Chapter 7
Sunnydale - 10am the next day
Buffy awoke the next morning to the sound of the shower running and someone singing. She got out of bed and stretched. She walked done the hall towards the bathroom and the closer she got the louder the singing got and she recognized the voice as Spike.
"He's been in there for a half an hour Buffy." Dawn said coming out of her room heading down the stairs. Buffy waited until her sister was out of sight before opening the door of the bathroom and going in. The mirror was completely fogged up.
"You know you're using all my hot water, don't you?" She said leaning back against the sink. Spike stopped singing and poked his head out from behind the curtain.
"I didn't hear you knock." He said turning off the shower and pulling his towel off the rack.
"That's because I didn't." She said as he stepped out of the shower wearing nothing but a very small towel. "I guess I need to get bigger towels, huh?" she said eyeing his lower half. He if could blush, Buffy figured he'd probably be beet red right about now. "Of course I don't mind the small ones." She stepped closer to him until he could feel her body heat.
"Then I'll have to wear them more often." He said before taking her head in his hands and kissing her. Her hands made their way to the towel and found where it was tucked in. She slowly pulled it off him and let it drop to the floor. This just made him kiss her even more as his hands roamed her body. They found their way to the hem of her shirt and fingered it. She raised her arms slightly and broke away from him long enough for him to pull it over her head. She found his lips and continued her assault on them as he lowered her to the mat on the floor.
Downstairs the front door opened and Xander walked in.
"Morning ladies. Where's Buffy? She up yet?" He asked as he walked into the kitchen and saw Dawn, Willow, and Kennedy sitting at the counter.
"Oh, she's up." Dawn said not looking up from her eggs. Willow hid a smile and Kennedy covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing.
"What's going on? You three are acting stranger than you usually are. Wait. Where's Spike? Their not-never mind don't answer that, I don't want to know." He closed his eyes as the image of Spike and Buffy going at it ran through his mind. The sounded of a moan made it's way down stairs and the three girls burst out laughing. Xander rolled his eyes and poured himself a bowl of cereal.
Buffy lay in Spike arms on the bathroom floor after their little, well, she didn't know what to call it but loved it. Way better than the first times we did it. She thought as she kissed Spikes cheek. It was different too. Almost like- Buffy cut the thought off before she finished it. She knew what it was like.
"Spike?" she said softly.
"Hmm?" Was his reply.
"I need to tell you something and it might take a minute to get out, so bare with me." He nodded, looking her in her eyes. She took a deep breath. "Here it goes. I. . .I love you." She stuttered. His eyes widened. Had he heard her right? Did she say what he hoped she said?
"You do?" he asked trying not to smile until she confirmed it.
"Yes." She said nodding. He pulled her on top of him and kissed her with all he had in him.
"I love you too." He said breaking away.
"I know." She said smiling. "We better get down stairs before everyone thinks we died or something." She got up off of him and he whined as she broke skin contact. She pulled him to his feet and handed him his towel before pulling her pj's back on. She gave him one last passionate kiss and left him to put his clothes on.
After she left the bathroom she went back to her room and got dressed. By the time she left her room it was almost lunchtime.
When she got down stairs the first people she saw were Willow and Kennedy. She would have said good morning but they were a little preoccupied with each other's lips. She continued into the kitchen and joined Dawn and Xander at the counter.
"Morning Buffy. You just getting up?" Xander asked. She could hear the mischief in his voice so she didn't answered. Though she did hear Dawn snicker. Buffy quietly poured herself a bowl of cereal with a smile on her face. She went to the fridge and looked for the milk.
"Did you guys use all the milk?" She whined. Dawn pointed at Xander. She sighed and poured the cereal back into the box. "What am I suppose to eat? I'm starving." She opened every cupboard in the kitchen. Nothing. She thought to herself. There is nothing left to eat. Unless Spike makes me something. "Spike! Come here and make me something to eat!" she called up the stairs. "Please!" She heard the bathroom door close and a minute later she saw Spike. He stopped and looked around the kitchen at the open cupboards before continuing in.
