Recap: "Dawny, this isn't your fault. You can't expect him to stop. He wanted to hurt people, and that's all that mattered to him. Did he hurt you Dawny? Please God no. Dawny! Did he?" Buffy grabbed Dawns wrist and looked in her eyes to see a long forgotten pain that only Dawn had known. "Oh God, Oh God. He did. You have to tell when the cops come you have to. Please Daw-" her sentence was interrupted.
"Miss. Summers, I'm Officer Cooke, I need to ask you some questions."
"Um, ok. What do you need to know?" buffy was nervous and now worried about Dawn.
"Can you tell me, is this the first time your step father has raped you?" he was trying to be sympathetic, but it was a hard situation.
"No, He got me on birth control about a year ago, that's when it started. No, my mother didn't know about it. He told her I was having bad cramps."
"Ok, Sorry to ask this but, do you know if you are the only one? If not, do you know who else he has done this to?"
Buffy looked between the officer and Dan. I can't do this I can't tell him the other person he raped is sitting next to me at this moment holding my hand. I can't let her go through the questioning. What do I do?
Suddenly a small voice spoke up. "I was the first he raped, no one knew about it but me. I promised him I wouldn't tell. He was my big strong daddy; I thought at first that all daddies did it with their 'baby girls'. Then I grew up. I realized it wasn't right. When I started to fight back that's when he went out and found Joyce." Buffy saw tears running down Dawn's face and that far off look as if she was watching a movie of her own life. "About six months later he said he found a 'new little girl' to play with. Her name was Buffy." Dawn broke down crying into Buffy's waiting arms.
"Officer Cooke, can we stop for now? Can you send in my friends? I can't answer any more questions tonight." Buffy was crying with dawn in her arms barely able to understand the girls' feelings. She must be hurting so bad, how can I help?
Spike and Faith walked in walking immediately over to the two girls curled together on the bed. Faith walked over putting her arms around both girls not able to hold back, she to began to cry. After about ten minutes dawn was asleep in Buffy's arms, as she slowly ran a soothing hand over the girls back.
"Hey B, how you feeling?" Faith whispered understanding the situation through her new friends' perspective.
"I'm more angry and hurt than anything; he married my mom so he could do it to me. I don't understand it." Spike went to her putting his arm around her trying to calm her.
"Its ok luv, he is gone, he can't hurt you anymore." They all sat there in silence thinking about the situation when Faith hiccupped.
"I can't believe I forgot. Will, The worst isn't over yet. She still has the trial. What are we going to do?"
Buffy looked frantically between Faith and Spike "I can't I can't look at him. I can't relive it. They can't make me. No way in hell."
"I'll say it again Buff. Welcome to SunnyHell." They all fell to silence again.
"Guys? How long was I asleep?" she suddenly remembered she didn't know what day or time it was.
"You were out for about two and a half days sweetie." The answer was coming from the doorway where Joyce Summers stood.
"Mom…" Buffy was stunned to see her strong mother who knew how to make the world ok again in the worst moment, she was broken. Joyce had Dark circles under her eyes and was white as snow.
"Buffy, I thought it was me. I didn't know he hurt you to. He hit me a few times when he was mad, but I didn't know what he was doing to you. Baby I'm so sorry. He will pay, Baby. If I have to do it myself, he will pay." In her mind Joyce thought of all the ways he would pay.
"Mom I'm sorry. Please don't hate me. I didn't want him to do it. I told him I didn't want him to. I know he is your true love. Please don't hate me." Faith moved quickly as a mother ran to hold her Babies.
"Buffy, I love you and Dawny. I couldn't be mad at you for this. I blame him. He was a sick man and he doesn't deserve any of us in his life. I'm just grateful for your friends here. If it weren't for them, it would have stayed this way, all three of us in the dark."
"Does that mean your keeping me, Joyce?" a shy young teen asked from between Buffy and Joyce.
"I will keep you Dawny, under one condition, call me mom." She smiled at the girl, trying to show her love for her.
"Ok, Mom."
A/N: I didn't know how to finish the chapter so it's kind of lame. There will be more, seeing as how you don't know yet what happens to Giles let alone the relationships that are forming hint hint. I also wanted to thank reviewers.
Spuffy2008: Yes I felt sad when writing the last chapter. Eventually things will be even happier for them.
Spuffy6: I had more of an ending the chapter writer's block, but I thought about it so I could get it up faster.
Serrafina: I hope you like my Joyce reaction, I tried to make it more exciting for you and it helped ad a plot twist so yeah.
Kilbert McKeegan: You scared the heck out of me. I didn't realize who you were and how you knew me.
SpikesBint16: Thanks for the complement, but Spike is mine!
Rachel Marsters: Same goes for you, James is mine. Also, I didn't mean to make you hate Giles, myself either for that matter. Sorry. Thank you for noticing the whole RR Spike thing, I was so excited…I don't have the ending done yet, I have a few endings in mind. I also don't know about Giles death!
Wow, RM had a lot of comments. They all made me happy. Thank you all for commenting. I love yall!
