The Giles' Men

Chapter 11

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The Giles’ Residence-The Next Morning

“Buffy? William?” Giles called out as he walked into the house. “Is anyone here?”

“Buffy?” Giles called out as he walked up the stairs and towards the master bedroom and opened the door. “Oh my.” Giles said before removing his glasses and wiping them off with a cloth from his pocket.

“Rupert.” Buffy gasped as she unwrapped herself from Spike’s arms.

“Dad this isn’t what it looks like.” Spike stated as he claimed out of the bed.

Giles replaced his glasses and looked between his wife and his son. “What is it then?”

Buffy also claimed out of the bed and wrapped her robe around her body and moved closer to Giles. “I had a bad dream last night. Spike heard me yelling and came in to see if I was alright.”

“And were you?”

“Yes.” Buffy answered.

“So why is my son still in here with you?”

“I asked him to stay.” Buffy said as she looked down at the floor.

“I see.” Giles said before turning to face Spike. “William could you give Buffy and I a few moments.”

“Sure.” Spike said as he walked past his father and over towards the door. “I’ll be in the kitchen makin’ some coffee if you need me.”

“Thank you.” Giles said before closing the door behind Spike.

“Rupert?” Buffy asked when Giles had yet to turn to face her again.

“The two of you fit together.”

“What do you mean ‘fit together’?”

“I noticed it at the shop when he was holding you in his arms and both of you were staring into one another eyes. And I noticed it again when I walked through that door and saw you wrapped in each other’s embrace.” Giles explained.

“He was only comforting me after my bad dream.” Buffy stated. “The way you use to when I had a nightmare about my mother. You weren’t here this time, he was.”

“Are you attracted to him?” Giles asked.

Buffy looked at Giles with wide eyes. “I. . .”

“Are you?” Giles demanded this time.

“Yes” Buffy started, “But I’m also attracted to Freddie Prinze Jr. Just because I find someone attractive doesn’t mean I’m going to act on it.”

Giles thought about it for a moment. “I know, it’s just I was planning on surprising you by coming home early and I was the one being surprised.”

“Why are you home early?” Buffy questioned. “When I talked to you last night you said it was going to be two more days.”

“I lied.” Giles said with a smile.

Buffy smiled also. “I’m sorry I ruined your surprise.”

“It’s quite alright. I’m just glad to be home again.” Giles said as he sat down in a chair near one of the rooms’ windows.

“When’s your next business trip?” Buffy asked as she took a seat in the chair across from Giles.

“Not for a while.”

“Good, cause Anya thinks you gave her the shop.” Buffy said with a grin.

“Again?”

“Yep! I asked Xander to talk to her about it though.” Buffy explained.

“Maybe I should give her the shop.” Giles thought aloud.

“What!?” Buffy asked in shock.

“Just an idea. What do you think?”

“If that’s what you really want.”

“Well not the whole shop, more like a silent partner on my side of things. It’d give us more time together, and I wouldn’t always be away on one business trip or another.”

“You’ve actually thought about this?” Buffy questioned.

“For a few months now, yes.”

“Wow.”

Knock-Knock

“Come in.” Giles called out.

Spike opened the door and slowly poked his head into the room. “I didn’t mean to interrupt, but there’s a girl at the door who said she wouldn’t leave until she talked to Buffy.” Spike stated.

“Dawnie!” Buffy yelled with excitement and ran past Spike and down the stairs to the front door.

“It’s alright.” Giles said as he walked over towards his son. “Dawn is Buffy’s younger sister.”

“Oh, thought I saw a resemblance somewhere.” Spike mutter as he followed his father down the stairs after Buffy.

*****

“Dawnie!” Buffy screamed as she saw her sister standing in the doorway.

“Hey Buffy.” Dawn said as she hugged her older sister back.

“What are you doing here?” Buffy asked as she pulled Dawn into the foyer of the house with the door still opened.

“Dad and I are looking at the UC Sunnydale campus, so we thought we’d stop by.” Dawn explained.

“Hello Buffy.” Hank said as he walked into through the opened door.

Buffy looked at Dawn a moment then to her father. “Get the HELL out of my house!”

“Buffy.” Dawn pleaded.

“Are you still upset? That was three years ago.” Hank stated.

“You had no right to take her away from her family.” Buffy yelled.

“I am her family.” Hank replied.

“Um, hello. I’m standing right here.” Dawn said as she raised a hand in the air and waved it around.

Both Buffy and Hank ignored the waving hand and continued to yell at one another as Spike and Giles made their way down the stairs and stopped to look at the situation that was playing out.

“You didn’t even know mom had died until three months later.”

