Chapter 19

Buffy walked into the house later that night after Spike dropped her off. She couldn't keep the smile off of her face. She had so much fun riding a horse again. She always felt so free when she was riding. She walked into the living room and stopped suddenly at the sight in front of her. "What's going on?" She wondered and Dawn pulled away from her boyfriend.

"I didn't think you would come home until later." She said and Buffy rolled her eyes.

"That doesn't mean you're allowed to make out with your boyfriend on the couch. Where's mom? You're not supposed to be alone with a guy in the house." Buffy told her and Dawn rolled her eyes this time.

"Mom had to go into the gallery. You worry too much; it's not like we were really doing anything." Buffy crossed her arms over her chest and then looked at the boy next to Dawn, who has yet to say anything.

"I think you should go home now, Connor." He nodded as he got off of the couch and headed to the front door. He looked Buffy up and down when he walked by her.

"Nice outfit, Buffy. You look hot." He told her with a smile and both sisters rolled their eyes.

"Get out of here, you little perv." Buffy said as she tried not to laugh. Dawn then stood up and walked over with him to the front door.

"I can't believe you were hitting on my sister right in front of me." Dawn said and he shrugged.

"I was only giving her a compliment. You need to lighten up sometimes, babe. Are you pmsing again?" He wondered and Dawn was irritated at that comment.

"I can't believe you just said that to me. God, you're such a jerk." Connor smiled and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.

"Love you, too. I'll call you tomorrow." He told her as he opened the door and walked out of the house.

"Yeah, you better." Dawn called after him and then shut the door when she couldn't see him anymore. Buffy laughed as she headed upstairs. Dawn has been seeing Connor for about two years now, but they've practically known each other since they were in diapers. They would constantly have stupid fights, but Buffy knew that they really loved each other. Buffy always thought of Connor as a brother, but that didn't mean he wasn't a perv at times. Boys will be boys. She got to her room and closed the door. She would just be grateful to have some peace and quiet, or so she thought. She squealed when someone grabbed her from behind and turned her around. She was ready to yell at Spike for scaring her, until his lips found hers in a passionate kiss. She pulled away and tried to look mad at him.

"What are you doing in here?" She asked and he shrugged as he tucked a lock of hair behind her ear.

"I came in through the window. Didn't feel like going home just yet." He told her.

"You know, you're really not supposed to be in here. My mom could come home any minute now." She said and knew that her mother probably wouldn't be home for a few more hours.

"She'll never have to know." Spike said as he started to place kisses on her neck. Buffy moaned and tried to stay focused on the conversation.

"Dawn's still here." She replied in a low voice and Spike didn't pull away as he answered her.

"We can be very quiet." He whispered in her ear and Buffy knew she was lost. Spike then picked her up and moved over to her bed.

Harmony walked into the house and took her coat off. She was hanging at the Mall again and it was extremely crazy around this time of year, Christmas only being a few weeks away. She headed upstairs to find Dawn outside Buffy's room. "What are you doing?" She asked and Dawn turned to look at her.

"Buffy's in there with Spike. It's pretty obvious what they're doing. I can't believe she complained about me being alone with Connor and she has him in her room." Harmony smiled as she walked over to Buffy's door and heard the moans going on inside.

"I have never been more proud of her." Harmony claimed and Dawn rolled her eyes, when they both then heard the front door open.

"Crap, mom's home. We have to get him out of there." Dawn said and Harmony nodded in understanding.

"Yeah, you handle that. I'll go stall." She stated as she went downstairs and Dawn then knocked on Buffy's door.

"I hate to interrupt the sexfest, but mom's home early." Dawn said and tried not to be so loud. She then heard shuffling going on inside and opened the door a few seconds later to find that it was unlocked. It looked like Buffy and Spike just finished putting their clothes back on. Dawn was just relieved that she didn't see anything.

"Where is she?" Buffy asked her sister.

"Harmony's gonna stall, but I don't know how good she is at that. You need to get him out of here." Buffy nodded and turned back to Spike.

"Okay, back out the window." She told him as she pushed him over to the window. "Be careful going down. I don't want a broken boyfriend." She said and he smiled as he gave her a kiss on the lips. He then climbed down the tree outside her window and took off running when he got to the ground. Buffy then looked back at Dawn. "Thank you," she said and Dawn nodded.

"You so owe me. At least I wasn't having sex with Connor." Buffy didn't get a chance to respond as Joyce then made her presence known in the doorway.

"What are you two up to? It looked like Harmony was trying to keep me from something." They both looked at each other and thought of what to say.

"We were wrapping your Christmas present. We didn't want you to see what it was." Dawn said suddenly and Buffy nodded in agreement. Joyce looked at both of her daughters and wasn't sure if she believed them, but she nodded anyway.

"Alright, you should get ready for bed." Joyce said as she walked away and they both sighed in relief. Harmony then came back into the room.

"That was a close one." She told them and they both agreed. Buffy couldn't believe what just happened. She never planned on sleeping with Spike in her room. She didn't seem to have any control when he was around. She couldn't help thinking that she forgot something though. Harmony and Dawn were talking about something that Buffy was tuning out at the moment. Her eyes then grew big when she realized what it was that she forgot.

"Oh god," she said and Harmony and Dawn stopped talking to look at her.

"What's wrong?" Dawn asked and was really worried by the expression on her sister's face. Buffy looked at both of them and took a deep breath before she spoke again.

"We forgot to use a condom." She told them and they were both concerned now.

"Oh, well I'm sure it'll be fine. It's probably nothing to worry about." Dawn said to try and make Buffy feel better.

"Yeah, you're probably right." Buffy replied with a forced smile and it faded when both of her sisters left the room. Her mother talked about her going on the pill and it sounded like a really good idea right about now. She really hoped there was nothing to worry about.