My Best Friend's Girl
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Chapter 15
Chapter 15
“So, what do you think about moving in together?”
Buffy took a sip of her water, then spit it right out, nearly choking in the process. “Where did that come from?”
Spike shrugged. “We’ve been dating for almost six months now; I figured that would be the next logical step. We spend all of our time together, anyway. Wouldn’t it be easier to just stay at one place?”
She thought about it. “Okay, but who would be the one moving? I can’t leave my mom’s house, Will. It’s all I have left of her.”
“I’m not asking you to. I’ll just move in here, it’s the best choice. This place is bigger than mine, it’s closer to work. My apartment doesn’t hold any sentimental value, I wouldn’t be sad to give it up.”
“And that’s not just because Harmony knows where you live?” she asked slyly.
He rolled his eyes. “Aren’t you done teasing me about that? I know it was petty of me to still believe she was interested, but she’s always around, what was I supposed to think?”
“I don’t know. How about the fact you hang out with Angel, who’s dating Cordelia, who also happens to be best buds with Harmony, hence her always being around?”
Spike grinned, attacking her with his fingers since he knew how ticklish she was. “You’re enjoying this far too much, missy.”
Buffy laughed, trying to get away from him, but he was too strong. “Stop, I give already!”
He let her go, kissing the tip of her nose.
“You don’t play fair,” she said with a pout.
He winked. “All’s fair in love and war, baby.”
Buffy rolled her eyes, jumping off the bed after she heard a noise outside, peering through the window. “Oh, look, new neighbors. I was starting to think no one would buy the house next door. Some guy just got out of a moving truck, that’s a pretty big house for one person. I wonder if he’s married or something, maybe he has kids.” Her eyes widened when they made contact with the stranger, and his didn’t seem to be looking away. “Um, why is he staring at me?”
“Probably the fact you’re standing there completely naked.”
She squeaked, quickly moving away from the window and diving under her bedspread. “God, how did I forget that?”
Spike joined her a second later. “Maybe because you’re so used to being naked with me now, it’s just a natural thing.”
Buffy blushed, covering her face. “Well, that’s a great first impression. Someone finally moves in to this neighborhood, and I’ve already flashed him.”
“Nothing says welcome to your new home quite like that,” Spike claimed, dodging the pillow that flew at his head.
* * * * *
“You’re moving in together? I never thought I would see the day that you would commit to someone long enough to actually live with them.”
“Buffy’s different, mate, you know that. I can hardly spend one minute without her, and now I’ll get to see her even more,” Spike explained.
Angel nodded, changing the subject. “I haven’t seen much of Xander lately. What’s he been up to?”
Spike grinned. “Busy with Anya, if I had to take a guess. I think he’s spent every night with her since they met. I don’t even know if she’s a phone sex operator anymore.”
“Which brings me to my next question, how do you know her?”
Spike rubbed the back of his neck. “Let’s just say that Harris isn’t the first person she broke the rules for, I used to be a caller.”
His eyes widened. “You’ve slept with her? Why does that not even surprise me?”
“It was only once,” he amended, but that was starting to be pretty obvious by now. Drusilla and Buffy were the only two women he had ever been with more than once. Spike was really glad to be done with that lifestyle. “She was a fun girl and what I needed at the time, but we both knew it would never happen again. When I found out Xander was talking to her, I could tell how much he really liked her, so I made it possible for them. They make way more sense than we ever did.”
Angel laughed. “You’re like a real matchmaker now, in your own twisted way. Getting Xander and Anya together, making me realize my feelings for Cordelia, of course that was because you wanted my girlfriend at the time, so it was purely for selfish reasons.”
“Hey, it all worked out, you should be thanking me. I saved you from what could have been a lifetime of misery.”
He raised his eyebrows. “Nice, I’m sure Buffy would appreciate that.”
Spike rolled his eyes. “You know what I mean. Neither of you were really happy, and now you are, mission accomplished.”
Angel patted his friend on the back. “Where would I be without you? Anyway, what’s this about Buffy’s new neighbor?”
He groaned. “Adam, I think that’s what she said his name was. Some bloke who decided to buy the house next to hers, something doesn’t feel right about him. Buffy went on about how he lost his wife and daughter in a car accident last year, and now he’s looking to start over. I think he was just giving her a sob story to get laid, the bastard already saw her naked.”
