Buffy sat at her desk at work looking on the Internet for baby names. She
couldn't help herself. This whole baby thing was growing on her much more
than she though it would. She found herself really exited about the baby.
Suddenly the phone rang and Buffy answered it.
"Hello, Giles, Leagdan and Cline, this is Buffy how can I help you today?" she answered.
"Hey B, that's quite an introduction you got there" Faith said and Buffy rolled her eyes.
"Faith, I'm working, what do you want?" Buffy asked.
"I just called to tell you that I got a job, isn't that cool?" Faith said.
"Where?" Buffy asked.
"At Mike's Auto" Faith said.
"An auto store? Faith you know nothing about cars" Buffy said.
"So, Mike said that I attract a lot of customers, being so hot and all" Faith said.
"Well congrats, now stop calling, I'm gonna get into trouble" Buffy said.
"Oh please, you're doin' the boss' son, he's not gonna fire you" Faith joked.
"Shut up, I'll see you at home, I love you, now stop calling" Buffy said and hung up the phone.
"Buffy, I'd like you to sort through these files please, put common ones together, well create a new filing system, can you do that?" Giles asked.
"Sure, but I'm gonna have to charge you an extra five dollars for each file" Buffy said and Giles looked at her weirdly. "Giles I'm kidding."
"Oh, right, very good then. . .good" Giles said and went back into his office. Just then Spike came through the front door carrying some boxes.
"Bloody hell this stuff is arduous" he said.
"Arduous? How very British of you" Buffy joked.
"Yeah, yeah, very funny" Spike said, setting down the boxes and coming over to the papers Buffy had taken out of one of the files. "I see dad's got you hard at work, maybe after you can uh. . .work for me" he hinted.
"Play your cards right" she smirked and he kissed her and went back over to the boxes. "Hey, uh, my dad's coming from L.A. for a visit, I want you to meet him, I want him to meet you, do you have plans on Saturday?"
"Uh, no, I'm all yours pet" he said.
"Good, I think he's gonna like you, in fact I know he will" Buffy smiled and went back to her filing.
"Good then, Saturday it is, but first we have to get through this week, proficiency and all" Spike said.
"Ugh, don't remind me" Buffy said. "God I hate proficiency, it's so boring."
"Well yeah, 'cause if it was fun then school wouldn't be allowed to give it" Spike said. "Well got to get these soddin' boxes to the back and do inventory, you enjoy your filing there." He picked the boxes back up and took them into the back.
Buffy arrived home at eight o'clock and she still had homework to do. She'd do this every weekend. Wait until Sunday night to do all of her homework. Once done she took a shower and went to bed.
The next day Buffy and Faith's alarm clock went off at six o'clock. Faith sleepily pounded her fist down on it and sat up.
"Ugh, Monday mornings suck" she grumbled and got out of bed. "B, come on get up." She shook her sister.
"Spike, just a little longer okay" she said sleepily and Faith smirked.
"Buffy" Faith said louder, and Buffy jumped up.
"Huh, what's going on?" she asked.
"Dreaming of happy things?" Faith asked with a grin.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I was" Buffy said and got out of bed. "God I don't want to go to school."
"Well either do I, but what can we do" Faith said and went to her closet and got out a pair of dark blue jeans, a black t-shirt that said: 'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful, hate me because your boyfriend thinks so' in red letters. She also got out her red sweat jacket and tennis shoes.
"That's a new look for you" Buffy said.
"I just don't feel like being leathery today" Faith said and started to get dressed. Buffy went over to her closet and decided Faith had a good idea. She got out her gray sweatpants that had the world princess on the butt of them in white letters. She got out a simple white t-shirt and her gray sweat jacket that said 'Beauty' on it. She got dressed also. Buffy put her hair in low pigtail braids and Faith put hers up in a ponytail. After they had their shoes on and they got their schoolbags and purses they went downstairs to where Dawn and Joyce were sitting in the kitchen.
