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Today was Joyce's baby shower. A couple weeks had passed and now that Joyce knew what she was having she could have a shower. She stood in front of the mirror in her bedroom looking at her outfit. Just then Buffy and Spike came into the room, hand in hand.
"Mom, you look beautiful," Buffy said, letting go of Spike's hand and going over to her mother. Joyce was wearing a white silk gown that went to the floor. It was pretty, but not too dressy.
"Are you sure I don't look like a big fat—" Joyce began.
"You look great" Buffy assured her.
"Yeah, Joyce. You look radiant" Spike said.
"Well, thank you both" Joyce said. "Buffy, you look wonderful sweetheart." Buffy was wearing a white skirt, which was long and a pink halter top with a white glittery heart in the middle. Her hair was curled and left down.
"Thanks mom" Buffy said. "You should see Faith though. She's wearing a skirt, by choice."
"Really?" Joyce asked. "Oh, I have to see this." Joyce, Buffy and Spike went downstairs to where Dawn and Faith were. Dawn had on a pair of blue jeans with a red long sleeved t-shirt, which had the number 85 on it. Faith was wearing a black skirt, which was about two inches below the knee and frilly at the bottom. She also had on a red and black peasant top. Her hair was put in a ponytail. "Oh, girls, you look great."
"I look like a dumbass," Faith said, looking down at her outfit.
"No you don't, and watch your language" Joyce said. "You all look wonderful."
"Including me?" Spike asked and Buffy and Joyce smiled at him.
"Yes" Joyce said.
"Baby you look great" Buffy told him.
"Thanks" Spike smiled.
"Okay, everyone should be here soon, do we have everything we need?" Joyce asked, heading towards the kitchen. Faith and Buffy quickly stopped her.
"Mom, this is your baby shower, you are not doing anything. Go into the living and relax. Faith and I will do everything, don't worry" Buffy said.
"I want to help" Joyce said.
"The best way you can help is by relaxing. Go" Faith said and Joyce went into the living room and Faith followed. Buffy and Spike went into the kitchen.
"You okay, baby?" he asked her.
"Sure, why wouldn't I be?" she asked.
"You just seem a little distracted or something," he said, coming over and putting his hands around her waist. She leaned back into him and sighed.
"I guess I kinda am," she said. "I don't really know what it is. I mean, I'm excited about this baby. Having another little sister, I just wish my mom didn't feel so sad. I know that she'll never admit it to us, but I know she does."
"She'll be all right, baby. She's a strong lady. And besides, she has three great daughters to help her out" Spike said, kissing her cheek. "You and your sisters have been great. You should just try to relax."
"You're right" Buffy said. "This is my mom's happy day. I promise I'll stop being such a freak about this."
"Just relax" he repeated, turning her around to face him.
"I will," she told him, kissing him lightly on the lips, grabbing a bowl of chips and going into the living room to join her sisters and mother. As she reached the living room the doorbell rang and she backtracked to answer it.
"Hey, Buffy" Willow smiled and walked in with Willow.
"Hey, Will, Tara" Buffy said and began to shut the door, but Cordelia, Anya, Xander and Oz all entered.
"Hey, Buff" Xander said.
"Hey, everyone's in the living room" Buffy said and shut the door.
"Oh, you all are just so nice, coming to an old lady's baby shower and all" Joyce smiled.
"You're not old mom. And, didn't you invite any of your friends?" Faith asked.
"Yes, Marie, Paula and Nancy should be here—" Joyce began, but the doorbell rang. "Now, Dawnie, will you get that, please?"
"Sure, mom" Dawn said and answered the door and three women were standing there.
"Hello" one of the women, the one with blonde hair said.
"Hi, everyone's in there" Dawn said, shutting the door.
"Oh, Paula, Nancy, Marie, nice to see you" Joyce said.
"You too sweetheart" one of the women said.
"How are you?" another one said.
"Fine, thanks" Joyce said. "Oh, everyone these are my friends. This is Marie Carlson" she said as se pointed to the woman with the short brown hair. "This is Nancy Leeson" she said and pointed to the woman with long brown hair. "And this is Paula" she said and pointed to the woman with the blonde hair. "Girls, these are my daughters, Faith, Dawn and Buffy. This is Buffy's boyfriend, Spike. This is Willow, Tara, Xander, Cordelia and Oz."
"Nice to meet you all" Nancy said.
"You too" Faith said.
"Okay, what should we do first?" Joyce asked.
"What do you want to do first?" Buffy asked her mother. "There's games, food, and of course, presents."
"Well, I'd have to say Presents" Joyce said.
"Good choice" Dawn said, sitting next to Joyce.
"Okay, Dawn, Faith and I will go first, here you go" Buffy said, handing Joyce a box wrapped in pink glittery wrapping paper.
