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Chapter Six

Buffy watched Spike out of the corner of her eye as she took a big bite of the yummy and juicy hamburger. He'd argued the point of eating healthy when she'd gone and stunned him by actually growling that she'd eat a hamburger if she wanted a goddamn hamburger and if was going to argue with her on what to eat for the next nine months, then he was in for a world of pain.

Spike acquiesced immediately.

"How's that burger, pet?" Spike asked warily.

She closed her eyes as she swallowed. "I want one every day. "

Spike quirked an eyebrow and stole a fry. "And if Linda Blair plans on
making an appearance every day like that, I won't stop you."

Buffy laughed, then thoughts of the upcoming wedding struck her and she
groaned.

"What is it?" Spike asked. "Burger not agreein'?"

Buffy allowed her forehead to hit the edge of the table. "Wedding.
Harmony. Next weekend. Tell parents. Not fun. Painful."

"So, does B.C. Buffy want to explain that? Quite random there by the way
pet."

Buffy looked up at him and popped a fry in her mouth. "You remember
how I told you about my annoying cousin Harmony?"

"Attractive. Mind swallowing so I don't have to see the fry being sloshed
around in your mouth?"

To annoy him, Buffy opened her mouth wide to show him her food. He
watched her warily. "Juvenile, luv."

She shrugged and then swallowed before continuing. "Okay, Harmony. . .
wait, I do remember. Her mum died and her dad took off. Your parents
took her in."

"Yep. And she's been an annoying little leach ever since. Seems she's found
someone else to leach off of in the form of a husband. The wedding is next
weekend and Willow had this fantastic idea where I tell them then while
they're busy getting ready for the wedding and all that rot. Except . . . "

"Except?"

She scrunched up her nose and he grinned at her antics. "I'm scared."

"Well, from what I know of your rents their pretty hip people –"

"Did you just say ‘hip'?"

"Shut up. They live in the 21st century, they must know about single
mums in this day and age. You could always tell them that you could have
gotten rid of it, thus depriving them of a grandkid. That always gets them."

"Did you just say ‘thus'?"

"I did."

"Kudos." She placed her hand over her tummy and gave him a faux stern
face. "I can't believe you just mentioned ‘getting rid of it'. She might hear."

"He doesn't have ears yet."

"SHE understands."

"Whatever luv. Tell me more about this wedding."

"Nothing more to tell except that the whole fam is going to be there along
with my overprotective older brother –although I hear he's got a new
girlfriend so maybe that will even take some more heat off me."

She took a bit of her burger and chewed thoughtfully. "I could tell them
just before I leave. I could lean over during the ceremony and whisper it in
my mom's ear," she giggled at the thought.

"Or I could go with you and you tell them the baby is mine and we're
engaged."

Buffy looked at him and blinked. She sat motionless, staring at him as he
stared back. She saw he meant it, his eyes could never lie. And if he was
teasing, his left eye would be twitching.

"What?" she asked.

"You heard me."

"I don't know what to say."

"Kudos again to me," he grinned.

She chucked a fry at him and he caught it, popping it in his mouth.

"Are you being serious?" she asked, flabbergasted.

"Yes."

She continued to stare at him. His cheekbones were so sharp, they could
cut glass. She liked it.

"Gonna stare at me all day pet or you gonna answer me?"

"Are you sure you want to do that?"

He nodded. "Told you I'd be here every step of the way, pet. I keep my
word."

"Yeah, but being there every step of the way didn't exactly mean you to do
face my family."

"Buffy, can I come or not?" he was getting impatient with her now.

"But we're not getting married," she told him matter-of-factly.

He sighed. "Yes, but they don't have to know that. We can ‘break up' later.
Then I can be the asshole and you look like a scorned princess."

"I AM a scorned princess."

"At least you can be a scorned princess that was going to get married to
her baby's daddy. The scorned princess you'd be playing is the one that had
a one night stand."

"It would be the truth."

"Do you want the truth or do you want to make this as easy as possible for
yourself? Explaining away a fiancé is a lot easier than explaining away a guy
whose name you don't even know."

Buffy grimaced at the thought. He did have a very good point. The thing
was she was a horrible liar. She'd tried to lie once to her mother and broken
out in hives as a result.

"You won't break out in hives, Buffy. I'll be there, probably taking most of
the brunt of this."

"One would think," Buffy said dryly.

"What's it gonna be Summers? Yes or no? Will you be my fiancé for a
weekend?"

She took a deep breath, "Yes."

He grinned and reached out, taking her hand and gazing at it. "I think my
mum's ring would fit on your finger."

Buffy's jaw dropped. "No, Spike. I'm not taking your mom's ring."

He looked hurt by that. "Why not?"

"Because I'd be devastated if something happened to it! It's going to be a
circus there next weekend! You've got my fifteen year old bratty younger
sister , Dawn, who somehow manages to embezzle something of mine when I just visit for two days – like I'm not going to notice. Then there's Harmony the Gold Digger that still lives there and is into everything and anything that belongs to me—including boyfriends, mind you. Oh and let's not forget Angel, the often overprotective older brother whose probably going to have you strapped to a lie detector machine within minutes of us arriving a la Robert DeNiro in Meet the Parents."

"Wow."

"Yeah. Second thoughts?"

"Nope. I can't wait," and he smirked, raising his eyebrows.

"You're crazy.

"Then I'll fit in won't I?"

She smiled and shook her head, chuckling lightly. "What would I do
without you?"

"You'll never have to find out."

Neither seemed to notice that Spike still held onto Buffy's hand.





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