"Find what you were looking for, luv?" he asked opening the fridge and pulling out the eggs and a pack of blood.
"No, that's why I asked you to come and make me something." She sat down next to her sister and watched him cook.
"Actually you said, and I quote, 'Spike come here and make me something to eat.' That sounded like an order to me." Xander commented putting his bowl in the sink. Buffy stuck her tongue out at him as Spike placed a plate of eggs in front of her.
"Thank you Spike." She said smiling sweetly at him. He smiled back and kissed the tip of her nose before turning around and pouring his blood into a mug and popping it into the microwave.
"Good morning Buffy." Willow said as she and Kennedy entered the kitchen.
"Good morning Wills." Buffy greeted one of her best friends.
"So, are we taking the SIT's or leaving them?" The redhead asked sitting down next to her.
"No. They did a good job last night so I'm going to have them stay here. Sorry Kennedy, but I need you to be in charge while I'm gone." Buffy told them. The SIT nodded.
"When are we leaving?" Dawn asked her sister.
"What time is sunset?" Buffy grabbed the newspaper and went through it.
"I already looked. It's at 6:48pm." Dawn told taking the paper and turning it the page where it said sunrise and sunset.
"Well, we can leave at sunset, or Xander can get our ride early and we can leave before." Buffy the hint clear in her voice.
"Right I'll go get us a van. No side windows. Just the windshield, the drivers side passenger side windows, and the back windows, right?" Xander asked the blond Slayer. She nodded.
"Can I go with you?" Dawn asked.
"Sure Dawnster. Get your shoes. We'll be back." He called over his shoulder as he left the kitchen.
"I guess I should get the SIT's up." Buffy said as Spike pulled his blood out of the microwave.
"I'm not doing it. They don't listen to me unless I yell. I don't like to yell any more. Well, not at humans." He sat down next to her and drank his lunch. Buffy rubbed his back and kissed his cheek.
"I know. I'll be right back. I think we let them sleep in long enough." She kissed him one more time and went down to the basement. Spike chuckled to himself as her heard her telling the girls to get up. She came back up and sat back down next to the vampire.
"If they're not up here in five minutes, I'm going to" She was cut off by the basement door opening and the SIT's walking into the kitchen and going through the cupboards and fridge for stuff to eat. She looked at Spike and raised her eyebrows.
"Why is it, they listen to a Slayer, but not a souled vampire?" Spike asked her. The potentials stopped rummaging through the cupboards and looked the two sitting on the kitchen stools.
"Yeah, I don't think that's respecting your elders." Buffy teased.
"Hey! Watch it! I'm not old. Not compared to Angel anyway." Spike told her. He got up and left the kitchen in a pout. Buffy rolled her eyes before following him out.
"Listen to him." She told the girls. She left the room and went into the living room. Spike was sitting there, his arms crossed over his chest, pouting. "Spike, I was just playing around." She said standing in front of him. He didn't move or say anything.
She pulled his arms apart and sat in his lap. She laid her head on his shoulder and kissed his neck. She knew he wouldn't last long and she was right. No sooner had she started kissing his neck did he pull her off his shoulder and started to make out with her right in the middle of the living room. Neither of them cared if any body saw them, they just enjoyed the feeling of each others lips.
They were still kissing when Xander and Dawn came back after picking up the van.
"Oh come on. Can't you two get a room." Xander asked in an annoyed tone. Buffy and Spike ignored him and continued their assault on each others lips. Xander sighed and rolled his eyes. He put the van keys on the table next to the front door and proceeded into the kitchen.
Buffy sighed into Spikes mouth and, regretfully, pulled away. Spike groaned at the loss of contact.
"I have to pack so we can go to LA and see your wonderful Grandsire." She stood up off his lap to go up stairs but he pulled her back down.
"You can wait a little while." Spike smashed his lips into hers in a crushing passionate kiss. After a split second of debating, Buffy gave in and kissed him back. He was right, packing could wait.
