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Xander pulled open his apartment door and walked in, followed by Dawn and Buffy. Spike stood in front of the open doorway, eying the three of them.

"You're going to live in that small room over there. I know it looks like a closet but it's a room now. You're not going to touch my food. I take the first shower in the morning and if I use up all the hot water, that's your tough noogies," He explained to Spike. Then looking at Buffy he added, "And I hate this plan." His gaze returned to the bleached vampire. "Are you keeping up or do you need some kind of English-to-Constant-Pain-in-My-Ass translation?"

The vampire didn't answer him. It seemed strange that the vampire before him, was not the same cocky, annoying bleach brain he'd last seen a couple of months ago. Now he had a soul and apparently was growing insane because of it or something in the basement was making him act this way. He hated the fact that now he was going to get stuck living with this vampire whom he hated so much and was the father of Buffy's child. If it weren't for Buffy, who had asked him, he wouldn't be doing this.

"Invitation?" Buffy prompted Xander.

"Can I revile the plan, cause I really don't think this is gonna work." Seeing Buffy's determined look he added. "Fine."

Xander sighed and reluctantly invited him in. "I invite you in…nimrod," he added after Spike crossed the threshold.

Spike glared at him and muttered. "I don't need your soddin' food anyway."

"Remind me again why I'm doing this?" Xander asked Buffy, clearly having second thoughts about the plan.

"He was going crazy in the basement. We couldn't just leave him there," Buffy explained..

"Gee, why couldn't we? Crazy guy in the basement is better than…"

"It's just things are different now. He has a soul." Buffy interrupted him before he could say anything insulting. "He's been through a lot and…"

"And besides, being all crazy is not exactly a good quality for a father. Remember he is the father of my sister's baby," Dawn added.

Xander looked defeated and partly annoyed while Buffy just stood there silent.

"I'll go, I don't think this is gonna work," announced Spike, who had just finished checking out his new room.

Buffy whirled around and faced him. She hadn't really paid attention to what he was doing since she was focusing on talking with Xander.

"What are you talking about? It will. It is gonna work. It's already working. You've been out of the basement for half an hour and you've stopped talking to invisible people."

"Bollocks," Spike said.

"Well there was that one episode in the car," Buffy said.

"No, bollocks to the whole thing. I don't want to be coddled."

"It's not coddling," Buffy insisted. "J-J-Just go to your closet. I got to go now."

"Dawn let's go," Buffy said as she grabbed her sister's hand and pulled her out of the apartment. She waved to Xander as she closed the door behind her.

After Buffy left, Spike just retreated to his new home and room for now. Xander didn't even say anything to him, glad that at least the vamp wasn't going to make trouble for now. Xander settled onto his couch and turned on the television.

Spike rested on the old mattress that was now his bed. It wasn't in bad condition, it was comfortable enough to sleep in, or just lie there like he was doing at the moment. Also in the room was a dresser by the wall, just near the door. Sighing, he closed his eyes. He was glad that his mind was no longer playing tricks on him with illusions of people he knew currently or once knew or thoughts of all the horrible deeds he had committed. At least for now he was sane.

Buffy was the one who currently inhabited his thoughts. If it weren't for her he would still be down in the school basement. He knew she convinced the whelp to let him stay here, but it wasn't out of any feelings she held for him, it was just most likely concern for his well being, to be able to be a father when the time came. He still found it bloody amazing that she had even suggested that if he wanted he could take part in their child's life, after the events that had happened just a couple of months ago. He was grateful that she was giving him a chance, but he couldn't help but feel that he was undeserving and needed to be staked. Sodding soul, always had to make him feel guilty. He was getting used to it, but sometimes it could really put him down. With or without a soul he had always been aware that he was unworthy of being near her. After all, he was just a vampire and she a slayer.

His mind began to fill with thoughts of the unborn baby. As a human, he had never actually thought about having children. He had always figured he would decide about such matters when he married. Of course, he never got around to that, since he was turned. And now unexpectedly he was going to be a father. He had been shocked to find out and hadn't really thought about it being insane and all in the basement. But now, that he was thinking clearly he knew he wanted his child to be born. It was a deep feeling within him that made him feel this way. He couldn't explain it. But as much as he wanted it, he could only think about what kind of a father he'd make. He was sure Buffy would make a great mum, but him a good dad? Not likely. He was a vampire for Christ's sake.

He shifted in his bed, trying to block out the thoughts. He wanted to sleep he was tired of thinking.

As soon as Buffy entered the house, she headed straight for the kitchen. She was hungry. She really hadn't eaten much throughout the day. She knew she should eat better than she was doing now that she was pregnant but she had been really busy at the school and now dealing with the whole Spike moving in with Xander thing. Buffy opened the fridge and began to fish around for something to eat. Dawn appeared a moment later and took a seat.

Buffy took out ham and cheese from the fridge and soon made a sandwich. She sat next to Dawn.

"Want one?" Buffy asked after she took her first bite of the sandwich.

Dawn shook her head. "No, I'm not hungry." She stared out the window.

"Is something wrong?' Her sister queried. "You've been pretty quiet this whole entire time."

"Nothing's wrong. It's just that I think that we should have stayed a while longer at Xander's. "

"Sorry," she gave her sister an apologetic smile. "I just thought that we were through with everything, rules a-and the talking."

"We did but it was just a little visit. But it's okay. I'm sort of over it already. So besides helping out Spike have you thought about getting together?" Dawn wondered.

"Dawn! I.. n-n-no. That isn't going to happen. I.."

"I know you don't love him and stuff but you said you cared…"

"I told you already I'm letting him take part in the baby's life if he wants to. A-A-nd besides things are complicated right now and.."

"I know, I know," Dawn said, standing up. "I'm going to bed. Night, Buffy."

"Night Dawn."

After finishing eating and clearing away everything, she headed for her room. She began to undress and put on her pajamas. As she did so, she placed her hand on her stomach noticing something different. There was a slight bump on her stomach, indicating that her baby was growing. A small smile came to her lips. It made her realize that there was something truly alive growing inside her.

A/N: Just to give you a head's up the next chapter won't be based on an episode. Yeah, I know this isn't much of a chapter but the better parts are soon to come at least I hope they will.