"Hey girls" Joyce said.
"Hi mom, how are you?" Buffy asked.
"I'm doing fine, thank you for asking, oh, you don't have to take Dawn to school today, I'm going to take her."
"Cool, now we can stop for doughnuts and coffee" Buffy said.
"All right, let's roll" Faith said and Buffy grabbed the keys off the key rack. "Bye mom, love you" Faith said and kissed Joyce on the cheek and Buffy did the same.
"Bye mom" Buffy said and she and Faith left.
Faith and Buffy arrived at the school with their box of doughnuts and their cups of coffee and went inside to find their friends. They found them quickly and went over to them.
"Hey guys, doughnuts, anyone want?" Buffy asked.
"Ooh, me" Willow said and picked one up.
"Me too, thanks" Cordelia said and got one also.
"Hey, you guys look cute" Willow said.
"Thanks" Faith said.
"Have you guys seen Spike?" Buffy asked.
"Uh-uh, why do you need to talk to him?" Cordelia asked.
"Not about anything specific, but I just want to talk to him" Buffy said.
"Right 'cause you didn't do enough of that yesterday" Faith said.
"As a matter of fact we didn't" Buffy said.
"To busy doing something else?" Faith asked jokingly.
"Shut up" Buffy grinned and then spotted Riley making out with Hannah and got sort of sad look on her face.
"Are you okay?" Faith asked, not knowing what was wrong.
"Uh, yeah, I'm fine" Buffy said and look away from Riley. Faith looked in the direction Buffy was looking and saw Riley.
"It's just Riley" Faith said confused.
"I know" Buffy said.
"You don't still love him do you?" Faith questioned.
"No, of course not, I lo- care for Spike" Buffy caught herself. She didn't want to use the 'L" word referring to Spike just yet, but Faith caught the little slip and her eyebrows raised.
"Love?" she asked.
"I said 'care for'" Buffy reminded her.
"But you were about to say love, do you love him?" Faith asked.
"I. . .I don't know, look I don't want to talk about this okay" Buffy said and walked over to a table and sat down, Faith, Willow and Cordelia followed.
"You do don't you, you love him" Faith said.
"Faith, please, I don't want to talk about it" Buffy said.
"B, you don't have to lie, I mean we all know the answer anyway, why don't you want to admit it?" Faith asked.
"Because I don't want to lose him okay" Buffy said.
"Why would you lose him?" Willow asked.
"Every guy I've ever loved, or thought I loved has left me, I mean, god don't you see, I'm dysfunctional, I can't keep a man satisfied" Buffy said and laid her head on the table.
"B, Spike's more than satisfied" Faith said.
"Yeah, he's crazy about you" Cordelia said.
"Everyone knows that" Willow added.
"Yeah, now, but as soon as the "L" word pops out badness ensues" Buffy said.
"You can't hold on to the past, it's just going to weigh you down" Willow said. "Riley and Parker are of the past."
"Yeah, but then there was Angel, and all the other guys. . .I mean I haven't slept with anyone but Spike, thank god, but. . .I don't want to lose him too" Buffy said.
"Sweetie, you're not going to lose Spike okay, I promise" Faith said.
At the end of the day Faith and Buffy stopped at the store to get some things for the house. They wanted to do most of the everyday chores so their mother didn't have to. Since they both had jobs Dawn did the stuff around the house like laundry and the dishes and Faith and Buffy helped with the bills and went grocery shopping. They were walking around Carlson's market trying to find some stuff for dinner on Saturday.
"Hey, what about pot roast?" Faith asked.
"Dad's allergic to potatoes" Buffy reminded her.
"Oh yeah, and you can't make a pot roast without potatoes" Faith said. "Who's all going to be there?"
"Uh, mom, dad, you, me, Dawn and Spike" Buffy said.
"Oh, Spike's coming?" Faith asked.
"Of course he is, I want dad to meet the guy I'm-" Buffy began.
"In love with?" Faith offered.
