Chapter 15
Buffy woke up when she heard voices in the living room. She got out of bed carefully and walked out of the room. She married Spike a few months ago and it was a beautiful ceremony. She wanted them to be married before she started to show too much. She was due to give birth any day now and she was very uncomfortable. Katie was out with Dawn and she wondered where her husband was, but she didn't have to wonder for long when she saw Spike in the living room laughing with another woman. She recognized the woman as Winifred Burkle, who worked at the Bronze with Spike. He was the bartender and she was a waitress. Spike stopped laughing when he noticed her there. "Buffy, you should be in bed." He said as he stood up and walked over to her.
"I couldn't sleep. What's going on?" She wondered as she looked at both of them.
"I was just helping Fred with something. It's nothing for you to worry about." Spike explained and Buffy couldn't help the worried feeling that she has been having. She was practically as big as a house now and he was always surrounded by gorgeous women at the club. She only gave him a smile, even though she wasn't feeling it.
"Anything I can help with?" She asked and Spike shook his head.
"It's really nothing." He said as Fred stood up and grabbed her purse.
"I should get going anyway. Thanks for listening to me, Spike. It was nice seeing you again." She said the last part to Buffy, who only nodded. Fred then walked out of the house and Buffy looked at her husband.
"What was that really about, Spike? What did she need your help with? Are you having an affair?" Spike could have burst out laughing at that suggestion, if she didn't look so upset.
"How could you think that I would have an affair?" He asked instead and Buffy shrugged.
"What am I supposed to think? You've been spending a lot of time at the Bronze and most of the time you're not even working. I know I'm not much to look at right now, but this is your baby I'm carrying. If you're going to leave me, you should just say so." She said as the tears started to form in her eyes and Spike wrapped his arms around her round belly. He gave her a kiss on the tip of her nose.
"I will never leave you, Buffy. You're the only one I could ever want. You will always be beautiful to me. Just the fact that you're carrying my child makes you even more beautiful." He told her and Buffy was starting to feel a little better.
"Sorry, I just tend to get emotional a lot these days." She said and Spike nodded in understanding.
"Well, you don't ever have to worry about me leaving you. Fred was only here to talk about Wesley. She's into him and she knows that we talk, so she was hoping I could set something up. That's all it was. She's just a friend." He said and Buffy sighed in relief.
"Right, I knew that." He gave her a kiss on the lips this time.
"Sure you did. Now, you should get back to bed." He told her and she was about to do that, when she suddenly felt something.
"That might not be such a good idea right now." She said and he raised his eyebrows.
"What do you mean?" He asked and Buffy touched her stomach.
"I think the baby's coming." She said as she felt a sharp pain go through her and she yelled as she clutched her stomach.
"Alright, let's get you to the hospital." He told her as he grabbed her hand and helped her out to the car. He went back for her bag and then got in the car also. "I'm feeling déjà vu here." He told her as he remembered the last time he took her to the hospital. Buffy was breathing heavily now as she looked at him.
"Just shut up and drive." She said as she continued her breathing exercises and Spike nodded as he started the car.
"I can do that." He replied and then headed to the hospital.
"You are never touching me again!" Buffy yelled as she squeezed Spike's hand.
"You know you don't mean that." Spike replied and Buffy looked at him.
"You wanna bet?" She stated as she let out a loud scream. "God, I can't take anymore." She said as she lay back on the bed.
"You're almost there, Buffy. You have to give us one more push." The doctor told her and Buffy could hardly hear him at this point. She only shook her head.
"I don't think I can." She said in a tired voice and Spike gave her hand a squeeze.
"You can do it, sweetheart. Just one more push and you'll have a beautiful baby in your arms." He said and Buffy remembered the last time he told her that. She took a deep breath and nodded as she looked into his eyes. Buffy pushed with everything that she had in her. She lay back in the bed when she was done and felt really exhausted. She then smiled when she heard the cries of her baby.
"Congratulations, you have a boy." The doctor said as the baby was cleaned off and then placed in his mother's arms. Spike had tears in his eyes when he saw the baby. He couldn't believe that he had a son.
"You did it, love." He told her as he kissed her sweaty head.
"We did it." She replied and he smiled at her. "What are we gonna name this little guy?" Buffy wondered and Spike didn't know what to tell her.
"It's your choice, pet." He told her and Buffy smiled as she looked at the bundle in her arms. He then opened his eyes to reveal how big and blue they were. Just like his father.
"How about William?" She said and Spike felt touched at the thought of her naming their son after him.
"That sounds good." He replied as he looked at his family, with a soft expression on his face. He had a beautiful wife and two beautiful children now. He didn't think life could possibly get any better than that.