Chapter 26
"You're pregnant? How did this happen? Okay, stupid question. I know how this happened. I thought you were on the pill." Buffy nodded.
"I am, but it's not exactly 100 percent accurate and I haven't been on it for that long. That's why it's always good to use a condom, too. Which you know we forgot about. You knew this had to be a possibility." She explained and Spike stood up and paced back and forth.
"Right, I just figured it being our first time and all we wouldn't have to worry about it. I guess not." He then stopped pacing and looked at her. He sat back down next to her and grabbed her hand. "How do you feel, love?" Buffy was surprised by his question and shrugged.
"Okay, I guess. Just a little nauseous." Spike nodded and gave her hand a tight squeeze. Buffy then looked at him with a worried expression on her face. "Spike, are you okay? I mean I know we weren't expecting this and we're only in high school, but I need to know how you feel about it. I'm going to keep the baby whether you want it or not. I just need to know if you're with me in this, if you're not you should just tell me now. I would understand." Spike looked at her and cupped her face bringing her lips to his in a soft kiss. He pulled away and rested his head on hers.
"We're in this together, sweetheart. I love you so much, Buffy. There's no way I would let you deal with this alone. I know I wasn't prepared, but that doesn't mean I'm not happy about it. I'm going to be a father." He said with a big smile on his face and Buffy sighed in relief. He kissed her again and she savored the taste of his lips. She then pulled away when she thought about the bigger issue.
"Spike, we have to tell our parents. God, they're going to kill us. I not only have my mom, but I have my dad to worry about now. He really chose the perfect time to come back into my life." Spike kissed her forehead to calm her.
"We'll tell them together, love. It shouldn't be so bad; we just have to make sure no sharp weapons are around." He said with a smile and she hit him playfully on the arm.
"So not funny. Well, at least we graduate in a few months. I shouldn't be showing all that much at graduation. Maybe no one else has to know. Except for our friends, of course. I kinda already told Willow, she went with me to get the pregnancy test because I didn't wanna do it alone." She stated.
"You could have asked me to go with you." Buffy shook her head.
"It was easier having another girl around. I didn't really want to tell you until I knew for sure." Spike nodded in understanding.
"So, when do we tell the parents?" He asked and Buffy thought about it.
"How about when we all get together for dinner on Friday?" She said and Spike agreed.
"Yeah, that sounds good." Buffy suddenly felt nervous.
"Spike, do you think we can do this?" Spike knew that she was talking about more than just telling their parents. He nodded and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.
"Yeah, princess. We can do this." Buffy smiled and rested her head on his shoulder as he put his arm around her and held her closer to him. He hasn't called her princess since they were younger and it sounded really good right about now. She knew that she would be able to handle anything as long as Spike was by her side.
