As the alarm goes off at six both Buffy and Spike wake up. Buffy to get ready for her eight to five thirty shift and Spike to make their lunches so that they can take them and have it later.

At seven thirty Spike, Buffy and Dawn head out door.

"What are you gonna be doing today." asks Dawn

"I have to go visit relatives in LA."

"Angel" asks Buffy

"No not that one I am talking real blood relatives."

"Really I didn't know you had relatives." Buffy says

"Can we meet them." asks Dawn

"Someday soon nibblet at our next family reunion in England."

"Promise." Buffy and Dawn say at the same time

"Promise."

Spike pulls up to the school and Dawn gets out.

"Later nibblet."

"Bye Spike."

"Later Dawnie and try to do good on the test."

"I will Love you guys see you later."

Dawn closes the door and watches as they drive off. She heads into the school just as the bell rings. Heading to her first class of the day. A class that most school aged children hate, math.

"Okay settle down. For your homework I gave you twelve pages of problems to do. You still have two days to finish it. It was everything we went over. Now how many of you actually did it."

Everyone, but seven raise their hands.

"Now here is the thing how many of you took notes in this class."

a few students raise their hands.

"I have good news and bad news for this test."

The students look intrigued.

"You will be allowed to use your homework that was assigned last night."

The students are happy except for the ones that didn't do it since they had two more days to finish it. If you took notes you can use them. The bad news is that if you didn't you have to rely on memory."

The teacher starts handing out the test for them to begin.

"You have till the end of class."

'I am so glad Spike always says to take notes no matter what.' dawn thinks

looking at the paper she sees that they aren't in the order they learned, but mixed up

1.)7 + (6 × 52 + 3) 'I hate these problems' she thinks

Forty five minutes later the bell for class to end rings.

"Put your tests up here and finish your sheet I gave you." the teacher adds as they head out to class. Dawn heads to her next class which is English

"Hey Dawn how was your math test."

"Brutal Janice, but I suggest you finish your sheet because we were able to use it on the test."

"Really and also our notes."

"That's good." Janice says as the second bell rings

"Right now I am just going to give you an assignment. You have to write a report on a poet. You have to take their work and right what it means. I am also going to see if you can recite one of their works from memory."

"How long do we have to do this." asks Janice

"You have two months to complete this assignment."

"Can we work with a partner." asks Dawn.

"Yes you can only work with one more." the teacher tells them.

A few minutes later they are asked to write down ideas that they are gonna do.

"So Dawn who do you wanna do."

"I'm not sure I am a fan of Edgar Allen Poe, Oscar Wilde, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Browning, Emily Dickinson and Maya Angelou."

"You like all them."

"Yes all of them and more."

"Do you have a favorite."

"Not really all of them are great because they are all different in their own way."

"It's because of Spike isn't" asks Janice

"Yes it is because of him I got into poems. What about you."

"I don't know."

"You want to know what else Spike taught me."

"What."

"How to read people. You have a favorite poet, but don't want me to know."

"Spike is a bad influence on you isn't he."

"Yes I love every minute of it. Now who are we gonna do this project on."

"Elizabeth Browning." Janice says

Dawn agrees and they put their ideas on how they will set out to put the project together.

Meanwhile Spike has just arrived at the hotel of relatives.

"Uncle Spike." the two little kids yell as they jump onto him.

"Hey sprogs how are you."

"William and Elizabeth knock it off and let Spike rest."

"It's alright Catherine." he says as he watches them head into the sitting room

"Hey Uncle William." Catherine says as she hugs him

"How are you holding up."

"I am doing fine, but how am I supposed to tell them that their father wants nothing to do with them."

"What happened anyway."

"He was cheating on me. He already had the divorce papers drawn up and papers that would release him of his duties as their father so he won't have to pay child support. I should of just taken the house you offered in England so I could of kicked him out instead."

"Your lucky their young Catherine they will get over it. Now all we have to do is go house shopping in LA so that you can live out here. Get a fresh start."

"Thanks Spike now come on we need ideas for a house. Now what kind do you want."

"I need an office and a library and-" she is interrupted by Spike.

"I know just the house."

"Really"

"Yes it was gonna be a retirement house for Joyce that I had built, but since she died I didn't know what to do with it."

"What about Dawn when she goes to college,"

"Dawn is to good to go to a college in California. Besides she wants to head to one in England."

Catherine laughs at that

"Already choosing her place of education."

"No she chose that her self I wanted her to go to Harvard so I don't have to pay for a lawyer."

"I told you that I would work for you."

" I know. Now are you interested in the house or what."

"What's it like." she asks

"It has an office and a library. It has five bedrooms one is a master bedroom. There is an attic and a basement. The windows are protected so you can have visitors like me. Ther are 4 ½ baths. There is no pool. There is a porch."

"Sounds nice."

"It's yours if you want it and it is already paid off."

"I'll take it, but I just need furniture and to buy new clothes for us."

"Where is your other clothing."

"He only let us leave with the clothes on our backs and the thing that belonged to our family."

