need you to lift your shirt up so I can apply the gel." I did as he said and notice Spike tense up at the doctor adjusting my shirt and nearly touching my breast.
I leaned over to Spike to whisper in his ear. "Relax Spike he's just doing his job."
"Yeah well it looks like he's about to do my job." I laughed at his jealousy and shivered as the cold gel was rubbed on my stomach.
"Ok well the baby has a great heartbeat as you can hear." He paused to let us absorb the sound of our baby's very existence. Spike had a tear rolling down his cheek and I kissed him.
"I love you honey."
"I love you too Buffy."
The doctor cleared his throat. "Now to find out the sex." He searched around my stomach with the camera a little more and stopped at a certain angle. "And you two will be having a wonderful baby... boy! Congratulations to both of you. I have the pictures being printed right now, my nurse will come in with them. Please stop by at the front desk for another appointment. And again Miss Summers, congratulations. I'm glad this all worked out for you."
"Thank you." I then groaned knowing I would face the wrath of 'I told you so' from Spike all the way home. I looked over at him with his smug smirk. "Don't even start with me."
"What did I say luv? Nothing, I said absolutely nothing about being right and telling you so, and that I knew from the very beginning we were going to have a boy because they're first."
"Alright there, you got it all out and you're done. Don't brag anymore about being right, or you're sleeping on the couch where Angel's naked body was." I smiled at the look of absolute disgust on his face. "That's what I thought." We finished making the next appointment and got the pictures.
As we pulled up to the house we saw balloons and streamers around the front yard. "What's going on here?' Pink and blue balloons were all in the house with food and presents everywhere. "We're home everyone." I looked around and noticed a bunch of people in the kitchen.
Dawn ran up to us and gave me a hug. "So did you find out?"
"Yeah we did find out, but what's going on here?" Dawn took mine and Spike's hands and led us into the kitchen.
Aunt Loraine, Faith, Angel, Tara, Willow, Matt and all his friends were there. A few of Aunt Loraine's friends from some sewing group were there. I had met them a few times and they absolutely loved me and Spike and said our baby would be so cute.
"Well Buffy you're back." Aunt Loraine came up to me. "We decided you could use a baby shower, so come and sit down." Everyone gathered around me in the living room. "Well what is the sex of the baby?"
Spike came over and sat by me, smiling with the ultrasound pictures in his hand. "Mind if I tell them luv?"
"Alright go ahead."
"We are going to be having... a little girl!" Everyone smiled, as I sat there in shock as Spike lied to them.
I got up close to him. "Spike you do know that the doctor said we're having a boy right? I mean you were right there." He laughed at my concern.
"Yes I was right there, but I paid the doctor to tell you we were having a boy. That way I could give you a great present myself at this party." He smirked at his big accomplishment.
"Am I the only one who didn't know about the party?"
"Looks that way pet."
"You guys are so evil! But I am glad I get to have a little girl." He gave me a long kiss, then everyone decided I should open presents.
After an hour or so, the party was over. I had gotten a baby bath, baby clothes, diaper bag with diapers, a stroller and car seat. There was so much wrapping paper and food and cake. I was so tired from the day's activities.
"Hey luv why don't I clean this up. Go take a nap upstairs."
"I wish I could, but I have to go to Giles' house and train for a while. Then learn about the Master. You can come if you want. Meet the guy who works for the people who want to kill our baby if they find out."
"Well that would be nice." We laughed then went out to the car and drove to Giles' place. He let us in and we sat down. Faith was already there checking out the weapons.
"Hey Giles, this is Spike, my fiancé. Spike this is Giles."
They shook hands briefly. "Hello I trust you have been filled in by Buffy about the slayer life."
"Yes she has, quite the life for my luv." Giles walked over to a wooden chest that served as a table.
"Here are some of the weapons you will be practicing with. I have a basement that is set up as a training room. Please follow me down there." We did follow and came to a large room with padded walls and a dummy Faith was busy punching. A punching bag and exercise bar. "Buffy I know you can't use the exercise bar at this moment with your...condition, so go ahead and use the punching bag."
I walked over to the bag and started using my punching technique. My arms started hurting as I swung furiously at the bag, thinking of the guy who attacked me six months ago. After fifteen minutes the bag flew off the chain that held it to the ceiling. "Oops sorry about that."
"Oh it's quite alright. I'll just rechain it tonight. Now here is a weapon I want you to use. Aim for the dummy." He handed me some type of gun thing with a stake-arrow. I walked around the dummy with the gun up and ready to shoot. I got to a certain angle and shot the dummy through the 'would be heart'. "Very good."
"Thanks, but what is this?"
"It is a crossbow."
"Why didn't you explain it to me?"
"Because in some situations you will have no weapons of your own and will need to use ones around you without any knowledge of how they work. You did excellent with figuring that one out."
Spike was watching me as I did the tasks Giles asked of me. After an hour I was all sweaty and tired. He came over with a towel and wiped my forehead off for me. "Hey luv, that was amazing. I didn't know you had that all in you."
