Living in Vegas

Disclaimer:Joss owns Buffy and Jerry owns CSI.

Pairings: Buffy/Nick

Summary: Takes place a couple of hours before Greg's accident. Buffy and Nick met 6 months ago when she was in Vegas to retrieve a slayer. She returns to Vegas a couple of days later and her and Nick begin a relationship. Now they live together. Sunnydale isn't a crater, they gang found some other way to defeat the first. Spike is jealous of Buffy and Nick's relationship. Buffy's a guidance counselor at a local high school, thanks to a recommendation from Robin.

Rating: R

Chapter 1

Nick walked from the lab, to his office and pulled his cellphone from his pocket. Dialing his girlfriend's number, he entered his office and sat down. On the third ring she picked up.

"Hey. What's going on?"

"You just leaving the school?"

"Yeah, why?," when he didn't answer her, Buffy said with a more forceful tone. "Nick, what happened?"

"There's a gang going around and randomly beating people up. One guy is dead and the other is in critical condition."

"Oh god."

"Please be careful."

"I will babe, don't worry."

"I know but still."

"You know what time you'll be home tonight?"

"Not sure, don't wait up. Promise me you won't."

"Sorry Nicky. Not gonna promise anything."

Nick growled at her use of his name.

"I love it when you get all growly," Buffy said with a giggle.

Nick smiled, "I love you."

"I love you too. Are you okay?"

"Just be careful. You almost to your car?"

"Yeah. I don't sense anything though."

"Alright. Put me on speaker phone once you're in the car."

"This is really bothering you," asked Buffy getting into the driver side.

"I just wish we could nab these guys."

"You will."

"Before or after someone else dies?"

"Nick, relax. Okay, just breathe. What time will you be done tonight?"

"I don't want," Nick began.

"What time Nick," interrupting him.

"Around midnight."

"Okay I'm home now. I'm gonna go eat, take a shower and then take a nap. I'll be waiting when you get home. Who knows maybe I'll be naked."

Nick groaned at her comment, "I'll see you soon. Love you."

"Love you too," she said getting out of her car and hanging up the phone.

Buffy pulled her keys out of her purse and headed towards the front door. Just as she was about to put the key in the door. Someone grabbed her from behind.

"Damn it Spike."

"Sorry Luv."

"Spike," Buffy said in a warning tone.

"Sorry."

"What's up?"

"What does Lab Boy say about what's going on?"

"Look I get it, okay. You don't like Nick. But if you want me to be happy, then you'll get over it."

"I's not that I don't like the guy," Spike said pausing for a moment. "Actually, that's not true. I don't like him, I don't think he's right for you."

"Then who is? Huh Spike? You?"

"You better believe. We've always been perfectly matched."

"And? I don't love you Spike. Not like that."

"And you love this guy, He's worse the soldier. Instead of Corn-fed Iowa boy, you've got an Overgrown Cowboy."

"I really hoped we could have been friends. I guess not."

"We'll never be friends luv."

"I won't make that mistake again. Look, unless it's work or supernaturally related, I don't think we should be around one another."

"That's what you want," Spike said as his jaw clenched with anger.

"It's what I want."

"Fine then."

"I'm sorry," Buffy said as he turned around and stalked off.

With a sigh Buffy put her keys in the lock and entered her house. Making sure to lock it, she placed her purse and keys on the table in the front hall.

"Well that went well," she said to herself.

After setting her things down, Buffy turned and headed to the kitchen in search of something to eat. Once she entered the kitchen, she turned to her answering machine and pressed play. Buffy walked to the fridge as the first message began to play.

"Hmm," she said grabbing last nights leftovers and popping it into the microwave. "Okay, I'll call Dawn and Giles tomorrow."

The microwave beeped and Buffy pulled the container from the microwave. Toeing off her shoes, she plopped down on the couch and turned on the tv.

"Ooh, Nicky's on the tv," Buffy said noticing her boyfriend on the news. "He looks so yummy."

After she finished eating Buffy turned off the tv and took the container to the kitchen and put it in the sink. Grabbing a drink from the fridge, Buffy turned and head upstairs for a shower. Once in the bedroom, Buffy set her drink on her nightstand and moved toward the bathroom. Buffy headed toward the shower, turned the water on and regulated it to her liking. After she undressed, Buffy stepped in the shower and began to wash her body. Once she rinsed her body, Buffy the proceeded to wash and condition her hair. Rinsing the soap from her hair, Buffy stepped out of the shower, wrapped her hair in a towel, followed by one around her body. Buffy stepped out of the bathroom and into the bedroom, towards her dresser. She then pulled out a piece of Nick's favorite lingerie and set it on the bed. Buffy then headed toward her vanity and proceeded to brush her hair. Once it was free of tangles, Buffy finished drying off her body and towel dried her hair. When that was done she then moved towards the bed, grabbed the lingerie and pulled it over her head, ditching the towel. Deciding to just leave the towel at the end of the bed, Buffy climbed to her side, grabbed her alarm clock and set it for midnight. Moving towards the middle of the bed, Buffy settled into her pillow and pulled a blanket over her body. In moments she fell asleep.

TBC...