Joyce was released from the hospital the next day and was allowed to
go home. The week passed quickly and finally it was Friday. After school
Buffy got ready for her date with Spike.
"Okay, how do I look?" Buffy asked Faith.
"You look great" Faith told her. Buffy was wearing a red silk dress, which was knee length. She had on skinny red heels to match.
"Do you think Spike will like it?" Buffy asked.
"B, Spike would love you no matter what you were wearing, especially if you weren't wearing anything" Faith smirked.
"Stop that, I just want to look good" Buffy said.
"B, you look hot okay, stop obsessing" Faith told her.
"All right, all right" Buffy said and the doorbell rang. "Oh, that's him."
"Buffy, Spike's here" Joyce called.
"Okay mom, thanks" Buffy said and she and Faith went downstairs to where Spike was sitting on the couch talking to Dawn and Joyce. "Hi."
"Hey bab-" Spike began, but stopped when he saw her. "Wow."
"That's a good wow, right?" Buffy asked and he stood up and came closer to her.
"Yes, defiantly" Spike said, looking her up and down. "Uh, so, can I kiss you or will you hit me for messing up your lipstick?"
"I'll hit you if you don't" Buffy smiled and he kissed her.
"Are you ready to go luv?" he asked.
"Yes, let's go" Buffy said and took Spike's hand. "We'll see ya guys later."
"Okay honey, have a good time" Joyce said and Buffy and Spike left.
Spike was really nervous about this date. He wanted everything to be perfect for her. He didn't want anything to go wrong tonight. Buffy could tell something was wrong by the expression on his face as he drove to the restaurant.
"Honey what's the matter?" she asked sweetly to him.
"Huh? Oh, nothing luv, I'm fine" Spike said to her.
"Spike, I know you, something's up, do you not want to go, 'cause we don't have to" Buffy said.
"No, no baby, it's not that. . .I'm just a little nervous that's all" Spike said and Buffy smiled at him.
"What? Nervous why? Spike we've slept together, many times, hell we've done thing that haven't even been invented yet, why are you nervous?" Buffy asked.
"I don't know. . .I just want everything to go without a glitch tonight. . .I just want to take your mind off of things, the baby, your mum, the piss ant who's cheating on your mum, everything" Spike said and Buffy smiled and leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.
"Spike, I'm here with you, everything is perfect. . .and. . .if you really want to take my mind off of things. . .we could go back to your place after our date" Buffy said.
"Way ahead of you luv, not that I planned this night around that" Spike said.
"You don't have to explain anything" Buffy assured him and he pulled into the restaurant parking lot.
"All right, we're here" he said and they got out.
"Angelino's" Buffy said in awe. "Spike this is the most expensive restaurant in the city, are you sure-"
"I'm positive luv, it's not a problem, come on" Spike said and offered his arm to her and she took it and he led her inside. "Reservations for Gils, William."
"Right this way sir" the waiter said and led them to a table in one of the corners of the restaurant.
"Oh, this is so beautiful" Buffy said as they sat.
"Well I'm glad you like it baby, always the best for you" Spike said and Buffy smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips.
"Your wine sir" a waiter said and showed him the bottle.
"Year 81?" Spike asked.
"Yes sir, 1981" the waiter confirmed.
"Perfect, thank you" Spike said and the waiter poured two glasses and put the bottle in an ice box on the table and left.
"Why 1981?" Buffy asked.
"Well it has to be a good year, it was the year you were born" Spike smiled.
"This is so romantic" Buffy said, smiling at him and looked around.
"You like?" he asked her.
"Yes, of course" Buffy said.
"Well good, I'm glad" Spike told her and another waiter came up.
"Hello, good evening, I'm John, I'll be your waiter this evening, would you care for an appetizer before you order?" John asked.
"Oh, uh. . .sweetheart, do you want any?" Spike asked Buffy.
"Oh, no thank you" Buffy said politely to the waiter.
