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Spoilers: I don't think so. Maybe if you dig real deep. Other then that no. the chip thing is already out there so you know that.

A/N: This is and extremely fluffy chapter and so is the next one. I thought I should leave you with this to look over this weekend. I'm writing this in a hurry because tonight I'm going to spend some time with my rich aunt. In fact I'll be there all weekend. Bad side: I won't be able to check my e- mails until Sunday. She may be rich, but it turns out that's a bad thing because she was stuff planned for us to do. Leave some really good reviews for me to look over on Sunday night. Hope you enjoy. Special thanks to wolf116. Thanks so much for your help on that problem I was having. I decided to go with T possesses X, but D will be involved somehow. Everyone doesn't know what I' talking about, but hopefully you do and maybe some smart people will decipher my tough code ;)

Chapter 9:

"I told you to just scout. I never said anything about draining information from the vampire." Willow told one of her lackeys. Brian had never been one to follow orders. He hadn't been too happy when Amy was promoted to second- in-command over him. Amy was a just a magic junkie and was only promoted because she was friends with the Dark Mistress.

"I thought that there might be some information that we didn't get from the rest of the people." Brian said trying to keep from getting angry. It wouldn't do to have a very powerful witch mad at you.

"Did you get anything new out of the vampire?" Willow asked in a way to sweet tone.

"Nothing of much relevance. His brain was pretty cooked. Must have been the soul, but there were something's that I found amusing."

"Well I hope that you have a good chuckle while Buffy is tearing out your intestines. You harmed some she cares about and Slayers are all gung-ho on that."

"So then the things in the vampires mind were true. The thoughts about the slayer." Brain asked incredulously. He just couldn't believe that someone who was meant to fight on the side of good would sleep with a vampire.

"Yes very much so. Bitty-Buffy is in love with the creature. Sure she won't admit it, but it's totally obvious."

"Why don't you just take her down already?" Brian said. He didn't want anything in the way when he made his run to take over the world. Brian was a zealous young man and had big dreams of things he would do with his magic. Ever since he found out about magic and started using he had been forming plans.

"Because I plan to make it painful. I plan to make everyone one suffer. I'm done with being a good vigilante. I want to bring this world to its knees. But first I want to have fun. Messing with 'The Scoobies' should prove to be interesting. And there's the prophecy. I fail if I make a wrong move and I plan to make all the right ones. Understand?"

Brain shook his head.

"Is there anything else you want, Dark Mistress?" Brian said. He hated being a flunky, but he would do it until the necessary time. Then he hoped to take out this wannabe Dark Mistress and rule. He just needed her to do all the tricky stuff.

"No not yet. There will be a time for you, but now there isn't. Just be patient." Willow said. Eagerness poured off this young man like waves. He couldn't be much more then nineteen and he was already corrupt. Something in him screamed wrong and Willow intended to check his background. She couldn't have loose canons rocking her boat.

"Go!" Willow ordered and Brian left. When Brian was totally out of sight Willow called for Amy.

"Yes, Willow." Amy said. Willow had given up on correcting Amy as long as no one else knew.

"Get me some information on our Mister Brian Shaffer will you."

"Right on it." A smirk tugged at the corners of Willow's lips. Yes she would definitely get to the bottom of that young man.

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"So do you still fill crappy?" Dawn asked as she stuffed another spoonful of Lucky Charms in her mouth.

"Those are all suga' you know." Spike said as he took another sip from his mug of blood.

"Right like your breakfast is better. So do you?"

"Not so much. Headache's are still there, but the craziness is lowering." Spike said. It had been two days since they had discovered the possible chip malfunction. Buffy had contacted Sam, Riley's wife, through e-mail and she hadn't answered back. It would be a few more days until that happened.

For now Spike was getting through the headaches with help from Buffy of course. They had just been talking and would share the same bed, but everyone knew what was going on. Anya and Dawn couldn't have been more thrilled, but Xander and Giles still held their doubts.

"So when are you and Buffy going on an official date?" Dawn asked with a sly smile on her face.

"Nib, I'm not s'actly sure we're gonna be able to go on a date what wif Red runnin' loose."

"Oh come on it's possible. Look Willow hasn't attacked in a while and you and Buffy need to go out and have some fun."

"I was thinkin' that we should wait till after the hunk 'f metal is outta my head. Might faint in a restaurant."

"Okay, but right now things are progressing? Any smoochies?"

"Well aren't you the lil' detective."

