Wicked Ways

Chapter 12


"Oh look honey, its Tara. You remember Tara right? Willow's gr-friend, Willow's friend, I mean friend,” Xander rambled as the four entered the pub.


Tara and Willow gazed at him in confusion,


"Excuse him, he's just really freaked out," Anya smiled politely.


"Uh huh," Willow nodded “Um Xander…can we talk over there for a moment?" she made him follow her behind the counter.


"What was that about?" she asked him as soon as they were alone


"Oh umm…nothing, nothing," Xander shrugged "I just… um… saw you and Tara the other night and…well-"


Willow blushed "Yeah…I've been meaning to tell you," she bit her lip


"That's okay Will…no need to fill me in. I'm just your boss,”


"You know you're more then that Alex," Willow glared at him.


"Really?" Xander raised a brow.


"You know, I would think you'll be more bothered by the fiasco that happened out there than my sexual orientation,"


"Oh yeah that," Xander said with a frown,


"Yes that...your sister looked really upset, shouldn't you be doing something?"


"Now you want me to do something?!' Xander snapped "I wanted to stop it remember, but you're the one who said "No they're in love…you're a big meany for wanting to break them apart,"


"I didn't say it like that…you know, you don't have to be right all the time Xander. Sometimes you can just be supportive,"


"Well, this is me being supportive," Xander turned on his heel "I'm staying out of their way from now on," he mumbled.

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"You're just gonna sit there?" Buffy gazed at Spike who sat on the couch in front of her, his piercing stare making it hard for her to form words


"You said we need to talk, so I'm listening pet," he crossed his arms, looking serious.


"Okay...um…" Buffy paused and looked down at her hands


"Spit it out Buffy," Spike blurted harshly.


"God you're such an ass!" Buffy gazed up, narrowing her eyes at him.


"This is what you wanted to say?" Spike sneered.


"No," Buffy got up from the couch and started pacing "I wanted to say I believe you, you idiot. I believe you didn't sleep with Harmony, I don't know why, but I do-"


"You know why," Spike replied calmly, knowing there was more to that statement than what she was admitting.


Buffy gazed down avoiding his eyes.


"I love you," Spike added


"Don't say that," she glared at him.


"Why the hell not?" Spike got up and walked towards her, closing the gap between them.


"Spike-" Buffy’s voice softened "We need to stop this, we need to stay away from each other. I think it's for the best-" she muttered the last part, unable to meet his gaze.


"You said you believe me," Spike searched her eyes bemused,


"And that's what scares me," Buffy mumbled and took a step back.


"Well, I don't care how bloody scared you are, summers!" Spike snapped, "Grow up!" Spike held her gaze and lowered his voice "It's time to drop those bloody expectations you have and deal with reality," he said between clenched teeth


Buffy shook her head and turned to the door.


"Where the fuck, do you think you're going?" Spike followed her.


"I can't talk to you…you-you don't understand-" Buffy walked warily to the door as if wasn’t sure of what she was doing.


"Why don't you explain it to me," Spike blocked her way.


Buffy was speechless, she looked into Spike's eyes and tried to think what to say, but couldn't stop her hands from shaking. As soon as she opened her mouth to speak, a sob escaped her lips. She quickly covered her mouth with her trembling hands.

She didn't want to show any sign of weakness, but she couldn't keep things inside anymore. She couldn't keep things from Spike…not after what he'd said to her. If what he said was true, it changed everything…


"It's alright luv," Spike whispered in Buffy's ear, his arms tightened around her as she cried.


Surprised by the contact Buffy's eyes fluttered open. She sniffed and took a hold of her emotions, but didn't make an attempt to pull away.


"You were right," she murmured close to his neck, feeling him shiver as she breathed against his wet skin. .


"What about pet?"


"That party, freshman year, you told Drusilla I was like a stray dog looking for a home, that you feel sorry for whatever guy who ends up with me, because I'm hopeless…" Buffy said as fresh tears filled her eyes.


Spike lifted her chin to look at him "I can't believe you heard that-"


"I did," Buffy's eyes glittered as she gazed at him,


"Buffy, I was a right wanker back then…I would have said anything to Drusilla to avoid talking about you," Spike brushed her hair back, and rested his hand at the back of her neck, keeping her close,


"How come?" Buffy asked in a strangled voice


Spike sighed, was she that clueless?


