Title: "Help Wanted"
By: Lexie Summary: Xander needs a new secretary and Buffy just happens to be available. Chaos ensues.Disclaimer: I definitely don't own Buffy. If I did BX would have happened long long ago and would probably be married by now and there would have been at least two Xander's in every episode since there's twins that I could use. Two Xander's is always a good in my book. But anyways Fox, Mutant Enemy, UPN, and who ever else, owns everything Buffy related. Not me no matter how much I wish for two Xander's.
Rating: PGish
Category: Humor/Romance

This fic is dedicated to Shawn and Brooke.

"Help Wanted"

Later that evening at the Summer's House.

Buffy decided to go ahead and start getting ready for her date. She figured the sooner she got ready the less she would have to bump into Xander while he was getting ready for his night. Xander had not come home for work yet but it was that time of day for him to get in soon.

Truthfully though she was a little worried about how he was going to get home even though she shouldn't. Especially after calling her childish and saying she couldn't drive. She did fine driving home today. She only hit 3 trashcans this time. And those weren't even her fault, people shouldn't put their cans so close to the edge of their lawns, it's easier to hit them that way. Plus, how could she drive when she was all distraught from their falling-out?

Buffy walked into the bathroom and stop when she saw Dawn standing in front of the mirror putting her makeup on. Dawn saw her sister standing in the doorway through the reflection of the mirror and was surprise to see her. "Hey, what are you doing home so early?"

"I decided to take a sick day and come home early from work." Buffy said simply while leaning on the doorway.

"Oh really? You're sick?" she asked concerned.

"Yeah sick of Xander driving me crazy."

Dawn smiled knowingly, "Ohhh Reaaally? Is this Crazy as in padded rooms and straight jackets, kind of crazy? Or Crazzzy like as in you wanna swap spit and do naughty things with Xander, crazy? " She turned to her sister with her bright expression, but she was met with a scowl from Buffy.

"Don't even start. You are already standing on thin ice today, missy, what with that whole incident this morning. You better watch out or the next time a slime demon attacks, don't think I won't let him slime you up. You know that stuff is death to cashmere," Buffy threatened but Dawn just rolled her eyes and went back to putting eyeliner on.

"So if you're here then where's Xander?"

Buffy shrugged and tried to look like she didn't care. "I don't know. Do I look like Xander's keeper? I guess he is still at the office."

Dawn stopped her eyeliner task and looked at Buffy in the mirror confused. "Well how did you get home then?"

"I drove." She said simply but then thought Dawn's eyes were going to bulge out with her statement, good thing she no longer had the eyeliner stick up there.

"You drove? You!" She said while whipping around to look at Buffy.

"Yeah, So?"

"SO? How about So did you bring Xander's explorer back in one piece! Or So where their any lives taken today while you were behind the wheel!"

"Yes, Xander's vehicle is completely fine and no I did not take anyone out today, thank you very much. Oh and congratulations for being in the running for the most supportive sister in the world award this year!" She said sarcastically but then thought to herself that Dawn didn't have to know about those three plowed down trashcans. She could figure it out by herself when their trashcan was mysteriously missing tomorrow.

Dawn blew out a sigh of relief. "Good cause I wanted to take Xand's car to the mall tomorrow. I can't be seen riding around in damaged goods, I have a reputation to up hold, you know. Oh wait I guess you don't know anything about that do you?" she smiled while teasing her big sis.

"Ha Ha. So what are you getting so jazzed up for?"

"Kit and I are celebrating the fact that today's day ends with the letter 'Y' and we're going clubbing. In other words, we're going to our town's one and only club and fighting over Brad Murphy." Dawn said now applying lipstick.

"Oh well I guess that means we will all be out doing our own things tonight, huh?"

Dawn stopped and turned to her sister confused once again. "I know where I will be and I guess this means Xander is still seeing that girl, but what are you doing that involves the word out?"

"As of tonight, Buffy Summers is officially back in the dating world." Buffy said brightly.

"You're going out on a date too? With who?"

Buffy opened her mouth to say something but then she suddenly realized she had forgotten the guy's name again. Damn it! How was she going to prove she didn't love Xander if she couldn't think of her date's name? It started with a B….she thinks. Barry, Billie, Bobby maybe? "Um with this guy that works at the site." She hesitantly said.

"This isn't to cover up the fact that you are in love with Xander is it?"

Buffy narrowed her eyes at her. "Nooo! A, I am not in love with Xander!" She ticked off with her fingers. "B, I'm not covering anything up! And C, I am not in love with Xander!"

Dawn threw her lipstick and the rest of her makeup in her bag and zipped it up. At first Buffy thought Dawn was choosing to ignore her. But as Dawn was going out of the bathroom she stopped beside Buffy and threw a arm around her big sister and turned them both towards the mirror and look at Buffy's reflection through the mirror and said… "You just keep telling yourself that, Sis. But it's not likely that you will ever convince either of us." She squeezed Buffy once and then let her go and continued out the door.

Buffy just watched her sister as she walked out of the room but then Dawn popped her head back into the bathroom and said, "Oh and you can thank me later for your superb naked Xander time you got this morning!" She winked and then finally left.

Buffy sighed and turned back to the mirror. She looked at herself and saw her reflection staring back at her. "You're not in love with him." She said to her reflection and then pointed to it. "You're not!" she then decided she should probably stop talking to herself and go pick something out to wear for that night. She headed towards the door and reached for the light switch but looked at her reflection one more time. She gave one more sigh and shook her head. Then she flicked the light off, leaving all thoughts of love in the dark.