"We're good mate, thank you" Spike told him and he smiled and handed them their menus.
"Very well, I'll be back shortly to take your order" John said and left.
"So luv, what will it be?" Spike asked.
"Oh. . .I don't know. . .linguine, I love linguine" Buffy decided.
"All right, and I'm going to have the most obvious choice at an Italian restaurant, spaghetti" Spike said and the waiter came back and they gave him their orders. "So tell me luv, are you excited about tomorrow, your pops coming and all?"
"Yeah I am, I miss my dad, and I can't wait for him to meet you" Buffy said.
"Well me either pet" Spike said. "What's your mum going to do about captain adultery?"
"I don't know, she hasn't said anything abut daddy Curt since we told her about him and his wife not exactly being divorced like he said, I just feel so bad for her, I mean here she is having to raise a baby and then she finds out that the man she loves, the father of her child is a lying scheming jerk-face, I hope she's going to be okay" Buffy said.
"Well your mum's strong baby, she'll bounce back" Spike said and the waiter brought their food to them. "Thanks mate."
"Yeah, thank you" Buffy said.
"You're welcome" he said politely and left.
After eating and paying the bill Spike took Buffy to the beach.
"Ooh, this is nice, it's a nice night for walking along the beach" Buffy said.
"That's not why I brought you here luv" Spike informed her.
"Oh, did we come here to. . .?" Buffy asked and Spike's eyes widened a little.
"Oh, no! No, I mean it would be great, but, that's not why I brought you here either" Spike said.
"Okay, so why did you bring me here?" Buffy asked and Spike walked over to a bench where there was a small boom box sitting there. He turned it on and slow music began to play.
"To dance" he said. "After all, it is what started our relationship isn't it?" Buffy's eyes filled with tears as he came closer to her and took her into his arms and they began to dance.
"I love you so much" she whispered in his ear, her eyes closed.
"I love you too baby" he said back and held her tighter.
"This is a perfect end to a perfect evening" Buffy said and he looked at her and smirked seductively.
"Oh believe me luv, it's not over yet."
"Okay, how do I look?" Buffy asked Faith.
"You look great" Faith told her. Buffy was wearing a red silk dress, which was knee length. She had on skinny red heels to match.
"Do you think Spike will like it?" Buffy asked.
"B, Spike would love you no matter what you were wearing, especially if you weren't wearing anything" Faith smirked.
"Stop that, I just want to look good" Buffy said.
"B, you look hot okay, stop obsessing" Faith told her.
"All right, all right" Buffy said and the doorbell rang. "Oh, that's him."
"Buffy, Spike's here" Joyce called.
"Okay mom, thanks" Buffy said and she and Faith went downstairs to where Spike was sitting on the couch talking to Dawn and Joyce. "Hi."
"Hey bab-" Spike began, but stopped when he saw her. "Wow."
"That's a good wow, right?" Buffy asked and he stood up and came closer to her.
"Yes, defiantly" Spike said, looking her up and down. "Uh, so, can I kiss you or will you hit me for messing up your lipstick?"
"I'll hit you if you don't" Buffy smiled and he kissed her.
"Are you ready to go luv?" he asked.
"Yes, let's go" Buffy said and took Spike's hand. "We'll see ya guys later."
"Okay honey, have a good time" Joyce said and Buffy and Spike left.
Spike was really nervous about this date. He wanted everything to be perfect for her. He didn't want anything to go wrong tonight. Buffy could tell something was wrong by the expression on his face as he drove to the restaurant.
"Honey what's the matter?" she asked sweetly to him.
"Huh? Oh, nothing luv, I'm fine" Spike said to her.
"Spike, I know you, something's up, do you not want to go, 'cause we don't have to" Buffy said.
"No, no baby, it's not that. . .I'm just a little nervous that's all" Spike said and Buffy smiled at him.
"What? Nervous why? Spike we've slept together, many times, hell we've done thing that haven't even been invented yet, why are you nervous?" Buffy asked.