"That I'm-" Buffy tried again.
"Sleeping with?" Faith offered again.
"No, that I'm seeing" Buffy finally got out her sentence. "I want dad to meet him, I want Spike to meet dad."
"Well that's good" Faith said. "What about stuffed cabbage."
"Ooh, yeah, that's perfect, everyone in our family loves stuffed cabbage" Buffy said.
"Does Spike?" Faith asked.
"I. . .I don't know, hold on" Buffy said and took out her cell phone and dialed Spike's number. It rang a couple times and Jenny Calendar answered.
"Hello?" she said.
"Hi, Miss Calendar?" Buffy asked, making sure it was her.
"Yes, and please call me Jenny" Jenny said.
"Hi Jenny, um, is Spike there?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, hold on" Jenny said and then went to get Spike.
"Hello?" Spike said into the phone.
"Hi" Buffy said happily.
"Hey baby, what's up?" Spike asked.
"I just have a quick question" Buffy said.
"Okay, what is it?" Spike asked.
"Do you like stuffed cabbage?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, I love it why?" Spike asked.
"Faith and I were thinking of making it on Saturday" Buffy said.
"Oh, well I hope you do" Spike said.
"Good, okay, see ya" Buffy said.
"Bye" Spike said and they hung up.
"Okay, stuffed cabbage it is" Buffy said.
"Okay, here's our list" Faith said after adding the things they needed for the stuffed cabbage.
Grocery List Milk Bread Pop Pepsi - For Mom Root Beer - For Dawn Diet Dr. Pepper - For Buffy Coke - For Faith Celery Pop tarts Popcorn Laundry soap Dish detergent Tampons Toilet Paper Paper Towels Yogurt (non-fat) Chips Pretzels Cabbage Ground Beef Rice Sour Kraut
After they got what they needed they went home.
"Hey girls, what did you get?" Joyce asked when Buffy and Faith came in with the groceries.
"Do you need any help?" Dawn asked.
"No, we got it" Faith said and they went into the kitchen.
"So, what did you get?" Joyce asked.
"We got lots of stuff, plus all the stuff to make stuffed cabbage" Buffy said.
"When are you making that?" Dawn asked.
"When daddy comes this weekend" Buffy said.
"Oh" Dawn said.
"Oh, honey, this came for you" Joyce said and handed Buffy a long box. Buffy opened it and there were a dozen pink roses and a card.
"Wow" Buffy breathed and opened the card and it read:
Dear Buffy,
We've been dating for a while now, but we've never gone on a date. I want that to change. I want us to be a real couple and go on real dates. If you want Friday night I'd like to take you out to dinner and a movie. I know that your father is coming on Saturday and I want you to be able to introduce me as your boyfriend. Well call me all right, if you're interested on the date thing. Anyway I'll wait for your call.
Love,
Spike
"Wow" Faith said.
"Oh my god" Buffy smiled. "This is so sweet."
"You're going to go right?" Faith asked.
"Of course" Buffy said and picked up the phone. "Will you guys put these groceries away I-"
"Go ahead, we got it" Joyce said.
"Thanks" Buffy said and ran upstairs. After she was upstairs she called Spike.
"Hello?" he answered and she smiled at the sound of his voice.
"Hi" she said happily.
"Hey, did you like the flowers?" he asked.
"I love them, and I would love to go out with you on Friday night" Buffy said.
"Good, so it's a date" Spike said.
"Our first, well our first real date" Buffy said.
"Yeah" Spike said. "Uh, do you want to come over here, you know, to uh. . .study?"
"Study what?" Buffy asked.
"Uh, stuff" Spike said.
"I would love to, but I can't, I have to study" Buffy said.
"I just said-" Spike began.
"I know what you meant" Buffy cut him off.
"All right, well, I'll let you go" Spike said.
"Okay, I love you" Buffy said and her eyes went wide when she realized what she said and she hung up the phone quickly.