"Oh, how pretty" Joyce smiled and opened the box. Inside the box was a bassinette lined with lace. "Oh, look at this" Joyce breathed, looking at the bassinette.
"This goes with it" Dawn said, handing Joyce another package. There was a card attached to it and it read:
To our baby sister,
We welcome you to our family. We have so much love and we would love to share that with you. We love you very much and hope that you're life is filled with nothing but happiness.
Love,
Buffy, Faith and Dawn
Joyce's eyes filled with tears as she read the card. She felt a warm glow of happiness come over her.
"This is beautiful. Thank you girls" Joyce smiled and opened the package. Inside was a pink blanket made of chenille. The blanket had the name Sara Marissa woven in fancy letters. "Oh, it's beautiful."
"You like?" Dawn asked.
"I love it, thank you girls" Joyce said and hugged her daughters.
"Okay, me next" Willow said and handed Joyce a box. Joyce opened it and inside was a pink pair of overalls with a white t-shirt that had a pink bow on it.
"Oh, this is so cute" Joyce said. "Thank you, Willow."
"You're welcome" Willow smiled.
The baby shower was over at about eight-o'clock and everyone cleared out except for Spike. He stayed behind to help clean up.
"That was the best time I've had in a long time. Thank you all" Joyce said and hugged her daughters and Spike. "I'm gonna go up to bed. I'm beat. Goodnight."
"Night mom" Faith said.
"Good night mommy" Dawn said.
"Night" Buffy and Spike said at the same time and Joyce went upstairs.
"I should go baby. I'll see you tomorrow" Spike said and kissed Buffy.
"Okay, I love you" Buffy said and he kissed her again.
"I love you too" he said and left the house.
"Well, this has been quite a day" Buffy said hooking her arms with Dawn's and Faith's and all three went into the living room and sat down.
"Yep. I'm glad mom had a good time" Faith said.
"Me too" Dawn said.
"Yeah, this baby is a blessing. Even if the guy that gave it to her is a big fat jerk" Buffy said and Faith and Dawn laid their heads on Buffy's shoulders. Buffy put her arms around her sisters.
"Another sister. I wonder what it's gonna be like" Dawn said.
"Don't know" Faith said. "But it's defiantly gonna be interesting."
"Yeah, god help mom" Buffy joked and all three girls laughed.
Today was Joyce's baby shower. A couple weeks had passed and now that Joyce knew what she was having she could have a shower. She stood in front of the mirror in her bedroom looking at her outfit. Just then Buffy and Spike came into the room, hand in hand.
"Mom, you look beautiful," Buffy said, letting go of Spike's hand and going over to her mother. Joyce was wearing a white silk gown that went to the floor. It was pretty, but not too dressy.
"Are you sure I don't look like a big fat—" Joyce began.
"You look great" Buffy assured her.
"Yeah, Joyce. You look radiant" Spike said.
"Well, thank you both" Joyce said. "Buffy, you look wonderful sweetheart." Buffy was wearing a white skirt, which was long and a pink halter top with a white glittery heart in the middle. Her hair was curled and left down.
"Thanks mom" Buffy said. "You should see Faith though. She's wearing a skirt, by choice."
"Really?" Joyce asked. "Oh, I have to see this." Joyce, Buffy and Spike went downstairs to where Dawn and Faith were. Dawn had on a pair of blue jeans with a red long sleeved t-shirt, which had the number 85 on it. Faith was wearing a black skirt, which was about two inches below the knee and frilly at the bottom. She also had on a red and black peasant top. Her hair was put in a ponytail. "Oh, girls, you look great."
"I look like a dumbass," Faith said, looking down at her outfit.
"No you don't, and watch your language" Joyce said. "You all look wonderful."
"Including me?" Spike asked and Buffy and Joyce smiled at him.
"Yes" Joyce said.
"Baby you look great" Buffy told him.
"Thanks" Spike smiled.
"Okay, everyone should be here soon, do we have everything we need?" Joyce asked, heading towards the kitchen. Faith and Buffy quickly stopped her.
"Mom, this is your baby shower, you are not doing anything. Go into the living and relax. Faith and I will do everything, don't worry" Buffy said.
"I want to help" Joyce said.
"The best way you can help is by relaxing. Go" Faith said and Joyce went into the living room and Faith followed. Buffy and Spike went into the kitchen.
"You okay, baby?" he asked her.
"Sure, why wouldn't I be?" she asked.
"You just seem a little distracted or something," he said, coming over and putting his hands around her waist. She leaned back into him and sighed.
"I guess I kinda am," she said. "I don't really know what it is. I mean, I'm excited about this baby. Having another little sister, I just wish my mom didn't feel so sad. I know that she'll never admit it to us, but I know she does."
