Chapter 8

Buffy knocked on Spike's door and he appeared after a few seconds. It was like he was expecting her. She didn't hesitate before throwing her arms around him. He did the same and held her tighter as he moved her into the apartment. He then closed the door and moved over to the couch. He sat down and pulled her onto his lap. He heard that she was crying and rubbed her back to give her comfort. They were like that for a few minutes, until Buffy started to calm down. She pulled away to look at him and he wiped her tears. "How's my girl doing?" He whispered and that got a small smile from her.

"She's been better." She said and Spike placed a kiss on her lips.

"What happened, sweetheart?" He wondered and Buffy took a deep breath.

"I couldn't take it anymore. I had to get out. He was talking about sending me away to boarding school in two weeks." Spike grew angry at that.

"He can't send you away." He stated and Buffy let out a sigh.

"I don't know what to do. I know my father, Spike. He doesn't give up when he sets his mind on something. Please, don't let him do it. Don't let him take me away." She said as she hugged him again and buried her face in his chest. Spike wrapped his arms tighter around her and kissed the top of her head.

"No one is going to take you away from me, Buffy. I'll see to that, I don't care if he is your father." Buffy shook her head as she remained against his chest.

"He's not much of a father. He hasn't been for a long time." She said and pulled away to look at him. "What are we going to do?" She wondered with fear in her voice and Spike suddenly had an idea.

"There's something I have to tell you, love." He said and she waited for him to continue. "I have to go back to England in a few days. I know I was supposed to be here longer, but my mum suddenly came down with something. I told her I would come back up to help out." Buffy didn't know how him leaving was supposed to help her, but she didn't have to wait for long. Spike grabbed her hand and gave it a firm squeeze as he looked into her eyes. "I want you to come with me, Buffy. We can leave here and start a new life together. There's no one that would be able to stop us." Buffy thought about it and couldn't believe that he was asking her to go with him. He spoke again before she got a chance to. "We can leave tomorrow night. I can take you back to your house fast, so you can get whatever else you would need. If they see us, there's nothing they can do. You're a legal adult now, they can't stop you. What do you say?" He asked and really hoped that she would agree to it. She spoke up after a few seconds of silence.

"You really want me to go with you?" She said in a quiet voice and Spike nodded as he gave her another kiss on the lips.

"I love you, Buffy. I can't imagine my life without you in it. There's no way I would leave here without you." Buffy could tell how sincere he was and still couldn't believe that this was happening to her. She knew that she already had an answer.

"Take me away, Spike." She said and Spike smiled as he gave her another hug and a longer kiss this time. He pulled her closer and held her tight.

"Things will be better now, Buffy. I promise you." Buffy nodded as she continued to hold him.

"I know." She whispered and knew that things in her life were about to change. She couldn't be happier about that.

Buffy woke up the next day to find Spike staring at her. She gave him a soft smile. "Good morning." She said and he smiled also.

"It's definitely a good morning." He replied as he gave her a peck on the lips. "So, we have the whole day to ourselves until we leave. Anything you want to do?" Buffy thought about it and shrugged.

"I don't know. I'm still kinda sore right now. I think you broke me last night." Spike laughed when he thought back to their night of lovemaking.

"Sorry about that, baby. I tend to get carried away sometimes, especially when I'm with you." He stated as he kissed her nose and she smiled at him.

"I'm definitely not complaining." She replied as she gave him a kiss and he moved on top of her.

"I have a feeling we won't even be leaving this bed." He told her and she agreed as they got back to their lovemaking.

Buffy walked into the living room after having a nice shower. She found Spike talking on the phone and he hung up when he noticed her. "That was my mum. I told her that I would be bringing you with me. I already mentioned you before and she's excited to meet you." Buffy suddenly felt nervous at the thought of meeting his mother.

"I just hope she'll like me." Spike smiled at her.

"Are you kidding? She's going to love you. She hated my other girlfriend's and you're nothing like them. You have nothing to worry about." Buffy felt better and then wondered about how many other girlfriend's there were, but she didn't say anything about it. She was his girlfriend now and that was all that mattered. She then used his phone to call her friends and let them know that she would be leaving. They all understood, but it was harder for Willow. They basically grew up together and never spent a lot of time apart, but Willow knew that Buffy would never get to live her own life if she stayed. She had tears coming down her face when she ended the call and Spike pulled her into his embrace. He knew this would be hard for her, but it was their only chance to be together. He just hoped that they would be able to come back one day, without any problems.