"Hello? Buffy? Buffy?" Spike said into the phone. Her words had cut him off guard. He hung up the phone wondering if she meant what she said.
"Hello, Giles, Leagdan and Cline, this is Buffy how can I help you today?" she answered.
"Hey B, that's quite an introduction you got there" Faith said and Buffy rolled her eyes.
"Faith, I'm working, what do you want?" Buffy asked.
"I just called to tell you that I got a job, isn't that cool?" Faith said.
"Where?" Buffy asked.
"At Mike's Auto" Faith said.
"An auto store? Faith you know nothing about cars" Buffy said.
"So, Mike said that I attract a lot of customers, being so hot and all" Faith said.
"Well congrats, now stop calling, I'm gonna get into trouble" Buffy said.
"Oh please, you're doin' the boss' son, he's not gonna fire you" Faith joked.
"Shut up, I'll see you at home, I love you, now stop calling" Buffy said and hung up the phone.
"Buffy, I'd like you to sort through these files please, put common ones together, well create a new filing system, can you do that?" Giles asked.
"Sure, but I'm gonna have to charge you an extra five dollars for each file" Buffy said and Giles looked at her weirdly. "Giles I'm kidding."
"Oh, right, very good then. . .good" Giles said and went back into his office. Just then Spike came through the front door carrying some boxes.
"Bloody hell this stuff is arduous" he said.
"Arduous? How very British of you" Buffy joked.
"Yeah, yeah, very funny" Spike said, setting down the boxes and coming over to the papers Buffy had taken out of one of the files. "I see dad's got you hard at work, maybe after you can uh. . .work for me" he hinted.
"Play your cards right" she smirked and he kissed her and went back over to the boxes. "Hey, uh, my dad's coming from L.A. for a visit, I want you to meet him, I want him to meet you, do you have plans on Saturday?"
"Uh, no, I'm all yours pet" he said.
"Good, I think he's gonna like you, in fact I know he will" Buffy smiled and went back to her filing.
"Good then, Saturday it is, but first we have to get through this week, proficiency and all" Spike said.
"Ugh, don't remind me" Buffy said. "God I hate proficiency, it's so boring."
"Well yeah, 'cause if it was fun then school wouldn't be allowed to give it" Spike said. "Well got to get these soddin' boxes to the back and do inventory, you enjoy your filing there." He picked the boxes back up and took them into the back.
Buffy arrived home at eight o'clock and she still had homework to do. She'd do this every weekend. Wait until Sunday night to do all of her homework. Once done she took a shower and went to bed.
The next day Buffy and Faith's alarm clock went off at six o'clock. Faith sleepily pounded her fist down on it and sat up.
"Ugh, Monday mornings suck" she grumbled and got out of bed. "B, come on get up." She shook her sister.
"Spike, just a little longer okay" she said sleepily and Faith smirked.
"Buffy" Faith said louder, and Buffy jumped up.
"Huh, what's going on?" she asked.
"Dreaming of happy things?" Faith asked with a grin.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I was" Buffy said and got out of bed. "God I don't want to go to school."
"Well either do I, but what can we do" Faith said and went to her closet and got out a pair of dark blue jeans, a black t-shirt that said: 'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful, hate me because your boyfriend thinks so' in red letters. She also got out her red sweat jacket and tennis shoes.
"That's a new look for you" Buffy said.
"I just don't feel like being leathery today" Faith said and started to get dressed. Buffy went over to her closet and decided Faith had a good idea. She got out her gray sweatpants that had the world princess on the butt of them in white letters. She got out a simple white t-shirt and her gray sweat jacket that said 'Beauty' on it. She got dressed also. Buffy put her hair in low pigtail braids and Faith put hers up in a ponytail. After they had their shoes on and they got their schoolbags and purses they went downstairs to where Dawn and Joyce were sitting in the kitchen.
"Hey girls" Joyce said.
"Hi mom, how are you?" Buffy asked.
