I just wanted to say that in the upcoming chapters, I will be having some flashbacks to explain more about Buffy and Spike's past. Also, Riley doesn't know about the baby. He broke up with her before she could tell him. I thought about him coming back and finding out, but that would have caused some problems. So, I just decided not to deal with it. I hope that won't disappoint anyone, if there are actually any Riley fans out there. Thanks for the reviews!

Chapter 5

"She has your eyes." Spike said a few days later. He was at Buffy's house and holding the baby. She agreed to let him help out.

"Yeah, but she has her daddy's nose. Good thing for that." She replied and Spike smiled at her.

"You have a cute nose, Summers." He told her as he looked back at the baby in his arms and Buffy was surprised by what he said. Spike really has changed.

"Thanks again for doing this. My mom is away and I really need to get out of the house for a bit." Spike nodded as the baby started to fall asleep.

"Where are you going anyway?" He asked her.

"Just out with Willow. She has a friend that she wanted me to meet. I'm not a fan of blind dates, but I think I'm pretty much desperate at this point." Spike looked pained at the thought of her going out with another man, but he only gave her a smile.

"Well, have fun." He told her and Buffy gave him another smile.

"You know, Spike? I really like this change in you. It almost seems like you care about me." Spike was about to tell her that he did care, but she grabbed her coat and headed to the door before he got a chance to. She kissed the baby on the top of the head and after giving him one more smile, walked out of the house. Spike sighed as he looked down at the sleeping baby in his arms.

"Come on, princess. Time for all little girls to be in bed." He whispered as he carried her upstairs to her room. He placed her into her crib once he got up there. He gazed in awe at the sleeping child and again wished that she was his. He wanted Buffy to be happy, but a part of him hoped that her date wouldn't work out.

Buffy met Willow at the Bronze and she noticed a tall man next to her. She put on a smile as she walked over to them. "Hey, sorry I'm a little late." Buffy said and Willow only smiled at her.

"Don't worry about it. Buffy, this is Owen. He's the guy I was telling you about." Buffy smiled at the attractive man standing next to her friend and gave his hand a shake.

"It's nice to meet you." She told him and he gave her a smile in return as he shook her hand.

"Same goes to you. It's great to finally meet the friend that Willow's always talking about." He said as they dropped hands and Willow ushered them both over to a table.

"I'm just gonna get some drinks. I'm sure you guys will get along great." Willow stated with a cheery smile as she then left them alone. Buffy looked at the man across from her and gave another smile. She definitely had a good feeling about this.

Buffy was bored out of her mind about an hour later. Willow never returned and she was stuck listening to Owen talk about his football days in high school. She now knew more about the sport than she would have liked. She hardly got any words in. She would only smile and nod and hoped that the night would just end already. "I wonder where Willow is." Buffy blurted out and he only shrugged.

"Don't know, maybe she met up with someone. Oh, I have to tell you about the time I scored three touchdowns in one game. That was awesome!" He exclaimed and Buffy rolled her eyes as he told her another one of his many football stories. She was finding it hard to stay awake at this point. Willow was going to pay for this.

Buffy finally got rid of Owen when she told him that she had to go to the bathroom because she was having cramps. That seemed to get him very quiet all of a sudden and she couldn't get away fast enough. Buffy then found Willow talking to a brunette in the distance and she went over to join them. "There you are. We really need to talk." Buffy said and Willow knew that look on her friend's face. She turned back to the girl that she was talking to.

"I'll see you later, Tara." Willow said and the girl nodded as Willow then went to join Buffy. "So, how'd it go?" Willow wondered even though she had a feeling it didn't go so well.

"It was a disaster. The only thing he seems to know about is football. You had to know this wouldn't work out." Willow looked upset as she nodded.

"I'm sorry, Buffy. I was just trying to find you a nice guy. I really didn't know he would be so dull." Buffy sighed and knew that she shouldn't take it out on her friend.

"It's not your fault. You were only trying to help. I guess I just need to keep looking." Willow nodded again as she put her arm around Buffy.

"The right guy is out there, Buffy. You'll find him." Buffy gave Willow a small smile and really wished she could believe that.

Buffy arrived home later that night to find Spike asleep on the couch. She smiled at how innocent he looked and went to wake him. He opened his eyes when he felt her poke him. "Hey, how was the date?" He asked and really hoped that he wouldn't regret it. She only sighed and sat down next to him.

"It could have been better." Spike didn't say anything else when he realized that she didn't want to talk about it.

"Well, I guess I should go. Katie was sleeping pretty much the whole time. Easiest babysitting job ever, not that I've done a lot." He told her with a smile and she returned it.

"Thanks again, Spike. I really appreciate you watching her for me." Spike shrugged as he stood up.

"No problem, I'm available if you need me. Goodnight, Buffy." He told her as he then walked out of the house, without waiting for her to say anything else. He let out a sigh once he was outside. He said he would help out anyway he could, but he didn't think he could continue being her babysitter while she went out with other men. He just hoped he knew what he got himself into.