A Summer's Life
Author: Buffy 21
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Joss and Mutant Enemy own the characters. I own the story.
A/N: Sorry for the delay in my updates, but RL has had me in a headlock and I just got out of it. I'll try to update more often.
Chapter 17
At the beginning of the month, Buffy officially became six months pregnant, but complained that it felt like her ninth. Brianna enjoyed touching her mom's belly to feel the baby move around and kick under her tiny hand. One day, Brianna became curious about her mother's condition and decided to ask questions about the baby and how it came to be inside of her. Buffy tried to find the words but failed miserably, Spike witnessed this and stepped in explain that the baby was a gift from God and that someday they would tell her all about the birds and bees.
One morning Willow called Buffy to see how her best friend was doing, after three rings, she heard a British voice on the other end of the line.
"ello?"
"Hi Spike. How are you?"
"I'm fine Red and you?"
"I'm good. How is Buffy and Bri?"
"They're both right as rain. How's the Watcher?"
"He's fine."
"Hey, is Buffy around?"
"She's upstairs, hold on and I'll get her."
"Alright."
"Slayer! Red's on the phone!" Spike yelled as he put the receiver down.
After a few minutes Buffy picked it up.
"Hey Will, how are you?"
"I'm fine and you?" Willow inquired.
"Big as a house, but what's new about that? How's Giles?"
"He's good. The reason I called was to check up on all of you and to inform you to expect a package from Giles and I."
"Ooh! What did you send me?" Buffy inquired excitedly.
"Well, since Dawn will be leaving for college soon, we've sent her some stuff for her dorm room. For you, I sent some cute baby things that I simply couldn't resist and I also bought a pretty little necklace for Bri that I found while Kennedy and I were shopping at the mall," Willow replied.
"Thanks for thinking of us Will," Buffy said.
"No big, glad to do it. So what's been going on?"
Buffy and Willow chatted for a while about the Slayer school, about some of the new recruits, business with the Council, Andrew and finally about Xander and Susan's upcoming wedding. Once the two friends finished their conversation and said their good-byes, Brianna came to her mother seeking breakfast.
"Mommy!"
"Good morning sunshine," Buffy said, smiling as she carefully lifted the child onto her lap.
Brianna then placed her small hand on Buffy's belly.
"Good morning baby," she said, smiling at her unborn sibling.
When Bri didn't get a response, the expression on her small face changed. Buffy saw sadness in her daughter's blue eyes.
"What's wrong honey?"
"Mommy, can the baby hear me?" Brianna asked, sounding concerned.
"Yes sweetie, the baby can hear you, but it's asleep."
"Mommy?"
"Yes baby?"
"I had a dream about the baby."
"Really? What happened?" Buffy inquired.
"I dreamed that the baby looked like daddy and was my size."
"Exactly like him?" Buffy inquired.
"Uh huh." she said, shaking her head.
"I see."
"It was a boy and he sounded like Daddy when he talked." Bri explained.
"You mean when he spoke."
"Yes." Bri answered.
"How interesting." Buffy said, in an amusing tone.
"Mommy, what is the baby? A boy or a girl?"
"I don't know honey. Your daddy and I want to be surprised, just like we were when you were born." Buffy explained.
Changing the subject, Buffy asked Brianna about breakfast. "So what would you like to eat?"
"Cereal and juice." Bri replied.
"Hot or cold, with eggs or no eggs?"
"Hot, no eggs."
"Coming right up."
Buffy then carried her daughter over to the table and sat her down in the booster seat then began making breakfast for them both.
TBC . . .