Spike gets angry and threatens to have him killed

"Uncle Spike no don't even think about it."

"Catherine he took away everything."

"I will just earn it back."

"Then lets go right now."

"What where."

"We will go shopping."

"Now." asks Catherine

"Yes now."

"For what."

"Clothes and shoes of course. I will give you a credit card for furniture though."

"I can't accept that."

"Fine, but don't do it for yourself. Do it for your two kids who need a place to run around, their own bed to sleep in and their own clothes."

After thinking it over for a few minutes Catherine accepts, but promises herself that she will some how pay him back.

"What are you thinking about." asks Catherine

"Just wondering how Buffys' day is at work."

Meanwhile at Dennys Buffy is not having a good day so far. So far all of her tables have had difficult tables. Her worst was a party of eight who only ordered three meals and was sharing with the other five people. They had only left a tip for two dollars.

"Hey Buffy how you doing so far."

"Shut up Derek." Buffy snaps

"All of her tables have sucked so far." Tina tells him

"How bad."

"You know her table of eight."

"Yeah."

"They asked to speak to a manager to have the gratuity taken off because they only ordered three meals. Even after all their crazy orders and sending her running they only left her two dollars."

"Damn he is not having a good day." he replies just as Buffy comes back in

"Stupid Fuckin Bitch." Buffy snaps

"Which table is it now."

"My three top."

"Burger Men." asks Derek

"Yes one said his burger was cold and is peaking to the manager now."

"Was it cold." asks Tina

"Since he ate more than half I don't think so."

"Which other table."

"My four top. They each ordered two meals and do you have any idea how much they tipped me. Nothing, Nada, Zip."

"Maybe it's on the credit card." supplies Tina. Derek just nods his head.

"They paid in cash." Buffy tells them as she walks to her Burger Men as Derek nicknamed them. Derek and Tina watch as Buffy and the manager fix that tables order. Buffy then heads over to give them their check and pay.

"What did they give you."

"The one that said his burger was cold only had to pay half price since he had more than half of the burger."

"How much was the tip for that table."asks Tina

"A dollar fifty. I have to go give my twelve their check."

Five minutes later Buffy finishes with the table of twelve is is happy that they left the ten percent tip. Buffy just hopes that Spike and Dawn have a better day then she has.

Hours pass and at five thirty Spike arrives back in Sunnydale and picks up Dawn at her friend Janice house.

"Hey Spike." replies Dawn as she gets in the back in seat.
"Hey Dawn did you finish your homework" he replies as he drives off

"Yes I did."

"How was your test."

"It went well I got to use my notes and homework for the test."

"That's good nibblet." he tells just as they arrive to see Buffy out side with bags of food

Buffy gets in the car and Spike drives off.

"Hey Dawnie how was school."

"Good and my test went great."

"That's good."

"How was work luv."

"Don't ask please I just want to forget it."

Spike and Dawn realize that this must have been a very bad day for her and keep it quuiet. They arrive at the house.

"Dawn go put your stuff away and come down stairs to eat in fifteen."

While Dawn puts her stuff away upstairs Spiek and Buffy get thefood out on the table for a meal. After the table is set and food heated Spike pulls Buffy into his arms.

"I'm sorry you had a bad day at work today luv."

"I love serving you know, but then there are the days I hate it and today is one of those days."

"I know I can tell and you also look it."

"Just hold me a few more minutes."

"How about until Dawn comes down." he tells her.

"Okay guys I am ready to eat." Dawn replies as she comes into the kitchen

The three of them then sit at the table and talk about their day. Dawn tells them about all her classes and the homework she has to do. Even how her and Janice will be doing a report on Elizabeth Browning. She gets a promise out of them that they will help her if she needs it. Her and Spike then get into a discussion of who is the better poet.

Buffy not wanting to let their argument or viewpoints go to far starts telling them about her day. They tell her they want to know everything. She tells them about all her bad and good customers. She tells them about the good and normal tippers. She also has Spike make a promise that he won't go out and kill all the bad customers. Dawn laughs as Spike looks pissed at having to make a promise like that. Buffy then asks Spike how his day was.

Spike tells them about his relatives that have moved to LA and the reason why. Dawn and Buffy are interested in meeting them and Spike tells them they can when they are nicely settled in.

An hour later all three head to the living room to watch a movie.

While watching the movie Dawn falls asleep and Spike takes her upstairs to tuck her in.

While Buffy and Spike are cleaning up Anya and Willie drop Tara off and say goodnight to them and leave.

"Hey Glinda how was patrolling."

"There was nothing out there tonight not even a vampire."

"Nothing new there. Spike says

"There is some food in the fridge for you if you want any ." Buffy tells her.

"Thank you I'll have it for lunch tomorrow." she tells them as she heads up the stairs to sleep.

Buffy and Spike then head to Dawns room and see that she has tossed the covers to the floor.

They both head over to the bed and cover her with the blankets and tuck her in giving her a kiss to the forehead.

"Night Dawnie."

"Night Nibblet."

