Coo Coo Ca-Choo

“Is she O.K.?” Buffy repeated.
“She just woke up and the first thing she asked the doctor was if she will be able to have orgasms again. She is going to be just fine” Xander beamed through his tears of happiness.
“OH Thank God!” Buffy hugged him.
Fred and Wes offered their sense of relief as well. They both knew Anya longer than anyone else there.

“Where is Spike?” Xander asked finally noticing he wasn’t among the group.
“He went out to get some air” Wes informed him. “He’ll be back soon, I’m sure”
“Can we see her now too?” Buffy asked.
“Two at a time they told me” Xander answered.
“Why don’t you ared red go back first and then I’ll go back with Xander or with Spike if he comes back afterwards” Buffy said to Wes.
“O.K. We won’t stay long. I’m sure she needs her rest.” Wes stood and took Fred by the hand and they left Buffy and Xander alone in the waiting area.

“Xander, I know you don’t really like me too well and sorry about all the hugs but Anya, although a new friend is still my friend and also I couldn’t help but think if that had been William instead and I know I would be just as devastated as you are about Anya. I’m sorry we’ve gotten off to a bad start but you’re William’s best friend and it would mean a lot to me if we could be friends too....I’m babbling now aren’t I?” Buffy told him.
“I’m sorry too, Buffy. I shouldn’t have yelled at you on the phone the other day like that. I was just looking out for Will. I’ve watched him hurting because of you and it upme bme but you’re who he wants to be with and I have to respect that. I’d like to be friends too. Truce?” Xander replied to her.
“Truce” she smiled and patted his hand.

Just then Spike took the opportunity to show up. He observed Xander and Buffy making nice with each other and mentally kicked himself for being such a jerk to Buffy before. If Xander could accept what happened and not fault Buffy, he had to too. It’s not like it was her fault. Riley was evidently a loony bin just waiting to open and if it hadn’t been Buffy it would have been someone else or he could have still obsessed about Buffy even without her going out with him that one time. The only person to blame for this was Riley himself, if he did indeed cause this. Spike was pretty sure he did though.

“Any news yet? Where are Wes and Fred?” Spike asked his girlfriend and best friend as he walked up.
“She’s awake and going to be alright!” Xander jumped to his feet and gave Spike a hug.
“Wes and Fred are back with her now and then we can go see her when they get done, William” Buffy said softly, not meeting his eyes, afraid he was still mad at her.

He sat down next to her and took her hand.
“I’m sorry for leaving like that. I was a right wanker. Forgive me?” Spike tilted her chin up with his finger to look in her eyes.
“Of course I do. There’s nothing to forgive anyway. You just needed some time to process things” she repeated what Wes and Fred had told her earlier.
“I’m so relieved she is alright. I guess this might be a bad time to ask how your date went, huh Xan?” Spike smiled at him.
“They say laughter is the best medicine” Xander smiled back. “Actually, we were having a wonderful time. We had just had dinner and we were on our way back to her place when the brakes went out on me”

“I wonder if the police picked him up yet” Spike pondered out loud.
“I hope so. I sure don’t want to run into him at work” Buffy said.
“I wonder if we need to get some type of restraining order for you, Buffy and maybe me seeing as I’m the one he was going after” Spike told her.
“We should call the police tomorrow and ask what we should do. Oh God, Spike, what if this isn’t the only thing he did? What if my brakes go out on my car? What if he did something at my apartment or your dorm or..” Buffy was getting frantic.
“Calm down, pet. I don’t think he has but I’ll check the car before we drive home if it’ll make you feel better and we can see if the police might be able to check our residences. They might already have to. Riley had to of tampered with my car at either the school or at your place so they might need to check for evidence at both places.” Spike explained.
“You’re right. It just scares me to think that someone could do something like this so easily” Buffy said.

Wes and Fred came back out. They offered Xander their well wishes and then bid the three of them good night and headed home telling Buffy they would see her at work.
Xander waited by himself while Buffy and Spike went back to see Anya briefly. She was hooked up to all kinds of machines and had bruises and cuts all over her skin that was exposed and her one leg was in a cast. She looked exhausted and was half asleep so they just visited a few minutes to let her know they were all thinking of her and glad she was going to be O.K.

