Secret's Out!

(Please read the previous chapter: Happy Birthday Dawn! To get this)

Dawn glanced over Spike's shoulder to see Giles standing there.

"Giles!" She exclaimed and raced over to the Watcher and hugged him tightly.

"Oh, um, hello," Giles said, sounding strangled as he patted Dawn on the back, "Happy birthday."

"You can't marry the Evil Undead!" Xander repeated, practically hyperventilating.

Dawn pulled back from Giles and frowned, "I'm marrying Spike?"

"No she's not!" Spike interjected.

"Then what is that?" Willow asked pointing to the ring in Dawn's hand.

"An-and why was Spike on his knees?" Tara added.

"I was just giving Bit here a ring," Spike said slowly, "A birthday ring."

"No orgasms?" Anya asked taking a sip of her soda.

Xander blanched and stuttered, "She's eighteen!"

"Uh…" Dawn began, "Maybe you should all sit down."

"Now?" Spike exclaimed.

Dawn shrugged, "Well-"

Giles interrupted them, "What is it you'd like to say?"

Dawn bit her lip and saw that Willow and Tara had sat down and Anya was comforting Xander.

"Spike and I are um…dating?" Dawn squeaked and flashed a nervous smile.

"I'm getting dusted," Spike muttered before hell broke loose.

"Dating?" Giles very un-Britishly shrieked.

"What?" Willow asked eyes wide in disbelief.

"Oh god!" Xander moaned and clutched his head, "This is not happening."

"So there are orgasms?" Anya asked sounding confused.

"Anya!" Giles snapped and rubbed his head, "How long?"

"Uh, um…about," Dawn turned to Spike with a pleading look.

"Uh, two months," Spike finished and Dawn sighed, that was way much better than almost 2 years.

"When we're you planning on telling us?" Willow piped up with a slightly hurt look.

"Now?" Dawn said sheepishly.

"This is not good," Xander muttered, "This is a very, very, bad dream."

Anya pinched him and prompted an "ow!" from Xander.

"See, it's not a dream. Spike and Dawn are dating," Anya informed him.

"What the hell are you thinking?" Xander demanded.

Dawn met his gaze, "I was thinking how much I like Spike, how much he's helped us and how much he cares about me."

"I need to bake cookies," Willow said faintly and went into the kitchen where Tara followed to calm her girlfriend.

"He's a vampire!" Xander yelped.

Dawn couldn't help but roll her eyes, "Yes I noticed that. But how many times has he saved our asses? He's been one of Scoobys for years now, even if we never realized it. Giles who do you ask to beat up local demons? Xander who do you spar with and play stupid video games with?"

"Okay that was one time," Xander said defensively.

"I don't see what the problem is," Anya interjected.

"Yes we noticed that," Giles said under his breath.

Dawn tried again, "How is this any different from before? We always hang out together, he was my best friend. Now he's my best friend, just, upgraded."

"B-because," Giles stammered trying to find the right way to express his concern.

"It's the sex," Anya supplied for him.

Giles winced, "Yes and don't ever say that again."

"I'd never hurt her Rupert," Spike hissed, his eyes glittering defiantly.

There was a pause of silence when Tara hesitantly came in.

"Dawnie, if this is what you want an-and you really like Spike, then we can't stop you." Tara said in her quiet yet confidant voice.

"I really do," Dawn said with a glance at Spike who gave her one of his rare genuine smiles.

Giles saw this and threw up his hands, "Bugger it I give up." And went to join Willow with the cookie baking.

Xander, seeing it was hopeless, shook a finger at Spike, "No more Donkey Kong for you Deadboy Jr."

Spike shrugged, it was worth it- he got Dawn.

Anya comforted Xander as they too went into the kitchen.

"I'll be right back, I'm just gonna put my presents away," Dawn told Spike with a brief kiss.

Spike shifted uncomfortably under Tara's gaze.

"Spike," She spoke her voice calm, "If you hurt her I'll stake you and then burn your ashes. Got it?"
Spike, stunned beyond words, nodded mutely and Tara headed into the kitchen to join the cookie-fest.

Dawn quickly ran down the stairs, "Come on, we can get away now,"

Spike readily took her hand and they made a dash for his car.

By the time the Scoobys heard the squeal of the tires, they were too late.

Spike pulled blindfolded Dawn into his crypt and down into the bedroom. He stood behind her and untied the blindfold and Dawn gasped at all the candles lit, casting a romantic glow on the crypt walls.

"Like it?" Spike whispered in her ear and Dawn nodded.

Spike led her to the bed where a pair of handcuffs, ice cream and toppings and a feather lay.

"What's this?" Dawn asked, raising her eyebrow.

"Your other birthday gift. Use 'em anyway you want," Spike told her with a wicked grin.

Dawn returned it, "I think I like this game."

Minutes later, Spike was tied to the bed stark naked and Dawn, wearing her sexy matching bra and thong, sat there making a sundae.

"Bloody hell Bit," Spike groaned, "You're not playing by the rules."

Dawn gave him a faux-innocent smile as she grabbed the chocolate sauce, "Rules were made to be broken."

She 'accidentally' dripped some chocolate sauce on his abs.

"Oops, I'm such a klutz. Let me clean it off," Dawn said with mock-concern and slowly licked the sauce away, "Yummy."

She grabbed the caramel sauce this time and dripped more on him even lower.

"Gosh, I'm just all sorts of clumsy today," Dawn shook her head and licked it away which elicited a moan from Spike.

Dawn smirked at him, "Can't imagine what the strategically placed cherries are gonna do to you."

Spike cocked his head and curled his tongue, "I'm in for finding out, you?"

"Baby," Dawn whispered, "I'm always ready."

Everyone was right, sundaes are always better on skin.

(Sorry this is so short and sorry it took so long to put up-I'm kinda grounded form the computer-long story- so I don't have much time to do this. Don't worry there's still more to come (no pun intended))

Hope you enjoyed it-reviews welcome- I always love reading any suggestions or praises

Constructive criticisms are welcome too