Chapter 25
Buffy calmed down after a little while and they were both now sitting in Willow's kitchen drinking hot chocolate. "Are you going to be okay?" Willow asked breaking the silence and Buffy looked up at her.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I just don't know what to do. I'm only 17-years-old. I'm too young to deal with any of this, not to mention that my mother is going to kill me and possibly my father now." Buffy explained.
"I know I'm probably a terrible person for saying this, but there are other ways." Buffy raised her eyebrows at Willow's suggestion.
"What, you mean like having an abortion?" Willow nodded even though that idea repulsed her and Buffy shook her head. "No, I can't do that. I won't do that. This baby, whether I planned for it or not is a part of me now. A part of me and Spike and I could never get rid of it. That's just not an option." Willow sighed in relief and thought about the other option.
"Well, there's always adoption." Buffy thought about it and shook her head again.
"If I'm planning on going through all the pain of labor there's no way I'll give the baby up for adoption. No, this is my responsibility now and I just have to accept it." Willow placed her hand over Buffy's
"You know you're not alone in this, Buffy. You have me and all your friends and you have Spike. You know he'll be there for you no matter what." Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, I know. I'm just not sure how to tell him. What if he isn't okay with it, Will? I mean he knows there could be a possibility, but we were both sure that everything would be okay." She said suddenly worried.
"It might be a shock at first, but he'll be okay with it. He loves you, Buffy. Spike has loved you practically forever. He'll support you no matter what." Buffy felt a little better and gave Willow a smile.
"Thanks, I needed to hear that. Could you do me a favor though?" Willow nodded and waited for Buffy to finish. "Can you just keep this between us for right now? I'm not ready for anyone to know yet. I need to tell Spike first." Willow agreed.
"Of course, I won't say anything." Buffy gave her another smile. They both then finished the rest of their hot chocolates in silence. Buffy was really nervous when she knocked on Spike's door the next day. She couldn't wait any longer to tell him, but when he opened the door shirtless she forgot for a second why she was there.
"Hey, didn't know you were coming over." Spike said as he moved out of the way to let her into the house. He closed the door once she was inside.
"Sorry, did I wake you?" Spike shook his head.
"Just closed my eyes for a second. So, to what to I owe this pleasure?" Buffy grabbed his arm without answering him and pulled him into his room. She closed his door and then turned to look at him.
"I have to tell you something and I'm not sure how to do it." She said as she sat down on his bed. He sat down next to her and took her hand in his.
"You know you can tell me anything, pet." Buffy nodded and took a deep breath before she spoke again.
"I know I can, but that doesn't mean it isn't hard. I found out recently that our one night together gave me more than I thought it would." Spike wasn't sure what she was getting at, but waited for her to finish. She took another breath and looked into his eyes. "Spike, I'm pregnant." He just sat there in silence, not sure what to say after that.
