Chapter 4
Spike carried Buffy into his house and lay her down on the couch. He sat next to her and rubbed her head. She sat up and looked at him. "You're so good to me, you know that? There should be more guys like you out there." Spike shook his head.
"I doubt that would happen, love. I'm one of a kind after all." Buffy smiled at him. She was studying his face and Spike wondered what she was thinking, but he didn't have to wonder for long.
"Have you always been this cute?" She said as she touched his face and he didn't know what to say after that. He then noticed that she was looking at his lips. She moved closer until her lips were suddenly pressing into his and he didn't stop her. He found himself kissing her back until he realized what he was doing and pulled away.
"Buffy, we can't do this. I won't take advantage of you." Buffy moved her lips over to his ear and nibbled on it.
"What if I want you to?" He closed his eyes at the feelings she was stirring in him.
"You don't know what you're saying, love. I think you should get some rest." Buffy pulled away to look at him.
"You don't want me?" She asked with a pout and he shook his head.
"You have no idea how much I want you, but not like this. You would end up regretting it and I couldn't live with that." Buffy nodded in understanding as she moved a little away from him. "Let's just watch the telly, alright?" Spike said and Buffy nodded again as Spike turned the TV on. He was watching some movie when he looked at Buffy and saw that she was passed out. He sighed as he got off of the couch and picked her up. He carried her into his room and lay her down on his bed. He covered her up and took a moment watching her when he then kissed her on the forehead and walked out of the room. He sat back on the couch and continued to watch the movie. Buffy woke up the next day with a huge headache. She groaned as she grabbed her head. She looked around to see that she was in Spike's room, but she didn't see him anywhere. She got up and headed for the living room where she found Spike asleep on the couch. She sat down next to him and pushed him lightly which was all he needed to wake up. He sat up when he saw her there. "Hey, how are you feeling?" She groaned again.
"I feel like I have a million elephants tap dancing in my skull. Remind me to never drink again." Spike smiled and then grew serious.
"Yeah, looks like you got that alcohol by all of us. Why were you drinking anyway, Buffy?" She shrugged as she looked away from him.
"I just wanted to let loose for one night. It seemed like a good idea at the time." She looked back at him before she spoke again. "I didn't do anything really embarrassing, did I?" Spike just shook his head and decided to not tell her the truth.
"No, you were passed out pretty much the whole time since I took you out of the Bronze." He lied and Buffy nodded.
"Well, that's good then. Thanks again for getting me out of there. You're a good friend." Spike nodded also.
"That's what I'm here for." He knew something was bothering her and he really wished she would tell him. "Is something wrong, love? I know you well enough to know when something is bothering you." Buffy sighed as she looked at him and just decided to come clean.
"I saw my dad the other day. I was out running a few errands for my mom and I saw him at the store. He didn't see me though." Spike raised his eyebrows.
"Are you sure it was him?" Buffy nodded.
"I remember pretty well what he looks like. It's only been about 7 years since I've seen him. I just know something's wrong. Why would he come back after all this time?" Spike shrugged.
"I wouldn't know. Did you tell your mum?" Buffy shook her head.
"No, I couldn't tell her. This is the last thing she needs. He was probably only in town for business anyway. I'm sure he's already gone now. Just seeing him again brought back all these memories and I panicked. I know drinking doesn't solve anything, but for a while there I forgot about him." Spike put his arm around her and kissed the top of her head.
"I'm sure it's nothing like you said. I won't mention it to anyone." Buffy gave him a small smile.
"Thanks, I'm gonna go change. I'm thinking I might have to throw up, too." She said as she got off of the couch and went back into his room. Spike smiled as he watched her go. He hoped Buffy would be okay. He knew how much her father leaving hurt her in the past and he didn't want her to get hurt again. He really hoped that it was nothing, but he couldn't help the bad feeling he was having.