"Dru saw the way I looked at you and she didn't like it….if I remember correctly she acted like she never met you before at that party but the fact is she saw you many times before…with me,"


"You always brushed me off," Buffy remembered.


"I was a miserable git…aren't you paying attention to a word I say?!" Spike grumbled


Buffy couldn’t help herself and she smiled at him.


"You're the best thing that's ever happened to me Buffy summers," Spike cupped Buffy's face as he talked "You're smart, you're witty…strong, beautiful…and you were crazy enough to let a poor bloke like myself shag you…twice-"


Buffy slapped his chest playfully and before she could make another move, Spike took her in his arms again and kissed her temple.


"Don't leave me Spike," Buffy wrapped her arms around Spike's waist as tight as she could and rested her head on his shoulder


"Never kitten, you're stuck with me," Spike said huskily, relieved Buffy was finally letting him reassure her.


"When you put it like that I don't know if I want you anymore," Buffy teased and heard Spike growl. The sound made her giggle and soon she started to hiccup.


Spike chuckled as Buffy quivered against his chest


"Try to hold your breath pet," he offered


"It's- not—helping," Buffy said between hiccups


To that Spike lifted Buffy's chin firmly and crushed his lips to hers, hearing her moan softly as he literally took her breath away.

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"I have no idea how you run this place Xander," Anya muttered as Xander came to stand next to her behind the cash register after talking to Willow.


"You're too busy with everything else that's going on around here, that you barely pay attention to the one thing that really matters-" she continued rambling completely oblivious to her boyfriend's stare.


"The money!" she said closing the register "I think you should fire one of the employees. You don't need so many waitresses," she crossed her arms "I vote for Jody, she's awfully slow...plus I think she steals," she added the last part quietly, leaning forward.


"Anya?" Xander glared at her ignoring everything she just said.


"What?" Anya finally noticed the funny look on his face.


"Marry me?"


Anya glared at her boyfriend for a moment before slapping his face, hard.


"Oww," Xander touched his check.


"I swear to god Xander Harris, this is the most vicious joke you ever pulled, from all the things-"


"I'm not joking!" Xander whined


"You're not?" Anya said slowly and watched Xander nodding.


"You mean it?" she asked closing the gap between them "You want us to get married?"


"Yes," Xander mumbled, his hand still nursing his cheek.


"Awww," Anya squeaked and kissed him, whispering sorry when he flinched from her touch.


"We need to tell everyone," Anya hugged Xander and then pulled him by the hand.


Xander stopped her and turned her to face him


"Oh penis!" Anya mumbled noticing his serious expression "This is about Buffy, isn't it?"


"I just need to have a long talk with her before things start rolling. We’ve kinda been drifting apart since…well since the Spike thing…you understand right?"


"Well alright," Anya pouted and let go of his hand "but I'm not waiting for long, I mean it Xander," she pointed her finger at him


"I love it when you're bossy," Xander smirked and leaned over to kiss his new fiancée.


Anya smiled against his lips and pulled him by his shirt to follow her to the back room.

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"Mmmm..I love this," Buffy sat on Spike's lap and buried her face in the crook of his neck.


"Me too kitten," Spike kissed her temple and leaned back on the couch


"Spike?" Buffy mumbled while tracing her finger on his tee shirt.


"Pet?"


"How did Harmony get into your apartment?" Buffy asked with a leer.


Spike let out a sigh before speaking "Apparently even a stupid cow like Harmony knows the most common place to hide an extra key,"


"Where's that?" Buffy grinned


"Under a dead plant in the hallway,"


Buffy giggled at that and rested her head back on his shoulder.


"Doesn't matter anyway…I found a new place for it," Spike mumbled and stroked Buffy's hair.


"Oh?" Buffy lifted her head and watched Spike shifting in his place, until he pulled out the key from his back pocket.


"Here," he handed it out to her.


Buffy glared at the key in his hand and then looked up to meet his gaze.


