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Six Months Later

Joyce searched the aisles of the department store. She didn't know exactly what she was looking for, but she had the hankering for a baby outfit. She hadn't bought really anything. Not knowing what she was going to have, she didn't want to buy anything, but she couldn't take it anymore. She had to buy something.

"Hey, mom, whatcha doin'?" Buffy asked as she joined her mother with Faith and Dawn.

"Oh, noting. I was just looking at this stuff," Joyce said.

"You know, mom" Faith said. "If you would just find out if you were having a boy or a girl then you'd be able to buy lots of stuff."

"I know, but I want to be surprised" Joyce said.

"Have you spoken to what's his face?" Buffy asked.

"Who?" Joyce asked.

"Curt" Buffy said. "Has he tried to call you?"

"No" Joyce said plainly.

"Do you want to talk to him? I mean, it's been six months mom. Aren't you upset that he was cheating on you?" Faith asked.

"Well, yes, I'm upset, but technically he wasn't cheating, on me anyway. He was still married, so technically he was cheating on his wife" Joyce said.

"Still doesn't change the fact that he's an ass—" Faith began.

"Faith, watch your mouth" Joyce warned.

"Sorry mom, but he had it coming. In fact, he has a lot coming" Faith said.

"Look, if he doesn't want to be with me, then—" Joyce began.

"Screw him?" Buffy offered.

"For lack of a better phrase, yes" Joyce said and then sighed. "We should go, I have a doctor's appointment in a half an hour."

"Are you okay, mom?" Dawn asked.

"I'm fine, let's go home" Joyce said and she and her three daughters left the department store.

Joyce dropped Buffy off at Spike's before heading home.

"Bye mom, see you later" Buffy said.

"Okay, be home by eleven, have fun" Joyce said.

"Oh, I'm sure she will" Faith joked and Buffy glared at her.

"Bye" Buffy said and Joyce drove away. Buffy walked up to the house and knocked on the door and Jenny answered.

"Hey Jenny, is—" Buffy began, but she was intercepted by the brunette.

"Spike here? Yes, he is" Jenny said and let her in. "He's down in his room."

"Thanks, you look nice, Jenny, where are you off to?" Buffy asked.

"Rupert and I are going out to dinner" Jenny said and Giles came down the stairs.

"Jenny darling, are you ready to— oh, Buffy, what a nice surprise" Giles said. "It's nice to see you."

"You too" Buffy said.

"How's your mother?" he asked her.

"She's hanging in there" Buffy said.

"Well, send my best wishes. We should be off, bye" Giles said.

"Bye, have fun" Buffy said and Giles and Jenny left the house. Once they shut the door, Butt went down to see Spike.

"Hi" Buffy said, shutting the bedroom door.

"Hey luv" Spike said. "What brings you here?"

"I didn't feel like staying home" Buffy said, sitting on his bed. "Whatcha doin'?"

"Nothing much" Spike said. "But I could if you'd. . ." he hinted.

"Hold it cowboy" Buffy said. "Keep your pants on, I did not come here to do it. . .not this time anyway."

"What did you come here for?" Spike asked.

"I don't know, does our relationship always have to be about sex?" she asked, getting a little annoyed.

"Yeah" he joked and she glared at him. He smirked at her. "I'm just kidding, pet, relax."

"I am relaxed," Buffy pouted. "Besides, I'm not the one who's all, tense and stuff."

"I'm not tense" Spike said.

"Really? Then why do you have the 'I'm constipated' look?" she asked.

"Hey! Back off, goldilocks" he hissed.

"Jeez, what's your problem today?" she asked him and he sighed heavily.

"Buffy, I don't feel like fighting with you right now, all right" he said.

"So, what, we're gonna schedule fights now?" she asked sarcastically.

"How's your mum?" he asked, changing the subject.

"Fine, big, but fine. The only thing is, I think she's upset, you know about the whole Curt thing," Buffy told him. "She loved him and he betrayed her. Something I know all to well."

"Yeah, well, what's she going to do about it?" he asked her, turning his chair around to face her.

"Don't know. She hasn't really talked about it" Buffy said.

"Well, that baby's coming in three months, she better decide fast" Spike said and Buffy rolled her eyes at him.

"You're such a guy," she said.

"I like to think that's one of my best qualities" Spike said.

"Spike, you can't just rush into a decision this big, okay. And besides, she doesn't really have a decision to make. Curt cheated on her," Buffy said.

"Not really" Spike said. "I mean, technically, your mum's the other woman."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Buffy asked.