"I'm doing fine, thank you for asking, oh, you don't have to take Dawn to school today, I'm going to take her."
"Cool, now we can stop for doughnuts and coffee" Buffy said.
"All right, let's roll" Faith said and Buffy grabbed the keys off the key rack. "Bye mom, love you" Faith said and kissed Joyce on the cheek and Buffy did the same.
"Bye mom" Buffy said and she and Faith left.
Faith and Buffy arrived at the school with their box of doughnuts and their cups of coffee and went inside to find their friends. They found them quickly and went over to them.
"Hey guys, doughnuts, anyone want?" Buffy asked.
"Ooh, me" Willow said and picked one up.
"Me too, thanks" Cordelia said and got one also.
"Hey, you guys look cute" Willow said.
"Thanks" Faith said.
"Have you guys seen Spike?" Buffy asked.
"Uh-uh, why do you need to talk to him?" Cordelia asked.
"Not about anything specific, but I just want to talk to him" Buffy said.
"Right 'cause you didn't do enough of that yesterday" Faith said.
"As a matter of fact we didn't" Buffy said.
"To busy doing something else?" Faith asked jokingly.
"Shut up" Buffy grinned and then spotted Riley making out with Hannah and got sort of sad look on her face.
"Are you okay?" Faith asked, not knowing what was wrong.
"Uh, yeah, I'm fine" Buffy said and look away from Riley. Faith looked in the direction Buffy was looking and saw Riley.
"It's just Riley" Faith said confused.
"I know" Buffy said.
"You don't still love him do you?" Faith questioned.
"No, of course not, I lo- care for Spike" Buffy caught herself. She didn't want to use the 'L" word referring to Spike just yet, but Faith caught the little slip and her eyebrows raised.
"Love?" she asked.
"I said 'care for'" Buffy reminded her.
"But you were about to say love, do you love him?" Faith asked.
"I. . .I don't know, look I don't want to talk about this okay" Buffy said and walked over to a table and sat down, Faith, Willow and Cordelia followed.
"You do don't you, you love him" Faith said.
"Faith, please, I don't want to talk about it" Buffy said.
"B, you don't have to lie, I mean we all know the answer anyway, why don't you want to admit it?" Faith asked.
"Because I don't want to lose him okay" Buffy said.
"Why would you lose him?" Willow asked.
"Every guy I've ever loved, or thought I loved has left me, I mean, god don't you see, I'm dysfunctional, I can't keep a man satisfied" Buffy said and laid her head on the table.
"B, Spike's more than satisfied" Faith said.
"Yeah, he's crazy about you" Cordelia said.
"Everyone knows that" Willow added.
"Yeah, now, but as soon as the "L" word pops out badness ensues" Buffy said.
"You can't hold on to the past, it's just going to weigh you down" Willow said. "Riley and Parker are of the past."
"Yeah, but then there was Angel, and all the other guys. . .I mean I haven't slept with anyone but Spike, thank god, but. . .I don't want to lose him too" Buffy said.
"Sweetie, you're not going to lose Spike okay, I promise" Faith said.
At the end of the day Faith and Buffy stopped at the store to get some things for the house. They wanted to do most of the everyday chores so their mother didn't have to. Since they both had jobs Dawn did the stuff around the house like laundry and the dishes and Faith and Buffy helped with the bills and went grocery shopping. They were walking around Carlson's market trying to find some stuff for dinner on Saturday.
"Hey, what about pot roast?" Faith asked.
"Dad's allergic to potatoes" Buffy reminded her.
"Oh yeah, and you can't make a pot roast without potatoes" Faith said. "Who's all going to be there?"
"Uh, mom, dad, you, me, Dawn and Spike" Buffy said.
"Oh, Spike's coming?" Faith asked.
"Of course he is, I want dad to meet the guy I'm-" Buffy began.
"In love with?" Faith offered.
"That I'm-" Buffy tried again.
"Sleeping with?" Faith offered again.