"I want you to have it," Spike beamed at her


"If you're expecting some naked surprise in your bed every evening, you got another thing coming-"


Spike chuckled at that "I was actually thinking you could clean the place a bit, cook me dinner or something," he teased


"I don't cook," Buffy glared at him


"I know," Spike held her gaze with a smile and placed the key in the palm of her hand


"Move in with me?"


"Are you serious?" Buffy's eyes widened


"Yeah luv," Spike cupped her face and gazed into her eyes "What do you say?"


Buffy thought she might burst into tears again, but instead she said


"I only have one condition,"


Spike frowned "What is it?"


"I'll tell you later," Buffy smiled and leaned over to kiss him "I want to make love to you first," she smiled against his lips.


Spike broke the kiss and attacked Buffy's neck with a purr. He pushed her to the couch with him, enjoying the sound of her giggles.

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"I think we have something good...I don't want anything coming between us," Tara held Willow's hand and gazed at her.


"I feel the same way," Willow smiled warmly at her


"That's why it's really hard for me to say this," Tara said with a teasing smile


"Say what?" Willow played along


"I think you should quit your job,"


"Yeah…and why's that?" Willow ginned


"I kinda overheard Anya saying she's going to be the new manager here,"


"Yeah…I know," Willow took a sip from coffee and then turned to her girlfriend "She’s already acting like she owns the place,"


"Does she even work here?" Tara joked


"Well," Willow leaned on the counter looking down at the cup between her hands “As much as it pains me to admit, she's actually taking care of a lot of stuff,"


"Are you happy working here?" Tara suddenly asked breaking through Willow's cloud of thoughts.


"Yeah," Willow gazed at up to her. “I'm surrounded by my friends everyday what's not to like," she smiled


"What about college?"


"I haven't told anyone yet, but I'm planning on going to night school,"


"That's great," a smile lit up Tara's face


"Let's hope Xander will think so,"


"Well I don't care what he thinks; if he's your friend he'll want the best for you-"


"He does," Willow and Tara heard a voice from behind them and turned to see Xander glaring at them.


"Whatever it takes Will, you always have your job here. I hope you know that," Xander stared at his friend


Willow paused for a moment before getting up from her chair and hugging him


Anya who stood beside her fiancé sighed and smiled


"See everyone is happy, now can we-"


"An!" Xander quickly glared at her


"What's going on?" Willow broke away from Xander and watched the two exchange weird glances.


"We’re just worried about Buffy," Anya explained "After her display this morning she could be anywhere right now, doing god knows what,"

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"Spiiiiiike!" Buffy dug her nails into Spike’s back as she rode wave after wave of ecstasy.


"God Buffy, you're incredible," Spike groaned, thrusting into her with deep strokes.


Buffy arched towards him on the couch, touching her forehead to his.


"I love you, I love you," Spike said panting, looking into her eyes


"Yes!" Buffy hissed in a breath, tracing the shape of his shoulders


Spike brushed his lips against hers, breathing heavily


"Say that you love me Buffy, I need to hear you say it," he murmured


"God Spike," Buffy gasped in absolute ecstasy "I love you so much-- always, always-" she mumbled before her orgasm hit her.


Spike felt her inner walls clenching around him and found his own release, tracing kisses down her neck as he emptied himself inside her.


"Fuck," he spat as he moved to lay beside her a moment later "that was-"


"Yeah," Buffy turned on her side and smiled at her blond lover.


"See… and you wanted to walk away from that,"


"I was wro-oh-oh my god," Buffy eyes widened "I'm missing classes, I totally forgot,"
She tried to move, but Spike's wrapped his arms around her.


"I'll write you a note," he said nuzzling her neck.


"Yeah… what will it say?" Buffy moaned as Spike trailed kisses down her neck.


"Dear art school," Spike said between kisses "Buffy couldn't make it to classes today because she was taking private lessons on composition,"


"Composition?" Buffy raised a brow playfully, but before she could say another word
Spike's body hovered over her, gripping her by the ankles and spreading her legs wide.


"Oh," Buffy's face reddened


"So many things to teach you baby," Spike smirked and leaned forward, cupping her face with his hands


"I love you," he said softly before capturing her lips,


Buffy smiled against his lips, happy to hear him say those three words, hoping he'll never stop meaning them,


Knowing she never will.