"Anya and I made a bet on when you guys would give up on this whole 'get to know you act' and just do it. Anya seems to think that it will be very soon, but I think that with the soul things will go slower."

"Bit, you shouldn't be talkin' 'bout thins' like that." Spike said almost choking on his blood.

"Oh puh-lease. I saw you and Anya go at it and I'm sixteen. I know stuff."

"Whatcha mean by that." Spike quirked an eyebrow and had the parental tone that said 'I'd better not get the answer I'm thinking about.'

"Spike not like that. God you don't have to go all dad on me."

"Jus' makin' sure. Sides I don't think that 's your business what your sis and I do."

"Oh well I think that it will be evident when you guys do give in."

"Dawnie."

"All right jeez. You act more like a dad everyday you know that. Haven't decided if that's a good thing or a bad thing."

"Jus' care 'bout you thas' all."

"Yeah I know. The whole 'I only do things in your best interest' speech."

"Well 'f you don't want me ta play the parental figure or friend I could always play the bad guy. Grr Urgh." Spike said as raised his hands into claw hands. Dawn laughed.

"No I never said I wanted that, but your imitation of a bad guy is very funny. I should get my backpack. Xander's going to be here any minute." Dawn put her bowl in the sink, gave Spike a hug and a kiss goodbye, and walked away.

"Bye Spike."

"Bye, Nibblet."

Spike heard the front door close. He sat in his chair thinking about how perfect things seemed to be. Buffy was actually giving him a shot at being with her. Everyone seemed to except him into the group. Dawn had always liked him, but now everyone in the group seemed to just be okay with his presence.

Things were good; well they would be good once he stopped having headaches that made him pass out. Spike took a sip of his 'coffee' and started to read the newspaper. He wasn't really interested in what it had to say, but he thought he might as well know what was going on in the world. Spike felt small arms wrap around him from the back.

"Guess who." Buffy said from behind him.

"Hum. who could it be." Spike said.

"Spike you know its me." Spike turned around to look at her. Even wearing that ridiculous Doublemeat uniform she still looked beautiful.

"'Ave I told you jus' how beautiful you are lately."

"Even in this pylon looking outfit?" Buffy crinkled her nose and plucked at her shirt.

"Doesn't matter what you're wearin'. You're the most beautiful woman in the world."

"Spike." Buffy said blushing.

"What time do you have ta be at that job?" Spike asked. Buffy stood between Spike's legs and outlined his bottom lip.

"Don't talk about it like that. It's important that I get a salary to keep social services at bay."

"Yeah I know. They'll take the Bit away 'f you don't got a job."

"Okay then we agree that the job is a good thing." Buffy said with her fingers still outlining his lip.

"How can I disagree wif you when you're doing that?"

"You can't." Buffy leaned in. The last time they had kissed was the morning that they had decided to be a couple. They had been talking about things and Buffy was getting a little antsy. She wanted nothing more then to kiss him and be with him again, but taking it slow was all a part of the process. She was willing to wait.

Spike so wanted her to kiss him. He found himself leaning his head in and it wasn't long before their lips met. Like their kiss before it was shy and more of a brush then a kiss. Spike felt like he was going to spontaneously combust if the kiss wasn't deepened. His tongue darted out and outlined her lips as if asking for permission to deepen the kiss. Buffy's lips parted immediately and joined Spike's tongue in a tango.

Tongues battled for dominance and hands started to roam. Spike's hands ran up and down Buffy until they finally rested on her hips. Buffy's hands stayed around Spike's neck and started to run through his hair. She liked it tousled and disheveled. Dawn had cut it and bleached it for him. He was looking better and better everyday.

"Uh-hum." Someone cleared his or her throat loudly. Spike and Buffy lips pulled apart, but Spike's hands remained on Buffy's waist and Buffy's hands remained around Spike's neck. They turned to see Xander, Anya, and Giles standing in the doorway.

"Xander why did you stop them. I could have won twenty dollars." Anya complained.

"Ahn we have to do research and they don't need to be all going at it in the kitchen. At least have the decency to use Buffy's room." Xander joked.

"Ha! Ha! Very funny Harris."

"Well now that Buffy and Spike have decided to pull apart we shall get down to business." Giles said as he rubbed his glasses again and then placed them back on.

"Well unfortunately I have to go to work." Buffy said putting on her hat with the chicken and the cow.

"You say that like 's it a bad thin', luv. You don't havta look at boring ole' books all day."

"Yeah, but I won't be near you for like eight hours." Buffy said a pout forming on her lips.

