Chapter 3

"He's so cute, Mrs. Giles." Buffy said as she was holding the baby in her arms.

"Please, call me Jenny. Looks like you'll soon be having your own bundle of joy." She replied and Buffy smiled at her.

"Yeah, in less than a month. I'm really nervous about it." She stated and Jenny gave her a warm smile in return.

"You're going to do fine, Buffy." Buffy nodded as she looked back at the sleeping baby in her arms. She hasn't seen Spike since that day in the baby store a few months ago. She decided to finally pay them a visit. He was out with Giles at the moment, but Jenny let her in and was happy to show her the baby. "You wait here; I'll put Charlie to bed." Jenny said as she took the bundle from Buffy and made her way up the stairs. Buffy was sitting there patiently, when the front door opened and she could hear two male voices. They found her in the living room and the older man's face lit up when he saw her.

"Buffy, it's great to see you." He said as he gave her a hug and she returned it.

"It's good to see you, too. I decided it was about time I paid a visit. Your baby is beautiful, Giles." She said and Giles smiled at that.

"Yes, he is. Is Jenny upstairs?" Buffy nodded and Giles gave her one more smile before going upstairs to join his wife. Buffy then looked at Spike, who has been quiet since he noticed her there.

"Okay, I have never known you to be this quiet. What's up?" Buffy asked to break the silence and Spike only shrugged.

"Nothing, I just still can't believe you're pregnant. You look like you're about to pop any minute now." He said and Buffy rolled her eyes.

"Thanks, that's really sweet of you." She stated sarcastically as she tried to stand up. Spike was by her side in an instant and helped her off of the couch. She looked into his eyes and was surprised to see genuine concern there. She only shook that thought off and gave him a smile. "I should get home." Buffy told him and he nodded as she walked out of the house. Spike watched her go and let out a sigh as he sat down on the couch. He still acted like a nancy boy whenever he was around her. He always knew she was beautiful, but her being pregnant only made her more beautiful. Yeah, he knew he was in trouble.

Buffy was feeling pains in her stomach and she was really worried about what they could mean. Her mother was away and she was alone in the house. She didn't know what to do, when she heard a knock on the door. She opened it and was surprised to see Spike standing there. He gave her a shy smile. "Hey, I don't really know why I'm here." He said and she moved out of the way to let him in. "I guess I was wondering if you needed help with anything." Buffy was surprised again, but didn't have time to think about it. He seemed to be the answer to her prayers right now.

"Do you have your car here?" She asked him and he raised his eyebrows at the question.

"Yeah, it's outside." Buffy nodded and took a deep breath.

"That's good because I need you to drive me somewhere." She explained and Spike nodded like it was no big deal.

"Sure, where do you wanna go?" He asked and Buffy felt another pain go through her. She clutched her stomach as she looked at Spike.

"I need to go to the hospital. I think I'm having the baby." She told him and Spike's eyes grew big.

"Are you sure?" He wondered and Buffy nodded.

"Pretty sure, my water just broke." She replied and Spike looked down to see a puddle on the floor. He then looked back up at her.

"Aren't you early?" He wondered and Buffy nodded again.

"The baby doesn't care about that. She wants out now." Buffy said as she let out a scream and grabbed her stomach again. Spike went to her side and helped her out to his car. He let her in on the passenger side and then went to his side. He got in and looked at Buffy.

"It'll be okay, love. Just keep taking deep breaths. I'll get you there as soon as I can." He told her as he started the car and drove off. Buffy just rubbed her stomach and did as he said. She hoped everything would be okay and little did she know, Spike was thinking the same thing.

Buffy was screaming as she was rolled into the delivery room. The doctor then came over to Spike. "Are you the father?" He asked and Spike didn't even get a chance to say anything as the doctor handed him hospital scrubs to put on, so he could join her in the delivery room. Spike couldn't believe he was doing this, but he put them on anyway and then followed the doctor into the room. Buffy was screaming bloody murder when he walked in there. He took a deep breath and went over to her side. She looked up at him and seemed to be really relieved that he was there. She held her hand out and he didn't hesitate as he took her hand in his. The doctor was saying stuff that Spike wasn't really paying attention to. This whole thing just brought back too many painful memories for him. "You're doing great, Buffy. This baby really wants to come out. Just give us one more big push." The doctor said and Buffy looked beyond exhausted at this point.

"I don't think I can. It hurts so much." She said in a defeated tone and Spike gave her hand a squeeze.

"You can do it, love. Just one more push and you'll have a beautiful baby in your arms." There was no doubt in Spike's mind that Buffy's baby would be anything but beautiful. Buffy nodded and grasped Spike's hand tighter as she pushed with all that she had in her. It took away a lot of her energy and she lay back on the bed. The sound of a baby crying brought tears to her eyes. The baby was cleaned off and wrapped in a blanket before being placed in Buffy's arms.

"Congratulations, Buffy. You have a beautiful baby girl." The doctor told her and Buffy had tears falling down her face as she looked at the gorgeous baby in her arms.

"I guess you were a girl." Buffy whispered to her and couldn't remember ever feeling so happy. She looked at Spike and could see that his hands were shaking. He also had tears in his eyes and Buffy wondered if he was okay. He then turned to look at the doctor.

"They're okay, right? There were no problems?" He asked and the doctor shook his head.

"They are both going to be fine." Spike sighed in relief and gave the doctor a small smile as he turned back to look at Buffy. Buffy wanted to ask him why he was so concerned, but she figured it wasn't the right time. She only turned her attention back to the little angel that was in her arms. Spike was really happy for Buffy, but he couldn't help feeling a little sad at the display. A part of him really wished that he was looking at his family, but he knew that Buffy never belonged to him and that the child belonged to another man. Even if that man wasn't in her life at the moment. He pushed all of those thoughts away and just looked at Buffy and her daughter. He decided that he would help out anyway he could. And maybe someday, they would be his family.