Quietly Selene tended to the boy through the day, dealing with her clients too, all the while growing paler. That evening found her tapping her foot, waiting for her mother or brother to come get the boy so she could feed.
Spike finally came into her office as the sun set and collected his son, "Your mother is still sleeping, she's pretty wiped out." He didn't say too much to the girl as he could clearly see she was eager to get out. "Happy hunting hm?" He smiled and turned to leave.
She returned the smile a little before escaping into the night, making several kills before returning home to curl up in her bed, looking over a calendar, before tiptoeing into Angel's office tugging his shirtsleeve like a little kid.
The ensouled one glanced up from his paperwork and flashed her a smile, slipping an arm around her waist, "Hey gorgeous."
Softly Selene giggled, "Hi Ang. Hey," she bit her lip, "What are we doing for Halloween?"
"Halloween?" He frowned some, usually the supernatural underworld went underground for that particular holiday. He shrugged some. "Lorne's been talking about another party here at the firm. Despite the hell that happened the first time. Why?"
She couldn't help but grin, "Because I had a mental moment and forgot I'm not nine."
He laughed softly and gave her a gentle squeeze, "Well if you'd like to trick or treat you don't have to stay for the party I guess."
"I don't think a 22 year old is going to get much candy," she laughed. "I just wanted to go to dress up but if we're gonna party again I can still dress up and maybe play another game of sofa sex." she giggled childishly.
Angel grinned up at her. "Mmm a sexy nurse maybe?" He chucked and gave her bottom a pat. "Well you'll have to pay for whatever you get in cash, my cards are all apparently maxed out." He frowned at the stack of paper on the corner of his desk, "I mean look at these bills! I could sell them to the mafia as a replacement to cement shoes! These would dissolve away."
"Vampires victims of identity theft?" Selene laughed softly.
He snorted some, "Apparently so."
"Wonder who'd try it," Selene mused out loud.
Angel sighed some, "I have an idea or two." Shrugging some he pulled the girl into his lap. "Oh well from the looks of it, it was money well spent at least."
"Oh? What did they buy?" She asked snuggling against his chest as he lightly stroked her head.
"A lot of things that would make a special girl very happy," he smiled pressing a kiss to her forehead.
Gently the old one cocked her head to the side picking up a bill. "Roses, silk, birds..." her eyes suddenly went wide, "Rats. Ang, this is the stuff that was waiting for me."
He nodded slowly and pulled her head down to rest on his shoulder, "So I've noticed."
"Which means it has to be someone in the firm." she quickly deduced.
"Mhmm and who would know to get you rats?" He asked cocking a brow adorably.
"Someone who knows my past, you or Momma." She glanced up into his eyes.
"I told you it wasn't me lover."
"I know so it means Momma had to have done it," Selene said slowly.
"Or someone very close to her maybe?" Angel asked stroking her hair again. "highly doubt your mother would have the balls to steal five of my credit cards and max out four and a half of them."
"Spike!" she said loudly.
The younger male simply held her close and nuzzled her neck softly, "Forget about it babe, like I said, money well spent."
Softly Selene smiled and let out a tiny giggle, her color had come back very well as she kissed his neck gently.
Back inside the Pratt apartment Spike frowned, "I think I just got paged."
The teenage mother glanced up from the book she was reading, marking her page with her finger. "Hmm? What do you mean?" She asked, dark smudges under her eyes, the baby didn't let her sleep much.
"You didn't hear her love?" Spike smirked softly kissing her head, "Go to bed darling."
She yawned, setting the book on the night stand. "Only if you take Will with you."
"Ya sure you wanna expose him to Irish swears?" he laughed, picking up the boy.
"Mm the English have quite the vocabulary too lover," She said as she snuggled down into her pillow, throwing the blanket over herself.
"Name one time I've ever sworn!" Spike challenged holding the boy softly.
"You think I don't know what sod means?" She grinned under her covers.
All Spike could do was smirk as he carried the boy towards the joined offices with him, "Ready to see the old man get in trouble?"
He held the infant in the crook of his arm, chatting away as if he were his best mate on the way to the bar, stopping as her entered the office, looking upon the pair. Selene was sitting on Angel's lap as if he were a chair, only his head visible. "Err should I give you two a moment?"
"Come in here Spike," Selene's voice was all business, as he had heard her with her clients.
"O-kay..." The blond cocked a brow and walked into the room, lowering himself and the child into the chair in front of the large desk.
"Were you a pick pocket as a mortal?" She asked calmly.
"Naw, a poet," he had a sickening feeling he knew where this was going.
"Not a thief? Spike, what's my favorite colors?" the more she questioned the more uneasy he felt.
"Well assuming from your wardrobe I'd guess it's white and red?" The Brit replied as calm as he could.
Selene tried hard to hide her amusement at her brother figure's discomfort, smirking some, "And my favorite animal?"
Spike carefully bit his lip, "Hmm well you used to go on about your rodents a fair bit. So I'll guess rat?"
"What's Angel's Visa number?" She said folding her fingers under her chin.
"Off the top of my head?" He asked as she nodded, causing him to gulp and sigh before replying, "6296 8264 8061 0915."
"Spike where do you live?" She asked coyly.
"You know where I live," he replied matter of factly causing her to smile calmly, leaning back against Angel's chest.
"Do you know the penalty for grand theft and felony identity theft are?" The old one cocked her head some at him.
Spike sighed, "Look are you going to bust me for using the git's credit cards or what?"
Slowly she raise her brows, "You take all my fun away! Well you'll have to ask Angel about that. They're his cards not mine."
Through the entire "interrogation" Angel sat behind Selene, his face pressed into her back as he tried not to laugh out loud, his face red from the effort. "S'fine!" He snickered.
"Hmm I suppose I won't have to file charges after all." Selene stated, raising calmly and going around the desk, very stiff and lawyer like before reaching the blond and hugging his neck tight whispering, "Thank you."
Spike put his free arm around her neck and hugged gently, whispering back, "You're welcome."
Selene smiled softly, "Dismissed."
The blond nodded lightly and stood, "Yes ma'am." He replied wandering out leaving Selene to giggle.
"I'm a bitch," she laughed.
"But we love you anyway," Angel moved up behind her and drew her back against him.
She smiled again, leaning her head on his shoulder, "Good," she said nuzzling him. "Now what are you dressing up as for the party?"
"Hmm I haven't thought about it. Dracula maybe?" He snorted at his lame joke.
"My rat?" Selene erupted into a fit of laughter.
"Actually I was thinking more the vampire stereotype," Angel smiled at the sound.
"Hmmm could be cute." she smiled playfully, "Get you a nice long black and red cape, some plastic fangs, condoms. This party could be real fun too."
Back home, Spike carefully laid the sleeping baby back into his crib smirking some at beating the rap and the sound of Selene's happiness.
Mana then rolled over and peeked out at him from under her blankets, "Boo."
At this the blond smirked, "Boo yourself love."
Slowly she lifted one arm to open up the blanket and demanded, "Cuddles."
Smirking again, Spike obeyed snuggling up to her, "Guess who avoided a lawsuit tonight. The prat and bitch were gonna sue me."
"Oh?" the teen curled herself around him playfully.
He nodded, "But I beat them down till they gave up." He grinned, kissing the vein of her neck.
"Mmm," she sighed, tilting her head back. "You sexy when you're bad," She giggled.
"Oh I'm always sexy love," the blond smirked nipping the spot he'd been kissing.
She moaned softly, "Mm this is very true." With that she slipped her hand up under his shirt.