Before they close the door to her room they hear a soft voice replying back

"Night mom, night dad." they hear a mumble from Dawn

Buffy and Spike head to their room.

"She called us mom and dad." Buffy says shocked as she sits on the bed

"You think she knows." asks Spike

"No I don't, but I think she does deep down."

"What are thinking about luv."

"I am thinking about when we should tell her."

"That she was created from the both of us will be a shock and anyway she will find out on her own."

"How." Buffy asks

"The book I got about the key it mentions that she was created from me and you."

"Really." asks Buffy shocked

Spike just nods his head and soon they are just getting ready for bed and is soon knocked out.

The next morning Spike wakes up and drops Dawn off at school before coming back home and going to back to sleep. While Dawn is at school getting an education Buffy and Spike are getting their much needed sleep.

At two thirty Buffy and Spike both wake and get ready. Spike picks up Dawn from her school.

"So Dawn how was school." asks Buffy

"It was fine."

"Do you have any homework."

"Yes and we still have to do our English assignment."

"Have you and Janice decided how you are gonna do it."

"Yes we did we chose eight pieces of her work and we each will write down what sheis trying to say in her poems."

Spike drops off Buffy at her job and she kisses Dawn on the cheek and Spike on the lips.

"Have a good day at work luv."

"Spike have you ever met any poets." asks Dawn as he drives home

"As a matter of fact I have. I never met Elizabeth, but I have met her husband Robert."

"really because we are also doing a poems that pertain to her husband also. Have you met anyone else."

"I met Emily Dickinson when I was human and Oscar Wilde when I was ten. When I was a vampire I met T.S Eliot, Robert Frost and Mark Twain. I have never met Lord Alfred Tennyson, but he is my great uncle."

"I should of chosen one of them."

"Why Elizabeth was a great poet."

"I know that is why I chose her other people are doing theirs on the more famous ones."

"Well then at least your teacher will finally get a different one." Spike says as he arrives at the house.

"Finish your homework then we will go out to eat at the restraunt." Spike tells Dawn and Dawn get excited and starts on he homework.

Three hours later Dawn had finally finished her homework. While she puts her stuff away upstairs Tara, Anya and Willie arrive and they ll head to Dennys.

As they walking they hear hear Buffy getting asked out.

"So Buffy wondering if you would like to go out sometime."

Before Buffy can answer however Spike comes up to her.

"Hello luv." Spike says as he kisses her on the cheek."

"Hey Spuffy what have I told you."

"This wanker was trying to ask out my girl."

"Does he know she is taken."

"I'd kiss her properly, but she is on the clock."

"Spike go sit down. Sorry about that Eric that is my boyfriend Spike and next to him is my sister Dawn. The other three are Tara, Anya and her boyfriend Willie."

Eric sayshi then sits at his booth. Buffy goes to take their order.

"So what would you guys like to eat."asks Buffy

"We want to start out with the Sampler and smothered cheese fries." Buffy writes that down and goes to put it in. She returns minutes later with their order.

"What would you like to eat."

"I want the steak and eggs" Dawn tells her

"And to drink."

"Large Orange Juice and Soda."

"What about you Spike."

"I'll have the T-bone Steak and shrimp with mashed potatoes and corn. Me and Dawn will also share the club sandwich with seasoned fries." Spike tells her.

"What would you like to drink."

"I'll have an apple juice and milk."

"Tara what about you."

"I'll have the Heartland Scramble and Orange Juice please"

"Anya what about you."

"I'll have the Chicken Delux Salad."

"Anything to drink."

"Just a soda please."

"What about you Willie."

"I will have the Boca Burger with seasoned fries and a soda to drink."

Ten minutes later she brings them their meals. Over the next hour while Buffy works the five of them chat over their meals about their day and other things. Soon it is time for them to have dessert.

"So Buffy how is your day so far." asks Tara as Buffy picks up the dirty dishes.

"So far I have had a good day and six tables have tipped more than the ten percent."

"That's good."

"So do you know what you want for dessert." she asks still picking up their dishes.

"Yes I am gonna have the Oreo Sundae." Dawn says

"I'll take the turtle cheesecake and me and nibblet are gonna split the banana split."

"I'll just take the Raspberry Cheesecake please." Tara says

"I'll have a milkshake." Anya replies

"I'm gonna have the Brownie a la mode cheesecake and me and Anya are also gonna share sundae."

Buffy leaves with their dishes and puts their order in. She comes back with Erics receipt

"Here you go Eric have a nice night."

Buffy then heads back to the kitchen and brings the dessert to her sister and them.

As she sets down the last dessert Eric leaves to go home."

"Bye Eric see you soon."

"Yeah. See you Buffy."

Fifteen minutes later they leave while Spike stays.

"Bye Dawnie get some sleep." she tells them as they head out the door.

Finally Buffy shift ends and she is ready to go home. Her boss tells her goodnight.

"Later Buffy have a nice night."

"I will I am just heading home."

He watches as Spike and Buffy head outside and start walking since he let Willie take his car.

'Good luck on slaying tonight and may the powers watch over you.' he thinks as he watches them disappear into the night.