Title: Unexpected places

Author: Spuffygrl

Summary: Buffy is a romance novelist who has been burnt by love FAR too many times. Then she meets Spike, a young, single dad, who makes it his personal duty to change that.

Rating: PG-13 for now. May be R later

Warning: I'm already tapped for ideas. I had this whole vision but after all my homework and trying to find volunteer work, I totally lost it. This teaches me to write things down. Lol. So I'm sorry ahead of time for the rushed tone and stuff but I just put it together during a free at school. So please don't hold this against me.

Chapter 1:

"Listen to me you bloody bint" yelled Spike into his cellular as he waited for his daughter to come out of school. "Have that file on my desk by tomorrow or you'll be wearing your entrails on your outside!" he hung up.

His daughter, Dawn, opened the car door and watched her dad huff and puff while he muttered some British curses under his breath. "Hey dad" she said cheerfully.

"Hey nibblet" he responded as he pulled away from the curb slowly. "How was school?"

She sighed. "I hate it here" she answered with a frown. "All the kids are mean to me and all the stupid teachers act like they have a stick shoved up their…"

"DAWN!" interrupted Spike. "Watch you mouth."

"You say it all the time."

"That's different. I'm an adult and you're not."

Playfully shoving him, she rolled her eyes and turned on the radio. The sex pistols, one of her dad's favorites, came on. She changed it quickly not wanting to listen to his crappy taste in music and put it on to another station playing her favorite song: "Lala" by ashlee simpson.

Kill me now thought Spike annoyed. Listening to his daughters "music" always gave him a monstrous head ache.

The next night, Spike sat with the boys…Xander and Angel anyway. All three of them had a beer at hand and were scanning the crowd for any potentials. That's when Spike spotted her, the blonde beauty. "Bloody hell" he muttered watching her cross the room and smile as she spoke to her friends. Spike was hypnotized, he couldn't take his eyes off of her.

"Nice" commented Angel with a nod as he followed Spike's gaze.

"Not interested" added Spike snapping to reality.

"How are you not interested? She's totally hot!" added Xander.

"Yeah!"

"I'm not ready for a relationship yet. Dru just left us."

"Spike" Angel tried. "Dru's been gone for almost two years and you have yet to date let alone sleep with anyone."

"Yeah man, how do you survive?"

"Could ask you the same thing, wanker."

"Harsh" Xander commented getting up. "I'm gonna get some beer."

"Get me one too!" called angel. Xander didn't respond. "You're rusty. Well, this is your chance then."

"My chance?"

"It could be a one night stand not a lifelong relationship. Trust me, its much safer this way."

Spike sighed, downed the rest of his drink, and walked across the crowd towards the girl. "Hey luv" he said tapping her on the shoulder. The girl turned and smiled. "Can I buy you a drink?"

She smirked. "Vodka with a twist?"

"A girl who knows what she wants…I like that."

"I'm Buffy by the way."

"Spike."

This may be easier than I'd imagined thought Spike.

a/n: Okay, I wasn't sure exactly how they should meet so I just threw them together. Please, if you have any ideas on how to make this better, tell me. I promise to try and add all your ideas. R&R!