"No, that I'm seeing" Buffy finally got out her sentence. "I want dad to meet him, I want Spike to meet dad."
"Well that's good" Faith said. "What about stuffed cabbage."
"Ooh, yeah, that's perfect, everyone in our family loves stuffed cabbage" Buffy said.
"Does Spike?" Faith asked.
"I. . .I don't know, hold on" Buffy said and took out her cell phone and dialed Spike's number. It rang a couple times and Jenny Calendar answered.
"Hello?" she said.
"Hi, Miss Calendar?" Buffy asked, making sure it was her.
"Yes, and please call me Jenny" Jenny said.
"Hi Jenny, um, is Spike there?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, hold on" Jenny said and then went to get Spike.
"Hello?" Spike said into the phone.
"Hi" Buffy said happily.
"Hey baby, what's up?" Spike asked.
"I just have a quick question" Buffy said.
"Okay, what is it?" Spike asked.
"Do you like stuffed cabbage?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, I love it why?" Spike asked.
"Faith and I were thinking of making it on Saturday" Buffy said.
"Oh, well I hope you do" Spike said.
"Good, okay, see ya" Buffy said.
"Bye" Spike said and they hung up.
"Okay, stuffed cabbage it is" Buffy said.
"Okay, here's our list" Faith said after adding the things they needed for the stuffed cabbage.
Grocery List Milk Bread Pop Pepsi - For Mom Root Beer - For Dawn Diet Dr. Pepper - For Buffy Coke - For Faith Celery Pop tarts Popcorn Laundry soap Dish detergent Tampons Toilet Paper Paper Towels Yogurt (non-fat) Chips Pretzels Cabbage Ground Beef Rice Sour Kraut
After they got what they needed they went home.
"Hey girls, what did you get?" Joyce asked when Buffy and Faith came in with the groceries.
"Do you need any help?" Dawn asked.
"No, we got it" Faith said and they went into the kitchen.
"So, what did you get?" Joyce asked.
"We got lots of stuff, plus all the stuff to make stuffed cabbage" Buffy said.
"When are you making that?" Dawn asked.
"When daddy comes this weekend" Buffy said.
"Oh" Dawn said.
"Oh, honey, this came for you" Joyce said and handed Buffy a long box. Buffy opened it and there were a dozen pink roses and a card.
"Wow" Buffy breathed and opened the card and it read:
Dear Buffy,
We've been dating for a while now, but we've never gone on a date. I want that to change. I want us to be a real couple and go on real dates. If you want Friday night I'd like to take you out to dinner and a movie. I know that your father is coming on Saturday and I want you to be able to introduce me as your boyfriend. Well call me all right, if you're interested on the date thing. Anyway I'll wait for your call.
Love,
Spike
"Wow" Faith said.
"Oh my god" Buffy smiled. "This is so sweet."
"You're going to go right?" Faith asked.
"Of course" Buffy said and picked up the phone. "Will you guys put these groceries away I-"
"Go ahead, we got it" Joyce said.
"Thanks" Buffy said and ran upstairs. After she was upstairs she called Spike.
"Hello?" he answered and she smiled at the sound of his voice.
"Hi" she said happily.
"Hey, did you like the flowers?" he asked.
"I love them, and I would love to go out with you on Friday night" Buffy said.
"Good, so it's a date" Spike said.
"Our first, well our first real date" Buffy said.
"Yeah" Spike said. "Uh, do you want to come over here, you know, to uh. . .study?"
"Study what?" Buffy asked.
"Uh, stuff" Spike said.
"I would love to, but I can't, I have to study" Buffy said.
"I just said-" Spike began.
"I know what you meant" Buffy cut him off.
"All right, well, I'll let you go" Spike said.
"Okay, I love you" Buffy said and her eyes went wide when she realized what she said and she hung up the phone quickly.
"Hello? Buffy? Buffy?" Spike said into the phone. Her words had cut him off guard. He hung up the phone wondering if she meant what she said.