"Spike I really think I need to call Winnie for you!" insisted Sam, from the driver's seat as he looked at Spike in the passenger's seat.
"No don't! She's visiting her parents and I don't want to worry her!"
"Spike! You fell through a glass wall and down five marble stairs! As the Doctor said you were lucky only to come away with bruised ribs and some cuts-"
"Sam I'll be fine! Just take me home and I'll rest up, then I'll be good as new after my two days off"
"I think Ed's planning on making sure you have more than two days off"
"What?! I'll change his mind! I can be very persuasive!"
Sam just sighed. Winnie was out of town for two more days and Spike needed someone to look after him and the only person he would allow to do that was Winnie. Sam pulled up outside the small house Spike and Winnie had owned for the past two months and outside was Winnie's car. Spike slowly turned to face Sam with a glare.
Sam put his arms up in surrender "I didn't call her! And as far as I know no one else did!"
"Well how is she here then?!"
"I dunno! Maybe she just decided to come home early!"
"That can't be it; she hardly ever gets to see her parents. So I don't get why she would come home early unless something has happened"
"Well you'll just have to go in and find out"
"Looking like this!? She'll take one look at me and start fussing and I'll never find out!"
"I thought you could be very persuasive"
"Shut up Sam"
"Come on you gotta go in at some point and besides Jules wanted me home ASAP after shift"
"She's got you wrapped around her little finger hasn't she?" sniggered Spike as he slowly got out of the car,
"And like Winnie hasn't with you?"
Spike opened his mouth to protest, but didn't seeing as Sam was right.
Sam took Spike's keys and unlocked the door returned the keys to Spike and turned around to leave.
"Hey where are you going?!" asked Spike,
"Home. Winnie will look after you" smiled Sam as he walked away.
Spike gaped in Sam's direction and then took a breath (not a big one seeing as his ribs were still tender) and opened the door; as soon as he entered he heard a gasp. Yep Winnie had seen him. Spike braced himself for what was to come.
"Spike what happened?!"
"Oh nothing" he replied in a nonchalant tone.
"That isn't nothing Spike! You have cuts all over your face and arms and your holding your ribs as if they hurt" Spike dropped his arms to his side.
"How was your day honey?" asked Spike in a sing-song tone,
"Michelangelo Scarlatti. What. Happened?" demanded Winnie placing her hands on her hips.
Spike winced; there was no getting out of this one. "I fell through some glass and down five stairs" he mumbled.
"Oh Spike!" gasped Winnie and she rushed forwards and gave him a gentle hug. Spike rested his head on top of Winnie's and breathed in the scent of her shampoo. This was the medicine he needed.
"Come on let's sit you down" said Winnie,
Winnie helped spread Spike on the couch and stood back up and asked "do you want a drink or something to eat?"
"No I'm fine"
"You sure?"
"Yes I'm sure now lie down next to me"
"I don't want to hurt you"
Spike rolled his eyes "you won't now come here"
Winnie smiled and snuggled up against Spike, she went to put her arms around him but stopped.
"Winnie you won't hurt me" soothed Spike, the way Winnie was acting made him love her even more, she was so caring.
"You sure I won't hurt you?"
"Of course I'm sure"
Winnie smiled as she put her arms around Spike and sighed "I missed you"
Spike chuckled "you were only gone two days, but I missed you to. By the way why are you home so early?"
Winnie chuckled "my dad came home and he had won his work's charity raffle, two tickets for a Caribbean cruise the date for the winner's choice. Mom and dad rushed out the house to book the cruise for next week"
Spike laughed "so you were told to go home"
"Not quite, mom said I could stay but I didn't want to get in the way so I thought I would come home early. Now I'm glad I did as you need looking after"
"I'm not an invalid!"
"Maybe not, but I'm still looking after you"
"That's why I love you so much"
"Love you to" replied Winnie as she snuggled up against Spike even more, Spike wrapped his arms tighter around Winnie and closed his eyes. Within minutes they were both asleep.