"She'll be all right, baby. She's a strong lady. And besides, she has three great daughters to help her out" Spike said, kissing her cheek. "You and your sisters have been great. You should just try to relax."
"You're right" Buffy said. "This is my mom's happy day. I promise I'll stop being such a freak about this."
"Just relax" he repeated, turning her around to face him.
"I will," she told him, kissing him lightly on the lips, grabbing a bowl of chips and going into the living room to join her sisters and mother. As she reached the living room the doorbell rang and she backtracked to answer it.
"Hey, Buffy" Willow smiled and walked in with Willow.
"Hey, Will, Tara" Buffy said and began to shut the door, but Cordelia, Anya, Xander and Oz all entered.
"Hey, Buff" Xander said.
"Hey, everyone's in the living room" Buffy said and shut the door.
"Oh, you all are just so nice, coming to an old lady's baby shower and all" Joyce smiled.
"You're not old mom. And, didn't you invite any of your friends?" Faith asked.
"Yes, Marie, Paula and Nancy should be here—" Joyce began, but the doorbell rang. "Now, Dawnie, will you get that, please?"
"Sure, mom" Dawn said and answered the door and three women were standing there.
"Hello" one of the women, the one with blonde hair said.
"Hi, everyone's in there" Dawn said, shutting the door.
"Oh, Paula, Nancy, Marie, nice to see you" Joyce said.
"You too sweetheart" one of the women said.
"How are you?" another one said.
"Fine, thanks" Joyce said. "Oh, everyone these are my friends. This is Marie Carlson" she said as se pointed to the woman with the short brown hair. "This is Nancy Leeson" she said and pointed to the woman with long brown hair. "And this is Paula" she said and pointed to the woman with the blonde hair. "Girls, these are my daughters, Faith, Dawn and Buffy. This is Buffy's boyfriend, Spike. This is Willow, Tara, Xander, Cordelia and Oz."
"Nice to meet you all" Nancy said.
"You too" Faith said.
"Okay, what should we do first?" Joyce asked.
"What do you want to do first?" Buffy asked her mother. "There's games, food, and of course, presents."
"Well, I'd have to say Presents" Joyce said.
"Good choice" Dawn said, sitting next to Joyce.
"Okay, Dawn, Faith and I will go first, here you go" Buffy said, handing Joyce a box wrapped in pink glittery wrapping paper.
"Oh, how pretty" Joyce smiled and opened the box. Inside the box was a bassinette lined with lace. "Oh, look at this" Joyce breathed, looking at the bassinette.
"This goes with it" Dawn said, handing Joyce another package. There was a card attached to it and it read:
To our baby sister,
We welcome you to our family. We have so much love and we would love to share that with you. We love you very much and hope that you're life is filled with nothing but happiness.
Love,
Buffy, Faith and Dawn
Joyce's eyes filled with tears as she read the card. She felt a warm glow of happiness come over her.
"This is beautiful. Thank you girls" Joyce smiled and opened the package. Inside was a pink blanket made of chenille. The blanket had the name Sara Marissa woven in fancy letters. "Oh, it's beautiful."
"You like?" Dawn asked.
"I love it, thank you girls" Joyce said and hugged her daughters.
"Okay, me next" Willow said and handed Joyce a box. Joyce opened it and inside was a pink pair of overalls with a white t-shirt that had a pink bow on it.
"Oh, this is so cute" Joyce said. "Thank you, Willow."
"You're welcome" Willow smiled.
The baby shower was over at about eight-o'clock and everyone cleared out except for Spike. He stayed behind to help clean up.
"That was the best time I've had in a long time. Thank you all" Joyce said and hugged her daughters and Spike. "I'm gonna go up to bed. I'm beat. Goodnight."
"Night mom" Faith said.
"Good night mommy" Dawn said.
"Night" Buffy and Spike said at the same time and Joyce went upstairs.
"I should go baby. I'll see you tomorrow" Spike said and kissed Buffy.
"Okay, I love you" Buffy said and he kissed her again.
"I love you too" he said and left the house.
"Well, this has been quite a day" Buffy said hooking her arms with Dawn's and Faith's and all three went into the living room and sat down.
"Yep. I'm glad mom had a good time" Faith said.
"Me too" Dawn said.
"Yeah, this baby is a blessing. Even if the guy that gave it to her is a big fat jerk" Buffy said and Faith and Dawn laid their heads on Buffy's shoulders. Buffy put her arms around her sisters.
"Another sister. I wonder what it's gonna be like" Dawn said.
"Don't know" Faith said. "But it's defiantly gonna be interesting."
"Yeah, god help mom" Buffy joked and all three girls laughed.