They went back to get Xander and he told them he was going to stay the night with her at the hospital. She had no one else and he wasn’t going to leave her alone. It was only one date and a disasterous one at that but Xander was already falling hard for the fiesty and vivacious Anya. He told the hospital he was her boyfriend and she had no other family so they allowed him to stay.

Buffy and Spike gave him some goodbye hugs and told him to call them when he needed a ride and then they both left the hospital arm in arm. Spike checked out Buffy’s car before they left the parking lot and gave it an all clear. He drove them back to her place. They stumbled into the apartment feeling drained but relieved. The remnants of their sandwiches and soup lay cold on the table. Buffy’s stomach grumbled reminding her of how hungry she still was.

“Want me to whip us up some more sandwiches and soup or something else, pet?” Spike offered.
“I hate to have you go to all that trouble” Buffy told him.
“It’s no trouble at all. Besides I don’t want to listen to your stomach growling at me all night” he teased her.
“You’re actually going to stay all night?” Buffy inquired.
“Yeah, well seeing as I don’t have a car anymore and I don’t fancy taking the bus at 5 in the morning. Besides we need each other after tonight. You can just dropat cat campus before you go to work, alright?” he said.
“That’s fine. I just realized I’ve never been to your dorm. I don’t even know where you live. Maybe I could play hooky from work and you can show me around” she smiled at him.
“Sounds like a plan.” He smiled back as he began making them an after midnight snack.

Buffy cleaned up the remains of their earlier attempt while he did that. Once their bellies were full, they went to the bedroom and stripped off their clothes and cuddled together under the sheets of Buffy’s comfortable bed.
“I should be so tired. It’s around 2am and after the night we’ve had but I feel so wired.” Spike told her.
“I know what you mean. I’m tired but I can’t sleep if that makes sense” Buffy responded.
“Yeah, perfect sense, luv” he replied.
“Maybe we should try and tire each other out?” Buffy questioned teasingly.

Spike saw the look in her eyes. She just needed to be close to someone, to him. And he ed ted to be close to her. Each of them had similar thoughts through the course of the evening and Buffy voiced them now.
“I don’t know what I would have done if it had been you hurt in your car instead. I love you William” Buffy teared up.
“I had the same thoughts, luv. It would’ve bloody killed me if someone happened to you. I love you too, baby” he kissed her soft and sweetly.

Their kiss grew more passionate. His lips became demanding on top of her as he rolled over onto her. Buffy parted her legs to allow him to be cradled within. She rubbed his back and arms and buttocks and anywhere she could reach her hands to touch his bare skin. Spike’s hands drifted lower and massaged her breasts, bringing the nipples to stiff peaks. He then broke their kisses and moved his head lower to suckle her nipples, one and then the other.

Buffy moaned and arched her back into him. His hands traced patterns down her sides to her hips, down her thighs and then back up. His now hard cock rubbed sensuously against her heated center. She grinded herself up into him as he grasped her hips in his hands.
“Please Spike, Now...I need you inside” Buffy panted.
“I’ve got you, luv” Spike purred as he positioned himself at her wet entrance.

He pushed in slowly and brought his weight back down to lie full on top of her and began kissing her again. He pushed in and out at a slow and easy pace. This was not rough or harsh as many of their previoouplouplings had been. This was comfort. It was soft and sensual and both Buffy and Spike felt like they were truly making love to one another. Not just fucking. Not just getting off. It was almost spiritual in nature. Spike had tears in his eyes as did Buffy when they both cried out in mutual release.

“God, I love you so much, Buffy” he breathed into her hair as he collasped on top of her.
“I love you too, William. Thank you” Buffy replied.
Spike raised his head to look at her, “ For what, pet?”
“For being my friend. I’ve been with a lot of men and yet you’re the first one that I can actually say is my friend, as well as my lover” she smiled at him.
“You’re welcome” Spike smiled down at her and kissed her again then rolled taking her with him to lay against his chest. Safe and warm, they drifted off to sleep in each other’s arms.

Continued in Chapter 18- Recovery