Chapter 16

Good Morning

Spike paced up and down the living room, waiting for her to wake up. He had gone to bed on the couch after he had gotten the name of the guy who'd hurt her.

Between then and when he'd woken up, Spike had decided to look for this Pike Bennett and find out what had happened between them. But for now he just wanted to make sure that she was okay and didn't remember the sleep talking that she had done. If Buffy found out, he knew she would hate him for sure and that's not what he wanted anymore.

Spike had also spent the morning trying to figure out why he cared so much. He didn't love her, didn't even really know her that well. And from what he'd seen so far, Buffy did not seem like she was accepting any new friends at the present time.

His ears perked when he heard a noise coming from his bedroom. Spike stopped in his tracks and panicked. Should he pretend to be sleep or just act natural and say good morning? He wasn't sure, everything told him that he should probably just face her now. But his gut and previously injured nose told him otherwise, so he quickly slid out of his pants and jumped back onto the couch under the covers from his step dad's bed. (By the way, Spike's step dad is not gonna be a major character. So whenever things r taking place at the trailer, he most likely won't be there no matter what time of day.)

As he lay still on the couch, the door to his bedroom crept open and a slightly dazed Buffy stepped out.

He heard he try to make her way to the living room, but she kept bumping into things. Spike held his breath as she came past the couch and let herself fall onto the small recliner sitting opposite the couch.

Buffy rubbed her eyes and blinked, "Oh no. Oh God. I spent the night here. Oh god. My mother is so gonna kill me." Then she noticed the figure sleeping on the couch, "Oh crap, Oh god. Spike. How could I have fallen asleep? God. Oh I have to get home before he wakes up. Oh. Phone, where is the phone?"

As she got up to find the phone, Buffy didn't notice Spike roll over and walk up behind her.

"Oh come on! Where is that stupid phone?"

Spike leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Top of the television love."

Buffy's didn't move, she could feel his warm breath on her ear and it took her a second to register who it was behind her, but when she did, She panicked, " Oh. Oh god. Spike" Buffy felt her heart beat quicken as she tried to come up with something, anything, "I was just….I was calling a cab. I fell asleep. Your bed…and then…I couldn't help it…and the hangover…couldn't find the pills."

Buffy stopped talking and looked up at him. Her hazel eyes met his blue ones and she felt her face go slightly pink. Spike was good looking, especially in his boxer shorts. She smiled to herself at that thought.

Spike just kept looking at her; he hadn't said a word since he told her where the phone was.

What is he waiting for? He should be kicking me out right now.

"I-I'd better go. My mom…probably worried." Buffy took a few steps back then left him standing there as she made her way out of the living room and to the front door.

"Wait"

Buffy stopped, but didn't turn around.

"Let me put some pants on and I'll give you a ride"

Buffy decided that she would accept his offer, better to just not think about who is taking you home and whose house you slept over. Just start thinking up and explanation for mom. She is gonna be so pissed at me.

Buffy nodded, still facing the door. Spike grabbed his jeans off the floor and went in to the bed room to put something one.

Neither spoke a word as he drove her home, he knew where she lived because he'd seen her walking from school as he drove to the Auto shop from school. But as they pulled up in front of the house, a black SUV pulled into the driveway and out stepped Buffy's Mother, Joyce Summers.