"You guys really need to tone it done a little bit." Xander said.

"Never." Buffy said. She just stared into Spike's beautiful blue eyes. She could get lost in them for days.

"Yeah never." Spike added. He was staring back at Buffy with the same kind of intensity that she was staring at him.

"Oh get a freaking room." Anya said.

"Luv, you should be heading off ta work."

"Yeah I know." Buffy gave him a quick peck on the lips and tore away from him reluctantly.

"Okay so bye everyone." Buffy said not taking her eyes off of Spike.

"Yeah bye Buffy."

"See ya Buff."

"Laters Buffster."

"'Ave a nice day, pet."

"Yeah bye Spike." Buffy said as she walked outside. Spike stared at the spot where Buffy last was as he heard the car start and drive away.

"You two are really hopeless, but I like it. Gives others hope." Anya said.

"Right so we should start researching." Spike said trying to change the subject.

"Right, right the research. We should get started." Giles said.

"To the bat cave." Xander said. Giles and Anya stared at him like he was a nut and Spike gave him a small smile. "Or otherwise known as Buffy's dining room." The group of people filed into the dining room.

"So 'ave we given up on these ole' books and started on the demon files?"

"We have two or three more books to look through. Should be starting the vengeance demon reports soon." Giles said, "I have talked to the coven and they asked me to go over there to talk with them. They said that they might be able to lend some assistance." Giles said.

"What does that mean?" Xander said.

"Well they might be able to let one of their witches come here and help us."

"Oh that would be good. Do they have anyone as powerful as Willow?" Anya asked.

"They have one girl that might be strong enough. They also gathered some information that they can't tell me over the phone. Afraid that Willow might find out and use it against us." Giles said.

"Well thas all we need right now. Someone jus' as powerful as Red to give her a run for her money. 'D do it, but can't s'actly do that." Spike said.

"There will be no hurting Willow. This prophecy was to be a way to stop her without killing her." Xander said.

"Don't worry mate. Not gonna hurt Red jus' want to show here what she's doing is wrong."

Xander went back to looking at the old book.

"You know we were talking about contacting the other champion. Maybe we should follow through with that idea." Anya said.

"Yes, but we don't know who the other champion is. We could ask the coven to contact the Powers." Giles said.

"Well you know by the way Anya described the champions my first guess would be that it was Mister Broody." Xander said in a nonchalant voice.

"Why yes it could possibly be him." Giles said taking off his glasses and putting the ends in his mouth giving him that intellectual look.

"Oh Bollocks you don't really think that it could be that bloke." Spike said. That was all he needed.

"Who's Mister Broody?" Anya asked.

"Angel." Xander said.

"Oh yeah maybe. You could get him here and I could check. You know with the whole vengeance demon powers I can see things like that." Anya said.

"Yes we can call him and get him over here. He'll probably want to bring his whole organization. That would give us more help." Giles said.

"That'll be great. We'll 'ave Captain Cardboard here and Peaches. That should be one of the most fun thins' that innit actually fun." Spike said.

"Cheer up Spiky. I don't think that Buffy will ever even notice. Besides Riley's married." Xander said. He couldn't believe that he was actually comforting Spike.

"Yeah but that still leaves Peaches." Spike said.

"Spike we all see they way Buffy looks at you. There isn't anyone she would rather be with." Anya said.

"You're right. Shouldn't doubt Buffy or myself. So let's get down to some research."

"That's the spirit." Xander said as the group dove right into the books.

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"So when are you getting back?" Buffy asked.

"Shouldn't take longer then a day. I'm going to the local coven that I have on watch." Giles said. He had a duffel bag in hand and was trying to make a small departure, which wasn't happening.

"Okay so you'll be back soon?" Buffy said.

"Yes Buffy."

"And you'll eat plenty of good food?" Dawn asked.

"Yes Dawn."

"Ladies I think we should let Giles leave in peace." Xander said.

"Yeah you're right Xander." Buffy said. Buffy pulled Giles into a big bear hug.

"Buffy I'm coming back." Giles said. Buffy was the slayer and as the slayer she was strong enough to squeeze the life out of him, which she was doing.

"I know Giles. Just a little more emotional nowadays. Hope I didn't get that stinky Doublemeat Palace smell on you."

"It doesn't matter. Now remember to keep researching while I'm gone. We don't need to fall behind because I left."

"Right we'll be right on that." Anya said somewhat sarcastically.

"All right then. I shall see you later." Giles walked to the front door, opened it and left.

