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Chapter 2: Secrets and Lies

"Oh, come on, please. Is there any way I can do some of the work
from home projects?" Spike pleaded.

Spike works for a large website design and computer programming
company, however since everything that happened with Drusilla he had missed a lot of work. He was walking down the street towards his
apartment talking on the phone to his boss Rupert Giles.

"Please... I know you've been really understanding and I really
appreciate it.... Really, you will?.. Thank you so much Rupert, I
promise I won't let you down."

Spike beamed as he switched off his cell phone, Rupert had agreed to
give him some at home projects which meant he could work to his own schedule which meant he could keep up his regular visits to Drusilla.

As Spike went to his room to collect what he needed to take for
Drusilla to the hospital his thoughts drifted to Buffy. He had been
going to the hospital even more than usual, hoping to see her again,
so far he hadn't been lucky, but he kept looking. He felt drawn to
her ever since that first meeting. He was determined to get to know
her better. He just had to find her again, he decided as he left the
apartment again to go to the hospital.

Buffy was having similar thoughts about Spike, they had barely spoken to one another but for some reason she felt a connection to him. She had seen him around the hospital a lot recently, but for some reason she couldn't explain why she avoided him. She knew she could just talk to him and she really wanted to, but she was scared.
Relationships never went well for her, she was afraid of falling for
someone again. She wasn't ready to take the risk, so she continued to
do what she had been doing for weeks, she watched him from afar.

Spike walked into Drusilla's room whistling, he was cheerful now
that he had more spare time, however he was pulled out of his
cheerfulness when he saw Drusilla's empty bed. Spike automatically
worried and ran to check the bathroom, but she wasn't there. He
waited a couple of minutes but she didn't appear. He left the room
and approached one of the nurses.

"Um, excuse me have you seen Drusilla, she's not in her room." he
informed the nurse. He had been in and out so often that all the
nurses knew who he was, and most of the females had a thing for him

"Oh, hey Spike, no I haven't seen Dru. "the nurse answered with a
flirty smile while running one hand up and down his arm.

Spike grimaced at the gesture, this one just would not give up.

"Nurse Harmony, do you have any idea where she might have gone?" he asked while removing her hand from his arm. She looked annoyed by this but kept smiling.

"You could try the canteen or the patient rec room." she chirped.

He nodded as he made his way to the rec room first, there were a lot
of patients there watching television and the like but no sign of
Dru. Spike sighed and left the room heading in the direction of the
cafeteria. The minute he walked in he saw her head of raven coloured
hair and breathed a sigh of relief as he approached her table.

"Dru, pet you gave me a scare. Did you forget I was coming today?" he inquired.

Dru smiled up at him and shook her head.

"Oh no, I remembered but I got chatting with my new friend here and I
lost track of time," she told him apologetically, "this is Anya, by
the way." she introduced.

"Hi." he greeted.

"Hello, you are very handsome. I like your eyes, I'd love to see them
when you're horny." she chirped.

Spike almost choked when he heard the words leave her mouth, Dru on the other hand just laughed at the look on her brother's face.

"Oh, my poor William, you look shocked." she giggled.

"Yes, a little bit. Your friend is very forward." he said.

"Yes I am, but it's mainly just because I like sex, unfortunately I
can't get much in here." she sighed.

"Oh, that's a shame, well Dru, are coming back now? I don't have long before I have to go." he told his sister.

"Ok." she reluctantly stood up and made her way out of the canteen
with Spike.

Buffy watched Spike leave from the other end of the canteen, as soon
as she saw Anya was alone she made her way over and sat down.

"Hey Anya, so who was the guy?" she asked, acting curious.

"Oh, he's Drusilla's brother, he has very nice features."

"What did you guys talk about, he seemed pleasant from where I was
standing." Buffy pushed the subject, she wanted to know more.

"He didn't say much, I complimented him on his eyes and told him I'd
like to see them when he's horny. Then I told him how hard it is to
get sex in this place." she went on and on and Buffy eventually
drowned out what she was saying.

"That's nice Anya." she said absently.

Spike got back to Drusilla's room and helped her back into bed and

then took a seat beside her.

"So, Spike did you bring me some of my own clothes?" she asked
pleadingly.

"Yes Dru, they're right..." when he felt around at his feet he
recalled that he had taken it with him when he went looking for her.

"Dru, I must have left it in the canteen. I'll go back and get it for
you, I brought some of your favourite clothes. I won't be long." he
called as he ran out the door.

He ran all the way to the canteen, panting, he slowed to a walk, as
he got closer he saw Anya still at the table with another blonde
girl. As he approached he noticed who the girl was.

Buffy had just started listening to her friend again, now that the
topic was onto something other than sex. If Buffy had to hear once
more about the favourite dildo Anya had brought to the hospital with
her she would scream. To be perfectly honest she didn't know how she had managed to get it into the hospital. She looked up just in time
to see a figure approaching the table.

Spike looked in surprise at the small blonde, she looked even
prettier than the last time he had seen her. Buffy was having very
similar thoughts about her. He leaned down and picked up the bag that was sitting at Buffy's feet before turning to speak to them.

"Hello again Anya, Buffy." he smiled.

"You two have met before?" Anya asked confused, but kept quiet.

"Yeah, a couple of weeks ago," he responded "so Buffy do you work
here or something?"

"Um, yeah I volunteer." she told him. Anya's eyes widened and Buffy
shot her a pleading look, so Anya didn't say anything. It occurred to
her what her friend was trying to do.

"Why aren't you eating with the other staff?" he asked.

"Oh, some of them are really annoying, they only talk about work. The patients talk about anything other than hospital stuff, so it's much
more pleasant." she explained.

Spike smiled "Yeah, I suppose it would be."

At that moment Anya stood up. "Well I have to go, I'll talk to you
later Buff." she said giving the other blonde a funny look. Buffy
nodded and watched her friend walk away. She looked back to Spike who just continued to stand there.

"Um, do you want to sit down?" she offered.

"I would, but I have to get back to my sister. The visit will be over
soon." he told her .

"Oh, ok, well. I'll walk you back." she offered.

"Cool, I'd like that." he said with a smile.

As the two walked along the corridor's Spike was the first to
initiate conversation.

"So, how long have you been volunteering here , pet?"

"Not long, just under three months." she told him.

"Do you like it?"

"It's ok, most of the patients are really nice. They have problems
but then deep down so do we all." she replied nervously.

He nodded in agreement.

"So what do you do for work?" she asked, changing the subject.

"I design websites." he told her.

"Cool. Sounds interesting. Well, this is my stop. I have a patient to
see." she said sadly.

"Ok, well, I'll see you around, pet." he said.

"Yeah, bye."

Buffy walked into the room excited at having spent some time with
Spike, her excitement was short lived though as she saw a doctor
standing by her bed.

"Buffy, hello. Well, sit down it's time for your daily checks."