Chapter 16

Buffy and Spike were out at the Bronze a few weeks later. They could both use some time alone and Joyce was happy to watch the kids. It has been an exhausting few weeks, but they wouldn't have it any other way. They were smiling as they noticed Xander and Anya arguing in the distance. "I saw you looking at her, Harris. You are only allowed to give orgasms to me." Anya said and Xander looked embarrassed at her outburst.

"Anya, you're the only woman I notice." Anya rolled her eyes and wouldn't believe him.

"I may be a beached whale right now, but that doesn't mean you should stop loving me." She said as she started to feel tears in her eyes and Xander wrapped his arms around her.

"You always look beautiful, honey. There is nothing in this world that could make me stop loving you." Anya felt better at his words and then grabbed his hand.

"Well, there are ways to make it up to me." She said with a smile as she pulled him out of the Bronze. Buffy shook her head as she watched them leave. She had a pretty good idea about what they were going to do. Anya was pregnant with her third child now and she never seemed like she wanted to stop. Buffy then noticed Willow and Tara walking over to them and she smiled at the couple.

"Hey, you guys finally made it." Buffy said and Tara gave a shy smile that had Buffy wondering exactly why they were late. They both sat down and Willow looked at Buffy.

"Yeah, there was lots of traffic." She said and Buffy knew that was a lame excuse, but she only nodded.

"I'm sure there was." Buffy replied and Tara still looked nervous. Buffy found it sweet that she still got like that even after all these years. Spike didn't have a comment and just gave Buffy a smile to let her know that he knew exactly what they were doing. She gave his leg a squeeze under the table. Willow then noticed how uncomfortable Tara was looking and smiled at her girlfriend.

"You wanna dance, sweetie?" She asked and Tara gave her a grateful smile now as she nodded.

"Yeah, that sounds good." She finally said and Willow took her hand as they both walked to the dance floor. Spike was looking around after they left and noticed Fred and Wesley. They were kissing on the dance floor and he had to smile at the display. He was glad that they finally got together. Spike noticed Buffy stiffen next to him suddenly and wondered what could have caused it.

"You alright, love?" He asked her and she nodded as she looked at him.

"I just saw someone." Spike noticed what she was staring at and saw a man that wasn't familiar to him, with a blonde woman. A blonde woman that looked way too familiar.

"Is that Harmony?" Spike asked and Buffy nodded as she continued to look at them.

"Yeah, and that would be Riley she's with." Spike raised his eyebrows when he finally saw what the other bloke looked like. Buffy hasn't seen him since he broke up with her. She figured that he left town after that. She was surprised when she saw the two of them kiss and then turned away to look at Spike. "Well, at least he found someone." She said and couldn't believe that he was actually with Harmony. She was popular in high school, but Buffy never got along well with her. She wondered how they met, but then realized that she didn't even care. She took Spike's hand in hers. "Can we go home now?" She asked and Spike nodded as he pulled her up. She took one more look at Riley and then smiled as she walked away with Spike.

They got home a little while later and thanked Joyce for watching the kids. She left and they went to check on them. They checked on William first to find that he was sleeping peacefully in his crib. Spike walked over to the crib and placed a kiss on the baby's forehead, being careful not to wake him. Buffy smiled as he left the room and they then headed to Katie's. They found her awake when they went in there and Spike sat on the edge of her bed. "You should be asleep, princess." She nodded as she let out a yawn.

"I was waiting for you to tuck me in." She said and Spike smiled as he did just that. He covered her up and made sure that she was all snug.

"There, now you're all nice and comfy. Sweet dreams, baby." He whispered as he placed a kiss on her cheek.

"I love you, daddy." She said quietly as she started to doze off. Spike never got tired of hearing that as he brushed the hair out of her face.

"I love you, too." He stated and then walked over to Buffy. She smiled as she took his hand and pulled him into their room. She loved seeing him with the kids. She closed the door once they were inside. She had a serious expression on her face when she looked at him.

"You are so adorable, you know that?" Spike blushed and she found it even more charming that he could still do that after all this time.

"I guess this is all still new to me. I never thought any of this could happen." He told her and she pulled him onto the bed.

"I'm just grateful that I get to share everything with you. I was so scared and confused when I first found out I was pregnant. I was worried that I would have to handle everything alone; having you come back to town was the best thing that could have happened. You're my savior, Spike. I love you." Spike felt himself tear up at her declaration and he wrapped his arms around her. She hugged him back and laid her head on his shoulder.

"I love you so much, Buffy. You're my whole world now, you and the kids. I'll never let any of you down, I promise you that." Buffy nodded as she held him tighter.

"I know you won't." They both held each other for a while longer before they decided to get some sleep. They lay down in the bed and Spike once again wrapped his arms around Buffy. She rested her head on his chest and felt content for the first time in her life. Spike really was the answer to her prayers. She knew that he would always be there and that was a comforting thought as she finally let sleep claim her.

The End

This came out a lot fluffier than I wanted, but I don't think that's a bad thing. I'm usually better at the fluffy stuff than I am at the angst anyway. I'm still working on another story right now and I'm not really sure when I'll get around to putting it in, but make sure to look out for that one. Thanks to everyone that reviewed this. I appreciated all of your comments!