I wake up in the middle of the night; well it was actually around noon. I looked over and Spike was still asleep in the chair where I had left him. He was curled up with his knees to his chest, body bent over, and head resting on his knees. He through his jacket over him for warmth even though I had given him a blanket.
He looked utterly uncomfortable.
"Hey wake up." I said as I gently rocked hi shoulder.
I could not help but think how peaceful he looked when he slept. It was the only time he ever looked at peace. I always wondered what he dreams about.
Probably Buffy. I thought to myself.
I started to shake him a little harder. He's a vampire he should not be this hard to wake up. Then before I had a chance to react he quickly reached out and grabbed my wrist that was just shaking him away. He pulled me down and our chests collided. He then wrapped his other arm around me. Holding me in place. Not letting me get up off his lap.
I did not bother to struggle I knew he was stronger and I could only get away by hurting him and I was just not up for a fight.
"Spike let me go." I told him.
He just nestled his face in my neck pretending to still be asleep.
"I said let me go." I said a little more forcefully.
"Love if you want to play all you have to do is ask." He responded his eyes still closed.
I just chuckled and slightly pushed him away.
"I don't want to play. I am just letting you know that I am going for a walk. So you can take the bed." I told him. "You look so uncomfortable all curled up in this chair." I said.
"Why don't you join me?" He asked me.
"I'm flattered, but you will be sleeping alone today." I told him.
"When did you become so boring?" He asked as he pushed me of his lap, not hard but hard enough that I fell of his lap. Landing on my ass on the floor in front of him.
"Hey." I said.
I stood up and looked at him. He stood up and did the same.
"I am not boring." I told him.
"Prove it." He said very suggestively.
"Maybe another time." I said as I walked out the door.
I was greeted by the warmth of the son on my skin. I was relieved to know that Spike would not be able to follow me out here. I would have some time to think clearly. I mean I am only a woman. I was not shore if I could resist him much longer.
I walked over to the front desk knowing that Sandra would be there. She always liked to be at the helm of her ship. So to speak.
"Hey." I said.
She looked over to me and smiled.
"I thought you would never get away from your posy." She said to me.
"Really." I said. "Are you jealous?" I asked.
"Of the humans. Of course not." She said through a laugh. But then she posed.
"Did I see Spike accompany you home last night?" She asked more seriously than a moment before.
"I thought you weren't jealous." I said mockingly.
"I said of the humans. It's not fair that Spike always gets to have all the fun." She said with a cute little frown on her face.
I just smiled at her I could not help it.
"I made him sleep in the chair." I told her.
A smile instantly appeared on her face.
"How did you mange that?" She asked.
"Believe it or not we are friends. And he does value more than my body." I told her.
"Are you saying I don't value your mind?" She asked me as she leaned over the counter and touched her hand to my head.
I felt a wave of desire flow through my body. Just from her touch. She was trying to use her succubus powers to seduce me. I knew exactly what she was doing but I did not have the strength to fight her.
She stared at me. Are eyes not daring to separated. We were only inches apart. I closed my eyes letting her know that I would not resist. I could feel her lips brush against mine when I heard the bell above the door to the office ring. I did not care enough to look up at who just walked in. Instead I reached out and pulled her closer to me. Our lips pressing together. I shivered from our passionate kiss.
Then there was a loud clearing of the through coming from the direction of the door. Whoever was there was not going away.
We separated and I looked up to see Sam and Dean standing there staring at us. Sam was blushing slightly as if he was embarrassed to have walked in on our moment. Dean had a smirk on his face that completely pulled me out of the good mood I was in.
"Don't mind us. Please continue." Dean said as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Dean." Sam said in response to his comment.
"What are you doing here?" I asked annoyed finally pulling away from Sandra.
"Were looking for you." Dean said.
"Were ready to leave when you are." Sam finished.
"Let's go now." I told them as I started to walk over to them just wanting to get this over with.
Sandra got up and walked around the counter standing in front of us.
"You're going now?" She asked me worried.
"Don't worry we will get your girlfriend back to you." Dean said before posing. "So you can finish this." He said with a smile.
"That's not what I'm worried about. Unlike you I have no problem pleasing the ladies." She said.
Dean looked hurt by her comment. As if she just insulted him in the worst way ever.
"It's the middle of the day. You won't be able to take Spike." She told me as if I did not already know this.
"I'll be fine. I have the Winchesters." I told her.
This did not seem to give her much comfort.
"We won't let anything happen to her." Sam tried to calm her.
"Speak for yourself. The witch can handle herself." Dean spit out instantly regretting it because of the look Sandra was giving him.
She then looked back to Sam.
"She better make it back to me in one peace. Or you will have to deal with me." She threated them.
Dean just laughed at her.
"What are you going to do love us to death?" He said teasing her.
She did not respond. She just reached out and touched his face.
He tried to say something in protest but Sandra did not let him.
"Shhhh." She said.
He instantly shut up and just stood there staring at her with so much love in his eyes he looked like he was going to melt.
"Go to the car and wait there for Destiny to tell you how you're going to assist her today." She said.
Dean instantly did what she said. Turning and disappeared behind the closed door.
"What did you just do?" Sam asked angrily.
"Just making shore Destiny comes back in one peace." She said before disappearing behind the counter again.
"He will be fine." I told him. "Let's go." I told him and he fallowed me out the door.
He stopped walking when he saw Dean quietly sitting in the car.
"Maybe we should take her with us." He said being dead serious.
"She's a lover not a fighter." I told him.
"Are you shore of that? She seems pretty ready to fight for you." He told me.
"Anyone will fight for the ones they love under the rite circumstances." I told him.
He just looked over to me with a look on his face I could not make out.
"Love?" He asked. His voice full of sadness.
For some reason it paid me to hear the pain in his voice.
"It's not like that." I told him.
"What's it like?" He asked.
"She's a succubus. She has many lovers. She cares for them all love is not something she gives away easily. Otherwise she would go insane with constantly worrying about half of Sunnydale." I told him.
"But she loves you." He said.
"As friends. Are bond is stronger than her normal hook ups but our love is the love you share between best friends. We love each other but we are not in love." I told him.
He seemed to be thinking about what I had just told him but he did not say anything. He just got into the car after me. I could not help but smile as he held the door open for me.
"Were to?" Dean asked when we were both in the car.
Sam and I looked at each other and smiled.
"Let's go to camp." I told him.
He did not say another word he just started driving away.