Next Door

“So how are you?” Cordelia asked taking a seat on Buffy’s bed while Willow went and sat on her desk.
“Im great.” Buffy beamed only stopping for a second to look at her friends before once again searching her wardrobe for her favourite pair of jeans.
“Okay…did we miss something? What’s gotten you all happy?” Cordelia said with a raised eyebrow. Buffy was naturally perky but this was beyond perky this was I just won the lottery and started dating Brad Pitt perky.
“Oh nothing…I got a date with Spike tonight.” She shrugged.
“Oh yeah? He asked last night huh?” Willow asked fiddling with a pencil.
“Nope he asked me this morning.”
The simple sentence made Cordelia fall off the bed and Willow snap the pencil she was holding. They both gaped at the girl in front of them but she didn’t seem to notice.
“OH MY GOD!” Cordelia screamed jumping up excitedly and pushing Buffy to sit down while Willow scurried over to with a excited yet scared look on her face.
“How was it?”
“Did it hurt?”
“Was it good?”
Buffy stared at the two girls crouching on the floor in front of her like she had the answers to everything and laughed.
“Okay what’s going on? What are you talking about?” She asked laughing hysterically.
“Well durr. Sex. How was it?” Cordelia asked with a curious smile.
“What? I haven’t had sex. What are you guys talking about?” Buffy asked in complete confusion.
“Well Spike said he would take you home. Your parents weren’t here last night. You said he asked you on a date this morning….im guessing he stayed over.” Cordelia said giving her friend a stupid look.
“Well yeah he did but we didn’t have sex.” Buffy laughed at the disappointed look on her friends faces.
“Oh right…” Willow trailed off put out at not getting any juicy details.
“Sorry to disappoint guys…im just happy cos…well it was amazing.” Buffy smiled.
“What was? Sleeping?” Cordelia chuckled.
“Yeah….it was…nice. And the wake up wasn’t too bad either…or the shower.” Buffy grinned her eyes sparkling.
“Oooo you showered together?” Cordelia grinned.
“That sounds so…domestic.” Willow laughed.
“Yeah…it felt like we’d been living together for years or something. He’s staying over tonight too…” Buffy smiled ducking her head when her friends heads immediately snapped up again.
“He’s staying here tonight? Are…are you gunna you know…do it?” Cordelia said a ball of excitement building in her belly again.
Buffy didn’t reply she just smiled shyly and shrugged her shoulders.
“I don’t know…I…maybe.” She revealed amidst the screams of her excited friends.
“Oh my god cool! You have to phone us straight away tomorrow and tell us If you do.” Cordelia ordered.
“Buffy…do you love him?” Willow asked suddenly wondering just how deeply her friend cared for him if she was willing to give up her virginity to him.
“Yeah…I do.” She sighed looking down at her lap.
“And what about him? Is he gunna leave Dru?”
Both Willow and Cordelia looked down at the floor sadly when Buffy looked at them with cloudy eyes and shrugged.

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Buffy jumped over her garden fence and into Spike’s at 7 smiling when she saw him in the window watching her. The conversation with her friends earlier had her a little down but she was determined to enjoy the evening and forget about the uncertainty of their future.
“Hello luv. You look gorgeous.” He smiled kissing her in greeting.
“Thank you I went for the casual look.” Buffy smiled looking down at her jeans and shirt.
“That’s actually a very good choice…the surprise I got planned wouldn’t work to well if you were in a dress or skirt.” Spike chuckled.
“Okay mister fess up what is it?”
“Not telling.” he grinned before running to the door that led to his garage with Buffy chasing after him.

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“Im so sorry Spike.” Buffy sighed taking hold of his hand and squeezing.
“Its okay luv…happened a long time ago I barely remember him.” Spike shrugged thinking of the day his dad had walked out on him
“Your mom must have been devastated.” Buffy said sympathetically.
“Yeah she was but my mums a great bird. Brought me and Angel up perfectly by herself…she’s the best mum I could have asked for.” Spike smiled warmly.
“What’s her name?” Buffy asked curiously.
“Jenny…she’d love you pet. Maybe you could meet her one day.” Spike smiled.
“Meet your mom? Yeah that could go down well. Mum this is my mistress Buffy.” Buffy laughed dryly looking down at her plate in disappointment. She wished she could do all the normal relationship stuff with Spike like meet his mom but she knew she couldn’t.
“I wouldn’t introduce you like that luv and I don’t think she’d mind if I did. She hates Dru.” Spike chuckled.
“Really?” Buffy asked perking up a little.
“Yep she didn’t even come to the wedding. She said it was doomed for disaster. At the time I couldn’t understand where that idea came from but now…now I know why me and Dru were never meant to be.” Spike shrugged looking into Buffy’s eyes willing her to understand what he was saying.
“You…you think you and Dru is a mistake?” Buffy asked not even daring to hope.
“Yes. I don’t care for her at all anymore. I will brake things off eventually…it’s just I cant right now…i have been with Dru for 4 years and…well it feels safe now. So it will take some time for me to get the courage to leave you know.” Spike said with apology in his voice as he looked down at their clasped hands.
“That’s more than I though you would say. I didn’t think this meant anything to you.” Buffy revealed keeping her eyes trained on the table until his other hand came up to lift her chin so he could look her in the eye.
“Buffy luv…you have no idea how much you mean to me.” He grinned leaning in and stealing another kiss ignoring the ahem from the waiter who was trying to give them the bill.

“Right come on step forward…okay keep steady now.” Spike had to fight to keep the laughter from his voice as he guided her forward.
“Is the blindfold seriously necessary?” Buffy grumbled holding her arms up to make sure he wasn’t gunna run her in to anything.
“Yes it is…only a little bit more now anyway.” Spike smiled opening a door in front of her and positioning her. Before pulling the blindfold off.
Buffy blinked rapidly trying to get rid of the black spots clouding her vision and her jaw dropped when she realised where she was.
“I have a friend who has a friend who has a friend. Its all ours for the night…you know…you should show me some of your moves…Dorothy.” Spike grinned happily seeing the awe on her face when she saw the ice.
“I didn’t bring my skates.” Buffy said sadly turning to look at him in disappointment. She hadn’t had time to skate in the last 5 years and now Spike had managed to get them into Sunnydale Ice rink after hours, just the two of them and she couldn’t go on the ice.
“That’s why I brought these.” Spike laughed holding up two pairs of skates.

“Come on Spike!” Buffy giggled as she zoomed off to the other side of the ice while Spike clung helplessly to the bar.
“Jesus…how do you do that!?” Spike gasped when Buffy skated past, jumping and spinning before landing perfectly on the ice again.
“I told you I entered all kinds of ice tournaments.” Buffy beamed before skating off again.
Her excitement at being on the ice again was infectious and he couldn’t help but grin as he watched her swirl and glide her way over the ice.
“Spike…thank you.” She said softly as she slowed to a stop next to him. She leant in and he picked her up wanting to kiss her thoroughly. His tongue immediately swept her bottom lip and she opened her mouth allowing him entrance so his tongue could tangle with hers in a fiery battle. Neither noticed when Spike fell so they were both laying on the ice. The only thing that existed outside of their swirling emotions was the heat of the kiss and neither seemed willing to end it until Buffy pulled away for air. She sat on his stomach and stared down at him their eyes meeting in a clash of desire and need. Spike’s heart almost stopped when he saw her darkened eyes and her pouty lips that were parted as she panted for breath.
Oh bloody hell.
“Wanna go home?”
“hell yeah.”