“I was out of the country.” Hank stated trying to defended himself.

“That’s right, you were on vacation with another one of your secretary sluts.” Buffy bit back.

“Do you really think you could have taken care of your sister, given her the support and money that she was going to need as she got older?”

“I would have work something out.” Buffy stated.

“How?” Hank questioned. “By whoring your way around until you found the highest bidder.”

“Excuse me.” Spike said as he tapped Hank on the shoulder.

“What?” Hank asked as he turned only to receive a punch to the noise from Spike and fell to the floor.

“Spike!” Buffy gasped.

“Oh my god!” Dawn cried out as she went to her father’s side.

“Willow.” Giles said in disbelief.

“Daddy are you okay?” Dawn asked as she helped Hank back up to his feet.

“I’m fine.” Hank reassured his youngest before turning to face the man who had just hit him. “Who the hell do you think you are?”

“Just a guy who didn’t like the way you were talkin’ to your own daughter.” Spike stated as he held his right hand in his left.

“He’s Rupert’s son.” Buffy explained.

“Really?” Dawn asked in shock.

“Yes.” Giles said nodding his head.

“I don’t give a damn who he is or isn’t.” Hank stated.

“I think it be best for everyone here if you left.” Giles said as he took a step closer to Hank.

“I’m not going anywhere.”

“Why not?” Buffy questioned. “Leaving is what you do best.”

“Buffy.” Dawn pleaded again.

Buffy turned to face Dawn and took a step closer to her. “I’m sorry Dawnie but you know I feel about him. I don’t know what you thought you’d accomplish by bringing him to my home.”

“You’re just like your mother.” Hank stated in a loud tone.

Buffy turned to face her father again. “No I’m not. I only hope that one day I’ll be half the woman she was.” Once Buffy finished she turned to face Spike. “We should put some ice on that.”

“Right. I’ll meet you in the kitchen.”

Buffy turned back to face her sister. “I’ll talk to you later Dawnie.”

“Okay.”

“I’m sorry.” Buffy whispered as she gave Dawn a hug before turning to face her husband. “Rupert will you make sure my father finds his way out before I come back?”

“Of course.”

After Buffy left the room Hank turned to face Giles. “You’re an idiot.”

“Daddy!” Dawn gasped in shock.

“You’re blind to what’s right in front of you. I was wrong about saying Buffy was like her mother. From what I just saw, she’s just like me.”

“I think you should go.” Giles stated as he place a hand on the open door.

“You’ll fine out yourself soon enough.” Hank stated as he walked past Giles and out the door. “Let’s go Dawn.” He called over his shoulder as he walked to his car.

“Bye Giles. Give Buffy my love.” Dawn said before following her father to the car.

“I will.” Giles said before closing the door and heading into the kitchen playing memories of Buffy in his son’s arms, and how well he thought they fit.

*****

“Here.” Buffy said as she placed a towel filled with ice gently on top of Spike’s knuckles and held it there.

“Thanks.” Spike said looking down at their touching hands.

“Why’d you punch him?” Buffy asked looking up at Spike.

“Told you already, didn’t like the way he was talkin’ to you.”

“Thank you.” Buffy whispered placing a soft kiss on his check.

“I’ll never understand why your mother would marry a man like Hank Summers.” Giles stated as he walked into the kitchen causing Buffy and Spike to pull away from each other.

“Are you alright Darling? You’re looking rather pale.” Giles said as he walked over to his wife.

“I’m fine.” Buffy said nodding her head not looking at Spike.

“Are you sure?” Giles asked.

“Yeah, just a little upset about my father is all.”

“That’s understandable.”

“If you’ll both excuse me I should go shower and get dressed.” Buffy said as she walked out of the kitchen door and up to her room.

“How’s your hand?” Giles asked as he took hold of his son’s hand to look at it.

“I’ll be alright, nothin’ broken or anything.”

“Good.” Giles said letting go of the hand.

“What’s the deal with Buffy and her father?” Spike asked.

“Buffy’s father took Dawn away from her after he found out that Joyce had died.”

“Oh.”

“If you want anymore details you’ll have to ask my wife herself.” Giles stated.

Spike just nodded his head. “I should go get changed too. I have to check on how things are comin’ at my flat.”

“Why don’t you take Buffy.” Giles suggested.

All Spike heard was ‘Take Buffy.’ “What!?”

“Take her with you. It would help take her mind off of what happened between her father for a while.” Giles explained.

“She said something about working at the shop today.” Spike told his father.

“I can do whatever she had planned.”

“Um, sure. If she wants I guess she could come.”

“Perfect.”

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