"I don't know. . .I just want everything to go without a glitch tonight. . .I just want to take your mind off of things, the baby, your mum, the piss ant who's cheating on your mum, everything" Spike said and Buffy smiled and leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.
"Spike, I'm here with you, everything is perfect. . .and. . .if you really want to take my mind off of things. . .we could go back to your place after our date" Buffy said.
"Way ahead of you luv, not that I planned this night around that" Spike said.
"You don't have to explain anything" Buffy assured him and he pulled into the restaurant parking lot.
"All right, we're here" he said and they got out.
"Angelino's" Buffy said in awe. "Spike this is the most expensive restaurant in the city, are you sure-"
"I'm positive luv, it's not a problem, come on" Spike said and offered his arm to her and she took it and he led her inside. "Reservations for Gils, William."
"Right this way sir" the waiter said and led them to a table in one of the corners of the restaurant.
"Oh, this is so beautiful" Buffy said as they sat.
"Well I'm glad you like it baby, always the best for you" Spike said and Buffy smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips.
"Your wine sir" a waiter said and showed him the bottle.
"Year 81?" Spike asked.
"Yes sir, 1981" the waiter confirmed.
"Perfect, thank you" Spike said and the waiter poured two glasses and put the bottle in an ice box on the table and left.
"Why 1981?" Buffy asked.
"Well it has to be a good year, it was the year you were born" Spike smiled.
"This is so romantic" Buffy said, smiling at him and looked around.
"You like?" he asked her.
"Yes, of course" Buffy said.
"Well good, I'm glad" Spike told her and another waiter came up.
"Hello, good evening, I'm John, I'll be your waiter this evening, would you care for an appetizer before you order?" John asked.
"Oh, uh. . .sweetheart, do you want any?" Spike asked Buffy.
"Oh, no thank you" Buffy said politely to the waiter.
"We're good mate, thank you" Spike told him and he smiled and handed them their menus.
"Very well, I'll be back shortly to take your order" John said and left.
"So luv, what will it be?" Spike asked.
"Oh. . .I don't know. . .linguine, I love linguine" Buffy decided.
"All right, and I'm going to have the most obvious choice at an Italian restaurant, spaghetti" Spike said and the waiter came back and they gave him their orders. "So tell me luv, are you excited about tomorrow, your pops coming and all?"
"Yeah I am, I miss my dad, and I can't wait for him to meet you" Buffy said.
"Well me either pet" Spike said. "What's your mum going to do about captain adultery?"
"I don't know, she hasn't said anything abut daddy Curt since we told her about him and his wife not exactly being divorced like he said, I just feel so bad for her, I mean here she is having to raise a baby and then she finds out that the man she loves, the father of her child is a lying scheming jerk-face, I hope she's going to be okay" Buffy said.
"Well your mum's strong baby, she'll bounce back" Spike said and the waiter brought their food to them. "Thanks mate."
"Yeah, thank you" Buffy said.
"You're welcome" he said politely and left.
After eating and paying the bill Spike took Buffy to the beach.
"Ooh, this is nice, it's a nice night for walking along the beach" Buffy said.
"That's not why I brought you here luv" Spike informed her.
"Oh, did we come here to. . .?" Buffy asked and Spike's eyes widened a little.
"Oh, no! No, I mean it would be great, but, that's not why I brought you here either" Spike said.
"Okay, so why did you bring me here?" Buffy asked and Spike walked over to a bench where there was a small boom box sitting there. He turned it on and slow music began to play.
"To dance" he said. "After all, it is what started our relationship isn't it?" Buffy's eyes filled with tears as he came closer to her and took her into his arms and they began to dance.
"I love you so much" she whispered in his ear, her eyes closed.
"I love you too baby" he said back and held her tighter.
"This is a perfect end to a perfect evening" Buffy said and he looked at her and smirked seductively.
"Oh believe me luv, it's not over yet."