"Yeah well let's just hope having this baby will be just as easy." I said as I rubbed my belly.
"Are we all done here watcher?" Giles nodded to Spike and said his goodbyes. "Hey Faith how come you weren't doing as much in there? You kind of sat back and watched."
"Yeah well Giles wanted B to prove her strength and ability even with the baby. I tried to tell him she was still the slayer, but he's old and our watcher. He doesn't trust our judgement."
We got in the car and drove home. I hurried off into the shower to rinse off all the sweat.
"Buffy I'm going to lie down for a nap alright?" Spike said as he came into the bathroom.
"Ok I'll join you in a few aft er my shower ok?" I yelled from behind the shower curtain. He left and I finished up. I turned the water off and reached my hand out of the curtain to grab a towel. I dried my body off, then wrapped the towel around me. I stepped out of the shower and onto a small rug. I stayed on the rug, not wanting to let any water drip onto the tile floor beyond it. My body was almost dry, but the rug was soaked. I looked down and noticed it wasn't just water but a little bit of blood. My mind raced through worried thoughts as I realized my water broke and something was definitely wrong.
I screamed hoping to get someone's attention, but nobody came. Then I remembered that Faith went off with Angel almost immediately after coming home and Dawn was at Janice's. Aunt Loraine took Joyce for ice cream... and Matt was never home. A sharp pain went through my abdomen and I clutched to the counter next to me. "Spike..." I managed to get out. It was only a whisper and he didn't come. I didn't expect him to hear it, I just hoped. The pain didn't stop. It only got worse. I forced myself up and out of the bathroom. One hand leaned against the wall for support, and the other was on my stomach.
I reached my bedroom door and opened it. Spike was lying in the bed with his earphones on, blasting with music. "Spike! Spike get up!" He kind of glanced over and put a smile on.
"Hey pet, all done with the shower?" He obviously didn't notice my pained face and clutching of the stomach.
"Spike my water broke. Something's wrong with the baby." Spike's expression fell as he ran over to me, throwing his head set down.
"Buffy what's wrong? What's happening?"
"My water broke after my shower, then I saw blood and there was so much pain in my stomach. I need to go to the doctor. Please get me there." He nodded and quickly threw some clothes of mine together into a small backpack I had, then some regular clothes in case the baby came. Then he put the bag on his shoulder, and picked me up. He carried me out to our car and drove fast to the nearest hospital, Sunny Dale General.
He picked me up out of the seat and rushed me into the hospital. "I need some help. My fiancé is in labor. Please someone help her. She's only seven months along!" I saw him search frantically for someone willing to help. "Don't you bloody care that you could be letting our baby die!"
A nurse then stepped out from behind the main desk. "Ok sir we will help you. Please take your wife into here." He followed the nurse to the labor and delivery section of the hospital and into a room. "Let me go get a doctor."
H nodded and set me down on the bed. "Luv do you want your clothes on?"
"No just stay here with me please. I don't want you to go anywhere." He grasped my hand and kissed my forehead.
"Of course I won't go anywhere."
A doctor rushed in. "Ok now what has happened here?"
"My water broke, and then there was some blood. I am only seven months along. OW!" I clutched to my stomach as the pain struck through me. "I've been having these pains for a while."
"Alright you are going into pre-mature labor. If you have been under any stress or anything too risky lately, it could have caused this. Don't worry though, seven months leaves a good chance of survival for the baby. The blood could have been hemorrhaging, or just nothing at all. Now we need to examine you and see how far you have dilated." The doctor put on a pair of rubber gloves then came towards me. "By the way I'm Doctor Stevens."
I smiled, acknowledging I heard him. "How are you examining me?"
"It's hard to explain really.... just you'll see. Its only uncomfortable for a moment." I felt him put his hand 'down there' and measure the distance. "Well it seems you have dilated quite fast. You are at six centimeters. We will more you into a delivery room. I will get you a hospital gown and wrist band. I'll come into your new room in just a minute."
I nodded and watched a couple other nurses come in and take me into another room. I was hooked up to a heart monitor, then one for the baby. Spike followed closely, never letting go of my hand. After everything was set up the doctor said I was up to nine centimeters and he would like me to start pushing.
"Alright Miss Summers, I was you to start pushing until I count to ten. When I reach ten you can catch your breath, but no long breaks. We want this baby out fast ok?"
"Ok I can do this." Spike smiled and I clutched his hand as the nurse started counting and I pushed.
"Ok Buffy you can stop now. The delivery is fine, but the heart is slowing down. We can't risk anything happening inside of you. We'll need some really good pushes. Now push!"
The nurse counted once more and I pushed. She stopped counting as doctor Stevens looked worriedly at the monitor. "She has to get this baby out, we're losing her."
This is when I broke down. The tears fell non-stop as I heard the words of my baby dying. Spike still held my hand tightly and cried.
To be continued
—Thanks for your reviews, I'm glad you have liked it so far. Please review some more, and tell me what you think!---