A/N

Apoligies to Kirsten R, didn not realise you already had used this story title

Big hello to Paradigmshifter, hope you like where this is going.

Good enough

Xander was wearing his habitual chinos with Denim shirt. He was sitting next to his best friend on the park bench in the private Garden next to the new watcher's terraces in Kensington, he was also trying to come to terms with a seemingly impossible idea.

"You want me to what?"

"I want you, to date Dawn."

"You see, I think I am under some kind of craziness spell here, because I thought you just said that you want me to go out on a date with Dawn"

"Yes, that's exactly what I said."

Xander stood up and looked around, "Is Andrew here taping this for-"

Buffy put her hand on his arm, and guided him back down, "Xand, I'm serious."

Xander lent forward and seemed to be undergoing some kind of internal debate.

"Ok, where is this coming from?"

Buffy shuffled on the seat uneasily "Well, Dawn and I had a fight."

"You met her new boy Friend?"

Damn Xander, he always knew exactly where she and Dawn were coming from

"Yah, and well..."

"It didn't go well?"

"You could say that, but at least she didn't swear at me in any language I didn't understand this time!"

Xander smiled remembering a fight the night before Dawn's 18th birthday party,

"Go on."

"Well, to cut a long story short, she asked me who I thought was good enough for her, and the list I came up with was you."

"Well, about time the Summers women gave me some recognition."

Xander was starting to preen until Buffy slapped him

"This is serious Xan, I want you and Dawn to... you know."

Xander said nothing; he loved watching embarrassed Buffy almost more than he loved Slaying Buffy.

"Look," she finally said "You know her, love her, respect her, she does the same for you, simple."

"Really? And why hasn't she asked me out then?"

"Well, the threats from me for one thing, I suppose, but she does find you attractive, and you check her out sometimes to!"

Xander gulped "How did you know?"

"I didn't but you just confirmed it!"

"Damn it, when did you start using brains instead of violence to solve problems?"

Buffy beamed at him

"Ok, I will take her out, on a date as opposed to all the usual times we go out and I pay for dinner, but only if she agrees."

"Done" Buffy held out her hand.

Xander took it and looked Buffy in the eye with an evil grin.

"And I get to be there when you tell her."

Good enough

Dawn walked into the Kitchen to see Xander and Buffy by the workbench.

"Xander!" She threw her arms around His neck and hugged him

"What are you doing here?" She asked, still ignoring the other woman.

"Oh, Buffy has decided to attempt suicide and I am here to watch."

Buffy slapped him "Hey, don't prejudice her!"

"Alright, ok, Dawn, Buffy has an idea, and I want you to listen to it for me."

"Ok, but only coz you asked me." She said pecking him on the cheek.

"Um, Ok, Dawn, do you know how last night-"

"When you through my date out?"

"Yeah." Buffy blushed as Xander was raising his eyebrows, she rushed ahead

"You asked me who I thought was good enough, I thought Xander."

Xander waved to Dawn and waited for her reaction. 4, 3,2,

"You're telling me who to date now?" Dawn was annoyed, but not as much as he had expected.

"No, just making a suggestion" Buffy holding palms up trying to placate her.

"And you suggest Xander?"

"Sure, well, you know him and he is not after one thing, and he is cute, and well, you spend half your time with him anyway."

Dawn looked at her sister and then Xander and back "ARE you sure about this Buff? I mean usually the age thing and.."

"Yes I am sure, now I will let you work out the details while I go have a meeting with Giles about Yorkshire, bye you too."

She quickly ran out the door leaving Dawn and Xander facing each other.

Dawn broke the silence "So"

"So" Xander shrugged

"You came to see me explode didn't you?"

"Uh huh, bit surprised though, I thought you would have got at least half way into the "you're controlling my life" speech".

"Thought about it, then thought harder... Are you going along with this?"

"I told her it was up to you, but hey, my super powered best friend tells me to date her incredibly hot little sister, who am I to argue?"

"True.. I am incredibly hot"

They both laughed and headed for the lounge

"So seriously Xan, I mean us?"

"Well, she was right about something's, we already know each other and see each other at least once every week, and as I said, Hot!"

"True."

"I was talking about me."

Dawn punched his shoulder, "Well, I must admit, I am not entirely against the idea either, I mean I do compare pretty much every guy I go out with to you, they never match up, I suppose it's about time I tried the original.... But we shouldn't let Buffy get off to lightly, no?"

"Oh no, definitely not, what do you have in mind?"

"Do you still have that outfit Vi and I got you for your birthday?"

"Yep"

"Good, Hang on, I will make a phone call."