"So who's up for a video?" Xander asked.

"Shouldn't we get into research mode. You know make with the learning." Buffy said.

"Buff, did you just hear yourself? You wanted to research." Dawn said.

"Oh dear lord I need a break. So who's going to get the movies and the pizza?"

"I'm going and Dawnie is coming with me, right Dawn?"

"Yeah we can't let him pick out the movies by himself."

"Mind if I tag along?" Spike said. He had been sitting on the stairs watching the pleasant exchange of good-byes.

"Are you sure you're up to going outside? Maybe you should rest." Buffy said.

"I need to stretch and go out. Gettin' cabin fever in 'ere." Spike said.

"Maybe you should start off small. A walk around the block maybe." Buffy said.

"Luv, I want to do this. Aven't had any trouble with the memories in a day."

"Yeah, but what about the chip? What happens if it malfunctions and you pass out? Who's going to be there to get you? Xander and Dawn aren't strong enough to carry you. I just want you to be safe."

Spike sighed, walked over to Buffy and pulled her into his arms. "We havta risk somethins'. I want ta go out and jus' get some videos and pizza. It'll be safe an' sound. I promise nothin' will happen."

"Are you sure you are going to be okay?"

"Yes I'll be fine. The Bit and the whelp 'll take care 'f me."

"Yeah Buffy things will be fine. It's just a quick job to the blockbuster and the Pizza Hut."

"Don't' worry about Captain Peroxide. He'll be fine. So let's go."

"All right. 'M I gonna go or what?" Spike asked.

"You wouldn't go if I didn't want you too?"

"Well. yeah."

"Go, but be careful." Spike gave Buffy a quick kiss on the nose and walked outside with the two other eager people.

"He'll be all right." Anya said.

"Yeah I just want him to be perfectly fine. The only way to know that for sure would be for him to stay in the house all the time."

"That's a little over-protective. I mean I know that you just got him back and all, but give him a little room to breathe."

"Am I coddling to much?"

"Yeah a little, but I bet it's really fun playing nurse maid." Anya said walking over to the couch. Buffy gave her a curious look and followed her sitting in the chair across form her.

"Okay I'll take the bait. What do you mean?"

"Well come on Buffy. It's got to be hot. All those months away and all those lonely nights. You know that old saying abstinence makes the heart grow fonder or something grow harder if you know what I mean."

"Anya!"

"What?"

"Never mind I should know by now that you don't have any tact whatsoever. Besides we haven't you know."

"What! With someone like Spike?"

"It's just that with his soul and the chip malfunction things are going slow. He's still undecided on how he's supposed to act. We want to get to know each other first." Buffy said feeling a little silly. She already knew an awful lot about Spike.

"That has to be killing you." Anya said.

"I'm okay with the no sex thing. I mean I really do need to get to know him better. I care so much about him and I want him to be happy. I've treated him so badly that I just want to make it better."

"Come on Buffy. You're still a woman. How could you sleep by him and kiss him like that and not be turned on. Especially since you know what he can do."

Buffy looked away from Anya's eyes. If she didn't Anya would know for sure that Buffy would like nothing better then to throw him down on their bed and have her way with him. It had been way too long since they had had sex.

"You want him that bad, huh?" Anya said after almost a minute of silence. Buffy decided that it was time to stop playing games. Anya wouldn't tell anyone. It could be like the times she confided in Willow.

"God yes. Sleeping in the same bed with him has been torture. Sure he has been wearing clothes to bed, but my god it isn't like I haven't seen him naked. I know what he looks like and I miss being able to ogle at him. Then there's the snuggling and the kissing. It's all torture. When I'm with him it just feels so. good so right."

"Yeah I know what you mean."

"Oh right." Buffy said a little sadly.

"No not about Spike. Although it was nice I'm talking about Xander. That feeling you get when you just look at him or when you're kissing. Like everything falls away for those few moments and all there is are you and that person. So yeah I get it." Anya said.

"So what's the what with you and Xander?" Buffy asked. She hated to see two of her friends unhappy when they seemed so right together.

"Well Buffy I'm a vengeance demon again and that changes things. I mean I love Xander with all my heart, but he hurt me. I can't be mad at him, but I don't know if I can forgive him. I just need sometime. I mean now that I look back on our relationship I wonder if maybe things were rushed a little. I mean I stripped naked and we had sex before we had a date. I guess I would like to be you. Get to know him before the sex. But god it's going to be so hard."