“Yeah, that’s probably more than I needed to know, but not every guy is competition. Maybe he just needs a friend, you know how Buffy is. She’s very generous, and after what she went through, she’s all about helping others in need. You told me how she helped Tara cope with her abuse, and how she’s been there for Amanda.”
Spike wasn’t very convinced. He usually had good instincts, and something definitely didn’t feel right about this guy.
* * * * *
He hadn’t officially moved in yet, but they both exchanged keys about a month ago and for the first time, Spike regretted it when he entered Buffy’s house to find Adam chatting with her on the couch, laughing at something she said. He cleared his throat to get their attention.
She gave him a smile, standing up to kiss him on the cheek. “Hey, I wasn’t expecting you until later. Adam stopped by to return my cookie dish, and I guess we just lost track of time.”
Buffy being the decent person that she was just had to make cookies to welcome the new boy to the neighborhood, apparently it was the hospitable thing to do, even though the last thing he wanted was for some wanker to eat his girl’s cookies.
“I was just leaving; it’s nice to see you again. You have yourself a great girl there,” Adam stated.
All Spike did was clench his fists when Buffy walked him over to the front door, speaking up once she came back. “How long was he here for?”
She shrugged. “I don’t know, a couple hours or so. What’s the problem?”
“The problem is that I don’t trust him, and you do far too much. You don’t even know anything about this bloke, Buffy, and yet you’re already inviting him in. Things are going to be different when I’m living here.”
“What? You’re going to monitor me day and night, not letting me talk to anyone you don’t approve of? I’m a big girl, Spike; I don’t need you to coddle me. I can make my own decisions. If you’re going to be living here, you have to respect that. I lived a whole life without you, for ten years, and I did just fine. Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of having you here all the time, but there has to be some boundaries. I’ve spent every previous relationship letting the man call the shots and basically run my life, but I’m not that girl anymore. I’m done taking orders.”
Spike nodded. “I know you’re not, and the last thing I want is to control you. I just worry about you, that’s never going to change.”
She wrapped her arms around his waist. “I like that you worry, but you don’t have to worry so much. And you don’t have to be jealous of Adam, or any other guy, you’re the only one I want.”
He hugged her to him, kissing the top of her head. The worry would always be there, but she was in his arms now, and that was the only thing that mattered.
“So, what do you think about moving in together?”
Buffy took a sip of her water, then spit it right out, nearly choking in the process. “Where did that come from?”
Spike shrugged. “We’ve been dating for almost six months now; I figured that would be the next logical step. We spend all of our time together, anyway. Wouldn’t it be easier to just stay at one place?”
She thought about it. “Okay, but who would be the one moving? I can’t leave my mom’s house, Will. It’s all I have left of her.”
“I’m not asking you to. I’ll just move in here, it’s the best choice. This place is bigger than mine, it’s closer to work. My apartment doesn’t hold any sentimental value, I wouldn’t be sad to give it up.”
“And that’s not just because Harmony knows where you live?” she asked slyly.
He rolled his eyes. “Aren’t you done teasing me about that? I know it was petty of me to still believe she was interested, but she’s always around, what was I supposed to think?”
“I don’t know. How about the fact you hang out with Angel, who’s dating Cordelia, who also happens to be best buds with Harmony, hence her always being around?”
Spike grinned, attacking her with his fingers since he knew how ticklish she was. “You’re enjoying this far too much, missy.”
Buffy laughed, trying to get away from him, but he was too strong. “Stop, I give already!”
He let her go, kissing the tip of her nose.
“You don’t play fair,” she said with a pout.
He winked. “All’s fair in love and war, baby.”
Buffy rolled her eyes, jumping off the bed after she heard a noise outside, peering through the window. “Oh, look, new neighbors. I was starting to think no one would buy the house next door. Some guy just got out of a moving truck, that’s a pretty big house for one person. I wonder if he’s married or something, maybe he has kids.” Her eyes widened when they made contact with the stranger, and his didn’t seem to be looking away. “Um, why is he staring at me?”
“Probably the fact you’re standing there completely naked.”
She squeaked, quickly moving away from the window and diving under her bedspread. “God, how did I forget that?”
Spike joined her a second later. “Maybe because you’re so used to being naked with me now, it’s just a natural thing.”
Buffy blushed, covering her face. “Well, that’s a great first impression. Someone finally moves in to this neighborhood, and I’ve already flashed him.”
