Chapter Two

"Bloody hell!" Spike screamed. He immediately turned around when he saw Giles and Anya kissing. They quickly parted and wiped their mouths.

"You can look now," Giles stated.

Spike turned his head, to make sure, then turned his body. "Your son is out fighting vampires and you're mackin' it with your frumpy fiancée! What kind of father are you?!"

"Because I'm showing affection towards Anya, doesn't mean I forgot about you."

"I don't want you thinking about me when you're kissing her!" Spike yelled, pointing to her.

"I didn't mean at that specific moment, it's just… it's been a hard and confusing night."

"It has for me too! I was fighting vampires while you looked through a bunch of books! Hope you didn't get any paper cuts while my neck was almost gnawed on."

"Now that's unfair Randy!" Giles intervened. "You can't judge on this store now, the events that occurred."

Spike saw the books on the floor and a couple things that fell from the shelves. "Oh ew!" Spike exclaimed. "Thanks a lot Dad."

"No, we didn't do that."

"I might have accidentally summoned a couple things," Anya added.

"A couple? You had the floor covered with bunnies, a ceiling made up of green clouds, a swordsman skeleton and a cat monstrosity that wanted to eat us," Giles reminded her.

"I said I was sorry," Anya said sadly.

"I know dear."

"Your family nights must be full of fun," Buffy commented.

"I can't wait to tell Mom about this," Spike added.

"What are you going to tell her? That I've happily moved on with my life?" Giles stopped and thought. "Where is your mother?"

"I don't know. I'm not the woman's beeper."

Just then the back door opened. Giles covered Anya and nudged her back. Buffy and Spike just watched to see what came out. It was Xander and Dawn.

"Dawn!" Buffy ran to her and gave her a hug. She looked over and noticed Xander was a little sad. "What's wrong? You look all bummed."

"My girlfriend is a lesbian." He sulked to the table.

Buffy looked at Dawn with mystification. "It's true. She told me. And the visual of her and Tara making out on the sewer floor was some pretty solid evidence."

"Do you have to revisit that image?" Xander asked annoyed.

"Sorry Alex," Dawn apologized.

"Maybe she's a lesbian," Spike said, gesturing to Anya.

"Why would I be engaged to Rupert if I were a lesbian?"

"I don't know, ask Elton John. He bloody went through with the wedding."

"I am going to go through with it," Anya insisted.

"We'll wait for the reception."

"If he's the Best Man he could ruin everything."

"I'm his bloody son."

Buffy just turned around, trying not to pay attention to them. She faced Dawn. "Where are Willow and Tara? We have to make sure they're okay." Xander let out a cry.

As if on queue, Tara and Willow came up the steps to the Magic Box. They were smiling and holding hands until they saw everyone's faces. Willow saw Xander and walked over to him. She bent down next to him and placed both her hands on his arm. "I'm sorry Alex."

Xander pulled his arm away. "Me too. I was all excited about the girlfriend thing, but apparently you were too."
Willow pursed her lips and stood up. "I'm still sorry. I hope we can be friends."

Xander laughed out loud. Willow gave him a sad look. "Oh, you were serious."

Willow stood up. "Why do you have to act like this? I'm trying to be nice."

"Oh, am I supposed to forgive you immediately when I catch you kissing another girl?"

"Alex, why do you have to be so stubborn?"

Xander pushed back his chair and looked down at Willow. "You kissed another girl. I'm sorry, but that's not okay with me."

"These people are pretty messed up," Dawn whispered to Buffy.

"I know. We're the only normal ones here."