"I hear you with that one. It's killing me to not touch Spike, but I have to be patient. Another saying is good things come to those who wait."

"Let's hope whoever said that knew what they were talking about."

"Yes let's."

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"Xander! Spike! Can we please get this one?" Dawn said holding up another one of her movie choices.

"Help me out 'ere. Is Brinin' Down the House a okay movie for the Bit to watch?"

"Yeah it's okay. Supposed to be a comedy. Sure get it." Xander said looking up to see Spike's confused face. Xander forgot that it had been awhile since Spike had ever watched TV.

"You sure we should get all these movies, Nibblet."

"It's Friday night and last time I checked the time it was only four- thirty. Of course we can get all these movies." Dawn said going back on her hunt for her second movie.

"Excited 'bout gettin' some time off innit she."

"I'm pretty sure everyone is. Pulling the all nighters aren't as glamorous as they used to be." Xander said picking up a movie and reading the back cover.

"Yeah I wouldn't know."

"Oh right Nurse Buffy is actually allowing only you to get sleep. Must be rough." Xander said sarcastically.

"Makes me fell useless."

"Spike no one is blaming you for taking the time off. You work during the day and what with the soul and the chip it's a wonder you can do that much."

"I can do a lot more then that." Spike said.

"Oh I know what this is. I went through the same thing. You're wondering where your place is in the group. See I thought that I wasn't a valuable part of the team. They even made me stay away from an apocalypse, but you know living on the Hellmouth can still get you into trouble. I am a valid member and so are you Spike. Oh god I can't believe that I gave an inspirational speech to Spike that has to be a sign of an impending apocalypse."

"'M gonna ignore that blatantly obvious pun and tell you that 's not all thas buggering me."

"All right spill. Great now I'm interested in hearing about your problems. Definitely apocalypse-y."

"Do you wanna hear or not?"

"Sure go ahead."

"Are you sure? Sorta problems wif Buffy."

"Already? Okay I think that I want to hear so go before I change my mind."

"'S jus' wif the soul an' everythin' I 'aven't been able to. well we 'ave been takin' thins slow an' everythin'. 'S all fine and good for me if she wasn't so damn beautiful. I really jus' wanna touch 'er and you know be wif 'er, but this stupid soul is. well 's stopping me."

"How is the soul stopping you?" Xander asked. It amazed him that Spike and Buffy weren't already making with the Spike and Buffy aerobics.

"Well wif the guilt of my crimes I feel that I don't deserve Buffy. I mean she's . Buffy. Then even if we get pas' that there's the whole William thin."

"Okay I get the whole guilt thing, but you'll need to explain the whole William thing."

"The bloody ridiculous Victorian way of thinking that tells me it isn't proper ta have sex with Buffy when we aren't married."

"Well proper is always good." Xander said trying not to laugh. He had seen Spike got at it on the Magic Box table and he sure as hell wasn't married to Anya.

"Laugh all you want. I laugh when I think 'bout my poofy ways. The big thin' is."

"Spill Spike you're keeping me on suspense here."

"Well as William I never. I never had sex."

Xander's eyes went huge. This confident guy who had tried to kill him on more then one occasion and had been so showy with Dru had never had sex with the possession of his soul. He had died a virgin.

"Put your eyes back in your sockets. I know 's unbelievable. Fuck I don't even believe it. I don't know how different it'll be. 'M jus' so confused damn it."

"Well is everything else good between you and Buffy."

"Yeah everythin's great."

"Well then sex should matter that much. I know why relationships that start of with sex can go a little sour. Look at Anya and my relationship. I wish that I had gotten to know her better before sex got in the way."

"Yeah I understand that. 'S jus' she's so beautiful."

"Yeah I understand that. Just give it some time. Is that all? Did I get all Dr. Xander and help you with your problem?"

"A lil' bit. I realized that 'f Buffy truly cares and I truly care, we'll 'ave no problem waitin'."

"Good because I don't want to walk in on you guys doing something while naked." Spike was about to say something clever and witty, but Dawn interrupted him.

"Come on guys I got my second movie." Dawn said holding up another movie.

"Phone Booth?" Xander and Spike said.

"I don't think that it's going to be interesting, but it has Colin Farrel."

"Great all his movies suck and they're action flicks." Xander complained.

"Like Daredevil and Final Destination 2 are any better." Dawn said.

"Well they have to be ten times better then that Irish guy who can't act." Xander said.

"Your fault for not letting me get How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days. Besides Colin Farrel is in Daredevil. What did you get Spike?" Dawn said.

