Soul Searching

Author: Pumpkin Belly

Previously: Willow is now 8 months pregnant.

You're the Daddy

"Yup, and something else." Buffy said, motioning Spike to enter the room.

"Hey baby." Spike said stepping in.

"Spike?" Willow gasped.

"Yeah, luv, it's me." Spike said cautiously, remembering that Buffy said Willow could react in a number of ways.

"It's really you?" Willow asked walking over to Spike.

"It's really me." Spike affirmed.

Buffy seeing that Willow wasn't going to attack Spike or go into a fit of hysteria decided it was time to go.

"Ok, Wills." Buffy said, "I have to go patrol, but I put the food away so you don't have to worry about that."

"Thanks Buffy." Willow said, her eyes never leaving Spike.

"Bye." Buffy added walking out the door.

"Spike I missed you so much." Willow said eyes filling with tears.

"I missed you too, pet." Spike said wrapping his arms around Willow, or as far as they would go considering her advanced stage in pregnancy.

"I knew you'd come back." Willow sniffed, the tears now making there way down her face, "You didn't leave because of the baby, right?" She asked startled.

"No, no, I didn't even know about the baby until Buffy explained it to me." Spike assured her.

"Buffy told you about the baby?" Willow asked pulling out of Spike's arms and moving towards her bed.

"Yeah, she didn't want me to "jump to conclusions" when I saw you." Spike said, following Willow to the bed.

"Where were you?" Willow asked.

"I went to see a demon." Spike said, his eyes cast down towards the bed.

"Why?" Willow asked.

"Because I didn't think I was good enough for you. Because you are the best thing that has ever happened to me in my 100 plus years and I was afraid I was going to lose you." Spike confessed finally looking up at Willow.

"So you left me cause you were afraid I would leave you." Willow stated.

"Well, yeah." Spike said laughing, "It made sense at the time."

"I'm sure it did." Willow said, placing her hand on top of his, "Spike, I would never leave you. I love you."

"God, I love you. I missed hearing you say that. I missed hearing you say anything." Spike said moving to kiss Willow.

"There's something different about you." Willow said when they pulled apart.

"There's something different about you too." Spike said with a smirk.

"Yeah, well mines a little more obvious then yours. Are you going to tell me what the demon did?" Willow said.

"Well the demon, John," Spike began.

"The demon's name was John?" Willow asked.

"Yeah, if you've ever seen a picture of this guy you'd know that, that's the most human thing about him." Spike smiled, "To make a long story short, John gave me back my soul and then spent a long time with me, teaching me to accept my past."

"You have you're soul?" Willow asked, shocked.

"Yeah, deep inside of me." Spike said.

"What about the chip?" Willow asked, knowing how much he hated it.

"It's still there I think." Spike said, no hint of remorse in his voice. "So is it a boy or a girl?"

"I don't know. Wanted to be surprised." Willow said, placing her hand over her stomach.

"You would." Spike said, more to himself.

"It's not the only thing that's going to be a surprise." Willow said.

"What?" Spike asked confused.

"The prophecy says that a good vampire was going to have a child with a human. The child is going to play an important role in the end of the world but we don't know for what side." Willow explained.

"Is it human?" Spike asked, hoping the answer was yes.

"It's human." Willow assured him.

"Can I," Spike asked gesturing towards her stomach.

"Of course, you are the daddy after all." Willow smiled.

'That's right,' Spike thought as he placed his hand over Willow's stomach, "I'm the daddy." Spike said out loud.

"It seems to know it too," Willow laughed as the baby kicked.

TBC
A/N: I promised I would have it up Monday and it's Monday. You should all be very happy. Now review and tell me if you want a happy ending or a sad ending.