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Chapter Fourteen


He pulled up outside the house and blew at his hair, a gust of wind had blow the soft curls onto his forehead and it tickled . He knew he should have just gelled it back as he normally did , but this was about being a couple on a date and not Spike the vampire and Buffy the Slayer. So, he did the poncy thing and bought out his inner 'William' .

Buffy was pacing the room waiting for Spike to turn up, not wanting to sit down so that the silk wouldn't crease was a good idea, in theory. One that Joyce was now regretting as she watched Buffy go from the hallway to the lounge window for the hundredth time.

"Buffy, he'll be here soon and Spike won't be late, he knows I still have that 'damn axe' as he calls it."
"I know, I guess I'm just a little nervous"
"You don't say " Joyce mumbled under her breath
"I heard that! Do I look okay Mum?"

The dress fitted like a glove and Joyce had to admit that her daughter looked like a woman now, she was no longer a cumbersome teen. The jewels shone in the low lighting and drew attention to her neck, such a typical vampire thing to do, Joyce noted .

"Buffy, you look beautiful , Spike is 'going to lose it' as you say, now stop fussing"

The car door slammed and Buffy felt her heart rate soar.


He stood on the porch and knocked, he could hear her heart beating wildly and he smirked, 'good I'm not the only one that's this bloody nervous' he thought, as Joyce opened the door.
She stood aside so that he could enter.

He had bought the dress , but he never imagined she would look so breathtaking in it, he smiled and handed a small bouquet to Joyce and then gave the corsage of purple orchids to Buffy.

The air crackled with sexual tension and Joyce made her excuse of putting the flowers into water, thanking Spike for them before she left.


"You look amazing, never thought the dress would look so... "
"You look good yourself" Buffy interrupted

She had never seen him like this and it threw her through a loop, he was hot, damn hot! And his hair was so gorgeous like that.

"Shall we go, the night has been planned out and if we want to make the first bit then we gotta go now" he took her hand in his and kissed it tenderly
"K" Her throat had tightened , the feeling of his lips on her hand causing her body to react to him, she had never felt anything like it.

"We're leaving now Mum" Buffy called out, Joyce came to wave them off, once they had pulled away she sighed and went back to the couch, an exciting night of watching made for tv movies and a bowl of popcorn ,waited for her.

The restaurant was amazing, nice decor, nice tablecloths, nice ... everything.. but the menu was in French. ' Drat '. Buffy stared at it for an age , peering over it every now and again to see if Spike had made his choice.' If he orders then I could politely go for whatever he was having... but he's a vampire, he'd probably order raw steak with a side of blood, okay Buffy get it together , so not helping the appetite thinking like that.She spotted a word she did recognise, boeuf , that's beef right? Can't go wrong with that I'll have that.' Looking over the menu again, she saw that he had put his menu down and was now smiling at her.
"What?"
"Your even more adorable when your thinking and concentratin' on something, so, what had you so engrossed then pet?"
He knew but he wanted to make her squirm, just a little, and in a good way.
Buffy leant forward, giving him a nice view of her cleavage, and whispered "It's all in French"
Spike sniggered "Well yeah luv, it is a French restaurant, they tend to speak French there and write it too"
"Funny" she sighed "I don't "
"What would you like ? I'll tell you what it is and you can say whether you like it or not"
"The beef one"
"Right, I'm having that too, so, it's beef cooked in red wine and shallots, they're little onions , so still fancy it luv?"
"Sounds yum, yeah"
Spike shook his head and signalled the waiter.

The alter was carefully laid out. The candles were lit and the sacrifice was laid out ready. The chanting eerily echoed around the old church. The mask hid the face of fiend that was about to commit the unholy offense.
The girl struggled to get out of the chains that held her to the alter, crying out to stop, there must be a mistake, her Mum and Dad would be worried, they would have called the police, pay the ransom, anything, if he would just let her go.The 'monk' ignored her and continued with his won chant, raising the ornate sacrificial knife above his head, he chanted "Vahentian, Vahentian , Vahentian" and a red lightening bolt came from the ruby and leapt up towards the knife. The knife plunged into the girl, silencing her .

"Is it done?"
"Yes master"
"And he will rise?"
"Yes"
"This kingdom will be ours"
"Vahentian" the monk nodded and bowed as he walked away.

The meal had been delicious, like heaven on a plate Buffy had said, as she leant back in her chair and rubbed her stomach.
"Full pet?"
"I think I could probably manage a bowl of those tasty looking profiteroles"

Spike smiled and the waiter cleared their plates away.The waiter returned and nodded when Spike told him he wanted them to go. He winked at Buffy and did the tongue thing that she thought, should be given an x rating for what it did to her.

They drove out to a point along the beach , walking hand in hand and enjoying the warm night and each others company.Spike pulled her into his embrace and then kissed her.His tongue gently lapped her lips , she parted them and he increased the pressure, hungrily devouring her lips, his tongue dancing with hers, the groan that escaped her , encouraged him to be harder, more she wanted more.He broke away panting, her face was flushed and her lips looked bee stung .

"Come with me" he lead her along the beach and then stopped , he turned her to the left and hugged her from behind.
"Okay, we're here why, cos the beach is behind us, if it's to sightsee"
"What are you lookin' at right now?" he whispered into her ear before kissing her neck
"Um, an old house that needs a lot of care and possibly knocking down"

Spike held out the key, hoping that this wouldn't be one of her duh! moments
"Your joking?"
"Got it today pet, that's where I disappeared to, it's not as bad as you think insides nice, so, you wanna look?"