2 weeks later…


"God, stop flinching," Buffy grumbled and looked down at her sketch


"You'd be flinching too if you'd bloody thorns brushing against your groin," Spike muttered


"Oh stop being a baby…you agreed to it, it was part of the deal, so deal"


"Bollocks!…why these sodding roses? I look like a Nancy boy…can it be something more manly like a gun or a big rock?"


"Do you want the vase?" Buffy crossed her arms irritated


"No, don't want a bloody vase," Spike narrowed his eyes at her.


"So shut up and let me draw," Buffy got back to her sketch but then noticed Spike coming towards her


"Spike!"


"I told you what would happen if you started acting like a bossy chit," he smirked and launched at her.


Buffy yelped and escaped him


"You're naked," she warned but couldn't help but laughed at his appearance as he chased her across the room


"I don't care!" he smiled and tackled her, taking her in his arms and pushing onto the floor.


"Get off me, you perv," she giggled and straggled beneath him on the living room carpet.


"I'm a perv? I'm not the bird who draws naked men."


"Do you want me to draw someone else?" Buffy teased


"You do that," Spike glared at her "and you'll be sketching a dead body,"


"Aww I'm scared," Buffy sneered and wrapped her legs around Spike's waist, making him groan when she pushed her pelvis against his.


"Minx," Spike looked down at Buffy and felt himself growing hard between her thighs.


The sound of giggling broke through the silence between the two lovers, right before the front door was opened.


"Oh my god" Buffy glanced at the doorway and saw Xander, Anya, Willow and Tara standing there in total shock.


Buffy got up from the floor quickly trying her best to hide her naked boyfriend who followed and stood behind her


"Excuse us," Buffy looked at her brother and friends gazing down and pulled Spike to follow her to the bedroom.


"I'm scarred for life," Xander mumbled as the two left the room


"Spike was the only one naked," Willow spat at him and closed the door behind them


"Exactly! That's why I'm scarred for life,"


"God Xander, you were in high school together, didn't you see each other naked in the boys locker room?" Anya arched a brow


Xander was about to protest when he noticed Buffy entering the room again.


"Well," Buffy cleared her throat "Sorry about that….we just-"


"Already got the visual," Xander blurted and walked past her.


"Buffy was drawing me Harris," Spike explained and sat on the couch


"Please," Xander shook his head "no details...I said I'm okay with you two living together, lets not go over board,"


Buffy smiled at her friends and was relieved when they smiled back at her.


"We just wanted to see how you're doing here, thought we'd surprise you," Willow explained


"And you have," Buffy forced a smile and glanced over her shoulder towards Spike.


"We brought you a present," Tara said and handed Buffy a vase with flowers.


"Oh look Spike! A vase," Buffy turned to Spike and giggled when he narrowed his eyes at her.


"Thank you," she looked at her friends again and gave each one of them a hug.


Buffy led the girls to the kitchen and chatted with them. She needed to catch up with everything. Since she moved to Spike's apartment, she hardly saw her friends. She and Spike were so caught up with each other that they almost forgot the rest of world existed


During the conversation, Buffy couldn't help, but wonder what was going on in the other room, hoping that Spike and Xander were not at each other's throats.


She glanced in the other room for a moment just to make sure


"They're okay," Anya reassured her as they stood together and watched the two boys talking.


"You think?" Buffy said worried.


"I know," Anya made Buffy look at her "besides Xander has so much to worry about now since he's marrying me," she smiled


"I'm happy for you Anya," Buffy smiled and hugged her soon to be sister in law


"I'm happy for you too," Anya said and then added, "especially after seeing Spike's member,"


"Anya!"


"What?" Anya said defensively "I'm getting married, I'm gonna spend the rest of my life with one penis,"


Buffy shook her head, and turned to leave when she noticed Spike walking towards her


"What's going on pet?"


"Nothing," Buffy smiled in surprise and then leaned to kiss him, her hands wrapped around his neck.


"What was that for" Spike asked with a grin


"Just for being you," Buffy said before letting him lead her by the hand to their living room to sit with their friends.



The End.



for good this time ;)


*A/N-Thanks spikesbint for the beta, and thanks for the reviews :)