"I was jus' lookin' not gettin' anythin in particular."

"You have two movies in your hands. What were you lookin at?"

"Jus' this." Spike said holding up two movies.

"Narc and The Life of David Gale. They sound a little too intellectual." Dawn said.

"'S okay cause we don't need to get them. I was jus' lookin'." Spike said putting the movies back.

"Let's go."

"Yeah okay." Dawns said as she ran over to the front counter with Xander and Spike following behind her. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

It was three in the morning. Dawn was lying out on the couch snoring very loudly. Xander was on the floor with a blanket and Doritos covering him. Anya sat in one of the chairs in the living room.

"Well I guess even when they don't want to they pull all-nighters." Buffy said as she curled closer to Spike in one of the chairs.

"Yeah well it seems that they're asleep now." Spike said as he rested his head in Buffy's hair.

"Tonight was good. No chip malfunctions or scary memories. Just quality time with friends and family."

"Um-hum." Spike said. He felt a little drained by the day. He had actually gone out and that had hurt his head a little although he'd never tell Buffy.

"Spike are you falling asleep?"

"Hum?" Spike said. "You are aren't you."

"No 'm up."

"Come on let's go to bed."

"Should we jus' leave everyone 'ere?"

"Yeah it's not like they haven't slept like this before."

"So why don't we jus' stay like this. Don't really feel like moving."

"Come on you're going to hurt yourself sleeping like that."

"My lil' nursemaid."

"That a bad thing." Buffy said with mock innocence.

"Buffy, luv, let's try not to tempt the in house vampire."

"Oh Spiky what would you do to me. You're just a big kitty-cat."

"Oh kitty-cat, eh?"

"Yeah, but you're my kitty-cat." Buffy said as she leaned in and pressed her lips against Spike's. Buffy's tongue came out to play and Spike opened his mouth willingly. Their tongues engaged in that age-old dance that Spike and Buffy knew so well. Hands came into play and Spike pulled Buffy so close to him that she was practically sitting on his lap. Buffy almost forgot that pesky need to breathe, but she soon realized it and slightly pulled away from Spike.

"Um that was nice. Are you sure you don't want to go to bed." Buffy said while licking her swollen lips.

Spike wanted nothing more then to have her. God he'd even settle for doing it right there were everyone could hear. The conflicting started in his head. He couldn't screw this up. If sex got in the way and he couldn't have his Buffy, then he'd rather be dead.

"'Ll go to bed luv, but not in the way I know you're suggesting."

"Why this is really different. Me going all seduce-y and you trying to resist it."

"I jus' don't want to screw up the best thin' that I ever had. We need to take this slow."

"I know, but that doesn't mean I have to like it." Buffy said with a pout forming on her lips.

"Christ woman I know you're still trying."

"Working yet?"

"God I would, but I need this ta play out slow."

"Okay, baby, take all the time you want. I'll be here."

"You better be here."

"Well why put all this time into trying to get into your pants if I was just going to leave when I got the chance."

"YouknowIthinkthatweshouldgoouttomorrownight." Spike said as fast as he could.

"What did you say?" Buffy said. She had caught something about tomorrow night, but nothing other then that.

"You and me going ta a restaurant. Eating food and possible somethin' afterwards."

"Like a date?"

"Yeah if you want ta call it that."

"Well I think we can do that. So tomorrow night you say."

"Yes."

"Do you know where?"

"Yes."

"You going to tell me."

"Nah, 's a surprise."

Buffy's lips pouted again and Spike tried so hard not to stare at them. "All right luv. 'M actually very tired and would like ta go ta bed."

"Okay, but like you said it'll be hard to move form this nice cozy spot."

"Not a problem." Spike said scooping Buffy into his arms and starting to walk upstairs.

"What are you doing?"

"Well I figured that turnabout's fair play. You carried me at least three times in a row now. Jus' returnin' the favor."

"Mmm okay." Buffy said nuzzling her face into Spike's chest.

"You all right luv?"

"Yeah just really sleepy. Work is tough. All of it."

"Yeah well we're almost there." Spike said as he opened the door to Buffy's room. He placed her on the bed and was about to ask her if she was comfortable when he noticed that she was asleep.

'M the luckiest man in the world.

Spike thought as he pulled the covers over them and spooned against Buffy's back not taking long for sleep to find him.

A/N: Okay one thing to clear up. I know that the movie titles are a little too new for the season but just go with it. Be kind and review. You can do it, I know it.