The walk Spike and Buffy shared was in accompanied silence, both just enjoying their time together. They walked slowly, holding hands the whole way, Spike sending glances her way. They almost looked shy from her point of view, He's so cute...

When they reached the house Willow was already packed, ready to go home. Buffy ran upstairs with Spike to get her things together as well. Spike sat on the edge of his bed and watched with a pout across his face, "Do you have to go?" he whined and kicked his feet back and forth before going to his own drawers and grabbing a fresh pair of pants.

Buffy turned back now in fresh clothes as well, she let out a shiver, still slightly cold, and went to his closet. "I need to get home, Willow and I have a buuunch of homework, that we both neglected to do this weekend on account of the 'Mystery Man Exposure Extravaganza'" She smiled feeling him wrap his arms around her waist.

He reached up and grabbed a black t-shirt then gave her a kiss, "Hmmm... would most of that homework be from you English class?" He chuckled, "What are you looking for in here?" He ran his hand across the hanging clothing.

"Actually yes it is... you'd think you'd give me some kind of break sometime..." She snatched a black hoodie from the closet and slipped it on, then turned in his arms, "Warm..."

"Nope... decided that a long time ago... no breaks. You already get an advantage by spending so much time with me." He gave her a kiss, "I've practically been tutoring you."

Buffy laughed at that giving him another kiss before extracting herself from his grasp and grabbing her things. She gave him a look before heading down stairs and joining the rest of the family. She missed the pout he sent her way as his brow furrowed and he stomped his feet like a child. With his shoulders slumped he followed down stairs.

Spike's car pulled into Buffy's driveway and all three stepped out of the vehicle. As any gentleman would Spike held open the door for Willow and Buffy. Both went inside, rushing upstairs to drop off their things. Joyce rounded the corner, just as their stampede ended, to see Spike closing the door. "Afternoon, mum."

Joyce smiled giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek, and couldn't help but notice a certain fragrance wafting from him, "Everything go alright, no... Attacks this time?"

Spike shook his head, "Nope... just girls doing their nails and boys... making poop jokes..."

Joyce laughed giving him a motherly pat on the shoulder, "That's good, it looks like they had fun..." She leaned in sniffing him once, "What is that? Bubble gum?"

"Yeah it is... it seems they had too much fun." She gave him a look of confusion before he continued, "They're gonna finish their school work up before Willow heads home. I better go say goodbye..." He started up the stairs.

Joyce caught him before he got too far, "Tell Willow she can spend the night if she wants." Spike nodded and she let him go.

Upstairs Buffy and Willow were gathered on her bed giggling away about the weekend, mostly about their attack earlier that day. They had just began to take their work out when Spike came in and sat behind Buffy on the bed and pulling her up into his lap. "I gotta take off..."

Buffy's lip jutted out as she looked back at him, he growled softly and bit onto it then gave her a deep kiss, both forgetting Willow was sitting just across the bed. She blushed slightly; a little jealous she didn't have her crush here with her, but went back to sorting through her homework. The couple finally broke the kiss and Spike slipped away from the bed giving Buffy another soft kiss goodbye and leaving the room. Buffy stared at the door with moony eye's wishing he'd come back.

Willow followed her gaze to the door before cracking open her chemistry book. "I think you might be missing him already..." She smiled and looked at Buffy.

Buffy stared for a couple more seconds before snapping her head to Willow, "Huh? Oh... yeah... he's nice to have around..." She bit her lip and opened her book as well, "Okay I'm under-exaggerating... he's AMAZING."

Suddenly the door burst open and Spike popped in again, "Ahhh... mum said you can stay tonight if need be, Red." He gave Buffy another kiss and took off once more.

"Woah..." Buffy said amazed her wish came true, "Would you be wigged out if I wished for him to come back again, but only naked with whip cream on his nipples?" Willow cracked up and Buffy followed suit.

"He really does love you?" Willow asked even though after this weekend she already knew the answer.

Buffy nodded and looked at her ring, "Yeah... I think he does... I think my mom see's it too, otherwise we'd have gotten into soooo much more trouble. And she's like, really insightful about these kinds of things, you know?"

Willow nodded as she started on the first problem in her notebook as well as Buffy.

Monday morning, school, annoying stares, bitchy cheerleader's... Buffy though the last part specifically as Cordelia happened to pass by her in the hall and sneered at her, Sexy boy- fiancé! She remembered as she approached Spike's class with a skip in her step now. She opened the door and stepped in seeing Mr. Giles standing across from Spike who was sitting on top of a desk. Buffy shrunk back as they both turned their gaze to her, "Oh... Sorry... I just was looking for a bit of help on a chapter..." She backed away slowly but Giles caught her.

"Oh no..." he stepped back and wiped his glasses out of habit, "Don't mind me, we were just discussing some literature."

Buffy stuttered for a moment, she had absolutely no intention of coming to Spike about the chapter they were working on, but Giles was absent-mindedly backing her into a corner. Spike saw her distress, and came to her aid, "I mentioned... before the weekend... there may be some books in the library that could help you... we'll take a little field trip down there and check them out before class?" He smiled and Giles looked between them. "Excuse me Rupes..." he moved off the desk and joined Buffy's side, holding the classroom door open.

"Perhaps I could-" Giles started but Spike cut him off.

"Oh no, I got this..." He left Giles in his room while Buffy and he rushed off in the direction, opposite of the library.