“Nothing says welcome to your new home quite like that,” Spike claimed, dodging the pillow that flew at his head.
* * * * *
“You’re moving in together? I never thought I would see the day that you would commit to someone long enough to actually live with them.”
“Buffy’s different, mate, you know that. I can hardly spend one minute without her, and now I’ll get to see her even more,” Spike explained.
Angel nodded, changing the subject. “I haven’t seen much of Xander lately. What’s he been up to?”
Spike grinned. “Busy with Anya, if I had to take a guess. I think he’s spent every night with her since they met. I don’t even know if she’s a phone sex operator anymore.”
“Which brings me to my next question, how do you know her?”
Spike rubbed the back of his neck. “Let’s just say that Harris isn’t the first person she broke the rules for, I used to be a caller.”
His eyes widened. “You’ve slept with her? Why does that not even surprise me?”
“It was only once,” he amended, but that was starting to be pretty obvious by now. Drusilla and Buffy were the only two women he had ever been with more than once. Spike was really glad to be done with that lifestyle. “She was a fun girl and what I needed at the time, but we both knew it would never happen again. When I found out Xander was talking to her, I could tell how much he really liked her, so I made it possible for them. They make way more sense than we ever did.”
Angel laughed. “You’re like a real matchmaker now, in your own twisted way. Getting Xander and Anya together, making me realize my feelings for Cordelia, of course that was because you wanted my girlfriend at the time, so it was purely for selfish reasons.”
“Hey, it all worked out, you should be thanking me. I saved you from what could have been a lifetime of misery.”
He raised his eyebrows. “Nice, I’m sure Buffy would appreciate that.”
Spike rolled his eyes. “You know what I mean. Neither of you were really happy, and now you are, mission accomplished.”
Angel patted his friend on the back. “Where would I be without you? Anyway, what’s this about Buffy’s new neighbor?”
He groaned. “Adam, I think that’s what she said his name was. Some bloke who decided to buy the house next to hers, something doesn’t feel right about him. Buffy went on about how he lost his wife and daughter in a car accident last year, and now he’s looking to start over. I think he was just giving her a sob story to get laid, the bastard already saw her naked.”
“Yeah, that’s probably more than I needed to know, but not every guy is competition. Maybe he just needs a friend, you know how Buffy is. She’s very generous, and after what she went through, she’s all about helping others in need. You told me how she helped Tara cope with her abuse, and how she’s been there for Amanda.”
Spike wasn’t very convinced. He usually had good instincts, and something definitely didn’t feel right about this guy.
* * * * *
He hadn’t officially moved in yet, but they both exchanged keys about a month ago and for the first time, Spike regretted it when he entered Buffy’s house to find Adam chatting with her on the couch, laughing at something she said. He cleared his throat to get their attention.
She gave him a smile, standing up to kiss him on the cheek. “Hey, I wasn’t expecting you until later. Adam stopped by to return my cookie dish, and I guess we just lost track of time.”
Buffy being the decent person that she was just had to make cookies to welcome the new boy to the neighborhood, apparently it was the hospitable thing to do, even though the last thing he wanted was for some wanker to eat his girl’s cookies.
“I was just leaving; it’s nice to see you again. You have yourself a great girl there,” Adam stated.
All Spike did was clench his fists when Buffy walked him over to the front door, speaking up once she came back. “How long was he here for?”
She shrugged. “I don’t know, a couple hours or so. What’s the problem?”
“The problem is that I don’t trust him, and you do far too much. You don’t even know anything about this bloke, Buffy, and yet you’re already inviting him in. Things are going to be different when I’m living here.”
“What? You’re going to monitor me day and night, not letting me talk to anyone you don’t approve of? I’m a big girl, Spike; I don’t need you to coddle me. I can make my own decisions. If you’re going to be living here, you have to respect that. I lived a whole life without you, for ten years, and I did just fine. Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of having you here all the time, but there has to be some boundaries. I’ve spent every previous relationship letting the man call the shots and basically run my life, but I’m not that girl anymore. I’m done taking orders.”
Spike nodded. “I know you’re not, and the last thing I want is to control you. I just worry about you, that’s never going to change.”
She wrapped her arms around his waist. “I like that you worry, but you don’t have to worry so much. And you don’t have to be jealous of Adam, or any other guy, you’re the only one I want.”
He hugged her to him, kissing the top of her head. The worry would always be there, but she was in his arms now, and that was the only thing that mattered.