"Well, he was cheating on his wife with Joyce. Can't really blame the fellow for going back to the woman he made his life with" Spike said.

"Are you taking his side?" Buffy asked, getting up and crossing her arms over her chest.

"I'm just sayin'—" Spike began.

"Yeah, I know what you're saying. Where the hell do you get off judging my mother? Your mother isn't even around" Buffy said coldly.

"Well, at least my mother's smart enough to know to use a condom when she screws a guy" Spike said. "At least my mother didn't get knocked up."

"What the hell is the matter with you? Why are you being such an ass?" Buffy asked.

"Because you're being a bint" he told her.

"You know what, I don't need this from you" Buffy said. "My mother is trying her hardest not to fall apart, to stay strong for her unborn child and the three she already has. I've never even met your mother. What effort has she put in?"

"Maybe I haven't told her about you because I knew this wouldn't work out" Spike said crossly to her.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" she asked.

"Nothing" he said, turning back around to face his computer.

"No, what are you saying? That you want to break up?" Buffy asked, but he didn't answer. A beat passed before Buffy turned and stormed out of the house. Spike sighed with frustration. He wanted to after her, but his male pride prevented him from doing so. He stayed put and let her go.

Joyce laid in the doctor's office waiting for the doctor to come into the room. It had been only a few minutes, but to Joyce it seemed like forever. Finally the doctor knocked on he door and came into the room.

"Hello, Joyce" he said cheerfully.

"Hi doctor Wallis" Joyce said with a sigh.

"How are you feeling today?" Dr. Wallis asked.

"Oh, tired" Joyce said.

"Where's the rest of the crew today?" Dr. Wallis asked.

"I cut them loose for today. Faith and Dawn are at home watching movies and Buffy is at her boyfriend's house" Joyce said.

"Well, three daughters. Are you hoping for a son this time?" dr. Wallis asked.

"Why? Am I having a son?" Joyce asked.

"Do you really want me to tell you? The last four times I've tried to tell you, you've stopped me" Dr. Walls said.

"No, don't tell me, okay, tell me, no. . .okay, I want to know" Joyce finally decided.

"Are you sure?" Dr. Wallis asked.

"Yeah, tell me" Joyce said.

Joyce arrived home an hour later with a smile on her face. Knowing what she was having put a weird sense of security in her life. She couldn't explain it, but it just made her feel safer. She got out of the car and noticed that Buffy was sitting on the front porch.

"Hi sweetie" Joyce said, coming up to the porch.

"Hi" Buffy pouted.

"What's the matter?" Joyce asked, carefully sitting down next to her daughter.

"Mom, I think that Spike and I are breaking up" Buffy said sadly.

"What? Why? What happened?" Joyce asked.

"We got into this huge argument" Buffy told her. "It was awful. We both said things we didn't mean and. . .I don't want to lose him, mom."

"Oh, honey" Joyce said. "Spike loves you, it's gonna be okay. You'll feel better once you apologize. That is if you're not to stubborn to apologize."

"I can't go over there now. We just had a fight" Buffy said and Joyce smiled at her.

"All the more reason to go" she told her daughter. "If you apologize now, it'll be over with."

"You're right" Buffy sighed. "How was the doctor's appointment?"

"It was great. Before you go over to Spike's come inside. I have something to tell you and your sisters" Joyce said and Buffy got up and helped her mother up and they went into the house.

"Mom, you're back" Dawn said, meeting her by the door. "Is the baby okay?"

"Yes, the baby's fine" Joyce said. "Where's Faith?"

"She's on the phone with someone, Levant something" Dawn said.

"Wait, Levant Taylor?" Buffy asked.

"Yeah, that's it" Dawn said.

"Oh, that's good, I told Faith she had a chance" Buffy said.

"Can someone fill me in here, please?" Joyce asked.

"Okay, Levant is this guy that Faith has a crush on and she was afraid that maybe he wouldn't like her, but as usual, I was right, he does" Buffy said and Faith came downstairs. "Hey, have a nice conversation?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I did" Faith said. "Hey mom, how did the doctor go?"

"I have something to tell you girls" Joyce announced.

"Okay, but later, you're telling me what you talked about" Buffy told Faith and all four of them went into the living room to sit down.

"Is everything okay, mom?" Dawn asked.

"Yes, everything's fine" Joyce said. "Doctor Wallis told me what I was having."

"Really? What is it?" Dawn asked excitedly.

"Well, Faith, Buffy, Dawnie, I'm going to have a baby. . ."

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