Buffy took the keys and stepped onto the decking, that creaked as a few boards gave under foot. Looking at Spike he nodded towards the door. Buffy put the keys in the lock and swung the door open. He scooped her up into his arms and carried her across the threshold. Buffy laughed and swatted at his chest playfully,

"Put me down, we'll go through the floorboards"

Spike obliged and flicked the lights on. He had been right. Inside the beach house was charming, Very kitch but it kind of suited them. She rushed through looking at each room, and with each room, she fell in love with the house and Spike just a little more. She ran into his arms and kissed him all over his face.

"You haven't seen the best bit yet" he said leading her out of a side door and into a large conservatory , again he flipped the switch and the huge chandelier lit up the room softly.
It was beautiful, a large roll top bath, big enough for the two of them , was in the centre of the room, the edge was alive with scented blooms that grew, and there were two ornate cast iron day beds, that served as couches, an open fire was built into the wall between the day beds. Rugs adorned the whitewashed wooden floor, finishing the room to perfection.

"Best thing is, it's got nechrotempered glass pet"
"Necro- what?"
"Sun proof glass, the whole house has it, I can move around anywhere in the house 'n' not worry 'bout the sun"

Buffy was amazed, the house was perfect, too perfect.

"How comes and why?"
"The house belonged to another vamp couple an' why? Cos I reckon we should give it a go, jus' you 'n' me. Your only a twenty minute drive from Mum and uni"
Spike fished around in his suit pocket "Ah ha!" He held out another set of keys "This is all your pet, through there" he pointed towards the door just inside the kitchen.

Buffy frowned and took the keys, she turned and walked back into the kitchen and went into the room behind the door.
Spike stood against the door jamb .

"You got this for me? "
"Yeah, one condition though luv"

Buffy looked over her shoulder, her face alight with so many emotions "Name it?"
"Two actually but this car comes with just one of them, you take more bloody driving lessons"
"Done, what's the second condition?"
"That if you can stand livin' 'ere with me for six months, you'll marry me"
"Vampires can't get married "
"Is tha' so?" he smirked as he walked towards her
"Ya huh, something to do with it being sacred and holy"
"Righ', so tha's a no then?"
"No, it's a .. yes okay, in six months if I can still stand you , then yes I will "
"Oh thank god, I thought for a minute there you were gonna say no an' break my bloody heart" He laid his hand on his chest "An' I wouldn' get to give you this"

He picked up a small box and held it in his hands " This I got for you to show you tha' I'm serious Buffy, no-one has ever meant as much to me as you do, I thought I knew love before but you have shown me what real love is and nothing compares, you took this monster an' made him a man Buffy"

She was in tears , her heart felt as if it would explode in her chest. He took her hand and kissed it lightly before taking his ring out of the box and slipping it onto her finger. She watched through teared eyes and she smiled as he gazed up at her, their love out for them to both see. The ring matched the jewels he had bought for her to wear tonight, a beautiful flawless emerald, as green as her eyes.
Buffy felt truly worshipped and felt that she wasn't worthy, she didn't deserve him, he had shown her the man tonight and he had shaken her to the core.Buffy was overwhelmed.

"Come on pet, we got one more thing to do "
"More? Spike... "
"This is going to make your night and mine too "

Buffy thought it was for him to take her back to his crypt and thoroughly ravage her, she couldn't have been more wrong.
They pulled up outside the Bronze and he led her in, the club was packed but Spike spotted them straight away.
"You go join the gang 'n' I'll get the drinks an' champers luv"

Buffy made her way to the table, Xander, Willow , Tara and Anya sat on the couches at the back, what was even more surprising was her Mum and Giles being there, she hugged them all and tears spilt down her cheeks again.

"He told you guys didn't he?"
"Spike may have mentioned something to us" Giles stuttered

Joyce grinned and sipped her drink, as the rest of them began the tales of the day .She hugged Buffy and Spike and said that they would celebrate in the privacy of Revello . For now she was content to let tonight be about them.
Spike handed the drinks out and opened the champagne and filled and handed out the glasses of bubbly, while the women pawed over the ring.

Giles called Spike away from the group some time later. He considered himself the girls Father , he loved her as if he were , so.

"You upset her , hurt her, lay one finger or fang on the girl and I'll hunt you down and bloody kill you the nastiest way possible"
"Got that Watcher"
"I mean it, and one bite mark on her and I'll defang you so help me god"
"Right no fangs"
"And if you ever cheat on her I'll cut off your...."
"Hey lets not get personal 'ere mate!"
"I'm glad we understand each other Spike, I can't believe I'm about to say this but, welcome to the family" Giles walked away muttering something about therapy and how long it would take to get over this.

The night was full of humour, good music, dancing and bonding. Sadly it came to an end and they went their separate ways. Giles came back with Joyce and they met up on the porch.
Spike hung back.

"Spike, aren;t you coming in for hot chocolate? Buffy asked
"No , tonigh' was a date, a very productive one but, I'll do the old fashioned thing and say nigh' to you 'ere and I'll see you tomorrow pet"

He leaned in and kissed her deeply. Their passion grew and he growled as she pulled away.

"I wish you didn't have to go"
"So do I , but I'm an old fashioned git at heart an' well, I wanna do this righ' an not prove the rest right, so..."
He held her hands up to his mouth and kissed , first one, then the one that was adorned by his ring. He gathered her into him and whispered
"I love you Buffy"
"I love you too Spike"

He left her stood on the porch, her smile lit up her face and Joyce and Giles both felt a little envious.