Sorry for taking a while to update but was really busy anyhow I'll update sooner from now on so pleasr review and enjoy.

Kennedy's Aunts – half hour later

The car journey had been quiet. For the first ten minutes or so Xander tried small talk but then it all just faded out to silence. Maybe Xander and Dawn were thinking about what was going to happen when she got back to everyone else's but at least they knew most of it. Did the others know she was coming? If not what would they be like? A bundle of nerves and hopes filled Buffy's mind on the way there. When they got there, even the massive place in front of her didn't get her mind of her worries.

Xander jumped out the car first to open the door for Buffy.

She nodded in a thank you style as Dawn jumped out then said to him, biting her lip, "Do they know?"

For a minute he considered asking do they know what but he knew what she was talking about, he winced, "No. They were away trying to help the potential," it was only half a lie. They had went out to see the potential, which as they stepped inside the house seemed they were still out doing, but he had plenty of time to tell them before they went.

"Oh," Buffy said, looking around, wondering whether that was a good thing or not.

After dumping the bags and the small talk, it was pretty late. Willow, Giles and the others still weren't back and although she'd slept on the train, Buffy was pretty beat. Xander had been up most of the night worrying so they both went to bed whilst Dawn watched television.

Angel Investigations

Spike had flipped, scattered or at least tried to, after getting burnt a little in the sun he burst back in and sat on the couch. He'd been silent ever since, tapping his feet now and again, biting knuckles but that was all.

Angel had been watching him for the best part of half an hour. It had been his fault; he shouldn't have told him, not like that.

Angel bit his lip, finally speaking, "What you going to do?"

His reaction was as expected, Angel couldn't blame him yet he knew they had to do something soon. Whether he liked it or not. Whether it was possible or not. Spike had a child.

"Does it honestly look to you, like I know what I'm going to do?" Spike pretty much shouted standing up and taking his turn at pacing, "I don't know why I'm back or even if I'm back for long, could just be a quickie little visit."

Angel raised an eyebrow, still watching him before quietly saying, "Maybe your back because of it. Either way you have to decide what to do."

"Don't you think I don't know that!" Spike asked beyond pissed, he threw his head back. It wasn't even possible.

Angel kept quiet, he didn't know what he'd do if it had been his and this was like ten times worse. I mean Spike?

"I can hardly just show up at Buffy's house and say 'hey honey guess what I'm back yeah from the double dead, heard we have a kid?'"

"Sunnydale's gone so you'd be showing up in Canada," Angel said.

Spike glared at him not even bothering to ask, he couldn't deal with much more, "Whatever that's not the point."

"Well why don't you just sleep and hen when we're all calm we can fix it later?" Angel shrugged.

Spike exploded again, "Sleep? I can't sleep not now and fix it! How do we FIX IT!"

Angel sighed, loosing patience, "Ok your right, you just keep pacing and shouting every now and then and then this will all disappear."

Spike glared at him again, not appreciating the sarcasm at this point.

After what seemed like an hour or three of 'cooling down' and 'thinking rationally' Spike decided he had to go see her, what he had to say didn't matter, it was his responsibility, dead dad or not.

Angel looked outside, biting his lip, "Spike?"

Spike rolled his eyes, "What?"

"It's daytime," Angel shrugged, "The only way your getting to Canada now is if you become dust first and then fly, you'll have to wait 'til night. I'll pay."

Spike nodded, this was as close to a civilised conversation and friendship him and Angel had had but they both knew it had nothing to do with each other and everything to do with Buffy.